Aśvamedha-khaṇḍa · Chapter 41
Sourceश्रीगर्ग उवाच - आहूतो राधया कृष्णः सन्ध्यायां नन्दनंदनः ॥ जगाम शश्वदेकान्ते शीतलं कदलीवनम् ॥१॥ रंभादलैश्चंदनस्य पंकयुक्तं मनोहरम् ॥ स्फारास्फुरन्नभ्रगेहं यमुनावायुशीकरम् ॥२॥ एतादृशं राधिकायाः सुन्दरं मेघमंदिरम् ॥ सर्वं दुःखाग्निना नित्यं भस्मीभूतं बभूव ह ॥३॥ श्रीदामशापेन नृप दुःखेन वृषभानुजा ॥ तनुं रक्षति तत्रापि कृष्णागमनहेतवे ॥४॥ निशम्य कृष्णं स्ववने समागतं सखीमुखाच्छ्रीवृषभानुनंदिनी ॥ आनेतुमुत्थाय वरासनात्त्वरं द्वारे सखीभिर्नृप सा जगाम ह ॥५॥ ददौ ह्यासनपाद्याद्यानुपचारान्व्रजेश्वरी ॥ वदंती कुशलं वाक्यं कृष्णा कृष्णं व्रजेश्वरम् ॥६॥ परिपूर्णतमं दृष्ट्वा परिपूर्णतमा नृप ॥ जहौ विरहजं दुःखं संयोगे हर्षपूरिता ॥७॥ चकार स्वस्याः शृङ्गारं वस्त्रालंकारचंदनैः ॥ कुशस्थल्यां गते नाथे शृङ्गारो न कृतस्तया ॥८॥ पुरा तया न भुक्तं च तांबूलं मिष्टभोजनम् ॥ कृतं न शय्याशयनं क्वचिद्धास्यं न वा कृतम् ॥९॥ सिंहासने स्थितं राधा देवं मदनमोहनम् ॥ हर्षाश्रूणि प्रमुंचंती जगौ गद्गदया गिरा ॥१०॥ राधोवाच - गोकुलं मथुरां त्यक्त्वा गतः कस्मात्कुशस्थलीम् ॥ वद तन्मे हृषीकेश त्वं साक्षाद्गोकुलेश्वरः ॥११॥ क्षणं युगसमं नाथ जानामि त्वद्वियोगतः ॥ घटीं मन्वंतरसमां द्विपरार्द्धसमं दिनम् ॥१२॥ कस्मिन्कुकाले विरहो मे बभूव च दुःखदः ॥ येन त्वच्चरणौ देव न पश्यामि सुखप्रदौ ॥१३॥ यथा रामं तु सीतेव मानसं वरटेव च ॥ तथा रासेश्वरं त्वां तु मानदं हि समुत्सहे ॥१४॥ सर्वं जानासि सर्वज्ञ किं दुःखं कथयाम्यहम् ॥ शतवर्षं गतं नाथ वियोगो न गतो मम ॥१५॥ इत्युक्त्वा वचनं राजन्स्वामिनी स्वामिनं परम् ॥ वियोगखिन्ना दुःखानि स्मरंती सा रुरोद ह ॥१६॥ दृष्ट्वा प्रियां रुदंतीं तां प्रियः प्राह प्रियं वचः ॥ तस्माश्च शमयन्वाक्यैः कृष्णः कश्मलमेव च ॥१७॥ श्रीकृष्ण उवाच - न कर्तव्यस्त्वया राधे शोकश्च तनुशोषकः ॥ तेजश्चैकं द्विधाभूतभावयोः ऋषयो विदुः ॥१८॥ यत्राहं त्वं सदा तत्र यत्र त्वं ह्यहमेव च ॥ वियोग आवयोर्नास्ति मायापुरुषयोर्यथा ॥१९॥ भेदं हि चावयोर्मध्ये ये पश्यंति नराधमाः ॥ देहांते नरकान्राधे ते प्रयांति स्वदोषतः ॥२०॥ अथातस्त्वं तु मां राधे नित्यं द्रक्ष्यसि चांतिके ॥ प्रभाते चक्रवाकीव चक्रवाकं प्रियंकरम् ॥२१॥ किंचित्कालेन दयिते गोपगोपीभिरेव च ॥ साकं त्वयाक्षरं ब्रह्म श्रीगोलोकं व्रजाम्यहम् ॥२२॥ गर्ग उवाच - माधवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा गोपीभिः सह राधिका ॥ प्रसन्ना पूजयामास रमेशं च रमा यथा ॥२३॥ श्रीराधया पुनः कृष्णो रासार्थं प्रार्थितो नृप ॥ प्रस्रन्नो वृंदकारण्ये रासं कर्तुं मनो दधे ॥२४॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां हयमेधखण्डे राधाकृष्णमेलनं नामैकचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः ॥४१॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सत् श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥
śrīgarga uvāca - āhūto rādhayā kṛṣṇaḥ sandhyāyāṃ nandanaṃdanaḥ || jagāma śaśvadekānte śītalaṃ kadalīvanam ||1|| raṃbhādalaiścaṃdanasya paṃkayuktaṃ manoharam || sphārāsphurannabhragehaṃ yamunāvāyuśīkaram ||2|| etādṛśaṃ rādhikāyāḥ sundaraṃ meghamaṃdiram || sarvaṃ duḥkhāgninā nityaṃ bhasmībhūtaṃ babhūva ha ||3|| śrīdāmaśāpena nṛpa duḥkhena vṛṣabhānujā || tanuṃ rakṣati tatrāpi kṛṣṇāgamanahetave ||4|| niśamya kṛṣṇaṃ svavane samāgataṃ sakhīmukhācchrīvṛṣabhānunaṃdinī || ānetumutthāya varāsanāttvaraṃ dvāre sakhībhirnṛpa sā jagāma ha ||5|| dadau hyāsanapādyādyānupacārānvrajeśvarī || vadaṃtī kuśalaṃ vākyaṃ kṛṣṇā kṛṣṇaṃ vrajeśvaram ||6|| paripūrṇatamaṃ dṛṣṭvā paripūrṇatamā nṛpa || jahau virahajaṃ duḥkhaṃ saṃyoge harṣapūritā ||7|| cakāra svasyāḥ śṛṅgāraṃ vastrālaṃkāracaṃdanaiḥ || kuśasthalyāṃ gate nāthe śṛṅgāro na kṛtastayā ||8|| purā tayā na bhuktaṃ ca tāṃbūlaṃ miṣṭabhojanam || kṛtaṃ na śayyāśayanaṃ kvaciddhāsyaṃ na vā kṛtam ||9|| siṃhāsane sthitaṃ rādhā devaṃ madanamohanam || harṣāśrūṇi pramuṃcaṃtī jagau gadgadayā girā ||10|| rādhovāca - gokulaṃ mathurāṃ tyaktvā gataḥ kasmātkuśasthalīm || vada tanme hṛṣīkeśa tvaṃ sākṣādgokuleśvaraḥ ||11|| kṣaṇaṃ yugasamaṃ nātha jānāmi tvadviyogataḥ || ghaṭīṃ manvaṃtarasamāṃ dviparārddhasamaṃ dinam ||12|| kasminkukāle viraho me babhūva ca duḥkhadaḥ || yena tvaccaraṇau deva na paśyāmi sukhapradau ||13|| yathā rāmaṃ tu sīteva mānasaṃ varaṭeva ca || tathā rāseśvaraṃ tvāṃ tu mānadaṃ hi samutsahe ||14|| sarvaṃ jānāsi sarvajña kiṃ duḥkhaṃ kathayāmyaham || śatavarṣaṃ gataṃ nātha viyogo na gato mama ||15|| ityuktvā vacanaṃ rājansvāminī svāminaṃ param || viyogakhinnā duḥkhāni smaraṃtī sā ruroda ha ||16|| dṛṣṭvā priyāṃ rudaṃtīṃ tāṃ priyaḥ prāha priyaṃ vacaḥ || tasmāśca śamayanvākyaiḥ kṛṣṇaḥ kaśmalameva ca ||17|| śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca - na kartavyastvayā rādhe śokaśca tanuśoṣakaḥ || tejaścaikaṃ dvidhābhūtabhāvayoḥ ṛṣayo viduḥ ||18|| yatrāhaṃ tvaṃ sadā tatra yatra tvaṃ hyahameva ca || viyoga āvayornāsti māyāpuruṣayoryathā ||19|| bhedaṃ hi cāvayormadhye ye paśyaṃti narādhamāḥ || dehāṃte narakānrādhe te prayāṃti svadoṣataḥ ||20|| athātastvaṃ tu māṃ rādhe nityaṃ drakṣyasi cāṃtike || prabhāte cakravākīva cakravākaṃ priyaṃkaram ||21|| kiṃcitkālena dayite gopagopībhireva ca || sākaṃ tvayākṣaraṃ brahma śrīgolokaṃ vrajāmyaham ||22|| garga uvāca - mādhavasya vacaḥ śrutvā gopībhiḥ saha rādhikā || prasannā pūjayāmāsa rameśaṃ ca ramā yathā ||23|| śrīrādhayā punaḥ kṛṣṇo rāsārthaṃ prārthito nṛpa || prasranno vṛṃdakāraṇye rāsaṃ kartuṃ mano dadhe ||24|| iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ hayamedhakhaṇḍe rādhākṛṣṇamelanaṃ nāmaikacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||41|| hariḥ oṃ tatsat śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||
English translation
The union of Sriradha and Krishna
When she received word from her friend that Sri Krishna had come to her abode, Sri Vrishabhanunandini immediately got up from her superior seat to fetch him and came to the door with her companions. Vrajeshwari Shyamana gave Vrajavallabha Shyamsundar an asana to Shri Krishna asking for his good news and offered Padya, Arghya, etc. respectively. O Lord! In perfection, Sriradhana gave up the sorrow of separation on having a vision of the most perfect Lord Krishna, and by chance, she was filled with joy. They adorned themselves with cloth, jewellery and sandalwood. Sri Radha had never worn makeup since Prananath Krishna moved to Kushasthali. Before this day, she had never eaten paan, had no dessert, slept in bed, and had never laughed. At this time, Sri Radha asked Madan Mohan Dev, who was seated on the throne, with a mattress around his neck, shedding Harsha's tears. 5-10 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapters 41 to 45)
Sriradha said - Hrishikesh. You are Gokuleshwar; then why did you leave Gokul and Mathura and go to Kushasthali? Tell me the reason for that. O Nath! Your departure makes me feel like an eternity. Every hour feels like a minute and a day feels like two halves to me. Oh God! In no time did I experience a painful separation, which prevented me from seeing your soothing feet. Just as Sita desires Shriram and Hansini desires Mansarovar, so I desire eternal union with the One who bestows you. You are the All-Knowing, the All-Knowing. What shall I tell you of my grief? O Nath! A hundred years have passed, but there is no end to my separation. 11-15 |
The king! Swami Sriradha, recalling the sorrows of her absence by saying such a word to her dearest Swami Shyamsundara, wept bitterly. Seeing Priya weeping, the beloved Lord Krishna said this dearly, soothing her mental agony with his words. 16-17 |
Lord Krishna said, "Dear Radhe! This mourning is drying up the body; therefore, you should not grieve. We both have the same Tej, which has manifested in two forms; this is known to the sages and sages. Where I am, there you are always and where you are, there I am always. There is never a separation between the two of us as between Prakriti and Purusha. Radhe! Those who see the difference between the two of us fall into hell because of their defective vision at the end of the body. Dear Sir! Just as Chakai sees her beloved Chakravaka every morning, so from today you will always see Me close to you. It's a matter of life! In a few days, I will walk with all the gopas and the gopis and you in the form of the indestructible Brahman, Sri Golokatham. 18-22 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 41 to 45)
Srigarji says - Rajan! Upon hearing this from Madhava, Sreedhya, along with the gopis, was pleased and worshipped the beloved Shyamsundara in the same manner as Ramadevi worshipped Ramapatiki. Nareshwar. Sridhara again prayed to Lord Krishna for the Rasa Krida. Pleased then, Raseshvara thought of performing Rasa in Vrindavan. 23-24 |
Thus was completed the forty-first chapter in the Ashvamedha Khanda under the Srigargha Samhita, the "union of Sri Radha and Krishna." 41.
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