Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 53
BvP 4 53.1
।। नारद उवाच ।। समतीते पूर्णरासे किं चकार जगत्पतिः ।। रहस्यं किं बभूवाथ तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति
|| nārada uvāca || samatīte pūrṇarāse kiṃ cakāra jagatpatiḥ || rahasyaṃ kiṃ babhūvātha tadbhavānvaktumarhati
Nārada said: When the full rāsa had passed, what did the Lord of the world do? And what secret matter then took place? That you ought to tell.
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BvP 4 53.2
श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। रासं निवर्त्य रासे च रासेश्वर्या समन्वितः ।। स्वयं रासेश्वरस्तस्माद्यमुनापुलिनं ययौ
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || rāsaṃ nivartya rāse ca rāseśvaryā samanvitaḥ || svayaṃ rāseśvarastasmādyamunāpulinaṃ yayau
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Having brought the rāsa to an end in the rāsa(-circle), the Lord of the rāsa himself, accompanied by the Mistress of the rāsa, went from there to the bank of the Yamunā.
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BvP 4 53.3
तत्र स्नात्वा जलं पीत्वा निर्मलं निर्मले जले ।। सार्द्धं गोपाङ्गनाभिश्च जलक्रीडां चकार सः
tatra snātvā jalaṃ pītvā nirmalaṃ nirmale jale || sārddhaṃ gopāṅganābhiśca jalakrīḍāṃ cakāra saḥ
There, having bathed and drunk the clear water, in that clear water he played water-games together with the cowherd women.
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BvP 4 53.4
ततो जगाम भगवान्भाण्डीरं राधया सह ।। गोपाङ्गनाश्च स्वगृहान्प्रययुर्विरहातुराः रतिं निर्वर्त्य तत्रैव ययौ पद्मवनं प्रभुः ।। पद्मपत्रसमाकीर्णे तल्पेऽतिसुमनोहरे चकार पत्रकं गण्डयुग्मे चित्रविचित्रितम् ।। प्रददौ कज्जलं भक्त्या नेत्रोत्पलसमुज्ज्वलम् ।। पारिजातस्य कुसुमं दत्तं रहसि ब्रह्मणा ।। प्रददौ तत्कबर्यां च ललितायां च नारद षष्टिसत्कोटिगोपीभिः सार्धं संहृष्टमानसाः ।। आययुः पादचिह्नेन प्रियस्य वहतः प्रियाम् क्षणं चखाद ताम्बूलं क्षणं निद्रां ययौ मुदा ।। क्षणं चकार शृङ्गारं रत्ननिर्मितमन्दिरे
tato jagāma bhagavānbhāṇḍīraṃ rādhayā saha || gopāṅganāśca svagṛhānprayayurvirahāturāḥ ratiṃ nirvartya tatraiva yayau padmavanaṃ prabhuḥ || padmapatrasamākīrṇe talpe'tisumanohare cakāra patrakaṃ gaṇḍayugme citravicitritam || pradadau kajjalaṃ bhaktyā netrotpalasamujjvalam || pārijātasya kusumaṃ dattaṃ rahasi brahmaṇā || pradadau tatkabaryāṃ ca lalitāyāṃ ca nārada ṣaṣṭisatkoṭigopībhiḥ sārdhaṃ saṃhṛṣṭamānasāḥ || āyayuḥ pādacihnena priyasya vahataḥ priyām kṣaṇaṃ cakhāda tāmbūlaṃ kṣaṇaṃ nidrāṃ yayau mudā || kṣaṇaṃ cakāra śṛṅgāraṃ ratnanirmitamandire
Then the Lord went to Bhāṇḍīra with Rādhā, and the cowherd women, stricken with separation, went off to their own homes. Having completed his lovemaking right there, the Lord went to the lotus-grove; on a most charming couch strewn with lotus petals he made a decorative design, variegated with pictures, on her two cheeks, and lovingly applied collyrium, which made her lotus-eyes shine; and the pārijāta flower that had been given in secret by Brahmā he set in her braid — and in Lalitā's too, O Nārada. Together with sixty hundred million gopīs, with delighted hearts, they came following the footprints of the beloved (Kṛṣṇa) who was carrying his beloved. For a moment he chewed betel, for a moment he happily went to sleep, for a moment he made his toilet in the palace built of jewels.
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BvP 4 53.5
क्रीडां चकार रहसि भाण्डीरे मालतीवने ।। मालतीपुष्पशय्यायां रम्यायां रमणोत्सुकः
krīḍāṃ cakāra rahasi bhāṇḍīre mālatīvane || mālatīpuṣpaśayyāyāṃ ramyāyāṃ ramaṇotsukaḥ
In secret at Bhāṇḍīra, in the jasmine grove, he engaged in love-play, eager for enjoyment on a lovely bed of mālatī flowers.
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BvP 4 53.6
कृत्वा क्रीडां च तत्रैव वासन्तीकाननं ययौ ।। रेमे तत्रैव रासेशो वसन्ते सुमनोहरे
kṛtvā krīḍāṃ ca tatraiva vāsantīkānanaṃ yayau || reme tatraiva rāseśo vasante sumanohare
And having made love right there, (he) went to the vāsantī grove; there the Lord of the rāsa took his pleasure in the springtime, most delightful.
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BvP 4 53.8
रम्ये चन्दनतल्पे च स्निग्धे चन्दनपल्लवे ।। पूर्णचन्द्रे समुदिते विजहार तया सह
ramye candanatalpe ca snigdhe candanapallave || pūrṇacandre samudite vijahāra tayā saha
And on a lovely couch of sandalwood, on soft sandal shoots, when the full moon had risen, (he) disported himself with her.
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BvP 4 53.9
कृत्वा विहारं तत्रैव ययौ चम्पककाननम् ।। रम्ये चम्पकतल्पे च चकार रतिमीश्वरी
kṛtvā vihāraṃ tatraiva yayau campakakānanam || ramye campakatalpe ca cakāra ratimīśvarī
Having made his sport right there, (he) went to the campaka grove; and on a lovely campaka couch the Lord made love.
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BvP 4 53.11
सार्धं तत्र पद्ममुख्या शीतेन पद्मवायुना।। चकार सुखसंभोगं ययौ निद्रां तया सह
sārdhaṃ tatra padmamukhyā śītena padmavāyunā|| cakāra sukhasaṃbhogaṃ yayau nidrāṃ tayā saha
There, together with the lotus-faced one, in the cool lotus-scented breeze, (he) enjoyed happy union and went to sleep with her.
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BvP 4 53.12
विहाय निद्रां निद्रेशो ददर्श निद्रितां प्रियाम् ।। शयानां पद्मतल्पे च सुखसंभोगमात्रतः
vihāya nidrāṃ nidreśo dadarśa nidritāṃ priyām || śayānāṃ padmatalpe ca sukhasaṃbhogamātrataḥ
Abandoning sleep, the lord of sleep saw his beloved asleep, lying on the lotus couch merely from (the exhaustion of) happy union.
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BvP 4 53.13
दृष्ट्वा मुखं च घर्माक्तं शरच्चन्द्रविनिंदितम् ।। अतिसंलुप्तसिन्दूरं लुप्तं कज्जलमुल्बणम्
dṛṣṭvā mukhaṃ ca gharmāktaṃ śaraccandraviniṃditam || atisaṃluptasindūraṃ luptaṃ kajjalamulbaṇam
And (he) saw her face wet with sweat, putting to shame the autumn moon, its vermilion quite rubbed away, its thick eye-black smeared off,
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BvP 4 53.14
संलुप्ताधररागं च संलुप्तगण्डपत्रकम् ।। विस्रस्तकबरीभारं नेत्रोत्पलविमुद्रितम्
saṃluptādhararāgaṃ ca saṃluptagaṇḍapatrakam || visrastakabarībhāraṃ netrotpalavimudritam
the red dye of her lower lip wiped off, the painted design on her cheek wiped off, the mass of her braid loosened, her lotus-eyes closed,
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BvP 4 53.15
रत्नकुण्डलयुग्मेनामूल्येन परिशोभितम् ।। राजितं मौक्तिकेनैव गजराजोद्भवेन च
ratnakuṇḍalayugmenāmūlyena pariśobhitam || rājitaṃ mauktikenaiva gajarājodbhavena ca
adorned all round with a pair of priceless jewelled earrings, and gleaming with a pearl born of the king of elephants.
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BvP 4 53.16
प्रेम्णा स्वसूक्ष्मवस्त्रेण वह्निशुद्धेन माधवः ।। चकार मार्जनं भक्त्या तद्वक्त्रं भक्तवत्सलः
premṇā svasūkṣmavastreṇa vahniśuddhena mādhavaḥ || cakāra mārjanaṃ bhaktyā tadvaktraṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ
With love, with his own fine cloth purified by fire, Mādhava, who is fond of his devotees, devotedly wiped that face.
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BvP 4 53.17
तत्रैव रमणं कृत्वा ययौ चन्दनकाननम् ।। चन्दनोक्षितसर्वांगो गृहीत्वा चन्दनोक्षितम् केशसंमार्जनं कृत्वा निर्माय कबरीं हरिः ।। माधवीमालतीमालाजालेन परिशोभिताम्
tatraiva ramaṇaṃ kṛtvā yayau candanakānanam || candanokṣitasarvāṃgo gṛhītvā candanokṣitam keśasaṃmārjanaṃ kṛtvā nirmāya kabarīṃ hariḥ || mādhavīmālatīmālājālena pariśobhitām
Having made love right there, (he) went to the sandalwood grove; all his limbs anointed with sandal, taking her, (also) anointed with sandal. Having combed her hair and made up her braid, Hari (adorned her), made beautiful with a network of mādhavī and mālatī garlands—
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BvP 4 53.18
रत्नपट्टसूत्रबद्धां वामवक्त्रां मनोहराम् ।। अतीव वर्तुलाकारां कुन्दपुष्पसुशोभिताम्
ratnapaṭṭasūtrabaddhāṃ vāmavaktrāṃ manoharām || atīva vartulākārāṃ kundapuṣpasuśobhitām
(the braid) bound with a jewelled ribbon-cord, charming, turned to the left side, exceedingly round in shape, beautifully set with kunda flowers.
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BvP 4 53.19
ददौ सिन्दूरतिलकमधश्चन्दनमुज्ज्वलम् ।। कस्तूरीबिन्दुना सार्द्धं परितः परिशोभिताम्
dadau sindūratilakamadhaścandanamujjvalam || kastūrībindunā sārddhaṃ paritaḥ pariśobhitām
(He) gave (her) a vermilion mark with bright sandal beneath it, together with a dot of musk—(she was) beautified all around.
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BvP 4 53.21
चकाराधररागं च राधायाश्चानुरागतः ।। कर्णभूषणयुग्मं च चकारातीव निर्मलम्
cakārādhararāgaṃ ca rādhāyāścānurāgataḥ || karṇabhūṣaṇayugmaṃ ca cakārātīva nirmalam
And out of love (he) applied the red dye to Rādhā's lip, and (he) made the pair of ear-ornaments exceedingly spotless.
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BvP 4 53.22
अमूल्यरत्नहारं च स्तनभार युगोज्ज्वलम् ।। ददौ कण्ठे च वैकुण्ठो मणिराजिविराजितम्
amūlyaratnahāraṃ ca stanabhāra yugojjvalam || dadau kaṇṭhe ca vaikuṇṭho maṇirājivirājitam
And Vaikuṇṭha placed on her neck a priceless jewelled necklace, radiant upon the weight of her two breasts, shining with a row of gems.
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BvP 4 53.23
वह्निशुद्धांशुकं दिव्यममूल्यं विश्वरत्नतः ।। वासयामास वसनं कस्तूरीकुङ्कुमाक्तकम्
vahniśuddhāṃśukaṃ divyamamūlyaṃ viśvaratnataḥ || vāsayāmāsa vasanaṃ kastūrīkuṅkumāktakam
A divine garment purified by fire, priceless (though bought) with all the world's jewels—that cloth, smeared with musk and saffron, (he) perfumed.
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BvP 4 53.24
प्रददौ पादयुगले रत्नमञ्जीररञ्जितम् ।। चकारालक्तकं भक्त्या पादुङ्गुलिनखेषु च
pradadau pādayugale ratnamañjīrarañjitam || cakārālaktakaṃ bhaktyā pāduṅgulinakheṣu ca
(He) gave for her two feet (anklets) bright with jewelled mañjīras, and devotedly applied red lac to the nails of her toes.
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BvP 4 53.25
चकार सेवां सेव्यायाः सेव्यस्त्रिजगतां सताम् ।। अहो सेवकसंभक्त्या श्वेतेन चामरेण च
cakāra sevāṃ sevyāyāḥ sevyastrijagatāṃ satām || aho sevakasaṃbhaktyā śvetena cāmareṇa ca
He who is to be served by the good of the three worlds performed service to her who is to be served—ah, with the full devotion of a servant, and with a white yak-tail fan!
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BvP 4 53.26
सर्वभावविदां श्रेष्ठो बोधज्ञः कामशास्त्रवित् ।। कामिनीं बोधयामास वासयामास वक्षसि
sarvabhāvavidāṃ śreṣṭho bodhajñaḥ kāmaśāstravit || kāminīṃ bodhayāmāsa vāsayāmāsa vakṣasi
The best of those who know all moods, knowing how to arouse, versed in the science of love, awakened the passionate woman and settled her on his chest.
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BvP 4 53.27
प्रेम्णा च प्रददौ तस्यै सद्रत्नदर्पणं शुभम् ।। सुवेषदर्शनार्थं च मुखचन्द्रं च मार्जितुम्
premṇā ca pradadau tasyai sadratnadarpaṇaṃ śubham || suveṣadarśanārthaṃ ca mukhacandraṃ ca mārjitum
And with love (he) gave her an auspicious mirror of fine jewels, to look at her fine attire and to wipe her moon-like face.
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BvP 4 53.28
नानापुष्पैर्विरचितामम्लानां चन्दनोक्षिताम् ।। गण्डे सौभाग्ययुक्तायाः सौभाग्येन ददौ हरिः
nānāpuṣpairviracitāmamlānāṃ candanokṣitām || gaṇḍe saubhāgyayuktāyāḥ saubhāgyena dadau hariḥ
Hari, with (his) good fortune, placed upon the cheek of her who is endowed with good fortune (a design?) made of various flowers, unwithered, sprinkled with sandal.
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BvP 4 53.29
कस्तूरीकुङ्कमाक्तं च सुगन्धिचन्दनं ततः ।। ददौ प्रियायाः सर्वाङ्गे प्रियः प्रेमभरेण च
kastūrīkuṅkamāktaṃ ca sugandhicandanaṃ tataḥ || dadau priyāyāḥ sarvāṅge priyaḥ premabhareṇa ca
Then the beloved (Kṛṣṇa), out of the fullness of his love, applied fragrant sandal-paste mixed with musk and saffron over all his beloved's limbs.
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BvP 4 53.31
कमलं निर्मलं दिव्यं सहस्रदलमुज्ज्वलम् ।। शिवेन दत्तं रहसि ददौ तद्दक्षिणे करे
kamalaṃ nirmalaṃ divyaṃ sahasradalamujjvalam || śivena dattaṃ rahasi dadau taddakṣiṇe kare
A spotless, divine, radiant thousand-petalled lotus, which had been given (to him) by Śiva in private, he placed in her right hand.
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BvP 4 53.32
अतिसारं मणीन्द्राणां मणिरत्नं च कौस्तुभम् ।। दत्तं रहसि धर्मेण तस्यै सुप्रीतये ददौ
atisāraṃ maṇīndrāṇāṃ maṇiratnaṃ ca kaustubham || dattaṃ rahasi dharmeṇa tasyai suprītaye dadau
The Kaustubha jewel, the very best of gems, the choicest of the lords of jewels, which had been given (to him) privately by Dharma, he gave to her for her great delight.
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BvP 4 53.33
आसवं रत्नपात्रस्थं दस्रदत्तं च निर्जने ।। पानार्थं प्रददौ तस्यै कामोन्मादकरं परम्
āsavaṃ ratnapātrasthaṃ dasradattaṃ ca nirjane || pānārthaṃ pradadau tasyai kāmonmādakaraṃ param
In that lonely place he gave her, to drink, the liquor set in a jewelled vessel that had been given by the Aśvin (Dasra), supremely maddening with desire.
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BvP 4 53.34
मालतीमाधवीकुन्दमन्दारचम्पकादिकम्।। पुष्पं सद्रत्नपात्रस्थं तस्यै सुप्रीतये ददौ
mālatīmādhavīkundamandāracampakādikam|| puṣpaṃ sadratnapātrasthaṃ tasyai suprītaye dadau
Flowers—mālatī, mādhavī, kunda, mandāra, campaka and the rest—set in a vessel of fine jewels, he gave to her for her great delight.
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BvP 4 53.35
सुदुर्लभं च ताम्बूलं कर्पूरादिसुसंस्कृतम् ।। भक्षणं कारयामास समयज्ञश्च तां प्रियाम्
sudurlabhaṃ ca tāmbūlaṃ karpūrādisusaṃskṛtam || bhakṣaṇaṃ kārayāmāsa samayajñaśca tāṃ priyām
And, knowing the proper occasion, he had that beloved eat very rare betel, well prepared with camphor and other (spices).
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BvP 4 53.36
सुदुर्लभं च विश्वेषु वाक्पतेः परिनिर्मितम् ।। अनुत्तमममूल्यं च वरुणेन रहःस्थले
sudurlabhaṃ ca viśveṣu vākpateḥ parinirmitam || anuttamamamūlyaṃ ca varuṇena rahaḥsthale
And (a garment) very hard to obtain in (all) the worlds, fashioned by the lord of speech (Brahmā), unsurpassed and priceless, (given) by Varuṇa in a private place,
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BvP 4 53.37
अतिसूक्ष्ममनुपमं दत्तं भक्त्या विराजितम् ।। वासयामास वसनं कृत्वा नग्नां च कौतुकात्
atisūkṣmamanupamaṃ dattaṃ bhaktyā virājitam || vāsayāmāsa vasanaṃ kṛtvā nagnāṃ ca kautukāt
—extremely fine, incomparable, given with devotion, resplendent—he playfully clothed her, who was naked, putting the garment (on her).
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BvP 4 53.38
देवराजेन दत्तं च गजराजेन्द्रमौक्तिकम् ।। नासिकाभूषणं चारु तस्यै सुप्रीतये ददौ
devarājena dattaṃ ca gajarājendramauktikam || nāsikābhūṣaṇaṃ cāru tasyai suprītaye dadau
And the pearl from the lordly king of elephants, which had been given by the king of the gods, a lovely ornament for the nose, he gave to her for her great delight.
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BvP 4 53.39
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र सुशीलाद्याश्च गोपिकाः ।। षष्टिः सत्सहचर्यश्च राधायाः सुप्रतिष्ठिताः
etasminnantare tatra suśīlādyāśca gopikāḥ || ṣaṣṭiḥ satsahacaryaśca rādhāyāḥ supratiṣṭhitāḥ
In the meantime, the cowherd women there, Suśīlā and the rest—the sixty excellent companions of Rādhā—were well established (in their places).
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BvP 4 53.41
काश्चिच्चंदनहस्ताश्च काश्चिच्चामरवाहिकाः ।। काश्चित्कस्तूरिहस्ताश्च मालाहस्ताश्च काश्चन
kāściccaṃdanahastāśca kāściccāmaravāhikāḥ || kāścitkastūrihastāśca mālāhastāśca kāścana
Some with sandal-paste in hand, some carrying yak-tail fans, some with musk in hand, and some with garlands in hand;
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BvP 4 53.42
काश्चित्सिंदूरहस्ताश्च काश्चित्कंकतिकाकराः ।। काश्चिदलक्तककरा वस्त्रहस्ताश्च काश्चन
kāścitsiṃdūrahastāśca kāścitkaṃkatikākarāḥ || kāścidalaktakakarā vastrahastāśca kāścana
Some with vermilion in hand, some with combs in their hands, some with red lac in hand, and some with garments in hand;
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BvP 4 53.43
काश्चिद्दर्पणहस्ताश्च पुष्पपात्रधरा वराः ।। काश्चित्क्रीडापद्महस्ता मालाहस्ताश्च काश्चन
kāściddarpaṇahastāśca puṣpapātradharā varāḥ || kāścitkrīḍāpadmahastā mālāhastāśca kāścana
Some with mirrors in hand, and excellent ones holding flower-vessels; some with play-lotuses in hand, and some with garlands in hand;
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BvP 4 53.44
काश्चिदासवहस्ताश्च काश्चिद्भूषणवाहिकाः ।। करतालकराः काश्चिन्मृदंगवाहिकाः पराः
kāścidāsavahastāśca kāścidbhūṣaṇavāhikāḥ || karatālakarāḥ kāścinmṛdaṃgavāhikāḥ parāḥ
Some with liquor in hand, some carrying ornaments, some with cymbals in their hands, others carrying drums;
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BvP 4 53.45
स्वरयंत्रकराः काश्चिद्वीणाहस्ताश्च काश्चन ।। षट्त्रिंशद्रागरागिण्यो गोपिकारूपधारिकाः
svarayaṃtrakarāḥ kāścidvīṇāhastāśca kāścana || ṣaṭtriṃśadrāgarāgiṇyo gopikārūpadhārikāḥ
Some with pitch-instruments in their hands, and some with lutes in hand—the thirty-six rāgas and rāgiṇīs, taking the form of cowherd women,
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BvP 4 53.46
गोलोकादागतायाश्च भारतं राधया सह ।। काश्चिज्जगुश्च ननृतुस्तत्रागत्य च काश्चन
golokādāgatāyāśca bhārataṃ rādhayā saha || kāścijjaguśca nanṛtustatrāgatya ca kāścana
Having come from Goloka to Bhārata along with Rādhā—some sang, and some, coming there, danced.
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BvP 4 53.47
काश्चिच्चक्रुश्च सेवां च राधायाः श्वेतचामरैः ।। काश्चिच्चक्रुश्च देव्याश्च पादसंवाहनं मुदा
kāściccakruśca sevāṃ ca rādhāyāḥ śvetacāmaraiḥ || kāściccakruśca devyāśca pādasaṃvāhanaṃ mudā
Some performed service to Rādhā with white yak-tail fans, and some joyfully massaged the goddess's feet.
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BvP 4 53.48
काचिद्ददौ च ताम्बूलं भक्षणार्थे महामुने ।। एवं कौतुकयुक्तश्च पुण्ये वृन्दावने वने ।।
kāciddadau ca tāmbūlaṃ bhakṣaṇārthe mahāmune || evaṃ kautukayuktaśca puṇye vṛndāvane vane ||
And one gave her betel to chew, O great sage. Thus, filled with delight, in the holy forest of Vṛndāvana,
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BvP 4 53.49
प्रतस्थौ गोपिकासार्द्धं राधावक्षःस्थलस्थितः ।। क्षणं पपौ च माध्वीकं प्रियया सह माधवः
pratasthau gopikāsārddhaṃ rādhāvakṣaḥsthalasthitaḥ || kṣaṇaṃ papau ca mādhvīkaṃ priyayā saha mādhavaḥ
He set out together with the cowherd women, resting on Rādhā's breast; and for a while Mādhava drank mead along with his beloved.
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BvP 4 53.51
क्षणं जलविहारं च चकार यमुनाजले ।। इत्येवं कथिता वत्स रासक्रीडा हरेरहो
kṣaṇaṃ jalavihāraṃ ca cakāra yamunājale || ityevaṃ kathitā vatsa rāsakrīḍā hareraho
And for a while he played in the water in the Yamunā's waters. Thus, my child, has Hari's secret rāsa-play been told—
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BvP 4 53.52
स्वेच्छामयस्यात्मनश्च परिपूर्णतमस्य च ।। निर्गुणस्य स्वतन्त्रस्य परस्य प्रकृतेः प्रभोः
svecchāmayasyātmanaśca paripūrṇatamasya ca || nirguṇasya svatantrasya parasya prakṛteḥ prabhoḥ
(Such is the play) of him whose will is his own being, the Self, the most utterly complete, free of qualities, self-dependent, supreme, the lord of Nature;
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BvP 4 53.53
ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादीनामीश्वरस्य परस्य च ।। कृष्णजन्मरहस्यं च बालक्रीडनमीप्सितम्
brahmaviṣṇuśivādīnāmīśvarasya parasya ca || kṛṣṇajanmarahasyaṃ ca bālakrīḍanamīpsitam
of him who is the lord of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the rest, and supreme; and the secret of Kṛṣṇa's birth and his cherished childhood play
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BvP 4 53.54
उक्तं किशोरचरितं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
uktaṃ kiśoracaritaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
and his boyhood career have been told. What more do you wish to hear?
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