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And there: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.6) asta-vyasta-gatiḥ pramoda-madhurā paśyanty amūn agrataḥ kiñcid vaktum ivodyad āsya-valanā dīrghāyitālpa-kṣitiḥ | hasta-nyasta-phalādir evam api sā putrodbhavaṃ vyañjatī yat kiñcid vadati sma tat punar avādīd ity amī menire || > Her gait disordered, sweet with joy, seeing them before her, / the turning of her face arising as if to say something, the short ground made long, / with fruits and the like placed in her hands, thus revealing the birth of a son, / whatever little she spoke, they understood, 'She has spoken thus again.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.7) \[4\] madhukaṇṭha uvāca-kim uktavatī sā ? > Madhukaṇṭha said: "What did she say?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.8) \[5\] snigdhakaṇṭha sasmitam uvāca-asmākaṃ rājādya prajāta-prajāḥ | kathaṃ bhavantas tan-milanāya nāyānti ? iti | > Snigdhakaṇṭha said with a smile: "'Today our king has been born with offspring! Why do you not come to meet him?' thus." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.9) \[6\] madhukaṇṭha sahāsam uvāca-tatas tataḥ ? > Madhukaṇṭha said with a laugh: "And then? And then?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.10) \[7\] snigdhakaṇṭha uvāca-tataś ca taj-janma-vṛttāmṛta-nava-varṣābhiḥ śikhina iva gopāḥ kolāhalaṃ kalayāmāsuḥ | śrī-gopaty-adhipas tu vānaspatya iva pulakāṅkura-kulākulatayā paraṃ paramānandaṃ vyañjayāmāsa, na tu vacasā | > Snigdhakaṇṭha said: "And then, through the fresh downpour of nectar that was the news of his birth, the cowherds raised an uproar like peacocks. But the glorious lord of the cowherds, like a tree in fruit, expressed the highest supreme bliss through the agitation of a multitude of bristling hairs of ecstasy, and not through speech." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.11) \[8\] madhukaṇṭha uvāca-tatas tataḥ ? > Madhukaṇṭha said: "And then? And then?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.12) \[9\] snigdhakaṇṭha uvāca-tataś ca smita-sambhramādara-bhara-karbūritaiḥ sarvair vanditayā nanditayā ca tayā satvarayā paliknī-varayā sa-nijāṅga-jāta eva bhavān maṅgala-saṅgī bhūyād ity apūrvāṃ sukha-pūrvāṃ vācaṃ procya rocanā-kuṅkuma-saṅga-lepa-saṅkula-sad-aṅkura-phala-maṅgale śrīmad-vraja-rājasya kṣemaṅkara-karayor vinyaste tena vilokita-kalpaḥ śrīmān upanandaḥ sānandaṃ jalpati sma-iha dohāya saṃhāya raṃhasāyamānā dhenu-saṅghāḥ kām apy avihāya drutam asyāḥ sagṛhāya vihāpyantām | > Snigdhakaṇṭha said: And then, praised and delighted by everyone whose emotions were variegated by smiles, agitation, and deep respect, that excellent grey-haired elder woman hurriedly uttered unprecedented, bliss-filled words: “May you, endowed with a son born of your own body, be united with all good fortune!” When she placed auspicious sprouting seeds and fruits coated with a mixture of yellow pigment and saffron into the fortune-bestowing hands of the glorious king of Vraja, the glorious Upananda, looking somewhat like him, spoke joyfully: “Gathered here for milking, let the rushing herds of cows be quickly given away to her and her household, omitting none!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.13) \[10\] tatra sarve cāmoda-garveṇa procuḥ-anyad vā yat kiñcid asyā hitaṃ samīhitaṃ bhavati | tataś ca- > Thereupon everyone said with proud joy: “Or whatever else may be beneficial and desired for her!” And then: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.14) āhlādena samaṃ jajñe bālaḥ kiṃ kiṃ sa eva saḥ | evaṃ viviktuṃ nandasya nāsīn matimatī matiḥ || > Was the boy born along with delight, or was it he himself \[who was delight\]? / Even the keen intellect of Nanda could not discern this. // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.15) \[11\] atha śrīmān vrajeśaḥ svīkṛta-dhārmika-veśas tad api bahulam anyad api bahulādikaṃ dānāya saṃcakpe | yatra sarvaś ca tathābhāvāya kharvaśaś cakpe | saṅkalpya ca gṛhe gantuṃ kṛta-spṛhe dhṛta-veśe ca tat-tad-vṛta-vraja-nareśe śrī-rāma-prasū-samādeśān mahā-gopura-deśād dundubhi-dvandvam unnanāda | tac ca vādya-vidyā-vidura-vyañjitaṃ vādyaṃ vyaktam evedaṃ muhur vakti sma-prādurbhūto nandānanda iti | tataś ca- > Then the glorious king of Vraja, having assumed the dress of a pious man, resolved to donate that great amount, as well as many cows and other gifts, in which everyone likewise resolved to diminish their own shares. Having resolved, and eager to go home, as the king of Vraja, arrayed in his attire, was surrounded by various people, a pair of kettledrums sounded from the great gateway by the command of the mother of Śrī Rāma. And that instrument, played by one skilled in the art of music, repeatedly proclaimed clearly: “The joy of Nanda is born!” And then: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.16) api śrutam abhūn niśi tridiva-vādya-garjojitaṃ jitaṃ jitam iti svanaṃ na tu viniścitaṃ kāraṇam | tadā tad-anuvādi tat kalayatām amīṣāṃ muhur mudā kalakalā-ravaṃ samajani vraja-prāṇinām || > In the night, the loud thunder of celestial drums was heard / roaring “Victory! Victory!”, but the cause was not determined; / then, echoing that sound, a joyful clamour / repeatedly arose among those living beings of Vraja who perceived it. // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.17) \[12\] atha saṃmadena muhur lambhita-stambhārambhatāyām apy utkaṇṭhayākṛṣṭa iva tatra ca labdha-kampa-sampattāyām api kevalaṃ svakṛta-sevena nārāyaṇa-devena datta-hastāvalamba iva dhairyam avalambamānaḥ svālayaṃ prati vraja-bhūpālaḥ pracacāla | tataś ca- > Then, though repeatedly brought to stunned immobility by great joy, as if drawn by longing, and though beset by trembling, the king of Vraja walked toward his own abode, maintaining his composure as though Lord Nārāyaṇa Himself, served only by his own deeds, were lending him a supporting hand. And then: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.18) tad vṛnde gṛham abhiyāti bandhu-vargā dhāvantaḥ krama-militā mithaḥ purogāḥ | ye gaṅgā-jharam anu nirjhara-prabhedā yadvat tat-tūlitatayānayanta vṛddhim || > As his multitude of kin was proceeding toward the home, / running and joining one another step by step out in front, / like different cascades following the rush of the Gaṅgā, / they caused an increase by equal measure. // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.19) athāgatāḥ pura-vanitāḥ puraḥ puraḥ sahasraśaḥ kalita-śubhāyutāyutāḥ | vrajeśvaraṃ puru nirarājayan jayan navātmaja-prabhavamahe mahehayā || > Then the city women arrived, coming forward, / by the thousands, accompanied by myriad auspicious items; / they extensively waved lamps around the king of Vraja, / rejoicing with great longing at the festival of his newborn son’s birth. // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.20) tataś ca kolāhalibhir vraja-sthitaiḥ samaṃ gataḥ śrīla-mahā-vrajeśvaraḥ | svarāṃs tu sālaṅkṛti cārv aśūśubhan nabhaḥ-sabhaṃ pūrṇa-sudhāṃśuvat prabhuḥ || > And then the venerable great king of Vraja, / having gone along with the clamorous inhabitants of Vraja, / adorned his own courtyards, beautifully decorated, / just as the master, the full moon, adorns the court of the sky. // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.21) yadyapi viprāḥ sahasā svayam āgataye kṛtodyamāḥ sarve | tad api tad-ādara-vidhaye rājñāhūtāḥ pṛthak pṛthak prathamam || > Although the brāhmaṇas had all at once / made efforts to arrive on their own, / still, in order to show them honour, / they were first summoned individually by the king. // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.22) sukhāviṣṭas tasmin madhuram upaviṣṭaiḥ sadasi tair mahā-snigdhaiḥ śarma-prakara-paridigdhaiḥ parivṛtaḥ | paṭhadbhiḥ putrāśīr ucita-nigamaṃ bhūsura-varaiḥ kiradbhir dūrvādyaṃ śirasi sukha-pūrvaṃ sa mahitaḥ || > Immersed in happiness, surrounded by those most affectionate brāhmaṇas / who were seated sweetly in the assembly and anointed with abundant auspiciousness, / he was honoured joyfully by the best of brāhmaṇas / who recited Vedic verses suitable for blessing a son, scattering dūrvā grass and other items upon his head. // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.23) sasne yat paricaskare vapur api svasti-śrutiḥ śuśruve śrīman-nanda-mahātmanā suta-janau tat tat stuve nāparam | adyāpi sphuṭam eti sarva-janatā yeṣāṃ śrutād apy aho snānādy apy atigamya satkṛti-phalaṃ yasyāsti nāntaḥ kvacit || > I praise only that bathing, that decoration of the body, / and the hearing of auspicious Vedic texts performed by the high-souled, glorious Nanda at the birth of his son, and nothing else; / even today, from merely hearing of these, all people clearly attain / the fruit of pious deeds, surpassing even bathing, and having no end anywhere! // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.24) \[13\] atha jāta-karma bhavyaṃ kartavyam iti gurubhir ādiṣṭena tena tat-pratyutkramaś cakre, yathā- > Then, instructed by the elders that the auspicious birth ceremony should be performed, he engaged in its preparation, as follows: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.25) ānarcire vrajeśitrā mātṛkā yās tadā tu tāḥ | mātuḥ kam iva kaṃ yāsām ity artha-vyaktim āgatāḥ ||atha nāndīmukha-śrāddhaṃ rāddhaṃ gopāla-pālinā | pitaro hi svayaṃ yasmiṃs te nāndīmukhatāṃ gatāḥ || > The king of Vraja worshipped the Divine Mothers then, / who made evident their meaning, “To whose mother indeed \[do they not bring joy\]?” / Then the nāndīmukha-śrāddha was accomplished by the protector of the cowherds, / in which the ancestors themselves became gladdened. // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.26) \[14\] atha veda-vidhāna-paṭubhiḥ sārdham antaḥpuraṃ praviṣṭe bhadra-kumbhādi-bhadra-viśiṣṭa-sūtikā-gṛhāgra-vedy-upaviṣṭe śrī-vraja-kula-mahiṣṭhe parama-manorathārohiṇī rohiṇī tad avadhāya kula-traya-yaśo-dāyi-yaśodā-khaṭṭām antaḥ-paṭena vyavadhāya bālaṃ pidhāya gṛhāvagrahaṇīm ānināya | kintu nava-bālakaṃ vilokayituṃ śarmaṇā narmaṇā ca nijālaṅkṛty-arthaṃ prajāvatyas taṃ pratyabhitaḥ kim api kim apy amūlyatā-paryācitaṃ yācitavatyaḥ pratiśrute tu taṃ vilokayāmāsuḥ | > Then, when the greatest of the cowherd clan of Vraja, accompanied by those skilled in Vedic procedures, entered the inner chambers and sat on the altar before the lying-in chamber endowed with auspicious water-pots and other good omens, Rohiṇī, who had attained the pinnacle of her desires, took notice of it. Screening the bed of Yaśodā—who bestows fame on three families—with an inner curtain, and covering the child, she brought forth the mistress of the house. But the sisters-in-law, in order to behold the newborn child, joyfully and playfully requested something invaluable from him for their ornaments, and only after he gave his promise did they let him look upon him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.27) \[15\] sa ca khalv astoka-roka-loka-valaya-bhava-prabala-nava-kuvalaya-kulapati-durlaṅgha-śobhā-saṅghaṃ durlabha-komalāmala-kānti-viśrānti-bhūmiṃ, kalita-marma-prayatana-karma-viśvādbhuta-viśvakarma-nirmita-nirmala-nīla-cintāmaṇi-pratimā-pratipratīkātikrama-parimita-sarvāvayavaṃ, prabala-pravāha-dalita-cara-bāla-vāyaja-samavāyaja-mañjulāñjana-kalita-tala-niścala-jala-kālindī-hrada-jālaja-bāla-śaivālaka-ruci-rucira-rocir-valitārāla-ślakṣṇa-bāla-samudāyaṃ, kamalālayā-kara-kiśalaya-sita-lasita-sita-kamalāntar-valaya-dala-nirmala-vilocanaṃ, vaikuṇṭha-sthita-kalpa-taru-tallaja-pallava-kuṇṭhatākara-kara-caraṇādharaṃ, nipīta-kanaka-ruci-śuci-pītana-pītitāmbarāvaraṇa-rocanaṃ rocanaṃ bālakam ālocayann ātmānaṃ nayana-payaḥ-payasā snapayan vilakṣaṇatayā kṣaṇa-katipayaṃ jalavad āsīt | yadyapi bahuvidha-bhāvā, jātā goṣṭheśitus tarhi | tad api ca jāḍyaṃ balavaj jajñe gāmbhīrya-śīlasya || > And he, beholding the delightful child—who possessed an insurmountable mass of splendour surpassing that of the chieftain of a multitude of mighty, fresh blue lotuses born in the world of boundless radiant light; who was the resting place of rare, tender, and spotless radiance; whose every limb exceeded the measure of every limb of an image made of flawless blue wish-fulfilling gems by Viśvakarman, who had marvelled the entire world by acting with discerned skill; whose fine, soft, curly locks of hair were curled and radiant like tender moss born in the nets of water-lilies of the Yamunā’s deep pool, whose still water has a surface coated with lovely black collyrium generated by a confluence of young aquatic breezes crushing against a mighty current; whose spotless eyes were like the petals within the ring of a white lotus glowing bright like the tender sprout of the hand of Lakṣmī, the dweller on the lotus; whose hands, feet, and lower lip humiliated the sprout of the finest wishing tree in Vaikuṇṭha; and who was adorned with an attire yellowed with saffron as pure as the luster of molten gold—bathed himself in the waters of tears from his eyes and remained inert like water for several moments due to an extraordinary state. > Although various emotions arose then in the master of the cowherd settlement, / even so, inertia arose powerfully in him whose nature was grave. // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.28) \[16\] atha cirāya dhīra-bhāvaṃ dhāritavatī vraja-dharitrī rājya-śrīmatī tad-ānanda-spṛhiṇī nava-nandanam upananda-gṛhiṇī tad-utsaṅga-saṅginaṃ cakāra | > Then the wife of Upananda, the queen of the realm of the land of Vraja, who had held her composure for a long time and yearned for his joy, placed the newborn son into his lap. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.29) utsaṅgaṃ vahati śiśuṃ vrajādhirāje sā dūrād adhiśayitā prasūti-śayyām | āsīt tac-chravaṇaja-bāṣpa-romaharṣa- stambhādyair vivaśa-tanūr vrajādhirājñī || > While the sovereign of Vraja held the child on his lap, / she, lying far off upon the childbed, / the queen of Vraja, her body lost to all control, / was overwhelmed with tears born of hearing this, with horripilation, and with stupor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.30) \[17\] atha tatra medhā-janakaṃ karma śarmānta-nāmabhir nirmame, yatra bhūs tvayi ity-ādikaṃ paṭhitvā hemāntarhitayānāmikayā bālo ghṛta-lavaṃ lehayāmāse | athāyuṣya-kriyā kriyate sma, yatra oṃ divaspati ity ādikena ḍimbhaḥ spṛṣṭaḥ | dik-catuṣṭaye madhye ca oṃ hṛdam annaṃ prāṇāya ity ādibhir bhūmiś cābhimantritā | atha oṃ aśmā bhava ity ādinā punar arbhako' bhimṛṣṭaḥ | tataḥ oṃ iḍāsi ity ādinā tan-mātābhimantritā | punar mātuḥ stana-dvayaṃ oṃ imaṃ stanam iti, oṃ yas te stanam ity ābhyām ṛgbhyāṃ krameṇa prakṣālitam | tataś ca tam uttāna-śāyinaṃ sūtikā-śayyāyāṃ nidhāya tac-chiraḥ-pradeśe oṃ āpo deveṣu ity ādinodapātraṃ nihitam iti | > \[17\] Then, in that place, the rite that produces intelligence was performed by priests whose names ended in Śarman, wherein, having recited “Earth is in you…” and so on, they caused the infant to lick a drop of clarified butter with the ring finger wrapped in gold. Next the longevity rite was performed, wherein the child was touched while reciting “Oṃ, lord of the sky…” and so forth. And with the mantras beginning “Oṃ, the heart is food for the vital breath…” the ground was consecrated in the four quarters and in the center. Then, with the mantra beginning “Oṃ, become a stone…”, the infant was touched again. Next, with “Oṃ, you are Iḍā…”, his mother was consecrated. Then the mother’s two breasts were successively washed with the two verses beginning “Oṃ, this breast…” and “Oṃ, that breast of yours…”. And after that, placing him lying upon his back on the childbed, a vessel of water was set down at his head with the mantra beginning “Oṃ, the waters among the gods…”. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.31) \[18\] tad evaṃ jāta-karma-śarmaṇi nirvṛtte bāla-nābhi-nāle ca prāpta-cchedana-kāle vṛtte paramānanda-sandohenānavahita-prāyā yā saiva tadaiva tad-avadhātrī dhātrī sapulaka-kāyā citram idam iti dvi-tri-vāram idam niveditavatī-rājan ! itaratra nābhi-sarasi nālam eva lakṣyate, na tu nālīkam | atra punar nālīkam eva na tu nālam iti | > \[18\] Thus, when the blessed birth-rite had been concluded, and when the appointed time for severing the boy’s umbilical cord had arrived, the nurse, who had been observing him and was almost inattentive owing to a flood of supreme bliss, her body thrilled with horripilation, announced two or three times, “This is a wonder! O King, elsewhere on the lake of the navel only a stalk is seen, and not a lotus; but here, there is only a lotus and no stalk!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.32) kiṃ ca- aṅghryor vyakta-darāri-vajra-kamalādyāścarya-cihnair alaṃ kamrair ujjvalitāṃ tathā kara-yuge taiḥ kaiścid anyair api | paśya śrī-vrajanātha nīrada-rucer bālasya sāmudrako- llaṅghi-śrī-vibhavasya deha-valanām asmāsu citra-pradām || > Moreover: / “Behold, O king of Vraja, how charmingly adorned are his two feet / with wonderful marks—the distinct conch, discus, thunderbolt, lotus, and the like— / and his two hands with certain other marks as well! / Behold the bodily contour of this boy, whose splendor is like a raincloud, / whose glory of beauty surpasses all palmistry, producing wonder within us!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.33) \[19\] tadā ca sarvasminn api vismita-caryā-paryākule baṭavaḥ sahāsa-pāṭavam ūcuḥ-aye ! sarva-śarmada ! nirmala-dharmaṇo bhavataḥ katham aśaucaṃ nāma sāmarthyaṃ samarthayatām ? yato nāḍī-ccheda eva vṛtte tad āmananti sma | > \[19\] And then, while everyone was bewildered by wondrous conduct, the celibate students said with quick-witted laughter: “O bestower of all happiness! How can ritual impurity be affirmed of you, whose nature is spotless virtue? For the authorities declare that it begins only when the umbilical cord is severed.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.34) \[20\] tad evam ullasan nikhila-roma-samutphulla-mukha-somaḥ parivārita-baṭu-stomatayā bahir vihita-homa-sthānam āgamya samyag arpita-sarvānandaḥ saṅgi-samarpita-tat-tad-vṛtta-śantama-kandaḥ śrīmān nandas tān dānīya-viprān ānīya pradānārambhaṃ sambhṛtavān | > \[20\] Thus, every hair on his body bristling with joy, the moon of his face blooming wide, surrounded by a host of celibate students, the glorious Nanda went out to the place where the oblations had been offered. Experiencing complete bliss, finding the root of utmost joy in the various reports delivered by his companions, he brought forward those brāhmaṇas worthy of gifts and made extensive preparations for giving. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.35) ārebhe sa ca dātuṃ, lebhe na tulāṃ tu saṅgināṃ teṣām | tādṛśa-tat-prasava-śrī-vārtā yair arpitā paritaḥ || > He began to give, but he could find no peer / to those companions / who had spread on all sides / the glorious news of that wonderful birth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.36) tathāpi- ayutaṃ prayutaṃ niyutaṃ bhavati daśānāṃ sahasram ārabhya | niyute viṃśati-lakṣaṃ tāvad dhenūr adān nandaḥ ||viṃśati-lakṣaṃ dattvā dhenūḥ sauvarṇa-śṛṅga-saṅgy-aṅgīḥ | hṛdayam apūrṇatayāsīt tasyānyasmai pradānāya ||daśabhir daśabhir droṇaiḥ kṛta-tila-saptācalīm adadāt | yad-vṛti-maṇi-kanakānāṃ tad-adhikatara-bhāratā dvijair mene ||tebhyaś ca dakṣiṇīyebhyaḥ prattā yā dakṣiṇāmunā | tayāpy akṣīṇayānyeṣām akṣīṇy āścaryam āyayuḥ ||bāḍavyānām asaṅkhyānāṃ nāsīt paricitis tadā | brahma-varcasam evāsmin paricāyakatāṃ yayau || > Even so: / Ten thousand is an ayuta, and a prayuta or niyuta / is a million; / Nanda gave cows amounting to / twenty hundred-thousand—two niyutas. / Having given two million cows, / their bodies adorned with golden horns, / his heart, feeling unfilled, / longed to give to someone else. / He gave seven mountains of sesame seeds, / each made of ten droṇas, / whose encrusted gems and gold / the twice-born reckoned of far greater weight. / And the priestly fees given by him / to those deserving them / were so inexhaustible that others’ eyes / widened with astonishment. / At that time there was no prior acquaintance / with those countless brāhmaṇas; / their Vedic radiance alone / served as their introduction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.37) \[21\] tatra ye vidita-vedābhiprāyā viprā nija-nija-vidyātiśāyakāḥ sūta-māgadha-vandi-kṛśāśvi-gāyakāḥ svacchanda-nānā-śabda-vādakā vādakāś ca, te sarve' pi tasmin parvaṇi saṅginaḥ santaḥ sumaṅgalam eva śabdāyamānāḥ pṛthaktāyām apy apṛthaṅ-nisvanā iva viśvaṃ vismāyayanti sma | yāvad evaṃ vṛttaṃ vṛttam, tāvad vraja-sthalam api hṛṣṭam iva dṛṣṭaṃ, kim uta vrajasthāḥ | yataḥ saṃsṛṣṭatayā vikṣepa-śūnyam iva saṃsiktatayā snigdham iva, cala-citra-dhvajāditayā nṛtyad iva cāsīt | tatra ca yadā go-vṛṣa-vatsānām api svabhāvata eva bhavataḥ sānurāga-snehasya taila-vidrāvita-haridrā-samakti-vyājād bahir api vyaktir āsīt | harṣa-vaicitryasya ca vicitra-dhātu-barha-srak-kāñcana-mālā-vyājāt | tadā kim uta gopānāṃ te hy adyāpi yaśasā vidyamānā go-pṛthivyāḥ pātāra itīva tathocyante | ye khalu vyañjita-rasa-bhāvatayā vidhṛtālaṅkāratayā ca sva-varṇana-kāvya-granthair abhedam āyayuḥ | ullāsa-vidhṛta-nānā-maṇi-maya-bali-pāṇitayā premaṇi sveṣāṃ vīratāṃ ca vyañjayāmāsuḥ | yadā caivaṃ gopās tadā punar atīva jīvanāyamāna-gokula-kuleśvarī guṇa-gaṇa-digdha-snigdha-hṛdayā gopa-vara-varṇinyaḥ kiyad vā varṇanīyāḥ ? > \[21\] There, the brāhmaṇas who knew the purport of the Vedas, who excelled in their respective branches of learning; the bards, heralds, encomiasts, actors, and singers; and the musicians playing various instruments at their pleasure—all of them, gathered together at that festival, sounding forth only auspicious notes, astonished the universe, their voices, though diverse, harmonizing as if one. While this event was taking place, the region of Vraja itself appeared delighted, to say nothing of the dwellers of Vraja. For, swept clean, it was free of disorder; sprinkled with water, it seemed affectionate; and with flutter of colorful flags, it seemed to dance. And when even the cows, bulls, and calves manifested the loving affection natural to them outwardly, under the guise of anointing with turmeric dissolved in oil, and their manifold joy under the guise of variegated minerals, peacock feathers, garlands, and golden neck-chains, what need be said of the cowherds? They are indeed spoken of in that way as if protectors of the earth of cattle, surviving even today through their fame; having manifested aesthetic sentiments and states and wearing ornaments, they became non-different from the poetic works that describe them. With hands laden with offerings made of various jewels held up in joy, they showed their heroism in love. And when such was the case with the cowherds, how could one sufficiently describe the excellent cowherd women, whose hearts were smeared and softened by the virtues of the queen of Gokula, who was their very life? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.38) \[22\] yāḥ khalu pūrvaṃ tad-apatya-samapatty-abhāvān nirveda-vedanayā tyakta-prāya-pariṣkārāḥ, samprati tu kiñcic-caraṇa-pravaṇa-tad-apatya-śravaṇa-mātreṇa vidhṛta-vividha-sukha-vikārās tat-parva-rañjanārthaṃ vilambanīyām api pariṣkṛtim urīkṛtya nṛtyantya iva tat-purīṃ prati calitāḥ | yāś ca vyañjijiṣita-maṅgala-saṅgatayā sneha-maya-kāmanā-pariṇāmatayā ca svayam eva mahā-maṇi-mayopāyana-pāṇayo babhūvuḥ | yāsām ānandād anyad eva śobhā-vaibhavam āvirbhavati sma | > \[22\] Formerly, having almost abandoned their adornment out of the pain of despair at her lack of an offspring, now, merely upon hearing of her child who had taken some steps toward life, experiencing various transformations of joy, they set out toward her settlement as if dancing, putting on their ornaments although it might delay them, all to gladden the celebration. Eager to manifest auspicious union and as an outcome of their affectionate desires, they spontaneously took large gem-encrusted gifts in their hands. Out of their bliss, an altogether different wealth of beauty became manifest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.39) tathā hi- jita-kuṅkumam uru ruruce mukha-śaśināṃ rocir etāsām | samuditam uditaṃ parvaṇi suta-januṣaḥ śrī-yaśodāyāḥ || > For: / The radiance of their moon-like faces, surpassing saffron, / shone exceedingly bright, / risen all at once on the festival / of the birth of glorious Yaśodā's son. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.40) \[23\] tatra ca gāyanti- > \[23\] And there they sang: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.41) ajani yaśodā niśi suta-sāram | iti mahilālir itā tad-agāram ||dhru|| > “Yaśodā has given birth in the night to the essence of sons!” / Saying this, the host of women went to her house. (Refrain) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.42) sambhrama-viracita-bahu-vidha-veśam | pathi mālya-cyava-pūrita-deśam || > Their various attires hastily arranged, / filling the path with garlands dropped along the way, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.43) cala-maṇi-kuṇḍala-valita-kapolam | aparikalita-galad-aṃśa-nicolam || > Their cheeks brushed by dangling jeweled earrings, / not noticing the upper garments slipping from their shoulders. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.44) ucchalita-cchavi-capalāhāram | citra-vasana-vasa-rasanā-vāram || > with lightning-like necklaces of radiating radiance flashing, / with their brilliant garments tied fast with jingling girdles, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.45) aparaspara-gati-vijitānyonyam | sagaṇā vyahasīd iha cānyonyam || iti | > each surpassing the other in their erratic steps, / they, accompanied by their retinues, laughed at one another here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.46) kiṃ ca- vrajaḥ prakaṭatāṃ yātas tatra kṛṣṇaś ca saṅgataḥ | ity avādyanta vādyāni vādyādhiṣṭhātṛ-daivataiḥ ||tasmād ānanda-sandohād upananda-puraḥsarāḥ | gambhīrās te' pi cābhīrā vijahrur nanṛtur jaguḥ ||tadā tatrāgatā yoṣās taṃ sadāśīrbhir arbhakam | nirvarṇya varṇayitvā ca parasparam idaṃ jaguḥ || > Moreover: / "Vraja has attained manifest presence, and Kṛṣṇa has arrived there"— / thus did the presiding deities of musical instruments play upon their instruments. // From that mass of bliss, the cowherds, beginning with Upananda, / though grave by nature, revelled, danced, and sang. // Then the women who had arrived there, gazing upon the infant with constant blessings / and describing him to one another, sang as follows: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.47) pāhi ciraṃ vraja-rāja-kumāra | asmān atra śiśo sukumāra ||dhru|| > "Protect us for a long time, O prince, son of the king of Vraja! / Protect us here, O tender child! \[Refrain\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.48) drutatara-vṛddhi-samṛddhi-gatena | śaṃ bhavatād bhavatābhimatena || > Attaining most rapid growth and prosperity, / may you, as you are cherished, bring auspiciousness! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.49) spṛhayāmas te hasita-mukhāya | aṅgana-saṅgata-riṅga-sukhāya || > We long for your smiling face, / for the pleasure of your crawling about the courtyard! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.50) go-bālāvali-lūmālambi | calanaṃ tava valatām avilambi || > Clinging to the tails of the young calves, / may your walking quickly set in motion! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.51) saha go-śāvaka-gama-ramaṇena | sukhayasi hanta kadā kamanena || > Alas, when will you delight us with charming movements, / going and playing along with the calves? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.52) go-gaṇa-cāraṇa-viharaṇam asya | sa tu paśyed vara-bhāgyaṃ yasya || > His pasturing and roaming with the herds of cows— / only one of supreme fortune will behold that! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.53) duṣṭa-kadala-dada-suṣṭhu-balāya | bhava-śiṣṭāli-viśiṣṭa-phalāya || > Endowed with exquisite strength to crush the wicked, / may you bring distinguished fruits to the multitude of good souls in this world!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.54) iti saṅgīta-saṅginyo raṅgiṇyo maha-sampadi | pītā-tailena siñcantyaḥ siñcantyaḥ prayayur bahiḥ || > Thus singing in harmony, delighted in the great celebration, / sprinkling and sprinkling \[everyone\] with yellow-dyed oil, they went outside. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.55) tataś ca- dadhi-dugdhādi-sekena mitho' mī śubhratāṃ gatāḥ | taraṅgā iva dugdhābdher anṛtyan vara-goduhaḥ || > And then: / By sprinkling one another with curd, milk, and the like, these excellent milkers of kine / turned white and danced like waves of the milk-ocean. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.56) \[24\] atha tās tad avadhāya tad eva gāyanti sma, yathā- > \[24\] Then, observing that, they sang of that very scene, as follows: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.57) paśya sakhī-kula gokula-rājam | putrotsavam anu khelā-bhājam ||dhru|| > "O company of friends, behold the king of Gokula / engaged in play following the festival of his son! \[Refrain\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.58) udadhi-prabha-dadhi-saṃplava-deśam | parito ghūrṇita-mandara-veśam || > In a place flooded with curds having the luster of an ocean, / his appearance is like Mount Mandara spinning all around! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.59) madhya-dhaṭī-phaṇi-rāje kṛṣṭam | hṛdya-suhṛdbhir atīva ca hṛṣṭam || > Pulled by the king of serpents that is his waist-cloth, / he is exceedingly delighted by his dear friends! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.60) madhye madhye durlabha-dānam | dadataṃ dadhataṃ vismaya-bhānam || > Bestowing rare gifts every now and then, / he maintains an appearance of wonder! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.61) ekaṃ punar alam abhavad apūrvam | ajani vidhur bata yad itaḥ pūrvam || iti | > Yet one unprecedented thing has fully taken place: / that the moon, alas, was born prior to this!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.62) \[25\] etad api ślokayāmāsuḥ- > \[25\] They also versified this \[as follows\]: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.63) neyaṃ dugdha-vikīrṇi-pālir api tu drāg-vāri-dhārā-gatir neyaṃ syān navanīta-piṇḍa-visṛtir muktās tu muktāmbudāḥ | neyaṃ dīrṇa-haridra-nīra-vikṛtiḥ kintu prabhā vidyutāṃ parvaivedam atīva harṣa-mahasā varṣā-vapur nirmame || iti | > "This is not a cascade of milk being scattered, but a sudden fall of streams of rain; / this cannot be the casting of balls of fresh butter, but clouds discharging their pearls; / this is not a disturbance of ground-turmeric water, but the brilliance of lightning! / Indeed, this very festival, by the splendour of intense joy, has assumed the form of the rainy season!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.64) bālasya mātāmaham etya mātulās tadā gṛhītāḥ kara-corakā iva | dadhy-ādi-paṅkeṣu muhur vikarṣaṇāt pitṛvya-vargeṇa vihasya daṇḍitāḥ || > The maternal uncles, having approached the child's maternal grandfather, / were then captured like thieves caught red-handed; / dragged again and again into the mud of curd and other liquids, / they were laughingly punished by the group of paternal uncles. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.65) \[26\] śrīmān nandaś ca- mahodāra-cittaś citāneka-vittaṃ samāhūya sarvaṃ guṇājīvi-kharvam | vinā tad-vicāraṃ vapuḥ-śakti-sāraṃ samutkṣipya ratnaṃ dade sātiyatnam || > \[26\] And glorious Nanda, / of greatly generous heart, having summoned all the humble bards / who had gathered manifold wealth, / without considering its worth, gave them gems with utmost zeal, / casting them forth with the full strength of his body. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.66) kiṃ ca- grahītā yācitāny atra pradātāṅgīkriyā-yutaḥ śrīman-nandena dāne tu tatra jāto viparyayaḥ || > Moreover: / Here the recipient is the petitioner and the giver is the one who consents; / but in the case of glorious Nanda’s giving, a reversal occurred. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.67) ataeva- vinā yācñāṃ dadāne tu sarvaṃ vraja-patau tadā | kalpadru-cintāmaṇy-ādyās te' py āsan kṛpaṇā iva || > Therefore: / When the lord of Vraja gave everything without being asked, / even the wish-fulfilling trees, the wish-yielding gems, and the like became like misers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.68) tatra ca- anena prīyatāṃ viṣṇus tena stān me sute śivam | evaṃ prasabham udbhūtā dāne nandasya bhāvanā || > And there: / "May Viṣṇu be pleased with this; by that, may good fortune befall my son!"— / such was the contemplation that forcefully arose in Nanda at the time of giving. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.69) \[27\] atha sarvā janatā janita-snāna-kāmā samam amunā yamunām ayāmāsa | > \[27\] Then all the people, desirous of bathing, went along with him to the Yamunā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.70) \[28\] tatra cānandena śrī-nandena saha galad-vrīḍāṃ jala-krīḍāṃ santatya nirmala-parimala-parimilana-pūrvakaṃ snānam ātatya divya-vastra-saṃvastraṇaṃ vitatya candra-candana-samālambhaṃ pratatya tatroṭaja-madhyam adhyāsīnāṃ siddha-pratana-prayatanatayā pūrṇa-mānasāṃ paurṇamāsīm anu namanam avatatya vandi-jana-janita-viśrāva-pūrita-śravasā śravasā valitā sā punas tad eva sadanam āsasāda | > \[28\] And there, having performed water-sports with glorious Nanda in bliss, casting aside all bashfulness; having bathed, prefaced by the application of spotless perfumes; having put on celestial garments; having applied moon-like sandalwood paste; having offered obeisance to Paurṇamāsī, who was sitting inside a leaf-hut there, her mind fulfilled by the accomplishment of an ancient striving; that \[multitude\], accompanied by glorious fame that filled the ears of all with the shouts raised by the bards, returned to that very abode. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.71) \[29\] tataḥ śrīmān vrajasya rājā ruci-dānāni racayan bandhu-vṛnda-sindhuṃ pūrayāmāsa | > \[29\] Then the glorious king of Vraja, bestowing pleasing gifts, filled the ocean of his circle of kinsmen. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.72) \[30\] atha tasminn ānanda-pīvni pratidīvni śrī-rāma-jananyā śraddhā-yantritatayā nimantritāḥ kṛta-ghṛta-pakva-jemanāḥ sarva eva parva-lakṣmyā pūritāś candrā iva sva-sva-mandiram avindananta | viditvā ca tad-ānandaṃ prati kṛta-pratijāgarāṃ jāgarām eva nṛtya-gītādi-dhanyāyāṃ rajanyām abhajanta | > \[30\] Then, on that day that swelled with bliss, all those who were invited out of reverence by Śrī Rāma's mother and had dined on food cooked in ghee, full like moons filled with the splendour of the full-moon festival, returned to their respective dwellings. And knowing that bliss, they kept an all-night vigil through the night that was blessed with dancing, singing, and other delights. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.73) śrī-rohiṇyā hari-jani-sukhaṃ śakyate kena vaktuṃ yasmād veṣaṃ vividham adadhād bhartṛtaḥ proṣitāpi | citraṃ citraṃ sukṛta-varimā dṛśyatāṃ viśva-vandyaḥ śrīman-nando' py amanuta nijaṃ bhāgyam āyātim asyāḥ || > Who can describe the joy of Śrī Rohiṇī at the birth of Hari? / For she put on diverse ornaments and garments, even though living away from her husband! / Wonder of wonders! Behold the greatness of her merit! / Even glorious Nanda, who is revered by the universe, considered his own fortune to have come from her! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.74) \[31\] atha so' yaṃ ratnākaro' pi vrajas taṃ harer āvirbhāvam ārabhyāharahar viraha-rahita-tad-viharaṇād vardhiṣṇu-samṛddhiḥ kām api camatkāritāṃ vitene | gopa-samavāyāt kramād āvirbhūtānāṃ prabhūtānāṃ paramāṇāṃ ramāṇāṃ ramaṇa-dhāmatayā tu kim uta ? > \[31\] Now, this very Vraja, like an ocean of jewels, beginning from that manifestation of Hari, manifested an indescribable wondrousness due to ever-increasing prosperity from His daily, uninterrupted pastimes. What then of its being the abode of delight for the supreme, manifold Goddesses of Fortune who gradually manifested from the assembly of the cowherdesses? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.75) \[32\] atha madhukaṇṭhena cintanyāñcakre-āṃ śrīmad-bhāgavata-saṃvādaś cātra sambhavati- > \[32\] Then Madhukaṇṭha reflected: "Indeed, a passage from the venerable Bhāgavata agrees with this: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.76) tata ārabhya nandasya vrajaḥ sarva-samṛddhimān | harer nivāsātma-guṇai ramā-krīḍam abhūn nṛpa ||\[BhP 10.5.18\] iti | > 'Beginning from then, O king, Nanda's Vraja became endowed with all prosperity / and, through the intrinsic qualities of Hari's abode, became the pleasure-ground of Ramā.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.77) \[33\] snigdhakaṇṭhas tu vibhāvya punar āha sma-aho mahotsāha-svabhāvatādibhir virājamānatā śrīmad-vrajarājasya | yataḥ- > \[33\] Snigdhakaṇṭha, having deliberated, said again: "Ah, the splendour of the glorious king of Vraja through his great enthusiasm and other noble traits! For— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.78) tāvan mānaṃ vitaraṇam aho sampadas tāḥ kiyatyas tāvat saṅkhyaṃ mahasi racanaṃ bhṛtya-vargāḥ kiyantaḥ | tāvat prāntaṃ jana-sama-vanaṃ katy amuṣyāvadhānāny evaṃ sarvaṃ vraja-narapateḥ ko nu śakto vivektum || iti | > So great is his distribution of wealth—ah, how immense is that wealth! / So countless the arrangements for the festival—how vast his host of attendants! / So boundless his protection of people equally—how manifold are his concerns! / Who indeed is capable of fully discerning all this of the king of Vraja?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.79) \[34\] samāpayaṃś covāca- > \[34\] And concluding, he said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.80) īdṛśas tanayo jātas tava goṣṭha-kṣitīśa yaḥ | lakṣmī-lakṣānvitaṃ kurvan goṣṭhaṃ ninye vilakṣatām || > "Such a son has been born to you, O lord of the cowherd settlement, > who, while filling the cowherd settlement with hundreds of thousands of Lakṣmīs, has caused it to lose all its marks!" \[39\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4.81) \[35\] tad etad vṛtte ca vṛtte pūrva-dinavad akhilā eva nija-nijālayam āsāditavantaḥ śrī-gokula-yuvarājaś ca gavāṃ kulam iti | iti śrī-gopāla-campūm anu śrīman-nanda-nandana-parva nāma caturthaṃ pūraṇam ||4|| > \[35\] And when this affair had concluded, everyone went to their respective homes just as on the previous day, and the young prince of glorious Gokula went to the herds of cows. > Thus concludes the fourth chapter, named The Festival of Glorious Nandanandana, in the glorious Gopālacampū. ||4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu~en-mt.1.4.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.10.5.18) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.4) · Pramāṇa