स चासुरः शङ्खचूडो बभूव तुलसीपतिः
And that asura became Shankhachuda, the husband of Tulasi.
राधा जगाम वाराहे गोकुलं भारतं सती
Radha, the virtuous one, went to Gokula in the Varaha Kalpa, O Bharata.
अयोनिसम्भवा देवी वायुगर्भा कलावती
The goddess, not born from a womb, Kalavati, was conceived by the wind.
अतीते द्वादशाब्दे तु दृष्ट्वा तां नवयौवनाम्
When twelve years had passed, seeing her in the bloom of new youth—
छायां संस्थाप्य तद्गेहे साऽन्तर्द्धानमवाप ह
She left her shadow in that house and then disappeared.
गते चतुर्दशाब्दे तु कंसभीतेश्छलेन च 2.49.
When the fourteenth year had passed, by a pretext out of fear of Kamsa—
कृष्णमाता यशोदा या रायाणस्तत्सहोदरः
Yashoda, Krishna’s mother, and Rayana, his brother—
कृष्णेन सह राधायाः पुण्ये वृन्दावने वने
Together with Krishna, in the holy forest of Vrindavana, with Radha—
स्वप्ने राधापदाम्भोजं नहि पश्यन्ति बल्लवाः
In dreams, the cowherds do not see the lotus feet of Radha.
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि तपस्तेपे पुरा विधिः
Long ago, Brahma performed austerities for sixty thousand years.
भारावतरणे भूमेर्भारते नन्दगोकुले ।। ददर्श तत्पदाम्भोजं तपसस्तत्फलेन च
When the earth’s burden was to be lifted, in Bharata, at Nandagokula, he saw her lotus feet as the fruit of his austerity.
किञ्चित्कालं स वै कृष्णः पुण्ये वृन्दावने वने
For some time, Krishna remained in the holy forest of Vrindavana.
ततः सुदामशापेन विच्छेदश्च बभूव ह
Then, by the curse of Sudama, separation occurred.
शताब्दे समतीते तु तीर्थयात्राप्रसंगतः
When a hundred years had passed, on the occasion of a pilgrimage—
ततो जगाम गोलोकं राधया सह तत्त्ववित्
Then, knowing the truth, he went to Goloka together with Radha.
वृषभानुश्च नन्दश्च ययौ गोलोकमुत्तमम् 2.49.
Vrishabhanu and Nanda also went to the supreme Goloka.
छाया गोपाश्च गोप्यश्च प्रापुर्मुक्तिं च सन्निधौ
The shadow, the cowherds, and the cowherd women attained liberation in his presence.
षट्त्रिंशल्लक्षकोट्यश्च गोप्यो गोपाश्च तत्समाः
And thirty-six hundred million cowherd women and cowherds, equal to them.
द्रोणः प्रजापतिर्नन्दो यशोदा तत्प्रिया धरा
Droṇa is Prajāpati, Nanda; Yaśodā is his beloved, Dhara.
वसुदेवः कश्यपश्च देवकी चादितिः सती
Vasudeva is Kaśyapa, and Devakī is Aditi, the virtuous one.
पितॄणां मानसी कन्या राधामाता कलावती
The mind-born daughter of the ancestors is Kalāvatī, the mother of Rādhā.
इत्येवं कथितं दुर्गे राधिकाख्यानमुत्तमम्
Thus, O Durgā, the supreme account of Rādhikā has been told.
श्रीकृष्णश्च द्विधारूपो द्विभुजश्च चतुर्भुजः
Śrī Kṛṣṇa is of two forms: one with two arms, and one with four arms.
चतुर्भुजस्य पत्नी च महालक्ष्मीः सरस्वती
The wife of the four-armed one is Mahālakṣmī and Sarasvatī.
श्रीकृष्णपत्नी सा राधा तदर्द्धाङ्गसमुद्भवा
Rādhā is the wife of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, born from half of his body.
आदौ राधां समुच्चार्य पश्चात्कृष्णं वदेद्बुधः 2.49.
First utter Rādhā's name, and then Kṛṣṇa's, so the wise declare.
कार्त्तिकीपूर्णिमायां च गोलोके रासमण्डले
On the full moon of Kārttika, in Goloka, within the circle of the rāsa dance,
सद्रत्नघुटिकायाश्च कृत्वा तत्कवचं हरिः
Having made her gem-studded amulet, Hari fashioned her armor.
कृत्वा ध्यानं च भक्त्या च स्तोत्रमेतच्चकार सः
Having meditated with devotion, he composed this hymn.
राधा पूज्या च कृष्णस्य तत्पूज्यो भगवान्प्रभुः
Rādhā is to be worshipped by Kṛṣṇa, and the Lord, Bhagavān, is to be worshipped by her.