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.
युक्योः पादपद्मं च दुर्लभं प्राप्य पुण्यवान् । क्षणार्धं षोडशांशं च नहि मुञ्चति दैवतः
Having attained the rare lotus feet of you both, the meritorious one does not abandon them, not even for half a moment or a sixteenth part thereof.
भक्त्या च युवचोर्मन्त्रं गृहीत्वा वैष्मपादपि । स्तवं वा कवचं वाऽपि कर्ममूलनिकृन्तनम्
By taking up, with devotion, your mantra—even if only a verse or a protective hymn—it cuts the root of karma, even for one fallen from the path.
योजयेत्परया भक्त्या पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते । पुरुषाणां सहस्रं च त्वात्मना सार्धमुद्धरेत्
With supreme devotion, in the holy land of Bhārata, one may uplift a thousand men along with oneself.
गुरुमभ्यर्च्य विधिवद्वस्त्रालंकारचन्दनैः । कवचं धारयेद्यो हि विष्णुतुल्यो भवेद्ध्रुवम्
He who, having duly worshipped the guru with garments, ornaments, and sandalwood, wears the protective hymn, surely becomes equal to Viṣṇu.
यद्दत्तं वस्तु मे मातस्तत्सर्वं सार्थकं कुरु । देहि विप्राय मत्प्रीत्या तदा भोक्ष्यामि सांप्रतम्
O Mother, whatever object you have given me, make it all fruitful; give it to a brāhmaṇa for my sake, and then I shall partake of it now.
देवे देयानि दानानि देवे देया च दक्षिणा । तत्सर्वं ब्राह्मणे दद्यात्तदानन्त्याय कल्पते
Gifts meant for the gods and offerings for the gods should all be given to a brāhmaṇa; by this, one attains the infinite.
ब्राह्मणानां मुखं राधे देवानां मुखमुख्यकम् । विप्रभुक्तं च यद्द्रव्यं प्राप्नुवन्त्येव देवताः
O Rādhā, the mouth of the brāhmaṇas is the foremost among the mouths of the gods; whatever substance is enjoyed by the brāhmaṇas is indeed received by the deities.
विप्रांश्च भोजयामास तत्सर्व राधिका सती । बभूव तत्क्षणादेव प्रीतो लम्बोदरो मुने
Rādhikā, the virtuous one, fed the brāhmaṇas all that; and at that very moment, O sage, Lambodara became pleased.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवा ब्रह्मेशशेषसंज्ञकाः । आययुर्वटमूलं च देवपूजार्थमेव च
Meanwhile, the gods known as Brahmā, Īśa, and Śeṣa arrived at the foot of the banyan tree, for the purpose of worshipping the deity.
तत्र गत्वा शिवचरो देवान्देवीरुवाच सः । श्रीकृष्णं शुष्ककण्ठश्च भयभीतश्च रक्षकः
There, having arrived, the attendant of Śiva spoke to the goddesses: Śrī Kṛṣṇa, with a parched throat, fearful and seeking protection.
रक्षक उवाच गणेशं पूजयामास सर्वादौ च शुभक्षणे । वृषभानसुता राधा प्रकृत्य स्वस्तिवाचनम्
The protector spoke: At the most auspicious moment, Rādhā, daughter of Vṛṣabhānu, first performed the worship of Gaṇeśa, having recited the words of blessing.
सहिता सा बलवती गोपीत्रिशतकोटिभिः । वारितोऽहं वलिष्ठाभिर्युष्मांश्च कथयामि तत्
She, powerful and accompanied by thirty crore gopīs, was restrained by the strongest among them; I will tell you about this.
मर्वादौ पूजयेद्यो हि सोऽनन्तं फलमालभेत् । मध्ये मध्यविधं पुण्यं शेषे स्वल्पमिति स्मृतम्
Whoever worships at the very beginning attains endless fruit; in the middle, the merit is moderate, and at the end, it is said to be little.
देवेन्द्रेषु मुनीन्द्रेषु देवस्त्रीषु स्थितासु च । गोपीभिश्च सह तया राधया पूजितः परः
Among the chief of gods, sages, and divine women, the Supreme was worshipped by Rādhā together with the gopīs.
दूतवाक्यं समाकर्ण्य जहसुः सर्वदेवताः । मुनयो मनवश्चैव राजानो देवयोषितः
Hearing the messenger’s words, all the deities, sages, Manus, kings, and divine women rejoiced.
रुक्मिण्याद्या रमण्यश्च या देव्यो विस्मयं ययुः । सरस्वती च सावित्री पार्वती परमेश्वरी
Rukmiṇī and other illustrious women, the goddesses Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī, and Pārvatī, the supreme goddess, were all filled with wonder.
रोहिणी च सती संज्ञा स्वाहाद्या देवयोषितः । मुदिताः प्रययुः सर्वा मुनिपत्न्यः पतिव्रताः
Rohiṇī, Satī, Saṃjñā, Svāhā, and other divine women, as well as all the wives of the sages devoted to their husbands, joyfully proceeded.
मुनयो मनवः सर्वे देवाश्चापि नरास्तथा । श्रीकृष्णः स गणैः सार्धं ये चान्ये प्रययुर्मुदा
All the sages, Manus, gods, and men, along with Śrī Kṛṣṇa and his attendants, and others, went forth with joy.
ते सर्वे विविधैर्द्रव्यैः पूजां चक्रुः शुभक्षणे । बलिष्ठा दुर्बलाश्चैव क्रमेण च पृथक्पृथक्
All of them performed worship at the auspicious moment with various offerings, both the strong and the weak, each in their own turn and separately.
लड्डुकानां च राशीनां शतकोटिर्बभूव ह । शर्कराणां तदर्धं च स्वस्तिकानां तथैव च
There were a hundred crore heaps of sweet balls, half as much of sugar, and the same amount of svastika cakes.