Aśvamedha-khaṇḍa · Chapter 44
Sourceवज्रनाभिरुवाच - अद्भुतं कृष्णचरितं मया त्वन्मुखतः श्रुतम् ॥ किं चक्रुर्गोपिकास्तासां स कथं दर्शनं ददौ ॥१॥ तत्सर्वं मुनिशार्दूल मह्यं श्रद्धालवे वद ॥ धन्यास्ते ये हि शृण्वंति कर्णे कृष्णकथां सदा ॥२॥ मुखेन कृष्णचन्द्रस्य नामानि प्रजपंति हि ॥ हस्तैः श्रीकृष्णसेवां वै ये प्रकुर्वंति नित्यशः ॥३॥ नित्यं कुर्वंति कृष्णस्य ध्यानं दर्शनमेव च ॥ पादोदकं प्रसादं च ये प्रभुञ्जंति नित्यशः ॥४॥ इतीदृशेन भावेन श्रमेण जगदीश्वरम् ॥ ये भजंति मुनिश्रेष्ठ ते प्रयांति हरेः पदम् ॥५॥ संसारे ये प्रभुञ्जंति भोगान्नानाविधान्मुने ॥ श्रवणादीन्न कुर्वंति देहसौख्येन दुर्मदाः ॥६॥ ते चांते यमदूतैश्च गृहीताश्च भयानकैः ॥ पतिताः कालसूत्रे वै यावद्रविनिशाकरौ ॥७॥ सूत उवाच - इत्युक्तवंतं राजानं प्रत्युवाच मुनिश्वरः ॥ गद्गदस्वरया वाण्या प्रशंस्य चरितं हरेः ॥८॥ गर्ग उवाच - कृष्णे चांतर्हिते राजंस्त्वरं सर्वाश्च गोपिकाः ॥ आचक्षाणाश्च तं तप्ताः हरिण्यो हरिणं यथा ॥९॥ अन्तर्हितं हरिं ज्ञात्वा गोप्यः सर्वाश्च पूर्ववत् ॥ यूथीभूता विचिक्युर्वै सर्वतस्तं वने वने ॥१०॥ पप्रच्छुर्भूरुहान्सर्वान्मिलित्वा तु परस्परम् ॥ हत्वा ह्यस्मान्कटाक्षेण क्व गतो नंदनदनः ॥११॥ तदस्माकं च वदत यूयं सर्वे वनेश्वराः ॥ मार्तंडकन्ये त्वजिरे गोपालो गाश्च चारयन् ॥१२॥ नित्यं चकार लीलां तु स गतः कुत्र नो वद ॥ शतशृङ्गगिरींद्रस्त्वं श्रीनाथेन धृतः पुरा ॥१३॥ वामहस्ते रक्षणार्थं वासवाद्व्रजवासिनाम् ॥ न जहाति हरिस्त्वां तु स्वपुत्रं हृदयोद्भवम् ॥१४॥ स गतो वद कुत्रास्ते विहाय विपिने च नः ॥ हे मयूराश्च हरिणा हे गावो हे मृगाः खगाः ॥१५॥ किरीटी ह्यलकी कृष्णो युष्माभिः किं विलोकितः ॥ वदन्त सोऽपि कुत्रास्ते वने कस्मिन्मनोहरः ॥१६॥ एतैस्तु वाक्यैः संतुष्टाः कठिनास्तीर्थवासिनः ॥ उत्तरं नैव दास्यंति सर्वे ते मोहिताः किल ॥१७॥ गर्ग उवाच - एवं सर्वा हि पृच्छन्त्यः कृष्णचन्द्रं वने वने ॥ वदंत्यः कृष्ण कृष्णेति बभूवुस्तन्मयास्ततः ॥१८॥ चक्रुः कृष्णचरित्राणि तत्र कृष्णमयाः स्त्रियः ॥ यमुनावालुकायां च पदानि ददृशुर्हरेः ॥१९॥ वज्रध्वजांकुशाद्यैश्च चिह्नितानि महात्मनः ॥ तत्पदान्यनुसारेण पश्यन्त्यः प्रययुः स्वरम् ॥२०॥ कृष्णांघ्रिरेणवो नीत्वा मूर्ध्नि धृत्वा व्रजस्त्रियः ॥ पदान्यन्यानि ददृशुश्चान्यचिह्नयुतानि हि ॥२१॥ निरीक्ष्याहुः प्रियासार्द्धं गतः प्रियतमो ह्यसौ ॥ एवं वदंत्यः पश्यन्त्यो गोप्यस्तालवनं गताः ॥२२॥ व्रजन्नग्रे व्रजेंद्रस्तु व्रजेश्वर्या व्रजे नृप ॥ कोलाहलं च गोपीनां श्रुत्वा प्रत्याह स्वमिनीम् ॥ २३॥ शीघ्रं गच्छ प्रिये त्वं तु कोटिचन्द्रसमप्रभे ॥ आगता व्रजनार्यो हि नेतुं त्वां मां च सर्वतः ॥२४॥ ततः प्रिया हरेः पूर्वं शृङ्गारं कुसुमैर्नृप ॥ चकार सुंदरं दिव्यं वृन्दारण्ये च पूर्ववत् ॥२५॥ नंदसूनुः प्रियायाश्च दिव्यं श्रृंगारमेव च ॥ चकार बहुभिः पुष्पैर्भांडीरे च यथा पुरा ॥२६॥ केशप्रसाधनाद्यैश्च स्रक्तांबूलानुलेपनैः ॥ सुंदरी सुंदरेणापि बभूवात्यंतसुन्दरी ॥२७॥ ततः कृष्णस्तु मुदितः पुष्पवृक्षतले नृप ॥ शय्यां पुष्पमयीं कृत्वा तया रेमे रमेश्वरः ॥२८॥ वृन्दावने गोवर्धने कृष्णायाः पुलिने तथा ॥ नंदीश्वरे बृहत्सानौ तथा रोहितपर्वते ॥२९॥ अरण्येषु द्वादशसु सर्वत्र व्रजमंडले ॥ कांतया विचरन्कांतो वंशीवटतले स्थितः ॥३०॥ तत्र शुश्राव गोपीनां वदन्तीनां रवं परम् ॥ स्वामिन्या सह राजेंद्र श्रीगोपीजनवल्लभः ॥३१॥ पुनः प्राह प्रियां प्रेम्णा गच्छ गच्छ प्रिये त्वरम् ॥ कृष्णवाक्यं ततः श्रुत्वा प्राह भूत्वा च मानिनी ॥३२॥ राधोवाच - न समर्था प्रचलितुं क्वचिद्गेहान्न निर्गता ॥ नय मां ते मनो यत्र दुर्बलां दीनवत्सल ॥३३॥ इति तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य रामां रामानुजस्ततः ॥ स्वेन पीतांबरेणापि वीजयामास स्वेदतः ॥३४॥ प्रगृह्य पाणिना प्राह सर्प राज्ञि यथासुखम् ॥ इति सा हरिणा प्रोक्ता मत्वात्मानं वरं परम् ॥३५॥ हित्वासौ स्त्रीजनान् रात्रौ भजते मां रहःस्थले ॥ इति मत्वा तु हरये भूत्वा तूष्णीं व्रजेश्वरी ॥३६॥ वस्त्रेणाननमाच्छाद्य पृष्ठं दत्वा स्थिताभवत् ॥ पुनराह हरिस्तां तु प्रिये गच्छ मया सह ॥३७॥ भजामि त्वामहं भद्रे वियोगार्तां तु शापतः ॥ विहाय गोपीः सर्वाश्च लग्नास्त्वां तु भजाम्यहम् ॥३८॥ त्वं तु मे स्कंधमारुह्य सुखं व्रज रहःस्थले ॥ इत्युक्त्वा मानिनीं मानी स्कंधयानमभीप्सतीम् ॥३९॥ त्यक्त्वा ह्यन्तदर्धे राजन्स्वात्मारामः स्वलीलया ॥ अन्तर्हिते भगवति सहसा सा वधूर्नृप ॥४०॥ अन्वतप्यत दुःखार्त्ता गतमाना रुरोद ह ॥ ततस्तद्रोदनं श्रुत्वा वंशीवटतटे त्वरम् ॥४१॥ आजग्मुर्गोपिकाः सर्वा ददृशुस्तां च दुःखिताम् ॥ चक्रुः स्त्रियस्तदंगेषु वायुं व्यजनचामरैः ॥४२॥ स्नापयित्वा तु तां प्रेम्णा काश्मीरसलिलेन च ॥ सिषिचुर्मकरंदैस्तां चन्दनद्रवशीकरैः ॥४३॥ पुनर्वाक्यैः समाश्वास्य गोप्यः कर्मसु कोविदाः ॥ निशम्य तन्मुखाद्यानं गोविंदस्य च मानतः ॥४४॥ मानिन्यो गोपिकाः सर्वा विस्मयं परमं ययुः ॥ विहाय मानं ताः सर्वा आगत्य पुलिनं नृप ॥ स्वरैर्जगुः कृष्णगुणाँस्तदागमनहेतवे ॥४५॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां हयमेधखण्डे रासक्रीडायां चतुश्चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः ॥४४॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सत् श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥
vajranābhiruvāca - adbhutaṃ kṛṣṇacaritaṃ mayā tvanmukhataḥ śrutam || kiṃ cakrurgopikāstāsāṃ sa kathaṃ darśanaṃ dadau ||1|| tatsarvaṃ muniśārdūla mahyaṃ śraddhālave vada || dhanyāste ye hi śṛṇvaṃti karṇe kṛṣṇakathāṃ sadā ||2|| mukhena kṛṣṇacandrasya nāmāni prajapaṃti hi || hastaiḥ śrīkṛṣṇasevāṃ vai ye prakurvaṃti nityaśaḥ ||3|| nityaṃ kurvaṃti kṛṣṇasya dhyānaṃ darśanameva ca || pādodakaṃ prasādaṃ ca ye prabhuñjaṃti nityaśaḥ ||4|| itīdṛśena bhāvena śrameṇa jagadīśvaram || ye bhajaṃti muniśreṣṭha te prayāṃti hareḥ padam ||5|| saṃsāre ye prabhuñjaṃti bhogānnānāvidhānmune || śravaṇādīnna kurvaṃti dehasaukhyena durmadāḥ ||6|| te cāṃte yamadūtaiśca gṛhītāśca bhayānakaiḥ || patitāḥ kālasūtre vai yāvadraviniśākarau ||7|| sūta uvāca - ityuktavaṃtaṃ rājānaṃ pratyuvāca muniśvaraḥ || gadgadasvarayā vāṇyā praśaṃsya caritaṃ hareḥ ||8|| garga uvāca - kṛṣṇe cāṃtarhite rājaṃstvaraṃ sarvāśca gopikāḥ || ācakṣāṇāśca taṃ taptāḥ hariṇyo hariṇaṃ yathā ||9|| antarhitaṃ hariṃ jñātvā gopyaḥ sarvāśca pūrvavat || yūthībhūtā vicikyurvai sarvatastaṃ vane vane ||10|| papracchurbhūruhānsarvānmilitvā tu parasparam || hatvā hyasmānkaṭākṣeṇa kva gato naṃdanadanaḥ ||11|| tadasmākaṃ ca vadata yūyaṃ sarve vaneśvarāḥ || mārtaṃḍakanye tvajire gopālo gāśca cārayan ||12|| nityaṃ cakāra līlāṃ tu sa gataḥ kutra no vada || śataśṛṅgagirīṃdrastvaṃ śrīnāthena dhṛtaḥ purā ||13|| vāmahaste rakṣaṇārthaṃ vāsavādvrajavāsinām || na jahāti haristvāṃ tu svaputraṃ hṛdayodbhavam ||14|| sa gato vada kutrāste vihāya vipine ca naḥ || he mayūrāśca hariṇā he gāvo he mṛgāḥ khagāḥ ||15|| kirīṭī hyalakī kṛṣṇo yuṣmābhiḥ kiṃ vilokitaḥ || vadanta so'pi kutrāste vane kasminmanoharaḥ ||16|| etaistu vākyaiḥ saṃtuṣṭāḥ kaṭhināstīrthavāsinaḥ || uttaraṃ naiva dāsyaṃti sarve te mohitāḥ kila ||17|| garga uvāca - evaṃ sarvā hi pṛcchantyaḥ kṛṣṇacandraṃ vane vane || vadaṃtyaḥ kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇeti babhūvustanmayāstataḥ ||18|| cakruḥ kṛṣṇacaritrāṇi tatra kṛṣṇamayāḥ striyaḥ || yamunāvālukāyāṃ ca padāni dadṛśurhareḥ ||19|| vajradhvajāṃkuśādyaiśca cihnitāni mahātmanaḥ || tatpadānyanusāreṇa paśyantyaḥ prayayuḥ svaram ||20|| kṛṣṇāṃghrireṇavo nītvā mūrdhni dhṛtvā vrajastriyaḥ || padānyanyāni dadṛśuścānyacihnayutāni hi ||21|| nirīkṣyāhuḥ priyāsārddhaṃ gataḥ priyatamo hyasau || evaṃ vadaṃtyaḥ paśyantyo gopyastālavanaṃ gatāḥ ||22|| vrajannagre vrajeṃdrastu vrajeśvaryā vraje nṛpa || kolāhalaṃ ca gopīnāṃ śrutvā pratyāha svaminīm || 23|| śīghraṃ gaccha priye tvaṃ tu koṭicandrasamaprabhe || āgatā vrajanāryo hi netuṃ tvāṃ māṃ ca sarvataḥ ||24|| tataḥ priyā hareḥ pūrvaṃ śṛṅgāraṃ kusumairnṛpa || cakāra suṃdaraṃ divyaṃ vṛndāraṇye ca pūrvavat ||25|| naṃdasūnuḥ priyāyāśca divyaṃ śrṛṃgārameva ca || cakāra bahubhiḥ puṣpairbhāṃḍīre ca yathā purā ||26|| keśaprasādhanādyaiśca sraktāṃbūlānulepanaiḥ || suṃdarī suṃdareṇāpi babhūvātyaṃtasundarī ||27|| tataḥ kṛṣṇastu muditaḥ puṣpavṛkṣatale nṛpa || śayyāṃ puṣpamayīṃ kṛtvā tayā reme rameśvaraḥ ||28|| vṛndāvane govardhane kṛṣṇāyāḥ puline tathā || naṃdīśvare bṛhatsānau tathā rohitaparvate ||29|| araṇyeṣu dvādaśasu sarvatra vrajamaṃḍale || kāṃtayā vicarankāṃto vaṃśīvaṭatale sthitaḥ ||30|| tatra śuśrāva gopīnāṃ vadantīnāṃ ravaṃ param || svāminyā saha rājeṃdra śrīgopījanavallabhaḥ ||31|| punaḥ prāha priyāṃ premṇā gaccha gaccha priye tvaram || kṛṣṇavākyaṃ tataḥ śrutvā prāha bhūtvā ca māninī ||32|| rādhovāca - na samarthā pracalituṃ kvacidgehānna nirgatā || naya māṃ te mano yatra durbalāṃ dīnavatsala ||33|| iti tadvākyamākarṇya rāmāṃ rāmānujastataḥ || svena pītāṃbareṇāpi vījayāmāsa svedataḥ ||34|| pragṛhya pāṇinā prāha sarpa rājñi yathāsukham || iti sā hariṇā proktā matvātmānaṃ varaṃ param ||35|| hitvāsau strījanān rātrau bhajate māṃ rahaḥsthale || iti matvā tu haraye bhūtvā tūṣṇīṃ vrajeśvarī ||36|| vastreṇānanamācchādya pṛṣṭhaṃ datvā sthitābhavat || punarāha haristāṃ tu priye gaccha mayā saha ||37|| bhajāmi tvāmahaṃ bhadre viyogārtāṃ tu śāpataḥ || vihāya gopīḥ sarvāśca lagnāstvāṃ tu bhajāmyaham ||38|| tvaṃ tu me skaṃdhamāruhya sukhaṃ vraja rahaḥsthale || ityuktvā māninīṃ mānī skaṃdhayānamabhīpsatīm ||39|| tyaktvā hyantadardhe rājansvātmārāmaḥ svalīlayā || antarhite bhagavati sahasā sā vadhūrnṛpa ||40|| anvatapyata duḥkhārttā gatamānā ruroda ha || tatastadrodanaṃ śrutvā vaṃśīvaṭataṭe tvaram ||41|| ājagmurgopikāḥ sarvā dadṛśustāṃ ca duḥkhitām || cakruḥ striyastadaṃgeṣu vāyuṃ vyajanacāmaraiḥ ||42|| snāpayitvā tu tāṃ premṇā kāśmīrasalilena ca || siṣicurmakaraṃdaistāṃ candanadravaśīkaraiḥ ||43|| punarvākyaiḥ samāśvāsya gopyaḥ karmasu kovidāḥ || niśamya tanmukhādyānaṃ goviṃdasya ca mānataḥ ||44|| māninyo gopikāḥ sarvā vismayaṃ paramaṃ yayuḥ || vihāya mānaṃ tāḥ sarvā āgatya pulinaṃ nṛpa || svarairjaguḥ kṛṣṇaguṇā~stadāgamanahetave ||45|| iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ hayamedhakhaṇḍe rāsakrīḍāyāṃ catuścatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||44|| hariḥ oṃ tatsat śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||
English translation
The Gopis, in search of Krishna, come close to dynasticism and Krishna's disappearance after abandoning the human being Radha.
Vajranabha said, "O Brahman! I heard the wonderful character of Lord Krishna from your mouth. What did the gopis do when the god disappeared? How did he give philosophy to the Gopangas? O Lord! Tell my devout devotee all about it. Blessed are those in the world who always listen to the story of Shri Krishna with their ears, chant the name of Shri Krishna Chandra with their mouths, serve Shri Krishna daily with their hands, meditate and have darshan of him daily, and drink and eat the offerings of that Lord's feet daily. Dear Lord! People who work hard in this spirit and perform bhajans to Jagadishwara Krishna go to his supreme abode. The Moon Those who, driven by physical pleasure, enjoy various kinds of pleasures in the world and do not practice the means of auditory contemplation, are captured by the fierce Yamadutas at the end of the body and cast into hell for as long as the sun and moon are in position. 1 - 7.
Thus, says Sutaji, Munishwar Gargji, praising King Vajranabha, began reciting the character Sriharika to him with guile. 8.
Srigarji said, "Rajan! When Krishna disappeared, all the Gopangas were enraged at not seeing him, just as the deer were saddened by not finding the young deer. Knowing that 'Lord Srihari has disappeared', all the gopasundaris formed youth as before and started searching for him in the forests all around. Together, they began to ask all the trees - 'Trees! Where did Nandanandan Sri Krishna injure us with his taunts and arrows? Tell us this; for you all are the owners of this forest. Suryanandini of the Yamuna. Where has Gopala Krishna gone, the cowherd who used to graze in your garden every day? Tell us about it. Govardhan, popularly known as' Shatashringa ', is adorned with hundreds of peaks. You are the king of the hill. In the past, you were worn by Shrinathji on his left hand to protect the people of Vraja from Indra's wrath. You are a son and a daughter of Shri Hari; therefore, they never leave you. So tell me, where did they leave us in the forest, Nandanandan, and where are they at the moment? Oh dear peacock! Deer! Go ahead! Oh dear! And lo and behold! Have you seen Lord Krishna with a crown adorned with black curtains? Tell me Where is that our Manmohan at the moment, in which forest? '. 9-16 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapters 41 to 45)
Srigarji says - Rajan. Even when asked by these sayings, the harsh pilgrims were not answering, for they were all captives. 17.
O Lord! It was then that Priyaji first adorned the sweetheart Shyam-Sundara with flowers. Decorated and made them as divine as ever in Vrindavan. Nandanandan then brought a lot of flowers and made Priya also wear the divine shringara by him. Just as he had adorned Priyaka in Bhandirvan in the past, he first shaved her hair; then he put floral garlands on it. After this, Pranavallabha's limbs should have the appropriate posture and posture. Then the betel leaves were fed. Gaurasundari Sriradha became extremely beautiful when she was given beautiful makeup by Shyamsundara. They have reached the zenith of beauty. 25-27 |
Your Majesty! After this, the blissful Rama Vallabha Krishna prepared a flower bed under a flowering tree and placed a loving divine cradle on top of it with the beloved. The beloved Shyamsundar stood at the foot of the Vamsivata, wandering with vigor throughout the twelve forests of Vrindavan, Giriraja, Govardhan, Yamuna-Pulin, Nandishwargiri, Brihatsanugiri, and Rohithaparvata and the Vrajamandala. Rajendra! There, Shri Gopijanvallabha Madhava, accompanied by Swaminarayan, heard the great clamor of the gopis chanting 'Krishna, Krishna'. Then he spoke lovingly to Priya - 'Dear! Hurry up and let's go! "Hearing this statement of Lord Krishna, Shri Radha spoke humanely. 28-32 |
Sri Radha said, "Dinvatsala! Now I am unable to move around. Aaj Tak had never left the house. I am at my weakest. Therefore, take me to where your heart is. 33.
Hearing this statement of his, Ramanuja began to make Sri Krishna Ramashiromani Sridhara sweat from his stomach as she had become sweaty. Then he took her by the hand and began to say - 'Queen! Follow the path that brings you happiness. When Mr. Harike said this, he considered himself the greatest and thought to himself, "These sweethearts serve me in this secluded place at night except all the other beauties." "He didn't say anything to Srihari thinking about it. Vrajeshwari Radha stood silently with her back to Shyamsundar, her face covered with aanchal. Then Srihari said to him again - 'Dear! Come with me Oh no! You are suffering from a cursed separation; therefore, I am with you always. I serve you except for all the gopis who are lagging behind. Sit on my shoulder and walk comfortably in a secluded place, if you will. " 34-38 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapters 41 to 45)
The king! When Mani Shyamsundar saw that 'he was eager to climb on his shoulders' after telling his mistress Priyati, Atmaram Purushottam left him and disappeared. O Lord! When Bhagwan disappeared, the bride accepted Radhika's wish. They were filled with grief and wept bitterly. Then on hearing Sriradha's cry, all the Gopasundaris rushed to the banks of the Vamsivata. He came and found Sriradha very sad. All those gopis took vyajana and chavara and began to make air on Sriradha's body. After lovingly bathing them with saffron-infused water, she began sprinkling flower nectar and sandalwood spray on their limbs. Gopa Kishoris, skilled in nursing, assured Sriradha with sweet words. All the human gopis were amazed to hear that Govinda had left because of their pride in their mouth. O Lord! She gave up all her pride and came to the Yamuna bridge and started singing the virtues of Lord Krishna in a melodious voice for his return. 39-45 |
Thus was completed the forty-fourth chapter on 'Rasa Krida' in the Ashvamedha Khanda under the Srigargha Samhita. 44.
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