Garga Names the Child

गूढं वसुदेवगिरा कर्तुं ते निष्क्रियस्य संस्कारान् ।
हृद्गतहोरातत्वो गर्गमुनिस्त्वद्गृहं विभो गतवान्

gūḍhaṁ vasudevagirā kartuṁ te niṣkriyasya saṁskārān hṛdgatahorātatvo gargamunistvadgṛhaṁ vibho gatavān

“Hidden by Vasudeva's word, to perform your action-less saṁskāras, the sage Garga, who knew the hour-truth, came to your house, lord.”

नन्दोऽथ नन्दितात्मा वृन्दिष्टं मानयन्नमुं यमिनाम् ।
मन्दस्मितार्द्रमूचे त्वत्संस्कारान् विधातुमुत्सुकधीः

nando'tha nanditātmā vṛndiṣṭaṁ mānayannamuṁ yaminām mandasmitārdramūce tvatsaṁskārān vidhātumutsukadhīḥ

“Then Nanda, glad-self, honoured the bowed-by-many one, with gentle smile, addressed eager-minded to perform your saṁskāras.”

यदुवंशाचार्यत्वात् सुनिभृतमिदमार्य कार्यमिति कथयन् ।
गर्गो निर्गतपुळकश्चक्रे तव साग्रजस्य नामानि

yaduvaṁśācāryatvāt sunibhṛtamidamārya kāryamiti kathayan gargo nirgatapuḻakaścakre tava sāgrajasya nāmāni

“'Because of being teacher of the Yadu line, this work is to be done very-secretly, gentle one,' so saying, Garga, with hairs-erect, made the names of you with your elder brother.”

कथमस्य नाम कुर्वे सहस्रनाम्नो ह्यनन्तनाम्नो वा ।
इति नूनं गर्गमुनिश्चक्रे तव नाम नाम रहसि विभो

kathamasya nāma kurve sahasranāmno hyanantanāmno vā iti nūnaṁ gargamuniścakre tava nāma nāma rahasi vibho

“'How shall I make his name? It must be of thousand-names or endless-names!' So, surely, the sage Garga made your name in secret, lord.”

कृषिधातुणकाराभ्यां सत्तानन्दात्मतां किलाभिलपत् ।
जगदघकर्षित्वं वा कथयदृषिः कृष्णनाम ते व्यतनोत्

kṛṣidhātuṇakārābhyāṁ sattānandātmatāṁ kilābhilapat jagadaghakarṣitvaṁ vā kathayadṛṣiḥ kṛṣṇanāma te vyatanot

“By the syllables 'kṛṣ' and 'ṇa', expressing being-bliss-self, or telling the world-sin-removing-state, the sage spread your name 'Kṛṣṇa'.”

अन्यांश्च नामभेदान् व्याकुर्वन्नग्रजे च रामादीन् ।
अतिमानुषानुभावं न्यगदत्त्वामप्रकाशयन्पित्रे

anyāṁśca nāmabhedān vyākurvannagraje ca rāmādīn atimānuṣānubhāvaṁ nyagadattvāmaprakāśayanpitre

“Other name-divisions explaining: 'Rāma' and others to your elder brother, expressing the over-human-influence, he told to your father, not revealing.”

स्निह्यति यत्सव पुत्रे मुह्यति स न मायिकैः पुनश्शोकैः ।
दृह्यति यस्स तु नश्येदित्यवदत्ते महत्त्वमृषिवर्यः

snihyati yatsava putre muhyati sa na māyikaiḥ punaśśokaiḥ dṛhyati yassa tu naśyedityavadatte mahattvamṛṣivaryaḥ

“'Whoever takes love in this son, he will not by māyā-pains be deluded again; whoever hates, he will perish.' So spoke the great sage of your greatness.”

जेष्यति बहुतरदैत्यान् नेष्यति निजबन्धुलोकममलपदम् ।
श्रोष्यति सुविमलकीर्तीरस्येति भवद्विभूतिमृषिरूचे

jeṣyati bahutaradaityān neṣyati nijabandhulokamamalapadam śroṣyati suvimalakīrtīrasyeti bhavadvibhūtimṛṣirūce

“'He will conquer many demons; he will lead his own kin to a stainless place; he will hear his own pure fame,' so the sage spoke of your might.”

अमुनैव सर्वदुर्गं तरितास्थ कृतास्थमत्र तिष्ठध्वम् ।
हरिरेवेत्यनभिलपन्नित्यादि त्वामवर्णयत् स मुनिः

amunaiva sarvadurgaṁ taritāstha kṛtāsthamatra tiṣṭhadhvam harirevetyanabhilapannityādi tvāmavarṇayat sa muniḥ

“'By him only every difficulty will be crossed; have firm-faith here, stay,' Hari only, indeed, not speaking; such things he described you, the sage.”

गर्गेऽथ निर्गतेऽस्मिन् नन्दितनन्दादिनन्द्यमानस्त्वम् ।
मद्गदमुद्गतकरुणो निर्गमय श्रीमरुत्पुराधीश

garge'tha nirgate'smin nanditanandādinandyamānastvam madgadamudgatakaruṇo nirgamaya śrīmarutpurādhīśa

“Then, when Garga had gone, you, by Nanda gladdened, gladness-giving lord, my disease coming-up-compassion, take away, lord of the Wind-city.”