Garga Samhita (English)
by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words
The Garga-samhita Verse 1.16.39, English translation, including word-by-word: This text represents a Vaishnava scripture which narrates the life Krishna, It was composed in seventeen cantos by Garga Muni: an ancient sage and priest of the Yadu dynasty having. This is verse 1 of Chapter 16 (Description of Shri Radhika’s Wedding) of Canto 1 (goloka-khanda).
Verse 1.16.39
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:
तथास्तु वाक्यं वदतो विधिर् हरेः
श्री-राधिकायाश् च पद-द्वयं शुभम्
नत्वा कराभ्यां शिरसा पुनः पुनर्
जगाम गेहं प्रणतः प्रहर्षितः
tathāstu vākyaṃ vadato vidhir hareḥ
śrī-rādhikāyāś ca pada-dvayaṃ śubham
natvā karābhyāṃ śirasā punaḥ punar
jagāma gehaṃ praṇataḥ praharṣitaḥ
tathā—so; astu—be it; vākyam—words; vadataḥ—saying; vidhiḥ—Brahmā; hareḥ—of Lord Hari; śrī-rādhikāyā—of Śrī Rādhā; ca—also; pada-dvayam—feet; śubham—auspicious; natvā—bowing down; karābhyām—with both hands; śirasā—with his head; punaḥ punaḥ—again and again; jagāma—went; geham—home; praṇataḥ—bowing down; praharṣitaḥ—happy.
English translation of verse 1.16.39:
When Lord Hari said "So be it", Brahmā again and again placed His head at the beautiful and auspicious feet of Lord Hari and Śrī Rādhikā. Then, happy and humbly bowing down, Brahmā left for his own home.