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.
तवाऽऽज्ञया पञ्चधाऽहं पञ्चप्रकृतिरूपिणी । कलाकलांशयाऽहं च देवपत्नयो गृहे गृहे
By your command, I am fivefold, taking the forms of the five primal natures; by portions and parts, I am the wife of each god in every house.
शीघ्रं गच्छ महाभाग तत्राऽहं विरहातुरा । गोवीभिः सहिता रासं भ्रमन्ती परितः सदा
Go quickly, O greatly fortunate one; there I am tormented by separation, always wandering in the rasa dance with the cows.
पार्वतीवचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य रसिकेश्वरः । रत्नयानं समारुह्य ययौ गोलोकमुत्तमम्
Hearing Parvati's words, the Lord of rasa smiled; mounting the jeweled chariot, he went to the supreme Goloka.
पार्वती बोधयामास स्वयं देवगणं तथा । मायावंशीरवाच्छन्नं विष्णुमाया सनातनी
Parvati herself instructed the assembly of gods; the eternal Vishnumaya, concealed by the lineage of Maya.
कृत्वा ते हरिशब्दं च स्वगृहं विस्मयं ययुः । शिवेन सार्धं दुर्गा सा प्रहृष्टा स्वपुरं ययौ
Having uttered the name of Hari, they returned to their own homes in wonder; Durga, delighted, went to her own city together with Shiva.
अथ कृष्णं समायान्तं राधा गोपीगणैः सह । अनुव्रजं ययौ हृष्टा सर्वज्ञा प्राणवल्लभम्
Then Radha, accompanied by the groups of gopis, joyfully followed Krishna, the all-knowing, her beloved.
दृष्ट्वा समीपमायान्तमवरुह्य रथात्सती । प्रणनाम जगन्नाथं सिरसा सखिभिः सह
Seeing him approaching, Sati descended from the chariot and, together with her companions, bowed her head to the Lord of the universe.
गोपा गोप्यश्च मुदिताः प्रफुल्लवदनेक्षणाः । दुंदुभिं वादयामासुरीश्वरागमनोत्सुकाः
The cowherds and cowherdesses, joyful and with radiant faces, began to play the drums, eager for the Lord's arrival.
विरजां च समुत्तीर्य दृष्ट्वा राधां जगत्पतिः । अवरुह्य रथात्तूर्णं गृहीत्वा राधिकाकरम्
Crossing the Viraja, the Lord of the world, seeing Radha, swiftly descended from the chariot and took Radhika's hand.
शतशृङ्गं च बभ्राम सुरम्यं रासमण्डलम् । दृष्ट्वाऽक्षयवटं पुण्यं पुण्यं वृन्दावनं ययौ
He wandered with a hundred horns in the beautiful circle of the rasa dance; seeing the blessed Akshayavata, he went to the sacred Vrindavana.