यथा भक्तिर्मम भवेच्छ्रीकृष्णे परमात्मनि 2.54.
May devotion to me arise in Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Soul.
नह्यम्मयानि तीर्थानि न देवा मृच्छिलामयाः
Neither the sacred places created by me, nor the gods made of clay and stone,
सर्वेषामाश्रमाणां च द्विजातेर्जातिरुत्तमा
Among all hermitages, the birth of a brāhmaṇa is the highest.
कृष्णमन्त्रोपासकश्च कृष्णभक्तिपरायणः
One who worships the Kṛṣṇa-mantra and is devoted to Kṛṣṇa-bhakti,
त्वां वैष्णवं द्विजश्रेष्ठं महाज्ञानार्णवं परम्
You are a Vaiṣṇava, O best of brāhmaṇas, a great ocean of supreme knowledge.
अधुनाऽहं गलत्कुष्ठी तव शापान्महामुने
Now I, afflicted by leprosy, am so because of your curse, O great sage.
सुतपा उवाच सा च याननुगृह्णाति तेभ्यो भक्तिं ददाति च
Sutapā said: She who shows compassion gives them devotion.
यांश्च माया मोहयति तेभ्यस्तां न ददाति च
Those whom Māyā deludes, to them she does not give it.
कृष्णप्रेममयीं शक्तिं प्राणाधिष्ठातृदेवताम्
The power filled with love for Kṛṣṇa is the presiding deity of life.
शीघ्रं यास्यासि गोलोकं तदनुग्रहसेवया
You will quickly go to Goloka by serving her grace.
ध्यानसाध्यं दुराराध्यं भक्ताः संसेव्य निर्गुणम् 2.54.
That which is attained by meditation, difficult to worship, the devotees serve the attribute-less.
कृपामयीं च संसेव्य भक्ता यान्त्यचिरेण वै
By serving the compassionate one, devotees attain it without delay.
सहस्रवर्षपर्य्यन्तं विप्रपादोदकं पिब
For a thousand years, drink the water from the feet of a brāhmaṇa.
विप्रपादोदकक्लिन्ना यावत्तिष्ठति मेदिनी
As long as the earth remains moistened by the water from a brāhmaṇa’s feet,
पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि तानि तीर्थानि सागरे
All the sacred places on earth are also in the ocean.
विप्रपादोदकं चैव पापव्याधिविनाशनम्
The water from a brāhmaṇa’s feet indeed destroys sin and disease.
विप्रो मानवरूपी च देवदेवो जनार्दनः
The brāhmaṇa, in human form, is Janārdana, the god of gods.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा विप्रश्च गृहीत्वा तस्य पूजनम्
Thus, having spoken, the brāhmaṇa took his worship.
भक्त्या च बुभुजे राजा विप्रपादोदकं शिवे
And with devotion, the king partook of the water that had washed the feet of the brāhmaṇas, O Śiva.
संवत्सरे व्यतीते तु निर्मुक्तो व्याधितो नृपः
When a year had passed, the king was freed from disease.
राधापूजाविधानं च स्तोत्रं च कवचं मनुम् 2.54.
The procedure for worshipping Rādhā, the hymn, the protective charm, and the mantra—
राजन्निर्गम्यतां शीघ्रमित्युक्त्वा तपसे मुनिः
The sage, having said, 'O King, depart quickly,' went to perform austerities.
रुरुदुर्बान्धवाः सर्वे त्रिरात्रं शोकमूर्च्छिताः
All the relatives wept, unconscious with grief for three nights.
सुयज्ञः पुष्करं गत्वा चक्रे वै दुष्करं तपः
Suyajña went to Puṣkara and performed severe austerities.
तदा ददर्श गगने रथस्थां परमेश्वरीम्
Then he saw the Supreme Goddess in the sky, standing upon a chariot.
तत्याज मानुषं देहं दिव्यां मूर्त्तिं दधार ह
He abandoned his human body and assumed a divine form.
नृपं नीत्वा च गोलोकं तत्र चैषा ययौ तदा
Taking the king, she then went to Goloka.
वेष्टितं पर्वतेनैव शतशृङ्गेण चारुणा
It was encircled by the beautiful mountain with a hundred peaks.
गोगोपगोपीनिकरैः शोभितं परिसेवतैः
Adorned and served by herds of cows, cowherds, and gopīs.
नानाचित्रविचित्रैश्च राजितं परिशोभितम्
Resplendent and beautified by various wondrous and marvelous things.