Sri Garga Samhita

BY: SUN STAFF


Feb 23, CANADA (SUN) —

Canto Four, Volume Two
Chapter Seven

Ayodhya-pura-vasiny-upakhyana
The Story of the Ayodhya Women

Text 1

sri-narada uvaca

atha dutah sindhu-desan
mathuran punar agatah
caran vrindavane krishna-
tire krishnam dadarsa ha

Sri Narada said: The messenger traveled from Sindhu-desa to the province of Mathura. Walking by the Yamuna's shore in Vrindavana, he saw Krishna.

Text 2

krishnam pranamya rahasi
kritanjali-putah sanaih
pradakshini-kritya duto
vimaloktam uvaca sah

In a secluded place, after bowing down before Lord Krishna and slowly circumambulating Him, the messenger repeated King Vimala's words.

Text 3

sri-duta uvaca

svayam param brahma parah paresah
parair adrisyah paripurna-devah
yah punya-sanghaih satatam hi duras
tasmai namah saj-jana-gocaraya

The messenger said: I offer my respectful obeisances to You, the perfect Supreme Personality of Godhead, who are seen only by the saintly devotees, and who cannot be approcahed by performing even a great host of ordinary pious deeds.

Text 4

go-vipra-deva-sruti-sadhu-dharma-
rakshartham adyaiva yadoh kule 'jah
jato 'si kamsadi-vadhaya yo 'sau
tasmai namo 'nanta-gunarnavaya

I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who are an ocean of transcendental virtues and who, to protect the cows, brahmanas, demigods, Vedas, saintly devotees, and principles of religion, and to kill the demons headed by Kamsa, have taken birth in the Yadu dynasty, even though You are unborn.

Text 5

aho param bhagyam alam vrajaukasam
dhanyam kulam nanda-varasya te pituh
dhanyo vrajo dhanyam aranyam etad
yatraiva sakshat prakatah paro harih

Supremely fortunate are the people of Vraja. Fortunate is the family of Your father, King Nanda. Fortunate is the village of Vraja. Fortunate is the forest of Vrindavana, where the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Hari, is now visible to our eyes.

Text 6

yad radhika-sundara-kantha-ratnam
yad gopika-jivana-mula-rupam
tad eva man-netra-pathi prajatam
kim varnaye bhagyam atah svakiyam

He who is the life of the gopis and the gloriously handsome jewel at Radha's neck has entered the pathway of my eyes. How can I describe my own good fortune?

Text 7

gupto vraje gopa-mishena casi
kasturikamoda iva prasiddhah
yasas ca te nirmalam asu sukli-
karoti sarvatra gatam tri-lokim

Even though You are now pretending to be an ordinary cowherd boy, Your sacred fame, going everywhere, purifies the three worlds, as the perfume musk fills the directions with a sweet fragrance.

Text 8

janasi sarvam jana-caittya-bhavam
kshetra-jna atma kriti-vrinda-sakshi
tathapi vakshye nripa-vakyam uktam
param rahasyam rahasi sva-dharmam

As the Supersoul You are the witness that looks into everyone's heart. You know everything. Still, in this secluded place I will repeat King Vimala's confidential message.

Text 9

ya sindhu-deseshu puri prasiddha
sri-campaka nama subha yathaindri
tat-palako 'sau vimalo yathendras
tvat-pada-padme krita-citta-vrittih

In Sindhu-desa is a city named Sri Campaka, which is glorious as Indra's city, Amaravati. Vimala, who is glorious as Indra, is the king of that city. his thoughts are always placed at Your lotus feet.

Text 10

sada kritam yajna-satam tvad-artham
danam tapo brahmana-sevanam ca
tirtham japam yena su-sadhanena
tasmai param darsanam eva dehi

For Your sake again and again He performs hundreds of yajnas, gives charity, performs austerities, serves the brahmanas, visits holy places, and chants sacred mantras. Because he is engaged in these spiritual activities, O Lord, please appear before him.

Text 11

tat-kanyakah padma-visala-netrah
purnam patim tvam mrigayantya arat
sada tvad-artham niyama-vrata-sthas
tvat-pada-seva-vimali-kritangah

Their large eyes like lotus flowers, his daughters have been long searching for You, their perfect husband. To be eligible to serve Your lotus feet, they have purified their bodies with many vows and austerities.

Text 12

grihana tasam vraja-deva panin
dattva param darsanam adbhutam svam
gacchasu sindhun visadi-kuru tvam
vimrisya kartavyam idam tvaya hi

O Lord of Vraja, please give them your wonderful audience and accept their hands in marriage. Pkease consider what should be done, and then please quickly go and purify Sindhu-desa with Your presence.

Text 13

sri-narada uvaca

duta-vakyam ca tac chrutva
prasanno bhagavan harih
kshana-matrena gatavan
sa-dutas campakam purim

Sri Narada said: Pleased to hear the messenger's words, Lord Krishna went with him to the city of Campaka, traveling there in a single moment.

Text 14

vimalasya maha-yajne
veda-dhvani-samakule
sa-dutah krishna akasat
sahasavatatara ha

As King Vimala was performing a great yajna filled with the sounds of the Vedas, Lord Krishna and the messenger suddenly descended from the sky.

Texts 15 and 16

srivatsankam ghana-syamam
sundaram vana-malinam
pitambaram padma-netram
yajna-vatagatam harim

tam drishtva sahasotthaya
vimalah prema-vihvalah
papata caranopante
romanci san kritanjalih

Seeing handsome, lotus-eyed Lord Krishna, dark as a monsoon cloud, dressed in yellow garments, decorated with a forest garland, and marked with Srivatsa, enter the place of the yaj 24, King Vimala suddenly stood up, his hands respectfully folded and the hairs of his body erect with joy. Then, overwhelmed with love, he fell at the Lord's feet.

Text 17

samsthapya pithake divye
ratna-hema-khacit-pade
stutva sampujya vidhi-vad
raja tat-sammukhe sthitah

After offering Him a seat on a throne of gold and jewels, offering prayers, and properly worshiping Him, King Vimala stood before the Lord.

Text 18

gavakshebhyah prapasyantih
sundarir vikshya madhavah
uvaca vimalam krishno
megha-gambhiraya gira

As He glanced at the beautiful girls gazing at Him from the many windows, in a voice like thunder Lord Krishna spoke to King Vimala.

Text 19

sri-bhagavan uvaca

maha-mate varam bruhi
yat te manasi vartate
yajnavalkyasya vacasa
jatam mad-darsanam tava

The Supreme Lord said: O noble-hearted one, please ask a boon. Ask for whatever is in your heart. the words of Yaj 241)avalkya have brought Me before you.

Text 20

sri-vimala uvaca

mano me bhramari-bhutam
sada tvat-pada-pankaje
vasam kuryad deva-deva
nanyeccha me kadacana

Sri Vimala said: O Lord of lords, please make my heart a bumblebee always staying at Your lotus feet. I shall never have any desire but this.

Text 21

sri-narada uvaca

ity uktva vimalo raja
sarvam kosa-dhanam mahat
dvipa-vaji-rathaih sardham
cakre atma-nivedanam

Sri Narada said: After speaking these words, King Vimala gave the Lord all the wealth in his treasury and all his elephants, horses, and chariots. He surrendered to the Lord with all his heart.

Text 22

samarpya vidhina sarvah
kanyakah haraye nripa
namas cakara krishnaya
vimalo bhakti-tat-parah

O king, after giving his daughters to Lord Krishna, the great devotee Vimala bowed down to offer his respectful obeisances.

Text 23

tada jaya-jayaravo
babhuva jana-mandale
vavrishuh pushpa-varshani
devata gagana-sthitah

Then the people shouted, "Jaya! Jaya!" and the demigods in the sky showered flowers.

Text 24

tadaiva krishna-sarupyam
prapto 'nanga-sphurad-dyutih
sata-surya-pratikaso
dyotayan mandalam disam

Then King Vimala attained a spiritual form like Lord Krishna's. Glorious as Kamadeva, and splendid as a hundred suns, the king illuminated the circle of the directions.

Text 25

vainateyam samaruhya
natva sri-garuda-dhvajam
sa-bharyah pasyatam nrinam
vaikuntham vimalo yayau

As the people looked on, King Vimala and his wives offered respectful obeisances to Lord Krishna, climbed on the back of Garuda, and went to the spiritual world of Vaikuntha.

Text 26

dattva muktim nri-pataye
sri-krishno bhagavan svayam
tat-sutah sundarir nitva
vraja-mandalam ayayau

After granting him liberation, Lord Krishna took the king's beautiful daughters to the circle of Vraja.

Text 27

tatra kamavane ramye
divya-mandira-samyute
kridantyah kandukaih sarvas
tashthuh krishna-priyah subhah

There, in Kamavana forest, in a splendid palace, Lord Krishna's beautiful wives stayed, passing the time by playing games.

Text 28

yavatis ca priya mukhyas
tavad rupa-dharo harih
raraja rase vraja-rad
ranjayams tan-manah prabhuh

Expanding Himself into as many forms as there were wives, and delighting their hearts, Lord Krishna was splendidly manifest in the rasa dance.

Text 29

rase vimala-putrinam
ananda-jala-bindubhih
cyutair vimala-kundo 'bhut
tirthanam tirtham uttamam

As they enjoyed the happiness of the rasa dance, King Viumala's daughters perspired. Their perspiration became Vimala- kunda, the best of holy places.

Text 30

drishtva pitva ca tam snatva
pujayitva nripesvara
chittva meru-samam papam
golokam yati manavah

O king of kings, by seeing, drinking, bathing in, or worshiping that sacred lake, a person breaks a host of sins as great as Mount Meru and goes to Goloka.

Text 31

ayodhya-vasininam tu
katham yah srinuyan narah
sa vrajed dhama paramam
golokam yogi-durlabham

A person who hears this story of the Ayodhya women goes to the supreme abode of Goloka, which even the great yogis cannot attain.



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