श्रीदामा च मया शप्तस्त्वद्भक्तो भक्तवत्सलः । एतादृशी विपत्तिर्मे पुत्रश्रीदामशापतः
Śrīdāmā, your devotee and beloved of devotees, was cursed by me; such calamity befell me because of my son Śrīdāmā's curse.
ईश्वरः कस्य वा बन्धुः प्रियो वा विप्रियस्तथा । सततं भक्तिसाध्यश्च यो भक्तश्च तदीश्वरः
Who is a lord, a friend, or an enemy to whom? Only he who is devoted attains the Lord, and the Lord is attained by devotion.
वेदाश्च वैदिकाः सन्तः पुराणानि वदन्ति च । राधाया माधवः साध्यो भगवानिति निष्फलम्
The Vedas, the Vedic sages, and the Purāṇas declare: Mādhava is to be attained by Rādhā, yet this is fruitless.
जित्वा च सगणं शंभुं बाणस्य भुजकृन्तनम् । कृत्वा च रुक्मिणीपौत्रः समानीतः सभार्यकः
Having defeated Śaṃbhu and his retinue, and cut off Bāṇa's arms, the grandson of Rukmiṇī was brought back with his wife.
अहो त्वयि समायाते रुक्मिणी किमुवाच ह । प्रेम स्थितं समानं ते किं विवृद्धं च गौरवम्
When you arrived, what did Rukmiṇī say? Is your love constant and equal, or has your dignity increased?
कुरुपाण्डवयुद्धेन कुरवो निहतास्त्वया । पाण्डवार्थे तथा भूपाः क्व साम्यं परमात्मनः
In the battle between the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas, the Kurus were slain by you; for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas, so were the kings. Where is the impartiality of the Supreme Soul?
साक्षान्महेन्द्रजातस्य कौन्तेयस्यार्जुनस्य च । राजमण्डलम्ध्यस्थो भवानेव हि सारथिः
You alone, born directly from Mahendra, stood in the midst of the royal assembly as the charioteer of Kaunteya and Arjuna.
तेन भक्तेन शुद्धेन भीष्मेण च महात्मना । लज्जितेन किमुक्तं ते महतीषु मभासु च
By that pure devotee, the great-souled Bhīṣma, who was ashamed, what did he say to you among the great assemblies?
देवैरपि कथं दृष्टो ब्रह्मेशशेसंषज्ञकैः । भक्तसिहैर्भृत्तैः सर्वैर्न चोक्तं किंचिदेव सः
How could even the gods, Brahmā, Īśa, and Śeṣa, who know you, see you? Though surrounded by devoted servants, none spoke anything to him.
यश्चानिर्वचनीयश्च वेदेषु च चतुर्षु च । पुराणेष्वितिहासेषु प्रकृतेः पर ईश्वरः
He who is indescribable in the four Vedas, in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas, the Lord beyond nature.
निर्गुणच नीरीहश्च निर्लिप्तः सर्वकर्मणाम् । कर्मणां साक्षिरूपश्च भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहः
He is without qualities, without desire, untouched by all actions; the witness of deeds, and the embodiment of grace to devotees.
परं ब्रह्म परं ज्योतिः परमेशः परात्परः । परमात्मा च सर्वेषां सूतो नररथस्थितः
The Supreme Brahman, the supreme light, the highest Lord, beyond the highest, the supreme soul of all, stood as the charioteer in a human chariot.
त्वया कुब्जा च संभुक्ता वृद्धा क्षत्रियकामिनी । अपुत्रिणी चाधिकाङ्गी यूनाऽस्पृश्या च
By you, Kubjā was enjoyed, an aged Kṣatriya woman, childless and with extra limbs, and a young woman who was untouchable.
त्वया च निहतः कंसो मातुलः केन हेतुना । आयास्यतीति कृत्वा च गत्तं न पुनरागतम्
By you, Kaṃsa, your maternal uncle, was slain; for what reason? Saying he would come, he departed and never returned.
निहत्य यादवान्सर्वान्विभज्य द्वारकां पुरीम् । त्वां निबध्य समानेतुमीश्वरी वारिता जनैः
Having slain all the Yādavas and divided the city of Dvārakā, you were bound and brought; the goddess was restrained by the people.
इत्युक्त्वा राधिका देवी भृशमुच्चै रुरोद सा । मूर्च्छां संप्राप सहसा निनिःश्वासा बभूव ह
Having spoken thus, the goddess Rādhikā wept loudly; she suddenly fell unconscious and sighed deeply.
गोप्यो गवाक्षजालस्थाः शुश्रुवुर्ददृशुस्तथा । दृष्ट्वा तमाययुः सर्वा ऊचू राधा मृतेति च
The gopīs, standing at the lattice windows, heard and saw; seeing that, they all came and said, 'Rādhā is dead.'
उच्चैस्ता रुरुदुः सर्वाः क्रोडे कृत्वा च राधिकाम् । ऊचुस्ता रक्षरक्षेति हरे नरहरे प्रभो
All of them cried out loudly, holding Rādhikā in their arms; they said, 'Protect, protect her, O Hari, O Narahari, O Lord!'
गोप्य ऊचुः किं कृतं किं कृतं कृष्ण त्वया राधा मृता च नः । राधां जीवय भद्रं ते यास्यामः काननं वयम्
The gopīs said: 'What have you done, what have you done, Kṛṣṇa? Rādhā is dead for us! Revive Rādhā, may it be well for you; otherwise, we will go to the forest.'
अन्यथा स्त्रीवधं तुभ्यं दास्यामः सर्वयोषितः । गोपीनां वचनं श्रुत्वा राधिकायाश्च माधवः
'Otherwise, we will give you the killing of all women as a crime.' Hearing the words of the gopīs and of Rādhikā, Mādhava—
उवाच जीवयामास मुधादृष्ट्या च नारद । उत्तस्थौ राधिका देवी रुदती मानिनी सती
—spoke and, with a glance of compassion, revived her, O Nārada. Rādhikā, the divine lady, rose up, weeping, proud and chaste.
गोप्यस्तां बोधयामासुःक्रोडे कृत्वा पुनः पुनः
The gopīs revived her, holding her in their laps again and again.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच श्रृणु राधे प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानमाध्यात्मिकं परम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा हालिको मूर्खः सद्यो भवति पण्डितः
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: 'Listen, Rādhā, I will tell you the supreme spiritual knowledge; by hearing which, even a foolish ploughman immediately becomes wise.'
जात्याऽहं चगतां स्वामी किं रुक्मिण्यादियोषिताम् । कार्यकारणरूपोऽहं व्यक्तो राधे पृथक् पृथक्
'By nature, I am the Lord of all beings—what of Rukmiṇī and other women? I am the form of cause and effect, manifesting separately, O Rādhe.'
एकात्माऽहं च विश्वेषां जात्या ज्योतिर्मयः स्वयम् । सर्वप्राणिषु व्यक्त्या चाप्याब्रह्मादितृणादिषु
'I am the one soul of all, by nature self-luminous; I am manifest in all beings, from Brahmā down to the blade of grass.'
एकस्मिंश्च भुक्तवति न तुष्टोऽन्यो जनस्तथा । मय्यात्मनि गतेऽप्येको मृतोऽप्यन्यः सुजीवति
'When one alone enjoys, no other person is satisfied; even when one merges in me, another still lives on.'
जात्याऽहं कृष्णरूपश्च परिपूर्णतमः स्वयम् । गोलोके गोकुले पुण्ये क्षेत्रे वृन्दावने वने
'By nature, I am of the form of Kṛṣṇa, the most complete; in Goloka, in Gokula, in the holy field, in the forest of Vṛndāvana.'
द्विभुजो गोपवेषश्च स्वयं राधापतिः शिशुः । गोपालैर्गोपिकाभिश्च सहितः कामधेनुभिः
'With two arms, in the guise of a cowherd, I am Rādhā's own lord, a child, together with cowherds, gopīs, and wish-fulfilling cows.'
चतुर्भुजोऽहं वैकुण्ठे द्विधारूपः सनातनः । लक्ष्मीसरस्वतीकान्तः सततं शान्तविग्रहः
'With four arms, I am in Vaikuṇṭha, eternal in two forms, always the beloved of Lakṣmī and Sarasvatī, ever of peaceful form.'
यन्मानसी सिन्धुकन्या मर्त्यलक्ष्मीपतिर्भुवि । श्वेतद्वीपे च श्रीरीदे तत्रापि च चतुर्भुजः
'As the mental son, the daughter of the ocean, I am the lord of mortal Lakṣmī on earth; in Śvetadvīpa, I am Śrī, and there too, four-armed.'