1
ekada yamuna-tire
samasinam jagad-gurum
naradah pranipatyaha
deva-devam sadasivam
One day, bowing before Lord Lord Sadasiva, the master of both the demigods and the universe, who sat by the Yamuna's shore, Sri Narada said:
2
sri-narada uvaca
deva-deva maha-deva
sarva-jna jagad-isvara
bhagavad-dharma-tattva-jna
krishna-mantra-vidam vara
Sri Narada said: O master of the demigods, O great Lord, O all-knowing one, O master of the universe, O sage wise in the science of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, O best of they who know the mantras glorifying Lord Krishna, . . .
3
krishna-mantra maya labdha
saras-toye pituh pare
te sarve sadhita yatnan
mantra-rajadyo maya
. . . from my father I carefully learned the king of mantras and many other Krishna-mantras as we sat by the water.
4
bahu-varsha-sahasreshu
saka-mula-phalasina
sushka-parnambu-vayv-adi-
bhogina ca nirasina
At first I ate only wild vegetables, roots, and fruits, then I ate only dry leaves, then I only drank water, then I only breathed air, and finally I neither ate, drank, nor breathed.
5
strinam sandarsanalapa-
varjina bhumi-sayina
kamadi-sad-gunan jitva
bahyendriyan niyamya ca
I neither saw nor spoke to women. I slept on the ground. I conquered the six vices, beginning with lust, and I controlled the external senses.
6
ananya-manasa nityam
krishna-dhyana-parena ca
tri-kala-snana-niratah
saucacara-parayanah
Without thinking of anything else, I always meditated on Lord Krishna. I bathed thrice daily. I was pure in all I did.
7
tri-kalam arcayed devam
sanga-nyasa-vidhanatah
namani kirtayams tasya
tat-katha-sravanotsukah
Performing nyasas, one should worship the Lord thrice daily. One should chant the Lord's holy names and be eager to hear His glories.
8
tad-gunan bhavayan nityam
japan mantram ahar-nisam
mantrasyartham bhavayams ca premasru-pulakancitah
Day and night one should meditate on the Lord's qualities and chant mantras glorifying Him. Thinking of the meaning of the Lord's mantras, one should shed tears of love. The hairs of one's body should stand erect in ecstasy.
9
evam-adi-gunir yukto
bahu-varsha-satam tatah
samsadhya vaishnavan mantran
nirvedam gatavan aham
Worshiping the Lord in this way for many hundreds of years, I learned many Vishnu-mantras. I gave up all attachment for the material world.
10
na purascaranaih kascid
vinashtadasabhir manuh
kenapi sadhitah kvapi
maya drishto na bhu-tale
Someone somewhere may have attained the eighteen-syllable mantra without first performing purscarana, but I have not seen that person anywhere in the world.
11
jiva-hino yatha dehah
sarva-karmasu na kshamah
purascarana-hino hi
tatha mantra-prakirtitah
As a lifeless body cannot act, so a person who has not performed purascarana cannot chant mantras.
12
vina nyasam tatha mantro
japtah kalpa-satair api
na bhavet phaladah purvam
ity uktam me svayambhuva
Lord Brahma told me that a mantra chanted for hundreds of kalpas will not bring the proper result if not performed with the proper nyasas.
13
kalau kila bhavishyanti
narah papa-parayanah
sv-alpayusha ca manda-bhagya
manda-prajnah ku-medhasah
In Kali-yuga the people will be sinful, short-lived, unfortunate, slow, and unintelligent.
14
sva-dharma-rahita nityam
hari-bhakti-vivarjitah
asuddha-hridayah kshudrah
kamadi-vasa-vartinah
The people will not follow the duties of varnasrama. They will have no devotion for Lord Hari. Their hearts will be dirty. They will be foolish. They will be slaves to lust and a host of vices.
15
putra-dara-rata nityam
hari-bhakti-vivarjitah
idrisas ca katham sadhyah
krishna-mantrah su-durlabhah
They will care only for their wives and children. They will not care to serve Lord Hari. How can people like this attain Krishna-mantras, which are so difficult to attain?
16
na caisham ca harau bhaktih
sravanadya bhavishyati
kamady-akula-cintanam
putra-dara-ratatmanam
They will not be interested in devotion to Lord Hari, which begins with hearing about His glories. They will be overcome by lust and a host of vices. They will care only for their wives and children.
17
yac capi bhagavan-nama
su-labham syat kalau yuge
na purna-phala-dam tac ca
tasminn evaparadhinam
In the Kali-yuga the Lord's holy name is easy to attain. Still, the full result of the holy name does not come to they who commit offenses.
18
aparadha-sahasrani
kritva krishne nirantaram
namasrayas taranty eva
tani sarvani manavah
They who commit thousands of offenses to Lord Krishna, but nevertheless take shelter of the Lord's holy name, cross beyond all those offenses.
19
namni kritvaparadhams tu
yasyanti narakam dhruvam
ittham su-dushkara bhaktih
sukarapi janardane
They who commit offenses to the holy name go to hell. It is with the holy name's help that devotion to Lord Hari, which is otherwise so difficult to attain, is attained very easily.
20
na ca bhaktim vina kincid
upayam vidyate param
yenaivanutishthenasu
gamishyanti hareh padam
No path but devotional service will quickly bring one to the transcendental abode of Lord Hari.
21
dravya-desatmanam nityam
asuddhatvat kalau yuge
na karma-phala-dam kincid
ity ahus ca manishinah
Because in Kali-yuga objects, places, and people are all impure, one cannot easily attain the results of performing pious deeds. That is what the wise have said.
22
jnanam ca dushkaram pumsam
kali-kale viseshatah
bahu-janma-satair
kasyacij jayate kvacit
In the Kali-yuga transcendental knowledge is especially difficult to attain. After many hundreds of births, someone somewhere will attain it.
23
na ca tabhyam api jnana-
karmabhyam prapyate harih
tasmad etad dvayam vyartham
syad ity evam matam mama
One cannot attain Lord Hari by the cultivation of knowledge (jnana) or the performance of pious deeds (karma). These two are useless. That is my opinion.
24
na jnanena karmana va
vairagyena tapasyaya
sreyobhir itarais capi
danadyair labhyate harih
One cannot attain Lord Hari by knowledge, pious deeds, renunciation, austerities, charity, or other auspicious activities.
25
labhyate kevalam bhaktya
sa capi durlabha kalau
ittham cinta-kulad eva
tvam aham saranam gatah
Lord Hari is attained only by devotional service, service that in Kali-yuga is rare and difficult to attain. That is why I, pushed by a host of worries, now take shelter of you.
26
tad upayam kincid adya
kali-kalocitam vada
yenanjasa gamishyanti
hari-lokam narah prabho
O master, please tell what method the people of Kali-yuga may adopt to easily attain the transcendental abode of Lord Hari.
27
bhagavan kena mantrena
samsarottaranam nrinam
tan mayacakshasva tena
sarva-loka-hitam yatah
O Lord, what mantra will carry the people from this world of birth and death? So everyone may benefit, please tell it to me.
28
ko mantrah sarva-mantranam
purascarana-varjitah
vina nyasair vina yogaih
samskaradayir vina prabho
O Lord, of all mantras what mantra needs no purascarana, no nyasa, no yoga, no samskara, and no other thing?
29
sakrid uccaranan namnam
dadati phalam uttamam
yadi yogyo 'smi devesa
tan me karunaya vada
A single utterance of the Lord's holy name gives the highest result. O master of the demigods, if I am competent to hear it, please kindly tell me the Lord's holy name.
30
sri-sadasiva uvaca sadhu prishtham maha-bhaga
sarva-loka-hitaishana
su-gopyam api vakshyami
mantra-cintamanim tava
Lord Sadasiva said: O fortunate one, your question is excellent. O you who wish for the welfare of all, I will tell you the secret cintamani jewel of the mantras.
31
rahasyanam rahasyam yad
guhyanam guhyam uttamam
na maya kathitam devyai
nagrajebhyah pura tava
I will tell you the secret of secrets, the most confidential of all confidential things. I will tell you what I have not told either the goddess or your elder brothers.
32
vakshyami yugalam tubhyam
krishna-mantram anuttamam
mantra-cudamanir nama
yugalam svayam eva ca
I will tell you two peerless Krishna-mantras that are the crest-jewels of all mantras.
33 and 34
paryayas casya mantrasya
tatha panca-paditi ca
gopijaneti vallabheti
caranav iti ca kramat
saranam ca prapadyeti
tata etat pada-trayam
padam trayatmako mantrah
shod asaksha udahritah
One mantra is "Gopijana-vallabha-caranau saranam prapadye" (I take shelter of the feet of Him who is the gopi's beloved). This mantra has three compound words, five individual words, and sixteen syllables.
35
namo gopijanety uktva
vallabhabhyam vadet tatah
yad dvayatmako mantro
dasarnah khalu kathyate
The second mantra is "Namo gopijana-vallabhabhyam" (Obeisances to the divine couple, who are dear to the gopis). This mantra has two words and ten syllables.
36
etam panca-padim japtva
sraddhayasraddhaya sakrit
krishna-priya-vrinda-madhye
vasaty eva na samsayah
One who either with faith or without faith once chants this five-word mantra resides among Lord Krishna's gopi-beloveds. Of this there is no doubt.
37
na purascaranapeksha
nasya nyasa-vidhi-kramah
na desa-kala-niyamo
nari-mitradi-sodhanam
In chanting these mantras there is no need of purscarana, nyasa, ari-suddhi, mitra-suddhi, or other kinds of purification. In chanting these mantras there is no restriction of time or place.
38
sarve 'dhikarinas catra
candalanta munisvarah
striyah sudradayas capi
jada-mukandha-pungavah
All, from the lowest outcaste to the greatest sage, are eligible to chant this mantra. Women, sudras, and all others are eligible. The paralyzed, mute, blind, and lame are eligible.
39
andhra hunah kiratas ca
pulindah pukkasas tatha
abhira yavanah kankah
khasadyah papa-yonayah
The Andhras, Hunas, Kiratas, Pulindas, Pukkasas, Abhiras, Yavanas, Kankas, Khasas, and all others born from sinful wombs are also eligible.
40
dambhahankara-paramah
papa-paisunya-tat-parah
go-brahmananam hantaro
mahopapatakanvitah
They who are overcome with pride and ego, who are intent on committing sins, who are killers of cows and brahmanas, and who are the greatest of sinners, are also eligible.
41
jnana-vairagya-rahitah
sravanadi-vivarjitah
ete canye ca sarve syur
asyadhikarino mune
They who have neither knowledge nor renunciation, they who have never studied the sruti-sastra and other scriptures, and all others, whoever they may be, are also all eligible to chant these mantras.
42
yadi bhaktir bhaved esham
krishne sarvesvaresvare
tadadhikarinah sarve
nanyatha muni-sattamah
Anyone who has devotion for Lord Krishna, the master of all masters, is eligible to chant these mantras, but they who have no devotion, even they may be the greatest of sages, are not eligible.
43 and 44
yajniko dana-niratah
sarva-tirthopasevakah
satya-vadi yatir vapi
veda-vedanga-para-gah
brahma-nishthah kulino va
tapasvi vrata-tat-parah
sa cadhikari na bhavet
krishne bhakti-vivarjitah
They who have performed many yajnas, given charity, visited all holy places, been devoted to speaking the truth, accepted the renounced order, traveled to the farther shore of the Vedas and Vedangas, devotedly served the brahmanas, taken birth in good families, and performed austerities and vows, but are not devoted to Lord Krishna, are not eligible to chant these mantras.
45
tasmad dharer abhaktaya
krita-ghnaya na manine
na ca sraddha-vihinaya
vaktavyam nastikaya ca
Therefore these mantras should not be spoken to one who is not devoted to Lord Hari, nor to one who is ungrateful, proud, or faithless, nor to an atheist or a blasphemer.
46 - 48
nasusruvam pratibruyan
nasamvatsara-vasinam
sri-krishne 'nanya-bhaktaya
dambha-lobha-vivarjine
kama-krodhadi-muktaya
deyam etat prayatnatah
sadasiva rishis cayam
gayatri-cchanda ucyate
devata ballavi-kanto
mantrasya prakirtitah
sa priyasya harer dasye
viniyoga udahritah
One should not speak these mantras to one who does not wish to hear them, nor to one who has not stayed for one year in the speaker's asrama. One should carefully give these mantras to one who is free of hypocrisy, greed, lust, anger, and other vices, and who is sincerely devoted to Lord Krishna. The sage of this mantra is Lord Sadasiva. The meter is Gayatri. The Deity is Lord Krishna, the beloved of the gopis. The purpose is to attain service to dear Lord Hari.
49
acakradyaih pancangani
tair eva karayor api
atha caitad dvayam vipra
bijenaiva samacaret
Beginning with the cakra one should perform the pancanga-nyasa and the kara-nyasa. O brahmana, one should perform them both with the bija-syllable.
50
mantrasya prathama-varno
binduna parito 'ncitah
gamitveva bhaved bijam
namah saktir ihodita
The first syllable should be adorned with the bindu letter. That is the bija-syllable. The sakti is said to be the word "namah" (obeisances).
51
antima dasangani
tenaiva ca tatharcanam
gandha-punyadibhis tac ca
janaih karyam anamatah
At the end should be the ten angas. Then the people should worship the Lord with scents, flowers, and other offerings.
52
nyasa-puje ca nitye ca
kartavye hari-tushtaye
ata evasya mantrasya
nyaso nanye ca kascana
To please Lord Hari one should always perform worship and nyasa. Nyasa should be performed with this mantra. It should not be otherwise.
53
sakrid uccaranad asya
krita-krityo na samsayah
tathapi dasadha nityam
japady-artham vibhavayan
By once chanting this mantra one attains success. Of this there is no doubt. Still, for the purpose of chanting japa one should chant this mantra ten times daily.
54
atha dhyanam pravakshyami
mantrasyasya dvijottama
pitambaram ghana-syamam
dvi-bhujam vana-malinam
O best of brahmanas, now I will tell you the meditation of this mantra. I meditate on two-armed Lord Krishna, who is dark like a monsoon cloud, dressed in yellow garments, garlanded with forest flowers, . . .
55
barhi-barhakrita-pidam
sasi-koti-nibhananam
ghurnayamana-nayanam
karnikaravatamsinam
. . . crowned with a peacock feather, and garlanded with lotus whorls, whose face is splendid like ten million moons, whose eyes move restlessly, . . .
56
abhitas candanenatha
madhye kunkuma-binduna
racitam tilakam bhale
bibhratam mandalakritim
. . . whose forehead is marked with tilaka of sandal paste and musk, . . .
57
tarunaditya-sankasam
kundalabhyam virajitam
gharmambu-kanika-rajad-
darpanabha-kapolakam
. . . who is splendid with earrings like two rising suns, whose perspiration-anointed cheeks are like two glistening mirrors, . . .
58
priya-mukha-nyastapangam
lilaya yonnata-bhruvam
agra-bhaga-nyasta-mukta-
sphurad-ucca-su-nasikam
. . . who with raised eyebrows playfully glances at His beloved's face, the tip of whose graceful raised nose is decorated with a glistening pearl, . . .
59
dasana-jyotsnaya rajat-
pakva-bimba-phaladharam
keyurangada-sad-ratna-
mudrikabhir lasat-karam
. . . whose bimba-fruit lips are splendid in the moonlight of His teeth, whose hands are splendid with bracelets, armlets, and jewel rings, . . .
60
bibhratam muralim vame
padma-panau tathetare
kanci-dhama sphuran-madhyam
nupurabhyam lasat-padam
. . . who holds a flute in His left lotus hand, whose waist is splendid with a graceful belt, whose feet are splendid with graceful anklets, . . .
61
rati-keli-rasavesa-
capalam capalekshanam
hasantam priyaya sardham hasayantam ca tam muhuh
. . . whose eyes are restless with the nectar of amorous pastimes, who jokes with His beloved, making Her laugh again and again, . . .
62
ittham kalpa-taror mule
ratna-simhasanopari
vrindaranye smaret krishnam
samsthitam priyaya saha
. . . and who stays with Her on a jewel throne under a kalpa-vriksha tree in Vrindavana forest. In this way one should meditate on Lord Krishna and His beloved.
63
vama-parsve sthitam tasya
radhikam ca smaret tatah
nicina-nila-vasanam
druta-hema-sama-prabham
On the Lord's left side one should meditate on Sri Radha, who is dressed in blue garments, who is splendid like molten gold, . . .
64
patancalenavritardha-
su-smeranana-pankajam
kanta-vaktre nyasta-nrityac- cakori-cancalekshanam
. . . who with the edge of Her garment covers Her graceful lotus smile, whose restless cakori-bird eyes dance on Her beloved's face, . . .
65
angushtha-tarjanibhyam ca
nija-priya-mukhambuje
arpayantim puga-phalim
parna-curna-samanvitam
. . . who with her forefinger and thumb places beletnuts and crushed betelleaves in Her beloved's lotus mouth, . . .
66
mukta-hara-sphurac-caru-
pinonnata-payodharam
kshina-madhyam prithu-sronim
kinkini-jala-sobhitam
. . . whose full, raised breasts are decorated with a glistening pearl-necklace, whose waist is slender, whose broad hips are decorated with tinkling ornaments, . . .
67
ratna-tatanka-keyura-
mudra-valava-dharinim
ranat-kataka-manjira-
ratna-padanguriyakam
. . . who is decorated with jewel earrings, fingerrings, toerings, bracelets, armlets, and tinkling golden anklets, . . .
68
lavanya-sara-mugdhangim
sarvavayava-sundarim
ananda-rasa-sammagnam
prasannam nava-yauvanam
. . . whose limbs are graceful with the best of beauty, who is in always in the prime of youth, and who is always plunged in the nectar of bliss.
69
sakhyas ca tasya viprendra
tat-samana-vayo-gunah
tat-sevana-para bhavyas
camara-vyajanadibhih
O king of brahmanas, Her friends, whose age and qualities are like Hers, devotedly serve Her with camaras, fans, and other articles.
70 and 71
atha tubhyam pravakshyami
mantrartham srinu narada
bahirangaih prapancasya
svamsair mayadi-saktibhih
antarangais tatha nitya-
vibhutais tais cid-adibhih
gopanad ucyate gopi
radhika krishna-vallabha
Please hear, O Narada, and I will tell you the meaning of these mantras. The material world is manifested by the Lord's maya potency and other external potencies. The spiritual world is manifested by the Lord's cit potency and other internal and everlasting spiritual potencies. The protector of these potencies is said to be the gopi Sri Radha, who is Lord Krishna's beloved.
72
devi krishnamayi prokta
radhika para-devata
sarva-lakshmi-svarupa sa
krishnahlada-svarupini
The transcendental goddess Sri Radha is the direct counterpart of Lord Sri Krishna. She is the central figure for all the goddesses of fortune. She is the pleasure-potency of Lord Krishna.
73
tatah sa procyate vipra
hladiniti manishibhih
tat-kala-koti-koty-amsa
durgadyas tri-gunatmikah
The wise say that She is the pleasure potency of Lord Krishna. Durga and the other goddesses in the world of the three modes are a million-millionth part of one of Her expansions.
74
sa tu sakshan maha-lakshmih
krishno narayanah prabhuh
na tayor vidyate bhedah
sv-alpo 'pi muni-sattama
She is directly Goddess Maha-Lakshmi and Lord Krishna is Lord Narayana. O best of sages, there is not the slightest difference between Them.
75
bahuna kim muni-sreshtha
vina tabhyam na kincana
cid-acil-lakshana-sarvam
radha-krishna-mayam jagat
O best of sages, what more can I say? Nothing can exist without Them. This universe made of spirit and matter together is Their potency.
76
iyam durga hari rudrah
krishnah sakra iyam saci
savitriyam harir brahma
dhumondhasau yamo harih
She is Durga and Lord Hari is Siva. Lord Krishna is Indra and She is Saci. She is Savitri and Lord Hari is Brahma. She is Dhumorna and Lord Hari is Yama.
77
ittham sarvam tayor eva
vibhutim viddhi narada
na saktyate maya vaktum
tat tu varsha-satair api
O Narada, please know that everything is Their potency. Even if I had many hundreds of years, I could not describe all Their glories.
78
trailokye prithivi dhanya
jambudvipo yatah param
tatrapi bharatam varsham
tatrapi mathura puri
In the three worlds the most fortunate place is the earthly planets. The best of them is Jambudvipa. In Jambudvipa the best place is Bharata-varsha. In Bharata-varsha the best place is Mathura-puri.
79
tatra vrindavanam nama
tatra gopi-kadambakah
tatra radha-sakhi-vargas
tatrapi radhika para
The best place in Mathura-puri is called Vrindavana. In Vrindavana stay the supreme Goddess, Sri Radha, and Her many gopi friends.
80
sannidhyadhikyatas tasya
adhikyam syad yathottaram
prithivi-prabhritinam tu
nanyat kincid ihoditam
Beginning with the earthly planets, each realm described here is more or less exalted relative to its nearness to Sri Radha.
81
saisha hi radhika gopi-
janas tasyah sakhi-janah
tasya sakhi-samuhasya
vallabhau prana-nayakau
The gopis are the friends of Sri Radha. Sri Sri Radha-Krishna are the hero and heroine dear to the gopis.
82
radha-krishnatayoh padan
saranam syad ihasrayam
prapadye gatavan asmi
jivo 'ham mati-duhkhitah
I take shelter of Sri Sri Radha-Krishna's feet. I, an individual spirit soul unhappy at heart, surrender to Them.
83
so 'ham yah saranam prapto
mama tasya vadanti ca
sarvam tabhyam tad-artham hi
tad-bhogyam na tu ye mama
The wise say, "I surrender to Sri Sri Radha-Krishna. Whatever is mine is in truth Their property. Everything is for Their sake. Everything is meant for Their enjoyment. It is not meant for me."
84
ity asau kathito vipra
mantrasyarthah samasatah
yugalarthas tatha nyasah
prapattih saranagatih
O brahmana, thus I have briefly described the meaning of these mantras. Therefore one should perform nyasas to please the divine couple, Sri Sri Radha-Krishna. One should take shelter of Them and surrender to Them.
85
atmarpanam me panca-
paryasas te mayoditah
ayam eva cintaniyo
diva-naktam atandritaih
Thus I have described to you five ways to offer oneself to Sri Sri Radha-Krishna. You should think of these ways of surrender day and night, and never become tired of thinking of them.
86
atha diksha-vidhim vakshye
srinu narada tattvatah
sravanad eva mucyante
vina yasya vidhanatah
O Narada, please hear and I will tell you about spiritual initiation. Simply by hearing of this, even without following this description, the people become liberated.
87 and 88
a-virincaj jagat sarvam
vijnaya nasvaram budhah
adhyatmikadi-tri-vidham
duhkham evanubhuya ca
anityatvac ca sarvesham
sukhanam muni-sattama
duhkha-pakshe vinikshipya
tani tebhyo virajyate
O best of sages, aware that every place in the material world, from Brahmaloka down, is temporary and destined for destruction, directly feeling the three kinds of material suffering, beginning with sufferings caused by one's own body and mind, and also seeing that all material happinesses come to an end and finally lead only to pain, a wise person renounces the world. No longer is he interested in the things of this world.
89
virajya samsriter hanau
sadhanani vicintayet
anuttama-sukhasyapi
sampraptau bhrisam duhkhitah
When a person no longer desires to enjoy the things of this world, he should consider how to finally sever all connection with this world. Only when he succeeds in that will such a person, unhappy with the world, attain peerless happiness.
90
saranam dushkaratvam hi
vijnaya ca maha-matih
bhrisam artas tato vipra
sri-gurum saranam vrajet
O brahmana, a wise person, aware that the shelter of the Lord is very difficult to attain, and distressed by material life, should take shelter of a bona-fide spiritual master.
91-93
santo vimatsarah krishna-
bhakto 'nanya-prayojanah
ananya-sadhanah sriman
krodha-lobha-vivarjitah
sri-krishna-rasa-tattva-jnah
krishna-mantra-vidam varah
krishnasrayo nityam
mantra-bhaktah sada-sucih
sad-dharma-sadhako nityam
sad-acara-niyojakah
sampradayi kripa-purno
viragi gurur ucyate
It is said that a bona-fide spiritual master should be peaceful, non-envious, devoted to Lord Krishna, not interested in things that have no relation to Lord Krishna, not engaged in activities that have no relation to Lord Krishna, filled with spiritual virtues, free of anger and greed, learned in the science of the nectar mellows of Lord Krishna, expert in the mantras glorifying Lord Krishna, always surrendered to Lord Krishna and always taking shelter of Lord Krishna, devoted to chanting the mantras glorifying Lord Krishna, always pure, always pious and religious, always engaged in devotional service to the Lord, a teacher who shows his disciples how to serve the Lord, himself a disciple in the sampradaya (disciplic succession), filled with mercy, and renounced.
94
evam-adi-gunah prayah
susrushur guru-padayoh
gurau nitanta-bhaktas ca
mumukshuh sishya ucyate
It is said that a bona-fide disciple should have qualities like these also. He should have faith in his spiritual master's feet, be devoted to his spiritual master, and have the attainment of liberation as the goal of his life.
95
yat sakshat sevanam tasya
premna bhagavato bhavet
sa mokshah procyate prajnai
r veda-vedanga-vedibhih
Service to the spiritual master is the same as direct loving service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The wise, who are learned in the Vedas and Vedangas, declare that this service is the path to liberation.
96
trayasva bho jagan-natha
guro samsara-vahnina
dagdham ca kala-dashtam ca
trahi mam bhava-sagarat
O spiritual master of all the worlds, please rescue me, for I am burning in the fire of repeated birth and death! I am bitten by the black snake of time! Please rescue me from the ocean of birth and death!
97
sri-nanda-nandanah krishnah
sarva-deva-siro-manih
padambujaika-bhag eka-
diksha prokta manishibhih
Lord Krishna, the son of Nanda, is the crest jewel of all Deities. One should worship His lotus feet alone. One time only should one accept initiation to the worship of His lotus feet. This is said by the wise.
98
agatya ca guroh pade
nija-vrittam nivedayet
sa-sandehanam prahvatya
bodhayitva punah punah
One should approach the spiritual master's feet, offer service to them, and learn the truth by asking questions again and again.
99
sva-pada-pranatam santam
susrushum nija-padayoh
ati-hrishta-manah sishyam
gurur adhyapayen manum
Happy at heart, the spiritual master then teaches the sacred mantra to the disciple who is peaceful, who has faith in his spiritual master's feet, and who is surrendered to his spiritual master's feet.
100
candanena mrida vapi
vilikhet bahu-mulayoh
vama-dakshinayor vipra
sankha-cakre yatha kramam
O brahmana, using sandal paste or clay, the spiritual master should draw a conchshell and cakra on the left and right shoulders.
101
urdhva-pundram tatah kuryad
bhaladishu vidhanatah
tato mantra-dvayam tasya
daksha-karne vinirdiset
Then the spiritual master should draw Vaishnava tilaka on the forehead and other places, and then he should speak the two mantras in the disciple's right ear.
102
mantrartham ca vadet tasmai
yathavad anupurvasah
dasa-sabda-yutam nama
dhayya tasya prayatnatah
Then he should explain the meaning of the mantras, and then he should give the disciple a name, a name ending with the word "dasa" (servant).
103
tato 'ti-bhaktya sa-sneham
vaishnavan bhojayed budhah
sri-gurum pujayec capi
vastralankaranadibhih
Then the wise disciple should affectionately and devotedly feast the Vaishnavas, and then he should worship the spiritual master with garments, ornaments, and other gifts.
104
sarvasvam gurave dadyat
tad-ardham va maha-mune
sva-deham api nikshiptam
puras tishthed akincanah
O great sage, then the disciple should offer all his wealth to his spiritual master, or he may offer half his wealth, or, being penniless, he may offer his body in the spiritual master's service.
105
ya etaih pancabhir vidvan
samskaraih samskrito bhavet
dasya-bhagi sa krishnasya
nanyatha kalpa-kotibhih
With these five samskaras (purificatory rituals) one becomes purified. He becomes a servant of Lord Krishna. Even in ten million kalpas he will not renounce that service.
106
ankanam cordhva-pundram ca
mantra-nama-vidharanam
pancami yaga ity uktam
samskaram purva-suribhih
The previous sages say these five samskaras are: 1. the marking, 2. tilaka, 3. mantra, 4. name, and 5. yajna.
107
ankanam sankha-cakradyaih
sac-chidra-pundra ucyate
dasa-sabda-yutam nama
mantro yugala-samjnakam
The marking is the marking of the conchshell, disc, and other signs. The tilaka is Vaishnava tilaka. The name is the name to which the word "da sa" (servant) is added. The mantra is the two mantras already described.
108
guru-vaishnavayoh puja
yaga ity abhidhiyate
ete parama-samskara
maya te parikirtitah
The yajna is the worship of the spiritual master and the Vaishnavas. Thus I have described these great samskaras to you.
109
atha tubhyam prapannam
dharman vakshyami Narada
yan asthaya gamishyanti
hari-dhama narah kalau
O Narada, now I will describe to you, a surrendered soul, the spiritual activities people in Kali-yuga may follow to attain the abode of Lord Hari.
110
ittham guror labdha-mantro
guru-bhakti-parayanah
sevamano gurum nityam
tat-kripam bhavayet sudhih
After receiving the mantras, the wise disciple should always devotedly serve his spiritual master. In this way he inspires the spiritual master's mercy to him.
111
satam dharmas tatah sikshet
prapannanam viseshatah
sveshta-deva-dhiya nityam
vaishnavan paritoshayet
The disciple should study the devotional activities of the devotees. Especially he should study the activities of the surrendered souls. He should always meditate on his chosen Deity. He should always try to please the Vaishnavas.
112
tadanam bhartsanam kami
bhogyatvena yatha striyah
grihnati vaishnavanam ca
tat-tad-grahyam tatha budhaih
As a rake enjoys when his mistress rebukes and hits him, so a wise person is happy when the Vaishnavas punish him.
113
aihikamushmaki-cinta
na ca karya kadacana
aihikam tu sada bhavyam
purva carati karmanam
He never worries what will happen in this life or the next. He knows that what happens in this life is determined by his past deeds.
114
amushmikam tatha krishnah
svayam eva karishyati
ato hi tat krite tyajyah
prayatnah sarvatha naraih
He does not worry what will happen in the next life. Lord Krishna Himself will arrange what will happen after this life.
115
sarvopaya-parityagah
krishnopayanam arcanam
su-ciram proshite kantam
yatha pati-parayana
He should renounce all plans and make the worship of Lord Krishna his only plan. As a faithful wife worships her husband when he has gone away on a journey, so he should worship Lord Krishna.
116
priyanuragini dina
tasya sangaika-ka\nkshini
tad-gunan bhavayen nityam
gayaty api srinoti ca
Filled with love for her dear husband, such an unhappy wife always longs for his company. She always meditates on his virtues. She glorifies them and hears about them.
117
sri-krishna-guna-liladeh
smaranadi tatha caret
na punah sadhanatvena
karyam tat tu kadacana
In the same way the devotee should always remember, hear about, and glorify Lord Krishna virtues, pastimes, and everything else about the Lord. A devotee need do nothing but this.
118
ciram proshyagatam kantam
prapya kanta-dhiya tatha
cumbanti valinganti ca
netrantena pibanty api
When the dear husband, long absent on a journey, finally returns, the wife, filled with thoughts of him, kisses him, embraces him, and with her eyes drinks in the sight of him.
119
brahmanandam gatam vamum
sevate paraya muda
srimad-arcavatare ca
taya paricared dharim
By serving the Deity form of the Lord one directly serves supremely blissful Lord Hari.
120
ananya-sarano nityam
tathaivananya-sadhanah
ananya-sadhanartho ca
syad ananya-prayojanah
One should take shelter of Lord Krishna. One should not take shelter of anyone but Him. One should not strive to attain anyone but Him. One should not desire anyone but Him. One should not have any goal but Him.
121
nanyam ca pujayed devam
na namet tam smaren na ca
na ca pasyen na gayen na
ca vindeta kadacana
One should not worship anyone but Him. One should not bow down before anyone but Him. One should not meditate on anyone but Him. One should not gaze upon anyone but Him. One should not glorify anyone but Him. One should not seek anyone but Him.
122
nanyocchishtam ca bhunjita
nanya-sesham ca dharayet
avaishnavanam sambhasham
vandanadi vivarjayet
One should not eat the remnants of food eaten by anyone but Him. One should not wear the garments and ornaments worn by anyone but Him. One should not talk with they who are not devotees of the Lord. One should not bow down before them or honor them in any way.
123
isa-vaishnavayor nindam
srinuyan na kadacana
karnau pidhaya gantavyam
sakto dandam samacaret
One should not hear the blasphemy of the Supreme Lord or His devotees. One should cover one ears and go away. If one has the power, one should punish the offender.
124
asritas catakim vrittim
deha-patavadhi dvija
dvayasyartham bhavayata
stheyam ity eva me matih
O brahmana, one should always serve the Lord and His devotees. Until the moment of one's death one should follow the example of the cataki bird.
125
sarah-samudra-nady-adin
vihaya cataki yatha
trshiti mriyate vapi
yacate va payodharat
Rejecting lakes, rivers, oceans, and any other source of water, a cataki bird will drink only water falling from a cloud. It will die of thirst before accepting any other water.
126
evam eva prayatnena
sadhanani parityajan
sveshta-devau sada bhavyau
gatis tau me bhaved iti
Renouncing all other goals, one should think, "Sri Sri Radha-Krishna are the only goal of my life."
127
sveshta-deva-tadiyanam
guror api viseshatah
anukulye sada-stheyam
pratikulyam vivarjayet
One should accept what is favorable for service to the Lord, His devotees, and one's spiritual master. One should reject what is not favorable for Their service.
128
sakrit-prapanna-rakshadi-
kalyanugunatam tayoh
vicintya visvasayed etau
mam avasyam avisyatah
Sri Sri Radha-Krishna will protect anyone who even once surrenders to Them. One should confidently think, "Sri Sri Radha-Krishna will protect me".
129
samsara-sagaran nathau
putra-mitra-grihakulat
goptarau me yuvam eva
prapanna-bhaya-bhanjanau
One should pray, "O Sri Sri Radha-Krishna, please rescue me from the ocean of birth and death. Please rescue me from the troubles born from children, friends, and home. Please break into pieces the fears of Your surrendered devotee.
130
yo 'ham mamasti yat kincid
iha loke paratra ca
tat sarvam bhavator adya
caraneshu mayarpitam
"O Sri Sri Radha-Krishna, today I place at Your feet Myself and everything I possess either in this life or in the next.
131
aham apy aparadhanam
alayas tyakta-sadhanah
agatis ca tato nathau
bhavantau me bhaved gatih
"I am the home of all offenses. I have abandoned all spiritual duties. I have no shelter. O Sri Sri Radha-Krishna, O my Lords, please become my shelter.
132
tavasti radhika-natha
karmana manasa gira
krishna-kante tavaivasmi
yuvam eva gatir mama
"O master of Radha, I am Yours. O beloved of Lord Krishna, I am Yours. I offer to You both my thoughts, words, and deeds. You both are the goal of my life.
133
saranam vam prapanno 'smi
karuna-nikarakarau
prasadam kurutam dasyam
mayi dushte 'paradhini
"O Sri Sri Radha-Krishna, You are like two great oceans of mercy. Please be merciful to me. I take shelter of You. I surrender to You. Please engage me, a sinner and an offender, in Your service."
134
ity evam japatam nityam
gantavyam padya-pancakam
acirad eva tada dasyam
icchata muni-sattama
O best of sages, one who desires to quickly attain the direct service of the divine couple should daily recite these five verses.
135
bahya-dharmo maya tubhyam
sankshepenopavarnitah
antarah paramah dharmah
prapannanam athocyate
In this way I have briefly described the external activities of the surrendered souls. Now I will describe the activities hidden in their hearts.
136
krishna-priya-sakhi-bhavam
samasritya prayatnatah
tayoh sevam prakurvita
diva-naktam atandritah
Accepting the nature of one of Sri Radha's gopi friends, one should carefully serve the divine couple day and night, without ever becoming fatigued.
137
esha te kathito dharma
antaro muni-sattama
guhyad guhyataro hy esha
gopaniyah prayatnatah
O best of sages, I have thus told you something that is very confidential. This is the most secret of all secrets. It should be concealed with great care.
138
ukto mantras tad-angani
tatha tasyadhikarinah
tad-dharmas ca tatha tebhyah
phalam mantrasya narada
O Narada, thus I have described to you the mantra, the parts of the mantra, they who are qualified to chant the mantra, spiritual activities, and the result attained by performing spiritual activities and chanting the mantra.
139
anutishthatvam apy ete
tayor dasyam avapsyasi
svadhikam rakshayed vipra
sandeho natra kascana
Follow this teaching and you will attain direct service to Sri Sri Radha-Krishna. O brahmana, They will always protect you. Of this there is no doubt.
140
sakrin-matra-prapanno yas
tavasmiti ca yacate
nija-dasyam harir dadyan
na me 'trasti vicarana
To a person who once surrenders to the Lord and says, "O Lord, I am Yours," Lord Hari gives direct devotional service. Of this I have no doubt.
141
tatra te varnayishyami
rahasya-paramadbhutam
srutam purvam maya krishnat
sakshad bhagavatah kila
Now I will tell you a very wonderful secret, a secret I directly heard from Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Himself.
142
mantra-ratnam aham purvam
japan kailasa-murdhani
dhyayan narayanam devam
avasam gahane vane
In the past I lived deep in the forest on Mount Kailasa's summit. Chanting the jewel of mantras, I meditated on Lord Narayana.
143
tatas tu bhagavams tushtah
pradurasin mamagratah
vriyatam varam ity ukte
mayapy udghatya locanam
Pleased with me, the Lord appeared in my meditation and said, "You may ask a boon". I suddenly opened my eyes.
144
drishto devah sriya sardham
samsthito garudopari
pranipatya muhus cainam
avadac ca sriyah patim
Gazing at the Lord as He stood on Garuda with the goddess of fortune at His side, I bowed down again and again. Then I said to the goddess of fortune's husband:
145 and 146
yad rupam te kripa-sindho
paramananda-dayinam
sarvanandasrayam nityam
murtam ca sarvato-'dhikam
nirgunam nishkriyam santam
brahmeti ca vidur budhah
tad aham drashtum icchami
cakshurbhyam paramesvara
"O Supreme controller, O ocean of mercy, I wish that with my own eyes I may see Your original form, the best of all Your forms, a form the great sages say is eternal, the giver of bliss, the abode of all bliss, beyond the modes of nature, beyond material deeds, peaceful, and spiritual.
147
tato mam aha bhagavan
prasannah kamala-patih
tad adya drakshyase rupam
yat te manasi kankshitam
Pleased, the goddess of fortune's husband said to me, "Today you will see the form your heart desires.
148
yamuna-pascime kule
gaccha vrindavanam mama
ity uktvantardadhe devah
sriya sardham jagat-patih
"Go to the place named Vrindavana, which is on the western shore of the Yamuna." After speaking these words, the master of the universes, accompanied by the goddess of fortune, suddenly disappeared.
149
aham apy agamam tarhi
yamunayas tatam subham
atra krishnam apasyams ca
sarva-devesvaresvaram
Then I went to the beautiful shore of the Yamuna. There I saw the demigods' master, Lord Krishna, . . .
150
gopa-vesa-dharam kantam
kisora-vayasanvitam
priya-skandhe su-vinyasta-
vama-hastam manoharam
. . . who was a cowherd youth, who was charming and handsome, whose left hand was gracefully placed on His beloved's shoulder, . . .
151
hasantam hasyantam ca
madhye gopi-kadambakam
snigdha-medhasam abhasa-
kalyana-guna-mandiram
. . . who stood in the midst of many gopis, laughing and making them laugh, whose heart was filled with love, and who was a great palace of splendor, auspiciousness, and virtues.
152
prahasya ca tatah krishno
mam ahamrita-bhashanah
aham te darsanam yatam
jnatva rudra tavepsitam
Smiling, Lord Krishna spoke to me these words of nectar: "O Siva, I could understand your desire. That is why I have now come before your eyes.
153
yad adya me tvaya drishtam
idam rupam alaukikam
ghani-bhutamala-prema-
sac-cid-ananda-vigraham
"Now you can see My original form, a form beyond the world of matter, a form filled with intense and pure love, a form eternal and filled with knowledge and bliss.
154
nirupam nirgunam vyapi
kriya-hinam parat param
vadanti veda-sirasa
idam eva mamanagha
"O sinless one, the Upanishads, which form the crown of all the Vedas, say that I am formless, without qualities, all-pervading, inactive, and greater than the greatest.
155
prakritaika-gunabhavad
anantatvat tathesvara
aprasiddhya mad-gunanam
nirgunam mam vadanti hi
"Of all My qualities, not a single one is made of matter. My qualities are all limitless and eternal. No one can understand them perfectly or completely. That is why the Upanishads say I have no qualities.
156
adrisyatvan mamaitasya
rupasya carma-cakshusha
arupam ma vadanty ete
vedah sarve mamesvara
"O Siva, My form cannot be seen by material eyes. That is why the Vedas say I am formless.
157
vyapakatvac cid-amsena
mam brahmeti vidur budhah
akartritvat prapancasya
nishkriyam mam vadanty api
"With a single fragment of consciousness I pervade everything. That is why the philosophers think I am the formless Brahman. My actions have nothing to do with the world of matter. That is why the philosophers say I am inactive.
158
maya-gunair yuta me 'msah
kurvanti srijanadikam
na karomi svayam kincit
srishty-adikam aham siva
"Filled with the modes of material nature, the demigods, who are My parts and parcels, create, maintain, and destroy the material universes. O Siva, I do not Myself create, maintain, or destroy them.
159
aham asam maha-deva
gopinam prema-vihvalah
kriyantaram na janami
natmanam api manada
"O Siva, O humble and respectful one, I am overcome with love for the gopis. I do not know anything else. I do not even know My own self.
160
viharamy anaya nityam
asyah prema-vasi-kritah
imam tu mat-priyam viddhi
radhikam para-devatam
"Please understand the truth of My beloved, the supreme goddess Sri Radha. I enjoy pastimes with Her eternally. She has conquered Me with Her love.
161
asyas ca paritah pasya
sakhyah sata-sahasrasah
nityah sarva ima rudra
yathaham nitya-vigrahah
"O Siva, see how hundreds and thousands of Her friends surround Us. As I am eternal, so are they also.
162
sakhayah pitarau gopa
gavo vrindavanam mama
nityam eva sarvam etat
cid-ananda-rasatmakam
My gopa friends, parents, cows, and this land named Vrindavana are all eternal. They are spiritual, blissful, and sweet like nectar.
163
idam ananda-kandakhyam
viddhi vrindavanam mama
yasmin pravesa-matrena
na punah samsritim viset
Know that My Vrindavana is filled with bliss. One who enters it never again enters the world of birth and death.
164
mad-vanam prapya yo mudhah
punar anyatra gacchati
sa atma-ha mahadeva
sarvatha natra samsayah
One who, after entering My forest, leaves and goes somewhere else is a great fool. O Siva, it is as if he killed his own soul. Of this there is no doubt.
165
vrindavanam parityajya
naiva gacchamy aham kvacit
nivasamy anaya sardham
aham atraiva sarvada
I never take even a single step out of Vrindavana. Accompanied by Sri Radha, I stay here eternally.
166
ity evam sarvam akhyatam
yat te rudra hridi sthitam
kathayasva mamedanim
kim anyat srotum icchasi
Thus I have told you everything. O Siva, speak what is in your heart. What more do you wish to hear?
167
tatas tam abruvam devam
aham ca muni-sattama
idrisdas tvam katham labhyas
tam upayam vadasva me
O best of sages, then I said to Lord Krishna: How can one attain You? Please tell me the way.
168
tato mam aha bhagavan
sadhu rudra tvayoditam
ati-guhyatamam hy etat
gopaniyam tvayanagha
Then Lord Krishna said to me: O Siva, you have spoken well. I will tell you a great secret, which you should carefully conceal, O sinless one.
169
sakrid avam prapanno yas
tyaktopaya upasate
gopi-bhavena devesa
samam eti na cetara
A person who, renouncing all else, once surrenders to Me and to Sri Radha, and worships Us as the gopis worship Us, attains Us. No one else attains Us.
170
yo mam eva prapannas ca
mat-priyam na mahesvara
na kadapi samapnoti
mam eva te mayoditam
O Siva, a person who surrenders to Me but not to My beloved never attains Me. This I tell you.
171
sakrid etam prapanno yas
tavasmiti vaded api
sadhanena vinapy esha
mam apnoti na samsayah
A person who once surrenders to Her and tells Her, "I am Yours", attains Me also without doing anything further. Of this there is no doubt.
172
tasmat sarvatmana rudra
mat-priyam saranam vrajet
ya asu mat-priya bhutva
mam vasi-kartum icchati
Therefore, O Siva, a person who desires to conquer Me should surrender, with all his heart, to My beloved. In this way one becomes dear to Me.
173
idam rahasyam paramam
maya te parikirtitam
tvayapy etan mahadeva
gopaniyam prayatnatah
I have spoken to you a very great secret. O Siva, please conceal it with great care.
174
tvam apy etam samasritya
radhikam mama vallabham
japan me yugalam mantram
sada tishtha mamalaye
You also should take shelter of My beloved Radha, chant My two mantras, and always stay in My abode.
175
sri-siva uvaca
ity uktva dakshine karne
mama krishno daya-nidhih
upadisya dvayam hy etat
samskarams ca vidhaya hi
Lord Sadasiva said: After speaking these words, Lord Krishna, who is an ocean of mercy, spoke the two mantras in my right ear. Then He taught me the various samskaras.
176
sa-gano 'ntardadhe vipra
tatraiva me vipascitah
aham apy atra tishthami
tad arabhya nirantaram
O wise brahmana, then the Lord and His company suddenly disappeared. Since then I have always stayed in this place.
177
sarvam etan maya tubhyam
sangam eva prakirtitam
adhuna vada viprendra
kim bhuyah srotum icchasi
O king of brahmanas, now I have told you everything. Please speak. What more do you wish to hear?
178
sri-narada uvaca
bhagavan sarvam akhyatam
yat prishtam maya guro
adhuna srotum icchami
bhava-margam anuttamam
Sri Narada said: O spiritual master, you have answered my question with all completeness. Now I wish to hear about the path of spiritual love, the best of all paths.
179
sri-sadasiva uvaca
sadhu prishtam tvaya vipra
sarva-loka-hitaishina
rahasyam api vakshyami
tan me nigaditam srinu
Lord Sadasiva said: O brahmana who wishes the welfare of all, I will tell you a great secret. Please hear this from me.
180
dasah sakhayah pitarau
preyasyas ca harir iha
sarve nitya muni-sreshtha
tat-tulya-guna-salinah
O best of sages, Lord Hari, His servants, His friends, His parents, and His gopi beloveds are all eternal. They all have the same transcendental virtues.
181
yatha prakata-lilayah
puraneshu prakirtitah
tatha te nitya-lilayam
santi vrindavane bhuvi
Lord Krishna's eternal pastimes in the spiritual world of Vrindavana are exactly like His manifested pastimes in earthly Vrindavana, as described in the Puranas.
182
gamanagamane nityam
tathaiva vana-goshthayoh
go-caranam vayasyas ca
vinasura-vighatanam
In the spiritual world of Vrindavana there is the same coming and going to the forest and village of Vraja, the same herding of the cows, and the same friends. Only the killing of the demons is absent.
183
parakiyabhimaninyas
tatha tasya priya-janah
pracchannenaiva bhavena
ramayanti nijam priyam
Thinking of Him as their paramour, with hidden love the gopis please their beloved Krishna.
184 and 185
atmanam cintayet tatra
tasam madhye manoramam
rupa-yauvana-sampannam
kisorim pramadakritim
nana-silpa-kalabhijnam
krishna-bhoganurupinim
prarthitam api krishnena
tato bhoga-paranmukhim
One should think of oneself as a beautiful young gopi girl expert in various arts, pleasing to Lord Krishna, reluctant to directly enjoy with Lord Krishna even if He were personally to invite you, . . .
186
radhikanucarim nityam
tat-sevana-parayanam
krishnad apy adhikam prema
radhikayam prakurvatim
. . . a follower of Sri Radha, always devoted to Her service, more affectionate to Sri Radha than to Lord Krishna Himself, . . .
187
prityanudivasam yatnat
tayoh sangama-karinim
tat-sevana-sukhasvada-
bharenati-su-nirvritam
. . . every day carefully and affectionately arranging the meeting of Sri Sri Radha-Krishna, and becoming happy to see Them pleased by your service.
188
ity atmanam vicintyaiva
tatra sevam samacaret
brahma-muhurtam arabhya
yavat santa maha-nisa
Thinking of oneself in this way, one should serve Sri Sri Radha-Krishna from the early morning of brahma-muhurta to the end of night.
189
sri-narada uvaca
harer dainandinim lilam
srotum icchami tattvatah
lilam ajanatam sevyo
manasa tu katham harih
Sri Narada said: I wish to hear the daily pastimes of Lord Hari. How can they who do not know these pastimes serve Lord Hari in their hearts?
190
sri-sadasiva uvaca
naham janami tam lilam
harer narada tattvatah
vrinda-devim samagaccha
sa te lilam pravakshyati
Lord Sadasiva said: I do not know these pastimes of Lord Hari. Go to Vrinda-devi. She will tell them to you.
191
avidura itah sthanat
kesi-tirtha-samipatah
sakhi-sangha-vrita saste
govinda-paricarika
She stays near Kesi-tirtha, which is not far from this place. She is surrounded by many gopi friends. She is a maidservant of Lord Krishna.
192
sri-sanat-kumara uvaca
ity uktas tam parikramya
gurum natva punah punah
vrinda-sthanam jagamadau
narado muni-sattamah
Sri Sanat-kumara said: Hearing these words, the great sage Sri Narada circumambulated his spiritual master, bowed before him again and again, and then went to the abode of Sri Vrinda-devi.
193
vrindapi naradam drishtva
pranamyapi punah punah
uvaca tam muni-sreshtha
katham atragatis tava
Seeing Narada, Vrinda bowed before him again and again. "O best of sages, why have you come here?" she said.
194
sri-narada uvaca
tvatto veditum icchami
naittikam caritam hareh
tat tada bruhi me devi
yadi yogyo 'smi sobhane
Sri Narada said: I have come to learn from you of Lord Hari's daily activities. O beautiful goddess, if I am qualified to hear of them, please tell them to me.
195
sri-vrindovaca
rahasyam api vakshyami
krishna-bhakto 'si narada
na prakasyam tvaya hy etad
guhyad guhyatamam mahat
Sri Vrinda said: O Narada, you are a great devotee of Lord Krishna. Therefore I will tell you this, the greatest of all secrets. Please do not make these words public.
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