Sri Brhad-Bhagavatamrta

.heo Part One, Chapter Six #

Chäpter Six: Priyatama (The Most Dear Devotees)

Text 1

çré-parékñid uväca

tac chrütvärye mahä-prema-

rasäveñeëa yantritaù
mahä-viñëu-priyo véëä-
hasto 'sau vismåtäkhilaù

sadä dväravatäväsä-
bhyastäntaù-pura-vartmanä
prabhu-präsäda-deçäntaù-
praveçäçcarya-vähinä

pürvabhasäd iväbhyäsaà
präsädasya gato muniù
bhütäviñöo mahonmäda-
gåhétaç ca yathetaraù

çré-parékñid uväca-Çri Parékñit said; tat-that; çrütvä-hearing; ärye-O noble lady; mahä-
prema-of great love; rasa-nectar; äveñeëa yantritaù-filled; mahä-viñëu-to Lord Mahä-Viñëu;
priyä-dear; véëä-vina; hastaù-in hand; asau-he; vismåta-forgotten; akhilaù-everything; sadä-
always; dväravata-at Dvaravaka; äväsa-residence; abhyasta-been; antaù-pura-within the palace;
vartmanä-by the path; prabhu-of the Lord; prasäda-palace; deça-place; antaù-within; praveça-
entrance; äçcarya-vähinä-filled with wonder; pürvabhasät-before; iva-as; abhyäsam-manifest;
präsädasya-to the palace; gataù-gone; muniù-the sage; bhütäviñöaù-entered; mahonmäda-
gåhétaù-a madman; ca-also; yathä-as; itaraù-other.

Çré Parékñit said: O noble lady, after hearing these words, Lord Maha-Viñëu's dear devotee
Närada, who holds a véëä in his hand, overwhelmed with love, forgetting everything, and like a
man possessed, walked on the path to the inner rooms of the Lord's palace, a path full of
wonders that he had travelled many times before.

Text 2

bhümau kväpi skhalati patati kväpi tiñöhaty aceñöaù

 kväpy utkampaà bhajati luöhati kväpi rodity athärtaù
kväpy akroçan plutibhir ayate gäyati kväpi nåtyan
sarvaà kväpi çrayati yugapat prema-sampad-vikäram

bhümau-on the ground; kväpi-sometimes; skhalati-stumbles; patati-falls; kväpi-sometimes;

tiñöhati-stands; aceñöaù-motionless; kväpi-sometimes; utkampam-trembling; bhajati-does;
luöhati-rolls about; kväpi-sometimes; roditi-cries; atha-then; ärtaù-distressed; kväpi-sometimes;
akroçan-weeping; plutibhiù-with floods; ayate-is; gäyati-sings; kväpiù-sometimes; nåtyan-
dancing; sarvam-every; kväpi-sometimes; çrayati-rests; yugapat-at the same time; prema-of love;
sampat-treasure; vikäram-transformation.

Sometimes he stumbled. Sometimes he fell to the ground. Sometimes he stood motionless.

Sometimes he trembled. Sometimes he rolled about. Sometimes he cried out. Sometimes wept
floods of tears. Sometimes he sang and danced. Sometimes in a single moment he manifested
together all the symptoms of the treasure of ecstatic love.

Text 3

he man-mätar idänéà tvaà

sävadhänatarä bhava
sthiratäà präpayanti mäà
sa-dhairyaà çåëv idaà svayam

he man-mätaù-O my mother; idäném-now; tvam-you; sävadhänatarä bhava-please be

attentive; sthiratäm-steadiness; präpayanti-cause to attain; mäm-me; sa-dhairyam-with soberness;
çåëu-listen; idam-this; svayam-personally.

O my mother, please be attentive. Please carefully hear someting that makes me become
stunned with love.

Text 4

tasminn ahani kenäpi

vaimanaçyena veñmanaù
antaù-prakoñöhe suptasya
prabhoù pärçvaà vihäya saù

adüräd dehalé-pränte
niviñöaù çrémad-uddhavaù
baladevo devaké ca
rohiëé rukmiëé tathä

satyabhämädayo 'nyaç ca
 devyaù padmavaté sä ca
pravåtti-hariëé kaàsa-
mätä däsäs tathäparäù

tüñëéà bhütäç ca te sarve

vartamänäù sa-vismayam
tatra çré-näradaà präptaà
aikñantäpürva-ceñöitam

tasmin-that; ahani-day; kenäpi-with a certain; vaimanasyena-unhappiness; veñmanaù-filled;

antaù-prakoñöhe-in the inner room; suptasya-sleeping; prabhoù-of the Lord; pärçvam-the side;
vihäya-leaving; saù-he; adürät-not far away; dehalé-pränte-the entrance; niviñöaù-entered;
çrémad-uddhavaù-Çré Uddhava; baladevaù-Baladeva; devaké-Devaké; ca-and; rohiëé-Rohiëé;
rukmiëé-Rukmiëé; tathä-then; satyabhämä-ädayaù-headed by Satyabhämä; anyäù-other; ca-and;
devyaù-queens; padmavaté-Padmavaté; sä-she; ca-also; pravåtti-hariëé-gossiping; kaàsa-mätä-
Kamsa's mother; däsäù-srvants; tathä-then; aparäù-others; tüñëéà bhütäù-silent; ca-and; te-they;
sarve-all; vartamänäù-being; sa-with; vismayam-wonder; tatra-there; çré-näradam-Närada;
präptam-attained; aikñanta-saw; apürva-unprecedented; ceñöitam-deeds.

On that day, as Lord Kåñëa morosely slept in His bedroom, Çrémän Uddhava left His side
and came to the doorway. Then Baladeva, Devaké, Rohiëé, Rukmiëé, the other queens headed
by Satyabhämä, Kaàsa's gossipy mother Padmavaté, the servants, and many others became silent
and with wonder they gazed at Närada, who was acting in a way never seen before.

Text 5

utthäya yatnäd änéya

svästhyaà nétvä kñaëena tam
premäçru-klinna-vadanaà
prakñalyähuù çanair laghu

adåñöa-pürvam asmäbhiù
kédåçaà te 'dya ceñöitam
akäsmikam idaà brahmaàs
tüñëém upaviça kñaëam

utthäya-rising; yatnät-with effort; änéya-bringing; svästhyam-natural state; nétvä-bringing;

kñaëena-in a moment; tam-Him; prema-of love; açru-with tears; klinna-wet; vadanam-face;
prakñalya-wiping; ähuù-said; çanaiù-slowly; laghu-softly; adåñöa-not seen; pürvam-before;
asmäbhiù-by us; kédåçam-like what?; te-of you; adya-now; ceñöitam-done; akäsmikam-
suddenly; idam-this; brahman-O Brahmana; tüñëém-silent; upaviça-sit; kñaëam-for a moment.

Rising, they made him wash his face and brought him to his natural condition. Slowly and
softly they said: "O brähmaëa, we have never seen anything like this. What has suddenly
happened to you? Please sit quietly for a moment."

Text 6

çré-parékñid uväca

sa-gadgadam uväcäçru-
dhärä-mélita-locane
yatnäd unmélayan natvä
sa-kampa-pulakäcitaù

çré-parékñid uväca-Çré Parékñit said; sa-gadgadam-with words choked with emotion; uväca-
said; açru-tears; dhara-flood; mélita-met; locane-eyes; yatnät-with difficulty; unmélayan-
opening; natvä-bowing down; sa-kampa-with trembling; pulaka-äcitaù-anmd hairs standing up in
ecstasy.

Çré Parékñit said: Bowing down, trembling, and his bodily hairs erect, with great effort he
opened his eyes flooded with tears, and with a voice choked with emotion said:

Text 7

çré-närada uväca

manojïä-saubhagya-bharaika-bhäjanaà
mayä samaà saìgamayädhvay uddhavam
tadéya-pädaika-rajo 'tha vä bharet
tadaiva çäntir bata me 'ntarätmanaù

çré-närada uväca-Çré Närada said; manoj{.sy 241}a-beautiful; saubhagya-good fortune;

bhara-abundance; eka-sole; bhäjanam-object; mayä-me; samam-with; saìgamayadhvai-I meet;
uddhavam-Uddhava; tadéya-of Him; päda-feet; eka-sole; räjaù-dust; atha-then; vä-or; bharet-
may hold; tadä-then; eva-indeed; çäntiù-peace; bata-indeed; me-of me; antarätmanaù-in the
heart.

Çré Närada said: Please bring me to supremely fortunate Uddhava. The dust of his feet will
bring peace to my heart.

Text 8

purätanair ädhunikaiç ca sevakair

alabdham äpto 'lam anugrahaà prabhoù
mahattamo bhägavateñu yas tato
 mahä-vibhütiù svayam ucyate ca yaù

purätanaiù-ancient; ädhunikaiù-contemporary; ca-and; sevakaiù-by servants; alabdham-not

attained; äptaù-attained; alam-abundantly; anugraham-mercy; prabhoù-of the Lord; mahattamaù-
greatest; bhägavateñu-among the devotees; yaù-who; tataù-then; mahä-vibhütiù-very powerful
and opulent; svayam-personally; ucyate-is said; ca-also; yaù-who.

No devotee, either in ancient times or today, has attained the great mercy of the Lord he has
attained. He is the greatest of devotees. The Lord Himself has described his glories.

Text 9

pürve pare ca tanayäù kamaläsanädyäù

saìkarñaëädi-sahajäù suhådaù çivädyaù
bhäryä ramädaya utänupamä sva-mürtir
na syuù prabhoù priyatamä yad-apekñayäha

pürve-before; pare-great; ca-and; tanayäù-sons; kamaläsana-ädyäù-headed by Brahmä;

saìkarñaëa-ädi-headed by Saìkarçaëa; sahajäù-brothers; suhådaù-friends; çiva-ädyaù-headed by
Çiva; bhäryäs-wives; ramä-ädayaù-headed by the goddess of fortune; uta-indeed; anupamä-
peerless; sva-mürtiù-own form; na-not; syuù-is; prabhoù-to the Lord; priyatamä-more dear; yad-
apekñayä-in that matter; äha-said.

His ancient and recent sons headed by Brahmä, His brothers headed by Balaräma, His friends
headed by Çiva, His wives headed by the goddess of fortune, and even His own transcendental
form are not as dear to the Lord as Uddhava is. The Lord Himself has said this.

Text 10

bhagavad-vacanäny eva
prathitäni purätanaù
tasya saubhägya-sandoha-
mahima-vyaïjakäny alam

bhagavat-of the Lord; vacanäni-the statements; eva-certainly; prathitäni-famous; purätanaù-in

ancient times; tasya-of Him; saubhägya-of good fortune; sandoha-abundance; mahima-glory;
vya{.sy 241}jakäni-revealing; alam-greatly.

The Lord's words since ancient times show the great glory of Uddhava's good fortune.

Text 11
tasmin prasäda-jätäni
çré-kåñëasyädbhutäny api
jagad-vilakñaëäny adya
gétäni yadu-puìgavaiù

tasmin-in this; prasäda-from the mercy; jätäni-born; çré-kåñëasya-of Lord Kåñëa; adbhutäni-
wonders; api-also; jagat-in the world; vilakñaëäni-extraordinary; adya-now; gétäni-sung; yadu-
puìgavaiù-by the best of the Yadus.

Today the extraordinary wonders of this mercy were sung by the best of the Yadus.

Text 12

praviçya karëa-dväreëa
samäkramya håd-älayam
madéyaà sakalaà dhairya-
dhanaà lunöhanti ha haöhät

praviçya-entering; karëa-of the ears; dväreëa-by the door; samäkramya-entering; håt-of the
heart; älayam--the realm; madéyam-my; sakalam-all; dhairya-of peaceful composure; dhanam-
wealth; lunöhanti-plunders; ha-indeed; haöhät-violently.

Passing through the door of my ears, and entering my heart, that description has now
plundered all the wealth of my peaceful composure.

Text 13

çré-parékñid uväca

uddhavo 'tyanta-sambhränto
drutam utthäya tat-padau
nidhäyäìke samäliìgya
tasyäbhipretya håd-gatam

håt-präpta-bhagavat-tat-tat-
prasäda-bhara-bhäg-janaù
tadéya-prema-sampatti-
vibhava-småti-yantritaù

rodanair vivaço déno

yatnäd dhairyaà çrito munim
avadhäpyäha mätsaryät
 sättvikät pramudaà gataù

çré-parékñid uväca-Çré Parékñit said; uddhavaù-Uddhava; atyanta-very; sambhräntaù-

bewildered; drutam-quickly; utthäya-rising; tat-padau-his feet; nidhäya-placing; aìke-on his
chest; samäliìgya-embracing; tasya-of him; abhipretya-understanding; håt-heart; gatam-gone;
håt-heart; präpta-attained; bhagavat-of the Lord; tat-tat-various; prasäda-mercy; bhara-
abundance; bhäk-possessing; janaù-persons; tadéya-His; prema-love; sampatti-vibhava-opulence;
småti-yantritaù-remembering; rodanaiù-with crying; vivaçaù-overcome; dénaù-poor; yatnät-with
effort; dhairyam-peacefulness; çritaù-taken shelter; munim-the sage; avadhäpya-embracing; äha-
said; mätsaryät-out of envy; sättvikät-transcendental; pramudam-happiness; gataù-attained.

Çré Parékñit said: Bewildered, Uddhava at once stood up, placed Närada's feet on his chest,
embraced them, understood what was in (Närada's) heart, remembered the great souls who had
attained the Lord's great mercy, and was overcome with tears. With a great struggle regaining his
peacefulness, happy with transcendental envy, he said to Närada Muni:

Text 14

çrémad-uddhava uväca

sarvajïa satya-väk-çreñöha
mahä-muni-vara prabho
bhagavad-bhakti-märgädi-
guruëoktaà tvayeha yat

çrémad-uddhava uväca-Çré Uddhava said; sarvaj{.sy 241}a-O all-knowing one; satya-väk-

çreñöha-O best of the truthful; mahä-muni-vara-O best of the great sages; prabhaù-O lord;
bhagavat-to the Lord; bhakti-of devotional service; märga-the path; ädi-first; guruëä-by the
teacher; uktam-said; tvayä-by you; iha-here; yat-what.

Çrémän Uddhava said: O all-knowing one, O best of the truthful, O best of the great sages, O
lord, because you are the first teacher of the path of devotional service to the Lord, what you say
is certainly true.

Text 15

tat sarvam adhikaà cäsmät

satyam eva mayi sphuöam
vartateti mayä jïätaà
äséd anyair api dhruvam

tat-that; sarvam-all; adhikam-more; ca-also; asmät-than this; satyam-truth; eva-indeed; mayi-

in me; sphuöam-manifested; vartata-is; iti-thus; mayä-by me; j{.sy 241}ätam-known; äsét-was;
anyaiù-by others; api-also; dhruvam-indeed.

All that you have said and more is true of me. I know this and others also know.

Text 16

idänéà yad vraje gatvä

kim apy anvabhavaà tataù
mahä-saubhägya-mäno me
sa sadyaç cürëatäà gataù

idäném-now; yat-what; vraje-in Vraja; gatvä-having gone; kim api-something; anvabhavam-I

experienced; tataù-then; mahä-saubhägya-great good fortune; mänaù-pride; me-my; saù-it;
sadyaù-at once; cürëatäm-the state of being ground into dust; gataù-attained.

Recently I went to Vraja and saw something that ground into dust my pride in my own great
good fortune.

Text 17

tata eva hi kåñëasya

tat-prasädasya cädbhütä
tat-premëo 'pi mayä jïätä
mädhuré tadvatäà tathä

tataù-then; eva-indeed; hi-indeed; kåñëasya-of Lord Kåñëa; tat-prasädasya-of His mercy; ca-
and; adbhüta-wonderful; tat-premëaù-of His love; api-indeed; mayä-by me; j{.sy 241}ätä-
known; mädhuré-sweetness; tadvatäàof they who are like that; tathä-then.

There I could understand the wonderful sweetness of Lord Kåñëa, His mercy, His love, and
His devotees.

Text 18

tad-darçanenaiva gato 'ti-dhanyatäà

tarhy eva samyak prabhunänukampitam
tasya prasädätiçayäspadaà tathä
matvä svam änanda-bharäpluto 'bhavam

tad-darçanena-by seeing this; eva-indeed; gataù-gone; ati-great; dhanyatäm-to good fortune;

tarhi-then; eva-indeed; samyak-completely; prabhunä-by the Lord; anukampitam-become the
object of mercy; tasya-of Him; prasäda-mercy; atiçaya-great; äspadam-object; tathä-then; matvä-
considering; svam-personally; änanda-of bliss; bhara-by an abundance; äplutaù-flooded;
abhavam-I became.

By seeing them I became very fortunate and attained all the Lord's mercy. Thinking that I had
attained the Lord's great mercy, I became flooded with bliss.

Text 19

gäyaà gäyaà yad-abhilañatä yat tato 'nuñöhitaà yat

tat sarveñäà su-viditam itaù çakyate 'nyan na vaktum
natvä natvä muni-vara mayä prärthyase käkubhis tvaà
tat-tad-våtta-çravaëa-rasataù saàçrayethä virämam

gäyam-singing; gäyam-and singing; yad-abhiläñata-desire; yat-what; tataù-then; anusthitam-

followed; yat-what; tat-that; sarveñäm-of all; su-viditam-understood; itaù-then; çakyate-is able;
anyat-another; na-not; vaktum-to be said; natvä-bowing; natvä-and bowing; muni-vara-O best of
sages; mayä-by me; prärthyase-you are requested; käkubhiù-with plaintive words; tvam-you; tat-
tad-våtta-these things; çravaëa-hearing; rasataù-from the nectar; saàçrayetha-take shelter;
virämam-stopping.

Singing about them again and again, I yearned to become their follower. Everyone knew. I
cannot say more. O best of sages, I bow before you again and again. With plaintive words I beg
you: Don't be so eager to hear of this.

Text 20

çré-parékñid uväca

tad-väkya-tattvaà vijïäya
rohiëé säsram abravét
cira-gokula-väsena
tatratya-jana-sammatä

çré-parékñit-Çré Parékñit; uväca-said; tad-väkya-of hsi words; tattvam-the truth; vij{.sy

241}äya-knowing; rohiëé-Rohiëé; sa-with; asram-tears; abravét-said; cira-for a long time;
gokula-in Gokula; väsena-with residence; tatratya-there; jana-the people; sammata-dear.

Çré Parékñit said: Understanding the meaning of what Uddhava said, Rohiëé, who having
stayed for a long time in Gokula was dearly loved by the people there, tearfully said:

Text 21
çré-rohiëy uväca

astän çré-hari-däsa tvaà

mahä-durdaiva-märitän
saubhägya-gandha-rahitän
nimagnän dainya-sägare

tat-tad-vädava-vahny-arcis-
tapyamänän viñäkulän
kñaëäcintä sukhinyä me
mä småteù padavéà naya

çré-rohiëé-Çré Rohiëé; uväca-said; astän-are; çré-hari-däsa-a servant of Lord Hari; tvam-you;

mahä-durdaiva-by great misfortune; märitän-destroyed; saubhägya-of good fortune; gandha-the
scent; rahitän-without; nimagnän-plunged; dainya-of sorrow; sägare-in an ocean; tat-tad-vädava-
vahny-Šarciù-the fire of a submarine volcano; tapyamänän-tormented; viña-äkulän-poisonous;
kñaëa-a moment; acintä-without worry; sukhinyä-happy; me-me; mä-don't; småteù-of the
memory; padavém-to the path; naya-bring.

Çré Rohiëé said: O servant of Lord Hari, I am happy. I have not a moment's worry. Please
don't place on the path of my memory they whom misfortune has destroyed, who have not the
slightest scent of good fortune, who are plunged in an ocean of sorrows, who are poisoned, who
are set aflame by a host of burning volcanoes.

Text 22

ahaà çré-vasudevena
samänétä tato yadä
yaçodäyä mahärtäyäs
tadänéntana-rodanaiù

grävo 'pi rodity açaner

apy antair dalati dhruvam
jévan-måtänäm anyäsäà
värtäà ko 'pi mukhaà nayet

aham-I; çré-väsudevena-by King Vasudeva; samänétä-honored; tataù-then; yadä-when;

yaçodäyäù-of Yaçodä; mahärtäyäù-tormented; tadänéntana-then; rodanaiù-crying; grävaù-hard;
api-although; roditi-cries; açaneù-than a thunderbolt; api-even; antaiù-within; dalati-breaks;
dhruvam-indeed; jévan-living; måtänäm-of the dead; anyäsäm-of others; värtäm-news; ko 'pi-
something; mukham-on the mouth; nayet-place.

When Mahäräja Vasudeva took me (to Mathurä) Yaçodä cried so bitterly her tears broke
what is harder than thunderbolts. On his mouth who can place the news of the other women
there, who were like the living dead?

Text 23

athägataà guru-gåhät
tvat-prabhuà prati kiïcana
saìkñepeëaiva tad-våttaà
duùkhäd akathayaà ku-dhéù

atha-then; ägatam-arrived; guru-of the guru; gåhät-from the home; tvat-your; prabhum-
master; prati-to; kiïcana-something; saìkñepeëa-in summary; eva-indeed; tat-that; våttam-news;
duùkhät-out of grief; akathayam-I say; ku-dhéù-a fool.

When your master returned from His guru's home I, being a fool, briefly and sadly told Him
their story.

Text 24

na hi komalitaà cittaà
tenäpy asya yato bhavän
sandeça-cäturé-vidyä-
pragalbhaù preñitaù param

na-not; hi-certainly; komalitam-softened; cittam-heart; tena-by Him; api-also; asya-of Him;

yataù-because; bhavän-you; sandeça-of messages; cäturé-vidyä-pragalbhaù-eloquent; preñitaù-
sent; param-then.

His heart was not softened, for (He did not return, but in His stead) sent you, an eloquent
speaker of messages.

Text 25

ayam eva hi kià teñu

tvat-prabhoù paramo mahän
anugraha-prasädo yas
tätparyeëocyate tvayä

ayam-this; eva-indeed; hi-indeed; kim-whether?; teñu-among them; tvat-prabhoù-of yoru

master; paramaù-better; mahän-great; anugraha-prasädaù-mercy; yaù-ehich; tätparyeëa-by the
meaning; ucyate-is said; tvayä-by you.
 Why, then, do you say that your master has given His best mercy to them?

Text 26

mama pratyekñam evedaà

yadä kåñëo vraje 'vrajat
tato hi pütanädibhyaù
keçy-antebhyo muhur muhuù

daityebhyo varuëendrädi-
devebhyo 'jagaräditaù
tathä cirantana-svéya-
çakaöärjuna-bhaìgataù

ko vä nopadravas tatra
jäto vraja-vinäçakaù
tatratyas tu janaù kiïcit
te 'nusandadhate na tat

mama-of me; pratyekñam-before the eyes; eva-indeed; idam-this; yadä-when; kåñëaù-Kåñëa;

vraje-to Vraja; avrajat-went; tataù-then; hi-certainly; pütana-ädibhyaù-beginning with Pütanä;
keçi-antebhyaù-ending with Keçé; muhur muhuù-again and again; daityebhyaù-from the
demons; varuëendra-ädi-beginning with Varuëa; devebhyaù-the demigods; ajagara-äditaù-
beginning with a serpent; tathä-then; cirantana-old; svéya-own; çakaöa-cart; arjuna-arjuna trees;
bhaìgataù-breaking; kaù-who?; vä-or; na-not; upadravaù-calamity; tatra-there; jätaù-born; vraja-
Vraja; vinäçakaù-destroying; tatratyaù-there; tu-indeed; janaù-the people; kiïcit-something; te-
they; anusandadhate-became worried; na-not; tat-that.

When Kåñëa was in Vraja, from demons beginning with Pütanä and ending with Keçé, from
demigods beginning with Varuëa and Indra, from a serpent and other creatures, from the
breaking of the old cart and the arjuna trees, what calamity did not attack Vraja before my own
eyes? Still, the people there were not troubled.

Text 27

mohitä iva kåñëasya

maìgalaà tatra tatra hi
icchanti sarvadä svéyaà
näpekñante ca karhicit

mohitaù-charmed; iva-as if; kåñëasya-of Kåñëa; maìgalam-auspiciousness; tatra tatra-

wherever; hi-indeed; icchanti-they desire; sarvadä-always; svéyam-for themselves; na-not;
apekñante-they consider; ca-also; karhicit-at all.
 It was as if they had become enchanted. They always wished for Kåñëa's welfare and they
never considered their own.

Text 28

sva-bhäva-sauhådenaiva
yat kiïcit sarvam ätmanaù
asyopakalpayante sma
nanda-sünoù sukhäya tat

sva-bhäva-sauhådena-by natural friendship; eva-indeed; yat-what; kiïcit-something; sarvam-

all; ätmanaù-personally; asya-of Him; upakalpayante sma-they considered; nanda-sünoù-of
Nanda's son; sukhäya-for the happiness; tat-that.

Everything they did was for Kåñëa's happiness, done out out of love.

Text 29

tadäném api nämiñaà

kiïcit tat prabhunä kåtam
idäném sädhita-svärtho
yac cakre 'yaà kva väcmi tat

tadäném-then; api-also; na-not; amiñam-of them; kiïcit-something; tat-that; prabhunä-by the

Lord; kåtam-done; idäném-now; sädhita-done; a-sva-arthaù-without considering their own
welfare; yat-what; cakre-did; ayam-that; kva-where?; väcmi-I say; tat-that.

Before your master did not do anything for their welfare. How can I describe what He does
now that His goals are fulfilled?

Text 30

çré-parékñid uväca

tac chrütvä duñöa-kaàsasya

janané dhåñöa-ceñöitä
jarä-hata-vicärä sä
sa-çiraù-kampam abravét

çré-parékñid uväca-Çré Parékñit said; tat-that; srütvä-hearing; duñöa-wicked; kaàsasya-of

Kaàsa; janané-the mother; dhåñöa-arrogant; ceñöitä-actions; jarä-by old-age; hata-destroyed;
vicärä-thinking; sä-she; sa-with; çiraù-head; kampam-shaking; abravét-said.

Çré Parékñit said: Hearing this, wicked Kaàsa's arrogant and senile mother, shaking her head,
said:

Text 31

çré-padmavaty uväca

aho batäcyutas teñäà

gopänäm akåpävatäm
äbälyät kaëöakäraëye
pälayäm äsa go-gaëän

çré-padmavaté uväca-Çré Padmavaté said; aho bata-aha!; acyutaù-Kåñëa; teñäm-of them;

gopänäm-the gopas; akåpävatäm-merciless; äbälyät-from childhood; kaëöaka-of thorns; äraëye-
in the forest; pälayäm äsa-protected; go-gaëänthe cows.

Çré Padmavaté said: Alas! From childhood Kåñëa protected in a forest of brambles the cows
of these merciless cowherds!

Text 32

päduke na dadus tasmai

kadäcic ca kñudhäturä
go-rasaà bhakñayet kiïcid
imaà badhnanti tat striyaù

päduke-shoes; na-not; daduù-they gave; tasmai-to Him; kadäcit-ever; ca-also; kñudhäturä-

hungry; go-rasam-milk; bhakñayet-fed; kiïcit-something; imam-this; badhnanti-bound; tat-then;
striyaù-the women.

They never gave Him even shoes! When, tortured by hunger, He drank a little milk, the
women tied Him up!

Text 33

äkroçanti ca tad duùkhaà

käla-gatyaiva kåtsnaçaù
kåñëena soòhum adhunä
kià kartavyaà batäparam
 äkroçanti-they cry; ca-and; tat-that; duùkham-unhappiness; käla-of time; gatyä-by the
movement; eva-indeed; kåtsnaçaù-completely; kåñëena-by Kåñëa; soòhum-to tolerate; adhunä-
now; kim-why?; kartavyam-should be done; bata-indeed; aparam-more.

Let them cry. Kåñëa suffered so much in the course of time. What must He do for them now?

Text 34

çré-parékñid uväca

prajïä-gambhérya-sampürëä
rohiëé vraja-vallabhä
tasyä väkyam anädåtya
prastutaà samvåëoti yat

çré-parékñid uväca-Çré Parékñit said; prajïä-gambhérya-sampürëä-whose intelligence is very

deep; rohiëé-Rohiëé; vraja-to Vraja; vallabhä-dear; tasyäù-of her; väkyam-the statement;
anädåtya-ignoring; prastutam-to glorify; samvåëoti-chose; yat-what.

Deeply intelligent Rohiëé, who was very dear to Vraja, ignored her words and chose to
glorify (the people of Vraja).

Text 35

çré-rohiëy uväca

räjadhänéà yadünäà ca
präptaù çré-mathuräm ayam
hatäri-vargo viçränto
räja-räjeçvaro 'bhavat

çré-rohiëé uväca-Çré Rohiëé said; räjadhäném-the capitol; yadünäm-of the Yadus; ca-also;
präptaù-attained; çré-mathuräm-Çré Mathurä; ayam-this; hata-killed; ari-vargaù-enemies;
viçräntaù-rested; räja-räjeçvaraù-the king of the kings of the kings; abhavat-did.

Çré Rohiëé said: Kåñëa went to the Yadus' capitol, Mathurä, killed His enemies, and then
became the happy king of kings of kings.

Text 36

nirjitopakåtäçeña-
 devatä-vånda-vanditaù
aho smarati citte 'pi
na teñäà bhavad-éçvaraù

nirjita-defeated; upakåta-served; açeña-all; devatä-vånda-by the demigods; vanditaù-bowed

down; ahaù-oh; smarati-remembers; citte-in His heart; api-even; na-not; teñäm-of them; bhavat-
your; éçvaraù-master.

Your master, to whom the defeated demigods bow down, in His heart does not remember
them.

Text 37

çré-parékñid uväca

tad-vaco 'sahamänäha
devé kåñëasya vallabhä
sadä kåta-niväsäsya
hådaye bhéñma-nandiné

çré-parékñid uväca-Çré Parékñit said; tad-vacaù-her words; asahamänä-not tolerating; äha-

said; devé-the queen; kåñëasya-of Kåñëa; vallabhä-beloved; sadä-always; kåta-done; niväsä-
residence; asya-of Him; hådaye-in the heart; bhéñma-nandiné-Rukmiëé, the daughter of King
Bhéñmaka.

Çré Parékñit said: Unable to tolerate these words, Kåñëa's beloved queen Rukmiëé, who
always stays in His heart, said:

Text 38

çré-rukmiëy uväca

bho mätar navanitäti-

mådu-sväntasya tasya hi
avijïäyäntaraà kiïcit
katham evaà tvayocyate

çré-rukmiëé uväca-Çré Rukmiëé said; bho mätaù-O mother; navanita- fresh butter; ati-very;
mådu-soft; sväntasya-whose heart; tasya-of Him; hi-indeed; avijïäya-not understanding;
antaram-then; kiïcit-something; katham-how?; evam-thus; tvayä-by you; ucyate-is spoken.

Çré Rukmiëé said: O mother, how, without understanding how His heart is softer than fresh
butter, can you speak in this way?

Text 39

yüyaà çåëuta våttäni

tarhi tarhi çrutäni me
kim api kim api brüte
rätrau svapann api nämabhiù

madhura-madhuraà prityä
dhenur ivähvayati kvacit
uta sakhé-gaëän kaàçcid
gopän ivätha manoharän

samabhinayate vaàsé-
vaktraà tri-bhaìga-paräkåtim
kadäcin mätar me vitara
navanétaà tv iti vadet

kadäcid chré-rädhe
lalitä iti sambodhayati mäm
kadäpédaà candrävali
kim api me karñati paöaà
kadäpy asräsärair
mådulayati tüléà çayanataù

yüyam-you; çåëuta-listen; våttäni-story; tarhi tarhi-then; çrutäni-heard; me-by me; kim api
kim api-something; brüte-He said; rätrau-at night; svapan-sleeping; api-even; nämabhiù-with
names; madhura-madhuram-very sweetly; prityä-with love; dhenuù-a cow; iva-as if; ähvayati-
He calls; kvacit-somewhere; uta-indeed; sakhé-gaëän-girl friends; kaàçcit-some; gopän-gopas;
iva-as if; atha-then; manoharän-enchanting; samabhinayate-brings near; vaàsé-flute; vaktram-
mouth; tri-bhaìga-three fold bending; paräkåtim-transcendental form; kadäcit-sometimes; mätaù-
mother; me-my; vitara-give; navanétam-fresh butter; tu-indeed; iti-thus; vadet-may say; kadäcit-
sometimes; çré-rädhe-O Çré Rädhä; lalitä-O Lalitä; iti-thus; sambodhayati-calls out; mäm-to me;
kadäpi-sometimes; idam-this; candrävalé-Candrävalé; kim api-somehow; me-My; karñati-pulls;
patam-garment; kadäpi-sometimes; asräsäraiù-with many tears; mådulayati-softens; tülém-the
pillow; çayanataù-sleeping.

All of you please hear what I have heard. When He sleeps at night sometimes He sweetly and
lovingly calls many cows by name and sometimes he calls His charming gopa friends.
Sometimes His transcendental form bends in three places and He pretends to place the flute to
His mouth. Sometimes He says, "Mother, give Me some fresh butter!" Sometimes He calls to
me, {.sy 168}Çré Rädhä! Lalitä!" Sometimes He says, "Candrävalé, why?" and tugs at my
garment. Sometimes, as He sleeps, He softens the pillow with many tears.
Text 40

svapnäd utthäya sadyo 'tha

rodity ärta-svarais tathä
vayaà yena nimajjamo
duùkha-çoka-mahärëave

svapnät-from sleep; utthäya-rising; sadyaù-at once; atha-then; roditi-cries; ärta-of pain;

svaraiù-with sounds; tathä-then; vayam-we; yena-by whom; nimajjamaù-plunged; duùkha-of
suffering; çoka-of grief; mahä-great; arëave-in an ocean.

Suddenly rising from the bed, He weeps, making sounds of grief, and by this we become
plunged in an ocean of tormented grief.

Text 41

adyäpi dåñövä kim api svapan niçi

krandan çucäsau vimanaskatäturaù
dattvämbaraà mürdhani suptavat sthito
nityäni kåtyäny api näcarad bata

adya-today; api-also; dåñövä-having seen; kim api-something; svapan-as He slept; niçi-at

night; krandan-crying; çucä-with grief; asau-He; vimanaskatä-with melancholy; äturaù-
overcome; dattvä-placing; ambaram-cloth; mürdhani-on His head; suptavat-as if asleep; sthitaù-
stayed; nityäni-regular; kåtyäni-duties; api-even; na-not; äcarat-did; bata-indeed.

Seeing something in a dream last night, He has become very depressed. Weeping in grief, He
covers His head with a blanket and pretends to sleep. Today He has not done any of His regular
duties.

Text 42

çré-parékñid uväca

sa-sapatné-gaëä serñyaà
satyabhämäha bhämini
he çré-rukmiëi nidräyäà
iti kià tvaà prajalpasi

çré-parékñid uväca-Çré Parikit said; sa-sapatné-gaëä-with her co-wives; sa-with; érñyam-

envy; satyabhämä-Satyabhämä; äha-said; bhämini-noble lady; he-O; çré-rukmiëi-Çré Rukmiëé;
nidräyäm-in sleep; iti-thus; kim-why?; tvam-did you; prajalpasi-say.
 Surrounded by her co-wives, Queen Satyabhämä jealously said: O Çré Rukmiëé, why do you
say "at night"?

Text 43

kim api kim api kurvan jägrad apy ätma-citte

çäyitä iva vidhatte tädåçaà tädåçaà ca
vayam iha kila bhäryä nämato vastutaù syuù
paçupa-yuvati-däsyo 'py asmäd asya priyäs täù

kim api-something; kim api-something; kurvan-doing; jägrat-waking; api-even; ätma-citte-in

His heart; çäyitä-rests; iva-as if; vidhatte-places; tädåçam-like that; tädåçam-like that; ca-also;
vayam-we; iha-here; kila-indeed; bhäryäù-wives; nämataù-in name; vastutaù-in truth; syuù-are;
paçupa-yuvati-däsyaù-the young gopé maidservants; api-also; asmät-than us; asya-to Him;
priyäù-more dear; täù-they.

Awake He is dazed, as if in His heart He sleeps, and again and again He (laments) as when
He slept. We are His wives in name only. His young gopé maidservants are more dear to Him
than we.

Text 44

çré-parékñid uväca

asaktas tad-vacaù soòhuà

gokula-präëa-bandhavaù
rohiëé-nandanaù çrémän
balarämo ruñäbravét

çré-parékñid uväca-Çré Parékñit said; açaktaù-unable; tad-vacaù-these words; soòhum-to

bear; gokula-of Gokula; präëa-life; bandhavaù-friend; rohiëé-nandanaù-Rohiëé's son; çrémän
balarämaù-Çré Balaräma; ruñä-angrily; abravét-said.

Çré Parékñit said: Unable to tolerate these words, Rohiëé's son, glorious Balaräma, who was
the life-friend of Gokula, angrily said:

Text 45

çré-baladeva uväca
Š
vadhvaù sahaja-tatratya-
dainya-värtä-kathäparän
asmän vaïcayato bhrätur
idaà kapaöa-päöavam

çré-baladevaù uväca-Çré Baladeva said; vadhvaù-girls; sahaja-naturally; tatratya-there;

dainya-humble; värtä-kathä-news; aparän-others; asmän-us; vaïcayataù-cheating; bhrätuù-
brother; idam-this; kapaöa-in tricks; päöavam-expertise.

Çré Baladeva said: Girls, My brother is tricking us. His talk of the sorrows of the the people
there (in Vraja) is only His expert skill at cheating others.

Text 46

tatra mäsa-dvayaà sthitä

teñäà svästhyaà cikérñatä
tan na çaktaà mayä kartuà
vägbhir äcaritair api

tatra-there; mäsa-months; dvayam-stwo; sthitä-stayed; teñäm-of them; svästhyam-an

auspicious condition of life; cikérñatä-desire; tat-that; na-not; çaktam-able; mayä-by Me;
kartum-to be done; vägbhiù-with words; äcaritaiù-with actions; api-even.

Although, wishing to bring the (people there) to an auspicious condition of life, I stayed (in
Vraja) for two months, with my words and deeds I was not able to do it.

Text 47

ananya-sädhyaà tad vékñya

vivdhaiù çapathaiù çataiù
tan yatnäd éñäd äçvasya
tvarayätragataà balät

ananya-not by anyone else; sädhyam-able to be done; tat-that; vékñya-seeing; vividhaiù-with

various; çapathaiù-promises; çataiù-hundreds; tan-them; yatnät-with great effort; éñät-a little;
äçvasya-comforting; tvarayä-quickly; atra-here; ägatam-returned; balät-by force.

Seeing that no one but Kåñëa could help them, with hundreds of promises I comforted them a
little, and then I quickly returned here.

Text 48
kätaryäd gaditaà kåñëa
säkåd goñöhaà kayäpi tat
gatvä prasäìga-saìgatyä
rakña tatratya-jévanam

kätaryät-out of anxiety; gaditam-spoken; kåñëa-O Kåñëa; säkåt-at once; goñöham-to Vraja;

kayäpi-with a certain; tat-that; gatvä-having gone; prasäìga-saìgatyä-by meeting them; rakña-
please protect; tatratya-of the people there; jévanam-the life.

I anxiously said: "Kåñëa, go at once to Vraja and with Your company save the lives of the
people there."

Text 49

gantäsméti mukhe brüte

hådayaà ca na tädåçam
mänasasya hi bhävasya
bhavet säkñi-prayojanam

gantäsmi-I will go; iti-thus; mukhe-on the mouth; brüte-speaks; hådayam-the heart; ca-also;
na-not; tädåçam-like that; mänasasya-of the heart; hi-indeed; bhävasya-of the condition; bhavet-
may be; säkñi-witness; prayojanam-actions.

His mouth said, "I will go," but His heart did not say it. His deeds bear witness to the real
condition of His heart.

Text 50

çré-parékñid uväca

idam äkarëya bhagavän

utthäya çayanäd drutam
priya-prema-parädhéno
rudann uccair bahir gataù

çré-parékñid uväca-Çré Parékñit said; idam-this; äkarëya-hearing; bhagavän-the Lord;

utthäya-rising; çayanät-from bed; drutam-quickly; priya-of His dear devotees; prema-by the
love; parädhénaù-controlled; rudan-crying; uccaiù-loudly; bahiù-outside; gataù-went.

Çré Parékñit said: Hearing this, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is conquered by
His dear devotees' love, suddenly rose from bed and, weeping loudly, went outside.
Text 51

präphulla-padma-neträbhyäà
varñann açrüni dhärayä
sa-gadgadaà jagädedaà
paränugraha-kätaraù

präphulla-blossoming; padma-lotus flower; neträbhyäm-with eyes; varñan-raining; açruni-

tears; dhärayä-in a stream; sa-gadgadam-with a choked voice; jagäda-said; idam-this; para-for
others; anugraha-with compassion; kätaraù-tormented.

Overcome with compassion, and raining streams of tears from His blossoming lotus eyes, in a
choked voice He said:

Text 52

çré-bhagavän uväca

satyam eva mahä-vajra-

säreëa ghaöitaà mama
idaà hådayam adyäpi
dvidhä yan na vidéryate

çré-bhagavän uväca-the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; satyam-truth; eva-indeed;

mahä-vajra-säreëa-by a great thunderbolt; ghaöitam-struck; mama-My; idam-this; hådayam-
heart; adya-now; api-even; dvidhä-in two; yat-which; na-not; vidéryate-is split.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Through struck by the greatest thunderbolt, My
heart does not break in two.

Text 53

bälyäd ärabhya tair yuktaà

pälanaà vihitaà ciram
apy asädharaëaà prema
sarvaà tad vismåtaà mayä

bälyät-from childhood; ärabhya-beginning; taiù-by them; yuktam-engaged; pälanam-

protection; vihitam-done; ciram-for a long time; api-also; asädharaëam-extraordinary; prema-
love; sarvam-all; tat-that; vismåtam-forgotten; mayä-by Me.
 I have forgotten their extraordinary love for Me and how they protected Me for a long time
since I was a child.

Text 54

astu tävad dhitaà teñäà

käryaà kiïcit kathaïcana
utatyantaà kåtaà duùkhaà
krüreëa mådulätmänam

astu-may be; tävat-then; hitam-auspiciousness; teñäm-of them; käryam-duty; kiïcit-

something; kathaïcana-somehow; uta-indeed; atyantam-great; kåtam-done; duùkham-suffering;
krüreëacruelly; mådula-ätmänam-of the soft-hearted.

May they somehow become happy. I have cruelly brought great suffering to they whose
hearts are gentle.

Text 55

bhrätar uddhava sarvajïa

preñöha-çreñöha vada drutam
karaväëi kim ity asmäc
chokäbdher mäà samuddhara

bhrätaù-O brother; uddhava-O Uddhava; sarvaj{.sy 241}a-O all-knowing one; preñöha-of the
beloved; çreñöha-O best; vada-say; drutam-at once; karaväëi-I shall do; kim-what?; iti-thus;
asmät-from this; çoka-of grief; abdheù-from the ocean; mäm-Me; samuddhara-deliver.

All-knowing, dearest friend, brother Uddhava, what should I do? Please tell Me at once. Lift
Me up from this ocean of grief.

Text 56

çré-parékñid uväca

nanda-patné-priya-sakhé
devaké putra-vatsalä
ähedaà déyatäà yad yad
iñyate taiù suhåttamaiù

çré-parékñid uväca-Çré Parékñit said; nanda-of Nanda; patné-of the wife; priya-the dear;
sakhé-friend; devaké-Devaké; putra-tp her son; vatsalä-affectionate; äha-said; idam-this;
déyatäm-should be given yad yat-whatever; iñyate-is desired; taiù-by them; suhåttamaiù-the best
of friends.

Çré Parékñit said: Then Devaké, who loved her son and who was the dear friend of Nanda's
wife, said: "You should give Your dear friends whatever they wish."

Text 57

tataù padmavaté räjya-

däna-bhétä vimüòha-dhiù
mahiñé yadu-räjasya
våddhä mätämahé prabhoù

apy uktäçravaëät pürvaà

räma-mäträvahelitä
sva-bhärtü rakñituà räjyaà
cäturyät parihäsavat

tataù-then; padmavaté-Padmavaté; räjya-of the kingdom; däna-gift; bhétä-fearing; vimüòha-

bewildered; dhiù-intelligence; mahiñé-the queen; yadu-räjasya-of the Yadu's king; våddhä-
elderly; mätämahé-the grandmother; prabhoù-of the Lord; api-also; uktä-heard; açravaëät-not
from hearing; pürvam-before; räma-mäträ-from Balaräma's mother; avahelitä-scolded; sva-
bhärtuù-of her husband; rakñitum-to protect; räjyam-the kingdom; cäturyät-cleverly;
parihäsavat-as a joke.

Then Padmavaté, who is the Lord's old grandmother and Yaduräja Ugrasena's senile queen,
who feared that now the kingdom would be given away in charity, and who felt insulted because
Balaräma's mother would not listen to her words,in order to protect her husband's kingdom,
cleverly spoke, as if joking.
Text 58

vyahära-paripätyänya-
cittatäpadänena tam
yadu-vaàçy-eka-çravaëaà
vidhätuà svastham abravét

vyahära-paripätyä-by her words; anya-cittatäpadänena-by changing the mind; tam-Him;

yadu-vaàçi-eka-çravaëam-the only shelter of the Yadu dynasty; vidhätum-to place; svastham-in
an auspicious condition; abravét-said.

With her words to change His mind and bring an auspicious condition to Him, Lord Kåñëa,
the only shelter of the Yadu family, she said:
Text 59

çré-padmavaty uväca

tvayänutapyate kåñëa
kathaà man-mantritaà çåëu
yad ekädaçäbhir varñair
nanda-gopasya mandire

dväbhyäà bhrätåbhyäà
upabhuktaà hi vartate
tatra dadyän na dadyäd vä
go-rakñäjévanaà sa te

sarvaà tad-garga-hastena
gaëayitvä kaëänusaù
dvi-guëé-kåtya mad-bhärträ
tasmai deyaà çape svayam

çré-padmavaté uväca-Çré Padmavaté said; tvayä-by You; anutapyate-troubled; kåñëa-O

Kåñëa; katham-why?; mat-of me; mantritam-advice; çåëu-listen; yat-what; ekädaçäbhiù-with 11;
varñaiù-years; nanda-gopasya-of Nandagopa; mandire-in the house; dväbhyäm-with both;
bhrätåbhyäm-brothers; upabhuktam-eaten; hi-indeed; vartate-is; tatra-there; dadyät-should give;
na-not; dadyät-should give; vä-or; go-rakñäjévanam-whose livelihood is protecting the cows;
saù-he; te-of You; sarvam-everything; tad-garga-of Garga Muni; hastena-by the hand; gaëayitvä-
enumerating; kaëänuçaù-every particle; dvi-guëé-kåtya-doubled; mad-bhärträ-by my husband;
tasmai-to him; deyam-should be given; çape-I promise; svayam-personally.

Çré Padmavaté said: Kåñëa, why are You troubled? Listen to my advice. With his own hand
Garga Muni will calculate every morsel of food You two brothers ate for the eleven years You
protected the cows in Nanda's home. Then I promise that my husband (Ugrasena) will give him
(Nanda) twice that. I promise this.

Text 60

çré-parékñid uväca

tac ca çré-bhagavän kåtvä

çrutam apy açrutaà yathä
ajänann iva papraccha
çoka-vegäd athoddhavam

çré-parékñid uväca-Çré Parékñit said; tat-that; ca-also; çré-bhagavän-the Supreme Personality

of Godhead; kåtvä-having done; çrutam-heard; api-also; açrutam-not heard; yathä-as; ajänan-not
understanding; iva-as if; papraccha-asked; çoka-of grief; vegät-by the power; atha-then;
uddhavam-to Uddhava.

Çré Parékñit said: As if He both heard and did not hear, and as if He did not understand at all,
out of grief the Supreme Personality of Godhead spoke to Uddhava.

Text 61

çré-bhagavän uväca

bho vidvad-vara tatratyä-

khiläbhipräya-vid bhavän
teñäm abhiñöaà kià tan me
kathayatv avilambitam

çré-bhagavän uväca-the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; bho vidvad-vara-O best of the
wise; tatratya-of the people there; akhila-all; abhipräya-intentions; vit-understanding; bhavän-
you; teñäm-of them; abhiñöam-desired; kim-what?; tat-that; me-to Me; kathayatu-please say;
avilambitam-without delay.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O best of the wise, O you who know all the
wishes of Vraja's people, tell Me at once what they wish of Me.

Text 62

çré-parékñid uväca

tac chrütvä bhagavad-väkyam

uddhavo hådi duùkhitaù
kñaëaà niçvasya vismeraù
sänutäpaà jagäda tam

çré-parékñid uväca-Çré Parékñit said; tat-that; çrütvä-having heard; bhagavat-of the Lord;
väkyam-the statement; uddhavaù-Uddhava; hådi-in his heart; duùkhitaù-unhappy; kñaëam-for a
moment; niçvasya-sighing; vismeraù-surprised; sa-with; anutäpam-sadness; jagäda-said; tam-to
Him.

Çré Parékñit said: Hearing the Lord's words, Uddhava became filled with wonder and
unhappy at heart. He sighed and unhappily said to Him:

Text 63
çrémad-uddhava uväca

na räja-räjeçvaratä vibhütér
na divya-vastüni ca te bhavattaù
na kämayante 'nyad apéha kiïcid
amütra ca präpyaà åte bhavantam

çrémad-uddhavaù uväca-Çré Uddhava said; na-not; räja-räjeçvaratä-of being the king of the
kings of kings; vibhütéù-opulences; na-not; divya-vastuni-transcendental things; ca-also; te-they;
bhavattaù-of You; na-not; kämayante-desire; anyat-another; api-also; iha-here; ki{.sy 241}cit-
something; amütra-in the next life; ca-also; präpyam-to be attained; åte-without; bhavantam-
You.

Çrémän Uddhava said: They do not wish the opulences of the king of the kings of kings.
They do not wish from You any glorious valuables. They do not wish anything but You in this
life or the next.

Text 64

avadhäna-prasädo 'tra
kriyatäà jïäpayämi yat
päçcäd vicarya kartavyaà
svayam eva yathocitam

avadhäna-of attention; prasädaù-mercy; atra-here; kriyatäm-should be done; j{.sy

241}äpayämi-I will inform; yat-what; päçcät-then; vicarya-considering; kartavyam-to be done;
svayam-personally; eva-indeed; yathä-as; ucitam-proper.

Please give me the mercy of Your attention. I will speak, and then You may consider what
should be done.

Text 65

pürvaà nandasya saìgatyä

bhavatä preñitäni te
bhüñaëädéni dåñövocur
mitho magnäù çucämbudhau

pürvam-previously; nandasya-of Nanda; saìgatyä-by meeting; bhavatä-by You; preñitäni-

sent; te-Your; bhüñaëa-ornaments; ädéni-beginning with; dåñövä-having seen; ücuù-said;
mithaù-together; magnäù-plunged; çucä-of lamentation; ambudhau-in an ocean.
 Previously (when the people of Vraja,) saw the ornaments and other things You had sent
back with Nanda, they became plunged in an ocean of grief and said:

Text 66

aho bata mahat kañöäà

vayam etad abhépsavaù
etat-prasäda-yogyäç ca
jïätäù kåñëena samprati

tad asmaj-jévanaà dhig dhik

tiñöhet kaëöhe 'dhunäpi yat
nanda-gopäàç ca dhig dhig ye
taà tyaktvaitäny upänayan

aho bata-alas; mahat-great; kañöäm-calamity; vayam-we; etat-this; abhépsavaù-desiring; etat-

His; prasäda-mercy; yogyaù-suitable; ca-also; jïätaù-known; kåñëena-by Kåñëa; samprati-now;
tat-this; asmat-of us; jévanam-the life; dhik-fie!; dhik-fie!; tiñöhet-may stand; kaëöhe-on the
neck; adhunä-now; api-also; yat-what; nanda-gopän-Nanda's gopas; ca-also; dhik-fie!; dhik-fie!;
ye-who; tam-Him; tyaktvä-abandoning; etäni-they; upänayan-gave.

"Alas! Alas! Alas! Now Kåñëa thinks we want these things (and giving them to us) is His
mercy! Miserable! Miserable is the life-breath that still stays on our throats! Miserable!
Miserable are Nanda and the gopas, who left Kåñëa behind and brought us these things!"

Text 67

tatas tvad-gamanäçäà ca
hitvä saha yaçodayä
måta-präyä bhavan-mäträ
rebhire 'näçanaà mahat

tataù-then; tvat-of You; gamana-going; äçäm-hope; ca-and; hitvä-abandoning; saha-with;

yaçodayä-Yaçdodä; måta-präya-almost dead; bhavän-You; mäträ-by Your mother; rebhire-
began; anäçanam-fasting; mahat-great.

Now that they have given up hope that You will return, the people of Vraja, along with Your
mother, Yaçodä, are on the verge of death. Now they have begun a great fasting (until death).

Text 68

kåtäpärädhavän nando
 vaktuà kiïcid dina-trayam
açakto 'tyanta-sokärtä
vraja-präëän avan gatän

bhavatas tatra yänoktià

grähayan çapathotkaraiù
darçayan yukti-cäturyam
amün evam açäs tv ayät

kåta-done; apärädhavän-offense; nandaù-Nanda; vaktum-to say; kiïcit-something; dina-days;

trayam-three; açaktaù-unable; atyanta-sokärtä-overcome with grief; vraja-of Vraja; präëan-the
life; avan-protecting; gatän-gone; bhavataù-of You; tatra-there; yäna-going; uktim-statement;
grähayan-taking; çapathotkaraiù-with promises; darçayan-showing; yukti-at logic; cäturyam-
skill; amün-them; evam-thus; açäù-hope; tu-indeed; ayat-did.

Overcome with grief, and thinking he had committed an offense, Nanda could not speak for
three days. Then, explaining with great reason, and repeating Your promise to return, He gave
hope to the people of Vraja and saved their lives.

Text 69

çré-nanda uväca

dravyäëy ädau prema-cihnäni putra

etäny atra prahinot satya-väkyaù
çéghraà paçcäd agamiñyaty avaçyaà
Š tatratyaà sva-prastutärthaà samäpya

çré-nandaù uväca-Çré Nanda said; dravyäni-things; ädau-first; prema-of love; cihnäni-signs;

putraù-son; etäni-these; atra-here; prahinot-sent; satya-truthful; väkyaù-words; çéghram-quickly;
paçcät-then; agamiñyati-will return; avaçyam-inevitably; tatratyam-there; sva-prastuta-artham-
explanation; samäpya-concluding.

Çré Nanda said: My son sent these things as tokens of His love. He will keep His word. He
will quickly return as soon as He finishes His duties there.

Text 70

çrémad-uddhava uväca

çrutvä te tatra viçväsya

sarve sarala-mänasaù
bhavat-prétià samälocyä-
 laìkarän dadhur ätmasu

çrémad-uddhava uväca-Çré Uddhava said: çrutvä-having heard; te-they; tatra-there; viçvasya-

having faith; sarve-all; sarala-simple; mänasaù-hearts; bhavat-for You; prétim-love; samälocya-
seeing; alaìkarän-ornaments; dadhuù-placed; ätmasu-on themselves.

Çrémän Uddhava said: Hearing these words, the simple-hearted people of Vraja believed
them. Seeing these ornaments as signs of Your love, they placed them on their bodies.

Text 71

çré-kåñëo 'tra samägatya

prasäda-dravya-saìgrahät
vékñyäjïä-pälakän asmän
nitaräà kåpäyiñyati

çré-kåñëaù-Çré Kåñëa; atra-here; samägatya-returning; prasäda-mercy; dravya-things;

saìgrahät-by taking; vékñya-seeing; äjïä-pälakän-following the order; asmän-us; nitaräm-very;
kåpäyiñyati-will be kind.

They thought: "When He returns, Kåñëa will see that we followed His order by wearing these
prasädam-ornaments and He will be very kind to us."

Text 72

bhavän svayam agatvä tu

yaù sandeçaà samarpya mäm
prahinot tena te sarve
babhuvur nihatä iva

bhavän-You; svayam-personally; agatvä-not going; tu-but; yaù-who; sandeçam-message;

samarpya-giving; mäm-to me; prahinot-sen; tena-by that; te-they; sarve-all; babhuvuù-became;
nihatäù-dead; iva-as if.

When You did not personally return, but only sent me with a message, they all became as if
dead.

Text 73

tathä dåñöyä mayä tatra

bhavato gamanaà dhruvam
pratijïäya prayatnät tan
jévayitvä samägatam

tathä-so; dåñöyä-with a glance; mayä-by me; tatra-there; bhavataù-of You; gamanam-going;

dhruvam-certainly; pratijïäya-promising; prayatnät-with great effort; tän-them; jévayitvä-
bringing to life; samägatam-arrived.

Seeing this, I promised You would return, and with a great effort I saved their lives.

Text 74

tvat-präptaye 'tha sannyasta-

samasta-viñayäçrayaù
präpur yädåg avasthäà te
taà påcchaitaà nijägrajam

tvat-You; präptaye-to attain; atha-then; sannyasta-renounced; samasta-all; viñaya-sense

pleasures; äçrayaù-shelter; präpuù-attained; yädåk-like which; avasthäm-state; te-they; tam-that;
påccha-ask; etam-this; nija-own; agrajam-elder brother.

To attain You they have renounced all sense pleasures. Ask Your elder brother what
condition they have attained.

Text 75

çré-parékñid uväca

tad-viccheda-mahä-duùkha-
saìkayä mläpitäni saù
devaké-bhéñmajädénäà
mukhäny avanatäny adhaù

kñarad-asräëi sa-snehaà
vilokya måduläçayaù
mäsé-karpara-paträëi
vyagro 'yäcataù samjïayä

çré-parékñid uväca-Çré Parékñit said; tad-viccheda-in separation from Him; mahä-great;

duùkha-suffering; sankaya-with the fear; mläpitäni-wilted; saù-He; devaké-bhéñmajä-ädénäm-
odf the queens headed by Rukmiëé and Satyabhämä; mukhäni-the faces; avanatäni-bowed;
adhaù-down; kñarat-flowing; asräëi-tears; sa-sneham-with love; vilokya-seeing; mådula-soft;
äçayaù-hearts; mäsé-black ink; karpara-pots; päträëi-pages; vyagraù-agitated; ayäcataù-begged;
samjïayä-by name.
 Çré Parékñit said: Seeing that Devaké, Rukmiëé and the others were terrified of being
separated from Him and their bowed faces were wilting and shedding tears out of love, Kåñëa's
heart became softened and, agitated, He suddenly called for leaf-pages and a pot of ink.

Text 76

prastutärthaà samädhäyä-
tratyän äçväsya bändhavän
eño 'ham ägata-präyä
iti jänéta mat-priyäù

evam äçväsanaà prema-

pätraà preñayituà vraje
sva-hastenaiva likhitaà
tac ca gäòha-pratétaye

prastutärtham-duty; samädhäya-completing; atratyän-here; äçväsya-consoling; bändhavän-

friends; eñaù-He; aham-I; ägata-präyaù-almost come; iti-thus; jänéta-please know; mat-priyäù-O
you who are dear to Me; evam-thus; äçväsanam-consolation; prema-of love; pätram-the object;
preñayitum-to send; vraje-to Vraja; sva-hastena-with His own hand; eva-indeed; likhitam-
written; tat-that; ca-also; gäòha-deep; pratétaye-for convincing.

"After I finish My duties and have comforted My friends here, I will soon return. O dear
friends, please know this." With His own hand He wrote this comforting letter of love to make
their faith strong,

Text 77

tasyehitam abhipretya
präpto 'tyantärtim uddhavaù
vraja-väsi-mano-'bhijïo
'bravét sa-çapathaà rudan

tasya-of Him; ihitam-done; abhipretya-understanding; präptaù-attained; atyanta-great; ärtim-

distress; uddhavaù-Uddhava; vraja-väsi-of the residents of Vraja; manoù-the heart; abhijïaù-
understanding; abravét-said; sa-çapatham-with a vow; rudan-explaiming.

Knowing what Kåñëa had done, and also knowing the hearts of the people of Vraja, Uddhava
became very unhappy and exclaimed:

Text 78
çrémad-uddhava uväca

prabho su-nirëétam idaà pratéhi

tvadéya-pädäbja-yugasya tatra
çubha-prayänaà na vinäsya jéved
vrajaù kathaïcin na ca kiïcid icchet

çrémad-uddhavaù-Çré Uddhava; uväca-said; prabhaù-O lord; su-nirëétam-decided; idam-this;

pratéhi-please know; tvadéya-Your; pädäbja-yugasya-of the lotus feet; tatra-there; çubha-
prayänam-for auspiciousness; na-not; vinä-without; asya-of that; jévet-may live; vrajaù-Vraja;
katha{.sy 241}cit-somehow; na-not; ca-also; ki{.sy 241}cit-something; icchet-may desire.

Çrémän Uddhava said: Lord, Please understand the conclusion. Without the auspicious return
of Your lotus feet, the people of Vraja cannot remain alive. They do not desire anything but this.

Text 79

çré-parékñid uväca

kumatiù kaàsa-mätäha
sa-häsaà dhunvaté çiraù
huà huà devaké nirbuddhe
buddhaà buddhaà mayädhunä

çré-parékñid uväca-Çré Parékñit said; kumatiù-senile; kaàsa-mätä-Kaàsa's mother; äha-said;

sa-häsam-with a smile; dhunvaté-shaking; çiraù-her head; hum-Ah!; hum-Ah!; devaki-Devaké;
nirbuddhe-foolish; buddham-understood; buddham-understood; mayä-by me; adhunä-now.

Çré Parékñit said: Shaking her head and laughing, Kaàsa's mother, senile Padmavaté said,
"Ah! Ah! Foolish Devaké, now I understand! Now I understand!

Text 80

ciraà go-rasa-dänena
yantritasyoddhavasya te
sähäyyät tvat-sutaà gopä
näyayitvä punar vane

bhéñaëe durgame duñöa-

sattva-juñöe sa-kaëöake
samrakñayitum icchanti
dhürtäù paçu-gaëän nijän
 ciram-for a long time; go-rasa-of milk; dänena-by the gift; yantritasya-engaged; uddhavasya-
of Uddhava; te-they; sähäyyät-because of being a help; tvat-sutam-your son; gopäù-the cowherd
people; näyayitvä-making bring; punaù-again; vane-in the forest; bhéñaëe-terrible; durgame-
impassable; duñöa-wicked; sattva-creatures; juñöe-filled; sa-kaëöake-with brambles;
samrakñayitum-to protect; icchanti-desire; dhürtäù-rascals; paçu-gaëän-cows; nijän-own.

"By giving him milk again and again the cowherd people bewitched Uddhava so he would
bring your son Kåñëa back to Vraja to help them. These rascals want Him to protect their cows
in the terrible, impassable, bramble-filled forest filled with wild animals."

Text 81

çré-parékñid uväca

tac chrütvä kutsitaà väkyam

açaktä soòhum aïjasä
yaçodäyäù priya-sakhé
räma-mätäha kopitä

çré-parékñid uväca-Çré Parékñit said; tat-this; çrütvä-hearing; kutsitam-horrible; väkyam-

statement; açaktä-unable; soòhum-to tolerate; aïjasä-at once; yaçodäyäù-of Yaçodä; priya-sakhé-
the dear friend; räma-of Balaräma; mätä-the mother; äha-said. kopitä

Çré Parékñit said: Unable to bear hearing these horrible words, Rohiëé, who was Balaräma's
mother and Yaçodä's dear friend, became angry and spoke.

Text 82

çré-rohiëy uväca

äù kaàsa-mätaù kim ayaà

go-rakñäyäà niyujyate
kñaëa-mätraà ca tatratyair
adåñöo 'smin na jévyate

çré-rohiëé uväca-Çré Rohiëé said; aù-O; kaàsa-mätaù-mother of Kamsa; kim-what?; ayam-

this; gaù-cows; rakñayam-protection; niyujyate-is engaged; kñaëa-mätram-for a moment; ca-
also; tatratyaiù-by the people there; adåñöaù-not seen; asmin-here; na-not; jévyate-lives.

Çré Rohiëé said: O mother of Kaàsa, what is this about Kåñëa being used to protect the
cows? If they do not see Him, the people in Vraja cannot live for a moment.
Text 83

våkñädibhis tv antarite kadäcid

asmin sati syät saha-cäriëäà bhåçäm
çré-kåñëa kåñëeti mahä-pluta-svarair
ähväna-bhaìgyäkulatä sa-rodanä

vraja-sthitänäà tv ahar eva käla-

rätrir bhaved eka-lavo yugaà ca
ravià rajo-vartma sa paçyatäà muhur
daçä ca käcin muraléà ca çåëvatäm

våkña-ädibhiù-beginning with the trees; tu-indeed; antarite-within; kadäcit-sometimes;

asmin-in that; sati-being; syät-is; saha-cäriëäm-of companions; bhåçäm-greatly; çré-kåñëa
kåñëa-Çré Kåñëa Kåñëa; iti-thus; mahä-pluta-svaraiù-with loud sounds; ähväna-of calling Him;
bhaìgyä-with waves; äkulatä-overcome; sa-rodanä-with crying; vraja-sthitänäm-of the people of
Vraja; tu-indeed; ahaù-day; eva-certainly; käla-rätriù-night; bhavet-is; eka-one; lavaù-moment;
yugam-a millenium; ca-and; ravim-the sun; rajaù-of dust; vartma-path; saù-that; paçyatäm-
should be seen; muhuù-again and again; daçä-state; ca-also; käcin-a certain; muralém-flute; ca-
also; çåëvatäm-should be heard.

When Kåñëa was behind a tree or something else, His friends would call out, "Çré Kåñëa!
Kåñëa! with a loud sound. Without Kåñëa every moment of the day and night became like a
yuga for the people of Vraja. Again and again they looked for the sun or the pathway of dust or
listened for the flute.

Note: When during the day Kåñëa was protecting the cows in the pasturing ground, the
people of Vraja anxiously waited for His return. They looked to see how soon the sun would set
(the time of Kåñëa's return), they looked in the distance for signs of dust raised by the cows'
hooves (the harbinger of Kåñëa's return), and they listened for the sound of Kåñëa playing the
flute.

Text 84

ayaà hi tat-tad-vipineñu kautukäd

vihärtu-kämaù paçu-saìgha-saìgataù
vayasya-vargaiù saha sarvato 'öituà
prayati nityaà svayam agrajänvitaù

ayam-this; hi-certainly; tat-tad-vipineñu-in the various forests; kautukät-happily; vihärtu-to

play; kämaù-desiring; paçu-saìgha-of the cows; saìgataù-in the company; vayasya-vargaiù-with
friends; saha-with; sarvataù-everywhere; aöitum-to wander; prayäti-goes; nityam-always;
svayam-personally; agraja-elder brother; anvitaù-with.

Eager to play, He would happily wander with His elder brother, His friends, and the cows
through many forests.

Text 85

yaträti-mattämbu-vihaìga-mälä-
kulé-kåtäly-ävali-vibhrameëa
vicälitänäà kamalotpalänäà
saräàsi gandhair vilasaj-jaläni

tathä mahäçcarya-vicitratä-mayé
kalindajä sä vraja-bhümi-saìginé
tathä-vidhä vindhya-nagädi-sambhavaù
paräç ca nadyo vilasanti yatra ca

yatra-where; ati-very; matta-intoxicated; ambu-water; vihaìga-of birds; mälä-garlands; kulé-

kåta-gathered; äli-ävali-bees; vibhrameëa-by wandering; vicälitänäm-moving; kamalotpalänäm-
of lotus flowers; saräàsi-waters; gandhaiù-with fragrances; vilasat-sparkling; jaläni-waters; tathä-
so; mahäçcarya-vicitratä-mayé-very wonderful; kalindajä-Yamunä; sä-it; vraja-bhümi-the land
of Vraja; saìginé-touching; tathä-vidhä-like that; vindhya-naga-ädi-sambhavaù-born from the
Vindhya Hills and other places; paräù-other; ca-and; nadyaù-rivers; vilasanti-shine; yatra-there;
ca-also.

There are many splendid lakes fragrant with lotus flowers moving with the pastimes of many
intoxicated water-birds and bumblebees. There the very wonderful Yamunä touches the land of
Vraja. There many other rivers like the Yamunä gloriously flow from the Vindhya Hills and
other places.

Text 86

tat-tat-taöaà komala-bälukäcitaà
ramyaà sadä nütana-çadvalävåtam
svabhävika-dveña-visarjanollasan-
manojïä-nänä-måga-pakñi-saìkulam

divya-puñpa-phala-pallavävalé-
bhära-namrita-latä-taru-gulmaiù
bhüñitaà mada-kaläpi-kokila-
çreëi-näditam aja-stuti-pätram

tat-tat-taöam-the various shores; komala-delicate; bäluka-with bakula flowers; äcitam-filled;

ramyam-charming; sadä-always; nütana-new; çadvala-with grass; ävåtam-covered; svabhävika-
natural; dveña-enmity; visarjana-abandonment; ullasat-splendid; manoj{.sy 241}a-beautiful;
nänä-various; måga-animals; pakñi-and birds; saìkulam-filled; divya-splendid; puñpa-flowers;
phala-fruits; pallava-blossoming twigs; ävalé-multitudes; bhära-weight; namrita-bowed down;
latä-vines; taru-trees; gulmaiù-bushes; bhüñitam-decorated; mada-intoxicated; kaläpi-peacocks;
kokila-cuckoos; çreëi-many; näditam-sounding; aja-of Brahmä; stuti-of prayers; pätram-the
object.

The charming river and lake shores are filled with delicate bakula flowers, covered with fresh
grass, crowded with many different birds and animals free from natural feelings of enmity,
decorated with many vines, trees, and bushes bowing down with the great weight of many
splendid fruits, flowers, and blossoming twigs, and musical with the sounds of maddened
peacocks and cuckoos. They are the object of Brahmä's prayers.

Text 87

våndäraëye vraja-bhuvi gaväà tatra govardhane vä

nästi hiàsä-haraëa-rahite räkñakasyäpy apekñä
gävo gatvoñasi vipinatas ta mahiñy-ädi-yuktaù
svairaà bhuktvä sa-jala-yavasaà säyam äyanti väsam

våndäraëye-in Våndävana forest; vraja-bhuvi-in the land of Vraja; gaväm-of the cows; tatra-
there; govardhane-on Govardhana Hill; vä-or; na-not; asti-is; hiàsä-violence; haraëa-theft; rahite-
without; räkñakasya-protecting; api-also; apekñä-in relation; gävaù-to the cows; gatvä-gone;
uñasi-at sunrise; vipinataù-from the forest; täù-they; mahiñé-ädi-yuktaù-with buffaloes and other
animals; svairam-as they wish; bhuktvä-eating; sa-with; jala-water; yavasam-and grass; säyam-in
evening; äyanti-go; väsam-home.

In the land of Vraja, in Våndävana forest, or on Govardhana Hill, places where there is no
danger of their being killed or stolen, the cows, buffaloes, and other animals go in the morning,
eat grass and drink water to their heart's content, and then voluntarily return to their homes in the
evening.

Note: The people of Vraja have no need to lure Kåñëa back to protect the cows that can take
care of themselves and need no protector.

Text 88

çré-våddhoväca

are bäleti väcäle

tat kathaà te gavädayaù
adhunä rakñakäbhävän
näñöä iti niçamyate

çré-våddhä uväca-the old lady said; are-O; bäla-child; iti-thus; väcäle-talkative; tat-that;
katham-how?; te-they; gava-ädayaù-headed by the cows; adhunä-now; rakñaka-protection;
abhävät-because of non-existence; näñöäù-destroyed; iti-thus; niçamyate-is heard.

The old lady said: O talkative child, then why have we heard that now, for want of
protection, many of the cows and other animals have died?

Text 89

çré-parékñid uväca

çrémad-gopäladevas tac
chrütvä sambhränti-yantritaù
jätäntas-tapataù çuñyan-
mukhäbjaù çaìkayäkulaù

prathamäpara-käléna-
vraja-våttänta-vedinaù
mukham älokayäm äsa
baladevasya säçrukam

çré-parékñid uväca-Çré Parékñit said; çrémad-gopäladevaù-Çr Kåñëa; tat-that; çrütvä-

hearing; sambhränti-yantritaù-bewildered; jäta-antas-tapataù-tormented at heart; çuñyat-dried
up; mukhäbjaù-lotus face; çaìkayä-with fears; äkulaù-tormented; prathama-first; apara-other;
kälénaù-times; vraja-of Vraja; våttänta-news; vedinaù-aware; mukham-at the face; älokayäm
äsa-looked; baladevasya-of Baladeva; sa-with; açrukam-tears.

Çré Parékñit said: Hearing this, Lord Kåñn , bewildered, tormented with fears, His heart
burning with pain, and His lotus face withered, tearfully looked at the face of Balaräma, who
knew all the news, past and present, of Vraja.

Text 90

rohiëé-nandano bhrätur
bhävaà buddhaù smaran vrajam
sva-dhairya-rakñaëäçaktaù
prärudann abravét sphuöam
Š
rohiëé-nandanaù-Rohiëé's son; bhrätuù-of His brother; bhävam-the condition; buddhaù-
understanding; smaran-remembering; vrajam-Vraja; sva-dhairya-His own peaceful composure;
rakñaëa-protection; açaktaù-unable; prärudan-crying; abravét-said; sphuöam-clearly.

Balaräma understood His brother's condition. Unable to remain peaceful as He remembered

Vraja, weeping, He spoke,

Text 91

çré-baladeva uväca

gaväà keva kathä kåñëa

te te 'pi bhavataù priyäù
mågä vihaìgä bhäëòéra-
kadambädyäç ca pädapäù

latä-nikuïja-kuïjäni
çädvaläny api jévanam
bhavaty evärpayäm äsuù
kñéëaç ca sarito 'drayaù

çré-baladevaù uväca-Çré Balaräma said; gaväm-of the cows; kä-what?; iva-like; kathä-
description; kåñëa-O Kåñëa; te te-they; api-also; bhavataù-to You; priyäù-dear; mågäù-the deer;
vihaìgäù-the birds; bhäëòéra-kadamba-ädyäù-the trees headed by Bhandira and kadamba trees;
ca-also; pädapäù-trees; latä-vines; niku{.sy 241}ja-forest; kuïjäni-groves; çadvaläni-the grass;
api-also; jévanam-life; bhavati-is; eva-indeed; arpayäm äsuù-gave; kñéëaù-withered; ca-also;
saritaù-rivers; adrayaù-hills.

Çré Balaräma said: O Kåñëa, what can I say about the cows? Everyone in Vraja is dear to
You. The deer, birds, trees headed by the bhäëòéras and kadambas, vines, forest groves, and
even the grass have now given up their lives for Your sake. Even the hills and rivers have
withered and gone dry.

Text 92

manuñyäù katicid bhrätaù

paraà te satya-väkyataù
jätäçayaiva jévanti
neccha çrotum ataù param

manuñyäù-humans; katicit-some; bhrätaù-O brother; param-further; te-of You; satya-

väkyataù-from the promise; jäta-born; äçayä-with hope; eva-certainly; jévanti-live; na-not;
écchä-desire; çrotum-to hear; ataù param-more.
 Brother, nourished by the hope that You will keep Your promise, a few humans remain alive.
You don't wish to hear any more.

Text 93

kintv idäném api bhavän

yadi tan no 'nukampate
yama eva tadä sarvän
vegenänugrahiñyati

kintu-however; idäném-now; api-even; bhavän-You; yadi-if; tat-that; na-not; u-indeed;

anukampate-are compassionate; yamaù-Yama; eva-indeed; tadä-then; sarvän-all; vegena-
quickly; anugrahiñyati-will be kind.

If You are not kind to them now, then death will quickly be kind to them.

Text 94

yat tatra ca tvayäkäri

niviñaù käliya-hradaù
çoko 'yaà vipulas teñäà
çoke 'nyat karaëaà çåëu

yat-what; tatra-there; ca-also; tvayä-by You; akäri-done; ni-viñaù-free of poison; käliya-

hradaù-Käliya lake; çokaù-grief; ayam-that; vipulaù-greater; teñäm-of them; çoke-in grief;
anyat-another; karaëam-cause; çåëu-please hear.

That You removed the posion from Käliya lake makes them lament bitterly. Now please hear
another reason for their lamentation.

Text 95

tatratyä yamunä sv-alpa-

jalä çuñkeva säjani
govardhano 'bhün néco 'sau
svaù präpto yo dhåtas tvayä

tatratyä-there; yamunä-the Yamunä; su-very; alpa-little; jalä-water; çuñkä-dry; iva-as if; sä-it;
ajani-has become; govardhanaù-Govardhana Hill; abhüt-has become; nécaù-low; asau-it; svaù-
own; präptaù-attained; yaù-who; dhåtaù-held; tvayä-by You.
 The Yamunä river has very little water. It is almost dry. Govardhana Hill, which You
personally held, has become stunted.

Text 96

na yänty anaçanät präëas

tvan-nämämåta-sevinäm
paraà çuñka-mahäraëya-
dävägnir bhavitä gatiù

na-not; yänti-go; anaçanät-from not eating; präëaù-life; tvat-of You; näma-of the name;
amåta-by the nectar; sevinäm-served; param-then; çuñka-dry; mahä-great; araëya-däva-forest;
agniù-fire; bhavitä-will be; gatiù-destination.

They do not eat, but because they still drink the nectar of Your name death does not leave
them. Their future is a fire in the great dry forest.

Text 97

çré-parékñid uväca

çåëvann asau tat-para-duùkha-kätaraù

kaëöhe gåhétvä mådula-svabhävakaù
rämaà mahä-déna-vad açru-dhärayä
dhautäìga-rägo 'rudad ucca-su-svaram

çré-parékñid uväca-Çré Parékñit said; çåëvan-hearing; asau-He; tat-para-duùkha-kätaraù-

overcome with grief; kaëöhe-on the neck; gåhétvä-grasping; mådula-gentle; svabhävakaù-nature;
rämäm-Balaräma; mahä-déna-vat-as a very poor person; açru-of tears; dhärayä-with a stream;
dhauta-washed; aìga-rägaù-what was anointing His body; arudat-wept; ucca-su-svaram-loudly.

Çré Parékñit said: Hearing this, gentle Kåñëa was overwhelmed with grief. Clinging to
Balaräma's neck, He loudly wept as if He were the most miserable person. The stream of His
tears washed away the ointments decorating His body.

Text 98

paçcäd bhümi-tale luloöha sa-balo mätar mumoha kñaëät

tädåg rodana-duùsthatänubhavataç cäpürva-våttaà tayoù
rohiëy-uddhava-devaké-madana-su-çré-satyabhämädayaù
sarve 'ntaù-pura-väsino vikalatäà bhejü rudanto muhuù

paçcät-after; bhümi-tale-on the ground; luloöha-rolled; sa-balaù-with Balaräma; mätaù-O

mother; mumoha-fainted; kñaëät-in a moment; tädåk-like that; rodana-weeping; duùsthatä-
suffering; anubhavataù-by experiencing; ca-and; apürva-unprecedented; våttam-action; tayoù-of
Them both; rohiëé-Rohiëé; uddhava-Uddhava; devaké-Devaké; madana-of Pradyumna; sü-the
mother; çré-satyabhämä-Çré Satyabhämä; ädayaù-beginning with; sarve-all; antaù-pura-väsinaù-
residents of the palace; vikalatäm-devastation; bhejuù-attained; rudantaù-weeping; muhuù-at
every moment.

O mother, then Kåñëa and Balaräma rolled about on the ground and, after a moment, fainted.
Seeing the unprecedented nature of Their weeping and pain, Rohiëé, Devaké, Rukmiëi,
Satyabhämä, and everyone else in the palace's inner rooms became overwhelmed with grief.
They wept again and again.

Text 99

çrütväntaù-purato 'py apürva-kalitäkrändaà mahärta-svarair

dhavanto yadavo javena vasudevenograseëädayaù
taträgatya tathä-vidhaà prabhu-varaà dåñövärudan vihvalä
viprä garga-mukhäs tathä pura-janäç cäpürva-dåñöekñayä

çrütvä-hearing; antaù-purataù-from the inner rooms of the palace; api-also; apürva-kalita-

never seen before; äkrändam-crying; mahä-great; ärta-suffering; svaraiù-with sounds;
dhavantaù-running; yadavaù-Yädavas; javena-quickly; vasudevena-with Vasudeva; ugraseëa-by
Ugrasena; ädayaù-headed; tatra-there; ägatya-arriving; tathä-vidham-like that; prabhu-varam-the
Supreme Lord; dåñövä-seeing; arudan-cried; vihvaläù-overcome with grief; vipräù-the
brähmaëas; garga-by Garga Muni; mukhäù-headed; tathä-then; pura-janäù-the citizens; ca-also;
apürva-dåñöa-ékñayä-by a sight never seen before.

Hearing from the palace's inner rooms screams of grief never heard before, Vasudeva and the
Yädavas headed by Ugrasena quickly ran there. Arriving, and seeing their Lord in that way, they
wept, overcome with grief. By seeing this sight, which had never been seen before, the people of
the city and the brähmaëas headed by Garga Muni also wept.