Garga Samhita (English)

by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words

The Garga-samhita Verse 2.1.44, 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 2 of Chapter 1 (Description of the Entrance in Vrindavana) of Canto 2 (vrindavana-khanda).

Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:

ततः प्रदक्षिणी-कृत्य
स्व-धाम गतवान् पुनः
धराया मान-भङ्गार्थं
पूर्वं मे तत्-प्रदर्शितम्
मया तवाग्रे कथितं
किं भूयः श्रोतुम् इच्छसि

tataḥ pradakṣiṇī-kṛtya
sva-dhāma gatavān punaḥ
dharāyā māna-bhaṅgārthaṃ
pūrvaṃ me tat-pradarśitam
mayā tavāgre kathitaṃ
kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi

tataḥthen; pradakṣiṇī-kṛtyacircumambulating; sva-dhāmaown abode; gatavān—went; punaḥ—again; dharāyāḥ—of the earth; mānathe pride; bhaṅgabreaking; arthamfor the purpose; pūrvam—previously; me—of me; tat-pradarśitam—revealed; mayāby me; tava—of you; agre—in the presence; kathitam—spoken; kim—what?; bhūyaḥ—more; śrotum—to hear; icchasi—you desire.

English translation of verse 2.1.44:

He circumambulated it, and then returned to his own abode. I have now told you about Mathurā Vraja-maṇḍala, which I personally saw break the earth's pride.

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