That Vrndavana is decorated with many trees
Sri Gautamiya Tantra covered by various flowering creepers. The entire area
(chapter 4)
(Description of Vrndavana)
Text 1
atha Vrndavanam dhyayet
sarva-veda-namaskatam
sarvartu-kusumopetam
patatri-gana-naditam
atha - now; vrndavanam - on Vrndavana-dhama;
dhyayet - one should meditate; sarva - all; veda - by the
Vedas; namaskrtam - offered obeisances; sarva - all; rtu
- in seasons; kusuma - with flowers; upetam - full;
patatri - of birds; gana - by multitudes; naditam - full of
warblings.
One should now meditate upon Vrndavana-dhama,
which is full of flowers during all seasons, and also full
of the warbling sounds of many birds. All the Vedic
scriptures offer their respectful obeisances to that
Vrndavana.
Text 2
bhramad-bhramara-jhankara-
mukhari-kata-din-mukham
kalindi-jala-kallola-
sitalanila-sevitam
bhramat - wandering; bhramara - of bumble-bees;
jankara - with the buzzing sounds; mukhari-krta - made
full of sound; dik-mukham - the directions; kalindi - of
the Yamuna river; jala - of the water; kallola - by the
waves; sitala - cool; anila - by the breeze; sevitam -
served.
In that Vrndavana, all directions are full of the
buzzing sounds of the wandering bumble-bees, and the
entire area is pleasantly cooled by the breezes blowing
over the waves of the Yamuna river.
Text 3
nana-puspa-lata-baddha-
vakra-khandais ca manditam
samanodita-candrarka-
tejo-dipena dipitam
nana - various; puspa - by flowers; lata - by creepers;
baddha - bound; vrksa - of the trees; khandaih - with
multitudes; ca - and; manditam - decorated; samana -
just like; udita - arisen; candra - the moon; arka - the
sun; tejah - the effulgence; dipena - with the splendor;
dipitam - illumined.
is as splendid and effulgent as if the sun and moon had
both risen.
Text 4
kamalotpanna-kalhara-
dhuli-dhusaritambaram
sakha-maga-gana-kirnam
nana-maga-nisevitam
kamala - lotuses; utpanna - risen; kalhara - white
water lilies; dhuli - with the pollen; dhusarita - made
grey; ambaram - sky; sakha-mrga - of monkeys; gana -
with multitudes; kirnam - filled; nana - various; mrga -
with animals; nisevitam - inhabited.
The sky is greyish, filled with the pollen of the lotus
flowers and white water lilies, monkeys and many other
animals reside there.
Text 5
dvatrimsad-vana-samvitam
vaikunthad ati-saukhyadam
purandara-mukhair devaih
sarvatah samadhirthitam
dvatrimsat - 32; vana - with forests; samvitam -
covered; vaikunthat - than Vaikuntha; ati-saukhyadam -
granting more bliss; purandara - by Lord Indra;
mukhaih - headed; devaih - by the demigods; sarvatah -
completely; samadhisthitam - meditated upon.
That Vrndavana contains 32 forests, and it grants
more transcendental bliss even than Vaikuntha. Lord
Indra and the other demigods are absorbed in
meditation upon that Vrndavana.
Text 6
tan-madhye ratna-bh/umim ca
suryayuta-sama-prabham
tatra kalpa-tarudyanam
niyatam ratna-varsanam
tat - of that Vrndavana; madhye - in the middle; ratna
- jewelled; bhumim - ground; ca - and; surya - of suns;
ayuta - thousands; sama - equal; prabham - effulgence;
tatra - there; kalpa-taru - of desire trees; udyanam -
garden; niyatam - established; ratna - of jewels;
varsanam - rain.
In the middle of Vrndavana there is a jewelled place
as splendid as thousands of suns. There is a garden of
desire trees which shower jewels (upon the ground).
Text 7
manikya-sikharollasi-
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nana-ratna-ganais citram
sarva-tejo-virajitam
manikya - of rubies; sikhara - mountain; ullasi -
splendid; tat - of that; madhye - in the middle; mani -
made of jewels; mandapam - a temple; nana - various;
ratna - of jewels; ganaih - with multitudes; citram -
colorful and amazing; sarva - all; tejah - with splendor;
virajitam - shining.
In the middle of a splendid mountain of rubies, there
is a jewelled temple. That briliantly effulgent temple
appears very colorful and amazing, constructed of many
different varieties of jewels.
Text 8
phala-bhag-ullasac-citra-
vitanair upasobhitam
ratna-torana-gopura-
manikya-vedikanvitam
phala-bhaj - of fruit trees; ullasat - splendid; citra -
colorful and amazing; vitanaih - with a multitude;
upasobhitam - beautiful; ratna - of jewels; torana - with
arches; gopura - with gates; manikya - of rubies; vedika
- with a platform; anvitam - endowed.
That temple is surrounded by many colorful,
amazing and splendid fruit trees. It's doors are
decorated with jewelled arches, and is stands on a
platform of rubies.
Text 9
divyaih samukuraih satsu
muktaphala-virajitam
koti-surya-samabhasam
nirmuktam sad-tarangakaih
divyaih - splendid and transcendental; samukuraih -
with mirrors; sat - eternal and transcendental;
sumuktaphala - with exquisite pearls; virajitam -
splendid; koti - millions; surya - of suns; sama - equal;
abhasam - splendor; nirmuktam - free; sat-tarangakaih -
from the six distresses of material existance.
Decorated with splendid mirrors and exquisite pearls,
that place is as effulgent as millions of suns. It is free
from the six distresses of material existance.
Text 10
bubhukra va pipasa ca
pranasya manasas tatha
soka-mohau sarirasya
jara-matyu-sad-urmayah
bubhuksa - hunger; va - or; pipasa - thirst; ca - and;
pranasya - of the life; manasah - of the mind; tatha -
and; soka - lamentation; mohau - and illusion; sarirasya
- of the body; jara - old-age; mrtyu - and death; sat -
six; urmayah - waves.
There are six waves of material distress. 1. Hunger
and 2. thirst are the distresses of the life-air. 3.
Lamentation and 4. illusion are the distresses of the
mind. 5. Old-age and 6. death are the distresses of the
body.
Text 11
catur-dvara-samayuktam
kapatastaka-sobhitam
tatra kalpa-tarum dhyayet
suvirtam ratna-varsanam
catuh - four; dvaram - with doors; samayuktam -
endowed; kapata - with panels; astakam - eight;
sobhitam - beautified; tatra - there; kalpa-tarum - a
desire-tree; dhyayet; one should meditate upon;
suvistam - beautiful; ratna - jewels; varsanam - raining.
That temple is constructed with four doors which
have eight splendid panels. One should meditate upon
the excellent desire-tree there which appears to shower
many jewels.
Text 12
sevitam atubhih sarvaih
madhu-sikara-varsinam
garunmata-lasat-patram
pravala-ratna-pallavam
sevitam - served; rtubhih - by the seasons; sarvaih -
all; mudha-madhu - nectar; sikara - gentle; varsinam -
with a rain; garunmata - emeralds; lasat - shining;
patram - leaves; pravala - sprouts; ratna - jewels;
pallavam - blossoms.
That desire tree has leaves which are emeralds and
blossoms which are various jewels. All the seasons
beautify that tree and it appears to gently shower nectar.
Text 13
mukta-ratna-pravasitam
padmaraga-phalojjvalam
samsara-tapa-vicchedi-
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mukta - pearls; ratna - and jewels; pravasitam -
residing; padmaraga - rubies; phala - fruits; ujjvalam -
splendid; samsara - of material existance; tapa - the
burning distresses; vicchedi - removing; kusala -
auspicious; chayam - shade; adbhutam - amazing.
That amazing tree is decorated with pearls and
jewels, and rubies are it's splendid fruits. It's auspicious
shade destroys the burning distresses of material
existance.
Text 14
tan-mula cintayen mantri
ratna-simhasanam subham
tatra surya-samabhasam
pankajam carta-patrakam
tat - of that tree; mule - at the base; cintayet - may
mditate; mantri - a person initiated in the chanting of
Vaisnava-mantras; ratna - of jewels; simhasanam -
throne; subham - splendid; tatra - there; surya - of the
sun; sama - equal; abhasam - splendor; pankajam - lotus
flower; ca - and; asta - with eight; patrakam - petals.
A person properly initiated in the chanting of
Vaisnava-mantras should meditate on the splendid
jewelled throne at the base of that tree. That throne is a
brilliant as the sun, and it appears like an eight-petalled
lotus flower.
Text 15
sarva-tattvamayan tatra
cintayej jagad-isvaram
samsara-sagarottirttyai
dharma-kamartha-siddhaye
sarva - all; tattva - truths; mayam - consisting of;
tatra - there; cintayet - he should meditate; jagat - of the
universe; isvaram - the lord; samsara - of material
existance; sagara - the ocean; uttirttyai - for crossing;
dharma - religiousity; kama - sense-gratification; artha -
economic development; siddhaye - for the perfection.
To cross over the ocean of material existance, as well
as to attain success in religiousity, sinse-gratification
and economic development, one should meditate upon
the absolute truth, the master of all universes, (Who is
seated upon that throne).
Text 16
pitambara-dharam Krsnam
pundarika-nibhekranam
rakta-netradharam rakta-
pani-pada-talam subham
pita - yellow; ambara - garments; dharam - wearing;
krsnam - Lord Krsna; pundarika - lotus flowers; nibha -
like; iksanam - eyes; rakta - reddish; netra - eyes;
adharam - and lips; rakta - redish; pani - of the hands;
pada - and feet; talam - surface; subham - handsome
and auspicious.
That absolute truth is Lord Krsna, Who is dressed in
yellow garments and Whose eyes are as beautiful as
lotus flowers. He is very handsome and auspicious, and
His eyes, lips, and the surfaces of His hands and the
soles of His feet are wonderfully reddish.
Text 17
kaustubhodbhasitoraskam
nana-ratna-vibhusitam
uddama-viasan-mukta-
ratna-haropasobhitam
kaustubha - kaustubha jewel; udbhasi - splendid;
uraskam - on His chest; nana - various; ratna - with
jewels; vibhistam - ornamented; uddama - large; vilasat
- shining; mukha - pearls; ratna - jewels; hara -
necklace; upasobhitam - decorated.
He wears an effulgent kaustubha jewel upon His
chest, and He is decorated with various jewels. He
appears very beautiful, decorated with a necklace of
shining jewels and pearls.
Text 18
ratnair nana-vidhair yuktam
kati-sutranguliyakam
gorocana-kunkumena
lalata-tilakanvitam
ratnaih - with jewels; nana-vidhaih - of various kinds;
yuktam - endowed; kati-sutra - belt; anguliyakam - and
finger-rings; gorocana - with gorocana; kunkumena -
and kunkuma powder; lalata - forehead; tilaka - with
markings; anvitam - endowed.
His belt is decorated with many different jewels, and
His finger are ornamented with many kinds of jewelled
rings. His forehead is decorated with tilaka markings
drawn with gorocana and kunkuma.
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Text 19
nana-ratna-prabhodbhasi-
mukutam dipta-tejasam
hara-keyura-kataka-
kundalais ca susobhitam
nana - various; ratna - jewels; prabha - with the
splendor; udbhasi - effulgenc; mukutam - crown; dipta-
tejasam - very splendid; hara - with necklaces; keyura -
armlets; kataka - golden bracelets; kunkalaih - with ear-
rings; ca - and; susobhitam - very splendid.
He wears an effulgent crown fashioned from many
jewels. He appears very splendid, decorated with
armlets, necklaces, ear-rings and golden bracelets.
Text 20
alaka-sobhi-sad-vaktram
pitambara-yugavatam
bimbadhara-putodbhasi-
vamsyamata-rasanvitam
alaka - with curling locks of hair; asobhi - splendid;
sat - transcendental; vaktram - face; pita - yellow;
ambara - garments; yuga - two; vrtam - covered; bimba
- like the bimba fruit; adhara - lips; puta - opening;
udbhasi - splendid; vamsya - from the flute; amrta-rasa
- nectar; anvitam - endowed.
His transcendental face is decorated with curling
locks of hair, and He wears two yellow garments. His
lips are reddish like bimba fruits and the splendid flute
there produces the sweetest nectar.
Text 21
barhi-patra-katapidam
vanya-puspair alankatam
kadamba-kusumonnaddha-
caru-mala-virajitam
barhi - peacock; patra - with a feather; krta-apidam -
decorated; vanya - from the forest; puspaih - with
flowers; alankrtam - ornamented; kadamba - from the
kadamba tree; kusuma - with flowers; unnaddha -
strung; caru - beautiful; mala - with a garland; virajitam
- splendid.
He is decorated with a peacock feather and with
forest-flowers. He appears very splendid, decorated
with a beautiful garland of kadamba flowers.
Text 22
koti-kandarpa-lavanya-
vilasad-bandhurodaram
venum gahitva hastabhyam
mukhe samyojya vadinam
koti - of millions; kandarpa - of cupids; lavanya - the
beauty; vilasat - splendid; bandhura - beautiful; udaram
- bely; venum - flute; grhitva - grasping; hastabhyam -
in His two hands; mekhe - on the mouth; samyojya -
placing; vadinam - plays.
His splendid and charming waist possesses greater
beauty than millions of cupids. Taking the flute in His
hands, and placing it to His mouth, He plays (the most
enchanting) music.
Text 23
gayantam divya-tanais ca
Vrndavana-gatam harim
svargad iva paribhrartam
kanayaka-sata-manditam
gayantam - singing; divya - splendid and
transcendental; tanaih - with sustained notes; ca - and;
vrndavana - to Vrndavana; gatam - gone; harim - Lord
Hari; svargat - from the heavenly planets; iva - just like;
paribhrastam - fallen; kanyaka - of young girls; sata -
with a hundred; manditam - decoarated.
Staying in Vrndavana, Lord Hari plays very beautiful
melodies with sustained notes. Surrounded by a
hundred youthful gopis, He appears like a demigod who
has descended from the heavenly planets.
Text 24
go-govatsa-ganakirna-
vasa-sandais ca manditam
gopa-kanya-sahasrais tu
padma-patrayatekranaih
go - vows; govatsa - calves; vrsa - bulls; sandaih -
and with oxen; ca - and; manditam - ornamented; gopa-
kanya - of the daughters of the cowherd men; sahasraih
- with thousands; tu - and; padma - lotus; patra - petals;
ayata-iksanaih - with eyes.
He is surrounded by cows, calves, bulls, oxen and
thousands of gopis, whose large eyes are as beautiful as
lotus-petals.
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Text 25
arcitam deva-kusumais
trailokyaika-gurum param
tumburur naradas caiva
haha huhus tathaiva ca
arcitam - worshiped; deva - of the demigods;
kusumaih - by the flowers; trailokyaw - of the three
worlds; eka - sole; gurum - master; tumburuh -
Tumburu - naradah - Narada; ca - and; eva - certainly;
haha - Haha - huhuh - Huhu; tatha - in the same way;
eva - certainly - ca - and.
That Lord Krsna is the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, and the sole master of the three worlds. The
demigods worship Him by offering flowers, and the
Gandharvas Narada, Tumburu, Haha and Huhu also
worship Him.
Text 26
kinnari-mithunam capi
srutva gitam tatha hareh
vinadi-sadhanam tyaktva
vismayavirta - cetasah
kinnari - of Kinnaras; mithunam - pair; ca - and; api -
also; srutva - having heard; gitam - the music; tatha - in
this way; hareh - of Lord Hari; vina - lutes; adi - and
other; sadhanam - musical instruments; tyaktva -
abandoning; vismaya-avista - astonished; cetasah -
minds.
When the two Kinnaras heard Lord Hari's music,
they became astonished, and threw away their vinas and
other musical instruments.
Text 27
te stuvanti mahatmanam
gayanto viyati sthitah
siddha-gandharva-yakras ca
apsarobhir vihangamaih
te - they; stuvanti - offer prayers; maha-atmanam - to
the great Supreme Personality of Godhead; gayantah -
singing; viyati - in the sky; sthitah - staying; siddha -
Siddha - gandharva - Gandharvas; yaksah - Yaksas - ca
- and; apsarobhih - with the Apsaras; vihangamaih -
travelling in outer space.
Staying in the sky, the Siddhas, Gandharvas, Yakras
and Apsaras all sang the glories of Lord Hari, the great
Personality of Godhead.
Text 28
sthavaraih pannagais capi
siddhair vidyadharais tatha
sakhamagair manusyais ca
vikryamanaih suvismitaih
sthavaraih - by the mountains and other inanimate
living entities; pannagaih - by the serpents; ca - and; api
- also; siddhaih - by the Siddhas; vidyadharaih - by the
Vidyadharas; tatha - in the same way; sakhamrgaih - by
the monkeys; manusyaih - by the human beings; ca -
and; viksyamanaih - visible; suvismitaih - astonished.
The astonished mountains and other inanimate living
entities, snakes, Siddhas, Vidyadharas, monkeys and
human being all appeared and offered prayers to Lord
Hari.
Text 29
sarva-lakrana-sampannam
saundaryenabhisobhitam
mohanam sarva-gopinam
lokanaam patim avyayam
sarva - all; laksana - auspicious qualities; sampannam
- enriched; saundaryena - with beauty; abhisobhitam -
splendid; mohanam - enchanting; sarva - all; gopinam -
to the gopis; lokanam - of the planets; patim - the Lord;
avyayam - eternal.
Lord Hari is endowed with all auspicious qualities
and He is splendidly handsome. He enchants all the
gopis and He is the eternal master of all living entities.
Text 30
haradena ca siddhena
visvamitrena dhimata
parasarena vyasena
bhagunangirasena ca
naredena - by Narada; ca - and; siddhena - perfected;
visvamitrena - by Visvamitra; dhimata - greatly
intelligent; parasarena - by Parasara; vyasena - by
Vyasa; bhrguna - by Bhrgu; angirasena - by Angira; ca -
and.
Lord Hari was glorified by Narada, Visvamitra,
Parasara, Vyasa, Bhagu, and Angira, who are all highly
intelligent perfected being.
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Text 31-32 cetasa Krsnam avyayam
samsara-sagaram ghoram
api vatsapasayate
dakrena sanakadyais ca
siddhena kapilena ca evam - in this way; sancintayet - should meditate;
vastu-vagisa-harita- mantri - a properly initiated Vaisnava; cetasa - with the
yajnavalkyosanah-kratu- mind; krsnam - on Lord Krsna; avyayam - the eternal
markandeya-bharadvaja- Supreme Personality of Godhead; samsara - of material
pulastya-pulahadibhih existance; sagaram - the ocean; ghoram - terrible; api -
vasirtadyair munindrais ca even; vatsapadayate - considers as insignificant as the
stuyamanam surasuraih water in a calves footprint.

daksena - by Daksa; sanaka-adyaih - by the four

Kumaras, headed by Sanaka; ca - and; siddhena - A properly initiated Vaisnava should meditate on the
perfected mystics; kapilena - by Lord Kapila; ca - and; eternal Slupreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krsna,
vastu - by Vastu; vagisa - by the elequent Brhaspati; in this way. That Vaisnava finds the terrible ocean of
harita - by Harita; yajnavalkya - by Yajnavalkya; material existance as insignificant as the scanty water in
usanah - by Sukracarya; kratu - by Kratu; markandeya - a calves footprint.
by Markandeya; bharadvaja - by Bharadvaja; pulastya -
by Pulastya; pulaha - by Pulaha; adibhih - by many
others; vasista - vasista; asyaih - by those headed by;
muni - of the sages; indraih - by the kings; ca - and;
stuyamanam - offered prayers; sura - by the demigods;
asuraih - and by the demons.

King Dakra, the four Kumaras, headed by Sanaka,

the perfected mystic Lord Kapila, Vastu, the elequent
Bahaspati, Harita, Yajnavalkya, Sukra, Kratu,
Markandeya, Bharadvaja, Pulasta, Pulaha, Vasirta and
his followers, all the sages, the kings, demigods and
even the demons, glorify Lord Hari by offering prayers.

Text 33

brahmaloka-gataih siddhair
nana-loka-gatair api
anyair api sura-srerthaih
stuyamanam smared vibhum

brahmaloka - to Brahmaloka; gataih - by those who

have gone; siddhaih by the perfected mystics; nana -
various; loka - to planets; gataih - by those who have
gone; api - and; anyaih - by others; api - and; sura - of
the demigods; sresthaih - by the best; stuyamanam -
glorified by prayers; smaret - one should meditate;
vibhum - on the omnipotent Supreme Personality of
Godhead.

One should meditate on the omnipotent Supreme

Personality of Godhead Lord Hari who is glorified by
the perfected mystics residing on the Brahmaloka
planet, by the mystics residing on various planets and
by others who are counted as the best of the demigods.

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