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.
कपाले मण्डलाकारकस्तूरीयुक्तचन्दनम् । सकलङ्कं मृगाङ्कं च शोभितं जलदे तथा
On his forehead was a circular mark of musk mixed with sandalwood, resembling the moon with its spots shining upon a cloud.
द्विभुजं श्यामलंकान्तं राधाकान्तं मनोहरम् । ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यं भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम्
He was two-armed, dark, handsome, beloved of Radha, captivating; his face was gently smiling and serene, the embodiment of grace to devotees.
रत्नकेयूरवलयरत्नमञ्जीररञ्जितम् । रुदन्तं पितुरुत्सङ्गे बलेन सहितं परम्
Adorned with jeweled armlets, bracelets, and anklets, he was crying in his father's lap, together with Balarama, supreme.
अथ मङ्गलकाले च शुभलग्ने मनोरमे । संपीक्षिते ग्रहैः सौम्यैर्जांग्रल्लग्नाधिपे स्थिते
Then, at an auspicious time, under a favorable and delightful constellation, when gentle planets were observed and the lord of the ascendant was well placed,
असद्ग्रहैरदृष्टे च सद्ग्रहेक्षित एव च । शुभकर्मसमारम्भं स्वस्तिवाचनपूर्वकम्
With malefic planets unseen and only benefic planets visible, a virtuous ceremony was begun, preceded by recitation of blessings.
चकार वसुदेवश्चाप्याज्ञया सुरविप्रयोः । दत्त्वा सुवर्णशतकं ब्राह्मणाय च सादरम्
Vasudeva, by the command of the divine sages, performed the rites, respectfully giving a hundred pieces of gold to a Brahmin.
देवेन्द्रांश्च मुनीन्द्राश्च नमस्कृत्य पुरोहितम् । गणेशं च दिनेशं च वह्निं च शंकरं शिवाम्
After honoring the chief of gods and sages, the priest, Ganesha, the sun, Agni, Shankara, and Shiva,
संपूज्य देवषट्कं च साक्षतैर्देवसंसदि । उपचारैः षोडशभिः संयतो भक्तिपूर्वकम्
He worshipped the six deities in the assembly of gods, with sixteen offerings, performed with devotion and restraint.
पुत्राधिवासनं चक्रै वेदमन्त्रेण संसदि । संपूज्य नानादेवांश्च दिक्पालांश्च नवग्रहान्
He performed the ceremony of installing the son, with Vedic mantras in the assembly, worshipping various gods, guardians of the directions, and the nine planets.
दत्त्वा पञ्चोपचारांश्च भक्त्या षोडशमातृकाः । दत्त्वा च वसुधारां च सप्तवारान्घृतेन च
He offered five kinds of worship to the sixteen mothers with devotion, and gave a stream of earth seven times with clarified butter.