Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 75
PdP 5 75.1
पार्वत्युवाच-। वृंदावनरहस्यं च बहुधा कथितं विभो । केन पुण्यविशेषेण नारदः प्रकृतिं गतः
pārvatyuvāca-| vṛṃdāvanarahasyaṃ ca bahudhā kathitaṃ vibho | kena puṇyaviśeṣeṇa nāradaḥ prakṛtiṃ gataḥ
Pārvatī said: The secret of Vṛndāvana has been told in many ways, O mighty one. By what special merit did Nārada attain the state of a woman?
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PdP 5 75.2
ईश्वर उवाच- एकदाश्चर्यवृत्तांतं मया जिज्ञासितं पुरा । ब्रह्मणा कथितं गुह्यं श्रुतं कृष्णमुखांबुजात्
īśvara uvāca- ekadāścaryavṛttāṃtaṃ mayā jijñāsitaṃ purā | brahmaṇā kathitaṃ guhyaṃ śrutaṃ kṛṣṇamukhāṃbujāt
The Lord said: Once, long ago, the wondrous story was inquired after by me; the secret was told by Brahmā, (who had) heard it from Kṛṣṇa's lotus mouth.
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PdP 5 75.3
नारदः पृष्टवान्मह्यं तदाहं प्राप्तवानिदम् । अहं वक्तुं न शक्नोमि तन्माहात्म्यं कथंचन
nāradaḥ pṛṣṭavānmahyaṃ tadāhaṃ prāptavānidam | ahaṃ vaktuṃ na śaknomi tanmāhātmyaṃ kathaṃcana
Nārada asked me, since I had obtained this; (but) I am not able to tell that greatness in any way at all.
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PdP 5 75.4
किं कुर्वे शपनं तस्य स्मृत्वा सीदामि मानसे । इति श्रुत्वा मम वचो दुर्मनाः सोऽभवद्यदा
kiṃ kurve śapanaṃ tasya smṛtvā sīdāmi mānase | iti śrutvā mama vaco durmanāḥ so'bhavadyadā
What am I to do? Remembering his oath I sink down in my mind. When, having heard this speech of mine, he became downcast,
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PdP 5 75.5
तदा ब्रह्माणमाहूय अहमादिष्टवान्प्रिये । त्वया यत्कथितं मह्यं नारदाय वदस्व तत्
tadā brahmāṇamāhūya ahamādiṣṭavānpriye | tvayā yatkathitaṃ mahyaṃ nāradāya vadasva tat
then, summoning Brahmā, I gave this command, my dear: "What was told by you to me, tell that to Nārada."
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PdP 5 75.6
ब्रह्मा तदा ममवचो निशम्य सह नारदः । जगाम कृष्णसविधं नत्वा पृच्छत्तदेव तु
brahmā tadā mamavaco niśamya saha nāradaḥ | jagāma kṛṣṇasavidhaṃ natvā pṛcchattadeva tu
Then Brahmā, hearing my word, went together with Nārada into Kṛṣṇa's presence and, bowing, asked that very thing.
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PdP 5 75.7
ब्रह्मोवाच- किमिदं द्वात्रिंशद्वनं वृंदारण्यं विशांपते । श्रोतुमिच्छामि भगवन्यदियोग्योऽस्मि मे वद
brahmovāca- kimidaṃ dvātriṃśadvanaṃ vṛṃdāraṇyaṃ viśāṃpate | śrotumicchāmi bhagavanyadiyogyo'smi me vada
Brahmā said: What is this Vṛndā-forest of thirty-two woods, O lord of peoples? I wish to hear, O Lord; if I am fit (for it), tell me.
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PdP 5 75.8
श्रीभगवानुवाच- इदं वृंदावनं रम्यं मम धामैव केवलम् । यत्रेमे पशवः साक्षाद्वृक्षाः कीटा नरामराः
śrībhagavānuvāca- idaṃ vṛṃdāvanaṃ ramyaṃ mama dhāmaiva kevalam | yatreme paśavaḥ sākṣādvṛkṣāḥ kīṭā narāmarāḥ
The blessed Lord said: This lovely Vṛndāvana is solely my own abode, where these beasts, trees, insects, men and immortals directly —
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PdP 5 75.9
ये वसंति ममांत्ये ते मृता यांति ममांतिकम् । अत्र या गोपपत्न्यश्च निवसंति ममालये
ye vasaṃti mamāṃtye te mṛtā yāṃti mamāṃtikam | atra yā gopapatnyaśca nivasaṃti mamālaye
those who dwell (here) are close to me; when dead they go to my side. And the wives of the cowherds who dwell here in my house —
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PdP 5 75.10
योगिन्यस्तास्तु एवं हि मम देवाः परायणाः । पंचयोजनमेवं हि वनं मे देवरूपकम्
yoginyastāstu evaṃ hi mama devāḥ parāyaṇāḥ | paṃcayojanamevaṃ hi vanaṃ me devarūpakam
they indeed are yoginīs; and so the gods have me as their highest resort. This forest of five yojanas is thus my own divine form.
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PdP 5 75.11
कालिंदीयं सुषुम्नाख्या परमामृतवाहिनी । यत्र देवाश्च भूतानि वर्त्तंते सूक्ष्मरूपतः
kāliṃdīyaṃ suṣumnākhyā paramāmṛtavāhinī | yatra devāśca bhūtāni varttaṃte sūkṣmarūpataḥ
This Kālindī is called Suṣumnā, carrying the supreme nectar, where the gods and the elements/beings exist in subtle form.
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PdP 5 75.12
सर्वतो व्यापकश्चाहं न त्यक्ष्यामि वनं क्वचित् । आविर्भावस्तिरोभावो भवेदत्र युगेयुगे
sarvato vyāpakaścāhaṃ na tyakṣyāmi vanaṃ kvacit | āvirbhāvastirobhāvo bhavedatra yugeyuge
And I, who pervade on all sides, shall never abandon this forest; here in age after age there occurs (only) an appearing and a disappearing.
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PdP 5 75.13
तेजोमयमिदं स्थानमदृश्यं चर्मचक्षुषाम् । रहस्यं मे प्रभावं च पश्य वृंदावनं युगे
tejomayamidaṃ sthānamadṛśyaṃ carmacakṣuṣām | rahasyaṃ me prabhāvaṃ ca paśya vṛṃdāvanaṃ yuge
This place is made of light, invisible to eyes of flesh; behold my secret and my power, Vṛndāvana, in (each) age.
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PdP 5 75.14
ब्रह्मादीनां देवतानां न दृश्यं तत्कथंचन । ईश्वर उवाच- तच्छ्रुत्वा नारदो नत्वा कृष्णं ब्रह्माणमेव च
brahmādīnāṃ devatānāṃ na dṛśyaṃ tatkathaṃcana | īśvara uvāca- tacchrutvā nārado natvā kṛṣṇaṃ brahmāṇameva ca
That is in no way visible to the gods, beginning with Brahmā. The Lord said: Hearing that, Nārada bowed to Kṛṣṇa and to Brahmā as well,
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PdP 5 75.15
आजगाम ह भूर्लोके मिश्रकं नैमिषं वनम् । तत्रासौ सत्कृतश्चापि शौनकाद्यैर्मुनीश्वरैः
ājagāma ha bhūrloke miśrakaṃ naimiṣaṃ vanam | tatrāsau satkṛtaścāpi śaunakādyairmunīśvaraiḥ
and came to the Bhūr-world, to the mixed forest of Naimiṣa; and there he was honoured by Śaunaka and the other lords among sages,
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PdP 5 75.16
पृष्टश्चाप्यागतो ब्रह्मन्कुतस्त्वमधुना वद । तच्छ्रुत्वा नारदः प्राह गोलोकादागतोऽस्म्यहम्
pṛṣṭaścāpyāgato brahmankutastvamadhunā vada | tacchrutvā nāradaḥ prāha golokādāgato'smyaham
and he was asked: "O brahman, you have come — from where now? Tell us." Hearing that, Nārada said: "I have come from Goloka,
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PdP 5 75.17
श्रुत्वा कृष्णमुखांभोजाद्वृंदावनरहस्यकम् । नारद उवाच- तत्र नानाविधाः प्रश्नाः कृताश्चैव पुनः पुनः
śrutvā kṛṣṇamukhāṃbhojādvṛṃdāvanarahasyakam | nārada uvāca- tatra nānāvidhāḥ praśnāḥ kṛtāścaiva punaḥ punaḥ
"...having heard the secret of Vṛndāvana from Kṛṣṇa's lotus mouth." Nārada said: There questions of many kinds were put, again and again.
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PdP 5 75.18
समस्ता मनवस्तत्र योगाश्चैव मया श्रुताः । तानेव कथयिष्यामि यथाप्रश्नं च तत्त्वतः
samastā manavastatra yogāścaiva mayā śrutāḥ | tāneva kathayiṣyāmi yathāpraśnaṃ ca tattvataḥ
All the mantras there, and the yogas too, were heard by me. Those very things I shall relate, according to each question, as they truly are.
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PdP 5 75.19
शौनकादय ऊचुः - वृंदारण्यरहस्यं हि यदुक्तं ब्रह्मणा त्वयि । तदस्माकं समाचक्ष्व यद्यस्मासु कृपा तव
śaunakādaya ūcuḥ - vṛṃdāraṇyarahasyaṃ hi yaduktaṃ brahmaṇā tvayi | tadasmākaṃ samācakṣva yadyasmāsu kṛpā tava
Śaunaka and the others said: The secret of the Vṛndā forest which was told to you by Brahmā — relate that to us, if you have compassion for us.
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PdP 5 75.20
नारद उवाच- कदाचित्सरयूतीरे दृष्टोऽस्माभिश्च गौतमः । मनस्वी च महादुःखी चिंताकुलितचेतनः
nārada uvāca- kadācitsarayūtīre dṛṣṭo'smābhiśca gautamaḥ | manasvī ca mahāduḥkhī ciṃtākulitacetanaḥ
Nārada said: Once, on the bank of the Sarayū, Gautama was seen by us — brooding, greatly distressed, his mind agitated with worry.
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PdP 5 75.21
मां दृष्ट्वा गौतमो देवः पपात धरणीतले । उत्तिष्ठ वत्सवत्सेति तमुवाचाहमेव हि
māṃ dṛṣṭvā gautamo devaḥ papāta dharaṇītale | uttiṣṭha vatsavatseti tamuvācāhameva hi
Seeing me, the divine Gautama fell to the surface of the earth. "Rise, dear child, dear child," I said to him.
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PdP 5 75.22
कथं भवान्मनस्वीति प्रोच्य तां यदि रोचते । गौतम उवाच- श्रुतं तव मुखादेव कृष्णतत्त्वं च तादृशम्
kathaṃ bhavānmanasvīti procya tāṃ yadi rocate | gautama uvāca- śrutaṃ tava mukhādeva kṛṣṇatattvaṃ ca tādṛśam
Saying, "Why are you brooding? (Tell) it, if it pleases (you)." Gautama said: From your very mouth I have heard the truth about Kṛṣṇa of that sort,
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PdP 5 75.23
द्वारकाख्यं माथुराख्यं रहस्यं बहुशो मया । वृंदावनरहस्यं तु न श्रुतं त्वन्मुखांबुजात्
dvārakākhyaṃ māthurākhyaṃ rahasyaṃ bahuśo mayā | vṛṃdāvanarahasyaṃ tu na śrutaṃ tvanmukhāṃbujāt
the secret called Dvārakā and that called Māthura, many times over; but the secret of Vṛndāvana I have not heard from your lotus mouth,
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PdP 5 75.24
यतो मे मनसः स्थैर्य्यं भविष्यति च सद्गुरो । नारद उवाच- इदं तु परमं गुह्यं रहस्यातिरहस्यकम्
yato me manasaḥ sthairyyaṃ bhaviṣyati ca sadguro | nārada uvāca- idaṃ tu paramaṃ guhyaṃ rahasyātirahasyakam
by which my mind will attain steadiness, O true teacher. Nārada said: But this is the supreme mystery, the secret more secret than secrets.
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PdP 5 75.25
पुरा मे ब्रह्मणा प्रोक्तं तादृग्वृंदावनोद्भवम् । रहस्यं वद देवेश वृंदारण्यस्य मे पितः
purā me brahmaṇā proktaṃ tādṛgvṛṃdāvanodbhavam | rahasyaṃ vada deveśa vṛṃdāraṇyasya me pitaḥ
Formerly it was told to me by Brahmā, that (secret) arising in Vṛndāvana. (I had said:) "Tell me the secret of the Vṛndā forest, O lord of gods, O my father."
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PdP 5 75.26
इतिजिज्ञासितं श्रुत्वा क्षणं मौनी स चाभवत् । ततो माऽह महाविष्णुं गच्छ वत्स प्रभुं मम
itijijñāsitaṃ śrutvā kṣaṇaṃ maunī sa cābhavat | tato mā'ha mahāviṣṇuṃ gaccha vatsa prabhuṃ mama
Hearing this inquiry, he became silent for a moment. Then he said to me: "Go, child, to Mahāviṣṇu, my lord."
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PdP 5 75.27
मयापि तत्र गंतव्यं त्वया सह न संशयः । इत्युक्त्वा मां गृहीत्वा च गतो विष्णोश्च धामनि
mayāpi tatra gaṃtavyaṃ tvayā saha na saṃśayaḥ | ityuktvā māṃ gṛhītvā ca gato viṣṇośca dhāmani
"I too must go there with you, no doubt of it." Having said this and taken me, he went to Viṣṇu's abode.
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PdP 5 75.28
महाविष्णौ च कथितं मयोक्तं यत्तदेव हि । तच्छ्रुत्वा च महाविष्णुः स्वयं भुवमथादिशत्
mahāviṣṇau ca kathitaṃ mayoktaṃ yattadeva hi | tacchrutvā ca mahāviṣṇuḥ svayaṃ bhuvamathādiśat
And to Mahāviṣṇu was told just that which had been said by me. Hearing that, Mahāviṣṇu then instructed the Self-born (Brahmā):
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PdP 5 75.29
त्वमेवादेशतो मह्यं नीत्वा वै नारदं मुनिम् । स्नानाय विनियुंक्ष्वामुं सरस्यमृतसंज्ञके
tvamevādeśato mahyaṃ nītvā vai nāradaṃ munim | snānāya viniyuṃkṣvāmuṃ sarasyamṛtasaṃjñake
"You yourself, by my command, having taken the sage Nārada, employ him for bathing in the lake called Amṛta."
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PdP 5 75.30
महाविष्णुसमादिष्टः स्वयंभूर्मां तथाकरोत् । तत्रामृतसरश्चाहं प्रविश्य स्नानमाचरम्
mahāviṣṇusamādiṣṭaḥ svayaṃbhūrmāṃ tathākarot | tatrāmṛtasaraścāhaṃ praviśya snānamācaram
Thus commanded by Mahāviṣṇu, the Self-born did so to me; and I, entering the Amṛta lake there, performed the bath.
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PdP 5 75.31
तत्क्षणात्तत्सरः पारे योषितां सविधेऽभवम् । सर्वलक्षणसपन्ना योषिद्रूपातिविस्मिता
tatkṣaṇāttatsaraḥ pāre yoṣitāṃ savidhe'bhavam | sarvalakṣaṇasapannā yoṣidrūpātivismitā
That very instant I found myself on the far shore of that lake, in the presence of women — endowed with all (womanly) marks, greatly astonished at (my own) female form.
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PdP 5 75.32
मां दृष्ट्वा ताः समायांतीमपृच्छंश्च मुहुर्मुहुः । स्त्रिय ऊचुः - का त्वं कुतः समायाता कथयात्मविचेष्टितम्
māṃ dṛṣṭvā tāḥ samāyāṃtīmapṛcchaṃśca muhurmuhuḥ | striya ūcuḥ - kā tvaṃ kutaḥ samāyātā kathayātmaviceṣṭitam
Seeing me approaching, they asked (me) again and again. The women said: Who are you? Whence have you come? Tell us about yourself.
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PdP 5 75.33
तासां प्रियकथां श्रुत्वा मयोक्तं तन्निशामय । कुतः कोऽहं समायातः कथं वा योषिदाकृतिः
tāsāṃ priyakathāṃ śrutvā mayoktaṃ tanniśāmaya | kutaḥ ko'haṃ samāyātaḥ kathaṃ vā yoṣidākṛtiḥ
Hearing their kindly speech, I said this — hear it: "Whence, and who, am I, who have come here? And how (do I have) a woman's form?"
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PdP 5 75.34
स्वप्नवद्दृश्यते सर्वं किं वा मुग्धोऽस्मि भूतले । तच्छ्रुत्वा मद्वचो देवी प्रोवाच मधुरस्वनैः
svapnavaddṛśyate sarvaṃ kiṃ vā mugdho'smi bhūtale | tacchrutvā madvaco devī provāca madhurasvanaiḥ
"It all appears like a dream — or am I deluded here on earth?" Hearing that speech of mine, the Goddess spoke in sweet tones:
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PdP 5 75.35
वृंदानाम्नी पुरी चेयं कृष्णचंद्रप्रिया सदा । अहं च ललितादेवी तुर्यातीता च निष्कला
vṛṃdānāmnī purī ceyaṃ kṛṣṇacaṃdrapriyā sadā | ahaṃ ca lalitādevī turyātītā ca niṣkalā
"This city is named Vṛndā, ever dear to Kṛṣṇacandra; and I am the goddess Lalitā, beyond the fourth (state) and without parts."
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PdP 5 75.36
इत्युक्त्वा च महादेवी करुणा सांद्रमानसा । मां प्रत्याह पुनर्देवी समागच्छ मया सह
ityuktvā ca mahādevī karuṇā sāṃdramānasā | māṃ pratyāha punardevī samāgaccha mayā saha
Having said this, the great Goddess, compassionate, her heart full (of tenderness), the Goddess spoke to me again: "Come along with me."
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PdP 5 75.37
अन्याश्च योषितः सर्वाः कृष्णपादपरायणाः । ताश्च मां प्रवदंत्येवं समागच्छानया सह
anyāśca yoṣitaḥ sarvāḥ kṛṣṇapādaparāyaṇāḥ | tāśca māṃ pravadaṃtyevaṃ samāgacchānayā saha
And all the other women, devoted to Kṛṣṇa's feet — they too spoke to me thus: "Come along with her."
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PdP 5 75.38
ततोनुकृष्णचंद्रस्य चतुर्दशाक्षरो मनुः । कृपया कथितस्तस्या देव्याश्चापि महात्मनः
tatonukṛṣṇacaṃdrasya caturdaśākṣaro manuḥ | kṛpayā kathitastasyā devyāścāpi mahātmanaḥ
Then, out of compassion, the fourteen-syllabled mantra of Kṛṣṇacandra was told (to me) by that goddess, and also of that great-souled one.
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PdP 5 75.39
तत्क्षणादेव तत्साम्यमलभं विविधोपमा । ताभिः सह गतास्तत्र यत्र कृष्णः सनातनः
tatkṣaṇādeva tatsāmyamalabhaṃ vividhopamā | tābhiḥ saha gatāstatra yatra kṛṣṇaḥ sanātanaḥ
That very instant I attained likeness to them, resembling them in various ways; together with them I went there, where the eternal Kṛṣṇa was.
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PdP 5 75.40
केवलं सच्चिदानंदः स्वयंयोषिन्मयः प्रभुः । योषिदानंदहृदयो दृष्ट्वा मां प्राब्रवीन्मुहुः
kevalaṃ saccidānaṃdaḥ svayaṃyoṣinmayaḥ prabhuḥ | yoṣidānaṃdahṛdayo dṛṣṭvā māṃ prābravīnmuhuḥ
(He was) sheer being-consciousness-bliss, the Lord himself consisting of woman; his heart (made of) the bliss of women, seeing me he spoke again and again:
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PdP 5 75.41
समागच्छ प्रिये कांते भक्त्या मां परिरंभय । रेमे वर्षप्रमाणेन तत्र चैव द्विजोत्तम
samāgaccha priye kāṃte bhaktyā māṃ pariraṃbhaya | reme varṣapramāṇena tatra caiva dvijottama
"Come, dear beloved, embrace me with devotion." And there he took his pleasure for the measure of a year, O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 5 75.42
तदोक्तं रमणेशेन तां देवीं राधिकां प्रति । इयं मे प्रकृतिस्तत्र चासीन्नारदरूपधृक्
tadoktaṃ ramaṇeśena tāṃ devīṃ rādhikāṃ prati | iyaṃ me prakṛtistatra cāsīnnāradarūpadhṛk
Then it was said by the lord of love to that goddess Rādhikā: "This one is my prakṛti (a female of mine) there, having taken the form of Nārada."
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PdP 5 75.43
नीत्वामृतसरो रम्यं स्नानार्थं संनियोजय । तया मे रमणस्यांते गदितं प्रियभाषितम्
nītvāmṛtasaro ramyaṃ snānārthaṃ saṃniyojaya | tayā me ramaṇasyāṃte gaditaṃ priyabhāṣitam
"Leading (her) to the lovely lake of nectar, engage (her) for the sake of bathing." At the end of my lovemaking a kind speech was spoken to me by her:
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PdP 5 75.44
अहं च ललितादेवी राधिकाया च गीयते । अहं च वासुदेवाख्यो नित्यं कामकलात्मकः
ahaṃ ca lalitādevī rādhikāyā ca gīyate | ahaṃ ca vāsudevākhyo nityaṃ kāmakalātmakaḥ
"I too am the goddess Lalitā, and I am spoken of as belonging to Rādhikā; and I too am called Vāsudeva, eternally consisting of the art of love.
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PdP 5 75.45
सत्यं योषित्स्वरूपोऽहं योषिच्चाहं सनातनी । अहं च ललितादेवी पुंरूपा कृष्णविग्रहा
satyaṃ yoṣitsvarūpo'haṃ yoṣiccāhaṃ sanātanī | ahaṃ ca lalitādevī puṃrūpā kṛṣṇavigrahā
Truly I am of the form of a woman, and I am the eternal woman; and I am the goddess Lalitā, male in form, having Kṛṣṇa's body.
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PdP 5 75.46
आवयोरंतरं नास्ति सत्यंसत्यं हि नारद । एवं यो वेत्ति मे तत्त्वं समयं च तथा मनुम्
āvayoraṃtaraṃ nāsti satyaṃsatyaṃ hi nārada | evaṃ yo vetti me tattvaṃ samayaṃ ca tathā manum
There is no difference between us two — this is true, truly, O Nārada. He who thus knows my reality, and the convention, and likewise the mantra —
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PdP 5 75.47
स समाचारसंकेतं ललिता वत्स मे प्रियः । इदं वृंदावनं नाम रहस्यं मम वै गृहम्
sa samācārasaṃketaṃ lalitā vatsa me priyaḥ | idaṃ vṛṃdāvanaṃ nāma rahasyaṃ mama vai gṛham
he (knows) the token of (right) conduct, O Lalitā; (he is) dear to me, my child. This, named Vṛndāvana, is indeed my secret home.
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PdP 5 75.48
न प्रकाश्यं कदा कुत्र वक्तव्यं न पशौ क्वचित् । ततोऽनुराधिकादेवी मां नीत्वा तत्सरोवरे
na prakāśyaṃ kadā kutra vaktavyaṃ na paśau kvacit | tato'nurādhikādevī māṃ nītvā tatsarovare
It is never, nowhere to be revealed; it is not to be told to a beast anywhere. Then the goddess Rādhikā, leading me to that lake,
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PdP 5 75.49
स्थित्वा सा कृष्णचंद्रस्य चरणांते गता पुनः । ततो निमज्जनादेव नारदोऽहमुपागतः
sthitvā sā kṛṣṇacaṃdrasya caraṇāṃte gatā punaḥ | tato nimajjanādeva nārado'hamupāgataḥ
having stayed (there), went again to the feet of Kṛṣṇacandra. Then, just from the plunging (into the water), I came back as Nārada,
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PdP 5 75.50
वीणाहस्तो गानपरस्तद्रहस्यं मुहुर्मुदा । स्वयंभुवं नमस्कृत्य तत्रागां विष्णुपार्षदम्
vīṇāhasto gānaparastadrahasyaṃ muhurmudā | svayaṃbhuvaṃ namaskṛtya tatrāgāṃ viṣṇupārṣadam
with lute in hand, intent on singing that secret again and again with joy; having bowed to the Self-born (Brahmā), I went there as an attendant of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 5 75.51
स्वयंभुवा तथा दृष्टं नोक्तं किंचित्तदा पुनः । इति ते कथितं वत्स सुगोप्यं च मया त्वयि
svayaṃbhuvā tathā dṛṣṭaṃ noktaṃ kiṃcittadā punaḥ | iti te kathitaṃ vatsa sugopyaṃ ca mayā tvayi
What was thus seen by the Self-born was not spoken of at all then again. So it has been told to you, my child — a thing well to be kept secret — by me to you.
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PdP 5 75.52
त्वयापि कृष्णचंद्रस्य केवलं धामचित्कलम् । गोपनीयं प्रयत्नेन मातुर्जारइव प्रियम्
tvayāpi kṛṣṇacaṃdrasya kevalaṃ dhāmacitkalam | gopanīyaṃ prayatnena māturjāraiva priyam
By you too the mere consciousness-portion of Kṛṣṇacandra's abode is to be concealed with effort, as a mother's lover is dear (and hidden).
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PdP 5 75.53
यथा प्रोक्तं मया शिष्ये गौतमे सरहस्यकम् । तथा भवत्सु कार्त्स्न्येन कथितं चातिगोपितम्
yathā proktaṃ mayā śiṣye gautame sarahasyakam | tathā bhavatsu kārtsnyena kathitaṃ cātigopitam
As it was told by me, with its secret, to my pupil Gautama, so it has been told to you in full — and (it is) most closely guarded.
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PdP 5 75.54
यत्र कुत्र कदाचित्तु प्रकाश्यं मुनिपुंगवाः । तदा शापो भवेद्विप्राः कृष्णचंद्रस्य निश्चितम्
yatra kutra kadācittu prakāśyaṃ munipuṃgavāḥ | tadā śāpo bhavedviprāḥ kṛṣṇacaṃdrasya niścitam
But if it is ever revealed anywhere at all, O foremost of sages, then, O brāhmaṇas, there would surely be a curse from Kṛṣṇacandra.
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PdP 5 75.55
इमं कृष्णस्य लीलाभिर्युतमध्यायमुत्तमम् । यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि स याति परमं पदम्
imaṃ kṛṣṇasya līlābhiryutamadhyāyamuttamam | yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi sa yāti paramaṃ padam
Whoever reads or hears this excellent chapter joined with Kṛṣṇa's play, he goes to the highest state.
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