अस्माकमीदृशं नाथ सुदिनं क्व भविष्यति । स्वप्नादृष्टश्चयश्चेशः स दृष्टः सर्वजीविनाम्
O Lord, when will such an auspicious day come for us? The Lord, whom we have seen only in dreams, has now been seen by all living beings.
नाथ प्रयासि गोलोकं पूतां कृत्वा वसुंधराम् । तामनाथां रुदन्तीं च निमग्नां शोकसागरे
O Lord, you go to Goloka, having purified the earth; leaving her masterless, weeping, and submerged in an ocean of sorrow.
देवा ऊचुः वेदाःस्तोतुं न शक्ता यं ब्रह्मेशानादयस्तथा । तमेव स्तवनं किं वा वयं कुर्मो नमोऽस्तु ते
The gods said: The Vedas, as well as Brahma, Shiva, and others, are unable to praise you; so what praise can we offer? Salutations to you.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा देवास्ते प्रययुर्द्वारकां पुरीम् । तत्रस्थं भगवन्तं च द्रष्टुं शीघ्रं मुदाऽन्विताः
Having spoken thus, the gods departed for the city of Dvaraka, eager and joyful to see the Lord who was present there.
अथ तेषां च गोपाला ययुर्गोलोकमुत्तमम् । पृथिवी कम्पिता भीता चलन्तः सप्तसागराः
Then the cowherds among them went to the supreme Goloka; the earth trembled in fear, and the seven oceans began to move.
हतश्रियं द्वारकां च त्यक्त्वा च ब्रह्मशापतः । मूर्तिं कदम्बमूलस्थां विवेश राधिकेश्वरः
Abandoning Dvaraka, bereft of glory due to Brahma's curse, Radhikeshvara entered his form beneath the Kadamba tree.
ते सर्वे चैरकायुद्धे निपेतुर्यादवास्तथा । चितामारुह्य देव्यश्च प्रययुः स्वामिभिः सह
All the Yadavas fell in the fratricidal battle, and the goddesses, ascending the funeral pyre, departed together with their lords.
अर्जुनः स्वपुरं गत्वा समुवाच युधिष्ठिरम् । स राजा भ्रातृभिः सार्धं ययौ स्वर्गं च भार्यया
Arjuna, having returned to his own city, spoke to Yudhishthira; then the king, along with his brothers and wife, went to heaven.
दृष्ट्वा कदम्बमूलस्थं तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम् । देवा ब्रह्मादयस्ते च प्रणेमुर्भक्तिपूर्वकम्
Seeing the Supreme Lord standing at the foot of the kadamba tree, the gods, beginning with Brahma, bowed down to Him with devotion.
तुष्टुवुः परमात्मानं देवं नारायणं प्रभुम् । श्यामं किशोरवयसं भूषितं रत्नभूषणैः
They praised the Supreme Soul, the Lord Narayana, dark-hued, youthful in form, adorned with jeweled ornaments.
वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधानं शोभितं वनमालया । अतीव सुन्दरं शान्तं लक्ष्मीकान्तं मनोहरम्
Clad in garments purified by fire, radiant with a garland of forest flowers, exceedingly beautiful, serene, beloved of Lakshmi, captivating to the mind.
व्याधास्त्रसंयुतं पादपद्मं पद्मादिवन्दितम् । दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मादिदेवांस्तानभयं सस्मितं ददौ
His lotus feet, trembling from the fear of the hunter's arrow, were worshipped by Lakshmi and others; seeing Brahma and the other gods, He smilingly granted them freedom from fear.
पृथिवीं तां समाश्वास्य रुदतीं प्रेमविह्वलाम् । व्याधं प्रस्थापयामास परं स्वपदमुत्तमम्
He comforted the earth, who was weeping, overwhelmed with love, and sent the hunter to the supreme, highest abode.
बलस्य तेजः शेषे च विवेश परमाद्भुतम् । प्रद्युम्नस्य च कामे वै वाऽनिरुद्धस्य ब्रह्मणि
The wondrous energy of Balarama entered Sesha, and that of Pradyumna entered Kama, and that of Aniruddha entered Brahma.
अयोनिसंभवा देवी महालक्ष्मीश्च रुक्मिणी । वैकुण्ठं प्रययौ साक्षात्स्वशरीरेण नारद
The goddess Mahalakshmi, who is unborn, and Rukmini, O Narada, went directly to Vaikuntha in their own bodies.
सत्यभामा पृथिव्यां च विवेश कमलालया । स्वयं जाम्बवती देवी पार्वत्यां विश्वमातरि
Satyabhama entered the earth, the abode of the lotus; Jambavati herself, the goddess, entered Parvati, the mother of the universe.
या या देव्यश्च यासां चाप्यंशरुपाश्च भूतले । तस्यां तस्यां प्रविविशुस्ता एव च पृथक्पृथक्
Each goddess and each of their partial manifestations on earth entered into their respective forms, each separately.
साम्बस्य तेजः स्कन्दे च विवेश परमाद्भुतम् । कश्यपे वसुदेवश्चाप्यदिव्यां देवकी तथा
The wondrous energy of Samba entered Skanda; Vasudeva entered Kashyapa, and the divine Devaki as well.
रुक्मिणीमन्दिरं त्यकत्वा समस्तां द्वारकां पुरीम् । स जग्राह समुद्रश्च प्रफुल्लवदनेक्षणः
Leaving Rukmini's palace and the entire city of Dvaraka, the ocean, with a blooming face and many eyes, took possession.
लपणोदः समागत्य तुष्टाव पुरुषोत्तमम् । रुरोद तद्वियोगेन साश्रुनेत्रश्च विह्वलः
The ocean, having come together, praised the Supreme Person; overwhelmed and tearful, he wept at the separation.
गङ्गा सरस्वती पद्मावती च यमुना तथा । गोदावरी स्वर्णरेखा कावेरी नर्मदा मुने
Ganga, Sarasvati, Padmavati, and also Yamuna, Godavari, Svarnarekha, Kaveri, and Narmada, O sage,
शरावती बाहृदा च कृतमाला च पुण्यदा । समाययुश्च ताः सर्वाः प्रणेमुः परमेश्वरम्
Sharavati, Bahuda, and Krtamala, the bestower of merit—all these rivers came and bowed to the Supreme Lord.
उवाच जाह्नवी देवी रुदती परमेश्वरम् । साश्रुनेत्राऽतिदीना सा विरहज्वरकातरा
The goddess Jahnavi, weeping, her eyes full of tears, extremely distressed and tormented by the fever of separation, spoke to the Supreme Lord.
भागीरथयुवाच हे नाथ रमणश्रेष्ठ यासि गोलोकमुत्तमम् । अस्माकं का गतिश्चात्र भविष्यति कलौ युगे
Bhagirathi said: O Lord, best of lovers, as You go to the supreme Goloka, what will be our fate here in the age of Kali?
श्रीभगवानुवाच कलेः पञ्चसहस्राणि वर्षाणि तिष्ठ भूतले । पापानि पापिनो यानि तुभ्यं दास्यन्ति स्नानत
The Blessed Lord said: For five thousand years of Kali, remain on earth; the sins of the sinners will be given to you through bathing.
मन्मन्त्रोपासकस्पर्शाद्भस्मीभूतानि तत्क्षणात् । भविष्यन्ति दर्शनाच्च स्नानादेव हि जाह्नवि
By the touch of those who worship Me with My mantra, those sins will be instantly destroyed; by your sight and by bathing, O Jahnavi, indeed.
हरेर्नामानि यत्रैव पुराणानि भवन्ति हि । तत्र गत्वा सावधानमाभिः सार्धं च श्रोष्यसि
Wherever the names of Hari and the Purāṇas are recited, you should go there attentively and listen together with others.
पुराणश्रवणाच्चैव हरेर्नामानुकीर्तनात् । भस्मीभूतानि पापानि ब्रह्महत्यादिकानि च
By hearing the Purāṇas and by chanting the names of Hari, sins—including those as grave as killing a Brāhmaṇa—are reduced to ashes.
भस्मीभूतानि तान्येव वैष्णवालिङ्गनेन च । तृणानि शुष्ककाष्ठानि दहन्ति पावका यथा
Indeed, those sins are destroyed by embracing Vaiṣṇavas, just as dry grass and wood are burned by fire.
तथाऽपि वैष्णवा लोके पापानि पापिनामपि । पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि पुण्यान्यपि च जाह्नवि
Even so, Vaiṣṇavas in the world destroy the sins of sinners; and all the holy places and sacred rivers on earth, including the Ganges,