Brahma Samhita at Guntur Pandal, South India 1976
Brahma Samhita at Guntur Pandal, South India 1976
This classic recording of the Brahma Samhita was from a Pandal in Guntur, South India in 1976. Led by Acyutananda das and Yasodananda das and accompanied by a small travelling team of brahmacaris which included Rksaraja das who made this recording. There was a kirtan after this beautiful recitation, but this part has inspired devotees for years. When Gopati das met Rksaraja in 1976, they exchanged recordings and this was one of his personal recordings. The photos are a mixture of Deity photos from Gopati das' travels to temples from 1974 through 1977.
1976 Recording
From the archives of Gopati dasa (ACBSP)
Remastered in 2024 by Uttamasloka dasa (ACBSP)
Video images
1974, 1975 and 1976 images of Mayapur from the archives of Gopati dasa (ACBSP)
Verse 1
Sanskrit:
ईश्वरः परमः कृष्णः सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहः ।
अनादिरादिर्गोविन्दः सर्वकारणकारणम् ॥ १ ॥
Transliteration:
īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ
anādir ādir govindaḥ sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam
Translation:
Krishna who is known as Govinda is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and He is the prime cause of all causes.
Verse 29
Sanskrit:
चिन्तामणिप्रकरसद्मसु कल्पवृक्ष-
लक्षावृतेषु सुरभीरभिपालयन्तम् ।
लक्ष्मीसहस्रशतसम्भ्रमसेव्यमानं
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ २९ ॥
Transliteration:
cintāmaṇi-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vṛkṣa-
lakṣāvṛteṣu surabhīr abhipālayantam
lakṣmī-sahasra-śata-sambhrama-sevyamānaṁ
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, the first progenitor who is tending the cows, yielding all desire, in abodes built with spiritual gems, surrounded by millions of purpose trees, always served with great reverence and affection by hundreds of thousands of lakṣmīs or gopīs.
Verse 30
Sanskrit:
वेणुं क्वणन्तमरविन्ददलायताक्षं
बर्हावतंसमसिताम्बुदसुन्दराङ्गम् ।
कन्दर्पकोटिकमनीयविशेषशोभं
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ३० ॥
Transliteration:
veṇuṁ kvaṇantam aravinda-dalāyatākṣaṁ
barhāvataṁsam asitāmbuda-sundarāṅgam
kandarpa-koṭi-kamanīya-viśeṣa-śobhaṁ
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is adept in playing on His flute, with blooming eyes like lotus petals with head decked with peacock’s feather, with the figure of beauty tinged with the hue of blue clouds, and His unique loveliness charming millions of Cupids.
Verse 31
Sanskrit:
आलोलचन्द्रकगलद्वनमाल्यवंशी-
रत्नाङ्गदं प्रणयकेलिकलाविलासम् ।
श्यामं त्रिभङ्गललिलं नियतप्रकाशं
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ३१ ॥
Transliteration:
ālola-candraka-galad-vanamālya-vaṁśī-
ratnāṅgadaṁ praṇaya-keli-kalā-vilāsam
śyāmaṁ tribhaṅga-lalitaṁ niyata-prakāśaṁ
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, round whose neck is swinging a garland of flowers beautified with the moon-locket, whose two hands are adorned with the flute and jeweled ornaments, who always revels in pastimes of love, whose graceful threefold-bending form of Śyāmasundara is eternally manifest.
Verse 32
Sanskrit:
अङ्गानि यस्य सकलेन्द्रियवृत्तिमन्ति
पश्यन्ति पन्ति कलयन्ति चिरं जगन्ति ।
आनन्दचिन्मयसदुज्ज्वलविग्रहस्य
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ३२ ॥
Transliteration:
aṅgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛttimanti
paśyanti pānti kalayanti ciraṁ jaganti
ānanda-cinmaya-sad-ujjvala-vigrahasya
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, whose transcendental form is full of bliss, truth, substantiality and is thus full of the most dazzling splendor. Each of the limbs of that transcendental figure possesses in itself the full functions of all the organs, and eternally sees, maintains and manifests any number of universes, both spiritual and mundane.
Verse 33
Sanskrit:
अद्वैतमच्युतमनादिमनन्तरूप-
माद्यं पुराणपुरुषं नवयौवनं च ।
वेदेषु दुर्लभमदुर्लभमात्मभक्तौ
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ३३ ॥
Transliteration:
advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpam
ādyaṁ purāṇa-puruṣaṁ nava-yauvanaṁ ca
vedeṣu durlabham adurlabham ātmabhaktau
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is inaccessible to the Vedas, but obtainable by pure unalloyed devotion of the soul, who is without a second, who is without decay, is without a beginning, endlessly diverse, ancient, yet is a person possessing the beauty of blooming youth.
Verse 34
Sanskrit:
पन्थास्तु कोटिशतवत्सरसम्प्रगम्यो
वा योरथापि मनसो मुनिसुङ्घवानाम् ।
सोऽप्यस्ति यत्प्रपदसीम्न्यविचिन्त्यतत्त्वे
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ३४ ॥
Transliteration:
panthās tu koṭi-śata-vatsara-sampragamyo
vāyor athāpi manaso muni-puṅgavānām
so ’py asti yat-prapada-sīmny avicintya-tattve
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, only the tip of the toe of whose lotus feet is approached by the ascetics who travel by the breeze of the prāṇāyām or the yogic process of breath control, or by the yogis who meditate on Him by mental speculation for hundreds of millions of years.
Verse 35
Sanskrit:
एकोऽप्यसौ रचितुञ्जगदण्डकोटिं
यच्छक्तिरस्ति जगदण्डचया यदन्तः ।
अण्डान्तरस्थपरमाणुचयान्तरस्थं
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ३५ ॥
Transliteration:
eko ’py asau racituṁ jagad-aṇḍa-koṭiṁ
yac-chaktir asti jagad-aṇḍa-cayā yad-antaḥ
aṇḍāntara-stha-paramāṇu-cayāntara-sthaṁ
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is an undivided entity, though expanding into unlimited forms, who is beginningless, infinite, and the cause of all causes. He enters into every universe and every atom by His plenary portion.
Verse 36
Sanskrit:
यद्भावभावितधियो मनुजास्तथैव
सम्प्राप्य रूपमहिमासनयानभूषाः ।
सूक्तैर्यमेव निगमप्रथितैः स्तुवन्ति
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ३६ ॥
Transliteration:
yad-bhāva-bhāvita-dhiyo manujās tathaiva
samprāpya rūpa-mahimāsana-yāna-bhūṣāḥ
sūktair yam eva nigama-prathitaiḥ stuvanti
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, to whom those who are imbued with love for Him offer their prayers with Vedic hymns, obtaining forms, greatness, thrones, vehicles, and ornaments similar to His own.
Verse 37
Sanskrit:
आनन्दचिन्मयरसप्रतिभाविताभि-
स्ताभिर्य एव निजरूपतया कलाभिः ।
गोलोक एव निवसत्यखिलात्मभूतो
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ३७ ॥
Transliteration:
ānanda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhāvitābhis
tābhir ya eva nija-rūpatayā kalābhiḥ
goloka eva nivasaty akhilātma-bhūto
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, residing in His own realm, Goloka, with Rādhā, resembling His own spiritual figure, the embodiment of the ecstatic potency possessed of the sixty-four artistic activities, in the company of Her confidantes (sakhīs), Her extensions who are imbued with the eternal blissful spiritual rasa.
Verse 38
Sanskrit:
प्रेमाञ्जनच्छुरितभक्तिविलोचनेन
सन्तः सदैव हृदयेषु विलोकयन्ति ।
यं श्यामसुन्दरमचिन्त्यगुणस्वरूपं
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ३८ ॥
Transliteration:
premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena
santaḥ sadaiva hṛdayeṣu vilokayanti
yaṁ śyāmasundaram acintya-guṇa-svarūpaṁ
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is Śyāmasundara, Krishna Himself with inconceivable innumerable attributes, whom the pure devotees see in their heart of hearts with the eye of devotion tinged with the salve of love.
Verse 39
Sanskrit:
रामादिमूर्तिषु कलानियमेन तिष्ठन्
नानावतारेमकरोद्भुवनेषु किन्तु ।
कृष्णः स्वयं समभवत्परमः पुमान्यो
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ३९ ॥
Transliteration:
rāmādi-mūrtiṣu kalā-niyamena tiṣṭhan
nānāvatāram akarod bhuvaneṣu kintu
kṛṣṇaḥ svayaṁ samabhavat paramaḥ pumān yo
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who manifested Himself personally as Krishna and different avataras in the world in the forms of Rāma, Nṛsiṁha, Varāha, etc., as His subjective portions.
Verse 40
Sanskrit:
यस्य प्रभा प्रभवतो जगदण्डकोटि-
कोटिष्वशेषवसुधादिविभूतिभिन्नम् ।
तद्ब्रह्म निष्कलमनन्तमशेषभूतं
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ४० ॥
Transliteration:
yasya prabhā prabhavato jagad-aṇḍa-koṭi-
koṭiṣv aśeṣa-vasudhādi-vibhūti-bhinnam
tad brahma niṣkalam anantam aśeṣa-bhūtaṁ
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, whose effulgence is the cause of the Brahman destination, which is non-differentiated and limitless, and which contains all manifestations of the material worlds with their various planets.
Verse 41
Sanskrit:
माया हि यस्य जगदण्डशतानि सूते
त्रैगुण्यतद्विषयवेदवितायमाना ।
सत्त्वावलम्बि परसत्त्वविशुद्धसत्त्वं
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ४१ ॥
Transliteration:
māyā hi yasya jagad-aṇḍa-śatāni sūte
traiguṇya-tad-viṣaya-veda-vitāyamānā
sattvāvalambi para-sattva-viśuddha-sattvaṁ
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, whose external potency māyā embodies the three qualities of goodness, passion, and ignorance, and creates hundreds and thousands of universes.
Verse 42
Sanskrit:
आनन्दचिन्मयरसात्मतया मनःसु
यः प्राणिनां प्रतिफलन स्मरतामुपेत्य ।
लीलायितेन भुवनानि जयत्यजस्त्रं
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ४२ ॥
Transliteration:
ānanda-cinmaya-rasātmatayā manaḥsu
yaḥ prāṇināṁ pratiphalan smaratām upetya
līlāyitena bhuvanāni jayaty ajasraṁ
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who by His divine pastime eternally conquers all the worlds by reflecting Himself in the minds of living entities who meditate upon Him with ecstatic spiritual love.
Verse 43
Sanskrit:
गोलोकनाम्नि निजधाम्नि तले च तस्य
देवीमहेशहरिधामसु तेषु तेषु ।
ते ते प्रभावनिचया विहिताश्च येन
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ४३ ॥
Transliteration:
goloka-nāmni nija-dhāmni tale ca tasya
devī-maheśa-hari-dhāmasu teṣu teṣu
te te prabhāva-nicayā vihitāś ca yena
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who has allotted positions to the demigods like Devī, Maheśa, and Hari in their respective abodes below His own supreme spiritual abode named Goloka.
Verse 44
Sanskrit:
सृष्टिस्थितिप्रलयसाधनशक्तिरेका
छायेव यस्य भुवनानि बिभर्ति दुर्गा ।
इच्छानुरूपमपि यस्य च चेष्टते सा
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ४४ ॥
Transliteration:
sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralaya-sādhana-śaktir ekā
chāyeva yasya bhuvanāni bibharti durgā
icchānurūpam api yasya ca ceṣṭate sā
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
The external potency Durgā, who is the shadow of the cit potency, is worshipped by all people as the agency creating, maintaining and destroying the mundane world. I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, in accordance with whose will Durgā conducts herself.
Verse 45
Sanskrit:
क्षीरं यथा दधि विकारविशेषयोगात्
सञ्जायते न हि ततः पृथगस्ति हेतोः ।
यः शम्भुतामपि तथा समुपैति कार्याद्
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ४५ ॥
Transliteration:
kṣīraṁ yathā dadhi vikāra-viśeṣa-yogāt
sañjāyate na hi tataḥ pṛthag asti hetoḥ
yaḥ śambhutām api tathā samupaiti kāryād
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
Just as milk is transformed into yogurt by the action of acids, yet yogurt is neither the same as nor different from milk, so I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who transforms Himself into the state of Śambhu (Lord Śiva) for the purpose of destruction.
Verse 46
Sanskrit:
दीपार्चिरेव हि दशान्तरमभ्युपेत्य
दीपायते विवृतहेतुसमानधर्मा ।
यस्तादृगेव हि च विष्णुतया विभाति
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ४६ ॥
Transliteration:
dīpārchir eva hi daśāntaram abhyupetya
dīpāyate vivṛta-hetu-samāna-dharmā
yas tādṛg eva hi ca viṣṇutayā vibhāti
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
Just as the flame of one candle, transmitted to other candles, burns with equal intensity in all, so I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who manifests Himself in the form of Viṣṇu with equal divine potency.
Verse 47
Sanskrit:
यः कारणारणवतोयेशयान्तकयोग-
निद्रामनन्तजगदण्डसरोमकूपः ।
आधारशक्तिमवलम्ब्य परां स्वमूर्तिं
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामi ॥ ४७ ॥
Transliteration:
yaḥ kāraṇārṇava-toye śāyānta-yoga-
nidrām ananta-jagad-aṇḍa-sa-roma-kūpaḥ
ādhāra-śaktim avalambya parāṁ sva-mūrtiṁ
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who lies down in the Causal Ocean in His form of Mahā-Viṣṇu, from whose pores unlimited universes emanate during His mystic sleep.
Verse 48
Sanskrit:
यस्यैकनिश्वसितकालमथावलम्ब्य
जीवन्ति लोमबिलजा जगदण्डनाथः ।
विष्णुर्महांस्स इह यस्य कलाविशेषो
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ४८ ॥
Transliteration:
yasyaika-niśvasita-kālam athāvalambya
jīvanti loma-vilajā jagad-aṇḍa-nāthāḥ
viṣṇur mahāṁs sa iha yasya kalā-viśeṣo
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
The Brahmas and other lords of the mundane worlds, born from the pores of Mahā-Viṣṇu, exist for the duration of a single exhalation of Mahā-Viṣṇu. I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, of whom Mahā-Viṣṇu is a plenary portion.
Verse 49
Sanskrit:
भास्वान्यथाश्मशकलेषु निजेषु तेजः
स्वकीयमकिटकतया प्रकटीकरोति ।
ब्रह्मा य एष जगदण्डविधानकर्ता
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ४९ ॥
Transliteration:
bhāsvān yathāśma-śakaleṣu nijeṣu tejaḥ
svakīyam akiṭakatayā prakaṭīkaroti
brahmā ya eṣa jagad-aṇḍa-vidhāna-kartā
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who empowers Lord Brahmā with His divine potency to create the universes, just as the sun imparts its heat and light to sun-crystals.
Verse 50
Sanskrit:
यत्पादपल्लवयुगं विनिधाय कुम्भ-
द्वन्दे प्रणामसमये सगणाधिराजः ।
विघ्नान् विहन्तुमलमनस्य जगत्त्रयस्य
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ५० ॥
Transliteration:
yat-pāda-pallava-yugaṁ vinidhāya kumbha-
dvandve praṇāma-samaye sa gaṇādhirājaḥ
vighnān vihantum alam asya jagat-trayasya
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, whose lotus feet are placed upon the head of Gaṇeśa during his obeisances, granting him the power to eliminate all obstacles in the three worlds.
Verse 51
Sanskrit:
अग्नेर्मही गगनमम्बु मरुद्दिशश्च
कालस्तथात्ममनसीति जगत्त्रयाणि ।
यस्माद्भवन्ति विभवन्ति विशन्ति यञ्च
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ५१ ॥
Transliteration:
agner mahī gaganam ambu marud diśaś ca
kālas tathātma-manasīti jagat-trayāṇi
yasmād bhavanti vibhavanti viśanti yaṁ ca
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, from whom the five elements—fire, earth, ether, water, and air—along with directions, time, soul, and mind arise, by whom they are sustained, and into whom they enter at dissolution.
Verse 52
Sanskrit:
यच्चक्षुरेष सविता सकलग्रहाणां
राजा समस्तसुरमूर्तिरशेषतेजाः ।
यस्याज्ञया भ्रमति सम्भृतकालचक्रो
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ५२ ॥
Transliteration:
yac-cakṣur eṣa savitā sakala-grahāṇāṁ
rājā samasta-sura-mūrtir aśeṣa-tejāḥ
yasyājñayā bhramati sambhṛta-kāla-cakro
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
The sun, which is the eye of the universe, king of all planets, and full of infinite heat and power, orbits upon the wheel of time by the order of Govinda. I worship that primeval Lord, Govinda.
Verse 53
Sanskrit:
धर्मोऽथ पापमनुतापस्तथां सि च
ब्रह्मादि कीटपतगावधिकश्च जीवः ।
यद्दत्तमात्रविभवप्रकटप्रभावा
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ५३ ॥
Transliteration:
dharmo ’tha pāpam anutāpas tathāṁsi ca
brahmādi-kīṭa-patagāvadhikaś ca jīvaḥ
yad-datta-mātra-vibhava-prakaṭa-prabhāvā
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, by whose grace all living entities—from Lord Brahmā down to the tiny insect—reap the fruits of their pious and impious activities according to their karma.
Verse 54
Sanskrit:
यस्त्विन्द्रगोपमथेन्द्रमहो स्वकर्म-
बन्धानुरूपफलभाजनमातनोति ।
कर्माणि निर्दहति किन्तु च भक्तिभाजां
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ५४ ॥
Transliteration:
yas tv indragopam athendram aho sva-karma-
bandhānurūpa-phala-bhāanam ātanoti
karmāṇi nirdahati kintu ca bhakti-bhājāṁ
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who burns to the root all karmic obligations for those who engage in devotional service, though He distributes fruits according to past actions to all others, from the king of heaven down to the small indragopa germ.
Verse 55
Sanskrit:
यं क्रोधकामसहजप्रणयादिभीति-
वात्सल्यमोहगुरुगौरवसेव्यभावैः ।
सञ्चिन्त्य तसदृशीं तनुमापुरेते
गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ५५ ॥
Transliteration:
yaṁ krodha-kāma-sahaja-praṇayādi-bhīti-
vātsalya-moha-guru-gaurava-sevya-bhāvaiḥ
sañcintya tat-sadṛśīṁ tanum āpur ete
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Translation:
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, upon whom people meditate with various emotions—anger, desire, fear, parental affection, or reverential service—and accordingly attain spiritual forms matching their mood of contemplation.
Verse 56
Sanskrit:
श्रियः कान्ताः कान्तः परमपुरुषः कल्पतरवो
द्रुमा भूमिश्चिन्तामणिगणमयी तोयममृतम् ।
कथा गानं नाट्यं गमनमपि वंशी प्रियसखी
चिदानन्दं ज्योतिः परमपि तदास्वाद्यमपि च ॥
स यत्र क्षीराब्धिः स्रवति सुरभीभ्यश्च सुमहान्
निमेषार्द्धाख्या वा व्रजति न हि यत्रापि समयः ।
भजे श्वेतद्वीपं तमहमिह गोलोकमिति यं
विदन्तस्ते सन्तः क्षिति विरलचाराः कतिपये ॥ ५६ ॥
Transliteration:
śriyaḥ kāntāḥ kāntaḥ parama-puruṣaḥ kalpa-taravo
drumā bhūmiś cintāmaṇi-gaṇa-mayī toyam amṛtam
kathā gānaṁ nāṭyaṁ gamanam api vaṁśī priya-sakhī
cid-ānandaṁ jyotiḥ param api tad-āsvādyam api ca
sa yatra kṣīrābdhiḥ sravati surabhībhyaś ca su-mahān
nimeṣārdhākhyā vā vrajati na hi yatrāpi samayaḥ
bhaje śvetadvīpaṁ tam aham iha golokam iti yaṁ
vidantas te santaḥ kṣiti-virala-cārāḥ katipaye
Translation:
I worship that transcendental seat, known as Śvetadvīpa or Goloka Vrindavan, where the goddesses of fortune are the lovers, and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, is their only lover; where every tree is a wish-fulfilling tree, and the land is made of touchstone; where the water is nectar, every word is a song, every step is a dance, and the flute is the constant companion; where light is full of spiritual bliss, and the supreme spiritual taste is enjoyed by all; where vast oceans of milk flow from cows; and where time does not pass even for half a moment. Only a few rare saintly souls on this earth know that divine realm.
Closing Prose Text (Recited at the End)
Sanskrit:
अतो वाचमुवाच भगवांस्तत्त्वं प्रापयितुम् ।
ब्रह्मन् महत्तत्त्वज्ञाने प्रजासर्गे च चेन्मतिः ।
पञ्चश्लोकीमिमां विद्यां गृहाण मत्त उत्तमाम् ॥
प्रबोधिते ज्ञानमिदं त्वयि भक्तिमनुत्तमाम् ।
उदेष्यत्यनन्तभावे भक्तिः प्रेमलक्षणा ॥
प्रमाणैः सदाचारैः सदभ्यासैरन्तरन्तरम् ।
बोधायन्नात्मनात्मानं भक्तिमप्युत्तमां लभेत् ॥
यस्याः श्रेयस्करं नास्ति यया सुलभतामियात् ।
यथा साध्यति मामेव भक्तिं तामेव साधयेत् ॥
धर्मा नन्यान परित्यज्य मामेकं भज विश्वतः ।
यादृशी यादृशी श्रद्धा सिद्धिर्भवति तादृशी ॥
कुर्वन्निरन्तरं कर्म लोकोऽयमवसीदति ।
तेनान्त्यकामकर्माणि कुर्यान्माम्परम्प्रजम् ॥
अहमिह भुवनयाचराचरस्य ।
बीजं प्रधानं प्रकृतिं पुमांश्च ॥
मयाहितन्तेज इदं विभर्षि ।
विधे विधेहि त्वमतो जगन्ति ॥
इति श्रीब्रह्मसंहिता सम्पूर्णम् ।
Transliteration:
ato vācam uvāca bhagavāṁs tattvaṁ prāpayitum |
brahman mahat-tattva-jñāne prajā-sarge ca cen matiḥ |
pañca-ślokīm imāṁ vidyāṁ gṛhāṇa matta uttamām ||
prabodhite jñānam idaṁ tvayi bhaktim anuttamām |
udeṣyaty ananta-bhāve bhaktiḥ prema-lakṣaṇā ||
pramāṇaiḥ sad-ācāraiḥ sad-abhyāsair antar-antaram |
bodhayann ātmanātmānaṁ bhaktim apy uttamāṁ labhet ||
yasyāḥ śreyaskaraṁ nāsti yayā sulabhatām iyāt |
yathā sādhyati mām eva bhaktiṁ tām eva sādhayet ||
dharmān anyān parityajya mām ekaṁ bhaja viśvataḥ |
yādṛśī yādṛśī śraddhā siddhir bhavati tādṛśī ||
kurvan nirantaraṁ karma loko ’yam avasīdati |
tenāntya-kāma-karmāṇi kuryān mām param vrajam ||
aham iha bhuvana-yā-carācarasya |
bījaṁ pradhānaṁ prakṛtiṁ pumāṁś ca ||
mayāhitaṁ teja idaṁ vibharṣi |
vidhe vidhehi tvam ato jaganti ||
iti śrī-brahma-saṁhitā sampūrṇam
Translation:
Thereupon the Supreme Lord spoke these words to reveal the ultimate truth: "O Brahmā, if you desire knowledge of the supreme truth and the creation of living beings, receive from Me this ultimate five-fold wisdom. When this knowledge awakens within you, unexcelled devotion characterized by divine love (prema) for the Infinite Lord will arise. Through scripture, virtuous conduct, and constant practice, one should enlighten oneself and attain pure devotion. There is nothing higher than devotion; through it, I am easily attained. Abandoning all other duties, worship Me alone with single-minded faith. As one's faith is, so is their perfection. Living beings suffer by working continuously for material desires; therefore, perform work without worldly desire and come to My supreme abode. I am the seed, the primary material energy, nature, and the supreme person of all moving and non-moving beings in this universe. Endowed with My power, O Brahmā, go forth and create the worlds."
Thus ends the Śrī Brahma-samhitā.