Garga Samhita (English)
by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words
The Garga-samhita Verses 6.19.6-10, 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 19 (In the First Fortress of Dvaraka, the Glories of Lila-sarovara, Hari-mandira, Jnana-tirtha, Krishna-kunda, Balabhadra-sarah, Ganesha-tirtha, Dana-sthala, and Maya-tirtha) of Canto 6 (dvaraka-khanda).
Verses 6.19.6-10
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:
यस्मिन् स्नात्वा नरः पापी
व्रती भूत्वा समाहितः
अश्टाभ्यां हेम-दानं च
दत्त्वा नत्वा विधानतः
कोटि-जन्म-कृतैः पापैर्
मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
प्राणान्ते तं नरं नेतुं
गोलोकाच् च महा-रथः
सहस्रादित्य-सण्काश
आगच्छति न संशयः
दश-कन्दर्प-लावण्यो
रत्न-कुण्डल-मण्डितः
स्रग्वी पीताम्बरः श्यामः
सहस्रार्क-स्फुरद्-द्युतिः
सहस्र-पार्शदैर् युक्तस्
चामरान्दोल-राजितः
जय-ध्वनि-समायुक्तो
वेणु-दुन्दुभि-नादितः
भूत्वैवं रथम् आस्थाय
गोलोकं यात्य् असंशयम्
yasmin snātvā naraḥ pāpī
vratī bhūtvā samāhitaḥ
aśṭābhyāṃ hema-dānaṃ ca
dattvā natvā vidhānataḥ
koṭi-janma-kṛtaiḥ pāpair
mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
prāṇānte taṃ naraṃ netuṃ
golokāc ca mahā-rathaḥ
sahasrāditya-saṇkāśa
āgacchati na saṃśayaḥ
daśa-kandarpa-lāvaṇyo
ratna-kuṇḍala-maṇḍitaḥ
sragvī pītāmbaraḥ śyāmaḥ
sahasrārka-sphurad-dyutiḥ
sahasra-pārśadair yuktas
cāmarāndola-rājitaḥ
jaya-dhvani-samāyukto
veṇu-dundubhi-nāditaḥ
bhūtvaivaṃ ratham āsthāya
golokaṃ yāty asaṃśayam
yasmin—where; snātvā—bathing; naraḥ—a person; pāpī—sinful; vratī— following vows; bhūtvā—becoming; samāhitaḥ—careful; aśṭābhyām—with eight; hema-dānam—gift of gold; ca—and; dattvā—giving; natvā—bowing; vidhānataḥ— properly; koṭi—in millions; janma—of births; kṛtaiḥ—done; pāpaiḥ—sins; mucyate—freed; na—not; atra—here; saṃśayaḥ—doubt; prāṇānte—at the end of life; tam—that; naram—person; netum—to bring; golokāt—from Goloka; ca—and; mahā-rathaḥ—a great chariot; sahasrāditya-saṇkāśa—splendid as thousands pf suns; āgacchati—comes; na—no; saṃśayaḥ—doubt; daśa-kandarpa—ten Kāmadevas; lāvaṇyaḥ—handsome; ratna-kuṇḍala-maṇḍitaḥ—decorated with jewel earrings; sragvī—wearing a garland; pītāmbaraḥ—wearing yellow garments; śyāmaḥ—dfark; sahasrārka-sphurad-dyutiḥ—splendid as thousands of suns; sahasra-pārśadaiḥ—with thousands of associates; yuktaḥ—endowed; cāmara—with camaras; āndola-rājitaḥ—fanned; jaya-dhvani-samāyuktaḥ—with sounds of "Victory!"; veṇu-dundubhi—of flutes and drums; nāditaḥ—with sounds; bhūtvā— becoming; evam—thus; ratham—chariot; āsthāya—mounting; golokam—to Goloka; yāty—goes; asaṃśayam—without doubt.
English translation of verses 6.19.6-10:
A sinner who, properly following pious vows, bathes in that lake, gives eight gifts of gold to qualified braśhmaṇas, and then bows down before the brāhmaṇas, becomes free of the sins performed in many millions of births. Of this there is no doubt. At the time of his death a great chariot effulgent as thousands of suns comes from Goloka for his sake. Of that there is no doubt. Then he becomes a liberated soul handsome like ten Kāmadevas, dark-complexioned, splendid like thousands of suns, dressed in yellow garments, flower garlands, and jewel earrings, fanned with cāmaras, honored with calls of "Victory" and the music of flutes and drums, and surrounded by thousands of friends, and then he mounts the chariot and goes to Goloka. Of this there is no doubt.