Progress:37.2%
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच । भूयो मे पुण्डरीकाक्षं संजयाचक्ष्व पृच्छते । नामकर्मार्थवित्तात प्राप्नुयां पुरुषोत्तमम्॥५-६८-१॥
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: Tell me further, Sañjaya, for I inquire about the Lotus-eyed One—how, by understanding his names, deeds, meanings, and principles, may I attain the Supreme Person?
english translation
संजय उवाच । श्रुतं मे तस्य देवस्य नामनिर्वचनं शुभम् । यावत्तत्राभिजानेऽहमप्रमेयो हि केशवः॥५-६८-२॥
Sañjaya said: I have heard the auspicious derivations of that deity’s names, as far as I am able to recount them—for Keśava is indeed beyond measure.
english translation
वसनात्सर्वभूतानां वसुत्वाद्देवयोनितः । वासुदेवस्ततो वेद्यो वृषत्वाद्वृष्णिरुच्यते॥५-६८-३॥
Because he dwells in all beings, and by his nature as the indwelling wealth and by his divine origin, he is to be known as Vāsudeva. And because he excels as a “bull” among men, he is called Vṛṣṇi.
english translation
मौनाद्ध्यानाच्च योगाच्च विद्धि भारत माधवम् । सर्वतत्त्वलयाच्चैव मधुहा मधुसूदनः॥५-६८-४॥
Know Mādhava, O Bhārata, through silence, meditation, and yoga. And because he dissolves all principles into their ultimate ground, he is the “slayer of Madhu”—Madhusūdana.
english translation
कृषिर्भूवाचकः शब्दो णश्च निर्वृतिवाचकः । कृष्णस्तद्भावयोगाच्च कृष्णो भवति शाश्वतः॥५-६८-५॥
‘Kṛṣi’ is a term denoting the earth, and ‘ṇa’ denotes cessation (nirvṛti). Because he is united with that state of being, he is Kṛṣṇa—and thus Kṛṣṇa is eternal.
english translation