Sri Garga Samhita
BY: SUN STAFF
Dec 19, CANADA (SUN) —
Chapter Five
Bhagavad-agamanodyoga-purana
The Lord's Appearance
Texts 1 and 2
sri-bhagavan uvaca
rama-vaikuntha-vasinyah
svetadvipa-sakhi-janah
urdhva-vaikuntha-vasinyas
tathajita-padasrayah
sri-lokacala-vasinyah
sri-sakhyo 'pi samudra-jah
ta gopyo 'pi bhavishyanti
lakshmi-pati-varad vraje
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: The women of Rama-
Vaikuntha, the women of Svetadvipa, the women of Urdhva-
Vaikuntha, the women who have taken shelter of Lord Ajita's feet,
the women of Lokacala, and the daughters of Varuna will become
gopis in Vraja because of a benediction offered by Lord Narayana,
the husband of Lakshmi.
Text 3
kascid divya adivyas ca
tatha tri-guna-vrittayah
bhumi-gopyo bhavishyanti
punyair nana-vidhaih kritaih
Some women from the heavenly planets, some women not from
the heavenly planets, and some women acting in the three modes will, because of various kinds of pious activities, become gopis
on the earth.
Text 4
yajnavataram ruciram
ruci-putram divas-patim
mohitah pratibhavena
vikshya deva-jana-striyah
When the saw handsome Yajna-avatara, who is the son
of Ruci and the master of the heavenly planets, the demigoddesses
were overcome with love for Him.
Text 5
tas ca devala-vakyena
tapas tepur himacale
bhaktya paramaya ta me
gopyo bhavya vraje vidhe
On Devala Muni's advice with great devotion to Me they
performed austerities in the Himalayas. O Brahma, they will
become gopis in Vraja.
Text 6
antarhite bhagavati
deve dhanvantarau bhuvi
aushadhyo duhkham apanna
nishphala bharate 'bhavan
When Lord Dhanvantari disappeared from the earth, all the
medicines in Bharata-varsha became unhappy. They all became
useless and ineffective.
Text 7
siddhy-artham tas tapas tepuh
striyo bhutva manoharah
catur-yuge vyatite tu
prasanno 'bhud dharih param
To regain their powers they transformed themselves into
beautiful women and performed austerities. When four yugas had
passed Lord Hari became pleased with them.
Text 8
varam vrinita cety uktam
srutva naryo maha-vane
tam drittva moham apanna
ucur bharta bhavatra nah
Seeing the Lord in a great forest, they became completely
enchanted by Him. Hearing Him say, "Please choose a
benediction," they said, "Please become our husband
here".
Text 9
sri-harir uvaca
vrindavane dvaparante
lata bhutva manoharah
bhavishyatha striyo rase
karishyami vacas ca vah
Sri Hari said: In Vrindavana, at the end of Dvapara-yuga, you
will become flowering vines and then you will change into women
in the arena of the rasa dance. I promise this to you.
Text 10
sri-bhagavan uvaca
bhakti-bhava-samayukta
bhuri-bhagya varanganah
lata-gopyo bhavishyanti
vrindaranye pitamaha
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: In Vrindavana they
will become beautiful and very fortunate flowering-vine gopis
filled with love (for Me).
Text 11
jalandharyas ca ya naryo
vikshya vrinda-patim harim
ucur vayam harih sakshad
asmakam tu varo bhavet
When the women of the Jalandhara country saw Lord Hari, the
husband of Vrinda, they said (to themselves), "May Lord
Hari be our chosen husband".
Text 12
akasa-vag abhut tasam
bhajatasu rama-patim
yatha vrinda tatha yuyam
vrindaranye bhavishyatha
Then a voice from the sky said to them, "Worship
Lord Narayana, the husband of Rama, and in Vrindavana you will
become like Vrinda."
Text 13
samudra-kanyah sri-matsyam
harim drittva ca mohitah
ta hi gopyo bhavishyanti
sri-matsyasya varad vraje
When Varuna's daughters saw Lord Hari as Sri Matsya, they
became bewildered with love for Him. By Lord Matsya's benediction
they will become gopis in Vraja.
Text 14
asid raja prithuh sakshan
mamamsas canda-vikramah
jitva satrun nripa-sreshtho
dharam kaman dudoha sah
There was a powerful king named Prithu who was a partial
incarnation of Me. After defeating His enemies, He, the best of
kings, milked many desirable things from the earth.
Text 15
barhishmati-bhavas tatra
prithum drittva pura-striyah
atreh samipam agatya
ta ucur moha-vihvalah
When the women of Barhishmati City saw Lord Prithu they became
overwhelmed with love for Him. Approaching Atri Muni, they said:
Text 16
ayam tu raja-rajendrah
prithuh prithula-vikramah
katham varo bhaven no vai
tad vada tvam maha-mune
"O great sage, please tell us how powerful Prithu,
the king of the kings of kings, may become our husband."
Text 17
sri-atrir uvaca
go-doham kurutasv adya
prithviyam dharanamayi
sarvam dasyati vo durgam
manoratha-maharnavam
Sri Atri Muni said: In meditation make an offering of milk
to her and the earth will give you a great and impassable ocean
of fulfilled desires.
Text 18
sri-bhagavan uvaca
manoratham praduduhur
manah-patrena tas ca gam
tasmad gopyo bhavishyanti
vrindaranye pitamaha
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Using their
thoughts as a milk-pail, they milked their desire from the cow-
earth. In this way they will become gopis in Vrindavana, O
Brahma.
Text 19
kama-sena-mohanartham
divya apsaraso varah
narayanasya sahasa
babhuvur gandha-madane
To bewilder Kamadeva's army, on Mount Gandhamadana Narayana
Rishi manifested a host of the most beautiful divine Apsara girls.
Text 20
bhartri-kamas ca ta aha
siddho narayano munih
manoratho vo bhavita
vraje gopyo bhavishyatha
When they wished Him as their husband, perfect Narayana Rishi
said to them, "You will become gopis in Vraja. Then your
desire will be fulfilled."
Text 21
striyah sutala-vasinyo
vamanam vikshya mohitah
tapas taptva bhavishyanti
gopyo vrindavane vidhe
When the women of Sutalaloka saw Lord Vamana, they fell in
love with Him and (to attain Him) they performed austerities.
They will become gopi in Vraja, O Brahma.
Text 22
nagendra-kanyakah sesham
bhejur bhaktya varecchaya
sankarshanasya rasartham
bhavishyanti vraje ca tah
Snake princesses that, desiring Him as their husband,
worshiped Lord Sesha, will take birth in Vraja (to attain) Lord
Balarama's rasa dance.
Text 23
kasyapo vasudevas ca
devaki caditih para
surah prano dhruvah so 'pi
devako 'vatarishyati
Kasyapa will descend as Vasudeva, exalted Aditi as Devaki,
Prana Vasu as Surasena, and Dhruva Vasu as Devaka.
Text 24
vasus caivoddhavah sakshad
daksho 'kruro daya-parah
hridiko dhanadas caiva
kritavarma tv apam patih
Vasu will decsned as Uddhava, Daksha as kind Akrura, Kuvera
as Hridika, and Varuna as Kritavarma.
Text 25
gadah pracinabarhis ca
maruto hy ugrasena ut
tasya raksham karishyami
rajyam datva vidhanatah
Pracinabarhi will descend as Gada and Maruta as Ugrasena. I
will give the kingdom to Ugrasena and I will protect him.
Text 26
yuyudhanas cambarishah
prahladah satyakis tatha
kshirabdhih santanuh sakshad
bhishmo drono vasuttamah
Ambarisha will descend as Yuyudhana, Prahlada as Satyaki,
Kshirabdhi as Santanu, and Drona Vasuttama as Bhishma.
Text 27
salyas caiva divodaso
dhritarashtro bhago ravih
panduh pusha satam sreshtho
dharmo raja yudhishthirah
Divodasa will decsend as Salya, Bhaga as Dhritarashtra, Pusha
as Pandu, and King Dharma, the best of the devotees, as
Yudhishthira.
Text 28
bhimo vayur balishthas ca
manuh svayambhuvo 'rjunah
satarupa subhadra ca
savita karna eva hi
Powerful Vayu will descend as Bhima, Svayambhuva Manu as
Arjuna, Satarupa as Subhadra, and Savita as Karna.
Text 29
nakulah sahadevas ca
smritau dvav asvini-sutau
dhata bahlikaviras ca
vahnir dronah pratapavan
The two Asvini-kumaras will descend as Nakula and Sahadeva.
Dhata will descend as heroic Bahlika, and powerful Vahni as
Dronacarya.
Text 30
duryodhanah kaler amso
'bhimanyuh soma eva ca
draunih sakshac chivasyapi
rupam bhumau bhavishyati
A partial incarnation of Kali will descend as Duryodhana.
Soma will descend as Abhimanyu. Lord Siva will place His own form
on the earth as Dronacarya's son Asvatthama.
Text 31
ittham yadoh kauravanam
anyesham bhu-bhujam nrinam
kule kule bhavantas ca
svamsaih stribhir mad-ajnaya
In this way, by My order (the demigods) and their wives will
take birth in the families of the Yadus, Kurus, and other human
kings.
Text 32
ye ye 'vatara me purvam
tesham rajnyo ramamsakah
bhavishya raja-rajnishu
sahasrani ca shodasa
Whenever in the past I incarnated in the world, the goddess
of fortune would also incarnate as My queen. This time she will
incarnate as My sixteen-thousand queens.
Text 33
sri-narada uvaca
ity uktva sri-haris tatra
brahmanam kamalasanam
divya-rupam bhagavatim
yogamayam uvaca ha
Sri Narada said: After speaking these words to the demigod
Brahma, who sits on a lotus throne, Sri Hari spoke to goddess
Yogamaya, whose form is spiritual.
Texts 34 and 35
sri-bhagavan uvaca
devakyah saptamam garbham
sannikrishya maha-mate
vasudevasya bharyayam
kamsa-trasa-bhayat punah
nanda-vraje sthitayam ca
rohinyam sannivesaya
nanda-patnyam bhava tvam vai
kritvedam karma cadbhutam
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O noble-hearted
one, take the seventh embryo from Vasudeva's wife Devaki and
place it in Rohini, who is staying in Vraja out of fear of Kamsa.
When you have done that wonderful deed, you yourself become an
embryo in Nanda's wife.
Text 36
sri-narada uvaca
srutva brahma deva-ganair
natva krishnam parat param
bhumim asvasya vanibhih
sva-dhama nijam ayayau
Sri Narada said: Hearing this, Brahma and the demigods bowed
down before Lord Krishna, who is greater than the greatest, and, comforted the earth-goddess, and each went to his own abode.
Text 37
paripurnatamam sakshac
chri-krishnam viddhi maithila
kamsadinam vadharthaya
prapto 'yam bhumi-mandale
O king of Mithila, please understand that Sri Krishna, who
went to the earth to kill the demons headed by Kamsa, is the
original Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Text 38
roma-matram tanau jihva
bhavantittham yada nripa
tadapi sri-hares tasya
varnyate na guno mahan
O king, If I had as many tongues as there are hairs on my
body, I could still not properly describe Sri Hari's
great and glorious qualities.
Text 39
nabhah patanti vihaga
yatha hy atma-samam nripa
tatha krishna-gatim divyam
vadantiha vipascitah
O king, as different birds have different capacities to fly
in the sky, so the wise philosophers have different capacities to
describe Lord Krishna's transcendental activities.
