सनत्कुमारमप्याह प्रणम्य ज्ञानिनां वरम्
Sanatkumāra, the best of the wise, was also addressed after being saluted.
तत्रापि कृष्णमन्त्राणां वैभवं ह्युदितं महत्
There, too, the great glory of Kṛṣṇa mantras was declared.
तस्या अंशावताराणां चरितं मन्त्रपूर्वकम्
The deeds of her partial incarnations, preceded by mantra, were recounted.
शक्तेस्तन्त्राण्यनेकानि शिवोक्तानि मुनीश्वर
Many tantras of the Power, spoken by Śiva, O best of sages, are there.
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य नारदस्य महात्मनः
Hearing those words of the great-souled Nārada,
शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि राधांशानां समुद्भवम्
Hear, O Nārada, I will tell you the origin of Rādhā’s portions.
या तु राधा मया प्रोक्ता कृष्णार्द्धाङ्गसमुद्भवा
That Rādhā, of whom I have spoken, arose from half the body of Kṛṣṇa.
तेजोमण्डलमध्यस्था दृश्यदृश्यस्वरूपिणी
She stands at the center of the radiant sphere, possessing both visible and invisible forms.
कृष्णस्य वामभागात्तु जातो नारायणः स्वयम्
From the left side of Kṛṣṇa, Nārāyaṇa himself was born.
ततः कृष्णो महालक्ष्मीं दत्त्वा नारायणाय च
Then Kṛṣṇa gave Mahālakṣmī to Nārāyaṇa.
अथ गोलोकनाथस्य गोम्नां विवरतो मुने
O sage, then, from the opening of the cows of the Lord of Goloka—
प्राणतुल्यप्रियाः सर्वे बभूवुः पार्षदा विभोः
All the attendants of the Lord became as dear to him as his own life.
राधातुल्याः सर्वतश्च राधादास्यः प्रियंवदाः
All around, there were those equal to Rādhā, and maidservants of Rādhā, speaking sweetly.
आविर्बभूव सा दुर्गा विष्णुमाया सनातनी
Then she appeared—Durgā, the eternal power of Viṣṇu.
परिपूर्णतमा तेजः स्वरूपा त्रिगुणात्मिका
She is the embodiment of the most complete energy, of triple nature.
या तु संसारवृक्षस्य बीजरूपा सनातनी
She, the eternal one, is the seed-form of the tree of worldly existence.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र सस्त्रीकस्तु चतुर्मुखः
Meanwhile, there, the four-faced one appeared, together with his consort.
कमण्डलुधरो जातस्तपस्वी नाभितो हरेः
Holding a water-pot, ascetic, he was born from the navel of Hari.
निषसादासने रम्ये विभोस्तस्याज्ञया मुने
By the command of the Lord, O sage, he sat upon a beautiful seat.
वामार्द्धाङ्गो महादेवो दक्षार्द्धो गोपिकापतिः
Mahādeva, with his left half, and the Lord of the Gopīs, with his right half—
स्तुत्वा कृष्णं समाज्ञप्तो निषसाद हरेः पुरः
Having praised Kṛṣṇa, and having been instructed, he sat before Hari.
सत्यलोके स्थितो नित्यङ्गच्छ मांस्मर सर्वदा
Residing always in Satyaloka, go, and always remember me.
जगाम भार्यया साकं स तु सृष्टिं करोति वै
He went together with his wife, and indeed performs creation.
ततः पश्चात्पञ्चवक्त्रं कृष्णं प्राह महामते
Then, afterwards, the five-faced one addressed Kṛṣṇa, O wise one.
यावत्सृष्टिस्तदन्ते तु लोकान्संहर सर्वतः
At the end of creation, withdraw all the worlds from everywhere.
ततः कालान्तरे ब्रह्मन्कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
Then, after a period of time, O Brahman, of Krishna, the Supreme Self—
तामादिदेश भघगवान् वैकुण्ठं गच्छ मानदे
The Blessed Lord instructed her: 'Go to Vaikuntha, O honored one.'
सापि कृष्णं नमस्कृत्य गता नारायणान्तिकम्
She, having bowed to Krishna, went to the presence of Narayana.
आसां पूर्णस्वरूपाणां मन्त्रध्यानार्चनादिकम्
Of these, who are of complete form, there are mantra, meditation, worship, and so on.
तारः क्रियायुक् प्रतिश्ठा प्रीत्याढ्या च ततः परम्
The syllable, the acts, the establishment, and supreme fullness with devotion—