Sri Garga-samhita

devakyāh — of Devakī ; saptame — in the seventh ; garbhe — embryo ; harṣa — happiness ; soka — and grief ; vivardhane — increasing ; vrajam — to Vraja ; praṇīte — brought ; rohiṇyām — in Rohiṇī ; anante — Ananta ; yogamāyayā — by Yogamāyā ; ahah — Oh ; garbhah — embryo ; kva — where? ; vigatah — gone ; iti — thus ; ūcuh — said

atha — then ; vraje — in Vraja ; pañca-dineṣu — in five days ; bhādre — in Bhadra ; tithau — in the day ; ca — and ; ṣaṣṭhyām — on the sixth ; ca — also ; site — in the bright fortnight ; budhe — in mercury ; ca — and ; uccaih — exalted ; grahaih — with planets ; pañcabhih — with five ; āvṛte — covered ; ca — and ; lagne — on the horizon ; tula-ākhye — in Libra ; dina-madhya-deśe — at midday ; sureṣu — as the demigods ; varṣatsu — showered ; su — beautiful ; puṣpa — of flowers ; varṣam — a rain ; ghaneṣu — as the clouds ; muñcatsu — released ; ca — also ; vāri-bindūn — drops of water ; babhūva — became ; devah — the Supreme Lord ; vasudeva-patnyām — in the wife of Vasudeva ; vibhāsayan — illuminating ; nanda-gṛham — Nanda's home ; sva — with His own

nandah — Nanda ; api — indeed ; kurvan — performing ; śiśu — of the child ; jāta-karma — the birth-ceremony ; dadau — gave ; dvijebhyah — to the brāhmaṇas ; niyutam — a million ; gavām — of cows ; ca — also ; gopān — the gopas ; samāhūya — calling ; su-gāyakānām — of singers ; rāvaih — with the music ; mahā-maṅgalam — great auspiciousness

dvaipāyanah — Vyāsa ; devala — Devala ; devarāta — Devarāta ; vaśiṣṭha — Vaśiṣṭha ; vācaspatibhih — with Bṛhaspati ; mayā — with me ; ca — also ; āgatya — coming ; tatra — there ; eva — indeed ; samāsthitah — situated ; abhūt — became ; padya — with water for washing the feet ; ādibhih — beginning with ; nanda — by Nanda ; kṛtaih — done

śrī-nandah uvāca — Śrī Nanda said ; sundarah — handsome ; bālakah — boy ; kah — who? ; ayam — He ; na — not ; dṛśyah — visible ; yat — with whom ; samah — equal ; kvacit — anywhere ; katham — how? ; pañca — after five ; dināt — days ; jātah — born ; tat — that ; me — me ; brūhi — please tell

śrī-vyasah uvāca — Śrī Vyāsa said ; ahah — Oh ; bhāgyam — good fortune ; tu — indeed ; te — of you ; nanda — O Nanda ; śiśuh — child ; śeṣah — Śeṣa ; sanātanah — eternal ; devakyām — in Devakī ; vasudevasya — of Vasudeva ; jātah — born ; ayam — He

kṛṣṇa — of Lord Kṛṣṇa ; icchayā — by the wish ; tat — of her ; udarāt — from the womb ; praṇītah — brought ; rohiṇīm — to Rohiṇī ; śubhām — beautiful ; nanda-rāja — O King Nanda ; tvayā — by you ; dṛśyah — to be seen ; durlabhah — difficult ; yoginām — by the yogīs

tad-darśana-artham — to see Him ; prāptah — attained ; aham — I ; devakyā — by Devakī ; asau — he ; mahā-munih — a great sage ; tasmāt — therefore ; tvam — you ; darśaya — please show ; asmākam — to us ; śiśu — child ; rūpam — form

śrī-nāradah uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; atha — then ; nandah — Nanda ; śiśum — the child ; śeṣam — Śeṣa ; darśayām āsa — showed ; vismitah — astonished ; dṛṣṭvā — seeing ; preṅkha — on the swinging-cradle ; sthitam — situated ; prāha — said ; natvā — bowing ; satyavatī — of Satyavatī

śrī-vyāsah uvāca — Śrī Vyāsa said ; deva — of gods ; adhideva — O Lord ; bhagavan — O master of opulences ; kāma — of desires ; pāla — O protector ; namah — obeisances ; astu — may be te—to You ; namah — obeisances ; anantāya śeṣāya — to Lord Ananta Śeṣa ; sākṣād-rāmāya — directly Lord Balarāma ; te — to You

dharā — of the earth ; dharāya — to the holder ; pūrṇāya — perfect and complete ; sva-dhāmne — self-effulgent ; sīra — a plow ; pāṇaye — in hand ; sahasra — a thousand ; śirase — heads ; nityam — eternally ; namah — obeisances ; saṅkarṣaṇāya — Saṅkarṣaṇa

revatī-ramaṇa — O husband of Revatī ; tvam — You ; vai — indeed ; baladevah — Baladeva ; acyuta — of the infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead ; agrajah — the elder broehter ; hala — plow ; āyudhah — weapon ; pralamba — of Pralambāsura ; ghnah — the killer ; pāhi — protect ; mām — me

balāya — Bala ; balabhadrāya — Balabhadra ; tālāṅkaya — whose mark is the palm tree ; namah — obeisances ; namah — obeisances ; nīla — blue ; ambarāya — garments ; gaurāya — fair complexion ; rauhiṇeyāya — the son of Rohiṇī ; te — to You

dhenuka — of Dhenuka ; arih — the enemy ; muṣṭika — of Musṭika ; arih — the enemy ; kūṭa — of Kūṭa ; arih — the enemy ; balvala — of Balvala ; antakah — the end ; rukmī — of Rukmī ; arih — enemy ; kūpakarṇa — of Kupakarna ; arih — the enemy ; kumbhaṇḍa — of Kumbhaṇḍa ; arih — the enemy ; tvam — You ; eva — certainly

kālindī — the yamunā ; bhedanah — dividing ; asi — are ; tvam — You ; hastināpura — of Hastināpura ; karṣakah — the puller ; dvivida — of Dvivida ; arih — the enemy ; yādava — of the Yādavas ; indrah — the king ; vraja — of Vraja ; maṇḍala — of the circle

kaṁsa — of Kaṁsa ; bhrātṛ — of the brothers ; prahātā — the killer ; asi — You are ; tīrtha-yātrākarah — the pilgrim who goes to holy places ; prabhuh — the Lord ; duryodhana-guruh — the teacher of Duryodhana ; sākṣāt — directly ; pāhi — protect ; pāhi — protect ; prabhah — O Lord

jaya — glories ; jaya — glories ; acyuta — O infallible ; deva — Lord ; parāt para — greater than the greatest ; svayam — personally ; ananta — Ananta ; dik — the directions ; anta — the end ; gatam — gone ; yaśah — fane ; sura — the demigods ; muni — of sages ; indra — kings ; phaṇi — of serpents ; indra — kings ; varāya — top the best ; te — to You ; musaline — who hold a club ; baline — powerful ; haline — who hold a plow

iha — here ; paṭhet — reads ; satatam — regularly ; stavanam — prayer ; tu — certainly ; yah — who ; sah — he ; tu — certainly ; hareh — of Lord Hari ; paramam — the supreme ; padam — abode ; āvrajet — goes ; jagati — in the world ; sarva — all ; balam — strength ; tu — indeed ; ari — enemies ; mardanam — crushing ; bhavati — becomes ; tasya — of him ; jayah — victory ; sa-janam — with followers

śrī-nāradah uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; balam — Lord Balarāma ; parikramya — circumambulating ; śatam — a hundred times ; praṇamya — bowing down ; taih — with them ; dvaipāyanah — Vyāsadeva ; deva — O lord ; parāśarātmajah — the son of Parāśara Muni ; viśāla — great ; buddhih — intelligence ; muni-bādarāyaṇah — Vyāsa Muni ; sarasvatīm — to the Sarasvatī ; satyavatī-sutah — the son of satyavatī ; yayau — went*.

paripūrṇatamaḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead ; sākṣāt — directly ; śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ — Śrī Kṛṣṇa ; bhagavān — the Lord ; svayam — Himself ; viveśa — entered ; vasudevasya — of Vasudeva ; manaḥ — the heart ; pūrvam — before ; parāt — than the greatest ; paraḥ — *greater.

surya — sun ; indu — moon ; vahni — fire ; saṅkāśaḥ — glorious ; vasudevaḥ — Vasudeva ; mahā-manāḥ — the great soul ; babhūva — became ; atyanta-mahasā — with great splendor ; sākṣāt — directly ; yajṣaḥ — the Supreme Lord who is the master of all Vedic sacrifices ; iva — like ; aparaḥ — *another.

devakyām — in Devakī ; āgate — arrived ; kṛṣṇe — when Lord Kṛṣṇa ; sarveṣām — of everyone ; abhayaṅkare — giving fearlessness ; rarāja — shone ; tena — by Him ; sā — she ; gehe — in the home ; ghane — intense ; saudaminī — lightning ; yathā — *as.

tejovatīm — effulgent ; ca — and ; tām — her ; vīkṣya — seeing ; kaṁsaḥ — Kaṁsa ; prāha — said ; bhaya- — with fear ; aturaḥ — overcome ; prāptaḥ — attained ; ayam — this ; prāṇa — of life ; hantā — the killer ; me — of me ; pūrvam — before ; eṣā — she ; na — not ; ca — and ; īdṛśī — *like this.

jāta — born ; mātram — only ; haniṣyāmi — I will kill ; itit — thus ; uktvā — sayinh ; āste — is ; bhaya-vihvalaḥ — overcome with fear ; paśyan — looking ; sarvatra — everywhere ; ca — also ; harim — Lord Hari ; pūrva — before ; śatrum — enemy ; vicintayan — *thinking.

ahaḥ — ah ; vaira-anubandhena — with hatred ; sākṣāt — directly ; kṛṣṇaḥ — Kṛṣṇa ; api — even ; dṛśyate — is seen ; tasmāt — from that ; vairam — hatred ; prakurvanti — do ; kṛṣṇa — Kṛṣṇa ; prāpti-ārtham — to attain ; āsurāḥ — *the demons.

atha — then ; brahma-ādayaḥ — headed by Brahmā ; devāḥ — the demigods ; muni-indraiḥ — with the kings of the sages ; asmad-ādibhiḥ — headed by me ; śauri — of Vasudeva ; geha — home ; upari — above ; prāptāḥ — attained ; stavam — prayers ; cakruḥ — did ; praṇamya — bowing down ; tam — *to Him.

śrī-devāḥ ūcuḥ — the demigods said ; yat — which ; jāgara — waking ; ādiṣu — beginning with ; bhaveṣu — in states of being ; param — supreme ; hi — indeed ; ahetuḥ — not the cause ; hetuḥ — the cause ; svit — whether? ; asya — of Him ; vicaranti — think ; guṇa — the modes ; āśrayena — by the shelter ; na — not ; etat — this ; viśanti — enter ; mahat — mahat ; indriya — senses ; deva — demigods ; saṅghāḥ — multitudes ; tasmai — to Him ; namaḥ — obeisances ; agnim — fire ; iva — like ; vistṛta — expanded ; visphuliṅgāḥ — *sparks.

na — not ; eva — indeed ; īṣitum — to control ; prabhuḥ — able ; ayam — He ; balinām — than the strongest ; balīyān — stronger ; māyā — illusion ; na — not ; śabdaḥ — sound ; uta — indeed ; na — not ; u — indeed ; viṣayī-karoti — become in the realm of perception ; tat — that ; brahma — Supreme ; pūrṇam — perfect and complete ; amṛtam — eternal ; paramam — supreme ; praśāntam — peaceful ; śuddham — pure ; parāt parataram — greater than the greatest ; śaraṇam — shelter ; gatāḥ — gone ; smaḥ — *we.

aṁśa — of a part ; aṁśaka — of a part ; aṁśaka — of a part ; kalā — a part ; ādi — beginning ; avatāra — of incarnations ; vṛndāiḥ — with hosts ; āveśa — entrance ; pūrṇa — full ; sahitaiḥ — with ; ca — and ; parasya — of the Supreme ; yasya — of whom ; sarga — creation ; ādayaḥ — beginning with ; kila — indeed ; bhavanti — are ; tam — to Him ; eva — certainly ; kṛṣṇam — to Kṛṣṇa ; pūrṇat — than the perfect ; param — better ; tu — indeed ; paripūrṇatamam — most merfect and complete ; natāḥ — bowed down ; smaḥ — *we are.

manvantareṣu — in the manvantaras ; ca — also ; yugeṣu — in the yugas ; gata — gone ; āgateṣu — come ; kalpeṣu — in the kalpas ; ca — and ; aṁśa-kalayā — by a part ; sva — own ; vapuḥ — form ; bibharṣi — manifest ; adya — now ; eva — indeed ; dhāma — abode ; paripūrṇatamam — most perfect ; tanoṣi — You manifest ; dharmam — religion ; vidhāya — placing ; bhuvi — on the earth ; maṅgalam — auspicious ; ātanoṣi — *You give.

yat — what ; durlabham — difficult to attain ; viśada — pure ; yogibhiḥ — by the yogīs ; api — even ; agamyam — unapproachable ; gamyam — approachable ; dravadbhiḥ — running ; amala — pure ; aśaya — heart ; bhakti-yogaiḥ — by they who engage in the yoga of devotional service ; ānanda — of bliss ; kānda — the root ; carataḥ — moving ; tava — of You ; manda — slow ; yānam — going ; pāda — feet ; aravinda — lotus ; makaranda — honey ; rajaḥ — pollen ; dadhāmaḥ — *we place.

pūrvam — before ; tathā — so ; atra — here ; kamanīya — handsome ; vapuṣmayam — with a form ; tvam — You ; kandarpa — of Kāmadevas ; koṭi-śata — a hundred million ; mohanam — charming ; adbhutam — wonderful ; ca — and ; goloka — of Goloka ; dhāma — the abode ; dhiṣaṇa — abode ; dyutim — splendor ; ādadhānam — taking ; rādhā-patim — the master of Rādhā ; dharaṇi — of the earth ; dhurya — to be held ; dhanam — wealth ; dadhāmaḥ — *we place.

śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; natvā — offering obeisances ; harim — to Lord Hari ; tadā — then ; devāḥ — the demigods ; brahma-ādyāḥ — headed by Brahmā ; munibhiḥ — the sages ; saha — with ; gāyantaḥ — singing ; tam — Him ; praśaṁsantaḥ — praising ; sva-dhāmāni — to their own abodes ; yayuḥ — went ; mudā — *happily.