इति पृष्टस्तदा प्राह नारदो मुनिसत्तमः । प्राप्यते सत्यभामेऽयं तुलापुरुष दानतः
Thus questioned, the best of sages, Nārada, replied: 'O Satyabhāmā, this is attained by the gift of Tulāpuruṣa.'
सत्यभामा तदा कृष्णं कल्पवृक्षसमन्वितम् । नारदायैव सा प्रादात्तोलयित्वा विधानतः । सर्वोपस्करमाकृष्य नारदस्त्रिदिवं ययौ
Then Satyabhāmā, along with Kṛṣṇa and the wish-fulfilling tree, gave them to Nārada himself, having weighed them according to the prescribed rite; gathering all the necessary items, Nārada went to heaven.
सूत उवाच- श्रियःपतिमथामंत्र्य गते देवर्षिसत्तमे । हर्षोत्फुल्लानना सत्या वासुदेवमथाब्रवीत्
The Sūta said: Having bid farewell to the Lord of Śrī and after the noble sage departed, Satyā, her face blooming with joy, spoke to Vāsudeva.
सत्यभामोवाच- धन्यास्मि कृतकृत्यास्मि सफलं जीवितं च मे । मज्जन्मनि निदाने च धन्यौ तौ पितरौ मम
Satyabhāmā said: 'I am blessed, I have fulfilled my purpose, and my life is fruitful; my parents are truly blessed, both at my birth and as its cause.'
यौ मां त्रैलोकसुभगां जनयामासतुर्ध्रुवम् । षोडशस्त्रीसहस्राणां वल्लभाहं यतस्तव
'For they gave birth to me, most beautiful in the three worlds; and I am the beloved among your sixteen thousand wives.'
यस्मान्मयादिपुरुषः कल्पवृक्षसमन्वितः । यथोक्तविधिना सम्यङ्नारदाय समर्पितः
'Because I, O Primeval Person, have offered the wish-fulfilling tree to Nārada, together with you, according to the prescribed method.'
यद्वार्तामपि जानंति भूमिसंस्थान जंतवः । सोऽयं कल्पद्रुमो गेहे मम तिष्ठति सांप्रतम्
'Even those creatures dwelling on earth who hear this account will know: this wish-fulfilling tree now stands in my house.'
त्रैलोक्याधिपतेश्चाहं श्रीपतेरतिवल्लभा । अतोऽहं प्रष्टुमिच्छामि किंचित्त्वां मधुसूदन
'I am the most beloved of the Lord of the three worlds, the Lord of Śrī; therefore, O Madhusūdana, I wish to ask you something.'
यदि त्वं मत्प्रियकरः कथयस्वात्र विस्तरात् । श्रुत्वा तच्च पुनश्चाहं करोमि हितमात्मनः
'If you wish to please me, tell me this in detail; having heard it, I will again do what is beneficial for myself.'
यथाकल्पं त्वया देव वियुक्ता स्यां न कर्हिचित् । सूत उवाच- इति प्रियावचः श्रुत्वा स्मेरास्योऽयं गदाग्रजः
'O Lord, may I never be separated from you, according to your will.' The Sūta said: Hearing these loving words, the elder brother of Gadā smiled.
सत्या करे करं कृत्वागमत्कल्पतरोस्तलम् । निषिद्ध्यानुचरं लोकं सविलासं प्रियान्वितः
Taking Satyā by the hand, he went to the place of the wish-fulfilling tree; dismissing his attendants and the people, he remained there playfully with his beloved.
प्रहस्य सत्यामामंत्र्य प्रोवाच जगतांपतिः । तत्प्रीति परितोषार्थं लसत्पुलकितांगजः
Smiling, having addressed Satyā, the Lord of the worlds spoke, his body radiant and thrilled, for the sake of her joy and satisfaction.
कृष्ण उवाच-। न मे त्वत्तः प्रियतमा काचिदन्या नितंबिनी । षोडशस्त्रीसहस्राणां प्रिये प्राणसमा ह्यसि
Krishna said: There is no one dearer to me than you, O beautiful one; among sixteen thousand women, you are as precious to me as my own life.
त्वदर्थं देवराजेन विरोधो दैवतैः सह । त्वया यत्प्रार्थितं कांते शृणु यच्च महद्भवेत्
For your sake, I opposed the king of the gods and the other deities; whatever you desire, O beloved, listen now to what great thing may come to pass.
अदेयमथवाकार्यमकथ्यमपि यत्पुनः । त्वत्कृतं तु कथं प्रश्नं कथयामि न तु प्रिये । पृच्छस्व सर्वं कथये यत्ते मनसि वर्तते
Whether it be something unyielding, or a task, or even something unspeakable—if you ask, I will answer, O dear one; ask anything, and I will tell you whatever is in your mind.
सत्योवाच- दानं व्रतं तपो वापि किं तु पूर्वं मयाकृतम् । येनाहं मर्त्यजा मर्त्ये भवानीवाऽभवं किल
Satyabhama said: Was it some gift, vow, or austerity that I performed before, by which, though born among mortals, I have become your consort in this world?
तवांगार्द्धहरा नित्यं गरुडोपरिगामिनी । इंद्रादिदेवतावासमगमं च त्वया सह
Always sharing half your body, riding upon Garuda, I entered the abode of Indra and the other gods together with you.
अतस्त्वां प्रष्टुमिच्छामि किं कृतं तु मया शुभम् । जन्मांतरे च किं शीला का चाहं कस्य कन्यका
Therefore, I wish to ask you: what good deed did I perform? In a previous birth, what was my character, who was I, and whose daughter?
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- शृणुष्वैकमनाः कांते यत्त्वं वै पूर्वजन्मनि । पुण्यं व्रतं कृतवती तत्सर्वं कथयामि ते
Sri Krishna said: Listen attentively, O beloved, to what virtuous vow you performed in a former birth; I will tell you everything.
आसीत्कृतयुगस्यांते मायापुर्यां द्विजोत्तमः । आत्रेयो देवशर्मेति वेदवेदांगपारगः
At the end of the Krita age, in the city of Maya, there was a foremost Brahmin named Devasharma of the lineage of Atri, accomplished in the Vedas and their branches.
आतिथेयोऽग्निशुश्रूषुः सौरव्रत परायणः । सूर्यमाराधयन्नित्यं साक्षात्सूर्य्य इवापरः
He was hospitable, attentive to the sacred fire, devoted to the solar vow, worshipping the sun daily, like another sun incarnate.
तस्यातिवयसश्चासीन्नाम्ना गुणवती सुता । अपुत्रः स स्वशिष्याय चंद्र नाम्ने ददौ सुताम्
He had a daughter named Gunavati, who was of excellent qualities and advanced in years; being childless, he gave her to his disciple named Chandra.
तमेव पुत्रवन्मेने स च तं पितृवद्वशी । तौ कदाचिद्वनं यातौ कुशेध्महरणार्थिनौ
He regarded him as a son, and the disciple obeyed him as a father; once, the two went to the forest seeking kusa grass and fuel.
हिमाद्रिपादजवने चेरतुस्तौ यतस्ततः । तौ ततो राक्षसं घोरमायांतं समपश्यताम्
They wandered at the foot of the Himalayas, and there they saw a fierce rakshasa approaching.
भयविह्वलसर्वांगावसमर्थौ पलायितुम् । निहतौ रक्षसा तेन कृतांतसमरूपिणा
Overcome with fear and unable to flee, they were slain by that rakshasa, who appeared as the embodiment of death.
तौ तु क्षेत्रप्रभावेण धर्मशीलतया पुनः । वैकुंठभवनं नीतौ मद्गणैर्मत्समीपगैः
Yet, by the power of the sacred field and their righteousness, they were led to the abode of Vaikuntha by my attendants, who dwell near me.
यावज्जीवंतु यत्ताभ्यां सूर्यपूजादिकं कृतम् । तेन वै कर्मणा ताभ्यां सुप्रीतोऽहं किलाभवम्
For as long as they lived, they performed sun-worship and other rites; by those actions, I became greatly pleased with them.
शैवाः सौराश्च गाणेशा वैष्णवाः शक्तिपूजकाः । मामेव प्राप्नुवंतीह वर्षांभः सागरं यथा
Shaivas, Sauras, Ganesha-worshippers, Vaishnavas, and Shakti-worshippers—all attain me here, just as rivers reach the ocean.
एकोऽहं पंचधा जातः क्रीडयन्नामभिः किल । देवदत्तो यथा कश्चित्पुत्राद्याह्वाननामभिः
I alone am born in five forms, playing with different names, just as someone named Devadatta is called by various names as son and so forth.
ततश्च तौ मद्भवनाधिवासिनौ विमानयानौ रविवर्चसावुभौ । मत्तुल्यरूपौ मम सन्निधानगौ दिव्यांगना चंदनभोगभोगिनौ
Then those two, dwelling in my abode, riding celestial vehicles, radiant like the sun, equal in form to me, remaining in my presence, enjoying pleasures with divine women and sandalwood.