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Chapter 74

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ईश्वर उवाच-। एकदा रहसि श्रीमानुद्धवो भगवित्प्रियः । सनत्कुमारमेकांते ह्यपृच्छत्पार्षदः प्रभो १। यत्र क्रीडति गोविंदो नित्यं नित्यसुरास्पदे । गोपांगनाभिर्यत्स्थानं कुत्र वा कीदृशं परम् २। तत्तत्क्रीडनवृत्तांतमन्यद्यद्यत्तदद्भुतम् । ज्ञातं चेत्तव तत्कथ्यं स्नेहो मे यदि वर्त्तते ३। सनत्कुमार उवाच-। कदाचिद्यमुनाकूले कस्यापि च तरोस्तले । सुवृत्तेनोपविष्टेन भगवत्पार्षदेन वै ४। यद्रहोऽनुभवस्तस्य पार्थेनापि महात्मना । दृष्टं कृतं च यद्यत्तत्प्रसंगात्कथितं मयि ५। तत्तेऽहं कथयाम्येतच्छृणुष्वावहितः परम् । किंत्वेतद्यत्र कुत्रापि न प्रकाश्यं कदाचन ६। अर्जुन उवाच-। शंकराद्यैर्विरिंच्याद्यैरदृष्टमश्रुतं च यत् । सर्वमेतत्कृपांभोधे कृपया कथय प्रभो ७। किं त्वया कथितं पूर्वमाभीर्यस्तव वल्लभाः । तास्ताः कतिविधा देव कति वा संख्यया पुनः ८। नामानि कति वा तासां का वा कुत्र व्यवस्थिताः । तासां वा कति कर्माणि वयोवेषश्च कः प्रभो ९। काभिः सार्द्धं क्व वा देव विहरिष्यसि भो रहः । नित्ये नित्यसुखे नित्यविभवे च वने वने १०। तत्स्थानं कीदृशं कुत्र शाश्वतं परमं महत् । कृपा चेत्तादृशी तन्मे सर्वं वक्तुमिहार्हसि ११। यदपृष्टं मयाप्येवमज्ञातं यद्रहस्तव । आर्तार्तिघ्न महाभाग सर्वं तत्कथयिष्यसि १२। श्रीभगवानुवाच-। तत्स्थानं वल्लभास्ता मे विहारस्तादृशो मम । अपि प्राणसमानानां सत्यं पुंसामगोचरः १३। कथिते दृष्टुमुत्कंठा तव वत्स भविष्यति । ब्रह्मादीनामदृश्यं यत्किं तदन्य जनस्य वै १४। तस्माद्विरम वत्सैतत्किं नु तेन विना तव । एवं भगवतस्तस्य श्रुत्वा वाक्यं सुदारुणम् १५। दीनः पादांबुजद्वंद्वे दंडवत्पतितोऽर्जुनः । ततो विहस्य भगवान्दोर्भ्यामुत्थाप्य तं विभुः १६। उवाच परमप्रेम्णा भक्ताय भक्तवत्सलः । तत्किं तत्कथनेनात्र द्रष्टव्यं चेत्त्वया हि यत् १७। यस्यां सर्वं समुत्पन्नं यस्यामद्यापि तिष्ठति । लयमेष्यति तां देवीं श्रीमत्त्रिपुरसुंदरीम् १८। आराध्य परया भक्त्या तस्यै स्वं च निवेदय । तां विनैतत्पदं दातुं न शक्नोमि कदाचन १९। श्रुत्वैतद्भगवद्वाक्यं पार्थो हर्षाकुलेक्षणः । श्रीमत्यास्त्रिपुरादेव्या ययौ श्रीपादुकातलम् २०। तत्र गत्वा ददर्शैनां श्रीचिंतामणिवेदिकाम् । नानारत्नैर्विरचितैः सोपानैरतिशोभिताम् २१। तत्र कल्पतरुं नाना पुष्पैः फलभवैर्नतम् । सर्वर्त्तुकोमलदलैः स्नवन्माध्वीकशीकरैः २२। वर्षद्भिर्वायुनालोलैः पल्लवैरुज्ज्वलीकृतम् । शुकैश्च कोकिलगणैः सारिकाभिः कपोतकैः २३। लीलाचकोरकै रम्यैः पक्षिभिश्च निनादितम् । यत्र गुंजद्भृंगराज कोलाहलसमाकुलम् २४। मणिभिर्भास्वरैरुद्यद्दावानल मनोहरम् । श्रीरत्नमंदिरं दिव्यं तले तस्य महाद्भुतम् २५। रत्नसिंहासनं तत्र महाहैमाभिमोहनम् । तत्र बालार्कसंकाशां नानालंकारभूषिताम् २६। नवयौवनसंपन्नां सृणिपाशधनुः शरैः । राजच्चतुर्भुजलतां सुप्रसन्नां मनोहराम् २७। ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशादि किरीटमणिरश्मिभिः । विराजितपदांभोजामणिमादिभिरावृताम् २८। प्रसन्नवदनां देवीं वरदां भक्तवत्सलाम् । अर्जुनोऽहमिति ज्ञातः प्रणम्य च पुनःपुनः २९। विहितांजलिरेकांते स्थितो भक्तिभरान्वितः । सा तस्योपासितं ज्ञात्वा प्रसादं च कृपानिधिः ३०। उवाच कृपया देवी तस्य स्मरणविह्वला । भगवत्युवाच-। किं वा दानं त्वया वत्स कृतं पात्राय दुर्लभम् ३१। इष्टं यज्ञेन केनात्र तपो वा किमनुष्ठितम् । भगवत्यमला भक्तिः का वा प्राक्समुपार्ज्जिता ३२। किं वास्मिन्दुर्लभं लोके किं वा कर्म शुभं महत् । प्रसादस्त्वयि येनायं प्रपन्ने च मुदा किल ३३। गूढातिगूढश्चानन्य लभ्यो भगवता कृतः । नैतादृङ्मर्त्यलोकानां न च भूतलवासिनाम् ३४। स्वर्गिणां देवतादीनां तपस्वीश्वरयोगिनाम् । भक्तानां नैव सर्वेषां नैव नैव च नैव च ३५। प्रसादस्तु कृतो वत्स तव विश्वात्मना यथा । तदेहि भज बुद्ध्वैव कुलकुंडं सरो मम ३६। सर्वकामप्रदा देवी त्वनया सह गम्यताम् । तत्रैव विधिवत्स्नात्वा द्रुतमागम्यतामिह ३७। तदैव तत्र गत्वा स स्नात्वा पार्थस्तथागतः । आगतं तं कृतस्नानं न्यासमुद्रार्पणादिकम् ३८। कारयित्वा ततो देव्या तस्य वै दक्षिणश्रुतौ । सद्यः सिद्धिकरी बाला विद्यानिगदिता परा ३९। हकारार्द्धपरा द्वीपा द्वितीया विश्वभूषिता । अनुष्ठानं च पूजां च जपं च लक्षसंख्यकम् ४०। कोरकैः करवीराणां प्रयोगं च यथातथम् । निर्वर्त्य तमुवाचेदं कृपया परमेश्वरी ४१। अनेनैव विधानेन क्रियतां मदुपासनम् । ततो मयि प्रसन्नायां तवानुग्रहकारणात् ४२। ततस्तु तत्र पर्य्यंतेष्वधिकारो भविष्यति । इत्ययं नियमः पूर्वं स्वयं भगवता कृतः ४३। श्रुत्वैवमर्जुनस्तेन वर्मणा तां समर्चयत् । ततः पूजां जपं चैव कृत्वा देवी प्रसादिता ४४। कृत्वा ततः शुभं होमं स्नानं च विधिना ततः । कृतकृत्यमिवात्मानं प्राप्तप्रायमनोरथम् ४५। करस्थां सर्वसिद्धिं च स पार्थः सममन्यत । अस्मिन्नवसरे देवी तमागत्य स्मितानना ४६। उवाच गच्छ वत्स त्वमधुना तद्गृहांतरे । ततः ससंभ्रमः पार्थः समुत्थाय मुदान्वितः ४७। असंख्यहर्षपूर्णात्मा दंडवत्तां ननाम ह । आज्ञप्तस्तु तया सार्द्धं देवी वयस्ययार्जुनः ४८। गतो राधापतिस्थानं यत्सिद्धैरप्यगोचरम् । ततश्च स उपादिष्टो गोलोकादुपरिस्थितम् ४९। स्थिरं वायुधृतं नित्यं सत्यं सर्वसुखास्पदम् । नित्यं वृंदावनं नाम नित्यरासमहोत्सवम् ५०। अपश्यत्परमं गुह्यं पूर्णप्रेमरसात्मकम् । तस्या हि वचनादेव लोचनैर्वीक्ष्य तद्रहः ५१। विवशः पतितस्तत्र विवृद्धप्रेमविह्वलः । ततः कृच्छ्राल्लब्धसंज्ञो दोर्भ्यामुत्थापितस्तया ५२। सांत्वनावचनैस्तस्याः कथंचित्स्थैर्यमागतः । ततस्तपः किमन्यन्मे कर्त्तव्यं विद्यते वद ५३। इति तद्दर्शनोत्कंठाभरेण तरलोऽभवत् । ततस्तया करे तस्य धृत्वा तत्पददक्षिणे ५४। प्रतिपेदे सुदेशेन गत्वा चोक्तमिदं वचः । स्नानायैतच्छुभं पार्थ विश त्वं जलविस्तरम् ५५। सहस्रदलपद्मस्थ संस्थानं मध्यकोरकम् । चतुःसरश्चतुर्धारमाश्चर्यकुलसंकुलम् ५६। अस्यांतरे प्रविश्याथ विशेषमिह पश्यसि । एतस्य दक्षिणे देश एष चात्र सरोवरः ५७। मधुमाध्वीकपानं यन्नाम्ना मलयनिर्झरः । एतच्च फुल्लमुद्यानं वसंते मदनोत्सवम् ५८। कुरुते यत्र गोविंदो वसंतकुसुमोचितम् । यत्रावतारं कृष्णस्य स्तुवंत्येव दिवानिशम् ५९। भवेद्यत्स्मरणादेव मुनेः स्वांते स्मरांकुरः । ततोऽस्मिन्सरसि स्नात्वा गत्वा पूर्वसरस्तटम् ६०। उपस्पृश्य जलं तस्य साधयस्व मनोरथम् । ततस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा तस्मिन्सरसि तज्जले ६१। कल्हारकुमुदांभोजरक्तनीलोत्पलच्युतैः । परागैरंजिते मंजुवासिते मधुबिंदुभिः ६२। तुंदिले कलहंसादि नादैरांदोलिते ततः । रत्नाबद्धचतुस्तीरे मंदानिलतरंगिते ६३। मग्ने जलांतः पार्थे तु तत्रैवांतर्दधेऽथ सा । उत्थाय परितो वीक्ष्य संभ्रांता चारुहासिनी ६४। सद्यः शुद्धस्वर्णरश्मिगौरकांततनूलताम् । स्फुरत्किशोरवर्षीयां शारदेंदुनिभाननाम् ६५। सुनीलकुटिलस्निग्धविलसद्रत्नकुंतलाम् । सिंदूरबिंदुकिरणप्रोज्ज्वलालकपट्टिकाम् ६६। उन्मीलद्भ्रूलताभंगि जितस्मरशरासनाम् । घनश्यामलसल्लोल खेलल्लोचनखंजनाम् ६७। मणिं कुंडलतेजोंशु विस्फुरद्गंडमण्डलाम् । मृणालकोमलभ्राजदाश्चर्यभुजवल्लरीम् ६८। शरदंबुरुहां सर्वश्रीचौरपाणिपल्लवाम् । विदग्धरचितस्वर्णकटिसूत्रकृतांतराम् ६९। कूजत्कांचीकलापांत विभ्राजज्जघनस्थलाम् । भ्राजद्दुकूलसंवीतनितंबोरुसुमंदिराम् ७०। शिंजानमणिमंजीरसुचारुपदपंकजाम् । स्फुरद्विविधकंदर्पकलाकौशलशालिनीम् ७१। सर्वलक्षणसंपन्नां सर्वाभरणभूषिताम् । आश्चर्यललनाश्रेष्ठामात्मानं सव्यलोकयत् ७२। विसस्मार च यत्किंचित्पौर्वदेहिकमेव च । मायया गोपिकाप्राणनाथस्य तदनंतरम् ७३। इति कर्त्तव्यतामूढा तस्थौ तत्र सुविस्मिता । अत्रांतरेंऽबरे धीर ध्वनिराकस्मिकोऽभवत् ७४। अनेनैव पथा सुभ्रु गच्छ पूर्वसरोवरम् । उपस्पृश्य जलं तस्य साधयस्व मनोरथम् ७५। तत्र संति हि सख्यस्ते मा सीद वरवर्णिनि । ता हि संपादयिष्यंति तत्रैव वरमीप्सितम् ७६। इति दैवीं गिरं श्रुत्वा गत्वा पूर्वसरोऽथ सा । नानापूर्वप्रवाहं च नानापक्षिसमाकुलम् ७७। स्फुरत्कैरवकह्लारकमलेंदीवरादिभिः । भ्राजितं पद्मरागैश्च पद्मसोपानसत्तटम् ७८। विविधैः कुसुमोद्दामैर्मंजुकुंजलताद्रुमैः । विराजितचतुस्तीरमुपस्पृश्य स्थिता क्षणम् ७९। तत्रांतरे क्वणत्कांची मंजुमंजीररंजितम् । किंकिणीनां झणत्कारं शुश्रावोत्कर्णसंपुटे ८०। ततश्च प्रमदावृंदमाश्चर्ययुतयौवनम् । आश्चर्यालंकृतिन्यासमाश्चर्याकृतिभाषितम् ८१। अद्भुतांगमपूर्वं सा पृथगाश्चर्यविभ्रमम् । चित्रसंभाषणं चित्रहसितालोकनादिकम् ८२। मधुराद्भुतलावण्यं सर्वमाधुर्यसेवितम् । चिल्लावण्यगतानंतमाश्चर्याकुलसुंदरम् ८३। आश्चर्यस्निग्धसौंदर्यमाश्चर्यानुग्रहादिकम् । सर्वाश्चर्यसमुदयमाश्चर्यालोकनादिकम् ८४। दृष्ट्वा तत्परमाश्चर्यं चिंतयंती हृदा कियत् । पादांगुष्ठेना लिखंती भुवं नम्रानना स्थिता ८५। ततस्तासां संभ्रमोऽभूद्दृष्टीनां च परस्परम् । केयं मदीयजातीया चिरेणानस्तकौतुका ८६। इति सर्वाः समालोक्य ज्ञातव्येयमिति क्षणम् । आमंत्र्य मंत्रणाभिज्ञाः कौतुकाद्द्रष्टुमागताः ८७। आगत्य तासामेकाथ नाम्ना प्रियमुदा मता । गिरा मधुरया प्रीत्या तामुवाच मनस्विनी ८८। प्रियमुदोवाच-। कासि त्वं कस्य कन्यासि कस्य त्वं प्राणवल्लभा । जाता कुत्रासि केनास्मिन्नानीता वा गता स्वयम् ८९। एतच्च सर्वमस्माकं कथ्यतां चिंतया किमु । स्थानेऽस्मिन्परमानंदे कस्यापि दुःखमस्ति किम् ९०। इति पृष्टा तया सा तु विनयावनतिं गता । उवाच सुस्वरं तासां मोहयंती मनांसि च ९१। अर्जुन उवाच- । का वास्मि कस्य कन्या वा प्रजाता कस्य वल्लभा । आनीता केन वा चात्र किं वाथ स्वयमागता ९२। एतत्किंचिन्न जानामि देवी जानातु तत्पुनः । कथितं श्रूयतां तन्मे मद्वाक्ये प्रत्ययो यदि ९३। अस्यैव दक्षिणे पार्श्वे एकमस्ति सरोवरम् । तत्राहं स्नातुमायाता जाता तत्रैव संस्थिता ९४। विषमोत्कंठिता पश्चात्पश्यंती परितो दिशम् । एकमाकाशसंभूतं ध्वनिमश्रौषमद्भुतम् ९५। अनेनैव पथा सुभ्रु गच्छ पूर्वसरोवरम् । उपस्पृश्य जलं तस्य साधयस्व मनोरथम् ९६। तत्र संति हि सख्यस्ते मा सीद वरवार्णिनि । ताहि संपादयिष्यंति तत्र ते वरमीप्सितम् ९७। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य तस्मादत्र समागता । विषादहर्षपूर्णात्मा चिंताकुलसमाकुला ९८। आगतास्य जलं स्पृष्ट्वा नानाविधशुभध्वनिम् । अश्रौषं च ततः पश्चादपश्यं भवतीः पराः ९९। एतन्मात्रं विजानामि कायेन मनसा गिरा । एतदेव मया देव्यः कथितं यदि रोचते १००। का यूयं तनुजाः केषां क्व जाताः कस्य वल्लभाः । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्याः सा वै प्रियमुदाब्रवीत् १०१। अस्त्वेवं प्राणसख्यः स्म तस्यैव च वयं शुभे । वृंदावनकलानाथ विहारदारिकाः सुखम् १०२। ता आत्ममुदितास्तेन व्रजबाला इहागताः । एताः श्रुतिगणाः ख्याता एताश्च मुनयस्तथा १०३। वयं बल्लवबाला हि कथितास्ते स्वरूपतः । अत्र राधापतेरंगात्पूर्वायाः प्रेयसीतमाः १०४। नित्या नित्यविहारिण्यो नित्यकेलि भुवश्चराः । एषा पूर्णरसा देवी एषा च रसमंथरा १०५। एषा रसालया नाम एषा च रसवल्लरी । रसपीयूषधारेयमेषा रसतरंगिणी १०६। रसकल्लोलिनी चैषा इयं च रसवापिका । अनंगसेना एषैव इयं चानंगमालिनी १०७। मदयंती इयं बाला एषा च रसविह्वला । इयं च ललिता नाम इयं ललितयौवना १०८। अनंगकुसुमा चैषा इयं मदनमंजरी । एषा कलावती नाम इयं रतिकला स्मृता १०९। इयं कामकला नाम इयं हि कामदायिनी । रतिलोला इयं बाला इयं बाला रतोत्सुका ११०। एषा चरति सर्वस्व रतिचिंतामणिस्त्वसौ । नित्यानंदाः काश्चिदेता नित्यप्रेमरसप्रदाः १११। अतःपरं श्रुतिगणास्तासां काश्चिदिमाः शृणु । उद्गीतैषा सुगीतेयं कलगीता त्वियं प्रिया ११२। एषा कलसुराख्याता बालेयं कलकंठिका । विपंचीयं क्रमपदा एषा बहुहुता मता ११३। एषा बहुप्रयोगेयं ख्याता बहुकला बला । इयं कलावती ख्याता मता चैषा क्रियावती ११४। अतःपरं मुनिगणास्तासां कतिपया इह । इयमुग्रतपा नाम एषा बहुगुणा स्मृता ११५। एषा प्रियव्रता नाम सुव्रता च इयं मता । सुरेखेयं मता बाला सुपर्वेयं बहुप्रदा ११६। रत्नरेखा त्वियं ख्याता मणिग्रीवा त्वसौ मता । सुपर्णा चेयमाकल्पा सुकल्पा रत्नमालिका ११७। इयं सौदामिनी सुभ्रूरियं च कामदायिनी । एषा च भोगदाख्या ता इयं विश्वमता सती ११८। एषा च धारिणी धात्री सुमेधा कांतिरप्यसौ । अपर्णेयं सुपर्णैषा मतैषा च सुलक्षणा ११९। सुदतीयं गुणवती चैषासौ कलिनी मता । एषा सुलोचना ख्याता इयं च सुमनाः स्मृता १२०। अश्रुता च सुशीला च रतिसुखप्रदायिनी । अतः परं गोपबाला वयमत्रागतास्तु याः १२१। तासां च परिचीयंतां काश्चिदंबुरुहानने । असौ चंद्रावली चैषा चंद्रिकेयं शुभा मता १२२। एषा चंद्रावली चंद्ररेखेयं चंद्रिकाप्यसौ । एषा ख्याता चंद्रमाला मता चंद्रालिकात्वियम् १२३। एषा चंद्रप्रभा चंद्रकलेयमबला स्मृता । एषा वर्णावली वर्णमालेयं मणिमालिका १२४। वर्णप्रभा समाख्याता सुप्रभेयं मणिप्रभा । इयं हारावली तारा मालिनीयं शुभा मता १२५। मालतीयमियं यूथी वासंती नवमल्लिका । मल्लीयं नवमल्लीयमसौ शेफालिका मता १२६। सौगंधिकेयं कस्तूरी पद्मिनीयं कुमुद्वती । एषैव हि रसोल्लासा चित्रवृंदा समा त्वियम् १२७। रंभेयमुर्वशी चैषा सुरेखा स्वर्णरेखिका । एषा कांचनमालेयं सत्यसंततिका परा १२८। एताः परिकृताः सर्वाः परिचेयाः परा अपि । सहितास्माभिरेताभिर्विहरिष्यसि भामिनि १२९। एहि पूर्वसरस्तीरे तत्र त्वां विधिवत्सखि । स्नापयित्वाथ दास्यामि मंत्रं सिद्धिप्रदायकम् १३०। इति तां सहसा नीत्वा स्नापयित्वा विधानतः । वृंदावनकलानाथ प्रेयस्या मंत्रमुत्तमम् १३१। ग्राहयामास संक्षेपाद्दीक्षाविधिपुरस्सरम् । परं वरुणबीजस्य वह्निबीजपुरस्कृतम् १३२। चतुर्थस्वरसंयुक्तं नादबिंदुविभूषितम् । पुटितं प्रणवाभ्यां च त्रैलोक्ये चातिदुर्ल्लभम् १३३। मंत्रग्रहणमात्रेण सिद्धिः सर्वा प्रजायते । पुरश्चर्याविधिर्ध्यानं होमसंख्याजपस्य च १३४। तप्तकांचनगौरांगीं नानालंकारभूषिताम् । आश्चर्यरूपलावण्यां सुप्रसन्नां वरप्रदाम् १३५। कल्हारैः करवीराद्यैश्चंपकैः सरसीरुहैः । सुगंधकुसुमैरन्यैः सौगंधिकसमन्वितैः १३६। पाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयैश्च धूपदीपैर्मनोहरैः । नैवेद्यैर्विविधैर्दिव्यैः सखीवृंदाहृतैर्मुदा १३७। संपूज्य विधिवद्देवीं जप्त्वा लक्षमनुं ततः । हुत्वा च विधिना स्तुत्वा प्रणम्य दंडवद्भुवि १३८। ततः सा संस्तुता देवी निमेषरहितांतरा । परिकल्प्य निजां छायां माययात्मसमीहया १३९। पार्श्वेऽथ प्रेयसीं तत्र स्थापयित्वा बलादिव । सखीभिरावृता हृष्टा शुद्धैः पूजाजपादिभिः १४०। स्तवैर्भक्त्या प्रणामैश्च कृपयाविरभूत्तदा । हेमचंपकवर्णाभा विचित्राभरणोज्ज्वला १४१। अंगप्रत्यंगलावण्य लालित्य मधुराकृतिः । निष्कलंक शरत्पूर्णकलानाथ शुभानना १४२। स्निग्धमुग्धस्मितालोक जगत्त्रयमनोहरा । निजया प्रभयात्यंतं द्योतयंती दिशो दश १४३। अब्रवीदथ सा देवी वरदा भक्तवत्सला । देव्युवाच-। मत्सखीनां वचः सत्यं तेन त्वं मे प्रिया सखी १४४। समुत्तिष्ठ समागच्छ कामं ते साधयाम्यहम् । अर्जुनी सा वचो देव्याः श्रुत्वा चात्ममनीषितम् १४५। पुलकांकुरमुग्धांगी बाष्पाकुलविलोचना । पपात चरणे देव्याः पुनश्च प्रेमविह्वला १४६। ततः प्रियंवदां देवीं समुवाच सखीमिमाम् । पाणौ गृहीत्वा मत्संगे समाश्वास्य समानय १४७। ततः प्रियंवदा देव्या आज्ञया जातसंभ्रमा । तां तथैव समादाय संगे देव्या जगाम ह १४८। गत्वोत्तरसरस्तीरे स्नापयित्वा विधानतः । संकल्पादिकपूर्वं तु पूजयित्वा यथाविधि १४९। श्रीगोकुलकलानाथमंत्रं तच्च सुसिद्धिदम् । ग्राहयामास तां देवी कृपया हरिवल्लभा १५०। व्रतं गोकुलनाथाख्यं पूर्वं मोहनभूषितम् । सर्वसिद्धिप्रदं मंत्रं सर्वतंत्रेषु गोपितम् १५१। गोविंदेरितविज्ञासौ ददौ भक्तिमचंचलाम् । ध्यानं च कथितं तस्यै मंत्रराजं च मोहनम् १५२। उक्तं च मोहने तंत्रे स्मृतिरप्यस्य सिद्धिदा । नीलोत्पलदलश्यामं नानालंकारभूषितम् १५३। कोटिकंदर्पलावण्यं ध्यायेद्रासरसाकुलम् । प्रियंवदामुवाचेदं रहस्यं पावनेच्छया १५४। श्रीराधिकोवाच-। अस्या यावद्भवेत्पूर्णं पुरश्चरणमुत्तमम् । तावद्धि पालयैनां त्वं सावधाना सहालिभिः १५५। इत्युक्त्वा सा ययौ कृष्णपादांबुरुहसन्निधिम् । छायामात्मभवामात्मप्रेयसीनां निधाय च १५६। तस्थौ तत्र यथापूर्वं राधिका कृष्णवल्लभा । अत्र प्रियंवदादेशात्पद्ममष्टदलं शुभम् १५७। गोरोचनाभिर्निर्माय कुंकुमेनापि चंदनैः । एभिर्नानाविधैर्द्रव्यैः संमिश्रैः सिद्धिदायकम् १५८। लिखित्वा यंत्रराजं च शुद्धं मंत्रं तमद्भुतम् । कृत्वा न्यासादिकं पाद्यमर्घ्यं चापि यथाविधि १५९। नानर्तुसंभवैः पुष्पैः कुंकुमैरपि चंदनैः । धूपदीपैश्च नैवेद्यैस्तांबूलैर्मुखवासनैः १६०। वासोलंकारमाल्यैश्च संपूज्य नंदनंदनम् । परिवारैः समं सर्वैः सायुधं च सवाहनम् १६१। स्तुत्वा प्रणम्य विधिवच्चेतसा स्मरणं ययौ । ततो भक्तिवशो देवो यशोदानंदनः प्रभुः १६२। स्मितावलोकितापांग तरंगिततरेंगितम् । उवाच राधिकां देवीं तामानय इहाशु च १६३। आज्ञप्ता चैव सा देवी प्रस्थाप्य शारदां सखीम् । तामानिनाय सहसा पुरोवासुरसात्मनः १६४। श्रीकृष्णस्य पुरस्तात्सा समेत्य प्रेमविह्वला । पपात कांचनीभूमौ पश्यंती सर्वमद्भुतम् १६५। कृच्छ्रात्कथंचिदुत्थाय शनैरुन्मील्य लोचने । स्वेदांभः पुलकोत्कंप भावभाराकुलासती १६६। ददर्श प्रथमं तत्र स्थलं चित्रं मनोरमम् । ततः कल्पतरुस्तत्र लसन्मरकतच्छदः १६७। प्रवालपल्लवैर्युक्तः कोमलो हेमदंडकः । स्फटिकप्रवालमूलश्च कामदः कामसंपदाम् १६८। प्रार्थकाभीष्टफलदस्तस्याधो रत्नमंदिरम् । रत्नसिंहासनं तत्र तत्राष्टदलपद्मकम् १६९। शंखपद्मनिधी तत्र स व्यापसव्यसंस्थितौ । चतुर्दिक्षु यथा स्थानं सहिताः कामधेनवः १७०। परितो नंदनोद्यानं मलयानिलसेवितम् । ऋतूनां चैव सर्वेषां कुसुमानां मनोहरैः १७१। आमोदैर्वासितं सर्वं कालागुरुपराजितम् । मकरंदकणावृष्टिशीतलं सुमनोहरम् १७२। मकरंदरसास्वाद मत्तानां भृंगयोषिताम् । वृंदशो झंकृतैः शश्वच्चैवं मुखरितांतरम् १७३। कलकंठी कपोतानां सारिकाशुकयोषिताम् । अन्यासां पत्रिकांतानां कलनादैर्निनादितम् १७४। नृत्यैर्मत्तमयूराणामाकुलं स्मरवर्द्धनम् । रसांबुसेकसंसृष्ट तमांजनतनुद्युतिम् १७५। सुस्निग्धनीलकुटिल कषायावासिकुंतलम् । मदमत्तमयूराद्य शिखंडाबद्धचूडकम् १७६। भृंगसेवितसव्योपक्रमपुष्पावतंसकम् । लोलालकालिविलसत्कपोलादर्शकाशितम् १७७। विचित्रतिलकोद्दाम भालशोभाविराजितम् । तिलपुष्पपतंगेश चंचुमंजुलनासिकम् १७८। चारुबिंबाधरं मंदस्मितदीपितमन्मथम् । वन्यप्रसूनसंकाश ग्रैवेयकमनोहरम् १७९। मदोन्मत्तभ्रमद्भृंगी सहस्रकृतसेवया । सुरद्रुमस्रजाराजन्मुग्धपीनांसकद्वयम् १८०। मुक्ताहारस्फुरद्वक्षः स्थलकौस्तुभभूषितम् । श्रीवत्सलक्षणं जानुलंबिबाहुमनोहरम् १८१। गंभीरनाभिपंचास्य मध्यमध्यातिसुंदरम् । सुजातद्रुमसद्वृत्त मदूरजानुमंजुलम् १८२। कंकणांगदमञ्जीरैर्भूषितं भूषणैः परैः । पीतांशुकलयाविष्ट नितंबघटनायकम् १८३। लावण्यैरपि सौंदर्यजितकोटिमनोभवम् । वेणुप्रवर्त्तितैर्गीतरागैरपि मनोहरैः १८४। मोहयंतं सुखांभोधौ मज्जयंतं जगत्त्रयम् । प्रत्यंगमदनावेशधरं रासरसालसम् १८५। चामरं व्यजनं माल्यं गंधंचंदनमेव च । तांबूलं दर्पणं पानपात्रं चर्वितपात्रकम् १८६। अन्यत्क्रीडाभवं यद्यत्तत्सर्वं च पृथक्पृथक् । रसालं विविधं यंत्रं कलयंतीभिरादरात् १८७। यथास्थाननियुक्ताभिः पश्यंतीभिस्तदिंगितम् । तन्मुखांभोजदत्ताक्षि चंचलाभिरनुक्रमात् १८८। श्रीमत्या राधिका देव्या वामभागे ससंभ्रमम् । आराधयंत्या तांबूलमर्पयंत्या शुचिस्मितम् १८९। समालोक्यार्जुनी यासौ मदनावेशविह्वला । ततस्तां च तथा ज्ञात्वा हृषीकेशोऽपि सर्ववित् १९०। तस्याः पाणिं गृहीत्वैव सर्वक्रीडावनांतरे । यथाकामं रहो रेमे महायोगेश्वरो विभुः १९१। ततस्तस्याः स्कंधदेशे प्रदत्तभुजपल्लवः । आगत्य शारदां प्राह पश्चिमेऽस्मिन्सरोवरे १९२। शीघ्रं स्नापय तन्वंगीं क्रीडाश्रांतां मृदुस्मिताम् । ततस्तां शारदा देवी तस्मिन्क्रीडासरोवरे १९३। स्नानं कुर्वित्युवाचैनां सा च श्रांता तथाकरोत् । जलाभ्यंतरमाप्तासौ पुनरर्जुनतां गतः १९४। उत्तस्थौ यत्र देवेशः श्रीमद्वैकुंठनायकः । दृष्ट्वा तमर्जुनं कृष्णो विषण्णं भग्नमानसम् १९५। मायया पाणिना स्पृष्ट्वा प्रकृतं विदधे पुनः । श्रीकृष्ण उवाच-। धनंजय त्वामाशंसे भवान्प्रियसखो मम १९६। त्वत्समो नास्ति मे कोपि रहोवेत्ता जगत्त्रये । यद्रहस्यं त्वया पृष्टमनुभूतं च तत्पुनः १९७। कथ्यते यदि तत्कस्मै शपसे मां तदार्जुन । सनत्कुमार उवाच-। इति प्रसादमासाद्य शपथैर्जातनिर्णयः १९८। ययौ हृष्टमनास्तस्मात्स्वधामाद्भुतसंस्मृतिः । इति ते कथितं सर्वं रहो यद्गोचरं मम १९९। गोविंदस्य तथा चास्मै कथने शपथस्तव । ईश्वर उवाच-। इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य सिद्धिमौपगविर्गतः २००। नरनारायणावासं वृंदारण्यमुपाव्रजत् । तत्रास्तेऽद्यापि कृष्णस्य नित्यलीलाविहारवित् २०१। नारदेनापिपृष्टोऽहं नाब्रवं तद्रहस्यकम् । प्राप्तं तथापि तेनेदं प्रकृतित्वमुपेत्यच २०२। तुभ्यं यत्तु मया प्रोक्तं रहस्यं स्नेहकारणात् । तन्नकस्मैचिदाख्येयं त्वया भद्रे स्वयोनिवत् २०३। इमं श्रीभगवद्भक्तमहिमाध्यायमद्भुतम् । यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि स रतिं विंदते हरौ २०४। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पातालखंडे अर्जुन्यनुनयोनाम चतुःसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः ७४।

īśvara uvāca-| ekadā rahasi śrīmānuddhavo bhagavitpriyaḥ | sanatkumāramekāṃte hyapṛcchatpārṣadaḥ prabho 1| yatra krīḍati goviṃdo nityaṃ nityasurāspade | gopāṃganābhiryatsthānaṃ kutra vā kīdṛśaṃ param 2| tattatkrīḍanavṛttāṃtamanyadyadyattadadbhutam | jñātaṃ cettava tatkathyaṃ sneho me yadi varttate 3| sanatkumāra uvāca-| kadācidyamunākūle kasyāpi ca tarostale | suvṛttenopaviṣṭena bhagavatpārṣadena vai 4| yadraho'nubhavastasya pārthenāpi mahātmanā | dṛṣṭaṃ kṛtaṃ ca yadyattatprasaṃgātkathitaṃ mayi 5| tatte'haṃ kathayāmyetacchṛṇuṣvāvahitaḥ param | kiṃtvetadyatra kutrāpi na prakāśyaṃ kadācana 6| arjuna uvāca-| śaṃkarādyairviriṃcyādyairadṛṣṭamaśrutaṃ ca yat | sarvametatkṛpāṃbhodhe kṛpayā kathaya prabho 7| kiṃ tvayā kathitaṃ pūrvamābhīryastava vallabhāḥ | tāstāḥ katividhā deva kati vā saṃkhyayā punaḥ 8| nāmāni kati vā tāsāṃ kā vā kutra vyavasthitāḥ | tāsāṃ vā kati karmāṇi vayoveṣaśca kaḥ prabho 9| kābhiḥ sārddhaṃ kva vā deva vihariṣyasi bho rahaḥ | nitye nityasukhe nityavibhave ca vane vane 10| tatsthānaṃ kīdṛśaṃ kutra śāśvataṃ paramaṃ mahat | kṛpā cettādṛśī tanme sarvaṃ vaktumihārhasi 11| yadapṛṣṭaṃ mayāpyevamajñātaṃ yadrahastava | ārtārtighna mahābhāga sarvaṃ tatkathayiṣyasi 12| śrībhagavānuvāca-| tatsthānaṃ vallabhāstā me vihārastādṛśo mama | api prāṇasamānānāṃ satyaṃ puṃsāmagocaraḥ 13| kathite dṛṣṭumutkaṃṭhā tava vatsa bhaviṣyati | brahmādīnāmadṛśyaṃ yatkiṃ tadanya janasya vai 14| tasmādvirama vatsaitatkiṃ nu tena vinā tava | evaṃ bhagavatastasya śrutvā vākyaṃ sudāruṇam 15| dīnaḥ pādāṃbujadvaṃdve daṃḍavatpatito'rjunaḥ | tato vihasya bhagavāndorbhyāmutthāpya taṃ vibhuḥ 16| uvāca paramapremṇā bhaktāya bhaktavatsalaḥ | tatkiṃ tatkathanenātra draṣṭavyaṃ cettvayā hi yat 17| yasyāṃ sarvaṃ samutpannaṃ yasyāmadyāpi tiṣṭhati | layameṣyati tāṃ devīṃ śrīmattripurasuṃdarīm 18| ārādhya parayā bhaktyā tasyai svaṃ ca nivedaya | tāṃ vinaitatpadaṃ dātuṃ na śaknomi kadācana 19| śrutvaitadbhagavadvākyaṃ pārtho harṣākulekṣaṇaḥ | śrīmatyāstripurādevyā yayau śrīpādukātalam 20| tatra gatvā dadarśaināṃ śrīciṃtāmaṇivedikām | nānāratnairviracitaiḥ sopānairatiśobhitām 21| tatra kalpataruṃ nānā puṣpaiḥ phalabhavairnatam | sarvarttukomaladalaiḥ snavanmādhvīkaśīkaraiḥ 22| varṣadbhirvāyunālolaiḥ pallavairujjvalīkṛtam | śukaiśca kokilagaṇaiḥ sārikābhiḥ kapotakaiḥ 23| līlācakorakai ramyaiḥ pakṣibhiśca nināditam | yatra guṃjadbhṛṃgarāja kolāhalasamākulam 24| maṇibhirbhāsvarairudyaddāvānala manoharam | śrīratnamaṃdiraṃ divyaṃ tale tasya mahādbhutam 25| ratnasiṃhāsanaṃ tatra mahāhaimābhimohanam | tatra bālārkasaṃkāśāṃ nānālaṃkārabhūṣitām 26| navayauvanasaṃpannāṃ sṛṇipāśadhanuḥ śaraiḥ | rājaccaturbhujalatāṃ suprasannāṃ manoharām 27| brahmaviṣṇumaheśādi kirīṭamaṇiraśmibhiḥ | virājitapadāṃbhojāmaṇimādibhirāvṛtām 28| prasannavadanāṃ devīṃ varadāṃ bhaktavatsalām | arjuno'hamiti jñātaḥ praṇamya ca punaḥpunaḥ 29| vihitāṃjalirekāṃte sthito bhaktibharānvitaḥ | sā tasyopāsitaṃ jñātvā prasādaṃ ca kṛpānidhiḥ 30| uvāca kṛpayā devī tasya smaraṇavihvalā | bhagavatyuvāca-| kiṃ vā dānaṃ tvayā vatsa kṛtaṃ pātrāya durlabham 31| iṣṭaṃ yajñena kenātra tapo vā kimanuṣṭhitam | bhagavatyamalā bhaktiḥ kā vā prāksamupārjjitā 32| kiṃ vāsmindurlabhaṃ loke kiṃ vā karma śubhaṃ mahat | prasādastvayi yenāyaṃ prapanne ca mudā kila 33| gūḍhātigūḍhaścānanya labhyo bhagavatā kṛtaḥ | naitādṛṅmartyalokānāṃ na ca bhūtalavāsinām 34| svargiṇāṃ devatādīnāṃ tapasvīśvarayoginām | bhaktānāṃ naiva sarveṣāṃ naiva naiva ca naiva ca 35| prasādastu kṛto vatsa tava viśvātmanā yathā | tadehi bhaja buddhvaiva kulakuṃḍaṃ saro mama 36| sarvakāmapradā devī tvanayā saha gamyatām | tatraiva vidhivatsnātvā drutamāgamyatāmiha 37| tadaiva tatra gatvā sa snātvā pārthastathāgataḥ | āgataṃ taṃ kṛtasnānaṃ nyāsamudrārpaṇādikam 38| kārayitvā tato devyā tasya vai dakṣiṇaśrutau | sadyaḥ siddhikarī bālā vidyānigaditā parā 39| hakārārddhaparā dvīpā dvitīyā viśvabhūṣitā | anuṣṭhānaṃ ca pūjāṃ ca japaṃ ca lakṣasaṃkhyakam 40| korakaiḥ karavīrāṇāṃ prayogaṃ ca yathātatham | nirvartya tamuvācedaṃ kṛpayā parameśvarī 41| anenaiva vidhānena kriyatāṃ madupāsanam | tato mayi prasannāyāṃ tavānugrahakāraṇāt 42| tatastu tatra paryyaṃteṣvadhikāro bhaviṣyati | ityayaṃ niyamaḥ pūrvaṃ svayaṃ bhagavatā kṛtaḥ 43| śrutvaivamarjunastena varmaṇā tāṃ samarcayat | tataḥ pūjāṃ japaṃ caiva kṛtvā devī prasāditā 44| kṛtvā tataḥ śubhaṃ homaṃ snānaṃ ca vidhinā tataḥ | kṛtakṛtyamivātmānaṃ prāptaprāyamanoratham 45| karasthāṃ sarvasiddhiṃ ca sa pārthaḥ samamanyata | asminnavasare devī tamāgatya smitānanā 46| uvāca gaccha vatsa tvamadhunā tadgṛhāṃtare | tataḥ sasaṃbhramaḥ pārthaḥ samutthāya mudānvitaḥ 47| asaṃkhyaharṣapūrṇātmā daṃḍavattāṃ nanāma ha | ājñaptastu tayā sārddhaṃ devī vayasyayārjunaḥ 48| gato rādhāpatisthānaṃ yatsiddhairapyagocaram | tataśca sa upādiṣṭo golokāduparisthitam 49| sthiraṃ vāyudhṛtaṃ nityaṃ satyaṃ sarvasukhāspadam | nityaṃ vṛṃdāvanaṃ nāma nityarāsamahotsavam 50| apaśyatparamaṃ guhyaṃ pūrṇapremarasātmakam | tasyā hi vacanādeva locanairvīkṣya tadrahaḥ 51| vivaśaḥ patitastatra vivṛddhapremavihvalaḥ | tataḥ kṛcchrāllabdhasaṃjño dorbhyāmutthāpitastayā 52| sāṃtvanāvacanaistasyāḥ kathaṃcitsthairyamāgataḥ | tatastapaḥ kimanyanme karttavyaṃ vidyate vada 53| iti taddarśanotkaṃṭhābhareṇa taralo'bhavat | tatastayā kare tasya dhṛtvā tatpadadakṣiṇe 54| pratipede sudeśena gatvā coktamidaṃ vacaḥ | snānāyaitacchubhaṃ pārtha viśa tvaṃ jalavistaram 55| sahasradalapadmastha saṃsthānaṃ madhyakorakam | catuḥsaraścaturdhāramāścaryakulasaṃkulam 56| asyāṃtare praviśyātha viśeṣamiha paśyasi | etasya dakṣiṇe deśa eṣa cātra sarovaraḥ 57| madhumādhvīkapānaṃ yannāmnā malayanirjharaḥ | etacca phullamudyānaṃ vasaṃte madanotsavam 58| kurute yatra goviṃdo vasaṃtakusumocitam | yatrāvatāraṃ kṛṣṇasya stuvaṃtyeva divāniśam 59| bhavedyatsmaraṇādeva muneḥ svāṃte smarāṃkuraḥ | tato'sminsarasi snātvā gatvā pūrvasarastaṭam 60| upaspṛśya jalaṃ tasya sādhayasva manoratham | tatastadvacanaṃ śrutvā tasminsarasi tajjale 61| kalhārakumudāṃbhojaraktanīlotpalacyutaiḥ | parāgairaṃjite maṃjuvāsite madhubiṃdubhiḥ 62| tuṃdile kalahaṃsādi nādairāṃdolite tataḥ | ratnābaddhacatustīre maṃdānilataraṃgite 63| magne jalāṃtaḥ pārthe tu tatraivāṃtardadhe'tha sā | utthāya parito vīkṣya saṃbhrāṃtā cāruhāsinī 64| sadyaḥ śuddhasvarṇaraśmigaurakāṃtatanūlatām | sphuratkiśoravarṣīyāṃ śāradeṃdunibhānanām 65| sunīlakuṭilasnigdhavilasadratnakuṃtalām | siṃdūrabiṃdukiraṇaprojjvalālakapaṭṭikām 66| unmīladbhrūlatābhaṃgi jitasmaraśarāsanām | ghanaśyāmalasallola khelallocanakhaṃjanām 67| maṇiṃ kuṃḍalatejoṃśu visphuradgaṃḍamaṇḍalām | mṛṇālakomalabhrājadāścaryabhujavallarīm 68| śaradaṃburuhāṃ sarvaśrīcaurapāṇipallavām | vidagdharacitasvarṇakaṭisūtrakṛtāṃtarām 69| kūjatkāṃcīkalāpāṃta vibhrājajjaghanasthalām | bhrājaddukūlasaṃvītanitaṃborusumaṃdirām 70| śiṃjānamaṇimaṃjīrasucārupadapaṃkajām | sphuradvividhakaṃdarpakalākauśalaśālinīm 71| sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannāṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitām | āścaryalalanāśreṣṭhāmātmānaṃ savyalokayat 72| visasmāra ca yatkiṃcitpaurvadehikameva ca | māyayā gopikāprāṇanāthasya tadanaṃtaram 73| iti karttavyatāmūḍhā tasthau tatra suvismitā | atrāṃtareṃ'bare dhīra dhvanirākasmiko'bhavat 74| anenaiva pathā subhru gaccha pūrvasarovaram | upaspṛśya jalaṃ tasya sādhayasva manoratham 75| tatra saṃti hi sakhyaste mā sīda varavarṇini | tā hi saṃpādayiṣyaṃti tatraiva varamīpsitam 76| iti daivīṃ giraṃ śrutvā gatvā pūrvasaro'tha sā | nānāpūrvapravāhaṃ ca nānāpakṣisamākulam 77| sphuratkairavakahlārakamaleṃdīvarādibhiḥ | bhrājitaṃ padmarāgaiśca padmasopānasattaṭam 78| vividhaiḥ kusumoddāmairmaṃjukuṃjalatādrumaiḥ | virājitacatustīramupaspṛśya sthitā kṣaṇam 79| tatrāṃtare kvaṇatkāṃcī maṃjumaṃjīraraṃjitam | kiṃkiṇīnāṃ jhaṇatkāraṃ śuśrāvotkarṇasaṃpuṭe 80| tataśca pramadāvṛṃdamāścaryayutayauvanam | āścaryālaṃkṛtinyāsamāścaryākṛtibhāṣitam 81| adbhutāṃgamapūrvaṃ sā pṛthagāścaryavibhramam | citrasaṃbhāṣaṇaṃ citrahasitālokanādikam 82| madhurādbhutalāvaṇyaṃ sarvamādhuryasevitam | cillāvaṇyagatānaṃtamāścaryākulasuṃdaram 83| āścaryasnigdhasauṃdaryamāścaryānugrahādikam | sarvāścaryasamudayamāścaryālokanādikam 84| dṛṣṭvā tatparamāścaryaṃ ciṃtayaṃtī hṛdā kiyat | pādāṃguṣṭhenā likhaṃtī bhuvaṃ namrānanā sthitā 85| tatastāsāṃ saṃbhramo'bhūddṛṣṭīnāṃ ca parasparam | keyaṃ madīyajātīyā cireṇānastakautukā 86| iti sarvāḥ samālokya jñātavyeyamiti kṣaṇam | āmaṃtrya maṃtraṇābhijñāḥ kautukāddraṣṭumāgatāḥ 87| āgatya tāsāmekātha nāmnā priyamudā matā | girā madhurayā prītyā tāmuvāca manasvinī 88| priyamudovāca-| kāsi tvaṃ kasya kanyāsi kasya tvaṃ prāṇavallabhā | jātā kutrāsi kenāsminnānītā vā gatā svayam 89| etacca sarvamasmākaṃ kathyatāṃ ciṃtayā kimu | sthāne'sminparamānaṃde kasyāpi duḥkhamasti kim 90| iti pṛṣṭā tayā sā tu vinayāvanatiṃ gatā | uvāca susvaraṃ tāsāṃ mohayaṃtī manāṃsi ca 91| arjuna uvāca- | kā vāsmi kasya kanyā vā prajātā kasya vallabhā | ānītā kena vā cātra kiṃ vātha svayamāgatā 92| etatkiṃcinna jānāmi devī jānātu tatpunaḥ | kathitaṃ śrūyatāṃ tanme madvākye pratyayo yadi 93| asyaiva dakṣiṇe pārśve ekamasti sarovaram | tatrāhaṃ snātumāyātā jātā tatraiva saṃsthitā 94| viṣamotkaṃṭhitā paścātpaśyaṃtī parito diśam | ekamākāśasaṃbhūtaṃ dhvanimaśrauṣamadbhutam 95| anenaiva pathā subhru gaccha pūrvasarovaram | upaspṛśya jalaṃ tasya sādhayasva manoratham 96| tatra saṃti hi sakhyaste mā sīda varavārṇini | tāhi saṃpādayiṣyaṃti tatra te varamīpsitam 97| ityākarṇya vacastasya tasmādatra samāgatā | viṣādaharṣapūrṇātmā ciṃtākulasamākulā 98| āgatāsya jalaṃ spṛṣṭvā nānāvidhaśubhadhvanim | aśrauṣaṃ ca tataḥ paścādapaśyaṃ bhavatīḥ parāḥ 99| etanmātraṃ vijānāmi kāyena manasā girā | etadeva mayā devyaḥ kathitaṃ yadi rocate 100| kā yūyaṃ tanujāḥ keṣāṃ kva jātāḥ kasya vallabhāḥ | tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasyāḥ sā vai priyamudābravīt 101| astvevaṃ prāṇasakhyaḥ sma tasyaiva ca vayaṃ śubhe | vṛṃdāvanakalānātha vihāradārikāḥ sukham 102| tā ātmamuditāstena vrajabālā ihāgatāḥ | etāḥ śrutigaṇāḥ khyātā etāśca munayastathā 103| vayaṃ ballavabālā hi kathitāste svarūpataḥ | atra rādhāpateraṃgātpūrvāyāḥ preyasītamāḥ 104| nityā nityavihāriṇyo nityakeli bhuvaścarāḥ | eṣā pūrṇarasā devī eṣā ca rasamaṃtharā 105| eṣā rasālayā nāma eṣā ca rasavallarī | rasapīyūṣadhāreyameṣā rasataraṃgiṇī 106| rasakallolinī caiṣā iyaṃ ca rasavāpikā | anaṃgasenā eṣaiva iyaṃ cānaṃgamālinī 107| madayaṃtī iyaṃ bālā eṣā ca rasavihvalā | iyaṃ ca lalitā nāma iyaṃ lalitayauvanā 108| anaṃgakusumā caiṣā iyaṃ madanamaṃjarī | eṣā kalāvatī nāma iyaṃ ratikalā smṛtā 109| iyaṃ kāmakalā nāma iyaṃ hi kāmadāyinī | ratilolā iyaṃ bālā iyaṃ bālā ratotsukā 110| eṣā carati sarvasva raticiṃtāmaṇistvasau | nityānaṃdāḥ kāścidetā nityapremarasapradāḥ 111| ataḥparaṃ śrutigaṇāstāsāṃ kāścidimāḥ śṛṇu | udgītaiṣā sugīteyaṃ kalagītā tviyaṃ priyā 112| eṣā kalasurākhyātā bāleyaṃ kalakaṃṭhikā | vipaṃcīyaṃ kramapadā eṣā bahuhutā matā 113| eṣā bahuprayogeyaṃ khyātā bahukalā balā | iyaṃ kalāvatī khyātā matā caiṣā kriyāvatī 114| ataḥparaṃ munigaṇāstāsāṃ katipayā iha | iyamugratapā nāma eṣā bahuguṇā smṛtā 115| eṣā priyavratā nāma suvratā ca iyaṃ matā | surekheyaṃ matā bālā suparveyaṃ bahupradā 116| ratnarekhā tviyaṃ khyātā maṇigrīvā tvasau matā | suparṇā ceyamākalpā sukalpā ratnamālikā 117| iyaṃ saudāminī subhrūriyaṃ ca kāmadāyinī | eṣā ca bhogadākhyā tā iyaṃ viśvamatā satī 118| eṣā ca dhāriṇī dhātrī sumedhā kāṃtirapyasau | aparṇeyaṃ suparṇaiṣā mataiṣā ca sulakṣaṇā 119| sudatīyaṃ guṇavatī caiṣāsau kalinī matā | eṣā sulocanā khyātā iyaṃ ca sumanāḥ smṛtā 120| aśrutā ca suśīlā ca ratisukhapradāyinī | ataḥ paraṃ gopabālā vayamatrāgatāstu yāḥ 121| tāsāṃ ca paricīyaṃtāṃ kāścidaṃburuhānane | asau caṃdrāvalī caiṣā caṃdrikeyaṃ śubhā matā 122| eṣā caṃdrāvalī caṃdrarekheyaṃ caṃdrikāpyasau | eṣā khyātā caṃdramālā matā caṃdrālikātviyam 123| eṣā caṃdraprabhā caṃdrakaleyamabalā smṛtā | eṣā varṇāvalī varṇamāleyaṃ maṇimālikā 124| varṇaprabhā samākhyātā suprabheyaṃ maṇiprabhā | iyaṃ hārāvalī tārā mālinīyaṃ śubhā matā 125| mālatīyamiyaṃ yūthī vāsaṃtī navamallikā | mallīyaṃ navamallīyamasau śephālikā matā 126| saugaṃdhikeyaṃ kastūrī padminīyaṃ kumudvatī | eṣaiva hi rasollāsā citravṛṃdā samā tviyam 127| raṃbheyamurvaśī caiṣā surekhā svarṇarekhikā | eṣā kāṃcanamāleyaṃ satyasaṃtatikā parā 128| etāḥ parikṛtāḥ sarvāḥ pariceyāḥ parā api | sahitāsmābhiretābhirvihariṣyasi bhāmini 129| ehi pūrvasarastīre tatra tvāṃ vidhivatsakhi | snāpayitvātha dāsyāmi maṃtraṃ siddhipradāyakam 130| iti tāṃ sahasā nītvā snāpayitvā vidhānataḥ | vṛṃdāvanakalānātha preyasyā maṃtramuttamam 131| grāhayāmāsa saṃkṣepāddīkṣāvidhipurassaram | paraṃ varuṇabījasya vahnibījapuraskṛtam 132| caturthasvarasaṃyuktaṃ nādabiṃduvibhūṣitam | puṭitaṃ praṇavābhyāṃ ca trailokye cātidurllabham 133| maṃtragrahaṇamātreṇa siddhiḥ sarvā prajāyate | puraścaryāvidhirdhyānaṃ homasaṃkhyājapasya ca 134| taptakāṃcanagaurāṃgīṃ nānālaṃkārabhūṣitām | āścaryarūpalāvaṇyāṃ suprasannāṃ varapradām 135| kalhāraiḥ karavīrādyaiścaṃpakaiḥ sarasīruhaiḥ | sugaṃdhakusumairanyaiḥ saugaṃdhikasamanvitaiḥ 136| pādyārghyācamanīyaiśca dhūpadīpairmanoharaiḥ | naivedyairvividhairdivyaiḥ sakhīvṛṃdāhṛtairmudā 137| saṃpūjya vidhivaddevīṃ japtvā lakṣamanuṃ tataḥ | hutvā ca vidhinā stutvā praṇamya daṃḍavadbhuvi 138| tataḥ sā saṃstutā devī nimeṣarahitāṃtarā | parikalpya nijāṃ chāyāṃ māyayātmasamīhayā 139| pārśve'tha preyasīṃ tatra sthāpayitvā balādiva | sakhībhirāvṛtā hṛṣṭā śuddhaiḥ pūjājapādibhiḥ 140| stavairbhaktyā praṇāmaiśca kṛpayāvirabhūttadā | hemacaṃpakavarṇābhā vicitrābharaṇojjvalā 141| aṃgapratyaṃgalāvaṇya lālitya madhurākṛtiḥ | niṣkalaṃka śaratpūrṇakalānātha śubhānanā 142| snigdhamugdhasmitāloka jagattrayamanoharā | nijayā prabhayātyaṃtaṃ dyotayaṃtī diśo daśa 143| abravīdatha sā devī varadā bhaktavatsalā | devyuvāca-| matsakhīnāṃ vacaḥ satyaṃ tena tvaṃ me priyā sakhī 144| samuttiṣṭha samāgaccha kāmaṃ te sādhayāmyaham | arjunī sā vaco devyāḥ śrutvā cātmamanīṣitam 145| pulakāṃkuramugdhāṃgī bāṣpākulavilocanā | papāta caraṇe devyāḥ punaśca premavihvalā 146| tataḥ priyaṃvadāṃ devīṃ samuvāca sakhīmimām | pāṇau gṛhītvā matsaṃge samāśvāsya samānaya 147| tataḥ priyaṃvadā devyā ājñayā jātasaṃbhramā | tāṃ tathaiva samādāya saṃge devyā jagāma ha 148| gatvottarasarastīre snāpayitvā vidhānataḥ | saṃkalpādikapūrvaṃ tu pūjayitvā yathāvidhi 149| śrīgokulakalānāthamaṃtraṃ tacca susiddhidam | grāhayāmāsa tāṃ devī kṛpayā harivallabhā 150| vrataṃ gokulanāthākhyaṃ pūrvaṃ mohanabhūṣitam | sarvasiddhipradaṃ maṃtraṃ sarvataṃtreṣu gopitam 151| goviṃderitavijñāsau dadau bhaktimacaṃcalām | dhyānaṃ ca kathitaṃ tasyai maṃtrarājaṃ ca mohanam 152| uktaṃ ca mohane taṃtre smṛtirapyasya siddhidā | nīlotpaladalaśyāmaṃ nānālaṃkārabhūṣitam 153| koṭikaṃdarpalāvaṇyaṃ dhyāyedrāsarasākulam | priyaṃvadāmuvācedaṃ rahasyaṃ pāvanecchayā 154| śrīrādhikovāca-| asyā yāvadbhavetpūrṇaṃ puraścaraṇamuttamam | tāvaddhi pālayaināṃ tvaṃ sāvadhānā sahālibhiḥ 155| ityuktvā sā yayau kṛṣṇapādāṃburuhasannidhim | chāyāmātmabhavāmātmapreyasīnāṃ nidhāya ca 156| tasthau tatra yathāpūrvaṃ rādhikā kṛṣṇavallabhā | atra priyaṃvadādeśātpadmamaṣṭadalaṃ śubham 157| gorocanābhirnirmāya kuṃkumenāpi caṃdanaiḥ | ebhirnānāvidhairdravyaiḥ saṃmiśraiḥ siddhidāyakam 158| likhitvā yaṃtrarājaṃ ca śuddhaṃ maṃtraṃ tamadbhutam | kṛtvā nyāsādikaṃ pādyamarghyaṃ cāpi yathāvidhi 159| nānartusaṃbhavaiḥ puṣpaiḥ kuṃkumairapi caṃdanaiḥ | dhūpadīpaiśca naivedyaistāṃbūlairmukhavāsanaiḥ 160| vāsolaṃkāramālyaiśca saṃpūjya naṃdanaṃdanam | parivāraiḥ samaṃ sarvaiḥ sāyudhaṃ ca savāhanam 161| stutvā praṇamya vidhivaccetasā smaraṇaṃ yayau | tato bhaktivaśo devo yaśodānaṃdanaḥ prabhuḥ 162| smitāvalokitāpāṃga taraṃgitatareṃgitam | uvāca rādhikāṃ devīṃ tāmānaya ihāśu ca 163| ājñaptā caiva sā devī prasthāpya śāradāṃ sakhīm | tāmānināya sahasā purovāsurasātmanaḥ 164| śrīkṛṣṇasya purastātsā sametya premavihvalā | papāta kāṃcanībhūmau paśyaṃtī sarvamadbhutam 165| kṛcchrātkathaṃcidutthāya śanairunmīlya locane | svedāṃbhaḥ pulakotkaṃpa bhāvabhārākulāsatī 166| dadarśa prathamaṃ tatra sthalaṃ citraṃ manoramam | tataḥ kalpatarustatra lasanmarakatacchadaḥ 167| pravālapallavairyuktaḥ komalo hemadaṃḍakaḥ | sphaṭikapravālamūlaśca kāmadaḥ kāmasaṃpadām 168| prārthakābhīṣṭaphaladastasyādho ratnamaṃdiram | ratnasiṃhāsanaṃ tatra tatrāṣṭadalapadmakam 169| śaṃkhapadmanidhī tatra sa vyāpasavyasaṃsthitau | caturdikṣu yathā sthānaṃ sahitāḥ kāmadhenavaḥ 170| parito naṃdanodyānaṃ malayānilasevitam | ṛtūnāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ kusumānāṃ manoharaiḥ 171| āmodairvāsitaṃ sarvaṃ kālāguruparājitam | makaraṃdakaṇāvṛṣṭiśītalaṃ sumanoharam 172| makaraṃdarasāsvāda mattānāṃ bhṛṃgayoṣitām | vṛṃdaśo jhaṃkṛtaiḥ śaśvaccaivaṃ mukharitāṃtaram 173| kalakaṃṭhī kapotānāṃ sārikāśukayoṣitām | anyāsāṃ patrikāṃtānāṃ kalanādairnināditam 174| nṛtyairmattamayūrāṇāmākulaṃ smaravarddhanam | rasāṃbusekasaṃsṛṣṭa tamāṃjanatanudyutim 175| susnigdhanīlakuṭila kaṣāyāvāsikuṃtalam | madamattamayūrādya śikhaṃḍābaddhacūḍakam 176| bhṛṃgasevitasavyopakramapuṣpāvataṃsakam | lolālakālivilasatkapolādarśakāśitam 177| vicitratilakoddāma bhālaśobhāvirājitam | tilapuṣpapataṃgeśa caṃcumaṃjulanāsikam 178| cārubiṃbādharaṃ maṃdasmitadīpitamanmatham | vanyaprasūnasaṃkāśa graiveyakamanoharam 179| madonmattabhramadbhṛṃgī sahasrakṛtasevayā | suradrumasrajārājanmugdhapīnāṃsakadvayam 180| muktāhārasphuradvakṣaḥ sthalakaustubhabhūṣitam | śrīvatsalakṣaṇaṃ jānulaṃbibāhumanoharam 181| gaṃbhīranābhipaṃcāsya madhyamadhyātisuṃdaram | sujātadrumasadvṛtta madūrajānumaṃjulam 182| kaṃkaṇāṃgadamañjīrairbhūṣitaṃ bhūṣaṇaiḥ paraiḥ | pītāṃśukalayāviṣṭa nitaṃbaghaṭanāyakam 183| lāvaṇyairapi sauṃdaryajitakoṭimanobhavam | veṇupravarttitairgītarāgairapi manoharaiḥ 184| mohayaṃtaṃ sukhāṃbhodhau majjayaṃtaṃ jagattrayam | pratyaṃgamadanāveśadharaṃ rāsarasālasam 185| cāmaraṃ vyajanaṃ mālyaṃ gaṃdhaṃcaṃdanameva ca | tāṃbūlaṃ darpaṇaṃ pānapātraṃ carvitapātrakam 186| anyatkrīḍābhavaṃ yadyattatsarvaṃ ca pṛthakpṛthak | rasālaṃ vividhaṃ yaṃtraṃ kalayaṃtībhirādarāt 187| yathāsthānaniyuktābhiḥ paśyaṃtībhistadiṃgitam | tanmukhāṃbhojadattākṣi caṃcalābhiranukramāt 188| śrīmatyā rādhikā devyā vāmabhāge sasaṃbhramam | ārādhayaṃtyā tāṃbūlamarpayaṃtyā śucismitam 189| samālokyārjunī yāsau madanāveśavihvalā | tatastāṃ ca tathā jñātvā hṛṣīkeśo'pi sarvavit 190| tasyāḥ pāṇiṃ gṛhītvaiva sarvakrīḍāvanāṃtare | yathākāmaṃ raho reme mahāyogeśvaro vibhuḥ 191| tatastasyāḥ skaṃdhadeśe pradattabhujapallavaḥ | āgatya śāradāṃ prāha paścime'sminsarovare 192| śīghraṃ snāpaya tanvaṃgīṃ krīḍāśrāṃtāṃ mṛdusmitām | tatastāṃ śāradā devī tasminkrīḍāsarovare 193| snānaṃ kurvityuvācaināṃ sā ca śrāṃtā tathākarot | jalābhyaṃtaramāptāsau punararjunatāṃ gataḥ 194| uttasthau yatra deveśaḥ śrīmadvaikuṃṭhanāyakaḥ | dṛṣṭvā tamarjunaṃ kṛṣṇo viṣaṇṇaṃ bhagnamānasam 195| māyayā pāṇinā spṛṣṭvā prakṛtaṃ vidadhe punaḥ | śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca-| dhanaṃjaya tvāmāśaṃse bhavānpriyasakho mama 196| tvatsamo nāsti me kopi rahovettā jagattraye | yadrahasyaṃ tvayā pṛṣṭamanubhūtaṃ ca tatpunaḥ 197| kathyate yadi tatkasmai śapase māṃ tadārjuna | sanatkumāra uvāca-| iti prasādamāsādya śapathairjātanirṇayaḥ 198| yayau hṛṣṭamanāstasmātsvadhāmādbhutasaṃsmṛtiḥ | iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ raho yadgocaraṃ mama 199| goviṃdasya tathā cāsmai kathane śapathastava | īśvara uvāca-| iti śrutvā vacastasya siddhimaupagavirgataḥ 200| naranārāyaṇāvāsaṃ vṛṃdāraṇyamupāvrajat | tatrāste'dyāpi kṛṣṇasya nityalīlāvihāravit 201| nāradenāpipṛṣṭo'haṃ nābravaṃ tadrahasyakam | prāptaṃ tathāpi tenedaṃ prakṛtitvamupetyaca 202| tubhyaṃ yattu mayā proktaṃ rahasyaṃ snehakāraṇāt | tannakasmaicidākhyeyaṃ tvayā bhadre svayonivat 203| imaṃ śrībhagavadbhaktamahimādhyāyamadbhutam | yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi sa ratiṃ viṃdate harau 204| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe pātālakhaṃḍe arjunyanunayonāma catuḥsaptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ 74|

English translation

The lord said :

1-3. Once, in private, glorious Uddhava , dear to the lord and an attendant of his, asked Sanatkumāra : “Where is that great place which is always the abode of gods, where Govinda sports everyday with the cowherdesses? If you have affection for me, tell me the account of (Govinda’s) sport and whatever else that is wonderful, if you know it.”

Sanatkumāra said :

4-6. As occasion arose, I have told what that noble Arjuna , of a good vow, and the attendant of the lord, at some time seated on the bank of Yumunā, at the root of a certain tree, saw and did—his experience in loneliness. I shall tell you that. Listen with great attention. But you are not to divulge it here and there (i.e. anywhere).

Arjuna said :

7-12. O you ocean of compassion, O lord, be pleased to tell me all that which Śaṅkara and others, so also Brahmā and others have not seen or heard. What have you told before? The cowherds’ wives are dear to you. How many kinds do they have? How many are they in number? How many names do they have? Who are they? Where are they? Where are they settled? How many (i.e. what) are their deeds? O lord, what is their age? What is their dress? O lord, with whom and where will you sport in privacy in every forest that is eternal, that has eternal happiness and eternal grandeur? Where and of what kind is that eternal and great place? If you have that kind of favour (towards me) then please tell all that to me. O you glorious one, O you who destroys the distress of the distressed, you will (please) tell me all the secret, which even I have not asked and which is not known to me.

The lord said :

13-29a. That is my place. Those are my dear ones. Such is my sport, which is imperceptible even to men who are (to me) like my own life. This is the truth. O dear one, when told about it, you will be eager to see it. How other people can, when it cannot be seen even by Brahma and others? Therefore, O dear one, desist (from asking about it). What (do you lose) without that?

Hearing these very fearful words of the lord, Arjuna, being helpless, fell at both his lotus-like feet (prostrating himself) like a staff. Then the revered lord, affectionate towards his devotees, raised him with his arms, and with great love said to him: “What is the use of telling about it now? For you are going to see it. Having with great devotion propitiated that glorious goddess Tripurasundarī , in whom everything has come up, remains even now and will merge, present yourself to her. Without her I can never give this position to you.”

Having heard these words of the lord, Arjuna, with his eyes full of joy, went to the feet of the glorious goddess Tripurā . Having gone there he saw the altar of the desire-yielding gem, very much decorated with staircases fashioned with various jewels. There (he saw) a desire-yielding tree which was bent with many flowers and fruits, and which was brightened due to foliage, having leaves, tender in all seasons and dripping with sprays of flowing honey and unsteady due to wind; which (i.e. the tree) was resounding with parrots, flocks of cuckoos, sārikās and pigeons, so also with sportive partridges and (other) charming birds; which had at its foot a divine, very wonderful, jewelled temple which was shining with bright jewels, and charming like a wild fire. There was a jewelled throne, made of bright gold and enchanting, and very wonderful.

29b-3la. Arjuna, saying, “I am known as Arjuna”, and having repeatedly saluted, by folding the palms of his hands, and full of devotion to the goddess who resembled the young (i.e. morning) Sun, who was decorated with many ornaments, who was endowed with fresh youth, whose four arms resembling creepers shone with a goad, a noose and a bow, who was very much pleased and attractive, whose lotus-like feet were adorned with the rays of the gems in the crowns of Brahmā, Viṣṇu , Maheśa (i.e. Śiva ) etc., who was covered with (i.e. who possessed) the (supernatural powers) like aṇimā , [1] sat in a secluded place. The goddess, the treasure of compassion, knowing his adoration and good temper, and overcome by his recollection said (to him) tenderly:

The goddess said :

31b-37. O child, which rare gift have you made to a person worthy to receive gifts? Which sacrifice have you performed? Or, which penance have you practised here (i.e. in this world)? Or formerly which (kind of) devotion have you accomplished? Or which difficult and auspicious, great act have you done, so that the lord has, indeed, gladly done you a favour, which is the most secret, and which cannot be had by anyone else? O child, that favour which the universal soul has done to you, is not (done by him) to the people of the mortal world, living on the earth, (so also) to deities etc. living in heaven, and not at all (done) to all his devotees who are best ascetics and practise abstract meditation. Then, come on; knowing the lake, my seat, resort to it. The goddess fulfils all desires. (Therefore) go with her; and having duly bathed there, quickly come (back) here.

38-46a. Then only, Arjuna went there, bathed, and came like that (i.e. as he was told). The goddess made him who had bathed and come (back), offer nyāsa [2] , mudrā [3] etc., and told into his right ear the lore (called) Bālāvidyā which gave instant success, which was great, which had for its goal half the portion of Śiva (i.e. Pārvatī ), which was unique and which was adorned by everything. (She also made him) practise religious austerities, worship and mutter the prayer five lakh times; and having duly carried out the performance (of worship) with the buds of karavīra tree, the goddess, kindly spoke to him this (i.e. these words): “Worship me in this manner only. Then, when I shall be pleased, you will be entitled to the sport of Kṛṣṇa due to my favour. This rule has been formerly formulated by the lord himself.”

Having heard like this, Arjuna worshipped her with that hymn. Then having performed the worship and muttering, he pleased the goddess. Then, having performed an auspicious sacrifice and having bathed duly, Arjuna regarded himself as blessed, as one whose almost all desires were fulfilled, and as one having every success in his hands.

46b-5la. At this time the goddess, coming to him, spoke, with a smiling face, to him: “O child, now go into the interior of that house”. Then, Arjuna hastily and joyfully got up, and full of immeasurable delight, he saluted her in the manner of a staff (i.e. by prostrating himself before her). Then, ordered by the goddess, Arjuna, along with the friend of the goddess went to the place of the lord of Rādhā , which is inaccessible even to siddhas . Then he was shown Vṛndāvana which remained above Goloka , which was stable, sustained by wind, eternal, the abode of all happiness, in which the great festival of Kṛṣṇa’s dance with the cowherds constantly went on. He saw the great secret full of the feeling of love.

51b-54. By her words (i.e. order) only he saw that secret, and being beyond himself and overcome with enhanced love, he fell there. Then regaining consciousness with difficulty he was raised by her by (holding) his arms. Due to her words of consolation, he somehow became stable. “Tell me what other penance should be practised by me?” Thus, full of anxiety to see him, he was unsteady. Then holding him by her hand, she went towards the southern direction of that place.

55-61a. Going along a good region, she spoke these words (to him): “O Arjuna, in order to bathe enter this (lake) which is auspicious, has extensive water, has the shape of a thousand-petalled lotus with a bud in the centre, four waterfalls and four streams, and is full of a multitude of wonders. On entering into its interior, you will notice a special property. To the south of it is this lake. There is drunk honey and spirituous liquor distilled from the madhūka tree, after which the stream (flowing) from Malaya (mountain) is named. This park is full of flowers, where, in the spring season, Kṛṣṇa celebrates the vernal festival in honour of Cupid, heaped with vernal flowers; where they, day and night, praise the incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, by whose mere recollection the sprout of love would be (rising) in the heart of an ascetic. Then, having bathed in this lake, and having gone to the bank of the eastern lake, and having bathed in its water, accomplish your desire (i.e. desired object).”

61b-74a. Then having heard the words, when Arjuna plunged into the water of the lake, which was tinged with the pollen dropped from white lotuses, lotuses opening on moonrise, (other) lotuses and red and blue lotuses, and which was agreeably perfumed with honey-drops, which was shaken by the notes of corpulent swans, whose four banks were decked with jewels, which had ripples due to gentle breezes, she vanished just there. The charmingly smiling one got up and on seeing around, was confused. He instantly saw himself (to be turned into) a wonderful, excellent lady, who had a slim, fair, charming body like the rays of pure gold, whose age was that of a sparkling youth, whose face resembled the autumnal moon, whose hair was very dark, curly, glossy and shining with jewels, whose curls of hair on the plate (-like forehead) were brightened up due to the rays from the mark of red lead, who had vanquished Cupid’s bow due to the knittings of the creeper-like eyebrows being manifest, whose wagtail-like eyes were dark like clouds and sportive, whose round cheeks were sparkling due to the bright lustre of the jewelled ear-rings, whose wonderful creeper-like arms were delicate like lotus-stalks, whose sprout-like hands took away all the beauty of autumnal lotuses, who had put on a waist-band made of gold and arranged cleverly, whose hips were shining with jingling girdles, whose beautiful place of hips was covered with a shining garment, whose lotus-like feet were very charming due to the jingling jewelled anklets, who possessed the skill in the various arts of love being manifested, who was endowed with all (good) characteristics, who was adorned with all ornaments. Due to the illusion of (i.e. created by) the lover of the cowherdesses he forgot whatever belonged to his former body; and after that, being very much astonished, stood there, not knowing what to do.

74b-80. In the meanwhile, there was heard a sudden, grave voice in the sky, saying: “O beautiful lady, go along this (path) only to the eastern lake. Having bathed in its water, accomplish the (object of your) desire. O you of an excellent complexion, there are your friends. Do not sink. They will, there only, accomplish (for you your) desired choice.” Hearing these divine words, she went to the eastern lake which had many wonderful streams and which was crowded with various birds, which shone with quivering white lotuses, white lotuses opening at moonrise, (ordinary) lotuses and blue lotuses that were quivering, and with rubies, which had a good bank of (i.e. decked with) lotuses, whose four banks were adorned with various lovely arbours of creepers and trees having abundant flowers. Having bathed (there), she stood for a moment. Then she heard in her ear (i.e. with her ears) the tinkling of small bells tinged with the (sound of) jingling girdles and sweet anklets.

81-88. Then (she saw) a bevy of young damsels that had wonderful youth, who had put on wonderful ornaments, whose figures and speech were wonderful, whose bodies were wonderful, who were unique, whose amorous actions were the same and wonderful, whose conversation was interesting, whose laughter and beholding were agreeable, whose beauty was sweet and wonderful, who possessed all sweetness, whose charm of understanding had reached the extreme, who were wonderfully beautiful, whose beauty was wonderfully glossy, whose favour etc. was wonderful, who were a heap of all wonders, whose appearance etc. was wonderful. Seeing that great wonder and thinking a little in her heart, she, scratching the ground with her toe, remained (there) with her face hung down. Then they hastily looked at one another: ‘Who is this one, belonging to my class, that has created curiosity (in us) for a long time?’ Having thus observed her, and (thinking) for a moment, ‘she should be known’ (i.e. ‘we should know who she is’), they, clever in deliberation, deliberated, and came to see her out of curiosity. One of them, a wise one, named Priyamudā, came (to her) and with sweet words and affection spoke to her:

Priyamudā said :

89-91. Who are you? Whose daughter are you? Whose beloved are you? Where were you born? Who brought you into this (region)? Or have you come on your own? Tell all this to us. What is the use of anxiety? Is there any trouble to anyone in this place of great joy?

Thus asked by her, she bowed through modesty; and enticing their minds, she spok e in a sweet voice.

Arjuna said :

92-97. I do not know anything as to who I am, as to whose daughter I was born, whose beloved I was, who brought me here or if I came here on my own; but the goddess might know it. (Please) hear what is told by me, if you believe my words. To the southern side of this, there is a lake. I came to bathe there, and remaining there only I became fearfully eager. Then looking all round in (every) directi on, I heard a wonderful voice in the sky, “O beautiful lady, go along this (path) only to the eastern lake. Having bathed in its water, accomplish the (object of your) desire. O you of an excellent complexion, there are your friends. Do not sink. They will, there only, accomplish (for you your) desired choice.”

98-104a. Having heard these words I came here from there. My mind is full of dejection and joy and I am fully overcome with anxiety. I came here, and after bathing in its water, I heard many kinds of auspicious sounds, and then I saw you, the great ones. Physically, mentally, and through words, I know this much only. O respectable ladies, this much I have told you, if you like. Who are you? Whose daughters are you? Where were you born? Whose beloveds are you?

Hearing those words of hers, that Priyamudā spoke: “Let it be so. O auspicious one, we are his beloveds. We are daughters happily sporting with the Moon of Vṛndāvana (i.e. Kṛṣṇa). We are self-delighted. So we have come here as the cowherdesses. These are the groups of the sacred texts; these again are the sages. We are cowherdesses. I have told you about our nature.

104b-121. (We are those) most beloved to the lord of Rādhā due to (our) mirth. We always sport irregularly; we always play and move. This is goddess Pūrṇarasā. This is Rasamantharā. This one is Rasālayā by name; and this is Rasavallarī. This is Rasapīyūṣadhārā; this is Rasataraṅgiṇī; and this is Rasakallolinī; and this is Rasavāpikā; this is Anaṅgasenā; and this is Anaṅgamālinī . This young lady is Madayantī and this is Rasavihvalā. This is Lalitā by name, and this is Lalitayauvanā; and this is Madanamañjarī . This is Kalāvatī by name, and this one is known as Ratikalā. This is Kāmakalā by name; this is Kāmadāyinī. This young lady is Ratilolā; and this young lady is Ratotsukā; and this one is Ratisarvasvā; and this one is Raticintāmaṇi. Some of these are always delighted and always give love. After this (come) the groups of the scriptures. Listen to (the names of) some of these: This one is Udgītā; this one is Sugītā; this dear one is Kalagītā. This young lady is called Kalasurā; this young lady is Kalakaṇṭhikā. This one is Vipañcī ; this one is Kramapadā; this one is known as Bahuhutā. This is one known as Bahuprayogā. This lady is called Bahukalā. This one is called Kalāvatī; and this one is known as Kriyāvatī . After this (come) the groups of the sages. Some of them are here: This one is named Ugratapā; this one is known as Bahuguṇā. This one is Priyavratā by name; and this one is said to be Suvratā . This one is known as Surekhā. This young lady is known as Suparvā. This is Bahupradā. This one is called Ratnarekhā . This one is known as Maṇigrīvā; and this one is Suparṇā ; (and these are) Ākalpā, Sukalpā, Ratnamālikā . This (lady of) beautiful eyebrows is Saudāminī ; and this one is Kāmadāyinī; and this one is called Bhogadā; this chaste one is Viśvamātā. This one is Dhāriṇī ; and this is Dhātrī ; this one is Sumedhā ; and this one is Kānti . This one is Aparṇā ; this one is known as Suparṇā; and this one is Sulakṣaṇā. This one is Sudatī . This one is Guṇavatī ; and this one is known as Saukalinī. This one is called Sulocanā ; and this one is known as Sumanā . (These are known as) Aśrutā , Suśīlā , and Ratisukhapradāyinī. Next are we, the cowherdesses, that have come here.

122-138. O you having a face like a lotus, get acquainted with some of them. This one is Candrāvatī ; this auspicious one is known as Candrikā . This is Candrāvalī. This one is Candrarekhā. and this is Candrikā. This one is called Candramālā and this one is known as Candralikā. This is Candraprabhā and this lady is known as Candrakalā . This one is Varṇāvalī; this one is Varṇamālā; this one is Maṇimālikā. (This one) is called Varṇaprabhā; this one is Suprabhā ; this one is Maṇiprabhā. This one is Hārāvalī ; this auspicious one is Tārāmālinī. This one is Mālatī ; this one is Yūthī . (These are) Vāsantī and Navamallikā. This one is Mallī ; this one is Navamallī. This one is known as Śephālikā . This one is Saugandhikā . This one is Kastūrī ; this one is Padminī ; this one is Kumudvatī . This one is Rasollāsā; this one is Citravṛndā; this one is Surekhā; this one is Svarṇarekhikā. This one is Kāñcanamālā ; this other one is the chaste Asantatikā. All these have surrounded (you). Others also are to be introduced to you. O you beautiful, young lady, you will amuse yourself with us and with these. Come on to the bank of the eastern lake. There, O friend, having duly given you a bath, I shall give you a hymn, giving success.”

Thus suddenly taking her (to the lake) and having duly bathed her, she made her accept, according to the proper rites, and in brief, the excellent hymn of the beloved of the Moon of Vṛndāvana, which was excellent and belonged to the germ of Varuṇa (-hymn), and put forward by the seed of the hymn sacred to Fire, which was endowed with the fourth note, and decorated with a point of sound, and sewn between the Praṇavas and extremely difficult to get in the three worlds. Every success comes by merely accepting the hymn. There is the repetition of the name of a deity accompanied with burnt offerings. There is meditation; and there is a number of sacrifices and the success due to muttering of prayers. Along with her friends she gladly worshipped the goddess whose body was fair like heated gold, who was adorned with various ornaments, whose form and beauty were wonderful, who was well-pleased, and who gave boons according to proper rites, and with white lotuses and karavīra flowers etc., with campaka flowers and lotuses, so also with other fragrant flowers and (other objects) having fragrance, with water for washing feet and rinsing mouth, with charming incense and lights, so also various offerings of eatables; then she repeated the hymn for a lakh times; she made offerings according to the proper rites, praised her and fell (prostrate) on the ground like a staff.

139-143. Then without a wink the goddess was praised with a longing for her. She, through illusion, got ready her shadow, and put, as it were through force, the beloved, near her. She was surrounded by her friends, and was delighted. Due to the worship, muttering of prayers, eulogies, devout salutations,she manifested herself through grace. Her complexion was like gold or campaka flowers. She was bright due to beautiful ornaments. Her figure was lovely due to beauty in every limb, large and small. Her face was beautiful like the full moon in autumn. Her smile and appearance were kind and simple. She was attractive in (all) the three worlds. She brightened the ten directions with her lustre. Then that goddess, granting boons and affectionate towards her devotees, spoke:

The goddess said :

144-154. The words of my friends are true. Therefore, you are my dear friend. Get up, come along, I shall fulfil your desire.

Arjunī , having heard the words of the goddess which were (but) the longing of her heart, and with her body lovely due to the sprout-like horripilations, with her eyes full of tears, and again overcome with love, fell at the feet of the goddess. Then she said these words to her friend-goddess, Priyaṃvadā . “Holding her hand, and cheering her up, bring her near me.” Then, being zealous by the order of the goddess, Priyaṃvadā took her like that and came near the goddess. The goddess, dear to Hari , went to the bank of the northern lake, and having duly bathed her and made her worship according to the proper rites and preceded by a solemn vow, made her accept the hymn, granting good success, of (i.e. sacred to) the Moon in Śrī Gokula . The vow is called Gokulanātha , is old, and adorned by Mohana (i.e. Kṛṣṇa); the hymn gives all success and is preserved in all religious treatises teaching magical and mystical formalities. She, knowing the songs of Govinda gave her steady devotion. Shy told her the meditation and the enchanting king of hymns. It is told in the religious treatise called Mohana. Even its recollection gives success. One should meditate upon (Kṛṣṇa), dark like the petal of a blue lotus and adorned with many ornaments, and having beauty like that of a crore Cupids, and full of love. For purification, she told this secret to Priyaṃvadā.

Śrī Rādhikā said :

155-167a. Till her excellent initiatory rite would be over, be attentive, and along with your friends, protect her.

Having kept (there) the shadow of her own and of her beloveds, she went near the lotus-like feet of Kṛṣṇa. That Rādhikā , the beloved of Kṛṣṇa, remained there as before. Here, by the advice of Priyaṃvadā, she prepared an auspicious eight-petalled lotus, and having written that wonderful auspicious hymn, and drawn the mystical diagram giving success, with bright yellow pigment, saffron, and sandal mixed together, and having made Nyāsa etc., and having duly offered water for washing the feet, materials for worship, and having offered worship to Nanda ’s son with many flowers of the season, with saffron and sandal incenses, lights, offerings of eatables, tambūlas and perfumes used to scent the mouth, and with garments, ornaments and flowers, and having, along with all followers, weapons and vehicles, praised and duly saluted him, she remembered him. Then the lord, Yaśoda ’s son, influenced by devotion, with a smile and wavy side-glances and thoughts said to goddess Rādhikā: “Quickly bring her here.” The goddess (thus) ordered, sent for friend Śāradā , and she brought her suddenly before the playful one. Having come in front of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and overcome with love, she, observing everything wonderful, fell on the ground after being turned into gold. Having somehow got up with difficulty, and having slowly opened her eyes, she, full of burden of perspiration and horripilation and trembling, saw there a beautiful and attractive place.

167b-177a. There was also a desire-yielding tree, which was having bright emerald-like leaves, which was having foliage with sprouts, which was delicate, and had golden stems, which had crystal-like shoots and roots, which granted rich objects of desire, and which gave the desired fruits to a suitor. Under it was a jewelled temple. There was a jewelled throne. There (i.e. on it) was an eight-petalled lotus. There were the two treasures [4] viz. Śaṅkha and Padma , placed on the left and right (sides). In the four directions were placed the desire-yielding cows at proper places. Around it was the Nandana garden. It was served by the Malaya-breezes. It was scented with lovely fragrances of flowers of all seasons (and) thus had defeated (the fragrance of) Kālāgaru (sandal). It was cool due to the shower of the drops of honey and was very lovely. Its interior was constantly resounding with the hummings of the swarms of female bees intoxicated on tasting the honey. It was resounding with the sweet notes of cuckoos, pigeons, sārikās, and female parrots, and others in (i.e. hidden behind) leaves. It was full of the dances of intoxicated peacocks and enhanced the passion of love. It had the beauty of the thin (layer) of darkness like collyrium produced by the emission of juice.

177b-196a. She saw Kṛṣṇa whose hair was very glossy, dark, curly and fragrantly perfumed; on whose head was tied the best tail of a peacock intoxicated with madness; on whose left side was the ear-ornament of flowers resorted to by bees; who was shining with the mirrors of his cheeks, bright with the bee-like hair; who was shining with the beauty of the large forehead having a beautiful mark; whose nose was lovely like the sesamum-flower and the eagle’s beak; whose lips were charming and like the bimba fruits; who inflamed passion of love with his gentle smile; who looked lovely due to the necklace resembling a wild flower; whose both large and charming shoulders were shining with the garland (of the flowers) of the divine tree, resorted to by thousands of intoxicated female bees; who was adorned with the Kaustubha on the region of the chest shining with a pearl necklace; who had the mark of Śrīvatsa , who was attractive on account of his hands hanging up to the knees; who was very hand some on account of h a ving his waist like that of a lion and with a deep navel; who was lovely due to not long and very round knees like a good tree; who was adorned with excellent ornaments like bracelets, armlets, and anklets; whose hips were covered with a portion of his yellow garment; who had vanquished a crore of Cupids in beauty by means of his loveliness; who enchanted (others) by means of charming songs proceeding from his flute ; who made the three worlds plunge into the ocean of happiness; who had the arrogance of Cupid in every part of his body; who was tired due to his interest in dancing. There were deities appointed at respective places, observing his internal feelings, having fixed their eyes on his face, who were in due order and with respect carrying separately a chowrie, a fan, a flower, a perfume, sandal, and tāmbūla , a mirror, a drinking vessel, a spitting pot, and also other objects of sport, so also frankincense and an amulet. Arjunīyā, having seen in confusion on the left side of the pleasing goddess Rādhikā, propitiating and offering a tāmbūla to him of a bright smile, was overcome with the passion of love. Then Śrīkṛṣṇa , who knew everything, knowing her to be like that, seized her hand, and he the lord, the great master of magical art secretly sported with her in the entire pleasure-forest. Then putting his sport-like arm on her shoulder and coming to Śāradā, said to her: “Bathe quickly this slim-bodied lady of a gentle smile, fatigued due to sport, in this western lake.” Then that goddess Śāradā (took her) to the western lake, (and) said to her, “Take bath”. The fatigued one did like that. She who got to the interior of the water, again turned into Arjuna and got up at the place where the lord of gods and the chief of the beautiful Vaikuṇṭha stood. Seeing Arjuna dejected and broken-minded, Kṛṣṇa kindly touched him with his hand and put him (back) to his nature.

Śrīkṛṣṇa said :

196b-198a. O Dhanañjaya , I bless you. You are my dear friend. In the three worlds there is none else like you who knows my secret. O Arjuna, you will curse me if you tell anyone the secret about which you asked (me) and which you have experienced.

Sanatkiumāra said :

198b-200a. Thus having received his grace and having taken decision due to being bound by oaths, Arjuna, with his mind delighted and having wonderful recollections, went home from that (place). I have thus told you the entire secret of Govinda that is known to me. I swear you if you tell it to him.

The lord said :

200b-204. Having heard these words the follower of the cowherd got success. He went to Vrn.dāvana in the abode of Nara and Nārāyaṇa . There he, knowing the daily sports of Kṛṣṇa, stays even today. I did not tell this secret to Nārada , even though I was asked by him. Yet, having reached the natural form, he obtained it. O you auspicious one, like one of your stock, you are not to tell the secret which I told you through love (for you), to anyone else.

He who would read or listen to this wonderful chapter describing the greatness of the lord’s devotee, obtains pleasure in Hari.

[1]: [1] : Aṇimā—The superhuman power of becoming as small as an atom.

[2]: [2] : Nyāsa—Assignment of the various parts of the body to different deities, which is usually accompanied with prayers and corresponding gesticulations.

[3]: [3] : Mudrā—Name of certain positions of the fingures practised in religious worship or devotion.

[4]: [4] : Nidhi—The treasure of Kubera. They are nine in number: Mahāpadma, Padma, Śaṅkha, Makara, Kacchapa, Mukunda, Kunda, Nīla and Kharva.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 43963, revision 336098 (2022-04-18T11:19:33Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365386.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.