Sri Garga-samhita

Sri Garga-samhita

Sri Garga-samhita

Chapter Five
Mathurāyāṁ Śrī Kṛṣṇa-praveśaḥ
Śrī Kṛṣṇa's Entrance Into Mathurā

Text 1

Verse text

śrī-nārada uvāca
harir akrūra-rāmābhyāṁ
mathuropavanaṁ gataḥ
yamunā-nikaṭaṁ sthitvā
vari pītvā rathaṁ yayau

Synonyms

hariḥ — Śrī Nārada said ; akrūra-rāmābhyām — with Akrūra and Balarāma ; mathuropavanam — to the graden of Mathurā ; gataḥ — wnet ; yamunā-nikaṭam — near the Yamunā ; sthitvā — staying ; vari — the water ; pītvā — drinking ; ratham — to the chariot ; yayau — went

Translation

Śrī Nārada said: Accompanied by Balarāma and Akrūra, Kṛṣṇa went to Mathurā's gardens by the Yamunā's shore, drank some water, and returned to the chariot.
Text 2

Verse text

akrūras tāv anujṣāpya
snātuṁ śrī-yamunāṁ gataḥ
nitya-naimittikaṁ kartuṁ
viveśa vimale jale

Synonyms

akrūraḥ — Akrūra ; tāv — Them ; anujṣāpya — obtaining permission ; snātum — to bath ; śrī-yamunām — to Śrī Yamunā ; gataḥ — went ; nitya-naimittikam — his regular bath ; kartum — to do ; viveśa — wntereed ; vimale — the pure ; jale — water.

Translation

Atter taking permission from Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, Akrūra went to the Yamunā and entered the water to take his regular bath.
Text 3

Verse text

jale cāgadha-gambhīre
dadarśa rāma-kṛṣṇau tau
vadantau gandinī-sutaḥ

Synonyms

jale — in the water ; ca — and ; agādha-gambhīre — —very deep ; mahā-varta-samākule — very turbulent ; dadarśa — saw ; rāma — Balarāma ; kṛṣṇau — and Kṛṣṇa ; tau — Them ; vadantau — speaking ; gandinī-sutaḥ — Akrūra.

Translation

mahā-varta-samākule In the deep and turbulent water Akrūra saw Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma conversing.
Text 4

Verse text

vismitas tau rathe 'paśyat
punar vāri sthitau nṛpa
dadarśa tatra sarpendraṁ
kuṇḍalī-bhūtam āsthitam

Synonyms

vismitaḥ — astonished ; tau — Them ; rathe — on the chariot ; apaśyat — saw ; punaḥ — again ; vāri — in the water ; sthitau — standing ; nṛpa — O king ; dadarśa — saw ; tatra — there ; sarpendram — the king of snakes ; kuṇḍalī-bhūtam — coiled-up ; āsthitam — situated.

Translation

O king, when he looked and saw Them both sitting on the chariot, Akrūra was very surprised. He looked again into the water and saw Ananta Śeṣa coiled again and again, . . .
Text 5

Verse text

tasyotsaṅge mahā-lokaṁ
golokaṁ loka-vanditam
govardhanādriṁ yamunāṁ
vṛndāraṇyaṁ manoharam

Synonyms

tasya — of Him ; utsaṅge — on the lap ; mahā-lokam — the great planet ; golokam — Goloka ; loka-vanditam — worshiped by the worlds ; govardhanādrim — Govardhana Hill ; yamunām — tye y ; vṛndāraṇyam — Vṛndāvana ; manoharam — beautiful.

Translation

On Śeṣa's lap he saw Vṛndāvana forest, the Yamunā, Govardhana Hill, and the transcendental realm of Goloka, which is worshiped by all the worlds.
Text 6

Verse text

jyotiṣaṁ maṇḍalaṁ prabhum
paripūrṇatamaṁ sākṣāc
chrī-kṛṣṇaṁ puruṣottamam

Synonyms

asaṅkhya — countless ; koṭi — millions ; mārtaṇḍa — of suns ; jyotiṣam — effulgence ; maṇḍalam — circle ; prabhum — the Lord ; paripūrṇatamam — the perfect Supreme Personality of Godhead ; sākṣāc — directly ; śrī-kṛṣṇam — Śrī Kṛṣṇa ; puruṣottamam — the Supreme Person.

Translation

asaṅkhya-koṭi-mārtaṇḍa- On Śeṣa's lap Akrūra also saw Lord Kṛṣṇa, the perfect Supreme Personality of Godhead, glorious as countless millions of suns, . . .
Text 7

Verse text

rādhayā sahitaṁ devaṁ
tatrākrūro dadarśa ha

Synonyms

koṭi — millions ; manmatha — of Kāmadevas ; lāvaṇyam — handsomeness ; rāsa-maṇḍala-madhya-gam — in the middle of theb rāsa-dance circle ; rādhayā — with Rādhā ; sahitam — with ; devam — the Lord ; tatra — there ; akrūraḥ — Akrūra ; dadarśa — saw ; ha — indeed.

Translation

koṭi-manmatha-lāvaṇyaṁ rāsa-maṇḍala-madhya-gam . . . and more handsome than millions of Kāmadevas, standing with Rādhā in the rāsa-dance circle.
Text 8

Verse text

jṣātvā kṛṣṇaṁ paraṁ brahma
natvā natvā punaḥ punaḥ
kṛtāñjali-puṭo 'krūraḥ
stutiṁ cakre 'ti-harṣitaḥ

Synonyms

jṣātvā — understanding ; kṛṣṇam — Lord Kṛṣṇa ; param — the Supreme ; brahma — Brahman ; natvā — bowing ; natvā — and bowing ; punaḥ — again ; punaḥ — and again ; kṛtāñjali-puṭaḥ — with folded hands ; akrūraḥ — Akrūra ; stutim — prayers ; cakre — did ; ati-harṣitaḥ — jubilant.

Translation

Aware that Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Akrūra bowed down again and again and again. Filled with joy, he folded his hands and spoke many prayers.
Text 9

Verse text

śrī-akrūra uvāca
namaḥ śrī-kṛṣṇacandrāya
paripūrṇatamāya ca
goloka-pataye namaḥ

Synonyms

śrī-akrūra uvāca — Śrī Akrūra said ; namaḥ — obeisances ; śrī-kṛṣṇacandrāya — to Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra ; paripūrṇatamāya — the perfect Supreme Personality of Godhead ; ca — and ; asaṅkhya — numberless ; aṇḍa — of universes ; adhipataye — the master ; goloka-pataye — the master of Goloka ; namaḥ — obeisances.

Translation

asaṅkhyāṇḍādhipataye Śrī Akrūra said: Obeisances to Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra, the perfect Supreme Personality of Godhead! Obeisances to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the master of numberless universes, the master of Goloka!
Text 10

Verse text

śrī-rādhā-pataye tubhyaṁ
vrajādhīśāya te namaḥ
namaḥ śrī-nanda-putrāya
yaśodā-nandanāya ca

Synonyms

śrī-rādhā-pataye — the master of Rādhā ; tubhyam — to You ; vrajādhīśāya — the king of Vraja ; te — to You ; namaḥ — obeisances ; namaḥ — obeisances ; śrī-nanda-putrāya — the son of Nanda ; yaśodā-nandanāya — the son of Yaśodā ; ca — and.

Translation

Obeisances to You, the master of Rādhā and the king of Vraja! Obeisances to You, the son of Nanda and Yaśodā!
Text 11

Verse text

devakī-suta govinda
vāsudeva jāgat-pate
yadūttama jagan-nātha
pāhi māṁ puruṣottama

Synonyms

devakī-suta — O son of Devakī ; govinda — O Govinda ; vāsudeva — O son of Vasudeva ; jāgat-pate — O master of the universes ; yadūttama — O best of the Yādavas ; jagan-nātha — O master of the universes ; pāhi — please protect ; mām — me ; puruṣottama — O Supreme Person.

Translation

O son of Devakī and Vasudeva, O Govinda, O best of the Yādavas, O master of the universes, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, please protect me!
Text 12

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vāṇī sadā te guṇa-varṇane syāt
karṇau kathāyāṁ mama doś ca karmaṇi
manaḥ sadā tvac-caraṇāravindayor
dṛśau sphurad-dhāma-viveśa-darśane

Synonyms

vāṇī — words ; sadā — always ; te — of You ; guṇa-varṇane — describing the virtues ; syāt — is ; karṇau — the ears ; kathāyām — in the narrations ; mama — my ; doś — arms ; ca — and ; karmaṇi — in the works ; manaḥ — mind ; sadā — always ; tvac-caraṇāravindayoḥ — in Your lotusa feet ; dṛśau — eyes ; sphurad-dhāma-viveśa-darśane — in seeing Your glory.

Translation

May my words always describe Your transcendental qualities, my ears always hear descriptions of You, my arms always work for You, my mind always think of Your lotus feet, and my eyes always see the splendid glory of Your transcendental form.
Text 13

Verse text

śrī-nārada uvāca
evaṁ saṁstuvatas tasya
paśyato vismitasya ca
tatraivāntardadhe kṛṣṇaḥ
sa-loko bhagavān prabhuḥ

Synonyms

śrī-nārada uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; evam — thus ; saṁstuvataḥ — pryaing ; tasya — of him ; paśyataḥ — gazing ; vismitasya — astonished ; ca — and ; tatra — there ; eva — indeed ; antardadhe — disappeared ; kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa ; sa-lokaḥ — with His realm ; bhagavān prabhuḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Translation

Śrī Nārada said: As astonished Akrūra was speaking these prayers, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa in His transcendental realm suddenly disappeared.
Text 14

Verse text

natvā taṁ ca tadākrūraḥ
kṛtvā naimittikaṁ vidhim
jṣātvā kṛṣṇaṁ paraṁ brahma
vismito ratham āyayau

Synonyms

natvā — bowing down ; tam — to Him ; ca — and ; tadā — then ; akrūraḥ — Akrūra ; kṛtvā — doing ; naimittikam — regular ; vidhim — duties ; jṣātvā — knowing ; kṛṣṇam — Kṛṣṇa ; param — the Supreme ; brahma — Brahman ; vismitaḥ — astonished ; ratham — to the chariot ; āyayau — went.

Translation

Bowing down, finishing his regular duties, and now acutely aware of Lord Kṛṣṇa's divinity, astonished Akrūra returned to the chariot.
Text 15

Verse text

dinātyaye rāma-kṛṣṇāv
anayad gandinī-sutaḥ
rathena vāyu-vegena

Synonyms

dina — of the day ; atyaye — at the end ; rāma-kṛṣṇāv — Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma ; anayat — led ; gandinī-sutaḥ — Akrūra ; rathena — by chariot ; vāyu — wind ; vegena — with the speed ; snigdha — gambhīra-nādinā—with a sound like thunder.

Translation

snigdha-gambhīra-nādinā Driving a chariot that rumbled like thunder and went as fast as the wind, at the day's end Akrūra took Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to the gardens outside Mathurā.
Text 16

Verse text

purasyopavane tatra
vīkṣya nandaṁ yadūttamaḥ
akrūraṁ prāha vihasan
megha-gambhīrayā girā

Synonyms

purasya — of ther city ; upavane — in the gardens ; tatra — there ; vīkṣya — seeing ; nandam — Nanda ; yadūttamaḥ — the best of the Yādavas ; akrūram — to Akrūra ; prāha — said ; vihasan — smiling ; megha-gambhīrayā — like thunder ; girā — with words.

Translation

When He saw Nanda there in Mathurā's gardens, Lord Kṛṣṇa smiled and spoke to Akrūra with words like thunder.
Text 17

Verse text

śrī-bhagavān uvāca
mathurāyāṁ hi gantavyaṁ
bhavatā sva-rathena vai
gopālaiḥ sahitaḥ paścād
āgamiṣyāmi mānada

Synonyms

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said ; mathurāyām — in Mathurā ; hi — indeed ; gantavyam — should be gone ; bhavatā — by you ; sva-rathena — by your chariot ; vai — indeed ; gopālaiḥ — with the gopas ; sahitaḥ — with ; paścāt — after ; āgamiṣyāmi — I will come ; mānada — O respectful one.

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Humble Akrūra, please take your chariot inside Mathurā City. Accompanied by the gopas, I will enter the city later.
Text 18

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śrī-akrūra uvāca
deva-deva jagan-nātha
govinda puruṣottama
sahāgrajaḥ sa-gopālo
gaccha me mandiraṁ prabho

Synonyms

śrī-akrūra uvāca — Śrī Akrūra said ; deva-deva — O master of the dfemigods ; jagan-nātha — O master of the universes ; govinda — O Govinda ; puruṣottama — O Supreme Person ; sahāgrajaḥ — with Your elder brother ; sa-gopālaḥ — with the gopas ; gaccha — please ; me — my ; mandiram — home ; prabhaḥ — O Lord.

Translation

Śrī Akrūra said: O master of the demigods, O master of the universes, O Govinda, O Supreme Person, taking with You Your elder brother and Your gopa friends, please agree to visit my home.
Text 19

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pavitrī-kuru mad-gṛham
tvaṁ vinā na gamiṣyāmi
mandiraṁ svaṁ jāgat-pate

Synonyms

pada — feet ; aravinda — lotus ; rajasā — with the dust ; pavitrī-kuru — please purify ; mad-gṛham — my home ; tvam — You ; vinā — except for ; na — not ; gamiṣyāmi — I will go ; mandiram — home ; svam — own ; jāgat-pate — O master of the worlds.

Translation

padāravinda-rajasā Please purify my home with the pollen of Your lotus feet. O master of the worlds, I will not return to my home unless I can take You with me.
Text 20

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śrī-bhagavān uvāca
gṛhaṁ tavāgamiṣyāmi
hatvā vai yādavāhitam
sa-balo bandhavaiḥ sārdhaṁ
kariṣyāmi tava priyam

Synonyms

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said ; gṛham — home ; tava — your ; āgamiṣyāmi — I will come ; hatvā — having killed ; vai — indeed ; yādavāhitam — the person that harms the Yādavas ; sa-balaḥ — with Balarāma ; bandhavaiḥ — with My kinsmen ; sārdham — with ; kariṣyāmi — I will do ; tava — of You ; priyam — the favor.

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: After I have killed the king that harms the Yādavas, I will visit your home. Accompanied by Balarāma and My kindsmen, I will satisfy your desire.
Text 21

Verse text

śrī-nārada uvāca
atha tatra sthite kṛṣṇe
so 'krūro mathurāṁ gataḥ
nivedya cedaṁ kaṁśāya
tataḥ sva-bhavanaṁ yayau

Synonyms

śrī-nārada uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; atha — then ; tatra — there ; sthite — situated ; kṛṣṇe — Kṛṣṇa ; saḥ — He ; akrūraḥ — Akrūra ; mathurām — to Mathurā ; gataḥ — gone ; nivedya — informing ; ca — and ; idam — this ; kaṁśāya — to Kaṁsa ; tataḥ — then ; sva-bhavanam — to his home ; yayau — went.

Translation

Śrī Nārada said: Leaving Lord Kṛṣṇa there, Akrūra entered Mathurā, informed King Kaṁsa of what had happened, and then returned to his home.
Text 22

Verse text

athāparāhne sa-balaṁ
govindaṁ bālakaiḥ purīm
draṣṭum abhyuditaṁ vīkṣya
nando vākyam athābravīt

Synonyms

atha — then ; aparāhne — in the afternoon ; sa-balam — with Balarāma ; govindam — Kṛṣṇa ; bālakaiḥ — with the boys ; purīm — the city ; draṣṭum — to see ; abhyuditam — eager ; vīkṣya — seeing ; nandaḥ — Nanda ; vākyam — words ; atha — then ; abravīt — spoke.

Translation

Noticing that afternoon that Kṛṣṇa, Balarāma, and the boys were eager to see Mathurā City, Nanda spoke the following words.
Text 23

Verse text

ārjavena purīṁ vīkṣyā-
gantavyaṁ bhavatā kila
na gokulaṁ viddhi cainaṁ
kaṁsa-rājye mahā-bhaye

Synonyms

ārjavena — in a strauightforward way ; purīm — the city ; vīkṣya — seeing ; āgantavyam — should be returned ; bhavatā — by You ; kila — indeed ; na — not ; gokulam — Gokula ; viddhi — know ; ca — and ; enam — this ; kaṁsa-rājye — the kingdom of Kaṁsa ; mahā-bhaye — very fearful.

Translation

Look at the city and then quickly return. Know that this is not Gokula. This is the fearful kingdom of Kaṁsa.
Text 24

Verse text

tathāstu coktvā bhagavān
vṛddhair nanda-praṇoditaiḥ
gopālair bālakaiḥ sārdhaṁ
sa-balo gatavān purīm

Synonyms

tathā — so ; astu — be it ; ca — and ; uktvā — saying ; bhagavān — the Lord ; vṛddhaiḥ — with the elder ; nanda-praṇoditaiḥ — sent by nanda ; gopālaiḥ — gopas ; bālakaiḥ — boys ; sārdham — with ; sa-balaḥ — with Balarāma ; gatavān — went ; purīm — to the city.

Translation

Saying, "So be it", and accompanied by Balarāma, the boys, and some adult gopas sent by Nanda, Lord Kṛṣṇa entered Mathurā City, . . .
Text 25

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prāsādair gagana-sparśair
śobhitāṁ durga-samyuktāṁ
devadhānīm iva sthitām

Synonyms

prāsādaiḥ — with palaces ; gagana — the sky ; sparśaiḥ — touching ; hema-ratna-khacid-gṛhaiḥ — with mansions of gold and jewels ; śobhitām — splendid ; durga-samyuktām — with walls ; devadhānīm — the capitol of the demigods ; iva — like

Translation

hema-ratna-khacid-gṛhaiḥ . . . which was surrounded by high walls, and filled with mansions of gold and jewels and great palaces that touched the sky, which was like a great city in the celestial planets, . . .
Text 26

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kālindīṁ ratna-sopānaiś
alakām iva śobhāḍhyāṁ
divya-nārī-narair yutam

Synonyms

kālindīm — the Yamunā ; ratna — with jewel ; sopānaiś — stairs ; calad-ūrmi-kutūhalaiḥ — with turbulent waves ; alakām — locks of hair ; iva — like ; śobhāḍhyām — beautiful ; divya-nārī-naraiḥ — beauitful men and women ; yutam — with.

Translation

calad-ūrmi-kutūhalaiḥ . . . which was filled with handsome men and beautiful women, and decorated with jewel staircases leading down to the Yamunā's turbulent waves splendid as black locks of hair.
Text 27

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prekṣan chrī-mathurāṁ kṛṣṇo
dhanināṁ mandirāṇi ca
paśyan gopālakaiḥ sārdhaṁ
rāja-mārgaṁ viveśa ha

Synonyms

prekṣan — looking ; śrī-mathurām — at Śrī Mathurā ; kṛṣṇaḥ — Kṛṣṇa ; dhaninām — of the wealthy ; mandirāṇi — the mansions ; ca — and ; paśyan — seeing ; gopālakaiḥ — the gopas ; sārdham — with ; rāja-mārgam — the royal road ; viveśa — entered ; ha — indeed.

Translation

As they gazed at the palaces of the wealthy and the other opulences of Mathurā, Kṛṣṇa and the gopas started to walk on the king's road.
Text 28

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śrutvāgataṁ taṁ vasudeva-nandanaṁ
bahuśrutā vai mathurā-purāṅganāḥ
tyaktvātha karmāṇi visṛjya tāḥ śiśūn
draṣṭuṁ vyadhāvann udadhiṁ yathāpagāḥ

Synonyms

śrutvā — hearing ; āgatam — arrived ; tam — Him ; vasudeva-nandanam — Vasudeva's son ; bahuśrutā — learned ; vai — indeed ; mathurā-purāṅganāḥ — the women of Mathurā ; tyaktvā — leaving ; atha — then ; karmāṇi — duties ; visṛjya — leaving ; tāḥ — they ; śiśūn — children ; draṣṭum — to see ; vyadhāvan — running ; udadhim — to the ocean ; yathā — like ; apagāḥ — rivers.

Translation

Hearing that Vasudeva's son had come, the learned women of Mathurā at once left their children and all their household duties and ran to see Kṛṣṇa as rivers run into the ocean.
Text 29

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kāścit tu harmyāt kila jāla-deśāt
kuḍyāt tu kaścit paṭato gavākṣāt
vinirgatā dvāra-kapāṭa-deśāt
tac cātvarāt taṁ dadṛśuḥ purandhryaḥ

Synonyms

kāścit — some ; tu — indeed ; harmyāt — from the plaace ; kila — indeed ; jāla-deśāt — from the lattice ; kuḍyāt — from the wall ; tu — indeed ; kaścit — some ; paṭataḥ — from the curtains ; gavākṣāt — from the window ; vinirgatā — gone ; dvāra-kapāṭa-deśāt — from the doors ; tat — that ; cātvarāt — from the courtyard ; tam — Him ; dadṛśuḥ — saw ; purandhryaḥ — the women of the city.

Translation

Some from palaces, some from behind latticeworks, some from the tops of walls, some from behind curtains, some from windows, some from doorways, and some from courtyards, the women of Mathurā gazed at Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Texts 30-32

Verse text

ekaṁ calat-kuntalam ānane sve
kim agra-gānāṁ tu manāṁsi hartum
paścāt kṛtaṁ mauli-tale dadhānaṁ
kiṁ pṛṣṭha-gānāṁ haraṇaṁ dvitīyam
pītāmbarārdhaṁ balinaṁ sphurat kaṭāv
ardhaṁ tad-aṁse jalade yathā taḍit
padmaṁ kare sve hṛdi vaijayantīṁ
srajaṁ dadhānaṁ vasudeva-nandanam
vilokya sarvā mumuhuḥ pura-striyo
rājann asaṅkhyāṇḍa-patiṁ parāt param

Synonyms

ekam — one ; calat-kuntalam — moving locks of hair ; ānane — on the face ; sve — own ; kim — what? ; agra-gānām — going ahead ; tu — indeed ; manāṁsi — the hearts ; hartum — to steal ; paścāt — behind ; kṛtam — done ; mauli-tale — on the crown ; dadhānam — placing ; kim — whjat? ; pṛṣṭha-gānām — going behind ; haraṇam — taking ; dvitīyam — second ; pītāmbarārdham — half of His yellow garment ; balinam — powerful ; sphurat — manifest ; kaṭāv — on the waist ; ardham — half ; tad-aṁse — on His shoulder ; jalade — a cloud ; yathā — as ; taḍit — lightning ; padmam — a lotus flower ; kare — on His hand ; sve — own ; hṛdi — on the chest ; vaijayantīm — a vaijayanti ; srajam — garland ; dadhānam — wearing ; vasudeva-nandanam — Vasudeva's son ; vilokya — seeing ; sarvā — aqll ; mumuhuḥ — became enchanted ; pura-striyaḥ — the women of the city ; pāṭhīna — shark ; navīna — new ; kuṇḍalam — earrings ; bālārka — the rising sun ; hema — gold ; aṅgada — srmlets ; bāhu-maṇḍalam — the arms ; rājann — O king ; asaṅkhyāṇḍa-patim — the master of numberless universes ; parāt param — greater than the greatest.

Translation

vilola-pāṭhīna-navīna-kuṇḍalam bālārka-hemāṅgada-bāhu-maṇḍalaṁ O king, as they gazed at Lord Kṛṣṇa, the master of numberless universes, His face decorated in the front with moving locks of hair and in the back with a glittering crown, wearing a yellow cloth wrapped around His waist and over His shoulder, splendid as a dark cloud with a lightning flash, a vaijayantī galrand on His chest and a lotus in His hand, wearing swinging shark-shaped earrings and golden armlets splendid as the rising sun, and stealing their hearts as He walked before Him, all the women of Mathurā City fell hopelessly in love with Him.
Text 33

Verse text

śrī-purandhrya ūcuḥ
aho vṛndāvanaṁ ramyaṁ
yatra sannihito hy ayam
dhanyā gopa-gaṇāḥ sarve
paśyanty enaṁ manoharam

Synonyms

śrī-purandhrya ūcuḥ — the women of Mathurā said ; ahaḥ — Oh ; vṛndāvanam — Vṛndāvana ; ramyam — beautiful ; yatra — where ; sannihitaḥ — stays ; hy — indeed ; ayam — He ; dhanyā — fortunate ; gopa-gaṇāḥ — the gopas ; sarve — all ; paśyanty — see ; enam — Him ; manoharam — handsome.

Translation

The women of Mathurā City said: Ah, all the gopas in beautiful Vṛndāvana are very fortunate again and again to see such a handsome person.
Text 34

Verse text

dhanyā gopa-ramaṇyas tās
tābhiḥ kiṁ sukṛtaṁ kṛtam
pibanti yā rāsa-raṅge
muhuś cāsyādharāmṛtam

Synonyms

dhanyāḥ — fortunate ; gopa-ramaṇyaḥ — the gs ; tāḥ — they ; tābhiḥ — with them ; kim — what? ; sukṛtam — pious deeds ; kṛtam — done ; pibanti — drink ; yāḥ — who ; rāsa-raṅge — in the rāsa dance ; muhuś — again and again ; ca — and ; asya — of Him ; adhara — of the lips ; amṛtam — the nectar.

Translation

The gopīs are very fortunate. What pious deeds must they have performed that in the rāsa-dance they could again and again drink the nectar of Kṛṣṇa's lips?
Text 35

Verse text

śrī-nārada uvāca
rāja-mārge raṅga-kāraṁ
rajakaṁ yāntam unmadam
prāha taṁ madhusūdanaḥ

Synonyms

śrī-nārada uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; rāja-mārge — on the royal road ; raṅga-kāram — a dyer of cloth ; rajakam — a washerman ; yāntam — going ; unmadam — frantic ; gopālānumatenaiva — with the permission of the gopas ; prāha — said ; tam — to him ; madhusūdanaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Translation

gopālānumatenaiva Śrī Nārada said: To please the gopas, Lord Kṛṣṇa spoke the following words to a washerman and cloth-dyer that was frantically going on the king's road.
Text 36

Verse text

dehi no mitra vāsāṁsi
rucirāṇi mahā-mate
dātus te hi paraṁ sreyo
bhaviṣyati na saṁśayaḥ

Synonyms

dehi — give ; naḥ — to us ; mitra — O friend ; vāsāṁsi — garments ; rucirāṇi — beautiful ; mahā-mate — O noble-hearted one ; dātuḥ — of the giver ; te — of you ; hi — indeed ; param — great ; sreyaḥ — benefit ; bhaviṣyati — will be ; na — no ; saṁśayaḥ — doubt.

Translation

O noble hearted friend, give these beautiful graments to us. If you give them, you will get a great gift in return. Of this there is no doubt.
Text 37

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prajvalan kṛṣṇa-vākyena
ghṛtenāgnir yathā bhṛśām
kaṁsa-bhṛtyo mahā-duṣṭaḥ
prāhedaṁ pathi mādhavam

Synonyms

prajvalan — inflamed ; kṛṣṇa-vākyena — by Lord Kṛṣṇa's words ; ghṛtena — by ghee ; agniḥ — fire ; yathā — as ; bhṛśām — greatly ; kaṁsa — of Kaṁsa ; bhṛtyaḥ — a servant ; mahā-duṣṭaḥ — a great demon ; prāha — spoke ; idam — this ; pathi — on the road ; mādhavam — to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Translation

Inflamed by Lord Kṛṣṇa's words as fire is inflamed by ghee, the washerman, who was a great demon and servant of Kaṁsa, spoke to Lord Kṛṣṇa in the middle of the road.
Text 38

Verse text

rajaka uvāca
idṛśāny eva vastrāṇi
pitṛbhir vaḥ pitāmahaiḥ
dhāritāni kim udvṛttās
te tu kaupīna-dhārakāḥ

Synonyms

rajaka uvāca — the washerman said ; idṛśāny — like this ; eva — indeed ; vastrāṇi — garments ; pitṛbhiḥ — by the fathers ; vaḥ — of You ; pitāmahaiḥ — by the grandfathers ; dhāritāni — worn ; kim — what? ; udvṛttāḥ — proud ; te — they ; tu — indeed ; kaupīna-dhārakāḥ — the wearers of kaupinas.

Translation

The washerman said: O proud wearers of kaupīnas, did Your fathers or grandfathers ever wear clothes like these?
Text 39

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yātāśu vanyā nagarāt
sarve vai jīvitecchayā
kārāgāre kārayāmi
yuṣmān vastra-harān aham

Synonyms

yāta — go ; āśu — at once ; vanyā — O frest-dwellers ; nagarāt — from the city ; sarve — all ; vai — indeed ; jīvita — for life ; icchayā — with a desire ; kārāgāre — in prison ; kārayāmi — I will put ; yuṣmān — you ; vastra-harān — for stealing garments ; aham — I.

Translation

O uncivilized people who live in the forest, if you value your lives, then flee from this city! If you do not, then I will have you put in jail for stealing my garments.
Text 40

Verse text

śrī-nārada uvāca
evaṁ pravadatas tasya
rajakasya yadūttamaḥ
jahāra mastakaṁ sadyaḥ
karāgreṇaiva līlayā

Synonyms

śrī-nārada uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; evam — thus ; pravadataḥ — speaking ; tasya — of him ; rajakasya — the washerman ; yadūttamaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa ; jahāra — removed ; mastakam — the head ; sadyaḥ — at once ; karāgreṇa — with the edge of His hand ; eva — indeed ; līlayā — playfully.

Translation

Śrī Nārada said: As soon as these words were spoken, with the edge of His hand Lord Kṛṣṇa playfully beheaded the washerman.
Texts 41 and 42

Verse text

taj-jyotiḥ śrī-ghana-śyāme
līnaṁ jātaṁ videha-rāṭ
sadyas tad-anugāḥ sarve
vāsaḥ-kośān visṛjya vai
dudruvuḥ sarvato rājan
śarat-kāle yathā ghanāḥ
gṛhītvātma-priye vastre
sthitayo rāma-kṛṣṇayaoḥ

Synonyms

taj-jyotiḥ — his light ; śrī-ghana-śyāme — in the dark cloud of Śrī Kṛṣṇa ; līnam — merged ; jātam — was ; videha-rāṭ — O king of Videha ; sadyaḥ — at once ; tad-anugāḥ — the washerman's followers ; sarve — all ; vāsaḥ-kośān — the wealth of garments ; visṛjya — abandoning ; vai — indeed ; dudruvuḥ — ran ; sarvataḥ — in all directions ; rājan — O king ; śarat-kāle — in the autumn season ; yathā — as ; ghanaḥ — clouds ; gṛhītvā — taking ; ātma-priye — that they like ; vastre — garments ; sthitayaḥ — standing ; rāma-kṛṣṇayaoḥ — of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.

Translation

O king of Videha, then an effulgence left the washerman's dead body and entered the dark cloud of Lord Kṛṣṇa. At once the washerman's assistants dropped the great treasury of opulent gamrnets and fled in all directions as monsoon clouds flee with the coming of autumn. Calmly standing there, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma took what they liked from the pile of garments.
Text 43

Verse text

jagṛhur gopa-bālās te
rāja-mārga-janā api
tad-dhāraṇāvido bālā
vāsāṁsi rucirāṇi ca asta-vyastaṁ paridadhuḥ
śrī-kṛṣṇasya prapaśyataḥ

Synonyms

jagṛhuḥ — took ; gopa-bālāḥ — the gopa boys ; te — they ; rāja-mārga-janā — the people on the king's road ; api — also ; tad-dhāraṇa-vidaḥ — aware ; bālā — the boys ; vāsāṁsi — garments ; rucirāṇi — beautiful ; ca — and ; asta-vyastam — left ; paridadhuḥ — took ; śrī-kṛṣṇasya — as Śrī Kṛṣṇa ; prapaśyataḥ — watched.

Translation

The gopa boys took what they wanted, and other boys walking on the king's road, unaware of what had happened, also took from the pile of beautiful clothes as Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma placidly looked on.
Text 44

Verse text

vīkṣya tau vāyakaḥ kaścic
vicitra-varṇair vāsobhir
divyaṁ veṣaṁ cakāra ha

Synonyms

vīkṣya — seeing ; tau — Them ; vāyakaḥ — weaver ; kaścic — a certain ; śrī-kṛṣṇa-baladevayoḥ — of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma ; vicitra — wonderful ; varṇaiḥ — with colors ; vāsobhiḥ — with garments ; divyam — splendid ; veṣam — dress ; cakāra — made ; ha — indeed.

Translation

chrī-kṛṣṇa-baladevayoḥ Then a weaver noticed Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma and at once dressed Them in beautiful and colorful garments.
Text 45

Verse text

tathānyeṣāṁ śiśūnāṁ ca
yathā-yogyaṁ vidhāya saḥ
rājan paramayā bhaktyā
punaḥ kṛṣṇaṁ dadarśa ha

Synonyms

tathā — then ; anyeṣām — of other ; śiśūnām — boys ; ca — and ; yathā-yogyam — as ; vidhāya — placing ; saḥ — he ; rājan — O king ; paramayā — with great ; bhaktyā — devotion ; punaḥ — again ; kṛṣṇam — to Kṛṣṇa ; dadarśa — saw ; ha — indeed.

Translation

He also dressed the other gopa boys. Then with great devotion he again gazed at Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Text 46

Verse text

prasanno bhagavāṁs tasmai
pradāt sārūpyam ātmanaḥ
balaṁ śriyaṁ tathaiśvaryaṁ
baladevo dadau punaḥ

Synonyms

prasannaḥ — pleased ; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead ; tasmai — to him ; pradāt — gave ; sārūpyam — a transcendental form like His own ; ātmanaḥ — like His own ; balam — strength ; śriyam — handsomeness ; tathā — so ; aiśvaryam — opulence ; baladevaḥ — Balarāma ; dadau — gave ; punaḥ — again.

Translation

Pleased with Him, Lord Kṛṣṇa gave the weaver a transcendental form like His own. Then Lord Balarāma gave him transcendental strength, handsomeness, and opulence like His own. .pa Chapter Six Śrī Mathurā-darśana Seeing Śrī Mathurā
Text 1

Verse text

śrī-nārada uvāca
atha gopālakaiḥ sārdhaṁ
śrī-kṛṣṇo nanda-nandanaḥ
gṛhaṁ jāgama sa-balaḥ
sudāmno dāma-mālinaḥ

Synonyms

śrī-nārada uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; atha — then ; gopālakaiḥ — with the gopas ; sārdham — with ; śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ — Śrī Kṛṣṇa ; nanda-nandanaḥ — the son of Nanda ; gṛham — to the home ; jāgama — went ; sa-balaḥ — with Balarāma ; sudāmnaḥ — of Sudāmā ; dāma-mālinaḥ — a garland-maker.

Translation

Then, accompanied by Balarāma and the gopas, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda, went to the florist Sudāmā's home.
Text 2

Verse text

dṛṣṭvā tau sa samutthāya
namaskṛtya kṛtāñjaliḥ
puṣpa-siṁhāsane sthāpya
prāha gadgadayā girā

Synonyms

dṛṣṭvā — seeing ; tau — Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma ; sa — he ; samutthāya — rising ; namaskṛtya — bowing down ; kṛtāñjaliḥ — with folded hands ; puṣpa-siṁhāsane — on a throne of flowers ; sthāpya — placing ; prāha — said ; gadgadayā — choked with emotion ; girā — with words.

Translation

When he saw Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, Sudāmā at once stood up and then bowed down with folded hands. Placing Them on a flower throne, he stuttered words choked with emotion.
Text 3

Verse text

dhanyaṁ kulaṁ me bhavanaṁ ca janma
tvayy āgate deva kulāni sapta
mātuḥ pituḥ sapta tathā priyayā
vaikuṇṭhalokaṁ gatavanti manye

Synonyms

śrī-sudāmā uvāca — Śrī Sudāmā siad ; dhanyam — fortunate ; kulam — family ; me — my ; bhavanam — home ; ca — and ; janma — birth ; tvayy — in You ; āgate — come ; deva — O Lord ; kulāni — the relatives ; sapta — seven ; mātuḥ — of the mother ; pituḥ — of the father ; sapta — seven ; tathā — so ; priyayā — of the wife ; vaikuṇṭhalokam — to Vaikuṇṭhaloka ; gatavanti — gone ; manye — I think.

Translation

śrī-sudāmovāca Śrī Sudāmā said: O Lord, now that you have come my family, my home, and my birth in this world have all become blessed. I think seven generations of ancestors in the families of my father, mother, and wife have now gone to Vaikuṇṭhaloka.
Text 4

Verse text

bhū-bhāram āhartum alaṁ yadoḥ kule
jātau yuvāṁ pūrṇatamau pareśvarau
namo yuvābhyāṁ mama dīna-dīnaṁ
gṛhaṁ gatābhyāṁ jagad-īśvarau parau

Synonyms

bhū — of the earth ; bhāram — the burden ; āhartum — to remove ; alam — greatly ; yadoḥ — of King Yadu ; kule — in the dynasty ; jātau — born ; yuvām — You both ; pūrṇatamau — the Supreme Personality of Godhead ; pareśvarau — the Supreme Lords ; namaḥ — obeisances ; yuvābhyām — to You both ; mama — of me ; dīna-dīnam — the poorest of the poor ; gṛham — the hone ; gatābhyām — come ; jagad-īśvarau — the controllers of the universes ; parau — supreme.

Translation

You are both the perfect Supreme Personality of Godhead, who have taken birth in King Yadu's dynasty to remove the earth's burden. I offer my respectful obeisances to You, the two controllers of all the worlds, who have now come to my very poor home.
Text 5

Verse text

śrī-nārada uvāca
ity uktvā puṣpa-racanā-
laṅkārān madhupa-dhvanīn
nivedya makarandāṁś ca
mālā-kāro nanāma ha

Synonyms

śrī-nārada uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; ity — thus ; uktvā — saying ; puṣpa-racanā- — made of flowers ; laṅkārān — ornaments ; madhupa — of bees ; dhvanīn — with the sounds ; nivedya — offering ; makarandān — with nectar ; ca — and ; mālā-kāraḥ — the florist ; nanāma — bowed down ; ha — indeed.

Translation

Śrī Nārada said: After speaking these words, the florist offered Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma many nectar flower ornaments filled with the humming of bees. Then he bowed down to offer his respects.
Text 6

Verse text

dhṛtvā tat puṣpa-nicayaṁ
sa-balo bhagavān hariḥ
dattvā gopebhya ārāt taṁ
prāha prahasitānanaḥ

Synonyms

dhṛtvā — seeing ; tat — that ; puṣpa-nicayam — abundance of flowers ; sa-balaḥ — with Balarāma ; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead ; hariḥ — Kṛṣṇa ; dattvā — giving ; gopebhyaḥ — to the gopas ; ārāt — near ; tam — to him ; prāha — said ; prahasita — smiling ; ānanaḥ — His face.

Translation

Seeing that great abundance of flowers, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, gave them to the gopas. Smiling, He spoke the following words:
Text 7

Verse text

garīyasī mat-pādābje
bhaktir bhūyāt sadā tava
mad-bhaktānāṁ tu saṅgaḥ syān
mat-svarūpam ihaiva hi

Synonyms

garīyasī — great ; mat-pādābje — for My lotus feet ; bhaktiḥ — devotion ; bhūyāt — may be ; sadā — always ; tava — of you ; mad-bhaktānām — of My devotees ; tu — indeed ; saṅgaḥ — the association ; syān — may be ; mat-svarūpam — My form ; iha — here ; eva — indeed ; hi — indeed.

Translation

You will have great devotion for My lotus feet. You will have the company of My devotees. Even in this world you will have a transcendental form like My own.
Text 8

Verse text

baladevo dadau tasmai
śriyaṁ cānvaya-vardhinīm
utthāya tau tato rājann
anyaṁ vithiṁ prajagmatuḥ

Synonyms

baladevaḥ — Lord Balarāma ; dadau — gave ; tasmai — to him ; śriyam — handsomeness and opulence ; cānvaya-vardhinīm — eternally increasing ; utthāya — rising ; tau — Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma ; tataḥ — then ; rājann — O king ; anyam — another ; vithim — road ; prajagmatuḥ — went.

Translation

Then Lord Balarāma gave him the gift of eternally increasing handsomeness and opulence. O king, then Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma stood up and left. Now They traveled on a different road. Chapter Ten Rajaka-vayaka-sudāmopakhyāna The Stories of the Washerman, Weaver, and Florist
Text 1

Verse text

śrī-bahulāśva uvāca
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caritaṁ puṇyaṁ
mayā tava mukhāc chrutam
punaḥ śrotuṁ manaś cādya
tṛṣito vā jalaṁ gataḥ

Synonyms

śrī-bahulāśva uvāca — Śrī Bahulāśva said ; śrī-kṛṣṇa-caritam — Śrī Kṛṣṇa's pastimes ; puṇyam — sacred ; mayā — by me ; tava — of you ; mukhāt — from the mouth ; śrutam — —heard ; punaḥ — again ; śrotum — to hear ; manaḥ — heart ; ca — and ; adya — npow ; tṛṣitaḥ — thirsty ; vā — or ; jalam — to water ; gataḥ — *gone.

Translation

Śrī Bahulāśva said: Although my heart has already heard Lord Kṛṣṇa's sacred pastimes from your mouth, it thirsts to hear them again. Although it has already drunk this nectar, it thirsts to drink it again.
Text 2

Verse text

kaṁsasya janma-karmāṇi
tvayoktāni śrutāni me
keśy-ādi-daitya-varyāṇāṁ
pūrva-janma-kṛtaṁ śrutam

Synonyms

kaṁsasya — of Kaṁsa ; janma-karmāṇi — the birth and deeds ; tvayā — by you ; uktāni — spoken ; śrutāni — heard ; me — by me ; keśy-ādi-daitya-varyāṇām — of the demons headed by Kesi ; pūrva-janma-kṛtam — done in the previous birth ; śrutam — *heard.

Translation

I have already heard from you the description of the deeds of Kaṁsa in his previous birth and the deeds of Keśī and other demons in their previous births.
Text 3

Verse text

ko 'yaṁ tu rajakaḥ pūrvaṁ
avadhīd yaṁ hariḥ katham
aho yasya mahaj-jyotiḥ
kṛṣṇe līnaṁ babhūva ha

Synonyms

kaḥ — who? ; ayam — he ; tu — indeed ; rajakaḥ — the washerman ; pūrvam — before ; avadhīt — killed ; yam — whom ; hariḥ — Kṛṣṇa ; katham — why? ; ahaḥ — Oh ; yasya — of whom ; mahaj-jyotiḥ — the greqat light ; kṛṣṇe — in Lord Kṛṣṇa ; līnam — merged ; babhūva — was ; ha — *certainly.

Translation

Who was the washerman in his previous birth? Why did Lord Kṛṣṇa kill him? Why did his spiritual effulgence merge in Lord Kṛṣṇa's body?
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śrī-nārada uvāca
tretā-yuge tv ayodhyāyāṁ
rāma-rājye videha-rāṭ
caraṇaṁ śṛṇvatāṁ kaścid
rajako hy avadat priyām

Synonyms

śrī-nārada uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; tretā-yuge — in Tretā-yuga ; tv — indeed ; ayodhyāyām — in Ayodhyā ; rāma-rājye — in Lord Rāma's kingdom ; videha-rāṭ — O king of Videha ; cārāṇām — of ther king's spies ; śṛṇvatām — hearing ; kaścit — someone ; rajakaḥ — washerman ; hi — indeed ; avadat — said ; priyām — *to his wife.

Translation

Śrī Nārada said: O king of Videha, in Tretā-yuga, in Lord Rāma's kingdom, in Ayodhyā, as Lord Rāma's spies overheard, this same washerman said to his wife:
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nāhaṁ bibharmi tvāṁ duṣṭāṁ
uṣatīṁ para-veṣma-gām
strī-lobhī bibhryāt sītāṁ
rāmo nāhaṁ bhaje punaḥ

Synonyms

na — not ; aham — I ; bibharmi — maintain ; tvam — you ; duṣṭam — wicked ; uṣatīm — at sunrise ; para-veṣma-gām — returning from another's house ; strī — after His wife ; lobhī — greedy ; bibhryāt — may maintain ; sītām — Sītā ; rāmaḥ — Rāma ; na — not ; aham — I ; bhaje — do ; punaḥ — *again.

Translation

I will not maintain you, a sinner that returns at dawn from another's house. Rāmacandra, who is greedy to enjoy with His wife, may continue to maintain His Sītā, but I am not like Him.
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iti lokād bahu-mukhād
vākyaṁ śrutvātha rāghavaḥ
sītāṁ tatyāja sahasā
vane lokāpavādataḥ

Synonyms

iti — thus ; lokāt — from the people ; bahu-mukhāt — many mouths ; vākyam — the words ; śrutvā — hearing ; atha — then ; rāghavaḥ — Lord Rāma ; sītām — Sītā ; tatyāja — rejected ; sahasā — at once ; vane — in the forest ; loka — of the people ; apavādataḥ — *because of the criticsm.

Translation

Hearing from many mouths that the people were criticizing Him, Lord Rāmacandra at once exiled Sītā to the forest.
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Verse text

tasmai daṇḍaṁ dātum icchāṁ
na cakre rāghavottamaḥ
mathurāyāṁ dvāparānte
rajakaḥ sa babhūva ha

Synonyms

tasmai — to him ; daṇḍam — punishment ; dātum — to give ; icchām — desire ; na — not ; cakre — did ; rāghavottamaḥ — Lord Rāma ; mathurāyām — in Mathurā ; dvāparānte — at the end of Dvapara-yuga ; rajakaḥ — washerman ; sa — he ; babhūva — became ; ha — *indeed.

Translation

Lord Rāmacandra had no wish to punish him, and in due course this person became a washerman in Mathurā at the end of Dvaspara-yuga.
Text 8

Verse text

ku-vākya-dosa-śānty-arthaṁ
taṁ jaghāna hariḥ svayam
tad api pradadau mokṣaṁ
tasmai śrī-karuṇā-nidhiḥ

Synonyms

ku-vākya — of bad words ; doṣa — the fault ; śānti — peace ; artham — for the purpose ; tam — him ; jaghāna — killed ; hariḥ — Kṛṣṇa ; svayam — Himself ; tat — that ; api — also ; pradadau — gave ; mokṣam — liberation ; tasmai — to him ; śrī-karuṇā-nidhiḥ — *an ocean of mercy.

Translation

To stop his blasphemy, however, Lord Kṛṣṇa killed him. Then the Lord, who is an ocean of mercy, gave him liberation.
Text 9

Verse text

dayāloḥ kṛṣṇacandrasya
caritraṁ paramādbhutam
etat te kathitaṁ rājan
kiṁ bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi

Synonyms

dayāloḥ — merciful ; kṛṣṇacandrasya — of Lord Kṛṣṇa ; caritram — the pastimes ; paramādbhutam — very wonderful ; etat — this ; te — to you ; kathitam — spoken ; rājan — O king ; kim — what? ; bhūyaḥ — more ; śrotum — to hear ; icchasi — *you wish.

Translation

O king, now I have spoke to you Lord Kṛṣṇacandra's very wonderful pastimes. What more do you wish to hear?
Text 10

Verse text

śrī-bahulāśva uvāca
purā vai vāyakaḥ ko 'pi
nitarāṁ muni-sattama
yasmai dadau ca sārūpyaṁ
śrī-kṛṣṇo bhagavān hariḥ

Synonyms

śrī-bahulāśva uvāca — Śrī Bahulāśva said ; purā — before ; vai — indeed ; vāyakaḥ — the weaver ; kaḥ — who? ; api — also ; nitarām — greatly ; muni-sattama — O best of sages ; yasmai — to whom ; dadau — gave ; ca — and ; sārūpyam — a form like His ; śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ — Śrī Kṛṣṇa ; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead ; hariḥ — *Kṛṣṇa.

Translation

Śrī Bahulāśva said: O best of sages, in his previous life who was the weaver that received from Lord Kṛṣṇa a transcendental form like His own?
Texts 11 and 12

Verse text

śrī-nārada uvāca
mithilā-nagare pūrvaṁ
vāyako hari-bhakti-kṛt
śrī-rāmodvāha-samaye
śiradhvaja-nṛpājṣayā
rāma-lakṣmaṇa-veṣārthaṁ
vāsāṁsi racayan kila
laghu-sūtraiḥ parivayan
kuśalo vastra-karmasu

Synonyms

śrī-nārada uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; mithilā-nagare — in Mithila City ; pūrvam — before ; vāyakaḥ — a weaver ; hari-bhakti-kṛt — a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa ; śrī-rāmodvāha-samaye — at the time of Lord Rāma's wedding ; śiradhvaja-nṛpājṣayā — by the order of King Siradhvaja ; rāma-lakṣmaṇa — for Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa ; veṣārtham — for garments ; vāsāṁsi — garments ; racayan — making ; kila — indeed ; laghu-sūtraiḥ — with fine threads ; parivayan — weaving ; kuśalaḥ — expert ; vastra-karmasu — *in making garments.

Translation

Śrī Nārada said: In his previous life he was a weaver in Mithilā City. A great devotee of the Lord and an expert weaver, on King Śiradhvaja's order he made very fine garments for Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa to wear on Lord Rāma's wedding day.
Text 13

Verse text

koṭi-kandarpa-lāvaṇyau
sundarau rāma-lakṣmaṇau
tau vīkṣya vāyako rājan
mohito 'bhūn mahā-manāḥ

Synonyms

koṭi — millions ; kandarpa — of Kāmadevas ; lāvaṇyau — handsome ; sundarau — handsome ; rāma-lakṣmaṇau — Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa ; tau — Them ; vīkṣya — seeing ; vāyakaḥ — the weaver ; rājan — O king ; mohitaḥ — charmed ; mahā-manāḥ — *noble-hearted.

Translation

O king, when he saw Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, who are more handsome than millions of Kāmadevas, the noble-hearted weaver became enchanted.
Text 14

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ahaṁ sva-hastair vastrāṇi
tayor aṅgeṣu sarvataḥ
paridhānaṁ kārayāmi
cakre cetthaṁ manoratham

Synonyms

aham — I ; sva-hastaiḥ — with my own hand ; vastrāṇi — garments ; tayoḥ — of Them ; aṅgeṣu — on the limbs ; sarvataḥ — in all respects ; paridhānam — placing ; kārayāmi — I will cause ; cakre — did ; ca — and ; ittham — thus ; manoratham — *the desire.

Translation

In his heart he desired, "I wish with my own hands I could make garments to place on Their limbs."
Text 15

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manasāpi varaṁ rāmo
dadau tasmā aśeṣa-vit
dvāparānte bhārate ca
bhaviṣyati manorathaḥ

Synonyms

manasā — with a thought ; api — also ; varam — benediction ; rāmaḥ — Lord Rāma ; dadau — gave ; tasmā — to him ; aśeṣa-vit — omniscient ; dvāparānte — at the ende of Dvapara-yuga ; bhārate — ion Bharata-varsa ; ca — and ; bhaviṣyati — will be ; manorathaḥ — *the desire.

Translation

In His heart all-knowing Lord Rāma blessed him that his desire would be fulfilled in Bharata-varṣa at the end of Dvāpara-yuga.
Text 16

Verse text

śrī-rāmasya varāt so 'yaṁ
mathurāyāṁ babhūva ha
tayor veṣaṁ kārayitvā
tat-sārūpyaṁ jagāma ha

Synonyms

śrī-rāmasya — of Lord Rāma ; varāt — from the blessing ; saḥ — he ; ayam — he ; mathurāyām — in Mathurā ; babhūva — became ; ha — indeed ; tayoḥ — of Them ; veṣam — the garment ; kārayitvā — making ; tat-sārūpyam — a transcendental form like Theirs ; jagāma — attained ; ha — *indeed.

Translation

By the blessings of Lord Rāma he took birth in Mathurā City. He personally made garments for Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, and he attained a transcendental form like Theirs.
Text 17

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śrī-bahulāśva uvāca
sudāmnā malinā brahman
kiṁ kṛtaṁ sukṛtaṁ vada
yad-gṛhaṁ jagmatuḥ sākṣād
rāma-kṛṣṇau manoharau

Synonyms

śrī-bahulāśva uvāca — Śrī Bahulāśva said ; sudāmnā — Sudama ; malinā — the florist ; brahman — O brāhmaṇa ; kim — what? ; kṛtam — done ; sukṛtam — pious deed ; vada — please tell ; yad-gṛham — in whose home ; jagmatuḥ — went ; sākṣāt — directly ; rāma-kṛṣṇau — Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma ; manoharau — *hansome.

Translation

Śrī Bahulāśva said: O brāhmaṇa, what pious deeds did the florist Sudāmā perform that handsome Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma personally came to his home? Please describe that to me.
Text 18

Verse text

śrī-nārada uvāca
rāja-rāja-vanaṁ ramyaṁ
nāmnā caitrarathaṁ śubham
tasya vai puṣpa-baṭuko
hemamālīti-nāma-bhāk

Synonyms

śrī-nārada uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; rāja-rāja-vanam — the forest of Kuvera ; ramyam — beautriful ; nāmnā — —by name ; caitraratham — Caitraratha ; śubham — glorious ; tasya — of that ; vai — indeed ; puṣpa-baṭukaḥ — a puspa-batuka ; hemamālī — Hemamali ; iti — thus ; nāma-bhāk — *named.

Translation

In Kuvera's beautiful Caitraratha gardens there was a florist named Hemamālī.
Text 19

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viṣṇu-bhakti-rataḥ śānto
dānī sat-saṅga-kṛn mahān
śrī-viṣṇudeva-prāpty-arthaṁ
deva-pūjāṁ cakāra ha

Synonyms

viṣṇu-bhakti-rataḥ — devoted to Lord Viṣṇu ; śāntaḥ — peaceful ; dānī — generous ; sat-saṅga-kṛn — asscoiating with devotees ; mahān — noble ; deva-pūjām — the worship of the demigods ; cakāra — did ; ha — *indeed.

Translation

He was peaceful, generous, and devoted to Lord Viṣṇu. He associated with saintly persons. He worshiped Lord Śiva to attain the company of Lord Viṣṇu.
Text 20

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samāḥ pañca-sahasrāṇi
padmānāṁ ca śata-trayaṁ
nityaṁ nītvā dhūrjaṭaye
puro dhṛtvā nanāma ha

Synonyms

samāḥ — years ; pañca-sahasrāṇi — five thousdand ; padmānām — of lotus flowers ; ca — and ; śata-trayam — three hundred ; nityam — always ; nītvā — taking ; dhūrjaṭaye — to Lord Śiva ; puraḥ — before ; dhṛtvā — taking ; nanāma — bowed ; ha — *certainly.

Translation

For five thousand years he daily took three hundred lotus flowers, placed them before Lord Śiva, and bowed down.
Text 21

Verse text

ekadāti-prasanno 'bhūt
try-abjakaḥ karuṇā-nidhiḥ
mālākāra mahā-buddhe
varaṁ brūhīty uvāca ha

Synonyms

ekadā — one day ; ati-prasannaḥ — very pleased ; abhūt — became ; try-abjakaḥ — Lord śiva ; karuṇā-nidhiḥ — an ocean of mercy ; mālākāra — O garland-maker ; mahā-buddhe — intelligent ; varam — a blessing ; brūhi — ask ; iti — thus ; uvāca — said ; ha — *indeed.

Translation

Lord Śiva, who is an ocean of mercy, was very pleased. One day he said, "Intelligent florist, ask for a boon."
Text 22

Verse text

hemamālī tadā devaṁ
namaskṛtya kṛtāñjaliḥ
pradakṣiṇī-kṛtya puraḥ
sthitvā prāha natānanaḥ

Synonyms

hemamālī — Hemamali ; tadā — then ; devam — to the Lord ; namaskṛtya — bowing ; kṛtāñjaliḥ — with folded hands ; pradakṣiṇī-kṛtya — circumambulating ; puraḥ — before ; sthitvā — standing ; prāha — said ; natānanaḥ — *his head bowed.

Translation

With folded hands bowing before Lord Śiva, circumambulating him, and standing before him with bowed head, Hemamālī spoke.
Text 23

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śrī-hemamāly uvāca
paripūrṇatamaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ
kvacin no gṛham āgatam
paśyāmi dṛgbhyāṁ taṁ sākṣāt
tvad-vareṇa bhaved idam

Synonyms

śrī-hemamāly uvāca — Śrī Hemamali said ; paripūrṇatamam — the Supreme Personality of Godhead ; kṛṣṇam — Kṛṣṇa ; kvacin — somewhere ; naḥ — of us ; gṛham — home ; āgatam — come ; paśyāmi — I see ; dṛgbhyām — with both eyes ; tam — Him ; sākṣāt — directly ; tvad-vareṇa — by Your blessing ; bhavet — may be ; idam — *this.

Translation

Śrī Hemamālī said: By your blessings may I be able to see with my own eyes the perfect Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa, enter my home.
Text 24

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śrī-mahādeva uvāca
dvāparānte bhārate ca
mathurāyāṁ mahā-mate
manorathas te sa-phalo
bhaviṣyati na saṁśayaḥ

Synonyms

śrī-mahādeva uvāca — Lord Śuva said ; dvāparānte — at the end of Dvbapara-yuga ; bhārate — in Bharata-varsa ; ca — and ; mathurāyām — in Mathurā ; mahā-mate — O noble-hearted one ; manorathaḥ — the desire ; te — of you ; sa-phalaḥ — fruitful ; bhaviṣyati — will be ; na — no ; saṁśayaḥ — *doubt.

Translation

Lord Śiva said: O noble-hearted one, at the end of Dvāpara-yuga, in Bharata-varṣa, in Mathurā City, your desire will bear fruit. Of this there is no doubt.
Text 25

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śrī-nārada uvāca
maheśvara-vareṇāsau
hemamālī mahā-manāḥ
mālākāro dvāparānte
sudāmā sambabhūva ha

Synonyms

śrī-nārada uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; maheśvara — of Lord śuva ; vareṇa — by the blessings ; asau — he ; hemamālī — Hemamali ; mahā-manāḥ — noble-hearted ; mālākāraḥ — florist ; dvāparānte — at the end of Dvapara-yuga ; sudāmā — Sudama ; sambabhūva — became ; ha — *indeed.

Translation

Śrī Nārada said: By Lord Śiva's blessings, at the end of Dvāpara-yuga noble-hearted Hemamālī was born as the florist Sudāmā.
Text 26

Verse text

tasmād asya gṛhaṁ sākṣāj
jagmatū rāma-keśavau
śiva-vākyam ṛtaṁ kartuṁ
kiṁ bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi

Synonyms

tasmāt — because of that ; asya — of him ; gṛham — to the home ; sākṣāj — directlky ; jagmatū — came ; rāma-keśavau — Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma ; śiva-vākyam — the words of Lord Śiva ; ṛtam — true ; kartum — to do ; kim — what? ; bhūyaḥ — more ; śrotum — to hear ; icchasi — *you wish.

Translation

To keep Lord Śiva's promise, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma entered Sudāmā's home. What more do you wish to hear? .pa