नित्या नित्यविहारिण्यो नित्यकेलि भुवश्चराः । एषा पूर्णरसा देवी एषा च रसमंथरा
Eternal, ever-enjoying, ever-sporting on earth; this is the goddess of full rasa, and this is the one who stirs rasa.
एषा रसालया नाम एषा च रसवल्लरी । रसपीयूषधारेयमेषा रसतरंगिणी
This is the one called the abode of rasa, and this is the creeper of rasa; this is the stream of nectar of rasa, and this is the wave of rasa.
रसकल्लोलिनी चैषा इयं च रसवापिका । अनंगसेना एषैव इयं चानंगमालिनी
This is the playful pond of rasa, and this is the reservoir of rasa; this is the army of Cupid, and this is the garlanded by Cupid.
मदयंती इयं बाला एषा च रसविह्वला । इयं च ललिता नाम इयं ललितयौवना
This girl delights, and this is overwhelmed by rasa; this is named Lalita, and this is youthful Lalita.
अनंगकुसुमा चैषा इयं मदनमंजरी । एषा कलावती नाम इयं रतिकला स्मृता
This is Ananga-kusuma, and this is Madana-manjari; this is named Kalavati, and this is known as the art of love.
इयं कामकला नाम इयं हि कामदायिनी । रतिलोला इयं बाला इयं बाला रतोत्सुका
This is named Kama-kala, and this is the giver of desire; this girl is eager for love, and this girl longs for love.
एषा चरति सर्वस्व रतिचिंतामणिस्त्वसौ । नित्यानंदाः काश्चिदेता नित्यप्रेमरसप्रदाः
This one moves as the wish-fulfilling gem of love; some of these are eternally blissful, some are givers of eternal love-rasa.
अतःपरं श्रुतिगणास्तासां काश्चिदिमाः शृणु । उद्गीतैषा सुगीतेयं कलगीता त्वियं प्रिया
Next, listen to some of the groups of Vedas among them: this is Udgita, this is Sugita, this is Kalagita, and this is Priya.
एषा कलसुराख्याता बालेयं कलकंठिका । विपंचीयं क्रमपदा एषा बहुहुता मता
This is called Kalasura, this girl is Kalakanthika; this is Vipanchi, stepwise, and this is known as Bahuhuta.
एषा बहुप्रयोगेयं ख्याता बहुकला बला । इयं कलावती ख्याता मता चैषा क्रियावती
This is Bahuprayoga, famed for many arts and strength; this is renowned as Kalavati, and this is known as Kriyavati.
अतःपरं मुनिगणास्तासां कतिपया इह । इयमुग्रतपा नाम एषा बहुगुणा स्मृता
After this, O assembly of sages, among them, a few here are as follows: this one is known as Ugratapā, who is said to possess many virtues.
एषा प्रियव्रता नाम सुव्रता च इयं मता । सुरेखेयं मता बाला सुपर्वेयं बहुप्रदा
This one is called Priyavratā, and she is considered to have excellent vows; this is Surekha, regarded as youthful, and Suparveya, who is generous.
रत्नरेखा त्वियं ख्याता मणिग्रीवा त्वसौ मता । सुपर्णा चेयमाकल्पा सुकल्पा रत्नमालिका
This one is renowned as Ratnarekhā, and that one is known as Maṇigrīvā; this is Suparṇā, this is Ākalpā, Sukalpā, and Ratnamālikā.
इयं सौदामिनी सुभ्रूरियं च कामदायिनी । एषा च भोगदाख्या ता इयं विश्वमता सती
This is Saudāminī, with beautiful eyebrows, and this is Kāmadāyinī; this one is called Bhogadā, and this is Viśvamatā, the virtuous.
एषा च धारिणी धात्री सुमेधा कांतिरप्यसौ । अपर्णेयं सुपर्णैषा मतैषा च सुलक्षणा
This is Dhāriṇī, the supporter, Sumedhā, and also Kānti; this is Aparṇā, this is Suparṇā, and she is regarded as Sulakṣaṇā.
सुदतीयं गुणवती चैषासौ कलिनी मता । एषा सुलोचना ख्याता इयं च सुमनाः स्मृता
This is Sudatī, virtuous, and she is known as Kalinī; this one is famous as Sulocanā, and this is remembered as Sumanā.
अश्रुता च सुशीला च रतिसुखप्रदायिनी । अतः परं गोपबाला वयमत्रागतास्तु याः
This is Aśrutā, Suśīlā, and the giver of pleasure in love; after this, the cowherd maidens who have come here are as follows.
तासां च परिचीयंतां काश्चिदंबुरुहानने । असौ चंद्रावली चैषा चंद्रिकेयं शुभा मता
Among those who are to be introduced, some have lotus-like faces; this is Candrāvalī, and this auspicious one is known as Candrikā.
एषा चंद्रावली चंद्ररेखेयं चंद्रिकाप्यसौ । एषा ख्याता चंद्रमाला मता चंद्रालिकात्वियम्
This is Candrāvalī, this is Candrarekhā, and this is also Candrikā; this one is famous as Candramālā, and this is regarded as Candrālikā.
एषा चंद्रप्रभा चंद्रकलेयमबला स्मृता । एषा वर्णावली वर्णमालेयं मणिमालिका
This is Candraprabhā, this is Candrakalā, remembered as gentle; this is Varṇāvalī, Varṇamālā, and Maṇimālikā.
वर्णप्रभा समाख्याता सुप्रभेयं मणिप्रभा । इयं हारावली तारा मालिनीयं शुभा मता
This is Varṇaprabhā, well-known, this is Suprabhā, and Maṇiprabhā; this is Hārāvalī, Tārā, and Mālinī, regarded as auspicious.
मालतीयमियं यूथी वासंती नवमल्लिका । मल्लीयं नवमल्लीयमसौ शेफालिका मता
This is Mālatī, this is Yūthī, Vāsantī, and Navamallikā; this is Mallī, this is Navamallī, and that one is known as Śephālikā.
सौगंधिकेयं कस्तूरी पद्मिनीयं कुमुद्वती । एषैव हि रसोल्लासा चित्रवृंदा समा त्वियम्
This is Saugaṃdhikā, Kastūrī, Padminī, and Kumudvatī; this indeed is Rasollāsā, and this is Citravṛndā.
रंभेयमुर्वशी चैषा सुरेखा स्वर्णरेखिका । एषा कांचनमालेयं सत्यसंततिका परा
This is Rambhā, this is Urvaśī, Surekhā, and Svarṇarekhikā; this is Kāñcanamālā, and the excellent Satyasaṃtatikā.
एताः परिकृताः सर्वाः परिचेयाः परा अपि । सहितास्माभिरेताभिर्विहरिष्यसि भामिनि
All these have been described and introduced, even the foremost; together with these, O beautiful one, you shall enjoy yourself.
एहि पूर्वसरस्तीरे तत्र त्वां विधिवत्सखि । स्नापयित्वाथ दास्यामि मंत्रं सिद्धिप्रदायकम्
Come to the bank of the eastern lake; there, according to the proper rite, O friend, after bathing you, I will give you a mantra that grants success.
इति तां सहसा नीत्वा स्नापयित्वा विधानतः । वृंदावनकलानाथ प्रेयस्या मंत्रमुत्तमम्
Thus, having quickly led her and bathed her according to the procedure, the lord of Vṛndāvana's arts gave his beloved the supreme mantra.
ग्राहयामास संक्षेपाद्दीक्षाविधिपुरस्सरम् । परं वरुणबीजस्य वह्निबीजपुरस्कृतम्
He caused her to receive it briefly, preceded by the rite of initiation, with the seed-syllable of Varuṇa, led by the seed-syllable of Agni.
चतुर्थस्वरसंयुक्तं नादबिंदुविभूषितम् । पुटितं प्रणवाभ्यां च त्रैलोक्ये चातिदुर्ल्लभम्
Endowed with the fourth tone, adorned with sound and bindu, enclosed by the two syllables of Om, it is exceedingly rare in the three worlds.
मंत्रग्रहणमात्रेण सिद्धिः सर्वा प्रजायते । पुरश्चर्याविधिर्ध्यानं होमसंख्याजपस्य च
By merely receiving the mantra, all attainments arise; the prescribed rites, meditation, the count of offerings, and recitation.