कुंकुमैः सितरक्ताद्यैश्चतुर्दिक्षु समाकुलैः । शुक्लं चतुर्भुजं विष्णुं पश्चिमे द्वारपालकम्
In all four directions, there are heaps of saffron, white, red, and other powders; in the west stands white, four-armed Vishnu as the gatekeeper.
शंखचक्रगदापद्मकिरीटादि विभूषितम् । रक्तं चतुर्भुजं पद्मशंखचक्रगदायुधम्
He is adorned with conch, discus, mace, lotus, crown, and other ornaments; red, four-armed, bearing the lotus, conch, discus, and mace as weapons.
किरीटकुंडलोद्दीप्त द्वारपालकमुत्तरे । गौरं चतुर्भुजं विष्णुं शुखचक्रगदायुधम्
At the northern gate stands the gatekeeper, shining with crown and earrings; fair, four-armed Vishnu, bearing the conch, discus, and mace as weapons.
किरीटकुंडलाद्यैश्च शोभितं वनमालिनम् । पूर्वद्वारे द्वारपालं गौरं विष्णुं प्रकीर्तितम्
Adorned with crown, earrings, and other ornaments, wearing a garland of forest flowers, at the eastern gate stands the fair Vishnu, renowned as the gatekeeper.
कृष्णवर्णं चतुर्बाहुं शंखचक्रादिभूषणम् । दक्षिणद्वारपालं तु श्रीविष्णुंकृष्णवर्णकम्
Of dark complexion, with four arms, adorned with conch, discus, and other ornaments, the gatekeeper at the southern entrance is Śrī Viṣṇu, dark in hue.
श्रीकृष्णचरितं ह्येतद्यः पठेत्प्रयतः शुचिः । शृणुयाद्वापि यो भक्त्या गोविंदे लभते रतिम्
Whoever, pure and devoted, recites or listens to this account of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, attains love for Govinda.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पातालखंडे कृष्णचरिते सप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the seventieth chapter, concerning the deeds of Kṛṣṇa, in the Pātāla section of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
ईश्वर उवाच-। तदेकाग्रमना भूत्वा शृणु देवि वरानने । आसीदुग्रतपा नाम मुनिरेको दृढव्रतः
Īśvara said: Become single-minded, O goddess of radiant face, and listen. There was a sage named Ugratapa, steadfast in his vows.
साग्निको ह्यग्निभक्षश्च चचारात्यद्भुतं तपः । जजाप परमं जाप्यं मंत्रं पंचदशाक्षरम्
He performed astonishing austerities, maintaining fire and consuming only offerings to Agni, and recited the supreme fifteen-syllable mantra.
काममंत्रेण पुटितं कामं कामवरप्रदात् । कृष्णायेति पदं स्वाहा सहितं सिद्धिदं परम्
Infused with the seed-mantra of desire, granting the boon of desire, the phrase 'Kṛṣṇāya' together with 'svāhā' bestows the highest attainment.
दध्यौ च श्यामलं कृष्णं रासोन्मत्तं वरोत्सुकम् । पीतपट्टधरं वेणुं करेणाधरमर्पितम्
He meditated upon dark-hued Kṛṣṇa, intoxicated with rasa, eager for boons, clad in yellow silk, holding the flute to his lips with his hand.
नवयौवनसंपन्नं कर्षंतं पाणिना प्रियाम् । एवं ध्यानपरः कल्पशतांते देहमुत्सृजन्
Endowed with fresh youth, drawing his beloved close with his hand, absorbed in such meditation, at the end of a hundred kalpas, he relinquished his body.
सुनंद नाम गोपस्य कन्याभूत्स महामुनिः । सुनंदेति समाख्याता या वीणां बिभ्रती करे
That great sage was born as the daughter of the cowherd named Sunanda, known as Sunandā, who held a vīṇā in her hand.
मुनिरन्यः सत्यतपा इति ख्यातो महाव्रतः । सशुष्कपत्रं भुंक्ते यः प्रजजाप परं मनुम्
Another sage, renowned as Satyatapa, of great vows, subsisted on dried leaves and recited the supreme mantra.
रत्यंतं कामबीजेन पुटितं च दशाक्षरम् । स प्रदध्यौ मुनिवरश्चित्रवेषधरं हरिम्
Infused with the seed-mantra of desire, the ten-syllable mantra, that eminent sage meditated upon Hari, adorned in splendid attire.
धृत्वा रमाया दोर्वल्लीद्वितयं कंकणोज्ज्वलम् । नृत्यंतमुन्मदंतं च संश्लिष्यं तं मुहुर्मुहुः
Wearing two shining bracelets on the arms of Ramā, dancing in ecstasy, repeatedly embracing her.
हसंतमुच्चैरानंदतरंगं जठरांबरे । दधतं वेणुमाजानु वैजयंत्या विराजितम्
Laughing loudly, waves of bliss in his belly, holding the flute up to his knee, radiant with the Vaijayantī garland.
स्वेदांभः कणसंसिक्त ललाटवलिताननम् । त्यक्त्वा त्यक्त्वा स वै देहं तपसा च महामुनिः
His face adorned with beads of sweat on his brow, the sage repeatedly abandoned his body through austerity.
दशकल्पांतरे जातो ह्ययं नंदवनादिह । सुभद्र नाम्नो गोपस्य कन्या भद्रेति विश्रुता
After ten kalpas, he was born here in Nandavana as the daughter of the cowherd Subhadra, known as Bhadrā.
यस्याः पृष्ठतले दिव्यं व्यजनं परिदृश्यते । हरिधामाभिधानस्तु कश्चिदासीन्महामुनिः
On whose back a divine fan is seen, there was a certain great sage named Haridhāma.
सोऽप्यतप्यत्तपः कृच्छ्रं नित्यं पत्रैकभोजनम् । आशुसिद्धिकरं मंत्रं विंशत्यर्णं प्रजप्तवान्
He too performed severe austerities, always eating only leaves, and recited the mantra for twenty days, which quickly grants success.
अनंतरं कामबीजादध्यारूढं तदेव तु । माया तत्पुरतो व्योम हंसासृग्द्युतिचंद्रकम्
Immediately, infused with the seed-mantra of desire, before him appeared Māyā in the sky, a swan, blood, radiance, and the moon.
ततो दशाक्षरं पश्चान्नमोयुक्तं स्मरादिकम् । दध्यौ वृंदावने रम्ये माधवीमंडपे प्रभुम्
Then, after that, he meditated on the ten-syllable mantra, endowed with the essence of food, beginning with remembrance, in the delightful Vṛndāvana, in the Mādhavī pavilion, upon the Lord.
उत्तानशायिनं चारुपल्लवास्तरणोपरि । कयाचिदतिकामार्त्त बल्लव्या रक्तनेत्रया
He beheld the Lord lying on his back upon a charming bed of tender leaves, with a certain cowherd maiden, overcome by intense desire, her eyes reddened.
वक्षोजयुगमाच्छाद्य विपुलोरः स्थलं मुहुः । संचुंब्यमानगंडांतं तृप्यमानरदच्छदम्
Covering his broad chest with her pair of breasts, she repeatedly kissed his cheeks and lips, delighting in the taste of his radiant mouth.
कलयंतं प्रियां दोर्भ्यां सहासं समुदाद्भुतम् । स मुनिश्च बहून्देहां स्त्यक्त्वा कल्पत्रयांतरे
He saw her, embraced by the Lord's arms, laughing together in wondrous joy; and that sage, having abandoned many bodies over three cycles of creation,
सारंगनाम्नो गोपस्य कन्याभूच्छुभलक्षणा । रंगवेणीति विख्याता निपुणा चित्रकर्मणि
became, in another age, a girl of auspicious marks, daughter of the cowherd named Sāraṅga, renowned as Raṅgaveṇī, skilled in the art of painting.
यस्या दंतेषु दृश्यंते चित्रिताः शोणबिंदवः । ब्रह्मवादी मुनिः कश्चिज्जाबालिरिति विश्रुतः
On whose teeth could be seen painted drops of red; and there was a certain sage, versed in Brahman, known as Jābāli.
सतपः सुरतो योगी विचरन्पृथिवीमिमाम् । स एकस्मिन्महारण्ये योजनायुतविस्तृते
Practicing severe austerity, self-controlled, a yogi, he wandered this earth; and once, in a great forest spanning ten thousand yojanas,
यदृच्छयागतोऽपश्यदेकां वापीं सुशोभनाम् । सर्वतः स्फाटिकाबंधतटां स्वादुजलान्विताम्
He happened upon a certain beautiful pond, its banks entirely built of crystal, filled with sweet water.