Garga Samhita (English)

by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words

The Garga-samhita Verses 6.17.3-5, 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 17 (Shri Shri Radha and Krishna Meet at Siddhashrama and the Nature of Shri Radha’s Love Is Revealed) of Canto 6 (dvaraka-khanda).

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

स्यमन्तक-खचित्-पादं
चिन्तामणि-खचित्-तटम्
पद्मराग-लसन्-मध्यं
चन्द्र-मण्डल-वर्तुलम्
कौस्तुभैः प्रखचित् पृष्ठं
कुम्भ-मण्डल-मण्डितम्
पारिजातक-पुष्पाढ्यं
पीयूष-स्रवि-छत्र-मत्
दत्त्वा सिंहासनं तस्मै
प्राह प्रहसितानना
अद्य मे सफलं जन्म
चाद्य मे सफलं तपः

syamantaka-khacit-pādaṃ
cintāmaṇi-khacit-taṭam
padmarāga-lasan-madhyaṃ
candra-maṇḍala-vartulam
kaustubhaiḥ prakhacit pṛṣṭhaṃ
kumbha-maṇḍala-maṇḍitam
pārijātaka-puṣpāḍhyaṃ
pīyūṣa-sravi-chatra-mat
dattvā siṃhāsanaṃ tasmai
prāha prahasitānanā
adya me saphalaṃ janma
cādya me saphalaṃ tapaḥ

syamantaka-khacit-pādam—its feet studded with syamantaka jewels; cintāmaṇi-khacit-taṭam—its sides studded with cintāmaṇi jewels; padmarāga-lasan-madhyam—its middle glistening with rubies; candra-maṇḍala-vartulam—round as the moon; kaustubhaiḥ—with kaustubha jewels; prakhacit—studded; pṛṣṭham—its back; kumbha-maṇḍala-maṇḍitam—decorated with a dome; pārijātaka-puṣpāḍhyam—opulent with parijata flowers; pīyūṣa-sravi—dripping nectar; chatra-mat—with a parasol; dattvāoffering; siṃhāsanam—a throne; tasmai—to Him; prāha—said; prahasitasmiling; ānanāface; adyatoday; me—my; saphalam—success; janmabirth; ca—and; adya—today; me—of me; saphalam—success; tapaḥausterities.

English translation of verses 6.17.3-5:

Then, offering Him a throne with feet of syamantaka jewels, sides of cintāmaṇi jewels, a middle glistening with rubies, a back of kaustubha jewels, opulent with many pārijāta flowers, round as the moon, and with a glorious dome and a parasol showering nectar, smiling Śrī Rādhā said to Lord Kṛṣṇa, Now my life is a success.

Now my austerities are a success.

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