सस्मितं शोभितं शश्वदमूल्याऽऽपीतवाससा
Ever smiling, splendid, and clothed in priceless yellow garments.
सुखदृश्यं च शान्तं च राधाकान्तमनन्तकम्
Pleasant to behold, serene, the endless beloved of Rādhā.
रासमण्डलमध्यस्थं रत्नसिंहासनस्थितम्
Seated at the center of the rāsa circle, upon a jeweled throne.
कौस्तुभेन मणीन्द्रेण सुन्दरं वक्षसोज्ज्वलम्
His beautiful chest gleams, adorned with the Kaustubha, the foremost of jewels.
चारुचम्पकमालाब्जमालतीमाल्यमण्डितम्
Adorned with charming garlands of campaka, lotus, and mālatī flowers.
ध्यायन्ति चैवम्भूतं वै भक्ता भक्तिपरिप्लुताः
Devotees, filled with devotion, meditate upon Him in this way.
करोति लेखनं कर्मानुरूपं सर्वदेहिनाम्
He inscribes the deeds of all embodied beings according to their actions.
विष्णुः पाता च सर्वेषां यद्भयात्पाति सन्ततम् 2.34.
Viṣṇu protects all, ever guarding them out of fear of Him.
शिवो मृत्युञ्जयश्चैव ज्ञानिनां च गुरोर्गुरुः
Śiva, the conqueror of death, is the guru of the wise and the guru of gurus.
परमानन्द युक्तश्च भक्तिवैराग्यसंयुतः
He is endowed with supreme bliss, united with devotion and detachment.
तपनश्च प्रतपति यद्भयात्सन्ततं सति
The sun shines continually out of fear of Him.
यदाज्ञया दहेद्वह्निर्जलमेव सुशीतलम्
By His command, fire burns and water remains cool.
भ्रमन्ति राशिचक्राणि ग्रहा वै यद्भयेन च
The planets and the zodiacal signs revolve out of fear of Him.
भयात्फलानि पक्वानि निष्फलास्तरवो भयात्
Fruits ripen and trees become barren out of fear of Him.
तथा स्थले जलस्थाश्च न जीवन्ति यदाज्ञया
Likewise, those on land and in water do not live without His command.
कालश्च कलयेत्सर्वं भ्रमत्येव यदाज्ञया
Time measures all and moves only by His command.
ज्वलदग्नौ पतन्तं च गभीरे च जलार्णवे
Falling into blazing fire and into the deep ocean of water,
नानाशस्त्रास्त्रविद्धं च रणेषु विषमेषु च 2.34.
Pierced by various weapons and missiles, and in the midst of perilous battles,
शयानं तन्त्रमन्त्रैश्च काले कालो हरेद्भयात्
Lying down, bound by spells and incantations, time seizes one out of fear at the appointed hour,
कूर्मोऽनन्तं स च क्षोणीं समुद्रान्सप्तपर्वतान्
The tortoise supports Ananta, and he supports the earth, the seven oceans, and the mountains,
यतः सर्वाणि भूतानि लीयन्तेऽन्ते च तत्र वै
All beings dissolve there at the end, indeed,
अष्टाविंशच्छक्रपाते ब्रह्मणस्स्यादहर्निशम्
In twenty-eight Indra cycles, a day and night of Brahma is completed,
युगे नराणां शक्रायुरेवं संख्याविदो विदुः
Those who know the calculations know that the lifespan of Indra in a yuga is thus,
ऋतुभिः षड्भिरेवाब्दं शताब्दं ब्रह्मणो वयः
With six seasons, a year passes; a hundred years is the age of Brahma,
चक्षुर्निमीलने तस्य लयं प्राकृतिकं विदुः
When he closes his eyes, they know it as the dissolution into primal nature,
लीना धातरि धाता च श्रीकृष्णे नाभिपङ्कजे
The creator and creation are dissolved in the lotus of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s navel,
विलीना वामपार्श्वे च कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
Or dissolved in the left side of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self,
शिवाधारे शिवे लीना ज्ञानानन्दे सनातने 2.34.
Dissolved in the foundation of Śiva, in Śiva, in eternal knowledge and bliss,
तस्य ज्ञाने विलीनश्च बभूवाथ क्षणं हरेः
In his knowledge, dissolution occurred for a moment in Hari,
सा च कृष्णस्य बुद्धौ च बुद्ध्यधिष्ठातृदेवता
She is the deity presiding over intellect in the mind of Kṛṣṇa,