Kṛṣṇa · Sanskrit §169 · English §170
Source[१६९] श्री-भगवच्-छिक्षानुरूपम् एव श्री-ऋषिर् उवाच -- अध्यात्म-शिक्षया गोप्य एवं कृष्णेन शिक्षिताः । तद्-अनुस्मरण-ध्वस्त-जीव-कोशास् तम् अध्यगन् ॥ [भ्प् १०.८२.४७] अध्यात्म-शिक्षया तद्-उपदेशेन आत्मानं श्री-कृष्णम् अधिकृत्य या शिक्षा तया वा । तथाविधं यद् उपदिष्टं तद्-अनुस्मरणेन नित्य-सिद्धाप्रकट- लीलायाः पुनर् अनुसन्धानेन ध्वस्तस् त्यक्त-प्रायो जीव-कोषः प्रपञ्चस् तत्र प्राकट्याभिनिवेशो याभिस् ताः । तं स्वयम् उपदिष्टं नित्य-संयुक्त- रूपं श्री-कृष्णम् अध्यगन् प्रणिहितवत्यः । तत्रापि पूर्व-दर्शित-श्रुति- पुराणादि-गत-नित्यता-वाक्यं मयि भक्तिर् हि [भ्प् १०.८२.४४] इति । फल-भेद- वाक्यं च न ज्ञानं न च वैराग्यम् [भ्प् ११.२०.३१] इत्य् आद्य्-अयुक्तता-व्यञ्जि- वाक्यं चानुसन्धाय परोक्ष-वादार्थ-प्रयुक्तम् अर्थान्तरं न प्रमेयम् ।
[169] śrī-bhagavac-chikṣānurūpam eva śrī-ṛṣir uvāca -- adhyātma-śikṣayā gopya evaṃ kṛṣṇena śikṣitāḥ | tad-anusmaraṇa-dhvasta-jīva-kośās tam adhyagan || [BhP 10.82.47] adhyātma-śikṣayā tad-upadeśena ātmānaṃ śrī-kṛṣṇam adhikṛtya yā śikṣā tayā vā | tathāvidhaṃ yad upadiṣṭaṃ tad-anusmaraṇena nitya-siddhāprakaṭa- līlāyāḥ punar anusandhānena dhvastas tyakta-prāyo jīva-koṣaḥ prapañcas tatra prākaṭyābhiniveśo yābhis tāḥ | taṃ svayam upadiṣṭaṃ nitya-saṃyukta- rūpaṃ śrī-kṛṣṇam adhyagan praṇihitavatyaḥ | tatrāpi pūrva-darśita-śruti- purāṇādi-gata-nityatā-vākyaṃ mayi bhaktir hi [BhP 10.82.44] iti | phala-bheda- vākyaṃ ca na jñānaṃ na ca vairāgyam [BhP 11.20.31] ity ādy-ayuktatā-vyañji- vākyaṃ cānusandhāya parokṣa-vādārtha-prayuktam arthāntaraṃ na prameyam |
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English witness · section(s) 170
Anuccheda 170
1 In this way it may be understood that by accepting Sri Krsna’s instructions as true, the gopis did not accept the monistic conception of the all-pervasiveness of the Absolute, but rather understood Krsna’s confidential explanation of His eternal presence among them in His aprakata form. Even though the gopis were able to understand that Lord Krsna was always present before them in His aprakata form, they became afraid of being again separated from His prakata form, and with great humbleness offered the following prayer (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.82.48): 2 “The gopis spoke thus: Dear Lord, whose navel is just like a lotus flower, Your lotus feet are the only shelter for those who have fallen into the deep well of material existence. Your feet are worshipped and meditated upon by great mystic yogis and highly learned philosophers. We wish that these lotus feet may also be awakened within our hearts, although we are only ordinary persons engaged in household affairs.”* 3 In this verse the gopis says: “O Lord, please permit us, who are very unfortunate, to have an occasional glimpse of Your lotus feet. O Lord whose navel is like a lotus flower, we wish that Your lotus feet may be awakened within out hearts.” If Krsna were to ask the gopis: “What is the difficulty? Why is it impossible or so difficult for you to remain content by meditating on My lotus feet?” then the gopis might reply: “O Lord, Your feet are worshipped and meditated upon by great mystic yogis and highly learned philosophers. We are only ordinary persons engaged in household affairs. How is it possible, then, for us to meditate on Your lotus feet, which are the proper object of meditation for great souls. 4 Always eager to directly associate with Sri Krsna, the gopis continuously meditated upon Him. This is described in the following verse (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.46.5) spoken by Lord Krsna to Uddhava: “My dear Uddhava, the gopis are always absorbed in thoughts of Me, who am most dear to them. Since I have gone away to Mathura, they are always thinking of Me in such a way that they remain overwhelmed and almost dead in anxiety due to separation from Me.”* 5 In this verse the gopis protest to Krsna that they cannot remain satisfied simply by remembering His lotus feet, but they insist that they must have His direct association. In this verse they intended to say: “O Lord, the highly learned philosophers are able to meditate upon You because their minds are tranquil and free from all desires, including the desire to directly attain Your lotus feet. This peaceful condition of the mind is certainly a prerequisite in the matter of meditation. We are not able to meditate on Your lotus feet because our minds are agitated with the desire to directly see You and therefore, in that unpeaceful condition, we cannot fix our minds in meditation. The metaphor comparing Your feet to a lotus flower is very appropriate, for a lotus flower is very cooling to the touch, although simply thinking of a lotus flower is not at all cooling. Therefore, in the same way, our burning desire to associate with You can be relieved only by the direct contact of Your lotus feet. Our desires will not be satisfied simply by meditating on You. 6 The gopis thought that Krsna might say to them: “The great mystic yogis meditate on My lotus feet and thus become relieved from the sufferings of material existence. Please, therefore, take up this process of meditating on My lotus feet and you will become free from the suffering of separation from me just as the yogis become free from suffering in the same way.” By distinguishing themselves from the yogis in this verse, the gopis intended to say to Krsna: “They who have fallen into the dark well of material existence may become delivered by meditating on Your lotus feet, but such meditation is not helpful for us, who are drowning in the ocean of separation from You. When we remember Your lotus feet we do not at all experience relief, but rather the intense suffering of our separation only increases.” 7 The gopis also thought that Krsna might suggest that they return with Him to Dvaraka, where they may associate with Him without interruption. For this reason the gopis said the words ‘geham jusam’ (we are only ordinary persons engaged in household affairs). In this way they reminded Krsna that they were the wives of others, and not independent of their husbands. It was not possible for them to leave their husbands and go with Him to Dvaraka. One may also interpret the words ‘geham jusam’ to mean ‘My dear Krsna it is not at all suitable for us to associate with You in Dvaraka or any other place except for this land of Vrndavana, which seems to us to fulfil all our desires, and which is the place where we formerly enjoyed pastimes in Your company. This desire of the gopis to remain in Vrndavana and enjoy Krsna’s association there is described in the following verse (Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila 13.122): “That very personality who stole away my heart during my youth is now again my master. These are the same moonlight nights of the month of Caitra. The same fragrance of malati flowers is there, and the same sweet breezes are blowing from the kadamba forest. In our intimate relationship, I am also the same lover, yet still my mind is not happy here. I am eager to go back to that place on the bank of the Reva under the Vetasi tree. That is my desire.”* By these words (geham jusam) the gopis said to Krsna: “We cannot become relieved of our distress by meditating on Your lotus feet, and we are not able to return to Dvaraka with You, nor would we desire to do so if we could. Therefore the only solution to our plight is if You personally return with us to Vrndavana and grant us Your association there.”
Kṛṣṇa · Sanskrit §170 · English §171
Source[१७०] अथ ज्ञान-रूपं प्रकटार्थम् अस्वीकुऋवाणा नित्य-लीला-रूपं रहस्यार्थं स्वीकुर्वाणा अपि पूर्ववत् पुनश् च प्रकट-लीलाभिनिवेशेन विरह-भीताः परम-दैन्योत्तरम् एवं प्रार्थयामासुर् इत्य् आह - आहुश् च ते नलिन-नाभ पदारविन्दं योगेश्वरैर् हृदि विचिन्त्यम् अगाध-बोधैः संसार-कूप-पतितोत्तरणावलम्बं गेहं जुषाम् अपि मनस्य् उदियात् सदा नः ॥ [भ्प् १०.८२.४८] आस्तां तावद् दुर्विधि-हतानाम् अस्माकं त्वद्-दर्शन-गन्ध-वार्तापि । हे नलिन-नाभ तव पदारविन्दं त्वद्-उपदेशानुसारेणास्माकं मनस्य् उदियात् । ननु (पगे ८७) किम् इवात्रासम्भाव्यम् ? तत्राहुः - योगेश्वरैर् एव हृदि विचिन्त्यं न त्व् अस्माभिस् त्वत्-स्मरणारम्भ एव मूर्च्छा-गामिनीभिः । तद् उक्तम् उद्धवं प्रति स्वयं भगवता - मयि ताः प्रेयसां प्रेष्ठे दूर-स्थे गोकुल-स्त्रियः । स्मरन्त्यो ऽङ्ग विमुह्यन्ति विरहौत्कण्ठ्य-विह्वलाः ॥ [भ्प् १०.४६.५] इति । तद् एवोपपादयन्ति अगाध-बोधैः साक्षाद्-दर्शनेऽप्य् अक्षुभित- बुद्धिभिः । न त्व् अस्माभिर् इव त्वद्-दर्शनेच्छया क्षुभित-बुद्धिभिः । चरणस्यारविन्दता-रूपकं च त्वत्-स्पर्शेनैव दाह-शान्तिर् भवति न तु तथा त्वत्-स्मरणेनेति ज्ञापनाय । ननु तथा निदिध्यासनम् एव योगेश्वराणां संसार-दुःखम् इव भवतीनां विरह-दुःखं दूरीकृत्य तद्-उदयं करिष्यतीति आशङ्क्याह संसार-कूप-पतितानाम् एवोत्तरणावलम्बं न त्व् अस्माकं विरह-सिन्धु- निमग्नानाम् । त्वच्-चिन्तनारम्भे दुःख-वृद्धेर् एवानुभूयमानत्वाद् इति भावः । नन्व् अधुनैवागत्य मुहुर् मां साक्षाद् एवानुभवत, तत्राह - गेहं जुषां पर-गृहिणीनाम् अस्वाधीनानाम् इत्य् अर्थः । यद् वा गेहं जुषाम् इति तव सङ्गतिश् च त्वत्-पूर्व-सङ्गम-विलास-धाम्नि तत्-तद्-अस्मत्-काम-दुघे स्वाभाविकास्मत्-प्रीति-निलये निज-गेहे गोकुल एव भवतु, न तु द्वारकादाव् इति स्व-मनोरथ-विशेषेण तस्मिन्न् एव प्रीतिमतीनाम् इत्य् अर्थः । यः कौमार-हरः स एव हि वरः इत्यादिवत् । तस्माद् अस्माकं मनसि भवच्- चरण-चिन्तन-सामर्थ्याभावात् स्वयम् आगमनस्यासामर्थ्याद् अनभिरुचेर् वा साक्षाद् एव श्री-वृन्दावन एव यद्य् आगच्छसि तदैव निस्तार इति भावः । [वृ एदितिओन् अद्द्स् हेरे: तम् एतम् एव भावं श्री-भगवान् अङ्गीचकार । यथोक्तम् एतद्-अनन्तरम् - त एवं लोक-नाथेन परिपृष्टाः सु-सत्-कृताः । प्रत्यूचुर् हृष्ट-मनसस् तत्-पादेक्षा-हतांहसः ॥ [भ्प् १०.८३.२] [एन्द् वृ अद्दितिओन्] ॥ १०.८२ ॥ श्री-शुकः ॥ १६८-१७० ॥
[170] atha jñāna-rūpaṃ prakaṭārtham asvīkuṛvāṇā nitya-līlā-rūpaṃ rahasyārthaṃ svīkurvāṇā api pūrvavat punaś ca prakaṭa-līlābhiniveśena viraha-bhītāḥ parama-dainyottaram evaṃ prārthayāmāsur ity āha - āhuś ca te nalina-nābha padāravindaṃ yogeśvarair hṛdi vicintyam agādha-bodhaiḥ saṃsāra-kūpa-patitottaraṇāvalambaṃ gehaṃ juṣām api manasy udiyāt sadā naḥ || [BhP 10.82.48] āstāṃ tāvad durvidhi-hatānām asmākaṃ tvad-darśana-gandha-vārtāpi | he nalina-nābha tava padāravindaṃ tvad-upadeśānusāreṇāsmākaṃ manasy udiyāt | nanu (page 87) kim ivātrāsambhāvyam ? tatrāhuḥ - yogeśvarair eva hṛdi vicintyaṃ na tv asmābhis tvat-smaraṇārambha eva mūrcchā-gāminībhiḥ | tad uktam uddhavaṃ prati svayaṃ bhagavatā - mayi tāḥ preyasāṃ preṣṭhe dūra-sthe gokula-striyaḥ | smarantyo 'ṅga vimuhyanti virahautkaṇṭhya-vihvalāḥ || [BhP 10.46.5] iti | tad evopapādayanti agādha-bodhaiḥ sākṣād-darśane'py akṣubhita- buddhibhiḥ | na tv asmābhir iva tvad-darśanecchayā kṣubhita-buddhibhiḥ | caraṇasyāravindatā-rūpakaṃ ca tvat-sparśenaiva dāha-śāntir bhavati na tu tathā tvat-smaraṇeneti jñāpanāya | nanu tathā nididhyāsanam eva yogeśvarāṇāṃ saṃsāra-duḥkham iva bhavatīnāṃ viraha-duḥkhaṃ dūrīkṛtya tad-udayaṃ kariṣyatīti āśaṅkyāha saṃsāra-kūpa-patitānām evottaraṇāvalambaṃ na tv asmākaṃ viraha-sindhu- nimagnānām | tvac-cintanārambhe duḥkha-vṛddher evānubhūyamānatvād iti bhāvaḥ | nanv adhunaivāgatya muhur māṃ sākṣād evānubhavata, tatrāha - gehaṃ juṣāṃ para-gṛhiṇīnām asvādhīnānām ity arthaḥ | yad vā gehaṃ juṣām iti tava saṅgatiś ca tvat-pūrva-saṅgama-vilāsa-dhāmni tat-tad-asmat-kāma-dughe svābhāvikāsmat-prīti-nilaye nija-gehe gokula eva bhavatu, na tu dvārakādāv iti sva-manoratha-viśeṣeṇa tasminn eva prītimatīnām ity arthaḥ | yaḥ kaumāra-haraḥ sa eva hi varaḥ ityādivat | tasmād asmākaṃ manasi bhavac- caraṇa-cintana-sāmarthyābhāvāt svayam āgamanasyāsāmarthyād anabhirucer vā sākṣād eva śrī-vṛndāvana eva yady āgacchasi tadaiva nistāra iti bhāvaḥ | [Vṛ edition adds here: tam etam eva bhāvaṃ śrī-bhagavān aṅgīcakāra | yathoktam etad-anantaram - ta evaṃ loka-nāthena paripṛṣṭāḥ su-sat-kṛtāḥ | pratyūcur hṛṣṭa-manasas tat-pādekṣā-hatāṃhasaḥ || [BhP 10.83.2] [end Vṛ addition] || 10.82 || śrī-śukaḥ || 168-170 ||
English translation
English witness · section(s) 171
Anuccheda 171
1 Sri Krsna’s prakata form, and also His aprakata form which appeared in the hearts of the devotees in the stage of svarasiki meditation, are both described in the following verse from Srimad Bhagavatam (10.33.35): “The same Sri Krsna who appeared in Vrndavana in His prakata form and enjoyed pastimes in the company of the cowherd men of Vrndavana, also appeared in His aprakata form within the hearts of all of the Vraja-gopis and the cowherd men who were their husbands.” 2 In His aprakata form Sri Krsna was manifested within (antah) the thoughts of the gopis (tat-patinam). Sri Krsna is known as ‘adhyaksa’ (the monarch) both because He is the playful (yas carati) prince of Gokula, and because He is the supreme monarch and protector of all living entities (sarvesam dehinam). Lord Krsna is the real husband of the gopis and He has been enjoying pastimes with them from time immemorial. Because the relationship of Sri Krsna and the gopis is actually eternal, Sri Krsna cannot be criticised for ‘immorality’ or ‘adultery’. 3 Sri Krsna is the real husband of the gopis. The cowherd men who played the role of being the gopis’ husbands were actually not their husbands. The husband and wife relationship between the various cowherd men and the gopis was existing only in their imagination and only for enhancing Krsna’s parakiya relationship with the gopis. This is confirmed in the following statement of Srila Sukadeva Gosvami (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.33.37): “The gopis’ husbands thought that their wives were sleeping by their sides. Enamoured by the influence of the external energy of Krsna, they thought that the gopis were their wives. They could not understand that they had gone to dance with Krsna.”*
Kṛṣṇa · Sanskrit §171 · English §172
Source[१७१] तद् एवं स्वारसिक्य-प्रकट-लीला दर्शिता । अथाप्रकट-लीले द्वे अप्य् अर्थ- विशेषेणाह - गोपीनां तत्-पतीनां च सर्वेषाम् एव देहिनाम् । यो ऽन्तश् चरति सो ऽध्यक्षः क्रीडनेनेह देह-भाक् ॥ [भ्प् १०.३३.३५] अन्तर्-अन्तः-स्थितम् अप्रकटं यथा स्यात् तथा गोपीनां तत्-पतीनां च तत्- पतिं-मन्यानां क्रीडन-देह-भाक् सन् तेषाम् एव गोकुल-युवराजतया अध्यक्षश् च सन् यश् चरति क्रीडति स एव प्रकट-लीला-गतोऽपि भूत्वा सर्वेषां विश्व-वर्तिनां देहिनाम् अपि क्रीडन-देह-भाक् सन् तेषां पालकत्वेनाध्यक्षोऽपि सन् चरति । तस्माद् अनादित एव ताभिः क्रीडा-शालित्वेन स्वीकृतत्वात् तच्-छक्ति-रूपाणां तासां सङ्गमे वस्तुत एव पर-दारता- दोषोऽपि नास्ति । ततस् तेषां तत्-पतित्वं च । नासूयन् खलु कृष्णाय [भ्प् १०.३३.३७] इत्यादि- वक्ष्यमाण-दिशा, तेषां तासां च प्रातीतिक-मात्रं न तु दैहिकम् । तादृश- प्रतीति-सम्पादनं च तासाम् उत्कण्ठापोषार्थम् इति तत्-प्रकरण- सिद्धान्तस्य पराकाष्ठा दर्शिता ॥ ॥ १०.३३ ॥ श्री-शुकः ॥ १७१ ॥ (पगे ८८)
[171] tad evaṃ svārasikya-prakaṭa-līlā darśitā | athāprakaṭa-līle dve apy artha- viśeṣeṇāha - gopīnāṃ tat-patīnāṃ ca sarveṣām eva dehinām | yo 'ntaś carati so 'dhyakṣaḥ krīḍaneneha deha-bhāk || [BhP 10.33.35] antar-antaḥ-sthitam aprakaṭaṃ yathā syāt tathā gopīnāṃ tat-patīnāṃ ca tat- patiṃ-manyānāṃ krīḍana-deha-bhāk san teṣām eva gokula-yuvarājatayā adhyakṣaś ca san yaś carati krīḍati sa eva prakaṭa-līlā-gato'pi bhūtvā sarveṣāṃ viśva-vartināṃ dehinām api krīḍana-deha-bhāk san teṣāṃ pālakatvenādhyakṣo'pi san carati | tasmād anādita eva tābhiḥ krīḍā-śālitvena svīkṛtatvāt tac-chakti-rūpāṇāṃ tāsāṃ saṅgame vastuta eva para-dāratā- doṣo'pi nāsti | tatas teṣāṃ tat-patitvaṃ ca | nāsūyan khalu kṛṣṇāya [BhP 10.33.37] ityādi- vakṣyamāṇa-diśā, teṣāṃ tāsāṃ ca prātītika-mātraṃ na tu daihikam | tādṛśa- pratīti-sampādanaṃ ca tāsām utkaṇṭhāpoṣārtham iti tat-prakaraṇa- siddhāntasya parākāṣṭhā darśitā || || 10.33 || śrī-śukaḥ || 171 || (page 88)
English translation
English witness · section(s) 172
Anuccheda 172
1 Just as the Supreme Personality of Godhead has many different forms in order to enjoy many different pastimes, in the same way, the transcendental abode of the Lord, although one, is manifested in many different forms. This is described in the following verse from the Rg Veda: “The transcendental abode of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who fulfils all desires, is manifested in many different ways.” 2 Each different abode of the Lord has its own specific feature, and specific pastimes are enjoyed in each abode. There is no overlapping of pastimes, where the pastimes of one abode are performed in another. However, even in the Lord’s manifest pastimes within the material world, the Lord’s abode manifests very wonderful features. For example, although the inner part of Dvaraka city is only 12 yojanas (96 miles) in diameter, within that relatively small place there are millions of palaces 2 krosas (4 miles) across, as well as many gardens, lakes and so on, all very large. Another example is the valley Govardhana Hill, which although very small in size, contains the infinitely large spiritual realm of Gokula. Another example is the small animals and plants in the forest of Vrndavana, which were seen by Lord Brahma is large than innumerable universes. Another example may be seen in Dvaraka City, where Narada Muni observed the Lord’s morning, midday and evening pastimes occurring simultaneously (in other words, Narada saw that in Dvaraka it was morning, midday and evening all at the same time). In this way the Lord’s abode of Goloka Vrndavana is manifested in many different parts, each part being the place of specific pastimes. 3 Another wonderful feature of the Lord’s abode is the presence of desire trees there. The desire trees in the aprakata spiritual Goloka Vrndavana are described in the following passage from the Yamala Tantra, where Lord Siva says to Parvati: “My dear sweetly speaking Parvati, on each and every path in Goloka Vrndavana are many different kinds of desire trees. Some are splendid as the pristine full moon, and some are like the newly rising sun, or like an expansive ocean of brilliant light. Some have jewelled branches, and some have buds splendid as gold. Whatever flower or fruit one wishes to pick from these desire trees is at once manifest on their branches.” 4 In these verses the word ‘adhara-madu-suvacah’ means ‘O Parvati, whose words are as sweet as honey’, and the word ‘ratnanganam’ and ‘santakanam’ mean ‘among the desire trees, whose branches are studded with jewels’. The sentence ‘eke kamante’ means ‘although some desire trees are as splendid as the moon, and others as splendid as the sun, some (eke) desire trees shine with a specific splendour, surpassing that of the others. The second verse means that whatever flower or fruit one may wish to take from the desire trees, they will immediately produce. 5 The wonders of the spiritual Goloka Vrndavana planet are also described in the following verses from Brahma-samhita (5.56-57): I worship Lord Krsna’s transcendental abode, known as Svetadvipa, or Goloka Vrndavana. The damsels of Vrndavana, the gopis, the super goddess of fortune. The enjoyer in Vrndavana is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna. The trees there are all wish-fulfilling trees, and the land is made of transcendental touchstone. The water is all nectar, the talking is singing, the walking is dancing, and the constant companion of Krsna is His flute. The effulgence of transcendental bliss is experienced everywhere. Therefore Vrndavana-dhama is the only relishable abode.* In that Vrndavana numberless milk-cows always emit transcendental oceans of milk, and in that Vrndavana there is eternal existence of transcendental time, who is ever present and without past or future and hence is not subject to the quality of passing away even for the space of half a moment. That realm is known as Goloka only to a very few self-realised souls in this world.”** 6 In these verses the word ‘jyotih’ (effulgence) indicates that in the spiritual realm of Goloka Vrndavana there are a spiritual and eternal sun and moon, which are not destroyed at the time of cosmic annihilation. That delightful sun and moon are eternal, and full of knowledge and bliss. They are not material and are different from the material sun and moon in many ways. For example, the material moon waxes and wanes, appearing as a full moon on only one day a month. In Goloka Vrndavana, however, on each night the moon is full, and it never wanes. This is described in the Gautamiya Tantra in the following words: “In Goloka Vrndavana there are a spiritual sun and moon. There a full moon rises each night, for the moon never wanes.” We may also note in these verses the word ‘bhaje’ (I worship). This word shows that the abode of Sri Krsna is worshipable as the Lord Himself. The word ‘bhaje’ is used here just as some verses previously Lord Brahma used the same word to worship Lord Krsna (govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami). The phrase ‘samayo na vrajati’ indicates that the residents of Goloka Vrndavana are so immersed in love of Krsna and enthralled by their pastimes with Him that they forget about time. This phrase should not be interpreted to mean that there is no sequence of events in the spiritual world, for if this were so it would be impossible for the Lord to enjoy pastimes there with His devotees. The word ‘svetam’ (white) means ‘pure and free from all fault’. The word ‘dvipam’ (island) means that Goloka Vrndavana is situated far above the material worlds. It is free from any touch of matter, just as a lotus flower remains always untouched by water. This is described in the following statement of the Gopala-tapani Upanisad (2.30): “As a lotus remains always untouched by water, so the spiritual world of Goloka Vrndavana remains always untouched by matter.” 7 The spiritual world of Goloka Vrndavana is also described by Lord Brahma in the following verse from the Brahma-samhita (5.29): “I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, the first progenitor, who is tending the cows, yielding all desires, in abodes built with spiritual gems and surrounded by millions of purpose trees. He is always served with great reverence and affection by hundreds and thousands of goddesses of fortune.”* 8 The spiritual world of Goloka Vrndavana is also described in Narada-pancaratra: “The spiritual world of Svetadvipa is a great white island surrounded by a nectar ocean of milk. Guards stand in all ten directions to protect this spiritual realm. 9 “Within that spiritual realm is Maha-vrndavana, and many places known as Keli-vrndavana, where Lord Krsna enjoys pastimes. These places are made of cintamani jewels and are filled with groves of desire trees. 10 “In these places known as Vrndavana are many playful birds and surabhi cows. There are many wonderful, colourful and beautiful places where the Lord enjoys the rasa-dance. 11 “In these places are many groves where Lord Krsna enjoys pastimes and many jewelled pavilions, brilliant as the hoods of Ananta. 12 “The splendour of the jewels on these roofs is the origin of the Brahman effulgence. In this way the abode of Goloka Vrndavana is the summit of all beauty. Who is able to describe the beauty of Vrndavana?” 13 In this way the spiritual realm where Lord Krsna’s aprakata (unmanifested) pastimes (divided into mantropasana and svarasiki) are manifest is known as Goloka Vrndavana. This abode of Goloka Vrndavana has been described in this book in many verses and it is also eloquently described in the First Chapter of Gopala-tapani Upanisad. 14 The Lord’s abode of Vrndavana is also described in the Skanda Purana, where Narada Muni says: “In that spiritual world is Lord Govinda’s pure and splendid Vrndavana, which is filled with devotees of the Lord. I also stay there. 15 “That spiritual abode of Lord Govinda is also manifested on this earth planet, O king, and it is known as Vrndavana-dhama. Tulasi-devi, myself, and many other great devotees of Lord Govinda stay there.” 16 On this earth where the Lord enjoyed His manifest pastimes are glorified in the Visnu Purana, Hari-vamsa and other Vedic literatures. At the time of the Lord’s manifest presence on this planet, certain very fortunate residents of this world had the opportunity to personally see the Lord and His abode, and even today we may see the transcendental places on this earth where the Lord, appearing like an ordinary human being, enjoyed pastimes. Even when manifested in this world, the abodes of the Lord are always transcendental and above the influence of the material energy. This is confirmed by the Sruti and Smrti literatures. 17 The glories of the Lord’s abode and its residents are described in the Adi-Varaha Purana: “They who are situated in transcendental knowledge can see that the residents of Mathura have four-armed spiritual forms like the form of Lord Visnu. This fact is not visible to ordinary persons, unaware of the transcendental nature of the Lord’s abode.” 18 That the Lord revealed His unmanifest pastimes in Vrndavana is described in the Srimad Bhagavatam (10.28.11) where the Lord showed the vrajavasis the spiritual world. 19 The extraordinary nature of the Lord’s abode in this world during His manifest pastimes is also described in the following verse spoken by Lord Krsna to Lord Baladeva (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.15.5): “My dear brother You are superior to all of us, and Your lotus feet are worshipped by the demigods. Just see how these trees, their branches full with fruits and sumanah flowers, have bent down to worship Your lotus feet. It appears that they are trying to get out of the darkness of being obliged to accept the form of trees. It further appears that they have accepted the forms of trees in order to offer everything to You, so that those who see them or hear of their exemplary devotional service may become purified of the darkness of material life.”*
Kṛṣṇa · Sanskrit §172 · English §173
Source[१७२] एवं तत्-तल्-लीला-भेदेनैकस्यापि तत्-तत्-स्थानस्य प्रकाश-भेदः श्री- विग्रहवत् । तद् उक्तम् - वृष्णः परमं पदम् अवभाति भूरि इति श्रुत्या । तत्र त्व् इतर-लीलान्तः-पातिभिः प्रायश इतर-लीलावकाश-विशेषो नोपलभ्यते । दृश्यते च प्रकट-लीलायाम् अप्य् असङ्करीभावेनैव विचित्रावकाशत्वम् । यथा द्वादश-योजन-मात्र-प्रमितायाम् एव द्वारकान्तः-पुर्यां क्रोश- द्वय-प्रमित-गृह-कोटि-प्रभृति-वस्तूनि । यथा स्वल्पे गोवर्धन-गर्ते तद्- असङ्ख्य-गोकुल-प्रवेशः । यथा ब्रह्मणा दृष्ट्या वृन्दावनस्य स-वृक्ष- तृण-पक्ष्याद्य्-अवकाशता ब्रह्माण्डाद्य्-अनन्त-वस्त्व्-अवकाशता च । यथा च श्री-नारद-दृष्ट-योग-माया-वैभवे सम-कालम् एव द्वारकायां प्रातस्त्य-माध्याह्निक-सायन्तन-लीला इत्य् आदि । तद् एवं वृन्दावनस्य तावत् प्रकाश-भेदा उदाह्रियन्ते । तत्राप्रकट-लीलानुगतो यथा यामले रुद्र- गौरी-संवादे - वीथ्यां वीथ्यां निवासोऽधर-मधु-सुवचस् तत्र सन्तानकानाम् एके राकेन्दु-कोट्य्-आतप-विशद-करास् तेषु चैके कमन्ते । रामे रात्रेर् विरामे समुदित-तपन-द्योति-सिन्धूपमेया रत्नाङ्गानां सुवर्णाचित-मुकुर-रुचस् तेभ्य एके द्रुमेन्द्राः ॥ यत् कुसुमं यदा मृग्यं यत् फलं च वरानने । तत् तदैव प्रसूयन्ते वृन्दावन-सुर-द्रुमाः ॥ अर्थश् च - हे अधर-मधु-सुवचः अधर-मधु-तुल्यानि सुवचांसि यस्याः तथाभूते हे गौरि ! तत्र श्री-वृन्दावने रथाङ्गानां सन्तानकानां मध्ये एके द्रुमेन्द्रा राकेन्दु-कोट्य्-आतप-विशद-कराः । हे रामे, तेषु सन्तानकेषु च एके रात्रेर् विरामे समुदित-तपन-द्योति-सिन्धूपमेयाः कमन्ते विराजन्ते । तेभ्यस् तान् अतिक्रम्य एके कमन्ते । कथम्भूताः सुवर्णाचित-मुकुर-रुच इति । तत्र च यदा यत् कुसुमं मृग्यं भवति यदा च यत् फलं मृग्यं भवति तदैव तद् वृन्दावन-सुर-द्रुमाः प्रसूयन्त इति । एवं ब्रह्म-संहितायाम् अपि आदि-पुरुष-गोविन्द-स्तोत्र एव -- श्रियः कान्ताः कान्तः परम-पुरुषः कल्प-तरवो द्रुमा भूमिश् चिन्तामणि-गण-मयि तोयम् अमृतम् । कथा गानं नाट्यं गमनम् अपि वंशी प्रिय-सखि चिद्-आनन्दं ज्योतिः परम् अपि तद् आस्वाद्यम् अपि च ॥ स यत्र क्षीराब्धिः स्रवति सुरभीभ्यश् च सु-महान् निमेषार्धाख्यो वा व्रजति न हि यत्रापि समयः । भजे श्वेतद्वीपं तम् अहम् इह गोलोकम् इति यं विदन्तस् ते सन्तः क्षिति-विरल-चाराः कतिपये ॥ [ब्रह्मस् ५.५६] इति । ज्योतिर् लौकिक-लीला-माधुर्याय महा-प्रलयेऽप्य् अनश्वर-सूर्यादि-रूपं यत् तत्र वर्तते तथा तेषाम् आसाद्यम् अपि यत् किञ्चित् तत् चिदानन्द-रूपं परम् अपि परम-तत्त्वम् एव न तु प्राकृतम् । चन्द्रार्कयोः स्थितिश् च तत्र विलक्षणत्वेनैव गौतमीय-तन्त्रे कथिता समानोदित-चन्द्रार्कम् इति हि वृन्दावन-विशेषणम् । समानत्वं च रात्रो रात्रौ राका-चन्द्र-मयत्वाद् इति । अपि चेति परेणान्वयः । (पगे ८९) रसावेशेन तद्-अज्ञानाद् एव समयो न व्रजतीत्य् उक्तम् । अन्यथा पौर्वापर्याभावे सति चेष्टात्मिकाया लीलायाः स्वरूप-हानिः स्यात् । श्वेतं शुभ्रं दोष-रहितम् इत्य् अर्थः । द्वीपं तद् इवान्यासङ्ग-शून्यं सर्वतः परम् इत्य् अर्थः । तद् उक्तं श्रुत्या -यथा हि सरसि पद्मं तिष्ठति तथा भूम्यां तिष्ठति [ग्तु २.३०] इति । किं च ब्रह्म- संहितायाम् एव तत्-स्तवादौ - चिन्तामणि-प्रकर-सद्मसु कल्प-वृक्ष- लक्षावृतेषु [ब्रह्मस् ५.२९] इत्य् आदि । एवं नारद-पञ्चरात्रे च श्रुति-विद्या-संवादे - ततः श्वेत-महा-द्वीपश् चतुर्-दिक्षु विदिक्षु च । अधश् चोर्ध्वं च दिङ्-नाथास् तोयं क्षीरामृतार्णवः ॥ महा-वृन्दावनं तत्र केलि-वृन्दावनानि च । वृक्षाः सुर-द्रुमाश् चैव चिन्तामणि-मयी स्थली ॥ क्रीडा-विहङ्ग-लक्षं च सुरभीनाम् अनेकशः । नाना-चित्र-विचित्र-श्री-रास-मण्डल-भूमयः ॥ केलि-कुञ्ज-निकुञ्जानि नाना-सौख्य-स्थलानि च । प्राचीन-च्छत्र-रत्नानि फणाः शेषस्य भान्त्य् अहो ॥ यच्-छिरो-रत्न-वृन्दानाम् अतुल-द्युति-वैभवम् । ब्रह्मैव राजते तत्र रूपं को वक्तुम् अर्हति ॥ इति । इत्थं श्री-वृन्दावनस्याप्रकट-लीलानुगत-प्रकाश एव गोलोक इति व्याख्यातम् । तत्राप्रकट-लीलाया द्वैविध्ये मन्त्रोपासनामय्यां किञ्चिद् विलक्षणः । स च तत्-तन्-मन्त्रेषु यथादर्शित-प्रतिनियत-लीला-स्थान- सन्निवेशः । यथा पूर्व-तापन्यां, यथा च स्कान्दे श्री-नारद-वाक्यम् - यस्मिन् वृन्दावने पुण्यं गोविन्दस्य निकेतनम् । तत्-सेवक-समाकीर्णं तत्रैव स्थीयते मया ॥ भुवि गोविन्द-वैकुण्ठं तस्मिन् वृन्दावने नृप । यत्र वृन्दादयो भृत्याः सन्ति गोविन्द-लालसाः ॥ इति । अथ प्रकट-लीलानुगत-प्रकाशः श्री-विष्णु-पुराण-हरिवंशादौ प्रसिद्धः । स एष एव प्रकाशस् तदानीं प्राकृतैर् अपि कैश्चिद् भाग्य- विशेषोदयवद्भिर् ददृशे सम्प्रत्य् अस्माभिर् अपि तद्-अंशो दृश्यते । अत्र तु यत् प्राकृत-प्रदेश इव रीतयोऽवलोक्यन्ते तत् तु श्री-भगवतीव स्वेच्छया लौकिक-लीला-विशेषाङ्गीकार-निबन्धनम् इति ज्ञेयम् । श्री-भगवद्- धाम्नां तेषां सर्वथा प्रपञ्चातीतत्वादि-गुणैः श्रुति-स्मृतिभ्यां कृत- प्रमाणत्वात् । अतएवोक्तम् आदिवाराहे - वसन्ति ये मथुरायां विष्णु-रूपा हि ते खलु । अज्ञानास् तान् न पश्यन्ति पश्यन्ति ज्ञान-चक्षुषः ॥ इति । तद् एतन्-मूल-प्रमाणेऽप्य् अप्रकट-लीलानुगतः प्रकाशः श्री-वृन्दावनस्य - ते चौत्सुक्य-धियो राजन् मत्वा गोपास् तम् ईश्वरः [भ्प् १०.२८.११] इत्य् आदौ दर्शित एव । प्रकट-लीलानुगतो यथा - अहो अमी देव-वरामरार्चितं पादाम्बुजं ते सुमनः-फलार्हणम् । नमन्त्य् उपादाय शिखाभिर् आत्मनस् तमोऽपहत्यै तरु-जन्म यत्-कृतम् ॥ [भ्प् १०.१५.५] इत्य् आदि । आत्मनः सुमनः फल-रूपम् अर्हणम् उपादायात्मन एव शिखाभिर् नमन्ति । यद् यैः । शृण्वतां पश्यतां च संसारिणां तमोऽपहत्यै तरु- जन्मैतत्-कृतम् इति । यत्-कृतम् इति तृतीया-तत्-पुरुषो वा ॥ ॥ १०.१५ ॥ श्री-भगवान् श्री-बलदेवम् ॥ १७२ ॥
[172] evaṃ tat-tal-līlā-bhedenaikasyāpi tat-tat-sthānasya prakāśa-bhedaḥ śrī- vigrahavat | tad uktam - vṛṣṇaḥ paramaṃ padam avabhāti bhūri iti śrutyā | tatra tv itara-līlāntaḥ-pātibhiḥ prāyaśa itara-līlāvakāśa-viśeṣo nopalabhyate | dṛśyate ca prakaṭa-līlāyām apy asaṅkarībhāvenaiva vicitrāvakāśatvam | yathā dvādaśa-yojana-mātra-pramitāyām eva dvārakāntaḥ-puryāṃ krośa- dvaya-pramita-gṛha-koṭi-prabhṛti-vastūni | yathā svalpe govardhana-garte tad- asaṅkhya-gokula-praveśaḥ | yathā brahmaṇā dṛṣṭyā vṛndāvanasya sa-vṛkṣa- tṛṇa-pakṣyādy-avakāśatā brahmāṇḍādy-ananta-vastv-avakāśatā ca | yathā ca śrī-nārada-dṛṣṭa-yoga-māyā-vaibhave sama-kālam eva dvārakāyāṃ prātastya-mādhyāhnika-sāyantana-līlā ity ādi | tad evaṃ vṛndāvanasya tāvat prakāśa-bhedā udāhriyante | tatrāprakaṭa-līlānugato yathā yāmale rudra- gaurī-saṃvāde - vīthyāṃ vīthyāṃ nivāso'dhara-madhu-suvacas tatra santānakānām eke rākendu-koṭy-ātapa-viśada-karās teṣu caike kamante | rāme rātrer virāme samudita-tapana-dyoti-sindhūpameyā ratnāṅgānāṃ suvarṇācita-mukura-rucas tebhya eke drumendrāḥ || yat kusumaṃ yadā mṛgyaṃ yat phalaṃ ca varānane | tat tadaiva prasūyante vṛndāvana-sura-drumāḥ || arthaś ca - he adhara-madhu-suvacaḥ adhara-madhu-tulyāni suvacāṃsi yasyāḥ tathābhūte he gauri ! tatra śrī-vṛndāvane rathāṅgānāṃ santānakānāṃ madhye eke drumendrā rākendu-koṭy-ātapa-viśada-karāḥ | he rāme, teṣu santānakeṣu ca eke rātrer virāme samudita-tapana-dyoti-sindhūpameyāḥ kamante virājante | tebhyas tān atikramya eke kamante | kathambhūtāḥ suvarṇācita-mukura-ruca iti | tatra ca yadā yat kusumaṃ mṛgyaṃ bhavati yadā ca yat phalaṃ mṛgyaṃ bhavati tadaiva tad vṛndāvana-sura-drumāḥ prasūyanta iti | evaṃ brahma-saṃhitāyām api ādi-puruṣa-govinda-stotra eva -- śriyaḥ kāntāḥ kāntaḥ parama-puruṣaḥ kalpa-taravo drumā bhūmiś cintāmaṇi-gaṇa-mayi toyam amṛtam | kathā gānaṃ nāṭyaṃ gamanam api vaṃśī priya-sakhi cid-ānandaṃ jyotiḥ param api tad āsvādyam api ca || sa yatra kṣīrābdhiḥ sravati surabhībhyaś ca su-mahān nimeṣārdhākhyo vā vrajati na hi yatrāpi samayaḥ | bhaje śvetadvīpaṃ tam aham iha golokam iti yaṃ vidantas te santaḥ kṣiti-virala-cārāḥ katipaye || [BrahmaS 5.56] iti | jyotir laukika-līlā-mādhuryāya mahā-pralaye'py anaśvara-sūryādi-rūpaṃ yat tatra vartate tathā teṣām āsādyam api yat kiñcit tat cidānanda-rūpaṃ param api parama-tattvam eva na tu prākṛtam | candrārkayoḥ sthitiś ca tatra vilakṣaṇatvenaiva gautamīya-tantre kathitā samānodita-candrārkam iti hi vṛndāvana-viśeṣaṇam | samānatvaṃ ca rātro rātrau rākā-candra-mayatvād iti | api ceti pareṇānvayaḥ | (page 89) rasāveśena tad-ajñānād eva samayo na vrajatīty uktam | anyathā paurvāparyābhāve sati ceṣṭātmikāyā līlāyāḥ svarūpa-hāniḥ syāt | śvetaṃ śubhraṃ doṣa-rahitam ity arthaḥ | dvīpaṃ tad ivānyāsaṅga-śūnyaṃ sarvataḥ param ity arthaḥ | tad uktaṃ śrutyā -yathā hi sarasi padmaṃ tiṣṭhati tathā bhūmyāṃ tiṣṭhati [GTU 2.30] iti | kiṃ ca brahma- saṃhitāyām eva tat-stavādau - cintāmaṇi-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vṛkṣa- lakṣāvṛteṣu [BrahmaS 5.29] ity ādi | evaṃ nārada-pañcarātre ca śruti-vidyā-saṃvāde - tataḥ śveta-mahā-dvīpaś catur-dikṣu vidikṣu ca | adhaś cordhvaṃ ca diṅ-nāthās toyaṃ kṣīrāmṛtārṇavaḥ || mahā-vṛndāvanaṃ tatra keli-vṛndāvanāni ca | vṛkṣāḥ sura-drumāś caiva cintāmaṇi-mayī sthalī || krīḍā-vihaṅga-lakṣaṃ ca surabhīnām anekaśaḥ | nānā-citra-vicitra-śrī-rāsa-maṇḍala-bhūmayaḥ || keli-kuñja-nikuñjāni nānā-saukhya-sthalāni ca | prācīna-cchatra-ratnāni phaṇāḥ śeṣasya bhānty aho || yac-chiro-ratna-vṛndānām atula-dyuti-vaibhavam | brahmaiva rājate tatra rūpaṃ ko vaktum arhati || iti | itthaṃ śrī-vṛndāvanasyāprakaṭa-līlānugata-prakāśa eva goloka iti vyākhyātam | tatrāprakaṭa-līlāyā dvaividhye mantropāsanāmayyāṃ kiñcid vilakṣaṇaḥ | sa ca tat-tan-mantreṣu yathādarśita-pratiniyata-līlā-sthāna- sanniveśaḥ | yathā pūrva-tāpanyāṃ, yathā ca skānde śrī-nārada-vākyam - yasmin vṛndāvane puṇyaṃ govindasya niketanam | tat-sevaka-samākīrṇaṃ tatraiva sthīyate mayā || bhuvi govinda-vaikuṇṭhaṃ tasmin vṛndāvane nṛpa | yatra vṛndādayo bhṛtyāḥ santi govinda-lālasāḥ || iti | atha prakaṭa-līlānugata-prakāśaḥ śrī-viṣṇu-purāṇa-harivaṃśādau prasiddhaḥ | sa eṣa eva prakāśas tadānīṃ prākṛtair api kaiścid bhāgya- viśeṣodayavadbhir dadṛśe sampraty asmābhir api tad-aṃśo dṛśyate | atra tu yat prākṛta-pradeśa iva rītayo'valokyante tat tu śrī-bhagavatīva svecchayā laukika-līlā-viśeṣāṅgīkāra-nibandhanam iti jñeyam | śrī-bhagavad- dhāmnāṃ teṣāṃ sarvathā prapañcātītatvādi-guṇaiḥ śruti-smṛtibhyāṃ kṛta- pramāṇatvāt | ataevoktam ādivārāhe - vasanti ye mathurāyāṃ viṣṇu-rūpā hi te khalu | ajñānās tān na paśyanti paśyanti jñāna-cakṣuṣaḥ || iti | tad etan-mūla-pramāṇe'py aprakaṭa-līlānugataḥ prakāśaḥ śrī-vṛndāvanasya - te cautsukya-dhiyo rājan matvā gopās tam īśvaraḥ [BhP 10.28.11] ity ādau darśita eva | prakaṭa-līlānugato yathā - aho amī deva-varāmarārcitaṃ pādāmbujaṃ te sumanaḥ-phalārhaṇam | namanty upādāya śikhābhir ātmanas tamo'pahatyai taru-janma yat-kṛtam || [BhP 10.15.5] ity ādi | ātmanaḥ sumanaḥ phala-rūpam arhaṇam upādāyātmana eva śikhābhir namanti | yad yaiḥ | śṛṇvatāṃ paśyatāṃ ca saṃsāriṇāṃ tamo'pahatyai taru- janmaitat-kṛtam iti | yat-kṛtam iti tṛtīyā-tat-puruṣo vā || || 10.15 || śrī-bhagavān śrī-baladevam || 172 ||
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English witness · section(s) 173
Anuccheda 173
Sri Vrndavana-dhama is the Lord’s transcendental place, beyond the reach of the illusory energy. It is full of unlimited transcendental bliss, and it is pleasing to everyone, and especially to the self-satisfied, saintly devotees, who are equal to everyone and inimical to no one. This is confirmed by Srila Sukadeva Gosvami (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.13.59-60): “Then, looking in all directions, Lord Brahma immediately saw Vrndavana before him, filled with trees, which were the means of livelihood for the inhabitants and which were equally pleasing in all seasons.*” “Vrndavana is the transcendental abode of the Lord, where there is no hunger, anger or thirst. Though naturally inimical, both human beings and fierce animals live there together in transcendental frienship.”*
Kṛṣṇa · Sanskrit §173 · English §174
Source[१७३] यथा च - सपद्य् एवाभितः पश्यन् दिशो ऽपश्यत् पुरः-स्थितम् । वृन्दावनं जनाजीव्य- द्रुमाकीर्णं समा-प्रियम् ॥ यत्र नैसर्ग-दुर्वैराः सहासन् नृ-मृगादयः । मित्राणीवाजितावास- द्रुत-रुट्-तर्षकादिकम् ॥ [भ्प् १०.१३.५९-६०] इत्य् आदि । (पगे ९०) समानाम् आत्मारामाणाम् अपि समस्य सहचरस्य श्री-भगवतोऽपि वा । आ सर्वतोभावेन सर्वांशेनैव प्रियम् इति । तत्रासद्-अंशत्वं निषिध्य सर्वतोऽप्य् आनन्दातिशय-प्रदत्वं प्रदर्शितम् ॥ ॥ १०.१३ ॥ श्री-शुकः ॥ १७३ ॥
[173] yathā ca - sapady evābhitaḥ paśyan diśo 'paśyat puraḥ-sthitam | vṛndāvanaṃ janājīvya- drumākīrṇaṃ samā-priyam || yatra naisarga-durvairāḥ sahāsan nṛ-mṛgādayaḥ | mitrāṇīvājitāvāsa- druta-ruṭ-tarṣakādikam || [BhP 10.13.59-60] ity ādi | (page 90) samānām ātmārāmāṇām api samasya sahacarasya śrī-bhagavato'pi vā | ā sarvatobhāvena sarvāṃśenaiva priyam iti | tatrāsad-aṃśatvaṃ niṣidhya sarvato'py ānandātiśaya-pradatvaṃ pradarśitam || || 10.13 || śrī-śukaḥ || 173 ||
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English witness · section(s) 174
Anuccheda 174
1 We have thus explained that Vrndavana, Mathura and Dvaraka are the transcendental abodes where Sri Krsna eternally enjoys pastimes. At this point someone may object, saying that because Lord Krsna is all-pervading, it is improper to limit Him to these three places. He is present everywhere. To this objection we may reply that the Vedic literatures describe Vrndavana, Mathura and Dvaraka as the places where Lord Krsna eternally enjoys pastimes, and the Vedic literatures also explain that Lord Krsna is all-pervading by His potencies. His potencies which He uses to maintain the material creation, are all-pervading and in that sense He is present in every corner of the universe. He does not, however, eternally enjoy pastimes in every corner of the material universe. His presence in His original form as Sri Krsna, and His eternal pastimes, are specifically manifest in Vrndavana, Mathura and Dvaraka, and not in other places. This is confirmed in the following statements of Sruti-sastra: “Where does the Supreme Personality of Godhead reside? He resides in His own glorious abode in the spiritual world.” Chandogya Upanisad 7.24.1 “The Supreme Personality of Godhead in His original form eternally resides in His own spiritual abode known as Gopala-puri (Vrndavana).” Gopala-tapani Upanisad 2.29 2 Sri Krsna eternally enjoys pastimes in Vrndavana, Mathura, and Dvaraka, without any interruption. He does not appear in His original form in the material world and He never directly touches the material energy. He is all-pervading within the material world by His potency, but not in His original form. In Lord Krsna’s manifest pastimes we see that sometimes He travels outside of Vrndavana, Mathura or Dvaraka, and goes to other places, such as Mithila or Hastinapura. In such cases it should be understood that these places are not part of the material world, but are extensions of His abodes of Vrndavana, Mathura and Dvaraka. Even the many Vaikuntha planets, although completely spiritual without any touch of matter, are not suitable for the Lord’s pastimes in His original form as Sri Krsna. Only Vrndavana, Mathura and Dvaraka are residences suitable for Lord Krsna. 3 Although in the unmanifest (aprakata) pastimes of the spiritual world, Lord Krsna appears in all ages, beginning with His form as an infant, nevertheless, His form as a newly blossoming youth is prominent. This is also true in the Lord’s manifest pastimes on this earth, where His pastimes as a youth are prominent. In His aprakata pastimes in the spiritual world, which remain invisible to the residents of the material world, Lord Krsna eternally appears as a fresh youth and eternally enjoys pastimes in Dvaraka, Mathura and Vrndavana as the youthful son of Maharaja Vasudeva and Maharaja Nanda, the king of Vraja. In this way it may be understood that of all ages in which Lord Krsna manifests His form, the age of fresh youth (kisora) is the most important). 4 Lord Krsna appeared in this world in order to remove the burden of the earth, teach the science of devotional service, and fulfil many other objectives as well. This is described in the following prayer spoken by Srimati Kuntidevi to Lord Krsna (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.8.20): “You Yourself descend to propagate the transcendental science of devotional service unto the hearts of the advanced transcendentalists and mental speculators, who are purified by being able to discriminate between matter and spirit. How, then, can we women know You perfectly?”* As Lord Krsna was manifested in this material world to fulfil all these purposes, He also manifested the both ordinary and wonderful pastimes of His birth, childhood, adolescence, and youth. The Lord manifested these pastimes in order to astonish and delight His devotees and to fulfil this purpose He appeared in the Yadu dynasty, as a child in the home of Maharaja Vasudeva. 5 We have already proven that Sri Krsna eternally remains in His abodes of Dvaraka, Mathura, and Vrndavana. Therefore, it should be understood, that when He leaves one abode to go to another, He remains in the former place in His aprakata form and continues to enjoy pastimes with His associates who remain in that particular abode. Sri Krsna began His earthly pastimes by appearing in the home of Maharaja Vasudeva. Shortly afterwards He left that place in His prakata form (although He remained there in His aprakata form). He became manifested then in Vrndavana, the home of Nanda Maharaja and the cowherd men who were his subjects and associates. Nanda Maharaja was eternally filled with the most exalted sentiments of paternal love for Krsna, and when He got Krsna as His infant son, he said “This newly born child brings me great pleasure.” When Krsna grew a little older, Nanda exclaimed in delight: “See how the little boy is crawling on His hands and knees.” When Krsna grew into adolescence, Nanda proclaimed: “See how playful the boy is!” In this way Lord Krsna brought newer and newer delight to Nanda Maharaja by performing various pastimes. 6 While remaining in Vrndavana, Lord Krsna displayed His childhood, adolescent, and youthful pastimes, which are the crest jewels of all charming sweetness. He continually enchanted the minds and senses of the cowherd residents of Gokula, and He caused them to constantly remember Him with ecstatic feelings of transcendental love. After that, Lord Krsna travelled to Mathura, where He killed many demons and delighted Maharaja Vasudeva and the other members of the Yadu dynasty. After that, the Lord travelled to the ocean to manifest His sweet pastimes there. When the Lord had completed all these pastimes in the company of His associates, he left the material world and returned to the spiritual world. At that time the Lord’s prakata (manifest) pastimes were no longer visible to the residents of the material world, and only the aprakata (unmanifest) pastimes of the spiritual world (where Lord Krsna delighted His associates without any impediment) remained. At that time there was no longer any distinction between prakata and aprakata pastimes, for the Lord’s pastimes could no longer be directly seen by the ordinary residents of the material world. 7 In Lord Krsna’s manifest pastimes in Vraja, He grew to the age of kaisora (15 years old), but at that age He left Vraja to go to Mathura. This is confirmed by the following verse from Srimad Bhagavatam (10.44.8), where the audience in Kamsa’s wrestling arena in Mathura describe Krsna and Balarama as being in the age of Kaisora: “Mustika and Canura are just like thunderbolts, as strong as great mountains, and Krsna Balarama are two delicate boys of tender age, who have not even reached the age of yauvana (16 years).”* 8 That Sri Krsna was in the last part of the kaisora period (15 years), when He entered Mathura is confirmed by the following verse from Srimad Bhagavatam (10.45.3) where Lord Krsna says to Vasudeva and Devaki: “My dear father and mother, although you have always been very anxious for the protection of Our lives, you could not enjoy the pleasure of having Us as your babies (balya), as your growing boys (pauganda) and as your adolescent youths (kaisora).”* 9 The youthful handsomeness of Lord Krsna when he entered the city of Mathura at the close of His kaisora age is described in the following statement of Srimad Bhagavatam (10.41.27): “Passing through the streets of Mathura very slowly, and smiling, heroic, lotus-eyed Lord Krsna immediately stole the hearts of the women of Mathura. Lord Krsna, who is the husband of the goddess of fortune, passed through the street appearing as handsome as a maddened elephant. Casting His smiling lotus glances at the residents of Mathura, He delighted their eyes with beautiful sight of His transcendental form.” 10 We may note that although Lord Krsna entered Mathura at the conclusion of His kaisora age (the stage of adolescence which generally occurs at the end of the fifteenth year), He only remained in Vrndavana for eleven years. Sri Krsna’s eleven year stay in Vrndavana is confirmed in the following statement of Srimad Bhagavatam (3.2.26): “Thereafter, His father, being afraid of Kamsa, brought Him to the cow pastures of Maharaja Nanda, and there He lived for eleven years like a covered flame with His elder brother Baladeva.”* 11 From this statement we may understand that Lord Krsna grew up more quickly than an ordinary child, and He attained the full age of kaisora (which generally takes 15 years to attain) in eleven years. That Lord Krsna grew very quickly in His childhood is confirmed in the following statement of Srimad Bhagavatam (10.8.26): “O King Pariksit, within a very short time both Rama and Krsna began to walk very easily in Gokula on Their legs, by Their own strength, without the need to crawl.”* 12 Now let us consider the sequences of Lord Krsna’s prakata and aprakata pastimes on this earth planet. Lord Krsna first enjoyed pastimes at Vrndavana and after that He enjoyed pastimes at Mathura and then Dvaraka. After all the Lord’s earthly pastimes were concluded, only His aprakata (unmanifest) pastimes remained on the earth. At that time there was no longer any distinction between the Lord’s prakata and aprakata pastimes. The Lord’s pastimes at Dvaraka are considered to be an extension of His pastimes at Mathura. The pastimes in both places are certainly very similar. It is even explained in some Vedic literatures that Sri Rukmini-devi and the Lord’s other associates at Dvaraka are also present in Mathura in their aprakata (unmanifest) forms. 13 The separation felt by the residents of Vrndavana after Lord Krsna’s departure to Mathura are specifically described in various Vedic literatures. In Krsna’s absence, the Vrndavana residents were greatly afflicted with feelings of separation and in that state they considered a momentary glimpse of Lord Krsna to be more valuable to them than the value of their entire lives multiplied by millions of times. Uddhava visited them in order to console them, and after Uddhava’s departure, when the distress of the devotees in Vrndavana became again very great, Lord Balarama Himself returned to Vrndavana in order to pacify them. 14 The hearts of the residents of Vrndavana were filled with unlimited intense longings to again see Lord Krsna, and on the pretext of going on pilgrimage during the time of a solar eclipse, they went to the holy place of Kuruksetra to see Krsna. At Kuruksetra the residents of Vrndavana were just like cataka birds (who do not accept water to drink from any source other than rainwater, drunk by them as it falls through the sky), who have regained their almost lost lives by seeing the grave thunder of His words. Then again, the residents of Vrndavana also seemed like poverty-stricken men on the brink of starvation who has just gotten the urgently needed meal that was the personal association of Lord Krsna. In this way, Lord Krsna, after satisfying the residents of Vrndavana with His own association, after enjoying some pastimes in their company, and after speaking (as He had also previously done) many words reassuring them that He would soon return to Vrndavana to be with them again, Lord Krsna again sent them all back to their delightful abode of Sri Vrndavana-dhama. 15 This journey of the inhabitants of Vrndavana to Kuruksetra during the solar eclipse occurred only a few years after the killing of Kamsa, and some years before the killing of Sisupala, Salva, and Dantavakra. Although Srimad Bhagavatam describes this pastime (the journey of the residents of Vrndavana to Kuruksetra) after the description of Lord Balarama’s pilgrimage to many holy places, and His arrival at Kuruksetra during the war between the Pandavas and the Kurus, and the killing of Duryodhana, the journey of the residents of Vrndavana to Kuruksetra occurred before the Kuruksetra war, because the Bhagavatam also explains that Bhisma, Drona and Duryodhana also came to Kuruksetra at the time of the solar eclipse. This would not have been possible after the Kuruksetra war (where they all died). 16 The sequence of events may be given as follows: First, the residents of Vrndavana travelled to Kuruksetra at the time of the solar eclipse, then (2) there was the Rajasuya sacrifice of Maharaja Yudhisthira, during which (3) Sisupala was killed. Then (4) there was the gambling match between the Kurus and Pandavas, and then (5) the killing of Salva, the celebrated description of which is found in the Vana-parva of the Mahabharata. After that (6) Dantavakra was killed, and after that (7) the Pandavas were exiled to the forest. After that (8) Lord Balarama went on His tour of all the holy places, and after that (9) the Kuruksetra war was fought, and Duryodhana was killed. From this sequence of events we may conclude that the journey of the residents of Vrndavana to Kuruksetra at the time of the solar eclipse happened not a very long time after the killing of Kamsa. 17 In this connection someone may raise the objection that Lord Krsna’s grandson Aniruddha was already full grown when the residents of Vrndavana met Lord Krsna at Kuruksetra and therefore that event must have been many years after the killing of Kamsa. That Aniruddha was already an adult by that time is proven by the following statement of Srimad Bhagavatam (10.82.6): “When the residents of Vrndavana and the members of the Yadu dynasty went to Kuruksetra at the time of the solar eclipse, some important personalities like Aniruddha, the son of Pradyumna, and Krtavarma, the commander-in-chief of the Yadu dynasty, along with Sucandra, Suka and Sarana remained in Dvaraka to protect the city.”* This objection is answered by the fact that both Pradyumna and Aniruddha grew very quickly. It did not take many years for them to change from new-born infants to fully grown adults. And therefore, there need not have been a period of many years between the killing of Kamsa and the adulthood of Pradyumna and Aniruddha. The rapid growth to adulthood by Pradyumna and Aniruddha is described in the following statement of Srimad Bhagavatam (10.55.9): “Pradyumna, the son of Lord Krsna grew very swiftly, and before long he was fully grown.” Another explanation may also be given: Another person, one of the direct sons of Lord Krsna was also named Aniruddha. This Aniruddha was one of the 18 maharatha sons of Lord Krsna and he is mentioned at the end of the Tenth Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam. It may be that the Aniruddha who remained in Dvaraka at the time of the pilgrimage to Kuruksetra was this Aniruddha. At any rate, there was not a very long interval of time between the killing of Kamsa and the meeting of Lord Krsna with the inhabitants of Vrndavana at Kuruksetra. 18 That the meeting of Lord Krsna with the inhabitants of Vrndavana at Kuruksetra happened shortly after the killing of Kamsa is also confirmed by the following words spoken at that meeting in reply to Srimati Kunti-devi by Maharaja Vasudeva (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.82.21): “My dear sister, you know that we were very much harassed by King Kamsa, and by his persecutions we were scattered here and there. We were always full of anxieties. Only in the last few days have we returned to our own places, by the grace of God.”* 19 We may also conclude that the meeting at Kuruksetra happened not long after the killing of Kamsa because Draupadi asked the different queens of Krsna how they had accepted the Lord’s hand in marriage. That Draupadi was just then learning about Lord Krsna’s marriages indicates that the meeting at Kuruksetra happened soon after the killing of Kamsa and before the Rajasuya sacrifice. It was also before the Rajasuya sacrifice that Uddhava delivered Lord Krsna’s message to the gopis and promised (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.46.34): “Lord Krsna will soon return to Vrajabhumi.” 20 After the meeting at Kuruksetra, Lord Krsna became full of anxiety as He remembered the sufferings of the residents of Vrndavana in their separation from Him. He personally sent Uddhava to see them, and when Uddhava saw the condition of the residents of Vraja, he also became full of anxiety about their condition. 21 Uddhava’s delivery of Lord Krsna’s message to the gopis occurred before the Rajasuya sacrifice he mentioned them when he advised Lord Krsna to kill Jarasandha and attend the Rajasuya sacrifice. Uddhava said (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.71.9): “My dear Lord, when Jarasandha is killed then the queens of all the imprisoned kings will be so joyful at their husbands’ being released by Your mercy that they will all begin to sing Your glories. They will be as pleased as the gopis were when they were relieved from the hands of Sankhasura. All the great sages, the king of the elephants, Gajendra, the goddess of fortune, Sita, and even Your father and mother, were all delivered by Your causeless mercy. We also have been thus delivered, and we are always singing the transcendental glories of Your activities.”* 22 After the Rajasuya sacrifice had been concluded, and after the demons Salva and Dantavakra were killed, Lord Krsna quickly returned to Gokula. This is described in the following prose and verse passage from the Uttara-khanda of the Padma Purana: 23 “Hearing that Sisupala had been killed by Krsna, Dantavakra arrived at Mathura to fight with the Lord, and when Lord Krsna heard about this, He mounted a chariot and went to Mathura to fight with the demon. Krsna and Dantavakra remained at the entrance of Mathura and fought day and night for a long time. In the midst of this battle Lord Krsna struck Dantavakra so heavily with His club that the demon immediately fell down dead to the ground, all his limbs crushed by the force of Lord Krsna’s blow. He seemed like a great mountain smashed to pieces by a powerful bolt of lightning. Because he was killed by Lord Krsna, the demon Dantavakra attained a spiritual form like the Lord’s and entered the eternal and blissful spiritual world, which is only approached by the perfect yogis. Dantavakra and Sisupala had actually been the gatekeepers of Vaikuntha, and their names were Jaya and Vijaya. On the pretext of being cursed by the four Kumaras, they had descended to the material world for three lifetimes in order to facilitate the pastimes of the Personality of Godhead. Now that the three lifetimes were completed, they were killed by the Lord, and they attained liberation, returning to their original posts in the spiritual world. “After killing this demon, Lord Krsna crossed the Yamuna river, and entered Vrajabhumi, the kingdom of Nanda Maharaja. His foster parents, Nanda and Yasoda had been greatly aggrieved because of separation from Him, and He greeted them and consoled them. Tears running down their necks, Lord Krsna’s parents embraced their dear son. Lord Krsna also offered respectful obeisances to all the cowherd residents of Vraja, consoling them with many words, and offering them many gifts of costly garments, ornaments and other things. 24 “Having returned to Vrndavana, Lord Krsna continuously enjoyed pastimes, day and night, with the gopis on the charming Yamuna shore, which had many groves of transcendental desire trees. 25 “The Lord remained in Vrndavana for two months. Garbed as a cowherd boy, He enjoyed many delightful pastimes with the residents of Vraja, and reciprocated their expressions of love in many ways.” 26 It may seem to some readers that this account of the killing of Dantavakra and Lord Krsna’s return to Vrndavana contradicts the description found in Srimad Bhagavatam. Actually there is no contradiction here, and the accounts of the Padma Purana and Srimad Bhagavatam are in perfect agreement. This may be understood in the following way: Dantavakra considered that, upon Uddhava’s advice, Lord Krsna had asked Bhima to kill Jarasandha in a club duel, because Lord Krsna Himself was not very expert at fighting with clubs. Proud of His own skill in club-fighting, Dantavakra planned to challenge Lord Krsna to a private club duel, and then kill Him. Dantavakra wanted to fight with Lord Krsna alone in order to protect himself from any possible revenge Lord Krsna’s friends might try to take on him after he had killed the Lord. Thinking in this way, Dantavakra specifically did not want to fight Lord Krsna in Dvaraka, but in some place far away from the Lord’s capitol city. Thinking that Lord Krsna remained in Indraprastha after the Rajasuya sacrifice had ended, Dantavakra sent a message challenging the Lord to come to Mathura and fight with him. The message came to Indraprastha, and Narada Muni, travelling on Lord Krsna’s personal chariot, which moves as swiftly as the mind, instantly carried it to Dvaraka, where Lord Krsna had just finished killing Salva. Lord Krsna and Narada Muni immediately travelled to Mathura on the Lord’s transcendental chariot, (the place in Mathura where they arrived is still known, even today, as the “Dvaraka Gate”), and the Lord answered Dantavakra’s challenge and killed him. Because Vrndavana is so close to Mathura, Lord Krsna took the opportunity to visit the gopas and gopis there. The Padma Purana’s description of Lord Krsna’s return to Vrndavana is in perfect harmony with the account of the Lord’s pastimes found in Srimad Bhagavatam. This may be seen in the following quotation from Srimad Bhagavatam (10.39.35): 27 “Krsna was very much affected upon seeing the plight of the gopis, and He therefore consoled them. He told them they should not be aggrieved; He was coming back very soon after finishing His business.”* 28 Lord Krsna’s promise to return to Vrndavana is also recorded in the following verse (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.45.23) spoken by the Lord to Nanda and Yasoda, shortly after the Lord had killed Kamsa: “My dear father and mother, I know you will be feeling separation by returning to Vrndavana and leaving Us here, but please rest assured that I shall be coming back to Vrndavana, just after giving some satisfaction to My real father and mother, Vasudeva and Devaki, My grandfather, and other relatives and family members.” 29 The following verses (spoken by Uddhava to Nanda Maharaja and Yasoda-devi) also record Lord Krsna’s promise to return to Vrndavana (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.46.35 and 34): “I have brought a message from Krsna to the effect that He will soon come back to Vrndavana and satisfy you both by His personal presence. Now that Krsna has killed King Kamsa, the Yadava’s enemy, in the wrestling arena, Krsna has promise that He will come back to Vrndavana after finishing His business in Mathura. This promise He will surely fulfil.”* 30 Many different times Lord Krsna promised that He would return to Vrndavana, and His devotees also repeated that promise. It is not reasonable to assume that Lord Krsna would not keep such a promise repeated so many times. Lord Krsna always speaks truthfully and does not break His promise. This is confirmed by the sruti-sastra, which says: “The Supreme Personality of Godhead is always truthful.” Srimad Bhagavatam (10.33.31) also says: “The Supreme Personality of Godhead always speaks the truth.” 31 These are not the only quotes where Lord Krsna’s return to Vrndavana is promised or described. For example, Lord Krsna’s return to Vrndavana is described in the following statement of the inhabitants of Dvaraka (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.11.9), where (according to Sridhara Svami) the word ‘madhun’ refers to the residents of Vrndavana (which is situated within the district of Mathura): “O lotus-eyed Lord, whenever You go away to Mathura, Vrndavana, or Hastinapura to meet Your friends and relatives, every moment of Your absence seems like a million years. O infallible one, at that time our eyes become useless, as if bereft of sun.”* 32 The Lord also arranged for the residents of Vrndavana to visit Him at Dvaraka. This is described in the following verse of Srimad Bhagavatam (10.50.57): “By His mystic potency Lord Krsna brought all the residents of Vrndavana to Dvaraka.” The word ‘sarva’ (all) here must include the residents of Vrndavana. This verse is spoken by the residents of Dvaraka about the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Kṛṣṇa · Sanskrit §174 · English §175
Source[१७४] तद् एवं श्री-कृष्ण-लीलास्पदत्वेन तान्य् एव स्थानानि दर्शितानि । तच् चावधारणं श्री-कृष्णस्य विभुत्वे सति व्यभिचारि स्यात् । तत्र समाधीयते तेषां स्थानानां नित्य-तल्-लीलास्पदत्वेन श्रूयमानत्वात् तद्-आधार-शक्ति- लक्षण-स्वरूप-विभूतित्वम् अवगम्यते - स भगवः कस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठित इति स्वे महिम्नि [छाउ ७.२४.१] इति श्रुतेः । साक्षाद् ब्रह्म-गोपाल-पुरी [ग्तु २.२६] इत्य् आदेश् च । ततस् तत्रैवाव्यवधानेन तस्य लीला । अन्येषां प्राकृतत्वात् न साक्षात् तत्- स्पर्शोऽपि सम्भवति धारण-शक्तिस् तु नतराम् । यत्र क्वचिद् वा प्रकट- लीलायां तद्-गमनादिकं श्रूयते । तद् अपि तेषाम् आधार-शक्ति-रूपाणां स्थानानाम् आवेशाद् एव मन्तव्यम् । वैकुण्ठान्तरस्य त्व् अप्राकृतत्वेऽपि श्री-कृष्ण-विलासास्पदताकर-निज-योग्यता-विशेषाभावान् न तादृशत्वम् इति ज्ञेयम् । अथाप्रकट-प्रकट-लीलयोः समन्वयस् त्व् एवं विवेचनीयः । तत्र यद्यपि तस्य (मन्त्रोपासनामय्य्)-अप्रकट-लीलायां बाल्यादिकम् अपि वर्तते तथापि (स्वारसिक-लीलामय-)किशोराकारस्यैव मुख्यत्वात् । तम् आश्रित्यैव सर्वं प्रवर्तते इति प्रकट-लीलापि तम् आश्रित्यैव वक्तव्या । यद् वा द्वारकायाम् अपि मथुरायाम् अपि वृन्दावनेऽपि युगपद् एक एव किशोराकृतिः श्री- कृष्णाख्यो भगवान् श्रीमद्-आनकदुन्दुभि-व्रज-राज-नन्दन-रूपेण प्रापञ्चिक-लोकाप्रकटं नित्यम् एव लीलायमान आस्ते । अथ कदाचित् भक्ति-योग-विधानार्थं कथं पश्येम हि स्त्रियः [भ्प् १.८.२०] इत्य् आद्य्-उक्त-दिशा सत्य् अप्य् आनुसङ्गिके भू-भार-हरणादिके कार्ये, स्वेषाम् आनन्द-चमत्कार-पोषायैव लोकेऽस्मिंस् तद्-रीति-सहयोग-चमत्कृत-निज- जन्म-बाल्य-पौगण्ड-कैशोरात्मक-लौकिक-लीलाः प्रकटयन् तद्-अर्थं प्रथमत एवावतारित-श्रीमद्-आनकदुन्दुभि-गृहे तद्-विध-यदु-वृन्द- संवलिते स्वयम् एव बाल-रूपेण प्रकटीभवति । अथ च तत्र तत्र स्थाने वचन-जात-सिद्ध-निज-नित्यावस्थित-कैशोरआदि- विलास-सम्पादनाय तैर् एव प्रकाशान्तरेणाप्रकटम् अपि स्थितैः परिकरैः साकं निज-प्रकाशान्तरेणाप्रकटम् अपि विहरत्य् एव । अथ श्रीमद्-आनकदुन्दुभि-गृहेऽवतीर्य च तद्वद् एव प्रकाशान्तरेणाप्रकटम् अपि स्थित्यैव स्वयं प्रकटीभूतस्य स-व्रज-श्री- व्रज-राजस्य गृहेऽपि तदीयाम् अनादित एव सिद्धां स्व-वात्सल्य-माधुरीं जातोऽयं नन्दयति । बालोऽयं रिङ्गति । पौगण्डोऽयं विक्रीडतीत्य्-आदि-स्व- विलास-विशेषैः पुनः पुनर् नवीकर्तुं समायाति । तत्र च सकल-माधुरी- शिरोमणि-मञ्जरीम् आकैशोर-बाल्य-केलि-लक्ष्मीम् उल्लास्य गोकुल-जनान् नितराम् आत्म-वशीकृतान्तर्-बहिर्-इन्द्रियाण्य् आपद्य पुनर् अपि तेषां समधिकाम् अपि प्रेम-र्द्धिं संवर्धयन् । श्रीमद् आनकदुन्दुभि- प्रभृतीन् अपि नन्दयन् भूभार-राजन्य-सङ्घम् अपि संहरन् मथुरायां प्रयाति । ततश् च द्वारकाख्यं स्व-धाम-विशेषं प्रकाशयितुं समुद्रं गत्वा तत्-तल्-लीला-माधुरीं परिवेशयति । अथ सिद्धासु निजापेक्षितासु तत्-तल्-लीलासु च तत्र तत्र नित्य- (पगे ९१) सिद्धम् अप्रकटत्वम् एवोरीकृत्य ताव् अप्रकट-लीला-प्रकाशौ प्रकट-लीला- प्रकाशाभ्याम् एकीकृत्य तथाविध-तत्-तन्-निज-वृन्दम् अप्रत्यूहम् एवानन्दयतीति । तत्र पूर्ण-कैशोर-व्यापिन्य् एव व्रजे प्रकट-लीला ज्ञेया - क्व चातिसुकुमाराङ्गौ किशोरौ नाप्त-यौवनौ [भ्प् १०.४४.८] इति । नास्मत्तो युवयोस् तात नित्योत्कण्ठितयोर् अपि । बाल्य-पौगण्ड-कैशोराः पुत्राभ्याम् अभवन् क्वचित् ॥ [भ्प् १०.४५.३] इति । मनांसि तासाम् अरविन्द-लोचनः प्रगल्भ-लीला-हसितावलोकैः । जहार मत्त-द्विरदेन्द्र-विक्रमो दृशां ददच् छ्री-रमणात्मनोत्सवम् ॥ [भ्प् १०.४१.२७] इत्य् अपि हि श्रूयते । अतएव एकादश-समास् तत्र गूढार्चिः सबलोऽवसद् [भ्प् ३.२.२६] इत्य् अत्रैकादश-समा व्याप्य गूढार्चिर् इत्य् एष एवार्थः । अथवा एकादशभिर् एव समाभिस् तस्य पूर्ण-कैशोरत्वं ज्ञेयम् । कालेनाल्पेन राजर्षे रामः कृष्णश् च गोकुले । अघृष्ट-जानुभिः पद्भिर् विचक्रमतुर् अञ्जसा ॥ [भ्प् १०.८.२६] [वृ. रेअद्स् हेरे: गूढार्चिर् इति । यथा गूढार्चिः कुत्राप्य् अग्निः प्राप्तं प्राप्तम् इन्धनं दहति, तथा गोप-लीलाया गूढ-प्रभाव एव सन् प्राप्तं प्राप्तम् असुरं दहन्न् इत्य् अर्थः । एकादश-पर्यन्तं गूढार्चिः । ततः परं पञ्चदश-पर्यन्तं प्रकटार्चिर् इति साध्याहारं व्याख्यानं त्व् अघटमानं च । एकादशाभ्यन्तरे तत्-तत्-प्रभावस्य मध्ये मध्ये प्रसृतत्वात् । [वृ. अद्दितिओन् एन्द्स्.] तद् एवं स्थिते लीला-द्वय-समन्वये त्व् अप्रकट-लीलैकानुभाव-समन्वयश् चैवम् अनुसन्धेयः । प्रथमं श्री-वृन्दावने ततो द्वारका-मथुरयोर् इति । सर्व-प्रकट-लीला-पर्यवसाने युगपद् एव हि द्वारका-मथुरयोर् लीला- द्वयैक्यं मथुरा-प्रकट-लीलाया एव द्वारकायाम् अनुगमनात् । अतएव रुक्मिणी-प्रभृतीनां मथुरायाम् अप्रकट-प्रकाशः श्रूयते । वृन्दावने त्व् इयं प्रक्रियां विशिष्य लिख्यते । तत्र प्रथमं श्री-वृन्दावन-वासिनां तस्य प्राण-कोटि-निर्मञ्छनीय-दर्शन-लेशस्य विरहस् ततः श्रीमद्- उद्धव-द्वारा सान्त्वनम् । पुनश् च पूर्ववद् एव तेषां महा-व्याकुलताया मुद्रितायां श्री-बलदेव-द्वारापि तथैव समाधानम् । अथ पुनर् अपि परमोत्कण्ठा-कोटि-विस्फुट-हृदयानां सूर्योपराग- व्रज्या-व्याजया तद्-अवलोकन-काम्यया कुरुक्षेत्र-गतानां तेषां घर्मान्ते चातकानाम् इव निजाङ्ग-नव-घन-सङ्घावलोक-दानेन तादृश-संलाप- मन्त्र-गर्जितेन च पुनर् जीवन-सञ्चारणम् । अथ दिन-कतिपय-सहवासादिना च तान् अतिक्षीणतरान् अन्नेन दुर्भिक्ष- दुःखितान् इव संतर्प्य तैः सह निज-विहार-विशेषणाम् एकम् एव रम्यम् आस्पदं श्री-वृन्दावनं प्रत्य् एव पूर्ववत् सम्भावितया निजागमनाश्वास- वचन-रचनया प्रस्थापनम् । सूर्योपराग-यात्रा त्व् इयं दूरतः प्रस्तुतापि कंस-वधान् नातिबहुसंवत्सरान् अन्तरा शिशुपाल-शाल्व-दन्तवक्त्र-वधात् प्राग् एव ज्ञेया । श्री-बलदेव-तीर्थ-यात्रा हि दुर्योधन-वधैक-कालीना । तस्मिन् तस्यां कुरुक्षेत्रम् आगते खलु दुर्योधन-वधः । सा च सूर्योपराग-यात्रायाः पूर्वं पठिता । सूर्योपराग-यात्रा च श्री-भीष्म- द्रोण-दुर्योधनाद्य्-आगमन-मयीति । तत्रायं क्रमः - प्रथमं सूर्योपराग-यात्रा । ततः श्री-युधिष्ठिर- सभा । तस्यां शिशुपाल-वधः, ततः कुरु-पाण्डव-द्यूतं, तदैव शाल्व- वधो वन-पर्वणि प्रसिद्धः । दन्तवक्त्र-वधश् च ततः । ततः पाण्डवानां वन-गमनं, ततः श्री-बलदेवस्य तीर्थ-यात्रा, ततो दुर्योधन-वध इति । तस्माद् उपराग-यात्रा कंस-वधान् नातिकाल- विलम्बेनाभवद् इति लक्ष्यते । यत् तु तस्याम् एव आस्तेऽनिरुद्धो रक्षायां (पगे ९२) कृतवर्मा च यूथपः [भ्प् १०.८२.६] इति । तद् अपि श्री- प्रद्युम्नानिरुद्धयोर् अल्प-कालाद् एव यौवन-प्राप्त्या सम्भवति । यथोक्तं - नातिदीर्घेन कालेन स कार्ष्णो रूढ-यौवनः [भ्प् १०.५५.९] इति । अथवा अनिरुद्ध-नामा कश्चित् कृष्ण-नन्दन एव यो दशमान्तेऽष्टादश- महारथ-मध्ये गणितः । तथैव च व्याख्यातं तत्र तैर् इति । अतः कुरुक्षेत्र-यात्रायाम् एव श्रीमद्-आनकदुन्दुभिना श्री-कुन्ती-देवीं प्रत्य् उक्तं -- कंस-प्रतापिताः सर्वे वयं याता दिशं दिशम् । एतर्ह्य् एव पुनः स्थानं दैवेनासादिताः स्वसः ॥ [भ्प् १०.८२.२१] इति । अतः प्रथम-दर्शनाद् एव द्रौपदी-श्री-कृष्ण-महिषीणां परस्पर- विवाह-प्रश्नोऽपि सङ्गच्छते । अत्र आगमिष्यत्य् अतिदीर्घेण कालेन व्रजम् अच्युतः [भ्प् १०.४६.३४] इत्य् आदिकम् अपि पद्यं सहायं भवेत् । प्रकृतम् अनुसरामः । अथ वृन्दावनं प्रस्थापितानाम् अपि तेषां पुनर् अपि निजादर्शनेन महा-सन्ताप-वृद्धिम् अतीवोत्कण्ठाभिः श्री-गोविन्दः सस्मार । याम् एव साक्षाद् दृष्टवान् परमोत्कण्ठः श्रीमद् उद्धवः । तम् अवसरं लब्धा प्रसावान्तरे गायन्ति -- गायन्ति ते विशद-कर्म गृहेषु देव्यो राज्ञां स्व-शत्रु-वधम् आत्म-विमोक्षणं च । गोप्यश् च कुञ्जर-पतेर् जनकात्मजायाः पित्रोश् च लब्ध-शरणो मुनयो वयं च ॥ [भ्प् १०.७१.९] इति व्यञ्जयामास । ततश् च राजसूय-समाप्त्य्-अनन्तरं शाल्व-दन्तवक्त्र-वधान्ते झटिति स्वयं गोकुलम् एव जगाम । तथा च पाद्मोत्तर-खण्डे गद्य-पद्यानि - अथ शिशुपालं निहतं श्रुत्वा दन्तवक्त्रः कृष्णेन योद्धुं मथुराम् आजगाम । कृष्णस् तु तच् छ्रुत्वा रथम् आरुह्य तेन योद्धुं मथुराम् आययौ । दन्तवक्त्र-वासुदेवयोर् अहोरात्रं मथुरा-पुर-द्वारि यमुना-तीरे सङ्ग्रामः समवर्तत कृष्णस् तु गदया तं जघान । स तु चूर्णित-सर्वाङ्गो वज्र-निर्भिन्न-महीधर इव गतासुर् अवनि-तले पपात । सोऽपि हरेः सायुज्यं योगि-गम्यं नित्यानन्दसुखं शाश्वतं परमं पदम् अवाप । इत्थं जय- विजयौ सनकादि-शाप-व्याजेन केवलं भगवतो लीलार्थं संसृताव् अवतीर्य जन्म-त्रये ऽपि तेनैव निहतौ जन्म-त्रयावसाने मुक्तिम् अवाप्तौ । कृष्णोऽपि तं हत्वा यमुनाम् उत्तीर्य नन्द-व्रजं गत्वा प्राक्तनौ पितराव् अभिवाद्य आश्वास्य ताभ्यां साश्रुकण्ठम् आलिङ्गितः सकल-गोप-वृद्धान् प्रणम्याश्वास्य रत्नाभरणादिभिस् तत्रस्थान् सन्तर्पयामास । कालिन्द्याः पुलिने रम्ये पुण्य-वृक्ष-समावृते । गोप-नारीभिर् अनिशं क्रीडयामास केशवः ॥ रम्य-केलि-सुखेनैव गोप-वेष-धरो हरिः । बद्ध-प्रेम-रसेनात्र मास-द्वयम् उवास ह ॥ [पद्मप् ६.२५२.१९-२७] इत्य् अत्रेदं ज्ञेयम् । दन्तवक्त्रस्य मथुरायाम् आगमनं राजसूयानन्तरम् इन्द्रप्रस्थे श्री-कृष्णावस्थानं ज्ञात्वा जरासन्ध-वधार्थं श्रीमद्- उद्धव-युक्ति-च्छायाम् अवलम्ब्य गदा-कुशलंमन्यत्वेनैकाकिनं द्वन्द्व-युद्धाय तम् आह्वयितुं तद् अर्थम् एव तद्-राष्ट्रं तद् उपद्रावयितुं च । पुनश् च द्वारका-गतं तं श्रुत्वा प्रस्थितस्य तस्य मथुरा-द्वार-गतेन सङ्गमः । यत्-स्थानम् अद्यापि द्वारका-दिग्-गतं दतिहेति प्रसिद्धं वर्तते । सर्वम् एतत् श्री-नारदस्य श्री-भगवद्-रथस्य च मनोमयत्वात् सम्भवति । अतः श्री-भागवतेनापि विरोधो नास्तीति अलं कल्प-भेद-कल्पनया । अतएव झटिति तस्य शाल्व-वध-श्रवणम् अपि तत्रोक्तं सम्पद्यते । तथा श्री-कृष्णस्य (पगे ९३) गोकुल-गमनं च श्री- भागवत-संमतम् एव - तास् तथा तप्यतीर् वीक्ष्य स्व-प्रस्थाने यदूत्तमः । सान्त्वयाम् आस स-प्रेमैर् आयास्य इति दौत्यकैः ॥ [भ्प् १०.३९.३५] इति । यात यूयं व्रजं तात वयं च स्नेह-दुःखितान् । ज्ञातीन् वो द्रष्टुम् एष्यामो विधाय सुहृदां सुखम् ॥ [भ्प् १०.४५.२३] इति । हत्वा कंसं रङ्ग-मध्ये प्रतीपं सर्व-सात्वताम् । यद् आह वः समागत्य कृष्णः सत्यं करोति तत् ॥ [भ्प् १०.४६.३५] इति । आगमिष्यत्य् अतिदीर्घेण कालेन व्रजम् अच्युतः । प्रियं विधास्यते पित्रोर् भगवान् सात्वतां पतिः ॥ [भ्प् १०.४६.३४] इति च । तस्य श्री-मुखेन भक्त-जन-मुखेन च बहुशः सङ्कल्पानाम् अन्यथानुपपत्तेः सत्य-सङ्कल्पः [मैत्रु १.१] इति हि श्रुतिः । ईश्वराणां वचः सत्यम् [भ्प् १०.३३.३१] इति स्वयं श्री-भागवतं च । न केवलम् एतावद् एव कारणं, तस्य व्रजागमनम् अपि स्फुटम् एवेत्य् आहुः -- यर्ह्य् अम्बुजाक्षापससार भो भवान् कुरून् मधून् वाथ सुहृद्- दिदृक्षया [भ्प् १.११.९] इति । अत्र मधून् मथुरां वेति व्याख्याय तदानीं तन्-मण्डले सुहृदो व्रजस्था एव प्रकटा इति तैर् अप्य् अभिमतम् । तत्र योग- प्रभावेन नीत्वा सर्व-जनं हरिः [भ्प् १०.५०.५१] इत्य् अत्र सर्व-शब्दात् । [थे वृ एदितिओन् हेरे अद्द्स्: बलभद्रः कुरु-श्रेष्ठ भगवान् रथम् आस्थितः । सुहृद्-दिदृक्षुर् उत्कण्ठः प्रययौ नन्द-गोकुलम् ॥ [भ्प् १०.६५.१] इत्य् अत्र प्रसिद्धत्वात् । वृ अद्दितिओन् एन्द्स्.] ॥ १.११ ॥ द्वारका-वासिनः श्री-भगवन्तम् ॥ १७४ ॥
[174] tad evaṃ śrī-kṛṣṇa-līlāspadatvena tāny eva sthānāni darśitāni | tac cāvadhāraṇaṃ śrī-kṛṣṇasya vibhutve sati vyabhicāri syāt | tatra samādhīyate teṣāṃ sthānānāṃ nitya-tal-līlāspadatvena śrūyamānatvāt tad-ādhāra-śakti- lakṣaṇa-svarūpa-vibhūtitvam avagamyate - sa bhagavaḥ kasmin pratiṣṭhita iti sve mahimni [ChāU 7.24.1] iti śruteḥ | sākṣād brahma-gopāla-purī [GTU 2.26] ity ādeś ca | tatas tatraivāvyavadhānena tasya līlā | anyeṣāṃ prākṛtatvāt na sākṣāt tat- sparśo'pi sambhavati dhāraṇa-śaktis tu natarām | yatra kvacid vā prakaṭa- līlāyāṃ tad-gamanādikaṃ śrūyate | tad api teṣām ādhāra-śakti-rūpāṇāṃ sthānānām āveśād eva mantavyam | vaikuṇṭhāntarasya tv aprākṛtatve'pi śrī-kṛṣṇa-vilāsāspadatākara-nija-yogyatā-viśeṣābhāvān na tādṛśatvam iti jñeyam | athāprakaṭa-prakaṭa-līlayoḥ samanvayas tv evaṃ vivecanīyaḥ | tatra yadyapi tasya (mantropāsanāmayy)-aprakaṭa-līlāyāṃ bālyādikam api vartate tathāpi (svārasika-līlāmaya-)kiśorākārasyaiva mukhyatvāt | tam āśrityaiva sarvaṃ pravartate iti prakaṭa-līlāpi tam āśrityaiva vaktavyā | yad vā dvārakāyām api mathurāyām api vṛndāvane'pi yugapad eka eva kiśorākṛtiḥ śrī- kṛṣṇākhyo bhagavān śrīmad-ānakadundubhi-vraja-rāja-nandana-rūpeṇa prāpañcika-lokāprakaṭaṃ nityam eva līlāyamāna āste | atha kadācit bhakti-yoga-vidhānārthaṃ kathaṃ paśyema hi striyaḥ [BhP 1.8.20] ity ādy-ukta-diśā saty apy ānusaṅgike bhū-bhāra-haraṇādike kārye, sveṣām ānanda-camatkāra-poṣāyaiva loke'smiṃs tad-rīti-sahayoga-camatkṛta-nija- janma-bālya-paugaṇḍa-kaiśorātmaka-laukika-līlāḥ prakaṭayan tad-arthaṃ prathamata evāvatārita-śrīmad-ānakadundubhi-gṛhe tad-vidha-yadu-vṛnda- saṃvalite svayam eva bāla-rūpeṇa prakaṭībhavati | atha ca tatra tatra sthāne vacana-jāta-siddha-nija-nityāvasthita-kaiśoraādi- vilāsa-sampādanāya tair eva prakāśāntareṇāprakaṭam api sthitaiḥ parikaraiḥ sākaṃ nija-prakāśāntareṇāprakaṭam api viharaty eva | atha śrīmad-ānakadundubhi-gṛhe'vatīrya ca tadvad eva prakāśāntareṇāprakaṭam api sthityaiva svayaṃ prakaṭībhūtasya sa-vraja-śrī- vraja-rājasya gṛhe'pi tadīyām anādita eva siddhāṃ sva-vātsalya-mādhurīṃ jāto'yaṃ nandayati | bālo'yaṃ riṅgati | paugaṇḍo'yaṃ vikrīḍatīty-ādi-sva- vilāsa-viśeṣaiḥ punaḥ punar navīkartuṃ samāyāti | tatra ca sakala-mādhurī- śiromaṇi-mañjarīm ākaiśora-bālya-keli-lakṣmīm ullāsya gokula-janān nitarām ātma-vaśīkṛtāntar-bahir-indriyāṇy āpadya punar api teṣāṃ samadhikām api prema-rddhiṃ saṃvardhayan | śrīmad ānakadundubhi- prabhṛtīn api nandayan bhūbhāra-rājanya-saṅgham api saṃharan mathurāyāṃ prayāti | tataś ca dvārakākhyaṃ sva-dhāma-viśeṣaṃ prakāśayituṃ samudraṃ gatvā tat-tal-līlā-mādhurīṃ pariveśayati | atha siddhāsu nijāpekṣitāsu tat-tal-līlāsu ca tatra tatra nitya- (page 91) siddham aprakaṭatvam evorīkṛtya tāv aprakaṭa-līlā-prakāśau prakaṭa-līlā- prakāśābhyām ekīkṛtya tathāvidha-tat-tan-nija-vṛndam apratyūham evānandayatīti | tatra pūrṇa-kaiśora-vyāpiny eva vraje prakaṭa-līlā jñeyā - kva cātisukumārāṅgau kiśorau nāpta-yauvanau [BhP 10.44.8] iti | nāsmatto yuvayos tāta nityotkaṇṭhitayor api | bālya-paugaṇḍa-kaiśorāḥ putrābhyām abhavan kvacit || [BhP 10.45.3] iti | manāṃsi tāsām aravinda-locanaḥ pragalbha-līlā-hasitāvalokaiḥ | jahāra matta-dviradendra-vikramo dṛśāṃ dadac chrī-ramaṇātmanotsavam || [BhP 10.41.27] ity api hi śrūyate | ataeva ekādaśa-samās tatra gūḍhārciḥ sabalo'vasad [BhP 3.2.26] ity atraikādaśa-samā vyāpya gūḍhārcir ity eṣa evārthaḥ | athavā ekādaśabhir eva samābhis tasya pūrṇa-kaiśoratvaṃ jñeyam | kālenālpena rājarṣe rāmaḥ kṛṣṇaś ca gokule | aghṛṣṭa-jānubhiḥ padbhir vicakramatur añjasā || [BhP 10.8.26] [Vṛ. reads here: gūḍhārcir iti | yathā gūḍhārciḥ kutrāpy agniḥ prāptaṃ prāptam indhanaṃ dahati, tathā gopa-līlāyā gūḍha-prabhāva eva san prāptaṃ prāptam asuraṃ dahann ity arthaḥ | ekādaśa-paryantaṃ gūḍhārciḥ | tataḥ paraṃ pañcadaśa-paryantaṃ prakaṭārcir iti sādhyāhāraṃ vyākhyānaṃ tv aghaṭamānaṃ ca | ekādaśābhyantare tat-tat-prabhāvasya madhye madhye prasṛtatvāt | [Vṛ. addition ends.] tad evaṃ sthite līlā-dvaya-samanvaye tv aprakaṭa-līlaikānubhāva-samanvayaś caivam anusandheyaḥ | prathamaṃ śrī-vṛndāvane tato dvārakā-mathurayor iti | sarva-prakaṭa-līlā-paryavasāne yugapad eva hi dvārakā-mathurayor līlā- dvayaikyaṃ mathurā-prakaṭa-līlāyā eva dvārakāyām anugamanāt | ataeva rukmiṇī-prabhṛtīnāṃ mathurāyām aprakaṭa-prakāśaḥ śrūyate | vṛndāvane tv iyaṃ prakriyāṃ viśiṣya likhyate | tatra prathamaṃ śrī-vṛndāvana-vāsināṃ tasya prāṇa-koṭi-nirmañchanīya-darśana-leśasya virahas tataḥ śrīmad- uddhava-dvārā sāntvanam | punaś ca pūrvavad eva teṣāṃ mahā-vyākulatāyā mudritāyāṃ śrī-baladeva-dvārāpi tathaiva samādhānam | atha punar api paramotkaṇṭhā-koṭi-visphuṭa-hṛdayānāṃ sūryoparāga- vrajyā-vyājayā tad-avalokana-kāmyayā kurukṣetra-gatānāṃ teṣāṃ gharmānte cātakānām iva nijāṅga-nava-ghana-saṅghāvaloka-dānena tādṛśa-saṃlāpa- mantra-garjitena ca punar jīvana-sañcāraṇam | atha dina-katipaya-sahavāsādinā ca tān atikṣīṇatarān annena durbhikṣa- duḥkhitān iva saṃtarpya taiḥ saha nija-vihāra-viśeṣaṇām ekam eva ramyam āspadaṃ śrī-vṛndāvanaṃ praty eva pūrvavat sambhāvitayā nijāgamanāśvāsa- vacana-racanayā prasthāpanam | sūryoparāga-yātrā tv iyaṃ dūrataḥ prastutāpi kaṃsa-vadhān nātibahusaṃvatsarān antarā śiśupāla-śālva-dantavaktra-vadhāt prāg eva jñeyā | śrī-baladeva-tīrtha-yātrā hi duryodhana-vadhaika-kālīnā | tasmin tasyāṃ kurukṣetram āgate khalu duryodhana-vadhaḥ | sā ca sūryoparāga-yātrāyāḥ pūrvaṃ paṭhitā | sūryoparāga-yātrā ca śrī-bhīṣma- droṇa-duryodhanādy-āgamana-mayīti | tatrāyaṃ kramaḥ - prathamaṃ sūryoparāga-yātrā | tataḥ śrī-yudhiṣṭhira- sabhā | tasyāṃ śiśupāla-vadhaḥ, tataḥ kuru-pāṇḍava-dyūtaṃ, tadaiva śālva- vadho vana-parvaṇi prasiddhaḥ | dantavaktra-vadhaś ca tataḥ | tataḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ vana-gamanaṃ, tataḥ śrī-baladevasya tīrtha-yātrā, tato duryodhana-vadha iti | tasmād uparāga-yātrā kaṃsa-vadhān nātikāla- vilambenābhavad iti lakṣyate | yat tu tasyām eva āste'niruddho rakṣāyāṃ (page 92) kṛtavarmā ca yūthapaḥ [BhP 10.82.6] iti | tad api śrī- pradyumnāniruddhayor alpa-kālād eva yauvana-prāptyā sambhavati | yathoktaṃ - nātidīrghena kālena sa kārṣṇo rūḍha-yauvanaḥ [BhP 10.55.9] iti | athavā aniruddha-nāmā kaścit kṛṣṇa-nandana eva yo daśamānte'ṣṭādaśa- mahāratha-madhye gaṇitaḥ | tathaiva ca vyākhyātaṃ tatra tair iti | ataḥ kurukṣetra-yātrāyām eva śrīmad-ānakadundubhinā śrī-kuntī-devīṃ praty uktaṃ -- kaṃsa-pratāpitāḥ sarve vayaṃ yātā diśaṃ diśam | etarhy eva punaḥ sthānaṃ daivenāsāditāḥ svasaḥ || [BhP 10.82.21] iti | ataḥ prathama-darśanād eva draupadī-śrī-kṛṣṇa-mahiṣīṇāṃ paraspara- vivāha-praśno'pi saṅgacchate | atra āgamiṣyaty atidīrgheṇa kālena vrajam acyutaḥ [BhP 10.46.34] ity ādikam api padyaṃ sahāyaṃ bhavet | prakṛtam anusarāmaḥ | atha vṛndāvanaṃ prasthāpitānām api teṣāṃ punar api nijādarśanena mahā-santāpa-vṛddhim atīvotkaṇṭhābhiḥ śrī-govindaḥ sasmāra | yām eva sākṣād dṛṣṭavān paramotkaṇṭhaḥ śrīmad uddhavaḥ | tam avasaraṃ labdhā prasāvāntare gāyanti -- gāyanti te viśada-karma gṛheṣu devyo rājñāṃ sva-śatru-vadham ātma-vimokṣaṇaṃ ca | gopyaś ca kuñjara-pater janakātmajāyāḥ pitroś ca labdha-śaraṇo munayo vayaṃ ca || [BhP 10.71.9] iti vyañjayāmāsa | tataś ca rājasūya-samāpty-anantaraṃ śālva-dantavaktra-vadhānte jhaṭiti svayaṃ gokulam eva jagāma | tathā ca pādmottara-khaṇḍe gadya-padyāni - atha śiśupālaṃ nihataṃ śrutvā dantavaktraḥ kṛṣṇena yoddhuṃ mathurām ājagāma | kṛṣṇas tu tac chrutvā ratham āruhya tena yoddhuṃ mathurām āyayau | dantavaktra-vāsudevayor ahorātraṃ mathurā-pura-dvāri yamunā-tīre saṅgrāmaḥ samavartata kṛṣṇas tu gadayā taṃ jaghāna | sa tu cūrṇita-sarvāṅgo vajra-nirbhinna-mahīdhara iva gatāsur avani-tale papāta | so'pi hareḥ sāyujyaṃ yogi-gamyaṃ nityānandasukhaṃ śāśvataṃ paramaṃ padam avāpa | itthaṃ jaya- vijayau sanakādi-śāpa-vyājena kevalaṃ bhagavato līlārthaṃ saṃsṛtāv avatīrya janma-traye 'pi tenaiva nihatau janma-trayāvasāne muktim avāptau | kṛṣṇo'pi taṃ hatvā yamunām uttīrya nanda-vrajaṃ gatvā prāktanau pitarāv abhivādya āśvāsya tābhyāṃ sāśrukaṇṭham āliṅgitaḥ sakala-gopa-vṛddhān praṇamyāśvāsya ratnābharaṇādibhis tatrasthān santarpayāmāsa | kālindyāḥ puline ramye puṇya-vṛkṣa-samāvṛte | gopa-nārībhir aniśaṃ krīḍayāmāsa keśavaḥ || ramya-keli-sukhenaiva gopa-veṣa-dharo hariḥ | baddha-prema-rasenātra māsa-dvayam uvāsa ha || [PadmaP 6.252.19-27] ity atredaṃ jñeyam | dantavaktrasya mathurāyām āgamanaṃ rājasūyānantaram indraprasthe śrī-kṛṣṇāvasthānaṃ jñātvā jarāsandha-vadhārthaṃ śrīmad- uddhava-yukti-cchāyām avalambya gadā-kuśalaṃmanyatvenaikākinaṃ dvandva-yuddhāya tam āhvayituṃ tad artham eva tad-rāṣṭraṃ tad upadrāvayituṃ ca | punaś ca dvārakā-gataṃ taṃ śrutvā prasthitasya tasya mathurā-dvāra-gatena saṅgamaḥ | yat-sthānam adyāpi dvārakā-dig-gataṃ datiheti prasiddhaṃ vartate | sarvam etat śrī-nāradasya śrī-bhagavad-rathasya ca manomayatvāt sambhavati | ataḥ śrī-bhāgavatenāpi virodho nāstīti alaṃ kalpa-bheda-kalpanayā | ataeva jhaṭiti tasya śālva-vadha-śravaṇam api tatroktaṃ sampadyate | tathā śrī-kṛṣṇasya (page 93) gokula-gamanaṃ ca śrī- bhāgavata-saṃmatam eva - tās tathā tapyatīr vīkṣya sva-prasthāne yadūttamaḥ | sāntvayām āsa sa-premair āyāsya iti dautyakaiḥ || [BhP 10.39.35] iti | yāta yūyaṃ vrajaṃ tāta vayaṃ ca sneha-duḥkhitān | jñātīn vo draṣṭum eṣyāmo vidhāya suhṛdāṃ sukham || [BhP 10.45.23] iti | hatvā kaṃsaṃ raṅga-madhye pratīpaṃ sarva-sātvatām | yad āha vaḥ samāgatya kṛṣṇaḥ satyaṃ karoti tat || [BhP 10.46.35] iti | āgamiṣyaty atidīrgheṇa kālena vrajam acyutaḥ | priyaṃ vidhāsyate pitror bhagavān sātvatāṃ patiḥ || [BhP 10.46.34] iti ca | tasya śrī-mukhena bhakta-jana-mukhena ca bahuśaḥ saṅkalpānām anyathānupapatteḥ satya-saṅkalpaḥ [MaitrU 1.1] iti hi śrutiḥ | īśvarāṇāṃ vacaḥ satyam [BhP 10.33.31] iti svayaṃ śrī-bhāgavataṃ ca | na kevalam etāvad eva kāraṇaṃ, tasya vrajāgamanam api sphuṭam evety āhuḥ -- yarhy ambujākṣāpasasāra bho bhavān kurūn madhūn vātha suhṛd- didṛkṣayā [BhP 1.11.9] iti | atra madhūn mathurāṃ veti vyākhyāya tadānīṃ tan-maṇḍale suhṛdo vrajasthā eva prakaṭā iti tair apy abhimatam | tatra yoga- prabhāvena nītvā sarva-janaṃ hariḥ [BhP 10.50.51] ity atra sarva-śabdāt | [The Vṛ edition here adds: balabhadraḥ kuru-śreṣṭha bhagavān ratham āsthitaḥ | suhṛd-didṛkṣur utkaṇṭhaḥ prayayau nanda-gokulam || [BhP 10.65.1] ity atra prasiddhatvāt | Vṛ addition ends.] || 1.11 || dvārakā-vāsinaḥ śrī-bhagavantam || 174 ||
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English witness · section(s) 175
Anuccheda 175
1 That Sri Krsna visited Vrndavana after the killing of Dantavakra is confirmed by these verses of Srimad Bhagavatam, and also by the following verse (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.45.23), where Lord Krsna (just after killing King Kamsa) says to Nanda Maharaja and Yasoda-devi: “My dear father and mother, I know you will be feeling separation by returning to Vrndavana and leaving us here, but please rest assured that I will be coming back to Vrndavana just after giving some satisfaction to My real father and mother, Vasudeva and Devaki, My grandfather and other relatives and family members.”* 2 That meeting of Lord Krsna with the residents of Vrndavana at the holy place of Kuruksetra occurred before His visit to Vrndavana and also before the killing of Dantavakra is confirmed by the following words spoken by Lord Krsna to the gopis during their meeting at Kuruksetra (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.82.41): “My dear friends, you know that Lord Balarama and Myself left Vrndavana just to please our relatives and family members. Thus we were long engaged in fighting with our enemies, and were obliged to forget you, who were so much attached to Me in love and affection. I can understand that by this action I have been ungrateful to you, but still I know you are faithful to Me. May I inquire if you have been thinking of Us although We had to leave you behind? My dear gopis do you now dislike remembering Me, considering Me to have become unfaithful to you? Do you take My misbehaviour with you very seriously?”* Lord Krsna did not want to return to Vrndavana until after most of the important demons had been killed. After Dantavakra was killed, however, He considered that most of the demons had already been dispatched, and He could then return to Vrndavana for a visit. 3 Lord Krsna then returned to Vrndavana and enjoyed manifest pastimes with the devotees there for two months. When Lord Krsna became aware that the inhabitants of Vrndavana were very anxious about the possibility of being again separated from, He reassured them, telling them that He would never be separated from them. He remained in Vrndavana with them in His aprakata form, invisible to the eyes of ordinary conditioned souls, and He fulfilled their earnest desire to have His association constantly. At the same time in His prakata form He left Vrndavana and returned again to Dvaraka. Lord Krsna’s eternal aprakata presence in Vrndavana in the spiritual world (Goloka) is described in the following verse from Srimad Bhagavatam (10.28.18): “All the cowherd men saw Krsna, who was being worshipped with excellent prayers on the Goloka Vrndavana planet.” 4 After Lord Krsna’s two month visit to Vrndavana He brought all the residents of Vrndavana back to Goloka Vrndavana in the spiritual world. This is confirmed in the following prose passage from the Padma Purana, Uttara-khanda (which immediately follows the passage quoted in Anuccheda 175, texts 23-24): “Then, by Lord Krsna’s mercy, Nanda Maharaja, and all the cowherd men of Vraja, along with all their wives, children, cows, and other domestic animals, as well as all the deer and other wild animals in the Vrndavana forest, and every living entity in Vrndavana, all manifested eternal spiritual forms and boarding transcendental airplanes, travelled to Goloka Vrndavana, the highest planet in the spiritual sky. Lord Krsna thus gave to His friends eternal residence in His own abode, which is free from all imperfection. After this Lord Krsna, who was being glorified by the demigods in the upper material planets, entered Dvaraka and continued His manifest pastimes within the material world.” 5 The phrase ‘nandadayah dara-sahitah’ in this passage means that Nanda Maharaja, Krsna, Yasoda-devi, and all the cowherd men, boys, and gopis went to Goloka Vrndavana. Krsna remained with them, appearing as the youthful son of Maharaja Nanda and all the residents of Vrndavana became unaware that Krsna had ever gone to Mathura, or that they had ever been separated from Him. 6 The phrase ‘vasudeva-prasadena divya-rupa-dharah’ means that by Lord Krsna’s causeless transcendental mercy the residents of Vrndavana manifested wonderful and blissful spiritual forms. 7 The phrase beginning with the word ‘vimanarudhah’ means that they travelled on transcendental airplanes to the highest spiritual planet, Goloka Vrndavana. 8 The phrase beginning with the words ‘krsno pi tam hatva yamunam uttirya’ means that after killing Dantavakra, Lord Krsna crossed to the other side of the Yamuna and entered Vrndavana. He enjoyed pastimes with the residents of Vrndavana, who found their life in Vrndavana unbearable because of separation from Him. 9 Someone may raise the objection: If previously (Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 28) Lord Krsna had shown the highest planet in the spiritual world (goloka) to the cowherd men in Vrndavana and thus revealed that the Vrndavana of this earth planet is in truth non different from the Goloka Vrndavana in the spiritual world, then why did He take them to the Goloka Vrndavana in the spiritual world, if the earthly Vrndavana and the Goloka Vrndavana planet are actually identical? There is an adage “Why should one go to a mountain in search of honey, if honey is easily available nearby?” According to this understanding, therefore, there is no reason for Lord Krsna to transfer the residents of Vrndavana to the Goloka planet, because they are actually already living there. The answer to this objection follows: In the tenth Canto, 28th chapter of Srimad Bhagavatam, Lord Krsna reveals His aprakata (invisible to the eyes of ordinary conditioned souls) presence in Vrndavana. In the spiritual world (goloka), Lord Krsna, His associates, and His pastimes are all aprakata (invisible to the conditioned souls), whereas in the Lord’s pastimes in the earthly Vrndavana, these are all prakata (visible to the conditioned souls). Therefore when this passage says that the Lord travelled to Goloka Vrndavana with His associates, the primary understanding is that the Lord remained with them in His aprakata (invisible to the conditioned souls) form. These aprakata pastimes are known as the pastimes of Goloka Vrndavana, the highest planet in the spiritual world. Many scriptural passages confirm this explanation of the Lord’s eternal pastimes in the Goloka Vrndavana planet. 10 The words ‘dvaravatim vivesa’ (and then the Lord entered Dvaraka) at the end of the prose passage from the Padma Purana, Uttara-khanda (quoted in Anuccheda 176, text 4) may be explained in the following way: Lord Krsna and the members of the Yadu dynasty left Dvaraka to kill Salva. After Salva was killed, the Yadavas waited for Lord Krsna to return without him. Therefore, after the killing of Salva, Lord Krsna entered Dvaraka, along with all the members of the Yadu dynasty. This description follows the account given in Srimad Bhagavatam. Although the Yadavas waited for two months for Lord Krsna to return from Vrndavana, the two months seemed to them to be only a few moments. A similar contraction of time was experienced by the Vrndavana cowherd boys stolen by Lord Brahma. This is described in the following words of Srimad Bhagavatam (10.14.43): “Although they had been absent for an entire year, the cowherd boys thought that year to be as long as half a moment.” 11 That Lord Krsna returned to Vrndavana after killing Kamsa, Salva, and Dantavakra is alluded to in many verses that describe the worship of Lord Krsna as the master of Vrndavana and the killed of Kamsa. That both descriptions are found in the same verses confirms the explanation that Lord Krsna returned to Vrndavana after killing Kamsa. Examples of this may be found in the following statements of the Baudhayana-sastra: “O Lord Govinda, O Supreme Personality of Godhead who is worshipped by Lord Indra, the king of the demigods, O Lord who killed Kamsa, and who is very dear to the gopis.” “O Lord Govinda, O Supreme Controller, O killer of Kamsa, O Lord who is very dear to the gopis.”
Srila Jiva Gosvami’s Sri Krsna-sandarbha An Essay on Lord Krsna Volume Six
12 When Lord Krsna explained to the gopis that they would again meet Him, this should be taken as a prediction of His return to Vrndavana. The following verses may be taken as examples of this prediction: “My dear gopis, by constantly remembering Me, you will quickly attain My association.”* Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.36 “O My dear damsels of Vraja, your affection for Me is your good fortune, for it is the only means by which you have attained My favour.”* Srimad Bhagavatam 10.82.44 13 That the gopis were again to attain Lord Krsna’s association is also confirmed by the following statement of Srimad Bhagavatam (10.83.1): “Lord Krsna is the spiritual master and ultimate destination which was to be attained by the gopis.”* 14 Although the greatly elevated gopis were extremely dear to Lord Krsna from the very first time they met Him, they still were separated from Him for a certain time. Their reunion with Him and the end of their separation from Him is alluded to in the following verses of Srimad Bhagavatam (11.12.8, and 11.12.10 and 11.12.11): “All the inhabitants of Vrndavana, including the gopis, cows, unmoving creatures, the twin arjuna trees, animals, living entities with stunted consciousness, bushes and thickets and snakes like Kaliya all achieved the perfection of life by unalloyed love for Me and thus very easily achieved Me.”*** 15 “The residents of Vrndavana headed by the gopis were always completely attached to Me with deepest love. Thus when I, along with My brother Balarama, was brought to Mathura City by My uncle Akrura, the residents of Vrndavana suffered extreme mental distress due to separation from Me, and could not find any other source of happiness in their lives.”*** 16 “Dear Uddhava, all of those nights which the gopis spent with Me, their most dearly beloved, in the land of Vrndavana, seemed to them to pass in less than a moment. Bereft of My association, however, those same nights appeared to the gopis to drag on forever, as if each night were equal to a day of Brahma.”*** 17 We may note that in these verses the verbs ‘dadrsuh’ (saw) and ‘babhuvuh’ (became) are in the past tense. Using the past-tense, these verses describe the gopis’ unhappiness because of separation from Krsna and their experiencing a single night to be as long as a day of Brahma because of Lord Krsna’s absence. Because these activities are described in the past, we may conclude that they are no longer happening at the time Lord Krsna spoke these verses to Uddhava. At that time the gopis’ separation from Lord Krsna had ended, and they were continually enjoying pastimes with Him in His aprakata form.
Kṛṣṇa · Sanskrit §175 · English §176
Source[१७५] तद् एतद्-आगमनं दन्तवक्त्र-वधानन्तरम् एव श्री-भागवत-सम्मतं, यतः ज्ञातीन् वो द्रष्टुम् एष्यामो विधाय सुहृदां सुखम् [भ्प् १०.४५.२३] इति कंस-वधान्ते - अपि स्मरथ नः सख्यः स्वानाम् अर्थ-चिकीर्षया । गतांश् चिरायिताञ् छत्रु- पक्ष-क्षपण-चेतसः ॥ [भ्प् १०.८२.४१] इति कुरुक्षेत्र-यात्रायां च श्री-भगवद्-वाक्येन तद्-आगमने दन्तवक्त्र- वधान्तं तच्-छत्रु-पक्ष-क्षपण-लक्षणं सुखादानम् एवापेक्षितम् आसीत् । तद् एवं मास-द्वयं प्रकटं क्रीडित्वा श्री-कृष्णोऽपि तान् आत्म- विरहार्ति-भय-पीडितान् अवधाय पुनर् एव माभूद् इति भू-भार-हरणादि- प्रयोजन-रूपेण निज-प्रिय-जन-सङ्गमान्तरायेण संवलित-प्रायां प्रकट-लीलां तल्-लीला-बहिरङ्गेणापरेण जनेन दुर्वेद्यतया तद्-अन्तराय- सम्भावना-लेश-रहितया तया निज-सन्तता-प्रकट-लीलयैकीकृत्य पूर्वोक्ताप्रकट-लीलावकाश-रूपं श्री-वृन्दावनस्यैव प्रकाश-विशेषं, तेभ्यः कृष्णं च तत्र छन्दोभिः स्तूयमानम् [भ्प् १०.२८.१८] इत्य् आद्य्-उक्त- दिशा स्वेन नाथेन स-नाथं श्री-गोकुलाख्यं पदम् आविर्भावयामास । एकेन प्रकाशेन च द्वारवतीं च जगामेति । तथा पाद्मोत्तर-खण्ड एव तद्-अनन्तरं गद्यम् - अथ तत्रस्था नन्दादयः सर्वे जनाः पुत्र-दार-सहिताः पशु-पक्षि- मृगादयश् च वासुदेव-प्रसादेन दिव्य-रूप-धरा विमानम् आरूढा परम-वैकुण्ठ-लोकम् अवापुर् इति । कृष्णस् तु नन्द-गोप-व्रजौकसां सर्वेषां परमं निरामयं स्व-पदं दत्त्वा दिवि देव-गणैः संस्तूयमानो द्वारवतीं विवेश ॥ [पद्मप् ६.२५२.२८-२९] इति च । इत्थं माथुर-हरि-वंशेऽपि प्रसिद्धिर् अस्तीति श्रूयते । तत्र नन्दादयः पुत्र-दार-सहिताः इत्य् अनेन पुत्राः श्री-कृष्णादयः । दाराः श्री-यशोदादय इति लब्धे पुत्रादि-रूपैर् एव श्री-कृष्णादिभिः सह तत्-प्राप्तेः कथनात् । प्रकाशान्तरेण तत्र तेषां स्थितिश् च तैर् अपि नावगतेति (पगे ९४) लभ्यते । वासुदेव-प्रसादेनाकस्मात् आगमन-रूपेण परम-प्रसादेन दिव्य-रूप- धरास् तदानन्दोत्फुल्लतया पूर्वतोऽप्य् आश्चर्य-रूपाविर्भावं गता इत्य् अर्थः । विमानम् आरूढा इति गोलोकस्य सर्वोपरि-स्थिति-दृष्ट्य्-अपेक्षया वस्तुतस् त्व् अयम् अभिसन्धिः । कृष्णोऽपि तं हत्वा यमुनाम् उत्तीर्य इति गद्यानुसारेण यमुनाया उत्तर-पारे एव व्रज-वासस् तदानीम् इत्य् अवगम्यते । स च तेषां वृन्दावन-दर्शनाक्षमतया एव तत्-परित्यागेन तत्र गतत्वात् । ततश् च विमान-शिरोमणिना स्वेनैव रथेन पुनः तस्याः दक्षिण-पार-प्रापण-पूर्वकं श्रीमद्-गोपेभ्यः श्री-वृन्दावन एव पूर्वं गोलोकतया दर्शिते तत्-प्रकाश-विशेष एव निगूढं निवेशनं वैकुण्ठावाप्तिर् इति । अक्के चेन् मधु विन्देत किम् अर्थं पर्वतं व्रजेद् इति न्यायेन । समीपार्थेऽव्ययम् अक्के-शब्दः । न वेद स्वां गतिं भ्रमन्न् [भ्प् १०.२८.१४] इति वदता श्री-भगवता तेषां गतित्वेनापि विभावितोऽसौ लोकः । तस्माद् वृन्दावने निगूढ-प्रवेश एव समञ्जसः । अत्र वृन्दावन-नित्य- लीला-वाक्य-वृन्दं चाधिकम् अप्य् अस्ति प्रमाणम् । [वृ अद्द्स्] एवम् एव श्री-गर्ग-वाक्यं कृतार्थं स्यात् - एष वः श्रेय आधास्यद् गोप-गोकुल-नन्दनः । अनेन सर्व-दुर्गाणि यूयम् अञ्जस् तरिष्यथ ॥ [भ्प् १०.८.१६] इति । [वृ अद्दितिओन् एन्द्स्.] अथ गद्यान्ते द्वारवतीं विवेश इति च शाल्व-वधार्थं निर्गतैः श्री- भगवत्-प्रत्यागमनं प्रतीक्षमाणैः यादवैः सहैवेति श्री- भागवतवद् एव लभ्यते । तं विना स्वयं गृह-प्रवेशानौचित्यात् । क्षणार्धं मेनिरेऽर्भकाः [भ्प् १०.१४.४३] इतिवद् अल्प-काल-भावनेन वा । तद् एवं पुनः श्री-गोकुलागमनाभि-प्रायेणैव श्री-वृन्दावन- नाथोपसना-मन्त्रे निहत-कंसत्वेन तद्-विशेषणं दत्तम् । यथा बोधायनोक्तेः -गोविन्दं मनसा ध्यायेद् गवां मध्ये स्थितं शुभम् इति ध्यानानन्तरं, गोविन्दं गोपी-जन-वल्लभेश कंसासुर-घ्न त्रिदशेन्द्र- वन्द्य इत्य् आदि । अन्यत्र च गोविन्द गोपी-जन-वल्लभेश विध्वस्त-कंस इत्य् आदि । [वृ अद्द्स्] एवम् एव गौतमीये श्रीमद्-दशाक्षरोपासनायां वैश्य-विशेस- गोपाल-लीलाय तस्मै यज्ञ-सूत्र-समर्पणं विहितं - यज्ञ-सूत्रं ततो दद्याद् अथवा स्वर्ण-निर्मितम् । [वृ अद्दितिओन् एन्द्स्.] इत्थम् एव पुनः प्राप्त्य्-अभिप्रायेणोक्तम् - अनुस्मरन्त्यो मां नित्यम् अचिरान् माम् उपैष्यथ [भ्प् १०.४७.३६] इति, दिष्ट्या यद् आसीन् मत्-स्नेहो भवतीनां मद्-आपनः [भ्प् १०.८२.४४] इति । अथानुगृह्य भगवान् गोपीनां स गुरुर् गतिः [भ्प् १०.८३.१] इति च । तथैव केवलेन हि भावेन [भ्प् ११.१२.८] इत्य्-आदि-पद्य- द्वय-कृतेन साधक-चरीणां गोपीनां प्रथमं तत्-प्राप्ति-प्रस्तावेन नित्य-प्रेयसीनाम् अपि तन्-महा-वियोगानन्तर-प्राप्तिं तस्य वियोगस्यातीतत्व- निर्देशाद् द्रढयति द्वाभ्याम् -- रामेण सार्धं मथुरां प्रणीते श्वाफल्किना मय्य् अनुरक्त-चित्ताः । विगाढ-भावेन न मे वियोग- तीव्राधयो ऽन्यं ददृशुः सुखाय ॥ तास् ताः क्षपाः प्रेष्ठतमेन नीता मयैव वृन्दावन-गोचरेण । क्षणार्ध-वत् ताः पुनर् अङ्ग तासां हीना मया कल्प-समा बभूवुः ॥ [भ्प् ११.१२.१०-११] अत्र विगाढ-भावेन वियोग-तीव्राधयः सत्यो मत्तोऽन्यं निज-सख्य्-आदिकम् अपि न सुखाय ददृशुः । ततश् चाधुना तु सुखाय पश्यन्तीति वियोगो नास्तीत्य् अर्थः । एवं तास् ताः (पगे ९५) क्षपाः मया हीनाः सत्यः कल्प-समा बभूवुर् अधुना तु तादृश्यो न भवन्तीति नास्त्य् एव वियोग इत्य् अर्थः । [वृ अद्द्स्] पूर्वं त्व् एतम् एवोद्धवं प्रति - मयि ताः प्रेयसां प्रेष्ठे दूर-स्थे गोकुल-स्त्रियः । स्मरन्त्यो ऽङ्ग विमुह्यन्ति विरहौत्कण्ठ्य-विह्वलाः ॥ धारयन्त्य् अति-कृच्छ्रेण प्रायः प्राणान् कथञ्चन । प्रत्यागमन-सन्देशैर् बल्लव्यो मे मद्-आत्मिकाः ॥ [भ्प् १०.४६.५-६] इत्य् अत्र वर्तमान-प्रयोग एव कृत इति सोऽयम् अर्थः स्पष्ट एव प्रतिपत्तव्यः । [वृ अद्दितिओन् एन्द्स्.]
[175] tad etad-āgamanaṃ dantavaktra-vadhānantaram eva śrī-bhāgavata-sammataṃ, yataḥ jñātīn vo draṣṭum eṣyāmo vidhāya suhṛdāṃ sukham [BhP 10.45.23] iti kaṃsa-vadhānte - api smaratha naḥ sakhyaḥ svānām artha-cikīrṣayā | gatāṃś cirāyitāñ chatru- pakṣa-kṣapaṇa-cetasaḥ || [BhP 10.82.41] iti kurukṣetra-yātrāyāṃ ca śrī-bhagavad-vākyena tad-āgamane dantavaktra- vadhāntaṃ tac-chatru-pakṣa-kṣapaṇa-lakṣaṇaṃ sukhādānam evāpekṣitam āsīt | tad evaṃ māsa-dvayaṃ prakaṭaṃ krīḍitvā śrī-kṛṣṇo'pi tān ātma- virahārti-bhaya-pīḍitān avadhāya punar eva mābhūd iti bhū-bhāra-haraṇādi- prayojana-rūpeṇa nija-priya-jana-saṅgamāntarāyeṇa saṃvalita-prāyāṃ prakaṭa-līlāṃ tal-līlā-bahiraṅgeṇāpareṇa janena durvedyatayā tad-antarāya- sambhāvanā-leśa-rahitayā tayā nija-santatā-prakaṭa-līlayaikīkṛtya pūrvoktāprakaṭa-līlāvakāśa-rūpaṃ śrī-vṛndāvanasyaiva prakāśa-viśeṣaṃ, tebhyaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ ca tatra chandobhiḥ stūyamānam [BhP 10.28.18] ity ādy-ukta- diśā svena nāthena sa-nāthaṃ śrī-gokulākhyaṃ padam āvirbhāvayāmāsa | ekena prakāśena ca dvāravatīṃ ca jagāmeti | tathā pādmottara-khaṇḍa eva tad-anantaraṃ gadyam - atha tatrasthā nandādayaḥ sarve janāḥ putra-dāra-sahitāḥ paśu-pakṣi- mṛgādayaś ca vāsudeva-prasādena divya-rūpa-dharā vimānam ārūḍhā parama-vaikuṇṭha-lokam avāpur iti | kṛṣṇas tu nanda-gopa-vrajaukasāṃ sarveṣāṃ paramaṃ nirāmayaṃ sva-padaṃ dattvā divi deva-gaṇaiḥ saṃstūyamāno dvāravatīṃ viveśa || [PadmaP 6.252.28-29] iti ca | itthaṃ māthura-hari-vaṃśe'pi prasiddhir astīti śrūyate | tatra nandādayaḥ putra-dāra-sahitāḥ ity anena putrāḥ śrī-kṛṣṇādayaḥ | dārāḥ śrī-yaśodādaya iti labdhe putrādi-rūpair eva śrī-kṛṣṇādibhiḥ saha tat-prāpteḥ kathanāt | prakāśāntareṇa tatra teṣāṃ sthitiś ca tair api nāvagateti (page 94) labhyate | vāsudeva-prasādenākasmāt āgamana-rūpeṇa parama-prasādena divya-rūpa- dharās tadānandotphullatayā pūrvato'py āścarya-rūpāvirbhāvaṃ gatā ity arthaḥ | vimānam ārūḍhā iti golokasya sarvopari-sthiti-dṛṣṭy-apekṣayā vastutas tv ayam abhisandhiḥ | kṛṣṇo'pi taṃ hatvā yamunām uttīrya iti gadyānusāreṇa yamunāyā uttara-pāre eva vraja-vāsas tadānīm ity avagamyate | sa ca teṣāṃ vṛndāvana-darśanākṣamatayā eva tat-parityāgena tatra gatatvāt | tataś ca vimāna-śiromaṇinā svenaiva rathena punaḥ tasyāḥ dakṣiṇa-pāra-prāpaṇa-pūrvakaṃ śrīmad-gopebhyaḥ śrī-vṛndāvana eva pūrvaṃ golokatayā darśite tat-prakāśa-viśeṣa eva nigūḍhaṃ niveśanaṃ vaikuṇṭhāvāptir iti | akke cen madhu vindeta kim arthaṃ parvataṃ vrajed iti nyāyena | samīpārthe'vyayam akke-śabdaḥ | na veda svāṃ gatiṃ bhramann [BhP 10.28.14] iti vadatā śrī-bhagavatā teṣāṃ gatitvenāpi vibhāvito'sau lokaḥ | tasmād vṛndāvane nigūḍha-praveśa eva samañjasaḥ | atra vṛndāvana-nitya- līlā-vākya-vṛndaṃ cādhikam apy asti pramāṇam | [Vṛ adds] evam eva śrī-garga-vākyaṃ kṛtārthaṃ syāt - eṣa vaḥ śreya ādhāsyad gopa-gokula-nandanaḥ | anena sarva-durgāṇi yūyam añjas tariṣyatha || [BhP 10.8.16] iti | [Vṛ addition ends.] atha gadyānte dvāravatīṃ viveśa iti ca śālva-vadhārthaṃ nirgataiḥ śrī- bhagavat-pratyāgamanaṃ pratīkṣamāṇaiḥ yādavaiḥ sahaiveti śrī- bhāgavatavad eva labhyate | taṃ vinā svayaṃ gṛha-praveśānaucityāt | kṣaṇārdhaṃ menire'rbhakāḥ [BhP 10.14.43] itivad alpa-kāla-bhāvanena vā | tad evaṃ punaḥ śrī-gokulāgamanābhi-prāyeṇaiva śrī-vṛndāvana- nāthopasanā-mantre nihata-kaṃsatvena tad-viśeṣaṇaṃ dattam | yathā bodhāyanokteḥ -govindaṃ manasā dhyāyed gavāṃ madhye sthitaṃ śubham iti dhyānānantaraṃ, govindaṃ gopī-jana-vallabheśa kaṃsāsura-ghna tridaśendra- vandya ity ādi | anyatra ca govinda gopī-jana-vallabheśa vidhvasta-kaṃsa ity ādi | [Vṛ adds] evam eva gautamīye śrīmad-daśākṣaropāsanāyāṃ vaiśya-viśesa- gopāla-līlāya tasmai yajña-sūtra-samarpaṇaṃ vihitaṃ - yajña-sūtraṃ tato dadyād athavā svarṇa-nirmitam | [Vṛ addition ends.] ittham eva punaḥ prāpty-abhiprāyeṇoktam - anusmarantyo māṃ nityam acirān mām upaiṣyatha [BhP 10.47.36] iti, diṣṭyā yad āsīn mat-sneho bhavatīnāṃ mad-āpanaḥ [BhP 10.82.44] iti | athānugṛhya bhagavān gopīnāṃ sa gurur gatiḥ [BhP 10.83.1] iti ca | tathaiva kevalena hi bhāvena [BhP 11.12.8] ity-ādi-padya- dvaya-kṛtena sādhaka-carīṇāṃ gopīnāṃ prathamaṃ tat-prāpti-prastāvena nitya-preyasīnām api tan-mahā-viyogānantara-prāptiṃ tasya viyogasyātītatva- nirdeśād draḍhayati dvābhyām -- rāmeṇa sārdhaṃ mathurāṃ praṇīte śvāphalkinā mayy anurakta-cittāḥ | vigāḍha-bhāvena na me viyoga- tīvrādhayo 'nyaṃ dadṛśuḥ sukhāya || tās tāḥ kṣapāḥ preṣṭhatamena nītā mayaiva vṛndāvana-gocareṇa | kṣaṇārdha-vat tāḥ punar aṅga tāsāṃ hīnā mayā kalpa-samā babhūvuḥ || [BhP 11.12.10-11] atra vigāḍha-bhāvena viyoga-tīvrādhayaḥ satyo matto'nyaṃ nija-sakhy-ādikam api na sukhāya dadṛśuḥ | tataś cādhunā tu sukhāya paśyantīti viyogo nāstīty arthaḥ | evaṃ tās tāḥ (page 95) kṣapāḥ mayā hīnāḥ satyaḥ kalpa-samā babhūvur adhunā tu tādṛśyo na bhavantīti nāsty eva viyoga ity arthaḥ | [Vṛ adds] pūrvaṃ tv etam evoddhavaṃ prati - mayi tāḥ preyasāṃ preṣṭhe dūra-sthe gokula-striyaḥ | smarantyo 'ṅga vimuhyanti virahautkaṇṭhya-vihvalāḥ || dhārayanty ati-kṛcchreṇa prāyaḥ prāṇān kathañcana | pratyāgamana-sandeśair ballavyo me mad-ātmikāḥ || [BhP 10.46.5-6] ity atra vartamāna-prayoga eva kṛta iti so'yam arthaḥ spaṣṭa eva pratipattavyaḥ | [Vṛ addition ends.]
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English witness · section(s) 176
Anuccheda 176
1 The Lord’s presence in His prakata (visible to the conditioned souls) and aprakata (invisible to the conditioned souls) forms is ultimate one. There is no real distinction between prakata and aprakata. Always engaged in ecstatic meditation on Lord Krsna and perceiving Him in His aprakata form, the gopis forgot even about their own names and forms. This is described in the following verse of Srimad Bhagavatam (11.12.12) where Lord Krsna says: “My dear Uddhava, just as the great sages in yoga trance merge into self-realisation like rivers merging into the ocean, and are thus not aware of material names and forms, similarly the gopis of Vrndavana were so completely attached to Me within their minds that they could not think of their bodies, nor of this world, nor of their future lives. Their entire consciousness was simply bound up in Me.”*** 2 In this verse Lord Krsna describes the gopis’ ecstatic love for Him in the mood of separation. Having gotten the blissful opportunity to again see Lord Krsna and associate with Him, the gopis became absorbed in continuously thinking of Him. This continuous thought of Lord Krsna absorbed all their attention, and eventually they could no longer think of who they were of what their possession or status was. They could not understand if they were only remembering Lord Krsna (aprakata) or whether Lord Krsna was actually present before them (prakata), they were so intently meditating upon Him. 3 The gopis were unable to make any distinction between the names and forms (nama-rupe) in the Lord’s prakata and aprakata pastimes. In both prakata and aprakata pastimes the Lord manifests the same form and His associates are also the same, He and His associates have the same names and forms, and the pastimes are also the same. Actually prakata and aprakata are the same, except that when the Lord and His pastimes are visible to the conditioned souls they are called prakata, and when they are not seen by the conditioned souls, they are called aprakata. We may also note in this connection that the phrase ‘pravista iva’ (as if they had entered) indicates that the prakata and aprakata pastimes of the Lord did not merge together and become one series of pastimes. The prakata and aprakata pastimes were always identical, even from the very beginning, and therefore it is not possible for them to join together, for they never had been separate. For this reason, Lord Krsna said ‘as if they had become one’. We may also note that the word ‘nama-rupe’ is a samahara-dvandva-samasa (names and forms). 4 In order to explain that the names and forms of the Lord and His devotees are the same in both prakata and aprakata pastimes, Lord Krsna gives the following example: ‘yatha samadhau munayah’ (just as great sages in the yoga trance of nirvikalpa-samadhi merge into self-realisation). In other words, the Lord explains that the names and forms of the prakata and aprakata pastimes are not different, just as the minds of the yogis are not different from the object of their meditation. Lord Krsna then gives another example to explain that the prakata and aprakata pastimes are actually identical. The Lord says: ‘yathabdhi-toye nadyah’ (just as rivers merge into the ocean). This example may be taken to describe the prakata and aprakata pastimes. In other words, just as the water flowing in different places of a river is not different from the water at the river’s mouth about to enter the ocean, in the same way the Lord’s prakata and aprakata pastimes are non different. In other words, because the gopis were immersed in constant meditation upon Lord Krsna, they perceived His presence directly, and for them there was no distinction of prakata and aprakata. These examples of the yogis’ meditation and the rivers’ entering the ocean should be taken as explaining the non-difference of the Lord’s prakata and aprakata pastimes. They should not be taken to explain that all variety is meaningless, as the impersonalists would have it. The Lord’s pastimes are described in the following way in the Vedanta-sutra (2.1.33): “The activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead may appear like those of an ordinary human being, but they are not so in actual fact. They are all transcendental pastimes, and not in any way like the fruitive actions of the conditioned souls.” In this way we have described the Lord’s prakata and aprakata pastimes and the gopis’ direct association with Lord Krsna by continuously meditating upon Him in ecstatic love.
Kṛṣṇa · Sanskrit §176 · English §177
Source[१७६] ततश् च प्रकटाप्रकट-लीलयोः पृथक्त्वाप्रतिपत्त्यैवाप्रकट-भावम् आपद्य स्व-नाम-रूपयोर् एव ताः स्थिता इत्य् आह - ता नाविदन् मय्य् अनुषङ्ग-बद्ध- धियः स्वम् आत्मानम् अदस् तथेदम् । यथा समाधौ मुनयो ऽब्धि-तोये नद्यः प्रविष्टा इव नाम-रूपे ॥ [भ्प् ११.१२.१२] तास् तथाभूत-विरहौत्कण्ठ्यातिशयेनाभिव्यक्त-दुर्धर-महा-भावाः सत्यः, (तथा आगमिष्यत्य् अतिदीर्घेन कालेन व्रजम् अच्युतः [भ्प् १०.४६.३४] इति भगवद्-उक्त्य्-अनुसारेण यर्ह्य् अम्बुजाक्षापससार भो भवान् कुरून् मधून् वा [भ्प् १.११.९] इति द्वारका-वासि-प्रजा-वचनानुसारेण च,) कदाचित् तासां दर्शनार्थं गते मयि लब्धो योऽनुषङ्गो महा-मोदन- भावाभिव्यक्ति-कारी पुनश् च संयोगस् तेन बद्धा धीर् यासां तथाभूताः सत्यः स्वं ममतास्पदम् आत्मानम् अहङ्कारास्पदं चादः अप्रकट- लीलानुगतत्वेनाभिमतं वा तथेदं प्रकट-लीलानुगतत्वेनाभिमतं वा यथा स्यात् तथा नाविदन्, किन्तु द्वयोर् ऐक्येनैवाविदुर् इत्य् अर्थः । प्रकटाप्रकटतया भिन्नं प्रकाश-द्वयम् अभिमान-द्वयं लीला-द्वयं चभेदेनैवाजानन्न् इति विवक्षितम् । ततश् च नाम च रूपं च तस्मिन् तत्-तन्- नाम-रूपात्मनि अप्रकट-प्रकाश-विशेषे प्रविष्टा इव, न तु प्रविष्टा वस् त्व् अभेदाद् इत्य् अर्थः । नाम-रूप इति समाहारः । तत्र प्रकटाप्रकट-लीला-गतयोर् नाम-रूपयोर् अभेदे दृष्टान्तः - यथा समाधौ मुनयः इति । समाधिर् अत्र शुद्ध-जीवस्येति गम्यम् । तयोर् लीलयोर् भेदावेदने दृष्टान्तस् त्व् अयं लीलाब्धे आवेदनांश एव, न तु सर्वावेदनांशे लोकवत् तु लीला-कैवल्यम् [व्स्. २.१.३३] इतिवत् ।
[176] tataś ca prakaṭāprakaṭa-līlayoḥ pṛthaktvāpratipattyaivāprakaṭa-bhāvam āpadya sva-nāma-rūpayor eva tāḥ sthitā ity āha - tā nāvidan mayy anuṣaṅga-baddha- dhiyaḥ svam ātmānam adas tathedam | yathā samādhau munayo 'bdhi-toye nadyaḥ praviṣṭā iva nāma-rūpe || [BhP 11.12.12] tās tathābhūta-virahautkaṇṭhyātiśayenābhivyakta-durdhara-mahā-bhāvāḥ satyaḥ, (tathā āgamiṣyaty atidīrghena kālena vrajam acyutaḥ [BhP 10.46.34] iti bhagavad-ukty-anusāreṇa yarhy ambujākṣāpasasāra bho bhavān kurūn madhūn vā [BhP 1.11.9] iti dvārakā-vāsi-prajā-vacanānusāreṇa ca,) kadācit tāsāṃ darśanārthaṃ gate mayi labdho yo'nuṣaṅgo mahā-modana- bhāvābhivyakti-kārī punaś ca saṃyogas tena baddhā dhīr yāsāṃ tathābhūtāḥ satyaḥ svaṃ mamatāspadam ātmānam ahaṅkārāspadaṃ cādaḥ aprakaṭa- līlānugatatvenābhimataṃ vā tathedaṃ prakaṭa-līlānugatatvenābhimataṃ vā yathā syāt tathā nāvidan, kintu dvayor aikyenaivāvidur ity arthaḥ | prakaṭāprakaṭatayā bhinnaṃ prakāśa-dvayam abhimāna-dvayaṃ līlā-dvayaṃ cabhedenaivājānann iti vivakṣitam | tataś ca nāma ca rūpaṃ ca tasmin tat-tan- nāma-rūpātmani aprakaṭa-prakāśa-viśeṣe praviṣṭā iva, na tu praviṣṭā vas tv abhedād ity arthaḥ | nāma-rūpa iti samāhāraḥ | tatra prakaṭāprakaṭa-līlā-gatayor nāma-rūpayor abhede dṛṣṭāntaḥ - yathā samādhau munayaḥ iti | samādhir atra śuddha-jīvasyeti gamyam | tayor līlayor bhedāvedane dṛṣṭāntas tv ayaṃ līlābdhe āvedanāṃśa eva, na tu sarvāvedanāṃśe lokavat tu līlā-kaivalyam [Vs. 2.1.33] itivat |
English translation
English witness · section(s) 177
Anuccheda 177
1 That the gopis attained the direct association of Lord Krsna in His original form by always meditating upon Him is confirmed in the following explanation spoken by Lord Krsna (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.12.13): “All those hundreds and thousands of gopis were unaware of My actual position, understanding Me to be their most charming lover and ardently desiring Me in that way. Thus, intimately associating with Me, the gopis attained Me, the Supreme Absolute Truth.”*** 2 We may note in this verse that the word ‘brahma’ means ‘the Supreme Absolute truth’, which should be understood to mean the transcendental form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If one argues that the word ‘brahma’ means the impersonal Brahman effulgence, still the word ‘brahma’ means Lord Krsna, for the Brahman effulgence is the emanation of the bodily rays of Lord Krsna. This is confirmed in the following verse of Bhagavad-gita (14.27), where Lord Krsna says: “I am the basis of the impersonal Brahman.” Therefore the phrase ‘brahma prapuh’ indicates that the gopis attained the association of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krsna. 3 Some of the gopis were intimate eternal associates of Lord Krsna and manifestations of His internal potency, whereas many hundreds and thousands of other gopis and residents of Gokula were pure devotees who were being elevated to that position from the status of conditioned souls. This second group is described in the following words (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.12.8): “It is only by pure love and devotion for Lord Krsna that the gopis, surabhi cows, and other residents of Vraja were able to attain His association.”*** In this way we may understand that the residents of Gokula were divided into these two groups. 4 Someone may ask what is the name of this ‘brahma’ attained by the gopis. The Lord answers the question when He says ‘mam krsnakhyam eva’ (I am the Supreme Brahman, and My name is Krsna). Lord Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is confirmed by all Vedic literatures. For example the Srimad Bhagavatam says: “The Absolute Truth has a humanlike form.” In the Gopala-tapani Upanisad the question is asked: “Of all the features and forms of the Absolute Truth, what is His ultimate feature and original form?” To this question the following answer is given: “Lord Krsna is the ultimate feature and the original form of the Absolute.” Therefore, when it is described that the gopis attained the Brahman, it does not mean that they attained something impersonal. Rather, it means that they attained the association of the Supreme Person, Lord Krsna. 5 One may ask: What relationship did the gopis have with Lord Krsna? The answer to this question is found in the words ‘ramanam jaram’ (Lord Krsna was the gopis lover). We may carefully note the distinction between the words ‘ramana’ (lover) and ‘nandana’ (son). For example, when we say “mitra-ramana’, we mean “Mitra’s lover or husband”, and when we say ‘mitra nandana’ we mean ;Mitra’s son’. 6 We may understand that the word ‘brahma’ in this verse refers to the personal form of Sri Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, by studying the context of the word. In this context to interpret the word ‘brahma’ to mean the impersonal Brahman effulgence would be inappropriate. The word must mean Lord Krsna here. The appropriate meaning of a word may be seen by the context in which it is used. For example, the word ‘kata’ may mean ‘fearful’, ‘expanded’, ‘visible’, or ‘beautiful’. The only way to determine the proper meaning in particular sentence is obviously to study the context in which the word is used. In the context of this verse the word ‘brahma’ clearly refers to Lord Krsna. 7 In this verse the word ‘jara’ (paramour) should be understood to mean ‘husband’. The word ‘jara’ here is a playful figure of speech (as described in the nyaya-sastra) and does not exactly convey the simple face-value of the word. Actually Lord Krsna was the eternal husband of the gopis, and they had no other lover of husband other than Lord Krsna. The idea that the gopis had other husbands and that Lord Krsna was their paramour was an illusion existing only in the gopis’ imagination. They considered Lord Krsna their paramour, although in face He was their husband. 8 That Lord Krsna is the eternal husband of the gopis is confirmed in the following statement of Srimad Bhagavatam (10.33.35): “Lord Krsna was the gopis’ husband.” It also may be understood that because Lord Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the ultimate source of all emanations, and the supreme protector of all living entities, He is the natural master of all living entities and the natural husband of all women. For these reasons, therefore, it is appropriate to say that Lord Krsna is the husband of the gopis (and not their paramour). 9 That Lord Krsna is the ultimate master and husband and living entities is described by Pingala in the following words (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.8.34 and 39): “I am now completely satisfied and I have full faith in the Lord’s mercy. Therefore I will maintain myself with whatever comes of its own accord. I shall enjoy life only with the Lord as my husband because He is the real source of love and happiness.”*** “The Supreme Personality of Godhead is absolutely the most dear one for all living beings because He is everyone’s well-wisher and Lord. He is the supreme Soul situated in everyone’s heart. Therefore I will now pay the price of complete surrender, and thus purchasing the Lord I will enjoy with Him just as Laksmi-devi.”*** 10 Srimati Laksmi-devi also confirms that Lord Krsna is the ultimate husband of all living entities (Srimad Bhagavatam 5.18.20): “He alone who is never afraid but who, on the contrary, gives complete shelter to all fearful persons can actually become a husband and protector. Therefore, my Lord, you are the only husband, and no one else can claim this position. If you were not the only husband, You would be afraid of others. Therefore persons learned in all Vedic literature accept only Your Lordship as everyone’s master, and they think no one else a better husband and protector than You.”* 11 In this verse (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.12.13, quoted in Anuccheda 178, text 1) Sri Krsna is described in different ways. First He is described as the gopis’ paramour (jaram), and then as the gopis’ husband (ramanam). These descriptions are then superseded by the description of Him as the supremely opulent Personality of Godhead. It should be understood that the conception of Lord Krsna as the gopis’ paramour is corrected by the description of Him as the gopis’ husband. This description also is corrected by the description of Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. 12 In this verse three conceptions of Lord Krsna are presented, each one correcting the preceding one. The idea that Lord Krsna is the gopis’ paramour is superseded by the description of Him as their husband. That description is also superseded by the description of Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although the word ‘ramana’ precedes the word ‘jara’ in this verse, it should be understood to be before it in the sequence of ideas (which is more important than the mere sequence of words). This is described in the following statement of the nyaya-sastra: “The Vedic literatures should be understood according to their context.” An example may be seen in the interpretation of the Vedic statement beginning with the words ‘dadhna juhoti’. 13 We may also note that the unmarried gopis prayed to goddess Katyayani to have Lord Krsna as their husband. Their prayers are recorded in the following words of Srimad Bhagavatam (10.22.2): “The unmarried girls used to pray with great devotion to the goddess Katyayani, addressing her as follows: O goddess please be kind to us, and arrange for our marriage with the son of Nanda Maharaja, Krsna.”* It should be understood that Lord Krsna is very inclined to fulfil this desire of the pure-hearted gopis. There is no reason for us to assume that He did not. 14 Lord Krsna personally fulfilled the gopis’ wish, and He accepted them in the following words (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.22.21): “My dear gopis, yorudesire to have Me as your husband will be fulfilled because with this desire you have worshipped goddess Katyayani. I promise you that during the next autumn season you shall be able to meet with Me, and you shall enjoy Me as your husband.”* 15 That Lord Krsna returned to Vrndavana, and that He was the actual husband of the gopis is confirmed by all siddhanta-sastras and rasa-sastras, and by all philosophers and poets, ancient and contemporary, engaged in describing the Supreme Lord’s pastimes, which are sometimes like the activities of an ordinary human being, and sometimes are extraordinary and superhuman. These conclusions are also confirmed in the Lalita-Madhava-nataka by Srila Rupa Gosvami, whose lotus feet are my life and soul, and they are also confirmed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself in the following words (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.34-37): “My dear gopis, although you were accustomed to love Me from the very beginning of your lives, in order to increase your superexcellent love for Me, I have purposely separated Myself from you. I have done this so that you may be in constant meditation on Me.”* When a women’s beloved is away, she thinks of him meditatively, and he is present before her. In fact, she is more conscious of him than when he was actually present. In the same way you have become more conscious of Me in this condition of separation than when I was directly present before you.* “My dear gopis, because you constantly think of Me without thinking of anyone else, or ever forgetting Me, You will quickly attain Me.* “My dear gopis, when I performed the rasa dance with you in the evening of the sarat season in this forest of Vrndavana, some fortunate gopis were forcibly prevented from going to see Me. These gopis immediately left their bodies and quickly attained My eternal association by constantly thinking of My transcendental glories. In this way they quickly attained Me by thinking of Me.”* From this we may understand that the conception that Lord Krsna is the gopis’ paramour is fraught with danger and calamity. Such a conclusion is not correct and it is not supported by the evidence of Vedic literature. 16 When Lord Krsna was enjoying His prakata pastimes in Vrajabhumi, it was very difficult for the millions of gopis to conceal the great ecstatic love they felt for Him. This is described in the following verses of Srimad Bhagavatam (10.35.16-17): “Another gopi said: My dear friend, when Krsna returns home with His cows, the footprint of the soles of His feet - with flag, thunderbolt, trident, and lotus flower - relieves the pain the earth feels when the cows traverse it. He walks in a stride which is so attractive, and He carries His flute. Just by looking at Him we become lusty to enjoy His company. At that time, our movements cease. We become just like trees and stand perfectly still. We even forget what we look like.”* 17 As Lord Krsna was departing for Mathura, the gopis found I very difficult to conceal their ecstatic love for Him. This is described in the following statement of Srimad Bhagavatam (10.39.26): “The gopis prayed to the demigods to create some natural disturbance, such as a hurricane, storm or heavy rainfall, so that Krsna could not go to Mathura. They began to consider: Despite our elderly parents and guardians, we shall personally stop Krsna from going to Mathura. We have no other alternative than to take this direct action. Everyone has gone against us to take away Krsna from our sight. Without Him we cannot live for a moment.”* 18 The gopis’ anxiety at Lord Krsna’s departure from Vrndavana is also described in the following verse (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.39.29): “The gopis became more and more grief-stricken at Krsna’s leaving Vrndavana. They could not check their minds, and they began to cry loudly, calling the different names of Krsna, ‘O dear Damodara! Dear Madhava!”* 19 Lord Krsna described the gopis’ great love for Him in the following words (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.46.4): “The gopis are always absorbed in thoughts of Me. They have dedicated body, desire, life and soul to Me. I am anxious not only for the gopis, bit for anyone who sacrifices society, friendship, love and personal comforts for Me. It is My duty to protect such exalted devotees. The gopis are the most dear. They are always thinking of Me in such a way that they remain overwhelmed and almost dead in anxiety due to separation from Me. They are keeping alive simply by thinking that I am returning to them very soon.”* 20 The gopis’ great love for Lord Krsna in separation from Him is also described in the following words (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.9-10): “Uddhava understood that gopis of Vrndavana were all simply absorbed in the thought of Krsna and His childhood activities. While talking about Krsna with Uddhava, they forgot all about their household business. They even forgot about themselves as their interest in Krsna increased more and more.”* 21 The ecstatic love of gopis in separation from Lord Krsna is also described in the passage narrating Srimati Radharani’s taking a bumble-bee as Lord Krsna’s messenger. This passage begins with the following verse (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.11): “One of gopis, namely Srimati Radharani, was so much absorbed in thoughts of Krsna by dint of Her personal touch with Him that She actually began to talk with a bumblebee, which was flying there and trying to touch Her lotus feet. While another gopi was talking with Krsna’s messenger Uddhava, Srimati Radharani took that bumblebee to be a messenger from Krsna and began to talk with it as follows: ‘Bumblebee, you are accustomed to drinking honey from the flowers, and therefore you have preferred to be a messenger of Krsna, who is of the same nature as you.”* 22 Uddhava glorifies the exalted nature of the gopis in the following words (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.54): “The gopis of Vrndavana have given up the association of their husbands, sons and other family members, who are very difficult to give up, and they have forsaken the path of chastity to take shelter of the lotus feet of Mukunda, Krsna, which one should search for by Vedic knowledge. On, let me be fortunate enough to be one of the bushes, creepers or herbs in Vrndavana because the gopis trample them and bless them with the dust of their lotus feet.’* 23 The gopis also revealed their ecstatic love for Krsna when they spoke to Lord Balarama (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.65.9): “When the gopis arrived, Lord Balarama glanced over them with loving eyes. Being overjoyed, the gopis, who so long been mortified on account of Krsna’s and Balarama’s absence, began to ask about the welfare of the two brothers. They laughed and specifically asked Balarama whether Krsna was enjoying His life surrounded by the enlightened women of Dvaraka Puri. ‘Does He sometimes remember His father Nanda and His mother Yasoda and the other friends with whom He so intimately behaved while He was in Vrndavana? Does Krsna have any plans to come here to see His mother Yasoda, and does He remember us gopis, who are now pitiably bereft of His company? Krsna might have forgotten us in the midst of the cultured women of Dvaraka, but as far as we are concerned, we are still remembering Him by collecting flowers and sewing them into garlands. When He does not come, however, we simply pass our time by crying. If only He would come here and accept these garlands that we have made.’”* 24 The gopis continued (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.65.11): “Dear Lord Balarama, descendant of Dasarha, You know that we would give up everything for Krsna’s friendship. Even in great distress one cannot give up the connection of family members, but although it might be impossible for others, we gave up our fathers, mothers, sisters and relatives without caring at all about our renunciation.”* 25 In these verses (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.39.26 and 29, quoted in text 17 and 18) the gopis attempted to stop Lord Krsna from going to Mathura (nivarayamah). Impelled by ecstatic love, they could not restrain themselves (visrjya lajjam), and they began to cry loudly, calling the different names of Krsna. Indeed, all the residents of Gokula were crying and the gopis were trying to stop Krsna from going to Mathura. 26 The gopis’ ecstatic love for Lord Krsna is seen in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.9-10 (quoted in text 20). How much more is it seen in the description of Srimad Bhagavatam 10.65.11 (quoted in text 24)? This is not like the first stirrings of love. The gopis gave up their mothers, children, brothers and relatives for Lord Krsna’s sake. 27 Sometimes the gopis manifested symptoms of transcendental insanity because of their intense love for Krsna and their separation from Him. For example (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.65.9 quoted in text 23) when the gopis, aggrieved at their separation from Lord Krsna, inquired about Krsna from Lord Balarama, they laughed (gopyo hasantyah) as they spoke. Such distressed and inappropriate laughter is a symptom of insanity. Another example of transcendental insanity is seen when Srimati Radharani addressed the bumblebee, taking it to be a messenger of Krsna (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.11, quoted in text 21). 28 The gopis abandonment of their mothers and other relatives may also be taken as another symptom of their transcendental insanity (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.65.11, quoted in text 24). In this way numberless gopis were unable to conceal their ecstatic love for Lord Krsna, and they often manifested the symptoms of transcendental insanity. 29 Because of the great suffering of separation from Krsna, the residents of Vrndavana became insane. In this condition they tried for some time to conceal their ecstatic love for Lord Krsna, and everyone in Vrndavana, impelled by this transcendental insanity forgot about the marriages of Lord Krsna and the gopis. Imagining the gopis to be the wives of others, the maddened inhabitants of Vrndavana considered the love of Krsna and the gopis to be the relationship of paramour with the wives of others. When the exalted devotees expert in understanding the mellows of devotional service carefully studied the entire situation in Vrndavana, they came to this conclusion. They were perfectly convinced that the dealings of Lord Krsna with the gopis did not in any way violate the principles of morality. 30 Sexual immorality is of two kinds: parakiya and para-sparsa. The idea that Lord Krsna’s dealings with the gopis are on the level of these sinful activities completely destroys the proper understanding of the mellows of devotional service. His misconception was carefully refuted by Sukadeva Gosvami (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.33.29-36) in His explanation of the rasa-dance to Maharaja Pariksit. Srila Sukadeva Gosvami presented to Maharaja Pariksit various arguments that could be appreciated by him and his associates, who were all aware of Lord Krsna’s transcendental opulence. Although Sukadeva Gosvami’s explanations were presented in terms of Lord Krsna’s opulent feature (aisvarya), which is most prominently manifested in Dvaraka-dhama, these arguments apply very well to Lord Krsna’s pastimes in Vrndavana which appear like those of an ordinary person, but are actually beyond the limitations of the material world. 31 We may note in this connection that the cowherd men were unaware that their wives had gone to dance with Lord Krsna. This is confirmed in the following statement of Srila Sukadeva Gosvami (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.33.37): “The so-called husbands of the gopis felt no enmity towards Lord Krsna. Enamoured by the influence of the external energy of Krsna, they thought that their wives were sleeping by their sides. They could not understand that they had gone to dance with Krsna.”* 32 This verse says that the cowherd men did not blame Lord Krsna for performing the rasa-dance with the gopis. They thought: “Lord Krsna is more dear to us than our homes, land, wealth, friends, wives, children or even our own life-breath. If He dances with the wives of others, that inauspicious action becomes supremely pure and auspicious because it’s performed by Him. Therefore there is no reason to criticise Him in any way.” This verse also states that the cowherd men, bewildered by the Lord’s maya were unaware that their wives had gone to dance with Lord Krsna. The gopis went to Lord Krsna in their original spiritual forms, and by Lord Krsna’s potency, illusory material forms that resembled the gopis’ forms were left at the homes of the cowherd men, who took these forms to be their wives. In this way the cowherd men were unaware that their wives had gone to dance with Krsna. They thought their wives were sleeping by their sides. 33 In order to protect the gopis’ morality, the Lord’s supremely expert yogamaya potency arranged that the gopis, who are full of pure love for Lord Krsna and most dear to Him, would marry Lord Krsna, whom they always consider to be their real husband. When associating with Lord Krsna, the gopis assume their original spiritual forms, and again, when associating with their so-called cowherd husbands, they manifest another, illusory form, different from their original spiritual forms. All this is performed by the agency of the Lord’s yogamaya potency in order to preserve the moral conduct of the gopis and free them from a situation that would distress them. 34 In many places of Srimad Bhagavatam the original spiritual forms of the gopis are described. For example, the description of the gopis feelings of separation from Lord Krsna (Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 35) is spoken by the gopis in their original feature, and the account of the rasa-dance (beginning with Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 28) describes the gopis in their original forms. 35 When the gopis wanted to join Lord Krsna in the rasa-dance, their superiors and so-called husbands tried to check them. However, because the gopis are pure devotees of Krsna, they cannot be restrained in their attempt to meet Him. This is described in Srimad Bhagavatam (10.8.18): “Demons (asuras) cannot harm the demigods, who always have Lord Visnu on their side. Similarly, any person or group attached to Krsna is extremely fortunate. Because such persons are very much affectionate towards Krsna, they cannot be defeated by demons like the associates of Kamsa (or by the internal enemies, the senses).”* That the gopis were beyond the control of their so-called husbands, also demonstrates that the gopis did not really have any husband other than Krsna. 36 In Srimad Bhagavatam (10.29.19) we find mention of the gopis children. This should be assumed to refer to the younger children of the gopis’ mothers, or to the children of the other elderly gopis. The idea that the word ‘apatya’ here refers to the gopis’ own children is a vulgar idea. This idea is an inappropriate mixing of rasas (rasabhasa). 37 Srila Sukadeva Gosvami explains (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.32.26): “Simply by hearing about Lord Krsna’s transcendental pastimes, one becomes attached to the Lord.” If the gopis had children by others, that would be an unpleasant and vulgar situation, and it would make the Lord’s pastimes not at all pleasing and attractive. Because Lord Krsna’s pastimes are always attractive, therefore it must be understood that the gopis did not have children. 38 The idea that the gopis had husbands other than Krsna, and children also, is vulgar and incorrect. This is confirmed by Srila Sukadeva Gosvami (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.33.25): “While strolling on the bank of the Yamuna, Krsna recited various kinds of poetry. He thus enjoyed the company of the gopis in the soothing moonlight of autumn.”* 39 That the children mentioned in this connection were not the gopis’ own children, but the children of others, is also confirmed in the following statement of Srimad Bhagavatam : “The gopis were feeding the children milk.” We may note that this passage does not specify ‘their own’ children, and does not say that the gopis were feeding the children milk from their breasts. From this we may conclude that these were not the gopis’ own children. 40 When Lord Krsna was about to perform the rasa dance, He joked with the gopis, saying (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.29.19): “My dear friends, I can understand that you have left your homes, without permission of your guardians; therefore I think your mothers, your fathers, your elderly brothers or even your sons, and what to speak of your husbands, must be very anxious to find you.”* This description of the gopis’ husbands and sons should be taken as a joking fabrication invented by Krsna. This view may be easily accepted by studying the nature of these joking words spoken by the Lord. Accepted as joking words, this statement is perfectly compatible with the mellows of devotional service. If these words, however, are taken to be literally true, they are a vulgar expression of that which is incompatible with the mellows of devotional service. Therefore, in this instance the literal interpretation should be abandoned. 41 In some circumstances there may be references to the gopis’ ‘husbands’, these references are only according to the understanding of ordinary people. In truth, the gopis had no real husband except for Krsna. This description of the gopis’ husbands found in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.29.29 and other places should be understood in that way. 42 The gopis always thought of Lord Krsna as their husband. This is described by Lord Krsna Himself in the following statement to Uddhava (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.46.4): “The gopis always meditate upon Me as their dearmost husband.” 43 The gopis themselves describe Lord Krsna as their only husband (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.21.9): “My dear gopis, what auspicious activities must the flute have performed to enjoy the nectar of Krsna’s lips independently and leave only a taste for the gopis for whim the nectar is actually meant. The forefathers of the flute, the bamboo trees, shed tears of pleasure. His mother, the river, on whose bank the bamboo was born, feels jubilation and therefore her blooming lotus flowers are standing like hair on her body.”* 44 From these descriptions of Srimad Bhagavatam we may understand that Lord Krsna was the real husband of the gopis. The cowherd men who appeared to be the gopis’ husbands according to external vision were illusory presentations fashioned by the Lord’s yogamaya potency. Understood in this way, the statement of Srimad Bhagavatam (10.33.37, quoted in text 31): “The gopis’ husbands harboured no ill feelings toward Lord Krsna.” Does not at all contradict the statement that Lord Krsna was the only real husband of the gopis. 45 That Lord Krsna is the husband of the gopis is also confirmed in Gopala-tapani Upanisad, where Durvasa Muni says to the gopis ‘Lord Krsna is your husband.” 46 That the gopis are Lord Krsna’s wives is also confirmed in the following statement of Srimad Bhagavatam: “The gopis were Lord Krsna’s wives.” 47 Srimad Bhagavatam also explains: “The gopis had taken shelter of the Lord’s internal potency known as yogamaya.” In order to facilitate the Lord’s pastimes with His devotees, the yogamaya potency manifested the gopis in two different ways. By the agency of yogamaya, the gopis appeared in their original spiritual forms and associated with Lord Krsna. In these original forms Lord Krsna was their only husband. Then again, illusory representations of the gopis were also manifested in Gokula, and these illusory forms became the wives of the various cowherd men. In this way, when the gopis went to join Lord Krsna in the rasa-dance, they went in their original spiritual forms, whereas the illusory forms manifested by yogamaya remained with their various gopa-husbands. In this way, in their original forms, the gopis obtained Lord Krsna as their only husband (svarupena mama eva ramanam praptah). 48 These illusory representations of the gopis were expansions of their names and shadow reflections of their forms. Just as the reflection of a fruit cannot be tasted however, these reflections of the gopis were not actually the wives of the cowherd men. The entire relationship was illusory. The gopis were actually the wives of Lord Krsna. The gopis’ mothers, fathers, friends, and relatives desired that Lord Krsna would become the gopis’ husband, and the Lord fulfilled their desire.
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Source[१७७] तद् एवं प्रकटाप्रकट-लीलयोर् द्वयोर् अपि तासां स्व-प्राप्तौ भाव एव कारणं दर्शितम् । ततश् चाप्रकट-लीलायां प्रविष्टा अपि यादृशं तस्य स्वरूपं प्राप्तास् तद्-दर्शयन्न् अन्यद् अप्य् अनुवदति - मत्-कामा रमणं जारम् अस्वरूप-विदो ऽबलाः । ब्रह्म मां परमं प्रापुः सङ्गाच् छत-सहस्रशः ॥ [भ्प् ११.१२.१३] [ब् रेअद्स् हेरे: अयम् अर्थः - यथा भीष्मम् उदारं दर्शनीयं कटं करोति इत्य् अत्र क्रिया खलु विशेषस्य कृतिं प्रत्यायन्ती विशेषणानाम् अपि प्रत्याययति । कटं करोति तं च भीष्मम् इत्य् आदि-रीत्या । तथात्रापि प्रतीयते विशेष्यं चात्र ब्रह्मैव । सर्व-विशेषणाश्रयणीय-परम- वस्तुतया तेषु विशेषणेषु तस्याभेदेनानुगमात् एकम् एवाद्वितीयं ब्रह्म [छाउ ६.१.१] इति श्रुतेः । परम् इत्य् आदीनि तु विशेषणानि तद्-अभिन्नत्वेऽपि प्रतिस्वं भेदकत्वात् स एकधा भवति द्विधा भवति इत्य् आदि श्रुतेः । तद् एवं स्थिते क्रमोऽप्य् अत्रार्थिक एव गृह्यते पच्यन्तां विविधाः पाकाः [भ्प् १०.२४.२६] इत्य् आदौ, सर्व-दोहश् च गृह्यताम् इतिवत् अग्नि-होत्रं जुहोति यवागं पचति इत्य् आदिवच् च । ततश् च [एन्द् वृ. अद्दितिओन्] (पगे ९६) एवं पूर्वोक्त-रीत्या ता अबला ब्रह्म प्रापुस् तच् च परमं भगवद्-रूपं प्रापुः । ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाहम् [गीता १४.२७] इत्य् आदेः । तद् एवं स्थिते तासां मद्-अंश-भूतानां नित्य-प्रियाणां सङ्गाद् अन्या अपि तदानीम् एव गोकुल-भाजः शत-सहस्रशः प्रापुः । सङ्गस्य तत्-प्रापकत्वं च झटिति समान-भाव-जनकत्वात् । यथोक्तम् एतत् पूर्वम् एव केवलेन हि भावेन गोप्यो गावः [भ्प् ११.१२.८-९] इत्य् आदि । एवं गवादिष्व् अपि द्विविधत्वं गम्यम् । किम् आख्यं प्रापुस् तत्राह - मां कृष्णाख्यम् एव नराकृति परं ब्रह्मेति पुराण-वर्गात् । योऽवताराणां मध्ये श्रेष्ठोऽवतारः को भविता कथम् अस्यावतारस्य ब्रह्मता भवति [ग्तु २.१३] तापनीभ्यश् च । कीदृश-सम्बन्धं त्वां प्रापुस् तत्राह रमणं जारम् इति । रमणः पतिर् नन्दन-शब्दवद् यौगिकत्व-बाधात् । यथा मित्रा-पुत्रो मित्रा-नन्दन एवोच्यते, न तु मित्रा-पतिः । मित्रा-पतिर् अपि मित्रा-रमण एवोच्यते, न तु मित्रा-पुत्र इति । ततश् चायम् अर्थः । यथा भीष्मम् उदारं दर्शनीयं कटं करोति इत्य् अत्र क्रिया खलु विशेषस्य कृतिं प्रत्यायन्ती विशेषणानाम् अपि प्रत्याययति । कटं करोति तं च भीष्मम् इत्य् आदि-रीत्या । तथात्रापि प्राप्तं ब्रह्म प्रापुस् तच् च परमं भगवद्-रूपं तच् च मां श्री-कृष्णाख्यं स्वयं भगवद्-रूपम् इत्य् आदि-रीत्या । किन्तु जारम् इत्य् उक्तेर् एव रमण-विशेषत्वे लब्धे रमण-पदम् अधिकं स्याद् इत्य् अक्षराधिक्येनार्थाधिक्यम् इति न्यायाद् अधिकार्थम् एव बोधयति । तत्र चाधिक-पदस्यैवार्थः पर्यवस्यतीति प्रयत्ने नोपादानाज् जारत्वं च प्रातीतिक-मात्रम् । गोपीनां तत्-पतीनां चेत्य् आदेः । किन्तु साधारणीष्व् अपि पर-ब्रह्मणः सर्वांशित्वात् सर्व-पातृत्वाच् पतित्वम् एव । यथोक्तं पिङ्गलया आत्मना रमणेन वै [भ्प् ११.८.३९] इति, रेमेऽनेन यथा रमा [भ्प् ११.८.३४] इति । लक्ष्मी-देव्या च, स वै पतिः स्याद् अकुतोभयः (पगे ९७) स्वयं समन्ततः पाति भयातुरं जनम् [भ्प् ५.१८.२०] इति । तस्मात् पूर्वं यं जारत्वेन प्रतीतं प्रापुः पश्चान् निज- रूपम् एव तं प्रापुर् इति । तथा जारम् इत्य् एवोक्ते पर्यवसितं न सिद्ध्येद् इति (पगे ९८) रमणम् इत्य् उच्यते । रमणम् इत्य् एवोक्ते भगवत्त्वं श्री-कृष्ण- रूपत्वं च न सिद्ध्यति, माम् इत्य् एवोक्ते ब्रह्मत्वं भगवत्त्वं च प्रमाणान्तर-साकाङ्क्षं भवति इति साक्षाद् एव तत् तद् उच्यते । पूर्व- प्रतीतत्वाद् रमण-पदेनापि जारत्वम् एव प्रतीयेतेति तन्-निरासार्थं तत्-तद्- अनुवादश् चावश्यं कार्यः । (पगे ९९) ब्रह्म मां परमम् इत्य् एषु पदेषु पाठ-क्रमस्याविवक्षितत्वाज् जार-भावस्य च पूर्वत्वाद् आर्थिक एव क्रमो लभ्यते । एष एव च सर्वत्र बलीयान् । ततो न विपर्ययेणार्थश् च कार्यः । किं चाप्राप्ते हि शास्त्रम् अर्थवद् इति न्यायेन । दध्ना जुहोतीत्य् आदिवद् अप्राप्ते रमण-पदे एव तात्पर्यं न तु पूर्व-पूर्व-प्राप्ते ब्रह्मादि-जार- पर्यन्ते । नन्द-गोप-सुतं देवि पतिं मे कुरु ते नमः [भ्प् १०.२२.४] इति कृत- जपानां कुमारीणां तु पति-भावना-पूर्तेति चेत् तर्हि तासाम् अनवद्य- भावानां सङ्कल्प-सिद्धिर् एव श्री-भगवता सुतरां कार्या । तत्रैव च स्वयम् अङ्गीकृतं याताबला [भ्प् १०.२२.२१] इत्य् आदौ सिद्धा इति मया इति च । [थे अबोवे सेच्तिओन् स्तर्तिन्ग् wइथ् ôब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाहम्ö उप् तो ôइति मयेति चö इस् नोत् फ़ोउन्द् इन् वृ. इत् रेअद्स् अस् फ़ोल्लोwस्: परमं यो महद् ब्रह्म इति सहस्र-नाम-स्तोत्रात् । शुभाश्रयः स्व-चित्तस्य सर्वगस्य तथात्मनः [विप् ६.७.७५] इति विष्णु-पुराणाच् च । तादृशं तं च मां कृष्णाख्यम् एव प्रापुः कृष्णाकृति परं ब्रह्म इति पुराण-वर्गात् । ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाहम् [गीता १४.२७] इति श्री-गीतोपनिषद्भ्यः । तद्- रूपस्यैव स्वस्य प्राप्तिस् तासु स्वयम् एव श्री-भगवता प्रोक्ता [भ्प् १०.४.३६] । मय्य् आवेश्य मनः कृत्स्नं विमुक्ताशेष-वृत्तिर् यत् । अनुस्मरन्त्यो मां नित्यम् अचिरान् माम् उपैष्यथ ॥ [भ्प् १०.४७.३६] इति । मयि भक्तिर् हि भूतानाम् अमृतत्वाय कल्पते । दिष्ट्या यद् आसीन् मत्-स्नेहो भवतीनां मद्-आपनः ॥ [भ्प् १०.८२.४४] इति च । अथ तादृशं च मां भाव-विशेष-संवलितम् एव प्रापुर् इत्य् आह, मत्-कामा रमणं जारम् अस्वरूप-विदः इति, रमण-शब्देन पतिर् एवोच्यते, नन्दन- शब्देन पुत्र इव रूढ्या यौकितत्व-बाधात् । यथा मित्रा-नन्दन- शब्देनात्र मित्रा-पुत्र एवोच्यते न तु मित्रा-पतिः । मित्रा-रमण-शब्देन च मित्रा-पतिः । न तु मित्रा-पुत्रः तद्वद् अत्रापि । कोष-मते च रमण- शब्दः पत्याव् एव रूढः । पटोल-मूले रमणं स्यात् तथा रमणः प्रिये श्री-स्त्री-जाति-सम्बन्धे सति रमण-शब्दवत् प्रिय-शब्देन पतिर् एवोच्यते तथैव प्रसिद्धेः । धवः प्रियः पतिर् भर्ता इत्य् अमर-कोषाच् च । पतित्वं तूद्वाहेन कन्यायाः स्वीकारित्वम् इति लोक एव भगवति तु स्व-भावेनापि दृश्यते परम-व्योमाधिपस्य महा-लक्ष्मी-पतित्वं ह्य् अनादि-सिद्धम् इति । जार-शब्देन सर्वत्रोपपतिर् एवोच्यते जारस् तूपपतिः समौ इत्य् अमर-कोषात् । उपपतित्वं चाधर्मेण प्रतीयमानत्वम् । यथोपधर्मत्वम् अधर्मे धर्मीयमानत्वम् इति । उभयत्रापि (पगे ९७) वेद-विरुद्धत्वात् । तद् एव जारः पाप-पतिः समौ इति त्रिकाण्ड-शेषः । ततश् च जारत्वं रमणे नास्ति, रमणत्वं जारे नास्ति । धर्मोपधर्मयोर् इव द्रव्यस्य स्वामि-चौरयोर् इव च विरुद्ध-वस्तुत्वाद् इति स्थिते ब्रह्म मां परमम् इतिवन् नैकाधिकरणत्वं जारत्व-रमणत्वयोः सम्भवति । तस्माद् अधिकारिणीनां तासां विशेषण-भेदेन तद्-द्वयं समादधत् तद्-अर्थं चैकस्य वास्तवत्वम् अन्यस्य त्व् अवास्तवत्वं दर्शयति मत्-कामा रमणम् इति जारम् अस्वरूपविदः इत्य् आभ्यां तत्र जारत्वस्यैव प्रातीतिक-मात्रत्वाद् अवास्तवत्वं स्वामिभिर् अङ्गीकृतं नान्यस्य । जार-बुद्धि-वेद्यम् अपि इत्य् उक्तत्वात् । स्थापयिष्यते च तद् इदम् अस्माभिर् उत्तरत्र । ततश् चायम् अर्थः । स्वरूपं मन्-नित्य-प्रेयसी-रूपत्वम् अजानन्त्यो जन्मादि-लीला-शक्त्या विस्मरन्त्यो मां जारं प्रापुः धर्म-विरुद्धतया प्रतीताव् अपि रागातिशयेन जारतयापि स्वीकृतं प्रापुर् इत्य् अर्थः । तथा तत्- प्राप्ताव् अपि मत्-कामाः इति यत् पत्य्-अपत्य्-सुहृदाम् अनुवृत्तिर् अङ्ग [भ्प् १०.२९.३२] इत्य्-आदि-रीत्या मयि कामोऽभिलाष-विशेषः कथम् अन्यत्र पतित्वं स्वप्नवद् विलीयते । श्री-कृष्ण एव पतित्वं जाग्रद्वद् आविर्भवेद् इत्य् एवंरूपो यासां तादृश्यः सत्यो रमण-रूपम् एव मां प्रापुर् इति । एतद् अर्थम् एव पृथक्-कृत्य तासां विशेषणाभ्यां सह स्व-विशेषण-द्वयं मत्-कामा रमणम् इति । जार-स्वरूप-विदः इति यथा-योगं च पठितम् । न तु ब्रह्म मां परमम् इत्य् एभिः सह कृतम् । तद् इदं स्वेषु तदीय-स्वीयात्वं प्रकटयितुम् अपि तासां प्रार्थनापि दृश्यते । यस्मात् अपि बत मधु-पुर्याम् आर्य- पुत्रोऽधुनास्ते [भ्प् १०.४७.२१] इत्य् अत्र तदीयात्व एव स्वामि-मतिं व्यज्य तत्र च किङ्करीणाम् इत्य् अनेन दैन्यात् पुनस् तद् अपलाप्य पुनर् उत्कण्ठया भुजम् अगुरु-सुगन्धम् [भ्प् १०.४७.२१] इत्य् आदिना स्पष्टतयैव स्वीयात्वेन स्वेषु तदीय-स्वीकारस्याभिकाङ्क्षा-व्यञ्जना श्री-राधा-देव्या कृतेति हि गम्यते । दैन्यं चात्र पतित्व-कामनायाम् अपि श्यामसुन्दर ते दास्यः [भ्प् १०.२२.१५] इतिवद् गम्यम् । स्पष्टं च तत्-स्वीकरण-प्रार्थना च । यद्यपि माम् एव दयितं प्रेष्ठम् आत्म्नानं मनसा गताः [भ्प् १०.४६.४] इत्य् अनेन बल्लव्यो मे मद्-आत्मिकाः इत्य् अनेन चास्मासु स्वीयात्व-भावस् तस्यापि मनसि वर्तते एव, तथापि धारयन्त्य् अतिकृच्छ्रेण इत्यादि स्वाभिप्रायेण यद्य् आगत्य स्पष्टम् एव स्वीक्रियामहे तदैवास्माकं निस्तारः स्याद् इति तस्याभिप्रायः । तस्मात् साध्व् एव तथा व्याख्यातं मत्- कामा रमणम् इति । अथ प्रस्तुतम् एवानुसरामः । जारतया प्रतीतत्वेन रमणत्वेन च प्राप्तौ हेतुः अबला इति । एतत्-पदेन हि तासु निज-कारुण्यं व्यञ्जितम् । तेन च तस्य कारणं रामेण सार्धं इत्य् आद्य् उक्तं तासां महा-प्रेम स्मारितम् । तस्मात् तथा मत्-प्राप्तौ तादृश-महा-प्रेमैव हेतुर् इत्य् अर्थः । तद् एवम् उभयथा-प्राप्ताव् अपि मत्-कामा इत्य् अनेन रमणतया प्राप्ताव् एव पर्याप्तिः दर्शिता । तद् यथा तु अहं भक्त-पराधीनः [भ्प् ९.४.६३] इति, स्वेच्छामयस्य [भ्प् १०.१४.२] इति, ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते [गीता ४.११] इति च प्रतिज्ञा-हानिः स्यात् । तत्र ये यथा इति येन कामना-प्रकारेणेत्य् अर्थः तत्- क्रतु-न्यायात् । तद् एवं तासाम् अभीष्ट-पूरणं कैमुत्येनैवायातम् । ततश् चास्तां तासां तदीय-परम-लक्ष्मी-रूपाणां वार्ता । तत्-सङ्गाद् अन्या अपि शत-सहस्रशस् तथा मां प्रापुर् इत्य् आह सङ्गाद् इति । अत्रैवं विवेचनीयं तासां नित्य- प्रेयसीनां तस्मिन् जारत्वं न सम्भवत्य् एव । श्रीमद्-दशार्णादौ हि तन्- नाम्ना तासां पतित्वेनैवासाव् अभिधीयते वल्लभो दयितेऽध्यक्षे इति विश्व- प्रकाशादि-गत-वल्लभ-शब्दस्य द्व्य्-अर्थत्वेऽपि दयितत्वस्य तास्व् अर्हत्वात् । गौतमीय-तन्त्रे च तन्-मन्त्र-व्याख्यायां पतित्वेनैव तद्-व्याख्या दृश्यते । तन्-नाम्नः खलु ब्रह्मत्वेश्वरत्व-योगेन व्याख्या-द्वयं विधायोत्तर-पक्षत्वेनाभीष्टं व्याख्यानम् आह गौतमीय-तन्त्रे द्वितीयाध्याये दशार्ण-व्याख्यायां - अनेक-जन्म-सिद्धानां गोपीनां पतिर् एव वा । नन्द-नन्दन इत्य् उक्तस् त्रैलोक्यानन्द-वर्धनः ॥ इति । अत्रानेक-जन्म-सिद्धत्वम् अनादि-कल्प-परम्परा-प्रादुर्भूतत्वम् एवोच्यते बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन [गीता ४.५] इतिवत् । वैवस्वत-मन्वन्तरान्तर्गतावश्यम्भावं तत्-प्रादुर्भावं विना कल्पाभावात् । अनादि-सिद्ध-वेद-प्राप्त-तद्-उपासना-सिद्धानादित्वात् । तद्- एक-पतित्वं च तत्-तन्-मन्त्रोपासना-शास्त्रे (पगे ९८) तासां कालानवच्छेदेन तद्-आराधन-तत्-परतया स्थितानां ध्यातुं विधीयमानत्वात्, पत्य्-अन्तर-सम्बन्ध-गन्धस्याप्य् अश्रवणात् । तथा च ब्रह्म-संहितायां - आनन्द-चिन्-मय-रस-प्रतिभाविताभिस् ताभिर् य एव निज-रूपतया कलाभिः । गोलोक एव निवसत्य् अखिलात्मभूतो गोविन्दम् आदि-पुरुषं तम् अहं भजामि ॥ [ब्रह्मस् ५.४८] इति । लक्ष्मी-सहस्र-शत-सम्भ्रम-सेव्यमानम् इत्य् उक्त-रीत्यामन्त्रतस् तच्- छब्द-प्राप्त्या च गोपी-रूपाभिः सह गोलोक एव निवसति इति प्रकट- लीलायाम् इव परकीयात्व-प्रपञ्चं निषिद्धम् । कलात्वेनैव निज-रूपत्वे प्राप्ते निज-रूपतयेत्य् अस्य तथैव सार्थकत्वात् । तथैवोक्तं - श्रियः कान्ताः कान्तः परम-पुरुषः [ब्रह्मस् ५.५६] इति । अत्र श्री-परम-पुरुषयोर् औपपत्यं न सम्भवतीति युक्तं च दर्शितवान् । तपन्यां ताः प्रति दुर्वाससो वचनं, स वो हि स्वामी [ग्तु २.२७] इति । पति- रमण-वल्लभ-शब्दवत् स्वामि-शब्दश् च तथा प्रसिद्धः स्वामिनो देवृ- देवरौ इत्य् अमर-कोषात् । ते च शब्दा एक-निष्ठत्वेन प्रयोगाद् अन्योन्यम् अन्यार्थतां निरस्यन्ति कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय देवकी-नन्दनाय च [भ्प् १.८.२१] इत्य् आदिवत् । आस्ताम् अप्रकट-लीलाया वार्ता गुप्त-तादृशतायां प्रकट- लीलायाम् अपि रस-प्रसङ्गे श्री-शुकेनापि सुखावेशाद् अगुप्तम् एव कृष्ण- वध्वः [भ्प् १०.३३.७] इत्य् उक्तम् । ऋषभस्य जगुः कृतानि इत्यत्र स्वामिनापि ऋषभस्य पत्युः इति व्याख्यातम् । गोपी-पतिर् अनन्तो ऽपि वंश-ध्वनि-वशं गतः इति सङ्गीत-शास्त्रे । श्री-यमुना-स्तवे श्री-शङ्कराचार्य-वचनैर् अप्य् उक्तम्, विधेहि तस्य राधिका-धवाङ्घ्रि-पङ्कजे रतिम् इति । श्री-गीत-गोविन्दे श्री-जयदेव-चरणैश् च पत्युर् मनः कीलितम् इति । तस्मात् स्वयं भगवता साध्व् एव दर्शितम् - जारम् अस्वरूप-विदः इति मत्- कामा रमणम् इति च । पूर्वं ययैव लीला-शक्त्या तासाम् उक्तण्ठातिशय- प्रकटनार्थं तन्-नित्य-प्रेयसीत्व-स्वरूपानुसन्धानावरण-पूर्वकं श्री-कृष्णे जारत्वं प्रत्यायितम् आयत्याम् अपि तथैव पुनस् तस्मिन् स्वाभाविक-पतित्व-प्रकाशमय-सुख-चमत्कार-कर-तादृश- स्वरूपानुसन्धानं क्रियते इति भावः । आस्तां नित्य-प्रेयसीनां तासां वार्ता । तत्-सङ्गात् प्राप्तवतीनाम् अन्यासाम् अपि तस्मिन् रमणत्वम् एव सिध्यति, न तु जारत्वम् । तद् एव व्यञ्जितम् - मत्-कामा इत्य् अनेन ब्रह्म मां परमं प्रापुः इत्य् अनेन च परम-ब्रह्मणः सर्वांशित्वात् सर्व-पातृत्वाच् च सर्वाधिपत्यम् एव सिध्यति न तु परत्वम् । तत्र च सति तासु तादृश-मत्-कामासु पतित्वम् एव स्यान् न जारत्वम् इत्य् अभिप्रायात् । तद् उक्तं दत्तात्रयेणापि पारमार्थिक- तद्-विवेक-श्लाघा-गर्भ-गुरुत्वेन मतया पिङ्गलया आत्मना रमणेन वै [भ्प् ११.८.४०] इति, रेमेऽनेन यथा रमा [भ्प् ११.८.३५] इति । रमा-देव्या च स वै पतिः स्याद् अकुतोभयः स्वयं समन्ततः पाति भयातुरं जनम् [भ्प् ५.१८.२०] इति । तस्माद् वास्तव-वस्तुन एव फलत्व-पर्यवसानाज् जार-बुद्ध्यापि प्राप्ते तस्मिन् रमणतया प्राप्तेर् एव लालसा-विषयत्वाच् च पतित्वम् एव पर्यवस्यति । तद् एवम् एवोक्तं - तम् एव परमात्मानं जार-बुद्ध्यापि सङ्गताः जहुर् गुणमयं देहं सद्यः प्रक्षीण-बन्धनाः ॥ [भ्प् १०.२९.११] अत्र जिघांसयापि हरये स्तनं दत्त्वाप सद्-गतिम् [भ्प् १०.६.३५] इति यथा विगीतार्थेन जिघांसया-पदेन संसजन्न् अपि-शब्दो जिघांसायास् तत्राप्रवर्तनीयत्वं व्यनक्ति, तथापि पुरुषार्थः सिद्ध इति विषयस्य शक्तिम् एव स्थापयति, तथा विगीतार्थेन जार-पदेन संसजन-जारत्वस्य तथात्वं विषयस्य च तां गमयति रमणत्वं तु न तथा विगीतम्, प्रत्युत याः सम्पर्यचरन् प्रेम्णा पाद-संवाहनादिभिः । जगद्-गुरुं भर्तृ-बुद्ध्या तासां किं वर्ण्यते तपः ॥ [भ्प् १०.९०.२७] इत्य् आदिना सुष्ठु स्तुतम् एव न च आसाम् अहो चरण-रेणु-जुषाम् [भ्प् १०.४७.६१] इत्य् आदिना जारत्वम् अपि स्तुतं, किन्तु तासां राग एव स्तुतः । येन जारत्वेनाप्य् असौ स्वीकृत इति । जार-बुद्ध्या सहेति या जार-वादिनः कल्पना सा (पगे ९९) त्व् असत्यैव । अनर्हत्वाज् जार-पद-संसक्तस्यापि-शब्दस्यान्यथा प्रत्यायकत्वेन दर्शितत्वात् । सह-पद-सापेक्षत्वेन कष्टत्वात् । उपपद- विभक्तेः कारक-विभक्तिर् बलीयसी इति न्यायात् । साधकतमस्यान्यस्य कल्पनीयत्वाच् च । ते सर्वे स्त्रीत्वम् आपन्नाः समुद्भूताश् च गोकुले । हरिं सम्प्राप्य कामेन ततो मुक्ता भवार्णवात् ॥ इति पाद्मोत्तर-खण्ड-श्रवणाद् एताः खलु तदापि न सिद्ध-देहा इति पर्यवसीयते । ततश् च तस्य देहस्य पत्युश् च त्यागेन श्री-कृष्ण-प्राप्तौ परकीयात्वानुपपत्तिः । किम् उत माया-मात्रेण परकीयात्वेन प्रतीयमानानां नित्य-प्रेयसीनाम् । एवम् एव च स्वयं भगवतापि दर्शितं - या मया क्रीडता रात्र्यां [भ्प् १०.४७.३०] इत्य् आदिना । किन्तु जार-पदम् एतादृग् अश्लीलम् । यत् खलु जारतया भजन्तीभिर् अपि न जारं प्रतिवचन- विषयीक्रियते । किन्तु रमणादि-पदम् एवेति तद् अभिधेयं कथम् इव फलाय कल्पते । तद् एवं जारम् इति ब्रह्मेत्य्-आद्य् अनूद्य-वर्गान्तः-पात्य् एव । किन्तु भ्रममयत्वान् निन्दितत्वाच् च जारत्वस्य हेयत्वम् । रमणम् इति तु विधेयम् इति यद् उक्तम् । तत् खलु प्रकट-लीलायां पूर्वस्य स्पष्टतया वर्णितत्वेन श्रोतरि प्रसिद्धत्वाद् उत्तरस्य तद्वद् अवर्णितत्वेनापि प्रसिद्धत्वाद् अपि सिध्यति । प्रसिद्धत्वाप्रसिद्धत्वे एव तयोः प्रवृत्ति-हेतुः ब्राह्मण्योऽयं पण्डितः इतिवत् । न च अनुवादम् अनुक्त्वा तु न विधेयम् उदीरयेत् इति सर्वत्रोपलभ्यते । यस्य पर्णमयी जुहुर् भवति इत्य् अत्र वैपरीत्य-दर्शनात्, अप्राप्ते हि शास्त्रम् अर्थवत् इति न्यायेन च दध्ना जुहोति इत्य् आदिवद् अप्राप्ते रमणत्व एव तात्पर्यम् । न च पूर्व-पूर्व-प्रसिद्धे ब्रह्मत्वादि-जारत्व-पर्यन्ते अनधिगतार्थ-गन्तृ-प्रमाणम् इति च वृद्धाः । किं च जारत्वस्य वास्तवत्वेऽश्लीलता दुर्निवारा । अवास्तवत्वे व्यभिचारित्वम् एवेति । सर्वथा तद्-विधेयं न भवत्य् एव वेत्य् अलम् अतिविस्तरेण । अत्र ब्रह्मेत्य् एवोक्ते भगवन्तं, श्रुत-निर्विशेष-ब्रह्म-वादस्य कस्यचित् सन्देह-विषयो भवतीति परमम् इत्य् उक्तम् । परमम् इत्य् उक्ते श्री-कृष्ण- रूपत्वं न प्रतीयते इति माम् इत्य् उक्तम् । माम् इत्य् एवोक्ते ब्रह्मत्वं परमत्वं च प्रमाणान्तर-सापेक्षं भवतीति तत् तद् उच्यते । तथा जारम् इत्य् एवोक्ते पर्यवसितं न सिध्यतिईति रमणम् इत्य् उक्तम् । रमणम् इत्य् एवोक्ते पूर्व-प्रतीतत्वाद् रमण-पदेनापि कथञ्चिज् जारत्वम् एव लक्ष्येतेति तन्- निरासार्थं जारम् इति चानूद्यते । परमाभीष्टत्वाद् अपि रमणत्वस्यैव विधेयत्वं, न तु जारत्वस्य । [एन्द् वृ. रेअदिन्ग्.] तथापि सर्वत्र पर्यवसान-निरुपद्रवेष्ट-प्राप्तिर् एव खलु सिद्धान्त- रस-शास्त्रयोः सम्मतीः । प्राचीनैर् आधुनिकैश् च लौकिकालौकिअ-वर्णकैः कविभिस् तथैवोपाख्यायते । श्रीमद्-अस्मद्-उपजीव्य-चरणैर् अपि ललित- माधवे-पूर्ण-मनोरथ-नामन्य् अङ्के तथैव समार्पितम् तद् एवोज्ज्वल- नीलमणौ प्रमाणीकृत्य सर्व-रस-पूरकः समृद्धिमयः सम्भोग उदाहृतः । श्री-भगवता च यत् त्व् अहं भवतीनां वै [भ्प् १०.४७.३४] इत्य् आदिना, या मया क्रीडता रात्र्याम् [भ्प् १०.४७.३७] इत्य् आद्य्-अन्तेन तथैवाभिप्रेतम् । जार-भाव-मयः सङ्गमश् च सदैव सोपद्रवस् तस्माद् असौ पर्यवसान-पुरुषार्थत्वे तत्-तच्-छास्त्र- (पगे १००) -सम्मतो न स्यात् । तथा पर-कोटि-सङ्ख्यानां निज-पदाब्ज-दलैः [भ्प् १०.३५.१६] इत्य्- आदि-युगले, कुज-गतिं गमिता न विदामः कश्मलेन कवरं वसनं वा [भ्प् १०.३५.१७] इति चेत्यादि-रीतीनाम् उद्भट-महा-भावानां तासां व्रजे भाव-संगोपनं पूर्वम् अपि दुष्करम् आसीत् । महा-विरहे तु जाते निवारयामः समुपेत्य माधवं किं नोऽकरिष्यन् कुल- वृद्ध-बान्धवाः [भ्प् १०.३९.२८] इति, विसृज्य लज्जां रुरुदुः स्म सुस्वरं गोविन्द दामोदर माधवेति [भ्प् १०.३९.३१] चेति, ता मन्-मनस्का मत्-प्राणा मद्-अर्थे त्यक्त-दैहिकाः [भ्प् १०.४६.४] इति, कृष्ण-दूते व्रजायाते उद्धवे त्यक्त-लौकिकाः [भ्प् १०.४७.९] इति, गत-ह्रियः [भ्प् १०.४७.१०] इति, काचिन् मधुकरं दृष्ट्वा [भ्प् १०.४७.११] इति, या दुस्त्यजं स्वजनम् आर्य-पथं च हित्वा [भ्प् १०.४७.६१] इति, गोप्यो हसन्त्यः पप्रच्छू राम-दर्शनादृताः [भ्प् १०.६५.९] इति, मातरं पितरं भ्रातॄन् पतीन् पुत्रान् स्वसॄन् अपि । यद्-अर्थे जहिम दाशार्ह दुस्त्यजान् स्व-जनान् प्रभो ॥ [भ्प् १०.६५.११] इति च श्रूयते । अत्र निवारयाम इत्य् आदिकं यथा सङ्क् प्ते तथैव विसृज्य लज्जाम् इत्य् आदिनाचरितम् । तासां लज्जा-त्यागः खलु भाव-व्यक्त्यैव स्यात्, सर्वेषां गोइकुल-वासिनां रोदनादि-साम्यात् । ततस् तद्-व्यक्ति-पूर्वैक-रोदन-द्वारेण ताभिर् निवारणम् अपि योग्यम् इति । एवं त्यक्त-लौकिका इत्य्-आदिषु च सुष्ठ्व् एव भाव-व्यक्तिर् गम्यते । किं बहुना, मातरम् इत्य् आदौ मात्रादीन् जहिम इत्य् उक्तं न तु पूर्व-रागवत् पति-सुतान्वय-भ्रातृ-बान्धवान् अतिविलङ्घ्य [भ्प् १०.३१.१६] इत्य् मात्रम् उक्तम् । गोप्यो हसन्त्य इति तून्माद-लक्षणम् । तदानीं हासायोग्यत्वात्, यथैव काचिन् मधुकरं दृष्ट्वा इत्य् आदाव् उन्माद एव दृश्यते । तद् एवं तदानीं तु दुर्धर-महा-भावेनोन्मत्त-चेष्टानां निरपत्रप- व्यञ्जित-भावानां त्यक्त-मात्रादीनां तासाम् असङ्ख्यानां भावस्य संगोपनं नोपपद्यत एव । किन्तु ज्ञातोऽप्य् असौ महा-विरह-पीडया स- वैर-ज्ञात इव आसीत् । अनन्तरं त्व् अनुसन्दध एव । स तु भाव- सङ्गोपनयैव काल-कतिपयं स्वस्य रसताम् आवहति । व्यक्तत्वे तु स्वस्य परेषाम् अपि सर्वत्र वस्तुतो धर्म-मयत्व-प्रतीतौ जातायाम् एवेति रस- विदां मतम् । अधर्म-मयत्व-प्रतीत त्व् अश्लीलतया व्याहन्यत एव रसः । अधर्म-मयत्वं च द्विधां परकीयात्वेन पर-स्पर्शेन च । तस्माद् यथैश्वर्य-ज्ञान-मय्यां श्री-परीक्षित्-सभायाम् ऐश्वर्य-ज्ञान-रीत्यैव तत् परिहृत्य रसावहत्वं समाहितम् । तथा लोकवल्-लीला-कैवल्यावलम्बने प्रेम-मय्यां श्री-गोकुल-सभायां लोक-रीत्यैव समाधेयम् । तथा हि - नासूयन् खलु कृष्णाय मोहितास् तस्य मायया । मन्यमानाः स्व-पार्श्व-स्थान् स्वान् स्वान् दारान् व्रजौकसः । [भ्प् १०.३३.३७] इति यत् श्रूयते (पगे १०१) तच् चात्राप्य् अवश्यम् एव सङ्गमनीयम् तस्याप्य् असमर्थः । तस्य मायया मोहिताः सन्तो नासूयन् तस्य स्व-नित्य-प्रेयसी- स्वीकार-लक्षणे कथम् असाव् अस्मद्-धामार्थ-सुहृत-प्रियात्म-तनय- प्राणाशय-जीवातुतमः पर-दार-स्वीकारामङ्गलम् अङ्गीकरोतीति दोषारोपं नाकुर्वन्न् इत्य् अर्थः । माया-मोहितत्वम् एवाह मन्येति । स्वरूप- सिद्धानां भगवद्-दाराणाम् अपर-कर्तृक-बलात्कार-परिहारार्थं तत्- तद्-आकारतया माया-कल्पिता ये स्वे स्वे दारास् तान् स्व-पार्श्व-स्थान् मन्यमानाः स्वमत्या निश्चिन्वाना इत्य् अर्थः । तद् एवं अन्तर्-गृह-गताः काश्चित् [भ्प् १०.२९.९] इत्य् अत्रोक्तानाम् अपि समाधानं ज्ञेयम् । परम-समर्थायास् तस्याः मायाया निज-प्रभु- प्रेयसीनां तद्-एकानुराग-स्वभावानां मर्यादा-रक्षणार्थं परिणयम् आरभ्य सदैव सावधानतायाः योग्यत्वात् तद्-दिनम् उपलक्षणम् एवेति । [वृ. अद्द्स्] श्रूयते च कूर्म-पुराणे द्वात्रिंशाध्यायस्यान्ते पति- व्रतामात्रस्य परात् परिभवो न सम्भवतीति कैमुत्येन श्री-सीता-देव्य्- उदाहृता - पति-व्रताधर्म-परा रुद्राण्य् एव न संशयः । नास्यां पराभावं कर्तुं शक्नोतीह जनः क्वचित् ॥ यथा रामस्य सुभगा सीता त्रैलोक-विश्रुता । पत्नी दाशरथेर् देवी विजिग्ये राक्षसेश्वरम् ॥ रामस्य भार्यां विमलां रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः । सीतां विशाल-नयनां चकमे काल-चोदितः ॥ गृहीत्वा मायया वेशं चरन्तीं विजने वने । समाहर्तुं मतिं चक्रे तापसः किल भाविनीम् ॥ विज्ञाया सा च तद्-भावं स्मृत्वा दाशरथिं पतिम् । जगाम शरणं वह्निम् आवसथ्यं शुचि-स्मिता ॥ उपतस्थे महा-योगं सर्व-पाप-विनाशनम् । कृताञ्जली राम-पत्नी साक्षात् पतिम् इवाच्युतम् ॥ नमस्यामि महायोगं कृतान्तं गहनं परम् । दाहकं सर्व-भूतानाम् ईशानं काल-रूपिणम् ॥ इत्य् आदि । इति वह्निं पूज्य जप्त्वा राम-पत्नी यशस्विनी । ध्यायन्ती मनसा तस्थौ रामम् उन्मीलितेक्षणा ॥ अथाववस्थ्याद् भगवान् हव्य-वाहो महेश्वरः । आविरासीत् सुदीप्तात्मा तेजसैव दहन्न् इव । सृष्ट्वा मायामयीं सीतां स रावण-वधेच्छया ॥ सीताम् आदाय धर्मिष्ठां पावकोऽन्तरधीयत । तां दृष्ट्वा तादृशीं सीतां रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः । समादाय ययौ लङ्कां सागरान्तर-संस्ह्तिताम् । कृत्वा च रावण-वधं रामो लक्षण-संयुतः । समादायाभवत् सीतां शङ्काकुलित-मानसः । सा प्रत्ययाय भूतानां सीता मायामयी पुनः । विवेश पावकं दीप्तं ददाह ज्वलनोऽपि ताम् । दग्ध्वा मायामयीं सीतां भगवान् उग्र-दीधितिः । रामायादर्शयत् सीतां पावकोऽभूत् सुर-प्रियः । प्रगृह्य भर्तुश् चरणौ कराभ्यां सा सुमध्यमा । चकार प्रणतिं भूमौ रामाय जनकात्मजा ॥ दृष्ट्वा हृष्ट-मना रामो विस्मयाकुल-लोचनः । ननाम वह्निं शिरसा तोषयामास राघवः ॥ उवाच वह्ने भगवन् किम् एषा वर-वर्णिनी । दग्ध्वा भगवता पूर्वं दृष्ट्या मत्-पार्श्वम् आगता ॥ तम् आह देवो लोकानां दाहको हव्य-वाहनः । यथा वृत्तं दाशरथिं भूतानाम् एव सन्निधौ ॥ [कूर्मप् ३२.५१३-५३०] इत्य् आदि । एवम् अग्नि-पुराणम् अपि दृश्यम् । तद् एवम् अपि यत् तु वाल्मीकिना नेदं स्पष्टीकृतं तत् खलु करुण-रस-पोषआर्थम् एवेति गम्यते । सेयं च तस्य परिपाटी क्वचिद् अन्येनाप्य् उपजीव्यते इति ज्ञेयं । तद् एवं पतिव्रता-मात्राणां विशेषतः श्री-भगवत्-प्रेयस्या प्रभावे सति - य एतस्मिन् महा-भागे प्रीतिं कुर्वन्ति मानवाः । नारयो ऽभिभवन्त्य् एतान् विष्णु-पक्षान् इवासुराः ॥ [भ्प् १०.२६.२१] इति सामान्य-विषये गर्ग-वचने च सति तादृशीनां भ्रमेऽपि तं नित्य-कान्तं परित्यजन्तीनां नित्यं तत्-कान्तं परिचरन्ती माया श्री-रामावसथ्याग्निवद् अपि किं रक्षां न कुर्वीत किन्तु तकीय लीला-नाट्य-रक्षार्थं [वृ अद्दितिओन् एन्द्स् हेरे.] तद् एवं च तत्-पतिं-मन्यादिष्व् एव विवाहादि-शयनादि-समयेष्व् एव च स्वरूप-सिद्धा आवव्रिरे । अन्येषु चान्यदा च कल्पिता एवेति गम्यते । तावद् एव च युक्तं तासु मर्यादा-रक्षणोत्कण्ठा-वर्धनैक-प्रयोजनत्वात् तस्याः । (पगे १०२) यथैव हि तव सुतः सति यदाधर-बिम्बे दत्त-वेणुः [भ्प् १०.३५.१४] इत्य् आदौ, शुश्रूषन्त्यः पतीन् काश्चित् [भ्प् १०.२९.७] इत्य् आदौ, ता वार्यमाणाः पतिभिः [भ्प् १०.२९.८] इत्य् आदौ च स्वरूप-सिद्धानाम् एव दर्शनं तत्र तत्रावगतम् । एवम् अन्यत्राप्य् अवगम्यम् । तासाम् अन्य-कृत- ध्वंसाभावस्य कारणं प्रभावश् च सम्भाव्यते - य एतस्मिन् महा-भागाः प्रीतिं कुर्वन्ति मानवाः । नारयो ऽभिभवन्त्य् एतान् विष्णु-पक्षान् इवासुराः ॥ [भ्प् १०.८.१८] इति कैमुत्य-प्राप्तेः । अथ तासाम् अपत्य-श्रवणं च यातृ-मानिनी-प्रभृतीनाम् अपत्ये तद्- व्यवहारात् । [वृ. ओमित्स् बेत्wएएन् यथैव हि अन्द् -प्रभृतीनाम् अपत्ये तद्-व्यवहारात्: अथ तासाम् अपत्य-श्रवणं च यातृ-मानिनी-प्रभृतीन् आपत्येषु तद्-व्यवहारात् । साम्ब-लक्षणा प्रयानयने श्री-बलदेवम् उद्दिश्य स-सुतः स-स्नुषः प्रायात् सुहृद्भिर् अभिनन्दितः इतिवत् । एन्द् वृ. रेअदिन्ग्.] स्वापत्यत्वे सति विभाव-वैगुण्येन रसाभासत्वम् आपद्येत । ततश् च भजते तादृशीः क्रीडा याः श्रुत्वा तात्-परो भवेत् [भ्प् १०.३३.३६] इति, सिषेव इत्य् आदौ सर्वाः शरत्-काव्य-कथा-रसाश्रया [भ्प् १०.३३.२६] इति च विरुध्यते । पर- पुत्रत्व-प्रतिपादनायैव हि पाययन्त्यः शिशून् पय इत्य् एवोक्तं न तु सुतान् स्तनम् इति । अतएव मातरः पितरः पुत्रा भ्रातरः पतयश् च वः [भ्प् १०.२९.२०] इति परिहासत्वेनैव श्री-भगवद्-वाक्यं रसाय सम्पद्यते । वास्तवत्वेन तु वैरस्यायैव स्यात्, तासाम् अङ्गीकरिष्यमाणत्वात् । क्वचित् ताभिर् एव तेषु यत् पति-शब्दः प्रयुक्तस् तद्-बहिर्-लोक-व्यवहारत एव नान्तर्-दृष्टितः यत्-पत्य्-अपत्य-सुहृदाम् अनुवृत्तिर् अङ्ग [भ्प् १०.२९.३२] इत्य् आदिना तद्-अङ्गीकारात् । माम् एव दयितं श्रेष्ठम् आत्मानं मनसा गताः [भ्प् १०.४६.४] इति भगवता तासाम् अन्तः-करण-प्रकाशनात् । [वृ. अद्द्स्: परं सौख्यं हि नैराश्यं स्वैरिण्य् अप्य् आह पिङ्गला [भ्प् १०.४७.४७] इत्य् आदिना ताभिः स्वेषां तद्-एक-निष्ठता-व्यञ्जनात् । एन्द् वृ. रेअदिन्ग्.] गोप्यः किम् आचरयद् अयम् इत्य् आदौ दामोदराधर-सुधाम् अपि गोपिकानां भुङ्क्ते स्वयम् [भ्प् १०.२१.९] इत्य् अनेन अपि बत मधु-पुर्याम् आर्य- पुत्रोऽधुनास्ते [भ्प् १०.४७.२१] इत्य् अनेन ताभिः स्वयम् उक्तेश् च । तत एतद् उक्तं भवति रास-पञ्चाध्याय्यां नासूयन् खलु कृष्णाय [भ्प् १०.३३.३७] इत्य् उक्त-दिशा, स वो हि स्वामी [ग्तु २.२२] इत्य् ताः प्रति तापनी-स्थित-दुर्वाससो वाक्यवत् । कृष्ण-वध्व इत्य्-उक्त-रीत्या च याः खलु योगमायाम् उपाश्रित्य इति श्रवणात् तत्-तद्-अर्थ-भगवन्-नियुक्त-योगमाया-कल्पिताकल्पिततया योगमायैक-विदिताः स्वतः परतश् च प्रच्छन्न-द्विविधायमाना आसन्, तास् तु पश्चाद् योगमाययैव देव्या प्रापञ्चिताभ्यां मर्यादोत्कलिताभ्यां स्व- पालितस्य रस-पोषतरोः पर्यवसान-निरुपद्रव-महा-सुख-प्राप्ति-रूपाय फलाय मुन्य्-आकाशादि-वाण्य्-आदिकं द्वारी-कृत्य वा स्वयम् एव प्रकटीभूय एव वा श्री-गोकुल-वासिनः प्रति तथैव व्यक्ती-कृताः, स्वरूपेण माम् एव रमणं प्राप्ताः, नासूयन् खलु कृष्णाय इत्य् आद्य्- उक्तासूया-परिहारस्य सम्यक्त्वाय तत्-कल्पितास् तु स्व-स्व-पतिम् इत्य् एव श्री- भगवन्तम् । दृश्यते च संज्ञा-छायादिवत् कल्पनाया व्यक्तत्वम् एव परिणामः सर्वत्र । तद् इत्थम् एव माता-पित्र्-आदीनाम् अभीष्टं सिध्यति ॥ [वृ. अद्द्स् हेरे: तस्मिन्न् एव तेषां वात्सल्यस्य विश्रान्तेः । न च दाम्पत्ये प्रकटे - बहु वार्यते यतः खलु यत्र प्रच्छन्न-कामुकत्वं च । या च मिथो दुर्लभता सा परमा मन्मथस्य रतिः ॥ [उन् १.२०] इति भरतानुसृत-निवारणाद्य्-अभावाद्-रस-निष्पत्तिर् न स्याद् इति वाच्यम् । तस्य निवारणं खलु न भय-दानेन भवेत् सर्वातिशायि-सामर्थ्यात्, किन्तु लज्जा-दानेनैव । लज्जा तु कुलीन-कुमाराणां स्व-स्त्री-गत-रहस्य-विहार- विशेषस्य परेणानुमिताव् अपि जायते, किम् उत - यत्र ह्रीः श्रीः स्थिता तत्र यत्र श्रीस् तत्र सन्नतिः । सन्नतिर् ह्रीस् तथा श्रीश् च नित्यं कृष्णे महात्मनि ॥ [ह्व् २.१०१.७३ (९६.७२)] इति हरिवंशाद्य्-उक्तानुसारेण परम-लज्जादि-गुण-निधानस्य व्रजे नव- वयः श्रीलताम् एवाभिव्यञ्जतस् तस्य सिद्धे च लज्जालुत्वे स्वयम् एव निवारणादि-त्रयं सिध्यति । किन्तु लज्जा द्विविधा सङ्गोप्य न्याय्य-कर्मणि सङ्कोच-मात्र-करी, अन्याय्य-कर्मणि न्यक्कार-करी च । अत्र पूर्वाव्याजान्तराच्छन्ना नातिविरोधिनी उत्तरा यशः प्रियेण तेन कृत्तेऽपि व्याजे तस्यानुमितिश् चेद् द्विगुणीभूय विरोधिनी । तद् एवं सति गोप-नारीभिर् अनिशं क्रीडयामास केशवः [पद्मप् ६.२५२.२६] श्रुतानिश-क्रीडा पारदार्ये सर्वथा न सम्भवति, स्व-दारत्वे तु तासाम् असङ्ख्यानां स्व-स्वरूप-पत्य्-अप्राप्ता जात-परम-दुःखानां गुरुभिर् अपि सम्मतः सान्त्वनादि-रूपो य आवश्यक-धर्मस् तद्-विध-व्याजेन सम्भवति । यच् च रम्य-केलि-सुखेनैव गोप-वेश-धरः प्रभुः । बहु-प्रेम-रसेनात्र मास-द्वयम् उवास ह ॥ इत्य् एतत्-पद्यम् तद्-अनन्तरं च सर्वेषां मनोरमत्वं बहु-प्रेम-रस- प्रदत्वं च इत्थम् एव सङ्गच्छते इति । न च गोप-नारीभिर् इति पर-दारत्वं शब्द-लब्धम् । देवहुत्यां सा त्वं ब्रह्मन् नृप-वधूर् इति कर्दमं प्रति भगवद्-वाक्याज् जात्य्-अपेक्षयापि सम्भवात् । न च निवारणादिभिर् औपपत्यम् एव भरत-मतं रत्नावली-नाटिकायां ययाति-चरितादिवद् दाम्पत्येऽपि सम्भवात् । नेष्टा यद् अङ्गिनि रसे कविभिर् परोढा [उन् ५.३] इति विरोधात् । तद् एवं गूढतया मायया प्रणीतानां रमणतया तस्य प्राप्तौ मत्-कामा रमणम् इति पद्यं योजितम् । नन्द-गोप-सुतं देवि पतिं मे कुरु ते नमः इति कृत-जपानां कुमारीत्वेन प्रसिद्धानां परासाम् अपि सङ्कल्प-सिद्धिर् एव श्री-भगवता कृता । तत्रैव हि स्वयम् अङ्गीकृतम् याताबला व्रजं सिद्धाः इति । तद् एतत्-पक्षेऽपि पूर्ववद् एव गुप्त-पतित्वाज् जारम् इव जारम् इति सङ्गमनीयम् । तस्माच् च श्री-गोपालोत्तर-तापन्यां ताः प्रति दुर्वाससा यद् उक्तं तद् एव निगमनीयम् जन्म-जराभ्यां भिन्नं स्थाणुर् अयम् इत्य् आदौ स वो हि स्वामी भवति इति । [एन्द् वृ. अद्दितिओन्.] ॥ ११.१२ ॥ श्री-भगवान् उद्धवम् ॥ १७५-१७७ ॥ (पगे १०३)
[177] tad evaṃ prakaṭāprakaṭa-līlayor dvayor api tāsāṃ sva-prāptau bhāva eva kāraṇaṃ darśitam | tataś cāprakaṭa-līlāyāṃ praviṣṭā api yādṛśaṃ tasya svarūpaṃ prāptās tad-darśayann anyad apy anuvadati - mat-kāmā ramaṇaṃ jāram asvarūpa-vido 'balāḥ | brahma māṃ paramaṃ prāpuḥ saṅgāc chata-sahasraśaḥ || [BhP 11.12.13] [B reads here: ayam arthaḥ - yathā bhīṣmam udāraṃ darśanīyaṃ kaṭaṃ karoti ity atra kriyā khalu viśeṣasya kṛtiṃ pratyāyantī viśeṣaṇānām api pratyāyayati | kaṭaṃ karoti taṃ ca bhīṣmam ity ādi-rītyā | tathātrāpi pratīyate viśeṣyaṃ cātra brahmaiva | sarva-viśeṣaṇāśrayaṇīya-parama- vastutayā teṣu viśeṣaṇeṣu tasyābhedenānugamāt ekam evādvitīyaṃ brahma [ChāU 6.1.1] iti śruteḥ | param ity ādīni tu viśeṣaṇāni tad-abhinnatve'pi pratisvaṃ bhedakatvāt sa ekadhā bhavati dvidhā bhavati ity ādi śruteḥ | tad evaṃ sthite kramo'py atrārthika eva gṛhyate pacyantāṃ vividhāḥ pākāḥ [BhP 10.24.26] ity ādau, sarva-dohaś ca gṛhyatām itivat agni-hotraṃ juhoti yavāgaṃ pacati ity ādivac ca | tataś ca [end Vṛ. addition] (page 96) evaṃ pūrvokta-rītyā tā abalā brahma prāpus tac ca paramaṃ bhagavad-rūpaṃ prāpuḥ | brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāham [Gītā 14.27] ity ādeḥ | tad evaṃ sthite tāsāṃ mad-aṃśa-bhūtānāṃ nitya-priyāṇāṃ saṅgād anyā api tadānīm eva gokula-bhājaḥ śata-sahasraśaḥ prāpuḥ | saṅgasya tat-prāpakatvaṃ ca jhaṭiti samāna-bhāva-janakatvāt | yathoktam etat pūrvam eva kevalena hi bhāvena gopyo gāvaḥ [BhP 11.12.8-9] ity ādi | evaṃ gavādiṣv api dvividhatvaṃ gamyam | kim ākhyaṃ prāpus tatrāha - māṃ kṛṣṇākhyam eva narākṛti paraṃ brahmeti purāṇa-vargāt | yo'vatārāṇāṃ madhye śreṣṭho'vatāraḥ ko bhavitā katham asyāvatārasya brahmatā bhavati [GTU 2.13] tāpanībhyaś ca | kīdṛśa-sambandhaṃ tvāṃ prāpus tatrāha ramaṇaṃ jāram iti | ramaṇaḥ patir nandana-śabdavad yaugikatva-bādhāt | yathā mitrā-putro mitrā-nandana evocyate, na tu mitrā-patiḥ | mitrā-patir api mitrā-ramaṇa evocyate, na tu mitrā-putra iti | tataś cāyam arthaḥ | yathā bhīṣmam udāraṃ darśanīyaṃ kaṭaṃ karoti ity atra kriyā khalu viśeṣasya kṛtiṃ pratyāyantī viśeṣaṇānām api pratyāyayati | kaṭaṃ karoti taṃ ca bhīṣmam ity ādi-rītyā | tathātrāpi prāptaṃ brahma prāpus tac ca paramaṃ bhagavad-rūpaṃ tac ca māṃ śrī-kṛṣṇākhyaṃ svayaṃ bhagavad-rūpam ity ādi-rītyā | kintu jāram ity ukter eva ramaṇa-viśeṣatve labdhe ramaṇa-padam adhikaṃ syād ity akṣarādhikyenārthādhikyam iti nyāyād adhikārtham eva bodhayati | tatra cādhika-padasyaivārthaḥ paryavasyatīti prayatne nopādānāj jāratvaṃ ca prātītika-mātram | gopīnāṃ tat-patīnāṃ cety ādeḥ | kintu sādhāraṇīṣv api para-brahmaṇaḥ sarvāṃśitvāt sarva-pātṛtvāc patitvam eva | yathoktaṃ piṅgalayā ātmanā ramaṇena vai [BhP 11.8.39] iti, reme'nena yathā ramā [BhP 11.8.34] iti | lakṣmī-devyā ca, sa vai patiḥ syād akutobhayaḥ (page 97) svayaṃ samantataḥ pāti bhayāturaṃ janam [BhP 5.18.20] iti | tasmāt pūrvaṃ yaṃ jāratvena pratītaṃ prāpuḥ paścān nija- rūpam eva taṃ prāpur iti | tathā jāram ity evokte paryavasitaṃ na siddhyed iti (page 98) ramaṇam ity ucyate | ramaṇam ity evokte bhagavattvaṃ śrī-kṛṣṇa- rūpatvaṃ ca na siddhyati, mām ity evokte brahmatvaṃ bhagavattvaṃ ca pramāṇāntara-sākāṅkṣaṃ bhavati iti sākṣād eva tat tad ucyate | pūrva- pratītatvād ramaṇa-padenāpi jāratvam eva pratīyeteti tan-nirāsārthaṃ tat-tad- anuvādaś cāvaśyaṃ kāryaḥ | (page 99) brahma māṃ paramam ity eṣu padeṣu pāṭha-kramasyāvivakṣitatvāj jāra-bhāvasya ca pūrvatvād ārthika eva kramo labhyate | eṣa eva ca sarvatra balīyān | tato na viparyayeṇārthaś ca kāryaḥ | kiṃ cāprāpte hi śāstram arthavad iti nyāyena | dadhnā juhotīty ādivad aprāpte ramaṇa-pade eva tātparyaṃ na tu pūrva-pūrva-prāpte brahmādi-jāra- paryante | nanda-gopa-sutaṃ devi patiṃ me kuru te namaḥ [BhP 10.22.4] iti kṛta- japānāṃ kumārīṇāṃ tu pati-bhāvanā-pūrteti cet tarhi tāsām anavadya- bhāvānāṃ saṅkalpa-siddhir eva śrī-bhagavatā sutarāṃ kāryā | tatraiva ca svayam aṅgīkṛtaṃ yātābalā [BhP 10.22.21] ity ādau siddhā iti mayā iti ca | [The above section starting with ôbrahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāhamö up to ôiti mayeti caö is not found in Vṛ. It reads as follows: paramaṃ yo mahad brahma iti sahasra-nāma-stotrāt | śubhāśrayaḥ sva-cittasya sarvagasya tathātmanaḥ [ViP 6.7.75] iti viṣṇu-purāṇāc ca | tādṛśaṃ taṃ ca māṃ kṛṣṇākhyam eva prāpuḥ kṛṣṇākṛti paraṃ brahma iti purāṇa-vargāt | brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāham [Gītā 14.27] iti śrī-gītopaniṣadbhyaḥ | tad- rūpasyaiva svasya prāptis tāsu svayam eva śrī-bhagavatā proktā [BhP 10.4.36] | mayy āveśya manaḥ kṛtsnaṃ vimuktāśeṣa-vṛttir yat | anusmarantyo māṃ nityam acirān mām upaiṣyatha || [BhP 10.47.36] iti | mayi bhaktir hi bhūtānām amṛtatvāya kalpate | diṣṭyā yad āsīn mat-sneho bhavatīnāṃ mad-āpanaḥ || [BhP 10.82.44] iti ca | atha tādṛśaṃ ca māṃ bhāva-viśeṣa-saṃvalitam eva prāpur ity āha, mat-kāmā ramaṇaṃ jāram asvarūpa-vidaḥ iti, ramaṇa-śabdena patir evocyate, nandana- śabdena putra iva rūḍhyā yaukitatva-bādhāt | yathā mitrā-nandana- śabdenātra mitrā-putra evocyate na tu mitrā-patiḥ | mitrā-ramaṇa-śabdena ca mitrā-patiḥ | na tu mitrā-putraḥ tadvad atrāpi | koṣa-mate ca ramaṇa- śabdaḥ patyāv eva rūḍhaḥ | paṭola-mūle ramaṇaṃ syāt tathā ramaṇaḥ priye śrī-strī-jāti-sambandhe sati ramaṇa-śabdavat priya-śabdena patir evocyate tathaiva prasiddheḥ | dhavaḥ priyaḥ patir bhartā ity amara-koṣāc ca | patitvaṃ tūdvāhena kanyāyāḥ svīkāritvam iti loka eva bhagavati tu sva-bhāvenāpi dṛśyate parama-vyomādhipasya mahā-lakṣmī-patitvaṃ hy anādi-siddham iti | jāra-śabdena sarvatropapatir evocyate jāras tūpapatiḥ samau ity amara-koṣāt | upapatitvaṃ cādharmeṇa pratīyamānatvam | yathopadharmatvam adharme dharmīyamānatvam iti | ubhayatrāpi (page 97) veda-viruddhatvāt | tad eva jāraḥ pāpa-patiḥ samau iti trikāṇḍa-śeṣaḥ | tataś ca jāratvaṃ ramaṇe nāsti, ramaṇatvaṃ jāre nāsti | dharmopadharmayor iva dravyasya svāmi-caurayor iva ca viruddha-vastutvād iti sthite brahma māṃ paramam itivan naikādhikaraṇatvaṃ jāratva-ramaṇatvayoḥ sambhavati | tasmād adhikāriṇīnāṃ tāsāṃ viśeṣaṇa-bhedena tad-dvayaṃ samādadhat tad-arthaṃ caikasya vāstavatvam anyasya tv avāstavatvaṃ darśayati mat-kāmā ramaṇam iti jāram asvarūpavidaḥ ity ābhyāṃ tatra jāratvasyaiva prātītika-mātratvād avāstavatvaṃ svāmibhir aṅgīkṛtaṃ nānyasya | jāra-buddhi-vedyam api ity uktatvāt | sthāpayiṣyate ca tad idam asmābhir uttaratra | tataś cāyam arthaḥ | svarūpaṃ man-nitya-preyasī-rūpatvam ajānantyo janmādi-līlā-śaktyā vismarantyo māṃ jāraṃ prāpuḥ dharma-viruddhatayā pratītāv api rāgātiśayena jāratayāpi svīkṛtaṃ prāpur ity arthaḥ | tathā tat- prāptāv api mat-kāmāḥ iti yat paty-apaty-suhṛdām anuvṛttir aṅga [BhP 10.29.32] ity-ādi-rītyā mayi kāmo'bhilāṣa-viśeṣaḥ katham anyatra patitvaṃ svapnavad vilīyate | śrī-kṛṣṇa eva patitvaṃ jāgradvad āvirbhaved ity evaṃrūpo yāsāṃ tādṛśyaḥ satyo ramaṇa-rūpam eva māṃ prāpur iti | etad artham eva pṛthak-kṛtya tāsāṃ viśeṣaṇābhyāṃ saha sva-viśeṣaṇa-dvayaṃ mat-kāmā ramaṇam iti | jāra-svarūpa-vidaḥ iti yathā-yogaṃ ca paṭhitam | na tu brahma māṃ paramam ity ebhiḥ saha kṛtam | tad idaṃ sveṣu tadīya-svīyātvaṃ prakaṭayitum api tāsāṃ prārthanāpi dṛśyate | yasmāt api bata madhu-puryām ārya- putro'dhunāste [BhP 10.47.21] ity atra tadīyātva eva svāmi-matiṃ vyajya tatra ca kiṅkarīṇām ity anena dainyāt punas tad apalāpya punar utkaṇṭhayā bhujam aguru-sugandham [BhP 10.47.21] ity ādinā spaṣṭatayaiva svīyātvena sveṣu tadīya-svīkārasyābhikāṅkṣā-vyañjanā śrī-rādhā-devyā kṛteti hi gamyate | dainyaṃ cātra patitva-kāmanāyām api śyāmasundara te dāsyaḥ [BhP 10.22.15] itivad gamyam | spaṣṭaṃ ca tat-svīkaraṇa-prārthanā ca | yadyapi mām eva dayitaṃ preṣṭham ātmnānaṃ manasā gatāḥ [BhP 10.46.4] ity anena ballavyo me mad-ātmikāḥ ity anena cāsmāsu svīyātva-bhāvas tasyāpi manasi vartate eva, tathāpi dhārayanty atikṛcchreṇa ityādi svābhiprāyeṇa yady āgatya spaṣṭam eva svīkriyāmahe tadaivāsmākaṃ nistāraḥ syād iti tasyābhiprāyaḥ | tasmāt sādhv eva tathā vyākhyātaṃ mat- kāmā ramaṇam iti | atha prastutam evānusarāmaḥ | jāratayā pratītatvena ramaṇatvena ca prāptau hetuḥ abalā iti | etat-padena hi tāsu nija-kāruṇyaṃ vyañjitam | tena ca tasya kāraṇaṃ rāmeṇa sārdhaṃ ity ādy uktaṃ tāsāṃ mahā-prema smāritam | tasmāt tathā mat-prāptau tādṛśa-mahā-premaiva hetur ity arthaḥ | tad evam ubhayathā-prāptāv api mat-kāmā ity anena ramaṇatayā prāptāv eva paryāptiḥ darśitā | tad yathā tu ahaṃ bhakta-parādhīnaḥ [BhP 9.4.63] iti, svecchāmayasya [BhP 10.14.2] iti, ye yathā māṃ prapadyante [Gītā 4.11] iti ca pratijñā-hāniḥ syāt | tatra ye yathā iti yena kāmanā-prakāreṇety arthaḥ tat- kratu-nyāyāt | tad evaṃ tāsām abhīṣṭa-pūraṇaṃ kaimutyenaivāyātam | tataś cāstāṃ tāsāṃ tadīya-parama-lakṣmī-rūpāṇāṃ vārtā | tat-saṅgād anyā api śata-sahasraśas tathā māṃ prāpur ity āha saṅgād iti | atraivaṃ vivecanīyaṃ tāsāṃ nitya- preyasīnāṃ tasmin jāratvaṃ na sambhavaty eva | śrīmad-daśārṇādau hi tan- nāmnā tāsāṃ patitvenaivāsāv abhidhīyate vallabho dayite'dhyakṣe iti viśva- prakāśādi-gata-vallabha-śabdasya dvy-arthatve'pi dayitatvasya tāsv arhatvāt | gautamīya-tantre ca tan-mantra-vyākhyāyāṃ patitvenaiva tad-vyākhyā dṛśyate | tan-nāmnaḥ khalu brahmatveśvaratva-yogena vyākhyā-dvayaṃ vidhāyottara-pakṣatvenābhīṣṭaṃ vyākhyānam āha gautamīya-tantre dvitīyādhyāye daśārṇa-vyākhyāyāṃ - aneka-janma-siddhānāṃ gopīnāṃ patir eva vā | nanda-nandana ity uktas trailokyānanda-vardhanaḥ || iti | atrāneka-janma-siddhatvam anādi-kalpa-paramparā-prādurbhūtatvam evocyate bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna [Gītā 4.5] itivat | vaivasvata-manvantarāntargatāvaśyambhāvaṃ tat-prādurbhāvaṃ vinā kalpābhāvāt | anādi-siddha-veda-prāpta-tad-upāsanā-siddhānāditvāt | tad- eka-patitvaṃ ca tat-tan-mantropāsanā-śāstre (page 98) tāsāṃ kālānavacchedena tad-ārādhana-tat-paratayā sthitānāṃ dhyātuṃ vidhīyamānatvāt, paty-antara-sambandha-gandhasyāpy aśravaṇāt | tathā ca brahma-saṃhitāyāṃ - ānanda-cin-maya-rasa-pratibhāvitābhis tābhir ya eva nija-rūpatayā kalābhiḥ | goloka eva nivasaty akhilātmabhūto govindam ādi-puruṣaṃ tam ahaṃ bhajāmi || [BrahmaS 5.48] iti | lakṣmī-sahasra-śata-sambhrama-sevyamānam ity ukta-rītyāmantratas tac- chabda-prāptyā ca gopī-rūpābhiḥ saha goloka eva nivasati iti prakaṭa- līlāyām iva parakīyātva-prapañcaṃ niṣiddham | kalātvenaiva nija-rūpatve prāpte nija-rūpatayety asya tathaiva sārthakatvāt | tathaivoktaṃ - śriyaḥ kāntāḥ kāntaḥ parama-puruṣaḥ [BrahmaS 5.56] iti | atra śrī-parama-puruṣayor aupapatyaṃ na sambhavatīti yuktaṃ ca darśitavān | tapanyāṃ tāḥ prati durvāsaso vacanaṃ, sa vo hi svāmī [GTU 2.27] iti | pati- ramaṇa-vallabha-śabdavat svāmi-śabdaś ca tathā prasiddhaḥ svāmino devṛ- devarau ity amara-koṣāt | te ca śabdā eka-niṣṭhatvena prayogād anyonyam anyārthatāṃ nirasyanti kṛṣṇāya vāsudevāya devakī-nandanāya ca [BhP 1.8.21] ity ādivat | āstām aprakaṭa-līlāyā vārtā gupta-tādṛśatāyāṃ prakaṭa- līlāyām api rasa-prasaṅge śrī-śukenāpi sukhāveśād aguptam eva kṛṣṇa- vadhvaḥ [BhP 10.33.7] ity uktam | ṛṣabhasya jaguḥ kṛtāni ityatra svāmināpi ṛṣabhasya patyuḥ iti vyākhyātam | gopī-patir ananto 'pi vaṃśa-dhvani-vaśaṃ gataḥ iti saṅgīta-śāstre | śrī-yamunā-stave śrī-śaṅkarācārya-vacanair apy uktam, vidhehi tasya rādhikā-dhavāṅghri-paṅkaje ratim iti | śrī-gīta-govinde śrī-jayadeva-caraṇaiś ca patyur manaḥ kīlitam iti | tasmāt svayaṃ bhagavatā sādhv eva darśitam - jāram asvarūpa-vidaḥ iti mat- kāmā ramaṇam iti ca | pūrvaṃ yayaiva līlā-śaktyā tāsām uktaṇṭhātiśaya- prakaṭanārthaṃ tan-nitya-preyasītva-svarūpānusandhānāvaraṇa-pūrvakaṃ śrī-kṛṣṇe jāratvaṃ pratyāyitam āyatyām api tathaiva punas tasmin svābhāvika-patitva-prakāśamaya-sukha-camatkāra-kara-tādṛśa- svarūpānusandhānaṃ kriyate iti bhāvaḥ | āstāṃ nitya-preyasīnāṃ tāsāṃ vārtā | tat-saṅgāt prāptavatīnām anyāsām api tasmin ramaṇatvam eva sidhyati, na tu jāratvam | tad eva vyañjitam - mat-kāmā ity anena brahma māṃ paramaṃ prāpuḥ ity anena ca parama-brahmaṇaḥ sarvāṃśitvāt sarva-pātṛtvāc ca sarvādhipatyam eva sidhyati na tu paratvam | tatra ca sati tāsu tādṛśa-mat-kāmāsu patitvam eva syān na jāratvam ity abhiprāyāt | tad uktaṃ dattātrayeṇāpi pāramārthika- tad-viveka-ślāghā-garbha-gurutvena matayā piṅgalayā ātmanā ramaṇena vai [BhP 11.8.40] iti, reme'nena yathā ramā [BhP 11.8.35] iti | ramā-devyā ca sa vai patiḥ syād akutobhayaḥ svayaṃ samantataḥ pāti bhayāturaṃ janam [BhP 5.18.20] iti | tasmād vāstava-vastuna eva phalatva-paryavasānāj jāra-buddhyāpi prāpte tasmin ramaṇatayā prāpter eva lālasā-viṣayatvāc ca patitvam eva paryavasyati | tad evam evoktaṃ - tam eva paramātmānaṃ jāra-buddhyāpi saṅgatāḥ jahur guṇamayaṃ dehaṃ sadyaḥ prakṣīṇa-bandhanāḥ || [BhP 10.29.11] atra jighāṃsayāpi haraye stanaṃ dattvāpa sad-gatim [BhP 10.6.35] iti yathā vigītārthena jighāṃsayā-padena saṃsajann api-śabdo jighāṃsāyās tatrāpravartanīyatvaṃ vyanakti, tathāpi puruṣārthaḥ siddha iti viṣayasya śaktim eva sthāpayati, tathā vigītārthena jāra-padena saṃsajana-jāratvasya tathātvaṃ viṣayasya ca tāṃ gamayati ramaṇatvaṃ tu na tathā vigītam, pratyuta yāḥ samparyacaran premṇā pāda-saṃvāhanādibhiḥ | jagad-guruṃ bhartṛ-buddhyā tāsāṃ kiṃ varṇyate tapaḥ || [BhP 10.90.27] ity ādinā suṣṭhu stutam eva na ca āsām aho caraṇa-reṇu-juṣām [BhP 10.47.61] ity ādinā jāratvam api stutaṃ, kintu tāsāṃ rāga eva stutaḥ | yena jāratvenāpy asau svīkṛta iti | jāra-buddhyā saheti yā jāra-vādinaḥ kalpanā sā (page 99) tv asatyaiva | anarhatvāj jāra-pada-saṃsaktasyāpi-śabdasyānyathā pratyāyakatvena darśitatvāt | saha-pada-sāpekṣatvena kaṣṭatvāt | upapada- vibhakteḥ kāraka-vibhaktir balīyasī iti nyāyāt | sādhakatamasyānyasya kalpanīyatvāc ca | te sarve strītvam āpannāḥ samudbhūtāś ca gokule | hariṃ samprāpya kāmena tato muktā bhavārṇavāt || iti pādmottara-khaṇḍa-śravaṇād etāḥ khalu tadāpi na siddha-dehā iti paryavasīyate | tataś ca tasya dehasya patyuś ca tyāgena śrī-kṛṣṇa-prāptau parakīyātvānupapattiḥ | kim uta māyā-mātreṇa parakīyātvena pratīyamānānāṃ nitya-preyasīnām | evam eva ca svayaṃ bhagavatāpi darśitaṃ - yā mayā krīḍatā rātryāṃ [BhP 10.47.30] ity ādinā | kintu jāra-padam etādṛg aślīlam | yat khalu jāratayā bhajantībhir api na jāraṃ prativacana- viṣayīkriyate | kintu ramaṇādi-padam eveti tad abhidheyaṃ katham iva phalāya kalpate | tad evaṃ jāram iti brahmety-ādy anūdya-vargāntaḥ-pāty eva | kintu bhramamayatvān ninditatvāc ca jāratvasya heyatvam | ramaṇam iti tu vidheyam iti yad uktam | tat khalu prakaṭa-līlāyāṃ pūrvasya spaṣṭatayā varṇitatvena śrotari prasiddhatvād uttarasya tadvad avarṇitatvenāpi prasiddhatvād api sidhyati | prasiddhatvāprasiddhatve eva tayoḥ pravṛtti-hetuḥ brāhmaṇyo'yaṃ paṇḍitaḥ itivat | na ca anuvādam anuktvā tu na vidheyam udīrayet iti sarvatropalabhyate | yasya parṇamayī juhur bhavati ity atra vaiparītya-darśanāt, aprāpte hi śāstram arthavat iti nyāyena ca dadhnā juhoti ity ādivad aprāpte ramaṇatva eva tātparyam | na ca pūrva-pūrva-prasiddhe brahmatvādi-jāratva-paryante anadhigatārtha-gantṛ-pramāṇam iti ca vṛddhāḥ | kiṃ ca jāratvasya vāstavatve'ślīlatā durnivārā | avāstavatve vyabhicāritvam eveti | sarvathā tad-vidheyaṃ na bhavaty eva vety alam ativistareṇa | atra brahmety evokte bhagavantaṃ, śruta-nirviśeṣa-brahma-vādasya kasyacit sandeha-viṣayo bhavatīti paramam ity uktam | paramam ity ukte śrī-kṛṣṇa- rūpatvaṃ na pratīyate iti mām ity uktam | mām ity evokte brahmatvaṃ paramatvaṃ ca pramāṇāntara-sāpekṣaṃ bhavatīti tat tad ucyate | tathā jāram ity evokte paryavasitaṃ na sidhyatiīti ramaṇam ity uktam | ramaṇam ity evokte pūrva-pratītatvād ramaṇa-padenāpi kathañcij jāratvam eva lakṣyeteti tan- nirāsārthaṃ jāram iti cānūdyate | paramābhīṣṭatvād api ramaṇatvasyaiva vidheyatvaṃ, na tu jāratvasya | [end Vṛ. reading.] tathāpi sarvatra paryavasāna-nirupadraveṣṭa-prāptir eva khalu siddhānta- rasa-śāstrayoḥ sammatīḥ | prācīnair ādhunikaiś ca laukikālaukia-varṇakaiḥ kavibhis tathaivopākhyāyate | śrīmad-asmad-upajīvya-caraṇair api lalita- mādhave-pūrṇa-manoratha-nāmany aṅke tathaiva samārpitam tad evojjvala- nīlamaṇau pramāṇīkṛtya sarva-rasa-pūrakaḥ samṛddhimayaḥ sambhoga udāhṛtaḥ | śrī-bhagavatā ca yat tv ahaṃ bhavatīnāṃ vai [BhP 10.47.34] ity ādinā, yā mayā krīḍatā rātryām [BhP 10.47.37] ity ādy-antena tathaivābhipretam | jāra-bhāva-mayaḥ saṅgamaś ca sadaiva sopadravas tasmād asau paryavasāna-puruṣārthatve tat-tac-chāstra- (page 100) -sammato na syāt | tathā para-koṭi-saṅkhyānāṃ nija-padābja-dalaiḥ [BhP 10.35.16] ity- ādi-yugale, kuja-gatiṃ gamitā na vidāmaḥ kaśmalena kavaraṃ vasanaṃ vā [BhP 10.35.17] iti cetyādi-rītīnām udbhaṭa-mahā-bhāvānāṃ tāsāṃ vraje bhāva-saṃgopanaṃ pūrvam api duṣkaram āsīt | mahā-virahe tu jāte nivārayāmaḥ samupetya mādhavaṃ kiṃ no'kariṣyan kula- vṛddha-bāndhavāḥ [BhP 10.39.28] iti, visṛjya lajjāṃ ruruduḥ sma susvaraṃ govinda dāmodara mādhaveti [BhP 10.39.31] ceti, tā man-manaskā mat-prāṇā mad-arthe tyakta-daihikāḥ [BhP 10.46.4] iti, kṛṣṇa-dūte vrajāyāte uddhave tyakta-laukikāḥ [BhP 10.47.9] iti, gata-hriyaḥ [BhP 10.47.10] iti, kācin madhukaraṃ dṛṣṭvā [BhP 10.47.11] iti, yā dustyajaṃ svajanam ārya-pathaṃ ca hitvā [BhP 10.47.61] iti, gopyo hasantyaḥ papracchū rāma-darśanādṛtāḥ [BhP 10.65.9] iti, mātaraṃ pitaraṃ bhrātṝn patīn putrān svasṝn api | yad-arthe jahima dāśārha dustyajān sva-janān prabho || [BhP 10.65.11] iti ca śrūyate | atra nivārayāma ity ādikaṃ yathā saṅk pte tathaiva visṛjya lajjām ity ādinācaritam | tāsāṃ lajjā-tyāgaḥ khalu bhāva-vyaktyaiva syāt, sarveṣāṃ goikula-vāsināṃ rodanādi-sāmyāt | tatas tad-vyakti-pūrvaika-rodana-dvāreṇa tābhir nivāraṇam api yogyam iti | evaṃ tyakta-laukikā ity-ādiṣu ca suṣṭhv eva bhāva-vyaktir gamyate | kiṃ bahunā, mātaram ity ādau mātrādīn jahima ity uktaṃ na tu pūrva-rāgavat pati-sutānvaya-bhrātṛ-bāndhavān ativilaṅghya [BhP 10.31.16] ity mātram uktam | gopyo hasantya iti tūnmāda-lakṣaṇam | tadānīṃ hāsāyogyatvāt, yathaiva kācin madhukaraṃ dṛṣṭvā ity ādāv unmāda eva dṛśyate | tad evaṃ tadānīṃ tu durdhara-mahā-bhāvenonmatta-ceṣṭānāṃ nirapatrapa- vyañjita-bhāvānāṃ tyakta-mātrādīnāṃ tāsām asaṅkhyānāṃ bhāvasya saṃgopanaṃ nopapadyata eva | kintu jñāto'py asau mahā-viraha-pīḍayā sa- vaira-jñāta iva āsīt | anantaraṃ tv anusandadha eva | sa tu bhāva- saṅgopanayaiva kāla-katipayaṃ svasya rasatām āvahati | vyaktatve tu svasya pareṣām api sarvatra vastuto dharma-mayatva-pratītau jātāyām eveti rasa- vidāṃ matam | adharma-mayatva-pratīta tv aślīlatayā vyāhanyata eva rasaḥ | adharma-mayatvaṃ ca dvidhāṃ parakīyātvena para-sparśena ca | tasmād yathaiśvarya-jñāna-mayyāṃ śrī-parīkṣit-sabhāyām aiśvarya-jñāna-rītyaiva tat parihṛtya rasāvahatvaṃ samāhitam | tathā lokaval-līlā-kaivalyāvalambane prema-mayyāṃ śrī-gokula-sabhāyāṃ loka-rītyaiva samādheyam | tathā hi - nāsūyan khalu kṛṣṇāya mohitās tasya māyayā | manyamānāḥ sva-pārśva-sthān svān svān dārān vrajaukasaḥ | [BhP 10.33.37] iti yat śrūyate (page 101) tac cātrāpy avaśyam eva saṅgamanīyam tasyāpy asamarthaḥ | tasya māyayā mohitāḥ santo nāsūyan tasya sva-nitya-preyasī- svīkāra-lakṣaṇe katham asāv asmad-dhāmārtha-suhṛta-priyātma-tanaya- prāṇāśaya-jīvātutamaḥ para-dāra-svīkārāmaṅgalam aṅgīkarotīti doṣāropaṃ nākurvann ity arthaḥ | māyā-mohitatvam evāha manyeti | svarūpa- siddhānāṃ bhagavad-dārāṇām apara-kartṛka-balātkāra-parihārārthaṃ tat- tad-ākāratayā māyā-kalpitā ye sve sve dārās tān sva-pārśva-sthān manyamānāḥ svamatyā niścinvānā ity arthaḥ | tad evaṃ antar-gṛha-gatāḥ kāścit [BhP 10.29.9] ity atroktānām api samādhānaṃ jñeyam | parama-samarthāyās tasyāḥ māyāyā nija-prabhu- preyasīnāṃ tad-ekānurāga-svabhāvānāṃ maryādā-rakṣaṇārthaṃ pariṇayam ārabhya sadaiva sāvadhānatāyāḥ yogyatvāt tad-dinam upalakṣaṇam eveti | [Vṛ. adds] śrūyate ca kūrma-purāṇe dvātriṃśādhyāyasyānte pati- vratāmātrasya parāt paribhavo na sambhavatīti kaimutyena śrī-sītā-devy- udāhṛtā - pati-vratādharma-parā rudrāṇy eva na saṃśayaḥ | nāsyāṃ parābhāvaṃ kartuṃ śaknotīha janaḥ kvacit || yathā rāmasya subhagā sītā trailoka-viśrutā | patnī dāśarather devī vijigye rākṣaseśvaram || rāmasya bhāryāṃ vimalāṃ rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ | sītāṃ viśāla-nayanāṃ cakame kāla-coditaḥ || gṛhītvā māyayā veśaṃ carantīṃ vijane vane | samāhartuṃ matiṃ cakre tāpasaḥ kila bhāvinīm || vijñāyā sā ca tad-bhāvaṃ smṛtvā dāśarathiṃ patim | jagāma śaraṇaṃ vahnim āvasathyaṃ śuci-smitā || upatasthe mahā-yogaṃ sarva-pāpa-vināśanam | kṛtāñjalī rāma-patnī sākṣāt patim ivācyutam || namasyāmi mahāyogaṃ kṛtāntaṃ gahanaṃ param | dāhakaṃ sarva-bhūtānām īśānaṃ kāla-rūpiṇam || ity ādi | iti vahniṃ pūjya japtvā rāma-patnī yaśasvinī | dhyāyantī manasā tasthau rāmam unmīlitekṣaṇā || athāvavasthyād bhagavān havya-vāho maheśvaraḥ | āvirāsīt sudīptātmā tejasaiva dahann iva | sṛṣṭvā māyāmayīṃ sītāṃ sa rāvaṇa-vadhecchayā || sītām ādāya dharmiṣṭhāṃ pāvako'ntaradhīyata | tāṃ dṛṣṭvā tādṛśīṃ sītāṃ rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ | samādāya yayau laṅkāṃ sāgarāntara-saṃshtitām | kṛtvā ca rāvaṇa-vadhaṃ rāmo lakṣaṇa-saṃyutaḥ | samādāyābhavat sītāṃ śaṅkākulita-mānasaḥ | sā pratyayāya bhūtānāṃ sītā māyāmayī punaḥ | viveśa pāvakaṃ dīptaṃ dadāha jvalano'pi tām | dagdhvā māyāmayīṃ sītāṃ bhagavān ugra-dīdhitiḥ | rāmāyādarśayat sītāṃ pāvako'bhūt sura-priyaḥ | pragṛhya bhartuś caraṇau karābhyāṃ sā sumadhyamā | cakāra praṇatiṃ bhūmau rāmāya janakātmajā || dṛṣṭvā hṛṣṭa-manā rāmo vismayākula-locanaḥ | nanāma vahniṃ śirasā toṣayāmāsa rāghavaḥ || uvāca vahne bhagavan kim eṣā vara-varṇinī | dagdhvā bhagavatā pūrvaṃ dṛṣṭyā mat-pārśvam āgatā || tam āha devo lokānāṃ dāhako havya-vāhanaḥ | yathā vṛttaṃ dāśarathiṃ bhūtānām eva sannidhau || [KūrmaP 32.513-530] ity ādi | evam agni-purāṇam api dṛśyam | tad evam api yat tu vālmīkinā nedaṃ spaṣṭīkṛtaṃ tat khalu karuṇa-rasa-poṣaārtham eveti gamyate | seyaṃ ca tasya paripāṭī kvacid anyenāpy upajīvyate iti jñeyaṃ | tad evaṃ pativratā-mātrāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ śrī-bhagavat-preyasyā prabhāve sati - ya etasmin mahā-bhāge prītiṃ kurvanti mānavāḥ | nārayo 'bhibhavanty etān viṣṇu-pakṣān ivāsurāḥ || [BhP 10.26.21] iti sāmānya-viṣaye garga-vacane ca sati tādṛśīnāṃ bhrame'pi taṃ nitya-kāntaṃ parityajantīnāṃ nityaṃ tat-kāntaṃ paricarantī māyā śrī-rāmāvasathyāgnivad api kiṃ rakṣāṃ na kurvīta kintu takīya līlā-nāṭya-rakṣārthaṃ [Vṛ addition ends here.] tad evaṃ ca tat-patiṃ-manyādiṣv eva vivāhādi-śayanādi-samayeṣv eva ca svarūpa-siddhā āvavrire | anyeṣu cānyadā ca kalpitā eveti gamyate | tāvad eva ca yuktaṃ tāsu maryādā-rakṣaṇotkaṇṭhā-vardhanaika-prayojanatvāt tasyāḥ | (page 102) yathaiva hi tava sutaḥ sati yadādhara-bimbe datta-veṇuḥ [BhP 10.35.14] ity ādau, śuśrūṣantyaḥ patīn kāścit [BhP 10.29.7] ity ādau, tā vāryamāṇāḥ patibhiḥ [BhP 10.29.8] ity ādau ca svarūpa-siddhānām eva darśanaṃ tatra tatrāvagatam | evam anyatrāpy avagamyam | tāsām anya-kṛta- dhvaṃsābhāvasya kāraṇaṃ prabhāvaś ca sambhāvyate - ya etasmin mahā-bhāgāḥ prītiṃ kurvanti mānavāḥ | nārayo 'bhibhavanty etān viṣṇu-pakṣān ivāsurāḥ || [BhP 10.8.18] iti kaimutya-prāpteḥ | atha tāsām apatya-śravaṇaṃ ca yātṛ-māninī-prabhṛtīnām apatye tad- vyavahārāt | [Vṛ. omits between yathaiva hi and -prabhṛtīnām apatye tad-vyavahārāt: atha tāsām apatya-śravaṇaṃ ca yātṛ-māninī-prabhṛtīn āpatyeṣu tad-vyavahārāt | sāmba-lakṣaṇā prayānayane śrī-baladevam uddiśya sa-sutaḥ sa-snuṣaḥ prāyāt suhṛdbhir abhinanditaḥ itivat | End Vṛ. reading.] svāpatyatve sati vibhāva-vaiguṇyena rasābhāsatvam āpadyeta | tataś ca bhajate tādṛśīḥ krīḍā yāḥ śrutvā tāt-paro bhavet [BhP 10.33.36] iti, siṣeva ity ādau sarvāḥ śarat-kāvya-kathā-rasāśrayā [BhP 10.33.26] iti ca virudhyate | para- putratva-pratipādanāyaiva hi pāyayantyaḥ śiśūn paya ity evoktaṃ na tu sutān stanam iti | ataeva mātaraḥ pitaraḥ putrā bhrātaraḥ patayaś ca vaḥ [BhP 10.29.20] iti parihāsatvenaiva śrī-bhagavad-vākyaṃ rasāya sampadyate | vāstavatvena tu vairasyāyaiva syāt, tāsām aṅgīkariṣyamāṇatvāt | kvacit tābhir eva teṣu yat pati-śabdaḥ prayuktas tad-bahir-loka-vyavahārata eva nāntar-dṛṣṭitaḥ yat-paty-apatya-suhṛdām anuvṛttir aṅga [BhP 10.29.32] ity ādinā tad-aṅgīkārāt | mām eva dayitaṃ śreṣṭham ātmānaṃ manasā gatāḥ [BhP 10.46.4] iti bhagavatā tāsām antaḥ-karaṇa-prakāśanāt | [Vṛ. adds: paraṃ saukhyaṃ hi nairāśyaṃ svairiṇy apy āha piṅgalā [BhP 10.47.47] ity ādinā tābhiḥ sveṣāṃ tad-eka-niṣṭhatā-vyañjanāt | End Vṛ. reading.] gopyaḥ kim ācarayad ayam ity ādau dāmodarādhara-sudhām api gopikānāṃ bhuṅkte svayam [BhP 10.21.9] ity anena api bata madhu-puryām ārya- putro'dhunāste [BhP 10.47.21] ity anena tābhiḥ svayam ukteś ca | tata etad uktaṃ bhavati rāsa-pañcādhyāyyāṃ nāsūyan khalu kṛṣṇāya [BhP 10.33.37] ity ukta-diśā, sa vo hi svāmī [GTU 2.22] ity tāḥ prati tāpanī-sthita-durvāsaso vākyavat | kṛṣṇa-vadhva ity-ukta-rītyā ca yāḥ khalu yogamāyām upāśritya iti śravaṇāt tat-tad-artha-bhagavan-niyukta-yogamāyā-kalpitākalpitatayā yogamāyaika-viditāḥ svataḥ parataś ca pracchanna-dvividhāyamānā āsan, tās tu paścād yogamāyayaiva devyā prāpañcitābhyāṃ maryādotkalitābhyāṃ sva- pālitasya rasa-poṣataroḥ paryavasāna-nirupadrava-mahā-sukha-prāpti-rūpāya phalāya muny-ākāśādi-vāṇy-ādikaṃ dvārī-kṛtya vā svayam eva prakaṭībhūya eva vā śrī-gokula-vāsinaḥ prati tathaiva vyaktī-kṛtāḥ, svarūpeṇa mām eva ramaṇaṃ prāptāḥ, nāsūyan khalu kṛṣṇāya ity ādy- uktāsūyā-parihārasya samyaktvāya tat-kalpitās tu sva-sva-patim ity eva śrī- bhagavantam | dṛśyate ca saṃjñā-chāyādivat kalpanāyā vyaktatvam eva pariṇāmaḥ sarvatra | tad ittham eva mātā-pitr-ādīnām abhīṣṭaṃ sidhyati || [Vṛ. adds here: tasminn eva teṣāṃ vātsalyasya viśrānteḥ | na ca dāmpatye prakaṭe - bahu vāryate yataḥ khalu yatra pracchanna-kāmukatvaṃ ca | yā ca mitho durlabhatā sā paramā manmathasya ratiḥ || [UN 1.20] iti bharatānusṛta-nivāraṇādy-abhāvād-rasa-niṣpattir na syād iti vācyam | tasya nivāraṇaṃ khalu na bhaya-dānena bhavet sarvātiśāyi-sāmarthyāt, kintu lajjā-dānenaiva | lajjā tu kulīna-kumārāṇāṃ sva-strī-gata-rahasya-vihāra- viśeṣasya pareṇānumitāv api jāyate, kim uta - yatra hrīḥ śrīḥ sthitā tatra yatra śrīs tatra sannatiḥ | sannatir hrīs tathā śrīś ca nityaṃ kṛṣṇe mahātmani || [HV 2.101.73 (96.72)] iti harivaṃśādy-uktānusāreṇa parama-lajjādi-guṇa-nidhānasya vraje nava- vayaḥ śrīlatām evābhivyañjatas tasya siddhe ca lajjālutve svayam eva nivāraṇādi-trayaṃ sidhyati | kintu lajjā dvividhā saṅgopya nyāyya-karmaṇi saṅkoca-mātra-karī, anyāyya-karmaṇi nyakkāra-karī ca | atra pūrvāvyājāntarācchannā nātivirodhinī uttarā yaśaḥ priyeṇa tena kṛtte'pi vyāje tasyānumitiś ced dviguṇībhūya virodhinī | tad evaṃ sati gopa-nārībhir aniśaṃ krīḍayāmāsa keśavaḥ [PadmaP 6.252.26] śrutāniśa-krīḍā pāradārye sarvathā na sambhavati, sva-dāratve tu tāsām asaṅkhyānāṃ sva-svarūpa-paty-aprāptā jāta-parama-duḥkhānāṃ gurubhir api sammataḥ sāntvanādi-rūpo ya āvaśyaka-dharmas tad-vidha-vyājena sambhavati | yac ca ramya-keli-sukhenaiva gopa-veśa-dharaḥ prabhuḥ | bahu-prema-rasenātra māsa-dvayam uvāsa ha || ity etat-padyam tad-anantaraṃ ca sarveṣāṃ manoramatvaṃ bahu-prema-rasa- pradatvaṃ ca ittham eva saṅgacchate iti | na ca gopa-nārībhir iti para-dāratvaṃ śabda-labdham | devahutyāṃ sā tvaṃ brahman nṛpa-vadhūr iti kardamaṃ prati bhagavad-vākyāj jāty-apekṣayāpi sambhavāt | na ca nivāraṇādibhir aupapatyam eva bharata-mataṃ ratnāvalī-nāṭikāyāṃ yayāti-caritādivad dāmpatye'pi sambhavāt | neṣṭā yad aṅgini rase kavibhir paroḍhā [UN 5.3] iti virodhāt | tad evaṃ gūḍhatayā māyayā praṇītānāṃ ramaṇatayā tasya prāptau mat-kāmā ramaṇam iti padyaṃ yojitam | nanda-gopa-sutaṃ devi patiṃ me kuru te namaḥ iti kṛta-japānāṃ kumārītvena prasiddhānāṃ parāsām api saṅkalpa-siddhir eva śrī-bhagavatā kṛtā | tatraiva hi svayam aṅgīkṛtam yātābalā vrajaṃ siddhāḥ iti | tad etat-pakṣe'pi pūrvavad eva gupta-patitvāj jāram iva jāram iti saṅgamanīyam | tasmāc ca śrī-gopālottara-tāpanyāṃ tāḥ prati durvāsasā yad uktaṃ tad eva nigamanīyam janma-jarābhyāṃ bhinnaṃ sthāṇur ayam ity ādau sa vo hi svāmī bhavati iti | [end Vṛ. addition.] || 11.12 || śrī-bhagavān uddhavam || 175-177 || (page 103)
English translation
English witness · section(s) 178
Anuccheda 178
1 Lord Krsna’s prakata (visible to the conditioned souls) and aprakata (invisible to the conditioned souls pastimes, which have already been discussed in these pages, were also described in Srimad Bhagavatam (11.12.16) in the following question by Sri Uddhava and the answer given by Lord Krsna: 2 “Sri Uddhava said: O Lord of all masters of mystic power, I have heard Your words, but the doubt in my heart does not go away; thus my mind is bewildered.”*** 3 In this verse the words ‘tava vacam srnvatah’ means ‘hearing these words’. ‘Atma-sthah samsayah’ means ‘my inability to understand what You have said in the last three chapters has not gone away’. Why? ‘Because my mind is bewildered by Your statement (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.12.10): When Akrura took Balarama and Me to Mathura, the gopis, their hearts full of love for Me, were tormented by separation from Me and could see no happiness apart from Me. How is it that they always have Your association? It seems that they do not have Your association.”
Kṛṣṇa · Sanskrit §178 · English §179
Source[१७८] पूर्वोक्त एवाप्रकट-लीला-प्रवेश-प्रकट-लीलाविष्कार-रूपोऽर्थस् तद्- अनन्तर-प्रश्नोत्तराभ्याम् अप्य् अभिप्रेतोऽस्ति । प्रश्नस् तावत् श्री-उद्धव उवाच - संशयः शृण्वतो वाचं तव योगेश्वरेश्वर । न निवर्तत आत्म-स्थो येन भ्राम्यति मे मनः ॥ [भ्प् ११.१२.१६] तव वाचं शृण्वतोऽवधारयतोऽपि ममात्मस्थः संशयो मयोदितेष्व् अवहित इत्य् आदिकाध्याय-त्रय-गत-महा-वाक्यार्थ-पर्यालोचनासामर्थ्यं न निवर्तते । कुतः ? येन यत एव रामेण सार्धं मथुरां प्रणीते [भ्प् ११.१२.१०] इत्य् आदि लक्षणात् तव वाक्यान् मम मनो भ्राम्यति । हन्त तासाम् अनेन सङ्गमः कुत्र कथं विद्यते इति चिन्तया न स्वस्थं वर्तते इत्य् अर्थः ।
[178] pūrvokta evāprakaṭa-līlā-praveśa-prakaṭa-līlāviṣkāra-rūpo'rthas tad- anantara-praśnottarābhyām apy abhipreto'sti | praśnas tāvat śrī-uddhava uvāca - saṃśayaḥ śṛṇvato vācaṃ tava yogeśvareśvara | na nivartata ātma-stho yena bhrāmyati me manaḥ || [BhP 11.12.16] tava vācaṃ śṛṇvato'vadhārayato'pi mamātmasthaḥ saṃśayo mayoditeṣv avahita ity ādikādhyāya-traya-gata-mahā-vākyārtha-paryālocanāsāmarthyaṃ na nivartate | kutaḥ ? yena yata eva rāmeṇa sārdhaṃ mathurāṃ praṇīte [BhP 11.12.10] ity ādi lakṣaṇāt tava vākyān mama mano bhrāmyati | hanta tāsām anena saṅgamaḥ kutra kathaṃ vidyate iti cintayā na svasthaṃ vartate ity arthaḥ |
English translation
English witness · section(s) 179
Anuccheda 179
1 In order to resolve Uddhava’s doubt, Lord Krsna spoke the following two verses (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.12.17-18): “My dear Uddhava, I am the life of all living entities, and I am especially the life of the residents of Vraja. Although I appear in both prakata and aprakata forms, I am now present in Vrndavana in My aprakata form, along with My friends, the cowherd men, boys and gopis. Although present in My aprakata transcendental form, endowed with transcendental senses, I am generally invisible to the conditioned souls, although they may perceive Me with their minds, by meditating upon Me with devotion.” 2 In this verse the words ‘sa esa jivah’ means ‘I, who am the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the life of all universes, and specifically the life of the residents of Vraja.” The words ‘pranena ghosena’ means ‘with the residents of Vraja, who are more dear to Me than life’. The words ‘vivara-prasutih means ‘I, who appear in manifest (prakata) and unmanifest (aprakata) pastimes’, and the words ‘guham pravistah’ means ‘I am now appearing in Vraja in my unmanifest (aprakata) feature, invisible to the eyes of the conditioned souls.” 3 How is He manifest? What does He do? The Lord says the word ‘matra’, which means ‘with My eyes and other senses’. He says ‘svarah’, which means ‘in My transcendental form’. The word ‘iti’ here means ‘in this way’ and ‘sthavistah’ means ‘manifest before My personal associates’. ‘Suksmam’ means ‘not seen by outsiders, the neophyte devotees’. ‘Manomayam means ‘entered the heart’ and ‘rupam upetya’ means ‘manifesting’.