Sri Garga Samhita
BY: SUN STAFF
Feb 10, CANADA (SUN) —
Canto Three
Chapter Four
Gopa-vivada
The Dispute Among the Gopas
Text 1
sri-narada uvaca
ekada sarva-gopala
gopyo nanda-sutasya tat
adbhutam caritam drishtva
nandam ahur yasomatim
Sri Narada said: Having seen Krishna's wonderful and surprising pastimes, the gopas and gopis said to Nanda and Yasoda:
Text 2
he gopa-raja tvad-vamse
ko 'pi jato na cadri-dhrik
na kshamas tvam silam dhartum
saptaham he yasomati
O king of the gopas, no one in your family could lift a hill. O Yasoda, you could not hold even a single rock for seven days.
Text 3
kva sapta-hayano balah
kvadri-rajasya dharanam
tena no jayate sanka
tava putre maha-bale
What is the strength of a seven-year-old boy? How strong must one be to lift Govardhana Hill, the king of mountains? We have begun to doubt the identity of your unnaturally strong boy.
Text 4
ayam bibhrad giri-varam
kamalam gaja-rad iva
ucchilindhram yatha balo
hastenaikena lilaya
With one hand He playfully held up the greatest of mountains as an elephant holds up a lotus flower or a child holds up a mushroom.
Text 5
gaura-varna yasoda tvam
nanda tvam gaura-varna-dhrik
ayam jata krishna-varna
etat-kula-vilakshanam
O Yasoda, your complexion is fair. O Nanda, your complexion is also fair. This boy is very dark. He is different from the rest of the family.
Text 6
yad vastu kshatriyanam tu
bala etadriso yatha
balabhadre na doshah syac
candra-vamsa-samudbhave
This boy is like a kshatriya. For Balarama a kshatriya's nature is not unexpected. He was born in a kshatriya family descended from the moon-god.
Text 7
jnates tyagam karishyamo
yadi satyam na bhashase
gopeshu casya votpattim
vada cen na kalir bhavet
If you don't tell us the truth, we will leave the community. Was this boy really born in a family of gopas? If you don't tell us, there will be a great quarrel.
Text 8
sri-narada uvaca
srutva gopala-vacanam
yasoda bhaya-vihvala
nanda-rajas tada praha
gopan krodha-prapuritan
Sri Narada said: As she heard the gopas' words, Yasoda became gripped with fear. Then King Nanda spoke to the angry gopas.
Text 9
sri-nanda uvaca
gargasya vakyam he gopa
vadishyami samahitah
yena gopa-gana yuyam
bhavatasu gata-vyathah
Sri Nanda said: O gopas, I will carefully tell you what Garga Muni said. O gopas, by his words you wil be quickly free of your anxiety. Garga Muni said to me:
Text 10
ka-karah kamala-kanto
ri-karo rama ity api
sha-karah shad-guna-patih
svetadvipa-nivasa-krit
In the word "Krishna" the letter "k" means "the lover of the goddess of fortune", "ri" means Lord Ramacandra", "sh" means "the Lord of six opulences" or "the Lord who resides in Svetadvipa".
Text 11
na-karo narasimho 'yam
a-karo hy aksharo 'gni-bhuk
visargau ca tatha hy etau
nara-narayanav rishi
"N" means "Lord Nrisimha", "a" means "the eternal one" or "the Lord who enjoys what is offered in the sacrifical fire", and "h" means "the Nara-Narayana Rishis".
Text 12
sampralinas ca shat-purna
yasmin chabde mahatmani
paripurnatame sakshat
tena krishnah prakirtitah
These six letters combine to form the name of the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is perfect and complete. That is why this boy is named Krishna.
Text 13
suklo raktas tatha pito
varno 'syanu-yugam dhritah
dvaparante kaler adau
balo 'yam krishnatam gatah
In the other yugas He is white, red, or yellow, but at the end of Dvapara-yuga and the beginning of Kali-yuga, this boy becomes dark-complexioned (krishna).
Texts 14 and 15
tasmat krishna iti khyato
namnayam nanda-nandanah
vasavas cendriyaniti
tad devas citta eva hi
tasmin yas ceshtate so 'pi
vasudeva iti smritah
That is why Nanda's son has the name Krishna. Because He is the Lord (deva) that rules over the eight vasus (the heart, mind, intelligence, and the five senses), He is also called Vasudeva.
Text 16
vrishabhanu-suta radha
ya jata kirti-mandire
tasyah patir ayam sakshat
tena radha-patih smritah
Because He is the husband (pati) of King Vrishabhanu's daughter Radha, who was born in the palace of Kirti-devi, He is also called Radha-pati.
Text 17
paripurnatamah sakshac
chri-krishno bhagavan svayam
asankhya-brahmanda-patir
goloke dhamni rajate
Sri Krishna is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is perfect and complete. He is the master of countless universes. In the transcendental abode of Goloka He shines with transcendental glory.
Text 18
so 'yam tava sisur jato
bharavataranaya ca
kamsadinam vadharthaya
bhaktanam palanaya ca
In order to relieve the earth of its burden, kill the demons headed by Kamsa, and protect the devotees, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead has now become your son.
Text 19
anantany asya namani
veda-guhyani bharata
lilabhis ca bhavishyanti
tat-karmasu na vismayah
O descendent of Bharata, His names are endless. His names are hidden even from the Vedas. His transcendental pastimes will show what His names are. Do not be surprised by them.
Text 20
iti srutvatmaje gopah
sandeham na karomy aham
veda-vakyam brahma-vacah
pramanam hi mahi-tale
When I heard Garga Muni say this about my son, I did not doubt his words. The words of the Vedas and the words of a brahmana are the final proof of what is true in this world.
Text 21
sri-gopa ucuh
yady agatas tava grihe
gargacaryo maha-munih
tat-kshane nama-karane
nahuta jnatayas tvaya
Ther gopas said: If the great sage Garga Muni actually came to your home and performed the name-giving ceremony, why did you not call your relatives to come and witness it?
Text 22
sva-grihe nama-karanam
bhavata ca kritam sisoh
tava caitadrisi ritir
guptam sarvam grihe 'pi yat
You kept the name-giving ceremony a secret even when it was performed in your own home!
Text 23
sri-narada uvaca
evam vadantas te gopa
nirgata nanda-mandirat
vrishabhanu-varam jagmuh
krodha-purita-vigrahah
Sri Narada said: Their bodies filled with anger as they spoke these words, the gopas left Nanda's palace and went to King Vrishabhanu.
Text 24
vrishabhanu-varam sakshan
nanda-raja-sahayakam
prahur gopa-ganah sarve
jnater mada-samanvitah
Filled with anger for their kinsman Nanda, all the gopas spoke to Nanda's friend, King Vrishabhanu.
Text 25
sri-gopa ucuh
vrishabhanu-vara tvam vai
jnati-mukhyo maha-manah
nanda-rajam tyaja jnater
he gopesvara bhu-pate
The gopas said: O King Vrishabhanu, you have a noble heart. You are the best person in our community. O king, O leader of the gopas, you should sever your ties of friendship with King Nanda.
Text 26
sri-vrishabhanu-vara uvaca
ko dosho nanda-rajasya
jnates tvam santyajamy aham
gopeshto jnati-mukuto
nanda-rajo mama priyah
Sri Vrishabhanu said: What wrong has King Nanda done that I should sever my ties of friendship with him? King Nanda is worshiped by the gopas. He is the crown that gloriously decorates our community. He is my dear friend.
Text 27
sri-gopa ucuh
na cet tyajasi tam rajams
tyajamas tvam vrajaukasah
tvad-grihe vardhita kanyo-
dvaha-yogya maha-mune
The gopas said: O king, if you do not sever your ties of friendship with him, we, the people of Vraja, will sever our ties of friendship with you. O thoughtful one, in your home you have a grown-up daughter of marriageable age.
Text 28
bhavata jnati-mukhyena
sampad-unmada-salina
na datta vara-mukhyaya
kalusham tava vidyate
If you, the first person in our community, who have now become maddened with your wealth and opulences, find yourself unable to give Her in marriage to a suitable bridegroom, the fault will be yours alone.
Text 29
adya tvam jnati-sambhrashtam
prithan manyamahe nripa
na cec chighram nanda-rajam
tyaja tyaja maha-mate
If you do not for a long time sever your ties of friendship with King Nanda, we will ostracize you from our community. O noble-hearted one, reject, reject King Nanda.
Text 30
sri-vrishabhanu-vara uvaca
gargasya vakyam he gopa
vadishyami samahitah
yena gopa-gana yuyam
bhavatasu gata-vyathah
Sri Vrishabhanu said: O gopas, I will repeat for you Garga Muni's words. Those words will make you free of all these anxieties. Garga Muni said:
Text 31
asankhya-brahmanda-patir
golokesah parat parah
tasmat paro varo nasti
jato nanda-grihe sisuh
The boy that was born in Nanda's home is the master of countless universes. He is the master of Goloka. He is greater than the greatest. No one is greater than Him.
Text 32
bhuvo bharavataraya
kamsadinam vadhaya ca
brahmana prarthitah krishno
babhuva jagati-tale
On the demigod Brahma's request, Krishna came to this universe to remove the earth's burden and kill the demons headed by Kamsa.
Text 33
sri-krishna-patta-rajni ya
goloke radhikabhidha
tvad-grihe so 'pi sanjata
tvam na janasi tam param
Sri Radha, who in the realm of Goloka is Sri Krishna's first queen, has taken birth in your home. You do not know how exalted She is.
Text 34
aham na karayishyami
vivaham anayor nripa
tayor vivaho bhavita
bhandire yamuna-tate
I will not arrange the marriage of Radha and Krishna. They will be married in Bhandiravan forest by the Yamuna's shore.
Text 35
vrindavana-samipe ca
nirjane sundare sthale
parameshthi samagatya
vivaham karayishyati
In a beautiful secluded place near Vrindavana forest the demigod Brahma will perform their wedding.
Text 36
tasmad radham gopa-vara
viddhy ardhangim parasya ca
loka-cuda-maneh sakshad
rajnim goloka-mandire
O best of the gopas, please understand that, in the palace of Goloka, Radha is the first queen of Sri Krishna, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the crest jewel of the worlds.
Text 37
yuyam sarve 'pi gopala
golokad agata bhuvi
tatha gopi-gana gavo
gokule radhikecchaya
From Goloka all you gopas have come to the earth. The gopis and cows have also come, by Radha's wish from Goloka.
Text 38
evam uktva gate sakshad
gargacarye maha-munau
tad-dinad atha radhayam
sandeham na karomy aham
After speaking these words, the great sage Garga Muni left. From that day I have not doubted Radha's exalted position.
Text 39
veda-vakyam brahma-vacah
pramanam hi mahi-tale
iti vah kathitam gopah
kim bhuyah srotum icchatha
The words of the Vedas and the words of a brahmana are the final proof of what is true in this world. O gopas, now I have explained all this to you. What more do you wish to hear?
