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Chapter 24

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श्रीनारद उवाच - अथ गोपीगणैः सार्धं पश्यन् श्रीयमुनातटम् । विहर्तुमामयौ कृष्णो वृंदारण्यं मनोहरम् ॥ १ ॥ वृंदावने चौषधयो लीना जाता हरेर्वरात् । ताः सर्वाश्चांगना भूतवा यूथीभूत्वा समाययुः ॥ २ ॥ लतागोपीसमूहेन चित्रवर्णेन मैथिल । रेमे वृंदावने राजन् हरिर्वृंदावनेश्वरः ॥ ३ ॥ कालिन्दनन्दिनीतीरे कदंबाच्छादिते शुभे । त्रिविधेन समीरेण सर्वतः सुरभीकृते ॥ ४ ॥ विलसत्पुलिने रम्ये वंशीवटविराजिते । स्थितोऽभूद्‌राधया सार्धं रासश्रमसमन्वितः ॥ ५ ॥ वीणातालमृदंगादि मुरुयष्टियुतानि च । वादितत्राण्यंबरे नेदुः सुरैर्गोपीगणौः सह ॥ ६ ॥ देवेषु पुष्पं वर्षत्सु जयध्वनियुतेषु च । तोषयन्त्यो हरिं गोप्यो जगुस्तद्यश उत्तमम् ॥ ७ ॥ काश्चिद्वै मेघमल्लारं दीपकं च तथापराः । मालकोशं भैरवं च श्रीरागं च तथैव च ॥ ८ ॥ हिंदोलं च जगुः काश्चित् राजन् सप्तस्वरैः सह । काश्चित्तासां प्रमुग्धाश्च काश्चिन्मुग्धाः स्त्रियो नृप ॥ ९ ॥ काश्चित् प्रौढा प्रेमपराः श्रीकृष्णे लग्नमानसाः । जारधर्मेण गोविंदं काश्चिद्‌गोप्यो भजन्ति हि ॥ १० ॥ काश्चिच्छ्रीकृष्णसहिताः कन्दुकक्रीडने रताः । काश्चित् पुष्पैश्च हरिणा क्रीडां चक्रुः परस्परम् ॥ ११ ॥ काश्चिल्लतासु धावन्त्यः क्वणन् नूपुरमेखलाः । काश्चित् पिबंति सततं बलात्कृष्णाधरामृतम् ॥ १२ ॥ काचिद्‌भुजाभ्यां श्रीकृष्णं योगिनामपि दुर्लभम् । संगृहीत्वा प्रहस्याराच्चक्रुरालिंगनं महत् ॥ १३ ॥ मनोज्ञो यदुराजा च गोपीनां भगवान् हरिः । काश्मीरमुद्रितो रेमे वने वृंदावनेश्वरः ॥ १४ ॥ काश्चिद्‌वीणां वादयन्त्यः समं वंशीधरेण वै । काश्चित् मृदंगं वादयन्त्यो गायन्त्यो भगवद्‌गुणम् ॥ १५ ॥ काश्चिद्वै मधुरं तालं ताडयन्त्यो हरेः पुरः । मुरयष्टिं संगृहीत्वा हरिणा माधवीतले ॥ १६ ॥ गायन्त्यः सुस्थिरा भूमौ विस्मृत्य जगतः सुखम् । काश्चिल्लतासु श्रीकृष्णं भुजे बाहुं निधाय च ॥ १७ ॥ वृन्दावनस्य पश्यन्त्यो शोभां राजन्नितस्ततः । लताजालैः संवलितं गोपीनां हारसंचयम् ॥ १८ ॥ पृथक्चकार गोविंदः स्पृष्ट्वा तासामुरःस्थलम् । गोपीनां नासिकामुक्तावलिं तत्कुंतलं स्वयम् ॥ १९ ॥ शनैः शनैः शोभनं तच्चक्रे श्रीनंदनंदनः । तांबूलं चर्वितं ह्यर्धं नीत्वा सद्योऽथ गोपिकाः ॥ २० ॥ चर्वयन्त्यः सुगंधाढ्य महो तासां तपो महत् । काश्चिच्छामकपोलेषु द्व्यंगुलेन शनैः शनैः ॥ २१ ॥ हसन्त्यस्ताडयन्त्यस्ताः कदंबेषु बलात्पृथक् । पुंवेषनायकाः काश्चिन्मौलिकुंडलमंडिताः ॥ २२ ॥ नृत्यन्तः कृष्णपुरतः श्रीकृष्ण इव मैथिल । राधावेषधरा गोप्यः शतचंद्राननप्रभाः ॥ २३ ॥ तोषयन्त्यश्च राधां तां तथा राधापतिं जगुः । काश्चित्ताः सात्त्विकैर्भावैः संयुक्ता प्रेमविह्वलाः ॥ २४ ॥ योगीव चास्थिता भूमौ परमानंदसंप्लुताः । काश्चिल्लतासु वृक्षेषु भूम्यां वै विदिशासु च ॥ २५ ॥ पश्यन्त्यः श्रीपतिं देवं स्वस्मिन् वा मौनमास्थिताः । एवं रासे गोपवध्वः सर्वाः पूर्णमनोरथाः ॥ २६ ॥ बभूवुरेत्य गोविंदं सर्वेशं भक्तवत्सलम् । यत्प्रसादस्तु गोपीनां प्राप्तो राजन् महामते ॥ २७ ॥ ज्ञानिनामपि नास्त्येवं कर्मिणां तु कुतश्च सः । एवं श्रीकृष्णचंद्रस्य हरे राधापतेः प्रभोः ॥ २८ ॥ रासे चित्रं यद्‌बभूव तच्छृणुष्व महामते । मुनीन्द्र आसुरिर्नाम श्रीकृष्णेष्टो महातपाः ॥ २९ ॥ नारदाद्रौ तपस्तेपे हरौ ध्यानपरायणः । हृत्पुंडरीके श्रीकृष्णं ज्योतिर्मंडलमास्थितम् ॥ ३० ॥ मनोज्ञं राधया सार्धं नित्यं ध्याने ददर्श ह । एकदा ध्यानमध्ये तु रात्रौ कृष्णो न चागतः ॥ ३१ ॥ वारं वारं कृतं ध्यानं खिन्नो जातो महामुनिः । ध्यानादुत्थाय स मुनिः कृष्णदर्शनलालसः ॥ ३२ ॥ नारायणाश्रमं प्रागाद्‌बदरीखण्डमंडितम् । न ददर्श हरिं देवं नरनारायणं मुनिः ॥ ३३ ॥ तदातिविस्मितो विप्रो लोकालोकगिरिं ययौ । सहस्रशिरसं देवं न ददर्श स तत्र वै ॥ ३४ ॥ पप्रच्छ पार्षदान् तत्र क्व गतो भगवानितः । न विद्मो भो वयं चोक्तो मुनिः खिन्नमनास्तदा ॥ ३५ ॥ श्वेतद्वीपं ययौ दिव्यं क्षीरसागरशोभितम् । तत्रापि शेषपर्यंके न ददर्श हरिं पुनः ॥ ३६ ॥ तदा मुनिः खिन्नमनाः प्रेम्णा पुलकिताननः । पप्रच्छ पार्षदांस्तत्र क्व गतो भगवानितः ॥ ३७ ॥ न विद्मो भो वयं चोक्तो मुनिश्चिन्तापरायणः । किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि दर्शनं तत्कथं भवेत् ॥ ३८ ॥ एवं ब्रुवन्मनोयायी वैकुंठं प्राप्तवांस्ततः । नापश्यत्तत्र देवेशं रमां वैकुंठवासिनीम् ॥ ३९ ॥ न दृष्टस्तत्र भक्तेषु मुनिनाऽसुरिणा नृप । ततो मुनीन्द्रो योगीन्द्रो गोलोकं स जगाम ह ॥ ४० ॥ वृंदावने निकुंजेऽपि न ददर्श परात्परम् । तदा मुनिः खिन्नमनाः श्रीकृष्णविरहातुरः ॥ ४१ ॥ पप्रच्छ पार्षदांस्तत्र क्व गतो भगवानितः । ऊचुस्तं पार्षदा गोपा वामनाण्डे मनोहरे ॥ ४२ ॥ पृश्निगर्भो यत्र जातः तत्रैव भगवान् स्वयम् । इत्युक्त आसुरिस्तस्मादस्मिन्नण्डे समागतः ॥ ४३ ॥ हरिं ह्यपश्यन्प्रचलन् कैलासं प्राप्तवान्मुनिः । तत्र स्थितं महादेव कृष्णध्यानपरायणम् ॥ ४४ ॥ नत्वा पप्रच्छ तद्‌रात्रौ खिन्नचेता महामुनिः । आसुरिरुवाच - भगवन् सर्व ब्रह्माण्डं मया दृष्टमितस्ततः ॥ ४५ ॥ आवैकुण्ठाश्च गोलोकाद्‌भ्रमता तद्दिद्रुक्षुणा । कुत्रापि देवदेवस्य दर्शनं न बभूव मे ॥ ४६ ॥ श्रीमहादेव उवाच - धन्यस्त्वमासुरे ब्रह्मन् कृष्णभक्तोऽस्यहैतुकः । दिदृक्षुणा त्वयाऽऽयासं कृत्वं वेद्मि महामुने ॥ ४७ ॥ कर्मेन्द्रियाणीह यथा रसादीन् तथा सकामा मुनयः सुखं यत् । मनाङ्‌न जानन्ति जनैरपेक्ष्यं गूढं परं निर्गुणलक्षणं तत् ॥ ४८ ॥ हंसं मुनिं दुःखगतं महोदधौ यः सर्वतो मोचयितुं गतस्त्वरम् । सोऽद्यैव वृंदाविपिने सखीजनैः करोति रासं रसिकेश्वरः स्वयम् ॥ ४९ ॥ षाण्मासिकी चाद्य कृता निशीथिनी स्वमायया देववरेण भो मुने । अहं गमिष्यामि तदेव द्रष्टुं त्वमेव गच्छाशु मनोरथं यथा ॥ ५० ॥

śrīnārada uvāca - atha gopīgaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ paśyan śrīyamunātaṭam | vihartumāmayau kṛṣṇo vṛṃdāraṇyaṃ manoharam || 1 || vṛṃdāvane cauṣadhayo līnā jātā harervarāt | tāḥ sarvāścāṃganā bhūtavā yūthībhūtvā samāyayuḥ || 2 || latāgopīsamūhena citravarṇena maithila | reme vṛṃdāvane rājan harirvṛṃdāvaneśvaraḥ || 3 || kālindanandinītīre kadaṃbācchādite śubhe | trividhena samīreṇa sarvataḥ surabhīkṛte || 4 || vilasatpuline ramye vaṃśīvaṭavirājite | sthito'bhūd‌rādhayā sārdhaṃ rāsaśramasamanvitaḥ || 5 || vīṇātālamṛdaṃgādi muruyaṣṭiyutāni ca | vāditatrāṇyaṃbare neduḥ surairgopīgaṇauḥ saha || 6 || deveṣu puṣpaṃ varṣatsu jayadhvaniyuteṣu ca | toṣayantyo hariṃ gopyo jagustadyaśa uttamam || 7 || kāścidvai meghamallāraṃ dīpakaṃ ca tathāparāḥ | mālakośaṃ bhairavaṃ ca śrīrāgaṃ ca tathaiva ca || 8 || hiṃdolaṃ ca jaguḥ kāścit rājan saptasvaraiḥ saha | kāścittāsāṃ pramugdhāśca kāścinmugdhāḥ striyo nṛpa || 9 || kāścit prauḍhā premaparāḥ śrīkṛṣṇe lagnamānasāḥ | jāradharmeṇa goviṃdaṃ kāścid‌gopyo bhajanti hi || 10 || kāścicchrīkṛṣṇasahitāḥ kandukakrīḍane ratāḥ | kāścit puṣpaiśca hariṇā krīḍāṃ cakruḥ parasparam || 11 || kāścillatāsu dhāvantyaḥ kvaṇan nūpuramekhalāḥ | kāścit pibaṃti satataṃ balātkṛṣṇādharāmṛtam || 12 || kācid‌bhujābhyāṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ yogināmapi durlabham | saṃgṛhītvā prahasyārāccakrurāliṃganaṃ mahat || 13 || manojño yadurājā ca gopīnāṃ bhagavān hariḥ | kāśmīramudrito reme vane vṛṃdāvaneśvaraḥ || 14 || kāścid‌vīṇāṃ vādayantyaḥ samaṃ vaṃśīdhareṇa vai | kāścit mṛdaṃgaṃ vādayantyo gāyantyo bhagavad‌guṇam || 15 || kāścidvai madhuraṃ tālaṃ tāḍayantyo hareḥ puraḥ | murayaṣṭiṃ saṃgṛhītvā hariṇā mādhavītale || 16 || gāyantyaḥ susthirā bhūmau vismṛtya jagataḥ sukham | kāścillatāsu śrīkṛṣṇaṃ bhuje bāhuṃ nidhāya ca || 17 || vṛndāvanasya paśyantyo śobhāṃ rājannitastataḥ | latājālaiḥ saṃvalitaṃ gopīnāṃ hārasaṃcayam || 18 || pṛthakcakāra goviṃdaḥ spṛṣṭvā tāsāmuraḥsthalam | gopīnāṃ nāsikāmuktāvaliṃ tatkuṃtalaṃ svayam || 19 || śanaiḥ śanaiḥ śobhanaṃ taccakre śrīnaṃdanaṃdanaḥ | tāṃbūlaṃ carvitaṃ hyardhaṃ nītvā sadyo'tha gopikāḥ || 20 || carvayantyaḥ sugaṃdhāḍhya maho tāsāṃ tapo mahat | kāścicchāmakapoleṣu dvyaṃgulena śanaiḥ śanaiḥ || 21 || hasantyastāḍayantyastāḥ kadaṃbeṣu balātpṛthak | puṃveṣanāyakāḥ kāścinmaulikuṃḍalamaṃḍitāḥ || 22 || nṛtyantaḥ kṛṣṇapurataḥ śrīkṛṣṇa iva maithila | rādhāveṣadharā gopyaḥ śatacaṃdrānanaprabhāḥ || 23 || toṣayantyaśca rādhāṃ tāṃ tathā rādhāpatiṃ jaguḥ | kāścittāḥ sāttvikairbhāvaiḥ saṃyuktā premavihvalāḥ || 24 || yogīva cāsthitā bhūmau paramānaṃdasaṃplutāḥ | kāścillatāsu vṛkṣeṣu bhūmyāṃ vai vidiśāsu ca || 25 || paśyantyaḥ śrīpatiṃ devaṃ svasmin vā maunamāsthitāḥ | evaṃ rāse gopavadhvaḥ sarvāḥ pūrṇamanorathāḥ || 26 || babhūvuretya goviṃdaṃ sarveśaṃ bhaktavatsalam | yatprasādastu gopīnāṃ prāpto rājan mahāmate || 27 || jñānināmapi nāstyevaṃ karmiṇāṃ tu kutaśca saḥ | evaṃ śrīkṛṣṇacaṃdrasya hare rādhāpateḥ prabhoḥ || 28 || rāse citraṃ yad‌babhūva tacchṛṇuṣva mahāmate | munīndra āsurirnāma śrīkṛṣṇeṣṭo mahātapāḥ || 29 || nāradādrau tapastepe harau dhyānaparāyaṇaḥ | hṛtpuṃḍarīke śrīkṛṣṇaṃ jyotirmaṃḍalamāsthitam || 30 || manojñaṃ rādhayā sārdhaṃ nityaṃ dhyāne dadarśa ha | ekadā dhyānamadhye tu rātrau kṛṣṇo na cāgataḥ || 31 || vāraṃ vāraṃ kṛtaṃ dhyānaṃ khinno jāto mahāmuniḥ | dhyānādutthāya sa muniḥ kṛṣṇadarśanalālasaḥ || 32 || nārāyaṇāśramaṃ prāgād‌badarīkhaṇḍamaṃḍitam | na dadarśa hariṃ devaṃ naranārāyaṇaṃ muniḥ || 33 || tadātivismito vipro lokālokagiriṃ yayau | sahasraśirasaṃ devaṃ na dadarśa sa tatra vai || 34 || papraccha pārṣadān tatra kva gato bhagavānitaḥ | na vidmo bho vayaṃ cokto muniḥ khinnamanāstadā || 35 || śvetadvīpaṃ yayau divyaṃ kṣīrasāgaraśobhitam | tatrāpi śeṣaparyaṃke na dadarśa hariṃ punaḥ || 36 || tadā muniḥ khinnamanāḥ premṇā pulakitānanaḥ | papraccha pārṣadāṃstatra kva gato bhagavānitaḥ || 37 || na vidmo bho vayaṃ cokto muniścintāparāyaṇaḥ | kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi darśanaṃ tatkathaṃ bhavet || 38 || evaṃ bruvanmanoyāyī vaikuṃṭhaṃ prāptavāṃstataḥ | nāpaśyattatra deveśaṃ ramāṃ vaikuṃṭhavāsinīm || 39 || na dṛṣṭastatra bhakteṣu muninā'suriṇā nṛpa | tato munīndro yogīndro golokaṃ sa jagāma ha || 40 || vṛṃdāvane nikuṃje'pi na dadarśa parātparam | tadā muniḥ khinnamanāḥ śrīkṛṣṇavirahāturaḥ || 41 || papraccha pārṣadāṃstatra kva gato bhagavānitaḥ | ūcustaṃ pārṣadā gopā vāmanāṇḍe manohare || 42 || pṛśnigarbho yatra jātaḥ tatraiva bhagavān svayam | ityukta āsuristasmādasminnaṇḍe samāgataḥ || 43 || hariṃ hyapaśyanpracalan kailāsaṃ prāptavānmuniḥ | tatra sthitaṃ mahādeva kṛṣṇadhyānaparāyaṇam || 44 || natvā papraccha tad‌rātrau khinnacetā mahāmuniḥ | āsuriruvāca - bhagavan sarva brahmāṇḍaṃ mayā dṛṣṭamitastataḥ || 45 || āvaikuṇṭhāśca golokād‌bhramatā taddidrukṣuṇā | kutrāpi devadevasya darśanaṃ na babhūva me || 46 || śrīmahādeva uvāca - dhanyastvamāsure brahman kṛṣṇabhakto'syahaitukaḥ | didṛkṣuṇā tvayā''yāsaṃ kṛtvaṃ vedmi mahāmune || 47 || karmendriyāṇīha yathā rasādīn tathā sakāmā munayaḥ sukhaṃ yat | manāṅ‌na jānanti janairapekṣyaṃ gūḍhaṃ paraṃ nirguṇalakṣaṇaṃ tat || 48 || haṃsaṃ muniṃ duḥkhagataṃ mahodadhau yaḥ sarvato mocayituṃ gatastvaram | so'dyaiva vṛṃdāvipine sakhījanaiḥ karoti rāsaṃ rasikeśvaraḥ svayam || 49 || ṣāṇmāsikī cādya kṛtā niśīthinī svamāyayā devavareṇa bho mune | ahaṃ gamiṣyāmi tadeva draṣṭuṃ tvameva gacchāśu manorathaṃ yathā || 50 ||

English translation

Ras-Vihara and the Asuri Munika Anecdote

Naradji says, "Then Shyamsundar Shrikrishna came to Manohar Vrindavan for Rasa-Vihara while watching the scene of the Yamuna with the Gopis." With the boon of Sriharika, the herbs of Vrindavan merged and all of them, united as one youth, became part of the Rasa group. Mithileshwar! The group of Latarupini gopis adorned with strange kanti went on a pilgrimage to Vrindavaneshwar Srihari Vrindavan with all of them. On the picturesque shores of Kalindi covered with Kadamba trees, a cool, gentle, fragrant breeze blew all around, making the place fragrant. Heredity was adding to the charm of that beautiful bridge. Tired of his labors, Krishna sat there with Sriradha. At that time, along with the Gopanganas, the celestial deities were also playing various instruments such as the veena, tala, mridanga, and murchanga, and showering divine flowers with cheers. Gopa-Sundariya gave joy to Sriharika by singing his best praises. Some gopis sang a raga called Meghamallar, while other gopis recited a lamp raga. The king! Some gopis sang with seven notes of Malkosh, Bhairav, Shriraga and Hindol ragas respectively. Nareshwar. Some of the gopis were very naive and some were charming. Many romantic gopasundaris fell into the category of adult heroines. They all had their hearts set on Lord Krishna. There were many Gopangas who served Govinda fervently. Some started playing ball with Lord Krishna, some stayed with Sri Hari and played with each other's flowers. Many Gopangas would wear nupurs on their feet and dance and play with each other to the beat of the nupurs as well as to drink Lord Krishna's Adharamrita. Many gopis, even rare for yogis, would come very close to Lord Krishna, holding him with both arms, laughing, and hugging him tightly. 1-13 | (Vrindavan Khand Chapter 21 to 26)

Thus the exalted Vrindavanadhishwara Yaduraja Lord Srihari took the tilak of saffron, went on a pilgrimage to Vrindavan with the gopis. Some gopanganas played the veena with the vamshidharaki flute and sang the virtues of the gods while playing several mridangas. Some Sriharikas stood in front and played the Khartal melodiously, and many beauties sang sustainably with Lord Krishna, playing the Chung under the Madhavi Lata. She was resting there, completely forgetting the worldly pleasures on the ground floor. Some gopis would walk around the latticework with Krishna's hands in their hands, admiring the beauty of Vrindavan. When the necklaces of some gopis were entangled with a net, Govinda would touch their thorax and separate them from the net. The nose rings of the Gosh beauties were studded with pearl rings. Shyamsundar took care of them and their ornaments himself and continued to embellish them by solving them slowly. Madhava took half of the fragrant tambools and immediately began chewing on the gopasundaris. Ahhh! What a great penance he had. Many gopis sat on the smiling Shyamsundar's foreheads, gently patting it with their two fingers and forcefully striking it with a smile. They were playing with all the Gopanganas separately under the Kadamba trees. 14-213 |

Mithileshwar! Some Gopangas, dressed as men, adorned with crowns and kundals, became heroes themselves and started dancing like them in front of Lord Krishna. Gopasundaris, whose faces were repulsive to hundreds of moons, dressed up as Sriradha and sang the praises of Sriradha and his Pranavallabha. Some Vrajanganas sat on the ground, as if they were yogis, in samadhi, immersed in love, bliss, and bliss, with sattvic emotions such as pillar, sweat, etc. Some used to observe silence while having darshan of Lord Sripathi in the trees, on the ground floor, in different directions and even in oneself. In this way, all the gopas and beauties in the Rasmandal took refuge in Govinda, the Supreme God, Bhaktavatsal. The great king. The grace that the gopis received there from God is not available even to the wise, so how can the workers? . 22-27 |

The demon said, "Oh my God. I scoured the entire universe, wandering from Vaikuntha to Goloka with a desire to see Bhagavadarshana - but nowhere did I get to see Devadhi Dev. The omniscient Supreme Being. Tell me, where is God at the moment? . 45-46 |

Srimahadevji said, "O Asura! You are blessed. O Brahman! You are a sincere devotee of Lord Krishna. The great I know you have taken great pains out of your greed for the sight of Lord Krishna. Hansamuni, who lived in the Kshirsagar, had suffered greatly. Lord Rasikeshwara, who went there with great eagerness to free them from that affliction, is just now Lord Krishna has come to Vrindavan and is playing Ras-Krida with his friends. The Moon Today, that god has made a night as big as six months with his delusion. I will go there to have a darshan of the same festival. May thou also go quickly, that thy purpose may be accomplished. 47-50 |

Thus was completed the twenty-fourth chapter, 'Asuri Munika Upakhyan', in the context of the Rasa Krida in the Shrinarada Bahulashva-Samvadam under Vrindavanakhanda in the Srigarghasamhita. 24.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 25095, revision 92567 (2016-11-28T09:52:58Z). English was rendered from the complete Hindi chapter at https://www.mahakavya.com/vrindavan-khand-chapter-21-to-26/ as a transparent machine-assisted translation using the pinned IndicTrans2 Indic–English Distilled 200M model and retained without claiming verse-by-verse alignment.