एते वयं वृत्ररिपुस्तथायं नासत्यदस्त्रौ वरुणस्तथैव । इमे च रुद्रा वसवःससूर्याःसमीरणाग्निप्रसुखास्तथान्ये ॥ ५,१.
We are here—Indra, the enemy of Vṛtra, the two Aśvins, Varuṇa, Rudras, Vasus, Sūryas, Vāyu, Agni, and others who bring happiness.
सुराःसमस्ताःसुरनाथकार्यमेभिर्मया यच्च तदीश सर्वाम् । आज्ञापयाज्ञां परिपालयन्तस्तवैव तिष्ठाम सदास्तदोषाः ॥ ५,१.
All the gods, O Lord of the gods, are always ready to carry out your commands; whatever task you assign, we shall fulfill, remaining ever at your service.
श्रीपराशर उवाच एवं संस्तूयमानस्तु भगवान्परमेश्वरः । उज्जहारात्मनः केशौ सितकृष्णौ महामुने ॥ ५,१.
Śrī Parāśara said: Thus praised, the supreme Lord drew from himself two hairs, one white and one black, O great sage.
उवाच च सुरानेतौ मत्केशौ वसुधातले । अवतीर्य भुवो भारक्लेशहानिं करिष्यतः ॥ ५,१.
He said to the gods: These two hairs of mine, descending to the earth, will bring relief from the burden of the world.
सुराश्च सकलाःस्वांशैरवतीर्य महीतले । कुर्वन्तु युद्धमुन्मत्तैः पूर्वोत्पन्नैर्महासुरैः ॥ ५,१.
Let all the gods descend to earth with their own portions and wage war against the mad, previously arisen great demons.
ततः क्षयमशेषास्ते दैतेया धरमीतले । प्रयास्यन्ति न संदेहो मद्दृपातविचूर्णिताः ॥ ५,१.
Then, those demons on earth will be utterly destroyed; there is no doubt—they will be shattered by my descent.
वसुदेवस्य या पत्नी देवकी देवतोपमा । तत्रायमष्टमो गर्भो मत्केशो भविता सुराः ॥ ५,१.
The wife of Vasudeva, Devakī, who is like a goddess, will bear the eighth embryo—my hair—O gods.
अवतीर्य च तत्रायं कंसं घातयिता भुवि । कालनेमीं समुद्भूतमित्युक्त्वान्तर्दधे हरिः ॥ ५,१.
Descending there, he will slay Kaṃsa on earth and the reborn Kālanemi; having spoken thus, Hari vanished.
अदृश्याय ततस्तस्मै प्रणिपत्य महामुने । मेरुपृष्ठं सुरा जग्मुरवतेरुश्च भूतले ॥ ५,१.
Then, becoming invisible to him, the gods bowed to the great sage and went to the summit of Meru, and descended to earth.
कंसाय चाष्टमो गर्भो देवक्या धरणीधरः । भविष्यतीत्याच चक्षे भगवान्नारदो मुनिः ॥ ५,१.
And Nārada, the sage, declared to Kaṃsa that the eighth embryo of Devakī, O sustainer of the earth, will be born.
कंसोऽपि तदुपश्रुत्य नारदात्कुपितस्ततः । देवकीं वसुदेवं च गृहे गुप्तावधारयत् ॥ ५,१.
Kamsa, having heard this from Narada, became enraged and then kept Devaki and Vasudeva confined and guarded in his house.
वसुदेवेन कंसाय तेनैवोक्तं यथा पुरा । तथैव वसुदेवोऽपि पुत्रमर्पितवान् द्विज ॥ ५,१.
Just as Vasudeva had previously told Kamsa, so too did Vasudeva now, O Brahmin, hand over his son.
हिरण्यकशिपोः पुत्राःषड्गर्भा इति विश्रुताः । विष्णुप्रयुक्ता स्तान्निद्राक्रमाद्गर्भानयोजयत् ॥ ५,१.
The six sons, known as the offspring of Hiranyakashipu, were, by the will of Vishnu, drawn into Devaki's womb through the power of sleep.
योगनिद्रा महामाया वैष्णवी मोहितं यया । अविद्यया जगत्सर्वं तामाह भगवान्हरिः ॥ ५,१.
Yoganidra, the great illusion belonging to Vishnu, by whom the world is deluded through ignorance, was addressed by the blessed Hari.
श्रीभगवानुवाच निद्रे गच्छ ममादेशात्पातालातलसंश्रयान् । एकैकत्वेन षड्गर्भान्देवकीजठरं नय ॥ ५,१.
The Blessed Lord said: O Sleep, by my command, go to the lower realms and, one by one, transfer the six sons into Devaki's womb.
हतेषु तेषु कंसेन शेषाख्योंशस्ततो मम । अंशांशोनादरे तस्याःसप्तमः संभविष्यति ॥ ५,१.
After those six are slain by Kamsa, then a portion of mine, called Shesha, will become the seventh in her womb, as a partial manifestation.
गोकुले वसुदेवस्य भार्यान्या रोहिणी स्थिता । तस्याःस संभूतिसमं देवि नेयस्त्वयोदरम् ॥ ५,१.
In Gokula, Vasudeva's other wife Rohini resides; the embryo from Devaki should be transferred by you, O goddess, into her womb at the same time.
सप्तमो भोजरा जस्य भयाद्रोधोपरोधतः । देवक्याः पितितो गर्भ इति लोको वदिष्यति ॥ ५,१.
Because of the fear and oppression of the Bhoja king, people will say that Devaki's seventh child was miscarried.
गर्भसंकर्षणात्सोऽथ लोके संकर्षणेति वै । संज्ञामवाप्स्यते वीरः श्वेताद्रिशिखरोपमः ॥ ५,१.
Because of the transfer of the embryo, that hero, shining like the peak of the white mountain, will be known in the world as Sankarshana.
ततोऽहं संभविष्यामि देवकीजठरे शुभे । भर्गं त्वया यशोदाया गन्तव्यमविलंबितम् ॥ ५,१.
Then I shall be born in the auspicious womb of Devaki; but you must quickly go to Yashoda, carrying my brilliance.
प्रावृट्काले च नभसि कृष्णाष्टम्यामहं निशि । उत्पत्स्यामि नवम्यां तु प्रसूतिं त्वमवाप्स्यसि ॥ ५,१.
In the rainy season, on the eighth night of the dark fortnight, I will be born at night; but you will give birth on the ninth day.
यशोदाशयने मां तु देवक्यास्त्वामनिन्दिते । मच्छक्तिप्रोरितमतिर्वसुदेवो नयिष्यति ॥ ५,१.
On Yashoda's bed, I will be placed, and you, O faultless one, will be placed by Devaki; Vasudeva, his mind impelled by my power, will carry this out.
कंसश्च त्वामुपादाय देवि शैलशिलातले । प्रक्षेप्स्यत्यन्तारिक्षे च संस्थानं त्वमवाप्स्यसि ॥ ५,१.
Kamsa, taking you, O goddess, will throw you upon the rocky summit of a mountain, and you will attain your own divine form.
ततस्त्वां शतदृक्छक्रः प्रणम्य मम गौरवात् । प्रणिपातानतशिरा भगिनीत्वे ग्रहीष्यति ॥ ५,१.
Then the thousand-eyed wielder of the discus, out of respect for me, will bow his head to you and accept you as his sister.
त्वं च शुंभनिशुंभादीन्हत्वा दैत्यान्सहस्रशः । स्थानैरनेकैः पृथिवीमशेषां मण्डयिष्यसि ॥ ५,१.
You will slay thousands of demons such as Shumbha and Nishumbha, and you will adorn the entire earth with many abodes.
त्वं भूतिः सन्नतिः क्षान्तिः कान्तिर्द्यौः पृथिवी धृतिः । लज्जापुष्टी रुषा या तु काचिदन्या त्वमेव सा ॥ ५,१.
You are prosperity, humility, forbearance, beauty, the sky, the earth, steadfastness, modesty, nourishment, and even wrath—whatever else there is, you are that as well.
ये त्वामार्येति दुर्गेति वेदगर्भांबिकेति च । भद्रेति भद्रकालीति क्षेमदा भग्यदेति च ॥ ५,१.
Those who call you Arya, Durga, Vedagarbha, Ambika, Bhadra, Bhadrakali, Kshema-da, or Bhagya-da—
प्रातश्चैवापराह्ने च स्तोष्यन्त्यानम्रमूर्तयः । तेषां हि प्रार्थितं सर्वं मत्प्रसादाद्भविष्यति ॥ ५,१.
—morning and afternoon, these devoted ones will praise you with bowed forms; whatever they desire will be granted to them by my favor.
सुरामांसोपहरैश्च भक्ष्यभोज्यैश्च पूजिता । नॄणामशेषसामांस्त्वं प्रसन्ना संप्रदास्यसि ॥ ५,१.
When honored with offerings of liquor, meat, and various foods both to be eaten and enjoyed, you will graciously grant all the wishes of people without exception.
यथोक्तं सा जगद्धात्री देवदेवेन वै तदा । षड़गर्भ-गर्भविन्यासं चक्र चान्यस्य कर्षणम् ।। ५-२-
Then, as spoken by the Lord of gods, she who sustains the world arranged the transfer of the embryo and the extraction of another.