Vṛndāvana-khaṇḍa · Chapter 21
Sourceश्रीनारद उवाच - इत्थं कुंदवने रम्ये मालतीनां वने शुभे । आम्राणां नागरंगाणां निंबूनां सघने वने ॥ १ ॥ दाडिमीनां च द्राक्षाणां बदामानां वने नृप । कदम्बानां श्रीफलानां कुटजानां तथैव च ॥ २ ॥ वटानां पनसानां च पिप्पलानां वने शुभे । तुलसीकोविदाराणां केतकीकदलीवने ॥ ३ ॥ करिल्लकुञ्जबकुलमन्दाराणां वने हरिः । चरन्कामवनं प्रागाद्राजन् व्रजवधूवृतः ॥ ४ ॥ तत्रैव पर्वते कृष्णो ननाद मुरली कलम् । मूर्च्छिता विह्वला जातास्तन्नादेन व्रजांगनाः ॥ ५ ॥ मनोजबाणभिन्नांगाः श्लथन्नीव्यः सुरैः सह । कश्मलं प्रययू राजन् विमानेष्वमरांगनाः ॥ ६ ॥ चतुर्विधा जीवसंघाः स्थावरैर्मोहमास्थिताः । नद्यो नदाः स्थिरीभूताः पर्वता द्रवतां गताः ॥ ७ ॥ तत्पादचिह्नसंयुक्तो गिरिः कामवनेऽभवत् । तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण नरो याति कृतार्थताम् ॥ ८ ॥ अथ गोपीगणैः साकं श्रीकृष्णो राधिकापतिः । नंदीश्वरबृहत्सानुतटे रासं चकार ह । तत्र गोप्योऽतिमानिन्यो बभूवुर्मैथिलेश्वर । तास्त्यक्त्वा राधया सार्धं तत्रैवान्तर्दधे हरिः ॥ १० ॥ गोप्यश्च सर्वा विरहातुरा भृशं कृष्णं विना मैथिल निर्जने वने । ता बभ्रमुश्चाश्रुकलाकुलाक्ष्यो यथा हरिण्यश्चकिता इतस्ततः ॥ ११ ॥ कृष्णं ह्यपश्यन्त्य इति व्यथां गता यथा करिण्यः करिणं वने वने । यथा कुरर्यः कुररं व्रजांगनाः सर्वा रुदन्त्यो विरहातुरा भृशम् ॥ १२ ॥ उन्मत्तवद्वृक्षलताकदम्बकं सर्वा मिलित्वा च पृथग्वने वने । पप्रच्छुरारान्नृप नंदनंदनं कुत्र स्थितं तं वदताशु भूरुहाः ॥ १३ ॥ श्रीकृष्ण कृष्णेति गिरा वदन्त्यः श्रीकृष्णपादांबुजलग्नमानसाः । श्रीकृष्णरूपास्तु बभूवुरंगनाः चित्रं न पेशस्कृतमेत्य कीटवत् ॥ १४ ॥ श्रीपादुकाधःस्थलगोपिगोप्यः श्रीपादुकाब्जं शरनं प्रपन्नाः ॥ १५ ॥ ततस्तु तत्प्रसादेन तत्पदार्चनदर्शनात् । ददृशुर्गां तदा गोप्यो भगवत्पाद चिह्निताम् ॥ १६ ॥ श्रीबहुलाश्व उवाच - राधेशो राधया सार्धं संकेतवटमाविशत् । प्रियायाः कबरीपुष्परचनां स चकार ह ॥ १७ ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - श्रीकृष्णो राधया सार्धं संकेतवटमाविशत् । चित्रपत्रावलीः कृष्ण पूर्णेन्दुमुखमंडले ॥ १९ ॥ एवं कृष्णो भद्रवनं खदिराणां वनं महत् । बिल्वानां च वनं पश्यन् कोकिलाख्यं वनं गतः ॥ २० ॥ गोप्यः कृष्णं विचिन्वन्त्यो ददृशुस्तत्पदानि च । यवचक्रध्वजच्छत्रैः स्वस्तिकाङ्कुशबिन्दुभिः ॥ २१ ॥ अष्टकोणेन वज्रेण पद्मेनाभियुतानि च । नीलशङ्खघटैर्मत्स्यत्रिकोणेषूर्ध्वधारकैः ॥ २२ ॥ धनुर्गोखुरचन्द्रार्द्धशोभितानि महात्मनः । तत्पदान्यनुसारेण व्रजन्त्यो गोपिकास्ततः ॥ २३ ॥ तद्रजः सततं नीत्वा धृत्वा मूर्ध्नि व्रजांगनाः । पदान्यन्यानि ददृशुरन्यचिह्नान्वितानि च ॥ २४ ॥ केतुपद्मातपत्रैश्च यवेनाथोर्ध्वरेखया । चक्रचंद्रार्धांकुशकैर्बिंदुभिः शोभितानि च ॥ २५ ॥ लवंगलतिकाभिश्च विचित्राणि विदेहराट् । गदापाठीनशंखैश्च गिरिराजेन शक्तिभिः ॥ २६ ॥ सिंहासनरथाभ्यां च बिंदुद्वययुतानि च । वीक्ष्य प्राहू राधिकया गतोऽसौ नंदनंदनः ॥ २७ ॥ पश्यत्यस्तत्पादपद्मं कोकिलाख्यं वनं गताः । गोपीकोलाहलं श्रुत्वा राधिकां प्राह माधवः ॥ २८ ॥ कोटिचंद्रप्रतीकाशे राधे सर्प त्वरं प्रिये । आगता गोपिकाः सर्वास्त्वां नेष्यन्ति हि सर्वतः ॥ २९ ॥ तदा मानवती राधा भूत्वा प्राह रमापतिम् । रूपयौवनकौशल्यशीलगर्वसमन्विता ॥ ३० ॥ राधोवाच - चलितुं न समर्थाऽहं मन्दिरान्ना विनिर्गता । सुकुमारी स्वेदयुक्ता कथं मां नयसि प्रिय ॥ ३१ ॥ नारच उवाच - इति वाक्यं ततः श्रुत्वा श्रीकृष्णो राधिकेश्वरः । पीतांबरेण दिव्येन वायुं तस्यै चकार ह ॥ ३२ ॥ हस्तं गृहीत्वा तामाह गच्छ राधे यथासुखम् । कृष्णेनापि तदा प्रोक्ता न ययौ तेन वै पुनः ॥ ३३ ॥ पृष्ठं दत्त्वाऽथ हरये तूष्णींभूता स्थिता पुनः । प्रियां मानवतीं राधां प्राह कृष्णः सतां प्रियः ॥ ३४ ॥ श्रीभगवानुवाच - विहाय गोपीरिह कामयाना भजाम्यहं मानिनि चेतसा त्वाम् । यत्ते प्रियं तत्प्रकरोमि राधे मे स्कंधमारुह्य सुखं व्रजाशु ॥ ३५ ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - एवं प्रियां प्रियतमः स्कंधयानेप्सितां नृप । विहायान्तर्दधे कृष्णो स्वच्छन्दगतिरीश्वरः ॥ ३६ ॥ गतमाना कीर्तिसुता भगवद्विरहातुरा । उच्चै रुरोद राजेन्द्र कोकिलाख्ये वने परे ॥ ३७ ॥ तदैव यूथाः संप्राप्ता गोपीनां मैथिलेश्वर । तद् रोदनं दुःखतरं श्रुत्वा जग्मुस्त्रपातुराः ॥ ३८ ॥ काश्चित्तां मकरंदैश्च स्नापयांचक्रुरीश्वरीम् । चंदनागुरु कस्तूरी कुङ्कुमद्रवसीकरैः ॥ ३९ ॥ वायुं चक्रुस्तदंगेषु व्यजनान्दोलचामरैः । आश्वास्य वाग्भिः परमां नानाऽनुनयकोविदैः ॥ ४० ॥ तन्मुखान्मानिनो मानं श्रुत्वा कृष्णस्य गोपिकाः । मानवंत्यो मैथिलेन्द्र विस्मयं परमं ययुः ॥ ४१ ॥
śrīnārada uvāca - itthaṃ kuṃdavane ramye mālatīnāṃ vane śubhe | āmrāṇāṃ nāgaraṃgāṇāṃ niṃbūnāṃ saghane vane || 1 || dāḍimīnāṃ ca drākṣāṇāṃ badāmānāṃ vane nṛpa | kadambānāṃ śrīphalānāṃ kuṭajānāṃ tathaiva ca || 2 || vaṭānāṃ panasānāṃ ca pippalānāṃ vane śubhe | tulasīkovidārāṇāṃ ketakīkadalīvane || 3 || karillakuñjabakulamandārāṇāṃ vane hariḥ | carankāmavanaṃ prāgādrājan vrajavadhūvṛtaḥ || 4 || tatraiva parvate kṛṣṇo nanāda muralī kalam | mūrcchitā vihvalā jātāstannādena vrajāṃganāḥ || 5 || manojabāṇabhinnāṃgāḥ ślathannīvyaḥ suraiḥ saha | kaśmalaṃ prayayū rājan vimāneṣvamarāṃganāḥ || 6 || caturvidhā jīvasaṃghāḥ sthāvarairmohamāsthitāḥ | nadyo nadāḥ sthirībhūtāḥ parvatā dravatāṃ gatāḥ || 7 || tatpādacihnasaṃyukto giriḥ kāmavane'bhavat | tasya darśanamātreṇa naro yāti kṛtārthatām || 8 || atha gopīgaṇaiḥ sākaṃ śrīkṛṣṇo rādhikāpatiḥ | naṃdīśvarabṛhatsānutaṭe rāsaṃ cakāra ha | tatra gopyo'timāninyo babhūvurmaithileśvara | tāstyaktvā rādhayā sārdhaṃ tatraivāntardadhe hariḥ || 10 || gopyaśca sarvā virahāturā bhṛśaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vinā maithila nirjane vane | tā babhramuścāśrukalākulākṣyo yathā hariṇyaścakitā itastataḥ || 11 || kṛṣṇaṃ hyapaśyantya iti vyathāṃ gatā yathā kariṇyaḥ kariṇaṃ vane vane | yathā kuraryaḥ kuraraṃ vrajāṃganāḥ sarvā rudantyo virahāturā bhṛśam || 12 || unmattavadvṛkṣalatākadambakaṃ sarvā militvā ca pṛthagvane vane | papracchurārānnṛpa naṃdanaṃdanaṃ kutra sthitaṃ taṃ vadatāśu bhūruhāḥ || 13 || śrīkṛṣṇa kṛṣṇeti girā vadantyaḥ śrīkṛṣṇapādāṃbujalagnamānasāḥ | śrīkṛṣṇarūpāstu babhūvuraṃganāḥ citraṃ na peśaskṛtametya kīṭavat || 14 || śrīpādukādhaḥsthalagopigopyaḥ śrīpādukābjaṃ śaranaṃ prapannāḥ || 15 || tatastu tatprasādena tatpadārcanadarśanāt | dadṛśurgāṃ tadā gopyo bhagavatpāda cihnitām || 16 || śrībahulāśva uvāca - rādheśo rādhayā sārdhaṃ saṃketavaṭamāviśat | priyāyāḥ kabarīpuṣparacanāṃ sa cakāra ha || 17 || śrīnārada uvāca - śrīkṛṣṇo rādhayā sārdhaṃ saṃketavaṭamāviśat | citrapatrāvalīḥ kṛṣṇa pūrṇendumukhamaṃḍale || 19 || evaṃ kṛṣṇo bhadravanaṃ khadirāṇāṃ vanaṃ mahat | bilvānāṃ ca vanaṃ paśyan kokilākhyaṃ vanaṃ gataḥ || 20 || gopyaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ vicinvantyo dadṛśustatpadāni ca | yavacakradhvajacchatraiḥ svastikāṅkuśabindubhiḥ || 21 || aṣṭakoṇena vajreṇa padmenābhiyutāni ca | nīlaśaṅkhaghaṭairmatsyatrikoṇeṣūrdhvadhārakaiḥ || 22 || dhanurgokhuracandrārddhaśobhitāni mahātmanaḥ | tatpadānyanusāreṇa vrajantyo gopikāstataḥ || 23 || tadrajaḥ satataṃ nītvā dhṛtvā mūrdhni vrajāṃganāḥ | padānyanyāni dadṛśuranyacihnānvitāni ca || 24 || ketupadmātapatraiśca yavenāthordhvarekhayā | cakracaṃdrārdhāṃkuśakairbiṃdubhiḥ śobhitāni ca || 25 || lavaṃgalatikābhiśca vicitrāṇi videharāṭ | gadāpāṭhīnaśaṃkhaiśca girirājena śaktibhiḥ || 26 || siṃhāsanarathābhyāṃ ca biṃdudvayayutāni ca | vīkṣya prāhū rādhikayā gato'sau naṃdanaṃdanaḥ || 27 || paśyatyastatpādapadmaṃ kokilākhyaṃ vanaṃ gatāḥ | gopīkolāhalaṃ śrutvā rādhikāṃ prāha mādhavaḥ || 28 || koṭicaṃdrapratīkāśe rādhe sarpa tvaraṃ priye | āgatā gopikāḥ sarvāstvāṃ neṣyanti hi sarvataḥ || 29 || tadā mānavatī rādhā bhūtvā prāha ramāpatim | rūpayauvanakauśalyaśīlagarvasamanvitā || 30 || rādhovāca - calituṃ na samarthā'haṃ mandirānnā vinirgatā | sukumārī svedayuktā kathaṃ māṃ nayasi priya || 31 || nāraca uvāca - iti vākyaṃ tataḥ śrutvā śrīkṛṣṇo rādhikeśvaraḥ | pītāṃbareṇa divyena vāyuṃ tasyai cakāra ha || 32 || hastaṃ gṛhītvā tāmāha gaccha rādhe yathāsukham | kṛṣṇenāpi tadā proktā na yayau tena vai punaḥ || 33 || pṛṣṭhaṃ dattvā'tha haraye tūṣṇīṃbhūtā sthitā punaḥ | priyāṃ mānavatīṃ rādhāṃ prāha kṛṣṇaḥ satāṃ priyaḥ || 34 || śrībhagavānuvāca - vihāya gopīriha kāmayānā bhajāmyahaṃ mānini cetasā tvām | yatte priyaṃ tatprakaromi rādhe me skaṃdhamāruhya sukhaṃ vrajāśu || 35 || śrīnārada uvāca - evaṃ priyāṃ priyatamaḥ skaṃdhayānepsitāṃ nṛpa | vihāyāntardadhe kṛṣṇo svacchandagatirīśvaraḥ || 36 || gatamānā kīrtisutā bhagavadvirahāturā | uccai ruroda rājendra kokilākhye vane pare || 37 || tadaiva yūthāḥ saṃprāptā gopīnāṃ maithileśvara | tad rodanaṃ duḥkhataraṃ śrutvā jagmustrapāturāḥ || 38 || kāścittāṃ makaraṃdaiśca snāpayāṃcakrurīśvarīm | caṃdanāguru kastūrī kuṅkumadravasīkaraiḥ || 39 || vāyuṃ cakrustadaṃgeṣu vyajanāndolacāmaraiḥ | āśvāsya vāgbhiḥ paramāṃ nānā'nunayakovidaiḥ || 40 || tanmukhānmānino mānaṃ śrutvā kṛṣṇasya gopikāḥ | mānavaṃtyo maithilendra vismayaṃ paramaṃ yayuḥ || 41 ||
English translation
Sri Krishna's Van-Vihara with the Gopanganas, Ras-Krida; Sri Radha's Ekanta-Vihara with the exception of the Manavati Gopis, and Manini's disappearance with the exception of Sri Radha.
Srinardji says - Nareshwar. Thus wandering in the picturesque Malti flower forest in the picturesque Kumud forest; in the dense groves of mangoes, oranges, and neem: in the groves of pomegranates, vines, and almonds; in the groves of kadamba, shripal (vine), and kutzon; in the beautiful groves of banyan, jackfruit, and peepal; in the beautiful groves of tulsi, kovidar, ketaki, banana, karil-kunj, bakul (moulishree), and mandaras, Shyamsundar reached Kamavan with brides-to-be. 1 - 4.
There on a mountain, Lord Krishna played the flute in a melodious voice. Hearing her captivating tune, the Brajasundaris were stunned and mesmerized. The king! The gods in the sky, along with the goddesses on the planes, were also captivated. Their limbs were pierced by Kamadeva's arrows, and their limbs began to slide loose. All four types of life forms, including settlements, became sediments, rivers and rivulets stagnated, and mountains began to melt. The Kamavanki hill became dotted with the footprints of Shyamsundara, known as' Charan-pahadi '. Only by seeing it does a person become a kritis. 5 - 8.
Subsequently, Radhavallabha Krishna visited Nandisvara and the coastal region of Brihatsanugiris. Mithileshwar! There, the Gopis took great pride in their fortune, and Srihari disappeared with Sri Radha, leaving them all there. Mithilanaresh! In that desolate forest, all the Gopangas without Krishna began to burn in the fire of separation. Their eyes filled with tears and they wandered around like marvelous deer. Just as the elephants in the forest, without elephants, and the herons, without scorpions, groaned in anguish, so did the women, distressed and distressed at the absence of Lord Krishna, weeping bitterly. The king! O Lord! They would go into the forest together and in separate groups and frantically ask the trees and vines, 'Taruos and Vallarios! Tell me quickly, where is our beloved Nandanandan hiding? 'Sri Krishna in his own voice '! Lord Krishna! She was calling out. His heart was fixed on the Krishna Charanaravindam. Therefore, all those aanganas became the form of Shri Krishna, just as the worm enclosed by the beetle becomes the form of the beetle by its contemplation. There is nothing surprising about it. After reaching the place marked with the feet of Lord Krishna, the gopis took refuge in Shripadukabja. Subsequently, by the grace of God, the worship and vision of his footprints gave the gopis a special view of the role adorned with the symbols of God. 9-16 | (Vrindavan Khand Chapter 21 to 26)
Bahulashva asked, "O Lord! Where did Radhavallabha Shyam-sundara leave the other gopis and go with Sridhara? Then how did the Gopis get to see him? . 17.
Srinardji says - Rajan! Lord Krishna went down to Sanketvatka with Sriridhya and there the beloved started making flowers in the braid of Sriradha's hair. In Shri Krishna's blue hair, Shrikrishna established curvature, making his hair curly with his hairstyling skills, and in his full moon face, he created the bizarre Patralavi. Thus, having adorned each other, Sri Krishna accompanied Priya to Bhadravana, the great Khadirvan, Bilvavan, and Kokilavan. While searching for Krishna, the gopis saw his footprints. Gopanganas followed in the footsteps of Mahatma Krishna, adorned with symbols of barley, chakras, flags, chhatras, swastikas, ankush, bindu, octagon, vajna, lotus, neelashankha, ghat, matsya, triangle, arrow, obverse, bow, gokhur, and crescent moon, carrying the dust of those symbols on their foreheads and moving further. Then he saw the footprints of Krishna as well as other footprints. They were adorned with flags, lotuses, umbrellas, barley, ochre, chakra, crescent moon, ankush, and dots. The king of Vidharaja. The gopis, looking at the footprints, peculiarly adorned with symbols of Lavangala, gada, patina (fish), conch, giriraja, shakti, throne, chariot, and two dots, began to say to each other, "Surely Nandananda has taken Sridhara with him." 'The gopis went to Kokilavan, looking at the signs of Lord Krishna's feet. 18-27 |
Shriradhana said, "Dear! I never stepped out of the palace, but I have had to walk more today; so now I am not able to walk a single step. Don't you see, I am sweating, Sukumari princess? How will you take me then? . 31.
Sreenaradji says - Hearing this Vachana, Radhikavallabha started blowing his divine Pitambara over Shri Krishna Sreenaradha. Then he took her hand and said, 'Shriradhe. Now you go slow with your fun. 'Sriradhana did not extend his foot even after repeated pleas from Krishna at that time. She stood quietly with her back to Srihariko. Then Lord Krishna, the beloved of the saints, said to Maanini Priya Radha. 32-34 | (Vrindavan Khand Chapter 21 to 26)
Shrinaradji says - Nareshwar! When Priya tried to climb on his shoulder at his behest, the free-moving God Beloved Krishna disappeared from there. Rajendra. Then Kirtikumari fell in love with Radha. They cried loudly in the great Kokilavan, distressed by the separation of Gods. 36-37 |
Mithileshwar. At the same time, the youth of the Gopis arrived there. He felt a great sense of pity and shame on hearing Sriradha's very sad weeping. Some bathed their mistresses in floral nectar (perfume, etc.); some sprinkled water mixed with sandalwood, agar, musk, and saffron; some stirred dishes and chavars to infuse air into the limbs; and Paradevi, skilled in persuasion and humility, patiently bound Sriradha. Maithilendra! The Gopangas of Manavati were amazed to hear the words of respect given by Lord Krishna from the mouth of Sri Radha. 38-41 |
Thus was completed the twenty-first chapter under the Vrindavanasakhanda in the Srigarghasamhita, the "Rasa-Krida." 21.
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