यथाक्षणं वर्षतीन्द्रो मृत्युश्चरति जन्तुषु । यथाक्षणं दहत्यग्निश्चन्द्रो भ्रमति शीतवान्
At every moment Indra sends rain, death moves among creatures, fire burns, and the moon wanders, cool and bright.
मृत्योर्मृत्युं कालकालं यमस्य च यमं परम् । विभुं स्रष्टुश्च स्रष्टारं मातुश्च मातृकं भवे
He is the death of death, the time of time, the supreme controller of Yama; the Lord, the creator of the creator, the mother of the mother, O Bhava.
संहर्तारं च संहर्तुस्तं देवं शरणं व्रज । को वा बन्धुश्च केषां वा सर्वबन्धुं भज प्रिये
Take refuge in that God, the destroyer of the destroyer; who is a relative to whom? Worship the universal relative, dear one.
अहं को वा च त्वं का वा विधिना योजितः पुरा । त्वया सार्धं कर्मणा च पुनस्तेन वियोजितः
Who am I, and who are you, and by what destiny were we once joined? Through action we were united, and by that same destiny we are separated again.
अज्ञानी कातरः शोके विपत्तौ न च पण्डितः । सुखे दुःखे भ्रमत्येव कालनेमिक्रमेण च
The ignorant, fearful in sorrow and misfortune, is not wise; in happiness and sorrow, he wanders on, according to the wheel of time.
नारायणं तं सर्वेशं कान्तं यास्यसि निश्चितम् । तपः कृतं यदर्थं च पुरा बदरिकाश्रमे
You will surely go to Narayana, the Lord of all, beloved; for whose sake you once performed austerity in the hermitage at Badarika.
मया त्वं तपसा लब्धा ब्रह्मणस्तु वरेण च । हर्यर्थे यत्तव तपो हरिं प्राप्स्यसि कामिनि
You were obtained by me through austerity and by the boon of Brahma; the austerity you performed for Hari—you shall attain Hari, O lovely one.
वृन्दावने च गोविन्दं गोलोके त्वं लभिष्यसि । अहं यास्यामि तल्लोकं तनुं त्यक्त्वा च दानवीम्
In Vrindavana you will find Govinda, in Goloka you will attain him; I will go to that world, casting off my demonic form.
तत्र द्रक्ष्यसि मां त्वं च द्रक्ष्यामि त्वां च साम्प्रतम् । अगमं राधिकाशापाद्भारतं च सुदुर्लभम्
There you will see me, and I will see you as well; I have come here by Radha's curse, to this most difficult-to-attain Bharata.
पुनर्यास्यामि तत्रैव कः शोको मे शृणु प्रिये । त्वं च देहं परित्यज्य दिव्यरूपं विधाय च
I will return there again—why should I grieve, dear one? You too, casting off your body, will assume a divine form.
तत्कालं प्राप्स्यसि हरिं मा कान्ते कातरा भव । इत्युक्त्वा च दिनान्ते च तया सार्धं मनोहरम्
At that time you will attain Hari; do not be disheartened, beloved. Having spoken thus, at the end of the day, together with her, charmingly—
सुष्वाप शोभने तल्पे पुष्पचन्दनचर्चिते । नानाप्रकारविभवं चकार रत्नमन्दिरे
He slept well on a beautiful bed, adorned with flowers and sandalwood paste, and created various kinds of enjoyments in the jeweled palace.
रत्नप्रदीपसंयुक्ते स्त्रीरत्नं प्राप्य सुन्दरीम् । निनाय रजनीं राजा क्रीडाकौतुकमङ्गलैः
In the jeweled palace, illuminated by jeweled lamps, having obtained the jewel among women, the beautiful one, the king spent the night with games, amusements, and auspicious acts.
कृत्वा वक्षसि तां कान्तां रुदतीमतिदुःखिताम् । कृशोदरीं निराहारां निमग्नां शोकसागरे
Holding her, his beloved, to his chest—she weeping, greatly distressed, thin-waisted, fasting, immersed in an ocean of sorrow—
पुनस्तां बोधयामास दिव्यज्ञानेन ज्ञानवित् । पुरा कृष्णेन यद्दत्तं भाण्डीरे तत्त्वमुत्तमम्
Again, he awakened her with divine knowledge, being wise in knowledge, that supreme truth which was formerly given by Krishna at Bhāṇḍīra.
स च तस्यै ददौ सर्वं सर्वशोकहरं परम् । ज्ञानं सम्प्राप्य सा देवी प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणा
And he gave her all of it, the supreme knowledge that removes all sorrow; having attained this knowledge, the goddess became serene-faced and radiant.
क्रीडां चकार हर्षेण सर्वं मत्वेति नश्वरम् । तौ दम्पती च क्रीडन्तौ निमग्नौ सुखसागरे
She played joyfully, considering all this as transient; and the two spouses, playing together, were immersed in an ocean of happiness.
पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गौ मूर्च्छितौ निर्जने मुने । अङ्गप्रत्यङ्गसंयुक्तौ सुप्रीतौ सुरतोत्सुको
Their whole bodies thrilled with delight, they fainted in solitude, O sage, their limbs entwined, deeply pleased, eager for love's enjoyment.
एकाङ्गौ च तथा तौ द्वौ चार्धनारीश्वरो यथा । प्राणेश्वरं च तुलसी मेने प्राणाधिकं परम्
Thus, the two became as one body, like Ardhanārīśvara; and Tulasī regarded her lord as dearer than life itself.
प्राणाधिकां च तां मेने राजा प्राणेश्वरीं सतीम् । तौ स्थितौ सुखसुप्तौ च तन्द्रितौ सुन्दरौ समौ
And the king considered her, his chaste beloved, as dearer than life; the two remained, beautifully matched, sleeping happily and drowsy.
सुवेषौ सुखसम्भोगादचेष्टौ सुमनोहरौ । क्षणं सुचेतनौ तौ च कथयन्तौ रसाश्रयात्
Splendidly adorned, motionless from blissful union, supremely charming; for a moment, the two, fully conscious, conversed, absorbed in delight.
कथां मनोरमां दिव्यां हसन्तौ च क्षणं पुनः । क्षणं च केलिसंयुक्तौ रसभावसमन्वितौ
They spoke for a moment a delightful, divine story, laughing; then for a moment engaged in playful union, filled with the essence of passion.
सुरते विरतिर्नास्ति तौ तद्विषयपण्डितौ । सततं जययुक्तौ द्वौ क्षणं नैव पराजितौ
There was no cessation of their love-play, for they were masters in that art; always victorious, the two were never defeated, not even for a moment.
शङ्खचूडकृते प्रबोधवाक्यवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच श्रीकृष्णं मनसा ध्यात्वा रक्षः कृष्णपरायणः । ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते चोत्थाय पुष्पतल्पान्मनोहरात्
Description of the awakening words spoken to Śaṅkhacūḍa. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Meditating in his mind on Śrī Kṛṣṇa, that demon, devoted to Kṛṣṇa, arose at the brāhma-muhūrta from the charming flower-strewn bed.
रात्रिवासः परित्यज्य स्नात्वा मङ्गलवारिणा । धौते च वाससी धृत्वा कृत्वा तिलकमुज्ज्वलम्
Having left his night’s resting place, he bathed with auspicious water; after putting on washed garments and marking his forehead with a shining tilaka—
चकाराह्निकमावश्यमभीष्टदेववन्दनम् । दध्याज्यमधुलाजांश्च ददर्श वस्तु मङ्गलम्
He performed his daily worship, necessarily honoring his chosen deity; he beheld auspicious items: curds, ghee, honey, and grains.
रत्नश्रेष्ठं मणिश्रेष्ठं वस्त्रश्रेष्ठं च काञ्चनम् । ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ भक्त्या यथा नित्यं च नारद
He gave the best jewels, the finest gems, the best garments, and gold to the brāhmaṇas with devotion, as he did every day, O Nārada.
अमूल्यरत्नं यत्किञ्चिन्मुक्तामाणिक्यहीरकम् । ददौ विप्राय गुरवे यात्रामङ्गलहेतवे
Whatever priceless jewel—pearl, ruby, or diamond—he gave to the brāhmaṇa, his guru, for the sake of an auspicious journey.
गजरत्नमश्वरत्नं धनरत्नं मनोहरम् । ददौ सर्वं दरिद्राय विप्राय मङ्गलाय च
He gave all the finest treasures—elephants, horses, and enchanting wealth—to a poor and auspicious Brahmin.
भाण्डाराणां सहस्राणि नगराणां द्विलक्षकम् । ग्रामाणां शतकोटिं च ब्राह्मणाय ददौ मुदा
With joy, he gave the Brahmin thousands of storehouses, two hundred thousand cities, and a hundred crore villages.