Texts 11-15

VERSOS 11-15

Devanagari

गोमतीं गण्डकीं स्‍नात्वा विपाशां शोण आप्लुत: ।
गयां गत्वा पितृनिष्ट्वा गङ्गासागरसङ्गमे ॥ ११ ॥
उपस्पृश्य महेन्द्राद्रौ रामं द‍ृष्ट्वाभिवाद्य च ।
सप्तगोदावरीं वेणां पम्पां भीमरथीं तत: ॥ १२ ॥
स्कन्दं द‍ृष्ट्वा ययौ राम: श्रीशैलं गिरिशालयम् ।
द्रविडेषु महापुण्यं द‍ृष्ट्वाद्रिं वेङ्कटं प्रभु: ॥ १३ ॥
कामकोष्णीं पुरीं काञ्चीं कावेरीं च सरिद्वराम् ।
श्रीरङ्गाख्यं महापुण्यं यत्र सन्निहितो हरि: ॥ १४ ॥
ऋषभाद्रिं हरे: क्षेत्रं दक्षिणां मथुरां तथा ।
सामुद्रं सेतुमगमत्महापातकनाशनम् ॥ १५ ॥

Text

Texto

gomatīṁ gaṇḍakīṁ snātvā
vipāśāṁ śoṇa āplutaḥ
gayāṁ gatvā pitṝn iṣṭvā
gaṅgā-sāgara-saṅgame

upaspṛśya mahendrādrau
rāmaṁ dṛṣṭvābhivādya ca
sapta-godāvarīṁ veṇāṁ
pampāṁ bhīmarathīṁ tataḥ

skandaṁ dṛṣṭvā yayau rāmaḥ
śrī-śailaṁ giriśālayam
draviḍeṣu mahā-puṇyaṁ
dṛṣṭvādriṁ veṅkaṭaṁ prabhuḥ

kāma-koṣṇīṁ purīṁ kāñcīṁ
kāverīṁ ca sarid-varām
śrī-rangākhyaṁ mahā-puṇyaṁ
yatra sannihito hariḥ

ṛṣabhādriṁ hareḥ kṣetraṁ
dakṣiṇāṁ mathurāṁ tathā
sāmudraṁ setum agamat
mahā-pātaka-nāśanam

Synonyms

Sinônimos

gomatīm — at the Gomatī River; gaṇḍakīm — the Gaṇḍakī River; snātvā — bathing; vipāśām — at the Vipāśā River; śoṇe — in the Śoṇa River; āplutaḥ — having immersed Himself; gayām — to Gayā; gatvā — going; pitṝn — His forefathers; iṣṭvā — worshiping; gaṅgā — of the Ganges; sāgara — and the ocean; saṅgame — at the confluence; upaspṛśya — touching water (bathing); mahā-indra-adrau — at the Mahendra Mountain; rāmam — Lord Paraśurāma; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; abhivādya — honoring; ca — and; sapta-godāvarīm — (going) to the convergence of the seven Godāvarīs; veṇām — the Veṇā River; pampām — the Pampā River; bhīmarathīm — and the Bhīmarathī River; tataḥ — then; skandam — Lord Skanda (Kārttikeya); dṛṣṭvā — seeing; yayau — went; rāmaḥ — Lord Balarāma; śrī-śailam — to Śrī-śaila; giri-śa — of Lord Śiva; ālayam — the residence; draviḍeṣu — in the southern provinces; mahā — most; puṇyam — pious; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; adrim — the hill; veṅkaṭam — known as Veṅkaṭa (the abode of Lord Bālajī); prabhuḥ — the Supreme Lord; kāma-koṣṇīm — to Kāmakoṣṇī; purīm kāñcīm — to Kāñcīpuram; kāverīm — to the Kāverī; ca — and; sarit — of rivers; varām — the greatest; śrī-raṅga-ākhyam — known as Śrī-raṅga; mahā-puṇyam — most pious place; yatra — where; sannihitaḥ — manifested; hariḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa (in the form of Raṅganātha); ṛṣabha-adrim — the Ṛṣabha Mountain; hareḥ — of Lord Viṣṇu; kṣetram — the place; dakṣiṇām mathurām — the southern Mathurā (Madurai, the abode of Goddess Mīnākṣī); tathā — also; sāmudram — on the ocean; setum — to the bridge (Setubandha); agamat — He went; mahā — the greatest; pātaka — sins; nāśanam — which destroys.

gomatīm — no rio Gomatī; gaṇḍakīm — o rio Gaṇḍakī; snātvā — banhando-Se; vipāśām — no rio Vipāśā; śoṇe — no rio Śoṇa; āplutaḥ — tendo imergido; gayām — a Gayā; gatvā — indo; pitṝn — Seus antepassados; iṣṭvā — adorando; gaṅgā — do Ganges; sāgara — e o oceano; saṅgame — na confluência; upaspṛśya — tocando a água (banhando-Se); mahā-indra-adrau — no monte Mahendra; rāmam — o Senhor Paraśurāma; dṛṣṭvā — vendo; abhivādya — honrando; ca — e; sapta-godāvarīm — (indo) para a convergência dos sete Godāvarīs; veṇām — o rio Veṇā; pampām — o rio Pampā; bhīmarathīm — e o rio Bhīmarathī; tataḥ — então; skandam — o senhor Skanda (Kārttikeya); dṛṣṭvā — vendo; yayau — foi; rāmaḥ — o Senhor Balarāma; śrī-śailam — a Śrī-śaila; giri-śa — do senhor Śiva; ālayam — a residência; draviḍeṣu — nas províncias meridionais; mahā — muito; puṇyam — piedosas; dṛṣṭvā — vendo; adrim — a colina; veṅkaṭam — conhecida como Veṅkaṭa (a morada do Senhor Bālajī); prabhuḥ — o Senhor Supremo; kāma-koṣṇīm — a Kāmakoṣṇī; purīm kāñcīm — a Kāñcīpuram; kāverīm — ao Kāverī; ca — e; sarit — dos rios; varām — o melhor; śrī-raṅga-ākhyam — conhecido como Śrī-raṅga; mahā-puṇyam — lugar piedosíssimo; yatra — onde; sannihitaḥ — manifestou-Se; hariḥ — o Senhor Kṛṣṇa (na forma de Raṅganātha); ṛṣabha-adrim — o monte Ṛṣabha; hareḥ — do Senhor Viṣṇu; kṣetram — o lugar; dakṣiṇām mathurām — Mathurā meridional (Madurai, a morada da deusa Mīnākṣī); tathā — também; sāmudram — no oceano; setum — à ponte (Setubandha); agamat — foi; mahā — os maiores; pātaka — pecados; nāśanam — que destrói.

Translation

Tradução

Lord Balarāma bathed in the Gomatī, Gaṇḍakī and Vipāśā rivers, and also immersed Himself in the Śoṇa. He went to Gayā, where He worshiped His forefathers, and to the mouth of the Ganges, where He performed purifying ablutions. At Mount Mahendra He saw Lord Paraśurāma and offered Him prayers, and then He bathed in the seven branches of the Godāvarī River, and also in the rivers Veṇā, Pampā and Bhīmarathī. Then Lord Balarāma met Lord Skanda and visited Śrī-śaila, the abode of Lord Giriśa. In the southern provinces known as Draviḍa-deśa the Supreme Lord saw the sacred Veṅkaṭa Hill, as well as the cities of Kāmakoṣṇī and Kāñcī, the exalted Kāverī River and the most holy Śrī-raṅga, where Lord Kṛṣṇa has manifested Himself. From there He went to Ṛṣabha Mountain, where Lord Kṛṣṇa also lives, and to the southern Mathurā. Then He came to Setubandha, where the most grievous sins are destroyed.

O Senhor Balarāma banhou-Se nos rios Gomatī, Gaṇḍakī e Vipāśā, e também mergulhou no Śoṇa. Foi a Gayā, onde adorou Seus antepassados, e à foz do Ganges, onde executou abluções purificatórias. No monte Mahendra, viu o Senhor Paraśurāma e ofereceu-Lhe orações, após o que Se banhou nos sete braços do rio Godāvarī, e também nos rios Veṇā, Pampā e Bhīmarathī. Então, o Senhor Balarāma encontrou-Se com o Senhor Skanda e visitou Śrī-śaila, a morada do Senhor Giriśa. Nas províncias meridionais conhecidas como Draviḍa-deśa, o Senhor Supremo viu a colina sagrada de nome Veṅkaṭa, bem como as cidades de Kāmakoṣṇī e Kāñcī, o excelso rio Kāverī e o santíssimo Śrī-raṅga, onde o Senhor Kṛṣṇa Se manifestou. Dali, foi para o monte Ṛṣabha, onde o Senhor Kṛṣṇa também mora, e para a Mathurā meridional. Então, foi até Setubandha, onde se destroem os mais graves pecados.

Purport

Comentário

Usually one goes to Gayā to worship deceased forefathers. But as Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains, although Lord Balarāma’s father and grandfather were still alive, it was on His father’s order that He carefully worshiped His forefathers at Gayā. Drawing insight from the Vaiṣṇava-toṣaṇī, the ācārya further explains that although Lord Balarāma was in the immediate proximity of Jagannātha Purī, He did not go there, since He wanted to avoid the embarrassment of having to worship Himself among the forms of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Balabhadra and Subhadrā.

SIGNIFICADO—Em geral, as pessoas vão a Gayā para adorar os antepassados mortos. Contudo, como explica Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, embora o pai e o avô do Senhor Balarāma ainda estivessem vivos, foi por ordem de Seu pai que Ele adorou com muito zelo Seus antepassados em Gayā. Extraindo insights do Vaiṣṇava-toṣaṇī, o ācārya explica ainda que, embora estivesse muito próximo de Jagannātha Purī, o Senhor Balarāma não foi até lá, pois queria evitar o embaraço de ter de adorar a Si mesmo entre as formas de Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Balabhadra e Subhadrā.