मधुपर्कं ददौ तस्मै वृन्दावननिवासिनी । ताम्बूलं च वरं रम्यं कर्पूरादिसुवासितम्
Vṛndāvananivāsinī gave him honey mixed with milk and other ingredients, and also excellent, charming betel leaves scented with camphor and other fragrances.
सर्वसंपत्प्रदात्रे च वृषभानसुता ददौ । सप्ततीर्थोदकं शुद्धं सुसितं सुवासितम्
Vṛṣabhānasutā, the giver of all prosperity, offered pure, cool, and fragrant water from seventy sacred places.
पानार्थ च जलं तस्मै ददौ गौपोश्वरी मुदा । अमूल्यं दुर्लभं चैव विशुद्धं श्वेतचामरम्
Gaupośvarī joyfully gave him water for drinking, and also a priceless, rare, pure white yak-tail fan.
ददौ तस्मै परेशाय मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी । अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणं मुक्तामाणिक्यहीरकैः
The primal goddess, ruler of creation, gave him a seat made from priceless jewels—pearls, rubies, and diamonds.
परिष्कृतं सुतल्पं च पुष्पचन्दनचर्चितम् । सितसूक्ष्माशुकेनैव परितश्च परिष्कृतम्
A well-adorned, beautiful bed, anointed with flowers and sandalwood, was decorated all around with fine, white, delicate cloth.
ददौ शिवात्मजायैव कृष्णवक्षःस्थलस्थिता । दत्त्वा च कामधेनुं च सवत्सां वाञ्छितप्रदाम्
She, standing at Krishna’s chest, gave it to the daughter of Shiva, and after giving, she also presented a wish-fulfilling cow with her calf, bestower of all desires.
कृत्वाऽतीव परीहारं वृन्दा पुष्पाञ्जलिं ददौ । दिव्येन मूल्मनुना सबीजेनोज्ज्वलेन च
Vṛndā, having performed great reverence, offered a handful of flowers, reciting the divine root-mantra, complete with seed and brilliance.
ददौ षोडशोपचारं कालिन्दीकुलवासिनी । ॐ गं गौं गणपतये विघ्नविनाशिने स्वाहा
The goddess dwelling on the banks of the Yamunā offered the sixteenfold worship, reciting: 'Oṃ gaṃ gauṃ, to Gaṇapati, destroyer of obstacles, svāhā.'
इत्येवमेव मन्त्रं च गाणेशं षोडशाक्षरम् । सा जजाप सहस्रं च परं सल्पतरुं वरम्
Thus, she recited this sixteen-syllabled mantra to Gaṇeśa a thousand times, seeking the supreme boon, the wish-fulfilling tree.
तुष्टाव परया भक्त्या भक्तिनम्रात्मकंधरा । साश्रुनेत्रा पुलकिता स्तोत्रेण कौथुमेन च
With supreme devotion, her head bowed in humility, eyes filled with tears, and her body thrilled, she praised him with the hymn of Kauthuma.
राधिकोवाच परं धाम परं ब्रह्म परेशं परमेश्वरम् । विघ्ननिघ्नकरं शान्तं पुष्टं कान्तमनन्तकम्
Rādhikā said: The supreme abode, the supreme Brahman, the highest Lord, the greatest God, destroyer of obstacles, peaceful, nourished, beloved, and endless.
सुरासुरेन्द्रैः सिद्धेन्द्रैः स्तुतं स्तौमि परात्परम् । सुरपद्मदिनेशं च गणेशं मङ्गलायनम्
Praised by the lords of gods and demons, by the perfected ones, I praise the Supreme of the supreme, Gaṇeśa, lord of the gods, source of auspiciousness, ruler of the gods, and lord of the day-lotus.
इदं स्तोत्रं महापुण्यं विघ्नशोकहरं परम् । यः पठेत्प्रातरुत्थाय सर्वविघ्नात्प्रमुच्यते
This hymn, supremely meritorious and remover of obstacles and sorrow—whoever recites it upon rising in the morning is freed from all obstacles.
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo त्रयोविंशत्य- धिकशततमोऽध्योयः
Thus ends the one hundred twenty-third chapter of the glorious Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, in the section concerning the birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, in the conversation with Nārada.
अथ चतुर्विंशत्यधिकशततमोऽध्योयः नालायण उवाच राधा संपूज्य विधिना स्तुत्वा लम्बोदरं सती । अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणं सर्वाङ्गभूषणं ददौ
Now, the one hundred twenty-fourth chapter. Nārāyaṇa said: Rādhā, having worshipped and praised Lambodara according to the proper rite, gave ornaments for every limb, made of priceless jewels.
राधायाः स्तवनं श्रुत्वा पूजां दृष्ट्वा च वस्तु च । उवाच मधुरं शान्तः शान्तां त्रैलोक्यमातरम्
Hearing Rādhā’s hymn, seeing her worship and the gift, he, peaceful, spoke sweetly to the tranquil mother of the three worlds.
गणेश उवाच तव पूजा जगन्मातर्लोकशिक्षाकरी शुभे । ब्रह्मस्वरूपा भवती कृष्णवक्षः स्थलस्थिता
Gaṇeśa said: Your worship, O Mother of the Universe, is the teacher of the worlds, O auspicious one; you are the embodiment of Brahman, abiding at Krishna’s chest.
यत्पादपद्मतुलं ध्यायन्ते ते सुदुर्लभम् । सुरा ब्रह्मेशशेषाद्या मुनीन्द्राः सनकादयः
That which is as rare as the lotus feet you possess is meditated upon by gods, Brahmā, Śeṣa, and others, by the great sages such as Sanaka.
जीवन्मुक्ताश्च भक्ताश्च सिद्धेन्द्राः कपिलादयः । तस्य प्राणाधिदेवी त्वं प्रिया प्राणाधिका परा
The liberated while living, the devotees, the perfected ones like Kapila—all meditate thus; you are the presiding goddess of his life-breath, beloved, dearer than life, supreme.
वामाङ्गनिर्मिता राधा दक्षिणाङ्गश्च माधवः । महालक्ष्मीर्जगन्माता तव वामाङ्गनिर्मिता
Rādhā was formed from the left side, Mādhava from the right; Mahālakṣmī, mother of the universe, was created from your left side.
वसोः सर्वनिवासस्य प्रसूस्त्वं परमेश्वरी । वेदानां जगतामेव मूल्प्रकृतिरीश्वरी
O supreme goddess, you are the mother of all abodes, the source of all existence; you are the primal nature and sovereign of the Vedas and the worlds.
सर्वाः प्राकृतिका मातः सृष्ट्यां च त्वद्विभूतयः । विश्वानि कार्यरूपाणि त्वं च कारणरूपिणी
All natural mothers in creation are your manifestations; you are the cause, and the universe is the effect.
प्रलये ब्रह्मणः पाते तन्निमेषो हरेरपि । आदौ राधां समुच्चार्य पश्चात्कृष्णं परात्परम्
At the time of cosmic dissolution, when Brahmā falls and even Hari blinks, one should first utter Rādhā’s name, then Kṛṣṇa’s, the Supreme of the supreme.
स एव पण्डितो योगी गोलोकं याति लीलया । व्यतिक्रमे महापापी ब्रह्महत्यां लभेत्ध्रुवम्
That wise yogi alone, by such practice, effortlessly attains Goloka; but if one neglects this, even a great sinner certainly incurs the sin of killing a brāhmaṇa.
जगतां भवती माता परमात्मा पिता हरिः । पितुरेव गुरुर्माता पूज्या वन्द्या परात्परा
Rādhā is the mother of the worlds, Hari the Supreme Soul is the father; yet, for the father himself, the mother is the revered teacher, to be honored and worshipped as the Supreme of the supreme.
भजते देवमन्यं वा कृष्णं वा सर्वकारणम् । पुण्यक्षेत्रे महामूढो यदि निन्दति राधिकाम्
If someone, whether worshipping another deity or Kṛṣṇa, the cause of all, in a holy place, foolishly reviles Rādhikā—
वंशहानिर्भवेत्तस्य दुःखशोकमिहैव च । पच्यते निरये घोरे यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
—his lineage is destroyed, and he suffers sorrow and grief even in this life; he is tormented in a dreadful hell as long as the moon and sun endure.
गुरुश्चज्ञानोद्गिरणाज्ज्ञानं स्यान्मन्त्रतन्त्रयोः । स च मन्त्रश्च तत्तन्त्रं भक्तिः स्याद्ध्रुवयोर्यतः
From the guru’s instruction comes knowledge, and from knowledge, the mantra and tantra arise; from both mantra and tantra, true devotion is born.
निषेव्य मन्त्रं देवानां जीवा जन्मनि जन्मनि । भक्ता भवन्ति दुर्गायाः पादपद्मे सुदुर्लभे
By practicing the mantra of the gods, living beings, birth after birth, become devotees at the exceedingly rare lotus feet of Durgā.
निषेव्य मन्त्रे शंभोश्च जगतां कारणस्य च । तदा प्राप्नोति युवयोः पादपद्मं सुदुर्लभम्
By practicing the mantra of Śaṃbhu, the cause of the worlds, one then attains your two lotus feet, which are exceedingly rare.