Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 29
Sourceश्रीनारायण उवाच ।। अथ गोपाङ्गनाः सर्वाः काममत्ततया मुने ।। अतिप्रौढाश्च मानिन्यो नेश्वरं मेनिरे पतिम् ।। १ ।। काश्चिदूचुरहो कृष्ण सस्मिता वक्रलोचनाः ।। मालतीपुष्पमुत्तोल्य देहि मे मालिकामिति ।। २ ।। काश्चिदूचुरये कृष्ण स्वक्रोडेऽस्मांश्च कुर्विति ।। गृहीत्वाश्रीहरेः स्कन्धमारुरोह च काचन ।। ३ ।। उवाच काचिद्दर्पेण प्रमत्ता प्राणवल्लभम् ।। स्वकीयपीतवसनं परिधारय मामिति ।।४।। उवाच काचिदीशं तं सिन्दूरं देहि मामिति ।। उवाच काचित्प्राणेशं शीघ्रमागत्य साम्प्रतम् ।। ५ ।। कृत्वा कुन्तलसंस्कारं कुरु मे कबरीमिति ।। काश्चित्संप्रेरयामासुः श्रीखण्डं बल्लवाय च ।।६।। स्वांगवेषविधायिन्यो भूषार्थं श्रुतिमूलयोः ।। उवाच काचित्कामेन परं संकेतपूर्वकम् ।। ७ ।। पश्यन्ती तन्मुखाम्भोजं सस्मिता मैथुनाय च ।। काचिज्जग्राह मुरलीं बलादाकृष्य माधवम् ।। ८ ।। जहार पीतवसनं कृत्वा नग्नं च कामिनी ।। कामिन्यः काश्चिदित्यूचुर्मानिन्यो मधुसूदनम् ।। ९ ।। अलक्तकद्रवं देहि पादयोर्नखरेषु च ।। उवाच काचित्प्रेम्णा तं गण्डयोः स्तनयोर्मम ।।4.29.१०।। नानाचित्रविचित्राढ्यां करु पत्रावलीमिति ।। कृत्वाऽनुमानं मनसा दृष्ट्वा तासां प्रमत्तताम् ।। ११ ।। माधवो राधया सार्द्धमन्तर्धानं चकार ह ।। अतीव निर्जने स्थाने मुदा स्वेच्छामयो विभुः ।। १२ ।। कलामानप्रकारं च शृंगारं च चकार ह ।। पर्वते पर्वते रम्ये द्वीपेद्वीपे सुनिर्जने ।। ।। १३ ।। तटे तटे नदीनां च सर्वजन्तुविवर्जिते ।। श्रीगोष्ठे रत्नशैले च वेलागङ्गातटेऽपि च ।। १४ ।। कालिन्दे च पुलिन्दे च मन्दिरे गन्धमादने ।। मनोहरे कुन्दवने कावेरीतीरनीरजे ।। १५ ।। पुष्पभद्रापुलिनजे पुष्पोद्याने सुपुष्पिते ।। सर्वत्र रमणं कृत्वा राधावेषं विधाय च ।। १६ ।। जगाम मलयद्रोणीं रम्यां चन्दनवायुना ।। शय्यां पुष्पमयीं कृत्वा तत्र रेमे तया सह ।। १७ ।। अतीव सुखसंभोगान्मूर्च्छां संप्राप्य राधिका ।। कृत्वा वक्षसि गोविन्दं पुलकाञ्चितविग्रहा ।।१८।। दृष्ट्वा तां मूर्च्छितां कृष्णो घनश्रोणिपयोधराम् ।। विलुप्तवेषां कामार्तां नग्नां शिथिलकुन्तलाम् ।। १९ ।। चेतनां कारयामास कृत्वा वक्षसि तन्द्रिताम् ।। वासयामास वसनं राधायामेखलाम्बरम् ।। 4.29.२० ।। कबरीं रचयामास किंचिद्वामेन वक्रताम् ।। मालतीमाल्यसंयुक्तां कुन्दपुष्पैश्च वेष्टिताम्।। ।। २१ ।। तस्याः कपाले सिंदूरतिलकं सुन्दरं ददौ ।। गण्डयोः स्तनयोश्चित्रां चकार पत्रिकां मुदा।।२२ ।। सालक्तकांश्च नखरांश्चित्रितान्पादपद्मयोः ।। नखैः कृत्रिमपद्मानि निर्ममे श्रोणिवक्षसोः ।। २३ ।। उत्थायाथ तया सार्द्धं जगाम हि सरोवरम् ।। नानाप्रकारपद्मानां राजिभिश्च विराजितम् ।। २४ ।। निर्मलस्फटिकाकारजलपूर्णं मनोहरम् ।। हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णं जलकुक्कुटकूजितम् ।।२५।। मधुलुब्धमधुघ्राणां पद्मस्थानं सुपद्मजम् ।। चारुणा कलशब्देन शब्दितं शश्वदेव हि ।। २५ ।। तत्र स्नात्वा जलक्रीडां चकार ह तया सह ।। जलं ददौ राधिकायै मुदा सा माधवाय च ।। २७ ।। सहस्रदलपद्मे च गृहीत्वा माधवः स्वयम्।। एकं ददौ राधिकायै ररक्ष स्वार्थमेककम् ।।२८ ।। चन्दनागुरुकस्तूरीकुङ्कुमद्रवमीप्सितम् ।। स्वाङ्गं दत्त्वा राधिकायै लिलेप राधिकेश्वरः ।। २९।। ततो गच्छंस्तया सार्द्धं ददर्श पुरतो वटम् ।। अतीवोत्तुङ्गशाखाग्रमतिविस्तृतमेव च ।। 4.29.३० ।। मूले योजनपर्यन्तं छायया परिवेष्टितम् ।। उवास तत्र गोविन्दः केतकीवनसन्निधौ ।।३१।। पुष्पाक्तेन सुशीतेन वायुना सुरभीकृते ।। चित्रं रहस्यं सुचिरं पुराणं च पुरातनम् ।। ।। ३२ ।। प्रहर्षितश्च श्रीकृष्णः कथयामास राधिकाम्।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र ददर्श मुनिपुंगवम् ।।३३ ।। आगच्छन्तं च तं दृष्ट्वा प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणम् ।। न दृष्ट्वा हृदये रूपमीशस्य परमात्मनः ।। ३४ ।। ध्यानाद्विरतमग्रे च पश्यन्तं बहिरेव तत् ।। सर्वावयववक्रं च कृष्णं सर्वदिगम्बरम् ।। ३५ ।। नाम्नाऽष्टवक्रं जटिलं ज्वलन्तं ब्रह्मतेजसा ।। मुखतोऽग्निमुद्गिरन्तं तपोराशिमिवोत्थितम् ।। ३६ ।। अहो किं वा ब्रह्मतेजो मूर्तिमन्तमिह स्वयम् ।। नखश्मश्रुसुदीर्घं च शांतं तेजस्विनं परम् ।। ३७ ।। पुटाञ्जलियुतं भक्त्या भीतं प्रणतकंधरम् ।। दृष्ट्वा हसन्तीं राधां तां वारयामास माधवः ।।३८।। प्रभावं कथयामास मुनीन्द्रस्य महात्मनः ।। अथ प्रणम्य गोविन्दं तुष्टाव मुनिपुंगवः ।। यत्स्तोत्रं च पुरा दत्तं शंकरेण महात्मना ।। ३९ ।। अष्टावक्र उवाच ।। गुणातीत गुणाधार गुणबीज गुणात्मक ।। गुणीश गुणिनां बीज गुणायन नमोऽस्तु ते ।। 4.29.४० ।। सिद्धिस्वरूप सिद्ध्येश सिद्धिबीज परात्पर ।। सिद्धिसिद्धिगुणाधीश सिद्धानां गुरवे नमः ।। ४१ ।। हे वेदबीज वेदज्ञ वेदिन्वेदविदां वर ।। वेदाज्ञाताद्यरूपेश वेदाज्ञेश नमोऽस्तु ते।। ४२ ।। ब्रह्मानन्तेश शेषेन्द्र धर्मादीनामधीश्वर ।। सर्व सर्वेश शर्वेश बीजरूप नमोऽस्तु ते ।। ४३ ।। प्रकृते प्राकृत प्रज्ञ प्रकृतीश परात्पर ।। संसारवृक्ष तद्बीज फलरूप नमोऽस्तु ते ।। ४४ ।। सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तबीजेश सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारण ।। महाविराट्तरोर्बीज राधिकेश नमोऽस्तु ते ।। ४५ ।। अहो यस्य त्रयः स्कन्धा ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः ।। शाखाप्रशाखा वेदाद्यास्तपांसि कुसुमानि च ।। ४६ ।। संसारविफला एव प्रकृत्यंकुरमेव च ।। तदाधार निराधार सर्वाधार नमोऽस्तु ते ।। ४७ ।। तेजोरूप निराकार प्रत्यक्षानूहमेव च ।। सर्वाकारातिप्रत्यक्ष स्वेच्छामय नमोऽस्तु ते ।। ४८ ।। इत्युक्त्वा स मुनिश्रेष्ठो निपत्य चरणाम्बुजे ।। प्राणांस्तत्याज योगेन तयोः प्रत्यक्ष एव च ।। ४९ ।। पपात तत्र तद्देहः पादपद्मसमीपतः ।। तत्तेजश्च समुत्तस्थौ ज्वलदग्निशिखोपमम् ।। 4.29.५० ।। सप्ततालप्रमाणं तु चोत्थाय च पपात ह।। भ्रामं भ्रामं च परितो लीनं चाभूत्पदाम्बुजे।।५१।। अष्टावक्रकृतं स्तोत्रं प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत् ।। परं निर्वाण मोक्षं च समाप्नोति न संशयः ।। ५२ ।। प्राणाधिको मुमुक्षूणां स्तोत्रराजश्च नारद ।। हरिणाऽहो पुरा दत्तो वैकुण्ठे शंकराय च ।। ५३ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते म० श्रीकृ० ज० नाराय० मुनिमोक्षणप्रस्ताव एकोनत्रिंशोऽध्यायः ।। २९ ।।
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || atha gopāṅganāḥ sarvāḥ kāmamattatayā mune || atiprauḍhāśca māninyo neśvaraṃ menire patim || 1 || kāścidūcuraho kṛṣṇa sasmitā vakralocanāḥ || mālatīpuṣpamuttolya dehi me mālikāmiti || 2 || kāścidūcuraye kṛṣṇa svakroḍe'smāṃśca kurviti || gṛhītvāśrīhareḥ skandhamāruroha ca kācana || 3 || uvāca kāciddarpeṇa pramattā prāṇavallabham || svakīyapītavasanaṃ paridhāraya māmiti ||4|| uvāca kācidīśaṃ taṃ sindūraṃ dehi māmiti || uvāca kācitprāṇeśaṃ śīghramāgatya sāmpratam || 5 || kṛtvā kuntalasaṃskāraṃ kuru me kabarīmiti || kāścitsaṃprerayāmāsuḥ śrīkhaṇḍaṃ ballavāya ca ||6|| svāṃgaveṣavidhāyinyo bhūṣārthaṃ śrutimūlayoḥ || uvāca kācitkāmena paraṃ saṃketapūrvakam || 7 || paśyantī tanmukhāmbhojaṃ sasmitā maithunāya ca || kācijjagrāha muralīṃ balādākṛṣya mādhavam || 8 || jahāra pītavasanaṃ kṛtvā nagnaṃ ca kāminī || kāminyaḥ kāścidityūcurmāninyo madhusūdanam || 9 || alaktakadravaṃ dehi pādayornakhareṣu ca || uvāca kācitpremṇā taṃ gaṇḍayoḥ stanayormama ||4.29.10|| nānācitravicitrāḍhyāṃ karu patrāvalīmiti || kṛtvā'numānaṃ manasā dṛṣṭvā tāsāṃ pramattatām || 11 || mādhavo rādhayā sārddhamantardhānaṃ cakāra ha || atīva nirjane sthāne mudā svecchāmayo vibhuḥ || 12 || kalāmānaprakāraṃ ca śṛṃgāraṃ ca cakāra ha || parvate parvate ramye dvīpedvīpe sunirjane || || 13 || taṭe taṭe nadīnāṃ ca sarvajantuvivarjite || śrīgoṣṭhe ratnaśaile ca velāgaṅgātaṭe'pi ca || 14 || kālinde ca pulinde ca mandire gandhamādane || manohare kundavane kāverītīranīraje || 15 || puṣpabhadrāpulinaje puṣpodyāne supuṣpite || sarvatra ramaṇaṃ kṛtvā rādhāveṣaṃ vidhāya ca || 16 || jagāma malayadroṇīṃ ramyāṃ candanavāyunā || śayyāṃ puṣpamayīṃ kṛtvā tatra reme tayā saha || 17 || atīva sukhasaṃbhogānmūrcchāṃ saṃprāpya rādhikā || kṛtvā vakṣasi govindaṃ pulakāñcitavigrahā ||18|| dṛṣṭvā tāṃ mūrcchitāṃ kṛṣṇo ghanaśroṇipayodharām || viluptaveṣāṃ kāmārtāṃ nagnāṃ śithilakuntalām || 19 || cetanāṃ kārayāmāsa kṛtvā vakṣasi tandritām || vāsayāmāsa vasanaṃ rādhāyāmekhalāmbaram || 4.29.20 || kabarīṃ racayāmāsa kiṃcidvāmena vakratām || mālatīmālyasaṃyuktāṃ kundapuṣpaiśca veṣṭitām|| || 21 || tasyāḥ kapāle siṃdūratilakaṃ sundaraṃ dadau || gaṇḍayoḥ stanayościtrāṃ cakāra patrikāṃ mudā||22 || sālaktakāṃśca nakharāṃścitritānpādapadmayoḥ || nakhaiḥ kṛtrimapadmāni nirmame śroṇivakṣasoḥ || 23 || utthāyātha tayā sārddhaṃ jagāma hi sarovaram || nānāprakārapadmānāṃ rājibhiśca virājitam || 24 || nirmalasphaṭikākārajalapūrṇaṃ manoharam || haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇaṃ jalakukkuṭakūjitam ||25|| madhulubdhamadhughrāṇāṃ padmasthānaṃ supadmajam || cāruṇā kalaśabdena śabditaṃ śaśvadeva hi || 25 || tatra snātvā jalakrīḍāṃ cakāra ha tayā saha || jalaṃ dadau rādhikāyai mudā sā mādhavāya ca || 27 || sahasradalapadme ca gṛhītvā mādhavaḥ svayam|| ekaṃ dadau rādhikāyai rarakṣa svārthamekakam ||28 || candanāgurukastūrīkuṅkumadravamīpsitam || svāṅgaṃ dattvā rādhikāyai lilepa rādhikeśvaraḥ || 29|| tato gacchaṃstayā sārddhaṃ dadarśa purato vaṭam || atīvottuṅgaśākhāgramativistṛtameva ca || 4.29.30 || mūle yojanaparyantaṃ chāyayā pariveṣṭitam || uvāsa tatra govindaḥ ketakīvanasannidhau ||31|| puṣpāktena suśītena vāyunā surabhīkṛte || citraṃ rahasyaṃ suciraṃ purāṇaṃ ca purātanam || || 32 || praharṣitaśca śrīkṛṣṇaḥ kathayāmāsa rādhikām|| etasminnantare tatra dadarśa munipuṃgavam ||33 || āgacchantaṃ ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā prasannavadanekṣaṇam || na dṛṣṭvā hṛdaye rūpamīśasya paramātmanaḥ || 34 || dhyānādviratamagre ca paśyantaṃ bahireva tat || sarvāvayavavakraṃ ca kṛṣṇaṃ sarvadigambaram || 35 || nāmnā'ṣṭavakraṃ jaṭilaṃ jvalantaṃ brahmatejasā || mukhato'gnimudgirantaṃ taporāśimivotthitam || 36 || aho kiṃ vā brahmatejo mūrtimantamiha svayam || nakhaśmaśrusudīrghaṃ ca śāṃtaṃ tejasvinaṃ param || 37 || puṭāñjaliyutaṃ bhaktyā bhītaṃ praṇatakaṃdharam || dṛṣṭvā hasantīṃ rādhāṃ tāṃ vārayāmāsa mādhavaḥ ||38|| prabhāvaṃ kathayāmāsa munīndrasya mahātmanaḥ || atha praṇamya govindaṃ tuṣṭāva munipuṃgavaḥ || yatstotraṃ ca purā dattaṃ śaṃkareṇa mahātmanā || 39 || aṣṭāvakra uvāca || guṇātīta guṇādhāra guṇabīja guṇātmaka || guṇīśa guṇināṃ bīja guṇāyana namo'stu te || 4.29.40 || siddhisvarūpa siddhyeśa siddhibīja parātpara || siddhisiddhiguṇādhīśa siddhānāṃ gurave namaḥ || 41 || he vedabīja vedajña vedinvedavidāṃ vara || vedājñātādyarūpeśa vedājñeśa namo'stu te|| 42 || brahmānanteśa śeṣendra dharmādīnāmadhīśvara || sarva sarveśa śarveśa bījarūpa namo'stu te || 43 || prakṛte prākṛta prajña prakṛtīśa parātpara || saṃsāravṛkṣa tadbīja phalarūpa namo'stu te || 44 || sṛṣṭisthityantabījeśa sṛṣṭisthityantakāraṇa || mahāvirāṭtarorbīja rādhikeśa namo'stu te || 45 || aho yasya trayaḥ skandhā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ || śākhāpraśākhā vedādyāstapāṃsi kusumāni ca || 46 || saṃsāraviphalā eva prakṛtyaṃkurameva ca || tadādhāra nirādhāra sarvādhāra namo'stu te || 47 || tejorūpa nirākāra pratyakṣānūhameva ca || sarvākārātipratyakṣa svecchāmaya namo'stu te || 48 || ityuktvā sa muniśreṣṭho nipatya caraṇāmbuje || prāṇāṃstatyāja yogena tayoḥ pratyakṣa eva ca || 49 || papāta tatra taddehaḥ pādapadmasamīpataḥ || tattejaśca samuttasthau jvaladagniśikhopamam || 4.29.50 || saptatālapramāṇaṃ tu cotthāya ca papāta ha|| bhrāmaṃ bhrāmaṃ ca parito līnaṃ cābhūtpadāmbuje||51|| aṣṭāvakrakṛtaṃ stotraṃ prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet || paraṃ nirvāṇa mokṣaṃ ca samāpnoti na saṃśayaḥ || 52 || prāṇādhiko mumukṣūṇāṃ stotrarājaśca nārada || hariṇā'ho purā datto vaikuṇṭhe śaṃkarāya ca || 53 || iti śrībrahmavaivarte ma0 śrīkṛ0 ja0 nārāya0 munimokṣaṇaprastāva ekonatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 29 ||
English translation
The salvation of sage A§tavakra Karayana said- O sage, getting intoxicated with passion all the cowherdesses who were quite adult and arrogant never considered Krsna as the husband and kissed as the lord.
Some of them casting the side-glances smilingly said to Krsna, You give me the garland made by the jasmine flower. Some of them said, O Krsna you carry no in your lap. Some of them climbed on his shoulders.
An intoxicated cowherdess spoke to her beloved Krsna, You let me wear your lower Some one said to the lord, You apply vermilion over my forehead. Some one went rapidly to her beloved and said, "You arrange ray hair after combing it." Covering the unrobed body some one of them sent sandal-paste for adoring the ears of the lord. A cowherdess smilingly filled with passion, approached Krsna, desirous of union with him looked at his lotus¬ like face and spoke sweet words. One of the damsels dragged Madhava forcibly and snatched away his flute. Some one stole away his pltdmbara unrobing him. One of the arrogant damsel said to Madhusudana, "You paint the nails of my feet." Some one spoke to him, "You paint my breasts and cheeks with different Madhava then realising the state of mind in which the cowherdesses were placed disappeared from the scene.
wfi i5to[t TOi%vi few Thereafter, the lord who always moves at will moved with Radha and enjoyed her company in a secluded place. Both of them visited different mountains, charming deserted is land, the pleasant banks of the river sacred mountains, mountains of gems, the banks of Gahga and Yamuna the temples, Gandhamadana mountain, the pleasant kunda forest, the lotus forest on the bank of the Kaveri river and the flower orchards located over the Puspabhadra river. He than decorated the body of Radha and reached the valley of Malayacala where the wind bearing the fragrant of sandal-wood was blowing. He made the flower bed and was united with Radha.
Enjoying a nap, on the chest of Govinda, Radha felt emotional and over powered with passion, she was fainted after the union.
gJTWTRT ufemr I She had the developed pelvic region as well as the breasts and was without robes, infatuated with passion. Fatigued, Radha was observed by Krsna who helped her regain consciousness.
Holding her in his hands he made her wear all the costumes.
He than arranged a tuft over her head which was silting towards the left and decorated it with the jasmine and kunda flowers.
He applied vermilion on her head and painted her cheeks and the breasts.
R T Hxfi gr rw Tts i: i The nails of her feet were also painted together with the soles of her feet. He made scratched over her breasts and cheeks with his nails drawing an artificial lotus.
Thereafter accompanied with her he entered the lake which was beautified by various lines of The lake was filled with crystal clean water and was infested by the beautiful geese, the ducks and the water fouls.
The black-wasps getting greedy of the honey were surrounding the lotus flowers creating gg ■RTirgr I trar Taking bath in that, lake they also enjoyed the water-sport. Madhava splashed water on Radha while Radha did so on Madhava.
Thereafter Madhava plucked two lotus flowers with a thousand petals gave one of them to Radha while the other one was kept by him for himself Thereafter, the lord of Radha applied the sandal-paste, aguru, kastUrl and saffron on the body of Radha.
STW trfttferq;i Thereafter he moved on accompanied by Radha and while so moving they came across a banyan tree which was quite a gigantic one and fairly tall. Its leaf provided shade in an area of a yojana. Thereafter Govinda, sat down near the jasmine forest. The fragrant breeze was blowing there. Sri Krsna spent a let of time with Radha at that place narrating to her some ancient story and repealing other secrets. At that point of time the sage Astavakra appeared before them.
The sage was coming towards them. His face and the eyes were filled with pleasure. Instead of devoting his mind to the lord, he was disturbed in his meditation. Now he was witnessing the beauty before him. Hd' had a black body, all the limbs of his body were defonned. He was dwarfish and without robes and had the name of Astavakra. He was illumining with divine lustre wearing locks of hair over the head, vomiting fire from his mouth as if his tapas, was emerging out of his mouth.
It looked as if the divine lustre as itself had incarnated on earth. He had grown beard and moustaches on his face and the hair of the body and the nails had also grown. He was quite illustrious and peaceful. Getting panicky, bowing in devotion he stood before them with folded hands. Radha started laughing looking at the sage but Hari stopped her and enlightened her about the influence of the sage. The sage than bowed in reverence to Govinda and offered prayers to him.
He recited they stotra for lord Krsna which was given to him by lord Siva in earlier times.
Astavakra said- O lord, you are beyond qualities, the base of qualities, the cause of qualities, the form of qualities, the lord of qualities, the seed of the virtuous People and the abode of qualities. Therefore, I offer my salutation to you.
You are the form of success, the amsa of success, the cause of success, beyond everything, the great siddha of the siddhis the lord of the virtues and the teacher of the siddhas, I offer my salutation to you.
O seed of the Vedas, you are well-versed in the Vedas, the possessor of the Vedas, the best among those well-versed in the Vedas, unknown in the Vedas, you have an eternal form, the lord of those well-versed in the Vedas. I offer my salutation to you.
You are the lord of Brahma, Ananta, Sesa, Indra and Dharma, the form of everyone, the lord of everyone and the lord of all. 1 offer my salutation to you.
You are the form of Prakrti, the eminent intellectual, lord of Prakrti, beyond everything, seed of the tree of the universe besides being its fruit. I offer my salutation to you.
you are the seed of creation, preservation and destruction, you represent the creation of the universe, its preservation and cause of its destruction. You are the seed for the tree of MahSvirat and lord of Radhika. I offer my salutation to you.
Brahma, Visnu and Siva happen to be the three branches of the tree of Mahavirat. The Vedas and others Vedic literature are the tender branches, the tapas represent the flowers.
Therefore, the universe happens to be the form of special fruit in which Prakrti is the sprouting leaves and you happen to be the root of the same.
You are without base but still you happen to be the base of all. I offer my salutation to you.
Yon are the form of the lustre, the invisible one, beyond the evidence of existence, the form of Virat, quite visible and you move at will. I offer my salutation to you.
Thus speaking the best of the sages, fell at the feet of the lord and then departed for his heavenly abode in presence of both of them.
His body fell close to the feet of the lord and a divine illuminating lustre emerged out of his body which was as. high as the seven tdla trees and it again fell down. The same lustre circumambulated around lord Krsna and thereafter it merged into his feet.
Whosoever will recite the stotra composed by AstSvakra he will achieve redemption. There is no doubt about it. This is the best of the stotras and is dearer to the devotees than their lives. Its knowledge was imparted in earlier times in Vaikuntha by lord Hari to ^iva.
Narayana said- Finding the sage dead before him ^rl Krsna got ready to cremate his body.
Carrying his body on his chest, Kr§na started crying aloud like and ordinary person. He held that body in his arms tightly, as a result of which the ashes emerged from the body.
The body of the sage was devoid of the blood flesh and bones. O great sage, sage Astavakra performed tapas for sixty thousand years while fasting, as a result of which all his blood, flesh and bones were burnt out by the fire of the stomach. He neglecting the out-world knowledge always devoted his mind at the lotus-like feet of the lord.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 123588 (2017-10-02T02:50:39Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n1108–n1113: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n1108/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.