Sri Garga Samhita
BY: SUN STAFF
Apr 07, CANADA (SUN) —
Canto Six, Volume One
Chapter Three
Sri Baladeva-vivahotsava
Lord Balarama's Wedding
Text 1
sri-narada uvaca
ittham maya te kathitam
dvaraka-vasa-karanam
vivahadi-kathah sarva
vadishyami paresayoh
In this way I have described to you the reason the Lord lives in Dvaraka. Now I will tell you everything of the marriages of Krishna and Balarama, the two Supreme Personalities of Godhead.
Text 2
purvam sri-baladevasya
vivaham srinu maithila
sarva-papa-haram punyam
ayur-vardhanam uttamam
O king of Mithila, please hear the story of Lord Balarama's wedding, a sacred and transcendental story that removes all sins and increases the span of one's life.
Text 3
anarto nama rajabhut
surya-vamse maha-manah
yan-namnanarta-desah syat
samudre bhima-nadini
A noble-hearted king named Anarta was born in the surya dynasty. The country of Anarta-desa, which was created where there once was only the ocean filled with terrible sounds, was named after him.
Text 4
raivato nama tat-putras
cakravarti gunakarah
rajyam cakara sa purim
vinirmaya kusasthalim
His son was the virtuous king Raivata, who ruled the kingdom from his capitol Kusasthali.
Text 5
tasya putra-satam casid
revati nama kanyaka
sarvottamam ciranjivam
sundaram varam icchati
He had a hundred sons and one daughter. His daughter, who was named Revati, yearned to have a husband that was handsome, lived eternally, and was better than all other men.
Text 6
ekada ratham asthaya
hema-ratna-vibhushitam
aropya svam duhitaram
raivatah paryatan bhuvam
One day he placed his daughter on a chariot decorated with gold and jewels, and wandered the earth to find a proper husband.
Text 7
prapto yoga-balenapi
brahmalokam subhavaham
kanya-varam pariprashtum
brahmanam prananama ha
By his mystic power he traveled to Brahmaloka. His intention to ask for a proper husband for his daughter, he bowed before the demigod Brahma
Text 8
gayantyam purva-cittyam ca
sthito labdha-kshanah kshanam
eka-cittam vidhim jnatva
svabhiprayam nyavedayat
As the apsara Purvacitti was singing, he found his opportunity. Aware that now he had Brahma's attention, he spoke what was in his heart.
Text 9
sri-raivata uvaca
parah purano jagad-ankuro 'bhuh
purnah paratma paramesvaro 'si
sthitah sada dhamani parameshthya
srijasy alam pasi ca himsasidam
Sri Raivata said: You are the greatest, the oldest, the seed from which this universe has sprouted, the great soul and the great controller. O Brahma, you stay always in your own abode. You create, maintain, and destroy this universe.
Text 10
veda mukham dharma uras tathaiva
prishtham hy adharmas ca manur manisha
angani deva asuras ca padah
sarva sritir deva tanus tava syat
O lord, the Vedas are Your mouth, religion is your chest, irreligion is your back, Manu is your intelligence, the demigods are your limbs, the demons are your feet, and this entire creation is your body.
Text 11
karoshi hastamalakam ca visvam
netum prabhuh sarathivad guneshu
ekas tvam ekam ca vidhaya jalam
grasishyase sarvam ivornanabhih
This universe is like a small amalaka fruit in your hand. You are like a charioteer driving this universe through the modes of nature. You are like a spider and this universe is your web. In the future you will swallow up this entire universe.
Text 12
mahendra-dhishnyam tava vasyam asti
kim sarvabhaumam kim u yoga-siddhih
yah parameshthyam ca sada sthito 'si
tasmai namo 'nanta-gunaya bhumne
The realm of King Indra is under your control, what to speak of the realms of ordinary kings or the perfections of yoga. You always stay in the highest realm. To you, O lord of limitless virtue, I offer my respectful obeisances.
Text 13
bhavan svayambhur jagatam pitamaho
vidhe sura-jyeshtha iti prabhavatah
asya varam sarva-gunam cirayusham
vadasu mam divyam asesha-darsanah
You are self-born. You are the grandfather of all in the universe. You are the best of the demigods. You see everything. O lord, please tell me who should become my daughter's husband, a divine husband that lives forever and has all virtues.
Text 14
sri-narada uvaca
etac chrutva tato brahma
svayambhuh sarva-darsanah
raivatam praha rajanam
prahasann iva maithila
Sri Narada said: O king of Mithila, when he heard these words, self-born Brahma, who sees everything, smiled and spoke to King Raivata.
Text 15
sri-brahmovaca
atra kshanena he rajan
bhuvi kalo maha-bali
tvaram vyatitas tri-nava-
catur-yuga-vikalpitah
Sri Brahma said: O king, a moment in this realm of Brahmaloka is equal to four yugas on the earth.
Text 16
na santi martya-loke tat-
putrah pautrah sa-bandhavah
tat-putra-pautra-naptrinam
gotrani ca na srinmahe
Your children, grandchildren, and other relatives are no longer on the earth. We do not hear anything of the descendents of your children, grandchildren, or great grandchildren. The dynasty no longer exists.
Text 17
tad gaccha sarva-mukhyaya
nara-ratnaya sasvate
kanya-ratnam idam rajan
baladevaya dehi bhoh
Therefore you should approach Lord Balarama, who is the best of all, the jewel of men, and the person that lives eternally, and offer your jewel-daughter to Him.
Text 18
paripurnatamau sakshad
golokadhipati prabhu
bhuvo bharavataraya-
vatirnau bala-kesavau
Krishna and Balarama are the two original Supreme Personalities of Godhead. They are Goloka's two masters, who have descended to remove the earth's burden.
Text 19
asankhya-brahmanda-pati
vasudevatmajau hari
dvarakayam virajete
yadubhir bhakta-vatsalau
Krishna and Balarama, who are the two Supreme Lords, who are the two masters of numberless universes, who are Vasudeva's two sons, and who are kind to Their devotees, are now splendidly manifest in Dvaraka, with the Yadavas as Their companions.
Text 20
sri-narada uvaca
atha srutva vidhim natva
raivato nripa-sattamah
ayayau dvarakam bhuyah
samriddham tam samriddhibhih
Sri Narada said: Hearing these words, the great king Raivata bowed down before Lord Brahma and then quickly went to the supremely opulent city of Dvaraka.
Text 21
paribarhe ratham dattva
visvakarma-vinirmitam
sahasra-haya-samyuktam
divya-yojana-vistritam
As a wedding present he gave a chariot built by Visvakarma that was eight celestial miles long and yoked with a thousand horses, . . .
Text 22
divyambarani ratnani
brahma-dattani maithila
datvayayau tapas taptum
badary-akhyam subhavaham
. . . and he also gave many splendid garments and jewels he had received from Brahma. After giving these gifts he left to perform austerities at sacred Badarikasrama.
Text 23
tada mahotsavas casid
yadu-puryam grihe grihe
sankarshano 'tha bhagavan
revatya viraraja ha
Then there was a great festival in the capitol of the Yadavas. In home after home the Supreme Lord Balarama appeared with Srimati Revati.
Text 24
baladeva-vivahasya
katham yah srinuyan narah
sarva-papa-vinirmuktah
param siddhim avapnuyat
One who hears this story of Lord Balarama's wedding becomes free of all sins and attains the supreme perfection.
