Sri Garga Samhita

BY: SUN STAFF


Dec 26, CANADA (SUN) —

Chapter Eleven

Sri-Balabhadra-janma-varnana
Description of the Birth of Lord Balarama

Text 1

paripurnatamah sakshac
chri-krishno bhagavan svayam
vivesa vasudevasya
manah purvam parat parah

Sri Krishna, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is greater than the greatest, personally entered Vasudeva's heart.

Text 2

suryendu-vahni-sankaso
vasudevo maha-manah
babhuvatyanta-mahasa
sakshad yajna ivaparah

The great soul Vasudeva shone with a glory like the sun, moon, and fire. He was like a double of the Supreme Lord, the master of all sacrifices.

Text 3

devakyam agate krishne
sarvesham abhayankare
raraja tena sa gehe
ghane saudamini yatha

When Lord Krishna, who gives fearlessness to everyone, entered Devaki, she shone as if a great lightning flash had entered her home.

Text 4

tejovatim ca tam vikshya
kamsah praha bhayaturah
prapto 'yam prana-hanta me
purvam esha na cedrisi

Seeing her so effulgent, Kamsa became frightened. He said, "Now the destroyer of my life has come. She was not like this before.

Text 5

jata-matram hanishyamity
uktvaste bhaya-vihvalah
pasyan sarvatra ca harim
purva-satrum vicintayan

"As soon as He is born I will kill Him." Saying this, looking in all directions, and thinking of his former enemy Lord Hari, he became filled with fear.

Text 6

aho vairanubandhena
sakshat krishno 'pi drisyate
tasmad vairam prakurvanti
krishna-prapty-artham asurah

Even by hating Him one is able to see Krishna. For this reason, in order to attain the association of Lord Krishna, the demons hate Him.

Text 7

atha brahmadayo deva
munindrair asmad-adibhih
sauri-gehopari praptah
stavam cakruh pranamya tam

Then the demigods headed by Brahma and the great sages headed by me went to Vasudeva's home, bowed down before Lord Krishna, and offered many prayers.

Text 8

sri-deva ucuh

yaj-jagaradishu bhaveshu param hy ahetur
hetuh svid asya vicaranti gunasrayena
naitad visanti mahad-indriya-deva-sanghas
tasmai namo 'gnim iva vistrita-visphulingah

The demigods said: Taking shelter of the modes of nature, the philosophers wonder, "Is the Supreme the origin of consciousness and other states of being, or is not their origin?" As sparks come from a fire (but do not enter it), so the mahat- tattva, senses, and demigods (come from Him but) do not enter Him. Obeisances to Him, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Text 9

naiveshitum prabhur ayam balinam baliyan
maya na sabda uta no vishayi-karoti
tad brahma purnam amritam paramam prasantam
suddham parat parataram saranam gatah smah

The strongest of the strong cannot conquer Him. The potency of illusion cannot conquer Him. The Vedas cannot bring Him within their realm of perception. Of Him, the perfect, complete, eternal, peaceful, and pure Supreme Personality of Godhead, we take shelter.

Text 10

amsamsakamsaka-kalady-avatara-vrindair
avesa-purna-sahitais ca parasya yasya
sargadayah kila bhavanti tam eva krishnam
purnat param tu paripurnatamam natah smah

With His amsa-avatara, amsamsa-avatara, kala-avatara, avesa- avatara, purna-avatara, and many other avataras, He creates (maintains, and destroys the material universes). To Him, Lord Krishna, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is greater than the purna-avatara, we offer our respectful obeisances.

Text 11

manvantareshu ca yugeshu gatagateshu
kalpeshu camsa-kalaya sva-vapur bibharshi
adyaiva dhama paripurnatamam tanoshi
dharmam vidhaya bhuvi mangalam atanoshi

In manvantaras, yugas, and kalpas past and future You manifest Your own form in partial incarnations, but now You manifest Your original and most perfect form. Establishing the real religion, You bring auspiciousness to the earth.

Text 12

yad durlabham visada-yogibhir apy agamyam
gamyam dravadbhir amalasaya-bhakti-yogaih
ananda-kanda caratas tava manda-yanam
padaravinda-makaranda-rajo dadhamah

O blissful Lord, we place (in our hearts) the nectar-pollen gently blowing from Your lotus feet as You walk, rare pollen not attained by even the purest yogis but only by they whose pure hearts melt with love for You.

Text 13

purvam tathatra kamaniya-vapushmayam tvam
kandarpa-koti-sata-mohanam adbhutam ca
goloka-dhama-dhishana-dyutim adadhanam
radha-patim dharani-dhurya-dhanam dadhamah

(In our hearts) we place wonderful You, whose handsome form is more charming than a hundred million Kamadevas, who are the glory of the realm of Goloka, who are the master of Radha and the wealth of the earth.

Text 14

sri-narada uvaca

natva harim tada deva
brahmadya munibhih saha
gayantas tam prasamsantah
sva-dhamani yayur muda

Sri Narada said: Bowing down to Lord Hari and singing His praises, the demigods headed by Brahma went with the sages to their own abodes.

Text 15

atha maithila-rajendra
janma-kale hareh sati
ambaram nirmalam bhutam
nirmalas ca diso dasa

O great king of Mithila, at the time of Lord Hari's birth the sky and the ten directions became very pure.

Text 16

ujjvalas taraka jatah
prasannam bhumi-mandalam
nada nadyah samudras ca
prasannapah sarovarah

The stars were bright, the earth happy, and the rivers, streams, oceans, and lakes filled with pure waters.

Text 17

sahasra-dala-padmani
sata-patrani sarvatah
vicakani marut-sparsaih
patad-gandhi-rajamsi ca

The breezes' touch spreading their fragrant pollen, thousand-petal hundred-leaf lotuses bloomed everywhere.

Text 18

teshu nedur madhukara
nadantas citra-pakshinah
sitala manda-yanas ca
gandhakta vayavo vavuh

Bees hummed, colorful birds sang, and fragrant cooling breezes gently blew.

Text 19

riddha janapada grama
nagara mangalayanah
deva vipra naga gavo
babhuvuh sukha-samvritah

The countries became wealthy, the towns and villages auspicious, and the demigods, brahmanas, trees, and cows happy.

Text 20

deva-dundubhayo nedur
jaya-dhvani-samakulah
yatra tatra maha-raja
sarvesham mangalam param

The drums of the demigods were filled with sounds of victory. Everywhere was great auspiciousness.

Text 21

vidyadharas ca gandharvah
siddha-kinnara-caranah
jaguh sunayaka devas
tushtuvuh stutibhih param

The Vidyadharas, Gandharvas, Siddhas, Kinnaras, and Caranas sang, and the great demigods offered prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Texts 22-24

nanritur divi gandharva
vidyadharyo mudanvitah
parijataka-mandara-
malati-sumanamsi ca

mumucur deva-mukhyas ca
garjantas ca ghana jale
bhadre budhe krishna-pakshe
dhatrarkshe harshane vrishe
karne 'shtamyam ardha-ratre
nakshatresa-mahodaye

andhakaravrite kale
devakyam sauri-mandire
avirasid dharih sakshad
aranyam adhvare 'gni-vat

The happy Gandharvas and Vidyadharas danced in heaven, the great demigods threw many parijata, mandara, malati, and sumanah flowers, and the clouds thundered and sprinkled water. Then, in the month of Bhadra (August-September), during the eighth tithi of the dark fortnight, when Mercury, Taurus, and the Rohini star were on the horizon, and the planets were in harshana-yoga, in the middle of the night, when everything was covered with darkness and the moon was rising, in Vasudeva's palace Lord Hari appeared from Devaki as in a yajna fire appears from the arani wood.

Texts 25-29

sphurad-aksha-vicitra-harinam
vilasat-kaustubha-ratna-dharinam
paridhi-dyuti-nupurangadam
dhrita-balarka-kirita-kundalam

calad-adbhuta-vahni-kankanam
tadid-urjita-guna-mekhalancitam
madhubhrid-dhvani-padma-malinam
nava-jambunada-divya-vasasam

sa-tadid-ghana-divya-saubhagam
cala-nilalaka-vrinda-bhrin-mukham
calad-amsu tamo-haram param
subhadam sundaram ambujekshanam

krita-patra-vicitra-mandanam
satatam koti-manoja-mohanam
paripurnatamam parat param
kala-venu-dhvani-vadya-tat-param

tam avekshya sutam yaduttamo
hari-janmotsava-phulla-locanah
atha vipra-janeshu casu vai
niyutam san manasa gavam dadau

As he gazed at his son, who wore a glittering and colorful jewel necklace, a glittering Kaustubha gem, splendid armlets and anklets, earrings and a helmet like the rising sun, bracelets like wonderful flickering flames, a belt splendid as lightning, a lotus garland filled with the buzzing of bees, and splendid garments of new gold, and who was splendid as a dark cloud with lightning, His face with moving black locks of hair, His splendor removing the darkness, auspicious, handsome, His eyes lotus flowers, decorated with wonderful and colorful pictures and designs, more charming than ten million Kamadevas, and who was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, greater than the greatest and fond of sweetly playing the flute, then Vasudeva, the best of the Yadavas, his eyes blossomed wide with the festive joy of seeing the birth of Lord Hari, in his heart at once gave a million cows in charity to the brahmanas.

Text 30

harim anakadundubhih stavaih
stavanam tam pranipatya vismitah
akarod udita-prabhudayo
gata-bhih suti-grihe kritanjalih

Standing before the Lord in the maternity-room, astonished Vasudeva bowed down. Now fearless, with folded hands he glorified the Lord with many prayers.

Text 31

sri-vasudeva uvaca

eko yah prakriti-gunair anekadhasi
harta tvam janaka utasya palakas tvam
nirliptah sphatika ivadya deha-varnais
tasmai sri-bhuvana-pate namami tubhyam

Although You are one, the modes of material nature make You (seem to be) many. You are the creator, maintainer, and destroyer (of the worlds). As crystal is colorless, You are untouched by material qualtities. O master of the worlds, I bow down before You.

Text 32

edhahsu tv anala ivatra vartamano
yo 'nta-stho bahir api cambaram yatha hi
adharo dharanir ivasya sarva-sakshi
tasmai te nama iva sarva-go nabhasvan

Your are inside, like fire in fuel. You are outside, like the sky. You are the maintainer, like the earth. You see everything. You are present everywhere, like the air. Obeisances to You!

Text 33

bhu-bharodbhata-haranartham eva
jato go-deva-dvija-nija-vatsa-palako 'si
gehe me bhuvi purushottamottamas tvam
kamsan mam bhuvana-pate prapahi papat

You are the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, the protector of the cows, demigods, brahmanas, and Your own children, who has taken birth in my home on earth in order to remove the great armies that now burden the earth. O master of the worlds, please protect me from sinful Kamsa.
Note: The "children" here are the Vaishnavas.

Text 34

sri-narada uvaca

paripurnatamam sakshac
chri-krishnam syama-sundaram
jnatva natvatha tam praha
devaki sarva-devata

Sri Narada said: Understanding that handsome and dark Sri Krishna was the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, Devaki, who was equal to all the demigods, bowed before Him and spoke.

Text 35

sri-devaky uvaca

he krishna he viganitanda-pate paresa
goloka-dhama-dhishana-dhvaja adi-deva
purnesa purna paripurnatama prabho mam
tvam pahi pahi paramesvara kamsa-papat

Sri Devaki said: O Krishna, O master of countless universes, O Supreme Lord, O flag of Goloka-dhama, O original Lord, O master of the perfect, O perfect one, O most perfect original Supreme Personality of Godhead, O Supreme Controller, please protect, please protect me from Kamsa's atrocities!

Text 36

sri-narada uvaca

tac chrutva bhagavan krishnah
paripurnatamah svayam
sa-smito devakim saurim
praha sa vrijinardanah

Sri Narada said: Hearing this, Lord Krishna, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, the destroyer of sins, smiled and spoke to Vasudeva and Devaki.

Text 37

sri-bhagavan uvaca

iyam ca prisnih pati-devata ca
tvam purva-sarge sutapa prajarthi
brahmajnaya divya-tapo yuvabhyam
kritam param nirjala-bhojanabhyam

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: In the previous creation she was chaste Prisni, who worshiped her husband as if he were a god, and you were Sutapa, who desired to create children. By Brahma's order you both performed great and splendid austerities, fasting from food and drink.

Text 38

kaleshu manvantarake vyatite
tapah param tat tapasah prajarthi
tada prasanno yuvayor abhuvam
varam param bruta maya tadoktam

When in time the manvantara had passed, your austerity to attain children continued. Then I became pleased with you and I said, "Ask a benediction."

Text 39

srutva yuvabhyam kathitam tadaiva
bhuyas sutas tvat-sadrisah kilavayoh
tathastu coktvatha gate mayi praja-
pati hy abhuta sva-kritena dam-pati

Hearing this, you both said, "May we have a son like You." I said, "So be it," and left. Then you became a prajapati couple.



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