Sri Garga Samhita
BY: SUN STAFF
Mar 11, CANADA (SUN) —
Canto Four, Volume Two
Chapter Twenty-one
Davagni-moksa-vipra-patni-darcana
Lord Krsna Extinguishes the Forest Fire
and Reveals Himself to the Brahmana's Wives
Text 1
cri-narada uvaca
atha krida-prasaktesu
gopesu sa-balesu ca
trna-lobhena vivicur
gavah sarvah mahad vanam
Sri Narada said: As Balarama
and the gopas intently played,
all the cows, hungry for more grass, went far into the forest.
Text 2
ta anetum gopa-balah
prapta munjatavim param
sambhutas tatra davagnih
pralayagni-samo mahan
When to bring them back the
gopa boys went to Mu
24jatavi forest, a great forest fire, like the fire at the end
of the universe, suddenly flared up.
Text 3
gobhir gopah sametas te
cri-krsnam sa-balam harim
vadantah pahi pahiti
bhayartah caranam gatah
Followed by the cows, and
calling out "Save us! Save
us!", the frightened gopas took shelter of Krsna and Balarama.
Text 4
viksya vahni-bhayam svanam
krsno yogecvarecvarah
nyamilayata ma bhaista
locanananity abhasata
Seeing that His friends were
afraid of the fire, Krsna, the
master of all yoga powers, said to them, "Close your
eyes. Don't be afraid."
Text 5
tatha-bhutesu gopesu
tam agnim bhaya-karakam
apibad bhagavan devo
devanam pacyatam nrpa
As the gopas closed their eyes
and the demigods looked on,
Lord Krsna drank up that terrifying fire.
Text 6
evam pitva maha-vahnim
nitva gopala-go-ganam
prapto 'bhud yamuna-pare
cubhacoka-vane harih
After drinking up the great
fire, Lord Krsna took the cows and gopas to a beautiful acoka forest on the Yamuna's farther
shore.
Text 7
tatra ksut-pidita gopah
cri-krsnam sa-balam harim
krtanjali-puta ucuh
ksudhartah sma vayam prabho
Tormented with hunger, the
gopas, respectfully folding their
hands said to Krsna and Balarama, "O Lord, we are
tormented with hunger."
Text 8
tada tan presayam asa
yajna aggirase harih
te gatva tam yajna-varam
natvocur vimalam vacah
Lord Krsna sent them to a place
where an aggirasa-yaj
24a was being performed. The boys went to the yajna,
bowed down before the performers of the yajna, and spoke
many sweet words.
Text 9
cri-gopa ucuh
gopala-balaih sa-balah samagato
gac carayan chri-vraja-raja-nandanah
ksut-samyuto 'smai sa-ganaya bhusurah
prayacchatacv annam anagga-mohine
The gopas said: Herding the
cows in the company of Balarama
and many gopa boys, Sri Krsna, the prince of Vraja, who is more
handsome than Kamadeva, is now hungry. O brahmanas, please give
some food to Him and His companions.
Text 10
cri-narada uvaca
na kincid ucus te sarve
vacah crutva dvija nrpa
gopa niraca agatya
ity ucuh sa-balam harim
Sri Narada said: Although they
heard these words, the
brahmanas did not say anything in reply. Giving up hope, the
gopas returned and told all this to Krsna and Balarama.
Text 11
cri-gopa ucuh
tvam asy adhico vraja-mandale bali
cri-gokule nanda-puro 'gra-danda-dhrk
na vartate dandam alam madhoh puri
pracanda-candamsu-mahas tava sphurat
The gopas said: You are the
powerful ruler in the circle of
Vraja. In Sri Gokula and in Nandapura You have the right to
punish others. In this land of Mathura You are glorious and
powerful and the blazing son. There is not punishment enough that
You can give to these people.
Text 12
cri-narada uvaca
punas tan presayam asa
tat-patnibhyo harih svayam
yajna-vatam punar gatva
natva vipra-priyas tada
krtanjali-puta ucur
gopah krsna-pranoditah
Lord Krsna sent them again,
this time to the brahmanas'
wives. Arriving at the place of the yajna, the gopas sent
by Krsna bowed down before the brahmanas' wives and, respectfully
folding their hands, spoke.
Text 13
cri-gopa ucuh
gopala-balaih sa-balah samagato
gac carayan chri-vraja-raja-nandanah
ksut-samyuto 'smai sa-ganaya cagganah
prayacchatacv annam anagga-mohine
The gopas said: Herding the
cows in the company of Balarama
and many gopa boys, Sri Krsna, the prince of Vraja, who is more
handsome than Kamadeva, is now hungry. O ladies, please give some
food to Him and His companions.
Texts 14 and 15
cri-narada uvaca
krsnam samagatam crutva
krsna-darcana-lalasah
cakrus tathannam patresu
nitva sarva dvijagganah
tyaktva sadyo loka-lajjam
krsna-parcvam samayayuh
acokanam vane ramye
krsna-tire manohare
Sri Narada said: When they
heard that Krsna had come, the
brahmana women became very eager to see Him. Taking different
kinds of food in many containers, and not thinking of how they
might be criticized for their actions, they all went to Krsna in
the beautiful acoka forest by the Yamuna's beautiful shore.
Text 16
yatha crutam tatha drstam
cri-hareh rupam adbhutam
prapyanandam gatah sarvas
turiyam yogino yatha
When they saw Lord Krsna's
wonderful form, which was just as
they had heard it described, they became filled with bliss. They
all attained the transcendental platform attained by the greatest
yogis.
Text 17
cri-bhagavan uvaca
dhanya yuyam darcanartham
agata he dvijagganah
pratiyata grhan chighram
nihcagka bhumi-devatah
The Supreme Personality of
Godhead said: O brahmanis, you
are all very fortunate to have come here to see Me. Now, without
any fear, please return to your homes.
Texts 18 and 19
yusmakam tu prabhavena
patayo vo dvijatayah
sadyo yajna-phalam prapya
yusmabhih saha nirmalah
gamisyanti param dhama
golokam prakrteh param
atha natva harim sarva
ajagmur yajna-mandale
After attaining the result of
this yajn, your pure-
hearted brahmana husbands will go, by Your spiritual power, to
the supreme abode of Goloka, which is beyond the world of matter.
Then all the women offered their respectful obeisances to
Lord Krsna and returned to the circle of the yajna.
Text 20
cri-narada uvaca
ta drstva brahmanah sarve
svatmanam dhik pracakrire
didrksavas te cri-krsnam
kamsad bhita na cagatah
Sri Narada said: When they saw
their wives, the brahmanas
rebuked themselves. Although they also yearned to see Lord Krsna, out of fear of Kamsa they did not go to see Him.
Text 21
bhuktvannam sa-balah krsno
gopalaih saha maithila
gah palayan ajagama
vrndaranyam manoharam
O king of Mithila, when they
had finished eating, Krsna,
Balarama, and the gopas took the cows to beautiful Vrndavana
forest.
