Sri Garga Samhita

BY: SUN STAFF


Feb 27, CANADA (SUN) —

Canto Four, Volume Two
Chapter Eleven

Sri Rama-vaikuntha-svetadvipordhva-vaikunthajita-pada-sri-lokacala-vasini-sri-sakhinam upakhyanam
The Story of the Gopis That were Residents of Rama-vaikuntha, Svetadvipa, Urdhva-vaikuntha, Ajita-pada, and Sri Lokacala

Text 1

sri-narada uvaca

anyasam caiva gopinam
varnanam srinu maithila
sarva-papa-haram punyam
hari-bhakti-vivardhanam

Sri Narada said: O king of Mithila, please hear the story of the other gopis, a sacred story that removes all sins, and increases one's love for Lord Krishna.

Text 2

niti-vin margadah suklah
patango divya-vahanah
gopeshtas ca vraje rajan
jata shad vrishabhanavah

O king, the six Vrishabhanus: Nitivit, Margada, Sukla, Patanga, Divyavahana, and Gopeshta, were born in Vraja.

Texts 3 and 4

tesham griheshu sanjata
lakshmi-pati-varat prajah
rama-vaikuntha-vasinyah
sri-sakhyo 'pi samudra-jah

urdhvam vaikuntha-vasinyas
tathajita-padasritah
sri-lokacala-vasinyah
sri-sakhyo 'pi samudra-jah

In their homes, by a benediction granted by Lord Narayana, were born the girls of Rama-Vaikuntha, Urdhva-Vaikuntha, Lokacala, and Ajitapada, who had all been born from the ocean of milk and who were all friends of the goddess of fortune.

Text 5


cintayantyah sada srimad-
govinda-caranambujam
sri-krishnasya prasadartham
tabhir magha-vratam kritam

Always thinking of Lord Krishna's lotus feet, to gain His favor they followed the vow of Magha-vrata.

Text 6

maghasya sukla-pancamyam
vasantadau harih svayam
tasam prema-parikshartham
krishno vai tad-grihan gatah

On the fifth day of the bright fortnight of the month of Magha (January-February), as springtime was about to begin, to test their love for Him, Lord Krishna went to these gopis' homes

Text 7

vyaghra-carmambaram bibhran
jata-mukuta-manditah
vibhuti-dhusaro venum
vadayan mohayan jagat

Dressed in a tigerskin, His hair matted, and His natural opulences concealed, by playing the flute he enchanted all the worlds.

Text 8

tasam vithishu sampraptim
vikshya gopyo 'pi sarvatah
ayayur darsanam kartum
mohitah prema-vihvalah

Seeing Him on the path, the enchanted gopis were overcome with love. To gaze at Him, they came close.

Text 9

ativa sundaram drishtva
yoginam gopa-kanyakah
ucuh parasparam sarvah
premananda-samakulah

As they gazed at this very handsome yogi, the blissful gopis spoke among themselves.

Text 10

sri-gopya ucuh

ko 'yam sisur nanda-sutakritir va
kasyapi putro dhanino nripasya
nari-ku-vag-bana-vibhinna-marma
jato virakto gata-kritya-karma

The gopis said: Who is this? Is this Nanda's son or the song of a wealthy king? Is He renounced because His heart was broken by a woman's harsh words or because He has performed many pious deeds?

Text 11

ativa-ramyah sumkumara-deho
manoja-vad-visva-mano-haro 'yam
aho katham jivati casya mata
pita ca bharya bhagini vinainam

He is very handsome. His features are graceful and delicate. Like Kamadeva, He charms the hearts of the entire world. Ah! How can He live without mother, father, sister, and wife?

Text 12

evam tah sarvato yuthi-
bhutva sarva vrajanganah
papracchus tam yogi-varam
vismitah prema-vihvalah

Filled with wonder and love, the assembled girls of Vraja asked many questions.

Text 13

sri-gopya ucuh

kas tvam yogin nama kim te
kutra vasas tu te mune
ka vrittis tava ka siddhir
vada no vadatam vara

The gopis said: O yogi, who are You? What is Your name? O sage, where do You live? What do You do? What mystic powers have You attained? O best of eloquent speakers, please tell us.

Text 14

sri-siddha uvaca

yogesvaro 'ham me vasah
sada mana-sarovare
namna svayamprakaso 'ham
nirannah sva-balat sada

The perfect yogi said: I am a master of yoga. I always stay at Mana-sarovara. My name is Svayamprakasa. I never eat. My own mystic power keeps Me alive.

Text 15

sarthe paramahamsanam
yamy aham te vrajanganah
bhutam bhavyam vartamanam
vedmy aham divya-darsanah

O girls of Vraja, I have attained the great treasure of the paramahamsas. I have spiritual eyes. I can see the past, present, and future.

Text 16

uccatanam maranam ca
mohanam stambhanam tatha
janami mantra-vidyabhir
vasi-karanam eva ca

I know mantras that can ruin people, kill them, bewilder them, paralyze them, or bring them under My control.

Text 17

sri-gopya ucuh

yadi janasi yogims tvam
vartam kala-trayodbhavam
kim vartate no manasi
vada tarhi maha-mate

The gopis said: O wise yogi, if You know the past, present, and future, then please tell us one thing: What are we thinking at this moment?

Text 18

sri-siddha uvaca

bhavatinam ca karnante
kathaniyam idam vacah
yusmad-ajnaya va vakshye
sarvesham srinvatam iha

The perfect yogi said: The answer to this question I will now whisper in each girl's ear, or, if you request, I will speak it aloud so all may hear.

Texts 19 and 20

sri-gopya ucuh

satyam yogesvaro 'si tvam
tri-kala-jno na samsayah
vasi-karana-mantrena
sadyah pathana-matratah

yadi so 'traiva cayati
cintito yo 'sti vai mune
tada manyamahe tvam vai
mantrinam pravaram param

The gopis said: O sage, if it is true that You are a master of yoga, and if without doubt that You know the past, present, and future, and if by merely chanting a mantra You can actually bring others under Your control, then we think You must be the best of all mantra-chanters.

Text 21

sri-siddha uvaca

durlabho durghato bhavo
yusmabhir gaditah striyah
tathapy aham karishyami
vakyam na calate satam

The perfect yogi said: Any impossible thing you ask, I can do. The words of saintly persons do not prove false.

Text 22

nimilayata netrani
ma socam kuruta striyah
bhavishyati na sandeho
yushmakam karyam eva ca

O girls, don't lament. Close your eyes and you will attain your wish. Of this there is no doubt.

Text 23

sri-narada uvaca

tatheti militakshishu
gopishu bhagavan harih
vihaya tad-yogi-rupam
babhau sri-nanda-nandanah

Sri Narada said: As the gopis stood with closed eyes, the Lord abandoned the form of a yogi and again became Krishna, the son of Nanda.

Text 24

netrany unmilya dadrisuh
sanandam nanda-nandanam
vismitas tat-prabhava-jna
harshita moham agatah

Opening their eyes, they happily gazed at Krishna, the son of Nanda. Delighted, filled with wonder, and now aware of His transcendental powers, the gopis fainted unconscious.

Text 25

magha-mase maha-rase
punye vrindavane vane
tabhih sardham hari reme
suribhih sura-rad iva

As Indra enjoys with the girls of Suraloka, so Lord Krishna enjoyed with these gopis in a great rasa-dance in sacred Vrindavana forest during the month of Magha.



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