Garuda Purana — Brahma Khanda — Chapter 23
GaP 3 23.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- २३ श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । सोमस्य पुत्री पूर्वसर्गे बभूव भार्या मदीया जाम्बवती मम प्रिया । तासां मध्ये ह्यधिका वीन्द्र किञ्चिद्रुद्रादिभ्यः पञ्चगुणैर्विहीना
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 23 śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / somasya putrī pūrvasarge babhūva bhāryā madīyā jāmbavatī mama priyā / tāsāṃ madhye hyadhikā vīndra kiñcidrudrādibhyaḥ pañcaguṇairvihīnā
The Glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, 23. Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: In a former creation (she) was the daughter of Soma; my wife Jāmbavatī is dear to me. Among them (the wives) she is somewhat superior, O lord of birds, (yet) falls short of Rudra and the others by five qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.4
यदावेशो बलवान्स्याद्रमायां तदानामस प्रियते केशवोलम् । यदावेशाद्ध्रासमुपैति काले तदा तासां साम्यमाहुर्महान्तः ॥ गर्प्_३,२३।२ ॥ लक्ष्म्यावेशः किञ्चिदस्त्येव नित्यमतस्ताभ्यः किञ्चिदाधिक्यमस्ति ॥ गर्प्_३,२३।३ ॥ गरुड उवाच । तासां मध्ये जाम्बवन्ती तु कृष्ण आराधनं कीदृशं सा चकार । तन्मे ब्रूहि कृपया विश्वमूर्ते आधिक्ये वै कारणं ताभ्य एव
yadāveśo balavānsyādramāyāṃ tadānāmasa priyate keśavolam / yadāveśāddhrāsamupaiti kāle tadā tāsāṃ sāmyamāhurmahāntaḥ // garp_3,23.2 // lakṣmyāveśaḥ kiñcidastyeva nityamatastābhyaḥ kiñcidādhikyamasti // garp_3,23.3 // garuḍa uvāca / tāsāṃ madhye jāmbavantī tu kṛṣṇa ārādhanaṃ kīdṛśaṃ sā cakāra / tanme brūhi kṛpayā viśvamūrte ādhikye vai kāraṇaṃ tābhya eva
When the entering (of Lakṣmī's presence) in Ramā is strong, then Keśava is greatly pleased; when in time it diminishes through that entering, then the great ones declare an equality among them (the wives). (23.2) There is always somewhat of Lakṣmī's entering (in her); hence she has a slight superiority over them. (23.3) Garuḍa said: But among them, O Kṛṣṇa, what sort of worship did Jāmbavatī perform? Tell me that, by your grace, O you whose form is the universe—the very reason for her superiority over them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.5
गरुडेनैवमुक्तस्तु भगवान् देवकीसुतः । मेघगंभीरया वाचा उवाच विनतासुतम्
garuḍenaivamuktastu bhagavān devakīsutaḥ / meghagaṃbhīrayā vācā uvāca vinatāsutam
Thus addressed by Garuḍa, the Lord, the son of Devakī, spoke to the son of Vinatā in a voice deep as a cloud.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.6
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । या पूर्वसर्गे सोमपुत्री बभूव पितुर्गृहे वर्तमानापि साध्वी । जन्म स्वकीयं सार्थकं वै चकार पित्रा साकं विष्णुशुश्रूषणे न च
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / yā pūrvasarge somaputrī babhūva piturgṛhe vartamānāpi sādhvī / janma svakīyaṃ sārthakaṃ vai cakāra pitrā sākaṃ viṣṇuśuśrūṣaṇe na ca
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: She who in a former creation was Soma's daughter, though dwelling in her father's house, was a virtuous woman; she made her own birth fruitful, together with her father, in the service of Viṣṇu and in nothing else.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.7
शुश्राव नित्यं सत्पुराणानि चैवं चक्रे सदा विष्णुपादप्रणामम् । चक्रे सदा तारकस्यापि विष्णोः प्रदक्षिणं स्मरणं कुर्वती सा
śuśrāva nityaṃ satpurāṇāni caivaṃ cakre sadā viṣṇupādapraṇāmam / cakre sadā tārakasyāpi viṣṇoḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ smaraṇaṃ kurvatī sā
She constantly listened to the good Purāṇas, and thus always made obeisance at Viṣṇu's feet; she always made circumambulation of Viṣṇu the deliverer too, performing remembrance (of him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.8
पित्रा साकं सा तु कन्या खगेन्द्र वैराग्ययुक्ता श्रवणात्संबभूव । केशं च मित्रं द्विरदादिकं च अनर्घ्यरत्नानि गृहादिकं च
pitrā sākaṃ sā tu kanyā khagendra vairāgyayuktā śravaṇātsaṃbabhūva / keśaṃ ca mitraṃ dviradādikaṃ ca anarghyaratnāni gṛhādikaṃ ca
Together with her father, O lord of birds, that maiden became possessed of dispassion from what she had heard—(regarding) hair(?) and friend and elephants and the rest, priceless jewels and house and so forth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.9
सर्वं ह्येतन्नश्वरं चैव मेने ममाधीनं हरिणा वै कृतं च । येनैव दत्तं पुत्रमित्रादिकं च तेना हृतं वेदनां नैव चक्रे
sarvaṃ hyetannaśvaraṃ caiva mene mamādhīnaṃ hariṇā vai kṛtaṃ ca / yenaiva dattaṃ putramitrādikaṃ ca tenā hṛtaṃ vedanāṃ naiva cakre
—all this indeed she considered perishable, and made subject to herself, and made by Hari; and by whom son and friends and the rest were given, by him they were taken away: she felt no pain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.10
अद्यैव विष्णुः परमो दयालुः दयां मयि कृतवांस्ते न सुष्ठु । पित्रा साकं कन्यका सा तु वीन्द्र सदात्मनि ह्यमले वासुदेवे
adyaiva viṣṇuḥ paramo dayāluḥ dayāṃ mayi kṛtavāṃste na suṣṭhu / pitrā sākaṃ kanyakā sā tu vīndra sadātmani hyamale vāsudeve
"This very day Viṣṇu, supremely compassionate, has shown me compassion—not (merely) well." Together with her father, O lord of birds, that maiden (dwelt) always upon the stainless Vāsudeva in her own self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.11
एकान्तत्वं सुष्ठु भक्त्या गता सा यदृच्छया सोपपन्नेन देवी । अकल्पयन्त्यात्मनो वीन्द्र वृत्तिं चकार यत्सावधिराधं प्रथैव
ekāntatvaṃ suṣṭhu bhaktyā gatā sā yadṛcchayā sopapannena devī / akalpayantyātmano vīndra vṛttiṃ cakāra yatsāvadhirādhaṃ prathaiva
That goddess attained solitude well through devotion, and (being) content with whatever came by chance; not contriving a livelihood for herself, O lord of birds, she did that (worship) which she had first resolved upon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.12
सा वै वित्तं विष्णुपादारविन्दे दुः खार्णवात्तराके संचकार । वागीन्द्रिद्रियं खग सम्यक् चकार हरेर्गुणानां वर्णने वा सदैव
sā vai vittaṃ viṣṇupādāravinde duḥ khārṇavāttarāke saṃcakāra / vāgīndridriyaṃ khaga samyak cakāra harerguṇānāṃ varṇane vā sadaiva
She indeed devoted her wealth to Viṣṇu's lotus feet, which carry (one) across the ocean of sorrow; and her organ of speech, O bird, she rightly employed always in describing Hari's qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.13
हस्तौ च विष्णोर्गृहसंमार्जनादौ चकार देवी गात्रमलापहारम् । श्रोत्रं च चक्रे हरिसत्कथोदये मोक्षादिमार्गे ह्यमृतोपमे च
hastau ca viṣṇorgṛhasaṃmārjanādau cakāra devī gātramalāpahāram / śrotraṃ ca cakre harisatkathodaye mokṣādimārge hyamṛtopame ca
And her two hands the goddess employed in sweeping Viṣṇu's house and the like, and in removing the dirt from his body(?); and her hearing she employed on the arising of the good stories of Hari, which are like nectar, on the path to liberation and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.14
नेत्रं च चक्रे प्रतिमादिदर्शने अनादिकालीनमलापहरिणी । सद्वैष्णवानां स्पर्शने चैव संगे निर्माल्यगन्धानुविलेपने त्वक्
netraṃ ca cakre pratimādidarśane anādikālīnamalāpahariṇī / sadvaiṣṇavānāṃ sparśane caiva saṃge nirmālyagandhānuvilepane tvak
And her eye she employed in beholding the images and the like, (an eye) which removes the impurity accumulated from beginningless time; and her skin in the touch of true Vaiṣṇavas and in their company, and in smearing herself with the fragrance of the offered garlands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.15
घ्रार्णेद्रियं सा हरिपादसारे चकार संसारविमुक्तिदे च । जिह्वेन्द्रियं हरिनैवेद्यशेषे श्रीमत्तुलस्यादिविमिश्रिते च
ghrārṇedriyaṃ sā haripādasāre cakāra saṃsāravimuktide ca / jihvendriyaṃ harinaivedyaśeṣe śrīmattulasyādivimiśrite ca
Her organ of smell she employed on the essence (fragrance) of Hari's feet, which bestows release from the round of rebirth; and her organ of taste on the remnants of the food offered to Hari, mixed with holy tulasī and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.16
पादौ हरेः क्षेत्रपथानुसर्पणे शिरो हृषीकेशपदाभिवन्दने । कामं हृदास्ये तु हरिदास्यकाम्या तथोत्तमश्लोकजनाश्चरन्ति
pādau hareḥ kṣetrapathānusarpaṇe śiro hṛṣīkeśapadābhivandane / kāmaṃ hṛdāsye tu haridāsyakāmyā tathottamaślokajanāścaranti
(She employed) her two feet in walking the roads to Hari's holy places, her head in saluting the feet of Hṛṣīkeśa, and her desire in longing in her heart for servitude to Hari—thus do the people of him whose praise is highest conduct themselves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.17
निष्कामरूपे च मतिं चकार वागिन्द्रियं स्तवनं स्वीचकार । एवं सदा कार्यसमूहमात्मना समर्पयित्वा परमेशपादयोः
niṣkāmarūpe ca matiṃ cakāra vāgindriyaṃ stavanaṃ svīcakāra / evaṃ sadā kāryasamūhamātmanā samarpayitvā parameśapādayoḥ
And she fixed her mind on the desireless form, and made praise her own with the organ of speech; thus, always offering the whole mass of her actions along with herself at the feet of the supreme Lord,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.18
तीर्थाटनार्थं तु जगाम पित्रा साकं हरेः प्रीणनाद्यर्थमेव । आराधयित्वा ब्राह्मणान्विष्णुभक्तानादौ गृहे वस्त्रसंभूषणाद्यैः
tīrthāṭanārthaṃ tu jagāma pitrā sākaṃ hareḥ prīṇanādyarthameva / ārādhayitvā brāhmaṇānviṣṇubhaktānādau gṛhe vastrasaṃbhūṣaṇādyaiḥ
she went with her father on a pilgrimage to the holy places, solely for the sake of pleasing Hari; having first worshipped in her house the brahmins who were devotees of Viṣṇu, with garments and ornaments and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.19
पश्चात्कल्पं कारयामास देवी विष्णोरग्रे तीर्थयात्रार्थमेव । यावत्कालं तीर्थयात्रा मुकुन्द तावत्कालं तूर्ध्वरेता भवामि
paścātkalpaṃ kārayāmāsa devī viṣṇoragre tīrthayātrārthameva / yāvatkālaṃ tīrthayātrā mukunda tāvatkālaṃ tūrdhvaretā bhavāmi
afterwards the goddess had a vow made before Viṣṇu, for the sake of the pilgrimage alone: "For as long a time as the pilgrimage lasts, O Mukunda, for that long I shall remain chaste."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.20
यावत्कालं तीर्थयात्रां करिष्ये तावद्दत्ताद्वैष्णवानां च संगम् । हरेः कथाश्रवणं स्यान्मुकुन्द नावैष्णवानां संगिनामङ्गसंगम्
yāvatkālaṃ tīrthayātrāṃ kariṣye tāvaddattādvaiṣṇavānāṃ ca saṃgam / hareḥ kathāśravaṇaṃ syānmukunda nāvaiṣṇavānāṃ saṃgināmaṅgasaṃgam
"For as long as I shall make the pilgrimage, grant me, O Mukunda, the company of Vaiṣṇavas and the hearing of Hari's story; let there be no bodily contact with those who keep company with non-Vaiṣṇavas."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.21
सुहृज्जनैः पुत्रमित्रादिकैश्च दीर्थाटनं नैव कुर्यां मुकुन्द । कुर्वन्ति ये काम्यया तीर्थयात्रां तेषां संगं कुरु दूरे मुकुन्द
suhṛjjanaiḥ putramitrādikaiśca dīrthāṭanaṃ naiva kuryāṃ mukunda / kurvanti ye kāmyayā tīrthayātrāṃ teṣāṃ saṃgaṃ kuru dūre mukunda
"May I never make the pilgrimage-tour with friends, sons, companions and the like, O Mukunda; and as for those who undertake pilgrimage out of desire (for gain), keep their company far from me, O Mukunda."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.22
शालग्रामं ये विहायैव यात्रां कुर्वन्ति तेषां किं फलं प्राहुरार्याः । यदा तीर्थानां दर्शनं स्यात्तदैव शालग्रामं पुरतः स्थापयित्वा
śālagrāmaṃ ye vihāyaiva yātrāṃ kurvanti teṣāṃ kiṃ phalaṃ prāhurāryāḥ / yadā tīrthānāṃ darśanaṃ syāttadaiva śālagrāmaṃ purataḥ sthāpayitvā
"As for those who make the pilgrimage having left the śālagrāma behind — what fruit do the noble ones declare for them? Only when one has set the śālagrāma in front (of oneself) does the (true) seeing of the holy places occur."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.23
तीर्थाटनं पादचैरैः कृतं चेत्पूर्णं फलं प्राहुरार्याः खगेन्द्र । पादत्राणं पादरक्षां च कृत्वा तीर्थाटनं पादहीनं तदाहुः
tīrthāṭanaṃ pādacairaiḥ kṛtaṃ cetpūrṇaṃ phalaṃ prāhurāryāḥ khagendra / pādatrāṇaṃ pādarakṣāṃ ca kṛtvā tīrthāṭanaṃ pādahīnaṃ tadāhuḥ
"If the pilgrimage-tour is done on foot, the noble ones declare the fruit to be full, O king of birds; but having used footwear and foot-protection, they call that pilgrimage-tour deficient by a quarter."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.24
यो वाहने तुरगे चोपविष्टस्तीर्थाटनं कुरुते चार्धहीनम् । वृषादीनां वाहने पादमाहुः परान्नानां भोजने व्यर्थमाहुः
yo vāhane turage copaviṣṭastīrthāṭanaṃ kurute cārdhahīnam / vṛṣādīnāṃ vāhane pādamāhuḥ parānnānāṃ bhojane vyarthamāhuḥ
"He who, seated on a conveyance or a horse, makes the pilgrimage-tour — (its fruit) is less by half; on a conveyance drawn by bulls and the like they say (only) a quarter (remains); and when one eats others' food they say it is fruitless."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.25
महात्मनां वेदविदां यतीनां परान्नानां भोजने नैव दोषः । संकल्पयित्वा परमादरेण जगाम सा तीर्थयात्रार्थमेव
mahātmanāṃ vedavidāṃ yatīnāṃ parānnānāṃ bhojane naiva doṣaḥ / saṃkalpayitvā paramādareṇa jagāma sā tīrthayātrārthameva
"But in eating the food of others there is no fault at all for great souls, for knowers of the Veda, and for ascetics." Having formed this resolve with the utmost reverence, she set out for the sake of the pilgrimage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.26
आदौ स्नात्वा हरिनिर्मात्यगन्धं विसर्जयित्वा श्रवणं वै चकार । पित्रा साकं भोजनं चापि कृत्वा अग्रे दिने क्रोशमेकं जगाम
ādau snātvā harinirmātyagandhaṃ visarjayitvā śravaṇaṃ vai cakāra / pitrā sākaṃ bhojanaṃ cāpi kṛtvā agre dine krośamekaṃ jagāma
First, having bathed and offered up the fragrance of Hari's used garlands, she performed the hearing (of the sacred story); and having taken food together with her father, on the next day she went one krośa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.27
तत्र द्विजान्पूजयित्वान्नपान रात्रौ तत्त्वं श्रावयामास देवी । एवं यात्रां ये प्रकुर्वन्ति नित्यं तेषां यात्रां सफलां प्राहुरार्याः
tatra dvijānpūjayitvānnapāna rātrau tattvaṃ śrāvayāmāsa devī / evaṃ yātrāṃ ye prakurvanti nityaṃ teṣāṃ yātrāṃ saphalāṃ prāhurāryāḥ
There, having honoured the twice-born with food and drink, at night the lady had the truth recited (to her). Those who make the pilgrimage thus, always, — their pilgrimage the noble ones declare fruitful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.28
विना दयां तीर्थयात्रा खगेन्द्रव्यर्थेत्येवं वीन्द्र चाहुर्महान्तः । दिवा रात्रौ ये न शृण्वन्ति दिव्यां हरेः कथां तीर्थमार्गे खगेन्द्र
vinā dayāṃ tīrthayātrā khagendravyarthetyevaṃ vīndra cāhurmahāntaḥ / divā rātrau ye na śṛṇvanti divyāṃ hareḥ kathāṃ tīrthamārge khagendra
Without compassion the pilgrimage is fruitless, O king of birds — so the great ones have said, O lord of birds. Those who, by day and by night, do not listen on the pilgrim road to the divine story of Hari, O king of birds —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.29
व्यर्थंव्यर्थं तस्य चाहुर्गतं वै अश्वादीनां वाहनानां च विद्धि । अश्वादीनामपराधं वदस्व गङ्गादीनां दर्शनात्पापनाशः
vyarthaṃvyarthaṃ tasya cāhurgataṃ vai aśvādīnāṃ vāhanānāṃ ca viddhi / aśvādīnāmaparādhaṃ vadasva gaṅgādīnāṃ darśanātpāpanāśaḥ
— his going, they say, is utterly in vain; and know it (to be so) for the horses and other conveyances too. "Tell me, what is the offence of the horses and the rest? From the sight of the Ganges and other (rivers) there is destruction of sin."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.30
क्षेत्रस्थविष्णोर्दर्शनात्पापनाशो मार्जारस्याप्यपराधं वदस्व । क्षेत्रस्थविष्णोः पूजनात्पापनाशः पूजावतामपराधं वदस्व
kṣetrasthaviṣṇordarśanātpāpanāśo mārjārasyāpyaparādhaṃ vadasva / kṣetrasthaviṣṇoḥ pūjanātpāpanāśaḥ pūjāvatāmaparādhaṃ vadasva
"From the sight of Viṣṇu abiding in the holy place there is destruction of sin — then tell me the offence of even a cat (that sees him). From the worship of Viṣṇu abiding in the holy place there is destruction of sin — then tell me the offence of those who perform worship."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.31
जपादीनां कुर्वतां पापनाशो विष्णोर्ध्यानात्सद्य एवाधनाशः । अनुसंधानाद्रहितं सर्वमेव कृतं व्यर्थमेवेति चाहुः
japādīnāṃ kurvatāṃ pāpanāśo viṣṇordhyānātsadya evādhanāśaḥ / anusaṃdhānādrahitaṃ sarvameva kṛtaṃ vyarthameveti cāhuḥ
For those who perform muttered prayer and the rest there is destruction of sin; from meditation on Viṣṇu, at once destruction of (all) that is not (his). Everything done devoid of continuous attention, they say, is simply in vain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.32
अतो हरेः पापविनाशिनीं कथां श्रुत्वा विष्णोर्भक्तिमान्स्यात्वगन्द्र । दृष्ट्वादृष्ट्वा हरिपादाङ्कितं च स्मृत्वास्मृत्वा भक्तिमान्स्यात्खगेन्द्र
ato hareḥ pāpavināśinīṃ kathāṃ śrutvā viṣṇorbhaktimānsyātvagandra / dṛṣṭvādṛṣṭvā haripādāṅkitaṃ ca smṛtvāsmṛtvā bhaktimānsyātkhagendra
Therefore, having heard the story of Hari that destroys sin, one becomes possessed of devotion to Viṣṇu, O king of birds; and by seeing again and again what is marked by Hari's feet, and by remembering it again and again, one becomes possessed of devotion, O king of birds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.33
पित्रा साकं कन्यका सापि वीन्द्र शेषाचलस्थं श्रीनिवासं च द्रष्टुम् । जगाम सा मार्गमध्ये हरिं च सा चिन्तयामास रमापतिं च
pitrā sākaṃ kanyakā sāpi vīndra śeṣācalasthaṃ śrīnivāsaṃ ca draṣṭum / jagāma sā mārgamadhye hariṃ ca sā cintayāmāsa ramāpatiṃ ca
And that maiden too, O lord of birds, went along with her father to see Śrīnivāsa who dwells on Śeṣācala; and on the way she meditated on Hari, the husband of Ramā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.34
कदा द्रक्ष्ये श्रीनिवासस्य वक्षः श्रीवत्सरत्नैर्भूषितं विस्तृतं च । कदा द्रक्ष्ये श्रीनिवासस्य तुन्दं वलित्रयेणाङ्कितं सुंदरं च
kadā drakṣye śrīnivāsasya vakṣaḥ śrīvatsaratnairbhūṣitaṃ vistṛtaṃ ca / kadā drakṣye śrīnivāsasya tundaṃ valitrayeṇāṅkitaṃ suṃdaraṃ ca
"When shall I see Śrīnivāsa's chest, broad and adorned with the Śrīvatsa and with jewels? When shall I see Śrīnivāsa's belly, beautiful and marked with the three folds?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.37
कदा द्रक्ष्ये श्रीनिवासस्य कण्ठं महर्लोकस्याश्रयं कंबुतुल्यम् । कदा द्रक्ष्ये श्रीनिवासस्य नाभिं सदान्तरिक्षस्याश्रयं वै सुपूर्णम् ॥ गर्प्_३,२३।३५ ॥ कदा द्रक्ष्ये वदनं वै मुरारेर्जनलोकस्याश्रयं सर्वदैव ॥ गर्प्_३,२३।३६ ॥ शिरः कदा श्रीनिवासस्य द्रक्ष्ये सत्यस्य लोकस्याश्रयं सर्वदैव । कटिं कदा श्रीनिवासस्य द्रक्ष्ये भूर्लोकस्याश्रयं सर्वदैव
kadā drakṣye śrīnivāsasya kaṇṭhaṃ maharlokasyāśrayaṃ kaṃbutulyam / kadā drakṣye śrīnivāsasya nābhiṃ sadāntarikṣasyāśrayaṃ vai supūrṇam // garp_3,23.35 // kadā drakṣye vadanaṃ vai murārerjanalokasyāśrayaṃ sarvadaiva // garp_3,23.36 // śiraḥ kadā śrīnivāsasya drakṣye satyasya lokasyāśrayaṃ sarvadaiva / kaṭiṃ kadā śrīnivāsasya drakṣye bhūrlokasyāśrayaṃ sarvadaiva
"When shall I see Śrīnivāsa's throat, the support of Maharloka, like a conch? When shall I see Śrīnivāsa's navel, ever the support of the mid-region, perfectly full? When shall I see the face of Murāri, the support of Janaloka always? When shall I see the head of Śrīnivāsa, the support of Satyaloka always? When shall I see the hips of Śrīnivāsa, the support of Bhūrloka always?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.38
कदा द्रक्ष्ये श्रीनिवासस्य चोरु तलातलस्याश्रयं सर्वदैव । कदा द्रक्ष्ये श्रीनिवासस्य जानु सुकोमलं सुतलस्याश्रयं च
kadā drakṣye śrīnivāsasya coru talātalasyāśrayaṃ sarvadaiva / kadā drakṣye śrīnivāsasya jānu sukomalaṃ sutalasyāśrayaṃ ca
"When shall I see Śrīnivāsa's thigh, ever the support of Talātala? When shall I see Śrīnivāsa's knee, very soft, the support of Sutala?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.39
कदा द्रक्ष्ये श्रीनिवासस्य जङ्घे रसातलस्याश्रयेः सर्वदैव । कदा द्रक्ष्ये पादतलं हरेश्च पाताललोकस्याश्रयं सर्वदैव
kadā drakṣye śrīnivāsasya jaṅghe rasātalasyāśrayeḥ sarvadaiva / kadā drakṣye pādatalaṃ hareśca pātālalokasyāśrayaṃ sarvadaiva
"When shall I see Śrīnivāsa's two shanks, ever the support of Rasātala? When shall I see the sole of Hari's foot, ever the support of Pātālaloka?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.40
इत्थं मार्गे चिन्तयन्ती च देवी शेषाचले शेषदेवं ददर्श । फणैः सहस्रैः सुविराजमानं नानाद्रुमैर्वानरैर्वानरीभिः
itthaṃ mārge cintayantī ca devī śeṣācale śeṣadevaṃ dadarśa / phaṇaiḥ sahasraiḥ suvirājamānaṃ nānādrumairvānarairvānarībhiḥ
Thus meditating on the road, the lady saw on Śeṣācala the god Śeṣa, splendidly shining with his thousand hoods, (and the mountain) with its various trees and its monkeys, male and female.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.41
अनन्त जन्मार्जितपुण्यसंचयान्मयाद्य दृष्टः परमाचलो हि । तद्दर्शनाद्वाष्पकलाकुलेक्षणा सद्यः समुत्थाय ननाम मूर्ध्ना
ananta janmārjitapuṇyasaṃcayānmayādya dṛṣṭaḥ paramācalo hi / taddarśanādvāṣpakalākulekṣaṇā sadyaḥ samutthāya nanāma mūrdhnā
"By the store of merit gathered in endless births this supreme mountain has today been seen by me!" — and at the sight of it, her eyes filled with a rush of tears, she rose up at once and bowed with her head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.42
मुखं च दृष्ट्वा नमनं च कार्यं पृष्ठादिभागे नमनं न कार्यम् । सापि द्विषट्कं नमनं च चक्रे शालग्रामं स्थापयित्वा पुरो ऽस्य
mukhaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā namanaṃ ca kāryaṃ pṛṣṭhādibhāge namanaṃ na kāryam / sāpi dviṣaṭkaṃ namanaṃ ca cakre śālagrāmaṃ sthāpayitvā puro 'sya
Obeisance is to be made after seeing the face; at the back and other parts obeisance is not to be made. She too, having set the śālagrāma before it, made twelve obeisances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.43
इत्थं कार्यं वैष्णवैः पर्वतस्य त्वं वैष्णवैर्विपरीतं च कार्यम् । मध्वान्तःस्थः पर्वताग्रेस्ति नित्यं रमाब्रह्माद्यैः पूजितः श्रीनिवासः
itthaṃ kāryaṃ vaiṣṇavaiḥ parvatasya tvaṃ vaiṣṇavairviparītaṃ ca kāryam / madhvāntaḥsthaḥ parvatāgresti nityaṃ ramābrahmādyaiḥ pūjitaḥ śrīnivāsaḥ
Thus is it to be done by Vaiṣṇavas for the mountain; but by (non-)Vaiṣṇavas the opposite is done. Within the honey (madhu), on the mountain's summit, Śrīnivāsa abides always, worshipped by Ramā, Brahmā and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 23.44
सुसत्तमं परमं श्रीनिवासं द्रक्ष्ये ऽथाहं ह्यारुरुक्षे ऽचलञ्च । इत्येवमुक्त्वा कपिलाख्यतीर्थे स्थानं चक्रे सा स्वपित्रा सहैव
susattamaṃ paramaṃ śrīnivāsaṃ drakṣye 'thāhaṃ hyārurukṣe 'calañca / ityevamuktvā kapilākhyatīrthe sthānaṃ cakre sā svapitrā sahaiva
"I shall behold the supreme Śrīnivāsa, most excellent of the good; and now I wish to climb the mountain." Having spoken thus, she took up her station at the tīrtha called Kapilā together with her own father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.45
अत्रैवास्ते श्रीनिवासो हरिस्तु द्रव्येण रूपेण न चान्यथेति । आदौस्नात्वा मुण्डनं तत्र कृत्वा तीर्थश्राद्धं कारयित्वा सुतीर्थे
atraivāste śrīnivāso haristu dravyeṇa rūpeṇa na cānyatheti / ādausnātvā muṇḍanaṃ tatra kṛtvā tīrthaśrāddhaṃ kārayitvā sutīrthe
"Right here dwells Śrīnivāsa, that is, Hari, in substance and in form, and not otherwise" — (so thinking,) having first bathed and performed the tonsure there, and having had the tīrtha-śrāddha performed at that good tīrtha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 23.46
गोभूहिरण्यादिसमस्तदानं दत्त्वा शैलं चारुरोहाथ साध्वी । शालग्रामं स्थापयित्वा स चाग्रे पुनः प्रणामं सापि चक्रे सुभक्त्या
gobhūhiraṇyādisamastadānaṃ dattvā śailaṃ cārurohātha sādhvī / śālagrāmaṃ sthāpayitvā sa cāgre punaḥ praṇāmaṃ sāpi cakre subhaktyā
and having given every sort of gift—cows, land, gold and the rest—the virtuous woman then climbed the hill; and setting the śālagrāma before her, she again made obeisance with great devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition