Passage 1
श्रीशुक उवाच— इत्थं शिवस्य वचसा विज्ञाय परमार्थतः। स्वरूपं सहजेशान्या ननन्द खलु गोपिका॥१॥
Śrī Śuka said: Having learned through Śiva's words the supreme truth of Sahajeśānī's essential nature, the gopī rejoiced.
Passage 2
सहजारामयोर्लीलां पश्यन्ती रसरञ्जिता। परमानन्दपाथोधिं विजगाह दिने दिने॥२॥
Watching Sahajā and Rāma's līlā, suffused with rasa, she plunged day after day into the ocean of supreme bliss.
Passage 3
सौगन्धिकगिरौ रम्ये रत्नाद्रौ च मनोरमे। कन्दरासु च शृङ्गेषु दरीगह्वरवेश्मसु॥३॥
On lovely Mount Saugandhika and the enchanting jewel mountain—in caves and upon peaks, in dwellings formed by ravines and caverns;
Passage 4
कुञ्जेषु च निकुञ्जेषु सर्वर्तुसुखदायिषु। भूरुहेषु च वल्लीषु घनेषु विपिनेषु च॥४॥
in bowers and secluded bowers that grant delight in every season, amid trees and creepers, dense growth, and forests;
Passage 5
प्रासादशिखरेष्वेवं विमलादर्शवेश्मसु। आरामेषु मनोज्ञेषु चतुःशालविराजिषु॥५॥
upon palace summits, in houses with spotless mirrors, in charming gardens, and in splendid four-sided halls;
Passage 6
विप्रकृष्टेषु रम्येषु वनेषु विविधेषु च। लतापिहितवृक्षेषु गुल्मराजीघनाध्वसु॥६॥
in remote and lovely woods of many kinds, along paths dense with rows of shrubs and trees concealed by vines;
Passage 7
सन्निकृष्टेषु कान्तारगहनेषु समन्ततः। गृहवापीषु रम्यासु पद्मोत्पलसुगन्धिषु॥७॥
in nearby, dense wildernesses all around, and in delightful household reservoirs fragrant with lotuses and blue lotuses;
Passage 8
सरसीषु सुगन्धासु मदान्धकलहंसकैः। सन्निनादितमध्यासु कुमुदोत्पलहल्लकैः॥८॥
in fragrant lakes whose middles resounded with rut-intoxicated kalahaṃsas and were filled with kumuda, utpala, and hallaka lotuses;
Passage 9
समन्ततः सुगन्धासु पिशङ्गजलवीचिषु। परागरागव्याप्तासु छायाशीततलास्वपि॥९॥
everywhere amid fragrant waters with tawny ripples, colored by pollen and bordered by cool, shaded banks;
Passage 10
मृगीषु च कपोतीषु राजहंसीषु केलिभिः। मयूरीषु कोकिलासु कोकीषु लक्ष्मणासु च॥१०॥
through playful imitations of does, female pigeons, royal geese, peahens, cuckoos, kokas, and lakṣmaṇā birds;
Passage 11
नानाविधासु क्रीडासु नानानुकरणात्मसु। तलनादमनोज्ञेषु मन्दिरेषु मुदान्वितौ॥११॥
in many kinds of games made of varied imitations, the two rejoiced within temples charming with rhythmic sounds;
Passage 12
क्रीडन्तौ विविधाः केलीः कलाकौशलशालिनौ। विचित्रवेषालङ्कारौ विचित्रवनमालिनौ॥१२॥
skilled in every art, the two performed varied play, wearing wondrous costumes and ornaments and diverse forest garlands.
Passage 13
वसन्ते वनकेलीभिः पुष्पावचयलीलया। रसगाथास्वरोद्गानैर्डफामुरजवादनैः॥१३॥
In spring they delighted in forest games, the play of gathering flowers, singing melodies and rasa songs, and playing the ḍaph and muraja;
Passage 14
मुरलीवल्लकीघोषैर्यूथपालीविनोदनैः। ग्रीष्मे जलविहारैश्च नौकाजलविहरणैस्तथा॥१४॥
in flute and lute music and amusement with bands of women; and in summer, in water sports and boat play;
Passage 15
सेतुबन्धविधानैश्च सरसीजलमध्यतः। वापीहिन्दोलनैश्चैव सरितां तरणैस्तथा॥१५॥
in constructing bridges through the midst of lake waters, swinging over reservoirs, and crossing rivers;
Passage 16
स्निग्धच्छायावस्थितिभिः कल्लोलानिलसेवनैः। चन्दनद्रवसंदोहस्निग्धकर्पूरसेवनैः॥१६॥
in resting within cool shade, enjoying breezes from the waves, streams of sandal paste, and cooling camphor;
Passage 17
व्यजनानिलसंस्पर्शैर्जलयन्त्रनिषेवणैः। चन्द्रज्योत्स्नादर्शनैश्च सायं स्नाननिषेवणैः॥१७॥
in the touch of fanning breezes, the use of water devices, beholding moonlight, and bathing in the evening;
Passage 18
वर्षासु नीपकुञ्जेषु सौरभानिलसेवनैः। घनाम्बुदघटारम्यबलाकातनिदर्शनैः॥१८॥
in the rains, through fragrant breezes in nīpa bowers and the sight of cranes lovely against masses of dense clouds;
Passage 19
कृष्णाभिसारविधिभिस्तडिल्लेखाकुतूहलैः। इन्द्रचापचमत्कारवीक्षणैर्घनबिन्दुभिः॥१९॥
through dark rendezvous rites, wonder at flashes of lightning, marveling at rainbows, and droplets falling from clouds;
Passage 20
रक्तवस्त्रभिरुचिभिः शाद्वलासनकौतुकैः। मयूरनादश्रवणैर्घनधारानिरीक्षणैः॥२०॥
through delight in red clothing, the pleasure of sitting on lawns, hearing peacocks, and observing the downpour;
Passage 21
प्रासादशिखरारोहैश्चातकध्वनिशीलनैः। मल्लाररागबन्धैश्च सरिद्वृद्धिनिभालनैः॥२१॥
through ascending palace roofs, attending to the calls of the chātaka, compositions in the Malhār rāga, and watching rivers swell;
Passage 22
प्रमत्तकोकिलालापै रसालफलसौरभैः। मयूरताण्डवकलादर्शनैः कलनिःस्वनैः॥२२॥
through the calls of intoxicated cuckoos, the fragrance of ripe mangoes, watching the art of the peacock dance, and lovely sounds;
Passage 23
घनव्यूहसमारोहकौतुकाम्बरवीक्षणैः। घनान्धकारनिबिडतमालतरुसेवनैः॥२३॥
through gazing at the spectacle of banks of clouds mounting the sky and enjoying dense tamāla trees amid deep cloud-darkness;
Passage 24
पर्णच्छत्रतलावासैः कदलीवनसेवनैः। झिलीन्ध्रशोभाकुतुकैरपराजितदर्शनैः॥२४॥
through living beneath leaf umbrellas, enjoying plantain groves, delighting in the beauty of mushrooms, and beholding aparājita blossoms; Source note: The printed edition glosses अपराजित as a particular kind of flower: अपराजितः पुष्पजातिविशेषः.
Passage 25
अनेकवल्लिकारोहकौतुकोत्सवदर्शनैः। दर्दुरध्वनिहासैश्च केकिनादाभिनन्दनैः॥२५॥
through watching many vines climb in festive wonder, laughing at the calls of frogs, and welcoming the cries of peacocks.
Passage 26
कन्दरोदरवासैश्च गिरिशृङ्गाधिरोहणैः। गिरिशाद्वलभूमीनां निभालनकुतूहलैः॥२६॥
They delighted in living inside caves, climbing mountain peaks, and gazing with wonder upon the green mountain meadows;
Passage 27
विचित्रबिन्दुवसनपरिधानकुतूहलैः। हिन्दोलाकुतुकैश्चैव गोपीगानकुतूहलैः॥२७॥
in wearing fabrics of many patterns, the pleasure of swings, and delight in the songs of gopīs;
Passage 28
विचित्रवसनारम्भकौतुकैर्ललनागणैः। शरत्सु श्वेतजलदव्योमनैर्मल्यदर्शनैः॥२८॥
amid groups of women delighting in the preparation of varied clothes; and in autumn, through seeing white clouds and the purity of the sky;
Passage 29
सप्तच्छदसुमोल्लासकुतूहलनिभालनैः। कैरवोल्लासकलनैश्चान्द्रनैर्मल्यकौतुकैः॥२९॥
through gazing joyfully at blooming saptacchada flowers and delighting in the opening of night lotuses and the spotless moon;
Passage 30
तारकागणशोभाभिरुन्निद्रसुमकोरकैः। मल्लिकावलिकुसुमविकासोद्गारिसौरभैः॥३०॥
through the beauty of the stars, awakened flower buds, and the fragrance poured forth as rows of jasmine blossoms opened;
Passage 31
जलनैर्मल्यशोभाभिः सरित्पुलिनदर्शनैः। विकासिकाशशोभाभिर्दिगनन्तपरिदर्शनैः॥३१॥
through the beauty of clear waters, seeing river sandbanks, the loveliness of blossoming kāśa grass, and beholding limitless horizons;
Passage 32
तुषारकणसम्पातमौक्तिकक्षणदर्शनैः। नित्यभोजनसन्तोषपितृब्राह्मणदर्शनैः॥३२॥
through seeing falling frost drops that seemed like pearls and seeing ancestors and brāhmaṇas satisfied by daily meals;
Passage 33
नवदुर्गार्चनोत्साहैर्विजयादशम्युत्सवैः। कार्तिकस्नानमिलितनरनारीसुसङ्गमैः॥३३॥
through zeal in the worship of Navadurgā, the festivals of Vijayādaśamī, and auspicious gatherings of men and women joined for Kārtika bathing;
Passage 34
प्रत्यूषसमयोन्निद्रस्नानसंगतकाहलैः। प्रकाशदीपमालानां शोभादर्शनकौतुकैः॥३४॥
through the early-dawn clamor of bathers awakened and assembled and delight in seeing shining rows of lamps;
Passage 35
सितमन्दिरशोभाभिर्दीपावलिमहोत्सवैः। द्यूतकेलिविनोदनैश्च तुलसीवनपूजनैः॥३५॥
through the beauty of whitewashed homes, the great Dīpāvalī festival, the pleasure of dice play, and the worship of Tulasī groves;
Passage 36
अन्नकूटोत्सवसुखै रत्नाचलसमर्चनैः। सरयूसलिलस्नानसंगताप्सरसां गणैः॥३६॥
through the joy of the Annakūṭa festival, worship of the jeweled mountain, and bands of apsarases gathered to bathe in the Sarayū;
Passage 37
कुञ्जमन्दिरशोभाभिर्नृत्यगीतविनोदनैः। स्वयं रासविलासैश्च गानतालविधानकैः॥३७॥
through the beauty of bower-temples, the pleasures of dance and song, their own rāsa delights, and arrangements of melody and rhythm;
Passage 38
हरिप्रबोधकुतुकैः किन्नरीगणनर्तनैः। सर्वतोभद्रपद्मादिमहामण्डलमण्डनैः॥३८॥
through the festivity of awakening Hari, the dances of kinnarī groups, and the decoration of great maṇḍalas such as Sarvatobhadra and the lotus;
Passage 39
पञ्चभीष्मविधानोत्थनृत्यवाद्यादिदर्शनैः। दम्पतिव्रजपूजाभिः सुन्दरीगणदर्शनैः॥३९॥
through witnessing dance and music arising from the observance of the five Bhīṣma days, the Vraja community's worship of the divine couple, and the sight of groups of beautiful women;
Passage 40
प्रातःस्नानसमायातस्निग्धगोपीनिरीक्षणैः। अनेकमिषसम्प्राप्तपट्टाम्बरधराद्भुतैः॥४०॥
through observing affectionate gopīs arriving for the dawn bath and wondrous figures wearing silk garments obtained under many pretexts;
Passage 41
गोपीगणैः कृतानेकहावभावनिरीक्षणैः। नवीनशीतसमयप्रादुर्भूतकुतूहलैः॥४१॥
through observing the many gestures and emotions performed by groups of gopīs and the wonder produced by the arrival of the new cold season;
Passage 42
कर्पासशीलनैः शोभिविचित्रपटधारणैः। हेमन्तेषु वसन्तीभिर्गृहाभ्यन्तरवेश्मभिः॥४२॥
through handling cotton and wearing beautiful patterned cloth; and in Hemanta, by dwelling with the women in interior chambers;
Passage 43
कूर्पासकञ्चुकवरशीलनैर्घर्मशीलनैः। ताम्बूलभोजनैर्भूरिघुसृणान्तरिताशनैः॥४३॥
through the use of excellent woolen jackets and the cultivation of warmth, eating betel, and abundant foods laced with saffron;
Passage 44
दीपिकाभासितगृहान्तःकालागुरुधूपनैः। सुगन्धितैलाभ्यङ्गैश्च सूर्यांशुस्पर्शशीलनैः। हेमन्तोक्तमहाभोगैः शिशिरेऽपि निषेवणैः॥४४॥
through lamps illuminating the inner rooms, the smoke of black aguru, scented-oil massage, and the enjoyment of the sun's rays; and in winter too, through the same great pleasures described for Hemanta.
Passage 45
क्रीडन्तौ सहजारामौ जनयामासतुर्मुदम्। त्रैलोक्यमङ्गलभरं सुखं पुपुषतुश्च तौ॥४५॥
Sporting thus, Sahajā and Rāma generated joy and together nourished a happiness filled with the auspiciousness of the three worlds.
Passage 46
श्यामां चैव तथा रामां समस्नेहेन मोदयन्। रामानुगत एवासौ ववृते केलिकोविदः॥४६॥
Delighting both Śyāmā and Rāmā with equal affection, that master of play remained wholly devoted to Rāma.
Passage 47
मुक्ताहारधरः किरीटतटयोः प्रोद्दाममुक्तासरः- क्रीडानाट्यकरः कलापटुतरः कैशोरवेशोत्तरः। बद्धाधोनटकच्छसुन्दरवरः प्रोल्लासिपीताम्बरः- श्रीरामः शुशुभेतरां त्रिजगतामेकानुकम्पाकरः॥४७॥
Wearing a pearl necklace, with magnificent strings of pearls at the edges of his crown, creating playful drama, supremely skilled in the arts, and splendid in youthful attire—with the lower folds of his garment beautifully bound and his yellow cloth shining—Śrī Rāma, the one source of compassion for the three worlds, appeared exceedingly glorious.
Passage 48
प्रमोदवनचन्द्रमाः सकलसत्कलाभूषितः- समस्तसुखितव्रजप्रवणगोपिकासौख्यदः। अनेकपरिलालनप्रचयकारिमाङ्गल्यका- निकेतनमहामणिर्विजयते रघूणां पतिः॥४८॥
Victorious is the lord of the Raghus, moon of Pramodavana, adorned with every noble art, giver of happiness to all the loving gopīs of joyful Vraja, the great jewel and abode of auspicious arts expressed through countless tender caresses.
Passage 49
शृङ्गारस्यैष सीमा परममधुरताधौरिणीनां धुरीणः- श्रीमान् श्रीमत्प्रियायाः प्रणयरसधुनीस्रोतसि स्नानशीलः। पूर्णानन्दव्रजेन्दुस्त्रिजगति वितरन् भक्तिपीयूषपानं- श्रीमन्माङ्गल्यकायास्तनय इति मुदं राघवेन्द्रो विधत्ते॥४९॥
He is the limit of amorous rasa, foremost among the bearers of supreme sweetness, illustrious and accustomed to bathing in the river-current of loving rasa that flows from his glorious beloved. The moon of Vraja's perfect bliss, he distributes the nectar-drink of devotion throughout the three worlds; Rāghavendra gives joy as the son of glorious Māṅgalyakā. Source note: The edition prints the unusual form धौरिणीनाम् in the first pāda. It is retained and translated contextually as “bearers.”
Passage 50
इत्यहं राघवेन्द्रस्य रामस्य परमात्मनः। तव पुत्र्याश्च सीतायाः स्वरूपमिदमुक्तवान्॥५०॥
Thus I have explained the essential nature of Rāghavendra Rāma, the supreme Self, and of your daughter Sītā.
Passage 51
इयं श्रीसहजा साक्षाच्छ्रीरामानन्दरूपिणी। सततं भाव्यतां राजन् जन्मबन्धहृतीच्छया॥५१॥
This glorious Sahajā is directly the embodiment of Śrī Rāma's bliss. Contemplate her continually, King, if you wish to destroy the bondage of birth.
Passage 52
कर्माण्यस्यां समर्प्याथ छिन्नकर्माशयो नृप। नित्यब्रह्ममयो भूत्वा मा शोचस्त्वं कृताकृते॥५२॥
Having offered your actions into her, O king, let the repository of karma be severed. Become eternally filled with Brahman and do not grieve over what has or has not been done.
Passage 53
इदं ते गोपनीयं च सहजाकेलिकौतुकम्। अभक्तेभ्यो निन्दकेभ्यो नैष्कृतेभ्यस्तथा नृप॥५३॥
O king, you must conceal this wondrous play of Sahajā from nondevotees, critics, and the malicious.
Passage 54
प्रकाशनीयं रसवर्त्मवेदिने भक्ताय रामाद्भुतकेलिशालिने। निवृत्तमायासदमोहबुद्धये रामं परब्रह्म सदा भजिष्णवे॥५४॥ It should be revealed to a devotee who knows the path of rasa, who abides in Rāma's wondrous play, whose understanding is free from Māyā, weariness, and delusion, and who always worships Rāma as Parabrahman. **इति श्रीमदादिरामायणे ब्रह्मभुशुण्डसंवादे पश्चिमखण्डे भरतलक्ष्मणीये श्रीशुकजनकसंवादे सप्तषष्टितमोऽध्यायः॥६७॥
** Thus ends Chapter Sixty-seven in the dialogue of Śrī Śuka and Janaka, in the Bharata-Lakṣmaṇa section of the Paścima-khaṇḍa of the glorious Ādi Rāmāyaṇa, in the dialogue of Brahmā and Bhuśuṇḍa.