Chapter Eight
Çré Giriräja-vibhüti
The Opulences of Çré Giriräja
Text 1
çré-bahuläçva uväca
keñu keñu tad-aìgeñu
kià kià térthaà samäçritam
vada deva mahä-deva
tvaà parävara-vittamaù
çré-bahuläçvaù uväca—Çré Bahuläçva said; keñu keñu—on which?; tad-aìgeñu—of its limbs; kià kim—what?; tértham—holy place; samäçritam—sheltered; vada—tell; deva—O Lord; mahä-deva—O great Lord; tvam—You; parävara-vittamaù—the best of they who know everything.
Çré Bahuläçva said: What holy places are situated on what limbs? O great master, O best of the wise, please tell.
Text 2
çré-närada uväca
yatra yasya prasiddhiù syät
tad-aìgaà paramaà viduù
kramato nästy aìga-cayo
giriräjasya maithila
çré-närada uväca—Çré Närada said; yatra—where; yasya—of that; prasiddhiù—fame; syät—is; tad-aìgam—of its limb; paramam—great; viduù—know; kramataù—one by one; na—not; asty—is; aìga-cayaù—limbs; giriräjasya—of Govardhana Hill; maithila—O king of Mithilä.
O king of Mithilä, the sages know only the most famous limbs of Govardhana Hill. They do not know them all, one by one.
Text 3
yathä sarva-gataà brahma
sarväìgäni ca tasya vai
vibhüter bhavataù çaçvat
tathä vakñyämi mänada
yathä—as; sarva-gatam—all-pervading; brahma—Brahman; sarväìgäni—all limbs; ca—and; tasya—of it; vai—indeed; vibhüteù—of thr opulence; bhavataù—being so; çaçvat—directly; tathä—so; vakñyämi—I will tell; mänada—O noble one.
As Brahman is present everywhere, so the opulences of the Lord are always present on all the limbs of Govardhana Hill. O noble one, I will now describe them to you.
Text 4
çåìgära-maëòalasyädho
mukhaà govardhanasya ca
yatränna-küöaà kåtavän
bhagavän vraja-väsibhiù
çåìgära-maëòalasya—Çåìgära-maëòala; adhaù—below; mukham—the mouth; govardhanasya—of Govardhana Hill; ca—and; yatra—where; anna-küöam—the hill of food; kåtavän—made; bhagavän—the Lord; vraja-väsibhiù—with the residents of Vraja.
Below Çåìgära-maëòala is Govardhana Hill's mouth, where the Lord and the people of Vraja made a hill of food.
Text 5
netre vai mänasé gaìgä
näsä candra-sarovaraù
govinda-kuëòo hy adharas
cibukaà kåñëa-kuëòakaù
netre—eyes; vai—indeed; mänasé gaìgä—Mänasa-gaìgä; näsä—nose; candra-sarovaraù—Candra-sarovara; govinda-kuëòaù—Govinda-kuëòa; hy—indeed; adharaù—lips; cibukam—chin; kåñëa-kuëòakaù—Çyäma-kuëòa.
Mänasa-gaìga is Govardhana Hill's eyes, Candra-sarovara its nose, Govinda-kuëòa its lips, Çyäma-kuëòa its chin, . . .
Text 6
rädhä-kuëòaà tasya jihvä
kapolau lalitä-saraù
gopäla-kuëòaù karëaç ca
karëäntaù kusumäkaraù
rädhä-kuëòam—Rädhä-kuëòa; tasya—its; jihvä—tongue; kapolau—cheeks; lalitä-saraù—Lalitä-kuëòa; gopäla-kuëòaù—Gopas_la-kuëòa; karëaù—ears; ca—and; karëäntaù—within the ear; kusumäkaraù—Kusuma-sarovara.
. . . Rädhä-kuëòa its tongue, Lalitä-kuëòa its cheeks, Gopäla-kuëòa its ears, Kusuma-sarovara its inner ear, . . .
Text 7
mauli-jihvä çilä tasya
laläöaà viddhi maithila
siraç citra-çilä tasya
grévä vai vädané çilä
mauli-jihvä—marked with Kåñëa's crown; çilä—stone; tasya—ofit; laläöam—the forehead; viddhi—please know; maithila—O king of Mithilä; siraù—the head; citra-çilä—the picture stone; tasya—of it; grévä—the n3eck; vai—indeed; vädané çilä—the musical stone.
O king of Mithilä, please know that the stone marked with Lord Kåñëa's crown (mauli-çilä) is Govardhana Hill's forehead, the stone decorated with pictures (citra-çilä) is its head, and the musical stone (vädané çilä) is its throat.
Text 8
kändukaà pärçva-deçaà ca
auñëiñaà kaöir ucyate
droëa-térthaà påñöha-deçe
laukikaà codare småtam
kändukam—Kanduka-tértha; pärçva-deçam—sides; ca—and; auñëiñam—auñniña-tértha; kaöiù—hips; ucyate—is said; droëa-tértham—Droëa-tértha; påñöha-deçe—back; laukikam—Laukika-tértha; ca—and; udare—belly; småtam—considered.
Känduka-tértha is said to be its two sides, Auñiña-tértha its waist, Droëa-tirtha its back, and Laukika-tértha its belly.
Text 9
kadamba-khaëòam urasi
jévaù çåìgära-maëòalam
çré-kåñëa-päda-cihnaà tu
manas tasya mahätmanaù
kadamba-khaëòam—Kadamba-khaëòa; urasi—chest; jévaù—life; çåìgära-maëòalam—Çåìgära-maëòala; çré-kåñëa—of Çré Kåñëa; päda-cihnam—footprint; tu—and; manaù—the heart; tasya—of it; mahätmanaù—noble-hearted.
Kadamba-khaëòa is its chest, and Çåìgära-maëòala is its life. Çré Kåñëa's footprint is the heart of noble-hearted Govardhana Hill.
Text 10
hasta-cihnaà tathä buddhir
airävata-padaà padam
surabheù päda-cihneñu
pakñau tasya mahätmanaù
hasta-cihnam—handprint; tathä—of it; buddhiù—intelligence; airävata-padam—the footprint of Airävata; padam—the feet; surabheù—of Surabhi; päda-cihneñu—in the footprints; pakñau—wings; tasya—of it; mahätmanaù—noble-hearted.
Lord Kåñëa's handprint is its intelligence, and Airävata's footprint is its feet. Surabhi's hoofprints are the wings of noble-hearted Govardhana Hill.
Text 11
puccha-kuëòe tathä pucchaà
vatsa-kuëòe balaà småtam
rudra-kuëòe tathä krodhaà
kämaà çakra-sarovare
puccha-kuëòe—Puccha-kuëòa; tathä—so; puccham—tail; vatsa-kuëòe—Vatsa-kunda; balam—strength; småtam—considered; rudra-kuëòe—Rudra-kundas; tathä—so; krodham—anger; kämam—desire; çakra-sarovare—Çakra-sarovara.
Puccha-kuëòa is its tail, Vatsa-kuëòa its strength, Rudra-kuëòa its anger, and Çakra-sarovara its desire.
Text 12
kuvera-térthaà codyogaà
brahma-térthaà prasannatäm
yama-térthe hy ahaìkäraà
vadantétthaà pura-vidaù
kuvera-tértham—Kuvera-tértha; ca—and; udyogam—determination; brahma-tértham—Brahma-tirtha; prasannatäm—cheerfulness; yama-térthe—Yama-tirtha; hy—indeed; ahaìkäram—ego; vadanti—say; ittham—thus; pura-vidaù—the wise.
The wise say that Kuvera-tértha is Govardhana Hill's determination, Brahma-tértha its cheerfulness, and Yama-tértha its ego.
Text 13
evam aìgäni sarvatra
giriräjasya maithila
kathitäni mayä tubhyaà
sarva-päpa-haräëi ca
evam—thus; aìgäni—the limbs; sarvatra—everywhere; giriräjasya—of Govardhana Hill; maithila—O king of Mithilä; kathitäni—described; mayä—by me; tubhyam—to you; sarva-päpa-haräëi—removing all sins; ca—and.
O king of Mithilä, in this way I have described to you Govardhana Hill's limbs, which remove all sins.
Text 14
giriräja-vibhütià ca
yaù çåëoti narottamaù
sa gacched dhäma paramaà
golokaà yogi-durlabham
giriräja—of Govardhana Hill; vibhütim—tyhe glory and opulence; ca—and; yaù—one who; çåëoti—hears; narottamaù—the best of men; sa—he; gacchet—attains; dhäma—the abode; paramam—supreme; golokam—Goloka; yogi-durlabham—which even the greatest yogés cannot attain.
One who hears about the glories and opulences of Govardhana Hill becomes the best of persons and goes to Goloka, the supreme abode, which even the greatest yogés cannot attain.
Text 15
samutthito 'sau hari-vakñaso girir
govardhano näma giréndra-räja-räö
samägato hy atra pulastya-tejasä
yad-darçanäj janma punar na vidyate
samutthitaù—risen; asau—it; hari-vakñasaù—from Lord Kåñëa's chest; giriù govardhanaù—Govardhana Hill; näma—named; giréndra-räja-räö—the king of the kings of the kings of mountains; samägataù—arrived; hy—indeed; atra—here; pulastya-tejasä—by the power of Pulastya Muni; yad-darçanät—by seeing which; janma—birth; punaù—again; na—not; vidyate—is.
By seeing Govardhana Hill, which was born from Lord Hari's chest, which is the king of the kings of the kings of mountains, and which was brought to the earth by Pulastya Muni's power, one becomes free from taking birth again in this world.
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