Chapter Eleven Śrī Girirāja-prabhāva The Power of Śrī Girirāja

śrī-nārada uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; iti — thus ; śrutvā — hearing ; siddha-vākyam — the words of the liberated soul ; brāhmaṇaḥ — of the brāhmaṇa ; vismayam — wonder ; gataḥ — attained ; punaḥ — again ; papraccha — asked ; tam — him ; rājan — O king ; girirāja-prabhāva-vit — the knower of the powers of Govardhana Hill.

śrī-brāhmaṇa uvāca — the brāhmaṇa said ; purā — before ; janmani — birth ; kaḥ — who? ; tvam — you ; bhoḥ — Oh ; tvayā — by you ; kim — how? ; kaluṣam — sin ; kṛtam — done ; sarvam — all ; vada — tell ; mahā-bhāga — O fortunate one ; tvam — you ; sākṣād-divya-darśanaḥ — can see everything perfectly.

śrī-siddha uvāca — the liberated soul said ; purā — previous ; janmani — birth ; vaiśyaḥ — a vaisya ; dhāni — wealthy ; vaiśya — of a vaisya ; sutaḥ — the son ; mahān — great ; ā-bālayāt — from childhood ; dyūta-nirataḥ — addicted to gambling ; viṭa-goṣṭhi-viśāradaḥ — a rake.

veśyā — with a prostitute ; rataḥ — in love ; ku-mārgaḥ — on the wrong path ; aham — I ; madirā-mada-vihvalaḥ — a drunkard ; mātrā — by my mother ; pitrā — father ; bhāryayā — wife ; api — and ; bhartsitaḥ — rebuked ; aham — I ; sadā — always ; dvija — O brāhmaṇa.

ekadā — one day ; tu — indeed ; mayā — by me ; vipra — O brāhmaṇa ; pitarau — parents ; garada-ānataḥ — poisoned ; māritau — died ; ca — and ; tathā — then ; bhāryā — wife ; khaḍgena — with a sword ; pathi — on the highway ; māritā — killed.

gṛhitvā — taking ; tad-dhanam — that wealth ; sarvam — all ; veśyayā — with a prostitute ; sahitaḥ — with ; khalaḥ — rascal ; dakṣiṇāśam — to the south ; ca — and ; gatavān — went ; dasyu-karmāti-nirdayaḥ — a merciless thief.

ekadā — one day ; tu — indeed ; mayā — by me ; veśyā — the prostitute ; niḥkṣiptā — thrown ; hy — indeed ; andha-kūpake — into a blind well ; dasyunā — by a thief ; hi — indeed ; mayā — by me ; pāśaiḥ — with ropes ; māritāḥ — killed ; śataśaḥ — hundreds

dhana-lobhena — greedy ; bhaḥ — O ; vipra — brāhmaṇa ; brahma-hatyā-śatam — killing hunderds of brāhmaṇa ; kṛtam — done ; kṣatra-hatyā — the murder of ksatriyas ; vaiṣya-hatyāḥ — the murder of vaisyas ; śūdra-hatyāḥ — the murder of sudras ; sahasraśaḥ — thousands.

ekadā — one day ; māṁsam — meat ; ānetum — to get ; mṛgān — deer ; hantum — to kill ; vane — in the forest ; gatam — went ; sarpaḥ — snake ; adaśat — bit ; padā — by the foot ; spṛṣṭaḥ — touched ; duṣṭam — wicked ; mām — me ; nidhanam — to death ; gatam — went.

santāḍya — beating ; mudgaraiḥ — with clubs ; ghoraiḥ — terrible ; yamadūtā — the yamadutas ; bhayaṅkarāḥ — feearsome ; baddhvā — binding ; mām — me ; narakam — to hell ; ninyuḥ — led ; mahā-pātakinam — great sinner ; khalam — wicked.

manvantaram — for a manvantara ; tu — certainly ; patitaḥ — fallen ; kumbhīpāke — into Kumbhipaka ; mahā-khale — great hell ; kalpa ekam — for one kalpa ; tapta — molten ; sūrmau — the iron form of a woman ; ca — and ; mahā-duḥkham — tormented ; gataḥ — attained ; khalaḥ — wicked.

catur-aśīti-lakṣāṇām — eight million four hundred thousand ; narakānām — of hells ; pṛthak — one ; pṛthak — after another ; varṣam — place ; varṣam — after place ; nipatitaḥ — fallen ; nirgataḥ — went ; aham — I ; yama-icchayā — by the desire of Yamarāja.

tataḥ — then ; tu — indeed ; bhārate varṣe — in Bharata-varsa ; prāptaḥ — attained ; aham — I ; karma-vāsanām — by the karma ; daśa-vāram — ten times ; sūkaraḥ — pig ; aham — I ; vyāghraḥ — I tiger ; aham — I ; śata-janmasu — in a hundred births.

uṣṭraḥ — a camel ; aham — I ; janma-śatakam — for a hundred births ; mahiṣaḥ — a buffalo ; śata-janmasu — for a hundred births ; sarpaḥ — a snake ; aham — I ; janma-sāhasram — for a hundred births ; māritaḥ — killed ; duṣṭa-mānavaiḥ — by wicked men.

evam — thus ; varṣ — years ; ayuta — ten thousand ; ante — at the end ; tu — indeed ; nirjale vipine — in a desert ; dvija — O brāhmaṇa ; rākṣasaś — a manoster ; ca — and ; idṛśaḥ — like this ; jātaḥ — born ; vikarālaḥ — gruesome ; mahā-khalaḥ — wicked.

kasya śūdrasya — of a sudra ; deham — the body ; vai — indeed ; samāruhya — taking ; vrajam — to Vraja ; gataḥ — went ; vṛndāvanasya — Vṛndāvana forest ; nikaṭe — near ; yamunā-nikaṭāt — near the Yamunā ; śubhāt — sacred.

samutthitā — risen ; yaṣṭi-hastāḥ — with sticks in their hands ; śyāmalāḥ — handsome ; kṛṣṇa-pārṣadāḥ — Kṛṣṇa's associates ; taiḥ — by them ; tāḍitaḥ — beaten ; dharṣitaḥ — defeated ; aham — I ; vraja-bhūmau — from Vraja ; palāyitaḥ — fled.

bubhukṣitaḥ — hungry ; bahu-dinaiḥ — from many days ; tvām — you ; khāditum — to eat ; iha — here ; āgataḥ — came ; tāvat — from then ; tvayā — by you ; tāḍitaḥ — hit ; aham — I ; girirāja — of Govardhana Hill ; aśmanā — by a stone ; mune — O sage.

śrī-kṛṣṇa — of Śrī Kṛṣṇa ; kṛpayā — by the mercy ; sākṣāt — directly ; kalyāṇam — auspiciousness ; me — of me ; babhūva — became ; ha — indeed.

śrī-nārada uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; evam — thus ; pravadataḥ — speaking ; tasya — of him ; golokāt — from Goloka ; ca — and ; mahā-rathaḥ — a great chariot ; sahasrāditya-saṅkāśaḥ — splendid as a thousand suns ; hayāyuta-samanvitaḥ — drawn by ten thousand horses.

sahasra — a thousand ; cakra — wheels ; dhvani-bhṛt — with the sound ; lakṣa-pārṣada-maṇḍitaḥ — decorated with a hundred thousand associates of the Lord ; maṣjīra-kiṅkinī-jālaḥ — with a network of bells and thinkling ornamentsd ; manoharataraḥ — extremely beautiful ; nṛpa — O king.

paśyataḥ — looking on ; tasya — of him ; viprasya — the brāhmaṇa ; tam — him ; ānetum — to take ; samāgataḥ — came ; tam — that ; āgatam — went ; ratham — chariot ; divyam — splendid ; nematuḥ — bowed down ; vipra — the brāhmaṇa ; nirjarau — and the liberated soul.

tataḥ — then ; samāruhya — ascending ; ratham — the chariot ; sa — he ; siddhaḥ — the liberated soul ; viraṣjayan — renouncing ; maithila — O king of Mithilā ; maṇḍalaṁ diśam — the material world ; śrī-kṛṣṇalokam — to the planet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa ; prayayau — went ; parāt — than the greatest ; param — greater ; nikuṣja-līlā-lalitam — beautiful with pastime forests ; manoharam — pleasing to the heart.

vipraḥ — the brāhmaṇa ; api — even ; tasmāt — from that ; punaḥ — again ; āgataḥ — went ; giriṁ govardhanam — to Govardhana Hill ; sarva-girīndra-daivatam — the Deity of the kings of mountains ; pradakṣiṇī-kṛtya — circumambulating ; punaḥ — again ; praṇamya — bowing down ; tam — to it ; yayau — went ; gṛham — home ; maithila — O king of Mithilā ; tat-prabhāva-vit — aware of the power of Govardhana Hill.

idam — this ; mayā — by me ; te — to you ; kathitam — told ; pracaṇḍam — great ; su-mukti-dam — granting liberation ; śrī-girirāja — of Govardhana Hill ; khaṇḍam — canto ; śrutvā — hearing ; janaḥ — a person ; pāpī — a sinner ; api — even ; na — not ; pracaṇḍam — ferocious ; svapne — in dream ; api — even ; paśyet — sees ; yamam — yamarāja ; ugra — fearsome ; daṇḍam — punishment.

yaḥ — one who ; śṛṇoti — hears ; girirāja-yasaśyaṁ — the glory of Govardhana Hill ; gopa-rāja — of the king of gopas ; nava — new ; keli — pastimes ; rahasyam — secret ; deva-rāja — the king of the demigods ; iva — like ; saḥ — he ; atra — here ; sameti — attains ; nanda-rāja — King Nanda ; iva — like ; śāntim — peace ; amutra — in the next life.