एवं ज्ञानं सुविज्ञेयं मारुतेस्तु बलादिकम् । एवं ज्ञानं शतं ज्ञेयं मारुते नात्र संशयः ॥ ३,१९.
Thus, knowledge concerning the strength of the wind is to be well understood; in this way, a hundredfold knowledge is to be known in Maruta, without doubt.
भारत्याश्च शतं ज्ञानं बलं च समुदाहृतम् । एवमेव च वायोश्च ज्ञानं चैवमिति स्फुटम् ॥ ३,१९.
A hundredfold knowledge and strength are spoken of in Bharati; likewise, the knowledge of Vayu is thus clearly stated.
यथा दीपाच्छतगुणा अग्निज्वाला न दीपवत् । स्फुटीभवेद्यथैवाग्निर्बहुलोपि न सूर्यवत् ॥ ३,१९.
Just as the flame of fire is a hundred times greater than a lamp and not like the lamp, so even when fire is abundant, it does not become like the sun.
यथैव सूर्याद्द्विगुणश्चन्द्रो नैव स्फुटीभवेत् । आनन्दतारतम्यं च यथोक्तं तु मया तव ॥ ३,१९.
Just as the moon, though twice as bright as the sun, does not become clear like the sun; so the gradation of bliss has been described to you by me.
तथैव जानीहि खग नान्यथा तु कथञ्चन । अहं विजानामि मयि स्थितान् गुणान्सर्वैर्विशेषैश्च खगेन्द्र संयुतान् ॥ ३,१९.
In the same way, know this, O bird, never otherwise in any manner; I know the qualities that reside in me, O king of birds, endowed with all distinctions.
सुसूक्ष्मरूपांश्च सदा खगेन्द्र मयाप्यदृष्टो नास्ति नास्त्येव कश्चित् ॥ ३,१९.
Even the most subtle forms, O king of birds, are not seen by me; indeed, there is no one at all.
सर्वावतारेष्वपि विद्यमानं हरिं विजानाति रमापि देवी ॥ ३,१९.
Even in all incarnations, the goddess Lakshmi knows Hari.
हरेर्गुणान्सर्वविशेषसंयुतानखण्डरूपान्सा विजानाति देवी । सुसूक्ष्मरूपान्सा विजानाति देवी ब्रह्मादिभ्यो मत्प्रसादाधिकं च ॥ ३,१९.
The goddess knows all the qualities of Hari, complete with all distinctions and unbroken form; she knows the most subtle forms, and by my grace, she surpasses even Brahma and others.
स्वात्मस्वरूपं प्रविजानाति देवी सुसूक्ष्मरूपं सुविशेषैश्च युक्तम् । स्वान्यं प्रपञ्चं प्रविजानाति लक्ष्मीस्तथाप्यशेषैः सुविशेषैश्च युक्तम् ॥ ३,१९.
The goddess knows her own essential nature, subtle and endowed with special qualities; Lakshmi also knows her own world, complete with all distinctions.
ब्रह्मापि पश्येत्सर्वगं वासुदेवं वाय्वादिभ्यो ह्यधिकान्सद्गुणांश्च । श्रोत्रं न जानाति हरेर्गुणांश्च सुसूक्ष्मरूपांश्च विशेषसंयुतान् ॥ ३,१९.
Even Brahma perceives the all-pervading Vasudeva, and the good qualities greater than those of the wind and others; but he does not know the qualities of Hari, nor the most subtle forms endowed with distinctions.
स्पष्टस्वरूपेण यथा विदुः सुरा मुक्त्वा ब्रह्माणं न तथा तेप्यमुक्ताः । स्वात्मानमन्यच्च सदा विशेषर्युक्तं विजानाति विधिश्च मारुतः ॥ ३,१९.
The gods know the clear form, except for Brahma; not even those who are not liberated know thus. Vidhi and Maruta always know their own selves and other things, endowed with distinctions.
वाणी विजानाति हरेर्गुणांश्च स्वयंभुवो नैव तावद्विशेषान् । त्रैगुण्यरूपात्परतः सदैव पश्येद्विष्णुं कृष्णरूपं खगेन्द्र ॥ ३,१९.
Vani knows the qualities of Hari, but Svayambhu does not know the distinctions; always, beyond the threefold qualities, he sees Vishnu in the form of Krishna, O king of birds.
शेषो रुद्रो वीन्द्र एतैश्च सर्वे तमो मात्रे प्रविजानन्ति संस्थम् । वाणीदृष्टान्सविशेषान् गुणांस्ते जानन्ति नो सत्यमेवोक्तमङ्ग ॥ ३,१९.
Shesha, Rudra, and Indra, and all these, know only the state of darkness; the qualities seen by Vani, with distinctions, they do not know—this is truly stated, O dear one.
उमा सुपर्णा वारुणी चेति तिस्रः सहैव तः प्रविजानन्ति सुस्थम् । हरेर्विशेषानरुद्र दृष्टान्खगेन्द्र जानन्ति नैताः क्वापि देशे च काले ॥ ३,१९.
Uma, Suparna, and Varuni—these three together know well; but the distinctions of Hari seen by Rudra, O king of birds, these do not know anywhere, in any place or time.
इन्द्रादयः प्रविजानन्ति वीन्द्र अहङ्कारे व्याप्तरूपं हरिं च । दक्षाद्या वै बुद्धितत्त्वे स्थितं तं जानन्ति ते सोमसूर्यादयश्च ॥ ३,१९.
Indra and others know Hari as established in the form pervaded by ego; Daksha and others know him as established in the principle of intellect, as do Soma, Surya, and others.
विष्णुं हरिं भूततत्त्वे स्थितं च ये चान्ये च प्रविजानन्ति नित्यम् । अन्ये च पश्यन्ति यथा स्वयोग्यमण्डान्तरस्थं हरिरूपं खगेन्द्र ॥ ३,१९.
Those who know Vishnu, Hari, as established in the principle of elements, and others, always know; others see, according to their own fitness, Hari's form as established within the cosmic sphere, O king of birds.
केचित्प्रपश्यन्ति हरेश्च रूपं त्वदीयहृत्स्थं हृदि केचित्सदैव । एवंप्रकारं प्रविजानीहि वीन्द्र ह्यथो शृणु त्वंमम भार्याः षडेताः ॥ ३,१९.
Some perceive the form of Hari, ever present within their own hearts; others see Him always in their hearts. O best of birds, understand this well. Now listen as I tell you of my six wives.
रुक्मिण्याद्याः षण्महिष्यो ममश्रीर्नीला च या मम भार्या खगेन्द्र । सर्गे पूर्वस्मिन्हव्यवाहस्य पुत्री तास्ता भजे सद्य एवा विशेषात् ॥ ३,१९.
Rukmini and the other five queens are my wives, O king of birds, as is Shri Nila. In the previous creation, at the time of the sacrificial offering, they were the daughters of Havyavaha. I especially worship them even now.
कन्यैव सा कृष्णपत्नी च कामांस्तांस्तान् भजेन्मनसा चिन्तितांश्च । अतीव यत्नं कव्यवाहं खगेन्द्र पितृष्वेकः सर्वदा वै चकार ॥ ३,१९.
That maiden, though a wife of Krishna, desired only Him in her heart, and worshipped Him in her thoughts. O king of birds, Havyavaha made great efforts for her, always and above all, on behalf of the ancestors.
तथैव सा नैव भर्तारमाप यतस्तु सा कृष्णनिष्ठैकचित्ता ॥ ३,१९.
Yet, even so, she did not accept a husband, for her mind was fixed solely on Krishna.
तदाब्रवीत्कव्यवाहश्च पुत्रीं पतिं किमर्थं नेच्छसि मूढबुद्धे । तदाब्रवीत्कव्यवाहं च पुत्त्री हरिं विना सर्वगुणोपपन्ने । जन्मन्यस्मिन् भर्तृता नास्ति देव यतो भर्ता हरिरेवैक एव ॥ ३,१९.
Then Havyavaha said to his daughter, 'Foolish one, why do you not desire a husband?' The daughter replied to Havyavaha, 'O father, except for Hari, who is endowed with all virtues, there is no husband for me in this life, for Hari alone is truly the husband.'
यतो लोके सुस्त्रियः सर्व एव संदा ज्ञेया विधवास्ते हि नित्यम् । अनादिनित्यं भुवनैकसारं सुसुंदरं मोक्षदं कामदं च ॥ ३,१९.
Therefore, in this world, all women should be understood as widows, for their husbands are always so, except for Him who is beginningless and eternal, the unique essence of the worlds, supremely beautiful, bestower of liberation and of all desires.
एतादृशं न विजानन्ति यास्तु सर्वास्ता वै विधवाः सर्वदैव । निमित्तभूतं भर्तृरूपं च जीवं दैवोपेतं हरिभक्त्या विहीनम् ॥ ३,१९.
Those women who do not know this are always truly widows. The embodied soul, appearing as a husband, is only a cause, lacking devotion to Hari and endowed with fate.
सुकश्मलं नवरन्ध्रैः स्रवन्तं दुर्गन्धयुक्तं सर्वदा कुत्सितं च । एतादृशे भर्तृजीवे नु तात प्रयोजनं नास्ति कृष्णं विहाय ॥ ३,१९.
O dear one, what use is there in a husband who is a body, always impure, oozing from nine openings, foul-smelling and contemptible, if one abandons Krishna?
देवस्त्रियो निजभर्तॄन्विहाय तत्र स्थितं प्रीणयन्त्येव नित्यम् । अतश्च ताः सधवाः सर्वदैव लोकैर्वन्द्या नात्र विचार्यमस्ति ॥ ३,१९.
The divine women, forsaking their own husbands, always please Him who is present there. Therefore, those true wives are always worthy of honor in the worlds; there is no doubt about this.
भर्तास्ते हरिभक्ता यदि स्युरासां स्त्रीणां जन्मसाफल्यमेव । अनेकजन्मार्जितपुण्यसंचयैस्तद्भर्तारो हरिभक्ता भवेयुः ॥ ३,१९.
If their husbands are devotees of Hari, then the birth of those women is truly fulfilled. Only by the accumulation of merits over many births do such women obtain husbands who are devotees of Hari.
यद्भर्तारो हरिभक्ता न संति ताभिस्त्याज्यं स्वीयगात्रं भृशं हि । स्वभर्तृतं कृष्णरूपं हरिं च स्मृत्वा सम्यग्यदि गात्रं त्यजेयुः ॥ ३,१९.
If their husbands are not devotees of Hari, those women should indeed abandon their own bodies. Remembering their true husband as Krishna, as Hari, if they give up the body properly, it is right.
तदा नैव ह्यात्महत्यादिदोषाः स्त्रीणामेवं निर्णयोयं हि शास्त्रे । यद्भर्तारो न विजानन्ति विष्णुं तासां संगो नैव कार्यः कदापि ॥ ३,१९.
Then, for such women, there is no fault of self-destruction or the like; this is the decision of scripture. If their husbands do not know Vishnu, they should never associate with them.
अनेक जन्मार्जितपुण्यसंचयात्तद्भर्तारो विष्णुभक्ता भवेयुः । कलौ युगे दुर्लभा विष्णुभक्ता हरेभक्तिर्दुर्लभा सर्वदैव ॥ ३,१९.
Only by the accumulation of merit over many births do such women obtain husbands who are devotees of Vishnu. In the age of Kali, devotees of Vishnu are rare; devotion to Hari is always difficult to attain.
हरेः कथा दुर्लभा मर्त्यलोके हरेर्दीक्षा दुर्लभा दुर्लभा च । हरेस्तत्त्वे निर्णयो दुर्लभो हि हरेर्दासैः संगमो दुर्लभश्च ॥ ३,१९.
In the world of mortals, the stories of Hari are rare, initiation into Hari is rare, and so too is the discernment of Hari's true nature. Association with the servants of Hari is also rare.