(શ્રીમદ્ભાગવત મહાપુરાણે પ્રથમસ્કન્ધે અષ્ટમાધ્યાયઃ)
કુન્ત્યુવાચ।
નમસ્યે પુરુષં ત્વાદ્યમીશ્વરં પ્રકૃતેઃ પરમ્ ।
અલક્ષ્યં સર્વભૂતાનામન્તર્બહિરવસ્થિતમ્ ॥ 18 ॥
Kunti said: I offer my obeisances unto You, the Primal Purusha, the Supreme Controller, who exists beyond the material nature. You remain invisible to all living beings, yet You abide both within their hearts and throughout the entire creation.
માયાજવનિકાચ્છન્નમજ્ઞાધોક્ષજમવ્યયમ્ ।
ન લક્ષ્યસે મૂઢદૃશા નટો નાટ્યધરો યથા ॥ 19 ॥
You are veiled by the curtain of Your illusory energy (Maya), and because You are transcendental to material senses, You remain hidden from the ignorant. Just as a masked actor performing on stage is not recognized by the audience, You are not perceived by those with material vision.
તથા પરમહંસાનાં મુનીનામમલાત્મનામ્ ।
ભક્તિયોગવિધાનાર્થં કથં પશ્યેમ હિ સ્ત્રિયઃ ॥ 20 ॥
If even the great sages and self-realized souls, whose hearts are completely purified, struggle to behold You, how is it possible for us women of limited intelligence to truly perceive You, who descend solely to establish the path of devotional service?
કૃષ્ણાય વાસુદેવાય દેવકીનન્દનાય ચ ।
નન્દગોપકુમારાય ગોવિન્દાય નમો નમઃ ॥ 21 ॥
My repeated obeisances unto Lord Krishna, the son of Vasudeva, the delight of Devaki, the beloved cowherd boy of Nanda, and the protector of the cows and senses, Govinda.
નમઃ પઙ્કજનાભાય નમઃ પઙ્કજમાલિને ।
નમઃ પઙ્કજનેત્રાય નમસ્તે પઙ્કજાઙ્ઘ્રયે ॥ 22 ॥
Obeisances unto You, whose navel is shaped like a lotus. Obeisances unto You, who are adorned with a garland of lotuses. Obeisances unto You, whose eyes are like lotus petals, and obeisances unto You, whose feet are as beautiful as lotuses.
યથા હૃષીકેશ ખલેન દેવકી કંસેન રુદ્ધાતિચિરં શુચાર્પિતા ।
વિમોચિતાહં ચ સહાત્મજા વિભો ત્વયૈવ નાથેન મુહુર્વિપદ્ગણાત્ ॥ 23 ॥
O Hrishikesha, just as Devaki was long held captive and distressed by the wicked Kamsa, I and my children have been repeatedly delivered from various calamities by You alone, for You are our true Protector and Master.
વિષાન્મહાગ્નેઃ પુરુષાદદર્શનાદસત્સભાયા વનવાસકૃચ્છ્રતઃ ।
મૃધે મૃધેઽનેકમહાર઼થાસ્ત્રતો દ્રૌણ્યસ્ત્રતશ્ચાસ્મ હરેઽભિરક્ષિતાઃ ॥ 24 ॥
O Hari, You have protected us from many dangers: from poison, from the great fire, from the man-eating demons, from the assembly of the wicked, from the sufferings of forest exile, from the weapons of many great warriors in various battles, and finally, from the devastating weapon of Drona’s son.
વિપદઃ સન્તુ તાઃ શશ્વત્તત્ર તત્ર જગદ્ગુરો ।
ભવતો દર્શનં યત્સ્યાદપુનર્ભવદર્શનમ્ ॥ 25 ॥
May those calamities continue to occur again and again, O Lord of the Universe, so that we may see You repeatedly, for the sight of You means we will never again have to witness the cycle of birth and death.
જન્મૈશ્વર્યશ્રુતશ્રીભિરેધમાનમદઃ પુમાન્ ।
નૈવાર્હત્યભિધાતું વૈ ત્વામકિઞ્ચનગોચરમ્ ॥ 26 ॥
A person who becomes intoxicated by the pride of noble birth, opulence, deep knowledge, and physical beauty is truly unfit to address You, for You are only accessible to those who possess nothing but You.
નમોઽકિઞ્ચનવિત્તાય નિવૃત્તગુણવૃત્તયે ।
આત્મારામાય શાન્તાય કૈવલ્યપતયે નમઃ ॥ 27 ॥
My obeisances unto You, the wealth of the destitute. You are free from the movements of the material modes, You find joy only within Yourself, You are perfectly peaceful, and You are the Lord of liberation.
મન્યે ત્વાં કાલમીશાનમનાદિનિધનં વિભુમ્ ।
સમં ચરન્તં સર્વત્ર ભૂતાનાં યન્મિથઃ કલિઃ ॥ 28 ॥
I recognize You as the eternal Time, the Lord of all, without beginning or end, pervading everything. You move equally among all beings, yet the conflicts between them arise from their own illusory attachments.
ન વેદ કશ્ચિદ્ભગવંશ્ચિકીર્ષિતં તવેહમાનસ્ય નૃણાં વિડમ્બનમ્ ।
ન યસ્ય કશ્ચિદ્દયિતોઽસ્તિ કર્હિચિદ્દ્વેષ્યશ્ચ યસ્મિન્વિષમા મતિર્નૃણામ્ ॥ 29 ॥
O Lord, no one can fathom Your divine play, which You perform in the guise of human activities. You have no one who is especially dear or hateful, yet due to their own clouded vision, people perceive inequality in You.
જન્મ કર્મ ચ વિશ્વાત્મન્નજસ્યાકર્તુરાત્મનઃ ।
તિર્યન્નૃષિષુ યાદઃસુ તદત્યન્તવિડમ્બનમ્ ॥ 30 ॥
O Soul of the Universe, it is a profound mystery that You, who are unborn and have no need to act, take birth and perform deeds among animals, humans, sages, and aquatic creatures.
ગોપ્યાદદે ત્વયિ કૃતાગસિ દામ તાવદ્યાતે દશાશ્રુકલિલાઞ્જનસમ્ભ્રમાક્ષમ્ ।
વક્ત્રં નિનીય ભયભાવનયા સ્થિતસ્ય સા માં વિમોહયતિ ભીરપિ યદ્બિભેતિ ॥ 31 ॥
I am bewildered by the sight of You—the One whom even fear itself fears—standing before Mother Yashoda with eyes full of tears and mascara, trembling in fear because You broke a pot and were to be tied with a rope for Your transgression.
કેચિદાહુરજં જાતં પુણ્યશ્લોકસ્ય કીર્તયે ।
યદોઃ પ્રિયસ્યાન્વવાયે મલયસ્યેવ ચન્દનમ્ ॥ 32 ॥
Some say that You, the Unborn, took birth to spread the fame of those whose lives are righteous, just as the sandalwood tree appears in the Malaya mountains to spread its fragrance.
અપરે વસુદેવસ્ય દેવક્યાં યાચિતોઽભ્યગાત્ ।
અજસ્ત્વમસ્ય ક્ષેમાય વધાય ચ સુરદ્વિષામ્ ॥ 33 ॥
Others say that You, the Unborn, appeared in the womb of Devaki because You were supplicated by Vasudeva, intending to bring auspiciousness to His lineage and to destroy the enemies of the demigods.
ભારાવતારણાયાન્યે ભુવો નાવ ઇવોદધૌ ।
સીદન્ત્યા ભૂરિભારેણ જાતો હ્યાત્મભુવાર્થિતઃ ॥ 34 ॥
Others say You descended at the request of Lord Brahma to lighten the burden of the Earth, just as a boat is brought to the ocean to rescue those who are sinking under a heavy load.
ભવેસ્મિન્ક્લિશ્યમાનાનામવિદ્યાકામકર્મભિઃ ।
શ્રવણસ્મરણાર્હાણિ કરિષ્યન્નિતિ કેચન ॥ 35 ॥
Still others say that You appeared to perform acts worthy of being heard and remembered by those who are suffering in this world, bound by the chains of ignorance, desire, and karma.
શૃણ્વન્તિ ગાયન્તિ ગૃણન્ત્યભીક્ષ્ણશઃ સ્મરન્તિ નન્દન્તિ તવેહિતં જનાઃ ।
ત એવ પશ્યન્ત્યચિરેણ તાવકં ભવપ્રવાહોપરમં પદામ્બુજમ્ ॥ 36 ॥
Those who constantly hear, sing, praise, remember, and take delight in Your transcendental pastimes will soon behold Your lotus feet, which alone can bring the cycle of birth and death to a halt.
અપ્યદ્ય નસ્ત્વં સ્વકૃતેહિત પ્રભો જિહાસસિ સ્વિત્સુહૃદોઽનુજીવિનઃ ।
યેષાં ન ચાન્યદ્ભવતઃ પદામ્બુજાત્પરાયણં રાજસુ યોજિતાંહસામ્ ॥ 37 ॥
O Lord, now that You have fulfilled Your mission, are You truly intending to leave us, Your friends and devoted servants? We have no other refuge than Your lotus feet, especially now that we are surrounded by sins committed in the course of ruling our kingdom.
કે વયં નામરૂપાભ્યાં યદુભિઃ સહ પાણ્ડવાઃ ।
ભવતોઽદર્શનં યર્હિ હૃષીકાણામિવેશિતુઃ ॥ 38 ॥
Who are we, the Pandavas and Yadavas, with our petty names and forms, compared to You? We are as insignificant as the senses would be without the presence of the presiding soul to enliven them.
નેયં શોભિષ્યતે તત્ર યથેદાનીં ગદાધર ।
ત્વત્પદૈરઙ્કિતા ભાતિ સ્વલક્ષણવિલક્ષિતૈઃ ॥ 39 ॥
O Gadadhara, this land will no longer appear as beautiful as it does now, for presently it shines, marked by the auspicious impressions of Your lotus feet.
ઇમે જનપદાઃ સ્વૃદ્ધાઃ સુપક્વૌષધિવીરુધઃ ।
વનાદ્રિનદ્યુદન્વન્તો હ્યેધન્તે તવ વીક્ષિતૈઃ ॥ 40 ॥
These regions, with their thriving populations, bountiful harvests, medicinal herbs, forests, mountains, rivers, and oceans, flourish solely because of Your merciful glance.
અથ વિશ્વેશ વિશ્વાત્મન્વિશ્વમૂર્તે સ્વકેષુ મે ।
સ્નેહપાશમિમં છિન્ધિ દૃઢં પાણ્ડુષુ વૃષ્ણિષુ ॥ 41 ॥
Therefore, O Lord of the universe, Soul of the universe, and Embodiment of the universe, please sever the deep-rooted bonds of affection I hold for my kinsmen, the Pandavas and the Vrishnis.
ત્વયિ મેઽનન્યવિષયા મતિર્મધુપતેઽસકૃત્ ।
રતિમુદ્વહતાદદ્ધા ગઙ્ગેવૌઘમુદન્વતિ ॥ 42 ॥
O Lord of Madhu, may my consciousness be fixed exclusively upon You, flowing toward You incessantly and without obstruction, just as the waters of the Ganges flow continuously toward the sea.
શ્રીકૃષ્ણ કૃષ્ણસખ વૃષ્ણ્યૃષભાવનિદ્રુગ્રાજન્યવંશદહનાનપવર્ગવીર્ય ।
ગોવિન્દ ગોદ્વિજસુરાર્તિહરાવતાર યોગેશ્વરાખિલગુરો ભગવન્નમસ્તે ॥ 43 ॥
O Shri Krishna, friend of Arjuna, best of the Vrishni dynasty, destroyer of the oppressive royal lineages that burden the earth, possessor of inexhaustible power, O Govinda, You who incarnate to relieve the suffering of cows, brahmanas, and the demigods—O Lord of all yogis, teacher of the entire world, I offer my humble obeisances unto You.
॥ ઇતિ શ્રીમદ્ભાગવતે મહાપુરાણે પારમહંસ્યાં સંહિતાયાં પ્રથમસ્કન્ધે અષ્ટમેઽધ્યાયે શ્રીકુન્તીકૃતકૃષ્ણસ્તુતિઃ સમ્પૂર્ણા ॥
