Brahman -effulgence of Krishna

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Hare Krishna,

 

I came across the following from Padma Purana pAtAla kAnda which state that the

Brahman is Krishna's effulgence. Can some one help with the sanskrit verses? My

quotes are from MLBD's translation of Nag press edition.

 

Ch.69 Verses 80-107

 

(spoke by Lord Siva)

 

A man should meditate upon Krishna who is served by the group of cowherdesses

remaining in theadvice of Krishna(Govinda) who has the proper age and form for

the divine station of the cowherds, who is the Lord of Vrindavana, who is the

chief of the station of cowherds, who always has spalendour, who alone is dear

to the children of the station of cowherds, who childhood has broken into youth,

whose body is wonderful, who is without a beginning but is the origin of all,

who is the dear son of the cowherd Nanda, who is to be sought-after through the

sacred texts, who is unborn, who is always charming to the cowherdesses, who is

the highest abode, who is the highest form, who has two arms, who is the lord of

the station of the cowherdesses, who is the son of a cowherdess, who is the only

cause of the qualityless, who is very glorious, who is fresh and

pure....................who is lovely due to his lotus-like feet, whose palms

and soles are adorned with signs of flag, diamond, gold and

lotus, who having the row of rays shooting from his nails is the only caue of

the complete Brahman. Some say that the unique supreme spirit, Brahman is His

portion; the wise ones say that MahAvishnu is His tenth part; ....

 

Ch.69. Verses 108-115

 

Parvati said: O Lord, tell me everything about the highest cause Krishna, the

highest position called krishna, the Lord of the vrindavana, the eternal one and

the only cause of the qualityless(Brahman); tell me the importance of each

secret, about the lovely wonder. O Lord of Lords, I desire to hear it.

 

The Lord (Siva) said:

 

O Goddess, how much can be said about the greatness of Him, the knowledge of

whose monn-like rays cannot be had? Listen joyfully.In the innumerable crores of

the universes, in the rise of the infinite(Prakrti) with three constituents,

Brahma, Vishnu and siva are equal to the parts of the measure of a croreth of a

croreth of His feet. These, arising from Him are endowed with creation,

maintenance and destruction..... The forms of the sun are the partial rays equal

to a croreth of a croreth of His light. Those of the forms of the rays which are

a croreth of a croreth of His portion live due to rays of His body which are the

nectar of great joy, which are of the nature of highest bliss and intelligence

and which are the only cause of the qualityless Brahman.....

 

Verses 116-118: It is said that the lustres of the gem-like moon(-shaped) nails

of His two feet are even the cause of the complete Brahman, difficult to be

understood by the Vedas.

 

Ch.77 verses 56-62 (Spoken by Lord Siva)

 

Men of different minds, according to the difference in their likings, see Him,

who is one only, immutable, ancient, who is to be known through meditation in

the group of the cowherdesses. I salute him, the Lustre of whose nails is

Brahman, who is meditated upon by Gods like Brahma, who is beyond the three

constituents (prakriti), who is the Lord of Vrindavana. Govinda never leaves

Vrindavana.

 

 

dasa

Narasimhan