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Chapter 20

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अथ कृष्णो हरिर्वारि लीलां कृत्त्वा मनोहरः । सर्वैर्गोपीगणैः सार्धं गिरिं गोवर्धनं ययौ ॥ १ ॥ गोवर्धने कन्दरायां रत्‍नभूम्यां हरिः स्वयम् । रासं च राधया सार्धं रासेश्वर्या चकार ह ॥ २ ॥ तत्र सिंहासने रम्ये तस्थतुः पुष्पसंकुले । तडिद्‌घनाविव गिरौ राधाकृष्णौ विरेजतुः ॥ ३ ॥ स्वामिन्यास्तत्र शृङ्गारं चक्रुः सख्यो मुदान्विताः । श्रीखण्डकुंकुमाद्यैश्च यावकागुरुकञ्जलैः ॥ ४ ॥ मकरन्दैः कीर्तिसुतां समभ्यर्च्य विधानतः । ददौ श्रीयमुना साक्षाद्‌राधायै नूपुराण्यलम् ॥ ५ ॥ मंजीरभूषणं दिव्यं श्रीगंगा जह्नुनन्दिनी । श्रीरमा किंकिणीजालं हारं श्रीमधुमाधवी ॥ ६ ॥ चंद्रहारं च विरजा कोटिचंद्रामलं शुभम् । ललिता कंचुकमणिं विशाखा कण्ठभूषणम् ॥ ७ ॥ अङ्गुलीयकरत्‍नानि ददौ चंद्रानना तदा । एकादशी राधिकायै रत्‍नाढ्यं कंकणद्वयम् ॥ ८ ॥ भुजकंकणरत्‍नानि शतचंद्रानना ददौ । तस्यै मधुमती साक्षात् स्फुरद्रत्‍नांगदद्वयम् ॥ ९ ॥ ताटंकयुगलं बन्दी कुंडले सुखदायिनी । आनंदी या सखी मुख्या राधायै भालतोरणम् ॥ १० ॥ पद्मा सद्भालतिलकं बिन्दुं चंद्रकला ददौ । नासामौक्तिकमालोलं ददौ पद्मावती सती ॥ ११ ॥ बालार्कद्युतिसंयुक्तं भालपुष्पं मनोहरम् । श्रीराधायै ददौ राजन् चंद्रकांता सखी शुभा ॥ १२ ॥ शिरोमणिं सुंदरी च रत्‍नवेणीं प्रहर्षिणी । भूषणे चन्द्रसूर्याख्ये विद्युत्कोटिसमप्रभे ॥ १३ ॥ राधिकायै ददौ देवी वृन्दा वृन्दावनेश्वरी । एवं शृङ्गारसंस्फूर्जद्‌रूपया राधया हरिः ॥ १४ ॥ गिरिराजे बभौ राजन् यज्ञो दक्षिणया यथा । यत्र वै राधया रासे शृङ्गारोऽकारि मैथिल ॥ १५ ॥ तत्र गोवर्धने जातं स्थलं शृङ्गारमंडलम् । अथ कृष्णः स्वप्रियाभिर्ययौ चन्द्रसरोवरम् ॥ १६ ॥ चकार तज्जले क्रीडां गजीभिर्गजराडिव । तत्र चंद्रः समागत्य चंद्रकान्तौ मणी शुभौ ॥ १७ ॥ सहस्रदलपद्मे द्वे स्वामिन्यै हरये ददौ । अथ कृष्णो हरिः साक्षात् पश्यन् वृंदावनश्रियम् ॥ १८ ॥ प्रययौ बाहुलवनं लताजालसमन्वितम् । तत्र स्वेदसमायुक्तं वीक्ष्य सर्वं सखीजनम् ॥ १९ ॥ रागं तु मेघमल्लारं जगौ वंशीधरः स्वयम् । सद्यस्तत्रैव ववृषुर्मेधा अंबुकणांस्तथा ॥ २० ॥ तदैव शीतलो वायुर्ववौ गंधमनोहरः । तेन गोपीगणाः सर्वे सुखं प्राप्ता विदेहराट् ॥ २१ ॥ जगुर्यशः श्रीमुरारेरुच्चैस्तत्र समन्विताः । तस्मात्तालवनं प्रागाच्छ्रीकृष्णो राधिकापतिः ॥ २२ ॥ रासमंडलमारेभे गायन् व्रजवधूवृतः । तत्र गोपीगणाः सर्वे स्वेदयुक्तास्तृषातुराः ॥ २३ ॥ गोप्य ऊचुः - ऊचू रासेश्वरं रासे कृतांजलिपुटाः शनैः । दूरं वै यमुना देव तृषा जाता परं हि नः ॥ २४ ॥ कर्तव्यं भवताऽत्रैव रासे दिव्यं मनोहरम् । वारां विहारं पानं च करिष्यामो हरे वयम् ॥ २५ ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - जगत्कर्ता पालकस्त्वं संहारस्यापि नायकः । तच्छ्रुत्वा वेत्रदण्डेन कृष्णो भूमिं तताड ह ॥ २६ ॥ तदैव निर्गतः स्रोतो वेत्रगंगेति कथ्यते । यज्जलस्पर्शमात्रेण ब्रह्महत्या प्रमुच्यते ॥ २७ ॥ तत्र स्नात्वा नरः कोऽपि गोलोकं याति मैथिल । गोपीभी राधया सार्धं श्रीकृष्णो भगवान् हरिः ॥ २८ ॥ वारां विहारं कृतवान् देवो मदनमोहनः । ततः कुमुद्वनं प्राप्तो लतावृन्दं मनोहरम् ॥ २९ ॥ भ्रमरध्वनिसंयुक्तं चक्रे रासं सखीजनैः । राधा तत्रैव शृङ्गारं श्रीकृष्णस्य चकार ह ॥ ३० ॥ पुष्पैर्नानाविधैर्द्रव्यैः पश्यन्तीनां व्रजौकसाम् । चम्पकोद्यत्परिकरः स्वर्णयूथीभुजांगदः ॥ ३१ ॥ सहस्रदलराजीव कर्णिकाविलसच्छ्रुतिः । मोहिनीमालिनीकुन्दकेतकीहारभृद्धरिः ॥ ३२ ॥ कदम्बपुष्पविलसत्किरीटकटकोज्ज्वलः । मंदारपुष्पोत्तरीयपद्मयष्टिधरः प्रभुः ॥ ३३ ॥ तुलसीमंजरीयुक्तवनमालाविभूषितः । एवं शृङ्गारतां प्राप्तः श्रीकृष्णः प्रियया स्वया ॥ ३४ ॥ बभौ कुमुद्वने राजन् वसन्तो हर्षितो यथा मृदंगवीणावशीभिर्मुरुयष्टिसुकांस्यकैः ॥ ३५ ॥ तालशेषैस्तलैर्युक्ता जगुर्गोप्यो मनोहरम् । भैरवं मेघमल्लारं दीपकं मालकोशकम् ॥ ३६ ॥ श्रीरागं चापि हिन्दोलं रागमेवं पृथक् पृथक् । अष्टतालैस्त्रिभिर्ग्रामैः स्वरैः सप्तभिरग्रतः ॥ ३७ ॥ नृत्यैर्नानाविधै रम्यैः हावभावसमन्वितैः । तोषयन्त्यो हरिं राह्दां कटाक्षैर्व्रजगोपिकाः ॥ ३८ ॥ गायन्मधुवनं प्रागात्सुंदरीगणसंवृतः । रासेश्वर्या रासलीलां चक्रे रासेश्वरः स्वयम् ॥ ३९ ॥ वैशाखचंद्रकौमुद्या मालतीगंधवायुना । स्फुरत्सुगंधकह्लार पतद्‌रेणूत्करेण वै ॥ ४० ॥ विकचन् माधवीवृंदैः शोभिते निर्जने वने । रेमे गोपीगणैः कृष्णो नन्दने वृत्रहा यथा ॥ ४१ ॥

atha kṛṣṇo harirvāri līlāṃ kṛttvā manoharaḥ | sarvairgopīgaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ giriṃ govardhanaṃ yayau || 1 || govardhane kandarāyāṃ rat‍nabhūmyāṃ hariḥ svayam | rāsaṃ ca rādhayā sārdhaṃ rāseśvaryā cakāra ha || 2 || tatra siṃhāsane ramye tasthatuḥ puṣpasaṃkule | taḍid‌ghanāviva girau rādhākṛṣṇau virejatuḥ || 3 || svāminyāstatra śṛṅgāraṃ cakruḥ sakhyo mudānvitāḥ | śrīkhaṇḍakuṃkumādyaiśca yāvakāgurukañjalaiḥ || 4 || makarandaiḥ kīrtisutāṃ samabhyarcya vidhānataḥ | dadau śrīyamunā sākṣād‌rādhāyai nūpurāṇyalam || 5 || maṃjīrabhūṣaṇaṃ divyaṃ śrīgaṃgā jahnunandinī | śrīramā kiṃkiṇījālaṃ hāraṃ śrīmadhumādhavī || 6 || caṃdrahāraṃ ca virajā koṭicaṃdrāmalaṃ śubham | lalitā kaṃcukamaṇiṃ viśākhā kaṇṭhabhūṣaṇam || 7 || aṅgulīyakarat‍nāni dadau caṃdrānanā tadā | ekādaśī rādhikāyai rat‍nāḍhyaṃ kaṃkaṇadvayam || 8 || bhujakaṃkaṇarat‍nāni śatacaṃdrānanā dadau | tasyai madhumatī sākṣāt sphuradrat‍nāṃgadadvayam || 9 || tāṭaṃkayugalaṃ bandī kuṃḍale sukhadāyinī | ānaṃdī yā sakhī mukhyā rādhāyai bhālatoraṇam || 10 || padmā sadbhālatilakaṃ binduṃ caṃdrakalā dadau | nāsāmauktikamālolaṃ dadau padmāvatī satī || 11 || bālārkadyutisaṃyuktaṃ bhālapuṣpaṃ manoharam | śrīrādhāyai dadau rājan caṃdrakāṃtā sakhī śubhā || 12 || śiromaṇiṃ suṃdarī ca rat‍naveṇīṃ praharṣiṇī | bhūṣaṇe candrasūryākhye vidyutkoṭisamaprabhe || 13 || rādhikāyai dadau devī vṛndā vṛndāvaneśvarī | evaṃ śṛṅgārasaṃsphūrjad‌rūpayā rādhayā hariḥ || 14 || girirāje babhau rājan yajño dakṣiṇayā yathā | yatra vai rādhayā rāse śṛṅgāro'kāri maithila || 15 || tatra govardhane jātaṃ sthalaṃ śṛṅgāramaṃḍalam | atha kṛṣṇaḥ svapriyābhiryayau candrasarovaram || 16 || cakāra tajjale krīḍāṃ gajībhirgajarāḍiva | tatra caṃdraḥ samāgatya caṃdrakāntau maṇī śubhau || 17 || sahasradalapadme dve svāminyai haraye dadau | atha kṛṣṇo hariḥ sākṣāt paśyan vṛṃdāvanaśriyam || 18 || prayayau bāhulavanaṃ latājālasamanvitam | tatra svedasamāyuktaṃ vīkṣya sarvaṃ sakhījanam || 19 || rāgaṃ tu meghamallāraṃ jagau vaṃśīdharaḥ svayam | sadyastatraiva vavṛṣurmedhā aṃbukaṇāṃstathā || 20 || tadaiva śītalo vāyurvavau gaṃdhamanoharaḥ | tena gopīgaṇāḥ sarve sukhaṃ prāptā videharāṭ || 21 || jaguryaśaḥ śrīmurāreruccaistatra samanvitāḥ | tasmāttālavanaṃ prāgācchrīkṛṣṇo rādhikāpatiḥ || 22 || rāsamaṃḍalamārebhe gāyan vrajavadhūvṛtaḥ | tatra gopīgaṇāḥ sarve svedayuktāstṛṣāturāḥ || 23 || gopya ūcuḥ - ūcū rāseśvaraṃ rāse kṛtāṃjalipuṭāḥ śanaiḥ | dūraṃ vai yamunā deva tṛṣā jātā paraṃ hi naḥ || 24 || kartavyaṃ bhavatā'traiva rāse divyaṃ manoharam | vārāṃ vihāraṃ pānaṃ ca kariṣyāmo hare vayam || 25 || śrīnārada uvāca - jagatkartā pālakastvaṃ saṃhārasyāpi nāyakaḥ | tacchrutvā vetradaṇḍena kṛṣṇo bhūmiṃ tatāḍa ha || 26 || tadaiva nirgataḥ sroto vetragaṃgeti kathyate | yajjalasparśamātreṇa brahmahatyā pramucyate || 27 || tatra snātvā naraḥ ko'pi golokaṃ yāti maithila | gopībhī rādhayā sārdhaṃ śrīkṛṣṇo bhagavān hariḥ || 28 || vārāṃ vihāraṃ kṛtavān devo madanamohanaḥ | tataḥ kumudvanaṃ prāpto latāvṛndaṃ manoharam || 29 || bhramaradhvanisaṃyuktaṃ cakre rāsaṃ sakhījanaiḥ | rādhā tatraiva śṛṅgāraṃ śrīkṛṣṇasya cakāra ha || 30 || puṣpairnānāvidhairdravyaiḥ paśyantīnāṃ vrajaukasām | campakodyatparikaraḥ svarṇayūthībhujāṃgadaḥ || 31 || sahasradalarājīva karṇikāvilasacchrutiḥ | mohinīmālinīkundaketakīhārabhṛddhariḥ || 32 || kadambapuṣpavilasatkirīṭakaṭakojjvalaḥ | maṃdārapuṣpottarīyapadmayaṣṭidharaḥ prabhuḥ || 33 || tulasīmaṃjarīyuktavanamālāvibhūṣitaḥ | evaṃ śṛṅgāratāṃ prāptaḥ śrīkṛṣṇaḥ priyayā svayā || 34 || babhau kumudvane rājan vasanto harṣito yathā mṛdaṃgavīṇāvaśībhirmuruyaṣṭisukāṃsyakaiḥ || 35 || tālaśeṣaistalairyuktā jagurgopyo manoharam | bhairavaṃ meghamallāraṃ dīpakaṃ mālakośakam || 36 || śrīrāgaṃ cāpi hindolaṃ rāgamevaṃ pṛthak pṛthak | aṣṭatālaistribhirgrāmaiḥ svaraiḥ saptabhiragrataḥ || 37 || nṛtyairnānāvidhai ramyaiḥ hāvabhāvasamanvitaiḥ | toṣayantyo hariṃ rāhdāṃ kaṭākṣairvrajagopikāḥ || 38 || gāyanmadhuvanaṃ prāgātsuṃdarīgaṇasaṃvṛtaḥ | rāseśvaryā rāsalīlāṃ cakre rāseśvaraḥ svayam || 39 || vaiśākhacaṃdrakaumudyā mālatīgaṃdhavāyunā | sphuratsugaṃdhakahlāra patad‌reṇūtkareṇa vai || 40 || vikacan mādhavīvṛṃdaiḥ śobhite nirjane vane | reme gopīgaṇaiḥ kṛṣṇo nandane vṛtrahā yathā || 41 ||

English translation

Description of Sri Radha and Sri Krishna's mutual grooming, charm, watering, and forestry

Srinardji says - Rajan! After that, Manohar went to Govardhan hills with all the Gopanganas after completing the Shyamsundar Shrihari water sports. In the lap of that mountain, on the jewel-studded land, Sri Hari performed the Rasnati Nritya directly with Raseshwari Sri Radha. There, on a beautiful throne adorned with flowers, sat two sweethearts, Sriradha and Madhava, as if on a mountain, Vidyut-Sundari and Shyam-Gandha were adorned together. There, all the sakhis adorned the Swamini Sriradha with great joy. Srimuna directly made them wear nupurs by ritually worshipping Kirtikumari Sriradha with sandalwood, saffron, musk, etc. and mahavars, perfumes, arghaja, and kajal, and fragrant floral juices. Jahnunandini Ganga offered the divine jewel called Manjeer. Lord Rama wore a kinkini net in the loins. Srimadhamadhavi offered a garland around her neck. Virjana made Koti wear a bright and beautiful crescent moon similar to the moons. Lalita wore a beaded kanjuki. Vishakha made him wear a necklace. Chandrannana offered jewelled coins. The presiding deity of Ekadashi presented two jewelled bracelets to Sri Radha. Shatachandranana Sakhi gave the gemstone Bhujakankana (Bajuband, Bijayath, Joseon and Jhabia, etc.) Directly, Madhumati presented two angads, in which gems were enlivened. The prisoner gave two Tatkas (talismans) and the sukhadayini two kundals. Anandi, the chief among the sakhis, offered Bhaltoran to Sriradha. The verse gave a radiant forehead bend (tikuli) similar to Chandrakala. Sati Padmavati wore a pearl ring in her nose, which moved slightly. The king. Sundari Chandra-Kanta Sakhi offered to Sriradha the beautiful sheeshphool with morning sun rays. The Sundari provided the Chudamani and the Praharasini the Ralamayi braid. Vrindavanadheeswari Vrindadevi presented two jewels to Sriradha, namely, the Chandra-Surya, which was electrifying with millions of electrons. In this way, the form of Sriradha emerged from the divine light by wearing the adornment. . 1 - 14. . (Vrindavan Khand Chapter 16 to 20)

The king! Along with them, the Girirajas were adorned like Yajnanarayanas with Srihari Dakshina. Mithileshwar. The place where Sriradhana wore the Sringara in the rasa became known as the 'Sringara-Mandal' on Mount Govardhan. After that, Lord Krishna went to Chandra Sarovar with his beloved Gopasundaris. In its waters, they roamed like Gajraj with their elephants. There, Chandramane came directly and presented two beautiful Chandrakantamanis and two thousand lotuses to Swamini Sriradha and Shyamsundara Sriharika. Then straight away Srihari Krishna went into the lush green meadow overlooking Vrindavan. There, Vamshidhar sang a raga called 'Meghamallar' after seeing all his friends sweat and sweat. Then, at the same time, clouds rolled in and it started raining. 15-20 |

Woe to you! At the same time, a cool breeze blew in, captivating everyone with its fragrance. It brought great happiness to all the Gopangas. They gathered there and started singing Srimurarika yajna aloud. From there, Radhavallabha went to the Sri Krishna Talavana. Surrounded by bajra bulls in the forest, Srihari started a circle-shaped dance. All the beauties in that dance were sweating and thirsty. They all joined hands and said to Raseshvara in the Rasamandala. 21-23 e |

Hearing this, Krishna slapped the ground with a cane stick, says Srinardji. This immediately gave rise to a source of water there, called the 'Vetraganga'. Just by touching its water, the Brahmahatya is averted. Mithileshwar! By bathing in that Betraganga, any human being becomes entitled to go to Golokdham. Madan Mohan Dev Bhagwan Shrikrishna Hari went there with Shri Radha and Gopanganas on a water trip to the Kumud forest, which seemed to be enchanting with the web of vines. There were sounds of hallucinations echoing all around. In that forest too, Srihari along with his friends performed Ras. At the same time, Shri Radha adorned Shri Krishna with various types of divine flowers in front of the Vrajanganas. Champa decorated the waist with flowers. The golden juli was made to wear a floral bracelet. The eardrums of the Sahastradala lotus were decorated with kundalas. A necklace made of flowers of Mohini, Malini, Kund and Ketki was worn by Lord Krishna. Sriharike Sri Anga was even more radiant, wearing a crown adorned with kadambaka flowers and a turban. Lord Shyamsundar, wearing a mandar-flowered Uttariya (scarf) and a lotus flower stick, was very handsome. A garland of Tulasi-Manjari was adorning her. The king! After being adorned in this way by his beloved, Lord Krishna began to blossom like a spring in the Kumud forest, full of exuberance. 26 - 34. (Vrindavan Khand Chapter 16 to 20)

The gopis clapped and sang melodious songs accompanied by instruments such as the mridangam, veena, vamsi, murchang, jhanjha, and kartal. Singing Bhairav, Meghamallar, Deepak, Malkosh, Shriraga, and Hindol ragas - all separately - with eight beats, three grams, and seven notes, and a variety of graceful gestures and coordinated dances, Brajagopikas began to captivate Shriradha and Shyamsundara. From there, singing melodious songs, Madhav went to Madhuban with the beauties. On reaching there, Raseshwara Krishna himself played a rasa with Raseshwari Sriradha. Kahwar-Kusumonse, a Saugandhika illuminated in Chandni of the lunar month of Vaishakh. The air was filled with the dripping pollen and the fragrance of Malti, and flowers of sweet vines were blooming all around. In this most beautiful and uninhabited forest, Lord Krishna was enjoying himself with the Gopanganas in the same manner as Devaraja Indra used to do in Nandanvan. . 35-41 |

Thus was completed the twentieth chapter called 'Rasa Krida' under Vrindavanakanda in the Srigarghasamhita. 20.

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