मातुः क्रोडमारुरोह प्रहस्य मधुसूदनः । नन्दो यशोदया सार्ध चुचुम्ब मुखपङ्कजम्
The smiling Madhusūdana climbed onto his mother's lap; Nanda, together with Yaśodā, kissed his lotus-like face.
आश्लिश्य भृशमुच्चैश्च सिषेच नेत्रजैर्जलैः । स्वयं च भगवान्कृष्णो यशोदायाः स्तनं पपौ
Embracing him tightly and pouring tears from their eyes, Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa himself drank Yaśodā's milk.
तादृशं ददृशुः सर्वे यादृशो मथुरां ययौ । मुरलीहस्तविन्यस्तं रत्नभूषणभूषितम्
All saw him just as he had gone to Mathurā, holding the flute in his hand, adorned with jeweled ornaments.
यथैकादशवर्षीयं शोभितं पीतवाससा । मयूरपिच्छचूडं च मालतीमाल्यमण्डितम्
As an eleven-year-old, splendid in yellow garments, with a peacock feather crown, and decorated with a garland of mālatī flowers.
मन्दिरं वेशयामास राधया सह माधवम् । यशोदा मङ्गलं कृत्वा भोजयामास ब्राह्मणान्
He entered the palace together with Rādhā and Mādhava; Yaśodā, having performed auspicious rites, fed the brāhmaṇas.
पूजां चकार गोपीनां मुनीनां च यथा जनः । मणिरत्नं प्रवालं च सुवर्ण परमं तथा
She performed worship for the cowherd women and sages, as was customary; she gave jewels, gems, coral, and the highest gold.
भुक्तामाणिक्यहीरं च ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ मुदा । गजरत्नं गवां रत्नमश्वरत्नं मनोहरम्
She joyfully gave brāhmaṇas the enjoyed rubies and diamonds, the precious elephant, the jewel of cows, and the enchanting horse jewel.
आसनानि च पात्राणि भूषणानि तथैव च । धान्यान्यपि च सस्यानि वस्त्राणि च तथा ददौ
She gave seats, vessels, ornaments, grains, crops, and garments as well.
अपूर्व दर्शयामास राधया सह माधवम् । गोपीगणं च मिष्टान्नं सादरेणापि नारद
He revealed an unprecedented sight: Mādhava together with Rādhā, the assembly of cowherd girls, and sweet foods, all with great reverence, O Nārada.
दुन्दुभीन्वादयामास कारयामास मङ्गलम् । देवांश्च भोजयामास सानन्दं च मनोहरम्
He caused the drums to be sounded and auspicious music to be played; he joyfully served delightful food to the gods.
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo सप्तविशत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred and twenty-seventh chapter, called 'The Birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa,' in the great Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa, in the conversation between Nārada and Nārāyaṇa.
अथाष्टाविंशत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः नारायण उवाच श्रीकृष्णश्च समाह्वानं गोपांश्चापि चकार सः। भाण्डीरे वटमूले च तत्र स्वयमुवास ह
Now, the one hundred and twenty-eighth chapter. Nārāyaṇa said: Śrī Kṛṣṇa summoned the cowherds, and he himself stayed there beneath the banyan tree at Bhāṇḍīra.
पुराऽन्नं च ददौ तस्मै यत्रैव ब्राह्मणीगणः। उवास राधिका देवी वामपार्श्वे हरेरपि
Long ago, he gave food there to the group of brāhmaṇas; there too, Goddess Rādhikā sat at the left side of Hari.
दक्षिणे नन्दगोपश्च यशोदासहितस्तथा । तद्दक्षिणो वृषभानस्तद्वामे सा कलावती
On his right was Nanda the cowherd, together with Yaśodā; to their right was Vṛṣabhānu, and to their left was Kalāvatī.
अन्ये गोपाश्च गोप्यश्च बान्धवाः सुहृदस्तथा । तानुवाच स गोविन्दो यथार्थ्यं समयोचितम्
Other cowherds and cowherd women, relatives and friends as well, were present; to them, Govinda spoke according to propriety and the occasion.
श्रीभगवानुवाच शृणु नन्द प्रवक्ष्यामि सांप्रतं समयोचितम्। सत्यं च परमार्थं च परलोकसुखावहम्
The Blessed Lord said: Hear me, O Nanda, as I now speak what is timely, true, and of ultimate reality, bringing happiness in the next world.
आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं भ्रमं सर्वं निशामय। विद्युद्दीप्तिर्जले रेषा यथा तोयस्य बुद्बुदम्
Behold all delusion, from Brahmā down to a blade of grass; it is like a flash of lightning in water, or a bubble on the surface of a pond.
मथुरायां सर्वमुक्तं नावशेषं च किंचन। यशोदां बोधयामास राधिका कदलीवने
In Mathurā, everything was explained, nothing was left unsaid; Rādhikā instructed Yaśodā in the grove of plantains.
तदेव सत्यं परमं भ्रमध्वान्तप्रदीपकम्। विहाय मिथ्यामायां च स्मर तत्परमं पदम्
That alone is the supreme truth, a lamp that dispels the darkness of delusion; abandoning false illusion, remember that highest state.
जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिहरं हर्षकरं परम्। शोकसंतापहरणं कर्ममूलनिकृन्तनम्
It destroys birth, death, old age, and disease; it brings supreme joy, removes sorrow and suffering, and cuts the root of karma.
मामेव परमं ब्रह्म भगवन्तं सनातनम् । ध्यायंध्यायं पुत्रबुद्धिं त्यक्त्वा लभ परंपदम्
Meditate on me alone as the supreme Brahman, the eternal Lord; abandoning the notion of me as your son, attain the highest state.
गोलोकं गच्छ शीघ्रं त्वं सार्धं गोकुलवासिभिः। आरात्कलेरागमनं कर्ममूलनिकृन्तनम्
Go swiftly to Goloka together with the residents of Gokula; the coming of Kali is near, which will sever the root of karma.
स्त्रीपुंसोर्नियमो नास्ति जातीनां च तथैव च । विप्रेसन्ध्यादिकंनास्ति चिह्नं यज्ञोपवीतकम्
There is no distinction of male and female, nor of castes; for brāhmaṇas, there is no observance of twilight rites or the mark of the sacred thread.
यज्ञसूत्रं च तिलकं शेषं लुप्तं सुनिश्चितम् । दिवाव्यवायनिरतं विरतं धर्मकर्मणि
The sacred thread and the tilaka are certainly lost; people are absorbed in daily business and have turned away from righteous acts.
यज्ञानां च व्रतानां च तपसां लुप्तमेव च। केदारकन्याशापेनधर्मो नास्त्येव केवलम्
Sacrifices, vows, and austerities have indeed disappeared; by the curse of the daughter of the field, dharma exists no longer.
स्वच्छन्दगामिनीस्त्रीर्णा पतिश्च सततं वशे । ताडयेत्सततंतं च भर्त्सयेच्छ दिवानिशम्
Women act according to their own will, and their husbands are always under their control; they constantly strike and scold them, day and night.
प्राधान्यं स्त्रीकुटुम्बानां स्त्रीणां च सततं व्रज। स्वामीचभक्तस्तासां च पराभूतो निरन्तरम्
In Vraja, women and their families will always have dominance; their husbands, though devoted, will be continually subjugated.
कलौ च योषितः सर्वा जारसेवासु तत्पराः। शतपुत्रसमः स्नेहस्तासां जारे भविष्यति
In the Kali age, all women will be intent on serving lovers; their affection for a paramour will equal the love for a hundred sons.
ददाति तस्मै भक्ष्यं च यथा भृत्याय कोपतः। सस्मिता सकटाक्षा साऽमृतदृष्ट्या निरन्तरम्
She gives him food, as one would to a servant, in anger; always with a smile, sidelong glances, and nectar-like looks.
जारं पश्यति कामेन विषदृष्ट्या पतिं सदा। सततं गौरवं तासां स्नेहं च जारबान्धवे
She looks upon her lover with desire, with a poisonous gaze, always regarding her husband with indifference; her respect and affection are ever for the lover's kin.