Mādhurya-khaṇḍa · Chapter 21
Sourceश्रीनारद उवाच - अथ क्रीडाप्रसक्तेषु गोपेषु सबलेषु च । तृणलोभेन विविशुर्गावः सर्वा महद्वनम् ॥ १ ॥ ता आनेतुं गोपबालाः प्राप्ता मुंजाटवीं पराम् । संभूतस्तत्र दावाग्निः प्रलयाग्निसमो महान् ॥ २ ॥ गोभिर्गोपाः समेतास्ते श्रीकृष्णं सबलं हरिम् । वदन्तः पाहि पाहीति भयार्ताः शरणं गताः ॥ ३ ॥ वीक्ष्य वह्निभयं स्वानां कृष्णो योगेश्वरेश्वरः । न्यमीलयत मा भैष्ट लोचनानीत्यभाषत ॥ ४ ॥ तथाभूतेषु गोपेषु तमग्निं भयकारकम् । अपिबद्भगवान्देवो देवानां पश्यतां नृप ॥ ५ ॥ एवं पीत्वा महावह्निं नीत्वा गोपालगोगणम् । प्राप्तोऽभूत् यमुनापारे शुभाशोकवने हरिः ॥ ६ ॥ तत्र क्षुत्पीडिता गोपाः श्रीकृष्णं सबलं हरिम् । कृतांजलिपुटा ऊचुः क्षुधार्ताः स्मो वयं प्रभो ॥ ७ ॥ तदा तान्प्रेषयामास यज्ञ आंगिरसे हरिः । ते गत्वा तं यज्ञवरं नत्वोचुर्विमलं वच ॥ ८ ॥ गोपा ऊचुः - गोपालबालैः सबलः समागतो गाश्चारयन् श्रीव्रजराजनन्दनः । क्षुत्संयुतोऽस्मै सगणाय भूसुराः प्रयच्छताश्वन्नमनंगमोहिने ॥ ९ ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - न किंचिदूचुस्ते सर्वे वचः श्रुत्वा द्विजा नृप । गोपा निराशा आगत्य इत्यूचुः सबलं हरिम् ॥ १० ॥ गोपा ऊचु - त्वमस्यधीशो व्रजमंडले बली श्रीगोकुले नन्दपुरोऽग्रदण्डधृक् । न वर्तते दण्डमलं मधोः पुरि प्रचंडचंडांशुमहस्तव स्फुरत् ॥ ११ ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - पुनस्तान् प्रेषयामास तत्पत्नीभ्यो हरिः स्वयम् । यज्ञवाटं पुनर्गत्वा नत्वा विप्रप्रियास्तदा । कृतांजलिपुटा ऊचुर्गोपाः कृष्णप्रणोदिताः ॥ १२ ॥ गोपा ऊचुः - गोपालबालैः सबलः समागतो गाश्चारयन् श्रीव्रजराजनन्दनः । क्षुत्संयुतोऽस्मै सगणाय चांगनाः प्रयच्छताश्वन्नमनंगमोहिने ॥ १३ ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - कृष्णं समागतं श्रुत्वा कृष्णदर्शनलालसाः । चक्रुस्तथाऽन्नं पात्रेषु नीत्वा सर्वा द्विजांगनाः ॥ १४ ॥ त्यक्त्वा सद्यो लोकलज्जां कृष्णपार्श्वं समाययुः । अशोकानां वने रम्ये कृष्णातीरे मनोहरे ॥ १५ ॥ यथा श्रुतं तथा दृष्टं श्रीहरेर्रूपमद्भुतम् । प्राप्यानंदं गताः सर्वास्तुरीयं योगिनो यथा ॥ १६ ॥ श्रीभगवानुवाच - धन्या यूयं दशनार्थमागता हे द्विजांगनाः । प्रतियात गृहाञ्छीघ्रं निःशंका भूमिदेवताः ॥ १७ ॥ युष्माकं तु प्रभावेण पतयो वो द्विजातयः । सद्यो यज्ञफलं प्राप्य युष्माभिः सह निर्मलाः ॥ १८ ॥ गमिष्यंति परं धाम गोलोकं प्रकृतेः परम् । अथ नत्वा हरिं सर्वा आजग्मुर्यज्ञमण्डले ॥ १९ ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - ता दृष्ट्वा ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे स्वात्मानं धिक् प्रचक्रिरे । दिदृक्षवस्ते श्रीकृष्णं कंसाद्भीता न चागताः ॥ २० ॥ भुक्त्वाऽन्नं सबलः कृष्णो गोपालैः सह मैथिल । गाः पालयन्नाजगाम वृन्दारण्यं मनोहरम् ॥ २१ ॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां माधुर्यखण्डे श्रीनारदबहुलाश्वसंवादे दावाग्निमोक्ष विप्रपत्नीदर्शनं नामैकविंशोऽध्यायः ॥ २१ ॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सच्छ्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥
śrīnārada uvāca - atha krīḍāprasakteṣu gopeṣu sabaleṣu ca | tṛṇalobhena viviśurgāvaḥ sarvā mahadvanam || 1 || tā ānetuṃ gopabālāḥ prāptā muṃjāṭavīṃ parām | saṃbhūtastatra dāvāgniḥ pralayāgnisamo mahān || 2 || gobhirgopāḥ sametāste śrīkṛṣṇaṃ sabalaṃ harim | vadantaḥ pāhi pāhīti bhayārtāḥ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ || 3 || vīkṣya vahnibhayaṃ svānāṃ kṛṣṇo yogeśvareśvaraḥ | nyamīlayata mā bhaiṣṭa locanānītyabhāṣata || 4 || tathābhūteṣu gopeṣu tamagniṃ bhayakārakam | apibadbhagavāndevo devānāṃ paśyatāṃ nṛpa || 5 || evaṃ pītvā mahāvahniṃ nītvā gopālagogaṇam | prāpto'bhūt yamunāpāre śubhāśokavane hariḥ || 6 || tatra kṣutpīḍitā gopāḥ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ sabalaṃ harim | kṛtāṃjalipuṭā ūcuḥ kṣudhārtāḥ smo vayaṃ prabho || 7 || tadā tānpreṣayāmāsa yajña āṃgirase hariḥ | te gatvā taṃ yajñavaraṃ natvocurvimalaṃ vaca || 8 || gopā ūcuḥ - gopālabālaiḥ sabalaḥ samāgato gāścārayan śrīvrajarājanandanaḥ | kṣutsaṃyuto'smai sagaṇāya bhūsurāḥ prayacchatāśvannamanaṃgamohine || 9 || śrīnārada uvāca - na kiṃcidūcuste sarve vacaḥ śrutvā dvijā nṛpa | gopā nirāśā āgatya ityūcuḥ sabalaṃ harim || 10 || gopā ūcu - tvamasyadhīśo vrajamaṃḍale balī śrīgokule nandapuro'gradaṇḍadhṛk | na vartate daṇḍamalaṃ madhoḥ puri pracaṃḍacaṃḍāṃśumahastava sphurat || 11 || śrīnārada uvāca - punastān preṣayāmāsa tatpatnībhyo hariḥ svayam | yajñavāṭaṃ punargatvā natvā viprapriyāstadā | kṛtāṃjalipuṭā ūcurgopāḥ kṛṣṇapraṇoditāḥ || 12 || gopā ūcuḥ - gopālabālaiḥ sabalaḥ samāgato gāścārayan śrīvrajarājanandanaḥ | kṣutsaṃyuto'smai sagaṇāya cāṃganāḥ prayacchatāśvannamanaṃgamohine || 13 || śrīnārada uvāca - kṛṣṇaṃ samāgataṃ śrutvā kṛṣṇadarśanalālasāḥ | cakrustathā'nnaṃ pātreṣu nītvā sarvā dvijāṃganāḥ || 14 || tyaktvā sadyo lokalajjāṃ kṛṣṇapārśvaṃ samāyayuḥ | aśokānāṃ vane ramye kṛṣṇātīre manohare || 15 || yathā śrutaṃ tathā dṛṣṭaṃ śrīharerrūpamadbhutam | prāpyānaṃdaṃ gatāḥ sarvāsturīyaṃ yogino yathā || 16 || śrībhagavānuvāca - dhanyā yūyaṃ daśanārthamāgatā he dvijāṃganāḥ | pratiyāta gṛhāñchīghraṃ niḥśaṃkā bhūmidevatāḥ || 17 || yuṣmākaṃ tu prabhāveṇa patayo vo dvijātayaḥ | sadyo yajñaphalaṃ prāpya yuṣmābhiḥ saha nirmalāḥ || 18 || gamiṣyaṃti paraṃ dhāma golokaṃ prakṛteḥ param | atha natvā hariṃ sarvā ājagmuryajñamaṇḍale || 19 || śrīnārada uvāca - tā dṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇāḥ sarve svātmānaṃ dhik pracakrire | didṛkṣavaste śrīkṛṣṇaṃ kaṃsādbhītā na cāgatāḥ || 20 || bhuktvā'nnaṃ sabalaḥ kṛṣṇo gopālaiḥ saha maithila | gāḥ pālayannājagāma vṛndāraṇyaṃ manoharam || 21 || iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ mādhuryakhaṇḍe śrīnāradabahulāśvasaṃvāde dāvāgnimokṣa viprapatnīdarśanaṃ nāmaikaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 21 || hariḥ oṃ tatsacchrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||
English translation
The liberation of cows and goals from the wilderness and the darshan of Lord Krishna to the widows
Srinardji says - Rajan! Subsequently, all the boys, including Sribalaram, became addicted to the game. There, all the cows entered the vast forest, lured by the grass. To bring them back, the Gwal-Bal went to the very big Moongke forest. There, a great wildfire appeared, like a wildfire. At that time, all the cattle, including the cows, gathered and began to cry out to Lord Krishna, including Balarama, and, out of fear, took refuge in him and said, 'Save, save! He began to say something. Seeing the great fear of fire over his comrades, Yogeshwara Krishna said - 'Do not be afraid; close your eyes. 'Narendra! When the gopas had done so, the god Govindadeva, in view of the gods, drank of the terrifying fire. Thus, having drank of the great fire, Srihari went across the Yamuna into the Ashoka forest with his cattle and cows. There, the starving Gwal-Baal, accompanied by Balarama, joined hands with Lord Krishna and said, "Prabu! We are feeling very hungry 'Then the Lord sent him to Angiras-yajna. They went to the supreme sacrifice and saluted and spoke the pure word. 1 - 8.
The Gopas said, "O Brahmins! Vrajarajanandan along with Gwalior and Balramji have come here grazing cows of Shri Krishna, they are all hungry. Therefore, along with your companions, provide food for that Madanmohan Shri Krishna at the earliest. 9.
Srinardji says - Nareshwar. The Brahmin did not say anything when he heard about the haircut. Then Gwal-Baal returned disappointed and came and spoke to Shri Krishna along with Balarama in this manner. 10.
The goons said, "Come on! You remain supreme in the universe itself. It is in Gokul that your strength runs, and it is in front of Nanda Baba that you remain the sternest. Your radiant staff, as radiant as the raging sun, certainly does not exert its influence in Mathurapuri. 11.
Srinardji says - Rajan! Srihari then sent the hair back to the wives of the sacrificial Brahmins. Then he went back to the Yajna-shala and saluted the Brahmin wives and said the words of Lord Krishna sent to him with folded hands. 12.
The gopas said, "Brahmani Devis! Srivrajraj and Nandan Krishna have come here grazing cows with their hair and hair and Balramji is hungry. Provide food for those Madanmohana soon along with your companions. 13. (Madhurikand chapters 20 to 24)
Srinardji says - Rajan! Hearing the benevolence of Lord Krishna, the desire to see him arose in the hearts of all those widows. She put the food ingredients in various pots and immediately left the public pond and went to Lord Krishna. On the picturesque banks of the Yamuna in the idyllic Ashoka forest, the Vipra-wives saw the miraculous form of Sriharika as it was heard. After having darshan, they are immersed in the bliss of bliss, just as yogis rejoice at the realization of the transcendent Brahman. 14-16 |
Shrinaradji says - then after saluting Shri Hari, all the women went to the Yajna-shala, the Aryans, seeing them, all the Brahmins scolded themselves. He could not go to see Krishna himself for fear of Kansa. 19-20 |
Maithil! Along with Gwalior and Balramji, he ate food and went to Manohar Vrindavan grazing cows of Lord Krishna. 21.
Thus was completed the twenty-first chapter under the Madhuryakanda in the Srigarghasamhita, the Narada Bahulashva-Samvad, titled 'The liberation of cows and cattle from the wilderness and the vision of Lord Krishna to the widows'. 21.
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