धर्मदः सुखदः शश्वत्प्रीतिदः शान्तिदः सदा । सम्मानैर्दीप्यमानश्च मानदो मानखण्डनः
He is the giver of dharma, happiness, perpetual affection, and constant peace; shining with honors, he bestows respect and removes dishonor.
सारात्सारतरः स्वामी बन्धूनां बन्धुवर्धनः । न च भर्तुः समो बन्धुर्बन्धोर्बन्धुषु दृश्यते
The master is the most precious among precious ones, the enhancer of kin among relatives; no relative equals the husband among all the kin that can be seen.
भरणादेव भर्ता च पालनात्पतिरुच्यते । शरीरेशाच्च स स्वामी कामदः कान्त उच्यते
He is called 'husband' because he provides sustenance, and 'master' because he protects; as lord of the body, he is called 'desirer' and 'beloved' because he fulfills wishes.
बन्धुश्च सुखवृद्ध्या च प्रीतिदानात्प्रियः स्मृतः । ऐश्वर्यदानादीशश्च प्राणेशात्प्राणनायकः
He is remembered as a friend through the increase of happiness and the giving of affection; as lord through the granting of wealth, and as leader of life through being the lord of the vital breath.
रतिदानाच्च रमणः प्रियो नास्ति प्रियात्परः । पुत्रस्तु स्वामिनः शुक्राज्जायते तेन स प्रियः
He is called 'lover' because he gives pleasure, and 'beloved'—there is none dearer than the beloved; the son is born from the master's seed, and thus he is dear.
शतपुत्रात्परः स्वामी कुलजानां प्रियः सदा । असत्कुलप्रसूता या कान्तं विज्ञातुमक्षमा
The master is always dearer than a hundred sons to women of noble birth; but one born in an ignoble family is incapable of recognizing her beloved.
स्नानं च सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु दक्षिणा । प्रादक्षिण्यं पृथिव्याश्च सर्वाणि च तपांसि च
Bathing in all sacred waters, giving gifts at all sacrifices, circumambulating the earth, and performing all austerities—
सर्वाण्येव व्रतादीनि महादानानि यानि च । उपोषणानि पुण्यानि यानि यानि श्रुतानि च
All vows, great gifts, fasting, and all the meritorious acts that are heard—
गुरुसेवा विप्रसेवा देवसेवादिकं च यत् । स्वामिनः पादसेवायाः कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्
Service to teachers, to Brahmins, to gods, and the like—none of these equal even one-sixteenth of the service to the master's feet.
गुरुविप्रेन्द्रदेवेषु सर्वेभ्यश्च पतिर्गुरुः । विद्यादाता यथा पुंसां कुलजानां तथा प्रियः
Among teachers, Brahmins, gods, and all others, the husband is the foremost teacher; just as the giver of knowledge is dear to men, so is the husband to women of noble birth.
गोपीनां लक्षकोटीनां गोपानां च तथैव च । ब्रह्माण्डानामसंख्यानां तत्रस्थानां तथैव च
Among hundreds of thousands of gopīs and likewise among gopas, and among countless universes and those who dwell therein—
विश्वादिगोलकान्तानामीश्वरी यत्प्रसादतः । अहं न जाने तं कान्तं स्त्रीस्वभावो दुरत्ययः
By the grace of the Mistress of all worlds and Goloka, I do not know that beloved; the nature of women is difficult to overcome.
इत्युक्त्वा राधिका कृष्णं तत्र दध्यौ स्वभक्तितः । रुरोद प्रेम्णा सा राधा नाथ नाथेति चाब्रवीत्
Having spoken thus, Rādhikā meditated on Kṛṣṇa with her devotion; Rādhā wept with love, saying, 'Lord, O Lord!'
दर्शनं देहि रमण दीना विरहदुःखिता । अथ सा दक्षिणा देवी ध्वस्ता गोलोकतो मुने
'Grant me your vision, O lover! I am wretched and afflicted by separation.' Then that southern goddess was cast out from Goloka, O sage.
सुचिरं च तपस्तप्त्वा विवेश कमलातनौ । अथ देवादयः सर्वे यज्ञं कृत्वा सुदुष्करम्
After performing austerities for a long time, she entered the lotus-bodied one; then all the gods performed a most difficult sacrifice.
नालभंस्ते फलं तेषां विषण्णाः प्रययुर्विधिम् । विधिर्निवेदनं श्रुत्वा देवादीनां जगत्पतिम्
They did not obtain its fruit, and, disappointed, they approached the Lord of destiny; upon hearing the petition of the gods, the Lord of the universe—
दध्यौ च सुचिरं भक्त्या प्रत्यादेशमवाप सः । नारायणश्च भगवान् महालक्ष्याश्च देहतः
He meditated for a long time with devotion and received a divine instruction; then the blessed Nārāyaṇa and Mahālakṣmī emerged from his body.
विनिष्कृष्य मर्त्यलक्ष्मीं ब्रह्मणे दक्षिणां ददौ । ब्रह्मा ददौ तां यज्ञाय पूरणार्थं च कर्मणाम्
Having drawn out the mortal Lakṣmī, he gave her as a sacrificial fee to Brahmā; and Brahmā gave her to the sacrifice, for the completion of the rites.
यज्ञः सम्पूज्य विधिवत्तां तुष्टाव तदा मुदा । तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णाभां चन्द्रकोटिसमप्रभाम्
The sacrifice, having duly worshipped her, praised her with joy—she who shone with the radiance of molten gold, equal in brilliance to millions of moons.
अतीव कमनीयां च सुन्दरीं सुमनोहराम् । कमलास्यां कोमलाङ्गीं कमलायतलोचनाम्
She was exceedingly lovely, beautiful, and enchanting; with a lotus-like face, delicate limbs, and eyes shaped like lotus petals.
कमलासनपूज्यां च कमलाङ्गसमुद्भवाम् । वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधानां बिम्बोष्ठीं सुदतीं सतीम्
Worthy of worship by the lotus-seated one, born from the body of the lotus-limbed, clad in garments purified by fire, with lips like bimba fruit, lovely teeth, and pure in conduct.
बिभ्रतीं कबरीभारं मालतीमाल्यसंयुतम् । ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम्
She bore a mass of hair adorned with garlands of jasmine, her face slightly smiling and serene, adorned with jeweled ornaments.
सुवेषाढ्यां च सुस्नातां मुनिमानसमोहिनीम् । कस्तूरीबिन्दुभिः सार्धं सुगन्धिचन्दनेन्दुभिः
Richly dressed and freshly bathed, she enchanted the minds of sages, her body fragrant with musk spots, sandalwood, and moonlight.
सिन्दूरबिन्दुनाल्पेनाप्यलकाधःस्थलोज्ज्वलाम् । सुप्रशस्तनितम्बाढ्यां बृहच्छ्रोणिपयोधराम्
With a small streak of vermilion shining below her hairline, her hips beautifully shaped, with broad thighs and full breasts.
कामदेवाधाररूपां कामबाणप्रपीडिताम् । तां दृष्ट्वा रमणीयां च यज्ञो मूर्च्छामवाप ह
She embodied the form that is the support of Kāma, afflicted by the arrows of desire; seeing her so lovely, the sacrifice fell into a swoon.
पत्नीं तामेव जग्राह विधिबोधितपूर्वकम् । दिव्यं वर्षशतं चैव तां गृहीत्वा तु निर्जने
He accepted her as his wife, as prescribed by the rites; and, having taken her, dwelt with her in solitude for a divine hundred years.
यज्ञो रेमे मुदा युक्तो रामेशो रमया सह । गर्भं दधार सा देवी दिव्यं द्वादशवर्षकम्
Yajña, united with joy, sported with her, the Lord of Sacrifice with Ramā; and that goddess bore a divine pregnancy for twelve years.
ततः सुषाव पुत्रं च फलं वै सर्वकर्मणाम् । परिपूर्णे कर्मणि च तत्पुत्रः फलदायकः
Then she gave birth to a son, the fruit of all actions; and when the rite was complete, that son became the giver of fruits.
यज्ञो दक्षिणया सार्धं पुत्रेण च फलेन च । कर्मिणां फलदाता चेत्येवं वेदविदो विदुः
Yajña, together with the sacrificial fee and the son as the fruit, is known by the knowers of the Veda as the giver of the fruits of actions.
यज्ञश्च दक्षिणां प्राप्य पुत्रं च फलदायकम् । फलं ददौ च सर्वेभ्यः कर्मणां चैव नारद
Yajña, having received the sacrificial fee and the son who grants the fruit, bestowed the results of actions upon all, O Nārada.