Vṛndāvana-khaṇḍa · Chapter 17
Sourceश्रीबहुलाश्व उवाच - राधाकृष्णस्य चरितं शृण्वतो मे मनो मुने । न तृप्तिं याति शरदः पंकजे भ्रमरो यथा ॥ १ ॥ रासेश्वर्या कृष्णपत्न्या तुलसीसेवने कृते । यद्बभूव ततो ब्रह्मन् तन्मे ब्रूहि तपोधन ॥ २ ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - राधिकायाश्च विज्ञाय तुलसीसेवने तपः । प्रीतिं परीक्षन् श्रीकृष्णो वृषभानुपुरं ययौ ॥ ३ ॥ अद्भुतं गोपिकारूपं चलज्झंकारनूपुरम् । किंकिणीघण्टिकाशब्दमंगुलीयकभूषितम् ॥ ४ ॥ रत्नकंकणकेयूर मुक्ताहारविराजितम् । बालार्कताटंकलसत्कबरीपाशकौशलम् ॥ ५ ॥ नासामौक्तिकदिव्याभं श्यामकुन्तलसंकुलम् । धृत्वाऽसौ वृषभानोश्च मन्दिरं सन्ददर्श ह ॥ ६ ॥ प्राकारपरिखायुक्तं चतुर्द्वारसमन्वितम् । करीन्द्रैः कंजलाकारैर्द्वारि द्वारि मनोहरम् ॥ ७ ॥ वायुवेगैर्मनोवेगैश्चित्रवर्णैस्तुरंगमैः । हारचामरसंयुक्तं प्रोल्लसन्मण्डपाजिरम् ॥ ८ ॥ गवां गणैः सवत्सैश्च वृषैर्धर्मधुरन्धरैः । गोपाला यत्र गायन्ते वंशीवेत्रधरा नृप ॥ ९ ॥ वृषभानुवरस्यैवं पश्यन् मन्दिरकौशलम् । मायायुवतिवेषोऽसौ ततो ह्यन्तःपुरं ययौ ॥ १० ॥ यत्र कोटिरविस्फूर्जत्कपाटस्तम्भपंक्तयः । रत्नाजिरेषु शोभन्ते ललनारत्नसंयुताः ॥ ११ ॥ वीणातालमृदंगादीन् वादयन्त्यो मनोहराः । पुष्पयष्टिसमायुक्ता गायन्त्यो राधिकागुणम् ॥ १२ ॥ तस्मिन्नन्तःपुरे दिव्यं भ्राजच्चोपवनं महत् । दाडिमीकुन्दमन्दारनिंबून्नतद्रुमावृतम् ॥ १३ ॥ केतकीमालतीवृंदैः माधवीभिः विराजितम् । तत्र राधानिकुंजोऽस्ति कल्पवृक्षसुगन्धिभृत् ॥ १४ ॥ पतन्ति यत्र भ्रमरा मधुमत्ता नृपेश्वर । गन्धाक्तः शीतलो वायुर्मन्दगामी वहत्यलम् ॥ १५ ॥ सहस्रदलपद्मानां रजो विक्षेपयन्मुहुः । पुंस्कोकिला कोकिलाश्च मयूराः सारसाः शुकाः ॥ १६ ॥ कूजन्ते मधुरं नादं निकुंजशिखरेषु च । पुष्पशय्यासहस्राणि जलकुल्याः सहस्रशः ॥ १७ ॥ प्रोच्छलन्ति स्फुरत्स्फारा यत्र वै मेघमन्दिरे । बालार्ककुण्डलधराः चित्रवस्त्राम्बराननाः ॥ १८ ॥ वर्तन्ते कोटिशो यत्र सख्यस्तत्कर्मकौशलाः । तन्मध्ये राधिका राज्ञी भ्रमन्ती मन्दिराजिरे ॥ १९ ॥ काश्मीरपंकसंयुक्ते सूक्ष्मवस्त्रविराजिते । शिरीषपुष्पक्षितिजदलैरागुल्फपूरके ॥ २० ॥ मालतीमकरन्दानां क्षरद्भिर्बिन्दुभिर्वृते । कोटिचंद्रप्रतीकाशा तन्वी कोमलविग्रहा । शनैः शनैः पादपद्मं चालयन्ती च कोमलम् ॥ २१ ॥ समागतां तां मणिमन्दिराजिरे ददर्श राधा वृषभानुनन्दिनी । यत्तेजसा तल्ललनाहृतत्विषो जातास्त्वरं चंद्रमसेव तारकाः ॥ २२ ॥ विज्ञाय तद्गौरवमुत्तमं मह- दुत्थाय दोर्भ्यां परिरभ्य राधिका । दिव्यासने स्थाप्य सुलोकरीत्या जलादिकं चार्हणमारभच्छुभम् ॥ २३ ॥ राधोवाच - स्वागतं ते सखि शुभे नामधेयं वदाशु मे । भूरिभाग्यं ममैवाद्य भवत्याऽऽगतया स्वतः ॥ २४ ॥ त्वत्समानं दिव्यरूपं दृश्यते न हि भूतले । यत्र त्वं वर्तसे सुभ्रु पत्तनं धन्यमेव तत् ॥ २५ ॥ वद देवि सविस्तारं हेतुमागमनस्य च । मम योग्यं च यत्कार्यं वक्तव्यं तत्त्वया खलु ॥ २६ ॥ कटाक्षेण सुदीप्त्या च वचसा सुस्मितेन वै । गत्या कृत्या श्रीपतिवद्दृश्यते सांप्रतं मया ॥ २७ ॥ नित्यं शुभे मे मिलनार्थमाव्रज न चेत् स्वसंकेतमलं विधेहि । येनैव संगो विधिना भवेद्धि विधिर्भवत्या स सदा विधेयः ॥ २८ ॥ अयि त्वदात्माऽतिपरं प्रियो मे त्वदाकृतिः श्रीव्रजराजनन्दनः । येनैव मे देवि हृतं तु चेत- स्त्वय ननान्देव वधूर्दधामि तम् ॥ २९ ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - एवं राधावचः श्रुत्वा मायायुवतिवेषधृक् । उवाच भगवान् कृष्णो राधां कमललोचनाम् ॥ ३० ॥ श्रीभगवानुवाच - रम्भोरु नन्दनगरे नन्दगेहस्य चोत्तरे । गोकुले वसतिर्मेऽस्ति नाम्नाऽहं गोपदेवता ॥ ३१ ॥ त्वद्रूपगुणमाधुर्यं श्रुतं मे ललितामुखात् । तद्द्रष्टुं चंचलापाङ्गि त्वद्गृहेऽहं समागता ॥ ३२ ॥ श्रीमल्लवंगलतिकास्फुटमोदिनीनां गुञ्जानिकुञ्जमधुप- ध्वनिकुञ्जपुञ्जम् । दृष्टं श्रुतं नवनवं तव कंजनेत्रे दिव्यं पुरंदरपुरेऽपि न यत्समानम् ॥ ३३ ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - एवं तयोर्मेलनं तद्बभूव मिथिलेश्वर । प्रीतिं परस्परं कृत्वा वने तत्र विरेजतुः ॥ ३४ ॥ हसन्त्यौ ते च गायन्त्यौ पुष्पकन्दुकलीलया । पश्यन्त्यौ वनवृक्षांश्च चेरतुर्मैथिलेश्वर ॥ ३५ ॥ कलाकौशल संपन्नां राधां कमललोचनाम् । गिरा मधुरया राजन् प्राहेदं गोपदेवता ॥ ३६ ॥ गोपदेवतोवाच - दूरे वै नन्दनगरं सन्ध्या जाता व्रजेश्वरि । प्रभाते चागमिष्यामि त्वत्सकाशं न संशयः ॥ ३७ ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य तु तद्व्रजेश्वरीं निक्षिप्य सद्यो नयनांबुसन्ततिम् । रोमांचहर्षोद्गमभावसंवृता रंभेव भूमौ पतिता मरुद्धता ॥ ३८ ॥ शंकागतास्तत्र सखीगणास्त्वरं सुवीजयन्त्यो व्यजनैर्व्यवस्थिताः । श्रीखण्डपुष्प द्रवचर्चितांऽशुकां जगाद राधां नृप गोपदेवता ॥ ३९ ॥ गोपदेवतोवाच - प्रभाते आगमिष्यामि मा शोकं कुरु राधिके । गोश्च भ्रातुर्गोरसस्य शपथो मे न चेदिदम् ॥ ४० ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - एवमुक्त्वा हरी राधां समाश्वास्य नृपेश्वर । मायायुवतिवेषोऽसौ ययौ श्रीनन्दगोकुलम् ॥ ४१ ॥
śrībahulāśva uvāca - rādhākṛṣṇasya caritaṃ śṛṇvato me mano mune | na tṛptiṃ yāti śaradaḥ paṃkaje bhramaro yathā || 1 || rāseśvaryā kṛṣṇapatnyā tulasīsevane kṛte | yadbabhūva tato brahman tanme brūhi tapodhana || 2 || śrīnārada uvāca - rādhikāyāśca vijñāya tulasīsevane tapaḥ | prītiṃ parīkṣan śrīkṛṣṇo vṛṣabhānupuraṃ yayau || 3 || adbhutaṃ gopikārūpaṃ calajjhaṃkāranūpuram | kiṃkiṇīghaṇṭikāśabdamaṃgulīyakabhūṣitam || 4 || ratnakaṃkaṇakeyūra muktāhāravirājitam | bālārkatāṭaṃkalasatkabarīpāśakauśalam || 5 || nāsāmauktikadivyābhaṃ śyāmakuntalasaṃkulam | dhṛtvā'sau vṛṣabhānośca mandiraṃ sandadarśa ha || 6 || prākāraparikhāyuktaṃ caturdvārasamanvitam | karīndraiḥ kaṃjalākārairdvāri dvāri manoharam || 7 || vāyuvegairmanovegaiścitravarṇaisturaṃgamaiḥ | hāracāmarasaṃyuktaṃ prollasanmaṇḍapājiram || 8 || gavāṃ gaṇaiḥ savatsaiśca vṛṣairdharmadhurandharaiḥ | gopālā yatra gāyante vaṃśīvetradharā nṛpa || 9 || vṛṣabhānuvarasyaivaṃ paśyan mandirakauśalam | māyāyuvativeṣo'sau tato hyantaḥpuraṃ yayau || 10 || yatra koṭiravisphūrjatkapāṭastambhapaṃktayaḥ | ratnājireṣu śobhante lalanāratnasaṃyutāḥ || 11 || vīṇātālamṛdaṃgādīn vādayantyo manoharāḥ | puṣpayaṣṭisamāyuktā gāyantyo rādhikāguṇam || 12 || tasminnantaḥpure divyaṃ bhrājaccopavanaṃ mahat | dāḍimīkundamandāraniṃbūnnatadrumāvṛtam || 13 || ketakīmālatīvṛṃdaiḥ mādhavībhiḥ virājitam | tatra rādhānikuṃjo'sti kalpavṛkṣasugandhibhṛt || 14 || patanti yatra bhramarā madhumattā nṛpeśvara | gandhāktaḥ śītalo vāyurmandagāmī vahatyalam || 15 || sahasradalapadmānāṃ rajo vikṣepayanmuhuḥ | puṃskokilā kokilāśca mayūrāḥ sārasāḥ śukāḥ || 16 || kūjante madhuraṃ nādaṃ nikuṃjaśikhareṣu ca | puṣpaśayyāsahasrāṇi jalakulyāḥ sahasraśaḥ || 17 || procchalanti sphuratsphārā yatra vai meghamandire | bālārkakuṇḍaladharāḥ citravastrāmbarānanāḥ || 18 || vartante koṭiśo yatra sakhyastatkarmakauśalāḥ | tanmadhye rādhikā rājñī bhramantī mandirājire || 19 || kāśmīrapaṃkasaṃyukte sūkṣmavastravirājite | śirīṣapuṣpakṣitijadalairāgulphapūrake || 20 || mālatīmakarandānāṃ kṣaradbhirbindubhirvṛte | koṭicaṃdrapratīkāśā tanvī komalavigrahā | śanaiḥ śanaiḥ pādapadmaṃ cālayantī ca komalam || 21 || samāgatāṃ tāṃ maṇimandirājire dadarśa rādhā vṛṣabhānunandinī | yattejasā tallalanāhṛtatviṣo jātāstvaraṃ caṃdramaseva tārakāḥ || 22 || vijñāya tadgauravamuttamaṃ maha- dutthāya dorbhyāṃ parirabhya rādhikā | divyāsane sthāpya sulokarītyā jalādikaṃ cārhaṇamārabhacchubham || 23 || rādhovāca - svāgataṃ te sakhi śubhe nāmadheyaṃ vadāśu me | bhūribhāgyaṃ mamaivādya bhavatyā''gatayā svataḥ || 24 || tvatsamānaṃ divyarūpaṃ dṛśyate na hi bhūtale | yatra tvaṃ vartase subhru pattanaṃ dhanyameva tat || 25 || vada devi savistāraṃ hetumāgamanasya ca | mama yogyaṃ ca yatkāryaṃ vaktavyaṃ tattvayā khalu || 26 || kaṭākṣeṇa sudīptyā ca vacasā susmitena vai | gatyā kṛtyā śrīpativaddṛśyate sāṃprataṃ mayā || 27 || nityaṃ śubhe me milanārthamāvraja na cet svasaṃketamalaṃ vidhehi | yenaiva saṃgo vidhinā bhaveddhi vidhirbhavatyā sa sadā vidheyaḥ || 28 || ayi tvadātmā'tiparaṃ priyo me tvadākṛtiḥ śrīvrajarājanandanaḥ | yenaiva me devi hṛtaṃ tu ceta- stvaya nanāndeva vadhūrdadhāmi tam || 29 || śrīnārada uvāca - evaṃ rādhāvacaḥ śrutvā māyāyuvativeṣadhṛk | uvāca bhagavān kṛṣṇo rādhāṃ kamalalocanām || 30 || śrībhagavānuvāca - rambhoru nandanagare nandagehasya cottare | gokule vasatirme'sti nāmnā'haṃ gopadevatā || 31 || tvadrūpaguṇamādhuryaṃ śrutaṃ me lalitāmukhāt | taddraṣṭuṃ caṃcalāpāṅgi tvadgṛhe'haṃ samāgatā || 32 || śrīmallavaṃgalatikāsphuṭamodinīnāṃ guñjānikuñjamadhupa- dhvanikuñjapuñjam | dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ navanavaṃ tava kaṃjanetre divyaṃ puraṃdarapure'pi na yatsamānam || 33 || śrīnārada uvāca - evaṃ tayormelanaṃ tadbabhūva mithileśvara | prītiṃ parasparaṃ kṛtvā vane tatra virejatuḥ || 34 || hasantyau te ca gāyantyau puṣpakandukalīlayā | paśyantyau vanavṛkṣāṃśca ceraturmaithileśvara || 35 || kalākauśala saṃpannāṃ rādhāṃ kamalalocanām | girā madhurayā rājan prāhedaṃ gopadevatā || 36 || gopadevatovāca - dūre vai nandanagaraṃ sandhyā jātā vrajeśvari | prabhāte cāgamiṣyāmi tvatsakāśaṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 37 || śrīnārada uvāca - śrutvā vacastasya tu tadvrajeśvarīṃ nikṣipya sadyo nayanāṃbusantatim | romāṃcaharṣodgamabhāvasaṃvṛtā raṃbheva bhūmau patitā maruddhatā || 38 || śaṃkāgatāstatra sakhīgaṇāstvaraṃ suvījayantyo vyajanairvyavasthitāḥ | śrīkhaṇḍapuṣpa dravacarcitāṃ'śukāṃ jagāda rādhāṃ nṛpa gopadevatā || 39 || gopadevatovāca - prabhāte āgamiṣyāmi mā śokaṃ kuru rādhike | gośca bhrāturgorasasya śapatho me na cedidam || 40 || śrīnārada uvāca - evamuktvā harī rādhāṃ samāśvāsya nṛpeśvara | māyāyuvativeṣo'sau yayau śrīnandagokulam || 41 ||
English translation
Sri Krishna as Gopadevi visits Vrishabhanu Bhavan and meets Sri Radha.
King Bahulashva said, "Munna! Listening to the character of Sri Radhakrishna makes my heart skip a beat, just as the delusions do not satiate me while sipping the crisp autumn lotus juice. The Brahman Tapodhana. Tell me the story that happened after Lord Krishna's wife Raseshwari completed the Tulsi-savana fast. 1-2.
Srinardji said, "Rajan! Learning of the penance performed for the Tulsi Seva of Sri Radhya, Lord Krishna went to Vrishabhanupuram one day to test his love. At that time he had assumed the form of the wonderful Gopanganaka. There was a sweet rustle of nectar from his feet as he walked. The sweet rustling of the mint bells in the katiki kadhani was also heard. The fingers had an unparalleled beauty of printers. There were bracelets tied around the wrists, bracelets around the arms, and pearl necklaces around the neck and thorax. The unique skill was evident in the braid design of the hair strands, adorned with brightly shimmering flowers similar to those of Balarvi. The ring of pearls in the nose was shaking. The divine aura of the body was as dark as the cozy areas. Taking such a form, Srihari saw the temple of Vrishabhana. The Vrishabhanu-Bhavan, with its moat and ramparts, was adorned with four gates and each gate was flanked by Gajrajas with kajal pigments, adding to the charm of the palace. The courtyard of the mandapa was adorned with horses of the Vichintra colour, fast as wind and beads, and adorned with garlands and chavras. . 3 - 8.
O Lord! The building was also being greatly decorated by the community of Savatsa cows and Dharmadhurandhar Vrishabhavrinda. Many Gopals were there singing songs with cymbals and canes. Shyamasundara, disguised as a delirious young woman, entered the harem from the courtyard, where rows of radiant cupboards and pillars, resembling the setting sun, radiated light. The ornate courtyards there were adorned with many jewelled lamps. Playing instruments such as veena, tala, and mridangam, she was singing the virtues of the graceful Gopa-Sundariya with a flower stick. That harem had the shade of a divine and vast grove. Inside it, pomegranates, pomegranates, tadpoles, lemons, and other tall trees were swaying. Ketaki, Malti, and Madhavi vines adorned the grove. There was the Shriradhaka Park, which was filled with the fragrance of the flowers of the Kalpavriksha tree. Oh dear God! In that grove, honey poker would break down drunken buffaloes. There was a cool, faint breeze blowing, repeatedly scattering thousands of oranges of pollen. The male cuckoo, female cuckoo, peacock, stork, and pigeon were chirping sweetly in that park, perched on the park peaks. There were thousands of beds of flowers decorated and thousands of streams not flowing. Hundreds of fountains were falling in the cloud temple there. Millions of beautiful sakhis, dressed in kantiman kundals and oddly colored clothes similar to those of Balasuriya, would display their skill in the service of Sriradha there. In the midst of them, the queen of Sriradhika was walking in the royal temple. The palace was decorated with delicate saffron-coloured textiles. The land was covered with mountain flowers, aquatic flowers, and a large number of endemic flowers and delicate pallavas in such large numbers that stepping on them covered up to the gulf (knee). The drops of nectar from Malati used to fall there. In such a courtyard, Kantimati, Komalangi, and Krishangi Sriradha, like millions of moons, walked slowly, conducting her gentle charanarvindoka. Vrishabhanunandini Sriradhana saw the new Gopa-Sundari who had come to the courtyard of the Mani-Temple. All the stars were awestruck by her radiance, as if the moon's rise had dimmed the brightness of the stars. Realizing his excellent and great glory, Sriradhana raised him (the recipient) and placed him on the divine throne, embracing him deeply with both hands. Then, according to the folk tradition, he started his beautiful worship (reverence) by offering water and other remedies. 9-23 | (Vrindavan Khand Chapter 16 to 20)
Says Srinardji - Rajan. Hearing this, Lord Krishna, disguised as a young woman, said the following to Kamalanayani Radha. . 30. .
Shrinaradji says - Mithileshwar! This is how the two sweethearts met. There, they found solace in the groves, showing mutual love. They both laughed and sang while playing flowery ball games. Seeing the trees in the forest, they started to wander around. The king. Gopadevi spoke in a melodious voice, addressing Radha, a lotus-skilled lotus-worm. . 34 - 36. .
Srinardji says - Rajan! Hearing this from Gopadevi, Nayanas of Brajeshwari Sriradha immediately shed tears. She fell to the earth like a chopped banana tree, covered in thrill and cheer. Seeing this, the friends there became suspicious and immediately took the dish, stood nearby, and blew the wind. Sandalwood-flowered perfumes were sprinkled on their clothes. At that time, Gopadevi called Sriradha. . 38-39 | (Vrindavan Khand Chapter 16 to 20)
Gopadevi boli - Radhika! I will definitely be there in the morning, don't worry. If not, then I have the smell of cows, goats and my brother. 40.
Naradji says - Nripesvara! Moved by this, Srihari, disguised as a young woman, bound Radha patiently and went to Sreenandagokul (Nandgaon). . 41.
Thus was completed the seventeenth chapter under the Vrindavan Khanda in the Srigarghasamhita, the "Sriradha-Krishna-Sangam." 17.
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