मयूरपिच्छचूडं च मालतीमाल्यमण्डितम् । सुनसं सस्मितं कान्तं भक्तानुग्रहकारणम्
Adorned with a peacock feather crown and a garland of jasmine, with a beautiful nose, smiling, lovely, and the cause of grace to devotees.
ज्वलदग्निविशुद्धैकपीतांशुकसुशोभितम् । द्विभुजं मुरलीहस्तं रत्नभूषणभूषितम्
Splendid in a single yellow garment purified by blazing fire, two-armed, holding a flute, adorned with jeweled ornaments.
सर्वाधारं च सर्वेशं सर्वशक्तियुतं विभुम् । सर्वैश्वर्यप्रदं सर्वस्वतन्त्रं सर्वमङ्गलम्
The support of all, the lord of all, endowed with all powers, the mighty one, bestower of all lordship, completely independent, and auspicious in every way.
परिपूर्णतमं सिद्धं सिद्धेशं सिद्धिकारकम् । ध्यायन्ते वैष्णवाः शश्वद्देवदेवं सनातनम्
Perfectly complete, accomplished, lord of the accomplished, giver of accomplishments; Vaishnavas always meditate on the eternal God of gods.
जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिशोकभीतिहरं परम् । ब्रह्मणो वयसा यस्य निमेष उपचर्यते
The supreme one who removes birth, death, old age, disease, sorrow, and fear; for whom a blink of Brahma's eye is counted as his age.
स चात्मा स परं ब्रह्म कृष्ण इत्यभिधीयते । कृषिस्तद्भक्तिवचनो नश्च तद्दास्यवाचकः
He is the Self, the supreme Brahman, known as Krishna; 'Kṛṣ' signifies devotion, and 'na' denotes service to him.
भक्तिदास्यप्रदाता यः स च कृष्णः प्रकीर्तितः । कृषिश्च सर्ववचनो नकारो बीजमेव च
He who bestows devotion and servitude is called Krishna; 'kṛṣi' is the universal word, and 'ṇa' is the very seed.
स कृष्णः सर्वस्रष्टाऽऽदौ सिसृक्षन्नेक एव च । सृष्ट्युन्मुखस्तदंशेन कालेन प्रेरितः प्रभुः
That Krishna, the sole creator of all, at the beginning, wishing to create, became inclined toward creation, impelled by time through a portion of himself, the Lord.
स्वेच्छामयः स्वेच्छया च द्विधारूपो बभूव ह । स्त्रीरूपो वामभागांशो दक्षिणांशः पुमान्स्मृतः
Being of his own free will, by his own will, he became twofold in form: the left part as female, and the right part is known as male.
तां ददर्श महाकामी कामाधारां सनातनः । अतीव कमनीया च चारुपङ्कजसन्निभाम्
He, the eternal one, filled with great desire, beheld her, the very source of desire, exceedingly lovely and resembling a beautiful lotus.
चन्द्रबिम्बविनिन्द्यैकनितम्बयुगलां पराम् । सुचारुकदलीस्तम्भनिन्दितश्रोणिसुन्दरीम्
Her pair of hips surpassed the splendor of the moon's orb; her shapely thighs put to shame the tender stems of plantains.
श्रीयुक्तश्रीफलाकारस्तनयुग्ममनोरमाम् । पुष्पजुष्टां सुवलितां मध्यक्षीणां मनोहराम्
Her lovely pair of breasts, shaped like auspicious fruits and endowed with fortune, delighted the heart; adorned with flowers, slender at the waist, she was captivating.
अतीव सुन्दरीं शान्तां सस्मितां वक्रलोचनाम् । वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधारां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम्
She was exceedingly beautiful, serene, smiling, with charming, curved eyes; clad in garments pure as fire, adorned with jeweled ornaments.
शश्वच्चक्षुश्चकोराभ्यां पिबन्तीं सततं मुदा । कृष्णस्य मुखचन्द्रं च चन्द्रकोटिविनिन्दितम्
With eyes like the moon and chakora birds, she gazed joyfully and constantly at Krishna's face, which outshone millions of moons.
कस्तूरीबिन्दुना सार्धमधश्चन्दनबिन्दुना । समं सिन्दूरबिन्दुं च भालमध्ये च बिभ्रतीम्
She bore on her forehead, at the center, a mark of vermilion, together with a spot of musk and a spot of sandalwood below.
वक्रिमं कबरीभारं मालतीमाल्यभूषितम् । रत्नेन्द्रसारहारं च दधतीं कान्तकामुकीम्
Her abundant, wavy hair was adorned with garlands of jasmine; she wore a splendid necklace of the finest jewels, enchanting her beloved.
कोटिचन्द्रप्रभामृष्टपुष्टशोभासमन्विताम् । गमनेन राजहंसगजगर्वविनाशिनीम्
Her radiance, enhanced by the luster of millions of moons, was full and splendid; her gait destroyed the pride of royal swans and elephants.
दृष्ट्वा तां तु तया सार्धं रासेशो रासमण्डले । रासोल्लासे सुरसिको रासक्रीडाञ्चकार ह
Seeing her, the Lord of the Rasa, together with her, in the circle of the Rasa dance, delighted in the joy of the Rasa and engaged in the dance-play.
नानाप्रकारशृङ्गारं शृङ्गारो मूर्तिमानिव । चकार सुखसम्भोगं यावद्वै ब्रह्मणो दिनम्
He performed various kinds of amorous sports, as if love itself had taken form, enjoying blissful union for the duration of a day of Brahma.
ततः स च परिश्रान्तस्तस्या योनौ जगत्पिता । चकार वीर्याधानं च नित्यानन्दे शुभक्षणे
Then, exhausted, the father of the world deposited his seed in her womb, at a moment of eternal bliss and auspiciousness.
गात्रतो योषितस्तस्याः सुरतान्ते च सुव्रत । निःससार श्रमजलं श्रान्तायास्तेजसा हरेः
From the body of that woman, at the end of their union, O virtuous one, sweat issued forth from her, weary from the radiance of Hari.
महाक्रमणक्लिष्टाया निःश्वासश्च बभूव ह । तदा वव्रे श्रमजलं तत्सर्वं विश्वगोलकम्
As she was wearied by the great exertion, her breath was released; then, all that sweat became the cosmic egg.
स च निःश्वासवायुश्च सर्वाधारो बभूव ह । निःश्वासवायुः सर्वेषां जीविनां च भवेषु च
That exhaled breath became the support of all; the breath of exhalation is, indeed, the life-force of all beings in all existences.
बभूव मूर्तिमद्वायोर्वामाङ्गात्प्राणवल्लभा । तत्पत्नी सा च तत्पुत्राः प्राणाः पञ्च च जीविनाम्
From her left side appeared the embodied air; she became his wife, and their sons were the five vital airs of living beings.
प्राणोऽपानः समानश्चोदानव्यानौ च वायवः । बभूवुरेव तत्पुत्रा अधः प्राणाश्च पञ्च च
The vital airs—prāṇa, apāna, samāna, udāna, and vyāna—became his sons, and thus there were five downward-moving prāṇas as well.
घर्मतोयाधिदेवश्च बभूव वरुणो महान् । तद्वामाङ्गाच्च तत्पत्नी वरुणानी बभूव सा
From the sweat and water arose the great deity Varuṇa; and from his left side, his wife Varuṇānī was born.
अथ सा कृष्णचिच्छक्तिः कृष्णगर्भं दधार ह । शतमन्वन्तरं यावज्ज्वलन्ती ब्रह्मतेजसा
Then that dark, conscious power bore the dark embryo, shining with the radiance of Brahman, for a hundred manvantaras.
कृष्णप्राणाधिदेवी सा कृष्णप्राणाधिकप्रिया । कृष्णस्य सङ्गिनी शश्वत्कृष्णवक्षःस्थलस्थिता
She, the presiding goddess of Kṛṣṇa's vital breath, dearer than his very life, ever dwells upon Kṛṣṇa's chest as his constant companion.
शतमन्वन्तरान्ते च कालेऽतीते तु सुन्दरी । सुषाव डिम्भं स्वर्णाभं विश्वाधारालयं परम्
At the end of a hundred manvantaras, when the time had passed, the beautiful one gave birth to a golden-hued child, the supreme abode and support of the universe.
दृष्ट्वा डिम्भं च सा देवी हृदयेन व्यदूयत । उत्ससर्ज च कोपेन ब्रह्माण्डगोलके जले
Seeing the child, the goddess was pierced in her heart; in anger, she cast it away into the waters within the cosmic egg.