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.
तुलसीकाननं दृष्ट्वा प्रययौ मालतीवनम् । वामे कृत्वा कुन्दवनं माधवीकाननं तथा
Having seen the grove of tulasī, he went to the jasmine forest; placing the grove of kunda to his left, and likewise the grove of mādhavī.
चकार दक्षिणे कृष्णश्चम्पकारण्यमीप्सिनम् । चकार पश्चात्तूर्णं च चारुचन्दनकाननम्
Kṛṣṇa made the delightful grove of campaka to his right; and swiftly behind, he created a charming sandalwood forest.
ददर्श पुरतो रम्यं राधिकाभवनं परम् । उवास राधया सार्धं रत्नसिंहासने वरे
He saw before him the splendid house of Rādhikā; and there, upon the excellent jeweled throne, he dwelled together with Rādhā.
सकर्पूरं च ताम्बूलं बुभुजे वासितं जलम् । सुष्वाप पुष्पतल्पे च सुगन्धिचन्दनार्चिते
He enjoyed betel leaves with camphor and fragrant water; and slept well upon a flower-strewn bed, adorned with fragrant sandalwood.
स रेमे रामया सार्धं निमग्नो रससागरे । इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं धर्मवक्त्राच्च यच्छ्रुतम्
Immersed in the ocean of delight, he sported with Rādhā; thus, all has been told as heard from the mouth of Dharma.
गोलोकारोहणं रम्यं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
This lovely ascent to Goloka—what more do you wish to hear?
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo गोलोकारोहणं नामैकोनत्रिंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred twenty-ninth chapter, named 'The Ascent to Goloka,' from the great Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa, in the section concerning the birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, as spoken by Nārada.
अथ त्रिंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः नारद उवाच सर्वं श्रुतं महाभाग नारशेषमभीप्सितम् । किमपूर्व पुराणं च ब्रह्मवैवर्तमिष्टदम्
Now, the one hundred thirtieth chapter. Nārada said: All has been heard, O greatly fortunate one, and nothing remains desired; what unprecedented, wish-fulfilling Purāṇa is this Brahma-vaivarta!
अधुना किं करिष्यामि तन्मां ब्रूहि जगद्गुरो । आज्ञां कुरु तपस्यां च कर्तु यामि हिमालयम्
Now, what should I do? Tell me, O Teacher of the world; command me, and I will go to the Himālayas to perform austerities.
नारायण उवाच उवबर्हणगन्धर्दः पञ्चशत्कामिनीपतिः । जन्मान्तरे भवानासीदधुना ब्रह्मपुत्रकः
Nārāyaṇa said: In a previous birth you were Uvabarhaṇa, king of the Gandharvas and lord of fifty women; now you are the son of Brahmā.
तास्वेका च सती रम्या तपसा शंकरं परम् । आराध्य च वरं लेभे वाञ्छितं नारदं पतिम्
Among them, one chaste and beautiful woman, through austerity, worshipped the supreme Śaṃkara and obtained her desired boon—to have Nārada as her husband.
सा च सृञ्जयकन्या च स्वर्णष्ठीवीसहोदरा । तां विवाहं कुरुष्वेति शंकराज्ञा कथं वृथा
She is the daughter of Sṛñjaya, and the sister of Svarṇaṣṭhīvī; how could the command of Śaṃkara, to marry her, be in vain?
सुन्दरी सुन्दरीष्वेवं कोमलां कमलाकलाम् । पतिव्रतां महाभगां रम्यां सुप्रियवादिनीम्
She is the most beautiful among the beautiful, tender as a lotus petal, devoted to her husband, greatly fortunate, lovely, and sweet-spoken.
कामुकीं कमनीयां च शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवनाम् । विधात्रा लिखितं कर्म प्राक्तनं केन वार्यते
She is passionate, enchanting, ever in the prime of youth; the deed written by the Creator in a previous life—who can prevent it?
नाभुक्तं क्षीयते कर्म कल्पकोटिशतैरपि । अवश्यमेव भोक्तव्यं कृतं शुभाशुभम्
Unexperienced karma does not perish, even in hundreds of millions of aeons; whatever good or bad has been done must certainly be experienced.
सूत उवाच नारायणवचः श्रुत्वा हृदयेन विदूयता । प्रणम्य प्रययौ शीघ्रं नारदः सृञ्जयालयम्
Sūta said: Hearing the words of Nārāyaṇa, Nārada, his heart agitated, bowed and quickly went to the house of Sṛñjaya.
शौनक उवाच अहो सूत महाभाग श्रुतं किं परमाद्भुतम् । किमपूर्वं रहस्यं च सरसं च पुरातनम्
Śaunaka said: O Sūta, greatly fortunate one, what wondrous thing has been heard? What unprecedented, secret, and delightful ancient tale?
अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि विवाहं नारदस्य च । अतीन्द्रियस्य च मुनेर्ब्रह्मपुत्रस्य सांप्रतम्
Now I wish to hear of the marriage of Nārada, the sage beyond the senses, the son of Brahmā, as it happened.
सूत उवाच नारदो मू(गु)ढरुपश्च दृष्टावा सृञ्जयकन्यकाम् । तपस्विनीं महाभागां विष्णुव्रतपरायणाम्
Sūta said: Nārada, disguised in a hidden form, saw the daughter of Sṛñjaya—an ascetic, greatly fortunate, devoted to the vow of Viṣṇu.
ययौ ब्रह्मसभां रम्यां सर्वदेवैः समावृताम् । प्रणम्य पितरं शान्तः सर्वं तत्त्वमुवाच तम्
He went to the delightful assembly of Brahmā, surrounded by all the gods; after bowing to his father, calmly he told him everything in truth.