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,
श्रीकृष्णांशश्च तद्बाहौ देवाधीशो गणेश्वरः
The lord of the gods, Gaṇeśvara, is a portion of Śrī Kṛṣṇa in his arms,
गोप्यश्चापि च तस्यां च सर्वा वै देवयोषितः
And the gopīs, and all the divine women, are also in her,
सावित्री च सरस्वत्यां वेदशास्त्राणि यानि च
Sāvitrī is in Sarasvatī, and all the Vedic scriptures,
गोलोकस्थस्य गोपाश्च विलीनास्तस्य लोमसु
The cowherds of Goloka are dissolved in his hairs.
जठराग्नौ विलीनश्च जलं तद्रसनाग्रतः
And the water, having been dissolved in the fire of the stomach, reaches the tip of the tongue.
सारात्सारतरा भक्तिरसपीयूषपायिनः
Those who drink the nectar of devotion, which is the essence of all essences,
यस्यैव लोमकूपेषु विश्वानि निखिलानि च
In whose very pores all the worlds, indeed the entirety, reside,
चक्षुरुन्मीलने सृष्टिर्यस्यैव परमात्मनः 2.34.
By whose opening of the eyes, O Supreme Self, creation comes into being,
ब्रह्मणश्च शताब्देन सृष्टिस्तत्र लयः पुनः
And with the passing of a hundred years of Brahmā, there is dissolution and then creation again.
यथा भूरजसां चैव संख्यानं च निशामय
Now listen to the enumeration of the earth and the dusts as it is,
उन्मीलने पुनः सृष्टिर्भवेदेवेश्वरेच्छया
At the opening of the eyes, creation arises again by the will of the Lord of gods.
यथा श्रुतं तातवक्त्रात्तथोक्तं च यथागमम्
As has been heard from the mouth of your father, so it is spoken according to the tradition.
तत्प्रधाना हरेर्भक्तिर्मुक्तेरपि गरीयसी
Devotion to Hari is foremost, greater even than liberation.
सिद्धत्वममरत्वं च ब्रह्मत्वं चावहेलया
Perfection, immortality, and even the state of Brahmā are attained with ease,
धारणं दिव्यरूपस्य विदुर्निर्वाणमोक्षदम्
The sustaining of a divine form is known to grant liberation and release.
भक्तिमुक्त्योरयं भेदो निषेके लक्षणं शृणु
Hear now the distinction and the mark between devotion and liberation.
तत्खण्डनं च शुभदं परं श्रीकृष्णसेवनम् 2.34.
The destruction of that, which is auspicious, is supreme service to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
विघ्नघ्नं शुभदं चोक्तं गच्छ वत्से यथासुखम्
It is said to remove obstacles and bestow auspiciousness; go, child, as you wish.
तस्यै शुभाशिषं दत्त्वा गमनं कर्तुमुद्यतः
Having given her auspicious blessings, he prepared to depart.
रुरोद चरणे धृत्वा सद्विच्छेदोऽतिदुःखदः
She wept, holding his feet, for separation from the virtuous is exceedingly painful.