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.'
अहं नारायणर्षिश्च नरो धर्मः सनातनः । धर्मवक्ता च धर्मिष्ठो धर्मवर्त्मप्रवर्तकः
'I am Nārāyaṇa, the sage; I am Nara, the eternal Dharma; I am the speaker of Dharma, the most righteous, the establisher of the path of Dharma.'
शान्तिर्लक्ष्मीस्वरूपा च धर्मिष्ठा च पतिव्रता । अत्र तस्याः पतिरहं पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते
'Peace is the form of Lakṣmī, devoted to Dharma and faithful to her husband; here, in the holy land of Bhārata, I am her husband.'
सिद्धेशः सिद्धिदः साक्षात्कपिलोऽहं सतीपतिः । नानारूपधरोऽहं च व्यक्तिभेदेन सुन्दरि
'I am the lord of siddhas, the giver of siddhi, truly Kapila, the husband of Satī; I take on many forms, O beautiful one, by distinction of manifestation.'
अहं चतुर्भुजः शश्वद्द्वार्वत्यां रुक्मिणीवतिः । अहं क्षीरोदशायी च सत्यभामागृहे शुभे
'I am always four-armed in Dvārakā, the husband of Rukmiṇī; I am the one who lies on the ocean of milk, in the auspicious house of Satyabhāmā.'
अन्यासां मन्दिरेऽहं च कायव्यूहात्पृथक्पृथक् । अहं नारायणर्षिश्च फाल्गुनस्यास्य सारथिः
In the temples of others, I too, by the arrangement of bodies, am distinct; I am Nārāyaṇa, the sage, and the charioteer of this Phālguna.
स नरर्षिर्धर्मपुत्रो मदंशो बलवान्भुवि । तपसाऽऽराधितस्तेन सारथ्येऽहं च पुष्करे
That sage among men, the son of Dharma, is my portion, powerful on earth; by his austerity he worshipped me, and thus I became his charioteer at Puṣkara.
यथा त्वं राधिका देवी गोलेके गोकुले तथा । वैकुण्ठे च महालक्ष्मीर्भवती च सरस्वती
Just as you, goddess Rādhikā, are in Goloka and Gokula, so in Vaikuṇṭha you are Mahālakṣmī, and you are Sarasvatī.
भवती मर्त्यलक्ष्मीश्च क्षीरोदशायिनः प्रिया । धर्मपुत्रवधूस्त्वं च शान्तिर्लक्ष्मीस्वरूपिणी
You are the mortal Lakṣmī, beloved of the one who lies upon the ocean of milk; you are the wife of the son of Dharma, you are Śānti, the form of Lakṣmī.
कपिलस्य प्रिया कान्ताभारते भवती सती । त्वं सीता मिथिलायां च त्वच्छाया द्रौपदी सती
You are the beloved and dear one of Kapila, and in Bhārata you are Satī; you are Sītā in Mithilā, and your shadow is Draupadī, the virtuous one.
द्वारवत्यां महाल्क्ष्मीर्भवती रुक्मिणी सती । पञ्चानां पाण्डवानां च भवती कलया प्रिया
In Dvāravatī you are Mahālakṣmī, and you are Rukmiṇī, the virtuous one; for the five Pāṇḍavas, you are their beloved by your portion.