सुदुर्लभमुपाख्यानं श्रोतृप्रीतिकरं परम् । प्रोक्ता क्रीडा च परमा पार्वतीपरमेशयोः
This exceedingly rare story brings great joy to the listener; the supreme play of Parvati and the Supreme Lord has been described.
स्कन्दोत्पत्तिः प्रथमतः क्रीडाभङ्गस्तयोस्तथा । पार्वतीतोषणं चैवमभिमानविमोक्षणम्
First, the birth of Skanda, then the interruption of their play, the pleasing of Parvati, and the removal of pride are narrated.
पुण्यकं च व्रतं विष्णोर्देव्याश्चरितमुत्तमम् । वरदानं हरेरेव सुव्रतां पार्वतीं प्रति
The virtuous vow, the supreme deeds of Devi and Vishnu, the granting of boons by Hari himself to the virtuous Parvati.
हरेश्च दर्शनं चैव ब्राह्मणातिथिरूपिणः । आविर्भावो गणेशस्य कृपया शिवमन्दिरे
The appearance of Hari in the form of a Brahmin guest, and the manifestation of Ganesha by grace in the temple of Shiva.
दर्शनं पुत्रवक्त्रस्य पार्वतीपरमेशयोः । परमानन्दरूपं च शिवगेहे महोत्सवम्
The vision of the child-faced one by Parvati and the Supreme Lord, and the great festival of supreme bliss in the house of Shiva.
देवाद्या ददृशुः सर्वे बालं नित्यमजं विभुम् । सत्यस्वरूपं परमं परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणम्
All the gods and others beheld the eternal, unborn, all-pervading child, the embodiment of truth, the supreme, the very form of the Supreme Brahman.
सर्वविघ्नहरं शान्तं दातारं सर्वसंपदाम् । तपसां जपयज्ञानां व्रतानां फलदं विभुम्
The remover of all obstacles, peaceful, the giver of all prosperity, the lord who bestows the fruits of austerities, recitations, sacrifices, and vows.
अतीव कमनीयं च रमणीयं च योषिताम् । प्राणाधिकं प्रियतम् पार्वतीपरमेशयोः
Exceedingly beautiful and charming to women, dearer than life itself to Parvati and the Supreme Lord.
परमात्मस्वरूपं च भगवन्तं सनातनम् । सर्वेशं सर्वबीजं च साक्षान्नारायणात्मकम्
The Lord, the eternal embodiment of the Supreme Self, the lord of all, the seed of all, directly of the nature of Narayana.
यद्दर्शनाच्च स्तवनात्प्रणामात्पूजनात्तथा । ध्यानासाध्यं दुराराध्यं जन्मकोट्यघनाशनम्
By seeing him, by praise, by salutation, and by worship—he is attainable through meditation, difficult to propitiate, and destroys the accumulated weight of millions of births.
कार्तिकोद्धरणं प्रोक्तं तस्याभिषेक एव च । गणेशपूजनं चैव सर्वविघ्नविनाशनम्
The deliverance of Kartikeya is described, as well as his consecration, and the worship of Ganesha, which destroys all obstacles.
जमदग्नेश्च युद्धं च कार्तवीर्यार्जुनेन च । सुरभीहरणं चैव निधनं च मुनेस्तथा
The battle of Jamadagni with Kartavirya Arjuna, the taking of Surabhi, and also the death of the sage are narrated.
पतिव्रतारेशुकायाश्चितारोहणमेव च । प्रतिज्ञातं भृगोश्चैव दारुणं च सुदारुणम्
The self-immolation of the chaste wife Renuka, and the dreadful vow undertaken by Bhrigu.
निःक्षत्रीकरणं चैवमेकविंशतिकं द्विज । संवादो ज्ञानलाभश्च गणेशपर्शुरामयोः
The destruction of the Kshatriya race, numbering twenty-one times, and the dialogue and attainment of knowledge between Ganesha and Parashurama.
तयोर्युद्धं दारुमं च हेरम्बदन्तभञ्जनम् । दुर्गायाश्च विलापश्चाभिशापो भार्गवं प्रति
Their fierce battle, the breaking of Heramba's tusk, Durga's lament, and her curse upon Bhargava—
स्मरणे पर्शुरामस्याप्याविर्भावो हरेरपि । पार्वतीं बोधयामास स्वयं नारायणः प्रभुः
At the remembrance of Parashurama, even Hari manifested; Lord Narayana himself awakened Parvati.
वर्णनं शिवलोकस्य परमाश्चर्यमीप्सितम् । प्रदत्तं पर्शुरामाय महास्त्रं शंकरेण च
The wondrous and most desired description of Shiva's realm, and the mighty weapon granted to Parashurama by Shankara—
मन्त्रं च कवचं चैव कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः । वरदानं चाभयं च प्रदानं सर्वसंपदाम्
The mantra and the protective armor of Krishna, the Supreme Soul, the granting of boons, fearlessness, and all prosperity—
त्रिःसप्तकृत्वो भूपानां निधनं च चकार सः । बभूव भृगुणा विप्र भुवश्च भारमीक्षणम्
He slew the kings twenty-one times; by Bhrigu's son, O Brahmin, the burden of the earth was removed.
प्रश्नानुरोधक्रमतः पूर्वापाख्यानमेव च । प्रोक्तं गणपतेः खण्डं समासेन द्विजोत्तम
According to the sequence of your questions, the earlier narrative has been told; the section concerning Ganapati has been summarized, O best of the twice-born.
श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डं च श्रूयतां सावधानतः । जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिहरं मोक्षकरं परम्
Now, listen attentively to the section on the birth of Shri Krishna, which removes birth, death, old age, and disease, and bestows supreme liberation.
हरिदास्यप्रदं शुद्धं सुश्राव्यं च सुधोपमम् । अत्यबूर्वमुणाख्यानं रम्यं रम्यं नवं नवम्
It bestows service to Hari, is pure, delightful to hear, like nectar, utterly unprecedented, charming, ever-fresh and ever-new.
न श्रुतं चन्मना यद्यत्स्वदु स्वादु पदे पदे । प्रदीपं सर्वसत्त्वानां भवाब्धितारणं परम्
Even if not heard before, it is sweet, sweeter at every step, a lamp for all beings, and the supreme means to cross the ocean of existence.
कर्मेपभोगरोगाणां मर्दनं च रसायनम् । श्रीकृष्णचरणाम्भोजप्राप्तिसोपानकारणम्
It crushes the diseases of karma and enjoyment, is an elixir, and serves as a stairway to attain the lotus feet of Shri Krishna.
श्रीदामराधाकलहवर्णनं दारुणं द्विज । तयोः शापप्रकथनं ततस्तेषां विसर्जनम्
The fierce quarrel between Shri Dama and Radha is described, O Brahmin, along with the narration of their curses and their subsequent departure.
ब्रह्मण प्रार्थितस्यैव हरेर्जनम् महीतले । प्रोक्तं च जन्मखण्डे च परमाद्भुतमेव च
At Brahma's request, the birth of Hari on earth is told, and in the section on his birth, the most wondrous events are described.
आविर्भावो हरेरेव वसुदेवस्य मन्दिरे । कंसासुरभयेनैव गोकुले गमनं हरेः
The appearance of Hari in the house of Vasudeva, and, out of fear of the demon Kamsa, Hari's journey to Gokula—
वृषभानसुता राधा श्रीदाम्नः शापहेतुना । बालक्रीडावर्णनं च गोकुले परमात्मनः
Radha, daughter of Vrishabhanu, due to Shri Dama's curse; and the narration of the Supreme Soul's childhood play in Gokula—
दैत्यादिनिधनं चैव कीर्तितं हरिणा तथा । गर्गस्याऽऽगमनं प्रोक्तं शुभान्नप्राशनं हरेः
The destruction of demons and others is also recounted by Hari, as well as the coming of Garga and the auspicious first feeding of Hari.
निधनं पूतनायाश्च सद्यः शकटभञ्जनम् । श्रीकृष्णबन्धमोक्षं च यमलार्जुनभञ्जनम्
The slaying of Putana, the immediate breaking of the cart, the binding and release of Shri Krishna, and the breaking of the twin Arjuna trees—