Aśvamedha-khaṇḍa · Chapter 43
Sourceगर्ग उवाच - वृंदावने वृक्षलतालिसंकुले मंदानिले वीजति शीतले नृप ॥ रंध्राणि वेणोः किल पूरयन्हरि- र्मुहुर्हरत्येव दिवौकसां मनः ॥१॥ वेणुगीतं ततः श्रुत्वा श्रीराधा कीर्तिनंदिनी ॥ भुजाभ्यां नन्दसूनुं वै जग्राहानंगविह्वला ॥२॥ गोकुलस्य चकोरीं तां कृष्णो गोकुलचन्द्रमाः ॥ दृष्ट्वा कुसुमपर्यंके तया रेमे हरन्मनः ॥३॥ श्रीकृष्णस्य विहारेण ब्रह्मानन्देन स्वामिनी ॥ मुदं लेभे महात्यंतं तथा स्वामी वशीकृतः ॥४॥ रमणीयं रतिकरं रासे रामा रमेश्वरम् ॥ जगृहुः सर्वतो राजञ्छतयूथाश्च योषितः ॥५॥ ताभिः सार्द्धं हरी रम्यो रेमे वै रासमण्डले ॥ तावद्रूपधरो राजन् यावत्यो व्रजयोषितः ॥६॥ विरहिण्यश्च ताः सर्वा विरहेण विहारिणः ॥ ब्रह्मानंदेन सन्मर्त्या आनन्दं लेभिरे यथा ॥७॥ श्रीकराभ्यां श्रीकराभ्यां श्रीशः श्रीश्यामसुन्दरः ॥ दधार हृदये सर्वास्ताभिर्भक्त्या वशीकृतः ॥८॥ स्वेदयुक्तान्याननानि तासां प्रीत्या व्रजेश्वरः ॥ प्रामृजत्पीतवस्त्रेण किं वदामि तपःफलम् ॥९॥ विना सांख्येन योगेन तपसा श्रवणेन च ॥ विना तीर्थेन दानेन प्राप्ताः कामेन ता हरिम् ॥१०॥ ततो गोपीजनाः सर्वा मानवत्यः परस्परम् ॥ कुवाक्यं कथयामासुः कृष्णं तृप्ता विहारतः ॥११॥ अस्माँस्त्यक्त्वा पुरा कृष्णो गतः श्रीमथुरां पुरीम् ॥ विलोकितुं रूपिणीश्च सुन्दरीः स्त्रीश्च सुन्दरः ॥१२॥ न दृष्टास्तेन सुंदर्यो जगाम द्वारकां पुनः ॥ न दृष्टास्तेन तास्तत्र विवाहं कृतवान्पुनः ॥१३॥ रुक्मिणीं भीष्मकसुतां न मत्वा तां तु रूपिणीम् ॥ पुनर्विवाहान्कृतवान्सहस्राणी च षोडश ॥१४॥ न मत्वा रूपिणीस्ताश्च शोकं कुर्वन्पुनः पुनः ॥ व्रजमागतवान्सख्यः श्रीकृष्णोऽस्मान्विलोकितुम् ॥१५॥ दृष्ट्वा रूपाणि चास्माकं सर्वद्रष्टा रमेश्वरः ॥ प्रसन्नोऽभूत्तथा सख्यो यथा रासे हरिः पुरा ॥१६॥ तस्माद्वयं च सर्वासां सुन्दरीणां वराः स्मृताः ॥ सुनेत्राश्चंद्रवदनाः शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवनाः ॥ अस्मत्तुल्याश्च रूपिण्यो नैव देवांगनाश्च खे ॥ याभिः शीघ्रं कटाक्षैश्च कृष्णः कामी वशीकृतः ॥१८॥ अहो वै येन हंसेन मुक्ताः पूर्वं प्रभक्षिताः ॥ स एवान्यत्कथं वस्तु भक्षयिष्यति दुःखतः ॥१९॥ न संति मुक्ताः सर्वत्र संति मानसरोवरे ॥ तथा वरस्त्रियो भूमौ न संति संति चात्र हि ॥२०॥ गर्ग उवाच - इति मानवतीनां च स्वात्मारामो जगत्पतिः ॥ वचः शृण्वन्राधया च तत्रैवांतरधीयत ॥२१॥ निर्द्धनोऽपि धनं लब्ध्वा मानं प्रकुरुते नृप ॥ यस्य नारायणः प्राप्तो तस्य किं कथयाम्यहम् ॥२२॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां हयमेधखण्डे रासक्रीडायां त्रिचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः ॥४३॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सत् श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥
garga uvāca - vṛṃdāvane vṛkṣalatālisaṃkule maṃdānile vījati śītale nṛpa || raṃdhrāṇi veṇoḥ kila pūrayanhari- rmuhurharatyeva divaukasāṃ manaḥ ||1|| veṇugītaṃ tataḥ śrutvā śrīrādhā kīrtinaṃdinī || bhujābhyāṃ nandasūnuṃ vai jagrāhānaṃgavihvalā ||2|| gokulasya cakorīṃ tāṃ kṛṣṇo gokulacandramāḥ || dṛṣṭvā kusumaparyaṃke tayā reme haranmanaḥ ||3|| śrīkṛṣṇasya vihāreṇa brahmānandena svāminī || mudaṃ lebhe mahātyaṃtaṃ tathā svāmī vaśīkṛtaḥ ||4|| ramaṇīyaṃ ratikaraṃ rāse rāmā rameśvaram || jagṛhuḥ sarvato rājañchatayūthāśca yoṣitaḥ ||5|| tābhiḥ sārddhaṃ harī ramyo reme vai rāsamaṇḍale || tāvadrūpadharo rājan yāvatyo vrajayoṣitaḥ ||6|| virahiṇyaśca tāḥ sarvā viraheṇa vihāriṇaḥ || brahmānaṃdena sanmartyā ānandaṃ lebhire yathā ||7|| śrīkarābhyāṃ śrīkarābhyāṃ śrīśaḥ śrīśyāmasundaraḥ || dadhāra hṛdaye sarvāstābhirbhaktyā vaśīkṛtaḥ ||8|| svedayuktānyānanāni tāsāṃ prītyā vrajeśvaraḥ || prāmṛjatpītavastreṇa kiṃ vadāmi tapaḥphalam ||9|| vinā sāṃkhyena yogena tapasā śravaṇena ca || vinā tīrthena dānena prāptāḥ kāmena tā harim ||10|| tato gopījanāḥ sarvā mānavatyaḥ parasparam || kuvākyaṃ kathayāmāsuḥ kṛṣṇaṃ tṛptā vihārataḥ ||11|| asmā~styaktvā purā kṛṣṇo gataḥ śrīmathurāṃ purīm || vilokituṃ rūpiṇīśca sundarīḥ strīśca sundaraḥ ||12|| na dṛṣṭāstena suṃdaryo jagāma dvārakāṃ punaḥ || na dṛṣṭāstena tāstatra vivāhaṃ kṛtavānpunaḥ ||13|| rukmiṇīṃ bhīṣmakasutāṃ na matvā tāṃ tu rūpiṇīm || punarvivāhānkṛtavānsahasrāṇī ca ṣoḍaśa ||14|| na matvā rūpiṇīstāśca śokaṃ kurvanpunaḥ punaḥ || vrajamāgatavānsakhyaḥ śrīkṛṣṇo'smānvilokitum ||15|| dṛṣṭvā rūpāṇi cāsmākaṃ sarvadraṣṭā rameśvaraḥ || prasanno'bhūttathā sakhyo yathā rāse hariḥ purā ||16|| tasmādvayaṃ ca sarvāsāṃ sundarīṇāṃ varāḥ smṛtāḥ || sunetrāścaṃdravadanāḥ śaśvatsusthirayauvanāḥ || asmattulyāśca rūpiṇyo naiva devāṃganāśca khe || yābhiḥ śīghraṃ kaṭākṣaiśca kṛṣṇaḥ kāmī vaśīkṛtaḥ ||18|| aho vai yena haṃsena muktāḥ pūrvaṃ prabhakṣitāḥ || sa evānyatkathaṃ vastu bhakṣayiṣyati duḥkhataḥ ||19|| na saṃti muktāḥ sarvatra saṃti mānasarovare || tathā varastriyo bhūmau na saṃti saṃti cātra hi ||20|| garga uvāca - iti mānavatīnāṃ ca svātmārāmo jagatpatiḥ || vacaḥ śṛṇvanrādhayā ca tatraivāṃtaradhīyata ||21|| nirddhano'pi dhanaṃ labdhvā mānaṃ prakurute nṛpa || yasya nārāyaṇaḥ prāpto tasya kiṃ kathayāmyaham ||22|| iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ hayamedhakhaṇḍe rāsakrīḍāyāṃ tricatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||43|| hariḥ oṃ tatsat śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||
English translation
Sri Krishna's vihara with Sri Radha and the gopis and his disappearance with Sri Radha after hearing the proud words of the Manavati gopis
Srigarji says - Rajan. Nandanandan Srihari repeatedly captivated the gods as he played the venu filled with Sameer in front of Murli's holes in Vrindavan, which was covered with trees, vines, and illusions and was fed by a cool, gentle wind. Premavihnala Keerthinandini Sriradhana then filled the beloved Nandanandan in both his arms after listening to Venugita. Gokulchandra Krishna, while lovingly watching the chakori Radha of Gokul, played the blissful divine Krida with her, enticing her on the flower bed. Finding the bliss of a vihara with Lord Krishna, Swamini Sriradha immersed herself in Brahmananda. She subdued the lord and began to experience bliss. 1 - 4.
The king. The delightful Ramavallabha Srihariko Goparamas, who provided the premananda, captured the Rasamandala from all directions. A hundred young women were present among them. Nareshwar. The delightful Nandanandan Sriharini took as many forms as the Vrajasundaris in the Rasamandala and accompanied them. Just as the saintly men experience Brahman and immerse themselves in transcendence, so they, along with all the gopas and beauties of Vrindavan Viharini, find the bliss of vihara and immerse themselves in Brahmananda. Srivallabha Shyamsundara, through his graceful couplets, embraced all those Braj-Vinitas with his heart; for he had subdued the Lord with his devotion. Those gopasundaris had sweat dripping down their faces. Vrajvallabha Krishna wiped those sweat with great love through his Pitambara. What can I describe in terms of the penance of those Gopanganas? He attained Sriharika only through romantic desire, without samkhya, yoga, tapa, upasya-shravan, tirtha-sevanam, and gana. 5-10 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 41 to 45)
Subsequently, all the gopis became arrogant and started talking to each other because they were completely satisfied with the bliss of Krishna's abode. They began to say, 'Friends! First Lord Krishna left us and went to Mathurapuri, you know why? Because they themselves are the most beautiful, the most beautiful in the city went to see the beautiful women. But even when they went there, they did not see the beauties that were right in their minds. Then they went again from there to Dwarka. When the beauties were no longer visible there, he married a beautiful princess. She was - Bhishmakarajanandini Rukmini! But he did not consider her to be a form and married many more. Sixteen thousand women were brought into the house. But the friends. Repeatedly grieving for not finding a suitable form for all of them, Shyamsundara Krishna has come to Vrajma to see us again. You are a hero! The all-seeing God has appeared to us in the same way as in the past. Therefore, we are considered the best of all the beauties of Tribhuvan, Sulochana, Chandramukhi, and the everlasting youth. There are no heavenly gods like us; for we, through our parables, have quickly subdued and made Lord Krishna sensual. Ah yes. How can the one who has kissed the pearl before laugh, sadly eat the other? Pearls are not accessible in all places. They are only found in Manasarovar; similarly, beautiful women are not everywhere on the ground floor. If there are any, they are in this Vrajam. 11-20 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 41 to 45)
Srigarji says - Rajan! Jagadishwara Sri Krishna is the Atmaram. He, along with Sriradha, disappeared there after hearing such a statement from those humanistic gopasundaris. Nareshwar. Even a poor man, having acquired wealth, blossoms with pride; then what is there to be said for one who has received Narayana directly? 21-22 |
Thus was completed the forty-third chapter of 'Rasakridavishya' in the Ashvamedha Khanda under the Srigargha Samhita. 43.
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