मिष्टान्नं भोजयामास शीततोयं सुवासितं । ताम्बूलं च वरं रम्यं कर्पूरादिसुवासितम्
She served sweet food, cool scented water, and excellent betel leaves, beautifully perfumed with camphor and other fragrances.
अलक्तकं च प्रददौ नखेषु पादपद्मयोः । कुङ्कुमस्यापि रागं च सिषेवे श्वेतचामरैः
She applied red dye to the nails of her lotus feet, and adorned them with the hue of saffron, serving her with white fans.
मंपुज्य पार्वतीं देवीं मुनिपत्नीः क्रमेण च । पूजयामास विधिवत्पतिपुत्रवतीः सतीः
The wives of the sages, in turn, worshipped the goddess Parvati, honoring the virtuous wives who had husbands and sons according to proper rites.
राजकन्या देवकन्या नागकन्या मनोहराः । मुनिकन्या बन्धुकन्याः पूजयामास सुव्रता
Royal maidens, divine maidens, enchanting serpent maidens, sage maidens, and kinswomen, the virtuous ones, worshipped her.
वाद्य नानाविधं रम्यं वादयामास कौतुकात् । मङ्गलं कारयामास भोजयामास ब्रह्मणान्
They played various delightful musical instruments out of joy, performed auspicious rites, and fed the Brahmins.
भैरवीं पूजयामास मथुराग्रामदेवताम् । उपचारैः षोडशभिः षष्ठीं मङ्गलचण्डिकाम्
They worshipped Bhairavi, the goddess of Mathura, with sixteen offerings, and Shashti, the auspicious Chandika.
पुण्यं स्वस्त्ययनं शुद्धं वारयामास मङ्गलम् । वेदांश्च पाठयामास वसुदेवास्य वल्लभा
They performed pure, auspicious rites for merit and well-being; Vasudeva's beloved recited the Vedas.
स्वर्गङ्गासुजलेनैव सुवर्मकलशेन च । स्नापयामास सबलं श्रीकृष्णं पुत्रवत्सला
With water from the heavenly Ganges and a golden vessel, the affectionate mother bathed Krishna along with his brother.
वस्त्रचन्दनमाल्यैश्च तयोर्वेषं चकार सा । रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणभूषणैश्च मनोहरैः
She dressed them both with garments, sandal paste, garlands, and adorned them with enchanting ornaments made from the finest jewels.
मातृभूषणभूषाढ्यः सबलः कृष्ण एव च । आययौ च सभां देवमुनीन्द्राणां च नारद
Krishna, together with his brother, was richly adorned with his mother's ornaments; Narada entered the assembly of gods and great sages.
दृष्ट्वा तं जगतां राथमुत्तस्थौ प्रजवेन च । स्वयं विधाता शंभुश्च शेषो धर्मश्च भास्करः
Seeing him, the charioteer of the worlds, Brahmā himself, Śiva, Śeṣa, Dharma, and Bhāskara swiftly rose up.
देवाश्च मुनयश्चैव कार्तिकेयो गणेश्वरः । पृथक्पृथक् क्रमेणैव तुष्टाव परमेश्वरम्
The gods, sages, Kārtikeya, and Gaṇeśa, each in turn, praised the Supreme Lord individually.
ब्रह्मोवाच नाथानिर्वचनोयोऽसि भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहः । वेदानिर्वचनीयं च कस्त्वां स्तोतुमिहेश्वरः
Brahmā said: O Lord, you are indescribable, the embodiment of grace to your devotees; even the Vedas cannot define you—who, then, is able to praise you here, O Lord?
महादेव उवाच देहेषु देहिनां शश्वत्स्थितं निर्लिप्तमेव च । कर्मिणां कर्मणां शुद्धं साक्षिणां साक्षतं विभुम्
Mahādeva said: You eternally abide in the bodies of beings, untouched, pure among those who act, the witness among witnesses, the all-pervading.
अनन्त उवाच किंवा जानाम्यहं नाथ त्वामज्ञोऽनन्तमीश्वरम् । अनन्तकोटिब्रह्माण्डकारणं दुःखतारणम्
Ananta said: O Lord, how could I, ignorant, know you—the infinite Lord, the cause of countless universes, the deliverer from suffering?
महाविष्णोश्च लोम्नां च विवरेषु जलेषु च । सन्ति विश्वान्यसंख्यानि चित्राणि कृत्रिमाणि च
Within the pores and waters of Mahāviṣṇu, there exist innumerable, wondrous, and diverse worlds.
सन्ति सन्तश्च देवाश्च ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मकाः । त्वदंशाः प्रतिबिम्बेषु तीर्थानि भारतं तथा
There are also noble souls and gods, of the essence of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva—your portions reflected in them, as well as holy places and the land of Bhārata.
ब्रह्माण्डैकस्थितोऽहं च सूक्ष्मनागस्वरूपकः । स्थापितश्च त्वया कूर्मे गजेन्द्रे मशको यथा
I dwell within a single universe in the subtle form of a serpent, and you have established me, as you have the tortoise, the lord of elephants, and even the mosquito.
परमाणुपरं सूक्ष्मं विश्वेषु नास्ति कुत्रचित् । महाविष्णोः परं स्थूलं समो नास्ति च कुत्रचित्
There is nothing subtler than the smallest atom in all the worlds, nor anything as vast as Mahāviṣṇu; nothing equals him in greatness.
महाविष्णोः परस्त्वं च त्वत्परो नास्ति कश्चन । स्थूलात्स्थूलतरो देवः मूक्ष्मात्सूक्ष्मतमो महान्
You are beyond Mahāviṣṇu, and there is none beyond you; O Lord, you are greater than the greatest, subtler than the subtlest, the Supreme.
आधारश्च महाविष्णो जलरूपो भवान्स्वयम् । जलाधारो हि गोलोकस्त्वं च स्थावररूपधृक्
Mahāviṣṇu is the support, and you yourself are of the form of water; Goloka, the abode of waters, is your foundation, and you assume the form of the immovable.
मर्वाधारो महान्वायुः श्वासनिः श्वासरूपकः । भक्तानुग्रहदेहस्य नित्यस्य भवतो दिभो
The great wind is the support of the earth, manifesting as breath and its form; and your divine, eternal body is for the grace of devotees.
वक्त्रैर्बहुतरैर्वांऽथ त्वया दत्तैः पुरैव च । स्तोतुमिच्छामि त्वद्योगं न दत्तं ज्ञानमैश्वरम्
Though I wish to praise you with many mouths, which you yourself have given me before, I lack the divine knowledge to extol your true nature.
देवा ऊचुः त्वामनन्तं यदि स्तोतुं देवोऽनन्तो न हीश्वरः । न हि स्वयं विधाता च न हि ज्ञानात्मकः शिवः
The gods said: If even Ananta, the infinite god, cannot praise you, nor Brahmā himself, nor Śiva, who is the essence of knowledge—
मुनीन्द्रा ऊचुः वेदा न शक्ताः स्तोतुं चेत्त्वां चैव ज्ञातुमीश्वरम् । वयं वेदविदः सन्तः किं कुर्मः स्तवनं तव
The chief sages said: If even the Vedas are unable to praise or know you, O Lord, then what can we, who know the Vedas, do in your praise?
इदं स्तोत्रं महापुण्यं देवैश्च मुनिमिः कृतम् । यः पठेत्संयतः शुद्धः पूजाकाले च भक्तितः
This hymn, of great merit, was composed by the gods and sages; whoever recites it with self-restraint and purity, with devotion at the time of worship—
इह लोके सुखं भुक्त्वा लब्ध्वा ज्ञानं निरञ्जनम् । रत्नायानं समारुह्य गोलोकं स च गच्छति
Having enjoyed happiness in this world and attained pure knowledge, he ascends a jeweled chariot and goes to Goloka.
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo भगवदुपनयने शाततमोऽयायः
Thus ends the hundredth chapter, entitled 'The Bestowal of the Lord by Nārada,' in the Śrī Kṛṣṇa Janma Khaṇḍa of the great Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa.
अथैकाधिकशततमोध्यायः नारायण उवाच संस्तूय देवा मुनयो विरेमुर्नहि मानसे । ददृशुः प्राङ्गणे कृष्णं शोभितं पीतवाससा
Then, the one-hundred-and-first chapter begins. Narayana spoke: After praising, the gods and sages withdrew from the mind-lake; they saw Krishna in the courtyard, radiant in yellow garments.
यथा सौदामिनीयुक्तं नवीनजलदं मुने । बकपङ् क्तियुतं चैव मालतीमालया तथा
O sage, just as lightning adorns a fresh rain cloud, and as a line of cranes enhances a garland of jasmine flowers, so too was Krishna's beauty.