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.
द्वितीये पूजिता सा च धर्मेण ब्रह्मणा मया
In the second age, she was worshipped in righteousness by Brahmā and by me.
महेन्द्रेण च रुद्रैश्च मनुना मानवेन च
By Mahendra, by the Rudras, by Manu and by Mānavas as well.
तृतीये पूजिता सा च सप्तद्वीपेश्वरेण च
In the third age, she was worshipped by the lord of the seven islands.
ब्राह्मणेनाभिशप्तेन देवदोषेण भूभृता
By the brāhmaṇa who was cursed, by the fault of the gods, and by the earth-bearer.
संप्राप राज्यं भ्रष्टश्रीः स च राधावरेण च
He, deprived of prosperity, attained the kingdom by the boon of Rādhā.
अभेद्यं कवचं तस्याः कण्ठे बाहौ दधार सः 2.49.
He wore her impenetrable armor on his neck and arm.
अन्ते जगाम गोलोकं रत्नयानेन भूमिपः
At the end, the king went to Goloka in a jeweled chariot.
पार्वत्युवाच कथं विप्राभिशप्तश्च कथं संप्राप राधिकाम्
Pārvatī said: How was he cursed by the brāhmaṇas, and how did he attain Rādhikā?
सर्वात्मनश्च कृष्णस्य पत्नीं श्रीकृष्णपूजिताम्
How did he obtain as wife the beloved of Kṛṣṇa, worshipped by Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is the soul of all?
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि तपस्तेपे पुरा विधिः
In ancient times, Viṣṇu performed austerities for sixty thousand years.