Fourth Night · Chapter 6
Sourceषष्ठो’ध्यायः गोपाल-स्तोत्रम् श्री-नारद उवाच— नवीन-नीरद-श्यामꣳ नीलेन्दीवर-लोचनम् । बल्लवी-नन्दनꣳ वन्दे कृष्णꣳ गोपाल-रूपिणम् ॥१॥ स्फुरद्-बर्हि-दलोद्बद्ध-नील-कुञ्चित-मूर्धजम् । कदम्ब-कुसुमोद्बद्ध-वनमाला-विभूषितम् ॥२॥ गण्ड-मण्डलसꣳसर्गि-चलत्-कुञ्चित-कुन्तलम् । स्थूलꣳ मुक्ताफलोदार-हारोद्योतित-वक्षसम् ॥३॥ हेमाङ्ग-तुलाकोटि-किरीटोज्ज्वल-विग्रहम् । मन्द-मारूत-सङ्क्षोभ-चलिताम्बर-सञ्छयम् ॥४॥ रूचिरौष्ठ-पुट-न्यस्त-वꣳशी-मधुर-निःस्वनैः । लसद्-गोपालिका-चेतो मोहयन्तꣳ पुनः पुनः ॥५॥ बल्लवी-वदनाम्भोज – मधु-पान-मधु-व्रतम् । क्षोभयन्तꣳ मनस् तासाꣳ सस्मेरापाङ्ग-वीक्षणैः ॥६॥ यौवनोद्भिदेहाभिः सꣳसक्ताभिः परस्परम् । विचित्राम्बर-भूषाभिर् गोप-नारीभिर् आवृतम् ॥७॥ प्रभिन्नाञ्जन-कालिन्दी-जल-केलि-कलोत्सुकम् । योधयन्तꣳ क्वचिद् गोपान् व्याहरन्तꣳ गवाꣳ गणम् ॥८॥ कालिन्दी-जल-सꣳसर्गि-शीतलानिल-सेविते । कदम्ब-पादप-च्छाये स्थितꣳ वृन्दावने क्वचित् ॥९॥ रत्न-भूधर-सꣳलग्न-रत्नासन-परिग्रहम् । कल्प-पादप-मध्यस्थ-हेम-मण्डपिका-गतम् ॥१०॥ वसन्त-कुसुमामोद-सुरभी-कृत-दिङ्-मुखे । गोवर्धन-गिरौ रम्ये स्थितꣳ रास-रसोत्सुकम् ॥११॥ सव्य-हस्त-तल-न्यस्त-गिरि-वर्यातपत्रकम् । खण्डिताखण्डलोन्मुक्त-मुक्तासार-घनाघनम् ॥१२॥ वेणु-वाद्य-महोल्लास-कृत-हुङ्कार-निःस्वनैः । स-वत्सैर् उन्मुखैः शश्वद् गोकुलैर् अभिवीक्षितम् ॥१३॥ कृष्णम् एव तु गायद्भिस् तच्-चेष्टा-वश-वर्तिभिः । दण्ड-पाशोद्यत-करैर् गोपालै रूप-शोभितम् ॥१४॥ नारदाद्यैर् मुनि-श्रेष्ठैर् वेद-वेदाङ्ग-पारगैः । प्रीति-सुस्निग्धया वाचा स्तूयमानꣳ परात् परम् ॥१५॥ य एवꣳ चिन्तयेद् देवꣳ भक्त्या सꣳस्तौति मानवः । त्रिसन्ध्यꣳ तस्य तुष्टो’सौ ददाति वरम् ईप्सितम् ॥१६॥ राज-वल्लभताम् एति भवेत् सर्व-जन-प्रियः । अचलाꣳ श्रियम् आप्नोति स वाग्मी जायते ध्रुवम् ॥१७॥ इति श्री-नारद-पञ्चरात्रे ज्ञानामृत-सारे चतुर्थ-रात्रे गोपाल-स्तोत्रꣳ नाम षष्ठो’ध्यायः ॥६॥ …
ṣaṣṭho’dhyāyaḥ gopāla-stotram śrī-nārada uvāca— navīna-nīrada-śyāmaṁ nīlendīvara-locanam | ballavī-nandanaṁ vande kṛṣṇaṁ gopāla-rūpiṇam ||1|| sphurad-barhi-dalodbaddha-nīla-kuñcita-mūrdhajam | kadamba-kusumodbaddha-vanamālā-vibhūṣitam ||2|| gaṇḍa-maṇḍalasaṁsargi-calat-kuñcita-kuntalam | sthūlaṁ muktāphalodāra-hārodyotita-vakṣasam ||3|| hemāṅga-tulākoṭi-kirīṭojjvala-vigraham | manda-mārūta-saṅkṣobha-calitāmbara-sañchayam ||4|| rūcirauṣṭha-puṭa-nyasta-vaṁśī-madhura-niḥsvanaiḥ | lasad-gopālikā-ceto mohayantaṁ punaḥ punaḥ ||5|| ballavī-vadanāmbhoja – madhu-pāna-madhu-vratam | kṣobhayantaṁ manas tāsāṁ sasmerāpāṅga-vīkṣaṇaiḥ ||6|| yauvanodbhidehābhiḥ saṁsaktābhiḥ parasparam | vicitrāmbara-bhūṣābhir gopa-nārībhir āvṛtam ||7|| prabhinnāñjana-kālindī-jala-keli-kalotsukam | yodhayantaṁ kvacid gopān vyāharantaṁ gavāṁ gaṇam ||8|| kālindī-jala-saṁsargi-śītalānila-sevite | kadamba-pādapa-cchāye sthitaṁ vṛndāvane kvacit ||9|| ratna-bhūdhara-saṁlagna-ratnāsana-parigraham | kalpa-pādapa-madhyastha-hema-maṇḍapikā-gatam ||10|| vasanta-kusumāmoda-surabhī-kṛta-diṅ-mukhe | govardhana-girau ramye sthitaṁ rāsa-rasotsukam ||11|| savya-hasta-tala-nyasta-giri-varyātapatrakam | khaṇḍitākhaṇḍalonmukta-muktāsāra-ghanāghanam ||12|| veṇu-vādya-mahollāsa-kṛta-huṅkāra-niḥsvanaiḥ | sa-vatsair unmukhaiḥ śaśvad gokulair abhivīkṣitam ||13|| kṛṣṇam eva tu gāyadbhis tac-ceṣṭā-vaśa-vartibhiḥ | daṇḍa-pāśodyata-karair gopālai rūpa-śobhitam ||14|| nāradādyair muni-śreṣṭhair veda-vedāṅga-pāragaiḥ | prīti-susnigdhayā vācā stūyamānaṁ parāt param ||15|| ya evaṁ cintayed devaṁ bhaktyā saṁstauti mānavaḥ | trisandhyaṁ tasya tuṣṭo’sau dadāti varam īpsitam ||16|| rāja-vallabhatām eti bhavet sarva-jana-priyaḥ | acalāṁ śriyam āpnoti sa vāgmī jāyate dhruvam ||17|| iti śrī-nārada-pañcarātre jñānāmṛta-sāre caturtha-rātre gopāla-stotraṁ nāma ṣaṣṭho’dhyāyaḥ ||6|| …
English translation
CHAPTER VI ON HYMNS TO GOPALA
Sri Narada said :—I bow down to Sri Krsna, the son of Vallabhi, in the form of Gopala, the Delighter of the Gopis (shepherdesses), of deep yellow colour, like lately formed rainclouds and of blue lotus eyes. (1)
His dark curling hairs fastened with peacock feathers are shining ; He is ornamented with gatlands, made up of wild flowers, interlaced with Kadamba flowers. (2)
His curling hairs are waving round his cheeks; excellent necklaces of big brilliant pearls are shining on His breast. (3)
Golden ornaments, the corenet on His head, etc. enhanced beauty of His body. His raiments wave to and fro on gentle breeze. (4)
Markedry His flute on His beautiful lips was sending forth
rapturing notes. The Gonis were frequently falling into states of self-lessness. (5)
He was smiling and thus captivating the Gopis. Their hearts were being disturbed. He seemed like a black bee Cower) drinking the honey nectars of their lotus faces. (6) ‘
He was surrounded by the Gopikas (cowherdesses) blooming with their youths, united to one another and wearing nice varieagated clothings and ornaments. (7)
In the Yamuna water, dark as collyrium, being eager to have water sport at some places, He, while fighting with the Gopas (cowherds), was carrying them away to the cowsheds (the places where the cows are protected). (8)
At some places, in Sri Brndavana under the shades of the Kadamba trees, He was seating Himself and enjoying the cool air blowing over the Yamuna water, (9)
The Fourth Night, Ch. VI 259
At some other places in Ratnaparvata (hillock named Ratna), seated on a jewelled throne, He was shining inthe golden hall within the Kalpavrksa. (10)
Whereas when it was emitting the sweet odo the vernal fiowers and enchanting all around, He was sitting on the beautiful Gobardhan Hill and was desiring to have Rasa pleasures. (11)
He was holding the Govardhana Hill with his left hand as an umbrella and thus thwarting the bad effects of the clouds (and the rains thereof), sent by Indra. (12)
While He was in great excitement and joy, note with flute in His mouth. cows and calves use! Him with their eyes up and looked at Him wi
rous perfumes of
sending the bugle d to come up to th great loving
affection. (13) He was adorned. by His followers, singing, and the herdsmen
imitating Him and His movements with their sticks an aloft. (14) :
He was being praised with sweet eulogies best of the Munis and other munis, versed in t
d ropes held
Sastras. (15) ti
z F ) Any man, meditating thus, reciting three times this om §ri Krsna gets His pleasure and attains desired boon!
Him. (16) :
. He Moreover he will be liked by the king, and loved Be st : will get undecaying wealth ; and certainly he wil
poet. (17)
Here ends the stotra (hymn) to Gopila. Here ends the sixth chapter in Sri Narada Paficaratra
Jnanamrtasara, on Gopala Stotram.
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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 258–259 (scan pages 275–276). 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.