त्वया पृष्टो महादेवो रहस्यं स्वप्रकाशितम्
When you questioned, the great Lord revealed the secret openly.
ततस्तदन्ते तु पुनस्त्वया विज्ञापितो हरः
Then, at the end of that, you again made a request to Hara.
गोपीजनपदस्यान्ते वल्लभेति पदं ततः
At the end of the land of the gopīs, the word 'Vallabhā' was then uttered.
मन्त्रस्यास्य ऋषिः प्रोक्तो सुरभिश्छन्द एव च
The seer of this mantra is said to be Surabhi, and its meter as well.
प्रपन्नो ऽस्मीति तद्भक्तौ विनियोग उदाहृतः
The application in devotion is declared as: 'I have taken refuge.'
केवलं चिन्तनं सद्यो नित्यलीलाप्रकाशकम्
Mere contemplation at once reveals the eternal play.
आभ्यन्तरस्य धर्मस्य साधनं वच्मि सांप्रतम्
Now I shall speak of the means for the inner dharma.
कृपां तदीयां निजधर्मसंस्थो विभावयन्नात्मनि तोषयेद्गुरुम्
Established in one's own dharma, perceiving His mercy within, one should please the guru.
ऐहिकामुष्मिकीचिन्ताविधुरान् सिद्धिदायकान्
Free from anxieties about this world or the next, they grant success.
भर्त्सनादिकमेतेषां न कदाचिद्विचिन्तयेत्
One should never consider rebuke or the like for these.
आयुष्यकं तथा कृष्णः स्वयमेव करिष्यति
Krishna Himself will accomplish what pertains to lifespan.
श्रीमदर्चावतारेण कृष्णं परिचरेत्सदा
One should always serve Krishna in His glorious arca form.
स्थेयं च देहगेहादावुदासीनतया बुधैः
The wise should remain detached regarding body, home, and so on.
वेदनिन्दां हरेर्नामबलात्पापसमीहनम्
By the power of Hari's name, one should avoid Vedic criticism and sinful pursuits.
अलसे नास्तिके चैव हरिनामोपदेशनम्
One should instruct the name of Hari even to the lazy and the non-believers.
संत्यजेद् दूरतो वत्स दोषानेतान्सुदारुणान्
O child, one should completely abandon those terrible faults from afar.
स एव पालनं नित्यं करिष्यति ममेति च
He alone will always protect, thinking, 'He will do it for me.'
कृष्णकान्तेति चैवास्मि युवामेव गतिर्मम
And, 'I am Krishna's beloved; you two alone are my refuge.'
सर्वे नित्या मुनिश्रेष्ठ चिन्तनीया महात्मभिः
All these, O best of sages, are always to be contemplated by the great souls.
गोचारणं वयस्यैश्च विनासुरविघातनम्
Grazing the cows with friends, along with the destruction of demons.
राधिकायाः सुशीलाद्याः सख्यो द्वात्रिंशदीरिताः
Rādhikā and her virtuous companions, said to be thirty-two in number.
रूपयौवनसंपन्नां किशोरीं च स्वलङ्कृताम्
A youthful maiden endowed with beauty and youth, adorned with her own ornaments.
तत्सेवनसुखाह्लादभावेनातिसुनिर्वृताम्
She is deeply satisfied by the joy and delight of serving her.
तावत्परिचरेत्तौ तु यथाकालानुसेवया
One should serve her accordingly, by attending at the proper times.
एतसाधनमुद्दिष्टं प्रपन्नानां मुनीश्वर
This means has been prescribed, O lord of sages, for those who have taken refuge.
ततस्त्वं नारद पुनः पृष्टवान्वै सदाशिवम्
Then you, O Nārada, again questioned Sadāśiva.
ध्यात्वा वृन्दावने रम्ये यमुनातीरसंगतम्
Meditating in beautiful Vṛndāvana, at the bank of the Yamunā.
पठेन्नामसहस्रं तु युगलाख्यं महामुने
One should recite the thousand names called 'Yugala', O great sage.
गदाग्रजः कंसमोहः कंससेवकमोहनः
The elder of the mace, deluder of Kaṃsa, bewilderer of Kaṃsa’s servants.
मातृस्तुतः शिवध्येयो यमुनाजलभेदनः
Praised by his mother, meditated upon by Śiva, splitter of the Yamunā’s waters.