Srimad BHAGAWATHAM

BhagavAn keeps exhibiting his 'bhagavattvam'. But, their prema hides the jnAnam. Here is wondeful bAlalIla summarized by gopas.

Sree Sukar said: The cowherd men were astonished when they saw Krishna's activities, such as lifting Govardhana Hill. Unable to understand His true nature, they approached Nanda Gopa and spoke as follows.

bAlakasya yad etAni karmANi ati adbhutAni vai
katham arhati asau janma grAmyeshu Atma jugupsitam 10.26.2

(Since this boy performs such extraordinary activities (karmANi ati adbhutAni), how could He warrant a birth among worldly men like us - a birth that for Him would seem contemptible?)

ya: sapta hAyano bAla: kareNaikena lIlayA
katham bibhrad giri varam pushkaram gajarAdiva 10.26.3

(How could this seven-year-old boy playfully hold up the great Govardhana Mountain with one hand, just as a mighty elephant holds up a lotus flower?)

tokenAmIlitAksheNa pUtanAyA mahaujasa:
pIta: stana: saha prAnai: kAleneva vayas tano: 10.26.4

(As a mere infant who had hardly yet opened His eyes, He drank the breast milk of the powerful rakshasi Putana and then sucked out her very life force as well, just as the force of time sucks out the youth of one's body.)

hinvato adha: SayAnasya mAsyasya caraNAu udak
ano apatad viparyastam rudata: prapadAhatam 10.26.5

(Once, when only three months old, little Krishna was crying and kicking up His feet as He lay beneath a huge cart. Then the cart fell and turned upside-down simply because it was struck by the tip of His toe.)

eka hAyana AsIno hRuyamANo vihAyasA
daityena yas tRuNAvartam ahan kanTha grahAturam 10.26.6

(At the age of one, while sitting peacefully He was taken up into the sky by the demon Trinavarta (who appeared as a tornado). But baby Krishna grabbed the demon's neck, causing him great pain, and thus killed him. (How could an ordinary one year old baby kill a powerful demon when even the strongest people of this land cannot kill him?))

kva sapta hAyano bAla: kva mahAdri vidhAraNam
tato no jAyate SankA vraja nAtha tavAtmaje 10.26.14

(On the one hand this boy is only seven years old, and on the other we see that He has lifted the great Govardhana Mountain. Therefore, O King of Vraja, a doubt about your son has arisen within us.)

Imagine the father who is hearing his son's glory! What really surprised them was 'how come this Nanda baba is not trumpeting his child's greatness?' (May be he has no time but to wonder or absolute humility?)

kAlena pancattvam iteshu kRutsnaSa: lokeshu pAleshu ca sarva hetushu
tama: tadA AsIt gahanam gabhIram ya: tasya pAre abhivirAjate vibhu: 8.3.5

(At the end, when everything ends - the whole world, the protectors, the whole universe enter into the deepest darkness. But, beyond that the Lord stays in spendor. I bow to that Supreme.)

na yasya devA Rushaya: padam vidu: jantu: puna: ko arhati gantum Iritum
yathA naTasya AkRutibhi: viceshTata: durtyaya anukramaNa sa mA avatu 8.3.6

(Even devAs and Rushis fail to understand the real character behind the various form that the supreme takes. So, who else deserve to do that? May that supreme who is beyond any explanation, protect me/us.)

didRukshava: yasya padam sumangaLam vimukta sangA: munaya: susAdhava:
caranti alokavratam avraNam vane bhUtAtma bhUtA: suhRuda: sa me gati: 8.3.7

Great Munis and sAdhUs with pure heart, who has merged with the Brahmam, free them selves from all attachments. With a deep desire to the Lotus feet of that Supreme, they retire to the forest and observe absolute celibacy. May that Lord, for whom they crave be available to me/us.)

na vidyate yasya ca janma karma vA na nAmarUpe guNadosha eva vA
tathA api loka apyaya sambhavAya ya: swamAyayA tAni anukAlam Rucchati 8.3.9

(That Supreme Lord has no birth, no action, no name, no form, no guNa or no Dosha. But, still for teh cration, sustinance and destruction He accepts them, using His own Maya, as and when needed. I bow to that Supreme whose actions are nothing but absolute wonders.)

Nanda Gopa replied: O Gopas’, just hear my words and let all your doubts concerning my son be gone. Some time ago Garga Muni himself spoke to me as follows about this boy (Krishna).

varNA: traya: kilAsyAsan gRuhNato anuyugam tanU:
Suklo rakta: tathA pIta idAnIm kRushNatAm gata: 10.26.16

([Garga Muni had said:] Your son Krishna appears as an incarnation in every yuga. In the past He had assumed different colors such as white, red and yellow - and now He has appeared in a blackish color.)

prAgayam vasudevasya kvacit jAta: tavAtmaja:
vAsudeva iti SrImAn abhijnA: sampracakshate 10.26.17

(This, beautiful son of yours appeared previously as the son of Vasudeva. Therefore, those who are wise sometimes call this child VAsudeva (son of Vasudeva).)

bahUni santi nAmAni rUpANi ca sutasya te
guNa karmAnurUpANi tAny aham veda no janA: 10.26.18

(For this son of yours there are many forms and names according to His qualities and activities. These are known to me, but people in general do not understand them. He just gave a hint without releasing the Devarahasyam.)

esha va: Sreya AdhAsyad gopa gokula nandana:
anena sarva durgANi yUyam anjas tarishyatha 10.26.19

(The delight of all the people in Gokula, this child, will bring great happiness and fortune to all. And it is by His grace only that you will surpass all difficulties.)

ya etasmin mahA bhAgA: prItim kurvanti mAnavA:
nArayo abhibhavanti etAn vishNu pakshAn ivAsurA: 10.26.21

(Just as demons cannot harm the gods, who always have Lord Vishnu on their side; similarly, any person who surrenders/loves Krishna cannot be defeated by their enemies)

tasmAn nanda kumAro ayam nArAyaNa samo guNai:
SriyA kIrtyAnubhAvena tat karmasu na vismaya: 10.26.22

(Therefore, O Nanda Gopa, this child of yours is as good as Narayana himself. In His qualities opulence, name, fame and influence and glory He is exactly like Narayana. Therefore there is nothing to wonder at his exploits.)

Gajendra continued his prayer to the 'supreme'.

nama Atma pradIpAya sAkhiNe paramAtmane
namo girAm vidUrAya manasa: cetasAm api 8.3.10

(Oh! Supreme, you are radiant because of Atma. You are the witness for everything. You are beyond words (explanation), mind and conscience. I bow to thee.)

sattwena pratilabhyAya naishkarmmyeNa vipaScitA
nama: kaivalya nAthAya nirvANa sukha samvide 8.3.11

(Oh !Supreme, you are reachable by a sincere person who is full of sattwa guNa and with absolute detachment. You are the one who grants moksham and eternal bliss. My namaskaarams to that supreme.)

nama: SAntAya ghorAya gUDhAya guNadharmmiNe
nirviSeshAya sAmyAya namo jnAnaghanAya ca 8.3.12

(I bow down to thee who is tranquil (Because you are free of kAma, krodha etc.). I offer myself myself to thee who is terrible for wickeds. I do namaskaarams to that Supreme who is invisible though everywhere. I bow to that LOrd who accepts Guna and follow its rules. My obeisance to that divinity who has no attributes. My namaskaarams to that pure knowledge.)

kshetrajnAya namastubhyam sarva adhyakshAya sAkshiNe
purushAya AtmamUlAya mUla prakRutaye nama: 8.3.13

(My namaskaarams to the who knows the body (the jIvAtma). My namaskArmas to the one who is the controller of everything, a witness, who is the dweller, who has no reason other than himself, and who is the reason for the nature (prakRuti).)

nArAyaNa akhika guro bhagavan namaste! bhagavan namaste!


vidyA tapo yogapatham Asthitam tat adhISwaram
carantam viswa suhRudam vAtsalyAt loka mangaLam 4.6.34

(After DakshAyaNi's deha prityAgam, vIrabhadrAs anger etc. Devas headed Brahma decided to go to KailAsam to greet the Lord and to put off his anger. But, what did they see? SatakoTi praNAms. The Lord of the universe, jagat guru, was practicing vidya, tapas and yoga paths. He is doing that out of affection as he is well wisher. He is doing it to do good to the world. He is doing it as others will follow him.)

lingam ca tApasA abhIshTam bhasma daNDa jaTa ajinam
angena sandhyA abhra rucA candralekhAm ca bibhratam 4.6.35

(His body glows like the clouds during sunset. That is most favorite form craved by tApasAs. He has smeared ash all over his body. He is wearing a daNDam, matted hair and deer skin. The crescent moon decorates his forehead.)

kRutwA Urou dakshiNe savyam pAdapadmam ca jAnunI
bAhum prakoshThe akshamAlAm AsInam tarkka mudrayA 4.6.37

(How is He seated? The left lotus feet rests on His right thigh. His left hand rests on his left knee. There is a japamAla around his right wrist. He is holding tarkka mudra (poniter touching the thumb) on his right hand. He was sitting in vIrAsanam like this.)

iti addhA mAm samAdiSya garge ca sva gRuham gate
manye nArAyanasyAmSam kRushNam akliShTa kAriNam 10.26.23

([Nanda Gopa continued:] After Garga muni spoke these words to me he returned to his abode. Since then I have realized that it is Krishna, who keeps us free from trouble and constantly protects us. Is must be that Krishna is a manifestation(AmSam) of Lord Narayana himself.)

iti nanda vaca: SrutvA garga gItam tam vrajaukasa:
dRushTa Sruta anubhAvA te kRuahNasya amita tejasa:
muditA nandam Anarcu: kRushNam ca gata vismayA: 10.26.24

([Sree Sukar continued:] Having heard Nanda Gopa relate the statements of Garga Muni, the residents of Vrindavana became very happy. Moreover they had already witnessed and heard the glory of Krishna themselves so they had no cause to doubt Nanda Gopa’s words. Their doubts disappeared and all their questions were now fully answered, and they worshiped Nanda Gopa and Lord Krishna with great respect.)

deve varshati yajna viplava rushA vajrAsma varshAnilai:
sIdat pAla paSu stri Atma SaraNam dRushTvA anukampi utsmayan
utpATyaika kareNa Sailam abalo lIlocchilIndhram yathA
bibhrad goshTham apAn mahendra mada bhit prIyAn na indro gavAm 10.26.25

(May Sri Krishna be merciful and gracious to us; same Krishna who destroyed Indra’s pride when he (Indra) became angry when his(Indra’s) sacrifice was disrupted, and thus he caused rain and hail to fall on Gokula, accompanied by lightning and powerful winds, all of which brought great suffering to the cowherds, animals and women there. When Lord Krishna, who is compassion and love personified, saw the condition of those who had only Him as their shelter, He smiled broadly and lifted Govardhana Hill with one hand, just as a small child picks up a mushroom to play with it. Holding up the hill, He protected the cowherd community. May this Krishna constantly shower his blessings upon us.

NamaskArams to Sri SUkar and Sri Vyasa bhagavAn who are doing this prayer on our behalf.

govardhane dhRute Saile AsArAd rakShite vraje
go lokAd Avrajat kRushNam surabhi: Sakra eva ca 10.27.1

(Sree Sukar said: After Krishna had lifted Govardhana Hill and thus protected the inhabitants of Vraja from the terrible rainfall, Surabhi, the mother of the cows, came from her planet to see Krishna. She was accompanied by Indra. Well, ONE HAS TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES, SOONER OR LATER.)

vivikta upasangamya vrIdIta: kRuta helana:
pasparSa pAdayor enam kirITenArka varcasA 10.27.2

(Indra was very ashamed of having offended the Lord. Approaching Him in a solitary place, Indra fell down and while his crown, which was as radiant as the sun, upon the Lord Krsihna’s lotus feet.)

dRushTa SrutAnubhAvo asya kRushNasyAmita tejasa:
nashTa tri lokeSa mada indra Aha kRutAnjali: 10.27.3

(Indra had now not only heard but now witnessed the glories of the omnipotent Krishna with His unlimited energy! His false pride as being the lord of the three worlds was thus destroyed and holding his hands together in supplication, he addressed the Lord very humbly as follows:)

Oh! kRushNa, you lifted the govardhan, because you wanted to save "your" people who have taken refuge in you. Not becasue they gave you butter and sung your glories! Oh! bhakta vatsala, we offer ourselves to you. Always lead us in the right direction. Let nothing deviate us from the path of divinity, let us be focussed on the goal.

sarva indriya guNadrashTre sarva pratyaya hetave
asatA chAyaya aktAya sat AbhAsAya te nama: 8.3.14

(You are the power behind the function of all sense organs. You are the knowledge collected through IndriyAs. You are known becasue of your reflection (the existence of nature, which is the reflection of Supreme, is the proof for your existence). You are self radiant because of your reality. I bow down to thee.)

namo namaste akhila kAraNAya nishkAraNAya adbhuta kAraNAya
sarva Agama AmnAya mahArNavAya namo apavrggAya parAyaNAya 8.3.15

(I bow bow down to thee again and again. You are the reason for everything. But you have no reason for your existence. You are the wonderful cause for everything. By nature, you are beyond any reason. All the SAstrAs, vedAs everything explain you and end in you. You grant moksham and you are the refuge for all. I bow to that Supreme.)

guNa araNichanna cit UshmapAya
tat kshobha visphUrjjita mAnasAya
naishkarmya bhAvena vivrjjitAgama
swayam prakASAya namaskaromi 8.3.16

(The fire of your conscience is covered guNAs. When the posie in those guNAs are disturbed, because of the glow, your mind turns towards creation. Because of constant meditation on Atma, sAdhU's conscince get purified and you exist in splendor there. I bow to to that Supreme.)

vaktum samartho api na vakti kaScit
aho janAnAm vyasana abhimukhyam
jihvwe pibaswa amRutam etat eva
govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti
govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti
gocinda dAmodara mAdhaveti
(Even if we are capable of saying it, we don't chant teh divine names and that is the reason for all problems. Oh! toungue, please drink this nectar by singing 'govinda, dAmodara, mAdhavA')

SattwaguNam gives one the humilty to apologize when they realize their mistake. But, do we have it now???????? Let us see.

viSuddha sattvam tava dhAma SAntam tapo mayam dhvasta rajas tamaskam
mAyA mayo ayam guNa sampravAho na vidyate te agrahaNa anubandha: 10.27.4

(Devendra said: You are the manifestation of pure goodness, You are ever steady and unchanging, You are shining with knowledge and devoid of passion and ignorance. You are completely free from the three gunas which create this universe, which is based on illusion and ignorance.

kuto nu tad hetava ISa tat kRutA lobhAdayo ye abudha linga bhAvA:
tathApi danDam bhagavAn bibharti dharmasya guptyai khala nigrahAya 10.27.5

(How, then, could there exist in You the symptoms of an ignorant person - such as greed, lust, anger and envy? Those are produced by one's previous involvement in material existence and which cause one to become further entangled in material existence. And yet as the Supreme Lord You impose punishment to protect religious principles and curb the wicked. Oh! kRushNa Only you can punish.

pitA guru: tvam jagatAm adhISo duratyaya: kAla upAtta danDa:
hitAya svecchA tanubhi: samIhase mAnam vidhunvan jagadISa mAninAm 10.27.6

(You are the father(pitA) and spiritual master(guru:) of this entire universe, and also its supreme controller(adhISo). You are insurmountable time(duratyaya: kAla), imposing punishment upon the sinful for their own benefit. Indeed, in Your various avatara’s, selected by Your own free will, You act decisively to remove the false pride of those who presume themselves masters of this world.)

ye mad vidha ajnA jagadISa mAnina: tvAm vIkshya kAle abhayam ASu tanmadam
hitvArya mArgam prabhajanti apasmayA IhA khalAnAm api te anuSAsanam 10.27.7

(Even fools like me, who falsely imagine themselves to be the lord of this universe, quickly give up their pride and directly take to the path of the spirituality when they see You who is fearless even in the face of time. Thus You punish the wicked only to instruct them.)

sa tvam mama aiSvarya mada plutasya kRutAgasa: te avidusha: prabhAvam
kshantum prabho athArhasi mUdha cetaso maivam punar bhUn matir ISa me asatI 10.27.8

(Intoxicated by pride I have sinned O Lord, ignorant of Your power and majesty, I offended You. O Lord, may You forgive me. My mind was astray, but let my mind never again be so impure.)

tava avatAro ayam adhokahaja iha svayam bharANAm uru bhAra janmanAm
camU patInAm abhavAya deva bhavAya yushmat caraNAnuvartinAm 10.27.9

(You descended into this world, O Great Lord, to destroy the evil which burden the earth and create many terrible disturbances. O Lord, you act for the welfare of those who faithfully serve Your lotus feet.)

twayaA ISa anugRuhIta: asmi dwasta stambho vRutha udyama:
Iswaram gurum AtmAnam twAmaham SaraNam gata: 10.27.13

(Oh! Lord, with your blessing, I am out of pride now (keep me that way for ever.) All my efforts to destroy gokulam was in vain because they have taken refuge in you. (This was all your devotees will always be protected Lord.) I take refuge in you as you are my Lord, Guru and paramAtma. Please keep me in the right track always.)

kRushNa blessed Devendra and sent him back to Swargam. kRushNa told him that His intention was to remove the Asuric guNa 'pride' that Indra exhibited.

Many namaskArams to gajendra for praying on our behalf.

mAdRuk prapanna paSupAsa vimokshaNAya
muktAya bhUri karuNAya namo alayAya
swAmSena sarva tanubhRut manasi pratIta
pratyak dRuSe bhagavate bhRuhate namaste 8.3.17

(Hmmm! Hard to explain. Oh! Bhagavan, you are the savior of people like me, who have taken refuge in you, we are like animals and release us from the bondage. You are the only FREE and if you don;t release us, we are helpless. Oh! Lord you will release us because you are compassion personified. As you have no lethargy in you, you will never get tired of releasing us (we are too many in number and you are the only one - THE SUPREME THE GURU. No one owns you and you own all.) As an amSam (soul), you glow in every being. Oh! one who is full of greatness, one who is the greatest, I bow to thee again and agian.)

AtmA AtmajA: AptA: gRuha vitta janeshu saktai:
dushprApaNAya guNasanga vivarjjitAya
muktAtmabhi: swahRudaye paribhAvitAya
jnAnAtmane bhagavate nama ISwarAya 8.3.18

(Oh! Supreme, you are inaccessible to people who are immersed in self, children, friends, house, wealth and people. This is because you have no attchement to any of these and so you stay away from those. You are carefully nurtured by the detached people in their mind. You are the personification of jnAna. Oh! bhagavan, oh Lord, I bow to thee.)

tvayeSAnugRuhItoasmi dhvasta stambho vRuthodyama:
ISvaram gurum AtmAnam tvAm aham SaraNam gata: 10.27.13

(Indra continued - O Lord, You have been merciful to me by shattering my false pride and defeating my attempt [to destroy Gokula]. To You, the Supreme Lord (ISvaram), spiritual master (gurum) and Supreme Soul (AtmAnam), I have now come for shelter (SaraNam).)

mayA te akAri maghavan makha bhango anugRuhNatA
mad anusmRutaye nityam mattasyendra SriyA bhRuSam 10.27.15

(The Lord Krishna replied: My dear Indra, it was out of mercy that I stopped the sacrifice meant for you. You were greatly intoxicated by your pride as Lord of heavens, and I wanted you to always constantly think of Me.)

gamyatAm Sakra bhadram va: kriyatAm me anuSAsanam
sthIyatAm svAdhikAreshu yuktair va: stambha varjitai: 10.27.17

(Indra, you may now go and may good fortune come to you. Carry out My order and remain in your appointed position as Lord of heaven. But always be sober and without any arrogance.)

The Divine cow Surabhi (kAmadhenu) arrived there with her calves and said -

kRushNa kRushNa mahA yogin viSvAtman viSva sambhava
bhavatA loka nAthena sanAthA vayam acyuta 10.27.19

(O Krishna, Krishna, greatest among the yogi’s (mahA yogin)! O Supreme Soul(viSvAtman) and originator of the universe(viSva sambhava)! You are the master of the world(loka nAthena), and by Your grace, O infallible Lord, we have You as our master.)

indram na: tvA abhishekshyAmo brahmaNA noditA vayam
avatIrNo asi viSvAtman bhUmer bhArApanuttaye 10.27.21

(As ordered by Lord Brahma, we shall perform abhishekam to coronate You as Indra. O Supreme Soul(viSvAtman) of the universe, You descend to this world to relieve the burden of the earth. You are real Indra (leader for us)

evam kRushNam upAmantrya surabhi: payasAtmana:
jalair AkASa gangAyA airAvata karoddhRutai: 10.27.22

(Having thus requested Lord Krishna, mother Surabhi performed His abhishekam with milk, and meanwhile Indra's elephant carrier Airavata himself carried the holy Ganga water in his trunk for this abhiskeham.

indra: surarshibhi: sAkam nodito deva mAtRubhi:
abhyashincata dASArham govinda iti cAbhyadhAt 10.27.23

(Thus, in the company of the gods and great sages, and inspired by the mothers of Gods such as Aditi; Indra coronated Lord Krishna, the descendant of Dasharha, and gave Him the name Govinda.)

Oh! Govinda! Gajendra has classfied all of us as 'paSu'. Please save us too.

(Oh! Supreme you provide what ever is requested by your devotee. No! You grant more than what they have asked for. You also give them all the blessing and eternal body 'as your servant'. Oh! ocean of compassion, please release me from this bondage. (clutch of the crocordile as well as this samsAra sAgaram

ekAntina: yasya na kancanArtham vAnchanti ye vai bhagavat prapannA:
atyadbhutam tat caritam sumangaLam gAyanta Ananda samudra magnA: 8.3.20

(But your great devotees, who have surrendered to you do not want anything from you! Oh! singing your beautiful stories and glories cleanse them and grants them everything. They float in the ocean of Anandam! Why would they ask for any material thing or comfort? .)

tam aksharam brahma param pareSam avyaktam AdhyAtmikayoga gamyam
atIndriyam sUkshmam iva atidUram anantam Adyam paripUrNam IDhe 8.3.21

(Oh! You are eternal. You are omnipresent. You are the Supreme. You are the Lord of Lords. You are beyond definition. You are attainable through bhakti yoga. You are beyond the conception of iNdriyas. You are very subtle. You are very far away and unattainable (for people who do not have the devotion). You are endless. You are the primordial. You are perfect. I praise you, that Supreme.)

yasya brahmAdayo devA: vedA; lokA: carAcarA:
nAmarUpa vibhedena phalgwyA ca kalayA kRutA: 8.3.22

(Oh! Lord, Devas like Brahma etc., vedas, all mobile and immobile beings, everything is your amSam with different names and forms. I bow to thee. There is nothing in this world that is not yours.)

yathA arcisha: agne: savitu: gabhastaya:
niryAnti samyAnti asakRut swarocisha:
tathA yata: ayam guNa sampravAha:
budhi: mana: khAni SarIra sarggA: 8.3.23

(The spraks continuosly come out from the fire. The rays spread out without break from the sun. Like that there is a flow of worlds (beings) from the supreme as his amSam. They come out as intellect, mind, indriyAs and creation and finally merge with Him. I bow to that Supreme who controls all these.)

sa vai na deva asura marttya tiryak na strI na shanDa: na pumAn na jantu:
na ayam guNa: karma na sat na ca asat nishedha Sesha: jayatAt aSesha: 8.3.24

(Now what is this Supreme??? He is not a deva, asura, human or animal, female, neuter, man or some living being. He is not Guna, karma, gigantic or invisible. If you remove everythig, what is left over is that Supreme. Also, He is the sum total of all. Glory to that Lord.)

et us meditate upon the 'bAlam mukundam' who is resting on the banyan leaf. Oh! water, stop you rage. Our baby kRushNa is resting on you.

karAravindena padAravindam mukhAravinde viniveSayanatam
vaTasya patrasya puTe SayAnam bAlam mukundam manasA smarAmi

(I meditate upon that Baby Mukunda who is sleeping on the banya leaf, putting his lotus foot on the lotus face (mouth) with his lotus hand. Oh! Ocean, calm down. Or the Lord will become Rama and take his kodaNdam out!)

samhRutya lokAn vaTapatra madhye SayAnam Adyanta vihIna rUpam
sarveSwaram sarva hitAvatAram bAlam mukundam manasA smarAmi

(He has no beginning and no end. After consuming the whole universe, he is taking rest on the Banyan leaf. He is the Lord of all and He takes avatAram for everyone's welfare. I meditate upon that Baby Mukund. Oh! Ocean watch out! If not the kALiyanarttana lAl will come out! Your furious waves are nothing for Him. He will push them down.)

Oh! kRushNa calm the nature.

tatra AgatA: tumburu nAradAdayo gandharva vidyAdhara siddha cAraNA:
jagur yaSo loka malApaham hare: surAnganA: sannanRutur mudAnvitA: 10.27.24

(Tumburu, Narada and other Gandharvas, along with the Vidyadharas, Siddhas and Caranas, came there to sing the glories of Lord Hari, which purifies the entire world. And the wives of the gods, filled with joy, danced together in the Lord's honor.)

tam tushTuvur deva nikAya ketavo vyavAkiramS cAdbhuta pushpa vRuShTibhi:
lokA: parAm nirvRutim Apnuvams trayo gAvas tadA gAm anayan payo drutAm 10.27.25

(The Deavs chanted the praises of Lord Krishna and scattered wonderful showers of flowers all around Him. All three worlds felt supreme satisfaction(nirvritim), and the cows drenched the surface of the earth with their milk.)

kRushNe abhishikta etAni sarttvAni kuru nandana
nirvairAni abhavams tAta krUrAni api nisargata: 10.27.27

(O Parikchit, beloved of the Kuru dynasty, upon the abhishekam of Lord Krishna, all living creatures, even those cruel by nature, became entirely free of cruelty.)

tam gRuhItvAnayad bhRutyo varunasyAsuro antikam
avajnAyAsurIm velAm pravishTam udakam niSI 10.28.2

(Sri Sukar said: Nanda Gopa one day after having worshiped Lord Janardana and fasted on the Ekadasi day, he entered the water’s of the Kalindi on the auspicious Dvadashi day to take his bath. However he (Nanda Gopa) entered the water in the dark of night, which is considered as an inauspicious time, a demoniac servant of Varuna seized him and brought him to his master.)

On not seeing Nanda Gopa, the cowherd men loudly cried out, "O Krishna! O Rama!" Lord Krishna heard their cries and immediately understood that His father had been captured by Varuna. Therefore the almighty Lord, went to the court of Varuna deva. Seeing that the Lord Krishna, had arrived, the Varuna worshiped Him with elaborate offerings. Varuna was in a state of great jubilation upon seeing the Lord, and he spoke as follows.

adya me nibhRuto deho adyaivArtho adhigata: prabho
tvat pAda bhAjo bhagavann avApu: pAram adhvana: 10.28.5

(Sri Varuna said: It’s today that my life has been fulfilled. In fact the only goal of my life is achieved, O Lord. Those who accept Your lotus feet, O bhagavan, can easily cross this path of material existence. Yes, VaruNa bhagavAn, remember that now, please. Yes, you get furious to teach us a lesson as human beings are cruel to nature. We keep forgetting the lesson we learned. But, please come back to your tranquilness,as that is the Deva guNam. )

ajAnatA mAmakena mUdhenAkArya vedinA
AnIto ayam tava pita tad bhavAn kshantum arhati 10.28.7

(Your father, who is sitting here, was brought to me by a foolish, ignorant servant of mine who did not understand his proper duty. Therefore, please forgive us.

Thus propitiated by Lord Varuna, Sri Krishna, took His father and returned home, where their relatives were overjoyed to see them. Nanda Gopa was astonished to see for the first time the great wealth and fortune of Varuna, the ruler of the ocean’s, and even more so when he saw how Varuna (inspite of being so rich and powerful) and his servants had offered such humble respect to Krishna! Nanda described all this to his fellow Gopa’s.

te tvautsukya dhiyo rAjan matvA gopAs tam ISvaram
api na: svagatim sUkshmAm upAdhAsyad adhISvara: 10.28.11

([Hearing about Krishna's pastimes with Varuna,] the cowherd men wondered that Krishna must be the ishwara, the Supreme Lord. Their minds, O King (Parikscit), were filled with eagerness and wonder. They thought, "Will the Supreme Lord bestow upon us His subtle glories one after the other?"

iti svAnAm sa bhagavAn vijnAya akhila dRuk svayam
sankalpa siddhaye teshAm kRupayaitad acintayat 10.28.12

(Because He knows and sees everything(akhila dRuk), Lord Krishna, the Supreme Lord, automatically understood what the cowherd men were desiring. Wanting to show His compassion to them by fulfilling their desires, the Lord thought as follows.)

jano vai loka etasminn avidyA kAma karmabhi:
uccAvacAsu gatishu na veda svAm gatim bhraman 10.28.13

([Lord Krishna thought:] People in this world are wandering among higher and lower states of existence under the force of ignorance (in the shape of identification with their physical bodies) and desire (born of such ignorance) and actions (prompted by such desires). Thus people are unable to realize their essential nature and they remain trapped.)

satyam jnAnam anantam yad brahma jyoti: sanAtanam
yat hi paSyanti munayo guNApAye samAhitA: 10.28.15

(Lord Krishna revealed to Gopa’s his divine realm (Vaikuntha) which lies beyond the prakruti, His true state (Brahman) which is the absolute truth; pure; infinite and eternal. Even the great Sages get to see that spiritual existence only during deep meditation, when their consciousness is free of all attachment to this physical world. Imagine the fortune of the Gopa’s that they could view this Vaikuntham which even great sages struggle to catch a glimpse of!

te tu brahma hradam nItA magnA: kRushNena ca uddhRutA:
dadRuSu: brahmaNo lokam yatrAkrUro adhyagAt purA 10.28.16

(kRushNa dipped them in the pond of Brahmam and lifted them up. WHat did they see. The same vaikunTha darSan that akrUra got when he took kRushNa and balarama to Mathura.

nandAdaya: tu tam dRushTvA paramAnanda nivRutA:
kRushNam ca tatra cchandobhi: stUyamAnam suvismitA: 10.28.17

(Nanda Gopa and the other cowherd men were in a state of ecstacy when they saw the Vaikuntham. They were especially amazed to see Krishna Himself there, surrounded by the four Vedas (in living form), who were offering Him prayers. pUrNam brahma sanAtanam - n a chance to pamper IT?)

jijIvishe na aham iha amuyA kim antar bahi: ca AvRuta ibha yonyA
icchAmi kAlena na yasya viplava: tasya Atma loka AvaraNasya moksham 8.3.25

(Oh! Lord, I am not craving for living. I am not asking for escape from the grip of this crocordile! In side and outside is full of ignorance in this elephant form. What is the use of this? Please save me from the ignorance, that has covered the glow of Atman in me. Please remove that covering and that is what I am asking for.)

sa: aham viSwasRujam viSwam aviSwam viSwavedhasam
viSwAtmAnam ajam brahma praNatosmi param padam 8.3.26

(Again and again, I bow to you who is the creator of the universe, who is teh universe itself, who is separate from the universe, who uses the universe for his sRushTi etc. lIla, who is the soul of the universe, who is never born, who is omnipresent. I bow to that supreme state.)

bhagavAn api tA rAtriI: SArat utphulla mallikA:
vIkshya rantum manaS cakre yoga mAyAm upASrita: 10.29.1

(Sri Sukar said: (Please note the word 'bhagavAn', 'yogamAyA' etc. We have to remember that at each stage.) It is now the beautiful month of Sharad (Autumn), the nights are very pleasant and the air is intoxicated with the sweet smell of Jasmine. ( Sri Krishna has already got rid all of the evil/impurities around gokul and there’s now love and peace and joy surrounding this entire blessed village. In Canto 27 Krishna had promised the Gopi’s that their desire to be with Krishna would be fulfilled when they had put their hearts and souls into worshipping Goddess Katyayani) It was under such circumstances that Krishna called his energy in the form of Yogamaya for his next lIla! As bhagavAn, using his own mAya he decide to play rAsalIla.)

tat uDurAja: kakubha: karair mukham prAcyA vilimpann aruNena Santamai:
sa carshaNInAm udagAt Suco mRujan priya: priyAyA iva dIrgha darSana: 10.29.2

(Presently the moon, the king of the stars: appeared on the horizon, painting the face of the eastern horizon with the reddish hue of his comforting rays, and thus dispelling the pain of all who watched him rise. The moon was like a beloved husband who returns after a long absence and adorns the face of his beloved wife with red kunkuma and alleviates the suffering. kRushNa is also longing to fulfill the wishes of gopIs. For bhagavAn, taking care of His devotees is a 'fever' which subsides only when wish is taken care of.)

dRushTvA kumudvantam akhanda mandalam ramAnanAbham nava kunkuma aruNam
vanam ca tat komala gobhI ranjitam jagau kalam vAma dRuSAm manoharam 10.29.3

(Lord Krishna saw the full moon glowing with the red hue just like that of fresh saffron, and radiant moon appeared as if it were the very face of the goddess of fortune. This reminded Him of His AhlAdinI Sakti SrI rAdhArANi (Sri Sukar never mentions her name but, she is part of gopIs.) He also saw the kumuda lotuses (these type of lotuses bloom only during the night) opening in response to the moon's presence and the forest gently illumined by its rays. Thus the Lord began to play sweetly on His flute, attracting the minds of the beautiful eyed gopis.)

niSamya gItAm tat ananga vardhanam vraja striya: kRushNa gRuhIta mAnasA:
Ajagmur anyonyam alakshitodyamA: sa yatra kAnto java lola kundalA: 10.29.4

(When gopi’s of Vrindavana heard Krishna's flute song, this re-kindled love in the hearts of gopi’s which were already captivated by the Lord! They hurried to where their Lord waited, each unknown to the others (since their minds were so fully engrossed in the Lord they could not perceive anything else), moving so quickly that their earrings swung back and forth. Who can resist the divine call? Unfortunately, people like us who are so attached to material world would resist anything!.

duhantyo abhiyayu: kAScid doham hitvA samutsukA:
payo adhiSritya samyAvam anudvAsyAparA yayu: 10.29.5

(Some of the gopis were milking cows when they heard Krishna's flute. They stopped milking and went off to meet Him. Some left milk curdling on the stove, and others left food burning in the oven.)

tA vAryamANA: patibhi: pitRubhi: bhrAtRu bandhubhi:
govinda apahRutAtmAno na nyavartanta mohitA: 10.29.8

(Their husbands, fathers, brothers and other relatives tried to stop them, but Krishna had already stolen their hearts. To them nothing mattered other than Lord Krishna. Enchanted by the sound of His flute, they refused; nay they could not turn back. Oh! kRushNa give us this devotion, where we are single focussed.)

antar gRuha gatA: kAScid gopyo alabdha vinirgamA:
kRushNam tat bhAvanA yuktA dadhyur mIlita locanA: 10.29.9

(Some of the gopis, however, could not manage to get out of their houses (becasue they got locked up), and instead they remained home with eyes closed, meditating upon Him with pure love.

yoga randhita karmmANa: hRudi yogavibhAvite
yogina: yam prapaSyanti yogeSam tam natosmi aham 8.3.27

(Oh! Lord, people who have burned all their karmas with bhakti yoga see thee in their heart and enjoy the supreme bliss. I bow to that Lord, who is the fruit giver of yoga.)

namo nama: tubhyam asahya vega SaktitrayAya akhila dhI guNAya
prapanna pAlAya duranta Saktaye kadinriyANAm anavApya vartmane 8.3.28

(Oh! Lord I bow to thee again and again. With uncontrollable force you tempt people with guNAs from inside and through indriyAs from outside. You are beyond comprehension through indriyAs. Though your Maya is very powerful and you are beyond physical indriyAs, you cleasne your devotees who take refuge in you. You protect them out of compassion. My namaskaarams to thee again and again. Oh! kRushNa, please give me the budhi to surrender to you.)

na ayam veda swam AtmAnam yat SaktyA aham dhiyA hatam
tam duratyaya mAhAtmyam bhagavatam ita: asmi aham 8.3.29

(People do not realise the self as that is covered by your Maya. They think this body is everything. I offer myself to that Lord who is not very hard to attain by anyone.)

Parikshit's doubt is for us to hear an answer from Sri Sukar.

kRushNam vidu: param kAntam na tu brahmatayA mune
guNa pravAhoparamas tAsAm guNa dhiyAm katham 10.29.12

(Maharaja Parikchit asked: Here the king asks a very pertinent question to remove all the doubt if anyone has any! Parikshit would not have asked thes after hearing 'bhagavAn and yogamAya' but, being a bhAgavata he is compassionate towards us - who are spiritually dull headed. “O sage, the gopis knew Krishna only as their lover, not as the brahman – the Supreme Absolute Truth. So how could these gopi’s, their minds caught up in three guna’s (satwic, rajas and tamas), free themselves from material attachment?”

uktam purastAd etat te caidya: siddhim yathA gata:
dvishann api hRushIkeSam kim uta adhokshaja priyA: 10.29.13

(Sree Sukar said: This point was explained to you previously (canto 7). Since even Sisupala (Ruler of cedi – caidya), who hated Krishna, achieved siddhi, then what to speak of the Lord's dear devotees?)

Sisupala was Lord Krishna‘s cousin. He was mortified when the Lord stole the gorgeous Rukmini, whom Sisupala himself was hell-bent on marrying. For various other reasons also, Sisupala was consumed with envy of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and finally he insanely offended Him in a great assembly of the Rajasuya yagna. At that time Krishna nonchalantly cut off Sisupala’s head and gave him moksha. The Seventh Canto explains that Sisupala was an incarnation of a gatekeeper in the Vaikuntha who was cursed to take birth on the earth as a demon. As sadhus say it’s merely enough to think about the Lord; even if the thought is filled with hatred towards Him. Lord however only has Love for all his children and he will ensure that His children are taken care of. If He is so merciful towards the people who hate him; then what to say about those who love Him more than their own life and all their material belongings.

nRuNAm ni:Sreyasa arthAya vyaktir bhagavato nRupa
avyayasya aprameyasya nirguNasya guNAtmana: 10.29.14

(O King, the Supreme Lord is inexhaustible and immeasurable, and He is untouched by the three gunas because He is their controller. He takes avatars in this world only for bestowing the highest benefit upon humanity. Since He has descended on to earth for the welfare of the general humanity why then would He neglect the innocent gopi’s who loved Him more than anyone else? Sree Sukar stresses the point that Lord Himself is completely unaffected by the 3 guna’s since He is their controller. So are His devotees. We might think they are, but, they are taking it on themselves to teach a lesson to the world.)

kAmam krodham bhayam sneham aikyam sauhRudam eva ca
nityam harau vidadhato yAnti tan mayatAm hi te 10.29.15

(People who constantly direct their lust, anger, fear, love, feeling of oneness or friendship toward Lord Hari are sure to become one with Him.
Lord Kṛṣṇa the very embodiment of purity, love and mercy and has no attachment with anything and is free from all 3 guna’s, and those who somehow or other become attached to Him, absorbed in thoughts of Him, rise to in spiritual path. This is the absolute nature of the Lord's personal association. It doesn’t matter with what feeling one gets attached to the lord but what is absolutely essential is that one gets attached to the Lord. Once some is attached to Him; Krishna will ensure that the soul will not fall astray. You will be reciprocated the way you treat Him.)

na caivam vismaya: kAryo bhavatA bhagavati aje
yogeSvareSvare kRuShNe yata etad vimucyate 10.29.16

(You should not be so astonished by activities of Krishna, the unborn, the Lord of all yoga’s, the Supreme Lord. After all, it is Krishna who liberates this world.)

Lord Kṛiṣhṇa's call to grant prema is in fact meant to liberate all of us. Krishna’s purpose was to teach all of us a lesson and help us in realizing the truth and getting rid of our own material attachment and lust. The Lord's relationship with the gopis fit in very properly in this context because we who are filled with lust can be purified and liberated by hearing the stories about the love and devotion of the gopi’s. Also it must always be kept in our mind that these Gopi’s are already realized souls and their relationship cannot be taken in the context of a lustful relationship between a man and a woman but like a relationship between parmatma and jivatma.

tA dRushTvA antikam AyAtA bhagavAn vraja yoShita:
avadad vadatAm SreshTho vAca: peSair vimohayan 10.29.17

(Seeing that the girls of Vraja had arrived, Lord Krishna, the best of speakers, greeted them with charming words that bewildered their minds.)

How can the Lord resist that kind of a stuti?

evam gajendram upavarNita nirviSesham
brahmAdaya: vividha lingabhida abhimAnA:
na ete yadA upasasRupu: nikhila AtmakattwAt
tatra akhila amaramaya: hari: AvirAsIt 8.3.30

(Brahma and other Devas has attachment to various forms that they take and they did not rush their as Gajendra was describing a supreme that is beyond any description. When none of them arrived, the real addressee, who is the soul of the universe, whom any adress reaches arrived there.)

tam tadvadArttam upalabhya jagan nivAsa:
stotram niSamya divijai: saha samstuvadbhi:
chandomayena garuDena samuhyamAna:
cakrAyudha: abhygamat ASu yata: gajendra: 8.3.31

(How did he come? ASu - immediately, in a hurry. He is always on call on g-net (sahasra Sira: purushA has unlimitted connection too) He is just waiting for our call - never off line!) He heard the stuti by gajendra who was suffering in the clutch of the crocordile (we also cry and scream.... but, how? Do we scream like gajendra?). He, who is the dweller in everything rushed on the veda personified garuDa, praised by the devAs. His discus was ready to fly to save his devotee.)

sa: anta: sarasi urubalena gRuhIta Artta:
dRshTwA garutmati harim kha upAtta cakram
utkshipya sAmbujakaram giram Aha kRucchrAt
nArAyaNA akhila guro bhagavan namaste 8.3.32

(Gajendra was totally without any energy as he was getting dragged by the crocordile in the pond. He saw the lord in the sky , seated on garuDa and his discus in a lifted pose. Ha! What sight! Worth going through the struggle. Gajendra plucked a fresh louts from the pond, lifted his trunk and with great difficulty said these words, "nArAyaNA akhila gurO bhagavan namaste"! AkASAt patitam toyam yathA gacchati sAgaram sarvadeva namaskAram keSavam prati gacchati.)

Oh! kRushNa, you called they came. Another test? Of course, there are rules and regulations. Only the purest is above all the rules and regulations.

svAgatam vo mahA bhAgA: priyam kim karavANi va:
vrajasyAnAm ayam kaccid brUtAgamana kAraNam 10.29.18

(Lord Krishna asked: O most fortunate ladies, welcome. What may I do for you? Is everything well in Vraja? Please tell Me the reason (kAraNam) for your coming here.

Here Krishna was simply teasing his darling Gopi’s! It was He who had dragged Gopi’s to Him by playing enchanting tunes on his flute and now he was very innocently asking the Gopi’s “Why have you come here?”!

rajani eshA ghora rUpA ghora sattva niShevitA
pratiyAta vrajam neha stheyam strIbhi: sumadhyamA: 10.29.19

(This night is quite dangerous, and there are frightening creatures lurking about. Return to Vraja, O slender waisted girls. This is not an appropriate place or time for you to be here. The Gopi's looked at each other as this is a news to them! Who thoguht about all these??? They forgot everythign and came running!!)

dRushTam vanam kusumitam rAkeSa kara ranjitam
yamunA anila lIlaijat taru pallava Sobhitam 10.29.21

(He showed the beautiful Brindavan to gopis in that sarat mUrNima night!Now you have seen this Vrindavana forest, full of beautiful flowers and bathed in the gentle light of the full moon. You have seen the beauty of the trees, with their leaves trembling in the gentle breeze coming from the Yamuna. Gopis were lost, "we came for this!!".)

tad yAta mA ciram goshTham SuSrUshadhvam patIn sati:
krandanti vatsA bAlAS ca tAn pAyayata duhyata 10.29.22

(Oh! gopis, don't look at me like that! I have a reson. Listen - So now go back to the Vraja with haste. Don't delay. O virtuous ladies, serve your husbands. The calves as well as the babies are crying (with hunger) so please provide them with milk. Duty first and forever. For whom? For those who are boudn by karmas and vAsanAs.)

athavA mad abhisnehAd bhavatyo yantritASayA:
AgatA hi upapannam va: prIyante mayi jantava: 10.29.23

(On the other hand, perhaps you have come here out of your great love for Me, which has taken over your hearts. This is of course completely proper on your part, since all living entities possess natural love for Me. I accept your love adn devotion

tam vIkshya pIDitam aja: sahasA avatIrya
sagrAham ASu sarasa: kRupayA ujjahAra
grAhAt vipATita mukhAt ariNA gajendram
sampaSyatAm hari: amUmucat usriyANAm 8.3.33

(Becasue of comapssion, the Lord Hari got down from the GaruDa and charged his cakram. He cut the crocordile's mouth and releaseGajendra, while pulling him out of the pond pulling his trunk. WHat a blessing? Brahma sparSam. All the Devas were watching this divine sight.)

gajendro bhagavat sparSAt vimukta: AjnAna bandhanAt
prApta: bhagavato rUpam pItavAsA" caturbhuja: 8.4.6

(The touch of the Lord removed Gajendra's ignorance that is the cause for the samsAram. He gained the divine nArAyaNa swarUpam with four hands and pItAmbaram. He obtained sArUpya mukti.)

ye mAm stuvanti anena anga, pratibudhya niSAtyaye
teshAm prANAtyaye ca aham dadAmi vimalAm matim 8.4.25

(Lord Haris promised, "Og! Ganjendra, who ever sing of me using the stotrAs that you used to praise me, or think of you and me, will be blessed. I will give them pure intellect during their last minute. They will think of ME reach ME.")

We offer this at the lotus feet with daNDa namaskArams.

Oh! kRushNa are you heartless? Or are you checking whether their heart is with them still? You have already stollen those!

iti vipriyam AkarNya gopyo govinda bhAshitam
vishaNNA bhagna sankalpAS cintAm Apur duratyayAm 10.29.28

(Sree Sukar said: Hearing these unpleasant words spoken by Govinda, the gopis became morose. They were extremely frustrated and felt great anxiety. But, kRushNa, they will not give up. Love and devotion is not for giving up.)

kRutvA mukhAni ava Suca: Svasanena Sushyad bimbAdharANi caraNena bhuvam likhantya:
astrai: upAtta maSibhi: kuca kunkumAni tasthur mRujantya uru duhkha bharA: sma tUShNIm 10.29.29

(They hung their heads down with sorrow and their breaths dried up their red lips that are red as the bimba fruit, the gopis scratched the ground with their toes. Tears flowed from their eyes, carrying their eye makeup and washing away the kunkumam smeared on their chests. Thus they stood quietly; filled with extreme sorrow. How could you bear that kRushNa?)

preshTham priyetaram iva pratibhAshamANam kRushNam tat artha vinivartita sarva kAmA:
netre vimRujya ruditopahate sma kincit samrambha gadgada giro abruvata anuraktA: 10.29.30

(Here were the Gopi’s who had abandoned every material object worth desiring for Krishna; Krishna was the only thing in this entire universe that they had any attraction towards. And now here is Krishna speaking about them unfavorable; and asking them to leave Him and return back to their material life. If it were anything other than pure love and devotion they would have got angry at Krishna and left Him. But, kRushNa is dearer than the dearest for them. So, they did not give up. As they say Guru’s test their Shishya’s not to see them fail but to see them succeed. Similarly Sri Krishna was testing Gopi’s bhakti towards Him, but not as a test of their devotion but simply to watch them succeed! Gopi’s remained unflinching in their attachment to Him. They stopped their crying, they wiped their eyes and began to speak, their voices filled with emotion. Oh! kRushNa, now that your speech is over, do you want to hear our prayer music? It is very simple. Of course kRushNa was delighted. He knows what they will sing! Also, He wanted people like us to enjoy it!)
Here goes praNaya gItam - this love we can give only for divinity. Be ready to weep with the gopIs. But, stay strong on the devotion.

gopya Ucu:
mA evam vibho arhati bhavAn gaditum nRuSamsam santyajya sarva vishayAms tava pAda mUlam
bhaktA bhajasva duravagraha mA tyajAsmAn devo yathA Adi purusho bhajate mumukshUn 10.29.3

(The gopis said: O all-powerful one, You should not speak to us so cruelly. Do not reject us, who have renounced all material enjoyment to render devotional service to Your lotus feet. Reciprocate with us, O stubborn one, just as the Lord, Sri Narayana, reciprocates with His devotees in their efforts for liberation.)

yat pati apatya suhRudAm anuvRuttir anga strINAm sva dharma iti dharma vidA tvayoktam
astu evam etad upadeSa pade tvayISe preshTho bhavAn tanu bhRutAm kila bandhur AtmA 10.29.32

(You are the foremost expert in dharma. You are the dear most friend of all souls. You are their most intimate relative and indeed their very Self. Also, Oh! Swamy, if we had ever missed any of our Dharmma, we would not even had a glimpse of you. So, that is the proof for us 'yato darma: tata: kRushNa:'.)

kurvanti hi tvayi ratim kuSalA: sva atman nitya priye pati sutAdibhir Arti dai: kim
tan na: prasIda parameSvara mA sma chindyA ASAm bRutAm tvayi cirAd aravinda netra 10.29.33

(The wise always direct their affection toward You because they recognize You as their own atman and eternal beloved. What use do we have for these husbands, children and relatives of ours, who simply give us trouble? They are what they are only because of you. Therefore, O supreme Lord grant us Your mercy. O lotus-eyed one, please do not turn down our only desire - to be with You.)

Oh! kRushNa we are no where near a gOpi. But, please make us one and take us with you.

VIrabhadra and SivagaNAs put a halt to DakshayAga. Daksha was killed and DEvas and Rushis were hurt very badly. They all rushed to Kailash to pray to the Lord. There the Lord was seated in tranquil. The started praising the Lord -

pRutakgdhiya: karmmadRusa: durASayA:
parodayena arppita hRudruja: aniSam
parAn duruktai: vitudanti aruntudAn
tAn mA avadhIt daivavadhAn bhavat vidha: 4.6.46

(Oh! Lord, there are people like Daksha, who see everything as different, who are stuck to rituals, whose hearts are not clean, who always have the heart disease called jealousy where they can't stand others getting better, etc. As they do not see the reality, they always hurt others with unbearable words. Why would you kill them? It is their own karma, their own prArabdham that kills them.)

yasmin yadA pushkaranAbha mAyayA
durantayA spRushTadhiya: pRuthak dRuSa:
kurvanti tatra hi anukampayA kRupAm
na sAdhava: daivabalAt kRute kramam 4.6.47

(People who are touched by the VishnumAyA, which is hard to escape, can not see the divinity in all, and all in the divinity. They hurt sAdhUs. On the otherhand, sAdhUs though capabale of turning them to ashes, do not hurt them. Instead, they shower compassion. They attribute their problems to their prArabdham and spare the wickeds. The very compassion will eventually make the wrong doer repent and turn around. Will it always? It has to happen eventually.)

Oh! kRushnA, are you standing and enjoying their prema? Oh! hRUdaya kamalavAsa, You want to hear the truth from their mouth? Then were are we, who doesn't even know how to read praNayagItam properly? Give us the bhakti and we ask for nothing else kRushNa.

cittam sukhena bhavatA apahRutam gRuheshu yan nirviSati uta karau api gRuhya kRutye
pAdau padam na calatas tava pAda mUlAd yAma katham vrajam atho karavAma kim vA 10.29.34

You easily stole our hands away from our housework. Now our feet won't move even one step away from Your lotus feet. How can we go back to Vraja? What would we do there?
To Krishna’s order to return back to Vraja; Gopi’s say that their feet wont even take one step away from Krishna what to say about walking all the way back to Gokul! This is true devotion, that the Lord wants to witness. He puts it and then enjoys it.

sincAnga na: tvat adharAmRuta pUrakeNa hAsa avaloka kala gIta ja hRut SayAgnim
no ced vayam virahajAgni upayukta dehA dhyAnena yAma padayo: padavIm sakhe te 10.29.35

(Dear Krishna, please pour the nectar of Your lips upon the fire within our hearts - a fire You ignited with Your smiling glances and the sweet song of Your flute. If You do not accept us, we will have no choice but to consign our bodies to the fire of separation from You, O friend, and attain to the abode of Your lotus feet by meditation.)

yarhi ambujAksha tava pAda talam ramAyA dattakshaNam kvacid araNya jana priyasya
asprAkshma tat prabhRuti nAnya samaksham anja sthAtums tvayAbhiramitA bata pArayAma: 10.29.36

(O lotus-eyed one, even the goddess of fortune considers it her fortune whenever she touches the soles of Your lotus feet. You are very dear to the residents of the forest, and therefore we will also touch those lotus feet. From that time on we will be unable even to stand in the presence of any other man, for we will have been fully satisfied by You.)

SrI: yat padAmbuja raja: cakame tulasyA labdhvApi vakshasi padam kila bhRutya jushTam
yasyA: sva vIkshaNa kRute anya sura prayAsa: tadvad vayam ca tava pAda raja: prapannA: 10.29.37

(Goddess Lakshmi, whose glance is sought after by the gods, has achieved the unique position of always remaining on the chest of her Lord, Narayana. Still, she desires the dust of His lotus feet, even though she has to share that dust with Tulasi devi and indeed with the Lord's many other servants. Similarly, we have approached the dust of Your lotus feet for shelter.)

tan na: prasIda vRujinArdana te anghri mUlam prAptA visRujya vasatIs tvat upAsanASA:
tvat sundara smita nirIkshaNa tIvra kAma taptAtmanAm purusha bhUshaNa dehi dAsyam 10.29.38

(Therefore, O vanquisher of all sorrow, please show us some mercy. To approach Your lotus feet we abandoned our families and homes, and we have no desire other than to serve You. Our hearts are burning with intense desires generated by Your beautiful smiling glances. O jewel among men, please make us Your servants.)

vIkshya alaka AvRuta mukham tava kundala SrI ganda sthalAdhara sudham hasitAvalokam
dattAbhayam ca bhuja danda yugam vilokya vaksha: Sriyai ramanam ca bhavAma dAsya: 10.29.39

(Seeing Your face encircled by curling locks of hair, Your cheeks beautified by earrings, Your lips full of nectar, and Your smiling glance, and also seeing Your two imposing arms which take away our fear, and Your chest, which is the only source of pleasure for the goddess of fortune; Oh! kRushNa, we must become Your servants. We have no other desire left in us.)

Oh! kRushNa, gopIs teach us how to love you. Please fill us with that prema.

The Lord was pleased. As per the order of the Lord, Devas attached the head of the goat that was ready for the yajna on Daksha's body. Siva looked at him and he was sanctified. Daksha praised the ASutoshi. There appeared the yajna mUrtti nArAyaNa.

SyAmo hiraNya raSanA arkka kirITa jushTa:
nIlALaka bhramara maNDita kuNDala Asya:
kambu abja cakra Sara cApa gadA asi carmma
vyagrai: hiraNmaya bhujai: iva karNNikAra: 4.7.20

(HIs body is as dark as the thick clouds and is wearing golden dress. The glow emanating from the crown put the sun to shame. The wasp like curls on his forehead and ear drops made of gem from the fish 'makara' added radiance to his beautiful face. He had conch, lotus, discus, bow, arrows, mace, sword,and shield in each of his hands. Those eight hands were moving indicating his desire to protect his devotees. Becasue his hands were decorated with jewels, those looked like the branches of karNikAra tree (konna - the yellow flowere used for VishukkaNi).)

vakshasi adhiSrita vadhU: vanamAli udAra
hAsa avaloka kalayA ramayan ca viSwam
pArSwa bhramat vyajana cAmara rAjahamsa:
sweta Atapatra SaSainA upari rjyamAna: 4.7.21

(Lakshmi Devi is seated on his chest. VanamAla adorns his chest. He nourishes the wole universe with his smile and side looks. The cAmarAS on both sides look like Swans. His while umbrella look like moon that adds shine to the moon like face.)

Please give us the strength to turn to you for help always and accept whatever is given by you as your wish, with a contented heart.

kA stri anga te kala padAyata mUrcchitena sammohitA Arya caritAn na calet tri lokyAm
trailokya saubhagam idam ca nirIkshya rUpam yad go dvija druma mRugA: pulakAni abibhran 10.29.40

(Dear Krishna, what woman in all the three worlds wouldn't deviate from religious behavior when drawn by the sweet, drawn out melody of Your flute? Your beauty makes all three worlds auspicious. Even the cows, birds, trees and deer get filled with ecstasy when they see Your beautiful form. Oh! kRushNa, then where are we, the helpless girls?)

vyaktam bhavAn vraja bhayArti haro abhijAto devo yathAdi purusha: sura loka goptA
tan no nidhehi kara pankajam Arta bandho tapta staneshu ca Sirassu ca kinkarINAm 10.29.41

(Clearly You have taken birth in this world to relieve the fear and distress of the people of Vraja, just as Lord Vishnu, protects the domain of the gods. Therefore, O friend, kindly place Your lotus hand on Your servant’s head’s and burning chests. OK kRushNa we poured our heart. Now you do whatever we deserve. What can that ocean of compassion do now, but to yield to his devotees?)

iti viklavitam tAsAm SrutvA yogeSvareSvara:
prahasya sa dayam gopIr AtmArAmo api arIramat 10.29.42

(Sree Sukar said: Smiling upon hearing the pitiful prayer from the gopis, Lord Krishna, the supreme master of all masters of yoga, mercifully proceeded to delight his gopi’s, although He is reveling in Himself and always completely satisfied with Himself. HE needs nothing from us. He is giving us a chance to enjoy the divinity. Like a mom enjoy's a gift (may be a laDDu thats he made!) from a child!)

tAbhi: sametAbhir udAra ceshTita: priya IkshaNa utphulla mukhIbhir acyuta:
udAra hAsa dvija kunda dIdhatir vyarocataiNAnka ivodubhir vRuta: 10.29.43

(Among the assembled gopis (who had now surrounded Him), the infallible Lord Krishna appeared just like the moon surrounded by stars. Gopi’s were extremely delighted by Lord Krishna’s playful activities and their faces blossomed with His affectionate glances, and His charming smiles revealed His beautiful jasmine bud teeth.)

upagIyamAna udgAyan vanitA Sata yUthapa:
mAlAm bibhrad vaijayantIm vyacaran mandayan vanam 10.29.44

(As the gopis sang His praises, that leader of hundreds of women sang loudly in reply. He gracefully moved among them, wearing His Vaijayanti garland (garland made with 5 different types of flowers), further beautifying the beautiful Vrindavana forest itself.

nadyA: pulinam AviSya gopIbhi: hima vAlukam
reme tat tarala Ananda kumudAmoda vAyunA 10.29.45

(Sri Krishna went with the gopis to the bank of the Yamuna, where the sand was cooling and the wind blowing from the river bore the fragrance of lotuses. There Krishna satisfied all the desires that gopIs had. They enjoyed the pUrNam brahma sanAtanam while the brahmam is AtmArAma:)

Atra te kIrttayishyAma: itihAsam purAtanam
yasya SravaNa mAtreNa pApahAni: prajAyate BM.4.15

(Sanat Kumara's told Narada that they are going to narrate a past incidence. Listening to that itself will cleanse one from all the sins. This story describes the significance of bhAgavata saptAham in cleansing.)

On the banks of Tungabhadra, there were a group of people who followed all dharmAs very religiously. There was preist named Atmadeva, who was well versed in Vedas and Sastras and was radiant like a sun because of his knowledge and practise. His wife, Dundhuli is from a high family, beautiful, adamnet, smart, not too interested in charity etc. but, would always argue and pick up fights. Atmadeva had everything but no children. He did everything prescribed in the SAstrAS, but was not blessed with a child. He did not see any point in living anymore and went near a pond to end his life where he met a yati. sAdhUs by nature are very compassionate and would go out to help any suffering soul.

katham rodishi vipra twam kAte cintA balIyasI
vada twam sattwaram mahyam swasya du:khasya kAraNam BM4.26

(Oh! you are crying. Seem to be lost in some thoughts? Can you please tell me the reason for your sorrow? SanyAsIs do not communicate because they want something. But, they do it because they want to bless someone.)

Atmadeva explained the reason for his distress. Sanyasi adviced him to come out of the ignorance and forget this desire for a child.

SRuNu vipra mayA te adya prArabdham tu viokitam
saptajanmAvadhi tava putro naiva ca naiva ca BM 4.35

(Oh! Vipra, I read your prArabdahm and you do not have a son for 7 seven janmAs.)

Why worry then? If you insist you might get one like King Anga (who got tired of his wicked son, Vena and took sanyAsam). A sanyAsi is blessed and so follow that path. Well, that should be in the prArabdham too! Atmadeva insisted that he should be blessed with a son or he would commit suicide in front of the sAdhu. The sAdhu took a fruit, did japam and loaded with power for a great son and gave it Atmadeva. There was a condition.

satyam Soucam dayA dAnam ekabhaktam tu bhojanam
varshAvadhi striyA kAryam tena putro atinirmala: BM.4.42

(If the lady observe all these - truthfulness, cleanliness, compassion, charity and eacting only once for one whole year, she would get the best son! What a test for Dhundhuli! Now one has to see which is powerful, the blessing or prArabdham?)

Atmadeva handed over the fruit to Dundhuli. His wife followed her instincts (karma?) and hid the fruit and lied to her pati that she ate the fruit! Atmadeva left the town for some work. She was so worried about pregnancy, struggles, child's torture etc. Shared the news with her sister, who was pregnant. She agreed to trade her child for money. Decided to test the power of sAdhu (not obeying is a sin, but, testing is a worst sin) and gave the fruit to their cow. Atmadeva came and Dhundhuli pretended to be pregnant. (One lie to cover up the previous lie and so a thick layer!) When her sister delivered, she secretly brought the baby and broke the news to Atmadeva. Poor Atmadeva celebrated the news and did everything as presecribed. The child was named as DhundhukAri. After 3 months, something strange happened. The cow gave birth to a divine boy who was radiant like gold. He had his ears like a cow and so he was named as gokarNan. Atmadeva loved both as his own. But, Dhundhuli did not.

kiyat kAlena tau jAtau taruNau tanayau ubhou
gokarNa: paNDita: jnAnI dhundhukArI mahA khala: BM 4.67

(As time passed, they both grew up to young adults. Gokarna became very inteligent and balanced and DundhukAri very wicked. Blessing always work. So does insulting.)

Oh! kRushNa, what they gained with love, they lost??? Why? I see, craving makes union sweeter! (prasAdAya)

evam bhagavata: krishnAllabdha mAnA mahAtmana:
AtmAnam menire strINAm mAninyo abhyadhikam bhuvi 10.29.47

(The gopis considered themselves extremely fortunate for having received such special attention from Krishna, the Supreme Lord, and each of them thought of herself as the luckiest woman on earth. But at the same time there arose some pride among them and they started to also think that they must be the best woman on earth to receive such special attention from Krishna. My goodness, watchout, kRushNa reads your min dgopIs.... But, how can they not feel proud? If you don't you don't know the value of what you have in hand!)

tAsAm tat saubhaga madam vIksya mAnam ca keSava:
praSamAya prasAdAya tatra eva antaradhIyata 10.29.48

(Ever the Guru, Lord Kesava, seeing that little pride in gopis about their good fortune, wanted to relieve them of this pride and show them further mercy. Thus He immediately disappeared. This is 'soubhaga madam' which need to blessed and not punished. That is why 'prasAdAya'.)

Let us join the gopIs in their cry......

antarhite bhagavati sahasaiva vrajAnganA:
atapyams tam acakahANA: kariNya iva yUthapam 10.30.1

(Sree Sukar said: When Lord Krishna disappeared so suddenly, the gopis felt great sorrow at losing sight of Him just like a group of female elephants who have lost their mate. They were suffocated. The very thought makes us feel what we lost.)

gatyAnurAga smita vibhrama Ikshitair manorama AlApa vihAra vibhramai:
Akshipta cittA: pramadA ramA pates tAs tA viceshTA jagRuhus tat AtmikA: 10.30.2

(How can we explain this pain? We all suffered this...... As the gopi’s remembered Lord Krishna, their hearts were overwhelmed by the memories His enchanting movements and loving smiles, His playful glances and lovely words, and by the many other pastimes He would enjoy with them. Thus absorbed in thoughts of Krishna, the gopis began acting out His various pastimes while totally absorbed in Him.)

gAyantya uccair amum eva samhatA vicikyur unmattaka vad vanAd vanam
papracchur AkASa vad antaram bahir bhUteshu santam puruSham vanaspatIn 10.30.4

(Singing loudly of Krishna, they searched for Him throughout the Vrindavana forest like a band of mad women. They even asked the trees about Krishna the same Lord who is the soul ever present both inside and outside of all living beings, just like the sky which exists everywhere.)

dRushTo va: kaccid aSvattha plaksha nyagrodha no mana:
nanda sUnur gato hRutvA prema hAsAvalokanai: 10.30.5

([The Gopi’s sang:] O ashvattha tree, O plaksha, O nyagrodha, have you seen our Krishna? That son of Nanda Gopa has gone away after stealing our hearts with His loving smiles and glances. Where is He? Where are you kRushNa? Do you hear us?)

kaccit kurabakASoka nAga punnAga campakA:
rAmAnujo mAninInAm ito darpa hara smita: 10.30.6

(O kurabaka tree, O ashoka, O naga, punnaga and campaka, has Balarama's younger brother, whose very smile removes the pride of women filled with pride, passed this way? Our beauty or worth is worthless in front of His smile. Yes kRushNa, please join us...)

Sri Sukar does not mention Radha's name but, soon gopIs will figure out that He has escaped with His Priya. Bhattatiri says,

'rAdhAbhitAm tAvat ajAta garvAm' Radhe Rani is His AhlAdinI Sakti and she is the one who unites Hid devotees with the Lord. Good that He is never away from Her.

DHundhukaari spent his time torturing innocents and enjoying with veSyAs. He spent all the momey saved by his father. Kaama leads to krodha. Finally he started beating up his father for more money and Atmadeva realized what the sAdhu meant -

tat pitA kRupaNa: procchai: dhanahIna: ruroda ha
vandhyattwam tu samIcInam kuputro du:khadAyaka: BM4.71

(That helpless father cried pitiably. "Oh! being childless is better. A bad son gives nothing but miseries. Look at this, my son is beating me up......". Isn't this true with anything? When one looses the poise (like Atmadeva - not listening to the sAdhu), one has to head straight to disater.)

May be his love for gokarNa or the darSan of a sAdhu brought gokarNa in front of him at the right time. The jnAni thought, "What is this? If the son had thought of him as father would he beat him up? Or if the father had though the other as son, would he complain? What a strange tangle of Maya?" He told his father that everything is temporary. The soul that enjoys paramAnandam is the muni who is not caught in samsAram. Get out of this ignorance. before the body falls because of prArabdham, take refuge in the lord and go to the forest and reach HIS LOTUS FEET. Atmadeva prayed to his son,

andhakUpe snehapASai: badha: pangu: aham SaTha:
karmmaNA patita: nUnam mAm uddhara dayAnidhe BM 3.78

(Oh! ocean of compassion, I am in this well of ignorance. Tied up in the relations. I am handicapped and adament. My karma is the reason for all these. Please lift me up oh! Dear, save me. PLEASE MAKE THIS PRAYER TO ONE WHO CAN LIFT - THE GURU, PARAMATMA.)

dehe asthi mAmsa rudhire abhimatim tyaja twam
jAyA sutAdishu sadA mamatAm vimunca
paSya aniSam jagat idam kshaNabhanga nishTham
vairAgya rAga rasika: bhava bhakti nishTha: BM 4.79

(Give up the thought that this body is YOU. It is nothing but a collection of bones, flesh and blood. Give up the ownership on wife children etc. (This does not apply to aatmabandhUs who walks with one to divinity) Realize that this world is dying every second. Show interest in getting detached from everything while holding tight to Bhakti.)

dharmam bhajaswa satatam tyaja lokadharmAn
sevaswa sAdhupurushAn jahi kAma tRushNAm
anyasya dosha guNa cintanam ASu muktwA
sevA kathArasam aho nitarAm piba twam BM 4.80

(Don't follow the world. Follow the sAdhUs and stick to your dharma. Serve sAdhus. Come out of all desires. More than anything, GIVE UP THINKING ABOUT GOOD OR BAD ABOUT OTHERS. Enjoy bhagavat katha all the time. This will lead you to unsahkable bhakti and hence to the LORD.)

Listening to the advise of his son Atmadeva went to the forest and spent the rest of his life enjoying the daSamaskandham of bhAgavatam (kRushNa lIla). At the end, he left the physical body and merged with the Lord.

After his father left, Dhundhukri started torturing his mother for money. Unable to bear her son's treatment, Dhundhuli jumped into a well and died. Thus she enetered the hell.

Along with father Gokarna also left the house on a pilgrimage. Free of all dualities he existed in harmony with the divinity. Dhundhukari lived in his house with VeSyAs. By stealing and killing he brought plenty of money. The ladies decided that he is going to be cought one day and so decided to kill him and share the wealth. One day when he was sleeping they tied rope around his neck. Death was not an easy gift for him because of all the crimes that he had committed. They burned his face with buring charcol and finally he died in pain. They buried hid body and told everybody that their husband has gone out! Wickeds will not hesitate to do anything.

Poor DhundhukAri ended up like a pretam (spirit) and roamed here and there scaring people. During his tIrtha yAtra, while in Gaya, GokarNan came to know about the death of Dhundhuli and DhundhukAri. He offered oblations to the departed souls in Gaya and all possible tIrthams. At the end he came to his own town. In the night a spirit tried to scare him. Becasue of his divinity, he tried to converse with the suffering soul. The preta could not utter a word properly. Immediately took a hand full of water and sanctified the preta by sprinking the tIrtham on it.

The preta introduced itself as DhundhukAri who ended up in this state because of his own karma.

tvat artham tu gayApiNDo mayA datta: vidhAnata:
tat katham na eva mukta: asi mama AScaryam idam mahat BM 5.31

GokarNa was astonished to see that even GayaSradham did not release the son, but did release the mother. So, he had to look for another solution. He checked all the SastrAs discussed with all the learned Brahmins but, there was nothing greater than GayaSrAdham.

Will see whether there is a solution.

Let us go with the gopIs, looking and crying for kRushNa.

pRucchatemA latA bAhUn api ASlishTA vanaspate:
nUnam tat karaja spRushTA bibhrati utpulakAni aho 10.30.13

(Let us ask these creepers about Krishna. Even though they are embracing the arms of their husband (in the shape of branch), tree, they certainly must have been touched by Krishna's fingernails, since out of joy they are manifesting their happiness in the form of sprouts.)

iti unmatta vaco gopya: kRushNa anveshaNa kAtarA:
lIlA bhagavatas tAs tA hi anucakrus tadAtmikA: 10.30.14

(Gopis were acting like crazy women from the pain of sudden disappearance of Krishna! Distraught from searching for Krishna and not finding Him they began to act out His various pastimes, fully absorbed in thoughts of Him.)

kasyAcit pUtanAyantyA: kRushNAyanti apibat stanam
tokayitvA rudati anyA padAhan SakaTAyatIm 10.30.15

(One gopi imitated Putana, while another acted like infant Krishna and they played out the incident in which Krishna sucks out the very life breath from Putana as she was trying to feed Him deadly poison. Another gopi, crying in imitation of infant Krishna, kicked a gopi who was taking the role of the cart demon, Sakathasura.)

daityAyitvA jahArAnyAm eka kRuahNArbha bhAvanAm
ringayAm Asa kApi anghrI karshantI ghosha ni:svanai: 10.30.16

(One gopi played the role of Trinavarta and carried away another gopi, who was playing the role of infant Krishna, while yet another gopi crawled about on her hands and knees acting like the infant Krishna , her ankle bells tinkling as she dragged her feet.)

kRushNa rAmAyite dve tu gopAyantyaS ca kAScana
vatsAyatIm hanti cAnyA tatraikA tu bakAyatIm 10.30.17

(Two gopis acted like Rama and Krishna in the midst of several others gopis who played the role of cowherd boys. One gopi enacted Krishna's killing of the demon Vatsasura, while another gopi played the role of the demon, and another pair of gopis acted out the killing of demon Bakasura.)

AhUya dUragA yadvat kRuShNas tam anukurvatIm
veNum kvaNantIm krIDantIm anyA: Samsanti sAdhviti 10.30.18

(When one gopi perfectly imitated how Krishna would call the cows back who had wandered far away from the herd and how He would play His flute and how He would engage in various divine sports, the others congratulated her with exclamations of "Well done! Well done!")

kasyAncit svabhujam nyasya calanti AhAparA nanu
kRushNo aham paSyata gatim lalitAm iti tan manA: 10.30.19

(Another gopi, her mind completely absorbed in Krishna, walked about with her arm resting on the shoulder of another gopi and cried out, "I am Krishna! Look how gracefully I move!")

Through GopIs, Sri Sukar is reminding us the bAlAlIlAs. The only medicine for viraham is bhagavat katha and devotees experiences. Soon they are going to sing, 'tava kathA amRutam kRushNa tapta jIvanam...'

mA bhaishTa vAta varshAbhyAm tat trANam vihitam maya
iti uktvaikena hastena yatanti unnidadhe ambaram 10.30.20

("Don't be afraid of the storms or the rain," said one gopi. "I will protect you from them!" And with that she lifted her scarf above her head.)

AruhyaikA padAkramya Sirasi AhAparAm nRupa
dushTa ahe gaccha jAto aham khalAnAm nanu danda dhRuk 10.30.21

(O King (Parikcit), one of the gopi’s climbed on top of another gopi and, placing her foot on her head, cried out, "Go away from here, O wicked snake! You should know that I have taken birth in this world just to punish the wicked and the envious.")

tatra eka uvAca he gopA dAvAgnim paSyata ulbaNam
cakshUmshi ASu apidadhvam vo vidhAsye kshemam anjasA 10.30.22

(One Gopi cried out to the others (visualizing them as cowherd boys trapped in the deadly fire): “My dear gopa’s, look at this raging forest fire! Shut your eyes at once and I will easily deliver you from this danger.”)

baddhAnyayA srajA kAcit tanvI tatra ulUkhale
bhItA sudRuk pidhAyAsyam bheje bhIti vidambanam 10.30.23

(One gopi pretended to be the mortar while the other gopi (who was acting the role of Krishna) was tied to this “mortar” by a flower garland. A third gopi played the role of Yashoda and enacted the scene where mother Yashoda gets angry with Krishna for having broken the butter pots and stolen the butter. Gopi playing the role of Krishna pretended to be very afraid and covered her face. Oh! kRushNa. Do they know anything other than you? Still, where are you?)

evam kRushNam pRucchamAnA vRundAvana latA: tarUn
vyacakshata vanoddeSe padAni paramAtmana: 10.30.24

(While the gopis were thus imitating various Krishna's lila’s and asking forest creepers and trees where Krishna, the Supreme Lord, might be, they happened to see His footprints in a corner of the forest.
Here Sree Sukar uses the word paramAtmana: to again stress the fact that Gopi’s were not simply some love struck women searching for their dear but in fact great devotees searching for that Supreme Lord. They got a clue. He has gone this way! But, where?)

padAni vyaktam etAni nanda sUnor mahAtmana:
lakshyante hi dhvajAmbhoja vajrAnkuSa yavAdibhi: 10.30.25

([The gopis said to one another:] “These foot prints must surely belong that to great Lord, that darling son of Nanda Gopa! The marks of a flag, lotus, thunderbolt, elephant goad, yavam and so forth on these footprints clearly distinguish them as belonging to Him”..Their hearts were again revived; they felt great joy at finally finding some hints to where there Lord disappeared. So they hurriedly followed the path their hearts in their mouths dying to be one with their master but…)

tais tai: padai: tat padavIm anvicchantyo agrato abalA
vadhvA: padai: su pRuktAni vilokya ArtA: samabruvan 10.30.26

(The gopis began following Krishna's path, as shown by His many footprints, but when they saw that these foot prints were interspersed with those of a lady consort, they thought about their blessed friend, who is enjoying the Lord, spoke to one another as follows - "whose foot prints are those? She certainly has done wonderful pooja as she is with the Lord always.")

GopIs cry and Radha RaNi's call.

dhanyA aho amI Alyo govinda anghri abja reNava:
yAn brahmeSo ramA devI dadhur mUrdhni agha nuttaye 10.30.29

(O Gopis! The dust from Govinda's lotus feet is so sacred that even Brahma, Shiva and the goddess Rama Devi take that dust upon their heads to wipe out their sins. The dust particles are so lucky. They got the touch of our kRushNa.)

tasyA amUni na: kshobham kurvanti uccai: padAni yat
yA eka apahRutya gopInAm raho bhunkte acyutAdharam 10.30.30

(These footprints of that gopi (Radha Devi) greatly disturb us. Of all the gopis, She alone was taken away to a secluded place, where She is enjoying Lord Krishna all by herself! Even though it might seem that Gopi’s were jealous of Radhe Devi because Krishna left them and went to a secluded part of the forest with out them, its not true. Gopi’s merely wanted their beloved Krishna to spend some time with them too, but they were very happy for Radha that she got to spend time with Krishna. They wondered what great punya must have been done by Radha to deserve this great fortune.)

na lakshyante padAni atra tasyA nUnam tRuNAnkurai:
khidyat sujAtAnghri talAm unninye preyasIm priya: 10.30.31

(Look, we can't see Her footprints over here! It's obvious that the grass and sprouts were hurting the tender soles of Her feet, and so Her beloved Krishna must have lifted her up.)

imAni adhika magnAni padAni vahato vadhUm
gopya: paSyata kRushNasya bhArAkrAntasya kAmina: 10.30.32

(Please observe, my dear gopis, how in this place Krishna's footprints are pressed more deeply into the ground. Carrying the weight of His beloved must have been difficult for Him. Even now they are more worried for Krishna and suffer just by the very thought that their beloved Krishna might have to suffer even a little bit!)

As the gopis wandered about, their minds completely lost in krishna, they pointed out various signs of Krishna's pastimes, how He would have treated the blessed friend of theirs etc.

sA ca mene tadAtmAnam varishTham sarva yoshitAm
hitvA gopI: kAma yAnA mAm asau bhajate priya: 10.30.37

(Now, Radha Rani could not bear the viraham that her friends were going through. She preferred to cry with them,sing with them, to unite them with the Lord. So she pretended to be proud. She thought that she is the luckiest Gopi who is getting blessed by kRushNa.)

evam uktah priyAm Aha skandha AruhyatAm iti
tataS cAntardadhe kRushNa: sA vadhUr anvatapyata 10.30.39

(Filled with that thought Radha told Lord Keshava, "I cannot walk any further. Please carry Me wherever You want to go." Thus addressed, Lord Krishna replied, "Just climb on My shoulder." But as soon as He said this, He disappeared. Now it was Radha’s turn to feel great distress at this sudden disappearance of her Lord!)

She knew what would bring her friends to her. She is going to be teh Guru who is going to lead them to kRushNa.

hA nAtha ramaNa preshTha kvAsi kvAsi mahA bhuja
dAsyAs te kRupaNAyA me sakhe darSaya sannidhim 10.30.40

(She cried out: O master! O dear most, where are You? Where are You? Please, O mighty-armed one, O friend, show Yourself to Me, Your wretched maidservant!)

GopIs heard the cry of their dear friend. They rushed to her.

anvicchantyo bhagavata: mArggam gopya: avidUrata:
dadRuSu: priya viSlesha mohitAm du:khitAm sakhIm 10.30.41

(GopIs who were desperately looking for their dear kRushNa heard the pathetic cry from their dear friend, who was lamenting out of viraham. They rushed to her and carried her in their lap. They knew that she will not be alive even for a second without Him. They wept so badly listening to her story.)

tayA kathitam AkarNya mAnaprAptim ca mAdhavAt
avamAnam ca dourAtmyAt vismayam paramam yayu: 10.30.42

(She told them "Oh! Dear friends, he showered His special love on me. My pride (which she took on herself to unite her friends with kRushNa) turned Him off and He left me too. Oh! kRushNa! Sing His names so that we will be alive when He comes." Hearing this they were really surprised as 'feeling proud or jealous' is not RadhA's nature. What is the truth behind this?)

They searched for kRushNa until teh moon set. They enetered teh total darkness in teh world as well as in their heart. Is that the end? Never. Watch.

tan manaskA: tat AlApA: tat vicesTA: tat AtmikA:
tat guNAn eva gAyantya: na AtmAgArANi sasmaru: 10.30.44

(Oh! kRushNa, give me the strength. Their mind merged with Him. They cried only for Him. They enacted Him. They became body's with kRushNa as their soul. They sang nothing but His GuNAs. They did not even think of their families or home. What a yoga!. Viraham takes one there. How can the Lord stay from them? NEVER. HE IS A BHKTA VATSALAN. HE WILL NOT SEND A MESSENGER, BUT WILL BE THERE HIMSELF. WE WILL SEE THAT SOON - SMAYAMANA MUKHAMBUJA:)

puna: puLinam Agatya kALindyA: kRushNa bhAvanA:
samavetA: jagu: kRushNam tat Agamana kAnkshitA: 10.30.45

(RAdhA RaNi said, "Oh! dear friend, the only way to get Him back is forget ourselves and sing His glories. How can we ever remember anythign else when we sing his glories?" So, they came back to teh banks of KaLindi River. With the strong desire to have Him back, as group, they started siging about kRushNa.)

This is gopikA gItam - singing and crying or crying and singing. They cried with tAlam and Sruti and that is gopikA gItam.

GokarNa got the answer the very next day

tata: sarvai: sUrya vAKyam tanmuktou sthApitam param
gokarNa stambhanam cakre sUryavegasya vai tadA:BM.5.39
(They decided that the answer is with the sUrya bhagavAn and GokarNa stopped the movement of the sUrya with the power of his Yoga. The sun said, SrImad bhAGavatAt mukti: saptAhe vAcanam kuru. "Read bhAgavatam in 7 days and that will free the preta" was the answer)

GokarNa listened to jagat sAkshi SUrya and arranged for the bhAgavata saptAham. The preta entered a bamboo and stayed there with out moving. It listened to the beautiful reading and narration by GokarNa. AT the end of each day each tie (bondage) broke and on the seventh day, the preta was released from all its pApam and appeared with vishNu sArUpyam. A divine vehicle appeared to carry the great soul. GokarNa, though knew the answer, asked the divine being and He introduece himself as DhundhukAri, who was released by the saptAham.

bhidyate hRudaya granthI chidyante sarva samSayA:
kshIyante ca asya karmmANi saptAha SravaNe kRute BM 6.65

(Listening to bhAgavata saptAham removes all the bondages and karmas and vAsanAs. So, the souls escape from the samsAram.)

GokarNa wondered why only the preta got the moksham and not teh narrator or the oteh rlisteners. VishNudUtAs said

SravaNasya vibhedena phalabeda: api samsthita:
SravaNam kRutam sarvai: na tathA mananam kRUtam BM 5.71

(The result depends on the way in which the way it was heard. Everyone heard but, did concntrate as much. Please do it again and it will be taken care of.)

GokarNa did one more bhAgavata saptAham and everyone listened very carefully. Naryana himself came and took GokarNa to Golakam. All the inhabitants of that village reached vaikunTham and it was like Rama taking everyone with Him during His Vaikutha ArohaNam.

AkhyAnam etat paramam pavitram Srutam sakRut vai vidahet aghougham
SrAdhe prayuktam pitRu tRupim Avahet nityam supAThAt apunarbhavam ca BM 5.90

(Listening to this most purifying story, once will cleanse from all the sins, reading this on SrAdhA will please the pitRUs and reading it daily takes one to moksham.)

Bhagavatam blesses one with bhakti, jnAna and vairAghya and makes one His dAsAnu dAsa: Let us enjoy it. Once for purification and the rest for enjoying the sweetness. RADHE KRISHNA

Offering the story of GokarNa at the Lotus feet with daNDa namaskArams.

When we cry for material things it is 'crying'. The cry for the Lord is 'GOPIKA GITAM'.

jayati te adhikam janmanA vraja: Srayata indirA SaSvad atra hi
dayita dRuSyatAm dikShu tAvakA: tvayi dhRutAsava: tvAm vicinvate 10.31.1

(The gopis sang out their cry: O beloved, Vraja shines all the more brighter by your decent; for even Indira, the goddess of fortune, always resides here (so that she may catch your glimpse). It is only for Your sake that we, Your devoted servants live. We have been searching everywhere for You, so please show mercy and show Yourself to us.)

Sarad udASaye sAdhu jAta sat sarasijodara SrI mushA dRuSA
Surata nAtha te aSulka dAsikA varada nighnato neha kim vadha: 10.31.2

(O Lord of love, in beauty Your glance excels the whorl of the finest, most perfectly formed lotus within the autumn pond. O bestower of boons, You are killing the very maidservants who have given themselves to You freely. There is no trade in our love for You Lord. Is this fair Lord?)

visha jalApyayAd vyAla rAkshasAd varsha mArutAd vaidyutAnalAt
vRusha mayAtmajAd viSvato bhayAd Rushabha te vayam rakshitA muhu: 10.31.3

(O jewel among men, You have repeatedly saved us from all kinds of danger - from poisoned water, from the terrible demon Agha (who comes as a Huge snake), from the great rains, from the wind demon, from the fiery thunderbolt of Indra, from the bull demon and from the Vyomasura. We remember all those kRushNa. WE are living only because of You. But, were all those only for this separation?)

na khalu gopIkA nandano bhavAn akhila dehinAm antarAtma dRuk
vikhanasArthito viSva guptaye sakha udeyivAn sAtvatAm kule 10.31.4

(O Lord You are no ordinary son of the mother Yashoda. You are that eternal witness in the hearts of all living entities. Because Lord Brahma prayed for You to come and protect the universe, You have now appeared in the Yadu dynasty. Here GopIs express that they know the secret of avatAram. But, their PREMA is stronger than that. Lord gives Himself for that PREMA.)

viracitAbhayam vRushNi dhUrya te caraNam IyushAm samsRuter bhayAt
kara saroruham kAnta kAma dam Sirasi dhehi na: SrI kara graham 10.31.5

(O best of the Vrishnis, Your lotus like hand, which holds the hand of the goddess of fortune, grants fearlessness to those who approach Your feet out of fear of material existence. O Lord, please place that wish fulfilling lotus hand on our heads (and grant our wish to be with you, for the Gopi’s had no other desires left).

Let us sing while crying with gopIs.

vraja janArti han vIra yoshitAm nija jana smaya dhvamsana smita
bhaja sakhe bhavat kinkarI: sma no jalaruhAnanam cAru darSaya 10.31.6

(O Great Lord, You remove the suffering of Vraja's people, And you are the brave leader, Your (very) smile shatters the false pride of Your devotees. Please, dear friend, accept us as Your maidservants and show us Your beautiful lotus face. In the absence of your presence, we will wither away.)

praNata dehinAm pApa karSanam tRuna carAnugam SrIniketanam
phaNi phaNArpitam te padAmbujam kRuNu kuceshu na: kRundhi hRucchayam 10.31.7

(Your lotus feet destroy the sins of all beings who surrender to them. These are the same feet which follow after the cows (due to Lords love for the cows) in the pastures and are the eternal abode of the goddess of fortune. Just like You once put those feet on the hoods of the great serpent Kaliya (to destroy his ego), please place them upon our chests and destroy all evil/sins in us. You kno whow to sacntify anything so as to make it yours. Please do that.)

madhurayA girA valgu vAkyayA budha manojnayA pushkarekshaNa
vidhi karIr imA vIra muhyatIr adharasIdhunA ApyAyayasva na: 10.31.8

(O lotus-eyed one, Your sweet voice and charming words, which attract even the minds of the wise, are drawing us to You even more and more. Our dear Lord, please revive us-Your maidservants with the nectar of Your lips.)

tava kathAmRutam kRushNAA tapta jIvanam kavibhir Iditam kRushNA kalmashApaham
SravaNa mangalam kRushNA SrImad Atatam bhuvi gRuNanti ye kRushNA bhUri dA janA: 10.31.9

(The nectar of Your words and the descriptions of Your activities are the only escape for those suffering in this material world. These narrations, retold by learned sages, eradicate one's sins and bestow good fortune upon whoever hears them. Blessed are those who spread these divine words of wisdom and knowledge through out this world. kRushNa, are you wondering how we are alive with this viraham? That is only because of the power of your kathAmRutam, kRushNa. Aren't we all in the same boat?)

prahasitam priya prema kRushNA vIkshaNam viharaNam ca te kRushNA dhyAna mangalam
rahasi samvido kRushNA yA hRudi spriSa: kuhaka no mana: kRushNA kshobhayanti hi 10.31.10

(Your hearty laughs, Your smiles, Your sweet, loving glances as well as Your conversations with us and all other activities that we enjoyed with You - all these are very special to meditate upon, and they deeply touch our hearts. But at the same time (now that you are away from us), O deceiver, they very much agitate our minds. How true! Isn't our LORD the best actor?

On a sUrya grahaNa day kRushNa called for a meLa. This is when kRushNa meets the gopIs physically (after more than 100 years). Droupadi collected all the ladies and started gossiping. That day's topic was, "how come all the 16108 of you marreid kRushNa?What is so cpecial about Him?" Each narrated their stories and concluded in chorus -

na vayam saadhwi saamraajyam swaaraajyam bhoujyam apyuta
vairAjyam pArameshThyam vA Anandyam vA hare: padam 10.83.41
kAmayAmaha etasya SrImat pAda raja: Sriya:
kuca kunkuma gandhADhyam mUrdhnA voDhum gadAbhRuta: 10.83.42


(Oh! Great lady, all we crave is to bear the dust from the lotus feet of the Lord (gadAdhara), which is mixed with the fragrance of kunkumam from Mahalakshmi's chest, on our head. We do not want to be the king of kings, we don't want the status of Indra, or a mixture of both or the status of virAT, the post of Brahma or even Mokasham. So, why would we even think of doing anytyhing else other than serving Him?)

vrajastriya: yat vanchanti puLindya: tRuNa vIrudha:
gAva: cArayata: gopA: pAdasparSam mahAtmana: 10.83.43

(Oh! Devi, the gopIs who have gathered here around us, the forest ladies, gopAs, grass and trees - all of them have only one desire and that is the touch of the Lotus feet of that Lord who grazes the cows. The Lord has granted it to all these great devotees. Prema is the only path to win His divine look and mercy. He will never turn us down. We all serve Him and are sure that He will give us the same blessings that He showered on these GopIs.)

calasi yad vrajAt kRUshNA cArayan paSUn nalina sundaram kRUshNA nAtha te padam
Sila tRuNAnkurai: kRUshNA sIdatIti na: kalilatAm mana: kRUshNA kAnta gacchati 10.31.11

(O Dear master when You leave the Vraja village to tend the cows, our minds are disturbed with the thought that Your feet, more beautiful than a lotus, will be ####### by rough grass and other plants. Now, you are running in the forest. How can we bear this? Please kRushNa, come and tell us that you are fine.)

dina parikshaye kRUshNA nIla kuntalair vanaruhAnanam kRUshNA bibhrad AvRutam
ghana rajasvalam kRUshNA darSayan muhur manasi na: smaram kRUshNA vIra yacchasi 10.31.12

(At the end of the day (after returning back with the cows) You show us Your lotus-like face, covered with dark locks of hair and soiled with dust (raised by the cows. This dust is the only treasure that Gopi’s seek). Thus, O Brave one, this kindles love in our heart for You. Oh! kRushNa, we can't bear this pain any more.)

pranata kAmadam kRUshNA padmajArcitam dharaNi mandanam kRUshNA dhyeyam Apadi
caraNa pankajam kRUshNA Santamam ca te ramaNa na: staneshu kRUshNA arpayAdhi han 10.31.13

(Your lotus feet, which are worshiped by even Lord Brahma, fulfill the desires of all who bow down to them. They are the most valuable ornament of the earth, they give the highest pleasure, and in times of danger meditating upon them will save us from it. O delighter of souls, O destroyer of anxiety, please put those lotus feet upon our chests.)

surata vardhanam Soka nASanam svarita veNunA sushThu cumbitam
itara rAga vismAraNam nRuNAm vitara vIra nas te adharAmRutam 10.31.14

(O Lord, kindly give to us the nectar of Your lips, which enhances our joy and vanquishes all grief. That nectar is thoroughly enjoyed by Your flute and (listening to the melodious flute) makes people forget any other attachment.)

athati yad bhavAn ahni kAnanam truTir yugAyate tvAm apaSyatAm
kuthila kuntalam SrI mukham ca te jada udIkShatAm pakShma kRud dRuSAm 10.31.15

(When You go off to the forest during the day, a tiny fraction of a second becomes like a millennium for us because we cannot see You. And even when we can eagerly look upon Your beautiful face, so lovely with its adornment of curly locks, our pleasure is hindered by our eyelids, which were fashioned by the foolish creator (Brahma).)

pati sutAnvaya bhrAtRu bAndhavAn ativilanghya te anti acyutAgatA:
gati vida: tava udgIta mohitA: kitava yoShita: kas tyajen niSI 10.31.16

(We have been drawn by your enchanting music from the flute and just to see You, we have completely rejected our husbands, children, ancestors, brothers and other relatives. O Trickster, what noble man would abandon helpless women in the middle of the night? Oh! kRushNa, sarva dharmAn parityajya mAm ekam SarNam vraja.... but, now?)

rahasi samvidam hRucchaya udayam prahasitAnanam prema vIkshaNam
bRuhad ura: Sriyo vIkshya dhAma te muhur ati spRuhA muhyate mana: 10.31.17

(Our minds repeatedly go back to the various intimate conversations that we had with you, we recall your beautiful smiling face, Your loving glances and Your broad chest, the resting place of the goddess of fortune. These memories only strengthen our desire to be with You.)

vraja vanaukasAm vyakti: anga te vRujina hantri alam viSva mangalam
tyaja manAk ca nas tvat spRuhAtmanAm sva jana hRud rujAm yan niShUdanam 10.31.18

(O beloved, Your very presence vanquishes the distress of those living in Vraja as well as the denizens of the forest and is auspicious for the entire universe. Our minds long for Your association. Please give to us just a bit of that medicine (in the form of Your company), which counteracts the disease in Your devotees' hearts.)

yat te sujAta caraNAmburuham staneshu bhItA: Sanai: priya dadhImahi karkaSeshu
tenATavIm aTasi tad vyathate na kim svit kUrpAdibhir bhramati dhIr bhavad AyushAm na: 10.31.19
O dearly beloved! Your lotus feet are so soft that we place them gently on our chests, fearing that Your feet will be hurt. Our life rests only in You. Our minds, therefore, are filled with anxiety that Your tender feet might be wounded by pebbles as You roam about on the forest path.

iti gopya: pragAyantya: pralapantyaS ca citradhA
rurudu: susvaram rAjan kRushNa darSana lAlasA: 10.32.1

(Sree Sukar said: O King, Gopi’s thus sung and spoke and cried and poured their hearts. They completely lost control over themselves due to their intense longing for Krishna and began to weep loudly. Oh! kRushNa, we won't be alive to take our next breath. This is for sure. Now they have merged with the Lord totally.)

tAsAm AvirabhUt Sauri: smayamAna mukhAmbuja:
pItAmbara dhara: sragvI sAkshAt manmatha manmatha: 10.32.2

(At that instant when the Gopi’s had completely surrendered to their Lord Krishna, He appeared with a charming smile on His lotus face. Wearing a garland and a yellow silk garment, He was so charming that Sree Sukar describes Krishna that He bewildered the mind of Cupid (who bewilders the mind of ordinary people) himself. Oh! kRupAsindho, you know that even slightest shade of sorrow in you will kill them. That is why you arrived there with the most beautiful smile. What a great union! Radhe Krishna radhe syAma, mohana muraLI dhAri.)