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.
पुत्रं कृत्वा तु राजेन्द्रं सर्वेषु दानवेषु च । पुत्रं समर्प्य भार्यां तां राज्यं च सर्वसम्पदम्
He made his son king over all the Daityas, and entrusted to him his wife, the kingdom, and all his riches.
प्रजानुचरसङ्घं च भाण्डारं वाहनादिकम् । स्वयं सन्नाहयुक्तश्च धनुष्पाणिर्बभूव ह
He handed over his subjects, attendants, treasury, vehicles, and everything else, and himself became ready for battle, taking up his bow.
भृत्यद्वारा क्रमेणैव चकार सैन्यसञ्चयम् । अश्वानां च त्रिलक्षेण लक्षेण वरहस्तिनाम्
Through his servants, he gradually assembled an army: three hundred thousand horses and one hundred thousand noble elephants.
रथानामयुतेनैव धानुष्काणां त्रिकोटिभिः । त्रिकोटिभिर्वर्मिणां च शूलिनां च त्रिकोटिभिः
He gathered ten thousand chariots, thirty crore archers, thirty crore armored warriors, and thirty crore spear-bearers.
कृता सेनापरिमिता दानवेन्द्रेण नारद । तस्यां सेनापतिश्चैव युद्धशास्त्रविशारदः
O Nārada, the lord of the Daityas formed an immeasurable army, and appointed as its commander a master of the science of war.
महारथः स विज्ञेयो रथिनां प्रवरो रणे । त्रिलक्षाक्षौहिणीसेनापतिं कृत्वा नराधिपः
That commander was a great chariot-warrior, the foremost among fighters; the king made him general over an army of three hundred thousand divisions.
त्रिंशदक्षौहिणीबाधं भाण्डौघं च चकार ह । बहिर्बभूव शिविरान्मनसा श्रीहरिं स्मरन्
He amassed supplies for thirty divisions of troops, and set up camps outside the city, all the while remembering Śrī Hari in his mind.
रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणविमानमारुरोह सः । गुरुवर्गान्पुरस्कृत्य प्रययौ शङ्करान्तिकम्
He ascended an aerial chariot made of the finest jewels, and, honoring his teachers, set out towards Śaṅkara.
पुष्पभद्रानदीतीरे यत्राक्षयवटः शुभः । सिद्धाश्रमं च सिद्धानां सिद्धिक्षेत्रं च नारद
O Nārada, he went to the bank of the Puṣpabhadrā river, where stands the auspicious, eternal banyan tree, and the hermitage of the perfected ones, the sacred field of their attainments.
कपिलस्य तपःस्थानं पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते । पश्चिमोदधिपूर्वे च मलयस्य च पश्चिमे
It is the place of Kapila's austerities, a holy land in Bhārata, to the east of the western ocean and to the west of the Malaya mountains.
श्रीशैलोत्तरभागे च गन्धमादनदक्षिणे । पञ्चयोजनविस्तीर्णा दैर्घ्ये शतगुणा तथा
To the north of Śrīśaila and south of Gandhamādana, it stretches five yojanas wide and a hundred times as long.
शुद्धस्फटिकसङ्काशा भारते च सुपुण्यदा । शाश्वती जलपूर्णा च पुष्पभद्रा नदी शुभा
In Bhārata, the blessed Puṣpabhadrā river, ever pure and full of water, shines like clear crystal and bestows great merit.
लवणाब्धिप्रिया भार्या शश्वत्सौभाग्यसंयुता । शरावतीमिश्रिता च निर्गता सा हिमालयात्
She is the beloved wife of the salt ocean, always endowed with good fortune, mingled with the Śarāvatī, and flows forth from the Himalayas.
गोमतीं वामतः कृत्वा प्रविष्टा पश्चिमोदधौ । तत्र गत्वा शङ्खचूडो ददर्श चन्द्रशेखरम्
Passing the Gomati on her left, she enters the western ocean; there Śaṅkhacūḍa went and beheld Candraśekhara.
वटमूले समासीनं सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम् । कृत्वा योगासनं दृष्ट्वा मुद्रायुक्तं च सस्मितम्
He saw him seated at the foot of the banyan tree, shining like ten million suns, sitting in yogic posture, with mudrās, and smiling.
शुद्धस्फटिकसङ्काशं ज्वलन्तं ब्रह्मतेजसा । त्रिशलपट्टिशधरं व्याघ्रचर्माम्बरं वरम्
He appeared like pure crystal, blazing with the radiance of Brahman, holding a trident and spear, and clad in a tiger skin.
भक्तमृत्युहरं शान्तं गौरीकान्तं मनोहरम् । तपसां फलदातारं दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम्
He who removes the death of devotees, who is peaceful, beloved of Gauri, captivating, the giver of the fruits of austerities, and the bestower of all prosperity.
आशुतोषं प्रसन्नास्यं भक्तानुग्रहकातरम् । विश्वनाथं विश्वबीजं विश्वरूपं च विश्वजम्
Easily pleased, with a gracious face, eager to show favor to devotees, Lord of the universe, the seed of the universe, the form of the universe, and born of the universe.
विश्वम्भरं विश्ववरं विश्वसंहारकारकम् । कारणं कारणानां च नरकार्णवतारणम्
The supporter of the universe, the best in the universe, the cause of the dissolution of the universe, the cause of all causes, and the one who ferries across the ocean of hell.
ज्ञानप्रदं ज्ञानबीजं ज्ञानानन्दं सनातनम् । अवरुह्य विमानाच्च तं दृष्ट्वा दानवेश्वरः
The giver of knowledge, the seed of knowledge, the eternal bliss of knowledge—having descended from his celestial chariot, the lord of the Daityas beheld him.