तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्या मुनिरत्यंतविस्मितः । पतित्वा चरणे तस्याः कृष्णोपासाविधिं शुभम्
Hearing her words, the sage was utterly astonished; bowing at her feet, he inquired about the auspicious method of worshipping Krishna.
पप्रच्छ परमप्रीतस्त्यक्त्वाध्यात्मविरोचनम् । तयोक्तं मंत्रमाज्ञाय जगाम मानसं सरः
With supreme delight, abandoning all other spiritual pursuits, he asked her about the mantra; having learned it from her, he went to the lake of the mind.
ततोऽतिदुश्चरं चक्रे तपो विस्मयकारकम् । एकपादस्थितः सूर्यं निर्निमेषं विलोकयन्
Then he undertook an exceedingly difficult austerity, astonishing to behold, standing on one leg and gazing unblinking at the sun.
मंत्रं जजाप परमं पंचविंशतिवर्णकम् । दध्यौ परमभावेन कृष्णमानंदरूपिणम्
He recited the supreme mantra of twenty-five syllables, and with utmost devotion, meditated on Krishna, the embodiment of bliss.
चरंतं व्रजवीथीषु विचित्रगतिलीलया । ललितैः पादविन्यासैः क्वणयंतं च नूपुरम्
He saw Krishna moving through the streets of Vraja with wondrous, playful steps, making his anklets ring with graceful footwork.
चित्रकंदर्पचेष्टाभिः सस्मितापांगवीक्षितैः । संमोहनाख्यया वंश्या पंचमारुणचित्रया
With charming gestures as if painting pictures, with sidelong glances and gentle smiles, enchanting all with the flute called Sammohana, adorned with five reddish hues.
बिंबौष्ठपुटचुंबिन्या कलालापैर्मनोज्ञया । हरंतं व्रजरामाणां मनांसि च वपूंषि च
With lips like bimba fruit, kissing the flute's opening, producing delightful melodies, captivating the minds and bodies of the women of Vraja.
श्लथन्नीवीभिरागत्य सहसालिंगितांगकम् । दिव्यमाल्यांबरधरं दिव्यगंधानुलेपनम्
Surrounded by women with loosened girdles, suddenly embracing his limbs, wearing divine garlands and garments, anointed with celestial fragrances.
श्यामलांगप्रभापूर्णैर्मोहयंतं जगत्त्रयम् । स एवं बहुदेवेन समुपास्य जगत्पतिम्
With dark, radiant limbs, enchanting the three worlds, thus he worshipped the Lord of the universe for a long time with great devotion.
नवकल्पांतरे जाता गोकुले दिव्यरूपिणी । कन्या प्रचंडनाम्नस्तु गोपस्याति यशस्विनः
In a new kalpa, there was born in Gokula a divine maiden, daughter of the illustrious cowherd named Pracanda.
चित्रगंधेति विख्याता कुमारी च शुभानना । निजांगगंधैर्विविधैर्मोदयंती दिशो दश
She became known as Citragandha, a beautiful-faced girl, delighting the ten directions with the various fragrances of her own body.
तामेनां पश्य कल्याणीं वृंदशो मधुपायिनीम् । अंगेषु स्वपतिं कृत्वा रसावेशसमाकुलाम्
Behold this auspicious maiden, Vrinda, who drinks honey, absorbed in the essence of love, having her beloved as lord of her limbs.
अस्याः स्तनपरिष्वंगे हारैः सर्वैर्विहन्यते । वक्षःस्थलात्प्रच्यवद्भिश्चित्रगंधादिसौरभैः
In her embrace, all her necklaces are struck against Krishna's chest, scattering the fragrances of Citragandha and others from his breast.
अपरे मुनिवर्यास्तु सततं पूतमानसाः । वायुभक्षास्तपस्तेपुर्जपंतः परमं मनुम्
Other eminent sages, always pure in mind, subsisting on air, performed austerities, reciting the supreme mantra.
स्मरः कृष्णाय कामार्ति कलादिवृत्तिशालिने । आग्नेयीसहितं कृत्वा मंत्रं पंचदशाक्षरम्
Desiring Krishna with love, the god of love, together with Agneyi, established the fifteen-syllable mantra, full of all arts.
दध्युर्मुनिवराः कष्णमूर्तिं दिव्यविभूषणाम् । दिव्यचित्रदुकूलेन पूर्णपीनकटिस्थलाम्
The great sages meditated on Krishna's form adorned with divine ornaments, clad in wondrous silken garments, with a full and firm waist.
मयूरपिच्छकैः कॢप्तचूडामुज्ज्वलकुंडलाम् । सव्यजंघांत आदाय दक्षिणं चरणांबुजम्
With a crown of peacock feathers, shining earrings, holding his left leg bent and his right lotus foot extended.
भ्रमंतीं संपुटीकृत्य चारुहस्तांबुजद्वयम् । कक्षदेशविनिक्षिप्तवेणुं परिचलत्पुटीम्
Wandering about, with both beautiful lotus hands joined, the flute placed at his side, his fingers moving gracefully.
आनंदयंतीं गोपीनां नयनानि मनांसि च । परमाश्चर्यरूपेण प्रविष्टां रंगमंडपे
Entering the arena in a form of supreme wonder, she delighted the eyes and minds of the gopis.
प्रसूनवर्षर्गोपीभिः पूर्यमाणां च सर्वतः । अथ कल्पांतरे देहं त्यक्त्वा जाता इहाधुना
Filled on all sides by showers of flowers from the gopis, she, after abandoning her body in another age, has now been born here.
यासां कर्णेषु दृश्यंते ताटंका रश्मिदीपिताः । रत्नमाल्यानि कंठेषु रत्नपुष्पाणि वेणिषु
In whose ears are seen earrings shining with rays, necklaces of gems on their necks, and gem-flowers in their braids.
मुनिः शुचिश्रवा नाम सुवर्णो नाम चापरः । कुशध्वजस्य ब्रह्मर्षेः पुत्रौ तौ वेदपारगौ
There was a sage named Śuciśravā and another called Suvarṇa, both sons of the brahmarṣi Kuśadhvaja, accomplished in the Vedas.
ऊर्ध्वपादौ तपो घोरं तेपतुस्त्र्यक्षरं मनुम् । ह्रीं हंस इति कृत्वैव जपंतौ यतमानसौ
With their feet raised, they practiced severe austerity, reciting the three-syllabled mantra 'hrīṃ haṃsa,' striving with effort.
ध्यायंतौ गोकुले कृष्णं बालकं दशवार्षिकम् । कंदर्पसमरूपेण तारुण्यललितेन च
They meditated in Gokula upon Krishna as a ten-year-old boy, possessing the beauty of Cupid and youthful charm.
पश्यंतीर्व्रजबिंबोष्ठीर्मोहयंतमनारतम् । तौ कल्पांते तनूं त्यक्त्वा लब्धवंतौ जनिं व्रजे
Seeing the red lips of the women of Vraja, constantly enchanting their minds, at the end of the age they abandoned their bodies and attained birth in Vraja.
सुवीरनाम गोपस्य सुते परमशोभने । ययोर्हस्ते प्रदृश्येते सारिके शुभराविणी
As the beautiful daughters of the gopa named Suvīra, in whose hands are seen the auspicious parrot and the radiant rāviṇī.
जटिलो जंघपूतश्च घृताशी कर्बुरेव च । चत्वारो मुनयो धन्या इहामुत्र च निःस्पृहाः
Jaṭila, Jaṃghapūta, Ghṛtāśī, and Karbura—four blessed sages, pure in both worlds and free from desire.
केवलेनैकभावेन प्रपन्ना बल्लवीपतिम् । तेपुस्ते सलिले मग्ना जपंतो मनुमेव च
With single-minded devotion, they surrendered to the lord of the cowherd women, practicing japa immersed in water.
रमात्रयेण पुटितं स्मराद्यं तदशाक्षरम् । दध्युश्च गाढभावेन बल्लवीभिर्वने वने
They meditated deeply with the gopis in every forest, reciting the mantra, infused with the threefold Ramā, which is the beginning of love and is imperishable.
भ्रमंतं नृत्यगीताद्यैर्मानयंतं मनोहरम् । चंदनालिप्तसर्वांगं जपापुष्पावतंसकम्
Wandering, honored by dance and song, enchanting and beautiful, his whole body smeared with sandalwood, adorned with hibiscus flowers.