Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 20
Source4.20 श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। एकदा बालकैः सार्द्धं बलेन सह माधवः।। भुक्त्वा पीत्वाऽनुलिप्तश्च वृन्दारण्यं जगाम ह ।।१।। क्रीडां चकार भगवान्कौतुकेन च तैः सह ।। क्रीडानि मग्नचित्तानां दूरं तद्गोकुलं ययौ ।। २ ।। तस्य प्रभावं विज्ञातुं विधाता जगतां पतिः ।। चकार निह्नुतिं गाश्च वत्सांश्च बालकानपि ।। ३ ।। विज्ञाय तदभिप्रायं सर्वज्ञः सर्वकारकः ।। पुनश्चकार तत्सर्वं योगीन्द्रो योगमायया ।। ४ ।। जगाम श्रीहरिर्गेहं कालयित्वा च गोकुलम् ।। बलेन बालकैः सार्धं क्रीडाकौतुकमानसः ।। ५ ।। एवं चकार भगवान्वर्षमेकं च प्रत्यहम् ।। यमुनागमनं गोभिर्बलेन सह बालकैः ।। ६ ।। ब्रह्मा प्रभावं विज्ञाय लज्जानम्रात्मकन्धरः ।। आजगाम हरेःस्थानं भाण्डीरवटमूलके ।। ७ ।। ददर्श कृष्णं तत्रैव गोपालगणवेष्टितम् ।। यथा पार्वणचन्द्रं च विभान्तं स्वगणैः सह ।।८।। रत्नसिंहासनस्थं च हसन्तं सस्मितं मुदा।। पीतवस्त्रपरीधानं ज्वलन्तं ब्रह्मतेजसा ।।९।। रत्नकेयूरवलयरत्नमञ्जीररञ्जितम्।। रत्नकुण्डलयुग्माभ्यां स्वकपोलस्थलोज्ज्वलम् ।। 4.20.१० ।। कोटिकन्दर्पलावण्यं लीलाधाममनोहरम् ।। चन्दनागुरुकस्तूरीकुङ्कुमार्चितविग्रहम् ।। ११ ।। पारिजातप्रसूनानां मालाजालैर्विभूषितम् ।। नवीननीरदश्यामं प्रोद्भिन्ननवयौवनम् ।।१२।। मालतीमाल्यसंयुक्तं मयूरपिच्छचूडकम् ।। स्वाङ्गसौन्दर्यदीप्त्या च कृतभूषणभूषितम् ।। १३ ।। शरत्पार्वणचन्द्रस्य प्रभामुष्टास्यसुन्दरम् ।। पक्वबिम्बाधरौष्ठं च खगेन्द्रचञ्चुनासिकम् ।। १४ ।। शरन्मध्याह्नपद्मानां प्रभामोचनलोचनम्।। मुक्तापङ्क्तिविनिन्द्यैकदन्तपङ्क्तिमनोहरम् ।।१५।। कौस्तुभेन मणीन्द्रेण वक्षःस्थलसमुज्ज्वलम्।। शान्तं च राधिकाकान्तं परिपूर्णतमं परम्।।१६।। एवंभूतं प्रभुं दृष्ट्वा प्रणनामातिविस्मितः।। दर्शंदर्शमीश्वरं तं प्रणनाम पुनःपुनः।।१७।। यद्दृष्टं हृदयाम्भोजे तद्रूपं बहिरेव च ।। या मूर्तिः पुरतो दृष्टा सा पश्चात्परितस्ततः ।।१८।। तत्र वृन्दावने सर्वं दृष्ट्वा कृष्णसमं मुने ।। ध्यायंध्यायं च तद्रूपं तत्र तस्थौ जगद्गुरुः ।।१९।। गावो वत्साश्च बालाश्च लतागुल्माश्च वीरुधः ।। सर्वं वृन्दावनं ब्रह्मा श्यामरूपं ददर्श ह ।।4.20.२०।। दृष्ट्वैवं परमाश्चर्यं पुनर्ध्यानं चकार ह ।। ददर्श त्रिजगद्ब्रह्मा नान्यत्कृष्णं विना मुने।।२१।। क्व च वृक्षः क्व वा शैलः क्व मही क्व च सागराः ।। क्व देवाः क्व च गन्धर्वा मुनीन्द्राः क्व च मानवाः ।।२२।। क्व चात्मा क्व जगद्बीजं क्व स्वर्गः क्वायमेव च।। सर्वं च स्वदृशा ब्रह्मा ददर्श मायया हरेः ।।२३।। क्व कृष्णो जगतां नाथः क्व वा मायाविभूतयः ।। सर्वं कृष्णमयं दृष्ट्वा किंचिन्निर्वक्तुमक्षमः ।। २४ ।। किं स्तौमि किं करोमीति मनसैवं प्रगृह्य च ।। तत्र स्थित्वा जगद्धाता जपं कर्तुं समुद्यतः ।। २५ ।। सुखं योगासनं कृत्वा बभूव संपुटाञ्जलिः ।। पुलकाङ्कितसर्वाङ्गः साश्रुनेत्रोऽतिदीनवत् ।। २६ ।। इडां सुषुम्नां मध्यां च पिङ्गलां नलिनीं धुराम् ।। नाडीषट्कं च योगेन निबद्ध्य च प्रयत्नतः ।। २७ ।। मूलाधारं स्वाधिष्ठानं मणिपूरं मनोहरम् ।। विशुद्धं परमाज्ञाख्यं षट्चक्रं च निबद्ध्य च ।। २८ ।। लङ्घनं कारयित्वा च तत्षट्चक्रं क्रमाद्विधिः।। ब्रह्मरन्ध्रं समानीय वायुबन्धं चकार ह।।२९।। निबध्य वायुं मध्यां तामानीय हृदयाम्बुजम्।। तं वायुं भ्रामयित्वा च योजयामास मध्यया ।। 4.20.३० ।। एवं कृत्वा तु निष्पन्दो यो दत्तो हरिणा पुरा ।। जजाप परमं मन्त्रं तस्यैव च दशाक्षरम् ।।३१।। मुहूर्तं च जपं कृत्वा ध्यायंध्यायं पदाम्बुजम् ।। ददर्श हृदयाम्भोजे सर्वतेजोमयं मुने ।।३२।। तत्तेजसोऽन्तरे रूपमतीव सुमनोहरम् ।। द्विभुजं मुरलीहस्तं भूषितं पीतवाससा ।। ३३ ।। श्रुतिमूलस्थलन्यस्तज्वलन्मकरकुण्डलम् ।। ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यं भक्तानुग्रहकातरम् ।। ३४ ।। यद्दृष्टं ब्रह्मरन्ध्रे च हृदि तद्बहिरेव च ।। दृष्ट्वा च परमाश्चर्यं तुष्टाव परमेश्वरम् ।।३५।। यत्स्तोत्रं च पुरा दत्तं हरिणैकार्णवे मुने ।। तमीशं तेन विधिना भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरः ।। ३६ ।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। सर्वस्वरूपं सर्वेशं सर्वकारणकारणम् ।। सर्वानिर्वचनीयं तं नमामि शिवरूपिणम् ।। ३७ ।। नवीनजलदाकारं श्यामसुन्दरविग्रहम् ।। स्थितं जन्तुषु सर्वेषु निर्लिप्तं साक्षिरूपिणम् ।। ३८ ।। स्वात्मारामं पूर्णकामं जगद्व्यापिजगत्परम् ।। सर्वस्वरूपं सर्वेषां बीजरूपं सनातनम् ।। ३९ ।। सर्वाधारं सर्ववरं सर्वशक्तिसमन्वितम् ।। सर्वाराध्यं सर्वगुरुं सर्वमङ्गलकारणम् ।। 4.20.४० ।। सर्वमंत्रस्वरूपं च सर्वसंपत्करं वरम् ।। शक्तियुक्तमयुक्तं च स्तौमि स्वेच्छामयं विभुम् ।। ४१ ।। शक्तीशं शक्तिबीजं च शक्तिरूपधरं वरम् ।। संसारसागरे घोरे शक्तिनौकासमन्वितम् ।। ४२ ।। कृपालुं कर्णधारं च नमामि भक्तवत्सलम् ।। आत्मस्वरूपमेकांतं लिप्तं निर्लिप्तमेव च ।।४३।। सगुणं निर्गुणं ब्रह्म स्तौमि स्वेच्छास्वरूपिणम्।। सर्वेन्द्रियादिदेवं तमिन्द्रियालयमेव च ।।४४।। सर्वेन्द्रियस्वरूपं च विराड्रूपं नमाम्यहम् ।। वेदं च वेदजनकं सर्ववेदाङ्गरूपिणम्।।४५।। सर्वमन्तस्वरूपं च नमामि परमेश्वरम् ।। सारात्सारतरं द्रव्यमपूर्वमनिरूपिणम् ।। ४६ ।। स्वतन्त्रमस्वतन्त्रं च यशोदानन्दनं भजे ।। सन्तं सर्वशरीरेषु तमदृष्टमनूहकम् ।।४७।। ध्यानासाध्यं विद्यमानं योगीन्द्राणां गुरुं भजे ।। रासमण्डलमध्यस्थं रासोल्लाससमुत्सुकम् ।।४८।। गोपीभिः सेव्यमानं च तं धरेशं नमाम्यहम् ।। सतां सदैव सन्तं तमसन्तमसतामपि।।४९।। योगीशं योगसाध्यं च नमामि शिवसेवितम्।। मन्त्रबीजं मन्त्रराजं मन्त्रदं फलदं फलम् ।। ।।4.20.५०।। मन्त्रसिद्धिस्वरूपं तं नमामि च परात्परम् ।। सुखं दुःखं च सुखदं दुःखदं पुण्यमेव च ।।५१।। पुण्यप्रदं च शुभदं शुभबीजं नमाम्यहम् ।। इत्येवं स्तवनं कृत्वा दत्त्वा गाश्च स बालकान् ।। ९२ ।। निपत्य दण्डवद्भूमौ रुरोद प्रणनाम च ।। ददर्श चक्षुरुन्मील्य विधाता जगतां मुने ।। ५३ ।। ब्रह्मणा च कृतं स्तोत्रं नित्यं भक्त्या च यः पठेत् ।। इह लोके सुखं भुक्त्वा यात्यन्ते श्रीहरेः पदम् ।। ५४ ।। लभते दास्यमतुलं स्थानमीश्वरसन्निधौ ।। लब्ध्वा च कृष्णसान्निध्यं पार्षदप्रवरो भवेत् ।। ५५ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। गते जगत्कारणे च ब्रह्मलोकं च ब्रह्मणि ।। श्रीकृष्णो बालकैः सार्धं जगाम स्वालयं विभुः ।। ५६ ।। गावो वत्साश्च बालाश्च जग्मुर्वर्षान्तरे गृहम् ।। श्रीकृष्णमायया सर्वे मेनिरे ते दिनान्तरम् ।। ५७ ।। गोपा गोपालिका किंचित्तत्कर्तुं न क्षमास्तदा ।। योगिनः कृत्रिमं सर्वं किं नूत्नं वा पुरातनम् ।। ५८ ।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं श्रीकृष्णचरितं शुभम् ।। सुखदं मोक्षदं पुण्यं सर्वकालसुखावहम् ।। ५९ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डे नारायणनारदसंवादे गोवत्सबालकहरणप्रस्तावो नाम विंशोऽध्यायः ।। २० ।।
4.20 śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || ekadā bālakaiḥ sārddhaṃ balena saha mādhavaḥ|| bhuktvā pītvā'nuliptaśca vṛndāraṇyaṃ jagāma ha ||1|| krīḍāṃ cakāra bhagavānkautukena ca taiḥ saha || krīḍāni magnacittānāṃ dūraṃ tadgokulaṃ yayau || 2 || tasya prabhāvaṃ vijñātuṃ vidhātā jagatāṃ patiḥ || cakāra nihnutiṃ gāśca vatsāṃśca bālakānapi || 3 || vijñāya tadabhiprāyaṃ sarvajñaḥ sarvakārakaḥ || punaścakāra tatsarvaṃ yogīndro yogamāyayā || 4 || jagāma śrīharirgehaṃ kālayitvā ca gokulam || balena bālakaiḥ sārdhaṃ krīḍākautukamānasaḥ || 5 || evaṃ cakāra bhagavānvarṣamekaṃ ca pratyaham || yamunāgamanaṃ gobhirbalena saha bālakaiḥ || 6 || brahmā prabhāvaṃ vijñāya lajjānamrātmakandharaḥ || ājagāma hareḥsthānaṃ bhāṇḍīravaṭamūlake || 7 || dadarśa kṛṣṇaṃ tatraiva gopālagaṇaveṣṭitam || yathā pārvaṇacandraṃ ca vibhāntaṃ svagaṇaiḥ saha ||8|| ratnasiṃhāsanasthaṃ ca hasantaṃ sasmitaṃ mudā|| pītavastraparīdhānaṃ jvalantaṃ brahmatejasā ||9|| ratnakeyūravalayaratnamañjīrarañjitam|| ratnakuṇḍalayugmābhyāṃ svakapolasthalojjvalam || 4.20.10 || koṭikandarpalāvaṇyaṃ līlādhāmamanoharam || candanāgurukastūrīkuṅkumārcitavigraham || 11 || pārijātaprasūnānāṃ mālājālairvibhūṣitam || navīnanīradaśyāmaṃ prodbhinnanavayauvanam ||12|| mālatīmālyasaṃyuktaṃ mayūrapicchacūḍakam || svāṅgasaundaryadīptyā ca kṛtabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam || 13 || śaratpārvaṇacandrasya prabhāmuṣṭāsyasundaram || pakvabimbādharauṣṭhaṃ ca khagendracañcunāsikam || 14 || śaranmadhyāhnapadmānāṃ prabhāmocanalocanam|| muktāpaṅktivinindyaikadantapaṅktimanoharam ||15|| kaustubhena maṇīndreṇa vakṣaḥsthalasamujjvalam|| śāntaṃ ca rādhikākāntaṃ paripūrṇatamaṃ param||16|| evaṃbhūtaṃ prabhuṃ dṛṣṭvā praṇanāmātivismitaḥ|| darśaṃdarśamīśvaraṃ taṃ praṇanāma punaḥpunaḥ||17|| yaddṛṣṭaṃ hṛdayāmbhoje tadrūpaṃ bahireva ca || yā mūrtiḥ purato dṛṣṭā sā paścātparitastataḥ ||18|| tatra vṛndāvane sarvaṃ dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇasamaṃ mune || dhyāyaṃdhyāyaṃ ca tadrūpaṃ tatra tasthau jagadguruḥ ||19|| gāvo vatsāśca bālāśca latāgulmāśca vīrudhaḥ || sarvaṃ vṛndāvanaṃ brahmā śyāmarūpaṃ dadarśa ha ||4.20.20|| dṛṣṭvaivaṃ paramāścaryaṃ punardhyānaṃ cakāra ha || dadarśa trijagadbrahmā nānyatkṛṣṇaṃ vinā mune||21|| kva ca vṛkṣaḥ kva vā śailaḥ kva mahī kva ca sāgarāḥ || kva devāḥ kva ca gandharvā munīndrāḥ kva ca mānavāḥ ||22|| kva cātmā kva jagadbījaṃ kva svargaḥ kvāyameva ca|| sarvaṃ ca svadṛśā brahmā dadarśa māyayā hareḥ ||23|| kva kṛṣṇo jagatāṃ nāthaḥ kva vā māyāvibhūtayaḥ || sarvaṃ kṛṣṇamayaṃ dṛṣṭvā kiṃcinnirvaktumakṣamaḥ || 24 || kiṃ staumi kiṃ karomīti manasaivaṃ pragṛhya ca || tatra sthitvā jagaddhātā japaṃ kartuṃ samudyataḥ || 25 || sukhaṃ yogāsanaṃ kṛtvā babhūva saṃpuṭāñjaliḥ || pulakāṅkitasarvāṅgaḥ sāśrunetro'tidīnavat || 26 || iḍāṃ suṣumnāṃ madhyāṃ ca piṅgalāṃ nalinīṃ dhurām || nāḍīṣaṭkaṃ ca yogena nibaddhya ca prayatnataḥ || 27 || mūlādhāraṃ svādhiṣṭhānaṃ maṇipūraṃ manoharam || viśuddhaṃ paramājñākhyaṃ ṣaṭcakraṃ ca nibaddhya ca || 28 || laṅghanaṃ kārayitvā ca tatṣaṭcakraṃ kramādvidhiḥ|| brahmarandhraṃ samānīya vāyubandhaṃ cakāra ha||29|| nibadhya vāyuṃ madhyāṃ tāmānīya hṛdayāmbujam|| taṃ vāyuṃ bhrāmayitvā ca yojayāmāsa madhyayā || 4.20.30 || evaṃ kṛtvā tu niṣpando yo datto hariṇā purā || jajāpa paramaṃ mantraṃ tasyaiva ca daśākṣaram ||31|| muhūrtaṃ ca japaṃ kṛtvā dhyāyaṃdhyāyaṃ padāmbujam || dadarśa hṛdayāmbhoje sarvatejomayaṃ mune ||32|| tattejaso'ntare rūpamatīva sumanoharam || dvibhujaṃ muralīhastaṃ bhūṣitaṃ pītavāsasā || 33 || śrutimūlasthalanyastajvalanmakarakuṇḍalam || īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyaṃ bhaktānugrahakātaram || 34 || yaddṛṣṭaṃ brahmarandhre ca hṛdi tadbahireva ca || dṛṣṭvā ca paramāścaryaṃ tuṣṭāva parameśvaram ||35|| yatstotraṃ ca purā dattaṃ hariṇaikārṇave mune || tamīśaṃ tena vidhinā bhaktinamrātmakandharaḥ || 36 || brahmovāca || sarvasvarūpaṃ sarveśaṃ sarvakāraṇakāraṇam || sarvānirvacanīyaṃ taṃ namāmi śivarūpiṇam || 37 || navīnajaladākāraṃ śyāmasundaravigraham || sthitaṃ jantuṣu sarveṣu nirliptaṃ sākṣirūpiṇam || 38 || svātmārāmaṃ pūrṇakāmaṃ jagadvyāpijagatparam || sarvasvarūpaṃ sarveṣāṃ bījarūpaṃ sanātanam || 39 || sarvādhāraṃ sarvavaraṃ sarvaśaktisamanvitam || sarvārādhyaṃ sarvaguruṃ sarvamaṅgalakāraṇam || 4.20.40 || sarvamaṃtrasvarūpaṃ ca sarvasaṃpatkaraṃ varam || śaktiyuktamayuktaṃ ca staumi svecchāmayaṃ vibhum || 41 || śaktīśaṃ śaktibījaṃ ca śaktirūpadharaṃ varam || saṃsārasāgare ghore śaktinaukāsamanvitam || 42 || kṛpāluṃ karṇadhāraṃ ca namāmi bhaktavatsalam || ātmasvarūpamekāṃtaṃ liptaṃ nirliptameva ca ||43|| saguṇaṃ nirguṇaṃ brahma staumi svecchāsvarūpiṇam|| sarvendriyādidevaṃ tamindriyālayameva ca ||44|| sarvendriyasvarūpaṃ ca virāḍrūpaṃ namāmyaham || vedaṃ ca vedajanakaṃ sarvavedāṅgarūpiṇam||45|| sarvamantasvarūpaṃ ca namāmi parameśvaram || sārātsārataraṃ dravyamapūrvamanirūpiṇam || 46 || svatantramasvatantraṃ ca yaśodānandanaṃ bhaje || santaṃ sarvaśarīreṣu tamadṛṣṭamanūhakam ||47|| dhyānāsādhyaṃ vidyamānaṃ yogīndrāṇāṃ guruṃ bhaje || rāsamaṇḍalamadhyasthaṃ rāsollāsasamutsukam ||48|| gopībhiḥ sevyamānaṃ ca taṃ dhareśaṃ namāmyaham || satāṃ sadaiva santaṃ tamasantamasatāmapi||49|| yogīśaṃ yogasādhyaṃ ca namāmi śivasevitam|| mantrabījaṃ mantrarājaṃ mantradaṃ phaladaṃ phalam || ||4.20.50|| mantrasiddhisvarūpaṃ taṃ namāmi ca parātparam || sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ ca sukhadaṃ duḥkhadaṃ puṇyameva ca ||51|| puṇyapradaṃ ca śubhadaṃ śubhabījaṃ namāmyaham || ityevaṃ stavanaṃ kṛtvā dattvā gāśca sa bālakān || 92 || nipatya daṇḍavadbhūmau ruroda praṇanāma ca || dadarśa cakṣurunmīlya vidhātā jagatāṃ mune || 53 || brahmaṇā ca kṛtaṃ stotraṃ nityaṃ bhaktyā ca yaḥ paṭhet || iha loke sukhaṃ bhuktvā yātyante śrīhareḥ padam || 54 || labhate dāsyamatulaṃ sthānamīśvarasannidhau || labdhvā ca kṛṣṇasānnidhyaṃ pārṣadapravaro bhavet || 55 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || gate jagatkāraṇe ca brahmalokaṃ ca brahmaṇi || śrīkṛṣṇo bālakaiḥ sārdhaṃ jagāma svālayaṃ vibhuḥ || 56 || gāvo vatsāśca bālāśca jagmurvarṣāntare gṛham || śrīkṛṣṇamāyayā sarve menire te dināntaram || 57 || gopā gopālikā kiṃcittatkartuṃ na kṣamāstadā || yoginaḥ kṛtrimaṃ sarvaṃ kiṃ nūtnaṃ vā purātanam || 58 || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ śrīkṛṣṇacaritaṃ śubham || sukhadaṃ mokṣadaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvakālasukhāvaham || 59 || iti śrībrahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhaṇḍe nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde govatsabālakaharaṇaprastāvo nāma viṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 20 ||
English translation
The abduction of cows and calves and Thereafter lord Krsna who is well-versed in the divine play returned to his abode with the cows, Balabhadra and the cowherds.
Thus this process continued for one year.
Daily he used to go to the bank of Yamuna with Balabhadra and cows and daily returned in the Understanding this influence of the lord, Brahma felt ashamed and went to the lord in the Bhandlra forest, who was resting under the shade of a tree.
Narayana said - Once Madhava accompanied by Balabhadra and the boys while finishing their meals and decorating their heads with sandal- paste, went to Vpidavana.
The lord played with them for long. When all of them were engrossed in the sports, the cows and calves strayed away.
At that point of time Brahma, the lord of creation thought of testing the competence of lord Krspa. He therefore stole away the cows, the He found Krsna there surrounded by the cowherds like the moon surrounded by the constellation, which illumine.
Lord Kfsna was seated on a gem-studded lion- throne comfortably and wore a serene smile on his face; he was clad in a yellow lower garment and his body was emitting divine lustre; he was wearing armlets, wristlets and anklets made of gems. His ears were adorned with a pair of kuifdalas. He was playful and could steal the mind of others. His limbs were plastered with sandal-paste, aguru, kastUrl and saffron.
The garlands of forest flowers adorned his body and his body had the complexion of new clouds with the youthfulness emerging out of the He had a crown of peacock feathers and the garlands of jasmine flowers were decorated in it.
With the lustre of his limbs, the ornaments were His face resembled the beauty of the full moon of the winter season. His lips resembled the ripe wood-apple and the nose resembled the beak of His eyes resembled the beauty of the mid-day lotus flower of the summer season and his teeth resembled the beautiful jewels. The kaustubha gem adorned his chest. Having a look at the peaceful Kr§na the lord of Radha, Brahma was extremely surprised and he bowed in reverence to him. He started looking at him and bowed in reverence again and again. The form in which Brahma had visualised the lord in his heart, the same figure was found by him before him. The figure which was present in the front, the same was at the back and on both sides.
Oh sage! in Vpidavana he found everything like Krsna and meditating upon his form, Brahma sat out there.
T V4 cWT 4lW:l glr 5 r; ggr ^ gTggfT:iR?i He visualised Kr§na to be present in all the cows, the calves, the boys, the creepers, the trees and in the entire Vmdavana. Wimessing such a scene surprised Brahma who again meditated upon him. O sage, at that point of time Brahma could see nothing in the three worlds except lord Krsna; there were no trees, no mountains, no earth, no oceans, no gods, Gandharvas, sages, humans, soul, seeds of the universe, heaven and he himself. He was non-plussed. With the illusion of the lord, he found everything like Not only this he could not find lord Krsna himself nor his creation; now everything was alike. There was no creation and everything was like Krsna himself Finding this Brahma was taken aback and was unable to speak.
He then started thinking within himself, should I adore now? What should I do?"
Thereafter the creator of the universe staying there got ready to perform Japam.
He sat comfortably in yogdsana, folded his hands, getting emotional, his eyes were filled with tears and became quite meek and humble.
He controlled by meditation the three veins, and dhurd.
He than controlled the cakras in mQlddhdra, and paramdjnd. He then crossed the saf-cakra and established the air in Brahmarandhra.
Establishing the air, he then again arrived close to madhyd vein turning that wind, the Vidhata linked the madhyd vein and while doing this, he became stable and started reciting the ten-letter mantra given to him by Hari in earlier times.
O sage, after meditating upon the lotus-like feet of Kfsna for a muhurta, he visualised the glorious form of the lord in his heart in the lustre.
He had a beautiful form having two arms holding a flute in his hand, wearing pltdmbara, adorned with all the ornaments and the kuri^alas in the ears. Hari was having a smile on his face and looked anxious to bestow his grace on his The form he could visualise in Brahmarandhra, the same form could be seen by him in his heart. Witnessing such a surprise, he started praying to the lord. O sage, the knowledge of the stotra that was imparted to Brahma in earlier times, the same was recited by him with devotion quite humbly.
Brahma said -1 bow in reverence to the form of everything, the lord of everyone, cause of all the causes, beyond description and form of welfare. The one who is like the fresh cloud, dark-complexioned, who remains uninvolved in spite of his remaining in all the creatures, who is witness of all, the one who roams in the soul, is all successful, pervades the whole world, remains aloof from the world, the form of all, the seed of all, eternal, the best of all, the base of all, all powerful, adored by all, teacher of all, the cause of all the welfares, the form of all the mantras, bestower of all the riches and prowess. He is endowed with all the riches and is also without them. I adore the lord who is all pervading and moves at will.
He is extremely powerful, the seed of prowess, the form of prowess, is like the boat of strength in the ocean of the universe, is quite merciful, beloved of the devotees and the great sailor. I adore him offering piayers, the one who is the form of self, secluded, uninvolved, as well as involved, is Brahman having all the qualities and even without them, the one who moves at will, I adore him. The one, who is the supreme god of all the organs of senses, the abode of all the organs of senses, the form of all the organs of senses and the one who happens to possess Viral form, I adore him. The one, who is the form of the Vedas, the creator of the Vedas, the form of post-Vedic literature and the mantras, I adore such a Paramesvara.
He is the gist of all the essence, incomplete, inexplicable, independent and dependent, son of Yasoda, is adored by me. The one who resides in all the bodies, is invisible, beyond controversy, inaccessible even by deep meditation, the teacher of the intellectuals and the yogis. I adore him. He is the one who resides in the Rdsamandala, is bliss of the divine dance and is always anxious for the same. He is the one who is served by the cowherdesses and is the lord of the earth, I adore him. The one who is the truth for the noble people and falsehood for the wicked people, the lord of the yogis, achievable by yogic practices and the one who is adored by Siva, I adore him.
The one who is the seed of mantras, the lord of the mantras, the bestower of the mantras and their reward besides being the form of the reward; the one who grants success in the mantras and is beyond everyone, I adore him.
The one who is the form of pleasure and pain, bestower of suspiciousness and the one who is the seed of welfare and bestows welfare, I bow before him. Thus the creator of the universe adored lord Krsna and returned the cowherd boys to him. He then prostrated before him on the ground and started crying. Thereafter, 0 sage, he then opened his eyes and found Krsna there.
The one who recites the stotra composed by Brahma with devotion every day, enjoying all the pleasures of the world ultimately proceeds to the abode of Hari, where he achieves the inaccessible slavehood of the lord. He than attains closeness of the lord and becomes his Narayana said -After the departure of Brahma, the creator of the universe, Sri Krsna returned to his place together with the cowherd boys.
Though the cows, the calves and the boys returned to their home after one year, with the illusion of the lord they thought it to be a single At that point of time the cowherds and cowherdesses could not guess anything. For a yogi everything is artificial and there is nothing old or new for him. Thus I have narrated to you the story of lord Kr§na which bestows welfare, pleasure, salvation, is auspicious and is always
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