शतजन्मतपःपूता भक्ता ये भारते भुवि
Those devotees on earth in Bhārata, purified by austerities over a hundred births,
स्वप्ने ज्ञाने हरेर्ध्याने विविष्टमानसा मुने
Who, in dream, in knowledge, or in meditation on Hari, had minds absorbed, O sage,
तेषां श्रीकृष्णभक्तानां निवासैः सुमनोहरैः
For those devotees of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, there were dwellings most enchanting,
पुष्पशय्यापुष्पमालाश्वेतचामरशोभितैः
Adorned with flower-beds, garlands of flowers, and white chowries shining,
देवास्तमद्भुतं दृष्ट्वा कियद्दूरं ययुर्मुदा |
The gods, seeing that wondrous sight, joyfully went some distance away.
पंचयोजनविस्तीर्णमूर्ध्वं तद्द्विगुणं मुने
It was five yojanas wide and, O sage, twice as high upward.
रक्तपक्कफलाकीर्णं शोभितं रत्नवेदिभिः
Covered with ripe red fruits and adorned with jeweled platforms,
पीतवस्त्रपरीधानान्क्रीडासक्तमनोहरान्
Clad in yellow garments, charming and absorbed in play,
ददृशुस्तत्र देवेशाः पार्षदप्रवरान्हरेः
There the lords of the gods beheld the foremost attendants of Hari.
सिंदूराकारमणिभिः परितो रचितं मुने
Surrounded all around, O sage, with jewels of vermilion hue,
निर्मितैर्वेदिभिर्युक्तं परितो रत्नमंडपम्
And furnished all around with jeweled pavilions constructed with platforms,
दधिपूर्णलाजफलपुष्पदूर्वांकुरान्वितम्
Supplied with curds, parched grain, fruits, flowers, and shoots of sacred grass,
रंभास्तंभसमूहैश्च कुङ्कुमाक्तैर्विराजितम्
Adorned with clusters of plantain pillars, anointed with saffron,
सिंदूरकुंकुमाक्तैश्च गंधचंदनचर्चितैः
And with vermilion and saffron, and smeared with fragrant sandalwood.
गोपिकानां समूहैश्च क्रीडासक्तैश्च वेष्टितम
Surrounded by groups of gopīs, absorbed in playful sports,
वह्निशौचांशुकै रम्यैः श्वेतचामरदर्पणैः
Adorned with garments pure as fire, charming, with white chowries and mirrors,
षोडशद्वारसंयुक्तान्द्वारपालैश्च रक्षितान्
Furnished with sixteen gates, guarded by doorkeepers,
चंदनागुरुकस्तूरीकुंकुमद्रवचर्चितान्
Anointed with sandalwood, aguru, musk, and liquid kuṅkuma,
जग्मुः शीघ्रं कियद्दूरं ददृशुः सुन्दरं ततः
They went swiftly a certain distance and then beheld a beautiful sight.
देवाधिदेव्या गोपीनां वरायाश्चारुनिर्मितम्
Created beautifully by the goddess of the gods for the best among the gopīs,
सर्वानिर्वचनीयं च पंडितैर्न निरूपितम्
Entirely indescribable, not defined even by scholars,
शतमंदिरसंयुक्तं ज्वलितं रत्नतेजसा
Endowed with a hundred mansions, blazing with the brilliance of jewels,
दुर्लंघ्याभिर्गभीराभिः परिखाभिः सुशोभितम्
Adorned with deep moats, difficult to cross,
सुमूल्यरत्नखचितप्राकारैः परिवेष्टितम्
Encircled by walls inlaid with precious gems of great value,
संयुक्तरत्नचित्रैश्च विचित्रैर्वर्तुलं मुने
O sage, circular and wondrous, adorned with various jeweled designs,
सर्वतोऽपि ततस्तत्र षोडशद्वारसंयुतम्
And there, on all sides, furnished with sixteen gates,
सद्रत्नक्षुद्रकलशसमूहैः सुमनोहरैः
With delightful groups of small jewel-encrusted pots,
ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य कियद्दूरं ययुर्मुदा
Then, having circumambulated it, they joyfully went a certain distance,
गोपानां गोपिकानां च ददृशुश्चाश्रमान्परान्
And saw the splendid hermitages of the gopas and gopīs,
दर्शंदर्शं च परितो गोपानां सर्वमाश्रमम्
Beholding, here and there, all the hermitages of the gopas,