Chapter Eighteen Śrī Gopī-vākye Uddhavāgamana Uddhava Hears the Gopīs' Words and Returns to Mathurā

śrī-latā-gopya ūcuḥ svayaṁ sudhāṁ vā na vibhajya pūrvaṁ dhanvantarir viśva-bhiṣāṅ mahātmā tad-baddha-vaireṣu surāsureṣu bhūtvātha yoṣit pradadau kali-priyaḥ śrī-latā-gopya ūcuḥ—the gopīs that had been flowering vines said; svayam—personally; sudhām—nectar; vā—or; na—not; vibhajya—distributing; pūrvam—before; dhanvantariḥ—Dhanvantari; viśva-bhiṣāk—the doctor of the universe; mahātmā—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tad-baddha-vaireṣu—inimical; surāsureṣu—demigods and demons; bhūtvā—becoming; atha—then; yoṣit—a woman; pradadau—gave; kali-priyaḥ—fond of quarreling. The gopīs that had been flowering vines said: In ancient times Kṛṣṇa became Dhanvantari, the universal physician who brought, but did not distribute, nectar. When the demigods and demons quarreled, Kṛṣṇa, who sometimes likes a quarrel, became the girl Mohinī and gave the nectar to the demigods.

prahlāda-rukmāṅgadayoḥ pratijṣāṁ baleś ca khatvaṅga-nṛpasya sākṣāt yathāmbarīṣa-dhruvayos tathā me kṛtā ca bhakteśvara rakṣa rakṣa prahlāda—of Prahlāda; rukmāṅgadayoḥ—of Rakumāṅgada; pratijṣām—the promise; baleḥ—of Bali; ca—and; khatvaṅga-nṛpasya—of King Khatvanga; sākṣāt—directly; yathā—as; ambarīṣa—of Ambarisa; dhruvayoḥ—pf Dhruva; tathā—so; me—of me; kṛtā—done; ca—and; bhakteśvara—O king of the devotees; rakṣa—protect; rakṣa—protect. O master of the devotees, as You protected the promises of Prahlāda, Rukmāṅgada, Bali, King Khaṭvaṅga, Ambarīṣa, and Dhruva, please protect, please protect the promise I made. .pa