Prakṛti-khaṇḍa · Chapter 49
Sourceपार्वत्युवाच ।। कथं सुदामशापञ्च सा देवी ललाभ ह ।। कथं शशाप भृत्यो हि स्वाभीष्टां देवकामिनीम् ।। १ ।। श्रीभगवानुवाच ।। शृणु देवी प्रवक्ष्यामि रहस्यं परमाद्भुतम् ।। गोप्यं सर्वपुराणेषु शुभदं भक्तिमुक्तिदम् ।। २ ।। एकदा राधिकेशश्च गोलोके रासमण्डले ।। शतशृंगाख्यगिर्येकदेशे वृन्दावने वने ।।३।। गृहीत्वा विरजां गोपीं सुभाग्यां राधिकासमाम् ।। क्रीडां चकार भगवान्रत्नभूषणभूषितः ।। ४ ।। रत्नप्रदीपसंयुक्ते रत्ननिर्माणमण्डले ।। अमूल्यरत्नखचितमञ्चके पुष्पतल्पके ।। ५ ।। कस्तूरीकुंकुमारक्ते सुचन्दनसुधूपिते ।। सुगन्धिमालतीमालासमूहपरिमण्डिते ।। ६ ।। सुरताद्विरतिर्नास्ति दम्पती रतिपण्डितौ ।। तौ द्वौ परस्पराक्तौ सुखसम्भोगतन्त्रितौ ।। ७ ।। मन्वन्तराणां लक्षश्च कालः परिमितो गतः ।। गोलोकस्य स्वल्पकाले जन्मादिरहितस्य च ।। ८ ।। दूत्यश्चतस्रो ज्ञात्वाऽथ जगदुस्तां तु राधिकम् ।। श्रुत्वा परमरुष्टा सा तत्याज हरिमीश्वरी ।।९।। प्रबोधिता च सखिभिः कोपरक्तास्यलोचना ।। विहाय रत्नालङ्कारं वह्निशुद्धांशुके शुभे ।। 2.49.१० ।। क्रीडापद्मं च सद्रत्नामूल्यदर्पणमुज्ज्वलम् ।। निर्मार्जयामास सती सिन्दूरं चित्रपत्रकम् ।। ११ ।। प्रक्षाल्य तोयाञ्जलिभिर्मुखरागमलक्तकम् ।। विस्रस्तकबरीभारा मुक्तकेशी प्रकम्पिता ।। १२ ।। शुक्लवस्त्रपरीधाना रूक्षा वेषादिवर्जिता ।। ययौ यानान्तिकं तूर्णं प्रियालीभिर्निवारिता।।१३।। आजुहाव सखीसंघं रोषविस्फुरिताधरा ।। शश्वत्कम्पान्वितांगी सा गोपीभिः परिवारिता ।।१४।। ताभिर्भक्त्या युताभिश्च कातराभिश्च संस्तुता ।। आरुरोह रथं दिव्यममूल्यं रत्ननिर्मितम् ।। दशयोजनविस्तीर्णं दैर्घ्ये तच्छतयोजनम् ।।१५।। सहस्रचक्रयुक्तं च नानाचित्रसमन्वितम् ।। नानाविचित्रवसनैः सूक्ष्मैः क्षौमैर्विराजितम् ।। १६ ।। अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणदर्पणैः परिशोभितम् ।। मणीन्द्रजालमालाभैः पुष्पमालासहस्रकैः ।। १७ ।। सद्रत्न कलशैर्युक्तं रम्यैर्मन्दिरकोटिभिः ।। त्रिलक्षकोटिभिः सार्द्ध गोपीभिश्च प्रियालिभिः ।। १८ ।। ययौ रथेन तेनैव सुमनोमालिना प्रिये ।। श्रुत्वा कोलाहलं गोपः सुदामा कृष्णपार्षदः ।। १९ ।। कृष्णं कृत्वा सावधानं गोपैः सार्द्धं पलायितः ।। भयेन कृष्णः सन्त्रस्तो विहाय विरजां सतीम् ।। 2.49.२० ।। स्वप्रेममग्नः कृष्णोऽपि तिरोधानं चकार सः ।। सा सती समयं ज्ञात्वा विचार्य्य स्वहृदि क्रुधा ।। २१ ।। राधाप्रकोपभीता च प्राणांस्तत्याज तत्क्षणम् ।। विरजालिगणास्तत्र भयविह्वलकातराः ।। २२ ।। प्रययुः शरणं साध्वीं विरजां तत्क्षणं भिया ।। गोलोके सा सरिद्रूपा जाता वै शैलकन्यके ।। २३ ।। कोटियोजनविस्तीर्णा दीर्घे शतगुणा तथा ।। गोलोकं वेष्टयामास परिखेव मनोहरा ।। २४ ।। बभूवुः क्षुद्रनद्यश्च तदाऽन्या गोप्य एव च ।। सर्वा नद्यस्तदंशाश्च प्रतिविश्वेषु सुन्दरि ।। २५ ।। इमे सप्त समुद्राश्च विरजानन्दना भुवि ।। अथागत्य महाभागा राधा रासेश्वरी परा ।। २६ ।। न दृष्ट्वा विरजां कृष्णं स्वगृहं च पुनर्ययौ ।। जगाम कृष्णस्तां राधां गोपालैरष्टभिः सह ।। २७ ।। गोपीभिर्द्वारि युक्ताभिर्वारितोऽपि पुनः पुनः ।। दृष्ट्वा कृष्णं च सा देवी भर्त्सयामास तं तदा ।। २८ ।। सुदामा भर्त्सयामास तां तथा कृष्णसन्निधौ ।। क्रुद्धा शशाप सा देवी सुदामानं सुरेश्वरी ।। २९ ।। गच्छ त्वमासुरीं योनिं गच्छ दूरमतो द्रुतम् ।। शशाप तां सुदामा च त्वमितो गच्छ भारतम् ।। 2.49.३० ।। भव गोपी गोपकन्यामुख्याभिः स्वाभिरेव च ।। तत्र ते कृष्णविच्छेदो भविष्यति शतं समाः ।। ।।३१।। तत्र भारावतरणं भगवांश्च करिष्यति ।। इति शप्त्वा सुदामाऽसौ प्रणम्य जननीं हरिम् ।। साश्रुनेत्रो मोहयुक्तस्ततो गन्तुं समुद्यतः ।। ३२ ।। राधा जगाम तत्पश्चात्साश्रुनेत्राऽतिविह्वला ।। वत्स क्व यासीत्युच्चार्य्य पुत्रविच्छेदकातरा ।। ३३ ।। कृष्णस्तां बोधयामास विद्यया च कृपानिधिः ।। शीघ्रं संप्राप्स्यसि सुतं मा रुदस्त्वं वरानने ।। ३४ ।। स चासुरः शङ्खचूडो बभूव तुलसीपतिः ।। मच्छूलभिन्नकायेन गोलोकं वै जगाम सः ।। ३५ ।। राधा जगाम वाराहे गोकुलं भारतं सती ।। वृषभानोश्च वैश्यस्य सा च कन्या बभूव ह ।। ३६ ।। अयोनिसम्भवा देवी वायुगर्भा कलावती ।। सुषुवे मायया वायुं सा तत्राविर्बभूव ह ।। ३७ ।। अतीते द्वादशाब्दे तु दृष्ट्वा तां नवयौवनाम् ।। सार्धं रायाणवैश्येन तत्सम्बन्धं चकार सः ।। ३८ ।। छायां संस्थाप्य तद्गेहे साऽन्तर्द्धानमवाप ह ।। बभूव तस्य वैश्यस्य विवाहश्छायया सह ।। ३९ ।। गते चतुर्दशाब्दे तु कंसभीतेश्छलेन च ।। जगाम गोकुलं कृष्णः शिशुरूपी जगत्पतिः ।। 2.49.४० ।। कृष्णमाता यशोदा या रायाणस्तत्सहोदरः ।। गोलोके गोपकृष्णांशः सम्बन्धात्कृष्णमातुलः।।४१।। कृष्णेन सह राधायाः पुण्ये वृन्दावने वने ।। विवाहं कारयामास विधिना जगतां विधिः।।४२।। स्वप्ने राधापदाम्भोजं नहि पश्यन्ति बल्लवाः।। स्वयं राधा हरेः क्रोडे छाया रायाणमन्दिरे।।४३।। षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि तपस्तेपे पुरा विधिः।। राधिकाचरणाम्भोजदर्शनार्थी च पुष्करे ।।४४।। भारावतरणे भूमेर्भारते नन्दगोकुले ।। ददर्श तत्पदाम्भोजं तपसस्तत्फलेन च।४५।। किञ्चित्कालं स वै कृष्णः पुण्ये वृन्दावने वने ।। रेमे गोलोकनाथश्च राधया सह भारते।। ४६ ।। ततः सुदामशापेन विच्छेदश्च बभूव ह ।। तत्र भारावतरणं भूमेः कृष्णश्चकार सः ।। ४७ ।। शताब्दे समतीते तु तीर्थयात्राप्रसंगतः ।। ददर्श कृष्णं सा राधा स च तां च परस्परम् ।। ४८ ।। ततो जगाम गोलोकं राधया सह तत्त्ववित् ।। कलावती यशोदा च पर्यगाद्राधया सह ।। ४९ ।। वृषभानुश्च नन्दश्च ययौ गोलोकमुत्तमम् ।। सर्वे गोपाश्च गोप्यश्च ययुस्ता याः समागताः ।। 2.49.५० ।। छाया गोपाश्च गोप्यश्च प्रापुर्मुक्तिं च सन्निधौ ।। रेमिरे ताश्च तत्रैव सार्द्धं कृष्णेन पार्वति ।। ५१ ।। षट्त्रिंशल्लक्षकोट्यश्च गोप्यो गोपाश्च तत्समाः ।। गोलोकं प्रययुर्मुक्ताः सार्धं कृष्णेन राधया ।। ५२ ।। द्रोणः प्रजापतिर्नन्दो यशोदा तत्प्रिया धरा ।। संप्राप पूर्वतपसा परमात्मानमीश्वरम् ।। ५३ ।। वसुदेवः कश्यपश्च देवकी चादितिः सती ।। देवमाता देवपिता प्रतिकल्पे स्वभावतः ।। ५४ ।। पितॄणां मानसी कन्या राधामाता कलावती ।। वसुदामापि गोलोकाद् वृषभानुः समाययौ ।। ५५ ।। इत्येवं कथितं दुर्गे राधिकाख्यानमुत्तमम् ।। सम्पत्करं पापहरं पुत्रपौत्रविवर्धनम् ।। ५६ ।। श्रीकृष्णश्च द्विधारूपो द्विभुजश्च चतुर्भुजः ।। चतुर्भुजश्च वैकुण्ठे गोलोके द्विभुजः स्वयम् ।। ५७ ।। चतुर्भुजस्य पत्नी च महालक्ष्मीः सरस्वती ।। गंगा च तुलसी चैव देव्यो नारायणप्रियाः ।।५८।। श्रीकृष्णपत्नी सा राधा तदर्द्धाङ्गसमुद्भवा ।। तेजसा वयसा साध्वी रूपेण च गुणेन च ।। ५९ ।। आदौ राधां समुच्चार्य पश्चात्कृष्णं वदेद्बुधः ।। व्यतिक्रमे ब्रह्महत्यां लभते नात्र संशयः ।। 2.49.६० ।। कार्त्तिकीपूर्णिमायां च गोलोके रासमण्डले ।। चकार पूजां राधायास्तत्सम्बन्धिमहोत्सवम् ।। ६१ ।। सद्रत्नघुटिकायाश्च कृत्वा तत्कवचं हरिः ।। दधार कण्ठे बाहौ च दक्षिणे सह गोपकैः ।। ६२ ।। कृत्वा ध्यानं च भक्त्या च स्तोत्रमेतच्चकार सः ।। राधाचर्वितताम्बूलं चखाद मधुसूदनः ।। ६३ ।। राधा पूज्या च कृष्णस्य तत्पूज्यो भगवान्प्रभुः ।। परस्पराभीष्टदेवे भेदकृन्नरकं व्रजेत् ।। ६४ ।। द्वितीये पूजिता सा च धर्मेण ब्रह्मणा मया ।। अनन्तवासुकिभ्यां च रविणा शशिना पुरा ।। ६५ ।। महेन्द्रेण च रुद्रैश्च मनुना मानवेन च ।। सुरेन्द्रैश्च मुनीन्द्रैश्च सर्वविश्वैश्च पूजिता ।। ६६ ।। तृतीये पूजिता सा च सप्तद्वीपेश्वरेण च ।। भारते च सुयज्ञेन पुत्रैर्मित्रैर्मुदाऽन्वितैः ।। ६७ ।। ब्राह्मणेनाभिशप्तेन देवदोषेण भूभृता ।। व्याधिग्रस्तेन हस्तेन दुःखिना च विदूयता ।। ६८ ।। संप्राप राज्यं भ्रष्टश्रीः स च राधावरेण च ।। स्तोत्रेण ब्रह्मदत्तेन स्तुत्वा च परमेश्वरीम् ।। ६९ ।। अभेद्यं कवचं तस्याः कण्ठे बाहौ दधार सः ।। ध्यात्वा चकार पूजां च पुष्करे शतवत्सरान् ।। 2.49.७० ।। अन्ते जगाम गोलोकं रत्नयानेन भूमिपः ।। इति ते कथितं सर्वं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। ७१ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे द्वितीये प्रकृतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादान्तर्गत हरगौरीसंवादे राधोपाख्याने राधायाः सुदामशापादिकथनं नामैकोनपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः ।। ४९ ।।
pārvatyuvāca || kathaṃ sudāmaśāpañca sā devī lalābha ha || kathaṃ śaśāpa bhṛtyo hi svābhīṣṭāṃ devakāminīm || 1 || śrībhagavānuvāca || śṛṇu devī pravakṣyāmi rahasyaṃ paramādbhutam || gopyaṃ sarvapurāṇeṣu śubhadaṃ bhaktimuktidam || 2 || ekadā rādhikeśaśca goloke rāsamaṇḍale || śataśṛṃgākhyagiryekadeśe vṛndāvane vane ||3|| gṛhītvā virajāṃ gopīṃ subhāgyāṃ rādhikāsamām || krīḍāṃ cakāra bhagavānratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ || 4 || ratnapradīpasaṃyukte ratnanirmāṇamaṇḍale || amūlyaratnakhacitamañcake puṣpatalpake || 5 || kastūrīkuṃkumārakte sucandanasudhūpite || sugandhimālatīmālāsamūhaparimaṇḍite || 6 || suratādviratirnāsti dampatī ratipaṇḍitau || tau dvau parasparāktau sukhasambhogatantritau || 7 || manvantarāṇāṃ lakṣaśca kālaḥ parimito gataḥ || golokasya svalpakāle janmādirahitasya ca || 8 || dūtyaścatasro jñātvā'tha jagadustāṃ tu rādhikam || śrutvā paramaruṣṭā sā tatyāja harimīśvarī ||9|| prabodhitā ca sakhibhiḥ koparaktāsyalocanā || vihāya ratnālaṅkāraṃ vahniśuddhāṃśuke śubhe || 2.49.10 || krīḍāpadmaṃ ca sadratnāmūlyadarpaṇamujjvalam || nirmārjayāmāsa satī sindūraṃ citrapatrakam || 11 || prakṣālya toyāñjalibhirmukharāgamalaktakam || visrastakabarībhārā muktakeśī prakampitā || 12 || śuklavastraparīdhānā rūkṣā veṣādivarjitā || yayau yānāntikaṃ tūrṇaṃ priyālībhirnivāritā||13|| ājuhāva sakhīsaṃghaṃ roṣavisphuritādharā || śaśvatkampānvitāṃgī sā gopībhiḥ parivāritā ||14|| tābhirbhaktyā yutābhiśca kātarābhiśca saṃstutā || āruroha rathaṃ divyamamūlyaṃ ratnanirmitam || daśayojanavistīrṇaṃ dairghye tacchatayojanam ||15|| sahasracakrayuktaṃ ca nānācitrasamanvitam || nānāvicitravasanaiḥ sūkṣmaiḥ kṣaumairvirājitam || 16 || amūlyaratnanirmāṇadarpaṇaiḥ pariśobhitam || maṇīndrajālamālābhaiḥ puṣpamālāsahasrakaiḥ || 17 || sadratna kalaśairyuktaṃ ramyairmandirakoṭibhiḥ || trilakṣakoṭibhiḥ sārddha gopībhiśca priyālibhiḥ || 18 || yayau rathena tenaiva sumanomālinā priye || śrutvā kolāhalaṃ gopaḥ sudāmā kṛṣṇapārṣadaḥ || 19 || kṛṣṇaṃ kṛtvā sāvadhānaṃ gopaiḥ sārddhaṃ palāyitaḥ || bhayena kṛṣṇaḥ santrasto vihāya virajāṃ satīm || 2.49.20 || svapremamagnaḥ kṛṣṇo'pi tirodhānaṃ cakāra saḥ || sā satī samayaṃ jñātvā vicāryya svahṛdi krudhā || 21 || rādhāprakopabhītā ca prāṇāṃstatyāja tatkṣaṇam || virajāligaṇāstatra bhayavihvalakātarāḥ || 22 || prayayuḥ śaraṇaṃ sādhvīṃ virajāṃ tatkṣaṇaṃ bhiyā || goloke sā saridrūpā jātā vai śailakanyake || 23 || koṭiyojanavistīrṇā dīrghe śataguṇā tathā || golokaṃ veṣṭayāmāsa parikheva manoharā || 24 || babhūvuḥ kṣudranadyaśca tadā'nyā gopya eva ca || sarvā nadyastadaṃśāśca prativiśveṣu sundari || 25 || ime sapta samudrāśca virajānandanā bhuvi || athāgatya mahābhāgā rādhā rāseśvarī parā || 26 || na dṛṣṭvā virajāṃ kṛṣṇaṃ svagṛhaṃ ca punaryayau || jagāma kṛṣṇastāṃ rādhāṃ gopālairaṣṭabhiḥ saha || 27 || gopībhirdvāri yuktābhirvārito'pi punaḥ punaḥ || dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇaṃ ca sā devī bhartsayāmāsa taṃ tadā || 28 || sudāmā bhartsayāmāsa tāṃ tathā kṛṣṇasannidhau || kruddhā śaśāpa sā devī sudāmānaṃ sureśvarī || 29 || gaccha tvamāsurīṃ yoniṃ gaccha dūramato drutam || śaśāpa tāṃ sudāmā ca tvamito gaccha bhāratam || 2.49.30 || bhava gopī gopakanyāmukhyābhiḥ svābhireva ca || tatra te kṛṣṇavicchedo bhaviṣyati śataṃ samāḥ || ||31|| tatra bhārāvataraṇaṃ bhagavāṃśca kariṣyati || iti śaptvā sudāmā'sau praṇamya jananīṃ harim || sāśrunetro mohayuktastato gantuṃ samudyataḥ || 32 || rādhā jagāma tatpaścātsāśrunetrā'tivihvalā || vatsa kva yāsītyuccāryya putravicchedakātarā || 33 || kṛṣṇastāṃ bodhayāmāsa vidyayā ca kṛpānidhiḥ || śīghraṃ saṃprāpsyasi sutaṃ mā rudastvaṃ varānane || 34 || sa cāsuraḥ śaṅkhacūḍo babhūva tulasīpatiḥ || macchūlabhinnakāyena golokaṃ vai jagāma saḥ || 35 || rādhā jagāma vārāhe gokulaṃ bhārataṃ satī || vṛṣabhānośca vaiśyasya sā ca kanyā babhūva ha || 36 || ayonisambhavā devī vāyugarbhā kalāvatī || suṣuve māyayā vāyuṃ sā tatrāvirbabhūva ha || 37 || atīte dvādaśābde tu dṛṣṭvā tāṃ navayauvanām || sārdhaṃ rāyāṇavaiśyena tatsambandhaṃ cakāra saḥ || 38 || chāyāṃ saṃsthāpya tadgehe sā'ntarddhānamavāpa ha || babhūva tasya vaiśyasya vivāhaśchāyayā saha || 39 || gate caturdaśābde tu kaṃsabhīteśchalena ca || jagāma gokulaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ śiśurūpī jagatpatiḥ || 2.49.40 || kṛṣṇamātā yaśodā yā rāyāṇastatsahodaraḥ || goloke gopakṛṣṇāṃśaḥ sambandhātkṛṣṇamātulaḥ||41|| kṛṣṇena saha rādhāyāḥ puṇye vṛndāvane vane || vivāhaṃ kārayāmāsa vidhinā jagatāṃ vidhiḥ||42|| svapne rādhāpadāmbhojaṃ nahi paśyanti ballavāḥ|| svayaṃ rādhā hareḥ kroḍe chāyā rāyāṇamandire||43|| ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi tapastepe purā vidhiḥ|| rādhikācaraṇāmbhojadarśanārthī ca puṣkare ||44|| bhārāvataraṇe bhūmerbhārate nandagokule || dadarśa tatpadāmbhojaṃ tapasastatphalena ca|45|| kiñcitkālaṃ sa vai kṛṣṇaḥ puṇye vṛndāvane vane || reme golokanāthaśca rādhayā saha bhārate|| 46 || tataḥ sudāmaśāpena vicchedaśca babhūva ha || tatra bhārāvataraṇaṃ bhūmeḥ kṛṣṇaścakāra saḥ || 47 || śatābde samatīte tu tīrthayātrāprasaṃgataḥ || dadarśa kṛṣṇaṃ sā rādhā sa ca tāṃ ca parasparam || 48 || tato jagāma golokaṃ rādhayā saha tattvavit || kalāvatī yaśodā ca paryagādrādhayā saha || 49 || vṛṣabhānuśca nandaśca yayau golokamuttamam || sarve gopāśca gopyaśca yayustā yāḥ samāgatāḥ || 2.49.50 || chāyā gopāśca gopyaśca prāpurmuktiṃ ca sannidhau || remire tāśca tatraiva sārddhaṃ kṛṣṇena pārvati || 51 || ṣaṭtriṃśallakṣakoṭyaśca gopyo gopāśca tatsamāḥ || golokaṃ prayayurmuktāḥ sārdhaṃ kṛṣṇena rādhayā || 52 || droṇaḥ prajāpatirnando yaśodā tatpriyā dharā || saṃprāpa pūrvatapasā paramātmānamīśvaram || 53 || vasudevaḥ kaśyapaśca devakī cāditiḥ satī || devamātā devapitā pratikalpe svabhāvataḥ || 54 || pitṝṇāṃ mānasī kanyā rādhāmātā kalāvatī || vasudāmāpi golokād vṛṣabhānuḥ samāyayau || 55 || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ durge rādhikākhyānamuttamam || sampatkaraṃ pāpaharaṃ putrapautravivardhanam || 56 || śrīkṛṣṇaśca dvidhārūpo dvibhujaśca caturbhujaḥ || caturbhujaśca vaikuṇṭhe goloke dvibhujaḥ svayam || 57 || caturbhujasya patnī ca mahālakṣmīḥ sarasvatī || gaṃgā ca tulasī caiva devyo nārāyaṇapriyāḥ ||58|| śrīkṛṣṇapatnī sā rādhā tadarddhāṅgasamudbhavā || tejasā vayasā sādhvī rūpeṇa ca guṇena ca || 59 || ādau rādhāṃ samuccārya paścātkṛṣṇaṃ vadedbudhaḥ || vyatikrame brahmahatyāṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 2.49.60 || kārttikīpūrṇimāyāṃ ca goloke rāsamaṇḍale || cakāra pūjāṃ rādhāyāstatsambandhimahotsavam || 61 || sadratnaghuṭikāyāśca kṛtvā tatkavacaṃ hariḥ || dadhāra kaṇṭhe bāhau ca dakṣiṇe saha gopakaiḥ || 62 || kṛtvā dhyānaṃ ca bhaktyā ca stotrametaccakāra saḥ || rādhācarvitatāmbūlaṃ cakhāda madhusūdanaḥ || 63 || rādhā pūjyā ca kṛṣṇasya tatpūjyo bhagavānprabhuḥ || parasparābhīṣṭadeve bhedakṛnnarakaṃ vrajet || 64 || dvitīye pūjitā sā ca dharmeṇa brahmaṇā mayā || anantavāsukibhyāṃ ca raviṇā śaśinā purā || 65 || mahendreṇa ca rudraiśca manunā mānavena ca || surendraiśca munīndraiśca sarvaviśvaiśca pūjitā || 66 || tṛtīye pūjitā sā ca saptadvīpeśvareṇa ca || bhārate ca suyajñena putrairmitrairmudā'nvitaiḥ || 67 || brāhmaṇenābhiśaptena devadoṣeṇa bhūbhṛtā || vyādhigrastena hastena duḥkhinā ca vidūyatā || 68 || saṃprāpa rājyaṃ bhraṣṭaśrīḥ sa ca rādhāvareṇa ca || stotreṇa brahmadattena stutvā ca parameśvarīm || 69 || abhedyaṃ kavacaṃ tasyāḥ kaṇṭhe bāhau dadhāra saḥ || dhyātvā cakāra pūjāṃ ca puṣkare śatavatsarān || 2.49.70 || ante jagāma golokaṃ ratnayānena bhūmipaḥ || iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi || 71 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe dvitīye prakṛtikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvādāntargata haragaurīsaṃvāde rādhopākhyāne rādhāyāḥ sudāmaśāpādikathanaṃ nāmaikonapañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 49 ||
English translation
Pronouncing of curse mutually by Radha and Sudama Parvatl said—O lord, how could the goddess attract the curse of Sudama and how could Sudama who was just a servant, pronounce a curse on the great goddess?
Mahadeva said—O goddess, I am going to tell you this astonishing secret. You please listen to it. It is the secret of ail the Puranas, bestows welfare and salvation.
Once, in Vmdavana of Goloka, Rdsamandala was performed at the mountain of hundred peaks.
The lord started enjoying the company of cowherdesses Viraja in a secluded place. She was quite fortunate and was equal to Radha. She was adorned with all the gem-studded In the Rdsamandala which was illuminated with the gem-studded lamps of great value, both Viraja and Krsna lay on the bed adorned with flowers and decorated with kasturi and red vermilion, with the best of sandal-paste and fragrant jasmine flowers which were spread all round emitting immense fragrance. Both were enjoying each other's company by lying on the bed. Both of them were deeply involved in the love-sport and were not separating from each other. Both of them were united with each other and feeling fatigued.
In the meantime the period of a lakh of manvantaras passed which is quite a short duration for Goloka where there is no birth or In the meantime, four of the female messengers reported the matter to Radha approaching her. On hearing that, the goddess Radha was immensely enraged and disowned the lord. Her eyes became red with anger. In spite of the advice of her friends she threw away the gem-studded ornaments, the costumes sanctified by the fire, lotuses of the play and the mirror which was decorated with invaluable gems. She removed the decoration on her face besides the vermilion and washed out her face and the decoration of the feet with water. She dishevelled the locks of her hair disarranging them. She then She then clad herself in white garment and appeared without any make-up. In spite of all her female friends advising against her moves, she rushed towards the chariot and reached it. She
then started calling her female friends there. At that point of time her lips were fluttering in rage and her entire body was trembling. She was surrounded by the cowherdesses on all sides with great humility. Without caring for anyone, she at once mounted the invaluable divine chariot which was built with gems and was a thousand yojanas in a length and yojanas in width.
fJBOTtsRr fdTTsiR rraJH TET:I It had a thousand wheels bearing beautiful paintings, it was decorated with astonishing types of fine silken cloth. The mirrors in the chariot were made of beautiful gems. It had the best of string beads and a thousand of garland of flowers. Besides it had many of the vases made of gems which were crores in number. Three lakh crores of cowherdesses mounted the chariot with Radha. O dear, the chariot was called Sumaiiomai and mounting it, they left the place.
On hearing the noise of the chariot, SudamS the courtier of lord Ki sna rushed together with other cowherds to the place of lord Kfsna and cautioned him. In panic lord Krsna separated Viraja from him and engrossed in her love, he disappeared from the scene. The chaste Viraja was antagonised no doubt, but feeling panicky from the rage of Radhika, she could not contain herself and ended her life at once.
The female friends of Viraja feeling panicky and desperate followed the path of Viraja, disappearing from the place. But, O daughter of the Himalaya, Viraja was turned in Goloka as a stream and started flowing and there it was turned into the length of a crores of yojanas and crores oi^jana in width. She turned herself into a deep ravine and surrounded Goloka from all sides. O beautiful one, all the female friends of Viraja were turned into small streams and rivers flowing in the universe from the same source.
All the six oceans in the universe are the sons of Viraja around. Thereafter when Radha the great goddess arrived there, she could not find Viraja or Krsna there. She ultimately returned to her abode. Thereafter lord Krsna together with eight cowherds reached the abode of Radhika.
Inspite of the gate-keepers of the palace of Radha the entry of the lord inside the palace was prevented, Krsna forcibly entered it. At the sight of Krsna, Radhika however denouncing him. At the same time she found Sudama standing beside Krsna who spoke to Radha something, which enraged Radha, who pronounced a curse on him, a place far away from here, you will be turned into the fonn of a demon.” In his turn Sudama also pronounced a curse on her saying, “You go to the land of Bharata and turn yourself into a cowherdesses getting separated from Krsna for a hundred years. Lord Krsna will incarnate on earth in order to relieve Thus pronouncing a curse, Sudama became emotional and bowing at the feet of mother Radhika and Krsna, with the tears flowing from his eyes in illusion, he got ready to leave the The tears too started flowing from her eyes, suffering the agony of separation from the son.
She felt desperate and said: “O son where are Thereafter the merciful lord Krsna cautioned them both with the divine knowledge and said: damsel don't cry, you will get back your son quite soon.
xirgT: gR4M?r:i The same Sudama was reborn as Saihkhacuda who happened to be a demon king and became the husband of TulasI, who after meeting with this end at the sight of a trident went back to In the Vdrdha-kalpa, Radhika was bom in the village of Gokula in the family of a Vaisya cowherd. She was bom without any human contact. Her mother during pregnancy carried only the wind. At the time when the mother was giving birth to the wind, in the meantime Radhika appeared as her daughter.
After the expiry of twelve years, finding her becoming youthful, she was married to a trader named Rayana; at the time of marriage only a shadow Radha was married to the trader while the real Radha herself disappeared.
After the expiry of fourteen years Krsna, the lord of the universe appeared there as an infant.
He v^as brought lo Gokula deceitfully because of the danger from Krsna.
This Rayana was the real brother of Yasodha the mother of Krsna who happened to be an arits'a of Krspa in Goloka and was his maternal uncle in the sacred forest of Vmdavana. Brahma the creator of the universe had performed the marriage of Radha with Krsna.
Radha whose lotus-like feet were beyond the sight of cowherds even in dream, the same Radha enjoyed the lap of lord Krsna and her shadow was very much present in the Ijiouse of In the earlier times Brahma had adored for sixty thousand years to have a sight of the lotus¬ like feet of Radhika, because of that he could have a view of the lotus-like feet of Radha in the village of Gokula during the time of the incarnation of Krsna.
In the sacred forest of Vrndavana in the land of Bharata, Krsna the lord of the cowherds enjoyed the company of Radha in Vmdavana for a short duration. Thereafter because of the curse of Sudama both of them were separated from each other. At that point of time lord Krsna relieved the earth of her burden.
After the lapse of a hundred years, both Kfsna and Radha met each other while on a pilgrimage.
Thereafter lord Kj-sna who was well-versed the knowledge of tattva went back to Goloka together with Radhika and her mother named Kalavatl, besides all the cowherdesses and Yasodha the mother of Krsna.
Vrsabhanu, Nanda, all the cowherds and cowherdesses who had arrived on earth from the Goloka went back to their abode.
O Parvatl, all the cowherds and cowherdesses who had arrived on earth to keep the company of lord Krsna went back to Goloka and started enjoying the company of lord Krspa; thirty six lakh crores of the cowherdesses and an equal number of cowherds were freed together with Radha and Krsna and went back to Goloka.
Out of them, Prajapati Drona appeared in the form of Nanda and his wife named DharS appeared as Yasodha. In their earlier births they had adored the lord to get him as their son.
Kasyapa was reborn as Vasudeva and Aditi reappeared as DevakI in each and every kalpa, the parents of the god are reborn according to their nature. KalavatT the mind bom daughter of the manes became the mother of Radha and reaching from Goloka Vasudama to birth in form of Vrsbhanu.
O Durga, thus I have narrated to you the best of the story of Radhika which bestows riches, removes sins and bestows sons and grandsons.
Lord Krsna took to two forms, one having two arms and the other having four arms living in Vaikuntha. Krsna with two arms resided in Lord Krsna had performed a function in favour of Radhika in Goloka in the Rdsamandala, on the full moon day of KMika dfgrcrEi?fT:i The lord Krsna keeping the Radha-kavaca in a gem-amulet wore it around the neck or the right arm, together with all the cowherds.
With his mind filled with devotion, he composed the stotra. The lord then chewed the betel which had already been chewed by Therefore Radhika is adorable by lord Krsna and Krsna is adorable by Radha. There the one, who differentiates between the two, achieves the Lord Visnu having four arms, had Mahalaks ml, Sarasvati, Gahga and Tulasi as his wives. All of them are the beloved of the lord.
The wife of lord Krsna emerged out of his left half and was known as Radhika who was like him in tejas, age, beauty and virtues.
Thus, the intellectual should first recite the name of Radha and then Krsna and while speaking out vice-versa; one attracts the sin of In the earlier times, she was adored by Dhariha, Brahma, myself, serpent Ananta, Vasuki, sun and moon, Mahendra, eleven Rudras, Manu, Indras and the best of the sages.
She was thus adored by the entire universe. Then she was adored by Suyajna over the Sapta-dvlpa together with his son and friends.
As a move of destiny, the king had been cursed by a BrShmana and he attracted leprosy.
While suffering from leprosy, he adored Radha with the stotra given to him by Brahma, as a result of which he got a boon from Radha and regained his riches and got relieved of all the ailments. He then wore the amulet bearing the kavaca of Radha round his neck and arm and performed tapas attentively at Puskara-ksetra for a hundred years. Thereafter the king reached Goloka mounted on a chariot studded with gem.
Thus I have narrated everything to you; what more do you want to listen to?
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 118800 (2017-08-31T01:48:06Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n478–n484: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n478/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.