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Vātsalya-rasa

Unit 13 of 233.4.1–3.4.8482 source entries

3.4.1

विभावाद्यैस् तु वात्सल्यं स्थायी पुष्टिम् उपागतः । एष वत्सल-नामात्र प्रोक्तो भक्ति-रसो बुधैः

vibhāvādyais tu vātsalyaṃ sthāyī puṣṭim upāgataḥ | eṣa vatsala-nāmātra prokto bhakti-raso budhaiḥ

English translation

“When vatsala-sthāyī- bhāva is nourished by vibhāva and other elements [of bhakti ], it is called vatlasa-bhakti- rasa by the wise.”

3.4.2

तत्र आलम्बनाः-- कृष्णं तस्य गुरूंश् चात्र प्राहुर् आलम्बनान् बुधाः

tatra ālambanāḥ-- kṛṣṇaṃ tasya gurūṃś cātra prāhur ālambanān budhāḥ

English translation

“The learned say that Kṛṣṇa and the devotees acting as elders are the ālambana for this rasa .”

3.4.3

नव-कुवलय-दाम-श्यामलं कोमलाङ्गं विचलद्-अलक-भृङ्ग-क्रान्त-नेत्राम्बुजान्तम् । व्रज-भुवि विहरन्तं पुत्रम् आलोकयन्ती व्रज-पति-दयितासीत् प्रस्नवोत्पीड-दिग्धा

nava-kuvalaya-dāma-śyāmalaṃ komalāṅgaṃ vicalad-alaka-bhṛṅga-krānta-netrāmbujāntam | vraja-bhuvi viharantaṃ putram ālokayantī vraja-pati-dayitāsīt prasnavotpīḍa-digdhā

English translation

Kṛṣṇa as the viṣaya of vātsalya- rasa : “On seeing her son, who had the complexion of a fresh blue lotus, who had a soft body with lotus eyes touched by bee-like locks of hair, Yaśodā became wet with milk flowing forcefully from her breasts.”

3.4.4

श्यामाङ्गो रुचिरः सर्व-सल्-लक्षण-युतो मृदुः । प्रिय-वाक् सरलो ह्रीमान् विनयी मान्य-मान-कृत् । दातेत्य्-आदि-गुणो कृष्णो विभाव इति कथ्यते

śyāmāṅgo ruciraḥ sarva-sal-lakṣaṇa-yuto mṛduḥ | priya-vāk saralo hrīmān vinayī mānya-māna-kṛt | dātety-ādi-guṇo kṛṣṇo vibhāva iti kathyate

English translation

“The vibhāva of the vātsalya- rasa is Kṛṣṇa , with attractive dark, soft body, endowed with all wonderful characteristics, speaking lovely words. He is honest, shy, obedient, respectful and generous.”

3.4.5

एवं गुणस्य चास्यानुग्राह्यत्वाद् एव कीर्तिता । प्रभावानास्पदतया वेद्यस्यात्र विभावता

evaṃ guṇasya cāsyānugrāhyatvād eva kīrtitā | prabhāvānāspadatayā vedyasyātra vibhāvatā

English translation

“ Kṛṣṇa , endowed with the above-mentioned qualities, but without manifesting powers, is famous as the vibhāva of the vatsala- rasa by accepting Himself as the object of compassion.”

3.4.6

तथा श्री-दशमे (१०.८.४५)-- त्रय्या चोपनिषद्भिश् च साङ्ख्य-योगैश् च सात्वतैः । उपगीयमान-माहात्म्यं हरिं सामन्यतात्मजम्

tathā śrī-daśame (10.8.45)-- trayyā copaniṣadbhiś ca sāṅkhya-yogaiś ca sātvataiḥ | upagīyamāna-māhātmyaṃ hariṃ sāmanyatātmajam

English translation

From the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [10.8.45]: “The glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are studied through the three Vedas , the Upaniṣads , the literature of Sāṅkhya - yoga , and other Vaiṣṇava literature, yet mother Yaśodā considered that Supreme Person her ordinary child.”

3.4.7

विष्णुर् नित्यम् उपास्यते सखि मया तेनात्र नीताः क्षयं शङ्के पूतनिकादयः क्षिति-रुहौ तौ वात्ययोन्मूलितौ । प्रत्यक्षं गिरिर् एष गोष्ट-पतिना रामेण सार्धं धृतस् तत्-तत्-कर्म दुरन्वयं मम शिशोः केनास्य सम्भाव्यते

viṣṇur nityam upāsyate sakhi mayā tenātra nītāḥ kṣayaṃ śaṅke pūtanikādayaḥ kṣiti-ruhau tau vātyayonmūlitau | pratyakṣaṃ girir eṣa goṣṭa-patinā rāmeṇa sārdhaṃ dhṛtas tat-tat-karma duranvayaṃ mama śiśoḥ kenāsya sambhāvyate

English translation

Another example: “Because my husband and I have worshiped Viṣṇu constantly, Pūtana and other demons have been destroyed. The two arjuna trees were uprooted by the wind (and Viṣṇu protected Him). I saw with my own eyes that Govardhana was held up by my husband with Balarāma ’s help, because of worshipping Viṣṇu. How would it be possible for my baby to perform all those difficult tasks?”

3.4.8

अथ गुरवः-- अधिकं-मन्य-भावेन शिक्षा-कारितयापि च । लालकत्वादिनाप्य् अत्र विभावा गुरवो मताः

atha guravaḥ-- adhikaṃ-manya-bhāvena śikṣā-kāritayāpi ca | lālakatvādināpy atra vibhāvā guravo matāḥ

English translation

The elders ( aśraya ): “The elders become vibhāva of vatsala- rasa by thinking themselves greater than Kṛṣṇa , protecting Him and teaching Him.”

3.4.9

भूर्य्-अनुग्रह-चितेन चेतसा लालनोत्कम् अभितः कृपाकुलम् । गौरवेण गुरुणा जगद्-गुरोर् गौरवं गणम् अगण्यम् आश्रये

bhūry-anugraha-citena cetasā lālanotkam abhitaḥ kṛpākulam | gauraveṇa guruṇā jagad-guror gauravaṃ gaṇam agaṇyam āśraye

English translation

An example: “I take shelter of the countless elders, full of desire to remove Kṛṣṇa ’s sorrow, who are eager to care for Him, with hearts filled with great desire to protect Him, though He is the guru for the entire universe.”

3.4.11

देवकी तत्-सपत्न्यश् च कुन्ती चानकदुन्दुभिः । सान्दीपनि-मुखाश् चान्ये यथा-पूर्वम् अमी वराः । व्रजेश्वरी-व्रजाधीशौ श्रेष्ठौ गुरुजनेष्व् इमौ

devakī tat-sapatnyaś ca kuntī cānakadundubhiḥ | sāndīpani-mukhāś cānye yathā-pūrvam amī varāḥ | vrajeśvarī-vrajādhīśau śreṣṭhau gurujaneṣv imau

English translation

“The elders of Kṛṣṇa are Yaśodā , Nanda , Rohiṇī , the gopīs whose sons were stolen by Lord Brahmā , Devakī and other wives of Vasudeva , Kunti , Vasudeva and Sāndīpani Muni . Among the elders, the first in the list are superior to the later ones.”

3.4.12

क्षौमं वासः पृथु-कटि-तटे बिभ्रती सूत्र-नद्धं पुत्र-स्नेह-स्नुत-कुच-युगं जात-कम्पं च सुभ्रूः । रज्ज्व्-आकर्ष-श्रम-भुज-चलत्-कङ्कणौ कुण्डले च स्विन्नं वक्त्रं कबर-विगलन्-मालती निर्ममन्थ

kṣaumaṃ vāsaḥ pṛthu-kaṭi-taṭe bibhratī sūtra-naddhaṃ putra-sneha-snuta-kuca-yugaṃ jāta-kampaṃ ca subhrūḥ | rajjv-ākarṣa-śrama-bhuja-calat-kaṅkaṇau kuṇḍale ca svinnaṃ vaktraṃ kabara-vigalan-mālatī nirmamantha

English translation

The form of Yaśodā , from the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [10.9.3]: “Dressed in a saffron-yellow sari , with a belt tied about her full hips, mother Yaśodā pulled on the churning rope, laboring considerably, her bangles and earrings moving and vibrating and her whole body shaking. Because of her intense love for her child, her breasts were wet with milk. Her face, with its very beautiful eyebrows, was wet with perspiration, and mālatī flowers were falling from her hair.”

3.4.13

डोरी-जुटित-वक्र-केश-पटला सिन्दूर-बिन्दूल्लसत्- सीमान्त-द्युतिर् अङ्ग-भूषण-विधिं नाति-प्रभूतं श्रिता । गोविन्दास्य-निसृष्ट-साश्रु-नयन-द्वन्द्वा नवेन्दीवर- श्याम-श्याम-रुचिर् विचित्र-सिचया गोष्ठेश्वरी पातु वः

ḍorī-juṭita-vakra-keśa-paṭalā sindūra-bindūllasat- sīmānta-dyutir aṅga-bhūṣaṇa-vidhiṃ nāti-prabhūtaṃ śritā | govindāsya-nisṛṣṭa-sāśru-nayana-dvandvā navendīvara- śyāma-śyāma-rucir vicitra-sicayā goṣṭheśvarī pātu vaḥ

English translation

Another description of her form: “The queen of the cowherds, Yaśodā , has wavy hair bound by cords, with a dot of sindhura at the part of her hair. She does not wear many ornaments. Her eyes become filled with tears on seeing Kṛṣṇa . Her complexion is dark like a blue lotus, radiating a dark glow, and she wears colorful clothing. May she protect us!”

3.4.14

तनौ मन्त्र-न्यासं प्रणयति हरेर् गद्गदमयी स-बाष्पाक्षी रक्षा-तिलकम् अलिके कल्पयति च । स्नुवाना प्रत्यूषे दिशति च भुजे कार्मणम् असौ यशोदा मूर्तेव स्फुरति सुत-वात्सल्य-पटली

tanau mantra-nyāsaṃ praṇayati harer gadgadamayī sa-bāṣpākṣī rakṣā-tilakam alike kalpayati ca | snuvānā pratyūṣe diśati ca bhuje kārmaṇam asau yaśodā mūrteva sphurati suta-vātsalya-paṭalī

English translation

Yaśodā ’s motherly affection: “Early in the morning, with milk dripping from her breasts, with choked voice and tears in her eyes, Yaśodā uttered mantras on Kṛṣṇa ’s limbs, placed tilaka on His forehead for His protection, and tied protective herbs on His arm. She was the personification of maternal love.”

3.4.15

तिल-तण्डुलितैः कचैः स्फुरन्तं नव-भाण्डीर-पलाश-चारु-चेलम् । अति-तुन्दिलम् इन्दु-कान्ति-भाजं व्रज-राजं वर-कूर्चम् अर्चयामि

tila-taṇḍulitaiḥ kacaiḥ sphurantaṃ nava-bhāṇḍīra-palāśa-cāru-celam | ati-tundilam indu-kānti-bhājaṃ vraja-rājaṃ vara-kūrcam arcayāmi

English translation

Nanda ’s form: “I worship Nanda, the corpulent king of Vraja , who has a mixture of black and white hair on his head, an attractive beard as white as the moon, and clothing the color of a new banyan leaf.”

3.4.16

अवलम्ब्य कराङ्गुलिं निजां स्खलद्-अङ्घ्रि प्रसरन्तम् अङ्गने । उरसि स्रवद्-अश्रु-निर्झरो मुमुदे प्रेक्ष्य सुतं व्रजाधिपः

avalambya karāṅguliṃ nijāṃ skhalad-aṅghri prasarantam aṅgane | urasi sravad-aśru-nirjharo mumude prekṣya sutaṃ vrajādhipaḥ

English translation

His parental affection: “ Kṛṣṇa held the fingers of Nanda as He walked about the yard on unsteady feet. Seeing his son begin to walk, Nanda was inundated with bliss, and his chest became covered with tears.”

3.4.17

अथ उद्दीपनाः-- कौमारादि-वयो-रूप-वेशाः शैशव-चापलम् । जल्पित-स्मित-लीलाद्याः बुधैर् उद्दीपनाः स्मृताः

atha uddīpanāḥ-- kaumārādi-vayo-rūpa-veśāḥ śaiśava-cāpalam | jalpita-smita-līlādyāḥ budhair uddīpanāḥ smṛtāḥ

English translation

Uddīpanas : “The uddīpanas for vatsala- rasa are said to be Kṛṣṇa ’s three ages starting with kaumāra , His form, His cloth, His naughty activities, His laughing and His playing.”

3.4.18

तत्र कौमारम्-- आद्यं मध्यं तथा शेषं कौमारं त्रि-विधं मतम्

tatra kaumāram-- ādyaṃ madhyaṃ tathā śeṣaṃ kaumāraṃ tri-vidhaṃ matam

English translation

“The kaumāra age has three stages: beginning, middle and end.”

3.4.19

तत्र आद्यम्-- स्थूल-मध्योरुतापाङ्ग-श्वेतिमा स्वल्प-दन्तता । प्रव्यक्त-मार्दवत्वं च कौमारे प्रथमे सति

tatra ādyam-- sthūla-madhyorutāpāṅga-śvetimā svalpa-dantatā | pravyakta-mārdavatvaṃ ca kaumāre prathame sati

English translation

The first part of kaumāra : “At the beginning of the kaumāra age, His waist and thighs are chubby. The edges of His eyes are white, His teeth beging to appear slightly and His body is very tender.”

3.4.20

त्रि-चतुर-दशन-स्फुरन्-मुखेन्दुं पृथुतर-मध्य-कटि-रकोरु-सीमा । नव-कुवलय-कोमलः कुमारो मुदम् अधिकां व्रज-नाथयोर् व्यतानीत्

tri-catura-daśana-sphuran-mukhenduṃ pṛthutara-madhya-kaṭi-rakoru-sīmā | nava-kuvalaya-komalaḥ kumāro mudam adhikāṃ vraja-nāthayor vyatānīt

English translation

An example: “This young boy, showing three or four teeth, with chubby waist and thighs, who was as soft as a fresh blue lotus, gave extraordinary joy to Nanda and Yaśodā .”

3.4.21

अस्मिन् मुहुः पद-क्षेप-क्षणिके रुदित-स्मिते । स्वाङ्गुष्ठ-पानम् उत्तान-शयनाद्यं च चेष्टितम्

asmin muhuḥ pada-kṣepa-kṣaṇike rudita-smite | svāṅguṣṭha-pānam uttāna-śayanādyaṃ ca ceṣṭitam

English translation

“ Kṛṣṇa ’s activities at the beginning of the kaumāra age are kicking up His legs, momentary crying or laughing, sucking His thumb and sleeping on His back.”

3.4.22

मुख-पुट-कृत-पादाम्भोरुहाङ्गुष्ठ-मूर्ध- प्रचल-चरण-युग्मं पुत्रम् उत्तान-सुप्तम् । क्षणम् इह विरुदन्तं स्मेर-वक्त्रं क्षणं सा तिलम् अपि विरतासीन् नेक्षितुं गोष्ठ-राज्ञी

mukha-puṭa-kṛta-pādāmbhoruhāṅguṣṭha-mūrdha- pracala-caraṇa-yugmaṃ putram uttāna-suptam | kṣaṇam iha virudantaṃ smera-vaktraṃ kṣaṇaṃ sā tilam api viratāsīn nekṣituṃ goṣṭha-rājñī

English translation

An example: “Yaśoda could not stop looking at Her son sucking His big toe, throwing His two feet in the air, lying on His back, sometimes crying and sometimes laughing.”

3.4.23

अत्र व्याघ्र-नखं कण्ठे रक्षा-तिलक-मङ्गलम् । पट्ट-डोरी कटौ हस्ते सूत्रम् इत्य् आदि मण्डनम्

atra vyāghra-nakhaṃ kaṇṭhe rakṣā-tilaka-maṅgalam | paṭṭa-ḍorī kaṭau haste sūtram ity ādi maṇḍanam

English translation

“The ornaments of the kaumāra age are a tiger claw around His neck, tilak for protection, mascara on His eyes, a cord around His waist and a string tied on His wrist.”

3.4.24

तरक्षु-नख-मण्डलं नव-तमाल-पत्र-द्युतिं शिशुं रुचिर-रोचना-कृत-तमाल-पत्र-श्रियम् । धृत-प्रतिसरं कटि-स्फुरित-पट्ट-सूत्र-स्रजं व्रजेश-गृहिणी सुतं न किल वीक्ष्य तृप्तिं ययौ

tarakṣu-nakha-maṇḍalaṃ nava-tamāla-patra-dyutiṃ śiśuṃ rucira-rocanā-kṛta-tamāla-patra-śriyam | dhṛta-pratisaraṃ kaṭi-sphurita-paṭṭa-sūtra-srajaṃ vrajeśa-gṛhiṇī sutaṃ na kila vīkṣya tṛptiṃ yayau

English translation

An example: “Looking at her son possessing the complexion of a new tamāla leaf, with a tiger claw around His neck, with yellow gorocana tilaka , with a string tied around His wrist and a silk cord around His waist, Yaśoda could never satisfy her eyes.”

3.4.25

अथ मध्यमम्-- दृक्-तटी-भाग्-अलकतानग्नता च्छिद्रि-कर्णता । कलोक्ति-रिङ्गनाद्यं च कौमारे सति मध्यमे

atha madhyamam-- dṛk-taṭī-bhāg-alakatānagnatā cchidri-karṇatā | kalokti-riṅganādyaṃ ca kaumāre sati madhyame

English translation

Middle kaumāra age: “In the middle kaumāra age, Kṛṣṇa has locks of hair falling to His eyes. He appears with partial clothing, He has pierced ears, He utters sweet, unclear words, and He begins to crawl.”

3.4.26

विचलद्-अलक-रुद्ध-भ्रू-कुटी चञ्चलाक्षं कल-वचनम् उदञ्चन् नूतन-श्रोत्र-रन्ध्रम् । अलघु-रचित-रिङ्गं गोकुले दिग्-दुकूलं तनयम् अमृत-सिन्धौ प्रेक्ष्य माता न्यमाङ्क्षीत्

vicalad-alaka-ruddha-bhrū-kuṭī cañcalākṣaṃ kala-vacanam udañcan nūtana-śrotra-randhram | alaghu-racita-riṅgaṃ gokule dig-dukūlaṃ tanayam amṛta-sindhau prekṣya mātā nyamāṅkṣīt

English translation

“Mother Yaśodā drowned in an ocean of bliss on seeing her partially naked son with locks hanging down to His brow, with darting eyes, inarticulate words and fresh holes in His ears, as He crawled about more frequently.”

3.4.27

घ्राणस्य शिखरे मुक्ता नव-नीतं कराम्बुजे । किङ्किण्य्-आदि च कट्यादौ प्रसाधनम् इहोदितम्

ghrāṇasya śikhare muktā nava-nītaṃ karāmbuje | kiṅkiṇy-ādi ca kaṭyādau prasādhanam ihoditam

English translation

“The decorations of the middle kaumāra period are a pearl at the tip of His nose, butter in His hand and bells around His waist.”

3.4.28

क्वणित-कनक-किङ्किणी-कलापं स्मित-मुखम् उज्ज्वल-नासिकाग्रम् उक्तम् । कर-धृत-नवनीत-पिण्डम् अग्रे तनयम् अवेक्ष्य ननन्द नन्द-पत्नी

kvaṇita-kanaka-kiṅkiṇī-kalāpaṃ smita-mukham ujjvala-nāsikāgram uktam | kara-dhṛta-navanīta-piṇḍam agre tanayam avekṣya nananda nanda-patnī

English translation

An example: “ Nanda ’s wife derived great pleasure from seeing Kṛṣṇa in front of her, with small gold bells jingling around His waist, with a pearl in His nose and butter in His hand.”

3.4.29

अथ शेषम्-- अत्र किञ्चित् कृशं मध्यम् ईषत्-प्रथिम-भाग् उरः । शिरश् च काक-पक्षाढ्यं कौमारे चरमे सति

atha śeṣam-- atra kiñcit kṛśaṃ madhyam īṣat-prathima-bhāg uraḥ | śiraś ca kāka-pakṣāḍhyaṃ kaumāre carame sati

English translation

Late kaumāra age: “During the last part of the kaumāra age, Kṛṣṇa ’s waist becomes slightly thinner, His chest becomes slightly broader, and three braids hang down His back.”

3.4.30

स मनाग् अपचीयमान-मध्यः प्रथिमोपक्रम-शिक्षणार्थि-वक्षाः । दधद्-आकुल-काक-पक्ष-लक्ष्मीं जननीं स्तम्भयति स्म दिव्य-डिम्भः

sa manāg apacīyamāna-madhyaḥ prathimopakrama-śikṣaṇārthi-vakṣāḥ | dadhad-ākula-kāka-pakṣa-lakṣmīṃ jananīṃ stambhayati sma divya-ḍimbhaḥ

English translation

An example: “The sight of the charming child with thin waist, slightly broadened chest, and three braids ties at the back of His head completely stunned His mother.”

3.4.31

धटी फण-पडी चात्र किञ्चिद्-वन्य-विभूषणम् । लघु-वेत्रक-रत्नादि मण्डनं परिकीर्तितम्

dhaṭī phaṇa-paḍī cātra kiñcid-vanya-vibhūṣaṇam | laghu-vetraka-ratnādi maṇḍanaṃ parikīrtitam

English translation

“A long narrow cloth wrapped around the waist, cloth folded to resemble a serpent’s head at the front, flower ornaments and a small stick in His hand are considered the ornaments of the last part of the kaumāra age.”

3.4.32

वत्स-रक्षा व्रजाभ्यर्णे वयस्यैः सह खेलनम् । पाव-शृङ्ग-दलादीनां वादनाद्य् अत्र चेष्टितम्

vatsa-rakṣā vrajābhyarṇe vayasyaiḥ saha khelanam | pāva-śṛṅga-dalādīnāṃ vādanādy atra ceṣṭitam

English translation

“The activities of the last part of kaumāra age are herding the calves near Vraja , playing with friends, and playing on small flutes, horns and leaves.”

3.4.33

शिखण्ड-कृत-शेखरः फण-पटीं दधत् करे च लगुडीं लघुं सवयसां कुलैर् आवृतः । अवन्न् इह शकृत्-करीन् परिसरे व्रजस्य प्रिये सुतस् तव कृतार्थयत्य् अहह पश्य नेत्राणि नः

śikhaṇḍa-kṛta-śekharaḥ phaṇa-paṭīṃ dadhat kare ca laguḍīṃ laghuṃ savayasāṃ kulair āvṛtaḥ | avann iha śakṛt-karīn parisare vrajasya priye sutas tava kṛtārthayaty ahaha paśya netrāṇi naḥ

English translation

An example of activities of late kaumāra : “O dear wife! Just look! Your son, with a peacock feather on His head and the hood-shaped cloth decoration, carrying a stick and surrounded by His friends, is herding the calves at the edge of Vraja . By seeing Him, our eyes have become successful.”

3.4.34

अथ पौगण्डम्-- पौगण्डादि पुरैवोक्तं तेन सङ्क्षिप्य लिख्यते

atha paugaṇḍam-- paugaṇḍādi puraivoktaṃ tena saṅkṣipya likhyate

English translation

Paugaṇḍa age: “Since the paugaṇḍa age was described previously [as the uddīpana for sakhya - rasa , 3.3.61-77], it is only summarized here.”

3.4.35

पथि पथि सुरभीणान् अंशुकोत्तंसि-मूर्धा धवलिम् अयुग्-अपाङ्गो मण्डितः कञ्चुकेन । लघु लघु परिगुञ्जन्-मञ्जु-मञ्जीर-युग्मं व्रज-भुवि मम वत्सः कच्च-देशाद् उपैति

pathi pathi surabhīṇān aṃśukottaṃsi-mūrdhā dhavalim ayug-apāṅgo maṇḍitaḥ kañcukena | laghu laghu pariguñjan-mañju-mañjīra-yugmaṃ vraja-bhuvi mama vatsaḥ kacca-deśād upaiti

English translation

An example: “My son with white edges on His eyes, wearing a turban and jacket, is returning to Vraja from the riverbank, following behind the cows while His attractive ankle bells jingle.”

3.4.36

अरुणिम-युग्-अपाङ्गस् तुङ्ग-वक्षः-कपाटी- विलुठद्-अमल-हारो रम्य-रोमावलि-श्रीः । पुरुष-मणिर् अयं मे देवकि श्यामलाङ्गस् त्वद्-उदर-खनि-जन्मा नेत्रम् उच्चैर् धिनोति

aruṇima-yug-apāṅgas tuṅga-vakṣaḥ-kapāṭī- viluṭhad-amala-hāro ramya-romāvali-śrīḥ | puruṣa-maṇir ayaṃ me devaki śyāmalāṅgas tvad-udara-khani-janmā netram uccair dhinoti

English translation

Kaiśora age: “O Yaśoda! That jewel of a man, dark in color, who came from the mine of your womb, with reddish edges on His eyes, with raised chest and necklace hanging on His throat, and a line of hair raising on His belly, is giving pleasure to my eyes.”

3.4.37

नव्येन यौवनेनापि दीव्यन् गोष्ठेन्द्र-नन्दनः । भाति केवल-वात्सल्य-भाजां पौगण्ड-भाग् इव

navyena yauvanenāpi dīvyan goṣṭhendra-nandanaḥ | bhāti kevala-vātsalya-bhājāṃ paugaṇḍa-bhāg iva

English translation

“Though Kṛṣṇa is beautiful in the age of nava -yauvana (late kaiśora ), He appears as if He were still in the paugaṇḍa age for those fixed in pure vātsalya- rasa .”

3.4.38

सुकुमारेण पौगण्ड-वयसा सङ्गतो ऽप्य् असौ । किशोराभः सदा दास-विशेषाणां प्रभासते

sukumāreṇa paugaṇḍa-vayasā saṅgato 'py asau | kiśorābhaḥ sadā dāsa-viśeṣāṇāṃ prabhāsate

English translation

“And when Kṛṣṇa is in the delicate paugaṇḍa age, He appears to be in the kaiśora age for certain types of persons in dāsya- rasa .”

3.4.39

पारीर् भिनत्ति विकिरत्य् अजिरे दधीनि सन्तानिकां हरति कृन्तति मन्थ-दण्डम् । वह्नौ क्षिपत्य् अविरतं नव-नीतम् इत्थं मातुः प्रमोद-भरम् एव हरिस् तनोति

pārīr bhinatti vikiraty ajire dadhīni santānikāṃ harati kṛntati mantha-daṇḍam | vahnau kṣipaty avirataṃ nava-nītam itthaṃ mātuḥ pramoda-bharam eva haris tanoti

English translation

The insolence of His kaiśora age: “ Kṛṣṇa gave bliss to Mother Yaśodā by breaking the milk pots, scattering the yogurt, stealing the cream off the milk, breaking the churning rod and constantly throwing butter on the fire.”

3.4.40

प्रेक्ष्य प्रेक्ष्य दिशः स-शङ्कम् असकृन् मन्दं पदं निक्षिपन् नायात्य् एष लतान्तरे स्फुटम् इतो गव्यं हरिष्यन् हरिः । तिष्ठ स्वैरम् अजानतीव मुखरे चौर्य-भ्रमद्-भ्रू-लतं त्रस्यल्-लोचनम् अस्य शुष्यद्-अधरं रम्यं दिदृक्षे मुखम्

prekṣya prekṣya diśaḥ sa-śaṅkam asakṛn mandaṃ padaṃ nikṣipan nāyāty eṣa latāntare sphuṭam ito gavyaṃ hariṣyan hariḥ | tiṣṭha svairam ajānatīva mukhare caurya-bhramad-bhrū-lataṃ trasyal-locanam asya śuṣyad-adharaṃ ramyaṃ didṛkṣe mukham

English translation

Another example: “O Mukharā! Kṛṣṇa , looking all around in fear and walking softly, has certainly come to steal the butter by darting out from behind the creepers. Remain here, pretending not to know. I desire to see His attractive face, dry and with frightened eyes as He moves His brows, thinking of how to steal the butter.”

3.4.41

अथ अनुभावाः-- अनुभावाः शिरो-घ्राणं करेणाङ्गाभिमार्जनम् । आशीर्वादो निदेशश् च लालनं प्रतिपालनम् । हितोपदेश-दानाद्या वत्सले परिकीर्तिताः

atha anubhāvāḥ-- anubhāvāḥ śiro-ghrāṇaṃ kareṇāṅgābhimārjanam | āśīrvādo nideśaś ca lālanaṃ pratipālanam | hitopadeśa-dānādyā vatsale parikīrtitāḥ

English translation

“The anubhāvas in vatsala- rasa are smelling Kṛṣṇa ’s head, rubbing His body with one’s hands, giving blessings to Him, giving Him orders, caring for Him, protecting Him and giving beneficial instructions.”

3.4.42

तद्-ईक्षणोत्प्रेम-रसाप्लुताशया जातानुरागा गत-मन्यवो ऽर्भकान् । उदुह्य दोर्भिः परिरभ्य मूर्धनि घ्राणैर् अवापुः परमां मुदं ते

tad-īkṣaṇotprema-rasāplutāśayā jātānurāgā gata-manyavo 'rbhakān | uduhya dorbhiḥ parirabhya mūrdhani ghrāṇair avāpuḥ paramāṃ mudaṃ te

English translation

Smelling His head, from the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [10.13.33]: “At that time, all the thoughts of the cowherd men merged in the mellow of paternal love, which was aroused by the sight of their sons. Experiencing a great attraction, their anger completely disappearing, they lifted their sons, embraced them in their arms and enjoyed the highest pleasure by smelling their sons' heads.”

3.4.43

दुग्धेन दिग्धा कुच-विच्युतेन समग्रम् आघ्राय शिरः सपिच्छम् । करेण गोष्ठेशितुर् अङ्गनेयम् अङ्गानि पुत्रस्य मुहुर् ममार्ज

dugdhena digdhā kuca-vicyutena samagram āghrāya śiraḥ sapiccham | kareṇa goṣṭheśitur aṅganeyam aṅgāni putrasya muhur mamārja

English translation

Another example: “ Nanda ’s wife, with milk flowing from her breasts and soaking her body, after after smelling His head bedecked with peacock feather, began to rub His limbs with her hands repeatedly.”

3.4.44

चुम्बाश्लेषौ तथाह्वानं नाम-ग्रहण-पूर्वकम् । उपालम्भादयश् चात्र मित्रैः साधारणाः क्रियाः

cumbāśleṣau tathāhvānaṃ nāma-grahaṇa-pūrvakam | upālambhādayaś cātra mitraiḥ sādhāraṇāḥ kriyāḥ

English translation

“The elders’ activities of kissing Him, embracing Him, calling out His name and criticizing Him are anubhāvas in common with the friends.”

3.4.45

अथ सात्त्विकाः-- नवात्र सात्त्विकाः स्तन्य-स्रावः स्तम्भादयश् च ते

atha sāttvikāḥ-- navātra sāttvikāḥ stanya-srāvaḥ stambhādayaś ca te

English translation

Sāttvika-bhāvas : “The sāttvika -bhāvas of vātsalya- bhakti - rasa are the eight starting with stambha (paralysis) and also milk flowing from the breasts of the women.”

3.4.46

तन्-मातरो वेणु-रव-त्वरोत्थिता उत्थाप्य दोर्भिः परिरभ्य निर्भरम् । स्नेह-स्नुत-स्तन्य-पयः-सुधासवं मत्वा परं ब्रह्म सुतान् अपाययन्

tan-mātaro veṇu-rava-tvarotthitā utthāpya dorbhiḥ parirabhya nirbharam | sneha-snuta-stanya-payaḥ-sudhāsavaṃ matvā paraṃ brahma sutān apāyayan

English translation

Milk flowing from the breasts, from the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [10.13.23]: “The mothers of the boys, upon hearing the sounds of the flutes and bugles being played by their sons, immediately rose from their household tasks, lifted their boys onto their laps, embraced them with both arms and began to feed them with their breast milk, which flowed forth because of extreme love specifically for Kṛṣṇa . Actually Kṛṣṇa is everything, but at that time, expressing extreme love and affection, they took special pleasure in feeding Kṛṣṇa, the Parabrahman, and Kṛṣṇa drank the milk from His respective mothers as if it were a nectarean beverage.”

3.4.47

निचुलित-गिरि-धातु-स्फीत-पत्रावलीकान् अखिल-सुरभि-रेणून् क्षालयद्भिर् यशोदा । कुच-कलस-विमुक्तैः स्नेह-माध्वीक-मध्यैस् तव नवम् अभिषेकं दुग्ध-पूरैः करोति

niculita-giri-dhātu-sphīta-patrāvalīkān akhila-surabhi-reṇūn kṣālayadbhir yaśodā | kuca-kalasa-vimuktaiḥ sneha-mādhvīka-madhyais tava navam abhiṣekaṃ dugdha-pūraiḥ karoti

English translation

Another example, from Lalita- mādhava : “O Kṛṣṇa ! Yaśodā , by most pure streams of milk mixed with the honey of her affection flowing from the pots of her breasts, is washing away the dust raised by the cows’ hooves which covers the painted patterns on Your body, derived from the minerals found in the mountains. In this way she performs Your first bath.”

3.4.48

कथम् अपि परिरब्धुं न क्षमा स्तब्ध-गात्री कलयितुम् अपि नालं बाष्प-पुर-प्लुताक्षी । न च सुतम् उपदेष्टुं रुद्ध-कण्ठी समर्था दधतम् अचलम् आसीद् व्याकुला गोकुलेशा

katham api parirabdhuṃ na kṣamā stabdha-gātrī kalayitum api nālaṃ bāṣpa-pura-plutākṣī | na ca sutam upadeṣṭuṃ ruddha-kaṇṭhī samarthā dadhatam acalam āsīd vyākulā gokuleśā

English translation

“The disturbed queen of Gokula could not embrace Kṛṣṇa , the lifter of Govardhana , because her limbs were paralyzed. Nor could she gaze upon Him, because her eyes were filled with tears. Nor could she instruct Him, because her voice was choked up.”

3.4.49

अथ व्यभिचारिणः-- तत्रापस्मार-सहिताः प्रीतोक्ताः व्यभिचारिणः

atha vyabhicāriṇaḥ-- tatrāpasmāra-sahitāḥ prītoktāḥ vyabhicāriṇaḥ

English translation

Vyabhicārī- bhāvas : “The vyabhicātī-bhāvas of vātsalya- bhakti - rasa are the same as those for prīti -bhakti-rasa , with the addition of apasmāra .”

3.4.50

यशोदापि महाभागा नष्ट-लब्ध-प्रजा सती । परिष्वजाङ्कम् आरोप्य मुमोचाश्रु-कलां मुहुः

yaśodāpi mahābhāgā naṣṭa-labdha-prajā satī | pariṣvajāṅkam āropya mumocāśru-kalāṃ muhuḥ

English translation

Harṣa (joy), from the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [10.17.20]: “The greatly fortunate mother Yaśodā , having lost her son and then regained Him, placed Him on her lap. That chaste lady cried constant torrents of tears as she repeatedly embraced Him.”

3.4.51

जित-चन्द्र-पराग-चन्द्रिका नलदेन्दीवर-चन्दन-श्रियम् । परितो मयि शैत्य-माधुरीं वहति स्पर्श-महोत्सवस् तव

jita-candra-parāga-candrikā naladendīvara-candana-śriyam | parito mayi śaitya-mādhurīṃ vahati sparśa-mahotsavas tava

English translation

Another example, from Vidagdha- mādhava : “O Kṛṣṇa ! The great bliss generated from Your touch produces in me the most pleasant coolness, which conquers the coolness of abundant camphor, moonlight, the herb uśīra (spikenard), the blue lotus or sandalwood.”

3.4.52

अथ स्थायी-- सम्भ्रमादि-च्युता या स्याद् अनुकम्पे ऽनुकम्पितुः । रतिः सैवात्र वात्सल्यं स्थायी भावो निगद्यते

atha sthāyī-- sambhramādi-cyutā yā syād anukampe 'nukampituḥ | ratiḥ saivātra vātsalyaṃ sthāyī bhāvo nigadyate

English translation

Sthāyī- bhāva : “The rati of a person dispensing compassion directed toward a worthy object is called vatsala-rati . This vatsala-rati is said to be the sthāyī-bhāva for vatsala- rasa .”

3.4.53

यशोदादेस् तु वात्सल्य-रतिः प्रौढा निसर्गतः । प्रेमवत् स्नेहवद् भाति कदाचित् किल रागवत्

yaśodādes tu vātsalya-ratiḥ prauḍhā nisargataḥ | premavat snehavad bhāti kadācit kila rāgavat

English translation

“The vatsala- rati of Yaśodā and others is at the stage of very intense rāga by its very nature. Just as other ratis gradually increase to prema and then sneha , sometimes vatsala-rati also appears externally to increase to prema, sneha and rāga , but internally it is always on the level of rāga .”

3.4.54

नन्दः स्व-पुत्रम् आदाय प्रेत्यागतम् उदार-धीः । मूर्ध्न्य् उपाघ्राय परमां मुदं लेभे कुरूद्वह

nandaḥ sva-putram ādāya pretyāgatam udāra-dhīḥ | mūrdhny upāghrāya paramāṃ mudaṃ lebhe kurūdvaha

English translation

“O Mahārāja Parīkṣit , best of the Kurus , Nanda Mahārāja was very liberal and simple. He immediately took his son Kṛṣṇa on his lap as if Kṛṣṇa had returned from death, and by formally smelling his son's head, Nanda Mahārāja undoubtedly enjoyed transcendental bliss.”

3.4.55

विन्यस्त-श्रुति-पालिर् अद्य मुरली-निस्वान-शुश्रूषा भूयः प्रस्रव-वर्षिणी द्विगुणितोत्कण्ठा प्रदोषोदये । गेहाद् अङ्गनम् अङ्गनात् पुनर् असौ गेहं विशन्त्य् आकुला गोविन्दस्य मुहुर् व्रजेन्द्र-गृहिणी पन्थानम् आलोकते

vinyasta-śruti-pālir adya muralī-nisvāna-śuśrūṣā bhūyaḥ prasrava-varṣiṇī dviguṇitotkaṇṭhā pradoṣodaye | gehād aṅganam aṅganāt punar asau gehaṃ viśanty ākulā govindasya muhur vrajendra-gṛhiṇī panthānam ālokate

English translation

Another example: “Today, Mother Yaśodā pricked up her ears in order to hear the sound of the flute . But as evening approached, her longing doubled in intensity. Milk flowed from her breasts, and repeatedly she went out of the house into the yard and then reentered the house. In complete anxiety, she constantly gazed at the path by which Kṛṣṇa would return.”

3.4.56

प्रेक्ष्य तत्र मुनि-राज-मण्डलैः स्तूयमानम् असि मुक्त-सम्भ्रमा । कृष्णम् अङ्कम् अभि गोकुलेश्वरी प्रस्नुता कुरु-भुवि न्यवीविशत्

prekṣya tatra muni-rāja-maṇḍalaiḥ stūyamānam asi mukta-sambhramā | kṛṣṇam aṅkam abhi gokuleśvarī prasnutā kuru-bhuvi nyavīviśat

English translation

Yaśodā ’s appearing to have prema: “Knowing from talking to others that Kṛṣṇa was being glorified by the sages at that place, Yaśodā, milk flowing from her breasts, entered Kurukṣetra without reverence for Him as the Lord.”

3.4.57

देवक्या विवृत-प्रसू-चरितयाप्य् उन्मृज्यमानानने भूयोभिर् वसुदेव-नन्दनतयाप्य् उद्घूष्यमाणे जनैः । गोविन्दे मिहिर-ग्रहोत्सुकतया क्षेत्रं कुरोर् आगते प्रेमा वल्लव-नाथयोर् अतितराम् उल्लासम् एवाययौ

devakyā vivṛta-prasū-caritayāpy unmṛjyamānānane bhūyobhir vasudeva-nandanatayāpy udghūṣyamāṇe janaiḥ | govinde mihira-grahotsukatayā kṣetraṃ kuror āgate premā vallava-nāthayor atitarām ullāsam evāyayau

English translation

Another example: “When Kṛṣṇa went to Kurukṣetra with eager heart to observe the solar eclipse, people glorified Him as the son of Vasudeva . Devakī , performing activities suitable for a mother, wiped the tears from His face, while Nanda and Yaśodā ’s prema simply increased even more.”

3.4.58

पीयूष-द्युतिभिः स्तनाद्रि-पतितैः क्षीरोत्करैर् जाह्नवी कालिन्दी च विलोचनाब्ज-जनितैर् जाताञ्जन-श्यामलैः । आरान्-मध्यम-वेदिम् आपतितयोः क्लिन्ना तयोः सङ्गमे वृत्तासि व्रज-राज्ञि तत्-सुत-मुख-प्रेक्षां स्फुटं वाञ्छसि

pīyūṣa-dyutibhiḥ stanādri-patitaiḥ kṣīrotkarair jāhnavī kālindī ca vilocanābja-janitair jātāñjana-śyāmalaiḥ | ārān-madhyama-vedim āpatitayoḥ klinnā tayoḥ saṅgame vṛttāsi vraja-rājñi tat-suta-mukha-prekṣāṃ sphuṭaṃ vāñchasi

English translation

Yaśodā appearing to have sneha : “O queen of Vraja ! The Gaṅgā River has sprung up through streams of sweet milk falling from the mountains of your breasts, and the Yamunā has sprung up through the tears mixed with black mascara falling from your lotus eyes. Those rivers are mixing on the altar of your torso. Being bathed at the junction of the two rivers, you clearly desire to see the face of your son.”

3.4.59

तुषावति तुषानलो ऽप्य् उपरि तस्य बद्ध-स्थितिर् भवन्तम् अवलोकते यदि मुकुन्द गोष्ठेश्वरी । सुधाम्बुधिर् अपि स्फुटं विकट-काल-कूटत्य् अलं स्थिता यदि न तत्र ते वदन-पद्मम् उद्वीक्ष्यते

tuṣāvati tuṣānalo 'py upari tasya baddha-sthitir bhavantam avalokate yadi mukunda goṣṭheśvarī | sudhāmbudhir api sphuṭaṃ vikaṭa-kāla-kūṭaty alaṃ sthitā yadi na tatra te vadana-padmam udvīkṣyate

English translation

Yaśodā appearing to manifest rāga (though she always has rāga ): “O Mukunda ! If Yaśodā is placed on a fire made from grain chaff, but can see You, the fire becomes as cool as ice. If she is placed in an ocean of nectar, but cannot see You, the ocean of nectar becomes as sharp as Kālakūṭa poison.”

3.4.60

वत्सस्य हन्त शरद्-इन्दु-विनिन्दि-वक्त्रं सम्पादयिष्यति कदा नयनोत्सवं नः । इत्य् अच्युते विहरति व्रज-बाटिकायाम् ऊर्वी त्वरा जयति देवक-नन्दिनीनाम्

vatsasya hanta śarad-indu-vinindi-vaktraṃ sampādayiṣyati kadā nayanotsavaṃ naḥ | ity acyute viharati vraja-bāṭikāyām ūrvī tvarā jayati devaka-nandinīnām

English translation

Utkaṇṭhita (separation before meeting for the firs time):

“When Kṛṣṇa was playing on the grounds of Vraja, the daughters of Devaka thought ‘O! When will we see the face of Kṛṣṇa, which conquers the autumn moon?’ All glories to their great impatience!”

3.4.61

भ्रातस् तनयं भ्रातुर् मम सन्दिश गान्दिनी-पुत्र । भ्रातृव्येषु वसन्ती दिदृक्षते त्वां हरे कुन्ती

bhrātas tanayaṃ bhrātur mama sandiśa gāndinī-putra | bhrātṛvyeṣu vasantī didṛkṣate tvāṃ hare kuntī

English translation

Another example: “O Akrūra ! Tell Kṛṣṇa , the son of my brother, that Kuntī , dwelling among the enemy, is longing to see Him.”

3.4.62

वियोगो, यथा श्री-दशमे (१०.४६.२८)-- यशोदा वर्ण्यमानानि पुत्रस्य चरिताणि च । शृण्वत्य् अश्रूण्य् अस्राक्षीत् स्नेह-स्नुत-पयोधरा

viyogo, yathā śrī-daśame (10.46.28)-- yaśodā varṇyamānāni putrasya caritāṇi ca | śṛṇvaty aśrūṇy asrākṣīt sneha-snuta-payodharā

English translation

Viyoga (separation after meeting), from the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [10.46.28]: “As mother Yaśodā heard the descriptions of her son's activities, she poured out her tears, and milk flowed from her breasts out of love.”

3.4.63

याते राज-पुरं हरौ मुख-तटी व्याकीर्ण-धूम्रालका पश्य स्रस्त-तनुः कठोर-लुठनैर् देहे व्रणं कुर्वती । क्षीणा गोष्ठ-मही-महेन्द्र-महिषी हा पुत्र पुत्रेत्य् असौ क्रोशन्ती करयोर् युगेन कुरुते कष्टाद् उरस्-ताडनम्

yāte rāja-puraṃ harau mukha-taṭī vyākīrṇa-dhūmrālakā paśya srasta-tanuḥ kaṭhora-luṭhanair dehe vraṇaṃ kurvatī | kṣīṇā goṣṭha-mahī-mahendra-mahiṣī hā putra putrety asau krośantī karayor yugena kurute kaṣṭād uras-tāḍanam

English translation

Another example: “Just see! Now that Kṛṣṇa has gone to Mathurā , thin Yaśodā , her face covered by scattered gray hair, injures her body by falling roughly on the ground. She shouts ‘O my son! O my son!’ and beats her chest with her two hands.”

3.4.64

बहूनाम् अपि सद्-भावे वियोगे ऽत्र तु केचन । चिन्ता विषाद-निर्वेद-जाड्य-दैन्यानि चापलम् । उन्माद-मोहाव् इत्य् आद्या अत्युद्रेकं व्रजन्त्य् अमी

bahūnām api sad-bhāve viyoge 'tra tu kecana | cintā viṣāda-nirveda-jāḍya-dainyāni cāpalam | unmāda-mohāv ity ādyā atyudrekaṃ vrajanty amī

English translation

“Though many vyābhicārī-bhāvas are possible in vatsala- rasa , during viyoga only cintā , viṣāda , nirveda , jāḍyam, dainyam, cāpalya, unmāda and moha are prominent.”

3.4.65

मन्द-स्पन्दम् अभूत् क्लमैर् अलघुभिः सन्दानितं मानसं द्वन्द्वं लोचनयोश् चिराद् अविचल-व्याभुग्न-तारं स्थितम् । निश्वासैः स्रवद् एव पाकम् अयते स्तन्यं च तप्तैर् इदं नूनं वल्लव-राज्ञि पुत्र-विरहोद्घूर्णाभिर् आक्रम्यसे

manda-spandam abhūt klamair alaghubhiḥ sandānitaṃ mānasaṃ dvandvaṃ locanayoś cirād avicala-vyābhugna-tāraṃ sthitam | niśvāsaiḥ sravad eva pākam ayate stanyaṃ ca taptair idaṃ nūnaṃ vallava-rājñi putra-virahodghūrṇābhir ākramyase

English translation

Cintā (pondering): “O Yaśoda! Your mind, tied up with heavy fatigue, has become devoid of function. The pupils of your eyes remain motionless, staring in a crooked manner. The milk flowing from your breasts has become cooked by your hot breathing. Certainly you are afflicted by unsteadiness due to separation from your son.”

3.4.66

वदन-कमलं पुत्रस्याहं निमीलति शैशवे नव-तरुणिमारम्भोन्मृष्टं न रम्यम् अलोकयम् । अभिनव-वधू-युक्तं चामुं न हर्म्यम् अवेशयं शिरसि कुलिशं हन्त क्षिप्तं श्वफल्क-सुतेन मे

vadana-kamalaṃ putrasyāhaṃ nimīlati śaiśave nava-taruṇimārambhonmṛṣṭaṃ na ramyam alokayam | abhinava-vadhū-yuktaṃ cāmuṃ na harmyam aveśayaṃ śirasi kuliśaṃ hanta kṣiptaṃ śvaphalka-sutena me

English translation

Viṣāda (remorse): “I have not seen the attractive, shining face of my son in His period of new youth (late kaiśora period) after His childhood. I have not performed the gṛha - praveśa of my son when He got married. Oh! Akrūra has struck my head with a thunderbolt.”

3.4.67

धिग् अस्तु हत-जीवितं निरवधि-श्रियो ऽप्य् अद्य मे यया न हि हरेः शिरः स्नुत-कुचाग्रम् आघ्रायते । सदा नव-सुधा-दुहाम् अपि गवां परार्धं च धिक् स लुञ्चति न चञ्चलः सुरभि-गन्धि यासां दधि

dhig astu hata-jīvitaṃ niravadhi-śriyo 'py adya me yayā na hi hareḥ śiraḥ snuta-kucāgram āghrāyate | sadā nava-sudhā-duhām api gavāṃ parārdhaṃ ca dhik sa luñcati na cañcalaḥ surabhi-gandhi yāsāṃ dadhi

English translation

Nirveda (self-disgust): “What an unfortunate life, in spite of all unlimited wealth, for I did not smell Kṛṣṇa ’s head while milk flows from my breast. How unfortunate are the millions of cows that give continual milk like fresh nectar, for fickle Kṛṣṇa does not steal their fragrant yogurt.”

3.4.68

यः पुण्डरीकेक्षण तिष्ठतस् ते गोष्ठे कराम्भोरुह-मण्डनो ऽभूत् । तं प्रेक्ष्य दण्ड-स्तिमितेन्द्रियाद् यद् दण्डाकृतिस् ते जननी बभूव

yaḥ puṇḍarīkekṣaṇa tiṣṭhatas te goṣṭhe karāmbhoruha-maṇḍano 'bhūt | taṃ prekṣya daṇḍa-stimitendriyād yad daṇḍākṛtis te jananī babhūva

English translation

Jāḍyam (inaction): “O lotus-eyed one! Seeing Your stick that was the ornament of Your lotus hand while You were in Gokula , Your mother has today become like a stick, with all her senses stopped.”

3.4.69

याचते बत विधातर् उदस्रा त्वां रदैस् तृणम् उदस्य यशोदा । गोचरे सकृद् अपि क्षणम् अद्य मत्सरं त्यज ममानय वत्सम्

yācate bata vidhātar udasrā tvāṃ radais tṛṇam udasya yaśodā | gocare sakṛd api kṣaṇam adya matsaraṃ tyaja mamānaya vatsam

English translation

Dainyam (lowness): “O selfish Lord! With tears in her eyes and grass in her teeth, Yaśodā prays to You, ‘Give up Your hatred of me and bring my son within my vision, just once for a short time today.”

3.4.70

किम् इव कुरुते हर्म्ये तिष्ठन्न् अयं निरपत्रपो व्रजपतिर् इति ब्रूते मुग्धो ऽयम् अत्र मुदा जनः । अहह तनयं प्राणेभ्यो ऽपि प्रियं परिहृत्य तं कठिन-हृदयो गोष्ठे स्वैरी प्रविश्य सुखीयति

kim iva kurute harmye tiṣṭhann ayaṃ nirapatrapo vrajapatir iti brūte mugdho 'yam atra mudā janaḥ | ahaha tanayaṃ prāṇebhyo 'pi priyaṃ parihṛtya taṃ kaṭhina-hṛdayo goṣṭhe svairī praviśya sukhīyati

English translation

Cāpalyam (insolence): “What is this shameless person doing sitting in the mansion? Ignorant people call him the lord of Vraja while smiling. How astonishing! (It is true.) Giving up a son dearer than life, this hard-hearted person, entering the village freely, thinks he is happy.”

3.4.71

क्व मे पुत्रो नीपाः कथयत कुरङ्गाः किम् इह वः स बभ्रामाभ्यर्णे भणत तम् उदन्तं मधुकराः । इति भ्रामं भ्रामं भ्रम-भर-विदूना यदुपते भवन्तं पृच्छन्ती दिशि दिशि यशोदा विचरति

kva me putro nīpāḥ kathayata kuraṅgāḥ kim iha vaḥ sa babhrāmābhyarṇe bhaṇata tam udantaṃ madhukarāḥ | iti bhrāmaṃ bhrāmaṃ bhrama-bhara-vidūnā yadupate bhavantaṃ pṛcchantī diśi diśi yaśodā vicarati

English translation

Unmāda (insanity): “ ‘O kadamba trees, where is my son? O deer, is my son wandering about near you? O bees! Please tell us some news about Him.’ O Lord of the Yadus , in this way, with completely confused mind, the suffering Yaśodā wandered about in all directions asking for news of You.”

3.4.72

कुटुम्बिनि मनस् तटे विधुरतां विधत्से कथं प्रसारय दृशं मनाक् तव सुतः पुरो वर्तते । इदं गृहिणि गृहं न कुरु शून्यम् इत्य् आकुलं स शोचति तव प्रसूं यदु-कुलेन्द्र नन्दः पिता

kuṭumbini manas taṭe vidhuratāṃ vidhatse kathaṃ prasāraya dṛśaṃ manāk tava sutaḥ puro vartate | idaṃ gṛhiṇi gṛhaṃ na kuru śūnyam ity ākulaṃ sa śocati tava prasūṃ yadu-kulendra nandaḥ pitā

English translation

Moha (vacant mind): “ ‘Dear wife! Why are you suffering so much in your mind? Open your eyes and see. Your son is standing in front of you. Dear wife! Do not make this house empty.’ O king of the Yadu dynasty! In this way, Your father Nanda reveals his grief to your mother.”

3.4.73

विलोक्य रङ्ग-स्थल-लब्ध-सङ्गमं विलोचनाभीष्ट-विलोकनं हरिम् । स्तन्यैर् असिञ्चन् नव-कञ्चुकाञ्चलं देव्यः क्षणाद् आनकदुन्दुभि-प्रियाः

vilokya raṅga-sthala-labdha-saṅgamaṃ vilocanābhīṣṭa-vilokanaṃ harim | stanyair asiñcan nava-kañcukāñcalaṃ devyaḥ kṣaṇād ānakadundubhi-priyāḥ

English translation

Siddhi (meeting Kṛṣṇa for the first time): “When Vasudeva ’s wives saw that Kṛṣṇa, object of their eyes’ desire, had entered the arena, for a short time their flowing breast milk dampened their new bodices.”

3.4.74

ताः पुत्रम् अङ्कम् आरोप्य स्नेह-स्नुत-पयोधराः । हर्ष-विह्वलितात्मानः सिषिचुर् नेत्रजैर् जलैः

tāḥ putram aṅkam āropya sneha-snuta-payodharāḥ | harṣa-vihvalitātmānaḥ siṣicur netrajair jalaiḥ

English translation

Tuṣṭi (meeting Kṛṣṇa after separation) from First Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [1.11.30]: “The mothers, after embracing their son, sat Him on their laps. Due to pure affection, milk sprang from their breasts. They were overwhelmed with delight, and the tears from their eyes wetted the Lord.”

3.4.75

नयनयोः स्तनयोर् अपि युग्मतः परिपतद्भिर् असौ पयसां झरैः । अहह वल्लव-राज-गृहेश्वरी स्व-तनयं प्रणयाद् अभिषिञ्चति

nayanayoḥ stanayor api yugmataḥ paripatadbhir asau payasāṃ jharaiḥ | ahaha vallava-rāja-gṛheśvarī sva-tanayaṃ praṇayād abhiṣiñcati

English translation

Another example, from Lalita- Mādhava [10.14]: “Out of affection, the wife of Nanda began to bathe her son in the water streaming from her eyes and the milk streaming from her breasts.”

3.4.76

अहह कमल-गन्धेर् अत्र सौन्दर्य-वृन्दे विनिहित-नयनेयं त्वन्-मुखेन्दोर् मुकुन्द । कुच-कलस-मुखाभ्याम् अम्बर-क्नोपम् अम्बा तव मुहुर् अतिहर्षाद् वर्षति क्षीर-धाराम्

ahaha kamala-gandher atra saundarya-vṛnde vinihita-nayaneyaṃ tvan-mukhendor mukunda | kuca-kalasa-mukhābhyām ambara-knopam ambā tava muhur atiharṣād varṣati kṣīra-dhārām

English translation

Sthiti (permanent association) from Vidagdha- mādhava [1.19]: “O Mukunda ! Our mother, fixing her eyes on the beauty of Your moon-like face, fragrant as a lotus, out of great jubilation continually purs forth streams of milk from the mouths of two pots of her breasts. In this way her clothing becomes soaked.”

3.4.78

तथाहुः [सा.द. ३.२०१]-- स्फुटं चमत्कारितया वत्सलं च रसं विदुः । स्थायी वत्सलतास्येह पुत्राद्य्-आलम्बनं मतम्

tathāhuḥ [sā.da. 3.201]-- sphuṭaṃ camatkāritayā vatsalaṃ ca rasaṃ viduḥ | sthāyī vatsalatāsyeha putrādy-ālambanaṃ matam

English translation

“The learned recognize vatsala-rasa as one of the rasas because of its clear expression of bliss. In this rasa , the sthāyī- bhāva is vatsala- rati and the ālambana is the son or other offspring.”

3.4.79

किं च-- अप्रतीतौ हरि-रतेः प्रीतस्य स्याद् अपुष्टता । प्रेयसस् तु तिरोभावो वत्सलय्सास्य न क्षतिः

kiṃ ca-- apratītau hari-rateḥ prītasya syād apuṣṭatā | preyasas tu tirobhāvo vatsalaysāsya na kṣatiḥ

English translation

Moreover: “When a dāsya - or sakhya - bhakta cannot discern if the Lord has rati for himself, his prīti - rasa weakens and preyo-rasa disappears, but even if the vatsala-bhakta cannot discern the Lord’s rati, vatsala-rasa is not affected at all.”

3.4.80

एषा रस-त्रयी प्रोक्ता प्रीतादिः परमाद्भुता । तत्र केषुचिद् अप्य् अस्याः सङ्कुलत्वम् उदीर्यते

eṣā rasa-trayī proktā prītādiḥ paramādbhutā | tatra keṣucid apy asyāḥ saṅkulatvam udīryate

English translation

“What is astonishing is that all the three rasas just described— prīti - rasa , preyo-rasa and vatsala-rasa —are said to appear mixed together in some devotees.”

3.4.81

सङ्कर्षणस्य सख्यस् तु प्रीति-वात्सल्य-सङ्गतम् । युधिष्ठिरस्य वात्सल्यं प्रीत्या सख्येन चान्वितम्

saṅkarṣaṇasya sakhyas tu prīti-vātsalya-saṅgatam | yudhiṣṭhirasya vātsalyaṃ prītyā sakhyena cānvitam

English translation

“ Balarāma ’s sakhya - rasa is mixed with dāsya and vatsala-rasa . Yudhiṣṭhīra’s vatsala is mixed with dāsya and sakhya .”

3.4.82

आहुक-प्रभृतीनां तु प्रीतिर् वात्सल्य-मिश्रिता । जरद्-आभीरिकादीनां वात्सल्यं सख्य-मिश्रितम्

āhuka-prabhṛtīnāṃ tu prītir vātsalya-miśritā | jarad-ābhīrikādīnāṃ vātsalyaṃ sakhya-miśritam

English translation

“ Ugrasena and others have dāsya , mixed with some vatsala . Aged gopīs have vatsala mixed with sakhya .”

3.4.83

माद्रेय-नारदादीनां सख्यं प्रीत्या करम्बितम् । रुद्र-तार्क्ष्योद्धवादीनां प्रीतिः सख्येन मिश्रिता

mādreya-nāradādīnāṃ sakhyaṃ prītyā karambitam | rudra-tārkṣyoddhavādīnāṃ prītiḥ sakhyena miśritā

English translation

“ Nakula , Sahadeva , Nārada and others have sakhya mixed with prīti ( dāsya ). Śiva , Garuḍa , Uddhava and others have prīti ( dāsya ) mixed with sakhya- rasa .”

3.4.84

अनिरुद्धापि-नप्तॄणाम् एवं केचिद् बभाषिरे । एवं केषुचिद् अन्येषु विज्ञेयं भाव-मिश्रणम्

aniruddhāpi-naptṝṇām evaṃ kecid babhāṣire | evaṃ keṣucid anyeṣu vijñeyaṃ bhāva-miśraṇam

English translation

“Some say that Aniruddha and other grandsons have dāsya mixed with some sakhya - rasa . In this way the mixture of rasa should be understood in other devotees also.”

iti śrī-śrī-bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhau paścima-vibhāge mukhya-bhakti-rasa- pañcaka-nirūpaṇe vatsala-bhakti-rasa-laharī caturthī ||

“Thus ends the Fourth Wave of the Western Ocean of Śrī Bhakti -rasāmṛta- sindhu , concerning vatsala-bhakti-rasa .”