Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 98
Sourceअथाष्टनवतितमोऽध्यायः नारायण उवाच अथोद्धवो यशोदां च प्रणम्य त्वरया मुदा । खर्जूरकाननं वामे कृत्वा च यमुनां ययौ ।। १ ।। स्नात्वा भुक्त्वा च तत्रैव जगाम् मथुरां पुनः ।ददर्श वटमूले च गोविन्दं रहसि स्थितम् ।। २ ।। प्रफुल्लोऽप्युद्धवं दृष्टवा सस्मितं तमुवाच सः । रुदन्तं शोकदग्धं च साश्रुनेत्रं च कातरम् ।। ३ ।। श्रीभगवानुवाच आगच्छोद्धव कल्याणं राधा जीवति जीवति । कल्याणयुक्ता गोप्यश्च जीवन्ति विरहज्वरात् ।। ४ ।। शुभं गोपशिशूनां च वत्सानां च गवामपि । माता मे पुत्रविरहाद्यशोदा कीदृशी च सा ।। ५ ।। वद बन्धो यथार्थं तत्त्वां दृष्ट्वा किमुवाच सा । त्वयोक्ता जननी किं वा पुनः सा किमुवाच माम् ।। ६ ।। दृष्टं तद्यमुनाकूलं पुण्यं वृन्दावनं वनम् । निर्जनोपवनोघैश्च सुरम्यं रासमण्डलम् ।। ७ ।। रम्यं कुञ्जकुटीरौधै रम्यं क्रीडासरोवरम् । पुष्पोद्यानं विकसितं संकुलं च मधुव्रतैः ।। ८ ।। भाण्डीरे च वटो दृष्टः सुस्निग्धो बालकान्वितः । दृष्टो गोष्ठो गवां दृष्टं गोकुलं गोकुलव्रजम् ।। ९ ।। यदि जीवति राधा सा दृष्ट्वा त्वां किमुवाच माम् । तत्सर्वं वद हे बन्धी चाऽऽन्दोलयति मे मनः ।। १० ।। किमूचुर्गोपिकाः सर्वाः किमुचुर्गोपबालकाः । गोपाश्च वृद्धाः किंवोचुर्वयस्या जनकस्य मे ।। ११ ।। बलवेवस्य जननी किमूचे रोहिणी सती । किमुचूरपरास्तात बन्धुवल्लभवल्लवाः ।। १२ ।। किं भुक्तं किमपूर्वं वा दत्तं मात्रा च राधया । कीदृग्वाक्यं सुमधुरं संभाषा कीदृशीति च ।। १३ ।। गोपानां गोपिकानां च शिशूनां मातुरेव च । राधायाश्चापि कीदृग्वा मयि प्रेमोद्धवाधिकम् ।। १४ ।। मां च स्मरति माता मे मां च स्मरति रोहिणी। मां च स्मरति सा राधा मत्प्रेमविरहाकुला ।। १५ ।। मां च स्मरन्ति गोप्यश्च गोपाश्च गोपबालकाः । भाण्डीरे वटमूले च बालाः क्रीडन्ति मां विना ।। १६ ।। दत्तमन्नं ब्राह्मणीभिर्यत्र भुक्तं सुधोपमम् । प्रमदाबालकैः सार्धं तद्दृष्टं पदमीप्सितम् ।। १७ ।। इन्द्रयागस्थलं दृष्टं दृष्टो गोवर्धनो वरः । ब्रह्मणा च हृता गावो यत्र तद्दृष्टमुत्तमम् ।। १८ ।। श्रीकृष्णस्य वचः श्रुत्वा शोकोक्तं मधुरान्वितम् । उद्धवः समुवाचेदं भगवन्तं सनातनम् ।। १९ ।। उद्धव उवाच यद्यदुकतं त्वया नाथ सर्वं दृष्टं यथेप्सितम् । सफलं जीवनं जन्म कृतमत्रैव भारते ।। २० ।। दृष्टं भारतसारं च पुण्यं वृन्दावनं वनम् । तत्सारं व्रजभूमौ च सुरम्यं रासमण्डलम् ।। २१ ।। तत्सारभूता गोलोकवासिन्यो गोपिकाः वराः । दृष्टा तत्मारभूता च राधा रासेश्वरी परा ।। २२ ।। कदलीवनमध्ये च निर्जने सुहृदस्थले । पङ्कस्थे पङ्कजदले सजले चन्दनार्चिते ।। २३ ।। शयनेऽतिविषण्णा सा रत्नभूषणवर्जिता । अतीव मलिना क्षीणाऽऽच्छादिता शुक्लवाससा ।। २४ ।। सेविता सखिभिस्तत्र सततं श्वेतचामरैः । कृशोदरी निराहारा क्षणं श्वसिति च क्षणम् ।। २५ ।। क्षणं जीवति किं वा सा विरहज्वरपीडिता । किं वा जलं स्थलं किं दा नक्तं किं वा दिनं हरे ।। २६।।नरं पशुं न जानाति किं परं किमु बान्धवम् । बाह्यज्ञानविरहिता ध्यायमाना पदं तव ।। २७ ।। त्रेलोक्ये यशसा भाति तन्मृत्युर्यशसंभवः । स्त्रीहत्यां नैव वाञ्छन्ति ज्ञानहीनाश्च दस्यवः ।। २८ ।। गच्छ शीघ्रं जगन्नाथ कदलीवनमीप्सितम् । बहिर्भूता न जगतां सा राधा त्वत्परायणा ।। २९ ।। अतीव भक्ता न त्याज्या प्रभुणा रक्षिता सदा । न हि राधापरा भक्ता न भूता न भविष्यति ।। ३० ।। मन्मथः शंकराद्भीतो भवांश्च तत्पुरःसुरः । भवद्विधं पतिं प्राप्य कामदग्धा च राधिका ।। ३१ ।। तस्मात्सर्वपरं कर्म तन्न केनापि वार्यते । मधुर्दहति चन्द्रश्च सततं किरणेन च ।। ३२ ।। शश्वत्सुगन्धिवायुश्चाप्यनाथा सर्वबीडिता । तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णभा साऽधुना कज्जलोपमा ।। ३३ ।। सुवर्णवर्णकेशी च वासोवेषविवर्चिता । स्वयं विधाता त्वद्भक्तः सुराणां प्रवरो विभुः ।। ३४ ।। त्वद्भक्तः शंकरो देवो योगीन्द्राणां गुरोर्गुरुः । सनत्कुमारस्त्व द्भक्तो गणेशो ज्ञानितां वरः ।। ३५ ।। मुनीन्द्राश्च कतिविधास्त्वद्भक्ता धरणीतले । त्वद्भक्ता यादृशी राधा न भक्तादृशोऽपरः ।। ३६ ।। ध्यायते यादृशी राधा स्वयं लक्ष्मीर्न तादृशी । हरिरायाति चेत्येवं राधाग्रे स्वीकृतं मया ।। ३७ ।। शीघ्रं गच्छ महाभाग तदेव सार्थकं कुरु । अद्धवस्य वचःश्रुत्वा जहासोवाच माधवः वेदोक्तं कथयामास सहितं सत्यसुव्रतम् ।। ३८ ।। श्रीभगवानुवाच स्त्रीषु धर्मविवाहेषु वृत्त्यर्थे प्राणसंकटे । गवामर्थे ब्राह्मणार्थे नानृतं स्याज्जुगुप्सितम् ।। ३९ ।। तत्स्वीकारविहीनेन कुतस्त्वं नरकः कुतः । गोलोकं याति मद्भक्तो नरकं न हि पश्यति ।। ४० ।। त्वदङ्गीकारसाफल्यं करिष्यामि तथाऽपि च । यास्यामि स्वप्ने च गोकुलं विरहाकुलम् ।। ४१ ।। इत्याकणर्य ययौ गेहमुद्धवश्च महायशाः । हरिर्जगाम स्वप्ने च गोकुलं विर्हाकुलम् ।। ४२ ।। स्वप्ने राधां समाश्वास्य दत्त्वा ज्ञानं सुदुर्लभम् । संतोष्य क्रीडया तां च गोपिकाश्च यथोचितम् ।। ४३ ।। बोधयित्वा यशोदां च स्तनं पीत्वा च निद्रिताम् । गोपान्गोपशिशूंश्चैव बोधयित्वा ययौ पुनः ।। ४४ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo अष्टनवतितमोऽध्यायः ।। ९८ ।।
athāṣṭanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ nārāyaṇa uvāca athoddhavo yaśodāṃ ca praṇamya tvarayā mudā | kharjūrakānanaṃ vāme kṛtvā ca yamunāṃ yayau || 1 || snātvā bhuktvā ca tatraiva jagām mathurāṃ punaḥ |dadarśa vaṭamūle ca govindaṃ rahasi sthitam || 2 || praphullo'pyuddhavaṃ dṛṣṭavā sasmitaṃ tamuvāca saḥ | rudantaṃ śokadagdhaṃ ca sāśrunetraṃ ca kātaram || 3 || śrībhagavānuvāca āgacchoddhava kalyāṇaṃ rādhā jīvati jīvati | kalyāṇayuktā gopyaśca jīvanti virahajvarāt || 4 || śubhaṃ gopaśiśūnāṃ ca vatsānāṃ ca gavāmapi | mātā me putravirahādyaśodā kīdṛśī ca sā || 5 || vada bandho yathārthaṃ tattvāṃ dṛṣṭvā kimuvāca sā | tvayoktā jananī kiṃ vā punaḥ sā kimuvāca mām || 6 || dṛṣṭaṃ tadyamunākūlaṃ puṇyaṃ vṛndāvanaṃ vanam | nirjanopavanoghaiśca suramyaṃ rāsamaṇḍalam || 7 || ramyaṃ kuñjakuṭīraudhai ramyaṃ krīḍāsarovaram | puṣpodyānaṃ vikasitaṃ saṃkulaṃ ca madhuvrataiḥ || 8 || bhāṇḍīre ca vaṭo dṛṣṭaḥ susnigdho bālakānvitaḥ | dṛṣṭo goṣṭho gavāṃ dṛṣṭaṃ gokulaṃ gokulavrajam || 9 || yadi jīvati rādhā sā dṛṣṭvā tvāṃ kimuvāca mām | tatsarvaṃ vada he bandhī cā''ndolayati me manaḥ || 10 || kimūcurgopikāḥ sarvāḥ kimucurgopabālakāḥ | gopāśca vṛddhāḥ kiṃvocurvayasyā janakasya me || 11 || balavevasya jananī kimūce rohiṇī satī | kimucūraparāstāta bandhuvallabhavallavāḥ || 12 || kiṃ bhuktaṃ kimapūrvaṃ vā dattaṃ mātrā ca rādhayā | kīdṛgvākyaṃ sumadhuraṃ saṃbhāṣā kīdṛśīti ca || 13 || gopānāṃ gopikānāṃ ca śiśūnāṃ mātureva ca | rādhāyāścāpi kīdṛgvā mayi premoddhavādhikam || 14 || māṃ ca smarati mātā me māṃ ca smarati rohiṇī| māṃ ca smarati sā rādhā matpremavirahākulā || 15 || māṃ ca smaranti gopyaśca gopāśca gopabālakāḥ | bhāṇḍīre vaṭamūle ca bālāḥ krīḍanti māṃ vinā || 16 || dattamannaṃ brāhmaṇībhiryatra bhuktaṃ sudhopamam | pramadābālakaiḥ sārdhaṃ taddṛṣṭaṃ padamīpsitam || 17 || indrayāgasthalaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ dṛṣṭo govardhano varaḥ | brahmaṇā ca hṛtā gāvo yatra taddṛṣṭamuttamam || 18 || śrīkṛṣṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā śokoktaṃ madhurānvitam | uddhavaḥ samuvācedaṃ bhagavantaṃ sanātanam || 19 || uddhava uvāca yadyadukataṃ tvayā nātha sarvaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ yathepsitam | saphalaṃ jīvanaṃ janma kṛtamatraiva bhārate || 20 || dṛṣṭaṃ bhāratasāraṃ ca puṇyaṃ vṛndāvanaṃ vanam | tatsāraṃ vrajabhūmau ca suramyaṃ rāsamaṇḍalam || 21 || tatsārabhūtā golokavāsinyo gopikāḥ varāḥ | dṛṣṭā tatmārabhūtā ca rādhā rāseśvarī parā || 22 || kadalīvanamadhye ca nirjane suhṛdasthale | paṅkasthe paṅkajadale sajale candanārcite || 23 || śayane'tiviṣaṇṇā sā ratnabhūṣaṇavarjitā | atīva malinā kṣīṇā''cchāditā śuklavāsasā || 24 || sevitā sakhibhistatra satataṃ śvetacāmaraiḥ | kṛśodarī nirāhārā kṣaṇaṃ śvasiti ca kṣaṇam || 25 || kṣaṇaṃ jīvati kiṃ vā sā virahajvarapīḍitā | kiṃ vā jalaṃ sthalaṃ kiṃ dā naktaṃ kiṃ vā dinaṃ hare || 26||naraṃ paśuṃ na jānāti kiṃ paraṃ kimu bāndhavam | bāhyajñānavirahitā dhyāyamānā padaṃ tava || 27 || trelokye yaśasā bhāti tanmṛtyuryaśasaṃbhavaḥ | strīhatyāṃ naiva vāñchanti jñānahīnāśca dasyavaḥ || 28 || gaccha śīghraṃ jagannātha kadalīvanamīpsitam | bahirbhūtā na jagatāṃ sā rādhā tvatparāyaṇā || 29 || atīva bhaktā na tyājyā prabhuṇā rakṣitā sadā | na hi rādhāparā bhaktā na bhūtā na bhaviṣyati || 30 || manmathaḥ śaṃkarādbhīto bhavāṃśca tatpuraḥsuraḥ | bhavadvidhaṃ patiṃ prāpya kāmadagdhā ca rādhikā || 31 || tasmātsarvaparaṃ karma tanna kenāpi vāryate | madhurdahati candraśca satataṃ kiraṇena ca || 32 || śaśvatsugandhivāyuścāpyanāthā sarvabīḍitā | taptakāñcanavarṇabhā sā'dhunā kajjalopamā || 33 || suvarṇavarṇakeśī ca vāsoveṣavivarcitā | svayaṃ vidhātā tvadbhaktaḥ surāṇāṃ pravaro vibhuḥ || 34 || tvadbhaktaḥ śaṃkaro devo yogīndrāṇāṃ gurorguruḥ | sanatkumārastva dbhakto gaṇeśo jñānitāṃ varaḥ || 35 || munīndrāśca katividhāstvadbhaktā dharaṇītale | tvadbhaktā yādṛśī rādhā na bhaktādṛśo'paraḥ || 36 || dhyāyate yādṛśī rādhā svayaṃ lakṣmīrna tādṛśī | harirāyāti cetyevaṃ rādhāgre svīkṛtaṃ mayā || 37 || śīghraṃ gaccha mahābhāga tadeva sārthakaṃ kuru | addhavasya vacaḥśrutvā jahāsovāca mādhavaḥ vedoktaṃ kathayāmāsa sahitaṃ satyasuvratam || 38 || śrībhagavānuvāca strīṣu dharmavivāheṣu vṛttyarthe prāṇasaṃkaṭe | gavāmarthe brāhmaṇārthe nānṛtaṃ syājjugupsitam || 39 || tatsvīkāravihīnena kutastvaṃ narakaḥ kutaḥ | golokaṃ yāti madbhakto narakaṃ na hi paśyati || 40 || tvadaṅgīkārasāphalyaṃ kariṣyāmi tathā'pi ca | yāsyāmi svapne ca gokulaṃ virahākulam || 41 || ityākaṇarya yayau gehamuddhavaśca mahāyaśāḥ | harirjagāma svapne ca gokulaṃ virhākulam || 42 || svapne rādhāṃ samāśvāsya dattvā jñānaṃ sudurlabham | saṃtoṣya krīḍayā tāṃ ca gopikāśca yathocitam || 43 || bodhayitvā yaśodāṃ ca stanaṃ pītvā ca nidritām | gopāngopaśiśūṃścaiva bodhayitvā yayau punaḥ || 44 || iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo aṣṭanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 98 ||
English translation
Arrival of Uddhava in MathurS and meeting with Kr$na Narayana said- Uddhava then went to the abode of Yasoda where he bowed in reverence to her delightfully. Thereafter getting leave from her, he moved on. Leaving the palm grove to the left, he reached the bank of Yamuna. He took his bath and food there and than left for Mathura. He found Krsna seated under the shade of the banyan tree. The lord also delightfully looked at Uddhava and smilingly spoke. At that point of time feeling grieved, Uddhava was sobbing and the tears were flowing from his eyes. He felt Sri Krsna said- O Uddhava, come on, is everything all right? "Is RadhS alive?” The cowherdesses who are suffering from the pain of separation are still alive? Are the cowherds, the calves and the cows getting on well? What is the condition of my mother Yasoda with the separation from her son.
O brother, what did they speak on meeting you? You tell me truthfully the words of my mother. And what was the message conveyed by her me. Did you visit the bank of Yamuna, the auspicious Vmdavana the Rdsamandala with deserted orchards, the pleasant Kunja cottage and pool of water sport, the flower, orchards surrounded by the black-wasps, the cool shadow of the BMfjdira-vana and the banyan tree surrounded by the cowherd boy, the abode of cows and the cows of Gokula.
In case R^dha is alive, then what did she speak about me on finding you there? O brother, you tell me all this because my mind is getting What did all the cowherdesses speak? What did the cowherd boys speak? What did the grown up cowherds, my father and friends speak to you.
O brother, what did Rohini the mother of Baladeva spoke to you and what did the wives of my other relatives speak to you.
What food did you take there? what was the astonishing gifts given to you by my mother Yasoda and Radha? How did they talk to you and were their words quite sweet.
O Uddhava, how are the cowherdesses, the cowherds, the children, the mother and Radhika, disposed towards me, do they have same old affection for me or not.
Does my mother ever remember me? Does RohinI remember me? Does Radhika remember me? Getting infested with the pain of separation from my love, do the cowherdesses, the cowherd boy remember me? Do the cowherd boys engage themselves in sport in my absence in the Did you visit the place where I consumed the nectar-like food offered to me by the Brahmana damsels, with the boys.
Did you visit the place of yajna of Indra, Govardhana, the best of the mountains and the place where Brahma had stolen away the cows?
On listening to the grief-stricken and-sweet words of Krsna, Uddhava spoke to the eternal Uddhava said- O lord, whatever have you spoken, I have visited all these places and I have made my life in the land pf Bharata as success. I have visited the auspicious Vmdavana which is the best place in the land of Bharata besides the land of Vraja which is the essence of the same and the charming Rdsamandala. The cowherdesses happens to be the essence of the Rdsamandala and Radha the foremost of the performers of the divine dance was also seen by She was lying in the forest of banana trees on the bed of lotus petals which was soaked with the sandal-paste. She had discarded all the gem- studded ornaments and was lying there in gloom.
She looked quite dirty, lean and thin and was clad in the white garments.
The female friends of Radha were serving her continuously moving the white fly-whisks, she had discarded taking food and her belly had shrunk, she used to breath moment after moment.
Thus would it be possible for Radha to survive from the fever of separation even for a moment?
O lord Hari, she has lost consciousness about the water or the earth, the day or the night, the human or the animals and the relatives and stranger. She is devoid of all the outward knowledge and is solely devoted at your feet.
Her glory is spread in the universe and as such her death also would be glorious. Even the robbers who are devoid of knowledge do not intend to kill a women then why would you so desire? Therefore, O lord of the universe, you visit the desired forest of banana trees at once.
Radha who is extremely devoted to you is not out of the universe. O lord, Radha is protected by you who is a great devotee of yours. There is no devotee comparable to her in the world nor would one ever be.
The god of love is afraid of Siva and you happen to be the foremost of Siva, after achieving a husband like you, Radhika is still burning with passion.
Therefore the deeds are the foremost and no one can stop the same. The spring season and the moon with its rays are actually burning her. The blowing of cool breeze is regularly burning her, therefore she is lying there suffering from pain like an orphan. She is having the complexion of the lustre of molten gold but presently the same has turned black.
The complexion of the hair of her head has become golden and she is lying without garments in spite of the face that she is adored like you and the teacher of the yogis also adores here Sanatkumara, Ganesa and the best of intellectuals are also her devotees.
Various types of ascetics and sages are also devoted to her but the type of devotion displayed by Radha is difficult to get anywhere.
The way in which Radhika adored you even LaksmI can not do so. 1 have admitted before her that you would reach her. Therefore, O virtuous one, ''You move immediately and display the truthfulness of my words.” On hearing the words of Uddhava, Madhava smiled and he started speaking words according to the Vedas which were quite truthful.
Sri Krsna said- It is not a sin to resort to falsehood while cutting jokes with the damsels, in the marriages, for the sake of livelihood, when life is in danger and for the sake of the cows and the Brahmanas.
Therefore even if you don't make your words truthful, there is no harm in the same nor would you have to face the hell. My devotee actually goes to the Goloka and not to the hell.
In spite of that I shall honour your words, I shall go to Radhika, the cowherdesses and my mother Yasoda in dream.
On hearing this the glorious Uddhava went back to his abode. Then lord Krsna reached Gokula which was suffering from separation. In the dream he assured Radhika and bestowed the divine knowledge on her and satisfied the cowherdesses with various types of sports. He sucked the breast of Yasoda who was enjoying the deep sleep and assuring the cowherds and the cowherd boys variously, he returned to Mathura.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 122522 (2017-09-18T13:31:19Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n1530–n1534: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n1530/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.