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.
रावणेन हृता त्वं च स्वं च रामस्य कामिनी । नानारूपा यथा त्वं च च्छायया कलया सती
You, who were abducted by Rāvaṇa, are also the beloved of Rāma; just as you take many forms, so do you by your shadow and portion, O virtuous one.
नानारूपस्तथाऽहं च श्वांशेन कलया तथा । परिपूर्णतमोऽहं च परमात्मा परात्परः
In the same way, I too take many forms, by my portion and shadow; yet I am the most complete, the Supreme Self, beyond all.
इति ते कथितं सर्वमाध्यात्मिकमिदं सति । राधे कर्वापराधं मे क्षमस्व परमेश्वरी
Thus, O Satī, I have told you everything spiritual; O Rādhe, forgive my offense, O Supreme Lady.
श्रीकृष्णवचनं श्रुत्वा परितुष्टा च राधिका । परितुष्टाश्च गोप्यश्च प्रणेमुः परमेश्वरम्
Hearing the words of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Rādhikā was satisfied; the gopīs too were satisfied and bowed to the Supreme Lord.
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo षड्विंशत्यधिकशततमोध्यायः
Thus ends the great Brahma section, the birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the twenty-sixth chapter, narrated by Nārada.
अथ सप्तविंशत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः नारायण उवाच श्रीकृष्णवचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहृष्टा गोपिका मुदा । मन्दिरं प्रययुः सर्वाः प्रणम्य राधिकां प्रभुम्
Now begins the one hundred twenty-seventh chapter. Nārāyaṇa said: Hearing the words of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the gopikās were delighted with joy; all went to the temple, bowing to Rādhikā and the Lord.
राधाशृङ्गारभावं च कलाषोडशपूर्वकम् । चकार सस्मिता साध्वी वक्रचञ्चललोचना
Rādhā, with sixteen-fold mood of adornment, performed it smilingly, she, the virtuous one with playful, restless eyes.
दत्त्वा च चन्दनं माल्यं स्वामिने पुनरेव च । रहस्यं च परीहास्यं पुनरेव चकार सः
Having given sandalwood and garlands to her Lord, she again engaged in secret jesting.
आकृष्य राधिकां कृष्णः समानीय स्ववक्षसि । ओष्ठाधरं कपोलं च गण्डयुग्मं चुचुम्ब च
Kṛṣṇa drew Rādhikā near, bringing her to his chest; he kissed her lips, lower lip, and both cheeks.
राधा चुचुम्ब कृष्णस्य मुखचन्द्रं मनोहरम् । चकार कृष्णं प्राणेशं बाहुभ्यां च स्ववक्षसि
Rādhā kissed Kṛṣṇa's enchanting moon-like face; she embraced Kṛṣṇa, Lord of her life, with her arms to her own chest.
शृङ्गारं षोडशविर्धं कामशास्त्रोक्तमीप्सितम् । स्त्रीपुंसोस्तोषजनकं चकार भगवान्प्रभुः
The Lord performed sixteen-fold amorous acts, as taught in the science of love, pleasing both woman and man.
नखविक्षतसर्वाङ्गा दशनेनाधरक्षता । पुलकाञ्चितदेहा स तन्द्रिता वामनस्तनी
Her whole body was scratched by nails, her lower lip was bitten by teeth; her body was thrilled, she was languid, with small breasts.
मीर्च्छिता सुखसंभोगाद्विलग्ना हतचेतना । श्वासमात्रावशेषा च निद्रामुद्रितलोचना
Exhausted from pleasurable union, clinging and bereft of consciousness, she remained with only her breath, her eyes closed in sleep.
रतिशूरा कोमलाङ्गी कान्तावक्षः स्यलस्थिता । शीते सुखोष्णसर्वाङ्गी ग्रीष्मे सा सुखशीतला
A heroine in love, with tender limbs, resting upon her beloved's chest, her whole body warm in the cold and cool in the heat.
शृङ्गारकाले सुखदा सान्द्रश्रोणिपयोधरा । नितम्बभारानम्रा च प्रसङ्गे सुखदायिका
At the time of passion, she brought delight, with full hips and breasts, her waist bending under their weight, ever a giver of pleasure in intimacy.
विदग्धा रसिका श्रेष्ठा कामुकी च वराङ्गना । सहसा चेतनं प्राप्य शुश्राव कोकिलध्वनिम्
Skilled, refined, and foremost among lovers, that beautiful woman, suddenly regaining consciousness, heard the song of the cuckoo.
श्रुत्वा परमभीता सा दीना दीनविशङ्कया । उवाच परमा सा च परमेशं परात्परम् बाहुश्रोणियुगाम्यां च निबध्य च पुनः पुनः
Hearing it, she became deeply afraid, distressed and anxious, and she addressed the Supreme Lord, the highest of all, again and again embracing his arms and hips.
राधिकोवाच रासं गच्छ महाभाग पुण्यं वृन्दावनं वनम् । तत्र क्रीडां करिष्यामि जलेन च स्थलेन च
Rādhikā said: Go to the sacred forest of Vṛndāvana, O greatly fortunate one; there I will play with you, both in the water and on land.
पुनर्यास्यामि मलयं सुन्दरं मणिमन्दिरम् । अपरं यद्रहस्यं वा जन्मला न श्रुतं मया
Then I will return to the beautiful Malaya, to the jeweled palace, or perhaps to some secret place whose origin I have never heard.
तत्र यामि त्वया सार्धमिति मे लालसा परा । परस्परैकालापेन प्रययौ रजनी शुभा
There, I long to go together with you; as they conversed with each other, the auspicious night passed.