First Night · Chapter 11
Sourceएकादशो ऽध्यायः अथ महोत्सव-दर्शनम् श्री-व्यास उवाच— अथ गन्धर्व-राजस् तु भगवान् आज्ञया विधेः । सꣳगीतꣳ च जगौ तत्र कृष्ण-रास-महोत्सवम् ॥१॥ सुसमꣳ तालमानꣳ च सुतानꣳ मधुरꣳ श्रुतम् । वीणा-मृदङ्ग-मुरज-युक्तꣳ ध्वनि-समन्वितम् ॥२॥ रागिणी-युक्त-रागेण समयोक्तेन सुन्दरम् । माधुर्यꣳ मूर्च्छ्नायुक्तꣳ मनसे हर्ष-कारणम् ॥३॥ विचित्रꣳ नृत्य-रुचिरꣳ रूप-वेशम् उत्तमम् । लोकानुराग-बीजꣳ च नाट्योपयुक्त-हस्तकम् ॥४॥ दृष्ट्वा श्रुत्वा सुराः सर्वे मुनयः सर्व-योषितः । मूर्च्छाꣳ प्रायुश् च सहसा चेतनाꣳ च पुनः पुनः ॥५॥ गोपीनाꣳ वस्त्र-हरणꣳ गोपी-गण-विलापनꣳ । ताभ्यो वस्त्र-प्रदानꣳ च सꣳमानꣳ वरदानकम् ॥६॥ कात्यायनी-व्रतꣳ चापि विप्र-दारान्न-भोजनम् । महेन्द्र-दर्प-पूजादि भञ्जनꣳ शैल-पूजनम् ॥७॥ पुनश् च शुश्रुवुः सर्वे श्री-वृन्दावन-वर्णनम् । सꣳप्रापुश् च पुनर् मूर्च्छाꣳ पुनः प्रापुश् च चेतनाम् ॥८॥ तस्मै ददौ पुरो ब्रह्मा वह्नि-शुद्धाꣳशुकꣳ परम् । परꣳ शुभाशीर्-वचनꣳ यत् तन्-मानस-वाञ्छितम् ॥९॥ अमूल्य-रत्न-निर्माणꣳ चारु-कुण्डाल-युग्मकम् । मणीन्द्र-सार-मुकुटꣳ परꣳ रत्नाङ्गुरीयकम् ॥१०॥ सुगन्धि चन्दनꣳ पुष्पꣳ स्व-पाद-रेणुम् ईप्सितम् । अमूल्य-रत्न-तिलकꣳ रत्न-भूषणम् उज्ज्वलम् ॥११॥ प्रत्येकꣳ वस्तु रुचिरꣳ तद्-योषिद्भ्यश् च सꣳददौ । विश्वकर्मा च निर्माण-मणिꣳ भूषणम् उत्तमम् ॥१२॥ प्रत्येकꣳ शङ्ख-सिन्दूरꣳ कस्तूरी-युक्त-चन्दनम् । सकर्पूरꣳ च ताम्बूलꣳ रत्नेन्द्र-सार-दर्पणम् ॥१३॥ मणि-निर्माणा-मञ्जोरꣳ श्वेत-चामर-शोभनम् । मनोयायि रथꣳ दिव्यꣳ ईस्वरेच्छा-विनिर्मितम् ॥१४॥ मुक्ता-माणिक्य-हीरेन्द्रैर् मणीन्द्रैश् च परिष्कृतम् । सद्-रत्न-माला-जालैश् च श्वेत-चामर-दर्पणैः ॥१५॥ सुशोभितꣳ च परितो लक्षैः सुन्दर-मन्दिरैः । मणि-मानिक्य-हीराढ्यꣳ सद्-रत्न-कलशोज्ज्वलम् ॥१६॥ सहस्र-चक्र-सꣳसक्तꣳ योजनायत-सम्मितम् । धनुर् लक्षोच्छ्रितꣳ चैव सहस्राश्वेन योजितम् ॥१७॥ एतद् एव ददौ ब्रह्मा प्रहृष्टस् तुष्ट एव च । शम्भुस् तुष्टो ददौ हृष्टो हरि-भक्तिꣳ च निश्चलाम् ॥१८॥ ज्ञानम् अध्यात्मिकꣳ चैव योग-ज्ञानꣳ सुदुर्लभम् । नाना-जन्म-स्मृति-ज्ञानꣳ नैपुण्यꣳ सर्व-सिद्धिषु ॥१९॥ हरेश् चर्चाविधानꣳ च स्तवनꣳ पूजनꣳ तथा । माणिक्य-हीराहारꣳ च रत्न-लक्षꣳ सुदुर्लभम् ॥२०॥ नाग-हारꣳ ददौ शेषो नागेन्द्रमौलि-मण्डनम् । नाग-कन्या-शतꣳ चैव वर-भूषण-भूषितम् ॥२१॥ नागेभ्यश् चाभ्यꣳ नित्यꣳ हिस्र-जन्तुभ्य एव च । नृपालय-गति-ज्ञानꣳ सर्व-लोक-विलोकनम् ॥२२॥ निर्विघ्नत्वꣳ ददौ तस्मै विघ्न्-राजश् च सꣳसदि । सुदुर्लभꣳ पाद-पद्म-युग्म-रेणुम् अभीप्सितम् ॥२३॥ अमूल्यꣳ च निरुपमꣳ ग्रीष्म-सूर्य-प्रभोपमम् । मणि-राजꣳ सुदीप्तꣳ च त्रिषु लोकेषु दुर्लभम् ॥२४॥ सर्वत्र विजयꣳ चैव वाञ्च्छितꣳ निर्मलꣳ यशः । सꣳगीत-विद्या-विज्ञानꣳ तन्-नैपुण्यꣳ मनोहरम् ॥२५॥ लक्ष-स्वर्णꣳ धनेशश् च दासानाꣳ च शतꣳ शतम् । धर्मः कीर्तिमयीꣳ मालाꣳ स्कन्दो धैर्यꣳ ददौ तथा ॥२६॥ विषय-जीर्णापहरणꣳ ददौ धन्वन्तरिर् मनुम् । सूर्यः स्यमन्तक-मणिꣳ स्वर्णा-भाराष्टकप्रसुम् ॥२७॥ चन्द्रः श्वेताश्व-रत्नꣳ च ह्य् अमूल्यम् उत्तमꣳ ददौ । वह्नि-शुद्धाꣳशुक-युगꣳ ददौ वह्निश् च सꣳसदि ॥२८॥ उपेन्द्रो रत्न-कोटिꣳ च तद् एवेन्द्रो ददौ पुरा । वीणा-शिल्पꣳ विश्वकर्मा वरुणश् च मणि-स्रजम् ॥२९॥ स्मरः शृङ्गार-नैपुण्यꣳ वीर्य-स्तम्भनम् एव च । काम-सन्दीपनꣳ ज्ञानꣳ कामिनी-प्रेम-मूर्छनम् ॥३०॥ कामिनी-वश-गꣳ शिल्पꣳ रति-तत्त्वꣳ ददौ तथा । पाप-दाहन-मन्त्रꣳ च रत्न-छत्रꣳ समीरणः ॥३१॥ यमश् च धर्म-तत्त्वꣳ च नरक-त्राण-कारणम् । वसवश् च वसून् दिव्यान् रुद्रस् तेभ्यो ऽभयꣳ ददौ ॥३२॥ मधु-पात्रꣳ सुधा-पात्रꣳ जयन्तो नलकूवरः । शुक्ल-पुष्पꣳ शुक्ल-धान्यꣳ पाद-रेणुम् अभीप्सितम् ॥३३॥ मनोभिराꣳ मनुयो ददौ तस्मै शुभाशिषम् । लक्ष्मीश् च परमैश्वर्यꣳ भारती हारम् उत्तमम् ॥३४॥ रत्न-मालाꣳ ददौ दुर्गा सर्वत्राभयम् ईप्सितम् । तत्-पत्नीभ्यश् च रत्नानि सिन्दूराभरणानि च ॥३५॥ क्रीडा-पद्मꣳ रोहिनी च रतिः सद्-रत्न-दर्पणम् । तुलसी चातुलꣳ माल्यꣳ दिव्यꣳ वसु वसुन्धरा ॥३६॥ गङ्गा च विपुलꣳ पुण्यꣳ स्वाहा सद्-रत्न-पाशकम् । यमुना जलजꣳ पद्मम् अम्लानꣳ सार्वकालिकम् ॥३७॥ वारुणीꣳ वारुणी तुष्टा रत्न-पात्रꣳ शची ददौ । मनसा प्रददौ तस्मै नागानाꣳ मौलि-मण्डनम् ॥३८॥ गन्धर्वाश् चापि तत्-पत्न्यः स्व-शिल्पꣳ प्रददुस् तथा । परमानन्द-युक्ताश् च मुनि-पत्न्यः शुभाशिषम् ॥३९॥ इति श्री-नारद-पञ्च-रात्रे ज्ञानामृत-सारे प्रथमैक-रात्रे महोत्सव-दर्शनꣳ नाम एकादशो ऽध्यायः ॥११॥ …
ekādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ atha mahotsava-darśanam śrī-vyāsa uvāca— atha gandharva-rājas tu bhagavān ājñayā vidheḥ | saṁgītaṁ ca jagau tatra kṛṣṇa-rāsa-mahotsavam ||1|| susamaṁ tālamānaṁ ca sutānaṁ madhuraṁ śrutam | vīṇā-mṛdaṅga-muraja-yuktaṁ dhvani-samanvitam ||2|| rāgiṇī-yukta-rāgeṇa samayoktena sundaram | mādhuryaṁ mūrcchnāyuktaṁ manase harṣa-kāraṇam ||3|| vicitraṁ nṛtya-ruciraṁ rūpa-veśam uttamam | lokānurāga-bījaṁ ca nāṭyopayukta-hastakam ||4|| dṛṣṭvā śrutvā surāḥ sarve munayaḥ sarva-yoṣitaḥ | mūrcchāṁ prāyuś ca sahasā cetanāṁ ca punaḥ punaḥ ||5|| gopīnāṁ vastra-haraṇaṁ gopī-gaṇa-vilāpanaṁ | tābhyo vastra-pradānaṁ ca saṁmānaṁ varadānakam ||6|| kātyāyanī-vrataṁ cāpi vipra-dārānna-bhojanam | mahendra-darpa-pūjādi bhañjanaṁ śaila-pūjanam ||7|| punaś ca śuśruvuḥ sarve śrī-vṛndāvana-varṇanam | saṁprāpuś ca punar mūrcchāṁ punaḥ prāpuś ca cetanām ||8|| tasmai dadau puro brahmā vahni-śuddhāṁśukaṁ param | paraṁ śubhāśīr-vacanaṁ yat tan-mānasa-vāñchitam ||9|| amūlya-ratna-nirmāṇaṁ cāru-kuṇḍāla-yugmakam | maṇīndra-sāra-mukuṭaṁ paraṁ ratnāṅgurīyakam ||10|| sugandhi candanaṁ puṣpaṁ sva-pāda-reṇum īpsitam | amūlya-ratna-tilakaṁ ratna-bhūṣaṇam ujjvalam ||11|| pratyekaṁ vastu ruciraṁ tad-yoṣidbhyaś ca saṁdadau | viśvakarmā ca nirmāṇa-maṇiṁ bhūṣaṇam uttamam ||12|| pratyekaṁ śaṅkha-sindūraṁ kastūrī-yukta-candanam | sakarpūraṁ ca tāmbūlaṁ ratnendra-sāra-darpaṇam ||13|| maṇi-nirmāṇā-mañjoraṁ śveta-cāmara-śobhanam | manoyāyi rathaṁ divyaṁ īsvarecchā-vinirmitam ||14|| muktā-māṇikya-hīrendrair maṇīndraiś ca pariṣkṛtam | sad-ratna-mālā-jālaiś ca śveta-cāmara-darpaṇaiḥ ||15|| suśobhitaṁ ca parito lakṣaiḥ sundara-mandiraiḥ | maṇi-mānikya-hīrāḍhyaṁ sad-ratna-kalaśojjvalam ||16|| sahasra-cakra-saṁsaktaṁ yojanāyata-sammitam | dhanur lakṣocchritaṁ caiva sahasrāśvena yojitam ||17|| etad eva dadau brahmā prahṛṣṭas tuṣṭa eva ca | śambhus tuṣṭo dadau hṛṣṭo hari-bhaktiṁ ca niścalām ||18|| jñānam adhyātmikaṁ caiva yoga-jñānaṁ sudurlabham | nānā-janma-smṛti-jñānaṁ naipuṇyaṁ sarva-siddhiṣu ||19|| hareś carcāvidhānaṁ ca stavanaṁ pūjanaṁ tathā | māṇikya-hīrāhāraṁ ca ratna-lakṣaṁ sudurlabham ||20|| nāga-hāraṁ dadau śeṣo nāgendramauli-maṇḍanam | nāga-kanyā-śataṁ caiva vara-bhūṣaṇa-bhūṣitam ||21|| nāgebhyaś cābhyaṁ nityaṁ hisra-jantubhya eva ca | nṛpālaya-gati-jñānaṁ sarva-loka-vilokanam ||22|| nirvighnatvaṁ dadau tasmai vighn-rājaś ca saṁsadi | sudurlabhaṁ pāda-padma-yugma-reṇum abhīpsitam ||23|| amūlyaṁ ca nirupamaṁ grīṣma-sūrya-prabhopamam | maṇi-rājaṁ sudīptaṁ ca triṣu lokeṣu durlabham ||24|| sarvatra vijayaṁ caiva vāñcchitaṁ nirmalaṁ yaśaḥ | saṁgīta-vidyā-vijñānaṁ tan-naipuṇyaṁ manoharam ||25|| lakṣa-svarṇaṁ dhaneśaś ca dāsānāṁ ca śataṁ śatam | dharmaḥ kīrtimayīṁ mālāṁ skando dhairyaṁ dadau tathā ||26|| viṣaya-jīrṇāpaharaṇaṁ dadau dhanvantarir manum | sūryaḥ syamantaka-maṇiṁ svarṇā-bhārāṣṭakaprasum ||27|| candraḥ śvetāśva-ratnaṁ ca hy amūlyam uttamaṁ dadau | vahni-śuddhāṁśuka-yugaṁ dadau vahniś ca saṁsadi ||28|| upendro ratna-koṭiṁ ca tad evendro dadau purā | vīṇā-śilpaṁ viśvakarmā varuṇaś ca maṇi-srajam ||29|| smaraḥ śṛṅgāra-naipuṇyaṁ vīrya-stambhanam eva ca | kāma-sandīpanaṁ jñānaṁ kāminī-prema-mūrchanam ||30|| kāminī-vaśa-gaṁ śilpaṁ rati-tattvaṁ dadau tathā | pāpa-dāhana-mantraṁ ca ratna-chatraṁ samīraṇaḥ ||31|| yamaś ca dharma-tattvaṁ ca naraka-trāṇa-kāraṇam | vasavaś ca vasūn divyān rudras tebhyo 'bhayaṁ dadau ||32|| madhu-pātraṁ sudhā-pātraṁ jayanto nalakūvaraḥ | śukla-puṣpaṁ śukla-dhānyaṁ pāda-reṇum abhīpsitam ||33|| manobhirāṁ manuyo dadau tasmai śubhāśiṣam | lakṣmīś ca paramaiśvaryaṁ bhāratī hāram uttamam ||34|| ratna-mālāṁ dadau durgā sarvatrābhayam īpsitam | tat-patnībhyaś ca ratnāni sindūrābharaṇāni ca ||35|| krīḍā-padmaṁ rohinī ca ratiḥ sad-ratna-darpaṇam | tulasī cātulaṁ mālyaṁ divyaṁ vasu vasundharā ||36|| gaṅgā ca vipulaṁ puṇyaṁ svāhā sad-ratna-pāśakam | yamunā jalajaṁ padmam amlānaṁ sārvakālikam ||37|| vāruṇīṁ vāruṇī tuṣṭā ratna-pātraṁ śacī dadau | manasā pradadau tasmai nāgānāṁ mauli-maṇḍanam ||38|| gandharvāś cāpi tat-patnyaḥ sva-śilpaṁ pradadus tathā | paramānanda-yuktāś ca muni-patnyaḥ śubhāśiṣam ||39|| iti śrī-nārada-pañca-rātre jñānāmṛta-sāre prathamaika-rātre mahotsava-darśanaṁ nāma ekādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ ||11|| …
English translation
CHAPTER XI
Sri Vyasa said :—Then, by the command of Brahma. Upavarhana, the king of the Gandharvas, began to sing before the above assembly, the songs of Rasamahotsava (the great festivity of Rasa).
The sweet musical measures, the sweet rhythmical tunes and key notes, the music in concert, the harmnoious sounds of sweet Indian lutes, mrdanga, Muraja, and their cadences. (2)
The timely six modes (or tunes) of Hindu music with different Raginis (female personifications thereof), conjoint with gladdening sweet Mirebhana, the nice peculiar and various dances, the beautiful appearance and nice dresses, the dramatic movement of hands, etc, causing the excitement of lovely feelings amongst the audiences were grandly performed there in the theatre ; the whole thing was marvellously grand ; and hearing these, the whole host
of the Devas, Munis, ladies frequently began to be unconscious and conscious alternately. (3-5)
The stealing away of the cloths of the Gopis, their wailings, handing them over again their garments, honouring them and granting boons to them, the performance of the vow of Katyayani, eating food from the wives of the Brahmanas, the crushing of Indra’s vainty and performance of vrats by Indra, the worship of the mountain, the description of Sri Vrndavana, all those portions of Puranas done to music caused the unconsciousness
and reconciousness, again and again, of all the audience present there. (6-9)
First of all, Brahma gave to the Gandharva Upavarhana,
garments pure like fire, good wishes what he desired most, the two beautiful ear-rings made of precious jewels, a diadem made of invaluable pearls and gems, a jewel finger-ring, scented sandalwood and flowers, the dust of His own feet that was very much desired ;
On the Highest Knowledge 73 he also gave to the ladies of Upavarhana, precious jewel Tilaks (sectarian marks on the forehead) and shinning jewel
ornaments. (10-11)
Brahma gave to every one article that was very much liked by him, the gem built by Visvakarm4a, the best of all ornaments, couch, red powder Sindura (Vermillion, red lead), sandel wood mixed with saffron, betels with camphor, looking-glass made of the best gem, the beautif3l white chowrie, anklets made of the best gems, divine chariot going with the speed ot min.!, built by the will of God ; jewel garlands inter.spersed with pearls, gems, diamonds ; white fans, and beautiful mirrors ; a lakh of beautiful temples ornamented with bright shining pitchers set with jewels, rubies, diamonds and other precious stones ; and a divine drawn by one thousand horsces, one lakh Dhanus high, one yojana long and’broad and fitted with one thousand wheels, Brahma was very well pleased with them, and, with great joy, distributed to tbem all the above things.
Mahadeva also became pleased and gladly gave to Upavarhana Gandharva, the firm unflinching Haribiakti ‘devotios to
Hari). (12-18) Mahadeva gave also the excellent spiritual knowledge, the the memories of various births and skil! in Sidhhis,
chanting hymns to Him and jewels, one lakh in
yogic knowledge, the modes of worshipping Hari, worshipping Him, a jewel necklace and rare number. (19-20)
Gandharva) a necklace of Nagas,
Sega gave him (Upavarhana hundred girls of Nagas, adorned
its crest made of Nagendra, one with excellents, constant fearlessness from Nagas (serpents) and
other ferocious animals, how to go inside the palaces and royal
courts, and the vision of all the Lokas (several regions). (21-22) Ganega in the assembly gave him freedom from all sorts of
obstacles, and the dust of the two feet, that is so much desired and
‘so very rare. He also gave him the great gem, that is the king of shining brilliantly like
all gems, so very rare in the three worlds. Further more he gave
the summer Sun, priceless and matchless.
74 Narada Pancaratraur him victory every where, pure unalloyed fame, knowledge in music and extraordinary skill therein. (23-25)
Kuvera gave him one lakh gold pieces and hundreds of
servants. Kartikaya gave him dharma, garland of fame and patience. (26)
Dhanvantari gave him mantra by which poisons can be cured.
The Sun gave him Syamantak gem yielding eight loads of gold. (eatraret wa) (27)
The moon gave him white hores, invaluable, excellent and best. Fire gave him a pair of cloths, pure like fire. (28)
Upendra gave him one crore of gems ; Indra gave him a like: number of gems too. Visvakarma gave him cleverness in playiog on Jute ; Varuna gave him a garland of gems. (29)
Kamadeva gave him power to retain semen virile, the knowledge of Kamasandipana and Kamini prema murchanam and how to bring women under control and knowledge of the science of sexual
intercourse. Wind gave him a jewel umbrella anda mantra by which sins can be destroyed. (30-31)
Yamaraja gave him the knowledge of that dharma by which one is saved from hell. The Vasus gave him divine wealth ; and the Rudras held him out the idea of fearlessness in every thing. (32)
Jayanta gave him the bottle containing honey (Madhu) and @ vessel to hold flowers. WNalakavara gave him white flowers, white dhanya (corns), and desired dust of their feet. (33)
The Munis gave their sweet blessings. Lakgmi gave him highest. wealth, and Sarasvati gave him excellent necklace. (34)
Durga gave him the desired idea of fearlessness every where and a garland of gems and red-powder sinduras and ornaments tohis wives. (35)
Rohini gave him lotus to sport ; Tulasi gave him unrivalled divine garland and the earth gave him abundant wealth. (36)
The Ganges gave him unequalled punyams (religious merits) 3
Svaha gave him a noose of gems; the Yamuna gave him a lotus, not fading at any time. (37)
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Varuni became pleased and gave him Varuni (spirituous liquor) Sacidevi gave him a jewel vessel and Manasa gave him the headornament of the Nagas. (38)
The Gandharvas and their wives gave him very gladly their respective arts and the wives of the Munis gave him their auspicious blessings. (39)
Here ends the eleventh chapter of the First Night in the Narada Paficaratram on seeing the Grand Utsava.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit/IAST is the GGM complete amended text, version 1.1, based on Vijñānānanda’s 1997 edition; the displayed Devanagari is transliterated directly from that proofread IAST witness. English is Swami Vijñānānanda’s complete translation, printed pages 72–75 (scan pages 89–92). It was extracted with Tesseract 5 English OCR from the 200 ppi published scan, with chapter boundaries controlled against the printed contents. No unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.