Sri Garga Samhita
BY: SUN STAFF
Jan 28, CANADA (SUN) —
Canto Two, Chapter Two
Chapter Eighteen
Sri Krishnacandra-darsana
The Sight of Sri Krishnacandra
Text 1
sri-narada uvaca
atha ratryam vyatitayam
maya-yoshid-vapur harih
radha-duhkha-prasanty-artham
vrishabhanor griham yayau
Sri Narada said: When the night had passed, Lord Krishna,
again magically transformed into a woman, went to King
Vrishabhanu's palace to quiet Radha's distress.
Text 2
radha tam agatam vikshya
samutthayati-harshita
dattasana vidhanena
pujayam asa maithila
When She saw He had come, Radha became very happy. Standing
up, She offered Him a seat and worshiped Him according to custom.
Text 3
sri-radhovaca
tvaya vinaham nisi duhkhitasam
tvayy agatayam sakhi labdha-vastu-vat
purvam hy apathyasya sukham yatha tato
duhkham tatha bhamini sat-prasangatah
Sri Radha said: I was very unhappy at night without You. O
friend, now that You have come I am like one who has found a
great treasure. O beautiful one, first You made Me happy and then
You made Me sad.
Text 4
sri-narada uvaca
iti srutvatha tad-vakyam
vimana gopadevata
na kincid uce sri-radham
duhkhiteva vyavasthita
Sri Narada said: Hearing these words, Gopadevata became sad.
As if She were morose, She did not say anything to Sri Radha.
Text 5
vijnaya kheda-sampannam
radhika gopadevatam
sakhibhih samvicaryatha
jagada sneha-tat-para
Understanding that Gopadevata had become unhappy, Radha and
Her friends considered the situation. Full of affection, Radha
spoke.
Text 6
sri-radhovaca
vimanas tvam katham bhadre
vada mam gopadevate
matra bhartra nanandra va
svasra krodhena bhartsita
Sri Radha said: Beautiful one, why are You unhappy? O
Gopadevata, please tell Me. Did Your mother, brother, sister, or
sister-in-law speak angry words to You?
Text 7
sapatni-krita-doshena
sva-bhartur virahena va
anyatra lagna-cittena
vimanah kim manohare
Did a co-wife fault You? Are You separated from Your
brother? Does something else trouble Your heart? O beautiful one,
why are You unhappy?
Text 8
marga-khedena va kaccid
vihvalabhud rujathava
sighram vada maha-bhage
svasya duhkhasya karanam
Did some trouble happen on the way here? Do You have a
sickness? O beautiful one, please tell me at length why You are
unhappy.
Text 9
krishna-bhaktam rite vipram
yena kenapi kutsitam
kathitam te 'tha rambhoru
tac-cikitsam karomy aham
Did some brahmana who was not a devotee of Krishna speak ill
to You? O girl whose thighs are like banana trees, describe it,
and I will cure Your unhappiness.
Text 10
gajasvadini ratnani
vastrani ca dhanani ca
mandirani vicitrani
grihana tvam yadicchasi
If You wish, please take many elephants, horses, jewels,
costly garments, coins, and wonderful palaces.
Text 11
dhanam dattva tanum rakshet
tanum dattva trapam vyadhat
dhanam tanum trapam dadyan
mitra-karyartham eva hi
dhanam dattva ca satatam
rakshet pranan nirantaram
By giving wealth one preserves another's body. By preserving
the body one gives modesty. For the welfare of a friend, one
should give Her wealth and thus preserve Her body and Her
modesty. By always giving wealth one always preserves the lives
of Her friends.
Text 12
yo mitratam nishkapatam karoti
nishkaranam dhanyatamah sa eva
vidhaya maitrim kapatam vidadhyat
tam lampatam hetu-patam natam dhik
One who is a sincere, unselfish friend is glorious. One who
is not sincere in her friendship is a cheater, or an actor. Fie
on her!
Text 13
tasyah prema-vacah srutva
bhagavan gopadevata
prahasann aha rajendra
sri-radham kirti-nandinim
O king, when He heard Her words of love, Lord Gopadevata
smiled and spoke to Kirti's daughter Radha.
Text 14
sri-gopadevatovaca
radhe vrajan sanu-gires tatishu
sankoca-vithishu manoharasu
yantim svato mam dadhi-vikrayartham
rurodha marge nava-nanda-putrah
Sri Gopadevata said: As He was walking on the beautiful
narrow pathways by the hillside, and I was also walking there to
sell some yogurt, Nanda's son, Krishna, stopped Me.
Text 15
vamsi-dharo vetra-karah kare mam
tvaram grihitva prahasan vilajjah
mahyam karadana-dhanaya danam
dehiti jalpan vipine rasajnah
Carrying a flute and holding a stick in His hand, the
shameless fellow grabbed My hand, laughed, and said: "Now
You must pay a tax to Me!" Talking in this way, He enjoyed in the
forest.
Text 16
tubhyam na dasyami kadapi danam
svayambhuve gorasa-lampataya
evam mayokte vacane 'tha bhandam
nitva visirni-kritavan sa dadhnah
When I said, "I will never pay anything to You, a
rake greedy after yogurt", He took the yogurt-pot and broke it.
Text 17
bhandam sa bhittva dadhi kim ca pitva
nitvottariyam mama ced uriyam
nandisvaradrer vidisam jagama
tenaham arad vimanah sma jata
After breaking the pot, He drank the yogurt, grabbed My
bodice, and then ran off toward Nandisvara Hill. That is why I am
unhappy.
Text 18
jatya sa gopah kila krishna-varno
'dhuni na viro na hi sila-rupah
yasmims tvaya prema kritam su-sile
tyajasu nirmohanam adya krishnam
Although by birth He is a gopa, today He has become a low-
class sudra. He is not a hero, and He does not have good
character. O saintly girl, today You should be free of illusion.
Give up Your love for this Krishna.
Text 19
ittham sa-vairam parusham vacas tac
chrutva ca radha vrishabhanu-nandini
su-vismita vakya-pade sarasvati-
padam smayanti nijagada tam prati
Surprised to hear these harsh and hateful words, King
Vrishabhanu's daughter Radha smiled and eloquently spoke to Her.
Texts 20 and 21
sri-radhovaca
yat-praptaye vidhi-hara-pramukhas tapanti
vahnau tapah paramaya nija-yoga-ritya
dattah sukah kapila asurir angira yat-
padaravinda-makaranda-rajah sprisanti
tam krishnam adi-purusham paripurna-devam
lilavataram ajam arti-haram jananam
bhu-bhuri-hara-bharanaya satam subhaya
jatam vinindasi katham sakhi durvinite
Sri Radha said: Foolish friend, why do You criticize Lord
Krishna, the original and perfect Supreme Personality of Godhead
who, to enjoy pastimes, remove the earth's burden, and bring
auspiciousness to the devotees, has descended to the earth, to
attain whom Brahma Siva and all the demigods perform great yoga
austerities, and the honey pollen of whose lotus feet Dattatreya,
Sukadeva, Kapila, Asuri, and Angira touch?
Text 22
gah palayanti satatam rajaso gavam ca
gangam sprisanti na japanti gavam su-namnam
prekshanty ahar-nisam alam su-mukham gavam ca
jatih para na vidita bhuvi gopa-jateh
The gopas protect the cows. Without touching water, they are
covered by cows' dust. The chant the cows' names. Day and night
they see the cows' beautiful faces. On this earth no birth better
than a gopas' birth.
Text 23
tat-krishna-varna-vilasat-su-kalam samikshya
tasmin vilagna-manasa su-sukham vihaya
unmatta-vad vrajati dhavanti nilakantho
bibhrat kaparda-visha-bhasma-kapala-sarpan
Gazing at Krishna's dark handsomeness, Siva became attached to
Him. Giving up all normal happiness, wearing matted hair,
drinking poison, covered with ashes, and decorated with snakes
and skulls, Siva now walks and runs about like a madman.
Text 24
svarloka-siddha-muni-yaksha-marud-gananam
palah samasta-nara-kinnara-naga-nathah
yat-pada-padmam anisam pranipatya bhaktya
labdha-sriyah kila balim pradaduh sma tasmai
He is the protector of the svarlokas, siddhas, munis,
yakshas, and maruts. He is the master of all the humans, kinnaras,
and nagas. Day and night the glorious great souls devotedly bow
before His lotus feet and make offerings to Him.
Text 25
vatsagha-kaliya-bakarjuna-dhenukanam
acakravata-sakatasura-putananam
esham vadhah kim uta tasya yaso murarer
yah kotiso 'nda-nicayodbhava-nasa-hetuh
He killed Vatsasura, Agha, Kaliya, Baka, the arjuna trees,
Dhenuka, Trinavarta, Sakatasura, and Putana! How great are His
glories? He is the creator and destroyer of many millions of
universes!
Text 26
bhaktat priyo na viditah purushottamasya
sambhur vidhir na ca rama na ca rauhineyah
bhaktan anuvrajati bhakti-nibaddha-cittas
cuda-manih sakala-loka-janasya krishnah
To Him, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, no one is more
dear than His devotee. Neither Siva, Brahma, Lakshmi, nor Balarama
is more dear. Lord Krishna, the crest-jewel of all persons, His
heart now bound with love, becomes the humble follower of His
devotees.
Text 27
gacchan nijam janam anu prapunati lokan
avedayan hari-jane sva-rucim mahatma
tasmad ativa bhajatam bhagavan mukundo
muktim dadati na kadapi su-bhakti-yogam
Following His devotees here and there, He purifies the
worlds. He loudly declares His love for His devotees. To those
who worship Him, Lord Krishna easily gives liberation, but He does
not easily give pure devotional service.
Text 28
sri-gopadevatovaca
radhe tvadiya-dhishana dhishanam hasanti
vanim srutim prakusalena vidambayanti
atragamishyati yadatha harih paresah
satyam dadati vacanam tava devi manye
O Radha, Your intelligence laughs at Brihaspati and Your
works cleverly mock the Vedas. When the Supreme Personality of
Godhead Himself comes here and confirms Your words, only then
will I believe them.
Text 29
sri-radhovaca
yathagamishyati yadadya harih paresah
kim karayami bhavatim vada tarhi su-bhru
ced agamo na hi bhaved vana-malinah svam
sarvam dhanam ca bhavanam na dadami tubhyam
Sri Radha said: O girl with the beautiful eyebrows, tell Me,
if the Supreme Personality of Godhead personally comes here, what
will I do about You? If the Lord who wears a forest garland
comes, I will not be able to give My palace and all My wealth to
You.
Text 30
sri-narada uvaca
atha radha samutthaya
natva sri-nanda-nandanam
upavisyasane dadhyau
dhyana-stimita-locana
Sri Narada said: Radha stood up, bowed before Krishna, and
gave Him a seat. Then She closed Her eyes in meditation.
Texts 31 and 32
utkanthitam sveda-yuktam
bashpa-kanthim priyam harih
asru-purna-mukhim vikshya
bibhrat svam paurushim tanum
pasyantinam sakhinam ca
sahasa bhakta-vatsalah
radham praha prasannatma
megha-gambhiraya gira
Watching His beloved perspiring and full of longings, and
watching Her face fill with tears than ran down Her neck, as Her
friends looked on, Lord Krishna, who is kind to His devotees,
became pleased at heart with Her, suddenly manifested His own
male form, and spoke to Her in a voice deep as thunder.
Text 33
sri-krishna uvaca
rambhoru candra-vadane vraja-sundarise
radhe priye navala-yauvana-mana-sile
unmilya netram api pasya samagatam mam
turnam tvaya madhuraya ca giropahutam
Sri Krishna said: O girl whose thighs are like banana trees, O
girl whose face is like the moon, O queen of the beautiful girls
of Vraja, O Radha, O beloved, O girl with all the virtues of
youth, open Your eyes! Look! Called by Your sweet words, I have
come!
Text 34
agaccha krishna iti vakyam atah srutam me
sadyo visrijya nija-gokula-gopa-vrindam
vamsi-vatac ca yamuna-nikatat pradhavams
tvat-pritaye 'tha lalane 'tra samagato 'smi
When I heard You say, "O Krishna, please come", I at
once left the gopas at Vamsivata by the Yamuna's shore and ran
here to please You. O beautiful one, I have come.
Text 35
mayy agate sati gati gata sakhi-rupini
ka yakshyasuri sura-vadhu kila kinnari va
mayavati chalayitum bhavatim ca tasmad
visvasa eva na vidheya uranga-patnyam
O saintly one, I am here. What yakshi, asuri, demigoddess, or
kinnari could have fooled You with magic as I have? You would not
have believed them. Nor would You have believed a snake-goddess
either.
Text 36
sri-narada uvaca
atha radha harim drishtva
natva tat-pada-pankajam
mudam apa param rajan
sadyah purna-manoratha
Sri Narada said: O king, Radha gazed at Krishna and bowed
before His lotus feet. Her desires fulfilled, She was very happy.
Text 37
evam sri-krishnacandrasya
caritany adbhutani ca
yah srinoti naro bhaktya
sa kritartho bhaven narah
A person who with devotion hears these wonderful pastimes of
Lord Krishnacandra attains the supreme goal of life.
