L1definition
śrutā smṛtā kīrtitā ca vāñchitā prekṣitā gatā |
śrutāwhen she is heard about past pass. participle, fem. (agreeing with Mathurā)जब (मथुरा) सुनी गई
smṛtāwhen she is rememberedजब स्मरण की गई
kīrtitāwhen she is glorified, spoken of aloudजब कीर्तित की गई (उसका गुणगान हुआ)
caand — tying this first group of acts togetherऔर
vāñchitāwhen she is longed for, wished forजब चाही गई (अभिलषित हुई)
prekṣitāwhen she is looked at, seenजब देखी गई
gatāwhen she is gone to, approachedजब उस तक जाया गया
Mathurā — śrutā, when heard about; smṛtā, when remembered; kīrtitā, when glorified; ca, and; vāñchitā, when longed for; prekṣitā, when seen; gatā, when gone to
śrutā — सुनी गई; smṛtā — स्मरण की गई; kīrtitā — कीर्तित की गई; ca — और; vāñchitā — चाही गई; prekṣitā — देखी गई; gatā — जिस तक जाया गया (सब मथुरा के विशेषण, स्त्रीलिंग)
This line begins a list of the ways a person can engage with Mathurā. Each word is a feminine participle, describing Mathurā as the object. She is heard about; remembered; glorified in speech; longed for; looked upon; and gone to. The verb that ties them all together — "gives what is cherished" — comes in the next line. Note the order: it moves from the most distant contact (just hearing of her) toward closer and closer contact (finally going to her).
यह मथुरा — जब सुनी जाए, स्मरण की जाए, उसका कीर्तन हो, और जब चाही जाए, देखी जाए तथा उस तक जाया जाए।
L2definition
spṛṣṭā śritā sevitā ca mathurābhīṣṭadā nṛṇām |
spṛṣṭāwhen she is touchedजब स्पर्श की गई (छुई गई)
śritāwhen she is taken shelter of, resorted toजब आश्रय ली गई
sevitāwhen she is served, attended toजब सेवित की गई
caand — closing the list of eleven actsऔर
mathurāMathurā — the holy place, subject of the whole sentenceमथुरा
abhīṣṭa-dāgives what is cherished — she is the giver of the desired goal abhīṣṭa 'the cherished thing' + dā 'giving', fem. nom.अभीष्ट (मनोवांछित) फल देने वाली है
nṛṇāmfor people — to the human beings who do these things genitive plural, 'of / for people'मनुष्यों के लिए
spṛṣṭā, when touched; śritā, when taken shelter of; sevitā ca, and when served; mathurā — Mathurā; nṛṇām, for people; abhīṣṭa-dā, is the giver of what is cherished
spṛṣṭā — स्पर्श की गई; śritā — आश्रय की गई; sevitā — सेवित की गई; ca — और; mathurā — मथुरा; abhīṣṭa-dā — अभीष्ट फल देने वाली; nṛṇām — मनुष्यों के लिए
The list finishes: Mathurā touched; taken shelter of; and served. Then comes the main statement of the verse. Mathurā is abhīṣṭa-dā — she gives people whatever they cherish. So whichever of these eleven ways a person engages her — from merely hearing of her, all the way up to serving her — Mathurā grants that person's dearest wish.
यह मथुरा — जब स्पर्श की जाए, जब उसका आश्रय लिया जाए और जब उसकी सेवा की जाए — मनुष्यों के लिए अभीष्ट फल देने वाली है।
L3conclusion
iti khyātaṁ purāṇeṣu na vistāra-bhiyocyate ||
iti"thus" — closing off the list just givenइस प्रकार
khyātamis well known, is declared famous past pass. participle, neuterप्रसिद्ध है
purāṇeṣuin the Purāṇas — that is where this is taught locative plural, 'in / among'पुराणों में
na ... ucyateit is not stated [at length] — he does not spell it out na 'not' + ucyate 'is said', passive(अधिक) नहीं कहा जाता
vistāra-bhiyāfor fear of going on too long — because of the worry of prolixity instrumental of cause: 'out of fear of…'क्योंकि विस्तार का भय है, इसलिए
iti — thus; purāṇeṣu — in the Purāṇas; khyātam — it is famous; vistāra-bhiyā — out of fear of prolixity; na ucyate — it is not elaborated
iti — इस प्रकार; khyātam — प्रसिद्ध है; purāṇeṣu — पुराणों में; na … ucyate — नहीं कहा जाता; vistāra-bhiyā — विस्तार के भय से
Rūpa Gosvāmī signs off the point. All of this, he says, is well known in the Purāṇas. He does not write it out in full here — and he tells us why: vistāra-bhiyā, "out of fear of prolixity," for fear of making the book too long. So he states the eleven ways briefly and points the reader to the Purāṇas for the rest.
इस प्रकार यह पुराणों में प्रसिद्ध है; विस्तार के भय से (यहाँ इससे अधिक) नहीं कहा जाता।
Commentary — decoded
Jīva Gosvāmī + Mukunda-dāsa Gosvāmī + Viśvanātha Cakravartī
s1gloss
prekṣitā dūrād dṛṣṭā, gatā tat-samīpa-prāptā |
prekṣitā"seen" (the verse's word he is now explaining)'prekṣitā' अर्थात्
dūrātfrom a distance — that is, seen from far off ablative, 'from'दूर से
dṛṣṭāmeans: caught sight of, viewedदेखी गई
gatā"gone to" (the next word he explains)'gatā' अर्थात्
tat-samīpa-prāptāmeans: arrived right up close to her — having reached her vicinity tat-samīpa 'her nearness' + prāptā 'reached'उसके समीप पहुँच जाना
prekṣitā — 'seen'; dūrāt dṛṣṭā — means caught sight of from a distance; gatā — 'gone to'; tat-samīpa-prāptā — means arrived right up close to her
prekṣitā — दूर से; dūrāt — दूर से; dṛṣṭā — देखी गई; gatā — जिस तक जाया गया; tat-samīpa-prāptā — उसकी निकटता को प्राप्त
The commentators now unpack the harder words of the verse, one at a time. "Seen" (prekṣitā) means caught sight of from a distance — you have not reached her yet, you only glimpse her from far off. "Gone to" (gatā) means the next step: you have arrived right up beside her. Notice the two are deliberately paired to mark the increasing closeness — first you see Mathurā from afar, then you actually reach her.
'prekṣitā' का अर्थ है — दूर से देखी गई। 'gatā' का अर्थ है — उसके समीप पहुँच जाना।
s2gloss
śritā nijāśrayatvena vṛtā |
śritā"taken shelter of" (the word being explained)'śritā' अर्थात्
nija-āśrayatvenaby making her one's own shelter — taking her as the very ground one leans on instrumental of means: 'by way of…'अपने आश्रय के रूप में
vṛtāmeans: chosen, adopted, accepted past pass. participle, 'chosen'वरण की गई (चुनी गई)
śritā — 'taken shelter of'; nija-āśrayatvena vṛtā — means chosen by making her one's own refuge
śritā — आश्रय की गई; nija-āśrayatvena — अपने आश्रय के रूप में; vṛtā — वरण की गई
"Taken shelter of" (śritā) means: chosen as one's own refuge. You do not just visit Mathurā or reach her — you adopt her, you make her the place you rely on. The word vṛtā, "chosen," marks this as a deliberate act of taking her for your shelter, a further step beyond simply arriving there.
'śritā' का अर्थ है — उसे अपने आश्रय के रूप में वरण किया गया।
s3gloss
sevitā tat-tat-sthāna-saṁskārādinā paricitā |
sevitā"served" (the word being explained)'sevitā' अर्थात्
tat-tat-sthāna-saṁskāra-ādināby tending her various holy spots — cleaning, repairing and the like, at this place and that instrumental of means: 'by way of…'; tat-tat 'the several', sthāna 'places', saṁskāra 'upkeep, consecration', ādi 'and so on'उन-उन स्थानों के संस्कार (रख-रखाव) आदि के द्वारा
paricitāmeans: waited upon, attended to, kept up past pass. participle, 'attended, cultivated'परिचित (सेवित) की गई
sevitā — 'served'; tat-tat-sthāna-saṁskāra-ādinā paricitā — means attended by tending her various spots with upkeep and so on
sevitā — सेवित की गई; tat-tat-sthāna-saṁskāra-ādinā — उन-उन स्थानों के संस्कार आदि के द्वारा; paricitā — परिचित/सेवित की गई
"Served" (sevitā) means: attended to by caring for her various holy places — cleaning them, repairing and consecrating them, and so on, at one spot after another. This is the closest form of engagement in the list. You do not merely take shelter in Mathurā; you actively do service for her, tending the sacred sites themselves.
'sevitā' का अर्थ है — उन-उन स्थानों के संस्कार आदि के द्वारा उसकी परिचर्या/सेवा की गई।
s4conclusion
abhīṣṭa-dety uttarottara-vaiśiṣṭyena jñeyam ||
abhīṣṭa-dā itias for "she gives what is cherished" — iti flags the verse-word now being commented on'abhīṣṭa-dā' यह पद
uttara-uttara-vaiśiṣṭyenaby an ever-rising excellence — each act being finer than the one before instrumental of manner: 'by way of…'; uttarottara 'each succeeding one', vaiśiṣṭya 'special superiority'उत्तरोत्तर विशेषता के द्वारा
jñeyamit should be understood [this way] gerundive, 'is to be known'जानना चाहिए
abhīṣṭa-dā iti — regarding 'she gives what is cherished'; uttarottara-vaiśiṣṭyena jñeyam — it should be understood as [given] by an ever-increasing excellence
abhīṣṭa-dā iti — 'abhīṣṭa-dā' यह पद; uttara-uttara-vaiśiṣṭyena — उत्तरोत्तर विशेषता के द्वारा; jñeyam — जानना चाहिए
Finally, the phrase "she gives what is cherished" (abhīṣṭa-dā) should be understood in this key: uttarottara-vaiśiṣṭyena, by an ever-rising excellence. The eleven acts are not a flat list — each one is greater than the one before, from merely hearing of Mathurā up to serving her. So too the gift she grants rises step by step: the closer and higher your engagement, the higher the cherished result she gives. That, the commentators say, is how the whole verse is to be read.
'abhīṣṭa-dā' यह पद उत्तरोत्तर बढ़ती हुई विशेषता के साथ जानना चाहिए।