Table of Contents

Part One
Meditation of Sri Sri Radha Krsna
Froí Sri Skanda Purana Srii Vaisnava khanda Sri Vasudeva
mahatmya Chapter 28 page 1

Part Two
Description of Sri Goloka Vrndavana
Sri Skanda Purana Sri Vaisnava khanda Sri Vasudeva-mahatmya
Chapteň 16 page 11

Seeing Lord Krsna

Sri Skanda Purana Sri Vaisnava khanda Sri Vasudeva mahatmya
Chapter 17 page 36

Description the Incarnation of Lord Krsna

Sri Skanda Purana Sri Vaisnava-khanda Sri Vasudeva-mahatmya
Chapter 18 page 56

Part One

Meditation on Sri Sri Radha‘-Krsna

From Sri Skanda Purana Sri Vaisnava-khanda Sri Vasudeva- mahatmya Chapter 28

Text 1

tejo-rasi-maye tatra
tato 'py adhika-tejasa darsaniyatamam santam
dhyayec chri-radhika-patim

tejo-rasi-maye - in an effulgence; tatra - there; tatah - then; apy - also; adhika-tejasa - with great
light; darsaniyatamam - very handsome; santam - peaceful; dhyayet - should meditate; sri- radhika-
patim - on the master of Sri Radha.

One should meditate on Sri Radha's master Lord Krsna who is peaceful and handsome and who is
surrounded by a great spiritual effulgence.

Text 2

upavistam sthitam va tam

divya-cin-maya-vigraham dhyayet kisora-vayasam
koti-kandarpa-sundaram

upavistam - entered; sthitam - situated; va - or; tam - Him; divya- cin-maya-vigraham - whose form
is splendid and spiritual; dhyayet - should mediatte; kisora-vayasam - youthful; koti-kandarpa-
sundaram - more handsome than many millions of Kamadevas.

One should meditate on Lord Krsna His youthful splendid transcendental form is more handsome
than many millions of Kamadevas .

Text 3

rupanurupa-sampurna-
divyavayava-laksitam sarac-candravadatangam
dirgha-caru-bhuja-dvayam

rupa - form; anurupa - graceful; sampurna - perfect; divya - splendid and transcendental; avayava -
limbs; laksitam - characterized; sarat - autumn; candra - moon; avadata - splendid; angam - limbs;
dirgha-caru-bhuja- dvayam - with graceful long arms.

His limbs graceful spiritual and splendid like an autumn moon His long arms graceful .
Sri Skanda Purana's Sri Vasudeva-mahatmya
Srila Dvaipayana Vyasadeva

Table of Contents

Part One
Meditation on Sri Sri Radha‘-Krsna
From Sri Skanda Purana Sri Vaisnava-khanda Sri Vasudeva-
mahatmya Chapter 28 page 1

Part Two
Description of Sri Goloka Vrndavana
Sri Skanda Purana Sri Vaisnava-khanda Sri Vasudeva-mahatmya
Chapter 16 page 11

Seeing Lord Krsna

Sri Skanda Purana Sri Vaisnava-khanda Sri Vasudeva-mahatmya
Chapter 17 page 36

Description of the Incarnations of Lord Krsna

Sri Skanda Purana Sri Vaisnava-khanda Sri Vasudeva-mahatmya
Chapter 18 page 56
Text 4

arakta-komala-tala-
ramyanguli-padambujam
tungaruna-snigdha-nakha-
dyuti-lajjayitodupam

arakta - red; komala - gentle; tala - surface; ramya - handsome; anguli - fingers; pada - feet;
ambujam - lotus; tunga - raised; aruna - red; snigdha - glistening; nakha - nails; dyuti - splendot;
lajjayita - embarrassing; udupam - the moon.

His lotus feet graceful with soft reddish toes His glistening toenails embarrassing the moon .

Text 5

sijat-kinkini-majira-
hamsakanghri-yuga-sriyam su-vrtta-jangha-yugalam
sama-januru-sobhanam

sijat - tinkling; kinkini - ornaments; ma jira-hamsaka - anklets; anghri-yuga - feet; sriyam -

graceful; su-vrtta-jangha-yugalam - graceful legs; sama- januru-sobhanam - graceful knees.

His graceful feet decorated with tinkling anklets His legs and knees graceful

Text 6

sad-ratna-rasana-baddha-
pitambara-kati-sriyam uttunga-kuksi-nabhy-antar-
nimna-nabhi-bali-trayam

sat - transcendental; ratna - jewels; rasana - belt; baddha - tied; pita - yellow; ambara - garments;
kati - waist; sriyam - handsome; uttunga - high; kuksi - belly; nabhy - navel; antah - within; nimna -
deep; nabhi - navel; bali - folds; trayam - three.

His graceful waist bound with a yellou garments and a jewel belt and decorated with a deep navel
and graceful lines of tri-bali .

Text 7
vitatottunga-hrdayam
srivatsavarta-sobhitam lalanti guccha-gucchardha-
deva-cchandadi-bhupatim

vitatottunga-hrdayam - with a broad chest; srivatsavarta- sobhitam’decorated with Srivatsa; lalanti -

moving; guccha-gucchardhadeva-cchandadi-bhupatim - the king of pearl necklaces.

His broad chest decorated with Srivatsa with the restlessly moving king of great pearl necklaces .

Text 8

nana-sugandhi-puspa-srak-
svarna-yajopavitinam unnindra-sona-padmabha-
kara-kankana-bhusanam

nana - various; sugandhi - fragrant; puspa - flowers; srak - garland; svarna - gold; yajopavitinam -
sacred thread; unnindra - fully blossomed; sona - red; padma - lotus; abha - like; kara - hands;
kankana - bracelets; bhusanam - ornaments.

with a garland of many fragrant flowers and with a golden sacred thread His blossoming red lotus
hands decorated with bracelets .

Text 9

suksma-parvanguli-dyotan-
naika-sad-ratna-mudrikam ninadayantam madhuram
venum sarva-manoharam

suksma-parva - slender; anguli - fingers; dyotat - glistening; naika - many; sad-ratna-mudrikam -

jewel rings; ninadayantam - playing; madhuram - sweet; venum - flute; sarva- manoharam -
enchantiong everyone's heart.

His slender fingers glistening with jewel rings as He plays sweet flute music that charms everyone's
heart .

Text 10

vipulamsam gudha-jatrum
maha-bahv-angada-dyutim bhramat-sugandha-lubdhali-
jhankarita-vana-srajam
 vipula - broad; amsam - shoulders; gudha - hidden; jatrum - collar; maha - great; bahu - arms;
angada - armlets; dyutim - glory; bhramat - wandering; sugandha - sweet fragrance; lubdha - greedy
for; ali - bees; jhankarita - humming; vana - forest; srajam - garland.

His shoulders broad His collar hidden His great and splendid arms decorated with armlets the sweet
fragrance of His forest-flower garland attracting greedy humming bees .

Text 11

kambupama-gala-bhrajat-
sad-graiveyaka-kaustubham sobhamana-hanum bimbi-
phala-sonadhara-dyutim

kambu - conchshell; upama - like; gala - neck; bhrajat - glisteninmg; sad-graiveyaka - necklace;
kaustubham - Kaustubha jewel; sobhamana - handsome; hanum - chin; bimbi-phala - bimba fruit; sona
- red; adhara - lips; dyutim - glory.

a splendid Kaustubha necklace on His conchshell neck His chin handsome His lips like splendid red
bimba fruits .

Text 12

sita-smita-kala-rajat-
purna-candra-nibhananam tila-puspa-samakara-
darsaniya-su-nasikam

sita-smita-kala - gentle smile; rajat - shining; purna - full; candra - moon; nibha - like; ananam -
face; tila-puspa - sesame flower; samakara - graceful; darsaniya - handsome; su-nasikam - nose.

a gentle smile decorating His full-moon face His nose graceful like a sesame flower .

Text 13

samana-karna-bibhrajan-
makarakrti-kundalam karnopari-lasac-citra-
puspa-gucchavatamsakam

samana-karna - graceful ears; bibhrajat - glistening; makara - sharks; akrti - form; kundalam -
earrings; karna - ears; upari - on; lasat - glistening; citra - wonderful; puspa - flowers;
gucchavatamsakam - ornaments.
 His graceful ears decorated with glistening sharë-shaped earrings and wonderful flower ornaments
.

Text 14

sama-suksma-rada-jyotsnol-
lasad-ganda-sthala-sriyam padma-patrayatarakta-
pranta-ramya-vilocanam

sama-suksma - fine and graceful; rada - teeth; jyotsna - moonlight; ullasat - glistening; ganda-
sthala - cheeks; sriyam - handsome; padma-patra - lotus petal; ayata - expanded; arakta - red; pranta -
edge; ramya - handsome; vilocanam - eyes.

His cheeks splendid with the moonlight of His graceful teeth His large eyes like red lotus petals .

Text 15

prthu-tunga-lalatam ca
kama-capayita-bhruvam vakra-suksmasita-snigdha-
manohara-siroruham

prthu-tunga-lalatam - broad and raised forehead; ca - and; kama - of Kamadeva; capayita - become
like the bow; bhruvam - eyebrows; vakra - crooked; suksma - fine; asita - black; snigdha - glistening;
manohara - charming; siroruham - the ahir of His head.

His forehead high and broad His eyebrows like Kamadeva's bow the hair of His head fine black
curly splendid and charming .

Text 16

nana-sad-ratna-khacita-
kirita-dhrta-sekharam premna nijam viksamanam
prasannam snigdhaya drsa

nana-sad-ratna - various jewels; khacita - studded; kirita - crown; dhrta - wearing; sekharam - head;
premna - with love; nijam - His own; viksamanam - seeing; prasannam - happy; snigdhaya - of love;
drsa - with a glance.

the crown on His head splendid with many jewels and His glance filled with love for His devotees.

Text 17
dhyatvettham krsnam atha
tad-vame radham vicintayet dvi-bhujam svarna-gaurangim
kausubhamala-vasasam

dhyatva - meditating; ittham - thus; krsnam - on Lord Krsna; atha - then; tad-vame - on His left;
radham - Sri Radha; vicintayet - should meditate; dvi - two; bhujam - arms; svarna - gold; gaura - fair;
angim - limbs; kausubha - of the red kausumbha flower; amala - splendid; vasasam - garments.

After meditating on Lord Krsna in this way one should meditate on two-armed Sri Radha‘ at His
left Her limbs fair like gold Her garments like red kausumbha flowers .

Text 18

sama-karnollasad-ratna-
bhusanamsuka-nasikam kisorim mrga-savaksim
pinonnata-ghana-stanim

sama-karna - graceful ears; ullasat - shining; ratna - jewel; bhusana - ornaments; amsuka -
garments; nasikam - nose; kisorim - youthful; mrga-sava - fawn; aksim - eyes; pina - full; unnata -
raised; ghana - firm; stanim - breasts.

Her ears and nose graceful Her garments and jewel ornaments splendid Her form youthful Her eyes
like a fawn's Her breasts full high and firm .

Text 19

krsa-madhyam prthu-sronim
ratna-kaci-vibhusitam aneka-divyabharanam
vicakabjanana-sthitam

krsa - slender; madhyam - waist; prthu - broad; sronim - hips; ratna - jewel; kaci - with a belt;
vibhusitam - decorated; aneka - with many; divya - splendid; abharanam - ornamnets; vicaka -
blossomed; abja - lotus; anana - face; sthitam - situated.

Her waist slender Her hips broad her belt splendid with jewels Her many ornaments splendid her
face a blossoming lotus .

Text 20

ratnanguliya-keyura-
kankanadi-lasat-karam sijad-dhamsaka-majira-
sobhamananghri-pankajam

ratna - jewel; anguliya - rings; keyura - armlets; kankana - bracelets; adi - beginning; lasat -
splendid; karam - hands; sijad-dhamsaka-majira - tinkling anklets; sobhamana - beautiful; anghri-
pankajam - lotus feet.

Her hands and arms splendid with jewel rings bracelets and armlets Her lotus feet splendid with
tinkling anklets .

Text 21

visala-bhala-vilasat-
sat-kasmira-lalatikam bimbosthim su-kapolam ca
veni-granthita-malatim

visala - broad; bhala - forehead; vilasat - splendid; sat- kasmira - saffron; lalatikam - forehead;
bimba - bimba fruit; osthim - lips; su-kapolam - graceful cheeks; ca - and; veni - braids; granthita -
tied; malatim - withę malati flowers.

Her broad forehead decorated with kunkuma decorations Her lips bimba fruits Her cheeks graceful
and Her braids decorated with malati flowers.

Text 22

preksamanam prabhum premna

dadhanam ambujam kare dhyatvaivam radhikam tatra
prabhum arcet taya saha

preksamanam - gazing; prabhum - onm Her master; premna - with love; dadhanam - placing;
ambujam - lotus; kare - in the hand; dhyatva - meditating; evam - thus; radhikam - on Sri Radha; tatra
- there; prabhum - the Lord; arcet - may worship; taya - Her; saha - with.

Lovingly gazing at Her master She places a lotus flower in His hand Please meditate on Sri Radha‘
in this way and then worship Her and Her master. .pa

Part Two

Description of Sri Goloka Vrndavana

Sri Skanda Purana Sri Vaisnava-khanda Sri Vasudeva- mahatmya Chapter 16

Texts ± and 2

sri-skanda uvaca

meru-srngam samarudho
narado divyaya drsa svetadvipam ca tatrasthan
pasyan muktan sahasrasah

vasudeve bhagavati
drstim abadhya tat-ksanam utpapata maha-yogi
sadyah prapa ca dhama tat

sri-skanda uvaca - Sri Skanda said; meru-srngam - on the summit of Mout Meru; samarudhah -
ascended; naradah - Sri Narada; divyaya - with spiritual; drsa - vision; svetadvipam - Svetadvipa; ca -
and; tatrasthan - staying there; pasyan - seeing; muktan - liberated; sahasrasah - thousands; vasudeve -
on Lord Vasudeva; bhagavati - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; drstim - glance; abadhya -
placing; tat-ksanam - at that moment; utpapata - flew; maha-yogi - the great yogi; sadyah - atâ once;
prapa - attained; ca - and; dhama - abode; tat - that.

Standing on the summit of Mount Meru and with transcendental vision gazing on Svetadvipa
thousands of liberated souls there and the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Vasudeva in their
midst the great yogi Sri Narada suddenly fleu there He arrived there in a single moment.

Text 3

prapya svetam maha-dvipam

narado hrsta-manasah dadarsa bhaktams tan eva
svetams candra-prabhan subhan

prapya - attaining; svetam - Svetadvipa; maha-dvipam - the great island; naradah - Narada; hrsta-
manasah„ - happy at heart; dadarsa - saw; bhaktan - devotees; tan - these; eva - inded svetan - white;
candra- prabhan’splendid like the moon; subhan - splendid.

Happy at heart Sri Narada arrived in Svetadvipa There he sau many devotees each one splendid
like the moon.

Text 4

pujayam asa sirasa

manasa tais ca pujitah didrksur brahma paramam
sa ca krcchra-parah sthitah

pujayam asa - worshiped; sirasa - with his head; manasa - mind; taih - by them; ca - also; pujitah -
worshiped; didrksuh - desiring to see; brahma paramam - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sa -
he; ca - also; krcchra-parah - austere; sthitah - standing.
 He worshiped them by bowing his head and they also worshiped him in their minds Austere
Narada was very eager to see the Supreme Lord.

Text 5

bhaktam ekantikam visnor

buddhva bhagavatas tu te tam ucus tusta-manaso
japantam dvadasaksaram

bhaktam - devotee; ekantikam - unalloyed; visnoh - of Lord Visnu; buddhva - understanding;

bhagavatah - the devotees; tu - indeed; te - they; tam - to him; ucuh - spoke; tusta-manasah - happy at
heart; japantam - chanting japa; dvadasaksaram - the twelve-syllable mantra.

Happy at heart to knou that he was a pure devotee of Lord Visnu the devotees spoke to Narada as
he was chanting the twelve-syllable mantra.

Text 6

sri-sveta-mukta ucuh

muni-varya bhavan bhaktah

krsnasyasti yato 'tra nah drstavan deva-durdrsyan
kim icchann atha tapyati

sri-sveta-mukta ucuh - the liberated residents of Svetadvipa said; muni-varya - O best of sages;
bhavan - your honor; bhaktah - a devotee; krsnasya - of Lord Krsna; asti - is; yatah - from whom; atra
- here; nah - of us; drstavan - saw; deva-durdrsyan - whome even the demigods cannot see; kim -
what?; icchann - desiring; atha - then; tapyati - performs austerities.

The liberated residents of Svetadvipa said O best of sages you are a great devotee of Lord Krsna
You have come here and you are able to see us whom even the demigods cannot see What do you
desire that you perform such severe austerities?

Text 7

sri-narada uvaca bhagavantam param brahma

saksat krsnam aham prabhum drastum utko 'smi bhaktendras
tam darsayata tat-priyah

sri-narada uvaca - Sri Narada said; bhagavantam - full of all opulences; param- brahma - the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; saksat - directly; krsnam - Sri Krsna; aham - I; prabhum - the Lord;
drastum - to see; utkah - eager; asmi - am; bhaktendrah - O kings of devotees; tam - Hom; darsayata -
please show; tat-priyah - dear to Him.

Sri Narada said I am eager to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Krsna O kings of the
devotees O you are are very dear to the Lord please shou Him to me.

Text 8

sri-skanda uvaca

tadaikah sveta-muktas tu
krsnena prerito hrdi ehi te darsaye krsnam
ity uktva purato 'bhavat

sri-skanda uvaca - Sri Skanda said; tada - then; ekah - one; sveta-muktah - liberated soul of
Svetadvipa; tu - indeed; krsnena - by Lord Krsna; preritah - sent; hrdi - in the heart; ehi - please come;
te - to you; darsaye - I will sho; krsnam - Lord Krsna; ity - thus; uktva - saying; puratah - before;
abhavat - was.

Sri Skanda said Then inspired in his heart by Lord Krsna one of the liberated residents of
Svetadvipa said Come with me I will shou Lord Krsna to you" and began to walë ahead.

Text 9

prahrsto naradas tena

sakam akasa-vartmana pasyan dhamani devanam
tata urdhvam yayau munih

prahrstah - cheerful; naradah - Narada; tena - him; sakam - with; akasa-vartmana - on the path of
the sky; pasyan - seeing; dhamani - in the abode; devanam - of the demigods; tata - then; urdhvam -
above; yayau - went; munih - the sage.

Traveling on the path of the sky joyful Narada followed him Narada sau the homes of the
demigods and then he fleu above them.

Text 10

saptapims ca dhruvam drstva- nasaktah kutracit sa ca mahar-jana-tapo-lokan

vyatiyaya dvijottama
 saptapinthe seven planetary systems; ca - and; dhruvam - Dhruvaloka; drstva - seeing; anasaktah -
unattached; kutracit - anywhere; sa - he; ca - also; mahar-jana-tapo-lokan - Maharloka Janaloka and
Tapoloka; vyatiyaya’passing beyond; dvijottama - O best of brahmanas.

Unattached he sau first the seven planetary systems and then Dhruvaloka Then he fleu past
Maharloka Janaloka and Tapoloka.

Text 11

brahmalokam tato drstva

sveta-muktanugo munih krsnasyaivecchayadhvanam
prapastaöaranesö api

brahmalokam - Brahmaloka; tatah - then; drstva - seeing; sveta- mukta - the liberated resident of
Svetadvipa; anugah - following; munih - the sage; krsnasya - of Lord Krsna; eva - indeed; icchaya -
with a desire; adhvanam - darkness; prapa - attained; asta - eight; avaranesu - in the coverings; api -
also.

Then Narada sau Brahmaloka Then yearning to see Lord Krsna Narada followed the liberated
resident of Svetadvipa into the great darkness that is the eight-fold covering that envelops the
universe

Text 12

bhumy-ap-tejo-'nilakasa-
ham-mahat-prakrtih kramat krantva dasottara-gunah
prapa golokam adbhutam

bhumi - earth; ap - water; tejah - fire; anila - air; akasa - ether; aham - false-ego; mahat - mahat-
tattva; prakrtih - matter; kramat - one by one; krantva - passing through; dasa - ten times; uttara -
more; gunah - adding; prapa - attained; golokam - Goloka; adbhutam - wonderful.

One by one he passed through the layers of earth water fire air ether false-ego mahat-tattva and
prakrti each layer ten times greater that the one before Finally he came to the wonderful abode of
Goloka.

Text 13

dhama tejomayam tad dhi

prapyam ekantikair hareh gacchan dadarsa vitatam
agadham virajam nadim
 dhama - abode; tejomayam - filled with light; tat - that; hi - indeed; prapyam - to be attained;
ekantikaih - by oure devotees; hareh - of Lord Hari; gacchan - going; dadarsa - saw; vitatam -
expanded; agadham - fathomless; virajam - Viraja‘; nadim - river.

As he approached that effulgent realm only pure devotees of Lord Krsna may enter he sau the wide
and fathomless Viraja‘ river .

Text 14

gopi-gopa-gana-snana-
dhauta-candana-saurabham pundarikaih kokanadai
ramyam indivarair api

gopi - gopis; gopa - gopas; gana - multitude; snana - bathing; dhauta - cleansed; candana - sandal
paste; saurabham - fragrant; pundarikaih - with white lotus flowers; kokanadaih - red lotus flowers;
ramyam - beautiful; indivaraih - with blure lotus flowers; api - also.

which was beautiful with white red and blue lotus flowers and fragrant with sandal paste from the
gopis and gopas who bathed there.

Text 15

tasyas tatam mano-hari

sphatikasma-mayam mahat prapa sveta-harid-rakta-
pita-san-mani-rajitam

tasyah - of that; tatam - the shore; mano-hari - beautiful; sphatikasma-mayam - made of crystal;
mahat - great; prapa - attained; sveta - white; harit - green; rakta - red; pita - yellow; sat -
transcendental; mani - jewels; rajitam - splendid.

Then he went to the river's beautiful shore which was splendid with white green red and yellou
jewels .

Text 16

kalpa-vrksalibhir justam
pravalankura-sobhitam syamantakendraniladi-
maninam khani-manditam

kalpa-vrksa - kalpa-vrksa trees; alibhih - with many; justam - endowed; pravala - coral; ankura -
shoots; sobhitam - beautiful; syamantaka - syamantaka; indranila - sapphires; adi - beginning witrh;
maninam - of jewels; khani - with mines; manditam - decorated.
 beautiful with many kalpa-vrksa trees and neu coral sprouts decorated with mines of syamantakas
sapphires and other jewels .

Text 17

nana-manindra-nicita-
sopana-tati-sobhanam kujadbhir madhuram justam
hamsa-karandavadibhih

nana - various; mani - of jewels; indra - the kings; nicita - collected; sopana - stairways; tati - sides;
sobhanam - beautiful; kujadbhih - cooing; madhuram - sweetly; justam - endowed; hamsa - swans;
karandava - karandavas; adibhih - beginning with.

beautiful with jewel stairways and the sweet cooing of swans karandavas and other birds .

Text 18

vrndaih kama-dughanam ca
gajendranam ca vajinam pibadbhir nirmalam toyam
rajitam sa vyatikramat

vrndaih - with multitudes; kama-dughanam - of surabhi cows; ca - also; gajendranam - of regal

elephants; ca - and; vajinam - of horses; pibadbhih - drinking; nirmalam - the pure; toyam - water;
rajitam - splendid; sa - he; vyatikramat - passed.

and filled with splendid and pure waters drunë by hosts of surabhi cows regal elephants and horses
Then Narada continued on his journey.

Text 19

uttiryatha dhunim divyam

tat-ksanad isvarecchaya tad-dhama-parikha-bhutam
satasrngagam apa sah

uttirya - crossing; atha - then; dhunim - the river; divyam - splendid and transcendental; tat-ksanat -
in that moment; isvara - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; icchaya - by the desire; tad-dhama -
of that abode; parikha - moat; bhutam - manifested; satasrngagam - the hundred peacks opf
Govardhana mountain; apa - attained; sah - he.
 Crossing that splendid transcendental river by the Lord's will Narada came to a great moat and the
hundred peaks of Mount Govardhana .

Text 20

hiranmayam darsaniyam
koti-yojanam ucchritam vistare dasa-kotyas tu
yojananam manoharam

hiranmayam - golden; darsaniyam - beautiful; koti-yojanam - ten million yojanas (eighty million
miles); ucchritam - tall; vistare - in breadth; dasa-kotyah - ten million; tu - indeed; yojananam -
yojanas; manoharam - charming.

which was eighty million miles tall eight hundred million miles broad golden very beautiful and
charming, .

Text 21

sahasrasah kalpa-vrksaih
parijatadibhir drumaih mallika-yuthikabhis ca
lavangaila-latadibhih

sahasrasah - thousands; kalpa-vrksaih - with kalpa-vrksa trees; parijatadibhih - beginning eith

parijata trees; drumaih - with trees; mallika - mallika; yuthikabhih - yuthika; ca - and; lavangaila-
latadibhih - with lavanga aila and other vines.

beautiful with many thousands of kalpa-vrksa parijata and other trees and with mallika yuthika
lavanga aila and other flowering vines .

Text 22

svarna-rambhadibhis canyaih
sobhamanam mahiruhaih divyair mrga-ganair nagaih
paksibhis ca su-kujitaih

svarna-rambhadibhih - beginning with golden banana trees; ca - and; anyaih - with others;
sobhamanam - beautiful; mahiruhaih - with trees; divyaih - splendid; mrga-ganaih - with deer; nagaih
- with elephants; paksibhis - with birds; ca - and; su-kujitaih - sweetly cooing.

with golden banana trees and other trees with splendid deer with elephants and with sweetly cooing
birds.
Text 23

durgayitasya tad-dhamnas
tasya ramyesu sanusu manojan vitatan aiksad
bhagavad-rasa-mandapan

durgayitasya - difficult to enter; tad-dhamnah - of that abode; tasya’of that; ramyesu - beautiful;
sanusu - on the peaks; manoj an - beautiful; vitatan - expanded; aiksat - saw; bhagavad-rasa-mandapan
- the Lord's rasa-dance pavilions.

Then on the beautiful peaks of that impassable mountain Narada sau many great and beautiful
pavilions for Lord Krsna's rasa dances .

Text 24

vrtan udyana-tatibhih
phulla-puspa-sugandhibhih kapatai ratna-nicitais
catur-dvara-su-sobhanan

vrtan - surrounded; udyana-tatibhih - by many gardens; phulla- puspa-sugandhibhih - fragrant with

blossoming flowers; kapatai - with gates; ratna-nicitaih - made of jewels; catur-dvara-su- sobhanan -
beautiful with four doorways.

pavilions filled with fragrant gardens of blossoming flowers guarded by four entrances of four
jeweled gates .

Text 25

citra-torana-sampannai
ratna-stambhaih sahasrasah justams ca kadali-stambhair
muktalambair vitanakaih

citra-torana-sampannai - with colorful archways; ratna- stambhaih - jewel pillars; sahasrasah -

thousands; justan - elegant; ca - and; kadali-stambhaih - with banana trees; muktalambaih - with
strings of pearls; vitanakaih - with awnings.

splendid with many thousands of colorful archways jewel pillars banana trees pearl awnings .

Text 26

durva-lajaksata-phalair
yuktan mangalikair api candanaguru-kasturi-
kesaroksita-catvaran

durva - durva grass; laja - grains; aksata-phalaih - unbroken fruits; yuktan - with; mangalikaih -
auspicious; api - also; candanaguru-kasturi - with sandal aguru and musk; kesara - kunkuma; uksita -
sprinkled; catvaran - courtyards.

beautiful with auspicious durva‘ grass moistened grains and unbroken fruits beautiful with
courtyards sprinkled with sandal aguru musk and kunkuma .

Text 27

susravya-vadya-ninadair hrdyan bahu-vidhair api tesu yuthani gopinam

kotisah sa dadarsa ha

susravya - beautiful; vadya-ninadaih - with instrumental music; hrdyan - pleasing to the heart;
bahu-vidhaih - with many kinds; api’also; tesu - in them; yuthani - groups; gopinam - of gopis;
kotisah - many millions; sa - he; dadarsa’saw; ha - indeed.

and filled with many kinds of beautiful instrumental music pleasing to the heart There Narada sau
many millions of groups of gopis .

Text 28

anarghya-vaso-bhusabhih
sad-ratna-mani-kankanaih kaci-nupura-keyuraih
sobhitany anguliyakaih

anarghya - priceless; vasah - garments; bhusabhih - with ornaments; sad-ratna-mani-kankanaih„ -

with jewel bracelets; ka ci - with belts; nupura - anklets; keyuraih - with armlets; sobhitany’beautiful;
anguliyakaih - with rings.

gopis beautifully dressed in priceless garments and decorated with priceless ornaments with jewel
bracelets belts anklets armlets and rings .

Text 29

tarunya-rupa-lavanyaih
svarais capratimani hi radha-laksmi-savarnani
srngarika-karani ca
 tarunya-rupa-lavanyaih - with youthful beauty; svarais - with words; ca - and; apratimani - not to
be measured; hi - indeed; radha - Radha; laksmi - Laksmi; savarnani - resembling; srngarika- karani -
expert in amorous pastimes; ca - also.

gopis whose youthful beauty is beyond the power of words to describe who are followers of Sri
Radha who are expert in amorous pastimes .

Text 30

bhoga-dravyair bahu-vidhair
mandapesu yutesu ca vilasanti ca gayanti
manojah krsna-gitikah

bhoga-dravyaih - with pleasing things; bahu-vidhaih - many kinds; mandapesu - in the pavilions;
yutesu - endowed; ca - and; vilasanti - play; ca - and; gayanti - sing; manojah - beautiful; krsna- gitikah
- songs glorifying Lord Krsna.

gopis who in these pavilions filled with many pleasing things sing songs glorifying Lord Krsna and
enjoy many happy pastimes.

Text 31

upatyakasu tasyadrer
atha vrndavanabhidham vanam mahat tad adraksit
savarne narado munih

upatyakasu - in the valleys; tasya - of this; adreh - mountain; atha - then; vrndavanabhidham -
named Vrndavana; vanam - forest; mahat - great; tat - that; adraksit - saw; savarne - resembling;
naradah - Narada; munih - the sage.

In the valley of that mountain Narada Muni sau the great forest named Vrndavana .

Text 32

krsnasya radhikayas ca
priyam tat-kridana-sthalam kalpa-drumalibhi ramyam
sarobhis ca sa-pankajaih

krsnasya - of Lord Krsna; radhikayas - of Sri Radha; ca - and; priyam - favorite; tat-kridana-
sthalam - pastime place; kalpa- drumalibhih - with many kalpavrksa trees; ramyam - beautiful;
sarobhis - uith lakes; ca - and; sa-pankajaih - with lotuses.
 which is the favorite pastime-place of Sri Sri Radha‘- Krsna which is beautiful with many kalpa-
vrksa trees many lakes many lotus flowers .

Text 33

amrair amratakair nipair

badaribhis ca dadimaih kharjuri-puga-narangair
nalikerais ca candanaih

amraih - with mangoes; amratakaih - amrataka; nipaih - nipa; badaribhis’badari; ca - and;

dadimaih„ - pomegranate; kharjuri - kharjuri; puga - betel; narangaih - orange; nalikerais - with
coconut; ca - and; candanaih - with sandal.

many mango amrataka nipa badari pomegranate kharjuri betel orange coconut and sandal trees .

Text 34

jambu-jambira-panasair
aksodaih sura-darubhih kadalibhis campakais ca
draksabhih svarna-ketakaih

jambu-jambira-panasaih - with jambu jambira and panasa; aksodaih - with aksoda; sura-darubhih -
sura-daru; kadalibhih - banana; campakaih - campaka; ca - and; draksabhih - with grapes; svarna-
ketakaih - with svarna-ketaki.

many jambu jambira panasa aksoda suradruma banana and campaka trees and many vines of grapes
and golden ketaki flowers

Text 35

phala-puspa-bharanamrair
nana-vrksair virajitam mallika-madhavi-kundair
lavangair yuthikadibhih

phala - fruits; puspa - and flowers; bhara - with the burden; anamraih - bending down; nana-
vrksaih - with many trees; virajitam - splendid; mallika-madhavi-kundaih - with mallika- madhavi-
kundair; lavangaih - with clove; yuthikadibhih - beginning with yuthika.

which is splendid with many trees bending with a great burden of many fruits and flowers which is
splendid with many mallika madhavi kunda lavanga yuthika and other flowering vines .
Text 36

manda-sita-sugandhena
sevitam matarisvana satasrnga-srutair ardram
nirjharais ca samantatah

manda-sita-sugandhena - with fragrant and gentle cooling breezes; sevitam - served; matarisvana -
with breezes; satasrnga - from the hundred peaks; srutaih - flowing; ardram - wet; nirjharais - with
streams; ca - and; samantatah - everywhere.

which is served by gentle fragrant cooling breezes which is everywhere the home for many clear
streams swiftly flowing from the hundred peaks of Govardhana Mountain .

Text 37

sada-vasanta-sobhadhyam
ratna-dipali-manditaih srngarika-dravya-yutaih
kujair justam anekasah

sada - eternally; vasanta - of springtime; sobha - with the beauty; adhyam - opulent; ratna-dipali-
manditaih - decorated with many jewel lamps; srngarika-dravya-yutaih - filled with ornaments; kujaih
- with groves; justam - filled; anekasah - many.

which is always opulent with the glory of springtime which is filled with many groves lit with jewel
lamps and filled with ornaments

Text 38

gopanam gopikanam ca
krsna-sankirtanair muhuh go-vatsa-paksi-ninadair
nana-bhusana-nisvanaih dadhi-manthana-sabdais ca
sarvato naditam mune

gopanam - of gopas; gopikanam - of gopis; ca - and; krsna- sankirtanaih - with chanting ther glories
of Lord Krsna; muhuh - again and again; gah - cows; vatsa - calves; paksi - birds; ninadai - with the
sounds;r nana-bhusana-nisvanaih - with the sounds of many ornaments; dadhi-manthana-sabdais -
with the sounds of churning yogurt; ca - and; sarvatah - everywhere; naditam - filled with sounds;
mune - O sage.

and which was everywhere filled O sage with the sounds of gopas and gopis chanting the glories of
Lord Krsna with the calls of cows calves and birds with the tinkling of various ornaments and with
the sounds of churning yogurt.
Text 39

phulla-puspa-phalanamra-
nana-druma-su-sobhanaih dvatrimsata vanair anyair
yuktam pasya manoharaih

phulla - blossoming; puspa - flowers; phala - fruits; anamra - bending; nana - various; druma -
trees; su-sobhanaih - very beautiful; dvatrimsata - 32; vanaih - with forests; anyaih - other; yuktam -
endowed; pasya - see; manoharaih - beautiful.

Nou gaze on this forest beautiful with many trees bending with many fruits and blossoming flowers
a place filled with thirty-two other forests.

Text 40

tad viksya hrstah sa prapa

goloka-puram ujjvalam vartulam ratna-durgam ca
raja-margopasobhitam

tat - that; viksya - seeing; hrstah - happy; sa - he; prapa - attained; goloka-puram - the town of
Goloka; ujjvalam - splendid; vartulam - circular; ratna-durgam - a jewel fort; ca - and; raja-
margopasobhitam - decorated with royal roads.

Seeing this joyful Narada entered the splendid town of Goloka which was surrounded by a jewel
fortress beautiful with many royal roads .

Text 41

rajitam krsna-bhaktanam
vimanaih kotibhis tatha rathai ratnendra-khacitaih
kinkini-jala-sobhitaih

rajitam - splendid; krsna-bhaktanam - of devotees of Lord Krsna; vimanaih - with airplanes;

kotibhih - with many millions; tatha - so; rathai - with chariots; ratnendra-khacitaih - decorated with
the kings of jewels; kinkini-jala-sobhitaih - decorated with many tinkling ornaments.

splendid with many millions of airplanes and chariots made of regal jewels beautiful with tinkling
ornaments and filled with devotees of Lord Krsna .

Text 42
maha-manindra-nikarai
ratna-stambhali-manditaih adbhutaih kotisah saudhaih
pankti-samsthair manoharam

maha-manindra-nikarai - with many great jewels; ratna- stambhali-manditaih - decorated with many
jewel pillars; adbhutaih - wonderful; kotisah - with many millions; saudhaih - with palaces; pankti-
samsthaih - with rows; manoharam - neautiful.

beautiful with many millions of wonderful regal-jewel palaces decorated with rows of jewel pillars
.

Text 43

vilasa-mandapai ramyaih
ratna-sara-vinirmitaih ratnendra-dipa-tatibhih
sobhanam ratna-vedibhih

vilasa-mandapaih - with pastime pavilions; ramyaih - beautiful; ratna-sara-vinirmitaih - made with

the best of jewels; ratnendra - the kings of jewels; dipa-tatibhih - with many lamps; sobhanam -
beautiful; ratna-vedibhih - with jewel courtyards.

beautiful with many charming pastime-pavilions made of the best jewels illumined with jewel
lamps and graceful with jewel courtyards .

Text 44

kesaraguru-kasturi-
kunkuma-drava-carcitam dadhi-durva-laja-pugai
ramyabhih sobhitanganam

kesaraguru-kasturi-kunkuma-drava-carcitam - with kesara aguru musk and kunkuma anointed;

dadhi - yogurt; durva - durva grass; laja - moistened grains; pugai - betelnuts; ramyabhih - beautiful;
sobhita - decorated; anganam - couryards.

anointed with kesara aguru musk and kunkuma beautiful with many courtyards auspicious with
yogurt durva‘ grass moistened grains and betelnuts .

Text 45

vari-purnair hema-ghatais
toranaih krta-mangalam mani-kuddima-rajadhva-
calad-bhuri-gajasvakam

vari - with water; purnaih - filled; hema-ghataih - golden pitchers; toranaih - with gates; krta-
mangalam - made auspicious; mani - jewel; kuddima - mosaic floors; raja - royal; adhva - roads; calat
- moving; bhuri - many great; gaja - elephants; asvakam - and horses.

auspicious with many gates and golden pots filled with water beautiful with royal roads paved with
jewels roads where many elephants and horses travel .

Text 46

sri-krsna-darsanayatair
naika-brahmanda-nayakaih virica-sankaradyais ca
bali-hastaih su-sankulam

sri-krsna - Lord Sri Krsna; darsana - to see; ayataih - come; naika-brahmanda-nayakaih’by many
leaders of the universes; viri ca-sankaradyaih - beginning with Brahmas and Sivas; ca - and; bali-
hastaih’with offerings in their hands; su-sankulam - filled.

and crowded with many Brahma's Sivas and other demigods who have come bearing gifts in their
hands to see Lord Krsna.

Text 47

vrajadbhih krsna-viksartha-
gopa-gopi-kadambakaih su-sankula-maha-margam
mumodalokya tan munih

vrajadbhih - going; krsna - of Lord Krsna; viksa - the sight; artha - for the purpose; gopa-gopi-
kadambakaih - by hosts of gopas and gopis; su- sankula - filled; maha-margam - the great road;
mumoda - became joyful; alokya - seeing; tan - this; munih - the sage.

When he sau the great road filled with gopas and gopis eager to see Lord Krsna Narada became
filled with happiness.

Text 48

krsna-mandiram apatha
sarvascaryam manoharam nandadi-vrsabhanv-adi-
gopa-saudhalibhir vrtam
 krsna-mandiram - the palace of Lord Krsna; apa - attained; atha - then; sarvascaryam - all-
wonderful; manoharam - charming; nandadi - beginning with Nanda; vrsabhanö-adi - beginning with
Vrsabhanu; gopa-saudhalibhih - with the palaces of the gopas; vrtam - surrounded.

Then Narada came to the all-wonderful and very beautiful palace of Lord Krsna which was near
the palaces of Nanda Vrsabhanu and the other gopas .

Text 49

catur-dvaraih sodasabhir
durgaih sa-parikhair yutam koti-gopa-vrtaikaika-
dvara-pala-suraksitaih

catur-dvaraih - with four doors; sodasabhih - with sixteen; durgaih - fortresses; sa-parikhaih - with
moats; yutam - endowed; koti- gopa-vrta - with ten million gopas; ekaika - one by one; dvara - doors;
pala - guards; suraksitaih - carefully guarded.

and which was surrounded by sixteen moats and fortresses each with four gates and each gate
guarded by ten million gopa gatekeepers.

Text 50

ratna-stambha-kapatesu
dvarsu svagra-sthitesu sah upavistan kramenaiva
dvara-palan dadarsa ha

ratna - jewel; stambha - pillars; kapatesu - panels; dvarsu - on the doors; svagra-sthitesu - standing
in front; sah„ - he; upavistan - entered; kramena - in the sequence; eva - indeed; dvara- palan’the
gatekeepers; dadarsa - saw; ha - indeed.

Then Narada sau the gatekeepers standing before each of the jewel gates and jewel pillars.

Texts 51-53

virabhanum candrabhanum
suryabhanum trtiyakam vasubhanum devabhanum
sakrabhanum tatah param

ratnabhanum suparsvam ca
visalam rsabham tatah amsum balam ca subalam
devaprastham varuthapam

sridamanam ca natvasau
pravisto 'ntas tad-ajaya maha-catuske vitate
tejo 'pasyan mahoccayam

virabhanum - Virabhanu; candrabhanu - Candrabhanu; suryabhanum - Suryabhanu; trtiyakam - the

third; vasubhanum - Vasubhanu; devabhanum - Devabhanu; sakrabhanu - Sakrabhanu; tatah - then;
param - after; ratnabhanum - Ratnabhanu; suparsvam - Suparsva; ca - and; visalam - Visala rsabham -
Rsabha; tatah - then; amsum - Amsu; balam - Bala; ca - and; subalam - Subala; devaprastham -
Devaprastha; varuthapam - Varuthapa; sridamanam - Sridama; ca - and; natva - bowing down; asau -
he; pravistah - entered; antah - within; tad- ajaya - by their order; maha-catuske - in a great courtyard;
vitate - expanded; tejah - effulgence; apasyat - saw; mahoccayam - very great.

Bowing down before Virabhanu Candrabhanu Suryabhanu Vasubhanu Devabhanu Sakrabhanu

Ratnabhanu Suparsva Visala Rsabha Amsu Bala Subala Devaprastha Varuthapa and Sridama and
receiving their permission one by one Narada finally entered a great courtyard There he sau a brilliant
effulgence. .pa

Seeing Lord Krsna

Sri Skanda Purana Sri Vaisnava-khanda Sri Vasudeva- mahatmya Chapter 17

Text 1

sri-skanda uvaca

tat tö eka-kala-sambhuta-
koti-koty-arka-sannibham sa vyacasta mahat tejo
divyam sitataram mune

sri-skanda uvaca - Sri Skanda said; tat - that; tv - indeed; eka - one; kala - time; sambhuta -
manifested; koti-koty - millions and millions; arka - of suns; sannibham - like; sa - he; vyacasta - saw;
mahat - great; tejah - light; divyam - spiritual; sitataram - very white; mune - O sage.

Sri Skanda said O sage there Narada sau a great effulgence brighter than millions of millions of
suns shining together.

Text 2

disas ca vidisah sarva

urdhvadho vyaptuvac ca yat aksaram brahma kathitam
sac-cid-ananda-laksanam

disah - the four main directions; ca - and; vidisah - the four secondary directions; sarva - all;
urdhva - above; adhah - and below; vyaptuvac - filling; ca - also; yat - what; aksaram - imperishable;
brahma - Brahman; kathitam - said; sac-cid-ananda-laksanam - characterized by eternity knowledge
and bliss.

This effulgence was the impersonal Brahman Shining in all directions above and below it was
eternal and full of knowledge and bliss.

Text 3

prakrtim purusam cobhau

tat-karyany api sarvasah vyaptam yad yoga-samsiddhah
sat cakrani nijantare

prakrtim - matter; purusam - the material identities of nthe conditioned souls; ca - also; ubhau -
both tat-karyany - its effects; api - also; sarvasah - completely; vyaptam - manifested; yat - what;
yoga- samsiddhah - perfect in yoga; sat - six; cakrani - cakras; nijantare - within.

This Brahman is the original cause of matter and the material identities of the conditioned souls
Perfect yogis who pass through the siř cakras attain this Brahman.

Text 4

vyatitya murdhnim pasyanti

vasudeva-prasadatah yad-bhasa bhasitah suryo
vahnir indus“ ca tarakah„ bhasayanti jagat sarvam-
sva-prakasam tathamrtam

vyatitya - passing throught; murdhnim - the head; pasyanti - they say; vasudeva-prasadatah - by the
mercy of Lord Krsna; yat - of which; bhasa - the splendor; bhasitah - shining; suryah - the sun;
vahnih - fire; indus - the moon; ca - and; tarakah - the stars; bhasayanti - shine; jagat - univrese;
sarvam - all; sva-prakasam - self manifested; tatha - so; amrtam - eternal.

By the mercy of Lord Krsna these yogis travel through the brahma-randhra at the top of the head
and then they see this impersonal Brahman This impersonal Brahman illuimines the entire world The
sun moon stars and fire shine with its reflected light.

Text 5

yad brahma-puram ity ahur

bhagavad-dhama satvatah yasyantikesu paritas
tisthanty arcaka-kotayah
 yat - what; brahma-puram - Brahma-pura; ity - thus; ahuh - say; bhagavad-dhama - the abode of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead; satvatah - the devotees; yasya - of which; antikesu - within;
paritah - everywhere; tisthanty - stands; arcaka-kotayah - millions of suns.

The devotees call it Brahma-pura for it is the abode of the Supreme Personality of Godhead It
shines everywhere like ten million suns.

Text 6

brahma-sankara-vrndani
hy upary upari sambhramat patanti bali-hastani
gopa-gopi-vrajas ca yat

brahma-sankara-vrndani - many Brahmas and Sivas; hy - indeed; upary - higher; upari - and
higher; sambhramat - respectfully; patanti - fall down; bali - offerings; hastani - in hand; gopa-gopi-
vrajas - gopas and gopis; ca - and; yat - which.

Many gopas gopis Brahmas and Sivas respectfully approach Lord Krsna in the center of the
Brahman They fall to the ground to offer respects They carry gifts in their hands.

Text 7

krsnasyanugraho yasmin
sa tejasi tam iksate kevalam teja evanye
pasyanti na tu tam mune

krsnasya - of Lord Krsna; anugrahah - the mercy; yasmin - in whom; sa - he; tejasi - in the
effulgence; tam - Him; iksate - sees; kevalam - impersopnal; teja - effulgence; eva - indeed; anye -
others; pasyanti - see; na - not; tu - but; tam - Him; mune - O sage.

One who has attained Lord Krsna's mercy can see Lord Krsna at the center of the impersonal
Brahman Others who have not attained His mercy see only impersonal light O sage they cannot see
Lord Krsna there.

Text 8

tasmin dadarsadbhuta-divya-mandiram
vicitra-ratnendra-mayam manojam ratnojjvala-stambha-sahasra-kantam
maha-sabha-mandapa-darsaniyam

tasmin - in that; dadarsa - saw; adbhuta - wonderful; divya - splendid and transcendental;
mandiram - palace; vicitra - wonderful; ratnendra - of the kings of jewels; mayam - made; manojam -
beautiful; ratna - jewels; ujjvala - splendid; stambha - pillars; sahasra - thousands; kantam - beautiful;
maha- sabha - great assembly houses; mandapa - and pavilions; darsaniyam - beautiful.

In that effulgence Narada sau a wonderful splendid transcendental palace beautiful with wonderful
regal jewels thousands of splendid jewel pillars and many great assembly houses and pavilions .

Text 9

saudhalibhir bhuribhir ujjvalabhih

svopasakanam parito virajitam vicitra-suksmambara-ratna-bhusa-
vibhusitanam hi nrnam ca yositam

saudha-alibhih - with palaces; bhuribhih - many; ujjvalabhih - splendid; svopasakanam - of His

worshipers; paritah - everywhere; virajitam - splendid; vicitra - wonderful; suksma - fine; ambara -
cloth; ratna - jewels; bhusa - ornaments; vibhusitanam - decorated; hi - indeed; nrnam - of men; ca -
and; yositam - of women.

and splendidly surrounded by the many many palaces of Lord Krsna's men and women devotees
palaces decorated with wonderful fine curtains and splendid jewels.

Text 10

simhasanam tatra manindra-sarai

ratnendra-sarais ca vinirmitam sah ascarya-krt-preksaka-manasanam
divyam munih praiksata bhuri-harsah

simhasanam - athrone; tatra - theer; manindra-sarai - with the best of regal jewels; ratnendra-sarais
- with the best of regal jewels; ca - and; vinirmitam - made; sah - he; ascarya - wonder; krt - heart;
preksaka - seeing; manasanam - hearts; divyam - spendid; munih - sage; praiksata - saw; bhuri-harsah
- very happy.

Happy at heart Narada sau there a great throne splendid with the best of regal jewels a throne that
filed with wonder the heart of everyone who sau it.

Text 11

tatratha krsnam bhagavantam aiksan

narayanam nirgunam asthitam sah sarva-jam isam purusottamam ca
yam vasudevam ca vadanti satvatah

tatra - there; atha - then; krsnam - Lord Krsna; bhagavantam - the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; aiksat - saw; narayanam - the support of all living entities; nirgunam - beyond the touch of
the modes of material nature and glorious with spiritual qualities; asthitam - sitting; sah - he; sarva-
jam - all-knowing; isam - all-powerful; purusottamam - the supreme person; ca - also; yam - whom;
vasudevam - Vasudeva; ca - also; vadanti - call; satvatah - the devotees.

Narada sau sitting on that throne Lord Krsna who is the master of all opulences the resting place of
all living entities beyond the touch of the modes of material nature glorious with spiritual qualities
all-knowing all-powerful the Supreme Person whom the devotees call Vasudeva .

Text 12

yam kecid ahuh paramatma-samjam

kecit param brahma parat param ca brahmeti kecid bhagavantam eke
visnum ca bhaktah paramesvaram ca

yam - whom; kecit - some; ahuh - say; paramatma-samjam - the name Paramatma; kecit - some;
param- brahma - Supreme Brahman; parat - than the greatest; param - greater; ca - and; brahma -
Brahman; iti - thus; kecit - some; bhagavantam - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; eke - some;
visnum - Lored Visnu; ca - and; bhaktah - the devotees; paramesvaram - the Supreme Controller; ca -
also.

the Supreme Lord whom some say is the Supersoul others say is the impersonal Brahman greater
than the greatest and the devotees say is all-opulent all-glorious Lord Visnu the supreme master .

Text 13

kandarpa-sahasra-manoharangam
sada-kisoram karuna-nidhanam ati-prasantakrti-darsaniyam
ksaraksarebhyas ca param svatantram

kandarpa - of Kamadevas; sahasra - thousands; manohara - charming; angam - limbs; sada-kisoram

- etewrnally youthful; karuna - of mercy; nidhanam - the abode; ati- prasantakrti-darsaniyam - very
peaceful graceful and handsome; ksaraksarebhyah - from the liberated and conditioned souls; ca -
also; param - supreme; svatantram - independent.

the Supreme Lord who is eternally youthful filled with mercy more handsome than many thousands
of Kamadevas supremely independent not under the control of any liberated or conditioned soul

Text 14

naikanda-sarga-sthiti-nasa-lila-
vidhayakapanga-niriksanam ca aneka-koty-anda-mahadhirajam
visvaika-vandyam nata-varya-vesam
 naika - many; anda - material universes; sarga - creation; sthiti - maiontenance; nasa - destruction;
lila - pastimes; vidhayaka - doing; apanga - sidelong; niriksanam - glance; ca - also; aneka - many;
koty - millions; anda - universes; maha - great; adhirajam - king; visva - by the universe; eka - only;
vandyam - to be offered obeisances; nata - of dancers; varya - the best; vesam - garments.

the Supreme Lord who with a playful sidelong glance creates maintains and destroys a multitude of
material universes who is the king of many millions of material universes who is the only object of
worship in all the universes who is colorfully dressed like the best of dancing actors . .

Text 15

anarghya-divyottama-pita-vasasam
aneka-sad-ratna-vibhusanadhyam navina-jimuta-samana-varnam
karnollasat-san-makarabha-kundalam
anarghya - priceless; divya - splendid; uttama - supreme; pita - yellow; vasasam - garments; aneka -
many; sad-ratna - jewels; vibhusana - with ornaments; adhyam - opulent; navina - new; jimuta -
monsoon cloud; samana - like; varnam - the color; karna - ear; ullasat - glistening; san-makarabha-
kundalam - sharë-shaped earrings.

the Supreme Lord who is dressed in splendid and priceless yellou garments who is opulent with
many jewel ornaments who is the color of a neu monsoon cloud whose ears are splendid with sharë-
shaped earrings .

Text 16

nijanga-niryat-sita-bhuri-tejas-
cayavrtatvat sita-varna-muktam sad-ratna-sarojjvala-sat-kiritam
sarat-saroja-cchada-caru-netram

nijanga - own limbs; niryat-sita-bhuri-tejas- cayavrtatvat - because of being filled with a greta
effulgence; sita-varna - white; muktam - libreated; sad-ratna-sarojjvala-sat- kiritam - with a splendid
jewel crown; sarat-saroja-cchada-caru- netram - with eyes beautiful like autumn lotus flowers.

the Supreme Lord whose limbs are splendid with a great effulgence whose crown is splendid with
many jewels whose eyes are beautiful like autumn lotus flowers .

Text 17

sugandhi-sac-candana-carcitangam
srivatsa-laksmyankita-hrt-kapatam ninadayantam madhuram ca venum
krtva mukhagre 'mbuja-caru-dorbhyam
 sugandhi - fragrant; sac-candana - sandal paste; carcita - anointed; angam - limbs; srivatsa-
laksmyankita - marked with Srivatsa; hrt-kapatam - the door of His chest; ninadayantam - playing;
madhuram - sweet; ca - and; venum - flute; krtva - doing; mukhagre - to His mouth; ambuja-caru-
dorbhyam - with His two lotus arms.

the Supreme Lord whose limbs are anointed with fragrant sandal paste the door of whose chest is
marked with Srivatsa whose lotus arms place the flute to His mouth as He plays sweet music .

Text 18

jaya-susila-lalita-mukhanam
vrndaih sakhinam saha radhaya ca samarcyamanam ramaya ca bhama-
kalindaja-jambavati-mukhanam
jaya-susila-lalita-mukhanam - headed by Jaya Susila

and Lalita; vrndaih - with hosts; sakhinam - of girl friends; saha - with; radhaya - Radha; ca - and;
samarcyamanam - being worshiped; ramaya - by Rama; ca - and; bhama-kalindaja-jambavati-
mukhanam - headed by Bhama Kalindaja and Jambavati.