Chapter Eleven Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra-janma-varṇana Description of Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra's Birth

Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is greater than the greatest, personally entered Vasudeva's heart.

The great soul Vasudeva shone with a glory like the sun, moon, and fire. He was like a double of the Supreme Lord, the master of all sacrifices.

When Lord Kṛṣṇa, who gives fearlessness to everyone, entered Devakī, she shone as if a great lightning flash had entered her home.

Seeing her so effulgent, Kaṁsa became frightened. He said, "Now the destroyer of my life has come. She was not like this before.

"As soon as He is born I will kill Him." Saying this, looking in all directions, and thinking of his former enemy Lord Hari, he became filled with fear.

Even by hating Him one is able to see Kṛṣṇa. For this reason, in order to attain the association of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the demons hate Him.

Then the demigods headed by Brahmā and the great sages headed by me went to Vasudeva's home, bowed down before Lord Kṛṣṇa, and offered many prayers.

The demigods said: Taking shelter of the modes of nature, the philosophers wonder, "Is the Supreme the origin of consciousness and other states of being, or is not their origin?" As sparks come from a fire (but do not enter it), so the mahat-tattva, senses, and demigods (come from Him but) do not enter Him. Obeisances to Him, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

The strongest of the strong cannot conquer Him. The potency of illusion cannot conquer Him. The Vedas cannot bring Him within their realm of perception. Of Him, the perfect, complete, eternal, peaceful, and pure Supreme Personality of Godhead, we take shelter.

With His aṁśa-avatāra, aṁśāṁśa-avatāra, kalā-avatāra, āveśa-avatāra, pūrṇa-avatāra, and many other avatāras, He creates (maintains, and destroys the material universes). To Him, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is greater than the pūrṇa-avatāra, we offer our respectful obeisances.

In manvantaras, yugas, and kalpas past and future You manifest Your own form in partial incarnations, but now You manifest Your original and most perfect form. Establishing the real religion, You bring auspiciousness to the earth.

O blissful Lord, we place (in our hearts) the nectar-pollen gently blowing from Your lotus feet as You walk, rare pollen not attained by even the purest yogīs but only by they whose pure hearts melt with love for You.

(In our hearts) we place wonderful You, whose handsome form is more charming than a hundred million Kāmadevas, who are the glory of the realm of Goloka, who are the master of Rādhā and the wealth of the earth.

O great king of Mithilā, at the time of Lord Hari's birth the sky and the ten directions became very pure.

The stars were bright, the earth happy, and the rivers, streams, oceans, and lakes filled with pure waters.

The breezes' touch spreading their fragrant pollen, thousand-petal hundred-leaf lotuses bloomed everywhere.

Bees hummed, colorful birds sang, and fragrant cooling breezes gently blew.

The countries became wealthy, the towns and villages auspicious, and the demigods, brāhmaṇas, trees, and cows happy.

The drums of the demigods were filled with sounds of victory. Everywhere was great auspiciousness.

The Vidyādharas, Gandharvas, Siddhas, Kinnaras, and Cāraṇas sang, and the great demigods offered prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

mumucur deva-mukhyāś ca garjantaś ca ghanā jale bhādre budhe kṛṣṇa-pakṣe dhatrarkṣe harṣaṇe vṛṣe karṇe 'ṣṭamyām ardha-rātre nakṣatreśa-mahodaye andhakārāvṛte kāle devakyāṁ śauri-mandire āvirāsīd dhariḥ sākṣād āraṇyām adhvare 'gni-vat nanṛtuḥ—danced; divi—in heaven; gandharvāḥ—the Gandharvas; vidyādharyaḥ—the Vidhyadharas; mudā-anvitāḥ—with happiness; pārijātaka—parijatas; mandāra—mandaras; mālatī—malatis; sumanāṁsi—and sumanaḥs; ca—and; mumucuḥ—released; deva-mukhyāḥ—the great demigods; ca—and; garjantaḥ—roaring; ca—and; ghanāḥ—the clouds; jale—in water; bhādre—in the month of Bhadra; budhe—mercury; kṛṣṇa-pakṣe—in the dark fortnight; dhatra-ṛkṣe—the star Rohiṇī; harṣaṇe—harṣaṇa-yoga; vṛṣe—Taurus; karṇe—on the horizon; aṣṭamyām—on the eighth day; ardha—in the middle; rātre—of the night; nakṣatreśa—of the moon; mahā—great; udaye—in the rising; andhakāra—with darkness; āvṛte—covered; kāle—at the time; devakyām—in Devakī; śauri—of Vasudeva; mandire—in the palace; āvirāsīt—appeared; hariḥ—Lord Hari; sākṣāt—directly; āraṇyām—on the araṇi stick; adhvare—in a yajṣa; agni—fire; vat—like. The happy Gandharvas and Vidyādharas danced in heaven, the great demigods threw many pārijāta, mandāra, mālatī, and sumanaḥ flowers, and the clouds thundered and sprinkled water. Then, in the month of Bhādra (August-September), during the eighth tithi of the dark fortnight, when Mercury, Taurus, and the Rohiṇī star were on the horizon, and the planets were in harṣaṇa-yoga, in the middle of the night, when everything was covered with darkness and the moon was rising, in Vasudeva's palace Lord Hari appeared from Devakī as in a yajṣa fire appears from the araṇi wood.

mumucur deva-mukhyāś ca garjantaś ca ghanā jale bhādre budhe kṛṣṇa-pakṣe dhatrarkṣe harṣaṇe vṛṣe karṇe 'ṣṭamyām ardha-rātre nakṣatreśa-mahodaye andhakārāvṛte kāle devakyāṁ śauri-mandire āvirāsīd dhariḥ sākṣād āraṇyām adhvare 'gni-vat nanṛtuḥ—danced; divi—in heaven; gandharvāḥ—the Gandharvas; vidyādharyaḥ—the Vidhyadharas; mudā-anvitāḥ—with happiness; pārijātaka—parijatas; mandāra—mandaras; mālatī—malatis; sumanāṁsi—and sumanaḥs; ca—and; mumucuḥ—released; deva-mukhyāḥ—the great demigods; ca—and; garjantaḥ—roaring; ca—and; ghanāḥ—the clouds; jale—in water; bhādre—in the month of Bhadra; budhe—mercury; kṛṣṇa-pakṣe—in the dark fortnight; dhatra-ṛkṣe—the star Rohiṇī; harṣaṇe—harṣaṇa-yoga; vṛṣe—Taurus; karṇe—on the horizon; aṣṭamyām—on the eighth day; ardha—in the middle; rātre—of the night; nakṣatreśa—of the moon; mahā—great; udaye—in the rising; andhakāra—with darkness; āvṛte—covered; kāle—at the time; devakyām—in Devakī; śauri—of Vasudeva; mandire—in the palace; āvirāsīt—appeared; hariḥ—Lord Hari; sākṣāt—directly; āraṇyām—on the araṇi stick; adhvare—in a yajṣa; agni—fire; vat—like. The happy Gandharvas and Vidyādharas danced in heaven, the great demigods threw many pārijāta, mandāra, mālatī, and sumanaḥ flowers, and the clouds thundered and sprinkled water. Then, in the month of Bhādra (August-September), during the eighth tithi of the dark fortnight, when Mercury, Taurus, and the Rohiṇī star were on the horizon, and the planets were in harṣaṇa-yoga, in the middle of the night, when everything was covered with darkness and the moon was rising, in Vasudeva's palace Lord Hari appeared from Devakī as in a yajṣa fire appears from the araṇi wood.

mumucur deva-mukhyāś ca garjantaś ca ghanā jale bhādre budhe kṛṣṇa-pakṣe dhatrarkṣe harṣaṇe vṛṣe karṇe 'ṣṭamyām ardha-rātre nakṣatreśa-mahodaye andhakārāvṛte kāle devakyāṁ śauri-mandire āvirāsīd dhariḥ sākṣād āraṇyām adhvare 'gni-vat nanṛtuḥ—danced; divi—in heaven; gandharvāḥ—the Gandharvas; vidyādharyaḥ—the Vidhyadharas; mudā-anvitāḥ—with happiness; pārijātaka—parijatas; mandāra—mandaras; mālatī—malatis; sumanāṁsi—and sumanaḥs; ca—and; mumucuḥ—released; deva-mukhyāḥ—the great demigods; ca—and; garjantaḥ—roaring; ca—and; ghanāḥ—the clouds; jale—in water; bhādre—in the month of Bhadra; budhe—mercury; kṛṣṇa-pakṣe—in the dark fortnight; dhatra-ṛkṣe—the star Rohiṇī; harṣaṇe—harṣaṇa-yoga; vṛṣe—Taurus; karṇe—on the horizon; aṣṭamyām—on the eighth day; ardha—in the middle; rātre—of the night; nakṣatreśa—of the moon; mahā—great; udaye—in the rising; andhakāra—with darkness; āvṛte—covered; kāle—at the time; devakyām—in Devakī; śauri—of Vasudeva; mandire—in the palace; āvirāsīt—appeared; hariḥ—Lord Hari; sākṣāt—directly; āraṇyām—on the araṇi stick; adhvare—in a yajṣa; agni—fire; vat—like. The happy Gandharvas and Vidyādharas danced in heaven, the great demigods threw many pārijāta, mandāra, mālatī, and sumanaḥ flowers, and the clouds thundered and sprinkled water. Then, in the month of Bhādra (August-September), during the eighth tithi of the dark fortnight, when Mercury, Taurus, and the Rohiṇī star were on the horizon, and the planets were in harṣaṇa-yoga, in the middle of the night, when everything was covered with darkness and the moon was rising, in Vasudeva's palace Lord Hari appeared from Devakī as in a yajṣa fire appears from the araṇi wood.

calad-adbhuta-vahni-kaṅkanaṁ taḍid-ūrjita-guṇa-mekhalāṣcitam madhubhṛd-dhvani-padma-mālinaṁ nava-jāmbūnada-divya-vāsasam sa-taḍid-ghana-divya-saubhagaṁ cala-nīlālaka-vṛnda-bhṛn-mukham calad-aṁśu tamo-haraṁ paraṁ śubhadaṁ sundaram ambujekṣaṇam kṛta-pātra-vicitra-maṇḍanaṁ satataṁ koṭi-manoja-mohanam paripūrṇatamaṁ parāt paraṁ kala-veṇu-dhvani-vādya-tat-param tam avekṣya sutaṁ yadūttamo hari-janmotsava-phulla-locanaḥ atha vipra-janeṣu cāśu vai niyutaṁ san manasā gavāṁ dadau sphurat—glittering; akṣa—of jewels; vicitra—colorful; hāriṇam—wearing a necklace; vilasat—glittering; kaustubha—Kaustubha; ratna—jewel; dhāriṇam—wearing; paridhi—circle; dyuti—light; nūpura—anklets; aṅgadam—armlets; dhṛta—held; bālārka—rising sun; kirīṭa—helmet; kuṇḍalam—earrings; calat—moving; adbhuta—wonderful; vahni—fire; kaṅkanam—bracelets; taḍit—lightning; ūrjita—glorious; guṇa-mekhalā-aṣcitam—wearing a belt; madhubhṛt—of bees; dhvani—with the sounds; padma—of lotuses; mālinam—wearing a garland; nava—new; jāmbūnada—of gold; divya—splendid; vāsasam—garments; sa—with; taḍit—lightning; ghana—cloud; divya—splendid; saubhagam—opulence; cala—moving; nīla—dark; alaka-vṛndā—curly locks of hair; bhṛt—holding; mukham—face; calat—moving; aṁśu—splendor; tamaḥ—darkness; haram—removing; param—supreme; śubha—auspiciousness; dam—giving; sundaram—handsome; ambuja—lotus; īkṣaṇam—eyes; kṛta—done; pātra—pictures; vicitra—wonderful and colorful; maṇḍanam—decoration; satatam—always; koṭi—of ten million; manoja—Kāmadevas; mohanam—charming; paripūrṇatamam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parāt—than the greatest; param—greater; kala—sweet; veṇu—flute; dhvani-vādya—music; tat-param—devoted; tam—Him; avekṣya—seeing; sutam—his son; yadūttamaḥ—the best of the Yādavas; hari—of Lord Hari; janma—birth; utsava—festival; phulla—blossomed wide; locanaḥ—eyes; atha—then; vipra-janeṣu—to the brāhmaṇas; ca—also; āśu—at once; vai—indeed; niyutam—a million; san—being; manasā—in his mind; gavām—cows; dadau—gave. As he gazed at his son, who wore a glittering and colorful jewel necklace, a glittering Kaustubha gem, splendid armlets and anklets, earrings and a helmet like the rising sun, bracelets like wonderful flickering flames, a belt splendid as lightning, a lotus garland filled with the buzzing of bees, and splendid garments of new gold, and who was splendid as a dark cloud with lightning, His face with moving black locks of hair, His splendor removing the darkness, auspicious, handsome, His eyes lotus flowers, decorated with wonderful and colorful pictures and designs, more charming than ten million Kāmadevas, and who was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, greater than the greatest and fond of sweetly playing the flute, then Vasudeva, the best of the Yādavas, his eyes blossomed wide with the festive joy of seeing the birth of Lord Hari, in his heart at once gave a million cows in charity to the brāhmaṇas.

calad-adbhuta-vahni-kaṅkanaṁ taḍid-ūrjita-guṇa-mekhalāṣcitam madhubhṛd-dhvani-padma-mālinaṁ nava-jāmbūnada-divya-vāsasam sa-taḍid-ghana-divya-saubhagaṁ cala-nīlālaka-vṛnda-bhṛn-mukham calad-aṁśu tamo-haraṁ paraṁ śubhadaṁ sundaram ambujekṣaṇam kṛta-pātra-vicitra-maṇḍanaṁ satataṁ koṭi-manoja-mohanam paripūrṇatamaṁ parāt paraṁ kala-veṇu-dhvani-vādya-tat-param tam avekṣya sutaṁ yadūttamo hari-janmotsava-phulla-locanaḥ atha vipra-janeṣu cāśu vai niyutaṁ san manasā gavāṁ dadau sphurat—glittering; akṣa—of jewels; vicitra—colorful; hāriṇam—wearing a necklace; vilasat—glittering; kaustubha—Kaustubha; ratna—jewel; dhāriṇam—wearing; paridhi—circle; dyuti—light; nūpura—anklets; aṅgadam—armlets; dhṛta—held; bālārka—rising sun; kirīṭa—helmet; kuṇḍalam—earrings; calat—moving; adbhuta—wonderful; vahni—fire; kaṅkanam—bracelets; taḍit—lightning; ūrjita—glorious; guṇa-mekhalā-aṣcitam—wearing a belt; madhubhṛt—of bees; dhvani—with the sounds; padma—of lotuses; mālinam—wearing a garland; nava—new; jāmbūnada—of gold; divya—splendid; vāsasam—garments; sa—with; taḍit—lightning; ghana—cloud; divya—splendid; saubhagam—opulence; cala—moving; nīla—dark; alaka-vṛndā—curly locks of hair; bhṛt—holding; mukham—face; calat—moving; aṁśu—splendor; tamaḥ—darkness; haram—removing; param—supreme; śubha—auspiciousness; dam—giving; sundaram—handsome; ambuja—lotus; īkṣaṇam—eyes; kṛta—done; pātra—pictures; vicitra—wonderful and colorful; maṇḍanam—decoration; satatam—always; koṭi—of ten million; manoja—Kāmadevas; mohanam—charming; paripūrṇatamam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parāt—than the greatest; param—greater; kala—sweet; veṇu—flute; dhvani-vādya—music; tat-param—devoted; tam—Him; avekṣya—seeing; sutam—his son; yadūttamaḥ—the best of the Yādavas; hari—of Lord Hari; janma—birth; utsava—festival; phulla—blossomed wide; locanaḥ—eyes; atha—then; vipra-janeṣu—to the brāhmaṇas; ca—also; āśu—at once; vai—indeed; niyutam—a million; san—being; manasā—in his mind; gavām—cows; dadau—gave. As he gazed at his son, who wore a glittering and colorful jewel necklace, a glittering Kaustubha gem, splendid armlets and anklets, earrings and a helmet like the rising sun, bracelets like wonderful flickering flames, a belt splendid as lightning, a lotus garland filled with the buzzing of bees, and splendid garments of new gold, and who was splendid as a dark cloud with lightning, His face with moving black locks of hair, His splendor removing the darkness, auspicious, handsome, His eyes lotus flowers, decorated with wonderful and colorful pictures and designs, more charming than ten million Kāmadevas, and who was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, greater than the greatest and fond of sweetly playing the flute, then Vasudeva, the best of the Yādavas, his eyes blossomed wide with the festive joy of seeing the birth of Lord Hari, in his heart at once gave a million cows in charity to the brāhmaṇas.

calad-adbhuta-vahni-kaṅkanaṁ taḍid-ūrjita-guṇa-mekhalāṣcitam madhubhṛd-dhvani-padma-mālinaṁ nava-jāmbūnada-divya-vāsasam sa-taḍid-ghana-divya-saubhagaṁ cala-nīlālaka-vṛnda-bhṛn-mukham calad-aṁśu tamo-haraṁ paraṁ śubhadaṁ sundaram ambujekṣaṇam kṛta-pātra-vicitra-maṇḍanaṁ satataṁ koṭi-manoja-mohanam paripūrṇatamaṁ parāt paraṁ kala-veṇu-dhvani-vādya-tat-param tam avekṣya sutaṁ yadūttamo hari-janmotsava-phulla-locanaḥ atha vipra-janeṣu cāśu vai niyutaṁ san manasā gavāṁ dadau sphurat—glittering; akṣa—of jewels; vicitra—colorful; hāriṇam—wearing a necklace; vilasat—glittering; kaustubha—Kaustubha; ratna—jewel; dhāriṇam—wearing; paridhi—circle; dyuti—light; nūpura—anklets; aṅgadam—armlets; dhṛta—held; bālārka—rising sun; kirīṭa—helmet; kuṇḍalam—earrings; calat—moving; adbhuta—wonderful; vahni—fire; kaṅkanam—bracelets; taḍit—lightning; ūrjita—glorious; guṇa-mekhalā-aṣcitam—wearing a belt; madhubhṛt—of bees; dhvani—with the sounds; padma—of lotuses; mālinam—wearing a garland; nava—new; jāmbūnada—of gold; divya—splendid; vāsasam—garments; sa—with; taḍit—lightning; ghana—cloud; divya—splendid; saubhagam—opulence; cala—moving; nīla—dark; alaka-vṛndā—curly locks of hair; bhṛt—holding; mukham—face; calat—moving; aṁśu—splendor; tamaḥ—darkness; haram—removing; param—supreme; śubha—auspiciousness; dam—giving; sundaram—handsome; ambuja—lotus; īkṣaṇam—eyes; kṛta—done; pātra—pictures; vicitra—wonderful and colorful; maṇḍanam—decoration; satatam—always; koṭi—of ten million; manoja—Kāmadevas; mohanam—charming; paripūrṇatamam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parāt—than the greatest; param—greater; kala—sweet; veṇu—flute; dhvani-vādya—music; tat-param—devoted; tam—Him; avekṣya—seeing; sutam—his son; yadūttamaḥ—the best of the Yādavas; hari—of Lord Hari; janma—birth; utsava—festival; phulla—blossomed wide; locanaḥ—eyes; atha—then; vipra-janeṣu—to the brāhmaṇas; ca—also; āśu—at once; vai—indeed; niyutam—a million; san—being; manasā—in his mind; gavām—cows; dadau—gave. As he gazed at his son, who wore a glittering and colorful jewel necklace, a glittering Kaustubha gem, splendid armlets and anklets, earrings and a helmet like the rising sun, bracelets like wonderful flickering flames, a belt splendid as lightning, a lotus garland filled with the buzzing of bees, and splendid garments of new gold, and who was splendid as a dark cloud with lightning, His face with moving black locks of hair, His splendor removing the darkness, auspicious, handsome, His eyes lotus flowers, decorated with wonderful and colorful pictures and designs, more charming than ten million Kāmadevas, and who was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, greater than the greatest and fond of sweetly playing the flute, then Vasudeva, the best of the Yādavas, his eyes blossomed wide with the festive joy of seeing the birth of Lord Hari, in his heart at once gave a million cows in charity to the brāhmaṇas.

calad-adbhuta-vahni-kaṅkanaṁ taḍid-ūrjita-guṇa-mekhalāṣcitam madhubhṛd-dhvani-padma-mālinaṁ nava-jāmbūnada-divya-vāsasam sa-taḍid-ghana-divya-saubhagaṁ cala-nīlālaka-vṛnda-bhṛn-mukham calad-aṁśu tamo-haraṁ paraṁ śubhadaṁ sundaram ambujekṣaṇam kṛta-pātra-vicitra-maṇḍanaṁ satataṁ koṭi-manoja-mohanam paripūrṇatamaṁ parāt paraṁ kala-veṇu-dhvani-vādya-tat-param tam avekṣya sutaṁ yadūttamo hari-janmotsava-phulla-locanaḥ atha vipra-janeṣu cāśu vai niyutaṁ san manasā gavāṁ dadau sphurat—glittering; akṣa—of jewels; vicitra—colorful; hāriṇam—wearing a necklace; vilasat—glittering; kaustubha—Kaustubha; ratna—jewel; dhāriṇam—wearing; paridhi—circle; dyuti—light; nūpura—anklets; aṅgadam—armlets; dhṛta—held; bālārka—rising sun; kirīṭa—helmet; kuṇḍalam—earrings; calat—moving; adbhuta—wonderful; vahni—fire; kaṅkanam—bracelets; taḍit—lightning; ūrjita—glorious; guṇa-mekhalā-aṣcitam—wearing a belt; madhubhṛt—of bees; dhvani—with the sounds; padma—of lotuses; mālinam—wearing a garland; nava—new; jāmbūnada—of gold; divya—splendid; vāsasam—garments; sa—with; taḍit—lightning; ghana—cloud; divya—splendid; saubhagam—opulence; cala—moving; nīla—dark; alaka-vṛndā—curly locks of hair; bhṛt—holding; mukham—face; calat—moving; aṁśu—splendor; tamaḥ—darkness; haram—removing; param—supreme; śubha—auspiciousness; dam—giving; sundaram—handsome; ambuja—lotus; īkṣaṇam—eyes; kṛta—done; pātra—pictures; vicitra—wonderful and colorful; maṇḍanam—decoration; satatam—always; koṭi—of ten million; manoja—Kāmadevas; mohanam—charming; paripūrṇatamam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parāt—than the greatest; param—greater; kala—sweet; veṇu—flute; dhvani-vādya—music; tat-param—devoted; tam—Him; avekṣya—seeing; sutam—his son; yadūttamaḥ—the best of the Yādavas; hari—of Lord Hari; janma—birth; utsava—festival; phulla—blossomed wide; locanaḥ—eyes; atha—then; vipra-janeṣu—to the brāhmaṇas; ca—also; āśu—at once; vai—indeed; niyutam—a million; san—being; manasā—in his mind; gavām—cows; dadau—gave. As he gazed at his son, who wore a glittering and colorful jewel necklace, a glittering Kaustubha gem, splendid armlets and anklets, earrings and a helmet like the rising sun, bracelets like wonderful flickering flames, a belt splendid as lightning, a lotus garland filled with the buzzing of bees, and splendid garments of new gold, and who was splendid as a dark cloud with lightning, His face with moving black locks of hair, His splendor removing the darkness, auspicious, handsome, His eyes lotus flowers, decorated with wonderful and colorful pictures and designs, more charming than ten million Kāmadevas, and who was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, greater than the greatest and fond of sweetly playing the flute, then Vasudeva, the best of the Yādavas, his eyes blossomed wide with the festive joy of seeing the birth of Lord Hari, in his heart at once gave a million cows in charity to the brāhmaṇas.

calad-adbhuta-vahni-kaṅkanaṁ taḍid-ūrjita-guṇa-mekhalāṣcitam madhubhṛd-dhvani-padma-mālinaṁ nava-jāmbūnada-divya-vāsasam sa-taḍid-ghana-divya-saubhagaṁ cala-nīlālaka-vṛnda-bhṛn-mukham calad-aṁśu tamo-haraṁ paraṁ śubhadaṁ sundaram ambujekṣaṇam kṛta-pātra-vicitra-maṇḍanaṁ satataṁ koṭi-manoja-mohanam paripūrṇatamaṁ parāt paraṁ kala-veṇu-dhvani-vādya-tat-param tam avekṣya sutaṁ yadūttamo hari-janmotsava-phulla-locanaḥ atha vipra-janeṣu cāśu vai niyutaṁ san manasā gavāṁ dadau sphurat—glittering; akṣa—of jewels; vicitra—colorful; hāriṇam—wearing a necklace; vilasat—glittering; kaustubha—Kaustubha; ratna—jewel; dhāriṇam—wearing; paridhi—circle; dyuti—light; nūpura—anklets; aṅgadam—armlets; dhṛta—held; bālārka—rising sun; kirīṭa—helmet; kuṇḍalam—earrings; calat—moving; adbhuta—wonderful; vahni—fire; kaṅkanam—bracelets; taḍit—lightning; ūrjita—glorious; guṇa-mekhalā-aṣcitam—wearing a belt; madhubhṛt—of bees; dhvani—with the sounds; padma—of lotuses; mālinam—wearing a garland; nava—new; jāmbūnada—of gold; divya—splendid; vāsasam—garments; sa—with; taḍit—lightning; ghana—cloud; divya—splendid; saubhagam—opulence; cala—moving; nīla—dark; alaka-vṛndā—curly locks of hair; bhṛt—holding; mukham—face; calat—moving; aṁśu—splendor; tamaḥ—darkness; haram—removing; param—supreme; śubha—auspiciousness; dam—giving; sundaram—handsome; ambuja—lotus; īkṣaṇam—eyes; kṛta—done; pātra—pictures; vicitra—wonderful and colorful; maṇḍanam—decoration; satatam—always; koṭi—of ten million; manoja—Kāmadevas; mohanam—charming; paripūrṇatamam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parāt—than the greatest; param—greater; kala—sweet; veṇu—flute; dhvani-vādya—music; tat-param—devoted; tam—Him; avekṣya—seeing; sutam—his son; yadūttamaḥ—the best of the Yādavas; hari—of Lord Hari; janma—birth; utsava—festival; phulla—blossomed wide; locanaḥ—eyes; atha—then; vipra-janeṣu—to the brāhmaṇas; ca—also; āśu—at once; vai—indeed; niyutam—a million; san—being; manasā—in his mind; gavām—cows; dadau—gave. As he gazed at his son, who wore a glittering and colorful jewel necklace, a glittering Kaustubha gem, splendid armlets and anklets, earrings and a helmet like the rising sun, bracelets like wonderful flickering flames, a belt splendid as lightning, a lotus garland filled with the buzzing of bees, and splendid garments of new gold, and who was splendid as a dark cloud with lightning, His face with moving black locks of hair, His splendor removing the darkness, auspicious, handsome, His eyes lotus flowers, decorated with wonderful and colorful pictures and designs, more charming than ten million Kāmadevas, and who was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, greater than the greatest and fond of sweetly playing the flute, then Vasudeva, the best of the Yādavas, his eyes blossomed wide with the festive joy of seeing the birth of Lord Hari, in his heart at once gave a million cows in charity to the brāhmaṇas.

Standing before the Lord in the maternity-room, astonished Vasudeva bowed down. Now fearless, with folded hands he glorified the Lord with many prayers.

Your are inside, like fire in fuel. You are outside, like the sky. You are the maintainer, like the earth. You see everything. You are present everywhere, like the air. Obeisances to You!

You are the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, the protector of the cows, demigods, brāhmaṇas, and Your own children, who has taken birth in my home on earth in order to remove the great armies that now burden the earth. O master of the worlds, please protect me from sinful Kaṁsa. Note: The "children" here are the Vaiṣṇavas.

When in time the manvantara had passed, your austerity to attain children continued. Then I became pleased with you and I said, "Ask a benediction."

Hearing this, you both said, "May we have a son like You." I said, "So be it," and left. Then you became a prajāpati couple.

Thinking, "No one is like Me," I, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, became your son, famous in the world as Śrī Pṛśnigarbha. Then a second time I again became your son as Indra's younger brother Vāmana.

Now I, the Supreme Lord, greater than the greatest, have again become your son. Take Me to Nanda's palace. Don't fear Kaṁsa. Take (Nanda's) daughter and you will become happy.

As Vasudeva was placing the infant in a cradle and was about to depart, goddess Yogamāyā was born in Vraja from Nanda's wife.

Goddess Yogamyā put all the guards to sleep, unfastened the shackles and locks, and opened all the doors.

When, his head decorated with Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Vasudeva left, the darkness became at once destroyed, as if the sun had suddenly risen.

As the clouds in the sky rained, thousant—headed Ananta Śeṣa, His great hoods giving protection from the torrents of rain, followed Vasudeva.

Filled with great waves and whirlpools and (its shores) filled with lions, snakes, and other wild creatures, the Yamunā, the best of rivers, gave a path to Vasudeva.

Entering Nanda's Vraja, he placed the sleeping infant on Yaśodā's bed and glanced at Yogamāyā.

Picking up the infant Yogamāyā, Vasudeva left the house, crossed the Yamunā, entered his prison cell, and became as he had been before.

Not knowing whether a son or daughter had been born, exhausted Yaśodā-gopī slept in bed with a sleep of bliss.

Hearing the sounds of an infant, the guards went to the royal palace and told the warrior Kaṁsa.

Overcome with fear, Kaṁsa rushed to the maternity room. Weeping like the most wretched person, the chaste sister (Devakī) spoke to her brother (Kaṁsa).

I am your younger sister. You killed my sons and threw me in a prison cell. O noble one, please give this beautiful daughter to me.

Then the sinful demon Kaṁsa, the lowest of the Yādavas, his friends all demons, holding his sister's daughter by her feet, threw her against a stone slab.

Form Kaṁsa's hand the girl flew into the sky and entered a splendid hundred-petal-lotus chariot pulled by a thousand horses.

He saw her standing on a splendid chariot with moving cāmaras. Then Goddess Yogamāyā, served by many attendants, her glorious form splendid as a hundred suns, her eight arms holding weapons, and her voice like thunder, spoke to Kaṁsa.

Śrī Yogamāyā said: Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, is already born. Where is He born? He will kill you. You torture this poor girl in vain.

At this Kaṁsa became astonished. Listening to his mother's words, he released Vasudeva and Devakī from their bonds.

O sister, hear me. O Vasudeva, I think this was all done by time, which, as the wind moves the clouds, moves what cannot be moved.

I believed the words of the demigods. The demigods also lie. She said my enemy is already born on the earth. Where? I don't know.

Ah, will the charitable glances of Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, not come to the circle of the earth?

Early in the morning the demon Kaṁsa called together the great demons headed by Pralambāsura and told them what Yogamāyā said.

The demons said: When you ready your bow for a fight, the twang of its string makes the demigods flee. Why do you fear them?

The cows, brāhmaṇas, devotees, Vedas, demigods, and others headed by the principles of religion, are the limbs of Lord Viṣṇu. When they are destroyed, the power of the demons will be remembered.

If your enemy Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu is indeed born on the earth then the way to kill Him is to attack the cows and these others.

From sea to sea traveling over the earth and entering house after house, these demons, who could assume any form they wished, moved about like so many snakes.

The great demons sent by Kaṁsa were far from the path (of religion). They were like a monkey, or a drunkard destroyed by drink, or a man possessed by a ghost.

O king of Videha, O king of Mithilā, O lord of men, O devotee of Lord Upendra, O first of the pious, O austere one, O father, O powerful one, in this way (the demons) harassed the devotees on the earth. O pious king Bahulāśva, (the demons) broke apart the four goals of pious life.