Sri Garga Samhita
BY: SUN STAFF
Jan 18, CANADA (SUN) —
Canto One, Volume Four
Chapter Eight
Sri Krishna-darsana-varnana
Description of Seeing Lord Krishna
Text 1
sri-narada uvaca
adrishtva vatsakan etya
vatsapan puline harih
ubhau vicinvan vipine
mene karma vidheh kritam
Sri Narada said: Not seeing the calves, returning to the
riverbank and not seeing the gopas, and then searching in the
forest for them both, Krishna thought, "This must be
Brahma's work."
Text 2
tato gavam gopikanam
mudam kartum sa lilaya
sarvam tu visva-kric cakre
hy atmanam ubhayayitam
Then, to please the cows and gopis, Lord Krishna, who is the
creator of the universes, made Himself into (the calves and
boys).
Texts 3 and 4
yavat vatsapa-vatsanam
vapuh pani-padadikan
yavad yashti-visanadin
yavac chila-gunadikan
yavad bhushana-vastradin
tavac chri-harina svatah
sarvam vishnumayam visvam
iti vakyam pradarsitam
Whatever were the gopas' and calves' forms, with their
hands, feet, and other parts, whatever were their sticks, horns,
and other possessions, whatever were their characters, qualities,
and other features, and whatever were their clothes, ornaments,
and other things, Lord Krishna perfectly copied. In this way He
proved the Vedic statement: "sarvam vishnumayam visvam"
(The entire universe is Lord Vishnu).
Text 5
atma-vatsan atma-gopais
carayan kridaya harih
pravisan nanda-nagaram
ashtam-giri-gate ravau
As the sun was setting on the western horizon, Krishna,
herding calves that were in truth Himself, and accompanied by
gopas that were also Himself, playfully entered Nanda's village.
Text 6
tat-tad-goshthe prithan nitva
tat-tad-vatsan pravesya ca
krishno 'bhavat tat-tad-atma
tat-tad-geham pravishtavan
The many gopas, who were all Krishna, led the various calves,
who were also Krishna, to their respective barns. Then the gopas
entered their own homes.
Text 7
srutva vamsi-ravam gopyah
sambhramac chighram utthitah
payamsi payayam asur
lalayitva sutan prithak
Hearing the sound of the flute, the gopis fainted and then
suddenly stood up. As milk flowed from them, each embraced her
son.
Text 8
svan svan vatmsams tatha gavo
rambhamanan nirikshya ca
lihantyo jihvayangani
payamsi ca hy apayayan
Seeing their calves, the cows mooed. They licked the calves
with their tongues, and made the calves drink their milk.
Text 9
abhavan matarah sarva
gopyo gavo harer aho
ati-sneham ca vavridhe
purvato hi catur-gunam
In this way all the gopis and cows became Krishna's mothers.
Their love for their children became four times what it had been.
Text 10
sva-putran lalayitva tu
majjanonmardanadibhih
pascad gopyas ca krishnasya
darsanam kartum ayayuh
As they embraced, bathed, massaged, and in other ways served
their sons, the gopis now gazed on Lord Krishna.
Text 11
anekanam tu balanam
udvahah krishna-rupinam
babhuvus tah vraje vadhvo
ratah krishne tu kotisah
Then the millions of gopi girls, who were all deeply in love
with Krishna, were married to the many gopa boys, who at that time
were all forms of Krishna.
Text 12
vatsa-pala-mishenapi
svatmanam hy atmana hareh
palito vatsaras caiko
babhuva vraja-mandale
In the circle of Vraja one year passed with Krishna disguising
Himself as both the calves and gopas. He was the calves and He
was the gopas protecting the calves.
Text 13
sa-ramas caikadha vatsams
caranyam carayan yayau
hayanapuranishv atra
pancashasu ca ratrishu
On the day when there were only five nights remaining to
complete the year, Krishna and Balarama went to the forest as They
herded the calves.
Text 14
tatrapi durac caratas ca gavo
vatsan upavrajya gires ca sringat
lihanti cangani vilokayantyo
hy apayayams ta amritani sadyah
From far away on the summit of Govardhana Hill the cows ran
to their calves, licked their bodies, gazed on them, and made
them drink the nectar of their milk.
Text 15
govardhanad adho vatsan
pita-dugdhan vilokya ca
snehavritah sthita gas ca
gopala dadrisur nripa
O king, the cowherd men saw the calves, who had already
drunk their (mothers') milk, staying below Govardhana Hill, and
they saw the cows, overcome with love for their calves, also
staying there.
Text 16
tatah krodhena mahata
parvatad avatirya ca
tadanarthe sva-putranam
ajagmuh kacchato drutam
As the men came down from the hill to hit the cows, they
suddenly came upon their own sons.
Text 17
tadagata samipe tu
putranam gopa-nayakah
svan svan sutams tadonniya
hy anke kritva milanti vai
Meeting them, the gopa men immediately placed their sons on
their laps.
Text 18
yatha yuvano vriddhas ca
snehad asru-pariplutah
svan svan pautran grihitva tu
hy upavishta milanti hi
Young and old were flooded with tears of love. The men
embraced their sons and grandsons and sat down with them.
Text 19
evam prema-paran sarvan
drishtva sankarshano balah
bahu-prakaram sandeham
kritva manasi so 'bravit
Seeing everyone so affectionate, powerful Balarama had many
doubts. In His mind he said:
Text 20
aho kim vatsarat prapto
na jnato 'pi vraje maya
ati-snehas tu sarvesham
vardhate ca dine dine
I do not understand what has happened for the past year.
Everyone is so affectionate, and their love increases day after
day.
Text 21
keyam maya samayata
deva-gandharva-rakshasam
nanya me mohini maya
vina krishnasya sampratam
Is this an illusion made by the devas, gandharvas, or
rakshasas? No one but Krishna can bewilder Me.
Text 22
evam vicarya ramas tu
locane sve nyamilayat
bhutam bhavyam bhavishyam ca
divyakshabhyam dadarsa ha
Thinking this, Balarama closed His eyes. Then with
transcendental eyes He looked at the past, present, and future.
Text 23
sarvan vatsams tatha gopan
vamsi-vetra-vibhushitan
barhi-paksha-dharan syaman
bhrigv-anghri-krita-kautukan
He saw that all the calves and gopas had become dark boys,
each decorated with a flute and stick, peacock feathers, Bhrigu
Muni's footprint, . . .
Text 24
jalakanam maninam ca
gunjanam sragbhir eva ca
padmanam kumudanam ca
hy esham sragbhir vibhushitan
. . . necklaces of flowers, jewels, gunja, lotuses, and
water lilies, . . .
Text 25
ushnisair mukutair divyaih
kundalair alakair vritan
ananda-varshan kurvanan
sarat-padma-drisair api
. . . turbans, crowns, and splendid earrings, endowed with curly
locks of hair, making showers of bliss with the glances of their
autumn-lotus eyes, . . .
Text 26
koti-kandarpa-lavanyan
nasa-mautika-sobhitan
sikha-bhushana-samyuktan
pani-bhushana-bhushitan
. . . more handsome than millions of Kamadevas, their noses
decorated with pearls and their heads and hands decorated with
many ornaments, . . .
Text 27
dvi-bhujan pita-vastrais ca
kanci-kataka-nupuraih
prabhatara-vikotinam
sobhabhih sobhitan subhan
. . . having two arms, glorious with yellow garments, belts,
bracelets, and anklets, and more glorious than millions of rising
suns.
Text 28
uttare giri-rajasya
yamunayas ca dakshine
acashta vrindakaranye
sarvan krishnam halayudhah
Balarama saw that all these forms on top of Govardhana Hill,
and in Vrindavana forest south of the Yamuna were all Krishna.
Text 29
jnatva krishna-kritam karma
tatha vidhi-kritam balah
punar vatsan vatsapams ca
pasyan krishnam uvaca ha
Understanding what Brahma had done and what Krishna had done,
and looking again at the calves and gopas, Balarama said to
Krishna:
Text 30
brahmananto dharma indrah sivas ca
sevante tam bhakti-yuktah sadaite
svatmaramah purna-kamah paresah
srashtum saktah kotiso 'ndani yah khe
The devotees Brahma, Ananta, Yama, Indra, and Siva always
worship the Supreme Lord, who is the controller of everything,
who is self-satisfied, whose desires are always fulfilled, and
who has the power to create many millions of universes in the
sky.
Text 31
sri-narada uvaca
evam bruvati sri-rame
tavat tatragato vidhih
dadarsa krishnam ramam ca
vatsakair vatsapaih samam
Sri Narada said: As Balarama was speaking, Brahma came there
and saw Krishna, Balarama, the calves, and the gopas.
Text 32
aho krishnena canita
yatra sarve dhrita maya
iti bruvan yayau sthane
tatra sarvan dadarsa sah
Saying, "Krishna brought back all the (calves and
gopas) I took away," Brahma left and saw them all still there
(where he had hid them).
Text 33
drishtva prasuptan sarvams tu
sa agatya vraje punah
vatsapalair harim vikshya
manasi praha vismitah
Seeing them all still asleep, he returned to Vraja and gazed
again at Krishna and the gopas. Astonished, in his mind he said:
Text 34
aho vicitram te sarve
kutra sthanat samagatah
kridanto purvavac catra
sakam krishnena kridanaih
This is a great wonder. From where did all these boys come
that now they are playing with Krishna just as before?
Text 35
mat-trutir vatsaras caiko
vyatito 'bhun mahi-tale
sarve prasannatam prapta
na jnatah kenacit kvacit
What is for me only a moment is a year on earth. I don't
understand how they are still manifested as before.
Text 36
evam sammohayan brahma
mohanam visva-mohanam
sva-mayayandha-karena
sva-gatram naiva drishtavan
In this way Brahma, who bewilders the entire universe, was
so blinded by Krishna's illusion that he could not see even his own
body.
Text 37
vatsapalapaharanat
kim abhuj jagatah pateh
aho khadyota-vad vedha
sri-krishna-ravi-sammukhe
What happened to Brahma, the master of the universe, after
he stole the gopas? The creator Brahma became like a firefly
standing before the sun of Sri Krishna.
Text 38
evam vimuhyati sati
jadi-bhute ca brahmani
sva-mayam kripayakrishya
krishnah svam darsanam dadau
As Brahma stood, stunned and bewildered, Krishna mercifully
removed His own illusory potency and revealed Himself.
Text 39
evam tatra sakrid brahma
go-vatsan gopa-darakan
sarvan acashta sri-krishnam
bhaktya vijnana-locanaih
With eyes of knowledge Brahma devotedly gazed at the calves
and gopa boys and saw that they were all Sri Krishna.
Text 40
dadarsatha vidhis tatra
bahir antah sariratah
svatmana sahitam rajan
sarvam vishnumayam jagat
O king, Brahma then saw that the entire universe, including all that
was inside and outside his body, and including his own self, was
all the potency of Lord Vishnu.
Text 41
evam vilokya brahma tu
jado bhutva sthiro 'bhavat
vrindavad vrindakaranye
pradrisyeta yatha tatha
Gazing at this, Brahma became stunned. He looked like an
unmoving tulasi plant in Vrindavana forest.
Text 42
svatmano mahimam drashtum
hy anise 'pi ca brahmani
cacchada sapadi jnatva
maya-javanikam harih
Aware that Brahma had no power to continue gazing at the
Lord's glories, Krishna at once pulled the curtain of His illusory
potency.
Text 43
tatah pralabdha-nayanah
srashta supta ivotthitah
unmilya nayane kricchrad
dadarsedam sahatmana
Then, his eyes covered, the creator Brahma became as if
asleep. Awakening, and with difficulty opening his eyes, he saw
Vrindavana and he also saw himself.
Text 44
samahitas tatra bhutva
sadyo 'pasyad diso dasa
srimad-vrindavanam ramyam
vasanti-latikanvitam
Now composed and peaceful, in the ten directions he saw,
filled with flowering vasanti vines, charming and beautiful
Vrindavana, . . .
Text 45
sardula-balakair yatra
kridanti mriga-balakah
syenaih kapota nakulaih
sarpa vaira-vivarjitah
. . . where without any enmity fawns play with tiger cubs, doves
play with eagles, and snakes play with mongeese.
Text 46
tatas ca vrindakaranye
sa-pani-kavalam vidhih
vatsan sakhin vicinvantam
ekam krishnam dadarsa sah
Then Brahma saw Krishna, with a morsel of food in His hand,
searching for His calves and friends in Vrindavana forest.
Text 47
drishtva gopala-veshena
guptam goloka-vallabham
jnatva sakshad dharim brahma
bhito 'bhut sva-kritena ca
Gazing at Him, and suddenly understanding that Krishna was
Lord Hari, the beloved of Goloka, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead now disguised as an ordinary gopa, Brahma became afraid
for what he had done.
Text 48
tam prasadayitum rajan
jvalantam sarvato disam
lajjayavan-mukho bhutva
hy avatirya sva-vahanat
O king, to beg for pardon from the Lord, whose glory filled
all directions, Brahma, speechless with embarrassment, descended
from his swan-carrier.
Text 49
sanair upasasaresam
prasideti vadan naman
sravad-varshasru-dattarghah
sa papatatha dandavat
Slowly he approached the Lord. Saying, "Please be
kind", bowing down, and with a streams of tears offering arghya,
he fell down like a stick.
Text 50
utthayasvasya tam krishnah
priyam priya iva sprisan
suran su-bhuvi dura-sthan
aluloka sudhardra-drik
Pulling Brahma up, comforting him, and gently touching him
as a lover touches his beloved, Lord Krishna, His eyes wet with
nectar, glanced at the many demigods now standing far away.
Text 51
tato jaya-jayety-uccaih
stuvatam namatam samam
tad-dayadrishta-drishtanam
sanandah sambhramo 'bhavat
When the demigods received Lord Krishna's merciful glance they
called out, "Glory! Glory!", bowed down, and offered
prayers. Pleased with them, Krishna offered them all respect.
Text 52
drishtva harim tatra samasthitam vidhir
nanama tam bhakti-manah kritanjalih
stutim cakarasu sa dandaval luthan
prahrishta-roma bhuvi gadgadaksharah
Gazing at Lord Krishna standing there, and his heart filled
with devotion, with folded hands Brahma bowed down. Falling like
a stick to the ground, the hairs of his body erect in ecstasy,
and his voice choked with emotion, Brahma offered prayers.
