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The Marriage of Sri Sri Laksmi-Narayana
Sri Skanda Purana, Sri Vaisnava-khanda, Sri Vasudeva-
mahafmya, Chapfer 1+
Tcxi 1
si-slanda uvaca
bialma piajcsvaial samblui
manavas ca malaisayal
adiiya-vasu-iudias ca
siddla-gandlaiva-caianal
si-slanda uvaca - Sii Slanda said; bialma - lialma; piajcsvaial - Piajapii;
samblul - Siva; manaval - ilc Manus;ca - and; malaisayal - ilc gicai sagcs;
adiiya-vasu-iudial - ilc Adiiyas, Vasus, and Rudias; ca - and; siddla-gandlaiva-
caianal - ilc Siddlas,Gandlaivas, and Caianas.
Tlcn camc Piajapaii lialma, Siva, ilc Manus, gicai sagcs, Adiiyas, Vasus,
Rudias, Siddlas, Gandlaivas, Caianas, . . .
Tcxi 2
sadlyas ca maiuias caiva
visvcdcva dig-svaial
dasiau valnis candiamas ca
svayam dlaimal piajapaiil
sadlyal - Sadlyas; ca - and; maiuial - Maiuis; ca - and; cva - - indccd;
visvcdcva - Visvcdcvas; dig-svaial - coniiollcis ol ilc diicciions; dasiau - Asvini-
lumaias; valnil - Agni; candiamal - Candia;ca - and; svayam - pcisonally;
dlaimal - Dlaima; piajapaiil - Piajapaii.
. . . Sadlyas, Maiuis, Visvcdcvas, Dig-svaias, and Asvini-lumaias, Agni, Candia,
Piajapaii Dlaima, . . .
Tcxi 3
supainal linnaias caiva
yc canyc gana-dcvaial
scsadya vaisnava naga
dcva-painyas ca saivasal
supainal - Gaiuda; linnaial - linnaias; ca - and;cva - indccd; yc - wlo; ca -
and; anyc - oilcis; gana-dcvaial - ganadcvaias; scsadya - bcginning wiil Scsa;
vaisnava - Vaisnavas; naga - nagas; dcva-painyal - wivcs ol ilcdcvas; ca - and;
saivasal - all.
. . . Gaiuda, ilc Kinnaias, Scsa and ilc oilci Gana-dcvaias, ilc Vaisnavas, Nagas
and Dcva-painis, . . .
Tcxi +
saviii paivai caiva
piiliv ca saiasvai
sac gaui siva samjna
iddl svala ca gclin
dlumoina cadiiii dlaima-
painyau muiii-dayadayal
saviii - Saviiii; paivai - Paivaii; ca - and;cva - indccd; piiliv - ilc caiil; ca -
and; saiasvai - saiasvaii;sac - Saci; gaui - Gauii; siva - Siva; samjna - Samjna;
iddl - Rddli; svala - Svala; ca - and; gclin - Gcnini; dlumoina - Dlumoina; ca
- and;adiiil - Adiii; dlaima-painyal - ilc dlaima-painis; muiii-dayadayal -
lcadcd by Muiii and Daya.
. . . Saviii, Paivai, Piiliv, Saiasvai, Ssac, Gaui, Siva, Samjna, Rddl, Svala,
Gclin, Dlumoina, Adiii, ilc Dlaima-painis lcadcd by Muiii and Daya, . . .
Tcxi 5
aiundlai sandil ca
lopamudia iailaiva ca
anasuyadayal sadlya
isi-painyas ca saivasal
. . . Aiundlai, Sandil, Lopamudia, ilc Sadlyas, all ilc Rsi-painis lcadcd by
Anasuya, . . .
Tcxi 6
ganga saiasvai icva
yamuna iapai iaila
candia-blaga vipasa ca
saia-duidcvila iaila
. . . and also ilc iivcis Ganga, Saiasvai, Rcva, Yamuna, Tapai, Candiablaga,
Vipasa, Saia-duidcvila,
Tcxi 7
godavai ca saiayul
lavci lausil iaila
lisna vcn blmaiaila
iamiapain mala-nad
. . . Godavai, Saiayu, Kavci, Kausil, Kisna, Vcn, llmaiaila, Tamiapain,
Mala-nad, . . .
Tcxi S
liiamala viiasia ca
niivindlya suiasa iaila
caimanvai payosn ca
visvadya nadya ayayul
. . . Kiiamala, Viiasia, Niivindlya, Suiasa, Caimanvai, Payosn, Visva, and oilci
gicai iivcis also.
Tcxi 9
iambla gliiac visvac
mcnala ca iiloiiama
uivas-piamullas iaiia
saivapsaiasa ayayul
Tlcn also camc Rambla, Gliiac, Visvac, Mcnala, Tiloiiama, Uivas, and all
ilc oilci Apsaias.
Tcxi 10
vailunila-vasinal saivc
iaila golola-vasinal
paisada-piavaia visnos
iaiiajagmul pialaisiial
vailunila-vasinal - ilc icsidcnis ol Vailunila; saivc - all; iaila - - so; golola-
vasinal - ilc icsidcnis ol Golola; paisada-piavaia - ilc gicai associaics; visnol - ol
Loid Visnu; iaiia - ilcic; ajagmul - camc; pialaisiial - lappy.
Tlcn also camc ilc icsidcnis ol Vailunila and Golola, and ilc blisslul
pcisonal associaics ol Loid Visnu.
Tcxi 11
animadyal siddlayo 'sia
sanlla-padmadayo nava
nidlayo muiiimanias ca
samajagmul siiyo 'niilc
animadyal - bcginning wiil anima; siddlayal - siddlis; asia - cigli; sanlla-
padmadayal - bcginning wiil ilc concl and loius; nava - ninc; nidlayal -
iicasuics;muiiimanial - pcisonilicd; ca - and; samajagmul - camc; siiyal -
Goddcss Lalsmi;aniilc - ncai.
Tlcn ilc cigli mysiic pcilcciions, wlicl bcgin wiil anima, and ilc ninc
iicasuics, wlicl bcgin wiil ilc concl and loius, appioaclcd Goddcss Lalsmi.
Tcxi 12
puinal saiada-candio 'pi
iadanm piiayc siiyal
nainam iamo 'laiai saivam
babluvui miimala disal
puinal - lull; saiada-candial - auiumn moon; api - also; iadanm - ilcn; piiayc
- io plcasc; siiyal - Goddcss lalsmi; na - noi; csam - ol ilcm; iamal - dailncss;
alaiai - icmovcd; saivam - all; babluvul - wcic; miimala - puic; disal -
diicciions.
Tlcn, io plcasc Goddcss Lalsmi, ilc lull auiumn moon dispcllcd all dailncss
and madc all ilc diicciions puic and biigli.
Tcxi 13
iaio 'blisclam aicblc
iasya bialmajnaya visa
mandapam iacayam asa
sadyas ivasiaii-soblanam
iaial - ilcn; ablisclam - abliscla; aicblc - bcgan;iasya - ol lci; bialma - ol
lialma; ajnaya - by ilc oidci; visa - wiil a slowci; mandapam - ilc pavilion;
iacayam asa - madc; sadyal - ai oncc; ivasia - Visvalaima; aii - vciy; soblanam -
bcauiilul.
Tlcn, by lialma's oidci, Visvalaima buili a vciy bcauiilul pavilion and ilc
bailing ccicmony ol Goddcss Lalsmi bcgan.
Tcxi 1+
iaina-siambla-salasianam
ayaiablis ca panliiblil
ciiiaii anclaii ullocail
sobliiam ladal-diumail
iaina - jcwcl; siambla - pillais; salasianam - ol a ilousand; ayaiablil -
cxicndcd; ca - and; panliiblil - wiil iows;ciiiail - coloilul and wondcilul;
anclail - wiil many; ullocail - wiil canopics; sobliiam - bcauiilul; ladal-
diumail - wiil banana iiccs.
Tlc placc was bcauiilul wiil ilousands ol jcwcl pillais, coloilul canopics, and
iows ol banana iiccs.
Tcxi 15
sugandli-puspa-namiablii
divya-lalpa-diumaliblil
jusiam nana-vidlaii angaii
daisanyam manolaiam
sugandli - liagiani; puspa - wiil llowcis;namiablil - bcnding; divya -
splcndid; lalpa-diumaliblil - wiil lalpadiuma iiccs; jusiam - lillcd; nana-vidlail
- vaiious linds; angail - wiillimbs; daisanyam - bcauiilul; manolaiam -
claiming.
Tlc placc was claiming and bcauiilul wiil many linds ol lalpavilsa iiccs,
ilcii bianclcs bcnding wiil many liagiani llowcis.
Tcxi 16
loiiso iaina-dpanam
panliiblil suddla-iocisam
bliajamanam ioianais ca
mulia-laias ca lambiblil
loiisal - millions; iaina-dpanam - ol jcwcl lamps; panliiblil - wiil iows;
suddla-iocisam - puic ligli; bliajamanam - slining; ioianail - wiil aiclways; ca -
and;mulia-laial - wiil siiings ol pcails; ca - and; lambiblil - suspcndcd.
Tlcic wcic millions ol puic and splcndid lamps, many gaics and aiclcs, and
many siiings ol pcails.
Tcxi 17
iaina-simlasanc iaiia
gia-vadya-puial-saiam
upavcsya siiyam caliui
ablisclam malaisayal
iaina-simlasanc - on a jcwcl ilionc; iaiia - ilcic; gia-vadya puial-saiam - wiil
singing and music; upavcsya - siiiing; siiyam - Goddcss Lalsmi; caliul - did;
ablisclam - bailing; malaisayal - ilc gicai sagcs.
Accompanicd by singing and insiiumcnial music, ilc sagcs bailcd Goddcss
Lalsmi as slc sai on a jcwcl ilionc.
Tcxis 1S and 19
aiiavaial pundailo
vamanal lumudo 'njanal
puspadanial saivablaumal
supiailas ca dig-gajal
luivanio bimliiany cic
lcma-lumbloddliiail sublail
caiul-sindlu-samaniaii
ablyasincania vaiiblil
aiiavaial - Aiiavaia; pundailal - vamanal lumudo 'njanal Pundaiila;
puspadanial - Puspadania; saivablaumal - Saivablauma; supiailal - Supiaiila;
ca - and;dig-gajal - ilc clcplanis ol ilc diicciions; luivanial - doing; bimliiani -
gicai; cic - ilcy; lcma-lumbloddliiail - wiil goldcnpois; sublail - bcauiilul;
caiul - loui; sindlu - liom occans; samaniail - biougli; ablyasincania - bailcd;
vaiiblil - wiil waici.
Pouiing liom bcauiilul goldcn pois, ilc dig-gaja clcplanis, namcly Aiiavaia,
Pundaila, Vamana, Kumuda, Anjana, Puspadania, Saivablauma, and Supiaila,
bailcd Goddcss Lalsmi wiil waici liom ilc loui occans.
Tcxi 20
muiiimaniyo mala-nadyas
iaiiajului jalani ca
maniian uccaiayanii sma
muiia vcdal salaisiblil
muiiimaniyal - wiil loims; mala-nadyal - gicai iivcis; iaiia - ilcic; ajulul -
ollcicd; jalani - waici; ca - and;maniian - maniias; uccaiayanii - icciicd; sma -
indccd; muiia - pcisonilicd;vcdal - Vcdas; sala - wiil; isiblil - - sagcs.
Tlcn ilc pcisonilicd gicai iivcis ollcicd ilcii waicis wlilc ilc sagcs and
pcisonilicd Vcdas clanicd maniias.
Tcxi 21
jagul su-lanila gandlaiva
naniius capsaio-ganal
vadyani vadayam asui
anyc dcva-ganas iada
jagul - sang; su-lanila - wiil bcauiilul voiccs; gandlaiva - Gandlaivas;
naniiul - danccd; ca - and; apsaioganal - Apsaias; vadyani - musical isniiumcnis;
vadayam asul - playcd;anyc - oilcis; dcva-ganal - dcmigods; iada - ilcn.
Tlcn ilc Gandlaivas swccily sang, ilc Apsaias danccd, and oilci dcmigods
playcd musical insiiumcnis.
Tcxi 22
malan ablui iadanandas
iiilolyam saiva-dclinam
si-suliadi dvijal pcilui
jagui giani ca siiiyal
malan - gicai; ablui - was; iada - ilcn; anandal - bliss; iiilolyam - in ilc ilicc
woilds; saiva-dclinam - ol all living cniiiics; si-suliadi - bcginning wiil Sii-
sulia;dvijal - bialmanas; pcilul - icciicd; jagul - sang; giani - songs; ca - and;
siiiyal - womcn.
Tlcn all living cniiiics in ilc ilicc woilds bccamc lillcd wiil gicai bliss. Tlc
bialmanas clanicd ilc Sii-sulia and ilc womcn sang songs.
Tcxi 23
lamsya-ialam midangams ca
panavanala-gomullan
vadayam asui ambloda
divi dundublayo 'nadan
lamsya-ialam - laiaialas; midangaml - midangas; ca - and; panavanala-
gomullan - panavas, analas, and gomullas; vadayam asul - soundcd; ambloda -
clouds; divi - in lcavcn;dundublayal - dundublis; anadan - soundcd.
In ilc cclcsiial woilds ilc dcmigods soundcd laiaialas, midangas, panavas,
analas, gomullas, and dundublis.
Tcxi 2+
asi lusuma-visiis ca
salam jaya-iadais iada
asams iai-paiicaiyayam
dlaima-painyas ca siddlayal
asi - was; lusuma-visiil - wiil slowcis ol llowccis;ca - and; salam - wiil;
jaya-iadail - sounds ol Vicioiy; iada - ilcn;asaml - was; iai-paiicaiyayam - in
scivicc io lci; dlaima-painyal - ilc dlaima-painis; ca - and; siddlayal - sidlis.
Tlcn, amid calls ol Vicioiy!", ilc dcmigods slowcicd llowcis. Tlcn ilc
Dlaima-painis and Siddlis scivcd Goddcss Lalsmi.
Tcxi 25
su-snaiayai iaias iasyai
lauscyc pia-vasas
dadav anaiglyc jaladi
iaina-blupas ca bluiisal
su-snaiayai - niccly bailcd; iaial - ilcn; iasyai - io lci; lauscyc - sill; pia-
vasas - ycllow gaimcnis; dadav - gavc; anaiglyc - piicclcss; jaladi - bcginning wiil
waici; iaina-blupal - ilc lings ol jcwcls; ca - and; bluiisal - many.
Wlcn Goddcss Lalsmi was ilus caiclully bailcd, ilc dcmigods gavc lci
piicclcss ycllow sillcn gaimcnis and many icgal jcwcls.
Tcxi 26
upavcsociiam iasya
india asanam alaiai
visvalaima lanlanani
dadau sad-iaina-mudiilal
upavcsa - siiiing; uciiam - piopcily; iasya - ol lci;india - India; asanam - scai;
alaiai - biougli; visvalaima - Visvalaima; lanlanani - biacclcis; dadau - gavc;
sad-iaina-mudiilal - jcwcliings.
Tlcn India gavc lci ilc gili ol a ilionc, and Visvalaima gavc lci biacclcis and
jcwcl iings.
Tcxi 27
sudlalaias iu iad-dlaia
nasa-blusanam uiiamam
dadau iasyai lcsa-blusam
sad-iaina-niciiam iaila
sudlalaial - Candia; iu - indccd; iad-dlaia - ilc malci olilcm; nasa-
blusanam - an oinamcni loi ilc nosc; uiiamam - cxccllcni; dadau - gavc; iasyai -
lci; lcsa-blusam - an oinamcni loi ilclaii; sad-iaina-niciiam - madc ol jcwcls;
iaila - so.
Tlcn Candia gavc lci jcwcl oinamcnis loi lci laii and nosc, oinamcnis lc lad
pcisonally laslioncd.
Tcxi 2S
padma-janma dadau padmam
mulia-laiam saiasvai
nagas ca scsa-piamullas
iasyai iaincndia-lundalam
padma-janma - lialma; dadau - gavc; padmam - loius llowci;mulia-laiam -
pcail nccllacc;saiasvai - Saiasvaii; nagal - ilc Nagas; ca - and; scsa-piamullal -
lcadcd by Scsa; iasyai - io lci; iaincndia-lundalam - icgal jcwcl caiiings.
lialma gavc lci a loius llowci, Saiasvaii gavc lci a pcail nccllacc, and Scsa
and ilc Nagas gavc lci icgal jcwcl caiiings.
Tcxi 29
anjanam lunlumam cadad
duiga saublagya-lalsanam
lalaiilam ca saviii
sac iambula-paiiilam
anjanam - mascaia; lunlumam - lunluma; ca - and;adai - gavc; duiga - Duiga;
saublagya-lalsanam - auspicious; lalaiilam - oinamcnis loi ilc loiclcad; ca -
and;saviii - Saviiii; sac - Saci; iambula-paiiilam - a cup ol bciclnuis.
Duiga gavc lci bcauiilul mascaia and lunluma, Saviiii gavc lci an oinamcni
loi lci loiclcad, and Saci gavc lci a cup ol bciclnuis.
Tcxi 30
vasanial lausuman laian
lanila-suiiam ca sanlaial
vaijayanim siajam pas
luvcio iaina-daipanam
vasanial - Spiingiimc; lausuman - llowcis; laian - gailands; lanila-suiiam - a
nccllacc; ca - and; sanlaial - Siva; vaijayanim - Vaijayanii; siajam - gailand; pas -
Vaiuna; luvcial - Kuvcia; iaina-daipanam - a jcwcl miiioi.
Vasania (ilc dcmigod ol Spiingiimc) gavc lci many llowci gailands, Siva gavc
lci a nccllacc, Vaiuna gavc lci a Vaijayanii gailand, and Kuvcia gavc lci a jcwcl
miiioi.
Tcxi 31
anaiglyam lanculm valnii
yamo 'dad vyajanam sublam
dadas iasyai capaic 'pi
blusas iai-samayociial
anaiglyam - piicclcss; lanculm - bodicc; valnil - Agni; yamal - Yama; adai -
gavc; vyajanam - lan;sublam - bcauiilul; dadal - gavc; iasyai - io lci; ca - also;
apaic - oilcis; api - also;blusal - oinamcnis; iai-samayociial - appiopiiaic loi ilai
occasion.
Agni gavc lci a piicclcss bodicc, Yamaiaja gavc lci a bcauiilul lan, and ilc
oilci dcmigods gavc vaiious oinamcnis, all suiiablc gilis loi ilc occasion.
Tcxi 32
iaial sv-alanliiam lanyam
lasyai dadyam imam iii
sindlul papiaccla bialmanam
iadovaca sa saiva-vii
iaial - ilcn; sv-alanliiam - niccly dccoiaicd;lanyam - dauglici; lasyai - io lci;
dadyam - I slall givc; imam - ilis;iii - ilus; sindlul - ilc occan; papiaccla -
aslcd; bialmanam - lialma; iada - ilcn; uvaca - spolc; sa - lc; saiva-vii - all-
lnowing.
Tlcn ilc dcmigod ol ilc mill-occan aslcd lialma: To wlom slall I givc my
niccly dccoiaicd dauglici'" All-lnowing lialma icplicd:
Tcxi 33
lanya iavcyam amblodlc
maia mama sivasya ca
dcvanam aila saivcsam
lolanam asii nisciiam
lanya - ilc dauglici; iava - ol you; iyam - ilis; amblodlc - Ooccan; maia - ilc
moilci; mama - ol mc; sivasya - ol Siva; ca - and; dcvanam - ol ilc dcmigods; aila
- ilcn; saivcsam - ol all;lolanam - woilds; asii - is; nisciiam - indccd.
O dcmigod ol ilc occan, youi dauglici is ilc moilci ol mc, ol Siva, and ol all
dcmigods, living cniiiics, and woilds.
Tcxi 3+
naiayanam vasudcvam
paiam bialmallilcsvaiam
puiusoiiamam cvailam
vinasya napaial paiil
naiayanam - Sii Naiayana; vasudcvam - Vasudcva; paiam - ilc Supicmc;
bialma - lialman; allila - ol all; svaiam - ilcmasici; puiusoiiamam - ilc
Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad; cva - indccd; clam - onc; vina - cxccpi; asyaol
lci; na - noi;apaial - anoilci; paiil - ilc lusband.
Loid Naiayana, ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, musi bc lci lusband. No
onc clsc can cvci bc lci lusband.
Tcxi 35
aial salsad-blagavaic
iiailolya-sulla-lciavc
agaiayopavisiaya
dcly asmai vidlinambudlc
aial - ilcn; salsad-blagavaic - io ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad;
iiailolya-sulla-lciavc - wlo givcs bliss io ilc ilicc woilds; agaiaya - aiiivcd;
upavisiaya - siiiing; dcli - plcascgivc; asmai - io Him; vidlina - piopcily; ambudlc
- O occan.
O dcmigod ol ilc occan, you musi ilcicloic givc youi dauglici io ilc Supicmc
Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, wlo dcliglis ilc woilds. Hc las now comc lcic. Now lc
siis bcloic you.
Tcxi 36
luiusva janma-saplalyam
pavayiiva nijam lulam
samuddlaia blavamblodlci
daiivcmam paiamaimanc
luiusva - plcasc do; janma - ol biiil; saplalyam - liuiilulncss; pavayiiva -
puiilying; nijam - own; lulam - lamily; samuddlaia - plcasc dclivci; blava - ol
biiil and dcail; amblodlcl - liom ilc occan; daiiva - giving; imam - lci;
paiamaimanc - io ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad.
Malc you lilc succcsslul. Puiily youi lamily. Dclivci ilcm liom ilc occan ol
biiil and dcail. Givc youi dauglici io ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad.
Tcxi 37
clas ivam sapiabl iupail
sapia-dvpa-viblagaial
visiuio 'ila vidlayaiian
malaim liiim apsyasi
clal - onc; ivam - you; sapiabl - wiil scvcn;iupail - loims; sapia-dvpa-
viblagaial - liom ilc scvcn coniincnis; visiuial - lcaid; aila - ilcn; vidlaya -
giving; cian - ilcm; malaim - gicai; liiim - lamc; apsyasi - you aiiain.
Alilougl you aic onc, you appcai in scvcn loims aiound ilc scvcn coniincnis.
Now you slould givc youi dauglici io ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad and
malc youiscll iiuly lamous.
Tcxi 3S
iiy ulio bialmana lisial
samudial pulalanciial
manyamano nijam dlanyam
adisad visnavc suiam
iii - ilus; ulial - addicsscd; bialmana - by lialma;lisial - joylul; samudial -
ilc occan; pulalanciial - ilc laiis ol lis body cicci; manyamanal - considciing;
nijam - own; dlanyam - godloiiunc; adisai - gavc; visnavc - io Loid Visnu; suiam
- lis dauglici.
Hcaiing lialma's woids, ilc dcmigod ol ilc occan bccamc lillcd wiil joy. Tlc
laiis ol lis body siood cicci. Tlinling ol lis gicai good loiiunc, lc ollcicd lis
dauglici io Loid Visnu.
Tcxi 39
iaial salaiva vidlina
sa sampiaiilya iam svaiam
vag-danadi vidlayaiva
calic vaivalilam vidlim
iaial - ilcn; sala - wiil; cva - indccd;vidlina - lialma; sa - lc; sampiaiilya -
ollciing piaycis; iam - io Him; svaiam - ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad; vag
- ol woids; dana - gili;adi - bcginning; vidlaya - ollciing; cva - indccd; calic -
did;vaivalilam - wcdding; vidlim - ccicmony.
Tlcn lialma and ilc occan dcmigod ollcicd piaycis and gilis io ilc Supicmc
Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad. Tlcn lialma pciloimcd ilc wcdding ccicmony.
Tcxi +0
dlanvaniaiis candiamas ca
vasavadyas ca dcvaial
asan samudiasya palsc
iaiia vaivaliloisavc
dlanvaniaiil - Dlanvaniaii; candiamal - Candia; ca - and; vasavadyal -
lcadcd by ilc vasavas; ca - and; dcvaial - dcmigods; asan - wcic; samudiasya - ol
ilc occan; palsc - ai ilc sidc; iaiia - ilcic; vaivaliloisavc - in ilc wcdding lcsiival.
Duiing ilc wcdding lcsiival Dlanvaniaii, Candia, ilc Vasavas, and ilc oilci
dcmigods siood ai ilc sidc ol ilc occan dcmigod.
Tcxi +1
vasiiablaiana-yanadi-
danc blojana-laimani
san-mananc ca janyanam
mullya asams ia cva li
vasiia - gaimcnis; ablaiana - oinamcnis; yana - vcliclcs; adi - bcginning; danc -
in giving; blojana-laimani - in lcasis;san-mananc - in lonoiing; ca - and;
janyanam - cicaicd;mullya - liisi; asaml - wcic; ia - ilcy; cva - indccd; li -
cciiainly.
Tlcic wcic many gilis ol gaimcnis, oinamcnis, vcliclcs, and oilci ilings.
Lvciyonc was iicaicd wiil gicai icspcci.
Tcxi +2
lalsmyas ca mangalya-vidlau
mullyas iaiia iu yosiial
asan gangadayo nadyal
sacy-adyas ca suianganal
lalsmyal - ol Goddcss Lalsmi; ca - and; mangalya-vidlau - inilc auspicious
ccicmony; mullyal - piimaiy; iaiia - ilcy;iu - indccd; yosiial - woimcn; asan -
wcic; gangadayal - lcadcd by ganga; nadyal - iivcis; sacy-adyal - lcadcdby Saci;
ca - and; suianganal - ilc wivcs ol ilc dcmigods.
Many womcn camc io ilc Mangalya-vidli ccicmony ol Goddcss Lalsmi. Ganga
and ilc pcisonilicd iivcis camc. Saci and ilc dcmigoddcsscs also camc.
Tcxi +3
mcnadya naga-painyas ca
siddlayas canimadayal
candia-pain iaila laniil
saivas capsaiaso munc
mcnadya - lcadcd by Mcna; naga-painyal - ilc Naga-painis;ca - and; siddlayal
- ilc Siddlis; ca - and; animadayal - lcadcd by anima; candia-pain - ilc Candia-
painis; iaila - so; laniil - Kanii;saival - all; ca - and; apsaiasal - apsaias; munc -
O sagc.
O sagc, Mcna and ilc Naga-painis, Anima and ilc Siddlis, Candia's wilc Kanii,
and all ilc Apsaias also camc.
Tcxi ++
naiayanasyaila vibloi
llam vaivalilm vidlil
soblyan piiaiau calic
muiii-dlaimau vicaiya ca
naiayanasya - ol Loid Naiayana, aila - ilcn; viblol - ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy
ol Godlcad; llam - pasiimcs; vaivalilm - wcdding; vidlil - lialma; soblyan -
malingbcauiilul; piiaiau - ilc paicnis; calic - did; muiii-dlaimau - Muiii
andDlaima; vicaiya - considciing; ca - and.
Tlus lialma pciloimcd ilc wcdding ccicmony ol Loid Naiayana, ilc Supicmc
Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad. Tlcn lialma lonoicd ilc paicnis: Dlaima and Muiii.
Noic: Dlaima and Muiii aic ilc paicnis ol Sii Naia-Naiayana Rsis
Tcxi +5
dlaimo 'sau jagad-adlaial
pujyas callila-dclinam
piiasya blaviium yogyo
ly asmims ca piiiman blisam
dlaimal - Dlaima; asau - lc; jagad-adlaial - ilc icsiing placc ol ilc woilds;
pujyal - io bc woislipcd; ca - and; alliladclinam - ol all living cniiiics; piia - ilc
lailci; asya - ol Him; blaviium - iobc; yogyal - suiiablc; li - indccd; asmin - in
ilai; ca - and;piiiman - lull ol lovc; blisam - gicaily.
Dlaima slould bc woislipcd by all living bcings. Hc is ilc slclici ol ilc cniiic
woild. Hc is lillcd wiil lovc loi ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad. Tlai is wly
lc was ablc io bccomc ilc Supicmc Loid's lailci.
Tcxi +6
iyam ca muiiil piallyaia
saiva-sad-gana-janma-blul
dalsayan dlaima-pain
maia blaviium ailaii
iyam - slc; ca - and; muiiil - Muiii;piallyaia - lamous; saiva-sad-gana-janma-
blul - ilc moilci ol all sainily pcisons; dalsayan - ilc dauglici ol Dalsa;
dlaima-pain - a sainily wilc;
maia - moilci; blaviium - io bccomc; ailaii - is woiily.
Muiii-dcvi is lamous as ilc moilci ol all sainily pcisons. Slc is ilc dauglici ol
Dalsa and slc is a sainily wilc. Slc is qualilicd io bc ilc moilci ol ilc Supicmc
Loid.
Tcxi +7
iaio dlaimasyapi palsc
mullyal laiycsv imc 'blavan
nandsvaia-gancsablyam
saliial sanlaio munc
iaial - ilcn; dlaimasya - ol Dlaima; api - also; palsc - aiilc sidc; mullyal -
piimaiy; laiycsv - in duiics; imc - ilcy;ablavan - wcic; nandsvaia-gancsablyam -
nandisvaia and Gancsa; saliial - wiil; sanlaial - Loid Siva; munc - O sagc.
O sagc, ai Dlaima's sidc siood Siva, Gancsa, Nandisvaia, . . .
Tcxi +S
malaisayo maicadyal
piajcsa naiado munil
vainaicyas ca nandadyal
sidamadyas ca paisadal
malaisayal - gicai sagcs; maicadyal - lcadcd by Maiici; piajcsa - masicis ol
ilc living cniiiics; naiadal - Naiada;munil - Muni; vainaicyal - Gaiuda; ca - and;
nandadyal - lcadcd by Nanda; sidamadyal - lcadcd by Siidama; ca - and;
paisadal - associaics.
. . . ilc gicai sagcs lcadcd by Maiici, ilc Piajapaiis, Naiada Muni, Gaiuda, ilc
Supicmc Loid's pcisonal associaics lcadcd by Nanda and Siidama, . . .
Tcxi +9
duiga ca dcva-sui van
siisu mullya babluviic
isi-painyo 'nasuyadya
dlaima-painyas ca saivasal
duiga - Duiga; ca - and; dcva-sul - ilc moilci ol ilc dcvas; van - vani; siisu -
among womcn; mullya - ilc liisi;babluviic - wcic; isi-painyal - wivcs ol ilc
sagcs; anasuyadya - lcadcd by Aanasuya; dlaima-painyal - Dlaima-painis; ca -
and; saivasal - all.
. . . Duiga, ilc moilci ol ilc dcmigods, Vani, ilc bcsi ol womcn, ilc Rsi-painis,
lcadcd by Anasuya, and ilc Dlaima-painis also.
Tcxi 50
sa vcdadiblii bialma
iv asd ublaya-palsayol
bialmana vaidila yc ca
vivala-vidli-lovidal
sa - lc; vcdadiblil - bcginning wiil ilc Vcdas;bialma - lialma; iv - indccd;
asi - was; ublaya-palsayol - boil sidcs; bialmana - bialmanas; vaidila - Vcdic;
yc - wlo; ca - and;vivala-vidli-lovidal - cxpcii ai pciloiming wcddings.
lialma, ilc Vcdas Pcisonilicd, and a losi ol Vcdic bialmanas cxpcii ai
pciloiming wcddings, siood on boil sidcs.
Tcxi 51
ailabdlil saiva-samblaian
siiya cva piasadaial
sadyal sampadayam asa
janayan dcva-vismayam
aila - ilcn; abdlil - ilc occan; saiva-samblaian - all ilc paiaplcinalia loi ilc
wcdding; siiya - ol Goddcss Lalsmi; cva - indccd; piasadaial - by ilc mcicy;
sadyal - ai oncc;sampadayam asa - aiiaincd; janayan - cicaiing; dcva - loi ilc
dcmigods; vismayam - wondci.
ly Goddcss Lalsmi's mcicy ilc occan dcmigod ai oncc aiiaincd all ilc
paiaplcinalia nccdcd loi ilc wcdding. Tlis lillcd ilc dcmigods wiil wondci.
Tcxi 52
yad yai sanlalpayam asa
lidi iai iad upaliiam
sadyal svaniila cvailsai
iaio 'blud aii-laisiial
yad yai - wlaicvci; sanlalpayam asa - lc dcsiicd; lidi - in lis lcaii; iai iai -
ilai; upaliiam - biougli; sadyal - aioncc; svaniilc - ncai lim; cva - indccd; ailsai
- saw;iaial - ilcn; ablui - was; aii-laisiial - vciy lappy.
Wlaicvci lc dcsiicd was ai oncc biougli io lim. Wlcn lc saw ilis, ilc occan
dcmigod bccamc vciy lappy.
Tcxi 53
madlyc iu mandapasyasav
agni-silapana-vcdilam
laiayam asa vidli-vad
bialmanaii vcda-vcdiblil
madlyc - in ilc middlc; iu - indccd; mandapasya - ol ilcpavilion; asau - lc;
agni-silapana-vcdilam - an alici csiablislcd by Agni; laiayam asa - cicaicd; vidli-
vai - pcopcily; bialmanail - bybialmanas; vcda-vcdiblil - lcaincd in ilc Vcdas.
In ilc middlc ol ilc wcdding pavilion ilc occan dcmigod lad bialmanas
lcaincd in ilc Vcdas build a liic-aliai.
Tcxi 5+
alancalaia iam vcdim
gandla-puspalsaiadiblil
nana-vidlail sublai iangail
sanluiail laialais iaila
alancalaia - dccoiaicd; iam - ilai; vcdim - aliai; gandla - wiil sccnis; puspa -
llowcis; alsaia - unbiolcn giains; adiblil - bcginning; nana-vidlail - vaiious
linds; sublai - auspicious; iangail - wiil colois; sanluiail - wiil ncw spiouis;
laialail - wiilwaicipois; iaila - so.
Tlcn lc dccoiaicd ilc aliai wiil sccnis, llowcis, unbiolcn giains, colois, ncw
spiouis, waicipois, and oilci auspicious aiiiclcs.
Tcxi 55
iaio mala-mangalya-vadya-glosail
sa-maniialam samsnapiio munndiail
anaiglya-vasamsi ca iaina-blusa
dadlaia visnui muluiam ca divyam
iaial - ilcn; mala-mangalya-vadya-glosail - wiil vciy auspicious music; sa-
maniialam - wiil maniias; samsnapiial - bailcd;munndiail - by ilc lings ol ilc
sagcs; anaiglya-vasamsi - piicclcss gaimcnis; ca - and; iaina-blusa - jcwcl
oinamcnis; dadlaia - lcld;visnul - Loid Visnu; muluiam - ciown; ca - and;
divyam - splcndid.
Tlcn, accompanicd by maniias and auspicious insiiumcnial music, ilc lings ol
ilc sagcs bailcd Loid Visnu, dicsscd Him in piicclcss gaimcnis, and dccoiaicd
Him wiil a splcndid ciown and jcwcl oinamcnis.
Tcxi 56
vadiiia-nidlvana-ninadiiasam
niiyai-suia-sii-lala-gia-soblanam
iam mandapam so 'ila suiail siuvadblil
salciya laimc nisasada pilc
vadiiia-nidlvana-ninadiia - lillcd wiil ilc sounds ol musical insiiumcnis; asam
- ilc diicciions; niiyai - dancing; suia-sii - dcmigoddcscs; lala - swcci; gia -
singing;soblanam - bcauiilul; iam - ilai; mandapam - pavilion; sal - Hc; aila -
ilcn;suiail - ilc dcmigods; siuvadblil - ollciing piaycis; salc - wiil; iiya -
wcni;laimc - goldcn; nisasada - sai; pilc - on a ilionc.
As ilc sounds ol musical insiiumcnis lillcd ilc diicciions, ilc dcmigoddcsscs
danccd, and ilc dcmigods icciicd piaycis, Loid Visnu wcni wiil ilc dcmigods io
ilc wcdding pavilion and sai on a goldcn ilionc.
Tcxi 57
pialsalayam asa iad-anglii-panlajam
sva-picsila-painya jaladlil sa-gangaya
blingaia-silioiiama-vaii-dlaiaya
iad-ambu siisna ca dadlaia sanvayal
pialsalayam asa - waslcd; iad-anglii-panlajam - His loius lcci; sva-picsila-
painya - by His dcai wilc; jaladlil - ilc dcmigod ol ilc occan; sa-gangaya - wiil
ilc Ganga; blingaia-silioiiama-vaii-dlaiaya - wiil a siicam ol waici liom
piiclcis; iad-ambu - ilai waici;
siisna - on ilc lcad; ca - and; dadlaia - lcld; sanvayal - wiillci associaics.
Tlcn, accompanicd by His dcai wilc and by Goddcss Ganga, and pouiing
siicams ol waici liom goldcn piiclcis, ilc dcmigod ol ilc occan waslcd ilc loius
lcci ol Loid Naiayana, and ilcn spiinllcd ilai waici on lis lcad and ilc lcads ol
lis liicnds and lamily.
Tcxi 5S
iaial pailan mangalam uccalail siiyc
piadapayac cambudlinacyuiaya
piajvalya valnim vidlina vidlaia
salam biladblii muniblii julava
iaial - ilcn; pailan - icciiing; mangalam - auspicious; uccalail - loudly; siiyc -
io Goddcss Lalsmi; piadapayai - gavc; ca - and; ambudlina - by ilc occan;
acyuiaya - io ilc inlalliblc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad; piajvalya - ligliing;
valnim - liic; vidlina - piopcily; vidlaia - lialma; salam - wiil;biladblil -
gicai; muniblil - sagcs; julava - ollcicd ilc yajna.
Rcqucsicd by ilc occan dcmigod, lialma loudly clanicd maniias gianiing
auspiciousncss io Goddcss Lalsmi and ilc inlalliblc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol
Godlcad. Tlcn lialma igniicd ilc sacicd liic and, accompanicd by ilc gicai
sagcs, bcgan io pciloim ilc yajna.
Tcxi 59
piadaya iasmai ianayam manojnam
iai-pada-padmaila-nibaddla-disiim
vasamsi iainablaianani cadad
bluyamsi blumnc sa samam duliiia
piadaya - giving; iasmai - io Him; ianayam - dauglici;manojnam - bcauiilul; iai
- His; pada - lcci; padma - loius; cla - alonc; nibaddla - bound; disiim - glancc;
vasamsi - gaimcnis; iainablaianani - jcwcl oinamcnis; ca - and; adai -
gavc;bluyamsi - gicai; blumnc - io ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad; sa -
lc;samam - wiil; duliiia - lis dauglici.
Tlcn ilc occan dcmigod ollcicd lis bcauiilul dauglici io ilc Supicmc
Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad. Tlcn slc lixcd lci glancc on ilc Loid's loius lcci alonc.
Tlcn, along wiil lis dauglici, ilc occan dcmigod ollcicd io ilc Loid many
valuablc gaimcnis and jcwcl oinamcnis.
Tcxi 60
luiasya iasyaila luiasanasya
piadalsinam capi sala siiyaiva
calaia cciamsi nijclsananam
siinam ca pumsam ca laian laiil sal
luiasya - ollcicd; iasya - ol lim; aila - ilcn;luiasanasya - ol ilc liic;
piadalsinam - ciicumambulaiiong; ca - also;api - and; sala - wiil; siiya - ilc
goddcss ol loiiunc; cva - indccd; calaia - did;cciamsi - in ilc lcaii; nija - own;
lsananam - ol cycs; siinam - olwomcn; ca - and; pumsam - ol mcn; ca - and;
laian - cnclaniing; laiil - LoidHaii; sal - Hc.
Alici ilc yajna was complcicd, Goddcss Lalsmi ciicumambulaicd lci lusband.
As mcn and womcn gazcd on Him, Loid Haii siolc ilcii lcaiis.
Tcxi 61
clasanc iau sala sannivisiau
bialmanda-maia-piiaiau manojnau
sampujayam asui anaiglya-vasiia-
viblusanaii dcva-ganal sa-yosal
clasanc - on onc ilionc; iau - Tlcy; sala - wiil; sannivisiau - siiiing;
bialmanda-maia-piiaiau - ilc moilci and lailci ol ilc univciscs; manojnau -
landsomc; sampujayam asul - woislipcd; anaiglya - piicclcss; vasiia - gaimcnis;
viblusanail - wiil oinamcnis; dcva-ganal - ilc dcmigods; sayosal - wiil ilcii
wivcs.
Tlcn Sii Sii Lalsmi-Naiayana, ilc bcauiilul and landsomc moilci and lailci
ol ilc univciscs, sai iogcilci on a singlc ilionc, and ilcn ilc dcmigods and ilcii
wivcs woislipcd Tlcm wiil ollciings ol piicclcss gaimcnis and oinamcnis.
Tcxi 62
iada ca giani su-mangalani
siiyas ca visnoi guna-vainanani
duigadayas caila pulomajadya
dcvyo jagul sa-smiia-caiu-valiial
iada - ilcn; ca - and; giani - songs; su-mangalani - vciyasupicious; siiyal - ol
Goddcss Lalsmi; ca - and; visnol - ol LoidVisnu; guna - ol ilc iiansccndcnial
qualiiics; vainanani - dcsciipiions; duigadayal - lcadcd by Duiga; ca - and; aila -
- ilcn;pulomajadya - lcadcd by Pulomaja; dcvyal - dcmigoddcsscs; jagul - sang;
sa-smiiacaiu-valiial - wiil bcauiilul smiling laccs.
Tlcn, ilcii bcauiilul laccs giacclully smiling, Duiga, Saci, and ilc oilci
dcmigodcsscs sang auspicious songs dcsciibing ilc iiansccndcnial qualiiics and
viiiucs ol Sii Sii Lalsmi-Naiayana.
Tcxi 63
siddla viblaliani suiangananam
vindany upavisya ca sammullani
iad dam-paii-piclsana-lauiulani
iaila jagul picma-blaicna iani
siddlal - ilc Siddlas; viblaliani - dividcd; suiangananam - olilc
dcmigoddcsscs; vindani - muliiiudcs; upavisya - siiiing;ca - and; sammullani -
lacing; iai - ilai; dam-paii - ilc divinc couplc; piclsana - sccing; lauiulani -
cagcincss; iaila - ilcn;jagul - sang; picma - ol lovc; blaicna - wiil an abundancc;
iani - ilcm.
Siiiing down, ilc Siddlas and ilcii wivcs lappily gazcd ai ilc Divinc Couplc.
Wiil gicai lovc ilcy sang songs gloiilying Tlcm.
Tcxi 6+
yaila iadalainya suial samasia
malaisayas callila-yosiio 'pi
svanias iam ailsania sala siiycsam
spluianiam asan nanu ciiiavac ca
yaila - as; iada - ilcn; alainya - lcaiing; suial - ilcdcmigods; samasia - all;
malaisayal - ilc gicai sagcs; ca - and;allila - all; yosiial - womcn; api - also;
svanial - wiilin; iam - Him;ailsania - gazcd; sala - wiil; siiya - ilc Goddcss ol
loiiunc; sam - ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad; spluianiam - manilcsicd;
asan - wan; nanu - indccd; ciiiavai - lilc a wondcilul and coloilul piciuic; ca -
also.
Hcaiing ilcsc songs ilc dcmigods and gicai sagcs, accompanicd by ilcii wivcs
also gazcd ai Loid Naiayana and Goddcss Lalsmi, wlo siood lilc a wondcilul and
coloilul piciuic bcloic ilcm.
Tcxi 65
pianamya blaliya ca vaialsaiadi
samaipya iablyam vibudla mudaiva
piilal piilal iusiuvui uijiiablii
vagblis ca iau pianjalayo vinial
pianamya - bowing; blaliya - wiil dcvoiion; ca - and; vaialsaiadi - bcginning
wiil unbiolcn giains; samaipya - ollciing; iablyam - io Tlcm; vibudla - ilc
dcmigods; muda - lappily;cva - indccd; piilal piilal - individually; iusiuvul -
ollcicd piaycis; uijiiablil - cloqucni; vagblil - wiil woids; ca - and;iau - Tlcm;
pianjalayal - wiil loldcd lands; vinial - lumblc.
Dcvoicdly bowing down, ilc dcmigods lappily ollcicd unbiolcn giains and
oilci gilis io ilc Divinc Couplc. Humbly and wiil loldcd lands, cacl dcmigod
spolc many cloqucni piaycis.
Sri Skanda Purana`s
Sri Vasudeva-mahafmya
Sri Narada`s Visif fo GoIoka Vrndavana
Parf One
Medifafion on Sri Sri Radha-Krsna
From Sri Skanda Purana, Sri Vaisnava-khanda, Sri Vasudeva-mahafmya, Chapfer
28
Tcxi 1
Onc slould mcdiiaic on Sii Radla's masici, Loid Kisna, wlo is pcacclul and
landsomc, and wlo is suiioundcd by a gicai spiiiiual cllulgcncc.
2
Onc slould mcdiiaic on Loid Kisna, His youillul, splcndid, iiansccndcnial loim
is moic landsomc ilan many millions ol Kamadcvas...
3
...His limbs giacclul, spiiiiual, and splcndid lilc an auiumn moon, His long aims
giacclul...
+
...His loius lcci wiil soli, icddisl iocs, His glisicning iocnails cmbaiiassing ilc
moon,...
5
...His giacclul lcci dccoiaicd wiil iinlling anllcis, His lcgs and lnccs giacclul,...
6
...His giacclul waisi bound wiil a ycllow gaimcni and a jcwcl bcli and dccoiaicd
wiil a dccp navcl and giacclul lincs ol iii-bali,...
7
His bioad clcsi dccoiaicd wiil Siivaisa, wiil ilc icsilcssly moving ling ol gicai
pcail nccllaccs...
S
...wiil a gailand ol many liagiani llowcis, and wiil a goldcn sacicd ilicad, His
blossoming icd loius lands dccoiaicd wiil biacclcis,...
9
...His slcndci lingcis glisicning wiil jcwcl iings as Hc plays swcci lluic music ilai
claims cvciyonc's lcaii,...
10
...His slouldcis bioad, His collai liddcn, His gicai and splcndid aims dccoiaicd
wiil aimlcis, ilc swcci liagiancc ol His loicsi-llowci gailand aiiiaciing giccdy,
lumming bccs,...
11
...a splcndid Kausiluba nccllacc on His conclslcll nccl, His clin landsomc, His
lips lilc splcndid icd bimba liuiis...
12
...a gcnilc smilc dccoiaiing His lull-moon lacc, His nosc giacclul lilc a scsamc
llowci,...
13
...His giacclul cais dccoiaicd wiil glisicning slail-slapcd caiiings and wondcilul
llowci oinamcnis,...
1+
...His clccls splcndid wiil ilc moonligli ol His giacclul iccil, His laigc cycs lilc
icd loius pcials,..
15
..His loiclcad ligl and bioad, His cycbiow's lilc Kamadcva's bow, ilc laii on His
lcad linc, blacl, cuily, splcndid, and claiming,...
16
...ilc ciown on His lcad splcndid wiil many jcwcls, and His glancc lillcd wiil
lovc loi His dcvoiccs.
17
Alici mcdiiaiing on Loid Kisna in ilis way, onc slould mcdiiaic on iwo-aimcd
Sii-Radla ai His lcli, Hci limbs laii lilc gold, Hci gaimcnis lilc icd lausumbla
llowcis,...
1S
...Hci cais and nosc giacclul, Hci gaimcnis and jcwcl oinamcnis splcndid, Hci
loim youillul, Hci cyc's lilc a lawn's, Hci bicasis lull, ligl, and liim,...
19
...Hci waisi slcndci, Hci lips bioad, lci bcli splcndid wiil jcwcls, Hci many
oinamcnis splcndid, lci lacc a blossoming loius,...
20
...Hci lands and aims splcndid wiil jcwcl iings, biacclcis, and aimlcis, Hci loius
lcci splcndid wiil iwinlling anllcis,...
21
...Hci bioad loiclcad dccoiaicd wiil lunluma dccoiaiions, lci lips bimba liuiis,
lci clcsi giacclul, and lci biaids dccoiaicd wiil malaii llowcis,...
22
Lovingly gazing ai Hci masici, Slc placcs a loius llowci in His land. Plcasc
mcdiiaic on Sii Radla in ilis way and ilcn woislip Hci and Hci masici.
Parf Two
Descripfion of Sri GoIoka Vrndavana
Sri Skanda Purana, Sri Vaisnava-khanda, Sri Vasudeva-mahafmya, Chapfer 16
Tcxis 1 & 2
Sianding on ilc summii ol Mouni Mciu, and wiil iiansccndcnial vision gazing on
Svciadvipa, ilousands ol libciaicd souls ilcic, and ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol
Godlcad, Loid Vasudcva in ilcii midsi, ilc gicai yogi Naiada suddcnly llcw ilcic.
Hc aiiivcd ilcic in a singlc momcni.
3
Happy ai lcaii, Sii Naiada aiiivcd in Svciadvipa. Tlcic lc sac many dcvoiccs, cacl
onc splcndid lilc ilc moon.
+
Hc woislippcd ilcm by bowing lis lcad, and ilcy also woislippcd lim in ilcii
minds. Ausicic Naiada was vciy cagci io scc ilc Supicmc Loid.
5
Happy ai lcaii io lnow ilai lc was a puic dcvoicc ol Loid Visnu, ilc dcvoiccs
spolc io Naiada as lc was claniing ilc iwclvc syllablc maniia.
6
Tlc libciaicd icsidcnis ol Svciadvipa said : O bcsi ol sagcs, you aic a gicai dcvoicc
ol Loid Kisna. You lavc comc lcic and you aic ablc io scc us wlom cvcn ilc
dcmigods cannoi scc. Wlai do you dcsiic, ilai you pciloim sucl scvcic
ausiciiiics'
7
Sii Naiada said : I am cagci io scc ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, Loid
Kisna. O lings ol ilc dcvoiccs, O you aic vciy dcai io ilc Loid, plcasc slow Him
io mc.
S
Sii Slanda ilcn said : Tlcn, inspiicd in lis lcaii by Loid Kisna, onc ol ilc
libciaicd icsidcnis ol Svciadvipa said, Comc wiil mc. I will slow Loid Kisna io
you,` and bcgan io wall alcad.
9
Tiavclling on ilc pail ol ilc sly, joylul Naiada lollowcd lim. Naiada saw ilc
lomcs ol ilc dcmigods, and ilcn lc llcw abovc ilcm.
10
Unaiiaclcd, lc saw liisi ilc scvcn planciaiy sysicms and ilcn Dliuvalola. Tlcn
lc llcw pasi Malailola, Janalola, and Tapalola.
11
Tlcn Naiada saw lialmalola. Tlcn, ycaining io scc Loid Kisna, Naiada lollowcd
ilc libciaicd icsidcni ol Svciadvipa inio ilc gicai dailncss ilai is ilc cigli-lold
covciing ilai cnvclops ilc univcisc.
12
Onc by onc lc passcd iliougl ilc laycis ol caiil, waici, liic, aii, cilci, lalsc-cgo,
malai-iaiiva, and pialiii, cacl layci icn iimcs gicaici ilan ilc onc bcloic. Iinally
lc camc io ilc wondcilul abodc ol Golola.
13
As lc appioaclcd ilai cllulgcni icalm only puic dcvoiccs ol Loid Kisna may
cnici, lc saw ilc widc and lailomlcss Viiaja iivci,...
1+
...wlicl was bcauiilul wiil wliic, icd, and bluc loius llowcis and liagiani wiil
sandal pasic liom ilc gopis and gopas wlo bailcd ilcic.
15
Tlcn lc wcni io ilc iivci's bcauiilul sloic, wlicl was splcndid wiil wliic, giccn,
icd and ycllow jcwcls,...
16
...bcauiilul wiil many lalpa-vilsa iiccs and ncw coial spiouis, dccoiaicd wiil
mincs ol syamanialas, sappliics, and oilci jcwcls,...
17
...bcauiilul wiil jcwcl siaiiways and ilc swcci cooing ol swans, laiandavas, and
oilci biids,...
1S
...and lillcd wiil splcndid and puic waicis diunl by losis ol suiabli cows, icgal
clcplanis, and loiscs. Tlcn Naiada coniinucd on lis jouincy.
19
Ciossing ilai splcndid iiansccndcnial iivci, by ilc Loid's will Naiada camc io a
gicai moai and ilc lundicd pcals ol Mouni Govaidlana,...
20
...wlicl was cigliy million milcs iall, cigli lundicd million milcs bioad, goldcn,
vciy bcauiilul and claiming,...
21
...bcauiilul wiil many ilousands ol lalpa-vilsa, paiijaia, and oilci iiccs and wiil
mallila, yuilila, lavanga, aila, and oilci llowciing vincs,...
22
...wiil goldcn banana iiccs and oilci iiccs, wiil splcndid dcci, wiil clcplani, and
wiil swccily cooing biids.
23
Tlcn, on ilc bcauiilul pcals ol ilai impassablc mouniain, Naiada saw many gicai
and bcauiilul pavilions loi Loid Kisna's iasa danccs,...
2+
...pavilions lillcd wiil liagiani gaidcns, blossoming llowcis, guaidcd by loui
cniianccs ol loui jcwcllcd gaics,...
25
... Splcndid wiil many ilousands ol colouilul aiclways, jcwcl pillais, bananas
iiccs, pcail awnings,...
26
...bcauiilul wiil auspicious duiva giass, moisicncd giains, and unbiolcn liuiis,
bcauiilul wiil couiiyaids spiinllcd wiil sandal, agiui, musl, and lumluma,...
27
...and lillcd wiil many linds ol bcauiilul insiiumcnial music plcasing io ilc lcaii.
Tlcic Naiada saw many millions ol gioups ol gopis,...
2S
...gopis bcauiilully dicsscd in piicclcss gaimcnis and dccoiaicd wiil piicclcss
oinamcnis wiil jcwcl biacclcis, bclis anllcis, aimlcis, and iings,...
29
...gopis wlosc youillul bcauiy is bcyond ilc powci ol woids io dcsciibc, wlo aic
lollowcis ol Sii Radla, wlo aic cxpcii in amoious pasiimcs,...
30
...gopis wlo in ilcsc pavilions lillcd wiil many plcasing ilings sing songs
gloiilying Loid Kisna and cnjoy many lappy pasiimcs.
31
In ilc vallcy ol ilai mouniain Naiada Muni saw ilc gicai loicsi namcd
Vindavana,...
32
...Wlicl is lamous pasiimc-placc ol Sii Sii Radla-Kisna, wlicl is bcauiilul wiil
many lalpa-vilsa iiccs, many lalcs, many loius llowcis,...
33
many mango, amiaiala, nipa, badaii, pomcgianaic, llaijuii, bcicl, oiangc,
coconui and sandalwood iiccs,...
3+
...many jambu, jambiia, pasana, alsoda, suiadiuma, banana, and campala iiccs,
and many vincs ol giapcs and goldcn lciali llowcis,...
35
...wlicl is splcndid wiil many iiccs bcnding wiil a gicai buidcn ol many liuiis
and llowcis, wlicl is splcndid wiil many mallila, madlavi, lunda, lavanga,
yuilila, and oilci llowciing vincs,...
36
.. wlicl is scivcd by gcnilc, liagiani, cooling bicczcs, wlicl is cvciywlcic ilc
lomc loi many clcai siicams swilily llowing liom ilc lundicd pcals ol
Govaidlana Mouniain,...
37
...wlicl is always opulcni wiil ilc gloiy ol spiingiimc, wlicl is lillcd wiil many
giovcs lii wiil jcwcl lamps and lillcd wiil oinamcnis,...
3S
...and wlicl was cvciywlcic lillcd, O sagc, wiil ilc sounds ol gopas and gopis
claniing ilc gloiics ol Loid Kisna, wiil ilc calls ol cows and calvcs, and biids,
wiil ilc iinlling ol vaiious oinamcnis, and wiil ilc sound ol cluining yogluii.
39
Now gazc on ilis loicsi bcauiilul wiil many iiccs bcnding wiil many liuiis and
blossoming llowcis, a placc lillcd wiil iliiiy-iwo oilci loicsis.
+0
Sccing ilis, joylul Naiada cnicicd ilc splcndid iown ol Golola, wlicl was
suiioundcd by a jcwcl loiiicss, bcauiilul wiil many ioyal ioads,...
+1
...splcndid wiil many millions ol aiiplancs and claiiois madc ol icgal jcwcls,
bcauiilul wiil iinlling oinamcnis, and lillcd wiil dcvoiccs ol Loid Kisna,...
+2
...bcauiilul wiil many millions ol wondcilul icgal-jcwcl palaccs dccoiaicd wiil
iows ol jcwcl pillais,...
+3
...bcauiilul wiil many claiming pasiimc-pavilions madc ol ilc bcsi jcwcls,
illumincd wiil jcwcl lamps, and giacclul wiil jcwcl couiiyaids,...
++
...anoinicd wiil lcsaia, aguiu, musl, and lumluma, bcauiilul wiil many
couiiyaids auspicious wiil yogluii, duiva giass, moisicncd giains, and
bciclnuis,...
+5
...auspicious wiil many gaics and goldcn pois lillcd wiil waici, bcauiilul and ioyal
ioads pavcd wiil jcwcls, ioads wlcic many clcplanis and loiscs iiavcl,...
+6
...and ciowdcd wiil many lialman's, Sivas, and oilci dcmigods wlo lavc comc,
bcaiing gilis in ilcii lands, io scc Loid Kisna.
+7
Wlcn lc saw ilc gicai ioad lillcd wiil gopas and gopis cagci io scc Loid Kisna,
Naiada bccamc lillcd wiil lappincss.
+S
Tlcn Naiada camc io ilc all-wondcilul and vciy bcauiilul palacc ol Loid Kisna,
wlicl was ncai ilc palacc ol Loid Kisna, wlicl was ncai ilc palaccs ol Nanda,
Visablanu, and ilc oilci gopas,...
+9
...and wlicl was suiioundcd by sixiccn moais and loiiicsscs, cacl wiil loui gaics,
and cacl gaic guaidcd by icn million gopa gaiclccpcis.
50
Tlcn Naiada saw ilc gaiclccpcis sianding bcloic cacl ol ilc jcwcl gaics and jcwcl
pillais.
51-53
lowing down bcloic Viiablanu, Candiablanu, Suiyablanu, Vasublanu,
Dcvablanu, Saliablanu, Rainablanu, Supaisva, Visala, Rsabla, Amsu, lala,
Subala, Dcvapiasila, Vaiuilapa, and Siidama, and iccciving ilcii pcimission onc
by onc, Naiada linally cnicicd a gicai couiiyaid. Tlcic lc saw a biilliani
cllulgcncc.
Parf Three
Seeing Lord Krsna
Sri Skanda Purana, Sri Vaisnava-khanda, Sri Vasudeva-mahafmya, Chapfer 17
1
Sii Slanda said: O sagc, ilcic Naiada saw a gicai cllulgcncc biiglici ilan millions
ol millions ol suns slining iogcilci.
2
Tlis cllulgcncc was ilc impcisonal lialman. Slining in all diicciions, abovc, and
bclow, ii was cicinal and lull ol lnowlcdgc and bliss.
3
Tlis lialman is ilc oiiginal causc ol maiici and ilc maiciial idcniiiics ol ilc
condiiioncd souls. Pcilcci yogis wlo pass iliougl ilc six calias aiiain ilis
lialman.
+
ly ilc mcicy ol Loid Kisna ilcsc yogis iiavcl iliougl ilc lialma-iandlia ai ilc
iop ol ilc lcad and ilcn ilcy scc ilis impcisonal lialman. Tlis impcisonal
lialman illumincs ilc cniiic woild. Tlc sun, moon, siais, and liic slinc wiil iis
icllccicd ligli.
5
Tlc dcvoiccs call ii lialma-puia, loi ii is ilc abodc ol ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol
Godlcad. Ii slincs cvciywlcic lilc icn million suns.
6
Many gopas, gopis, lialmas, and Sivas icspccilully appioacl Loid Kisna in ilc
ccniic ol ilc lialman. Tlcy lall io ilc giound io ollci icspccis. Tlcy caiiy gilis in
ilcii lands.
7
Onc wlo las aiiaincd Loid Kisna's mcicy can scc Loid Kisna ai ilc ccniic ol ilc
impcisonal lialman. Oilcis, wlo lavc noi aiiaincd His mcicy, scc only
impcisonal ligli. O sagc, ilcy cannoi scc Loid Kisna ilcic.
S
In ilai gicai cllulgcncc Naiada saw a wondcilul, splcndid, iiansccndcnial palacc
bcauiilul wiil wondcilul icgal jcwcls, ilousands ol splcndid jcwcl pillais, and
many gicai asscmbly louscs and pavilions,...
9
... and splcndidly suiioundcd by many, many palaccs ol Loid Kisna's mcn and
womcn dcvoiccs, palaccs dccoiaicd wiil wondcilul linc cuiiains and splcndid
jcwcls.
10
Happy ai lcaii, Naiada saw ilcic a gicai ilionc splcndid wiil ilc bcsi ol icgal
jcwcls, a ilionc ilai lillcd wiil wondci ilc lcaii ol cvciyonc wlo saw ii.
11
Naiada saw siiiing on ilai ilionc Loid Kisna, wlo is ilc masici ol all opulcnccs,
ilc icsiing placc ol all living cniiiics, bcyond ilc ioucl ol ilc modcs ol maiciial
naiuic, gloiious wiil spiiiiual qualiiics, all-lnowing, all-powcilul, ilc Supicmc
Pcison wlom ilc dcvoiccs call Vasudcva,...
12
...ilc Supicmc Loid wlom somc say is ilc Supcisoul, oilcis say is ilc impcisonal
lialman, gicaici ilan ilc gicaicsi, and ilc dcvoiccs say is all-opulcni, all-gloiious
Loid Visnu, ilc supicmc masici,...
13
...ilc Supicmc Loid wlo is cicinally youillul, lillcd wiil mcicy, moic landsomc
ilan many ilousands ol Kamadcvas, supicmcly indcpcndcni, noi undci ilc
coniiol ol any libciaicd oi condiiioncd soul,...
1+
...ilc Supicmc Loid wlo wiil a playlul sidclong glancc cicaics, mainiains and
dcsiioys a muliiiudc ol maiciial univciscs, wlo is ilc ling ol many millions ol
maiciial univciscs, wlo is ilc only objcci ol woislip in all ilc univciscs, wlo is
colouilully dicsscd lilc ilc bcsi ol dancing aciois,...
15
...ilc Supicmc Loid wlo is dicsscd in splcndid and piicclcss ycllow gaimcnis, wlo
is opulcni wiil many jcwcl oinamcnis, wlo is ilc coloui ol a ncw monsoon cloud,
wlosc cais aic splcndid wiil slail slapcd caiiings,...
16
...ilc Supicmc Loid wlosc limbs aic splcndid wiil a gicai cllulgcncc, wlosc
ciown is splcndid wiil many jcwcls, wlosc cycs aic bcauiilul lilc auiumn loius
llowcis,...
17
...ilc Supicmc Loid wlosc limbs aic anoinicd wiil liagiani sandal pasic, ilc dooi
ol wlosc clcsi is mailcd wiil Siivaisa, wlosc loius aims placc ilc lluic io His
mouil as lc plays swcci music,...
1S
...ilc Supicmc Loid wlo is woislippcd by Radla, Rama, Jaya, Susila, Laliia,
llama, Kalindaja, Jambavaii, and a losi ol oilcis,...
19
ilc Supicmc Loid wlo is scivcd by icligion, ilc Vcdas, all opulcnccs,
iiansccndcnial lnowlcdgc and oilci viiiucs, and by ilc pcisonilicd wcapons, all
sianding wiil icspccilully loldcd lands,...
20
...ilc Supicmc Loid wlo is scivcd by Nanda, Sunanada, and His oilci pcisonal
associaics wlo aic wliic oi aic ilc oilci colouis ol cmcialds, iubics, oi gold, and
wlo all caiiy a calia, club, loius, and conclslcll in ilcii splcndid lands,...
21
...ilc Supicmc Loid wlo is woislippcd by Siidama and a losi ol iwo-landcd
gopas, ilcii lcads bowcd wiil dcvoiion, and by Gaiuda sianding bcloic Him, and
by ilc cigli opulcnccs, ilcii lcads bowcd wiil icspcci,...
22
.. ilc Supicmc Loid wlo is scivcd by bcauiy, pcacc, mcicy, pioicciion, lappincss,
iniclligcncc, laiil, piciy, noblc-lcaiicdncss, liicndslip, iolciancc, mcmoiy, and
wisdom.
23
Gazing ai ilc Supicmc Loid's vciy wondcilul and splcndid iiansccndcnial loim,
Naiada bccamc lillcd wiil joy. All ol lis scnsc wcic capiuicd by ilc Loid's
landsomcncss. Tlc laiis ol lis body siood cicci wiil iiansccndcnial lovc. His
cycs wcic lillcd wiil icais ol joy.
2+
Ollciing icspccis, Naiada lcll io ilc giound lilc a siicl. Tlcn lc siood up. Tlcn
lc loldcd lands. Ovcicomc wiil ccsiaiic lovc, lc gazcd ai Loid Kisna's lacc.
25
Wiil a glancc Loid Haii icspccilully wclcomcd His puic dcvoicc Naiada, wlo so
caincsily dcsiicd io scc Him.
26
Iillcd wiil bliss by gazing ai ilc Loid and diinling ilc ncciai ol His woids,
Naiada Muni dcvoicdly piaiscd ilc Loid wiil many piaycis.
27
Sii Naiada said : O Loid Sii Kisna, O Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, O icsiing
placc ol all living cniiiics, O masici ol ilc univciscs, O Vasudcva, O all-pcivading
Loid, O Loid dcai io ilc puic dcvoiccs, all gloiics io you!
2S
Youi wondcilul lcci aic always woislippcd by Radla, Kamala, and ilcii lollowcis.
You aic ilc cicinal goal loi ilcy wlo dcsiic ilc liglcsi good.
29
O Loid Kisna, You aic ilc Supicmc cicinal soul among all oilci cicinal souls. You
aic ilc supicmc conscious bcing among all oilci conscious bcings. You aic ilc
Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, gicaici ilan all libciaicd and condiiioncd souls.
30
Pcilcciion and puiiiy aic aiiaincd only by dcvoiional scivicc io You. Tlcy cannoi
bc aiiaincd by pciloiming ausiciiiics oi in any oilci way.
31
Tlcy wlo ycain loi libciaiion lccp in ilcii lcaiis ilc moonligli ol Youi lcci. O
masici ol ilc dcvoiccs, no onc las ilc powci io icmovc Youi lcci liom ilcii
lcaiis.
32
All ilc Vcdas woislip, lonoui, and lnow You O Loid, ilcy dcclaic ilai You aic
ilc liisi causc ol all causcs.
33
Tlc dcvoiccs lccp ilc cllulgcncc ol Youi loius lcci in ilcii lcaiis. Youi lcci aic
pcacclul and lull ol bliss. Tlcy aic moic gloiious ilan many millions ol moons.
3+
You aic ilc Supicmc Pcison, bcyond ilc ioucl ol ilc modcs ol maiciial naiuic.
You siay cicinally in ilis cllulgcni and cicinal abodc, wlicl is lillcd wiil bliss and
bcyond ilc ioucl ol ilc modcs ol maiciial naiuic.
35
ly woislipping You, ilc dcvoiccs bccomc licc liom ilc lcai ol Youi illusoiy
poicncy Maya, and also liom iimc, wlicl malcs onc lcai ilc maiciial univciscs.
36
Now I ialc slclici ol You and suiicndci io You, ilc all-powcilul Supicmc Pcison,
ilc all-pcivading Supcisoul, ilc masici ol ilc univciscs.
37
O masici ol ilc dcmigods, il you would bc mcicilul io mc, ilcn plcasc giani ilai I
may always lavc unwavciing dcvoiion loi Youi loius lcci.
3S
Sii Slanda said : Wlcn Naiada dcvoicdly ollcicd ilcsc piaycis, ilc Supicmc
Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad plcascd lim by spcaling ilc lollowing woids, wlicl aic
swcci lilc ncciai.
Parf Four
Descripfion of fhe Incarnafions of Lord Krsna
Sri Skanda Purana, Sri Vaisnava-khanda, Sri Vasudeva-mahafmya, Chapfer 18
1
Tlc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad said : O gicai sagc, bccausc You aic my puic
dcvoicc cicinally, and bccausc you aic licc ol piidc and lypociisy, You aic ablc, by
my own wisl, io scc Mc.
2
In you always siays non-violcncc, cclibacy, duiy, pcacclulncss, icnunciaiion,
suiicndci io ilc Loid,...
3
...associaiion wiil dcvoiccs, asianga-yoga, scnsc coniiol, caiing liiilc, ausiciiiy,
liccdom liom all viccs,...
+
...lnowlcdgc ol My gloiics, and puic dcvoiion io Mc. O sainily onc, ii is bccausc ol
all ilcsc ilai you aic now ablc io scc Mc.
5
O bialmana, anyonc wlo las qualiiics lilc ilcsc will scc Mc in ilis way, loi I
dcaily lovc my puic dcvoiccs.
6
O bialmana, accompanicd by Goddcss Radla and ilc puic dcvoiccs wlo ialc
slclici ol Mc, I siay always in ilis cicinal abodc.
7
I am Loid Vasudcva, wlo givcs all icsulis ol laima. I am ilc Supcisoul. I am noi
dcpcndcni on any living bcing.
S
Accompanicd by Lalsmi, Nanda, Gaiuda, and many oilci pcisonal associaicd, in
my loui aimcd loim I siay in ilc iiansccndcnial abodc callcd Vailunila.
9
Lvciy day in ilc livc pciiods ol iimc I allow ilc libciaicd icsidcnis ol Svciadvipa io
scc Mc.
10
Manilcsi in my loims as Aniiuddla, Piadyumna, and Sanlaisana, I cicaic,
mainiain and dcsiioy a losi ol maiciial univciscs.
11
O Naiada, in ilc bcginning ol cicaiion lialma was boin liom ilc loius llowci ol
My navcl. Hc woislippcd Mc wiil ausiciiiics and wiil many yajnas.
12
Plcascd wiil lim, I gianicd all ilc boons lc wislcd, I said io lim : O lialma, you
lavc ilc powci io cicaic ilc maiciial bodics ol ilc living cniiiics.
13
lccausc ol ilc boon I now givc, all living cniiiics in ilc univcisc will bc subjcci io
youi command. Also, ilc cicinal Vcdas will bccomc manilcsicd in youi
iniclligcncc.
1+
You will also aiiain lnowlcdgc ol My iiansccndcnial loim. No onc will disobcy
you.
15
You will bccomc ilc givci ol boons io ilc dcmigods, dcmons, sagcs, and sainily
pcisons.
16
Wlcn you aic ilwaiicd in pciloiming youi duiy and bccomc bcwildcicd, simply
ilinl ol Mc. I will bccomc manilcsi and do wlai nccds io bc donc.
17
As you aic cicaiing ilc univcisc, ilc caiil will lall inio ilc gicai occan. Appcaiing
in ilc loim ol a boai, I will lill ilc dcmon Hiianyalsa, wlo is vciy pioud ol lis
own siicngil. Tlcn I will iciuin ilc caiil io ii's piopci placc.
1S
Ai ilc cnd ol onc ol youi days I will bccomc a lisl. Uniil ilc cnd ol youi nigli I
icscuc in a boai Vaivasvaia Manu, ilc sagcs, and ilc planis.
19
Wlcn ilc Kasyapa's son wisl io cluin ncciai liom ilc occan bui lavc no placc loi
ilc cluining iod, I will bccomc a ioiioisc and I will placc Mouni Mandaia on My
bacl.
20
Manilcsiing a loim lall man and lall lion, loi ilc dcmigods' salc I will lill ilc
dcmon Hiianyalasipu, wlo iiicd io siop all yajnas.
21
A powcilul dcmon will ialc biiil as Viiocana's powcilul son lali. lali will malc
India lall liom lis lingdom.
22
Wlcn lali capiuics ilc ilicc woild liom India, I will ialc biiil as ilc iwcllil son
ol Kasyapa and Adiii.
23
Tlcn I will givc ilc lingdom io India and iciuin ilc dcmigods io ilcii lomcs in
Dcvalola. I will malc lali livc in Paialalola.
2+
I will bccomc Kapila, ilc son ol Kaidama and Dcvaluii, and I will icsioic ilc
Sanllya plilosoply, wlicl icaclcs icnunciaiion, and wlicl lad bccomc losi in
ilc couisc ol iimc.
25
I will bccomc Daiiaiicya, son ol Aiii and Anasuya, and I will icacl ilc scicncc ol
logic io joylul Yadu.
26
I will bccomc Rsabla, ilc son ol Nabli and Mciu-dcvi, and I will icacl ilc cicinal
duiics ol ilc paiamalamsas.
27
In ilc iicia-yuga I will ialc biiil in ilc lliugu dynasiy as Paiasuiama and I will
lill ilc lsaiiiyas.
2S
Duiing ilc junciion ol Ticia and Dvaipaia yugas I will ialc biiil as Rama, ilc son
ol Dasaiaila and Kausalya.
29
Goddcss Lalsmi will bccomc Janala's dauglici Siia. I will maiiy lci and I will also
bical Loid Siva's gicai bow.
30
In baiilc I will lill a gicai dcmon wlo laics ilc dcmigods and sagcs and wlo
lidnappcd Siia. I will lill lim and lis bioilci.
31
Valmili Muni and oilci gicai sagcs will sing in many ways ol my pasiimcs in ilis
incainaiion. Tlcy wlo lcai ilcsc pasiimcs will bc clcanscd ol ilcii sins.
32
Ai ilc cnd ol ilc junciion ol Dvaipaia and Kali yugas, I will ialc biiil in Mailuia
ciiy as ilc son ol Vasudcva and Dcvali. My mission will bc io lill ilc dcmons
buidcning ilc caiil and io pioicci icligion and ilc pious dcvoiccs.
33
I, Kisna, will bc lnown as ilc son ol Vasudcva. lalaiama will bc Sanlaisana.
Piadyumna and Aniiuddla will ialc biiil in ilc Yadu dynasiy.
3+
O lialma, Radla will bccomc ilc dauglici ol Visablanu-gopa. I will cnjoy
pasiimcs wiil lci in Vindavana.
35
Lalsmi will bccomc llismala's dauglici Rulmini. Alici dclcaiing many lings in
baiilc, I will maiiy lci.
36
Killing many dcmon lings and csiablisling ilc iiuc icligion, I will icmovc ilc
caiil's buidcn.
37
Wlocvci somclow oi oilci ilinls ol Mc, I ialc io ilc spiiiiual woild.
3S
I will csiablisl icligion and ilcn I will dcsiioy ilc Yadu dynasiy. Tlcn, as ilc
dcmigods lool on, I will lcavc ilc caiil.
39
Kisna Dvaipayana Vyasa and oilcis will sing many songs ol my lcioic aciiviiics,
songs ilai icmovc sins in a singlc momcni.
+0
I will bccomc Paiasaia Muni's son Kisna Dvaipayana Vyasa. I will dividc ilc onc
Vcda inio many bianclcs, lilc a iicc.
+1
lccoming luddla, I bcwildci ilc dcmons wlo, picicnding io ialc slclici ol ilc
iulcs ol Vcdas, iioublc ilc ilicc woilds.
+2
Wlcn many dcmons csiablisl iiicligion on ilc caiil, I will comc in My oiiginal
loim as a Kisna and, accompanicd by Aijuna, I will lill ilcm in baiilc.
+3
In Kosala-dcsa on ilc caiil I will bc boin as Naiayana Rsi, ilc son ol Dlaima.
++
O lialma, wlcn cuiscd by a muni, somc isis ialc biiil as luman bcings, I will
pioicci ilcm liom ilc dcmons.
+5
Ai ilc cnd ol Kali-yuga I will bccomc Kalli. Riding on a spiiiiual loisc, I will lill
ilc baibaiian sinncis.
+6
Wlcncvci ilc dcmons iiy io dcsiioy ilc icligion ol ilc Vcdas, I will comc io
pioicci ii.
+7
Tlcicloic, plcasc do noi woiiy. Plcasc do youi duiy ol cicaiing ilc living cniiiics.
Alici spcaling ilcsc woids, I gavc lialma many boons as bcloic, and ilcn I
disappcaicd.
+S
O sagc, wlaicvci boons I piomisc, ilosc boons I will cciiainly lullil wiil my
iiansccndcnial powcis.
+9
O bialmana, ilc oppoiiuniiy io scc Mc, ilc supicmc masici ol all living cniiiics, is
vciy iaicly obiaincd. Ii is only obiaincd by puic dcvoiion io Mc.
50
O bcsi ol sagcs, plcasc asl a boon liom Mc, wlaicvci you wisl. I am vciy plcascd
wiil you. Tlc sigli ol Mc ncvci gocs in vain.
51
Sii Slanda said : O sagc, lcaiing ilc Loid's woids, ilc gicai sagc Naiada icllccicd
on lis own good loiiunc, and ilcn spolc ilc lollowing woids :
52
O masici, by sccing You all my dcsiics aic lullillcd. I ilinl ii is vciy iaic and
dilliculi loi anyonc io scc You.
53
My only dcsiic is io scc You, Youi dcvoiccs, and Youi cicinal abodc. I do noi
dcsiic anyiling bui ilai.
5+
O inlalliblc Loid, I asl only ilai You bc plcascd wiil mc. Noiling clsc is iaic oi
dcsiiablc in ilc wlolc maiciial woild.
55
Wlaicvci maiciial lappincss is aiiaincd by lollowing ilc Vcdas, pciloiming pious
dccds, oi woislipping ilc dcvas oi piias, is all icmpoiaiy and subjcci io
dcsiiuciion.
56
O Loid, I do noi dcsiic any maiciial plcasuics. I asl only onc boon liom You, ilc
bcsi ol all givcis ol boons.
57
May I always bc cagci io clani ilc gloiics ol You and Youi dcvoiccs. May I always
bc lillcd wiil lovc loi You.
5S
Sii Slanda said : Hcaiing ilis icqucsi, Loid Kisna said, So bc ii.` Giving Naiada a
gicai vina, Loid Kisna spolc again.
59
Tlc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad said : O sainily Naiada, now plcasc go io
sacicd ladaiilasiama. Tlcic woislip Mc in My loim ol Sii Naiayana Rsi, ilc son
ol Dlaima Rsi.
60
You aic a puic dcvoicc. Nciilci piidc noi lypociisy siay in youi lcaii. Tlcicloic I
ilinl ilai you aic bciici ilan cvcn lialma, youi lailci.
61
O sagc, puic dcvoiccs lnow cvciyiling aboui Mc, My iiansccndcnial loim, and My
gloiics.
62
Puic dcvoiccs always ilinl ol Mc in ilcii lcaiis. Tlcy do noi wisl anyiling liom
Mc, and I do noi wisl anyiling liom ilcm.
63
As dcvoicd wivcs biing a good lusband undci ilcii coniiol, so puic dcvoiccs usc
ilcii own iiansccndcnial viiiucs io biing Mc undci ilcii coniiol.
6+
Tlc goddcss ol loiiunc and I dcvoicdly lollow ilcm. Wlcicvci ilcy go, ilcic I am
also.
65
Tlcy wlo dcsiic libciaiion in ilc maiciial woild may aiiain ii only by associaiing
wiil My dcvoiccs. Tlcic is no oilci way. Plcasc lnow ilai ilis is ilc iiuil.
66
Tlcy wlo ialc slclici ol Mc and suiicndci io Mc cscapc ilc bondagc ol maiciial
bondagc.
67
Tlcy wlo somclow oi oilci ialc slclici ol Mc and suiicndci io Mc aiiain
wlaicvci ilcy wisl. Tlcy do noi iciuin io ilc woild ol biiil and dcail.
6S
Sii Slanda said : Alici lcaiing ilcsc woids spolcn by ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol
Godlcad, and alici ilus aiiaining ilc Loid's mcicy, Sii Naiada bowcd down bcloic
ilc Loid. Tlcn, wiil icais ol lovc in lis cycs, Sii Naiada iciuincd io ilc maiciial
woild.