Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 14
Source।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। एकदा नन्दपत्नी च स्नानार्थं यमुनां ययौ ।। गव्यपूर्णं गृहं दृष्ट्वा जहास मधुसूदनः ।। १ ।। दधिदुग्धाज्यतक्रं च नवनीतं मनोरमम् ।। गृहस्थितं च यत्किंचिच्चखाद मधुसूदनः ।। २ ।। मधु हैयङ्गवीनं यत्स्वस्तिकं शकटस्थितम् ।। भुक्त्वा पीत्वांऽशुकैर्वक्त्रसंस्कारं कर्तुमुद्यतम् ।। ३ ।। ददर्श बालकं गोपी स्नात्वाऽऽगत्य स्वमन्दिरम् ।। गव्यशून्यं भग्नभाण्डं मध्वादिरिक्तभाजनम् ।। ४ ।। दृष्ट्वा पप्रच्छ बालांश्च अहो कर्मेदमद्भुतम्।। यूयं वदत सत्यं च कृतं केन सुदारुणम् ।। ५ ।। यशोदावचनं श्रुत्वा सर्वमूचुश्च बालकाः ।। चखाद सत्यं बालस्ते नास्मभ्यं दत्तमेव च ।। ६ ।। बालानां वचनं श्रुत्वा चुकोप नन्दगेहिनी ।। वेत्रं गृहीत्वा दुद्राव रक्तपङ्कजलोचना ।। ७ ।। पलायमानं गोविन्दं ग्रहीतुं न शशाक ह ।। ध्यानासाध्यं शिवादीनां दुरापमपि योगिनाम् ।। ८ ।। यशोदा भ्रमणं कृत्वा विश्रान्ता घर्मसंयुता ।। तस्थौ कोपपरी तात्मा शुष्ककण्ठौष्ठतालुका ।। ९ ।। विश्रान्तां मातरं दृष्ट्वा कृपालुः पुरुषोत्तमः ।। संतस्थौ पुरतो मातुः सस्मितो जगदीश्वरः ।। ।।4.14.१०।। करे धृत्वा च तं देवी समानीय स्वमालयम्।। बद्ध्वा वस्त्रेण वृक्षे च तताड मधुसूदनम् ।।११।। बद्ध्वा कृष्णं यशोदा सा जगाम स्वालयं प्रति ।। हरिस्तस्थौ वृक्षमूले जगतां पतिरीश्वरः ।। १२ ।। श्रीकृष्णस्पर्शमात्रेण सहसा तत्र नारद ।। पपात वृक्षः शैलाभः शब्दं कृत्वा भयानकम् ।।१३।। सुवेषः पुरुषो दिव्यो वृक्षादाविर्बभूव ह ।। दिव्यस्यन्दनमारुह्य जगाम स्वालयं पुरः ।। १४।। प्रणम्य जगतीनाथं शातकौम्भपरिच्छदम् ।। किशोरः सस्मितो गौरो रत्नालङ्कारभूषितः ।। १५ ।। सा वृक्षपतनं दृष्ट्वा भिया त्रस्ता व्रजेश्वरी ।। क्रोडे चकार बालं तं रुदन्तं श्यामसुन्दरम् ।।१६।। आजग्मुर्गोकुलस्थाश्च गोपा गोप्यश्च तद्गृहम् ।। यशोदां भर्त्सयामासुः शान्तिं चक्रुः शिशोर्मुदा ।। १७ ।। अत्यन्तस्थविरे काले तनयोऽयं बभूव ह ।। धनं धान्यं च रत्नं वा तत्सर्वं पुत्रहेतुकम् ।। १८ ।। सुमतिर्नास्ति ते सत्यं ज्ञातं नन्दव्रजेश्वरि ।। न भक्षितं यत्पुत्रेण तत्सर्वं निष्फलं भुवि।।१९।। पुत्रं बद्ध्वा गव्यहेतोर्वृक्षमूले च निष्ठुरे।। गृहकर्मणि व्यग्रायां दैवाद्वृक्षः पपात ह ।। 4.14.२० ।। वृक्षस्य पतनाद्गोपी भाग्याद्बालोऽपि जीवितः ।। प्रनष्टे बालके मूढे वस्तूनां किं प्रयोजनम् ।। २१।। आशिषं युयुजुर्विप्रा बन्दिनश्च शुभावहाम् ।। द्विजेन कारयामासुर्नामसंकीर्तनं हरेः ।। २२ ।। एवं कृत्वा जनाः सर्वे प्रययुर्निजमन्दिरम् ।। उवाच पत्नीं नन्दश्च रक्तपङ्कजलोचनः ।।२३।। नन्द उवाच ।। यास्यामि तीर्थमद्यैव कण्ठे कृत्वा तु बालकम् ।। अथवा त्वं गृहाद्गच्छ त्वया मे किं प्रयोजनम् ।। २४ ।। शतकूपाधिका वापी शतवापीसमं सरः ।। सरःशताधिको यज्ञः पुत्रो यज्ञशताधिकः ।। २५ ।। तपोदानोद्भवं पुण्यं जन्मान्तरसुखप्रदम् ।। सुखप्रदोऽपि सत्पुत्र इहैव च परत्र च ।।२६।। पुत्रादपि परो बन्धुर्न भूतो न भविष्यति ।। एवमुक्त्वा स्वभार्यां च तस्थौ नन्दः स्वमन्दिरे।। यशोदा रोहिणी चैव नियुक्ता गृहकर्मणि।।२७।। नारद उवाच ।। सुवेषः पुरुषः को वा वृक्षरूपी च गोकुले ।। भगवन्हेतुना केन वृक्षत्वं समवाप ह ।। २८ ।। ।। नारायण उवाच ।। कुबेरतनयः श्रीमान्नाम्ना यो नलकूबरः ।। जगाम नन्दनवनं क्रीडार्थं सह रम्भया ।। २९ ।। निर्जने सरसस्तीरे पुष्पोद्याने मनोहरे ।। वटवृक्षसमीपे च सौरभे पुष्पवायुना ।।4.14.३०।। विधाय पुष्पशयने रत्नदीपैश्च दीपितम् ।। चन्दनागुरुकस्तूरीकुङ्कुमद्रवसंयुतम् ।।३१।। परितः पुष्पमाल्यैश्च क्षौमवस्त्रैश्च वेष्टितम्।। तत्र रम्भां समानीय विजहार यथेच्छया ।।३२।। शृङ्गाराष्टप्रकारं च विपरीतादिकं सुखम् ।। चुम्बनं षट्प्रकारं च यथास्थाने निरूपितम्।।३३।। अङ्ग प्रत्यङ्गसंयोगत्रिविधाश्लेषणं मुदा।। नखदन्तकरक्रीडां चकार रसिकेश्वरः ।। ३४ ।। जलात्स्थले स्थलात्तोये कामशास्त्रविशारदः ।। रतिभोगप्रकुर्वन्तं ददर्श देवलो मुनिः।।३५।। नग्नां रम्भां मुक्तकेशीं पीनश्रोणिपयोधराम्।। नखदन्तक्षताङ्गीं च पुलकाञ्चितविग्रहाम्।।३६।। पश्यन्तीं प्राणनाथं च पश्यन्तं सस्मितं मुदा।। वक्रभ्रूभङ्गसंयुक्तां कामुकीं च ददर्श ताम् ।। ३७।। रत्नकुण्डलयुग्मेन गण्डस्थलविराजिताम्।। विचित्ररत्नमाल्यैश्च पुष्पमाल्यैश्च भूषिताम्।।३८।। किङ्किणीजालसंयुक्तां सिन्दूर बिन्दुसंयुताम् ।। तया युक्तं पुलकितं नोत्तिष्ठन्तं स्मरान्वितम् ।।३९।। वृक्षत्वं याहि पापिष्ठेत्युवाच मुनिपुंगवः।। शशाप रम्भां कामार्तां मानुषी त्वं भवेति च ।।4.14.४०।। जन्मेजयस्य सुभगा भविता कामिनीति च।। त्वमेव गोकुलं गच्छ वृक्षरूपी भवेति च।।४१।। श्रीकृष्ण स्पर्शमात्रेण पुनरायास्यसि गृहम् ।। रम्भे त्वमिन्द्रसंयोगात्पुनरायास्यसि ध्रुवम् ।।४२।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा स मुनिर्जगाम निजमन्दिरम्। कुबेरतनयः श्रीमान्स जगाम निजालयम् ।।४३।। इत्येवं कथितं विप्र रम्भाख्यानं वदामि ते ।। सुचन्द्रस्य गृहे रम्भा ललाभ जन्म भारते ।। ४४ ।। कन्या लक्ष्मीस्वरूपा च बभूव सुन्दरी वरा ।। तां च सालंकृतां कृत्वा सुचन्द्रो नृपतीश्वरः ।।४५।। नानाकौतुकसंयुक्तां ददौ जन्मेजयाय च।। जन्मेजयस्य सुभगा बभूव महिषी वरा ।। ४६ ।। स्थानेस्थाने निर्जने च राजा रेमे तया सह ।। एकदा नृपतिश्रेष्ठश्चाश्वमेधेन दीक्षितः।।४७।। अश्वसंगोपनं कृत्वा तस्थौ शक्रश्च मन्दिरे।। यज्ञाश्वं रुचिरं मत्वा कौतुकेन च सुन्दरी ।।४८।। द्रष्टुं जगाम सा साध्वी चाश्वमेकाकिनी मुदा ।। शक्रोऽश्वनिकटे भूत्वा धर्षयामास तां सतीम् ।। ४९ ।। तया निवार्यमाणश्च रेमे तत्र तया सह ।। मूर्च्छामवाप शक्रश्च बुबुधे न दिवानिशम् ।। 4.14.५० ।। सा च संभोगमात्रेण देहं तत्याज योगतः ।। नृपस्य लज्जया भीत्या शक्रः स्वर्गे जगाम ह ।।५१।। राजा श्रुत्वा मृतां दृष्ट्वा विललाप भृशं मुहुः।। यज्ञं समाप्य विप्रेभ्यो ददौ पूर्णां च दक्षिणाम्।। ।।५२।। रम्भा च मानवं देहं त्यक्त्वा स्वर्गं जगाम ह ।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं वृक्षार्जुनविभञ्जनम् ।।५३।। नलकूबरमोक्षश्च रम्भायाश्च महामुने ।। पुण्यदं कृष्णचरितं जन्ममृत्युजरापहम् ।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वमपरं कथयामि ते ।। ९४ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डे नारायणनारदसंवादे वृक्षार्जुनभञ्जनं नाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः ।।१४।।
|| śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || ekadā nandapatnī ca snānārthaṃ yamunāṃ yayau || gavyapūrṇaṃ gṛhaṃ dṛṣṭvā jahāsa madhusūdanaḥ || 1 || dadhidugdhājyatakraṃ ca navanītaṃ manoramam || gṛhasthitaṃ ca yatkiṃciccakhāda madhusūdanaḥ || 2 || madhu haiyaṅgavīnaṃ yatsvastikaṃ śakaṭasthitam || bhuktvā pītvāṃ'śukairvaktrasaṃskāraṃ kartumudyatam || 3 || dadarśa bālakaṃ gopī snātvā''gatya svamandiram || gavyaśūnyaṃ bhagnabhāṇḍaṃ madhvādiriktabhājanam || 4 || dṛṣṭvā papraccha bālāṃśca aho karmedamadbhutam|| yūyaṃ vadata satyaṃ ca kṛtaṃ kena sudāruṇam || 5 || yaśodāvacanaṃ śrutvā sarvamūcuśca bālakāḥ || cakhāda satyaṃ bālaste nāsmabhyaṃ dattameva ca || 6 || bālānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā cukopa nandagehinī || vetraṃ gṛhītvā dudrāva raktapaṅkajalocanā || 7 || palāyamānaṃ govindaṃ grahītuṃ na śaśāka ha || dhyānāsādhyaṃ śivādīnāṃ durāpamapi yoginām || 8 || yaśodā bhramaṇaṃ kṛtvā viśrāntā gharmasaṃyutā || tasthau kopaparī tātmā śuṣkakaṇṭhauṣṭhatālukā || 9 || viśrāntāṃ mātaraṃ dṛṣṭvā kṛpāluḥ puruṣottamaḥ || saṃtasthau purato mātuḥ sasmito jagadīśvaraḥ || ||4.14.10|| kare dhṛtvā ca taṃ devī samānīya svamālayam|| baddhvā vastreṇa vṛkṣe ca tatāḍa madhusūdanam ||11|| baddhvā kṛṣṇaṃ yaśodā sā jagāma svālayaṃ prati || haristasthau vṛkṣamūle jagatāṃ patirīśvaraḥ || 12 || śrīkṛṣṇasparśamātreṇa sahasā tatra nārada || papāta vṛkṣaḥ śailābhaḥ śabdaṃ kṛtvā bhayānakam ||13|| suveṣaḥ puruṣo divyo vṛkṣādāvirbabhūva ha || divyasyandanamāruhya jagāma svālayaṃ puraḥ || 14|| praṇamya jagatīnāthaṃ śātakaumbhaparicchadam || kiśoraḥ sasmito gauro ratnālaṅkārabhūṣitaḥ || 15 || sā vṛkṣapatanaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhiyā trastā vrajeśvarī || kroḍe cakāra bālaṃ taṃ rudantaṃ śyāmasundaram ||16|| ājagmurgokulasthāśca gopā gopyaśca tadgṛham || yaśodāṃ bhartsayāmāsuḥ śāntiṃ cakruḥ śiśormudā || 17 || atyantasthavire kāle tanayo'yaṃ babhūva ha || dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ ca ratnaṃ vā tatsarvaṃ putrahetukam || 18 || sumatirnāsti te satyaṃ jñātaṃ nandavrajeśvari || na bhakṣitaṃ yatputreṇa tatsarvaṃ niṣphalaṃ bhuvi||19|| putraṃ baddhvā gavyahetorvṛkṣamūle ca niṣṭhure|| gṛhakarmaṇi vyagrāyāṃ daivādvṛkṣaḥ papāta ha || 4.14.20 || vṛkṣasya patanādgopī bhāgyādbālo'pi jīvitaḥ || pranaṣṭe bālake mūḍhe vastūnāṃ kiṃ prayojanam || 21|| āśiṣaṃ yuyujurviprā bandinaśca śubhāvahām || dvijena kārayāmāsurnāmasaṃkīrtanaṃ hareḥ || 22 || evaṃ kṛtvā janāḥ sarve prayayurnijamandiram || uvāca patnīṃ nandaśca raktapaṅkajalocanaḥ ||23|| nanda uvāca || yāsyāmi tīrthamadyaiva kaṇṭhe kṛtvā tu bālakam || athavā tvaṃ gṛhādgaccha tvayā me kiṃ prayojanam || 24 || śatakūpādhikā vāpī śatavāpīsamaṃ saraḥ || saraḥśatādhiko yajñaḥ putro yajñaśatādhikaḥ || 25 || tapodānodbhavaṃ puṇyaṃ janmāntarasukhapradam || sukhaprado'pi satputra ihaiva ca paratra ca ||26|| putrādapi paro bandhurna bhūto na bhaviṣyati || evamuktvā svabhāryāṃ ca tasthau nandaḥ svamandire|| yaśodā rohiṇī caiva niyuktā gṛhakarmaṇi||27|| nārada uvāca || suveṣaḥ puruṣaḥ ko vā vṛkṣarūpī ca gokule || bhagavanhetunā kena vṛkṣatvaṃ samavāpa ha || 28 || || nārāyaṇa uvāca || kuberatanayaḥ śrīmānnāmnā yo nalakūbaraḥ || jagāma nandanavanaṃ krīḍārthaṃ saha rambhayā || 29 || nirjane sarasastīre puṣpodyāne manohare || vaṭavṛkṣasamīpe ca saurabhe puṣpavāyunā ||4.14.30|| vidhāya puṣpaśayane ratnadīpaiśca dīpitam || candanāgurukastūrīkuṅkumadravasaṃyutam ||31|| paritaḥ puṣpamālyaiśca kṣaumavastraiśca veṣṭitam|| tatra rambhāṃ samānīya vijahāra yathecchayā ||32|| śṛṅgārāṣṭaprakāraṃ ca viparītādikaṃ sukham || cumbanaṃ ṣaṭprakāraṃ ca yathāsthāne nirūpitam||33|| aṅga pratyaṅgasaṃyogatrividhāśleṣaṇaṃ mudā|| nakhadantakarakrīḍāṃ cakāra rasikeśvaraḥ || 34 || jalātsthale sthalāttoye kāmaśāstraviśāradaḥ || ratibhogaprakurvantaṃ dadarśa devalo muniḥ||35|| nagnāṃ rambhāṃ muktakeśīṃ pīnaśroṇipayodharām|| nakhadantakṣatāṅgīṃ ca pulakāñcitavigrahām||36|| paśyantīṃ prāṇanāthaṃ ca paśyantaṃ sasmitaṃ mudā|| vakrabhrūbhaṅgasaṃyuktāṃ kāmukīṃ ca dadarśa tām || 37|| ratnakuṇḍalayugmena gaṇḍasthalavirājitām|| vicitraratnamālyaiśca puṣpamālyaiśca bhūṣitām||38|| kiṅkiṇījālasaṃyuktāṃ sindūra bindusaṃyutām || tayā yuktaṃ pulakitaṃ nottiṣṭhantaṃ smarānvitam ||39|| vṛkṣatvaṃ yāhi pāpiṣṭhetyuvāca munipuṃgavaḥ|| śaśāpa rambhāṃ kāmārtāṃ mānuṣī tvaṃ bhaveti ca ||4.14.40|| janmejayasya subhagā bhavitā kāminīti ca|| tvameva gokulaṃ gaccha vṛkṣarūpī bhaveti ca||41|| śrīkṛṣṇa sparśamātreṇa punarāyāsyasi gṛham || rambhe tvamindrasaṃyogātpunarāyāsyasi dhruvam ||42|| ityevamuktvā sa munirjagāma nijamandiram| kuberatanayaḥ śrīmānsa jagāma nijālayam ||43|| ityevaṃ kathitaṃ vipra rambhākhyānaṃ vadāmi te || sucandrasya gṛhe rambhā lalābha janma bhārate || 44 || kanyā lakṣmīsvarūpā ca babhūva sundarī varā || tāṃ ca sālaṃkṛtāṃ kṛtvā sucandro nṛpatīśvaraḥ ||45|| nānākautukasaṃyuktāṃ dadau janmejayāya ca|| janmejayasya subhagā babhūva mahiṣī varā || 46 || sthānesthāne nirjane ca rājā reme tayā saha || ekadā nṛpatiśreṣṭhaścāśvamedhena dīkṣitaḥ||47|| aśvasaṃgopanaṃ kṛtvā tasthau śakraśca mandire|| yajñāśvaṃ ruciraṃ matvā kautukena ca sundarī ||48|| draṣṭuṃ jagāma sā sādhvī cāśvamekākinī mudā || śakro'śvanikaṭe bhūtvā dharṣayāmāsa tāṃ satīm || 49 || tayā nivāryamāṇaśca reme tatra tayā saha || mūrcchāmavāpa śakraśca bubudhe na divāniśam || 4.14.50 || sā ca saṃbhogamātreṇa dehaṃ tatyāja yogataḥ || nṛpasya lajjayā bhītyā śakraḥ svarge jagāma ha ||51|| rājā śrutvā mṛtāṃ dṛṣṭvā vilalāpa bhṛśaṃ muhuḥ|| yajñaṃ samāpya viprebhyo dadau pūrṇāṃ ca dakṣiṇām|| ||52|| rambhā ca mānavaṃ dehaṃ tyaktvā svargaṃ jagāma ha || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ vṛkṣārjunavibhañjanam ||53|| nalakūbaramokṣaśca rambhāyāśca mahāmune || puṇyadaṃ kṛṣṇacaritaṃ janmamṛtyujarāpaham || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvamaparaṃ kathayāmi te || 94 || iti śrībrahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhaṇḍe nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde vṛkṣārjunabhañjanaṃ nāma caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ ||14||
English translation
Uprooting of Arjuna tree xT vmii?if7r Narayana said- Once Yasoda, the wife of Nanda went for a bath on the bank of the river Yamuna and at that point of time lord Madhusudana (Krsna) smiled looking at the pitchers filled with milk and curd and he consumed the curd, the milk, ghee, butter, milk, butter and everything whatever was available in the house.
The honey, butter, the sweets, placed on the cart were also consumed by him. He was rinsing his mouth after doing so and at the same time Yasoda returned home. Finding the vases of milk, curd missing and the broken vases, she was surprised, and enquired from the other cowherds boys, “O children tell me truthfully who has done this surprising and terrific act.'' On hearing the words of Yasoda,the children said, “We are telling you the truth. All this has been done by your son who has eaten the whole of it. He did not give us anything of if'.
On hearing the words of the children, Yasod^ the wife of Nanda got annoyed and her eyes became red like the red lotus flowers, she took a cane in her hand and rushed towards Kysna, who fled away from the some. Yasoda could not capture him. The one who is difficult to be adored by gods like Siva and others after deep meditation, is beyond the reach of the yogis, how could he be caught like this.
By running here and there Yasoda felt tired and she stood under the shade of a tree to take some rest; her throat, lips and palate had dried up, because of her anger. Finding the mother having tired, Purosattama, the lord of the universe, came forward and stood before her.
Thereafter Yasoda caught hold of him and brought him home. Tying a cloth round his waist she tied him with the tree and started beating Thereafter Yasoda bound Krsna with the tree and left for home. Lord Krsna kept on standing at the root of the tree.
O Narada, with the very touch of lord Krsna, the mountain like huge tree started falling A divine person appeared from that tree who was clad in beautiful garments. He was adorned with the ornaments of gems, had fair complexion and was clad in golden costumes; he bowed in reverence to lord Krsna. Thereafter with a smiling face he mounted on a divine chariot and left or his abode.
Finding the tree falling the queen of Vraja was terrified and was upset. She immediately picked up Krsna and took him in her lap who was In the meantime all the cowherds and cowherdesses from Gokula also arrived there and they scolded Yasoda and were delighted to see Thereafter all the people said, "you have got this son in your old age and whatever riches, cereals and gems you have are meant for your son only.
O queen of Vraja and Nanda, we have come to know truthfully that you have not acted wisely.
The things which cannot be enjoyed by the son are of no consequence over the land.
Just for the sake of curd and milk you have tied your son to a tree and then you engaged yourself in the household work. The tree felt Just for the sake of the cowherdesses the child escaped unhurt. O foolish one, "Had the child been destroyed of what used had all these articles Thereafter the Brahmanas and the bards blessed the child variously. The name of lord was recited by the Brahmanas.
After all this, all the people left for their respective abodes. At that very moment Nanda arrived there and with his eyes burning red in rage he spoke to Yasoda.
VifTeyjiRjcjii ^:i Nanda said- Tying the child round my neck I shall go on pilgrimage. Otherwise, you leave the house. I have nothing to do with you. Step-well is more important then hundred of wells and a tank is more important than hundred of step- wells. A yajna is more important than hundred of tanks and a son is more important than a hundred of yajnas.
While performing tapas and charities for a number of births, one earns great merit and because of that merit one gets a son who becomes youthful during the personal life as well as in future life. Therefore there could be no other relative better than the son nor shall it ever be. Thus speaking to his wife Nanda went to his abode and both Yasoda and RohinI engaged themselves in the house-hold work.
NSrada said- O lord, who was the person clad in the divine clothes who appeared from the tree in Gokula. What was the reason for his becoming the tree.
Narayana said- Once Nala-Kubara, the son of Kubera reached the Nandana forest for enjoying the company of Rambha there. Therefore they found a flower orchard under a banyan tree, on the bank of a tank, where the fragrant wind was blowing. There was a flower bed in the orchard, the lamps of gems were lighted and the place was sprinkled with sandal-paste, aguru, kasturi and saffron besides the garland of flower and the silken cloth. He brought him there and enjoyed his company. He enjoyed all the sexual pleasures with Rambha. He implanted a thousand kissed on her and embraced her variously. The passionate one, enjoyed the sex with her applying his nails teeth and hands.
He was well-versed in the art of making love and he enjoyed her company over the land as well as the water. At that point of time the sage Devala spotted Nalakubara and Rambha together, who were without robes with unshelled here, having stiff pelvic region and developed breasts. She had lips injured with nails and teeth and she was feeling and her hair stood and ends.
She was looking at her beloved who was reciprocating, She had curled eye-brows, wearing a pair of kundalas and was adorned with astonishing types of garlands of gems and flowers. She had a number of a small bells studded in the waist-band and her forehead had a spot of vermilion. Such a type of Rambha was spotted by the sage. In the company of the damsel and infatuated with passion, Nalakubara disregarded the sage and did not get up to welcome him. He therefore pronounced a curse on him, ”0 sinful person you better turn yourself as a tree.” Thereafter he cursed Rambha also, be bom in the human race and be the queen of Janamejaya." He then asked Nalakubara to go to Gokula and stand there as a tree. He further informed him that he cowed be redeemed with the mere touch of lord Krsna. He also informed Rambha that she would be redeemed and to back to heaven only after coming in touch with Indra.
Thus speaking the sage went back to his abode and Nalakubara reached his home.
O dear one, I have spoken to you all this; now am going to narrate the story of Rambha to you, Rambha was bom in the land of Bharata as daughter of Sucandara. She was quite beautiful and looked like LaksmI. On coming of age, the king Sucandra gave away his daughter in marriage to Janamejaya along with several riches and adoring her with the best of ornaments and costumes. She became the best and virtues queen of Janamejaya.
The king enjoyed her company at several places. Once the king started and Asvamedha sacrifice. At that point of time Indra stole away the sacrificial horse and concealed himself in the royal palaces. Thinking that the Sacrificial horse would be quite beautiful she went to the stable alone playfully. On reaching the horse, Indra appeared on the scene and forcibly enjoyed her company. He had sex with her in spite of her objecting to it. After the performance, Indra was fainted and he lost the senses about the day or night. The beautiful ladies coming in touch with Indra ended her life and Indra getting terrified from the king went back to the heaven.
Hearing about the death of the queen, the king lamented variously and after completion of the yajna he gave away riches to the Brahmaiias.
Thus Rambha reverted to the heaven after leaving the human body. I have narrated to you the falling of the Arjuna tree. O great sage, the story of Nalakubara and Rambha bestows salvation and relieves one of the birth, death and old age, providing great merit to the listener. I have thus narrated to you a part of the story of lord Krsna now I am narrating the story to you The sky was over-cast with clouds. There was all darkness in the garden and it started. Raining heavily with strong mind. The cloud started thundering. Their thundering resembled the fall of vajra. Torrential rain started and the trees started trembling together with their branches, this frightened Nanda he thought that how could be leave for his abode, leaving the cows and the calves there but if he did not return to his abode, what could happen to the child.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 122855 (2017-09-23T05:47:18Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n940–n945: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n940/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.