Text 10] The Birth of Lord Krsna 211
tam adbhutarh balakam ambujeksanam
catur-bhujam sarkha-gadady-udayudham
Srivatsa-laksmam gala-sobhi-kaustubham
pitambaram sandra-payoda-saubhagam
mahdarha-vaidirya-kirita-kundala-
tvisé. parisvakta-sahasra-kuntalam
uddéma-kdficy-arigada-kankanddibhir
virocamaénam vasudeva aiksata
tam—that; adbhutam—wonderful; balakam—child; ambuja-iksa-
nam—with eyes resembling lotuses; catuh-bhujam—with four hands;
Sankha-gadd-ddi—bearing a conchshell, club, disc and lotus (in those
four hands); udéyudham —different weapons; Srivatsa-laksmam—deco-
rated with a particular type of hair called Srivatsa, which is visible only
on the chest of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; gala-sobhi-
kaustubham—on His neck was the Kaustubha gem, which is particularly
available in Vaikunthaloka; pita-ambaram—His garments were yellow;
sandra-payoda-saubhagam—very beautiful, being present with the hue
of blackish clouds; mahd-arha-vaidirya-kirita-kundala—of His helmet
and earrings, which were studded with very valuable Vaidirya gems;
tvisi—by the beauty; parisvakta-sahasra-kuntalam—brilliantly illumi-
nated by scattered, fully grown hair; uddaéma-kdjici-angada-kankana-
adibhih—with a brilliant belt on His waist, armbands on His arms,
bracelets on His wrists, etc.; virocamadnam—very beautifully decorated;
vasudevah— Vasudeva, the father of Krsna; aiksata—saw.
TRANSLATION
Vasudeva then saw the newborn child, who had very wonderful
lotuslike eyes and who bore in His four hands the four weapons
sankha, cakra, gadi and padma. On His chest was the mark of
Srivatsa and on His neck the brilliant Kaustubha gem. Dressed in
yellow, His body blackish like a dense cloud, His scattered hair
fully grown, and His helmet and earrings sparkling uncommonly
with the valuable gem Vaidirya, the child, decorated with a
brilliant belt, armlets, bangles and other ornaments, appeared very
wonderful.
