मुनिरुवाच तथा नित्यं डिम्बरूपश्श्रीकृष्णेच्छासमुद्भवः
The sage said: In the same way, the egg-form is eternally produced by the will of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
जलेन परिपूर्णश्च कृष्णस्य मुखबिन्दुना
And it is filled with water, from the drop of Kṛṣṇa's mouth.
प्रकृत्या सह युक्तस्य कलया निजया नृप
O King, united with his own portion, with Prakriti herself,
प्रकृतिर्गर्भसंर्युक्तडिम्बोद्भूतस्य भूमिप
O King, from Prakriti, joined with the womb, he was born from the egg.
वनमालाधरः श्रीमाञ्छोभितः पीतवाससा 2.54.
He wears a garland of forest flowers, is radiant, and adorned with yellow garments.
आत्माऽऽकाशसमो नित्यो विस्तृतश्चन्द्रबिम्बवत्
His self is like the sky, eternal, expansive like the disc of the moon.
आकाशवत्सुविस्तारो रत्नौघैश्च विनिर्मितः
Vast as the sky, he is formed from a multitude of jewels.
लक्ष्मीसरस्वतीगङ्गातुलसीपतिरीश्वरः
He is the Lord of Lakshmi, Sarasvati, Ganga, and Tulasi.
सर्वेशः सर्वसिद्धेशो भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहः
He is the Lord of all, master of all perfections, the embodiment of grace to devotees.
चतुर्भुजश्च वैकुण्ठे गोलोके द्विभुजः स्वयम्
In Vaikuntha he is four-armed, but in Goloka he himself is two-armed.
गोलोको वर्त्तुलाकारो वरिष्ठस्सर्वलोकतः
Goloka is circular in shape and superior to all worlds.
रत्नेन्द्रसारखचितैः स्तम्भसोपानचित्रितैः
It is adorned with pillars and stairways inlaid with the best of jewels.
नानाचित्रविचित्रैश्च शिबिरैश्च विराजितः विरजासरिदाकीर्णैश्शतशृंगैस्सुवेष्टितः
It shines with various wondrous pavilions, and is beautified by hundreds of peaks washed by the pure river Viraja.
सरिदर्धप्रमाणेन दैर्घ्येण च ततेन च
Its length is half that of the river, and its width is the same.
तदर्द्धमानविलसद्रासमण्डलमण्डितः 2.54.
It is adorned with a circle of rasa that shines with half that measure.
यथा पंकजमध्ये च कर्णिका सुमनोहरा
Just as, in the center of a lotus, the pericarp is most enchanting,
रासेश्वर्य्या राधिकया संयुक्तः सन्ततं नृप
O King, he is always united with Radhika, the queen of the rasa dance.
वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधानो रत्नभूषणभूषितः
He is clad in garments purified by fire and adorned with jewel ornaments.
रत्नसिंहासनस्थश्च रत्नच्छत्रेण शोभितः
He sits upon a jeweled throne, resplendent beneath a jeweled parasol.
भूषिताभिश्च गोपीभिर्मालाचन्दनचर्चितः
He is decorated by the gopis, adorned with garlands and smeared with sandal paste.
कथितो लोकविस्तारो यथाशक्ति यथागमम्
The expanse of the worlds has been described, according to ability and tradition.
पात्रं षट्पलसंभूतं गभीरं चतुरङ्गुलम्
The vessel is made from six lotus petals, deep and four finger-breadths wide.
स्वर्णमाषकृतच्छिद्रं दण्डैश्च चतुरंगुलैः
It has a hole the size of a mustard seed made of gold, and rods each four finger-breadths long.
दण्डद्वयं मुहूर्तं च यामस्तस्य चतुष्टयम्
Two rods measure a muhūrta, and four of these make a yāma.
मासो द्वाभ्यां च पक्षाभ्यां वर्षं द्वादशमासकैः 2.54.
A month consists of two fortnights, and a year is made of twelve months.
कृष्णपक्षे दिनं प्रोक्तं शुक्ले रात्रिः प्रकीर्त्तिता
In the dark fortnight, the day is said to prevail; in the bright fortnight, the night is declared.
अयनं ह्युत्तरमहो रात्रिर्वै दक्षिणायनम्
The northern course is called the day, and the southern course is indeed the night.
प्रकृतेः प्राकृतानां च ब्रह्मादीनां निशामय
Now hear of the days and nights of the primal beings, such as Brahmā, and of the elements.
दिव्यैर्द्वादशसाहस्रैः सावधानं निशामय
Listen attentively: twelve thousand divine years are declared.
तेषां च सन्ध्यासन्ध्यांशौ द्वे सहस्रे प्रकीर्तिते
Of these, the two periods of twilight are said to be two thousand.