शतकोटीन्दुसौन्दर्यं शतकोटिस्मरप्रभाम् । दधानः परमानन्दः परिबूर्णतमः प्रभुः
Bearing the beauty of a hundred million moons and the radiance of a hundred million Cupids, he is supreme bliss, the Lord, utterly complete.
परं धाम परं ब्रह्मस्वरूपो निर्गुणः स्वयम् । परमात्मा च सर्वेषां भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहः
He is the supreme abode, the supreme Brahman, of his own nature beyond qualities; the supreme soul of all, whose form is compassion for devotees.
नित्यदेहश्च भगवानीश्वरः प्रकृतेः परः । योगिनो यं वदन्त्येवं ज्योतीरूपं सनातनम्
The Lord is eternal-bodied, the ruler, beyond nature; yogis declare him to be the eternal form of light.
ज्योतिरम्यन्तरे नित्यरूपं भक्ता विदन्ति यम् । वेदा वदन्ति सत्यं यं नित्यमाद्यं विचक्षणाः
Within that light, devotees recognize his eternal form; the wise declare him to be the eternal, original, and true one.
यं वदन्ति सुराः सर्वे परं स्वेच्छामयं प्रभूम् । सिद्धेन्द्रा मुनयः सर्वे सर्वरूपं वदन्ति यम्
He whom all the gods call the supreme, the lord who acts by his own will, whom perfected beings, Indra, and all sages declare to be of every form—
यमनिर्वचनीयं च योगीन्द्रः शंकरो वदेत् । स्वयं विधाता प्रवदेत्कारणानां च कारणम्
Whom even the greatest yogi, Shankara, says is indescribable, whom the Creator himself proclaims as the cause of all causes—
शेषो वदेदनन्तं यं नवधारूपमीश्वरम् । तर्काणामेव षण्णां च षड्विधं रूपमीप्सितम्
Whom Shesha describes as infinite, the lord with ninefold forms; whom logic regards as having six desired forms—
वैष्णवानामेकरूपं वेदानामेकमेव च । पुराणानामेकरूपं तस्मान्नवविधं स्मृतम्
Whom the Vaishnavas and the Vedas declare to be of one form, and whom the Puranas also describe as one; thus, he is remembered as having ninefold forms.
न्यायोऽनिर्वचनीयं च यं मतं शंकरो वदेत् । नित्यं वैशेषिकाश्चाऽऽद्यं तं वदन्ति विचक्षणाः
Whom Shankara says is indefinable according to the Nyaya doctrine; whom the wise Vaisheshikas call the eternal and the original.
सांख्य वदन्ति तं देवं ज्योतीरूपं सनातनम् । मीमांसा सर्वरूपं च वेदान्तः सर्वकारणम्
Whom the Sankhyas call the eternal deity of the form of light; whom the Mimamsakas say is of all forms, and Vedanta declares as the cause of all.
पातञ्जलोऽप्यनन्तं च वेदाः सत्यस्वरूपकम् । स्वेच्छामयं पुराणं च भक्ताश्च नित्यविग्रहम्
Whom Patanjali also calls infinite, whom the Vedas describe as the embodiment of truth; whom the Puranas say is self-willed, and whom devotees regard as having an eternal form.
सोऽयं गोलोकनाथश्च राधेशो नन्दनन्दनः । गोकुले गोपवेषश्च पुण्ये वृन्दावने वने
He is the lord of Goloka, the master of Radha, the son of Nanda; in Gokula, he appears in the attire of a cowherd, and in the sacred forest of Vrindavan.
चतुर्भुजश्च वैकुण्ठे महालक्ष्मीपतिः स्वयम् । नारायणश्च भगवान्यन्नाम मुक्तिकारणम्
In Vaikuntha, he is four-armed, the husband of Mahalakshmi; he is Narayana, the blessed one, whose name is the cause of liberation.
सकृन्नारायणेत्युक्त्वा पुमान्कल्पशतत्रयम् । गङ्गादिसर्वतीर्थेषु स्नातो भवति नारद
By uttering 'Narayana' just once, a person, for three hundred cycles of time, is considered to have bathed in all holy places like the Ganga, O Narada.
सुनन्दनन्दकुमुदैः पार्षदैः परिवारितः । शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मधरः श्रीवत्सलाञ्छनः
Surrounded by attendants Sunanda, Nanda, Kumuda, holding conch, discus, mace, and lotus, marked with the emblem of Shrivatsa—
कौस्तुभेन मणीन्द्रेण भूषितो वनमालया । देवैः स्तुतश्च यानेन वैकुण्ठं स्वपदं ययौ
Adorned with the chief jewel Kaustubha and a garland of forest flowers, praised by the gods, he went by chariot to Vaikuntha, his own abode.
गते वैकुण्ठनाथे च राधेशश्च स्वयं प्रभुः । चकार वंशीशब्दं च त्रैलोक्यमोहनं परम्
When the lord of Vaikuntha departed, Radha's lord himself produced the sound of the flute, enchanting the three worlds.
मूर्च्छांप्रापुर्देवगणा मुनयश्चापि नारद । अचेतना बभूवुश्च मायया पार्वतीं विना
The hosts of gods, sages, and even Narada fell into a swoon; all became unconscious by the power of Maya, except for Parvati.
उवाच पार्वती देवी भगवन्तं सनातनम् । विष्णुमाया भगवती सर्वरूपा सनातनी
Parvati, the goddess, spoke to the eternal Lord; Vishnumaya, the divine, is of all forms and eternal.
परब्रह्मस्वरूपा या परमात्मस्वरूपिणी । सगुणा निर्गुणा सा च परा स्वेच्छामयी सती
She who is the essence of the supreme Brahman, who is the form of the supreme self; she is both with attributes and without, supreme, self-willed, and pure.
पार्वत्युवाच एकाऽहं राधिकारूपा गोलोके रासमण्डले । रासशून्यं च गोलोकं परिपूर्ण कुरु प्रभो
Parvati said: I alone am Radha's form in Goloka, in the circle of the rasa dance; O Lord, make Goloka, which is empty of rasa, completely full.
गच्छ त्वं रथमारुह्य मुक्तामाणिक्यभूषितम् । परिबूर्णतमाऽहं च तव वङः स्थलस्थिता
Go, ascend the chariot adorned with pearls and jewels; I am the most complete, standing in your forest land.
तवाऽऽज्ञया महालक्ष्मीरहं वैकुण्ठगामिनी । सरस्वती च तत्रैव वामे पार्श्वे हरेरपि
By your command, I am Mahalakshmi, who goes to Vaikuntha; and Sarasvati also, who stands at the left side of Hari there.
तवाहं मनसा जाता सिन्धुकन्या तवाऽऽज्ञया । सावित्री वेदमाताऽहं कलया विधिसंनिधौ
By your will, I was born in your mind as the daughter of the ocean; I am Savitri, the mother of the Vedas, present in part at the side of Brahma.
तैजःसु सर्वदेवानां पुरा सत्ये तवाऽऽज्ञया । अधिष्ठानं कृत तत्र धृतं देव्या शरीरकम्
In the golden forms of all the gods, formerly in the Satya age, by your command, the embodiment of the goddess was established and sustained there.
शुम्भादयश्च दैत्याश्च निहताश्चावलीलया । दुर्ग निहत्य तुर्गाऽहं त्रिपुरा त्रिपुरे वधे
The demons beginning with Shumbha were easily slain; as Durga I destroyed them, and as Turga I killed Tripura in the destruction of Tripura.
निहत्य रक्तबीजं च रक्तबीजविनाशिनी । तवाऽऽज्ञया दक्षकन्या सती सत्यस्वरूपिणी
Having slain Raktabija, I am the destroyer of Raktabija; by your command, I was Sati, Daksha's daughter, the embodiment of truth.
योगेन त्यक्त्वा देहं च शैलजाऽहं तवाऽऽज्ञया । त्वया दत्तवा (त्ताः शंकराय गोलोके रासमण्डले
Through yoga, having abandoned my body, I became Shailaja by your command; you gave me to Shankara in Goloka, in the circle of the rasa dance.
विष्णुभक्तिरहं तेन विष्णुमाया च वैष्णवी । नारायणस्य मायाऽहं तेन नारायणी स्मृता
I am devotion to Vishnu, and thus I am Vishnumaya, the Vaishnavi; I am the maya of Narayana, and thus I am called Narayani.
कृष्णप्राणाधिकाऽहं च प्राणाधिष्ठातृदेवता । महाविष्णोश्च वासोश्च जननी राधिका स्वयम्
I am dearer to Krishna than life itself, the presiding goddess of life; and I, Radhika, am the very mother of the abode of Mahavishnu.