Çri Näradasya Rädhä-Kåñëayor Våndävane Darñana-pürvaka-mähätmya-
varëanam

Çri Närada Sees Çri Çri Rädhä-Kåñëa in Våndävana

Texts 1 and 2

çré-devy uvaca 

bhagavan sarva-bhuteña
     sarvätman sarva-sambhava
deveçvara maha-deva
     sarvajïa karuëä-kara

tvayänukampitaivähaà
     bhüyo 'py ähänukampayä
trailokya-mohanä manträs
     tvayä me kathitäù prabho

     çré-devy uvaca - Goddess Parvati said; bhagavan - O Lord; sarva-bhuteña - O master of all living beings; sarvätman - O soul of all; sarva-sambhava - O creator of all; deveçvara - O master of trhe deigods; maha-deva - O Çiva; sarvajïa - all knowing; karuëä-kara - merciful; tvayä - by you; anukampitä - an object of mercy; eva - indeed; ahaà - I; bhüyo - greatly; api - also; äha - said; anukampayä - kindly; trailokya-mohanä - describing Lord Kåñna, who enchants the three worlds; manträs - mantras; tvayä - by you; me - to me; kathitäù - told; prabho - O Lord.

     Goddess Pärvati said: O merciful, all-knowing Lord Çiva, O 
master of all living beings, O soul of all, O creator of all, O 
master of the demigods, you have very kindly described to me the 
mantras that glorify Lord k, who enchants the three worlds.

Text 3 

tena devena gopébhir
     maha-mohana-rupiëä
kena kena viñeñeëa
     cikréòe tad vadasva me

     tena - by Him; devena - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; 
gopébhir - with the gopis; maha-mohana-rupiëä - with a very 
enchanting form; kena - by which; kena - by which?; 
viñeñeëa - specifically; cikréòe - enjoyed pastimes; tad - that; 
vadasva - please tell; me - me.

     What pastimes did the Lord enjoy with the gopis? Please tell 
that to me.

Text 4 

çré-mahadeva uvaca 

ekadä vädayan véëäà
     närado muni-puìgavaù
kåñnävatäram äjïäya
     prayayau nanda-gokulam

     çré-mahadeva uvaca - Lord Çiva said; ekadä - one day; 
vädayan - playing; véëäà - the vina; närado - Narada; muni-
puìgavaù - the best of sages; kåñnävatäram - the incarnation of Lord 
Kåñna; äjïäya - knowing; prayayau - went; nanda-gokulam - to 
Nanda's Gokula.

     Lord Çiva said:

     Aware that Lord Kåñëa had descended to the earth, Çri 
Närada, the best of sages, went one day, playing his viëä, to 
Nanda's Gokula.

Text 5 

gatva tatra maha-yoga-
     mayeñaà vibhum acyutam
bäla-näöya-dharaà devam
     adrakñén nanda-veñmani

     gatva - going; tatra - there; maha-yoga-mayeñaà - the master of 
Yogamaya; vibhum - all-powerful; acyutam - infallible; bäla - of a 
child; näöya - a drama; dharaà - manifesting; devam - the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead; adrakñét - saw; nanda-veñmani - in nanda's 
home.

     Arriving at Nanda's home, Närada saw there the all-powerful 
and infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the master 
of Yogamäyä, and who was then acting the role of a tiny infant as 
an actor acts in a play.

Text 6 

su-komala-paöästérëa-
     hema-paryaìkikopari
ñayanaà gopa-kanyäbhiù
     prekñamänaà sadä mudä

     su-komala - very soft; paöa - cloth; ästérëa - covered; 
hema - golden; paryaìkika - cradle; upari - over; ñayanaà - sleeping; 
gopa-kanyäbhiù - by the gopis; prekñamänaà - seen; sadä - always; 
mudä - happily.

     Many gopis happily gazed at the infant Kåñëa as He slept in 
soft blankets in a golden cradle, . . .
 
Text 7 

atéva-sukumäräìgaà
     mugdhaà mugdha-vilokanam
visrasta-néla-kuöila-
     kuntalävali-maëòalam

     atéva - very; sukumära - delicate; aìgaà - limbs; 
mugdhaà - xharming; mugdha-vilokanam - with charming eyes; visrasta - in 
disarray; néla - dark; kuöila - curly; kuntalävali-maëòalam - hair.

 . . . Kåñëa whose limbs were very soft and delicate, who was 
charming, whose eyes were charming, whose curly black hairs were 
in disarray, . . .

Text 8 

kiïcit smitäìkura-vyaïjad-
     eka-dvi-rada-kuòmalam
sva-prabhäbhir bhäsayantaà
     samantad bhavanodaram

     kiïcit - somewhat; smita - of  asmile; aìkura - a sprout; 
vyaïjad - manifesting; eka - one; dvi - or two; rada - teeth; 
kuòmalam - bud; sva-prabhäbhir - with His own splendor; 
bhäsayantaà - illuminating; samantad - completely; bhavanodaram - the 
room.

 . . . from whose gentle smile came the buds of one or two 
teeth, and whose bodily splendor illuminated the entire room.

Text 9 

dig-väsasaà samälokya
     so 'ti-harñam aväpa ha
sambhäñya go-patià nandam
     äha sarva-parbhu-priyaù

     diñ - with the directions; väsasam - garemnts; 
samälokya - seeing; so - he; ati-harñam - greay joy; aväpa - attained; 
ha - indeed; sambhäñya - speaking; go-patià - to the master of the 
cows; nandam - nanda; äha - said; sarva-parbhu-priyaù - dear to the 
master of all.

     Seeing infant Kåñëa, who was clothed only by the four 
directions, Närada, who was very dear to the Lord, spoke the 
following words to the gopa Nanda:

Text 10 

näräyaëa-paräëäà tu
     jévänäà hy ati-durlabham
asya prabhävam atulam
     na jänantéha kecana
 
     näräyaëa-paräëäà - of they who are devoted to Lord 
Näräyaëa; tu - indeed; jévanam - life; hy - indeed; ati-durlabham - very 
rare; asya - of him; prabhävam - glory; atulam - peerless; na - not; 
jänanti - know; iha - here; kecana - anyone.

     The devotees of Lord Näräyana are very rarely seen in this 
world. No one in this world can understand their true glory, 
which has no equal anywhere.

Text 11 

brahma-bhavädayo 'py asmin
     ratià väïchanti ñäñvatém
caritaà cäsya bälasya
     sarveñäm eva harñaëam

     brahma-bhavädayo - beginning with Brahma and Siva; api - also; 
asmin - for Him; ratià -  love; väïchanti - desire; 
ñäñvatém - eternal; caritaà - the pastimes; ca - also; asya - of this; 
bälasya - boy; sarveñäm - of all; eva - indeed; harñaëam - delight.

     Brahmä, Çiva, and all the demigods aspire to attain love and 
devotion for this boy. This boy's activities bring happiness to 
everyone.

Text 12 

mudä gäyanti çåëvanti
     cäbhinandanti tädåçaù
asmiàs tava sute 'cintya-
     prabhäve snigdha-mänasäù

     mudä - happily; gäyanti - sing; çåëvanti - hear; ca - and; 
abhinandanti - offer prayers; tädåçaù - like this; asmin - tp Him; 
tava - your; sute - son; acintya - inconceivable; prabhäve - power and 
glory; snigdha-mänasäù - their hearts filled with love.

     Happily and with great love in their hearts, the demigods 
sing songs glorifying your son, offer prayers to Him, and hear 
the descriptions of His glories. Your son's glory and power are 
beyond conception.

Text 13 

naräù santi na teñaà vai
     bhava-bädhä bhaviñyati
muïceha para-lokecchäù
     sarvä ballava-sattama

     naräù - human beings; santi - are; na - not; teñaà - of them; 
vai - indeed; bhava-bädhä - imprisoned in the material world; 
bhaviñyati - will be; muïca - free; iha - here; para-
lokecchäù - desiring the transcendental world; sarvä - all; ballava-
sattama - O best of the gopas.

     They who hear and chant your son's glories do not remained 
imprisoned in the material world. O best of the gopas, you should 
renounce all material desires, either for this world or the next.

Text 14 

ekantenaika-bhävena
     bäle 'smin prétim äcara
ity uktva nanda-bhavanän
     niñkränto muni-puìgavaù

     ekantenaika-bhävena - with undivided attention; bäle - boy; 
asmin - for this; prétim - love; äcara - do; ity - thus; uktva - saying; 
nanda-bhavanät - from Nanda's home; niñkränto - departed; muni-
puìgavaù - the best of sages.

     You should give all your love to this boy.

     After speaking these words, Närada, the best of sages, left 
Nanda's home.

Text 15 

tenärcito viñnu-buddhyä
     pranamya ca visarjitaù
athäsau cintayam asa
     maha-bhägavato muniù

     tena - by him; arcito - worshiped; viñëu-buddhyä - with the 
conception of Lord Viñëu; praëamya - bowing; ca - and; 
visarjitaù - departed; atha - then; asau - he; cintayam asa - thought; 
maha-bhägavato - the great devotee; muniù - the sage.

     Nanda bowed down and worshiped Närada as if the sage were 
Lord Viñëu Himself. After he had left the home, the great 
devotee sage Närada thought:

Text 16 

asya kantä bhagavaté
     lakñmér narayane harau
vidhäya gopikä-rupaà
     kréòärthaà ñärìga-dhanvanaù

     asya - of Him; kantä - the beloved; bhagavaté - the supreme 
goddess of fortune; lakñmér - lakñmé; narayane - Narayan; 
harau - Hari; vidhäya - placing; gopikä-rupaà - the form of a gopi; 
kréòärthaà - for transcendental pastimes; ñärìga-dhanvanaù - with 
the holder of the Sarnga bow.

     His beloved is the Supreme Godess of Fortune. She appeared 
as Lakñmi when He appeared as Näräyaëa, but now, to enjoy 
pastimes with Him, She has manifested Her original form as a 
gopi.
 
Text 17 

avañyam avatérëä sä
     bhaviñyati na saàçayaù
täm ahaà vicinomy adya
     gehe gehe vrajaukasäm

     avañyam - inevtiably; avatérëä - descended; sä - She; 
bhaviñyati - will be; na - no; saàçayaù - doubt; täm - Her; ahaà - I; 
vicinomy - will find; adya - now; gehe - in home; gehe - after home; 
vrajaukasäm - of they who have homes in Vraja.

     When He descends to this world, She always comes with Him. 
Of this there is no doubt. I will search for Her in all the homes 
of Vraja until I find Her.

Text 18 

vimåñyaivaà muni-varo
     gehani vraja-väsinäm
praviveñätithir bhutva
     viñnu-buddhyä su-püjitaù

     vimåñya - thinking; evaà - in this way; muni-varo - the best of 
sages; gehani - the homes; vraja-väsinäm - of the residents of Vraja; 
praviveña - entered; atithir - a guest; bhutva - becoming; viñëu-
buddhyä - with the idea of Lord Viñëu; su-püjitaù - worshiped.

     Thinking in this way, the best of sages visited the homes of 
Vraja. Wherever he went he was worshiped as if he were Lord 
Viñëu Himself.

Text 19 

sarveñäà ballavädénäà
     ratià nanda-sute paräm
dåñöva muni-varaù sarvän
     manasä prananäma ha

     sarveñäà - of all; ballavädénäà - beginning with the gopas; 
ratià - love; nanda-sute - for the son of Nanda; paräm - great; 
dåñöva - seeing; muni-varaù - the best of sages; sarvän - all; manasä - in 
his mind; praëanäma - bowed down; ha - indeed.

     Within his mind, Närada bowed down before all of them, for 
he saw that all the gopas and everyone else in Vraja had great 
love for Nanda's son. 

Text 20 

gopälänäà gåhe bäläà
     dadarça ñveta-rupiëém
sa dåñöva tarkayam asa
     ramä hy eñä na saàçayaù
 
     gopälänäà - of the gopas; gåhe - in the home; bäläà - child; 
dadarça - saw; ñveta-rupiëém - with a white form; sa - he; 
dåñöva - seeing; tarkayam asa - guessed; ramä - the goddess of fortune; 
hy - indeed; eñä - She; na - no; saàçayaù - doubt.

     When he saw a beautiful and very fair infant girl in one 
gopa's home, Närada could understand that this infant must be 
the goddess of fortune. Of this he had no doubt.

Text 21 

praviveña tato dhémän
     nanda-sakhyur mahatmanaù
kasyacid gopa-varyasya
     bhänu-nämno gåhaà mahat

     praviveña - entered; tato - then; dhémän - intelligent; nanda-
sakhyur - of Nanda's friend; mahatmanaù - the great soul; kasyacid - of 
someone; gopa-varyasya - the best of gopas; bhänu-nämno - named 
Bhänu; gåhaà - the home; mahat - great.

     Then learned and intelligent Närada entered the great palace 
of one of Nanda's friends, a noble-hearted gopa named Bhänu.

Text 22 

arcito vidhivat tena
     so 'py apåcchan maha-manäù
sädho tvam asi vikhyäto
     dharma-niñöhatayä bhuvi

     arcito - worshiped; vidhivat - properly; tena - by him; so - he; 
api - also; apåcchat - asked; maha-manäù - noble-hearted; sädho - O 
saintly one; tvam - you; asi - are; vikhyäto - famous; dharma-
niñöhatayä - for faith in religion; bhuvi - in the world.

     After properly worshiping him, noble-hearted Bhänu asked 
Närada: O saintly one, in this world you are famous as a very 
religious person.

Text 23 

tavähaà dhana-dhanyädi-
     samåddhià samvibhävaye
kaccit te yogyaù putro 'sti
     kanyä vä çubha-lakñaëä

     tava - of you; ahaà - I; dhana - wealth; dhanya - good fortune; 
ädi - beginning with; samåddhià - opulence; samvibhävaye - I am 
opulent; kaccit - somehow; te - of you; yogyaù - worthy; putro - son; 
asti - is; kanyä - daughter; vä - or; çubha-lakñaëä - beautiful and 
virtuous.

     By your grace I have wealth and many opuences. By your grace 
I have a worthy son and a beautiful and virtuous daughter.

Text 24 

yatas te kértir akhilaà
     lokaà vyäpya bhaviñyati
ity ukto muni-varyeëa
     bhänur änéya putrakam

     yatas - because; te - of you; kértir - the fame; akhilaà - all; 
lokaà - the world; vyäpya - pervading; bhaviñyati - will be; ity - thus; 
ukto - saying; muni-varyeëa - by the great sage; bhänur - Bhänu; 
änéya - brought; putrakam - to the son.

     This is so because Your fame is spread throughout the entire 
world.

     After speaking these words, Bhänu brought Närada to the son.

Text 25 

maha-tejasvinaà dåptaà
     naradäyäbhyavädayat
dåñöva muni-varas taà tu
     rupeëäpratimaà bhuvi

     maha-tejasvinaà - very effulgent and powerful; 
dåptaà - glorious; naradäya - to Narada; abhyavädayat - greeted with 
respect; dåñöva - seeing; muni-varas - the great sage; taà - him; 
tu - indeed; rupeëa - with with form; apratimaà - without equal; 
bhuvi - in the world.

     When he saw him, Närada offered respectful obeuisances to 
that glorious and powerful boy, who was handsome without equal in 
this world.

Text 26 

padma-patra-viñäläkñaà
     sugrévaà sundara-bhruvam
cäru-dantaà cäru-karëaà
     sarvävayava-sundaram

     padma - lotus; patra - petal; viñäla - large; akñaà - eyes; 
sugrévaà - handsome neck; sundara-bhruvam - handsome eyebrows; 
cäru - beautiful; dantaà - teeth; cäru - handsome; karëaà - ears; 
sarvävayava-sundaram - with all limbs handsome.

     His eyes were lotus petals. His neck, eyebrows, teeth, ears, 
and all his limbs were graceful and handsome.

Text 27 

taà samäñliñya bähubhyaà
     snehäçrüëi vimucya ca
tataù sa-gadgadaà präha
     pranayena maha-muniù

     taà - him; samäñliñya - embracing; bähubhyaà - with both arms; 
sneha - of affection; açrüëi - tears; vimucya - relesing; ca - and; 
tataù - then; sa-gadgadaà - with a faltering voice; präha - spoke; 
praëayena - with love; maha-muniù - the great sage.

     Shedding tears of love as he embraced him with both arms, 
the great sage spoke affectionate words in a faltering voice.

Text 28 

çré-narada uvaca 

ayaà ñisus te bhavitä
     su-sakhä räma-kåñnayoù
vihariñyati tabhyaà ca
     rätrin-divam atandritaù

     çré-narada uvaca - Çri Närada said; ayaà - this; ñisus - boy; te - of 
yours; bhavitä - will be; su-sakhä - a close friend; räma - of 
Balaräma; kåñnayoù - and Kåñna; vihariñyati - will enjoy pastimes; 
tabhyaà - with Them; ca - and; rätrin-divam - day and night; 
atandritaù - without fatigue.

     Çri Närada said: Your boy will be a close fried of Kåñëa and 
Balaräma. Without becoming fatingued, he will enjoy pastimes with 
Them day and night.

Text 29 

tata äbhäñya taà gopa-
     pravaraà muni-puìgavaù
yada gantuà manaç cakre
     tatraivaà bhänur abravét

     tatas - then; äbhäñya - speaking; taà - to him; gopa - of gopas; 
pravaraà - the best; muni-puìgavaù - the great sage; yada - when; 
gantuà - to go; manaç - the mind; cakre - does; tatra - there; evaà - thus; 
bhänur - Bhanu; abravét - said.

     Närada spoke to that exalted cowherd boy for some time. When 
in his heart Närada decided to leave, Bhänu said to him:

Text 30 

ekästi putrikä deva
     deva-patny-upamä mama
kanéyasé ñiñor asya
     jaòändha-badhiräkåtiù

     ekä - one; asti - is; putrikä - daughter; deva - O lord; deva-patny-
upamä - like a demigoddess; mama - of me; kanéyasé - younger; 
ñiñor - boy; asya - than this; jaòa - mute; andha - blind; 
badhira - deaf; äkåtiù - form.

     O lord, I also have a daughter beautiful like a demigoddess. 
She is younger than this boy. She is blind, deaf, and mute.

Text 31 

utsähäd våddhaye yäce
     tväà varaà bhagavattama
prasanna-dåñöi-matrena
     su-sthiräà kuru bälikäm

     utsähäd - eagerly; våddhaye - to increase; yäce - I beg; 
tväà - you; varaà - boon; bhagavattama - O most exalted one; 
prasanna - easily; dåñöi - sight; matreëa - only; su-sthiräà - steady; 
kuru - please make; bälikäm - the girl.

     O most exalted one, I earnestly beg this boon from you: 
Please cure this girl. At least give Her the power to see.

Text 32 

çrutvaivaà narado väkyaà
     kautukäkåñöa-mänasaù
atha praviñya bhavanaà
     luöhantéà bhü-tale sutäm

     çrutvä - hearing; evaà - thus; narado - Narada; väkyaà - words; 
kautuka - by curiosty; äkåñöa - attracted; mänasaù - the mind; 
atha - then; praviñya - entering; bhavanaà - the room; 
luöhantéà - rolling about; bhü-tale - on the floor; sutäm - the girl.

     Hearing these words, Närada became curious. Entering the 
room, he saw the girl rolling about on the floor.

Text 33 

utthäpyäìke nidhäyäti-
     sneha-vihvala-mänasaù
bhänur apy äyayau bhakti-
     namro muni-varäntikam

     utthäpya - placing; aìke - on the lap; nidhäya - placing; 
ati - great; sneha - with affection; vihvala - overwhelmed; 
mänasaù - heart; bhänur - Bhanu; apy - also; äyayau - came; bhakti - with 
devotion; namro - bowing; muni-varäntikam - to the great sage.

     Picking up the infant girl, Närada placed Her on his lap. 
His heart was overcome with spiritual love. Then Bhänu approached 
and devotedly bowed down before the sage.

Text 34 

atha bhägavata-çreñöhaù
     kåñnasyäti-priyo muniù
dåñöva tasyaù paraà rupaà
     adåñöäçrutam adbhutam

     atha - then; bhägavata-çreñöhaù - the best devotee; kåñnasya - to 
Lord Kåñna; ati-priyo - very dear; muniù - the sage; dåñöva - seeing; 
tasyaù - of Her; paraà - transcendental; rupaà - beauty; adåñöa - unseen; 
açrutam - unheard; adbhutam - wonderful.

     Then Närada Muni, who is a great devotee and who is very 
dear to Lord Kåñëa, gazed at the wonderful transcendental beauty 
of that infant girl, a beauty that had never been seen or heard 
of before. 

Text 35 

abhut purva-samaà mugdho
     hari-premä maha-muniù
vigähya paramänanda-
     snigdham eka-rasäyanam

     abhut - was; purva - previously; samaà - equal; mugdho - bewildered; 
hari-premä - love for Lord Kåñëa; maha-muniù - the great sage; 
vigähya - plunging; parama - transcendental; änanda - bliss; 
snigdham - and love; eka-rasäyanam - nectar.

     Overcome with love for Lord Kåñëa, the great sage Närada 
became plunged in the nectar of transcendental bliss.

Text 36 

muhürta-dvitayaà tatra
     munir aséc chilopamaù
munéndraù pratibuddhas tu
     ñanair unmélya locane

     muhürta-dvitayaà - two muhurtas; tatra - there; munir - the sage; 
asét - was; ñilopamaù - like a stone; munéndraù - th king of sages; 
pratibuddhas - conscious; tu - indeed; ñanair - gradully; 
unmélya - opening; locane - eyes.

     For almost two hours Närada was stunned and motionless. He 
was like a stone statue. Gradually he became conscious again and 
slowly opened his eyes.

Text 37 

maha-vismayam äpannas
     tüñëim eva sthito 'bhavat
antar hådi maha-buddhir
     evam eva vyacintayat

     maha - great; vismayam - wonder; äpannas - attained; 
tüñëim - silence; eva - indeed; sthito - situated; abhavat - was; 
antar - within; hådi - the heart; maha-buddhir - very intelligent; 
evam - thus; eva - indeed; vyacintayat - thought.

     Silent and filled with wonder, intelligent Närada thought 
within his heart:

Text 38 

bhräntaà sarveñu lokeñu
     mayä svacchanda-cäriëä
asyä rupeëa sadåçé
     dåñöä naiva ca kutracit

     bhräntaà - wandered; sarveñu - in all; lokeñu - worlds; mayä - by 
me; svacchanda-cäriëä - moving as I wish; asyäs - of Her; 
rupeëa - with the beauty; sadåçé - like this; dåñöä - seen; na - not; 
eva - indeed; ca - and; kutracit - anywhere.

     I have wandered through all the worlds, going wherever I 
wish. Still, I have never seen any girl beautiful like Her.

Text 39 

brahmaloke rudraloka
     indraloke ca me gatiù
na ko 'pi çobha-koöy-aàñaù
     kuytrapy asyä vilokitaù

     brahmaloke - in Brahmaloka; rudraloka - in Rudraloka; indraloke - in 
Indraloka; ca - and; me - of me; gatiù - going; na - not; ko 'pi - anything; 
çobha - of beuaty; koöy - a tne millionth; aàñaù - part; 
kutrapy - anywhere; asyäs - of Her; vilokitaù - seen.

     Traveling in Brahmaloka, Rudraloka, and Indraloka, I have 
not seen even a ten-millionth part of Her beauty.

Text 40 

maha-mäyä bhagavaté
     dåñöä ñailendra-nandiné
yasyä rupeëa sakalaà
     muhyate sa-caräcaram

     maha-mäyä - Maha-mäyä; bhagavaté - the goddess; dåñöä - seen; 
ñailendra-nandiné - the daughter of the Himalayas; yasyäs - of 
whom; rupeëa - with the beauty; sakalaà - all; muhyate - is bewildered; 
sa-caräcaram - moving and unmoving beings.

     I have seen Goddess Mahä-mäyä, who is the daughter of the 
king of the Himalayas and whose beauty enchants all moving and 
unmoving beings.

Text 41 

sapy asyaù sukumäräìgé-
     lakñméà näpnoti karhicit
lakñméù sarasvaté kanti-
 vidyädyäç ca vara-striyaù

     sa - she; apy - also; asyaù - of Her; sukumäräìgé - delicate limbs; 
lakñméà - beauty; na - not; äpnoti - attains; karhicit - at all; 
lakñméù - Lakmsi; sarasvaté - Sarasvati; kanti - Kanti; vidyä - Vidya; 
adyäs - beginnign with; ca - and; vara-striyaù - beautiful women.

     Neither Lakñmi, Sarasvati, Känti, Vidyä, nor any other 
beautiful woman has anything like the beauty of this girl's 
delicate limbs.

Text 42 

chäyäm api spåñanty asyaù
     kadäcin naiva dåçyate
viñnor yan-mohiné-rupaà
     haro yena vimohitaù

     chäyäm - shadow; api - even; spåñanty - touch; asyaù - of Her; 
kadäcit - ever; na - not; eva - indeed; dåçyate - is seen; viñnor - of Lord 
Viñëu; yat - of whom; mohiné-rupaà - the form of Mohini; haro - Siva; 
yena - by which; vimohitaù - was bewildered.

     These girls cannot even touch Her shadow. Her beauty has 
never been seen before. Even Lord Viñëu in His form as Mohini, 
a form that bewildered even the demigod Çiva, is beautiful like 
Her.

Text 43 

mayä dåñöaà ca tad api
     kuto 'syäù sädåçaà bhavet
tato 'syäs tattvam äjïätuà
     na me ñaktiù kathaïcana

     mayä - by me; dåñöaà - seen; ca - and; tad api - still; kuto - where?; 
asyaù - of Her; sädåçaà - the like; bhavet - may be; tato - then; 
asyäs - of HJer; tattvam - the truth; äjïätuà - to 
understand; na - not; me - of me; ñaktiù - the power; kathaïcana - at all.

     Still, I have seen Her. Where is anyone beautiful like Her? 
I have not the slightest power to understand Her.

Text 44 

anye capi na jänanti
     präyeëainäà hareù priyäm
asyaù sandarçanäd eva
     govinda-caranämbuje

     anye - others; ca - and; api - also; na - not; jänanti - understand; 
präyeëa - generally; enäà - Her; hareù - of Lord Kåñëa; 
priyäm - beloved; asyaù - of Her; sandarçanäd - by the sight; eva - indeed; 
govinda-caraëämbuje - at Lord Kåñëa's lotus feet.

 Then others certainly cannot understand Her either, this 
girl who is so dear to Lord Hari. Even when they see Her at Lord 
Govind'as lotus feet they still cannot understand Her.

Text 45 

yä premarddhir abhut sa me
     bhuta-purveëa karhicit
ekante naumi bhavatéà
     darçayitväti-vaibhavam

     yä - which; prema - of love; åddhir - increase; abhut - was; 
sa - that; me - of me; bhuta-purveëa - previously; karhicit - sometime; 
ekante - one; naumi - I praise; bhavatéà - You; darçayitvä - seeing; ati-
vaibhavam - great glory.

     Because of past pious deeds I was somehow eligible to feel 
this spiritual love. Seeing You, O goddess, I praise Your 
glories.

Text 46 

kåñnasya sambhavaty asyä
     rupaà parama-tuñöaye
vimåñyaivaà munir gopa-
     pravaraà preñya kutracit

     kåñnasya - of Lord Kåñna; sambhavaty - is; asyä - of Her; rupaà - the 
form; parama-tuñöaye - for the great pleasure; vimåñya - thinking; 
evaà - thus; munir - the sage; gopa - of gopas; pravaraà - to the best; 
preñya - sending; kutracit - somewhere.

     She manifests this form to bring great pleasure to Lord 
Kåñëa.

     Thinking in this way, Närada Muni sent the exalted gopa 
Bhänu to another place.

Text 47 

nibhåte parituñöäva
     bälikäà divya-rupiëém
api devi maha-yoga-
     mäyeçvari maha-prabhe

     nibhåte - in a secluded place; parituñöäva - offered prayers; 
bälikäà - to the infant girl; divya-rupiëém - with the splendid 
transcendental form; api - also; devi - O Goddess; 
maha-yoga-mäyeçvari - O controller of Maha-yogamaya; maha-prabhe - O 
glorious one.

     Now alone in that place, Närada offered prayers to the 
infant girl, whose transcendental form was filled with glory. He 
said: O goddess, O most glorious controller of Mahä-yogamäyä, . . .

Text 48 

maha-mohana-divyäìgi
     maha-mädhurya-varñiëi
mahadbhuta-rasänandä-
     ñathilé-kåta-mänase

     maha-mohana-divyäìgi - whose limbs arew charming and 
spolendid; maha-mädhurya-varñiëi - who are a shower of 
transcendental sweetness; mahadbhuta - great wonder; 
rasa - of nectar; änanda - bliss; añathilé-kåta - overcome; 
mänase - heart.

 . . . O goddess whose splendid limbs are enchanting, O shower of 
transcendental sweetness, O Goddess whose heartb is filled with 
the most wonderful nectarean bliss, . . .

Text 49 

maha-bhägyena kenäpi
     gatäsi mama dåk-patham
nityam antar-mukhä dåñöis
     tava devi vibhävyate

     maha-bhägyena - by great good fortune; kenäpi - somehwow; 
gatä - gone; asi - You are; mama - of me; dåk-patham - on the pathway of 
the eyes; nityam - always;  antar-mukhä - within; dåñöis - sight; tava - of 
You; devi - O goddess; vibhävyate - is considered.

 . . . somehow I have become very fortunate and You are now 
walking on the pathway of my eyes. May I always see You within my 
heart.

Text 50 

antar eva mahananda-
     paritåptaiva lakñyase
prasannaà madhuraà saumyaà
     idaà sumukha-maëòanam

     antar - within; eva - indeed; mahananda - great bliss; 
paritåptä - pleased; eva - indeed; lakñyase - is seen; prasannaà - happy; 
madhuraà - sweet; saumyaà - gentle; idaà - this; sumukha-maëòanam - the 
ornament of favorable persons.

     Within my heart I see that You are filled with bliss. I see 
You decorated with virtues, with happiness, sweetness, and 
gentleness.

Text 51 

vyanakti paramäçcaryaà
     kam apy antaù sukhodayam
rajaù-sambandhi-kalikä-
     ñaktis tattväti-çobhane
 
     vyanakti - manifests; paramäçcaryaà - great wonder; kam 
apy - something; antaù - within; sukhodayam - the manifestation fo 
happiness; rajaù - pollen; sambandhi - in relation to; kalikä - of a 
bud; ñaktis - power; tattva-truth; ati-çobhane - ijn great beauty.

     A great wonder of transcendental bliss has now entered my 
heart. It is like a bud that has the power to bring glorious 
pollen.

Text 52 

såñöi-sthiti-samahara-
     rupiné tvam adhiñöhita
tat tvaà viçuddha-sattväñu-
     çakti-vidyatmika para

     såñöi - creation; sthiti - maintenance; samahara - and 
destruction; rupiné - in the form of; tvam - You; adhiñöhita - the 
controller; tat - that; tvaà - You; viçuddha-sattva - transcendental 
goodness; äñu - quickly; çakti - potency; vidya - knowledge; 
ätmika - self; para - transcendental.

     You are the creator, maintainer, and destroyer of the 
worlds. You are transcendental goodness and transcendental 
knowledge.

Text 53 

paramananda-sandohaà
     dadhati vaiñnavaà param
ka tvayaçcarya-vibhave
     brahma-rudradi-durgame

     paramananda-sandohaà - great transcendental bliss; 
dadhati - gives; vaiñëavaà - Vaisnava; param - transcendental; ka - indeed; 
tvaya - by You; äçcarya - wonderful; vibhave - power and glory; 
brahma-rudradi-durgame - difficult for Brahma, Siva, and the 
demigods to attain.

     Your power is wonderful. You bring great transcendental 
bliss to the devotees. Even Brahmä, Çiva, and the demigods 
cannot attain You.

Text 54 

yogéndränäà dhyana-pathaà
     na tvaà spåçasi karhicit
icchä-çaktir jïäna-çaktiù
     kriyä-çaktis tvayeñituù

     yogéndräëäà - of the kings of the yogis; dhyana-pathaà - the 
path of meditation; na - not; tvaà - You; spåçasi - touch; karhicit - ever; 
icchä-çaktir - the potency of desire; jïäna-çaktiù - the 
potency of knowledge; kriyä-çaktis - the potency of action; 
tvayä - bby You; éñituù - the controller.

     You never touch the path of meditation traversed by the 
kings of the yogis. You control the potencies of desire, 
knowledge, and action.

Text 55 

taväàña-matram ity evaà
     manéña me pravartate
maya-vibhutayo 'cintyäs
     tan-mayärbhaka-mäyinaù

     tava - of You; aàña - a part; matram - only; ity - thus; evaà - thus; 
manéña - considering; me - of me; pravartate - does; maya-
vibhutayo - the potencies; acintyäs - inconceivable; tan-
mäyärbhaka - an ordinary child; mäyinaù - creating the illusion.

     All these potencies are parts and parecls of You. That is 
what I think. Your inconceivable mystic powers create the 
illusion that You are only an ordinary child.

Text 56 

pareçasya maha-viñnos
     täù sarvas te kalä-kaläù
ananda-rupiëé çaktis
     tvam éçvaré na saàçayaù

     pareçasya - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; maha-
viñëos - Lord Maha-Viñëu; täù - they; sarvas - all; te - of You; kalä-
kaläù - parts of the parts; ananda - of bliss; rupiëé - the form; 
çaktis - potency; tvam - You; éçvaré - the Goddess; na - no; saàçayaù - doubt.

     You are the blissful supreme Goddess, the original potency 
of Lord Mahä-Viñëu. All other goddesses are part and parcel of 
You. Of this there is no doubt.

Text 57 

tvaya ca kréòate kåñno
     nünaà våndavane vane
kaumäreëaiva rupeëa
     tvaà viçvasya ca mohiné

     tvaya - with You; ca - and; kréòate - enjoys pastimes; kåñëo - Lord 
Kåñëa; nünaà - indeed; våndavane - in Våndävana; vane - forest; 
kaumäreëa - with a youthful; eva - indeed; rupeëa - form; tvaà - You; 
viçvasya - of the universes; ca - and; mohiné - enchanting.

     Lord Kåñëa enjoys pastimes with You in Våndävana forest. 
Your youthful form is the most charming in the entire world.

Text 58 

täruëya-vaya-saàspåñöaà
     kédåk te rupam adbhutam
kédåçaà tava lävaëyaà
     lélä-häsekñaëänvitam

     täruëya-vaya - by youth; saàspåñöaà - touched; kédåk - like 
what?; te - of You; rupam - the form; adbhutam - wonderful; kédåçaà - like 
what?; tava - of You; lävaëyaà - the beauty; lélä - playful; 
häsa - laughter and joking; ékñaëa - eyes; anvitam - with.

     What is Your form like? It is embraced by youthfulness. What 
is Your beauty like? It has playful, smiling glances.

Text 59 

hari-mänuña-lobhena
     vapur açcarya-maëòitam
drañöuà tad aham icchami
     rupaà te hari-vallabhe

     hari - of Lord Kåñna; mänuña - human; lobhena - with desire; 
vapur - form; açcarya-maëòitam - decorated with wonder; drañöuà - to 
see; tad - that; aham - I ; icchami - wish; rupaà - form; te - of You; hari-
vallabhe - dear to Lord Kåñëa.

     O beloved of Lord Hari, I wish to see the wonderfully 
decorated form in which You enjoy humanlike pastimes with Lord 
Hari.

Text 60 

yena nanda-sutaù kåñno
     mohaà samupayäsyati
idänéà mama käruëyän
     nijaà rupaà maheçvari
praëatäya prapannäya
     prakäsayitum arhasi

     yena - by whom; nanda-sutaù - the son of Nanda; kåñëo - Kåñëa; 
mohaà - bewilderment; samupayäsyati - will attain; idänéà - now; mama - of 
me; käruëyät - because of mercy; nijaà - own; rupaà - form; maheçvari - O 
great goddess; praëatäya - bowing down; prapannäya - surrendered; 
prakäsayitum - to show; arhasi - You deserve.

     O great goddess, out of kindness to me please show to this 
surrendered soul bowing down before You the form that Nanda's 
son, Lord Kåñëa, finds so enchanting.

Text 61 

ity ukta muni-varyeëa
     tad-anuvrata-cetasa
maha-maheçvaréà natva
     mahananda-mayéà paräm

 ity - thus; ukta - addressed; muni-varyeëa - by the great sage; 
tad-anuvrata-cetasa - his heart filled with devotion; maha-
maheçvaréà - to the great goddess; natva - bowing; mahananda-
mayéà - filled with transcendental bliss; paräm - transcendental.

     After speaking these words, the great sage, his heart filled 
with devotion, bowed down before the blissful Supreme Goddess. 

Text 62 

maha-prematarotkanöhäà
     vyäkulaìgéà çubhekñaëam
ékñamäëena govindaà
     evaà varëayatästhitam

     maha-prematarotkaëöhäà - filled with the longings of 
transcendental love; vyäkulaìgém - agitated limbs; 
çubhekñaëam - beautiful eyes; ékñamäëena - seeing; 
govindaà - Lord Kåñëa; evaà - thus; varnayatä - describing; 
ästhitam - situated.

     Seeing that the beautiful-eyed Goddess was overwhelmed with 
love for Lord Kåñëa, the great sage began to describe the Lord.

Text 63 

jaya kåñna mano-härin
     jaya våndavana-priya
jaya bhrü-bhaìga-lalita
     jaya veëu-raväkula

     jaya - glory; kåñëa - O Kåñëa; mano-härin - charming to the heart; 
jaya - glory; våndavana-priya - dear to Våndävana; jaya - glory; bhrü-
bhaìga-lalita - with graceful and playful bent eyebrows; jaya - glory; 
veëu-raväkula - who plays the flute.

     Glory to You, O Lord Kåñëa, who charm the heart! Glory to 
You, who are dear to Våndävana! Glory to You, whose greaceful 
eyebrows are playfully arched! Glory to You, who sweetly play the 
flute!

Text 64 

jaya barha-kåtottaàsa
     jaya gopé-vimohana
jaya kuìkuma-liptäìga
     jaya ratna-vibhuñana

     jaya - glory; barha-kåtottaàsa - with a peaceock-feather crown; 
jaya - glory; gopé-vimohana - enchanting the gopis; jaya - glory; 
kuìkuma - with kunkuma; lipta - anointed; aìga - limbs; jaya - glory; 
ratna-vibhuñaëa - decorated with jewel ornaments. 

     Glory to You, decorated with a peacock-feather crown! Glory 
to You, who enchant the gopis! Glory to You, whose limbs are 
anointed with kuëkuma! Glory to You, decorated with jewel 
ornaments!

Texts 65 and 66 

kadähaà tvat-prasadena
     anaya divya-rupaya
sahitaà nava-tärunya-
     mano-häri-vapuù-çriya
vilokayiñye kaiñore
     mohanaà tväà jagat-pate

     kadä - when?; ahaà - I; tvat-prasadena - by Your mercy; anaya - Her; 
divya-rupaya - with a splendid transcendental form; sahitaà - with; 
nava-täruëya - new youthfulness; mano-häri - charming the heart; 
vapuù - of the form; çriya - with the handsomeness and glory; 
vilokayiñye - I will see; kaiñore - in youth; mohanaà - charm; tväà - You; 
jagat-pate - O master of the universes.

     When, O Lord of the universes, by Your mercy will I see Your 
charming youthful form with this splendid goddess by Your side? 

Text 67 

evaà kértayatas tasya
     tat-kñanäd eva sa punaù
babhuva dadhaté divyaà
     rupam atyanta-mohanam

     evaà - thus; kértayatas - chanting the glories; tasya - of Him; 
tat-kñaëäd - in a moment; eva - indeed; sa - He; punaù - again; babhuva - was; 
dadhaté - giving; divyaà - splendid; rupam - form; atyanta-mohanam - very 
charming.

     Being praised in this way, Lord Kåñëa suddenly manifested 
His very charming and splendid transcendental form.

Texts 68 and 69 

caturdañäbda-vayasa
     sammitaà lalitaà param
samäna-vayasaç canyäs
     tadaiva vraja-balikaù

ägatya veñöayam asur
     divya-bhuñambara-srajaù
munéndraù sa tu niçceñöo
     babhuvaçcarya-mohitaù

     caturdaña - 14; abda - years; vayasa - age; sammitaà - with; 
lalitaà - graceful; param - transcendental; samäna-vayasaç - the same 
age; ca - and; anyäs - other; tadä - then; eva - indeed; vraja-
balikaù - girls of Vraja; ägatya - approaching; veñöayam 
asur - surrounded; divya-bhuñambara-srajaù - with splenidd garments, 
ornaments, and flower garlands; munéndraù - the king of sages; 
sa - he; tu - indeed; niçceñöo - stunned; babhuva - was; açcarya - with 
wonder; mohitaù - overcome.

     Very charming and graceful, Lord Kåñëa was fourteen years 
old. He was surrounded by many girls of Vraja, all the same age 
as He, and all decorated with splendid garments, ornaments, and 
flower garlands. Seeing this, Närada, the king of sages, became 
unconscious. He was stunned with wonder.

Text 70 

balayas tas tada sakhyas
     caranambu-kaëair munim
niñicya bodhayam asur
     ücuç ca kåpayanvitäù

     balayas - of the girl; tas - they; tada - then; sakhyas - friends; 
caraëa - of the feet; ambu - of water; kaëair - with drops; munim - the 
sage; niñicya - sprinkling; bodhayam asur - brought back to 
consciousness; ücuç - said; ca - and; kåpaya - mercy; anvitäù - with.

     Sprinkling on him some drops of water that had touched their 
feet, these girls, all friends of the girl Rädhä, mercifully 
brought the sage back to consciousness and said to him:

Texts 71-74 

muni-varya maha-bhaga
     maha-yogeçvareçvara
tvayaiva paraya bhaktya
     bhagavan harir éçvaraù

nunam äradhito devo
     bhaktanaà käma-pürakaù
yad iyaà brahma-rudradyair
     devaiù siddha-munéçvaraiù

maha-bhagavataiç canyair
     durdañä durgamapi ca
aty-adbhuta-vayo-rupa-
     mohiné hari-vallabha

kenapy acintya-bhagyena
     tava dåñöi-pathaà gata
uttiñöhottiñöha viprarñe
     dhairyam älambya sa-tvaram

     muni-varya - O best of sages; maha-bhaga - O foretunate one; 
maha-yogeçvareçvara - O king of the kings of yoga; tvayä - by you; 
eva - indeed; paraya - with great; bhaktya - brähmana; bhagavan - the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead; harir - Lord Hari; éçvaraù - the 
supreme controller; nunam - indeed; äradhito - worshiped; devo - th 
Lord; bhaktanaà - of the devotees; käma-pürakaù - fulfilling the 
desires; yad - what; iyaà - this; brahma-rudradyair - headed by Brahma 
and Siva; devaiù - by the demigods; siddha-munéçvaraiù; - by the 
siddhas and the kings of the sages; maha-bhagavatais - by great 
devotees; ca - and; anyair - others; durdañä - difficult to see; 
durgama - difficult to approach; api - also; ca - and; aty-adbhuta-vayo-
rupa-mohiné - charnming with wonderful youthful beauty; hari-
vallabha - Lord Kåñna's beloved; kenapy - by some; acintya-
bhagyena - inconceivable good fortune; tava - of You; dåñöi-pathaà - the 
path of the eyes; gata - attained; uttiñöha - rise; uttiñöha - rise; 
viprarñe - O brahmana sage; dhairyam - consciousness; 
älambya - attaining; sa-tvaram - quickly.

     O very fortunate best of sages, O king of the kings of yoga, 
with great devotion you have worshiped Lord Hari, the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead, who fufills His devotees' desires. By 
your inconceivable good fortune, Lord Hari's beloved, whose 
youthful beauty is very wonderful and enchanting, and whom even 
Brahmä, Çiva, the demigods, the siddhas, the kings of the sages, 
the great devotees, and many other exalted souls cannot approach 
or see, now walks on the pathway of Your eyes. O great brähmana 
sage, please become conscious at once. Stand up! Stand up!

Text 75 

enäà pradakñiëé-kåtya
     namaskuru punaù punaù
kià na paçyasi carv-aìgém
     atyanta-vyakuläm iva

     enäà - Her; pradakñiëé-kåtya - circumambulating; namaskuru - offer 
obeisances; punaù - again; punaù - and again; kià - why?; na - not; 
paçyasi - you see; carv-aìgém - beautiful limbs; atyanta-
vyakuläm - very agitated; iva - like.

     You should circumambulate Çri Rädhä and bow down before Her 
again and again. Why do you not gaze upon beautiful and agitated 
Rädhä?

Text 76 

asminn eva kñaëe nunaà
     antardhänaà gamiñyati
nänaya saha samläpaù
     kathaïcit te bhaviñyati

     asmin - in this; eva - indeed; kñaëe - in a moment; nunaà - indeed; 
antardhänaà - disappearance; gamiñyati - will be; na - not; anaya - Her; 
saha - with; samläpaù - conversation; kathaïcit - somehow; te - of 
you; bhaviñyati - will be.

     In a moment She will disappear. Then you will no longer be 
able to speak with Her.

Text 77 

darçanaà ca punar nasyaù
     prapsyasi brahma-vittama
kintu våndavane käpi
     bhäty açoka-lata çubha

     darçanaà - the sight; ca - and; punar - again; na - not; asyaù - of Her; 
prapsyasi - you will attain; brahma-vittama - O best of the knowers of 
Brahman; kintu - however; våndavane - in Våndävana; käpi - a certain; 
bhäty - is; açoka-lata - an asoka vine; çubha - beautiful.

     O best of they who know the Supreme, then you will not see 
Her again. Still, in Våndävana forest there is a beautiful añoka 
vine.

Text 78 

sarva-käle 'pi puñpäòhya
     sarva-dig-vyäpi-saurabha
govardhanäd adürena
     kusumäkhya-saras-taöe

     sarva-käle - at all times; api - evebn; puñpäòhya - rich with 
flowers; sarva-dig-vyäpi-saurabha - with a sweet fragrance that 
fills all the directions; govardhanäd - from Govardhana; 
adüreëa - not far; kusumäkhya-saras-taöe - on the shore of the lake 
named Kusuma-sarovara.

     That vine grows on the lake of Kusuma-sarovara lake, which 
is not far from Govardhana Hill. Its sweet fragrance filling all 
directions, that vine is always rich with many flowers.

Texts 79 and 80

tan-müle hy ardha-rätre ca
     drakñyasy asmän açeñataù
çrutvaivaà vacanaà tasaà
     sneha-vihvala-cetasam

yävat pradakñiëé-kåtya
     pranamed daëòavan muniù
muhürta-dvitayaà baläà
     nanä-nirmäëa-çobhanäm

     tan-müle - at the root of that vine; hy - indeed; ardha-rätre - in 
the middle of the night; ca - and; drakñyasy - you will see; 
asmän - them; açeñataù - completely; çrutvä - hearing; evaà - thus; 
vacanaà - words; tasaà - of them; sneha-vihvala-cetasam - their hearts 
overcome with affection; yävat - as long as; pradakñiëé-
kåtya - circumambulating; pranamed - offers obeisances; 
daëòavat - dandavat; muniù - the sage; muhürta-dvitayaà - for almost 
two hours; baläà - to the girl; nanä-nirmäëa-çobhanäm - beautiful 
in many ways.

     Under that vine, in the middle of the night, you will see 
all this again.

     Hearing these words from the affectionate gopis, Närada 
spent the next almost two hours circumambulating and offering 
daëòavat obeisances to the beautiful girl Çri Rädhä

Text 81 

ähüya bhänuà provaca
     naradaù sarva-çobhanä
evaà prabhäva baleyaà
     na sädhya daivatair api

     ähüya - calling; bhänuà - Bhanu; provaca - said; naradaù - Narada; 
sarva-çobhanä - all beautiful; evaà - thus; prabhäva - glorious; 
balä - girl; iyaà - this; na - not; sädhya - attainable; daivatair - by the 
demigods; api - even.

     Calling Bhänu, Närada said: Even the great demigods cannot 
approach your beautiful and glorious daughter.

Text 82 

kintu yad-gåham etasyaù
     päda-cihna-vibhuñitam
tatra narayano devaù
     svayaà vasati mädhavaù
lakñméç ca vasate nityaà
     sarvabhiù sarva-siddhibhiù

     kintu - however; yad-gåham - in whose home; etasyaù - of Her; päda-
cihna-vibhuñitam - decorated with the footprints; tatra - there; 
narayano devaù - Lord Näräyaëa; svayaà - Himself; vasati - resides; 
mädhavaù - the husband of the goddess of fortune; lakñmés - the 
goddess of fortune; ca - and; vasate - resides; nityaà - always; 
sarvabhiù - with all; sarva-siddhibhiù - perfections.

     Lord Näräyaëa, the husband of the goddess of fortune, 
resides in any home decorated with your daughter's footprints. 
Accompanied by all mystic perfections, the goddess of fortune 
also resides always in that home.

Text 83 

adya enäà varärohäà
     sarvabharaëa-bhuñaëäm
devém iva paraà gehe
     rakña yatnena sattama

     adya - now; enäà - Her; varärohäà - the girl with beautiful 
thighs; sarvabharaëa-bhuñaëäm - decorated with all ornaments; 
devém - goddess; iva - like; paraà - great; gehe - at home; rakña - protect; 
yatnena - with care; sattama - O great one.

     O great one, therefore please carefully protect your 
daughter, who is beautiful like a goddess and who is decorated 
with all ornaments.

Texts 84 and 85 

ity uktva manasaivainäà
     maha-bhagavatottamaù
tad-rupam eva saàsmåtya
     praviñöo gahanaà vanam
açoka-latika-mülam
     äsadya muni-sattamaù

     ity - thus; uktva - speaking; manasä - with the mind; eva - indeed; 
enäà - Her; maha-bhagavatottamaù - the best of devotees; tad-rupam - Her 
form; eva - thus; saàsmåtya - remembering; praviñöo - entered; 
gahanaà - deep; vanam - into the forest; açoka-latika-mülam - the root of 
ther asoka vine; äsadya - attaining; muni-sattamaù - the best of 
sages.

     After speaking these words, the great devotee Närada Muni 
began to meditate on Çri Rädhä's transcendental form. Going deep 
into the forest, he found the place under the añoka vine.

Text 86 

pratékñamäëo devéà täà
     tatraivägamanaà niñi
sthito 'tra prema-vikalañ
     cintayan kåñëa-vallabhäm

     pratékñamäëo - waiting; devéà - the goddess; täm - Her; 
tatra - there; eva - indeed; ägamanaà - arrival; niñi - at night; 
sthito - staying; atra - there; prema-vikalas - overcome with spiritual 
love; cintayan - meditating; kåñëa-vallabhäm - on Lord Kåñëa's 
beloved.

     There Närada waited for Goddess Rädhä to arrive in the 
middle of the night. Overcome with spiritual love, he stayed 
there, meditating on Lord Kåñëa's beloved.

Text 87 

atha madhya-niñä-bhage
     yuvatyaù paramadbhutaù
purva-dåñöas tathänyaç ca
     vicitrabharana-srajaù

     atha - then; madhya-niñä-bhage - in the middle of the night; 
yuvatyaù - young girls; paramadbhutaù - very wonderful; 
purva-dåñöas - seen before; tathä - so; anyas - others; ca - and; 
vicitrabharaëa-srajaù - decorated with wonderful ornaments and 
flower garlands.

     Then, in the middle of the night, Närada saw, decorated with 
wonderful ornaments and flower garlands, the same very wonderful 
girls he had seen before, and many other girls also. 

Text 88 

dåñöva manasi sambhränto
     daëòavat patito bhuvi
parivärya munià sarväs
     tas taù praviviñuù çubhaù

     dåñöva - seeing them; manasi - in his heart; sambhränto - reverent; 
daëòavat - like a stick; patito - fell; bhuvi - to the ground; 
parivärya - surrounding; 
munià - the sage; sarväs - all; taù taù - they; praviviñuù - entered; 
çubhaù - beautiful.

     With a reverential heart, Närada fell like a stick before 
them. The beautiful girls at once surrounded the sage.

Text 89 

prañöu-kämo 'pi sa muniù
     kiïcit svabhimataà priyam
näñakat prema-lävaëya-
     priya-bhañä-pradharñitaù

     prañöu-kämo - desiring to stand; api - even; sa - he; muniù - the 
sage; kiïcit - something; svabhimataà - dear; priyam - dear; 
na - not; añakat - was able; prema - of love; lävaëya - beauty; 
priya - dear; bhañä - words; pradharñitaù - overcome.

     Although he desired to stand, he could not. He was overcome 
with devotion and the wish to speak graceful worlds of praise.

Texts 90 and 91 

athägatä muni-çreñöhaà
     kåtäïjalim avasthitam
bhakti-bhära-nata-grévaà
     sa-vismayaà sa-sambhramam

su-vinétatamaà präha
     tatraiva karunanvita
açoka-maliné namna
     açoka-vana-devata

     atha - then; ägatä - approached; muni-çreñöhaà - the best of 
sages; kåtäïjalim - with folded hands; avasthitam - staying; 
bhakti-bhära-nata-grévaà - he neck bowed with devotion; sa-
vismayaà - with wonder; sa-sambhramam - with respect; su-
vinétatamaà - very humble; präha - spoke; tatra - there; eva - indeed; 
karunanvita - merciful; açoka-maliné - Asoka-malini; namna - by name; 
açoka-vana-devata - the goddess of that asoka grove.
.

     Then the goddess of that añoka grove, a girl named Açoka-
mälini, mercifully approached the sage, his head bowed with awe 
and wonder, and his hands humbly folded. She spoke to him the 
following words.

Text 92 

çré-açoka-maliny uvaca 

açoka-kalikayäà tu
     vasamy asyaà maha-mune
raktambara-dhara nityaà
     rakta-mälänulepana

     çré-açoka-maliny uvaca - Çri Açoka-malini said; açoka-
kalikayäà - in an asoka bud; tu - indeed; vasamy - I reside; asyaà - in 
this; maha-mune - O great sage; raktambara-dhara - wearign red 
garments; nityaà - always; rakta-mälänulepana - with red flower 
garlands and red sandal paste.

     Çri Açoka-malini said; O great sage, dressed in red 
garments, decorated with red flower garlands, and anointed with 
red sandal pastimes, I always stay in this açoka grove. 

Text 93 

rakta-siëdura-kalika
     raktotpala-vataàsiné
rakta-mäëikya-keyüra-
     mukuöadi-vibhuñita

     rakta-siëdura-kalika - decorated with red sindura; 
raktotpala-vataàsiné - wearing a garland fo red lotuses; rakta-
mäëikya-keyüra-mukuöadi-vibhuñita - decorated with ruby 
bracelets, crown, and other ornaments.

     I am decorated with red sindüra, garlands of red lotuses, 
ruby bracelets, ruby crown, and other ruby ornaments.

Text 94 

ekada priyaya sardhaà
     viharantyo madhütsave
tatraiva milita gopa-
     balikaç citra-väsasaù

     ekada - one day; priyaya - His beloved; sardhaà - with; 
viharantyo - enjoying pastimes; madhütsave - in a spirngtime festival; 
tatra - there; eva - indeed; milita - met; gopa-balikaç - gopis; citra-
väsasaù - dressed in wonderful and colorful garments.

     One day Lord Kåñna enjoyed springtime-festival pastimes 
with His beloved and with many gopis dressed in wonderful 
and colorful garments.

Text 95 

ahaà caçoka-mälabhir
     gopa-veña-dharaà harim
rama-rupaç ca taù sarva
 bhaktya samyag apüjayam

     ahaà - I; ca - and; açoka - of añoka flowers; mälabhir - with 
garlands; gopa-veña-dharaà - dressed as a gopa; harim - Kåñna; rama-
rupaç - teh forms of the goddesses of fortune; ca - and; 
taù - they; sarva - all; bhaktya - with devotion; samyag - completely; 
apüjayam - worshiped.

     Giving Them many garlands of añoka flowers, I worshiped 
Lord Kåñëa, who was dressed as a gopa, and the many goddesses of 
fortune.

Text 96 

tataù prabhåti caitasaà
     madhye tiñöhami sarvada
bhuñabhir vividhabhiç ca
     toñayitva rama-patim

     tataù - then; prabhåti - beginning; ca - also; etasaà - of them; 
madhye - in the middle; tiñöhami - I stand; sarvada - always; 
bhuñabhir - with ornaments; vividhabhis - various; ca - and; 
toñayitva - pleasing; rama-patim - the husband of the goddess of 
fortune.

     I always stay among these gopis. Offering Him many different 
ornaments, I please the goddess of fortune's husband.

Text 97 

parat param ahaà sarvaà
     vijanaméha sarvataù
go-gopa-gopikadénaà
     rahasyaà capi vedmy aham

     parat param - greater than thegreatest; ahaà - I; sarvaà - all; 
vijanami - know; iha - here; sarvataù - completely; go-gopa-
gopikadénaà - beginning with the cows, gopas, and gopis; 
rahasyaà - secret; ca - and; api - also; vedmy - know; aham - I.

     I know everything about Lord Kåñna, who is greater than the 
greatest, and I also know all the secrets of the cows, gopas, 
gopis, and everyone else in Våndävana.

Texts 98 and 99 

tava jijïäsitaà sarvaà
     hådi pratyabhibhañitam
täà devém adbhutäkäräm
     adbhutananda-däyiném

hareù priyäà hiraëyabhäà
     hérakojjvala-mudrikam
kathaà paçyami loläkñéà
     kathaà va tat-padambujam
 
     tava - of you; jijïäsitaà - desiring to know; 
sarvaà - all; hådi - in the heart; pratyabhibhañitam - spoken; täà - Her; 
devém - goddess; adbhuta-äkäräm - whose form is wonderful; 
adbhutananda-däyiném - giving wonderful bliss; hareù - of Lord Kåñna; 
priyäà - the beloved; hiraëyabhäà - splendid like gold; 
hérakojjvala-mudrikam - wearing diamond rings; kathaà - how; paçyami - I 
may see; loläkñéà - with restless eyes; kathaà - how?; va - or; tat-
padambujam - Her lotus feet.

     I desire to know what is in your heart also.

     Then Närada asked: How may I see Lord Hari's beloved, who is 
splendid like gold, whose form is wonderful, whose eyes are 
restless, who is a goddess, who wears splendid diamond rings, and 
who gives wonderful transcendental bliss? How may I see Her lotus 
feet?

Text 100

äradhyate 'ti-bhaktyeti
     tvaya brahman vimarçitam
tatra te kathayiñyami
     våttäntaà su-mahatmanäm

     äradhyate - is worshiped; ati - with great; bhaktyä - devotion; 
iti - thus; tvaya - by you; brahman - O brahmana; vimarçitam - considered; 
tatra - there; te - of you; kathayiñyami - I will tell; våttäntaà - a 
story; su-mahatmanäm - of the great souls.

     O Brahman, you should worship Her with great devotion. I 
will tell you a story of some great devotees. 

Texts 101 and 102

manase sarasi sthitva
     tapas tévram upeyuñäm
japataà siddha-manträàç ca
     dhyayataà harim éçvaram

munénaà kaìkñataà nityaà
     tasyä eva padambujam
eka-saptati-sähasra-
     saìkhyatanaà mahaujasam

     manase sarasi - in Manasa-sarovara; sthitva - staying; 
tapas - austerities; tévram - severe; upeyuñäm - engaged; 
japataà - chanting japa; siddha-manträn - siddha-mantras; ca - and; 
dhyayataà - meditating; harim - on Lord Kåñna; éçvaram - the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead; munénaà - of nthe sages; kaìkñataà - desiring; 
nityaà - always; tasyä - of Her; eva - indeed; padambujam - the lotus feet; 
eka-saptati-sähasra-saìkhyatanaà - seventy-one-thousand; 
mahaujasam - very powerful.

     Staying at Mänasa-sarovara, seventy-one-thousand very 
powerful sages repeatedly performed severe austerities, chanted 
siddha-mantras, and meditated on Lord Hari so they could attain 
Çri Rädhä's lotus feet.