श्रीभगवानुवाच शुभकर्मणि निष्पन्ने यास्यन्ति ये समागताः । शिवब्रह्मादयो देवा मुनयश्च तथाऽपरे
Śrī Bhagavān said: When the auspicious rite is completed, all those who have assembled—Śiva, Brahmā, and the other gods, as well as various sages—will depart.
भवाश्च यादवैः सार्धं प्रविश द्वारकां पुरीम् । मत्पित्रा मातृभिः सार्ध माहेन्द्रे च क्षणे नृप
You, along with the Yādavas, enter the city of Dvārakā together with my father and mothers, and with Indra, O King, for a moment.
अपरे यदवोऽन्ये च यास्यन्ति मथुरां पुरीम् । श्रुत्वेति विरसो राजा तमुवाच भयाकुलः
Other Yādavas and others will go to the city of Mathurā; hearing this, the king became dejected and, filled with fear, spoke to him.
उग्रसेन उवाच वासुदेव न यास्यामि भूमिं तां पैतृकीं पुनः । सर्वतीर्थपरां शुद्धां दैवे कर्मणि पैतृके
Ugrasena said: Vāsudeva, I will not go again to that ancestral land, most sacred of all holy places, pure, and meant for ancestral rites.
पावके भूमिदेशे च पितॄणां निर्वपेत्तु यः । तद्भूमिः स्वामिपितृभिः श्राद्धकर्मणि हन्यते
Whoever offers oblations to the ancestors in that pure ancestral land or in a sacred place, that land is destroyed for the ancestor and the father in the rite for the ancestors.
पितॄणां निष्फलं श्राद्धं देवानामपि पूजनम् । किंचित्फलप्रदं चैव संपूर्णे पैतृके स्थले
The śrāddha for the ancestors becomes fruitless, and even worship of the gods yields little fruit, if performed on a site fully dedicated to the ancestors.
पुत्रपौत्रकलत्रेभ्यः प्राणेभ्यः प्रेयसी सदा । दुर्लभा पैदृकी भूमिः पितुर्मातुर्गरींयसी
The ancestral land is always dearer than sons, grandsons, wives, or even life itself; it is exceedingly rare, and greater than both father and mother.
तत्सत्यं च पवित्रं च दैवे कर्मणि पैतृके । क्रीडां च दत्ते दानं च परदत्तमशुद्धकम्
That is true and pure in the divine and ancestral rite; but play, gifts, and donations given by others are impure.
म्रियते पैतृकीभूम्यं तीर्थतुल्यफलं लभेत् । गङ्गाजलसमं पूतं पतृखातोदकं हरे
One who dies on ancestral land obtains the fruit equal to that of a holy place; water drawn from a well there is as pure as Ganges water, O Hari.
तत्र स्नात्वा जले पूते गङ्गास्नानफलं लभेत् । पितणां तर्पणां तत्र पवित्रं देवपूजनम्
Bathing there in the pure water grants the fruit of bathing in the Ganges; there, offerings to the ancestors and worship of the gods are sanctified.
पैतृकी जन्मभूमिश्चेद्द्विगुणं तत्फलं लभेत् । पैतृकीभूमितुल्याच दानभूमिः सतामपि
If it is one’s ancestral birthplace, the fruit obtained is doubled; even for the virtuous, a land of donation is not equal to ancestral land.
वासुदेव उवाच भोगास्ते वचनं किं वा निषेकः केन वार्यंते । पैतृकी तीर्थतुल्या सा किं तीर्थं द्वारकापरम्
Vāsudeva said: What enjoyment, what command, or what restraint can there be? That ancestral land is equal to a holy place—what holy place surpasses Dvārakā?
सर्वतीर्थपरा श्रेष्ठा द्वारका बहपुण्यदा । यस्याः प्रवेशमात्रेण नराणां जन्मखण्डनम्
Dvārakā is the foremost of all holy places, bestowing great merit; by merely entering it, people are freed from the cycle of birth.
दानं च द्वारकायां च श्राद्धं च देवपूजनम् । चतुर्गुणं च तीर्थानां गङ्गादीनां च भूमिप
Charity, śrāddha, and worship of the gods performed in Dvārakā yield four times the merit of those performed at other holy places, including the Ganges, O King.
गच्छ ब्रह्मदिभिः सार्ध मुनिभिर्यादवैः सह । राजेन्द्रभवनं तत्र गृहाणां सादरं पुनः
Go, together with Brahma and the others, with the sages and the Yadavas, to the royal palace; there, once again, receive it with respect.
करोति शश्वन्न्यक्कारं महेन्द्रस्यामरावतीम् । निवस त्वं सुधर्मायां माहेन्द्रे च क्षणे नृप
He constantly brings disgrace upon Indra's Amaravati; you, O king, dwell in Sudharma and in the Indra's hall for a moment.
जम्बुद्वीपस्थिता भूपा राजेन्द्रमण्डलेश्वराः । करं दास्यन्ति तुभयं च महेन्द्राय सुरा यथा
The kings established in Jambudvipa, the lords of royal circles, will pay tribute to you, just as the gods do to Mahendra.
भूयाज्जितः कुबेरश्च धनेन धनसंपदा । तेजसा भास्करश्चापि महेन्द्रः संपदः तथा
Kubera is surpassed in wealth and riches; Bhaskara in brilliance, and Mahendra likewise in prosperity.
देवा जिता रणेनैव पुण्येन मुनयो जिताः । तपस्विनश्य तपसा व्रतीनश्च व्रतेन च
The gods are conquered in battle, the sages by merit; ascetics by their austerity, and those who observe vows by their vows.
उग्रसेनसमो राजा न भूतो न भविष्यति । सभायां यस्य भगवान्बलदेवो महाबलः
There has never been, nor will there be, a king equal to Ugrasena, in whose assembly sits the blessed and mighty Baladeva.
विश्वं च यस्य शिरसां सहस्राणं नरेश्वर । एकस्मिञ्शिरसि न्यस्तं शूर्पे च सर्षपो यथा
The entire world of a thousand kings bows its head to him, O lord of men, as mustard seeds are placed upon a winnowing basket on a single head.
न ह्यनन्तसमो देवो बलेन बलवत्तरः । यद्गुणानां च नास्त्यन्तस्तेनानन्तं जगुर्बुधाः
There is no god equal to Ananta in strength or greater in might; and since his qualities have no end, the wise call him 'Ananta.'
वसवोऽष्टौ महाभागा रुद्राश्च शंकरं विना । बलिनो द्वादशादित्या महेन्द्रश्च सुरैः समः
The eight Vasus, the mighty Rudras except Shankara, the powerful twelve Adityas, and Mahendra are all equal among the gods.
न समर्था ध्रुवं जेतुमुग्रसेनं नृपेश्वरम् । कृष्णस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रसन्नवदनो नृपः
They are certainly not able to conquer Ugrasena, the lord of kings; hearing Krishna's words, the king's face became radiant with joy.
प्रययौ यादवैः सार्ध महेन्द्रभवनात्परम् । स्वालयं द्वारकामध्ये ज्वलन्तं मणितेजसा
He departed from the palace of Mahendra, together with the Yadavas, to his own residence in the midst of Dvaraka, shining with the brilliance of jewels.
सहस्रैद्वरिपालैश्च शूलिभिर्दण्डहस्तकैः । नियुक्तै रक्षितं द्वारं ददर्श मानवेश्वरः
He saw the gate guarded by thousands of warders, armed with spears and clubs, all appointed for protection, O lord of men.
अभ्यन्तरे च शिबिरं द्वारेभ्यः षड्भ्य एव च । मन्दिराणां च शतकै रत्नानां परिभूषणम्
Inside, near the six gates and in the camp, and in the hundreds of palaces, he saw the adornment of precious gems.
कोटिं मत्तगजेन्द्राणां ददर्श गजमन्दिरे । चतुर्युगं गजौघं गजानां षड्गुणं तथा
He saw in the elephant-stables a crore of intoxicated lordly elephants, a multitude of elephants for four yugas, and six times as many elephants.
महाबलांश्च तुरगान्सूर्याश्वं च हसन्ति ये । गजेन्द्रराजं सर्वेषां वाहनानामपीश्वरम्
He saw mighty horses, those that rival the sun's steeds, and the king of elephants, lord of all vehicles.
हसत्यैरावतं शश्वन्महेन्द्रस्य च नारद । अत्युच्चैरुच्चैःश्रवमां ददर्श कोटिमीप्सितम्
He constantly saw Airavata, Indra's elephant, O Narada, and the supremely high Ucchaihshravas, a crore as desired.