Sri Garga Samhita
BY: SUN STAFF
Jan 13, CANADA (SUN) —
Canto One, Volume Four
Chapter Three
Kalindy-agamana-varnana
Description of the Yamuna's Arrival
Text 1
sri-sannanda uvaca
goloke harinajnapta
kalindi saritam vara
krishnam pradakshini-kritya
gantum abhyudyatabhavat
Sri Sannanda said: Ordered by Lord Krishna in Goloka, Yamuna,
the best of rivers, circumambulated the Lord and was about to go
(to the earth).
Text 2
tadaiva viraja sakshad
ganga brahma-dravodbhava
dve nadyau yamunayam tu
sampraline babhuvatuh
Then the Viraja river and the spiritual Ganga river both
entered the Yamuna.
Text 3
paripurnatamam krishnam
tasmat krishnasya nanda-rat
paripurnatamasyapi
patta-rajnim vidur janah
O king Nanda, for this reason the people know that the
Yamuna is the greatest of rivers and the first queen of Lord
Krishna.
Text 4
tato vegena mahata
kalindi saritam vara
bibheda viraja-vegam
nikunja-dvara-nirgata
Then, with great force breaking through the current of the
Viraja, the Yamuna left the gate of the transcendental forest
grove.
Text 5
asankhya-brahmanda-cayam
sprishtva brahma-dravam gata
bhindanti taj-jalam dirgham
sva-vegena maha-nadi
Touching countless universes, she came to the spiritual
Ganga. With great force the great Yamuna river broke through the
Ganga's waters.
Text 6
vama-padangushtha-nakha-
bhinna-brahmanda-mastake
sri-vamanasya vivare
brahma-drava-samakule
Then the Yamuna came to an opening Lord Vamana's left toe
had made in the top of a universe, an opening through which the
spiritual Ganga flowed.
Text 7
tasmin sri-gangaya sardham
pravishtabhut sarid-vara
vaikuntham cajita-padam
samprapya dhruva-mandale
With Sri Ganga entering that opening, the Yamuna, the best
of rivers, then came to the unconquerable Lord's abode of
Vaikuntha in the planet of Maharaja Dhruva.
Text 8
brahmalokam abhivyapya
patanti brahma-mandalat
tatah suranam sataso
lokal lokam jagama ha
Then the Yamuna came to Brahmaloka. Falling from Brahma's
planet, she went to the hundreds of planets of the demigods. She
went from one planet to another.
Text 9
tatah papata vegena
sumeru-giri-murdhani
giri-kutan atikramya
bhittva ganda-sila-tatan
Then with great force she fell on Mount Sumeru. Flowing from
its peaks, she broke the stones on its slope.
Text 10
sumeror dakshina-disam
gantum abhyuditabhavat
tatah sri-yamuna sakshac
chri-gangayam vinirgata
Then, in order to go south from Mount Sumeru, Sri Yamuna
left Sri Ganga's path.
Text 11
ganga tu prayayau sailam
himavantam maha-nadi
krishna tu prayayau sailam
kalindam prapya sa tada
Then the Ganga went to Mount Himavat and the great river
Yamuna went to Mount Kalinda.
Texts 12 and 13
kalinditi samakhyata
kalinda-prabhava yada
kalinda-giri-sanunam
ganda-saila-tatan dridhan
bhittva luthanti bhu-khande
krishna vegavati sati
desan punanti kalindi
prapta vai khandave vane
Because she is thus Mount Kalinda's daughter, she is named
Kalindi. Flowing from Mount Kalinda's peaks, and breaking the
hard rocks on his slopes, the sacred Kalindi swiftly flowed on
the earth, purifying the countries she passed. Then she entered
the Khandava forest.
Text 14
paripurnatamam sakshac
chri-krishnam varam icchanti
dhritva vapuh param divyam
tapas tepe kalindaja
Wishing to attain Lord Krishna, the Original Supreme
Personality of Godhead, as her husband, the Kalindi assumed a
splendid spiritual form and performed great austerities.
Text 15
pitra vinirmite gehe
jale 'dyapi samasrita
tato vegena kalindi
praptabhud vraja-mandale
Even today she stays in a water-house her father made for
her. Then the Kalindi swiftly entered Vraja-mandala.
Text 16
vrindavana-samipe ca
mathura-nikate subhe
sri-mahavana-parsve ca
saikate ramana-sthale
Then she flowed through Vrindavana, beautiful Mathura, and
beautiful secluded Mahavana.
Text 17
sri-goloke ca yamuna
yuthi-bhutvati-sundari
sri-krishnacandra-rasartham
nija-vasam cakara ha
As the very beautiful leader of many gopis, Sri Yamuna made
her home in Sri Goloka to perform the rasa dance with Sri
Krishnacandra.
Text 18
atho vrajad vrajanti sa
vraja-vikshepa-vihvala
premanandasru-samyukta
bhutva pascima-vahini
As she left Vraja she became overwhelmed by feelings of
separation. Filled with tears of bliss and love, she turned west
(and returned to Vraja).
Text 19
tatas tri-varam vegena
natvatho vraja-mandale
desan punanti prayayau
prayagam tirtha-sattamam
Then, bowing three times to Vraja-mandala, she went to very
holy Prayaga, purifying the countries she passed.
Text 20
punah sri-gangaya sardham
kshirabdhim sa jagama ha
devah suvarsham pushpanam
cakrur divi jaya-dhvanim
When, flowing with Sri Ganga, she entered the Kshira ocean,
the demigods in heaven showered flowers and exclaimed
victory!"
Text 21
krishna sri-yamuna sakshat
kalindi saritam vara
samudram etya sri-gangam
praha gadgadaya gira
When dark Sri Yamuna, who was the best of rivers and the
daughter of Mount Kalinda, entered the ocean, she spoke to Sri
Ganga with words choked with emotion.
Text 22
sri-yamunovaca
he gange tvam tu dhanyasi
sarva-brahmanda-pavani
krishna-padabja-sambhuta
sarva-lokaika-vandita
Sri Yamuna said: O Ganga, you are fortunate. You purify all
the universes. You were born from Lord Krishna's lotus foot.
Everyone bows down before you alone.
Text 23
urdhvam yami harer lokam
gaccha tvam api he subhe
tvat-samanam hi divyam ca
na bhutam na bhavishyati
Now I will ascend to Lord Hari's abode. O beautiful one, you
come also. There never was, nor will there ever be, anyone as
glorious as you.
Text 24
sri-gangovaca
sarva-tirtha-mayi ganga
tasmat tvam pranamamy aham
yat kincid va prakathitam
tat kshamasva su-mangale
Sri Ganga said: I, the Ganga, who contain all holy places,
bow down before you. O auspicious one, please forgive any
improper words I may have said.
Text 25
he krishne tvam tu dhanyasi
sarva-brahmanda-pavani
krishna-vamamsa-sambhuta
paramananda-rupini
O dark Yamuna, you are the fortunate one. You purify all the
universes. You were born from Lord Krishna's left shoulder. Your
form is full of transcendental bliss.
Text 26
paripurnatama sakshat
sarva-lokaika-vandita
paripurnatamasyapi
sri-krishnasya mahatmanah
You are most perfect and complete. You are worshiped by all.
You are dear to Sri Krishna, the great Supreme Personality of
Godhead.
Text 27
patta-rajnim param krishne
krishnam tvam pranamamy aham
tirthair devair durlabham tvam
goloke 'pi ca durghata
O dark Yamuna, I bow down to you, the first queen of Lord
Krishna. The holy places and demigods find it difficult to attain
you. Even in Goloka it is difficult to attain you.
Text 28
aham yasyami patalam
sri-krishnasyajnaya subhe
tvad-viyogaturaham vai
yanam kartum na ca kshama
By Lord Krishna's order I must go to Patalaloka now. I am
unhappy to leave you, but I cannot go with you.
Text 29
yuthi-bhutva bhavishyami
sri-vraje rasa-mandale
yat kincin me prakathitam
tat kshamasva hari-priye
I will become a leader of many gopis in the rasa-dance
circle in Sri Vraja. O beloved of Lord Hari, please forgive any
improper words I may have said.
Text 30
sri-sannanda uvaca
ittham parasparam natva
dve nadyau yayatur drutam
lokan pavitri-kurvanti
patale svah-sarid gata
Sri Sannanda said: Bowing down before each other, the two
rivers then quickly went their respective ways. The heavenly
Ganga went to Patalaloka, purifying the planets as she passed.
Text 31
sapi bhogavati-namna
babhau bhogavati-vane
yaj-jalam sa-trinayanah
sesho murdhna bibharti ha
There she is named Bhogavati, for she flows through the
Bhogavati forest. Lord Sesha and Lord Siva carry her water on
Their heads.
Text 32
atha krishna sva-vegena
bhittva saptabdhi-mandalam
sapta-dvipa-mahi-prishthe
luthanti vegavat tara
Quickly traversing the seven oceans, the dark Yamuna quickly
flowed through the world of seven islands.
Text 33
gatva svarnamayim bhumim
lokalokacalam gata
tat-sanu-ganda-sailanam
tatam bhittva kalindaja
Then the Yamuna flowed to the golden land and then Mount
Lokaloka where, flowing from its peaks, she broke the rocks on
its slopes.
Text 34
tan-murdhni cotpapatasu
spharavaj-jala-dharaya
udgacchanti tad-urdhvam sa
yayau svargam tu nakinam
Then she rose again to its peaks and, with a great stream of
water, rose to Svargaloka in the heavenly worlds.
Text 35
a-brahmalokam lokams tan
abhivyapya hareh padam
brahmanda-randhram sri-brahma-
drava-yuktam sametya sa
She passed through the planets on the way to Brahmaloka and,
meeting the Ganga at the opening in the universe, went to Lord
Hari's abode.
Text 36
pushpa-varsham pravarshatsu
deveshu pranateshu ca
punah sri-krishna-golokam
aruroha sarid-vara
As the demigods showered flowers and bowed down to offer
respects, Sri Yamuna, the best of rivers, returned to Sri Krishna's
abode of Goloka.
Text 37
kalinda-giri-nandini-nava-caritram etac chubham
srutam ca yadi pathitam bhuvi tanoti sanmangalam
jano 'pi yadi dharayet kila pathec ca yo nityasah
sa yati paramam padam nija-nikunja-lilavritam
If a person in this world hears or reads this auspicious and
ever-new pastime of Mount Kalinda's daughter Yamuna, he will
attain great auspiciousness. If one regularly reads or remembers
this pastime, he will attain the transcendental forest groves
where the Supreme Lord enjoys His pastimes.
