Garga Samhita (English)

by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words

The Garga-samhita Verses 6.14.13-16, 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 6 of Chapter 14 (The Glories of Ratnakara, Raivata, and Kacala) of Canto 6 (dvaraka-khanda).

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

वद मत्-प्रर्थनाम् उक्तां
त्वं महा-दीन-वत्सलः
सो ऽयं महा-बलो राजा
प्रसन्नो यदि वा भवेत्
तेन नीतस्य मे वासो
भविश्यति हरेः पुरि
इति श्रुत्वा मया विष्णु-
भक्तानां शान्ति-कारिणा
रैवतायाशु कथितं
तथोक्तं परमं वचः
स प्रसन्नः प्राह राजन्न्
अत्र को ऽपि न पर्वतः
तत्-स्थापनं करिश्यामि
समुत्पत्य भुजाबलात्
समुन्नीय द्वारकायां
प्रतिज्ञाम् अकरोद् इमाम्

vada mat-prarthanām uktāṃ
tvaṃ mahā-dīna-vatsalaḥ
so 'yaṃ mahā-balo rājā
prasanno yadi vā bhavet
tena nītasya me vāso
bhaviśyati hareḥ puri
iti śrutvā mayā viṣṇu-
bhaktānāṃ śānti-kāriṇā
raivatāyāśu kathitaṃ
tathoktaṃ paramaṃ vacaḥ
sa prasannaḥ prāha rājann
atra ko 'pi na parvataḥ
tat-sthāpanaṃ kariśyāmi
samutpatya bhujābalāt
samunnīya dvārakāyāṃ
pratijñām akarod imām

vadaplease tell; mat-prarthanām—my request; uktām—said; tvam—you; mahā-dīna-vatsalaḥkind to the wretched; saḥ—he; ayamhe; mahā-balaḥvery powerful; rājāking; prasannaḥpleased; yadi—if; vā—or; bhavet—may be; tena—by him; nītasya—brought; me—of me; vāsaḥthe residence; bhaviśyati— will be; hareḥof Lord Kṛṣṇa; puriin the city; iti—thus; śrutvāhearing; mayāby me; viṣṇu-bhaktānām—of the Vaiśṇaṣas; śānti-kāriṇā—pacifying; raivatāya—to King Raivata; āśu—at once; kathitam—spoken; tathoktam—as said; paramam—great; vacaḥwords; sa—he; prasannaḥ—pleased; prāha—said; rājann—O king; atra—here; ko 'pi—any; na—not; parvataḥ—mountain; tat- sthāpanam—placing it; kariśyāmi—I will do; samutpatya—lifting; bhujābalāt—by the power of my arms; samunnīya—bringing; dvārakāyām—to Dvārakā; pratijñām—promise; akarot—did; imām—that.

English translation of verses 6.14.13-16:

"Please tell him my request. You are very kind to the fallen. Tell him, 'If the powerful king is pleased with me, then he will give me a home in Lord Kṛṣṇa's city.' "

Hearing this, I, who always wish to please the Vaiśṇaṣas, went to King Raivata and repeated these words. Pleased, the king promised, "There is not a single mountain in this place. With the strength of my arms I will personally pick up that mountain and bring it here to Dvārakā."

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