Sri Padyavali
BY: SUN STAFF
Nov 20, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of 'Sri Padyavali' by Srila Rupa Gosvami.
Radhaya saha harer vako-vakyam
Conversation Between Krishna and Radha
Text 282
angulya kah_ kavatam praharati kutile madhavah_ kim vasanto
no cakri kim kulalo na hi dharani-dharah kim dvi-jihvah phanindrah
naham ghora-mardi kim asi khaga-patir no harih kim kapiso
radha-vanibhir ittham prahasita-vadanah patu vas cakra-panih
angulya-with a single finger; kah„-who; kavatam-on the door; praharati-taps; kutila-O crooked girl; madhavah„-It is Krisna; kim-whether?; vasantah„-springtime; na-not; u-indeed; cakri-Krisna who weilds the cakra; kim-whether?; kulalah„-a potter; na-not; hi-certainly; dharani-dharah„-Krisna, who maintains the earth; kim-whether; dvi-with two; jihvah„-tongues; phani-indrah„-Ananta Sesa, the king of the snakes; na-not; aham-I am; ghora-terrible; ahi-of snakes; mardi-the crusher; kim-whether; asi-You are; khaga-patih„-Garuda, the king of the birds; na-not; u-indeed; harih„-I am Hari; kim-whether; kapi-isah„-Hanuman, the king of the monkeys; radha-of Srimati Radharani; vanibhih„-by the words; ittham-in this way; prahasita-smiling; vadanah„-whose face; patu-may protect; vah„-you all; cakra-panih„-Lord Krisna, who wields the Sudarsana cakra.
"Who taps on My door with one finger?"
"O crooked girl, it is Madhava."
"Madhava is a name of spring. Has springtime come knocking on My door?
"Certainly not. It is the holder of the Sudarsana wheel."
"Potters hold wheels. Are You a potter?"
"I am not. I am the person who holds up the entire world."
"The forked-tongued serpent king Ananta holds up the world. Are You He?"
"No. I am a person who crushes serpents."
"The bird-king Garuda crushes serpents. Are You he?
"No. I am Lord Hari."
"Hari is a name of the monkey-king Hanuman. Are You he?
May Lord Krishna, who holds the Sudarsana Cakra, and who smiled to hear these clever words from Srimati Radharani, protect you all. -author unknown
Text 283
kas tvam bho nisi kesavah sirasijaih kim nama garvayase
bhadre saurir aham gunaih pitri-gataih putrasya kim syad iha
cakri candramukhi prayacchasi nu me kundim ghatim dohanim
ittham gopa-vadhu-jitottarataya hrino harih patu vah
kah-who; tvam-are You; bhoh-O; nisi-in the night; kesavah-I am Kesava; sirasijaih-with hair; kim-what is the use?; nama-indeed; garvayase-You are proud; bhadre-O beautiful girl; saurih-the descendent of Maharaja Surasena; aham-I am; gunaih-with virtues; pitr-to the ancestor; gataih-gone; putrasya-of the descendant; kim-what?; syat-is to be done; iha-here; cakri-I am the holder of the Sudarsana wheel; candra-mukhi-O moon-faced girl; prayacchasi-You give; nu-will?; dohanim-a milk-bucket; ittham-in this way; gopa-vadhu-the gopi; jita-defeated; uttarataya-by replies; hrinah-embarrassed; harih-Lord Krishna; patu-may protect; vah-you all.
"Who is there in the darkness of night?"
"It is Kesava."
"Kesa means hair. Why should hair approach Me? You are awfully proud, hair."
"O beautiful girl, I am the grandson of Maharaja Surasena."
"Of what use is the worthless son of a virtuous grandfather?"
"O moon-faced girl, I am the holder of the Sudarsana wheel."
"Ah, You are a potter who spins a potter's wheel! Will You give Me a bowl, a pot, and a milk-bucket?"
May Lord Krishna, who was embarrassed by these clever replies of the gopi Radha, protect you all.
-Sri Cakrapani
Text 284
vasah samprati kesava kva bhavato mugdhekshane nanv idam
vasam bruhi satha prakama-subhage tvad-gatra-samsargatah
yaminyam ushitah kva dhurta vitanur mushnati kim yamini
saurir gopa-vadhum chalaih parihasann evam-vidhaih patu vah
vasah-garment (or residence); samprati-at present; kesava-O Krishna; kva-where?; bhavatah-of You; mugdha-beautiful; ikshane-in the eyes; nanu-is it not?; idam-this; vasam-garment (or fragance); bruhi-speak; satha-O cheater; prakama-subhage-O beautiful girl; tvat-Your; gatra-body; samsargatah-to be associated; yaminyam-during the night; usitah-resided; kva-where?; dhurta-O rascal; vitanuh-slender; musnati-steals; kim-whether; yamini-night; saurih-Lord Krishna, the descendent of Maharaja Surasena; gopa-vadhum-the gopi; chalaih-with clever words; parihasan-smiling; evam-vidhaih-in this way; patu-may protect; vah-you all.
One morning, when Krishna came to Radha, Radha asked Him, "My dear Kesava, where is Your vasa at present?" The Sanskrit word "vasa: has three meanings: one meaning is residence, one meaning is fragance, and another meaning is dress.
Actually Radharani inquired from Krishna "Where is Your dress?" But Krishna took the meaning as residence, and He replied to Radharani, "My dear captivated one, at the present moment My residence is in Your beautiful eyes."
To this Radharani replied, "My dear cunning boy, I did not ask You about Your residence, I inquired about Your dress."
Krishna then took the meaning of "vasa" as fragance and said, "My dear fortunate one, I have just assumed this fragance in order to be associated with Your body."
Srimati Radharani again inquired from Krishna, "Where did You pass Your night?" The exact Sanskrit word used in this connection was "yaminyamushitah". "Yaminyam" means "at night", and ushitah means "pass." Krishna, however, divided the word "yaminyamushitah into two separate words, namely "yaminya" and "mus_itah". By dividing this word into two, it came out to mean that He was kidnapped by Yamini, or night, Krishna therefore replied to Radharani, "My dear Radharani, is it possible that night can kidnap Me?" In this way He was answering all of the questions of Radharani so cunningly that He gladdened this dearest of the gopis.* May smiling Lord Krishna protect you all. -author unknown
Text 285
radhe tvam kupita tvam eva ku-pita srashtasi bhumer yato
mata tvam jagatam tvam eva jagatam mata na vijo 'parah
devi tvam parihasa-keli-kalahe 'nanta tvam evety asau
smero ballava-sundarim avanaman chaurih sriyam vah kriyat
radhe-O Radha; tvam-You; kupita-are angry; tvam-You; eva-certainly; ku-of the earth; pita-the father; srasta-the creator; asi-You are; bhumeh-of the earth; yatah-because; mata-the mother; tvam-You are; jagatam-of the universes; tvam-You; eva-certainly; jagatam-of the universes; mata-the mother; na-not; vijnah-intelligent; aparah-another; devi-O goddess; tvam-You; parihasa-joking; keli-of pastimes; kahale-in the lover's quarrel; ananta-boundless; tvam-You are; eva-certainly; iti-thus; asau-He; smerah-smiling; ballava-sundarim-to the beautiful gopi; avanaman-bowing down; saurih-Lord Krishna; sriyam-auspiciousness; vah-to you all; kriyat-may do.
"Radha, You have become kupita (angry)."
"Ku means earth, and pita means father. It is You who are father of the earth."
"And You are the mother of all the universes."
"You are the actual mother of the universes. You are omniscient. No one is Your equal."
"O Goddess, Your skill in joking lover's quarrels is ananta (unlimited)."
"Nan means bowing down, ta means the state of being, and a means without. It is You whom possess this quality of ananta (refusing to bow down)."
May Lord Krishna, who smiled as He then bowed down before the beautiful gopi Radha, grant auspiciousness to you all. -Sri Harihara
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