स्वप्ने द्वारवतीं रम्यां ददर्श गरुडस्तथा । यत्किंचित्कथितं कारुं कृष्णेन परमात्मना
In a dream, Garuḍa saw the beautiful city of Dvāravatī, and whatever the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa had described to the artisan.
तदेव लक्षणं सर्वं ददर्श नगरे मुने । कारुं हसन्ति स्वप्ने च सर्वे ते शिल्पकारिणः
O sage, in the city he saw all those features exactly as described; and in the dream, all the artisans were laughing at the artisan.
गरुडं गरुडाश्चान्ये बलवन्तश्च पक्षिणः । बुद्धो ददर्श गरुडो विश्वकर्मा च लज्जितः
He saw Garuḍa, other Garuḍas, and powerful birds; Garuḍa understood, and Viśvakarmā was ashamed.
अतीव द्वारकां रम्यां शतयोजनविस्तृताम् । ब्रह्मादीनां च नगरं विजित्य च विराजिताम्
He saw Dvārakā, exceedingly beautiful and extending a hundred yojanas, a city of Brahmā and the others, splendid and victorious.
अथ चतुरधिकशततमोऽध्यायः नारायण उवाच एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्मा भवान्या च भवः स्वयम् । अनन्तश्चापि धर्मश्च भास्करश्च हुताशनः
Then, in the one hundred and fourth chapter, Nārāyaṇa said: Meanwhile, Brahmā, Bhava with Bhavānī, Ananta, Dharma, Bhāskara, and Hutāśana,
कुबेरो वरुणश्चैव पवनश्च यमस्तथा । महेन्द्रश्चपि चन्द्रश्च रुद्राश्चैकादशैव ते
Kubera, Varuṇa, Pavana, Yama, Mahendra, Candra, and the eleven Rudras,
अन्ये देवाश्च मुनयो वसवः सप्त एव च । आदित्याश्चापि दैत्याश्च गन्धर्वाः किन्नरास्तथा
Other gods, sages, the seven Vasus, the Ādityas, the Daityas, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras,
आययुर्द्वारकां द्रष्टुं श्रीकृष्णं च बलं तथा । आगच्छन्तं च सहसा वटमूलं मनोहरम्
All came to Dvārakā to see Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, and they swiftly arrived at the charming banyan tree.
दृष्ट्वा च देवताः सर्वास्तुष्टुवुः पुरुषोत्तमम् । आकाशाच्च विमानैश्च संप्राप्य वटमूलकम्
Having seen, all the deities praised the Supreme Person; coming from the sky and by their aerial vehicles, they reached the banyan root.
ददृशुर्द्वारकां रम्यामतीव सुमनोहरम् । मुक्तामाणिक्यहीरेणा रत्नराजिविराजिताम्
They saw Dvārakā, beautiful and exceedingly enchanting, adorned with pearls, rubies, sapphires, and splendid with rows of jewels.
परितश्चतुरस्रां च शतयोजनसंमिताम् । सप्तभिः परिखाभिश्च गम्भीराभिश्च वेष्टिताम्
All around, it was square, measuring a hundred yojanas, and encircled by seven deep moats.
प्राकारैर्नवभिर्युक्तां लक्षैः क्रीडासरोवरैः । मनोहरैः सपद्मैश्च सहितैश्च मधुव्रतैः
It was furnished with nine ramparts and adorned with hundreds of thousands of delightful lotus-filled pleasure-lakes, accompanied by swarms of bees.
शोभितां सर्वतोभद्रैः पुष्पोद्यानत्रिलक्षकैः । प्रफुल्लपुष्पैः पवनैः सर्वत्र सुरभीकृताम्
It shone with three hundred thousand auspicious flower gardens, everywhere made fragrant by breezes carrying fully blossomed flowers.
आमोदितां च शीतेन मन्दचन्दनवायुना । तरुभिर्नारिकेलाणां शोभितां शतकोटिभिः
It was perfumed by cool, gentle sandalwood-scented breezes, and beautified by a hundred crore coconut trees.
गुवाकानां च वृक्षैश्च भूषितां तच्चतुर्गुणैः । चतुर्गुणैर्गुवाकानां युक्तामाम्रमहीरुहैः
It was adorned with guvaka trees, four times as many as the coconuts, and with mango trees in the same fourfold measure.
परीतां पनसानां च वृक्षैराम्रसमैर्मुने । सुशोभितां च तालानां द्रुमैराम्रसमैर्मुने
It was surrounded by jackfruit trees and by mango trees, O sage, and splendid with palm trees and more mango trees, O sage.
अश्वत्थैर्बदरीभिश्च बिल्वैराम्रातकैर्वटैः । शाल्मलीभिश्च जम्बूभिः कदम्बैश्चापि शोभिताम्
It was beautified by peepal, jujube, bael, āmrātaka, banyan, silk-cotton, rose-apple, and kadamba trees.
वंशैश्च तिन्तिडीभिश्च चम्पकैर्बकुलैस्तथा । नागेश्वरैर्नागरङ्गैर्जम्बीरैर्दाडिमैर्युताम्
It was endowed with bamboo, tamarind, campaka, bakula, nāgeshvara, nāgaraṅga, citron, and pomegranate trees.
खर्जुरैरर्जुनैः पिष्टैरिक्षुभिः काञ्चनैरपि । हरीतकीभिर्धात्रीभिरिन्दुभिः परितः प्लुताम्
It was surrounded by date palms, arjuna, piṣṭa, sugarcane, golden bamboo, harītakī, dhātrī, and moon-like trees on all sides.
शालैः प्रियालैर्हिन्तालैः शिरीषैः सप्तपर्णकैः । अन्यैर्नानाद्रुमैरिष्टैरिष्टां युक्तां परिप्लुताम्
It was filled with śāla, priyāla, hintāla, śirīṣa, saptaparṇa, and many other desirable trees, making it most pleasing and abundant.
असंख्यैर्मन्दिरै रम्यैरत्युच्चैरपि संस्कृताम् । रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणैर्मुक्तामाणिक्यभूषितैः
It was adorned with countless splendid mansions, towering high, constructed from the finest jewels and sandalwood, and decorated with pearls and rubies.
माणिक्यहीरकैश्चित्रैः सद्रत्नकलशान्वितैः । मणिभिर्निर्मितैरिष्टैः सोपाननिकरैर्वरैः
It was furnished with wondrous rubies and diamonds, with auspicious jewel-studded pitchers, and with beautiful stairways made of precious stones.
कपाटैः कठिनैर्दव्यैरर्गलाकीलकैर्युताम् । हरिन्मणीनां स्तम्भानां कदम्बैरपि संयुतैः
It was equipped with strong, firm doors, secured by bars and bolts, and with pillars of emerald in rows, like clusters of kadamba flowers.
नानाचित्रैर्विचित्रैश्च सुचित्रैश्च परिष्कृतैः । दर्पणैः सूक्ष्मवस्त्रैश्च शोभितैः श्वेतचामरैः
It was adorned with various marvelous and exquisite decorations, with mirrors, fine cloths, and shining white fans.
प्राङ्गणैः पद्मरागाद्यरिन्द्रनीलपरिष्कृताम् । वीथीभी रत्नखचितैराजमार्गैः समन्विताम्
Its courtyards were embellished with padmarāga and indranīla gems, and it was furnished with streets inlaid with jewels and royal avenues.
ग्रीष्मध्याह्नसूर्याभां ज्वलितां रत्नतेजसा । गवाक्षलक्षैः संयुक्तां वाजिशालापरिष्कृताम्
It blazed with the radiance of jewels, shining like the midday summer sun, and was equipped with hundreds of thousands of windows and decorated with stables for horses.
दृष्ट्वा च द्वारकां रम्यां ते देवा विस्मयं ययुः । प्रसन्नवदनो देवो लाङ्गली भगवानजः
Seeing the delightful Dvārakā, the gods were filled with wonder; the blessed Lord Balarāma, with a serene face, rejoiced.
सस्मार यदुवंशानां समूहमुग्रसेनकम् । वसुदेवं देवकीं च पाण्डवांश्च समातृकान्
He remembered the assembly of the Yadu dynasty, Ugrasena, Vasudeva, Devakī, and the Pāṇḍavas with their mothers.
नन्दं यशोदां गोपालान्राजेन्द्रमुनिपुंगवाम् । गन्धर्वान्किन्नरांश्चैव सहितो यदुपुंगवैः
Nanda, Yaśodā, the cowherds, the foremost of kings and sages, Gandharvas and Kinnaras, together with the chief men of the Yadu clan—
नन्दो यशोदा गोपाश्च जनन्या सह पाण्डवाः । गन्धर्वाः किन्नराश्चैव विद्याधर्यश्च नारद
Nanda, Yaśodā, the cowherds, along with their mother, the Pāṇḍavas, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Vidyādharīs, and Nārada—