ज्योतिः स्वरूपं परमं परमात्मानमीश्वरम् । तमनिर्वचनीयं च भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम्
He is the supreme light, the highest Self, the Lord; he is indescribable, and his form is for the grace of his devotees.
यत्पादपद्भं पद्मा सा त्रैलोक्यजननी परा । सेवते कम्पिता भीता दासीवत्सततं भिया
At his lotus feet, that supreme mother of the three worlds, Lakṣmī, serves constantly, trembling and fearful, like a maidservant.
विष्णुमाया च प्रकृतिर्मूलरूपा सनातनी । ब्रह्मस्वरूपा परमा भीता दक्षिणपार्श्वतः
Viṣṇu's Māyā, the primordial, eternal nature, the supreme form of Brahman, stood fearful at the southern side.
सरस्वती जडीभूता भीता च परमेश्वरी । स्तोतुं न शक्ता वेदाः किं स्तुवन्ति परमेश्वरम्
Sarasvatī, rendered inert and frightened, the supreme goddess, was unable to praise; how then could the Vedas extol the Supreme Lord?
तासां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा चोद्धवो भक्तिविह्वलः । पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गो रुरोद च पपात च
Hearing their words, Uddhava, overwhelmed with devotion, his whole body bristling with joy, wept and fell down.
मूर्च्छं संप्राप्य भक्त्त्या च ध्यात्वा तं परमेश्वरम् । तुच्छं मेने स चाऽऽत्मानं गोपीं भक्त्याऽप्युवाच सः
Having fainted from devotion and meditating on the Supreme Lord, he considered himself insignificant and, with devotion, spoke to the gopīs.
उद्धव उवाच धन्यं यशस्यं द्वीपानां जम्बुद्वीपं मनौहरम् । यत्र भारतवर्षं च पुण्यदं शुभदं तथा
Uddhava said: Blessed, renowned, and delightful among the continents is Jambudvīpa, where Bhāratavarṣa brings merit and auspiciousness.
वणिजां च पुश्यकृतं वाणिज्यस्थलमीप्सितम् । अत्र कृत्वा सुपुण्यं च भुङ्क्तेऽन्यत्र शुभं फलम्
The land desired by merchants, where their trade yields great merit; having performed virtuous deeds here, one enjoys auspicious fruits elsewhere.
धन्यं भारतवर्षं तु पुण्यदं शुभदं वरम् । गोपीपादाब्जरजसा पूतं परमनिर्मलम्
Truly blessed is Bhāratavarṣa, bestowing merit and supreme purity, sanctified by the dust of the gopīs' lotus feet.
ततोऽपि गोपिका धन्या सान्या योषित्सु भारते । नित्यं पश्यन्ति राधायाः पादपद्मं सुपुण्यदम्
Even more blessed are the gopikās among the women of Bhāratavarṣa, who always behold the lotus feet of Rādhā, the source of supreme merit.
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि तपस्तप्तं च ब्रह्मणा । राधिकापादपद्मस्य रेणूनामुपलब्धये
For sixty thousand years, Brahmā performed austerities to obtain the dust from Rādhikā's lotus feet.
गोलोकवासिनी राधा कृष्णप्राणाधिका परा । तत्र श्रीदामशापेन वृषभानसुताऽधुना
Rādhā, dwelling in Goloka, supreme and dearer to Kṛṣṇa than life, now, by Śrīdāma's curse, is the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu.
ये ये भक्ताश्च कृष्णस्य देवा ब्रह्मादयस्तथा । राधायाश्चापि गोपीनांकरां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्
All devotees of Kṛṣṇa, including the gods led by Brahmā, are not worthy even of the sixteenth part of the gopīs' devotion to Rādhā.
कृष्णभक्तिं विजानाति योगीन्द्रश्च महेश्वरः । राधा गोप्यश्च गोपाश्च गोलोकवासिनश्च ये
The supreme yogis and Maheśvara understand Kṛṣṇa's devotion, as do Rādhā, the gopīs, the gopas, and those who dwell in Goloka.
किंचित्सनत्कुमारश्च ब्रह्मा चेद्विषयी तथा । किंचिदेव विजानन्ति सिद्धा भक्ताश्च निश्चितम्
Sanatkumāra, Brahmā if attached to worldly things, and the accomplished devotees know only a little; this is certain.
धन्योऽहं कृतकृत्योऽहमागतो गोकुलं यतः । गोपिकाभयो गुरुभ्यश्च हरिभक्तिं लभेऽचलाम्
I am blessed, fulfilled, for I have come to Gokula; from the gopikās and their teachers, I have gained unwavering devotion to Hari.
मथुरां च न यास्यामि तीर्थकीर्तेश्च कीर्तनम् । श्रोष्यामि किंकरो भूत्वा गोपीनां जन्मजन्मनि
I will not go to Mathurā nor listen to the fame of holy places; I will become a servant of the gopīs, birth after birth.
न गोपीभ्यः परो भक्तो हरेश्च परमात्मनः । यादृशीं लेभिरेगोप्यो भक्तिं नान्ये च तादृशीम्
No devotee surpasses the gopīs in devotion to Hari, the Supreme Soul; none have attained the kind of devotion the gopīs received.
कलावत्युवाच पितणां मानसी कन्या धन्या मेना कलावती । वयं तिस्रो भगिन्यश्च भ्रमामः पृथिवीतले
Kalāvatī said: Pitā's mind-born daughter, Menā, Kalāvatī, is blessed; we three sisters wander upon the earth.
धन्या जनकपत्नी नः सीतामाता पतिव्रता । अयोनिसंभवा राधा अहं चायोनिसंभवा
Blessed is Janaka's wife, Sītā's mother, devoted to her husband; Rādhā is not born from a womb, nor am I.
राधा श्रीदामशापेन वृषभानसुता भुवि । सनत्कुमारशापेन वयमेव महीतले
By the curse of Śrīdāma, Rādhā, the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu, came to earth; and by the curse of Sanatkumāra, we too descended to the mortal world.
क्षीरोदसागरं रम्यं श्वेतद्वीपं मनोहरम् । तिस्रो भगिन्यो भक्त्या च विष्णुंद्रष्टुं गता वयम्
We three sisters, out of devotion, went to the beautiful Milk Ocean and the enchanting Śvetadvīpa to see Viṣṇu.
अम्युत्थानादि न कृतं कोपादस्माञ्छशाप ह । सनत्कुमारो भगवान्योगीन्द्राणां गुरोर्गुरुः
Because we did not rise up in respect, the venerable Sanatkumāra, the guru of the yogis’ gurus, cursed us in anger.
सनत्कुमार उवाच मूढास्तिष्ठत भूमौ च पुनः स्वर्गं न यास्यथ । मर्त्यप्राणिप्रिया भूत्वा चाहंकारैण हैतुना
Sanatkumāra said: 'Foolish ones, remain on earth; you shall not return to heaven. Because of pride and attachment to mortal beings, this is your fate.'
पुनर्वरं च प्रत्येकं ददौ तुष्टो द्विचेश्वरः । विष्णोर्वशस्य शैलस्य हिमाधारस्य कामिनी
Yet, pleased, the Lord of the twice-born granted each of us a boon: one would become the beloved of Viṣṇu, one the beloved of Śaila, the mountain-lord, and one the beloved of Himādharā.
ज्येष्ठा भवतु त्वत्कन्या भविष्यत्येव पार्वती । धन्या प्रिया तु भवतु योगिनो जनकस्य च
Your eldest daughter will be Pārvatī, and she will be your child; Dhanyā will become the beloved of the yogi Janaka.
तस्य कन्या महालक्ष्मीः सीतादेवी भविष्यति । वृषभानस्य वैश्यस्य योगिनां प्रवरस्य च
His daughter, Mahālakṣmī, will be Sītādevī, and Vṛṣabhāna, the noble Vaiśya among yogis, will be her father.
दुर्वाससश्च शिष्यस्य कनिष्ठा च कलावती । भविष्यति प्रिया साध्वीद्वापरान्ते च गोकुले
The youngest, Kalāvatī, disciple of Durvāsas, will be a virtuous beloved in Gokula at the end of Dvāpara.
कलावतीसुता राधा देवी गोलोकवासिनी । श्रीदामगोपशापेन भविष्यति न संशयः
Rādhādevī, resident of Goloka, will be born as the daughter of Kalāvatī, due to the curse of the cowherd Śrīdāma—of this there is no doubt.
ईशो ब्रह्मेशशेषाणां भारावतरणेन च । आगमिष्यति पृथवीं च पुण्यक्षेत्रं च भारतम्
The Lord, along with Brahmā, Śiva, and Ananta, will descend to earth to relieve its burden, coming to the sacred land of Bhārata.