बहिर्मन्मनसो गच्छ पितॄणां तुष्टिहेतवे
Go beyond my mind, for the satisfaction of the ancestors.
नित्या नित्यस्वरूपाऽसि गुणरूपाऽसि सुव्रते
You are eternal, of eternal nature, of virtuous form, O noble one.
ॐ स्वस्ति च नमः स्वाहा स्वधा त्वं दक्षिणा तथा
Om, blessings, homage, Svāhā, Svadhā, you are also Dakṣiṇā.
पुराऽऽसीस्त्वं स्वधा गोपी गोलोके राधिका सखी
Formerly, you were Svadhā, a gopī in Goloka, companion of Rādhikā.
ध्वस्ता त्वं राधिकाशापाद्गोलोकाद्विश्वमागता
You were cast out from Goloka by Rādhikā’s curse and came to the world.
कृष्णालिंगनपुण्येन भूता मे मानसी सुता
By the merit of Kṛṣṇa’s embrace, you became my mind-born daughter.
स्वाहा सा सुन्दरी गोपी पुराऽऽसीद्राधिकासखी
That Svāhā, the beautiful gopī, was formerly a companion of Rādhikā.
कृष्णेन सार्द्धं सुचिरं वसन्ते रासमण्डले
For a long time, she dwelled with Krishna in the circle of the rāsa dance during spring.
तस्याः शापेन सा ध्वस्ता गोलोकाद्विश्वमागता 2.41.
By her curse, she was ruined and came from Goloka to the world.
पवित्ररूपा परमा देवाद्यैर्वन्दिता नृभिः
She, of pure form and supreme, is honored by gods and men.
या सुशीलाभिधा गोपी पुराऽऽसीद्राधिकासखी
That gopī named Suśīlā was formerly a companion of Rādhikā.
प्रध्वस्ता सा च तच्छापाद्गोलोकाद्विश्वमागता
She too was ruined by that curse and came from Goloka to the world.
सा प्रेयसी रतौ दक्षा प्रशस्ता सर्वकर्मसु
She is beloved, skilled in love, and praised in all actions.
गोप्या बभूवुस्तिस्रो वै स्वधा स्वाहा च दक्षिणा
Three gopīs became Svadhā, Svāhā, and Dakṣiṇā.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा स ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मलोके च संसदि
Having spoken thus, Brahmā, in the assembly in Brahmaloka,
तदा पितृभ्यः प्रददौ तामेव कमलाननाम्
Then he gave that lotus-faced one to the Pitṛs.
स्वधास्तोत्रमिदं पुण्यं यः शृणोति समाहितः
Whoever listens attentively to this sacred hymn to Svadhā,
नारायण उवाच वक्ष्यामि दक्षिणाख्यानं सावधानं निशामय
Nārāyaṇa said: I will tell the story of Dakṣiṇā; listen carefully.
गोपी सुशीला गोलोके पुराऽऽसीत्प्रेयसी हरेः अतीव सुन्दरी रामा सुभगा सुदती सती
The gopī Suśīlā was once Hare's beloved in Goloka, exceedingly beautiful, charming, fortunate, lovely-toothed, and virtuous.
विद्यावती गुणवती सती रूपवती तथा
She was learned, virtuous, chaste, and beautiful.
सुश्रोणी सुस्तनी श्यामा न्यग्रोधपरिमण्डला
She had lovely hips, beautiful breasts, a dark complexion, and a figure like a banyan tree.
श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभा बिम्बोष्ठी मृगलोचना
Her radiance was like white campaka flowers, her lips were red as bimba fruit, and her eyes were like those of a deer.
भावानुरक्ता भावज्ञा कृष्णस्य प्रियभामिनी
She was devoted in feeling, wise in emotion, and Krishna's beloved.
उवास दक्षिणे क्रोडे राधायाः पुरतः पुरा
She once dwelled at the right side of Rādhā, in front of her.
दृष्ट्वा राधां च पुरतो गोपीनां प्रवरां वराम्
Seeing Radha before her, the foremost and most excellent among the gopis,
कोपेन कम्पिताङ्गी च कोपनां कोपदर्शनाम्
Her limbs trembling with anger, displaying wrath and the appearance of fury,
आगच्छन्तीं च वेगेन विज्ञाय तदनन्तरम् 2.42.
And perceiving her coming swiftly, immediately thereafter,
पलायन्तं च तं शान्तं सत्त्वाधारं सुविग्रहम्
She saw him fleeing, calm, the foundation of beings, with a splendid form,
विलोक्य सङ्कटं तत्र गोपीनां लक्षकोटयः
Beholding the distress there, the hundreds of thousands of gopis,
रक्ष रक्षेत्युक्तवत्यो हे देवीति पुनः पुनः
Repeatedly cried out, 'Protect us, protect us, O goddess!'