आगतं तुष्टुवुः सर्वे दृष्ट्वा तं विष्णुवि ग्रहम्
All, having seen that planet of Viṣṇu which had arrived, praised it.
सहस्रमूर्धा भक्त्या च प्रणनाम च नारद
With a thousand heads, Nārada bowed in devotion.
लीनोऽहं कृष्णपादाब्जे बभूव फाल्गुनोऽवरः
I became absorbed at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, and Phālguna became the lesser.
एतस्मिन्नंतरे देवा ददृशू रथमुत्तमम्
At that moment, the gods beheld a most excellent chariot.
मणींद्रसारसंयुक्तं वह्निशुद्धांशुकान्वितम् 4.6.
Adorned with the best of jewels and gems, and draped with cloth purified by fire.
सद्रत्नसारकलशसमूहेन विराजितम्
It shone with a multitude of pitchers made from the finest gems.
सहस्रचक्रसंयुक्तं मनोयायि मनोहरम्
Fitted with a thousand wheels, it moved at will and was enchanting.
मुक्तामाणिक्यवज्राणां समूहेन समुज्ज्वलम्
Brilliant with clusters of pearls, rubies, and diamonds.
देवानां दानवानां च रथानां प्रवरं मुने
O sage, it was the foremost among the chariots of gods and demons.
पंचाशद्योजनोर्ध्वं च चतुर्योजनविस्तृतम्
It was fifty yojanas high and four yojanas wide.
तत्रस्थां ददृशुर्देवीं रत्नालंकारभूषिताम्
There, the gods saw a goddess adorned with jewel ornaments.
तेजःस्वरूपा मतुलां मूलप्रकृतिमीश्वरीम्
Of the form of radiance, incomparable, the supreme root-nature.
ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यां भक्तानुग्रहकातराम्
With a slightly smiling, gracious face, eager to show favor to devotees.
रत्नेन्द्रसाररचितक्वणन्मञ्जीररंजिताम्
Her anklets, made from the finest jewels, resounded with melodious jingling.
सद्रत्नसारकेयूरकरकंकणभूषिताम् 4.6.
She was adorned with bracelets and armlets of the best gems.
नितंबकठिनश्रोणीं पीनोन्नतकुचानताम्
Her hips were firm as silver, and her breasts full and prominent.
कज्जलोज्जलरेखाक्तशरत्पंकजलोच नाम्
Her eyes were adorned with lines of dark collyrium, resembling the mud of autumn.
मुक्तापंक्तिप्रभामुष्टदंतराजिविराजिताम्
Her shining row of teeth, radiant as a string of pearls, enhanced her beauty.
पक्षींद्रचंचुनासाग्रगजेंद्रमौक्तिकान्विताम्
Her nose-tip was graced with a pearl, like the beak of the king of birds, and she wore an elephant-pearl.
सिंहपृष्ठसमारूढां सुताभ्यां सहितां मुदा
Mounted upon a lion’s back, she was joyfully accompanied by her two daughters.
सुताभ्यां सहिता देवी समुवा स वराननाः
The goddess, together with her daughters, approached, her face radiant like a lotus.
ननाम शंकरं धर्ममनंतं कमलोद्भवम्
She bowed to Śaṅkara, to Dharma, to the endless one, and to the lotus-born.
आशिषं च ददुर्देवा वासयामासुरंतिके
The gods gave their blessings and seated her nearby.
तस्थुर्देवाः सभामध्ये देवस्य पुरतो हरेः
The gods stood in the middle of the assembly, before Hari, the Lord.
उवाच कमलां कृष्णः स्मेराननसरोरुहः 4.6.
Krishna, whose lotus-face was smiling, spoke to Kamalā.
वैदर्भ्या उदरे जन्म लभ देवि सना तनि
O goddess, take birth in the womb of the lady from Vidarbha, O eternal one.
ता देव्यः पार्वतीं दृष्ट्वा समुत्थाय त्वरान्विताः
Seeing Pārvatī, those goddesses quickly rose up.
विप्रेंद्र पार्वतीलक्ष्मीवागधिष्ठातृदेवताः
O best of Brahmins, the presiding goddesses Pārvatī, Lakṣmī, and Vāk were there.
ताश्च संभाषयामासुः संप्रीत्या गोपकन्यकाः
Those goddesses, with great delight, conversed with the cowherd maidens.
श्रीकृष्णः पार्वतीं तत्र समुवाच जगत्पतिः
There, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of the universe, spoke to Pārvatī.