Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 72

PdP 5 72.1

ईश्वर उवाच-। तदेकाग्रमना भूत्वा शृणु देवि वरानने । आसीदुग्रतपा नाम मुनिरेको दृढव्रतः

īśvara uvāca-| tadekāgramanā bhūtvā śṛṇu devi varānane | āsīdugratapā nāma munireko dṛḍhavrataḥ

The Lord said: Then, becoming single-minded, listen, O goddess of fair face. There was a certain sage named Ugratapas, firm in his vows.

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PdP 5 72.2

साग्निको ह्यग्निभक्षश्च चचारात्यद्भुतं तपः । जजाप परमं जाप्यं मंत्रं पंचदशाक्षरम्

sāgniko hyagnibhakṣaśca cacārātyadbhutaṃ tapaḥ | jajāpa paramaṃ jāpyaṃ maṃtraṃ paṃcadaśākṣaram

Keeping the sacred fires and eating fire, he practised most wondrous austerity; he muttered the supreme mantra to be recited, of fifteen syllables,

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PdP 5 72.3

काममंत्रेण पुटितं कामं कामवरप्रदात् । कृष्णायेति पदं स्वाहा सहितं सिद्धिदं परम्

kāmamaṃtreṇa puṭitaṃ kāmaṃ kāmavarapradāt | kṛṣṇāyeti padaṃ svāhā sahitaṃ siddhidaṃ param

encased with the Kāma-mantra: "kāma" from the giver of the boon of desire, the word "kṛṣṇāya," together with "svāhā" — supreme, granting attainment.

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PdP 5 72.4

दध्यौ च श्यामलं कृष्णं रासोन्मत्तं वरोत्सुकम् । पीतपट्टधरं वेणुं करेणाधरमर्पितम्

dadhyau ca śyāmalaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ rāsonmattaṃ varotsukam | pītapaṭṭadharaṃ veṇuṃ kareṇādharamarpitam

And he meditated on the dark Kṛṣṇa, wild with the rāsa dance, eager for (granting) boons, wearing yellow silk, with the flute set to his lip by his hand,

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PdP 5 72.5

नवयौवनसंपन्नं कर्षंतं पाणिना प्रियाम् । एवं ध्यानपरः कल्पशतांते देहमुत्सृजन्

navayauvanasaṃpannaṃ karṣaṃtaṃ pāṇinā priyām | evaṃ dhyānaparaḥ kalpaśatāṃte dehamutsṛjan

endowed with fresh youth, drawing his beloved with his hand. Thus intent on meditation, giving up his body at the end of a hundred kalpas,

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PdP 5 72.6

सुनंद नाम गोपस्य कन्याभूत्स महामुनिः । सुनंदेति समाख्याता या वीणां बिभ्रती करे

sunaṃda nāma gopasya kanyābhūtsa mahāmuniḥ | sunaṃdeti samākhyātā yā vīṇāṃ bibhratī kare

that great sage became the daughter of a cowherd named Sunanda; she was called Sunandā, who bears a lute in her hand.

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PdP 5 72.7

मुनिरन्यः सत्यतपा इति ख्यातो महाव्रतः । सशुष्कपत्रं भुंक्ते यः प्रजजाप परं मनुम्

muniranyaḥ satyatapā iti khyāto mahāvrataḥ | saśuṣkapatraṃ bhuṃkte yaḥ prajajāpa paraṃ manum

Another sage, renowned as Satyatapas, of great vows, who ate (only) dry leaves, muttered a supreme mantra,

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PdP 5 72.8

रत्यंतं कामबीजेन पुटितं च दशाक्षरम् । स प्रदध्यौ मुनिवरश्चित्रवेषधरं हरिम्

ratyaṃtaṃ kāmabījena puṭitaṃ ca daśākṣaram | sa pradadhyau munivaraścitraveṣadharaṃ harim

of ten syllables, ending in "rati" and encased with the Kāma-seed. That best of sages meditated upon Hari wearing brilliant attire,

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PdP 5 72.9

धृत्वा रमाया दोर्वल्लीद्वितयं कंकणोज्ज्वलम् । नृत्यंतमुन्मदंतं च संश्लिष्यं तं मुहुर्मुहुः

dhṛtvā ramāyā dorvallīdvitayaṃ kaṃkaṇojjvalam | nṛtyaṃtamunmadaṃtaṃ ca saṃśliṣyaṃ taṃ muhurmuhuḥ

holding the pair of Ramā's creeper-like arms, bright with bangles, dancing and growing wild with joy, and embracing her again and again,

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PdP 5 72.10

हसंतमुच्चैरानंदतरंगं जठरांबरे । दधतं वेणुमाजानु वैजयंत्या विराजितम्

hasaṃtamuccairānaṃdataraṃgaṃ jaṭharāṃbare | dadhataṃ veṇumājānu vaijayaṃtyā virājitam

laughing loudly, (with) a wave of bliss in the sky of his belly, holding the flute down to his knees, resplendent with the Vaijayantī garland,

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PdP 5 72.11

स्वेदांभः कणसंसिक्त ललाटवलिताननम् । त्यक्त्वा त्यक्त्वा स वै देहं तपसा च महामुनिः

svedāṃbhaḥ kaṇasaṃsikta lalāṭavalitānanam | tyaktvā tyaktvā sa vai dehaṃ tapasā ca mahāmuniḥ

(and with) his face turned aside at the brow, moistened with drops of sweat-water. And that great sage, casting off body after body through austerity —

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PdP 5 72.12

दशकल्पांतरे जातो ह्ययं नंदवनादिह । सुभद्र नाम्नो गोपस्य कन्या भद्रेति विश्रुता

daśakalpāṃtare jāto hyayaṃ naṃdavanādiha | subhadra nāmno gopasya kanyā bhadreti viśrutā

— at the end of ten kalpas he was born here, from the Nanda forest: (as) the daughter of a cowherd named Subhadra, well known as Bhadrā.

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PdP 5 72.13

यस्याः पृष्ठतले दिव्यं व्यजनं परिदृश्यते । हरिधामाभिधानस्तु कश्चिदासीन्महामुनिः

yasyāḥ pṛṣṭhatale divyaṃ vyajanaṃ paridṛśyate | haridhāmābhidhānastu kaścidāsīnmahāmuniḥ

On the surface of whose back a divine fan is seen. And there was a certain great sage named Haridhāman.

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PdP 5 72.14

सोऽप्यतप्यत्तपः कृच्छ्रं नित्यं पत्रैकभोजनम् । आशुसिद्धिकरं मंत्रं विंशत्यर्णं प्रजप्तवान्

so'pyatapyattapaḥ kṛcchraṃ nityaṃ patraikabhojanam | āśusiddhikaraṃ maṃtraṃ viṃśatyarṇaṃ prajaptavān

He too practiced severe austerity, eating only a single leaf each day, and he muttered a mantra of twenty syllables that brings swift accomplishment.

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PdP 5 72.15

अनंतरं कामबीजादध्यारूढं तदेव तु । माया तत्पुरतो व्योम हंसासृग्द्युतिचंद्रकम्

anaṃtaraṃ kāmabījādadhyārūḍhaṃ tadeva tu | māyā tatpurato vyoma haṃsāsṛgdyuticaṃdrakam

Next, that same (syllable) mounted upon the kāma-seed; before it māyā, then the sky-syllable, the swan, the blood-hued one, and the crescent.

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PdP 5 72.16

ततो दशाक्षरं पश्चान्नमोयुक्तं स्मरादिकम् । दध्यौ वृंदावने रम्ये माधवीमंडपे प्रभुम्

tato daśākṣaraṃ paścānnamoyuktaṃ smarādikam | dadhyau vṛṃdāvane ramye mādhavīmaṃḍape prabhum

Then the ten-syllable (mantra), afterwards joined with "namaḥ," beginning with the love-syllable. He meditated on the Lord in lovely Vṛndāvana, in a bower of mādhavī creepers,

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PdP 5 72.17

उत्तानशायिनं चारुपल्लवास्तरणोपरि । कयाचिदतिकामार्त्त बल्लव्या रक्तनेत्रया

uttānaśāyinaṃ cārupallavāstaraṇopari | kayācidatikāmārtta ballavyā raktanetrayā

lying on his back upon a beautiful spread of tender leaves, (attended) by some cowherd woman, exceedingly afflicted with desire, her eyes reddened,

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PdP 5 72.18

वक्षोजयुगमाच्छाद्य विपुलोरः स्थलं मुहुः । संचुंब्यमानगंडांतं तृप्यमानरदच्छदम्

vakṣojayugamācchādya vipuloraḥ sthalaṃ muhuḥ | saṃcuṃbyamānagaṃḍāṃtaṃ tṛpyamānaradacchadam

who, covering his broad chest with her pair of breasts again and again, (so that) the edge of his cheek was being kissed all over and his lips were being satisfied,

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PdP 5 72.19

कलयंतं प्रियां दोर्भ्यां सहासं समुदाद्भुतम् । स मुनिश्च बहून्देहां स्त्यक्त्वा कल्पत्रयांतरे

kalayaṃtaṃ priyāṃ dorbhyāṃ sahāsaṃ samudādbhutam | sa muniśca bahūndehāṃ styaktvā kalpatrayāṃtare

— (he meditated on him) embracing his beloved with both arms, smiling, wholly wondrous. And that sage too, having abandoned many bodies in the course of three kalpas,

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PdP 5 72.20

सारंगनाम्नो गोपस्य कन्याभूच्छुभलक्षणा । रंगवेणीति विख्याता निपुणा चित्रकर्मणि

sāraṃganāmno gopasya kanyābhūcchubhalakṣaṇā | raṃgaveṇīti vikhyātā nipuṇā citrakarmaṇi

became the daughter of a cowherd named Sāraṅga, marked with auspicious signs, renowned as Raṅgaveṇī, skilled in painting,

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PdP 5 72.21

यस्या दंतेषु दृश्यंते चित्रिताः शोणबिंदवः । ब्रह्मवादी मुनिः कश्चिज्जाबालिरिति विश्रुतः

yasyā daṃteṣu dṛśyaṃte citritāḥ śoṇabiṃdavaḥ | brahmavādī muniḥ kaścijjābāliriti viśrutaḥ

on whose teeth are seen red spots, as though painted. And there was a certain sage, an expounder of Brahman, well known as Jābāli.

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PdP 5 72.22

सतपः सुरतो योगी विचरन्पृथिवीमिमाम् । स एकस्मिन्महारण्ये योजनायुतविस्तृते

satapaḥ surato yogī vicaranpṛthivīmimām | sa ekasminmahāraṇye yojanāyutavistṛte

That ascetic yogin, devoted (to his practice), wandering over this earth, (came) into a certain great forest ten thousand yojanas wide;

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PdP 5 72.23

यदृच्छयागतोऽपश्यदेकां वापीं सुशोभनाम् । सर्वतः स्फाटिकाबंधतटां स्वादुजलान्विताम्

yadṛcchayāgato'paśyadekāṃ vāpīṃ suśobhanām | sarvataḥ sphāṭikābaṃdhataṭāṃ svādujalānvitām

arriving there by chance, he saw a very beautiful step-well, its banks faced all around with crystal, filled with sweet water,

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PdP 5 72.24

विकासिकमलामोदवायुना परिशीलिताम् । तस्याः पश्चिमदिग्भागे मूले वटमहीरुहः

vikāsikamalāmodavāyunā pariśīlitām | tasyāḥ paścimadigbhāge mūle vaṭamahīruhaḥ

caressed by a breeze (bearing) the fragrance of the opened lotuses. On its western side, at the foot of a banyan tree,

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PdP 5 72.25

अपश्यत्तापसीं कांचित्कुर्वंतीं दारुणं तपः । तारुण्यवयसायुक्तां रूपेणाति मनोहराम्

apaśyattāpasīṃ kāṃcitkurvaṃtīṃ dāruṇaṃ tapaḥ | tāruṇyavayasāyuktāṃ rūpeṇāti manoharām

he saw a certain woman ascetic performing terrible austerity, endowed with the age of youth, exceedingly captivating in form,

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PdP 5 72.26

चंद्रांशुं सदृशाभासां सर्वावयवशोभनाम् । कृत्वा कटितटे वामपाणिं दक्षिणतस्तदा

caṃdrāṃśuṃ sadṛśābhāsāṃ sarvāvayavaśobhanām | kṛtvā kaṭitaṭe vāmapāṇiṃ dakṣiṇatastadā

her radiance like a moonbeam, lovely in every limb, having placed her left hand on the slope of her hip, and on the right (side) then

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PdP 5 72.27

ज्ञानमुद्रां च बिभ्राणामनिमेषविलोचनाम् । त्यक्ताहारविहारां च सुनिश्चलतयास्थिताम्

jñānamudrāṃ ca bibhrāṇāmanimeṣavilocanām | tyaktāhāravihārāṃ ca suniścalatayāsthitām

holding the gesture of knowledge, her eyes unblinking, having given up food and diversion, standing perfectly motionless.

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PdP 5 72.28

जिज्ञासुस्तां मुनिवरस्तस्थौ तत्र शतं समाः । तदंते तां समुत्थाप्य चलितां विनयान्मुनिः

jijñāsustāṃ munivarastasthau tatra śataṃ samāḥ | tadaṃte tāṃ samutthāpya calitāṃ vinayānmuniḥ

Wishing to know about her, the best of sages stood there a hundred years. At the end of that, the sage, respectfully rousing her as she began to move,

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PdP 5 72.29

अपृच्छत्का त्वमाश्चर्यरूपे किं वा चरिष्यसि । यदि योग्यं भवेत्तर्हि कृपया वक्तुमर्हसि

apṛcchatkā tvamāścaryarūpe kiṃ vā cariṣyasi | yadi yogyaṃ bhavettarhi kṛpayā vaktumarhasi

asked: "Who are you, O one of wondrous form, and what will you undertake? If it is fitting, then please be so kind as to tell me."

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PdP 5 72.30

अथाब्रवीच्छनैर्बाला तपसातीव कर्शिता । ब्रह्मविद्याहमतुला योगींद्रैर्या विमृग्यते

athābravīcchanairbālā tapasātīva karśitā | brahmavidyāhamatulā yogīṃdrairyā vimṛgyate

Then the girl, greatly emaciated by austerity, said softly: "I am the incomparable knowledge of Brahman, which is sought after by the lords of yogins."

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PdP 5 72.31

साहं हरिपदाम्भोजकाम्यया सुचिरं तपः । चराम्यस्मिन्वने घोरे ध्यायंती पुरुषोत्तमम्

sāhaṃ haripadāmbhojakāmyayā suciraṃ tapaḥ | carāmyasminvane ghore dhyāyaṃtī puruṣottamam

"I, out of longing for Hari's lotus feet, have been practicing austerity for a very long time; I wander in this fearsome forest, meditating on the Supreme Person."

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PdP 5 72.32

ब्रह्मानंदेन पूर्णाहं तेनानंदेन तृप्तधीः । तथापि शून्यमात्मानं मन्ये कृष्णरतिं विना

brahmānaṃdena pūrṇāhaṃ tenānaṃdena tṛptadhīḥ | tathāpi śūnyamātmānaṃ manye kṛṣṇaratiṃ vinā

"I am filled with the bliss of Brahman, and my mind is satisfied by that bliss; yet even so I consider myself empty, without love for Kṛṣṇa."

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PdP 5 72.33

इदानीमतिनिर्विण्णा देहस्यास्य विसर्ज्जनम् । कर्त्तुमिच्छामि पुण्यायां वापिकायामिहैव तु

idānīmatinirviṇṇā dehasyāsya visarjjanam | karttumicchāmi puṇyāyāṃ vāpikāyāmihaiva tu

"Now, utterly weary, I wish to give up this body right here, in this holy pond."

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PdP 5 72.34

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्या मुनिरत्यंतविस्मितः । पतित्वा चरणे तस्याः कृष्णोपासाविधिं शुभम्

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasyā muniratyaṃtavismitaḥ | patitvā caraṇe tasyāḥ kṛṣṇopāsāvidhiṃ śubham

Hearing that speech of hers, the sage, exceedingly amazed, fell at her feet and (asked about) the auspicious rite of worshipping Kṛṣṇa —

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PdP 5 72.35

पप्रच्छ परमप्रीतस्त्यक्त्वाध्यात्मविरोचनम् । तयोक्तं मंत्रमाज्ञाय जगाम मानसं सरः

papraccha paramaprītastyaktvādhyātmavirocanam | tayoktaṃ maṃtramājñāya jagāma mānasaṃ saraḥ

— supremely delighted, he asked, abandoning the illumination of the inner self (i.e. his ātma-knowledge); and having learned the mantra spoken by her, he went to Lake Mānasa.

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PdP 5 72.36

ततोऽतिदुश्चरं चक्रे तपो विस्मयकारकम् । एकपादस्थितः सूर्यं निर्निमेषं विलोकयन्

tato'tiduścaraṃ cakre tapo vismayakārakam | ekapādasthitaḥ sūryaṃ nirnimeṣaṃ vilokayan

Then he performed extremely difficult, astonishing austerity: standing on one foot, gazing at the sun without blinking,

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PdP 5 72.37

मंत्रं जजाप परमं पंचविंशतिवर्णकम् । दध्यौ परमभावेन कृष्णमानंदरूपिणम्

maṃtraṃ jajāpa paramaṃ paṃcaviṃśativarṇakam | dadhyau paramabhāvena kṛṣṇamānaṃdarūpiṇam

he muttered the supreme mantra of twenty-five syllables, and with the highest feeling meditated on Kṛṣṇa, whose form is bliss —

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PdP 5 72.38

चरंतं व्रजवीथीषु विचित्रगतिलीलया । ललितैः पादविन्यासैः क्वणयंतं च नूपुरम्

caraṃtaṃ vrajavīthīṣu vicitragatilīlayā | lalitaiḥ pādavinyāsaiḥ kvaṇayaṃtaṃ ca nūpuram

(meditated on him) walking along the lanes of Vraja with the play of his wondrous gait, making his anklets ring with graceful placings of his feet,

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PdP 5 72.39

चित्रकंदर्पचेष्टाभिः सस्मितापांगवीक्षितैः । संमोहनाख्यया वंश्या पंचमारुणचित्रया

citrakaṃdarpaceṣṭābhiḥ sasmitāpāṃgavīkṣitaiḥ | saṃmohanākhyayā vaṃśyā paṃcamāruṇacitrayā

with the gestures of a wondrous god of love, with smiling sidelong glances, with the flute named Saṃmohanā, wondrous with its reddish fifth note,

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PdP 5 72.40

बिंबौष्ठपुटचुंबिन्या कलालापैर्मनोज्ञया । हरंतं व्रजरामाणां मनांसि च वपूंषि च

biṃbauṣṭhapuṭacuṃbinyā kalālāpairmanojñayā | haraṃtaṃ vrajarāmāṇāṃ manāṃsi ca vapūṃṣi ca

(the flute) which kisses the buds of his bimba-red lips and is charming with its sweet murmurings — (meditated on him) stealing away both the minds and the bodies of the women of Vraja,

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PdP 5 72.41

श्लथन्नीवीभिरागत्य सहसालिंगितांगकम् । दिव्यमाल्यांबरधरं दिव्यगंधानुलेपनम्

ślathannīvībhirāgatya sahasāliṃgitāṃgakam | divyamālyāṃbaradharaṃ divyagaṃdhānulepanam

his limbs suddenly embraced by them as they come with their waist-knots loosened, wearing divine garlands and garments, anointed with divine fragrance,

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PdP 5 72.42

श्यामलांगप्रभापूर्णैर्मोहयंतं जगत्त्रयम् । स एवं बहुदेवेन समुपास्य जगत्पतिम्

śyāmalāṃgaprabhāpūrṇairmohayaṃtaṃ jagattrayam | sa evaṃ bahudevena samupāsya jagatpatim

bewitching the three worlds with the abundant radiance of his dark body. Thus having worshipped the Lord of the world with much devotion, he (attained) —

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PdP 5 72.43

नवकल्पांतरे जाता गोकुले दिव्यरूपिणी । कन्या प्रचंडनाम्नस्तु गोपस्याति यशस्विनः

navakalpāṃtare jātā gokule divyarūpiṇī | kanyā pracaṃḍanāmnastu gopasyāti yaśasvinaḥ

After nine kalpas she was born in Gokula, of divine form, as the daughter of a very illustrious cowherd named Pracaṇḍa —

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PdP 5 72.44

चित्रगंधेति विख्याता कुमारी च शुभानना । निजांगगंधैर्विविधैर्मोदयंती दिशो दश

citragaṃdheti vikhyātā kumārī ca śubhānanā | nijāṃgagaṃdhairvividhairmodayaṃtī diśo daśa

a maiden with a lovely face, renowned as Citragandhā, gladdening the ten directions with the various fragrances of her own limbs.

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PdP 5 72.45

तामेनां पश्य कल्याणीं वृंदशो मधुपायिनीम् । अंगेषु स्वपतिं कृत्वा रसावेशसमाकुलाम्

tāmenāṃ paśya kalyāṇīṃ vṛṃdaśo madhupāyinīm | aṃgeṣu svapatiṃ kṛtvā rasāveśasamākulām

Look at her, this auspicious one, with bees drinking (her fragrance) in swarms, who, having placed her own husband upon her limbs, is overwhelmed by the onrush of passion.

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PdP 5 72.46

अस्याः स्तनपरिष्वंगे हारैः सर्वैर्विहन्यते । वक्षःस्थलात्प्रच्यवद्भिश्चित्रगंधादिसौरभैः

asyāḥ stanapariṣvaṃge hāraiḥ sarvairvihanyate | vakṣaḥsthalātpracyavadbhiścitragaṃdhādisaurabhaiḥ

In the embrace of her breasts (he) is struck by all her necklaces, which slip down from her chest with their fragrances of citragandha and the rest.

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PdP 5 72.47

अपरे मुनिवर्यास्तु सततं पूतमानसाः । वायुभक्षास्तपस्तेपुर्जपंतः परमं मनुम्

apare munivaryāstu satataṃ pūtamānasāḥ | vāyubhakṣāstapastepurjapaṃtaḥ paramaṃ manum

But other excellent sages, their minds ever pure, living on air, performed austerity, muttering the supreme mantra:

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PdP 5 72.48

स्मरः कृष्णाय कामार्ति कलादिवृत्तिशालिने । आग्नेयीसहितं कृत्वा मंत्रं पंचदशाक्षरम्

smaraḥ kṛṣṇāya kāmārti kalādivṛttiśāline | āgneyīsahitaṃ kṛtvā maṃtraṃ paṃcadaśākṣaram

"smaraḥ" (kāma-bīja), "to Kṛṣṇa", "kāmārti", "to him who abounds in the arts and other functions" — making the mantra of fifteen syllables together with the fire-syllable,

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PdP 5 72.49

दध्युर्मुनिवराः कष्णमूर्तिं दिव्यविभूषणाम् । दिव्यचित्रदुकूलेन पूर्णपीनकटिस्थलाम्

dadhyurmunivarāḥ kaṣṇamūrtiṃ divyavibhūṣaṇām | divyacitradukūlena pūrṇapīnakaṭisthalām

the best of sages meditated on Kṛṣṇa's form, divinely adorned, its full, plump hips (clad) in a divine, many-coloured silk garment,

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PdP 5 72.50

मयूरपिच्छकैः कॢप्तचूडामुज्ज्वलकुंडलाम् । सव्यजंघांत आदाय दक्षिणं चरणांबुजम्

mayūrapicchakaiḥ kḷptacūḍāmujjvalakuṃḍalām | savyajaṃghāṃta ādāya dakṣiṇaṃ caraṇāṃbujam

with a crest arranged with peacock feathers, with gleaming earrings, having taken the right lotus-foot to the end of the left shin,

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PdP 5 72.51

भ्रमंतीं संपुटीकृत्य चारुहस्तांबुजद्वयम् । कक्षदेशविनिक्षिप्तवेणुं परिचलत्पुटीम्

bhramaṃtīṃ saṃpuṭīkṛtya cāruhastāṃbujadvayam | kakṣadeśavinikṣiptaveṇuṃ paricalatpuṭīm

(her) moving about, having cupped together the pair of her lovely lotus-hands, with the flute tucked at (her) armpit and (her) garment-hem fluttering,

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PdP 5 72.52

आनंदयंतीं गोपीनां नयनानि मनांसि च । परमाश्चर्यरूपेण प्रविष्टां रंगमंडपे

ānaṃdayaṃtīṃ gopīnāṃ nayanāni manāṃsi ca | paramāścaryarūpeṇa praviṣṭāṃ raṃgamaṃḍape

(her) gladdening the eyes and the minds of the gopīs, having entered the dance-pavilion in a form of the highest wonder,

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PdP 5 72.53

प्रसूनवर्षर्गोपीभिः पूर्यमाणां च सर्वतः । अथ कल्पांतरे देहं त्यक्त्वा जाता इहाधुना

prasūnavarṣargopībhiḥ pūryamāṇāṃ ca sarvataḥ | atha kalpāṃtare dehaṃ tyaktvā jātā ihādhunā

and (her) being covered on all sides by the gopīs with showers of blossoms — now, in another kalpa, having given up that body, she has been born here at present.

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PdP 5 72.54

यासां कर्णेषु दृश्यंते ताटंका रश्मिदीपिताः । रत्नमाल्यानि कंठेषु रत्नपुष्पाणि वेणिषु

yāsāṃ karṇeṣu dṛśyaṃte tāṭaṃkā raśmidīpitāḥ | ratnamālyāni kaṃṭheṣu ratnapuṣpāṇi veṇiṣu

In whose ears are seen ear-ornaments alight with rays, on whose necks jewelled garlands, and in whose braids jewel-flowers —

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PdP 5 72.55

मुनिः शुचिश्रवा नाम सुवर्णो नाम चापरः । कुशध्वजस्य ब्रह्मर्षेः पुत्रौ तौ वेदपारगौ

muniḥ śuciśravā nāma suvarṇo nāma cāparaḥ | kuśadhvajasya brahmarṣeḥ putrau tau vedapāragau

There was a sage named Śuciśravas, and another named Suvarṇa; the two were sons of the brahman-seer Kuśadhvaja, gone to the far shore of the Vedas.

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PdP 5 72.56

ऊर्ध्वपादौ तपो घोरं तेपतुस्त्र्यक्षरं मनुम् । ह्रीं हंस इति कृत्वैव जपंतौ यतमानसौ

ūrdhvapādau tapo ghoraṃ tepatustryakṣaraṃ manum | hrīṃ haṃsa iti kṛtvaiva japaṃtau yatamānasau

With feet upraised the two practised terrible austerity (and used) the three-syllable mantra; making it just as "hrīṃ haṃsa," muttering it, with minds restrained,

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PdP 5 72.57

ध्यायंतौ गोकुले कृष्णं बालकं दशवार्षिकम् । कंदर्पसमरूपेण तारुण्यललितेन च

dhyāyaṃtau gokule kṛṣṇaṃ bālakaṃ daśavārṣikam | kaṃdarpasamarūpeṇa tāruṇyalalitena ca

the two meditating on Kṛṣṇa in Gokula, a boy of ten years, who with a form equal to Kandarpa's and with the grace of youth

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PdP 5 72.58

पश्यंतीर्व्रजबिंबोष्ठीर्मोहयंतमनारतम् । तौ कल्पांते तनूं त्यक्त्वा लब्धवंतौ जनिं व्रजे

paśyaṃtīrvrajabiṃboṣṭhīrmohayaṃtamanāratam | tau kalpāṃte tanūṃ tyaktvā labdhavaṃtau janiṃ vraje

was ceaselessly bewitching the bimba-lipped women of Vraja who gazed (upon him). At the kalpa's end those two gave up their bodies and obtained birth in Vraja,

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PdP 5 72.59

सुवीरनाम गोपस्य सुते परमशोभने । ययोर्हस्ते प्रदृश्येते सारिके शुभराविणी

suvīranāma gopasya sute paramaśobhane | yayorhaste pradṛśyete sārike śubharāviṇī

as the two exceedingly beautiful daughters of a cowherd named Suvīra, in whose hands are seen two sweet-voiced mynah birds.

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PdP 5 72.60

जटिलो जंघपूतश्च घृताशी कर्बुरेव च । चत्वारो मुनयो धन्या इहामुत्र च निःस्पृहाः

jaṭilo jaṃghapūtaśca ghṛtāśī karbureva ca | catvāro munayo dhanyā ihāmutra ca niḥspṛhāḥ

Jaṭila, Jaṅghapūta, Ghṛtāśin, and Karbura as well: four blessed sages, without craving for this world or the next,

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PdP 5 72.61

केवलेनैकभावेन प्रपन्ना बल्लवीपतिम् । तेपुस्ते सलिले मग्ना जपंतो मनुमेव च

kevalenaikabhāvena prapannā ballavīpatim | tepuste salile magnā japaṃto manumeva ca

who took refuge in the lord of the cowherd women with a single, exclusive devotion. They performed austerity submerged in water, muttering just that mantra,

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PdP 5 72.62

रमात्रयेण पुटितं स्मराद्यं तदशाक्षरम् । दध्युश्च गाढभावेन बल्लवीभिर्वने वने

ramātrayeṇa puṭitaṃ smarādyaṃ tadaśākṣaram | dadhyuśca gāḍhabhāvena ballavībhirvane vane

that ten-syllabled (mantra) beginning with the Smara-syllable and enclosed by the three Ramā-syllables; and with intense feeling they meditated (on him)—in forest after forest with the cowherd women,

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PdP 5 72.63

भ्रमंतं नृत्यगीताद्यैर्मानयंतं मनोहरम् । चंदनालिप्तसर्वांगं जपापुष्पावतंसकम्

bhramaṃtaṃ nṛtyagītādyairmānayaṃtaṃ manoharam | caṃdanāliptasarvāṃgaṃ japāpuṣpāvataṃsakam

(on him) wandering, heart-stealing, honouring (them) with dance and song and the like, all his limbs smeared with sandal paste, wearing a hibiscus blossom as an ear-ornament,

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PdP 5 72.64

कल्हारमालयावीतं नीलपीतपटावृतम् । कल्पत्रयांते जातास्ते गोकुले शुभलक्षणाः

kalhāramālayāvītaṃ nīlapītapaṭāvṛtam | kalpatrayāṃte jātāste gokule śubhalakṣaṇāḥ

encircled with a garland of white water-lilies, wrapped in blue and yellow cloth. At the end of three kalpas they were born in Gokula, bearing auspicious marks.

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PdP 5 72.65

इमास्ताः पुरतो रम्या उपविष्टा नतभ्रुवः । यासां धर्मकृतान्येव वलयानि प्रकोष्ठके

imāstāḥ purato ramyā upaviṣṭā natabhruvaḥ | yāsāṃ dharmakṛtānyeva valayāni prakoṣṭhake

These are they, the lovely ones seated in front with lowered brows, whose bangles upon the forearm are made of dharma itself,

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PdP 5 72.66

विचित्राणि च रत्नाद्यैर्दिव्यमुक्ताफलादिभिः । मुनिर्दीर्घतपा नाम व्यासोऽभूत्पूर्वकल्पके

vicitrāṇi ca ratnādyairdivyamuktāphalādibhiḥ | munirdīrghatapā nāma vyāso'bhūtpūrvakalpake

and are variegated with gems and the like, with divine pearls and the rest. A sage named Dīrghatapas was Vyāsa in a former kalpa.

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PdP 5 72.67

तत्पुत्रः शुक इत्येव मुनिः ख्यातो वरः सुधीः । सोऽपि बालो महाप्राज्ञः सदैवानुस्मरन्पदम्

tatputraḥ śuka ityeva muniḥ khyāto varaḥ sudhīḥ | so'pi bālo mahāprājñaḥ sadaivānusmaranpadam

His son was a sage renowned by the very name Śuka, excellent and of good understanding; he too, though a boy, was greatly wise, ever recalling the (mantra-)word,

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PdP 5 72.68

विहाय पितृमात्रादि कृष्णं ध्यात्वा वनं गतः । स तत्र मानसैर्दिव्यैरुपचारैरहर्निशम्

vihāya pitṛmātrādi kṛṣṇaṃ dhyātvā vanaṃ gataḥ | sa tatra mānasairdivyairupacārairaharniśam

and abandoning father, mother and the rest, he meditated on Kṛṣṇa and went to the forest. There, day and night, with divine services (offered) in the mind,

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PdP 5 72.69

अनाहारोऽर्चयद्विष्णुं गोपरूपिणमीश्वरम् । रमया पुटितं मंत्रं जपन्नष्टादशाक्षरम्

anāhāro'rcayadviṣṇuṃ goparūpiṇamīśvaram | ramayā puṭitaṃ maṃtraṃ japannaṣṭādaśākṣaram

fasting, he worshipped Viṣṇu, the Lord in cowherd form, muttering the eighteen-syllabled mantra enclosed by the Ramā-syllable.

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PdP 5 72.70

दध्यौ परमभावेन हरिं हैमतरोरधः । हैममंडपिकायां च हेमसिंहासनोपरि

dadhyau paramabhāvena hariṃ haimataroradhaḥ | haimamaṃḍapikāyāṃ ca hemasiṃhāsanopari

With supreme devotion he meditated on Hari beneath a golden tree, in a little golden pavilion, upon a golden lion-throne,

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PdP 5 72.71

आसीनं हेमहस्ताग्रैर्दधानं हेमवंशिकाम् । दक्षिणेन भ्रामयंतं पाणिना हेमपंकजम्

āsīnaṃ hemahastāgrairdadhānaṃ hemavaṃśikām | dakṣiṇena bhrāmayaṃtaṃ pāṇinā hemapaṃkajam

(She saw Him) seated, holding a golden flute in the tips of His golden hands, twirling a golden lotus with His right hand,

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PdP 5 72.72

हेमवर्णेष्टप्रियया परिकॢप्तांगचित्रकम् । हसंतमतिहर्षेण पश्यंतं निजमाश्रमम्

hemavarṇeṣṭapriyayā parikḷptāṃgacitrakam | hasaṃtamatiharṣeṇa paśyaṃtaṃ nijamāśramam

His limbs' painted designs arranged by (His) golden-hued desired beloved, laughing with great delight, gazing at His own hermitage,

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PdP 5 72.73

हर्षाश्रुपूर्णः पुलकाचितांगः प्रसीदनाथेति वदन्नथोच्चैः । दंडप्रणामाय पपात भूमौ संवेपमानस्त्रिजगद्विधातुः

harṣāśrupūrṇaḥ pulakācitāṃgaḥ prasīdanātheti vadannathoccaiḥ | daṃḍapraṇāmāya papāta bhūmau saṃvepamānastrijagadvidhātuḥ

Filled with tears of joy, his limbs covered with bristling hair, saying aloud, 'Be gracious, O Lord!', trembling, he fell to the ground in a full prostration before the maker of the three worlds.

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PdP 5 72.74

तं भक्तिकामं पतितं धरण्यामायासितोस्मीति वदंतमुच्चैः । दंडप्रणामस्य भुजौ गृहीत्वा पस्पर्श हर्षोपचितेक्षणेन

taṃ bhaktikāmaṃ patitaṃ dharaṇyāmāyāsitosmīti vadaṃtamuccaiḥ | daṃḍapraṇāmasya bhujau gṛhītvā pasparśa harṣopacitekṣaṇena

Him, longing for devotion, fallen on the earth, crying aloud, 'I have wearied You!' — taking the arms of the one lying prostrate, He touched him with a gaze swollen with joy.

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PdP 5 72.75

उवाच च प्रियारूपं लब्धवंतं शुकं हरिः । त्वं मे प्रियतमा भद्रे सदा तिष्ठ ममांतिके

uvāca ca priyārūpaṃ labdhavaṃtaṃ śukaṃ hariḥ | tvaṃ me priyatamā bhadre sadā tiṣṭha mamāṃtike

And Hari said to the parrot, who had obtained the form of a beloved woman: 'You are my dearest, good lady; stay always at my side,

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PdP 5 72.76

मद्रूपं चिंतयंती च प्रेमास्पदमुपागता । द्वे च मुख्यतमे गोप्यौ समानवयसी शुभे

madrūpaṃ ciṃtayaṃtī ca premāspadamupāgatā | dve ca mukhyatame gopyau samānavayasī śubhe

'and, meditating on my form, you have come to the seat of love.' And there were two foremost gopīs, of equal age, auspicious,

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PdP 5 72.77

एकव्रते एकनिष्ठे एकनक्षत्रनामनी । तप्तजांबूनदप्रख्या तत्रैवान्या तडित्प्रभा

ekavrate ekaniṣṭhe ekanakṣatranāmanī | taptajāṃbūnadaprakhyā tatraivānyā taḍitprabhā

of one vow, of one devotion, bearing the name of one and the same lunar mansion: one like refined gold, and the other there of the brilliance of lightning;

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PdP 5 72.78

एकानिद्रा यमाणाक्षी परा सौम्यायतेक्षणा । सोऽर्चयत्परया भक्त्या ते हरेः सव्यदक्षिणे

ekānidrā yamāṇākṣī parā saumyāyatekṣaṇā | so'rcayatparayā bhaktyā te hareḥ savyadakṣiṇe

one sleepless, with restrained eyes, the other with gentle, long eyes. He worshipped those two with supreme devotion, at Hari's left and right.

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PdP 5 72.79

स कल्पांते तनुं त्यक्त्वा गोकुलेऽभून्महात्मनः । उपनंदस्य दुहिता नीलोत्पलदलच्छविः

sa kalpāṃte tanuṃ tyaktvā gokule'bhūnmahātmanaḥ | upanaṃdasya duhitā nīlotpaladalacchaviḥ

At the end of the kalpa he cast off that body and was born in Gokula as the daughter of the great-souled Upananda, with the hue of a blue lotus petal.

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PdP 5 72.80

सेयं श्रीकृष्णवनिता पीतशाटीपरिच्छदा । रक्तचोलिकया पूर्णा शातकुंभघटस्तनी

seyaṃ śrīkṛṣṇavanitā pītaśāṭīparicchadā | raktacolikayā pūrṇā śātakuṃbhaghaṭastanī

She is this woman of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose dress is a yellow sari, filled out with a red bodice, her breasts like jars of gold,

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PdP 5 72.81

दधाना रक्तसिंदूरं सर्वांगस्यावगुंठनम् । स्वर्णकुंडलविभ्राजद्गंडदेशां सुशोभनाम्

dadhānā raktasiṃdūraṃ sarvāṃgasyāvaguṃṭhanam | svarṇakuṃḍalavibhrājadgaṃḍadeśāṃ suśobhanām

wearing red vermilion, a veil covering all her limbs, her cheeks shining with golden earrings, most lovely,

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PdP 5 72.82

स्वर्णपंकजमालाढ्या कुंकुमालिप्तसुस्तनी । यस्या हस्ते चर्वणीयं दृश्यते हरिणार्पितम्

svarṇapaṃkajamālāḍhyā kuṃkumāliptasustanī | yasyā haste carvaṇīyaṃ dṛśyate hariṇārpitam

rich with a garland of golden lotuses, her fine breasts smeared with kuṅkuma, in whose hand is seen a betel-chew offered by Hari,

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PdP 5 72.83

वेणुवाद्यातिनिपुणा केशवस्य निषेवणी । कृष्णेन परितुष्टेन कदाचिद्गीतकर्मणि

veṇuvādyātinipuṇā keśavasya niṣevaṇī | kṛṣṇena parituṣṭena kadācidgītakarmaṇi

most skilled in flute-playing, an attendant of Keśava — once, when Kṛṣṇa was well pleased in the business of singing,

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PdP 5 72.84

विन्यस्ता कंबुकंठेऽस्या भाति गुंजावलि शुभा । परोक्षेपि च कृष्णस्य कांतिभिश्च स्मरार्दिता

vinyastā kaṃbukaṃṭhe'syā bhāti guṃjāvali śubhā | parokṣepi ca kṛṣṇasya kāṃtibhiśca smarārditā

the fair string of guñjā berries set on her conch-like neck shines; and even in Kṛṣṇa's absence she is tormented by love through (the memory of) his beauties.

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PdP 5 72.85

सखीभिर्वादयंतीभिर्गायंती सुस्वरं परम् । नर्त्तयेत्प्रियवेषेण वेषयित्वा वधूमिमाम्

sakhībhirvādayaṃtībhirgāyaṃtī susvaraṃ param | narttayetpriyaveṣeṇa veṣayitvā vadhūmimām

While her friends play the instruments, she sings supremely in sweet voice; he would dress this bride in the garb of a lover and make her dance.

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PdP 5 72.86

वारंवारं च गोविंदं भावेनालिंग्य चुंबति । प्रियासौ सर्वगोपीनां कृष्णस्याप्यतिवल्लभा

vāraṃvāraṃ ca goviṃdaṃ bhāvenāliṃgya cuṃbati | priyāsau sarvagopīnāṃ kṛṣṇasyāpyativallabhā

And again and again she embraces Govinda with feeling and kisses him; she is beloved of all the gopīs and exceedingly dear to Kṛṣṇa as well.

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PdP 5 72.87

श्वेतकेतोः सुतः कश्चिद्वेदवेदांगपारगः । सर्वमेव परित्यज्य प्रचंडं तप आस्थितः

śvetaketoḥ sutaḥ kaścidvedavedāṃgapāragaḥ | sarvameva parityajya pracaṃḍaṃ tapa āsthitaḥ

A certain son of Śvetaketu, who had mastered the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas, abandoning everything, undertook fierce austerity.

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PdP 5 72.88

मुरारेः सेवितपदां सुधामधुरनादिनीम् । गोविंदस्य प्रियां शक्तिं ब्रह्मरुद्रादिदुर्गमाम्

murāreḥ sevitapadāṃ sudhāmadhuranādinīm | goviṃdasya priyāṃ śaktiṃ brahmarudrādidurgamām

(Meditating on) her whose feet are served by Murāri, whose voice is sweet as nectar, Govinda's beloved Power, hard to reach for Brahmā, Rudra and the rest,

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PdP 5 72.89

भजंतीमेकभावेन श्रियमेव मनोहराम् । ध्यायञ्जजाप सततं मंत्रमेकादशाक्षरम्

bhajaṃtīmekabhāvena śriyameva manoharām | dhyāyañjajāpa satataṃ maṃtramekādaśākṣaram

who worships with single-minded love Śrī herself, the heart-charming one — meditating thus, he constantly recited the eleven-syllabled mantra.

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PdP 5 72.90

हसितं सकलं कृत्वा बतमायेषु योजयन् । कांत्यादिभिर्हसंतीभिर्वासयंत्यभितो जगत्

hasitaṃ sakalaṃ kṛtvā batamāyeṣu yojayan | kāṃtyādibhirhasaṃtībhirvāsayaṃtyabhito jagat

Making everything into laughter, alas, and joining (them) to the illusions, with Kānti and the others laughing and perfuming the world all around —

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PdP 5 72.91

वसंते वसतेत्येवं मंत्रार्थं चिंतयन्सदा । सोऽपि कल्पद्वयेनैव सिद्धोऽत्र जनिमाप्तवान्

vasaṃte vasatetyevaṃ maṃtrārthaṃ ciṃtayansadā | so'pi kalpadvayenaiva siddho'tra janimāptavān

Constantly pondering the meaning of the mantra thus—"dwell in the spring"—he too, by just two kalpas, became perfected and obtained birth here.

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PdP 5 72.92

सेयं बालायते पुत्री कृशांगी कुड्मलस्तनी । मुक्तावलिलसत्कंठी शुद्धकौशेयवासिनी

seyaṃ bālāyate putrī kṛśāṃgī kuḍmalastanī | muktāvalilasatkaṃṭhī śuddhakauśeyavāsinī

This very one appears (now) as a girl-child, a daughter, slender of limb, her breasts still buds, her throat gleaming with a string of pearls, clad in pure silk.

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PdP 5 72.93

मुक्ताच्छुरितमंजीरकंकणांगदमुद्रिका । बिभ्रती कुंडले दिव्ये अमृतस्राविणी शुभे

muktācchuritamaṃjīrakaṃkaṇāṃgadamudrikā | bibhratī kuṃḍale divye amṛtasrāviṇī śubhe

Bearing anklets, bangles, armlets and rings inlaid with pearls, and two divine, auspicious earrings that drip nectar,

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PdP 5 72.94

वृत्तकस्तूरिकावेणी मध्ये सिंदूरबिंदुवत् । दधाना चित्रकं भाले सार्द्धं चंदनचित्रकैः

vṛttakastūrikāveṇī madhye siṃdūrabiṃduvat | dadhānā citrakaṃ bhāle sārddhaṃ caṃdanacitrakaiḥ

Her braid rounded with musk, with what looks like a dot of vermilion in the middle (of the parting), wearing an ornamental mark on her brow along with sandal-paste designs—

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PdP 5 72.95

या सैव दृश्यते शांता जपंती परमं पदम् । आसीच्चंद्रप्रभो नाम राजर्षिः प्रियदर्शनः

yā saiva dṛśyate śāṃtā japaṃtī paramaṃ padam | āsīccaṃdraprabho nāma rājarṣiḥ priyadarśanaḥ

She is the very one seen here, tranquil, murmuring (the name of) the supreme abode. There was a royal sage named Candraprabha, pleasing to look upon.

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PdP 5 72.96

तस्य कृष्णप्रसादेन पुत्रोऽभून्मधुराकृतिः । चित्रध्वज इति ख्यातः कौमारावधि वैष्णवः

tasya kṛṣṇaprasādena putro'bhūnmadhurākṛtiḥ | citradhvaja iti khyātaḥ kaumārāvadhi vaiṣṇavaḥ

By Kṛṣṇa's grace a son was born to him, sweet of form, known as Citradhvaja, a Vaiṣṇava from boyhood onward.

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PdP 5 72.97

स राजा सुसुतं सौम्यं सुस्थिरं द्वादशाब्दिकम् । आदेशयद्द्विजान्मंत्रं परमष्टादशाक्षरम्

sa rājā susutaṃ saumyaṃ susthiraṃ dvādaśābdikam | ādeśayaddvijānmaṃtraṃ paramaṣṭādaśākṣaram

That king had the brahmins impart to his good son—gentle, steady, twelve years old—the supreme mantra of eighteen syllables.

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PdP 5 72.98

अभिषिच्यमानः स शिशुर्मंत्रामृतमयैर्जलैः । तत्क्षणे भूपतिं प्रेम्णा नत्वोदश्रुप्रकल्पितः

abhiṣicyamānaḥ sa śiśurmaṃtrāmṛtamayairjalaiḥ | tatkṣaṇe bhūpatiṃ premṇā natvodaśruprakalpitaḥ

That child, while being consecrated with waters made of the nectar of the mantra, at that very moment bowed to the king with love, his eyes filled with tears.

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PdP 5 72.99

तस्मिन्दिने स वै बालः शुचिवस्त्रधरः शुचिः । हारनूपुरसूत्राद्यैर्ग्रैवेयांगदकंकणैः

tasmindine sa vai bālaḥ śucivastradharaḥ śuciḥ | hāranūpurasūtrādyairgraiveyāṃgadakaṃkaṇaiḥ

On that day that boy, pure and wearing pure garments, (adorned) with necklace, anklets, cords and the like, with neck-ornaments, armlets and bracelets,

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PdP 5 72.100

विभूषितो हरेर्भक्तिमुपस्पृश्यामलाशयः । विष्णोरायतनं गत्वा स्थित्वैकाकी व्यचिंतयत्

vibhūṣito harerbhaktimupaspṛśyāmalāśayaḥ | viṣṇorāyatanaṃ gatvā sthitvaikākī vyaciṃtayat

—thus adorned, having taken up devotion to Hari, his mind spotless, he went to the temple of Viṣṇu and, standing there alone, reflected:

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PdP 5 72.101

कथं भजामि तं भक्तं मोहनं गोपयोषिताम् । विक्रीडंतं सदा ताभिः कालिंदीपुलिने वने

kathaṃ bhajāmi taṃ bhaktaṃ mohanaṃ gopayoṣitām | vikrīḍaṃtaṃ sadā tābhiḥ kāliṃdīpuline vane

"How am I to worship him, the beloved and bewilderer of the cowherd women, who ever plays with them in the woods on the sandbank of the Kālindī?"

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PdP 5 72.102

इत्थमत्याकुलमतिश्चिंतयन्नेव बालकः । अथापपरमां विद्यां स्वप्नं च समवाप्यत

itthamatyākulamatiściṃtayanneva bālakaḥ | athāpaparamāṃ vidyāṃ svapnaṃ ca samavāpyata

Just as the boy was thinking thus, his mind greatly agitated, he then obtained a further supreme knowledge, and a vision (as in a dream).

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PdP 5 72.103

आसीत्कृष्णप्रतिकृतिः पुरतस्तस्य शोभना । शिलामयी स्वर्णपीठे सर्वलक्षणलक्षिता

āsītkṛṣṇapratikṛtiḥ puratastasya śobhanā | śilāmayī svarṇapīṭhe sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitā

Before him was a beautiful image of Kṛṣṇa, made of stone, on a golden pedestal, marked with all auspicious signs.

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PdP 5 72.104

साभूदिंदीवरश्यामा स्निग्धलावण्यशालिनी । त्रिभंगललिताकार शिखंडी पिच्छभूषणा

sābhūdiṃdīvaraśyāmā snigdhalāvaṇyaśālinī | tribhaṃgalalitākāra śikhaṃḍī picchabhūṣaṇā

It was dark as a blue lotus, glowing with tender loveliness, its form graceful with the triple bend, crested and adorned with a peacock feather,

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PdP 5 72.105

कूजयंती मुदा वेणुं कांचनीमधरेऽर्पिताम् । दक्षसव्यगताभ्यां च सुंदरीभ्यां निषेविताम्

kūjayaṃtī mudā veṇuṃ kāṃcanīmadhare'rpitām | dakṣasavyagatābhyāṃ ca suṃdarībhyāṃ niṣevitām

joyfully sounding a golden flute set to its lip, and attended by two lovely women standing at the right and the left,

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PdP 5 72.106

वर्द्धयंतीं तयोः कामं चुंबनाश्लेषणादिभिः । दृष्ट्वा चित्रध्वजः कृष्णं तादृग्वेषविलासिनम्

varddhayaṃtīṃ tayoḥ kāmaṃ cuṃbanāśleṣaṇādibhiḥ | dṛṣṭvā citradhvajaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ tādṛgveṣavilāsinam

increasing the desire of those two with kisses, embraces and the like. Seeing Kṛṣṇa sporting in such a guise, Citradhvaja,

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PdP 5 72.107

अवनम्य शिरस्तस्मै पुरो लज्जितमानसः । अथोवाच हरिर्दक्षपार्श्वगां प्रेयसीं हसन्

avanamya śirastasmai puro lajjitamānasaḥ | athovāca harirdakṣapārśvagāṃ preyasīṃ hasan

his mind abashed, bent his head before him. Then Hari, smiling, said to the beloved who stood at his right side:

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PdP 5 72.108

सलज्जं परमं चैनं स्वशरीरासनागतम् । निर्मायात्मसमं दिव्यं युवतीरूपमद्भुतम्

salajjaṃ paramaṃ cainaṃ svaśarīrāsanāgatam | nirmāyātmasamaṃ divyaṃ yuvatīrūpamadbhutam

"This extremely bashful one has come to the seat of my own body; having fashioned for him a divine, wondrous young woman's form like your own,

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PdP 5 72.109

चिंतयस्व शरीरेण ह्यभेदं मृगलोचने । अथो त्वदंगतेजोभिः स्पृष्टस्त्वद्रूपमाप्स्यति

ciṃtayasva śarīreṇa hyabhedaṃ mṛgalocane | atho tvadaṃgatejobhiḥ spṛṣṭastvadrūpamāpsyati

meditate, O doe-eyed one, on his non-difference with (your) body; then, touched by the radiance of your limbs, he will attain your form."

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PdP 5 72.110

ततः सा पद्मपत्राक्षी गत्वा चित्रध्वजांतिकम् । निजांगकैस्तदंगानामभेदं ध्यायती स्थिता

tataḥ sā padmapatrākṣī gatvā citradhvajāṃtikam | nijāṃgakaistadaṃgānāmabhedaṃ dhyāyatī sthitā

Then she of the lotus-petal eyes went to Citradhvaja's side and stood meditating on the non-difference of his limbs with her own limbs.

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PdP 5 72.111

अथास्यास्त्वंगतेजांसि तदंगं पर्यपूरयन् । स्तनयोर्ज्योतिषा जातौ पीनौ चारुपयोधरौ

athāsyāstvaṃgatejāṃsi tadaṃgaṃ paryapūrayan | stanayorjyotiṣā jātau pīnau cārupayodharau

Then the radiances of her limbs filled out that body completely: from the light of the (two) breasts arose two full and lovely breasts;

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PdP 5 72.112

नितंबज्योतिषा जातं श्रोणिबिंबं मनोहरम् । कुंतलज्योतिषा केशपाशोऽभूत्करयोः करौ

nitaṃbajyotiṣā jātaṃ śroṇibiṃbaṃ manoharam | kuṃtalajyotiṣā keśapāśo'bhūtkarayoḥ karau

from the light of the buttocks arose the charming orb of the hips; from the light of the locks came the mass of hair, and from the hands the hands.

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PdP 5 72.113

सर्वमेवं सुसंपन्नं भूषावासः स्रगादिकम् । कलासु कुशला जाता सौरभेनांतरात्मनि

sarvamevaṃ susaṃpannaṃ bhūṣāvāsaḥ sragādikam | kalāsu kuśalā jātā saurabhenāṃtarātmani

In this way everything was fully furnished — ornaments, garments, garlands and the rest; she became skilled in the arts, with fragrance in her inmost self.

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PdP 5 72.114

दीपाद्दीपमिवालोक्य सुभगां भुवि कन्यकाम् । चित्रध्वजां त्रपाभंगि स्मितशोभां मनोहराम्

dīpāddīpamivālokya subhagāṃ bhuvi kanyakām | citradhvajāṃ trapābhaṃgi smitaśobhāṃ manoharām

Beholding, as one lamp (lit) from a lamp, that fortunate maiden on the earth — Citradhvajā, with a touch of bashfulness, charming with the beauty of her smile —

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PdP 5 72.115

प्रेम्णा गृहीत्वा करयोः सा तामपहरन्मुदा । गोविंदवामपार्श्वस्थां प्रेयसीं परिरभ्य च

premṇā gṛhītvā karayoḥ sā tāmapaharanmudā | goviṃdavāmapārśvasthāṃ preyasīṃ parirabhya ca

she lovingly took her by the hands and joyfully led her away; and embracing the beloved who stood at Govinda's left side,

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PdP 5 72.116

उवाच तव दासीयं नाम चास्याश्चकार य । सेवां चास्यै वद प्रीत्या यथाभिरुचितां प्रियाम्

uvāca tava dāsīyaṃ nāma cāsyāścakāra ya | sevāṃ cāsyai vada prītyā yathābhirucitāṃ priyām

he said, "This is your maidservant," and made a name for her: "Tell her affectionately, dear one, whatever service is to her liking."

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PdP 5 72.117

अथ चित्रकलेत्येतन्नाम चात्ममतेन सा । चकार चाह सेवार्थं धृत्वा चापि विपंचिकाम्

atha citrakaletyetannāma cātmamatena sā | cakāra cāha sevārthaṃ dhṛtvā cāpi vipaṃcikām

Then, by her own choice, she made this name "Citrakalā" for her, and, giving her a lute, spoke for the sake of (her) service:

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PdP 5 72.118

सदा त्वं निकटे तिष्ठ गायस्व विविधैः स्वरैः । गुणात्मन्प्राणनाथस्य तवायं विहितो विधिः

sadā tvaṃ nikaṭe tiṣṭha gāyasva vividhaiḥ svaraiḥ | guṇātmanprāṇanāthasya tavāyaṃ vihito vidhiḥ

"Stay always near, and sing with the various notes; O you whose very self is excellence, this is the duty appointed for you toward the Lord of my life."

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PdP 5 72.119

अथ चित्रकला त्वाज्ञां गृहीत्वानम्य माधवम् । तत्प्रेयस्याश्च चरणं गृहीत्वा पादयो रजः

atha citrakalā tvājñāṃ gṛhītvānamya mādhavam | tatpreyasyāśca caraṇaṃ gṛhītvā pādayo rajaḥ

Then Citrakalā, receiving the command, bowing to Mādhava and taking hold of the foot of his beloved, (took) the dust of (their) feet,

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PdP 5 72.120

जगौ सुमधुरं गीतं तयोरानंदकारणम् । अथ प्रीत्योपगूढा सा कृष्णेनानंदमूर्तिना

jagau sumadhuraṃ gītaṃ tayorānaṃdakāraṇam | atha prītyopagūḍhā sā kṛṣṇenānaṃdamūrtinā

and sang a very sweet song, a cause of joy to them both. Then she was embraced with love by Kṛṣṇa, whose form is bliss.

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PdP 5 72.121

यावत्सुखांबुधौ पूर्णा तावदेवाप्यबुध्यत । चित्रध्वजो महाप्रेमविह्वलः स्मरतत्परः

yāvatsukhāṃbudhau pūrṇā tāvadevāpyabudhyata | citradhvajo mahāpremavihvalaḥ smaratatparaḥ

Just as she was filled (with joy) in the ocean of happiness, at that very moment Citradhvaja awoke, overwhelmed with great love, wholly intent on remembering (it).

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PdP 5 72.122

तमेव परमानंदं मुक्तकंठो रुरोद ह । तदारभ्य रुदन्नेव मुक्त्वा हरिविचारकम्

tameva paramānaṃdaṃ muktakaṃṭho ruroda ha | tadārabhya rudanneva muktvā harivicārakam

He wept aloud for that very supreme bliss; from then on, weeping continually, having given up all but the contemplation of Hari,

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PdP 5 72.123

आभाषितोऽपि पित्राद्यैर्नैवावोचद्वचः क्वचित् । मासमात्रं गृहे स्थित्वा निशीथे कृष्णसंश्रयः

ābhāṣito'pi pitrādyairnaivāvocadvacaḥ kvacit | māsamātraṃ gṛhe sthitvā niśīthe kṛṣṇasaṃśrayaḥ

even when addressed by his father and the others he never spoke a word anywhere; having stayed at home only a month, at midnight, taking refuge in Kṛṣṇa,

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PdP 5 72.124

निर्गत्यारण्यमचरत्तपो वै मुनिदुष्करम् । कल्पांते देहमुत्सृज्य तपसैव महामुनिः

nirgatyāraṇyamacarattapo vai muniduṣkaram | kalpāṃte dehamutsṛjya tapasaiva mahāmuniḥ

he went out and practised in the forest austerity hard even for sages; at the end of the kalpa, casting off his body by that very austerity, the great sage

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PdP 5 72.125

वीरगुप्ताभिधानस्य गोपस्य दुहिता शुभा । जाता चित्रकलेत्येव यस्याः स्कंधे मनोहरा

vīraguptābhidhānasya gopasya duhitā śubhā | jātā citrakaletyeva yasyāḥ skaṃdhe manoharā

was born as the auspicious daughter of the cowherd named Vīragupta — as Citrakalā indeed, on whose shoulder the charming

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PdP 5 72.126

विपंची दृश्यते नित्यं सप्तस्वरविभूषिता । उपतिष्ठति वै वामे रत्नभृंगारमद्भुतम्

vipaṃcī dṛśyate nityaṃ saptasvaravibhūṣitā | upatiṣṭhati vai vāme ratnabhṛṃgāramadbhutam

lute is always seen, adorned with the seven notes; and on her left there stands a wondrous jewelled water-vessel,

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PdP 5 72.127

दधाना दक्षिणे हस्ते सा वै रत्नपतद्ग्रहम् । अयमासीत्पुरा सर्वं तापसैरभिवंदितः

dadhānā dakṣiṇe haste sā vai ratnapatadgraham | ayamāsītpurā sarvaṃ tāpasairabhivaṃditaḥ

while in her right hand she holds a jewelled spittoon. This one was formerly honoured by all the ascetics —

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PdP 5 72.128

मुनिः पुण्यश्रवा नाम काश्यपः सर्वधर्मवित् । पिता तस्याभवच्छैवः शतरुद्रीयमन्वहम्

muniḥ puṇyaśravā nāma kāśyapaḥ sarvadharmavit | pitā tasyābhavacchaivaḥ śatarudrīyamanvaham

a sage named Puṇyaśravas, of the Kāśyapa line, knower of every dharma. His father was a Śaiva who daily,

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PdP 5 72.129

प्रस्तुवन्देवदेवेशं विश्वेशं भक्तवत्सलम् । प्रसन्नो भगवांस्तस्य पार्वत्या सह शंकरः

prastuvandevadeveśaṃ viśveśaṃ bhaktavatsalam | prasanno bhagavāṃstasya pārvatyā saha śaṃkaraḥ

reciting the Śatarudrīya, praised the God of gods, Lord of the universe, who is fond of his devotees. The Lord Śaṃkara, pleased with him, together with Pārvatī,

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PdP 5 72.130

चतुर्दश्यामर्द्धरात्रेः प्रत्यक्षः प्रददौ वरम् । त्वत्पुत्रो भविता कृष्णे भक्तिमान्बाल एव हि

caturdaśyāmarddharātreḥ pratyakṣaḥ pradadau varam | tvatputro bhavitā kṛṣṇe bhaktimānbāla eva hi

appeared in person at midnight on the fourteenth and granted a boon: "Your son will be devoted to Kṛṣṇa even as a child."

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PdP 5 72.131

उपनीयाष्टमे वर्षे तस्मै सिद्धमनुस्त्वयम् । उपदिशैकविंशत्या यो मया ते निगद्यते

upanīyāṣṭame varṣe tasmai siddhamanustvayam | upadiśaikaviṃśatyā yo mayā te nigadyate

"Having invested him (with the sacred thread) in his eighth year, you should teach him this perfected mantra of twenty-one (syllables), which is here declared by me to you."

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PdP 5 72.132

गोपालविद्यानामायं मंत्रो वाक्सिद्धिदायकः । एतत्साधकजिह्वाग्रे लीलाचरितमद्भुतम्

gopālavidyānāmāyaṃ maṃtro vāksiddhidāyakaḥ | etatsādhakajihvāgre līlācaritamadbhutam

This mantra is named the Gopāla-vidyā, and it grants perfection of speech; on the tongue-tip of one who practises it (arises) this wondrous story of (Kṛṣṇa's) play.

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PdP 5 72.133

अनंतमूर्तिरायाति स्वयमेव वरप्रदः । काममाया रमाकंठ सेंद्रा दामोदरोज्ज्वलाः

anaṃtamūrtirāyāti svayameva varapradaḥ | kāmamāyā ramākaṃṭha seṃdrā dāmodarojjvalāḥ

The one of endless forms comes of himself, granting boons: kāma (klīṃ), māyā (hrīṃ), ramā (śrīṃ), kaṇṭha, together with indra, then dāmodara and ujjvala.

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PdP 5 72.134

मध्ये दशाक्षरीं प्रोच्य पुनस्ता एव निर्दिशेत् । दशाक्षरोक्तऋष्यादिध्यानं चास्य ब्रवीम्यहम्

madhye daśākṣarīṃ procya punastā eva nirdiśet | daśākṣaroktaṛṣyādidhyānaṃ cāsya bravīmyaham

Having pronounced the ten-syllabled (mantra) in the middle, he should then again set down those same (syllables). And I shall tell the seer and the rest, and the meditation, of this (mantra), as stated for the ten-syllabled one.

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PdP 5 72.135

पूर्णामृतनिधेर्मध्ये द्वीपं ज्योतिर्मयं स्मरेत् । कालिंद्या वेष्टितं तत्र ध्यायेद्वृंदावने वने

pūrṇāmṛtanidhermadhye dvīpaṃ jyotirmayaṃ smaret | kāliṃdyā veṣṭitaṃ tatra dhyāyedvṛṃdāvane vane

In the middle of an ocean brimming with nectar he should call to mind an island made of light, encircled by the Kālindī; there, in the forest Vṛndāvana, let him meditate.

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PdP 5 72.136

सर्वर्तुकुसुमस्रावि द्रुमवल्लीभिरावृतम् । नटन्मत्तशिखिस्वानं गायत्कोकिलषट्पदम्

sarvartukusumasrāvi drumavallībhirāvṛtam | naṭanmattaśikhisvānaṃ gāyatkokilaṣaṭpadam

(the forest) streaming with the blossoms of every season, covered over with trees and creepers, sounding with dancing, rut-maddened peacocks, with singing cuckoos and bees.

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PdP 5 72.137

तस्य मध्ये वसत्येकः पारिजाततरुर्महान् । शाखोपशाखाविस्तारैः शतयोजनमुच्छ्रितः

tasya madhye vasatyekaḥ pārijātatarurmahān | śākhopaśākhāvistāraiḥ śatayojanamucchritaḥ

In the middle of it stands a single great pārijāta tree, rising a hundred yojanas with the spread of its branches and lesser branches.

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PdP 5 72.138

तले तस्याथ विमले परितो धेनुमंडलम् । तदंतर्मंडलं गोपबालानां वेणुशृंगिणाम्

tale tasyātha vimale parito dhenumaṃḍalam | tadaṃtarmaṃḍalaṃ gopabālānāṃ veṇuśṛṃgiṇām

Then, at its base, on spotless (ground), a circle of milch-cows all around; within that, a circle of cowherd boys with flutes and horns.

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PdP 5 72.139

तदंतरे तु रुचिरं मंडलं व्रज सुभ्रुवाम् । नानोपायनपाणीनां मदविह्वलचेतसाम्

tadaṃtare tu ruciraṃ maṃḍalaṃ vraja subhruvām | nānopāyanapāṇīnāṃ madavihvalacetasām

And within that, a lovely circle of the fair-browed women of Vraja, with sundry offerings in their hands, their minds faint with passion.

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PdP 5 72.140

कृतांजलिपुटानां च मंडलं शुक्लवाससाम् । शुक्लाभरणभूषाणां प्रेमविह्वलितात्मनाम्

kṛtāṃjalipuṭānāṃ ca maṃḍalaṃ śuklavāsasām | śuklābharaṇabhūṣāṇāṃ premavihvalitātmanām

And a circle of those who have made a cup of their joined palms, clothed in white, decked with white ornaments, their selves overcome with love.

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PdP 5 72.141

चिंतयेच्छ्रुतिकन्यानां गृह्णतीनां वचः प्रियम् । रत्नवेद्यां ततो ध्यायेद्दुकूलावरणं हरिम्

ciṃtayecchrutikanyānāṃ gṛhṇatīnāṃ vacaḥ priyam | ratnavedyāṃ tato dhyāyeddukūlāvaraṇaṃ harim

He should think of the maiden-Śrutis receiving his dear words; then, on a jewelled dais, he should meditate on Hari, wrapped in fine cloth.

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PdP 5 72.142

ऊरौ शयानं राधायाः कदलीकांडकोपरि । तद्वक्त्रं चंद्र सुस्मेरं वीक्षमाणं मनोहरम्

ūrau śayānaṃ rādhāyāḥ kadalīkāṃḍakopari | tadvaktraṃ caṃdra susmeraṃ vīkṣamāṇaṃ manoharam

lying on Rādhā's thigh upon a plantain stalk, gazing at her moon-like face, sweetly smiling, captivating,

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PdP 5 72.143

किंचित्कुंचितवामांघ्रिं वेणुयुक्तेन पाणिना । वामेनालिंग्य दयितां दक्षेण चिबुकं स्पृशन्

kiṃcitkuṃcitavāmāṃghriṃ veṇuyuktena pāṇinā | vāmenāliṃgya dayitāṃ dakṣeṇa cibukaṃ spṛśan

his left foot slightly bent, embracing his beloved with the left hand that holds the flute, and touching her chin with the right,

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PdP 5 72.144

महामारकताभासं मौक्तिकच्छायमेव च । पुंडरीकविशालाक्षं पीतनिर्मलवाससम्

mahāmārakatābhāsaṃ mauktikacchāyameva ca | puṃḍarīkaviśālākṣaṃ pītanirmalavāsasam

having the sheen of a great emerald and also the glow of pearl, with wide eyes like white lotuses, clad in spotless yellow cloth,

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PdP 5 72.145

बर्हभारलसच्छीर्षं मुक्ताहारमनोहरम् । गंडप्रांतलसच्चारु मकराकृतिकुंडलम्

barhabhāralasacchīrṣaṃ muktāhāramanoharam | gaṃḍaprāṃtalasaccāru makarākṛtikuṃḍalam

his head bright with a mass of peacock plumes, charming with a pearl necklace, with lovely makara-shaped earrings glinting at the edges of his cheeks,

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PdP 5 72.146

आपादतुलसीमालं कंकणांगदभूषणम् । नूपुरैर्मुद्रिकाभिश्च कांच्या च परिमंडितम्

āpādatulasīmālaṃ kaṃkaṇāṃgadabhūṣaṇam | nūpurairmudrikābhiśca kāṃcyā ca parimaṃḍitam

with a tulasī garland reaching to his feet, adorned with bangles and armlets, and set off by anklets, finger-rings and a girdle:

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PdP 5 72.147

सुकुमारतरं ध्यायेत्किशोरवयसान्वितम् । पूजा दशाक्षरोक्तैव वेदलक्षं पुरस्क्रिया

sukumārataraṃ dhyāyetkiśoravayasānvitam | pūjā daśākṣaroktaiva vedalakṣaṃ puraskriyā

he should meditate on him as most tender, endowed with the age of a boy. The worship is just as stated for the ten-syllabled (mantra); the preliminary rite is four hundred thousand (repetitions).

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PdP 5 72.148

इत्युक्त्वांतर्दधे देवो देवी च गिरिजा सती । मुनिरागत्य पुत्राय तथैवोपदिदेश ह

ityuktvāṃtardadhe devo devī ca girijā satī | munirāgatya putrāya tathaivopadideśa ha

Having said this the god vanished, and the goddess Girijā, the chaste one, as well. The sage came and taught his son in just that way.

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PdP 5 72.149

पुण्यश्रवास्तु तन्मंत्र ग्रहणादेव केशवम् । वर्णयामास विविधैर्जित्वा सर्वान्मुनीन्स्वयम्

puṇyaśravāstu tanmaṃtra grahaṇādeva keśavam | varṇayāmāsa vividhairjitvā sarvānmunīnsvayam

But Puṇyaśravas, by the mere receiving of that mantra, himself defeated all the sages and described Keśava with manifold

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PdP 5 72.150

रूपलावण्यवैदग्ध्य सौंदर्याश्चर्यलक्षणम् । तदा हृष्टमना बालो निर्गत्य स्वगृहात्ततः

rūpalāvaṇyavaidagdhya sauṃdaryāścaryalakṣaṇam | tadā hṛṣṭamanā bālo nirgatya svagṛhāttataḥ

wondrous marks of form, loveliness, adroitness and beauty. Then the boy, his mind delighted, went out from his own house,

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PdP 5 72.151

वायुभक्षस्तपस्तेपे कल्पानामयुतत्रयम् । तदंते गोकुले जाता नंदभ्रातुर्गृहे स्वयम्

vāyubhakṣastapastepe kalpānāmayutatrayam | tadaṃte gokule jātā naṃdabhrāturgṛhe svayam

Living on air (alone), he performed austerity for thirty thousand kalpas; at the end of that (she) was born in Gokula, in the house of Nanda's brother, of her own accord.

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PdP 5 72.152

लवंगा इति तन्नाम कृष्णेंगित निरीक्षणा । यस्या हस्ते प्रदृश्येत मुखमार्जनयंत्रकम्

lavaṃgā iti tannāma kṛṣṇeṃgita nirīkṣaṇā | yasyā haste pradṛśyeta mukhamārjanayaṃtrakam

Lavaṅgā is her name; she watches for Kṛṣṇa's every gesture, and in her hand is seen the implement for wiping (his) face.

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PdP 5 72.153

इति ते कथिताः काश्चित्प्रधानाः कृष्णवल्लभाः

iti te kathitāḥ kāścitpradhānāḥ kṛṣṇavallabhāḥ

Thus have some of the principal beloveds of Kṛṣṇa been described to you.

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PdP 5 72.154

हरिविविधरसाद्यैर्युक्तमध्यायमेतद्व्रजवरतनयाभिश्चारुहासेक्षणाभिः । पठति य इह भक्त्या पाठयेद्वा मनुष्यो व्रजति भगवतः श्रीवासुदेवस्य धाम

harivividharasādyairyuktamadhyāyametadvrajavaratanayābhiścāruhāsekṣaṇābhiḥ | paṭhati ya iha bhaktyā pāṭhayedvā manuṣyo vrajati bhagavataḥ śrīvāsudevasya dhāma

This chapter, furnished with the manifold rasas of Hari and the rest, and with the excellent daughters of Vraja whose smiles and glances are lovely — the man who here recites it with devotion, or has it recited, goes to the abode of the Lord Śrī Vāsudeva.

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