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Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 83

PdP 5 83.1

नारद उवाच- भगवन्सर्वमाख्यातं यद्यत्पृष्टं मया गुरो । अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि भावमार्गमनुत्तमम्

nārada uvāca- bhagavansarvamākhyātaṃ yadyatpṛṣṭaṃ mayā guro | adhunā śrotumicchāmi bhāvamārgamanuttamam

Nārada said: Lord, everything I asked has been told, O teacher. Now I wish to hear of the unsurpassed path of loving mood (bhāva).

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PdP 5 83.2

शिव उवाच- साधु विप्र त्वया पृष्टं सर्वलोकहितैषिणा । रहस्यमपि वक्ष्यामि तन्मे निगदतः शृणु

śiva uvāca- sādhu vipra tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ sarvalokahitaiṣiṇā | rahasyamapi vakṣyāmi tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu

Śiva said: Well asked by you, brāhmaṇa, who desire the welfare of all the worlds. I shall tell even the secret; hear it from me as I speak.

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PdP 5 83.3

दास्यः सखायः पितरौ प्रेयस्यश्च हरेरिह । सर्वे नित्या मुनिश्रेष्ठ वसंति गुणशालिनः

dāsyaḥ sakhāyaḥ pitarau preyasyaśca hareriha | sarve nityā muniśreṣṭha vasaṃti guṇaśālinaḥ

The maidservants, the companions, the two parents, and the beloved women of Hari here — all of them are eternal, O best of sages, and dwell (there), possessed of (excellent) qualities.

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PdP 5 83.4

यथा प्रकटलीलायां पुराणेषु प्रकीर्तिताः । तथा ते नित्यलीलायां संति वृंदावने भुवि

yathā prakaṭalīlāyāṃ purāṇeṣu prakīrtitāḥ | tathā te nityalīlāyāṃ saṃti vṛṃdāvane bhuvi

Just as they are celebrated in the Purāṇas in the manifest play, so they exist in the eternal play, in Vṛndāvana on earth.

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PdP 5 83.5

गमनागमने नित्यं करोति वनगोष्ठयोः । गोचारणं वयस्यैश्च विनाऽसुरविघातनम्

gamanāgamane nityaṃ karoti vanagoṣṭhayoḥ | gocāraṇaṃ vayasyaiśca vinā'suravighātanam

He constantly makes goings and comings between the forest and the cow-settlement, and the cow-herding with his playmates — but without the slaying of demons.

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PdP 5 83.6

करकीयाभिमानिन्यस्तथा तस्य प्रिया जनाः । प्रच्छन्नेनैव भावेन रमयंति निजप्रियम्

karakīyābhimāninyastathā tasya priyā janāḥ | pracchannenaiva bhāvena ramayaṃti nijapriyam

And so his beloved ones, thinking of themselves as belonging to another, delight their own beloved with a concealed mood.

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PdP 5 83.7

आत्मानं चिंतयेत्तत्र तासां मध्ये मनोरमाम् । रूपयौवनसंपन्नां किशोरीं प्रमदाकृतिम्

ātmānaṃ ciṃtayettatra tāsāṃ madhye manoramām | rūpayauvanasaṃpannāṃ kiśorīṃ pramadākṛtim

There one should contemplate oneself as, in the midst of them, a charming young girl endowed with beauty and youth, having the form of a woman,

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PdP 5 83.8

नानाशिल्पकलाभिज्ञां कृष्णभोगानुरूपिणीम् । प्रार्थितामपि कृष्णेन तत्र भोगपराङ्मुखीम्

nānāśilpakalābhijñāṃ kṛṣṇabhogānurūpiṇīm | prārthitāmapi kṛṣṇena tatra bhogaparāṅmukhīm

(Think of her as) skilled in various crafts and arts, suited to Kṛṣṇa's enjoyment, yet, though entreated by Kṛṣṇa, turning her face away from enjoyment there;

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PdP 5 83.9

राधिकानुचरीं तत्र तत्सेवनपरायणाम् । कृष्णादप्यधिकं प्रेम राधिकायां प्रकुर्वतीम्

rādhikānucarīṃ tatra tatsevanaparāyaṇām | kṛṣṇādapyadhikaṃ prema rādhikāyāṃ prakurvatīm

as a follower of Rādhikā there, devoted to serving her, showing greater love for Rādhikā even than for Kṛṣṇa;

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PdP 5 83.10

प्रीत्यानुदिवसं यत्नात्तयोः संगमकारिणीम् । तत्सेवनसुखाह्लादभावेनातिसुनिर्वृताम्

prītyānudivasaṃ yatnāttayoḥ saṃgamakāriṇīm | tatsevanasukhāhlādabhāvenātisunirvṛtām

as one who with affection, day after day, diligently brings about the union of those two, and is utterly content through the mood of delight in the joy of serving them.

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PdP 5 83.11

इत्यात्मानं विचिंत्यैव तत्र सेवां समाचरेत् । ब्राह्मं मुहूर्त्तमारभ्य यावत्स्यात्तु महानिशा

ityātmānaṃ viciṃtyaiva tatra sevāṃ samācaret | brāhmaṃ muhūrttamārabhya yāvatsyāttu mahāniśā

Having thus meditated on oneself (in that form), one should there carry out the service, beginning from the brāhma muhūrta until deep night comes.

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PdP 5 83.12

नारद उवाच- हरेर्दैनंदिनीं लीलां श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः । लीलामजानता सेव्यो मनसा तु कथं हरिः

nārada uvāca- harerdainaṃdinīṃ līlāṃ śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ | līlāmajānatā sevyo manasā tu kathaṃ hariḥ

Nārada said: I wish to hear truly of Hari's daily play; for how can Hari be served in the mind by one who does not know his play?

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PdP 5 83.13

शिव उवाच- नाहं जानामि तां लीलां हरेर्नारदतत्त्वतः । वृंदादेवीमितो गच्छ सा ते लीलां प्रवक्ष्यति

śiva uvāca- nāhaṃ jānāmi tāṃ līlāṃ harernāradatattvataḥ | vṛṃdādevīmito gaccha sā te līlāṃ pravakṣyati

Śiva said: I do not know that play of Hari truly, Nārada. Go from here to Vṛndā-devī; she will declare the play to you.

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PdP 5 83.14

अविदूर इतः स्थानात्केशीतीर्थसमीपतः । सखीसंघवृता सास्ते गोविंदपरिचारिका

avidūra itaḥ sthānātkeśītīrthasamīpataḥ | sakhīsaṃghavṛtā sāste goviṃdaparicārikā

Not far from this place, near Keśī-tīrtha, she abides surrounded by a company of companions, the attendant of Govinda.

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PdP 5 83.15

सूत उवाच- इत्युक्तस्तं परिक्रम्य हृष्टो नत्वा पुनः पुनः । वृंदाश्रमं जगामाथ नारदो मुनिसत्तमः

sūta uvāca- ityuktastaṃ parikramya hṛṣṭo natvā punaḥ punaḥ | vṛṃdāśramaṃ jagāmātha nārado munisattamaḥ

Sūta said: Being thus addressed, Nārada, best of sages, delighted, circumambulated him and bowed again and again, and then went to Vṛndā's hermitage.

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PdP 5 83.16

वृंदापि नारदं दृष्ट्वा प्रणम्य च पुनःपुनः । उवाच च मुनिश्रेष्ठ कथमत्रागतिस्तव

vṛṃdāpi nāradaṃ dṛṣṭvā praṇamya ca punaḥpunaḥ | uvāca ca muniśreṣṭha kathamatrāgatistava

Vṛndā too, seeing Nārada and bowing again and again, said: "Best of sages, how is it that you have come here?"

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PdP 5 83.17

नारद उवाच- त्वत्तो वेदितुमिच्छामि नैत्यकं चरितं हरेः । तदादितो मम ब्रूहि यदि योग्योऽस्मि शोभने

nārada uvāca- tvatto veditumicchāmi naityakaṃ caritaṃ hareḥ | tadādito mama brūhi yadi yogyo'smi śobhane

Nārada said: I wish to learn from you the daily conduct of Hari; so tell me from the beginning, O lovely one, if I am fit (for it).

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PdP 5 83.18

वृंदोवाच- रहस्यमपिवक्ष्यामि कृष्णभक्तोसि नारद । न प्रकाश्यं त्वयाप्येतद्गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं महत्

vṛṃdovāca- rahasyamapivakṣyāmi kṛṣṇabhaktosi nārada | na prakāśyaṃ tvayāpyetadguhyādguhyataraṃ mahat

Vṛndā said: I shall tell (it), though it is secret, since you are a devotee of Kṛṣṇa, Nārada. Not even by you is this to be disclosed—it is great, more secret than the secret.

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PdP 5 83.19

मध्ये वृंदावने रम्ये पंचाशत्कुंजमंडिते । कल्पवृक्षनिकुंजे तु दिव्यरत्नमये गृहे

madhye vṛṃdāvane ramye paṃcāśatkuṃjamaṃḍite | kalpavṛkṣanikuṃje tu divyaratnamaye gṛhe

In the midst of lovely Vṛndāvana, adorned with fifty groves, in a bower of wish-fulfilling trees, in a house made of divine jewels—

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PdP 5 83.20

निद्रितौ तिष्ठतस्तल्पे निबिडालिंगितौ मिथः । मदाज्ञाकारिभिः पश्चात्पक्षिभिर्बोधितावपि

nidritau tiṣṭhatastalpe nibiḍāliṃgitau mithaḥ | madājñākāribhiḥ paścātpakṣibhirbodhitāvapi

the two remain asleep on the couch, tightly embracing each other, even after being awakened by the birds that carry out my command;

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PdP 5 83.21

गाढालिंगनजानंदमाप्तौ तद्भंगकातरौ । न मनः कुरुतस्तल्पात्समुत्थातुं मनागपि

gāḍhāliṃganajānaṃdamāptau tadbhaṃgakātarau | na manaḥ kurutastalpātsamutthātuṃ manāgapi

having attained the joy born of the close embrace, and anxious at its breaking, they do not set their minds even slightly on rising from the couch.

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PdP 5 83.22

ततश्च सारिकासंघैः शुकाद्यैः परितो मुहुः । बोधितौ विविधैर्वाक्यैः स्वतल्पादुदतिष्ठताम्

tataśca sārikāsaṃghaiḥ śukādyaiḥ parito muhuḥ | bodhitau vividhairvākyaiḥ svatalpādudatiṣṭhatām

And then, being repeatedly awakened all around by flocks of mynas and by parrots and others with various words, the two rose from their couch.

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PdP 5 83.23

उपविष्टौ ततो दृष्ट्वा सख्यस्तल्पे मुदान्वितौ । प्रविश्य सेवां कुर्वंति तत्काले ह्युचितां तयोः

upaviṣṭau tato dṛṣṭvā sakhyastalpe mudānvitau | praviśya sevāṃ kurvaṃti tatkāle hyucitāṃ tayoḥ

Then the companions, seeing the two seated on the couch and filled with joy, enter and perform for them the service appropriate to that time.

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PdP 5 83.24

पुनश्च सारिकावाक्यैस्तावुत्थाय स्वतल्पतः । गच्छतः स्वस्वभवनं भीत्युत्कंठाकुलौ ततः

punaśca sārikāvākyaistāvutthāya svatalpataḥ | gacchataḥ svasvabhavanaṃ bhītyutkaṃṭhākulau tataḥ

And again, at the mynas' words, the two rise from their couch and go each to their own dwelling, agitated then with fear and longing.

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PdP 5 83.25

प्रातश्च बोधितो मात्रा तल्पादुत्थाय सत्वरः । कृत्वा कृष्णो दंतकाष्ठं बलदेवसमन्वितः

prātaśca bodhito mātrā talpādutthāya satvaraḥ | kṛtvā kṛṣṇo daṃtakāṣṭhaṃ baladevasamanvitaḥ

And in the morning Kṛṣṇa, awakened by his mother, rising quickly from the couch and having used the tooth-stick, together with Baladeva,

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PdP 5 83.26

मात्रानुमोदितो याति गोशालां सखिभिर्वृतः । राधापि बोधिता विप्र वयस्याभिः स्वतल्पतः

mātrānumodito yāti gośālāṃ sakhibhirvṛtaḥ | rādhāpi bodhitā vipra vayasyābhiḥ svatalpataḥ

encouraged by his mother, goes to the cow-pen surrounded by his companions. Rādhā too, O brahmin, is awakened from her couch by her girlfriends;

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PdP 5 83.27

उत्थाय दंतकाष्ठादि कृत्वाभ्यंगं समाचरेत् । स्नानवेदीं ततो गत्वा स्नापिता सा निजालिभिः

utthāya daṃtakāṣṭhādi kṛtvābhyaṃgaṃ samācaret | snānavedīṃ tato gatvā snāpitā sā nijālibhiḥ

having risen, she should do the tooth-stick and the rest and have the oil-massage performed; then, going to the bathing platform, she is bathed by her own companions.

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PdP 5 83.28

भूषागृहे व्रजेत्तत्र वयस्या भूषयंत्यपि । भूषणैर्विविधैर्दिव्यैर्गंधमाल्यानुलेपनैः

bhūṣāgṛhe vrajettatra vayasyā bhūṣayaṃtyapi | bhūṣaṇairvividhairdivyairgaṃdhamālyānulepanaiḥ

Then she would go to the adornment-chamber, where her companions adorn (her) with various heavenly ornaments, with perfumes, garlands and unguents.

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PdP 5 83.29

ततः सखीजनैस्तस्याः श्वश्रूं संप्रार्थ्य यत्नतः । कर्तुमाहूयतेस्वन्नं ससखी सा यशोदया

tataḥ sakhījanaistasyāḥ śvaśrūṃ saṃprārthya yatnataḥ | kartumāhūyatesvannaṃ sasakhī sā yaśodayā

Then, her friends having carefully entreated her mother-in-law, she is summoned by Yaśodā, together with her friends, to prepare food.

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PdP 5 83.30

नारद उवाच- कथमाहूयते देवि पाकार्थं तु यशोदया । सतीषु पाककर्त्रीषु रोहिणीप्रमुखास्वपि

nārada uvāca- kathamāhūyate devi pākārthaṃ tu yaśodayā | satīṣu pākakartrīṣu rohiṇīpramukhāsvapi

Nārada said: How, O goddess, is she summoned by Yaśodā for the cooking, when there are cooks (in the house) headed by Rohiṇī?

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PdP 5 83.31

वृंदोवाच- पूर्वं दुर्वाससा दत्तो वरस्तस्यै महामुने । इति कात्यायनी वक्त्राच्छ्रुतमासीन्मया पुरा

vṛṃdovāca- pūrvaṃ durvāsasā datto varastasyai mahāmune | iti kātyāyanī vaktrācchrutamāsīnmayā purā

Vṛndā said: Formerly a boon was given to her by Durvāsas, O great sage — thus I once heard from the mouth of Kātyāyanī:

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PdP 5 83.32

त्वया यत्पच्यते देवि तदन्नं मदनुग्रहात् । मिष्टं स्यादमृतस्पर्द्धि भोक्तुरायुष्करं तथा

tvayā yatpacyate devi tadannaṃ madanugrahāt | miṣṭaṃ syādamṛtasparddhi bhokturāyuṣkaraṃ tathā

"Whatever is cooked by you, O goddess, that food, by my favour, shall be sweet, rivalling nectar, and life-prolonging for the eater."

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PdP 5 83.33

इत्याह्वयति तां नित्यं यशोदा पुत्रवत्सला । आयुष्मान्मे भवेत्पुत्रः स्वादुलोभात्तथा सती

ityāhvayati tāṃ nityaṃ yaśodā putravatsalā | āyuṣmānme bhavetputraḥ svādulobhāttathā satī

For this reason Yaśodā, fond of her son, always summons her — "May my son be long-lived" — and that virtuous woman (comes) likewise out of eagerness for the sweetness.

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PdP 5 83.34

श्रुत्वानुमोदिता हृष्टा सापि नंदालयं व्रजेत् । ससखीप्रकरा तत्र गत्वा पाकं करोति च

śrutvānumoditā hṛṣṭā sāpi naṃdālayaṃ vrajet | sasakhīprakarā tatra gatvā pākaṃ karoti ca

Having heard (this), delighted and pleased, she too would go to Nanda's house; going there with her throng of friends, she does the cooking.

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PdP 5 83.35

कृष्णोऽपि दुग्ध्वा गाः काश्चिद्दोहयित्वा जनैः पराः । आगच्छति पितुर्वाक्यात्स्वगृहं सखिभिर्वृतः

kṛṣṇo'pi dugdhvā gāḥ kāściddohayitvā janaiḥ parāḥ | āgacchati piturvākyātsvagṛhaṃ sakhibhirvṛtaḥ

Kṛṣṇa too, having milked some cows and had others milked by the men, comes to his own house at his father's word, surrounded by his friends.

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PdP 5 83.36

अभ्यंगमर्दनं कृत्वा दासैः संस्नापितो मुदा । धौतवस्त्रधरः स्रग्वी चंदनाक्तकलेवरः

abhyaṃgamardanaṃ kṛtvā dāsaiḥ saṃsnāpito mudā | dhautavastradharaḥ sragvī caṃdanāktakalevaraḥ

Having had oil rubbed on and been massaged, bathed with joy by the servants, wearing washed garments, garlanded, his body smeared with sandal paste,

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PdP 5 83.37

द्विफालबद्धचिकुरैर्ग्रीवा भालोपरिस्फुरन् । चंद्राकारस्फुरद्भालतिलकालकरंजितः

dviphālabaddhacikurairgrīvā bhāloparisphuran | caṃdrākārasphuradbhālatilakālakaraṃjitaḥ

with his hair bound in two partings, gleaming above the neck and the forehead, adorned with a moon-shaped shining forehead-mark and with curls,

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PdP 5 83.38

कंकणांगदकेयूर रत्नमुद्रा लसत्करः । मुक्ताहारस्फुरद्वक्षा मकराकृतिकुंडलः

kaṃkaṇāṃgadakeyūra ratnamudrā lasatkaraḥ | muktāhārasphuradvakṣā makarākṛtikuṃḍalaḥ

his hands bright with bracelets, armlets, upper-arm ornaments and a jewelled ring, his chest gleaming with a pearl necklace, wearing dolphin-shaped earrings,

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PdP 5 83.39

मुहुराकारितो मात्रा प्रविशेद्भोजनालयम् । अवलंब्य करं सख्युर्बलदेवमनुव्रतः

muhurākārito mātrā praviśedbhojanālayam | avalaṃbya karaṃ sakhyurbaladevamanuvrataḥ

called again and again by his mother, he would enter the dining hall, leaning on the hand of a friend, followed by Baladeva.

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PdP 5 83.40

भुंक्तेऽथ विविधान्नानि भ्रात्रा च सखिभिर्वृतः । हासयन्विविधैर्हास्यैः सखींस्तैर्हसति स्वयम्

bhuṃkte'tha vividhānnāni bhrātrā ca sakhibhirvṛtaḥ | hāsayanvividhairhāsyaiḥ sakhīṃstairhasati svayam

Then he eats the various foods, together with his brother and surrounded by his friends, making his companions laugh with all sorts of jokes, and himself laughing with them.

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PdP 5 83.41

इत्थं भुक्त्वा तथाचम्य दिव्यखट्वोपरि क्षणम् । विश्रम्य सेवकैर्दत्तं तांबूलं विभजन्नदन्

itthaṃ bhuktvā tathācamya divyakhaṭvopari kṣaṇam | viśramya sevakairdattaṃ tāṃbūlaṃ vibhajannadan

Having thus eaten and rinsed his mouth, resting a moment on a splendid couch, sharing out and chewing the betel given by the servants,

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PdP 5 83.42

गोपवेषधरः कृष्णो धेनुवृंदपुरस्सरः । व्रजवासिजनैः प्रीत्या सर्वैरनुगतः पथि

gopaveṣadharaḥ kṛṣṇo dhenuvṛṃdapurassaraḥ | vrajavāsijanaiḥ prītyā sarvairanugataḥ pathi

Kṛṣṇa, wearing cowherd's dress, going in front of the herd of cows, followed on the road with affection by all the people dwelling in Vraja,

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PdP 5 83.43

पितरं मातरं नत्वा नेत्रांते नापितं गणम् । यथायोग्यं तथा चान्यान्विनिवर्त्य वनं व्रजेत्

pitaraṃ mātaraṃ natvā netrāṃte nāpitaṃ gaṇam | yathāyogyaṃ tathā cānyānvinivartya vanaṃ vrajet

having bowed to his father and mother, (and) with a glance from the corner of his eye (dismissing) the retinue and the barber, and likewise turning back the others as was fitting, he would go to the forest.

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PdP 5 83.44

वनं प्रविश्य सखिभिः क्रीडयित्वा क्षणं ततः । विहारैर्विविधैस्तत्र वने विक्रीडते मुदा

vanaṃ praviśya sakhibhiḥ krīḍayitvā kṣaṇaṃ tataḥ | vihārairvividhaistatra vane vikrīḍate mudā

Having entered the forest and played with his friends for a while, he then sports there in the woods joyfully with various amusements.

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PdP 5 83.45

वंचयित्वा ततः सर्वान्द्वित्रैः प्रियसखैर्वृतः । संकेतकं व्रजेद्धर्षात्प्रियासंदर्शनोत्सुकः

vaṃcayitvā tataḥ sarvāndvitraiḥ priyasakhairvṛtaḥ | saṃketakaṃ vrajeddharṣātpriyāsaṃdarśanotsukaḥ

Then, having eluded them all, accompanied by two or three dear friends, he would go joyfully to the trysting place, eager for the sight of his beloved.

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PdP 5 83.46

सापि कृष्णं वनं यातं दृष्ट्वा स्वं गृहमागता । सूर्यादिपूजाव्याजेन कुसुमाहृतये तथा

sāpi kṛṣṇaṃ vanaṃ yātaṃ dṛṣṭvā svaṃ gṛhamāgatā | sūryādipūjāvyājena kusumāhṛtaye tathā

She too, having seen Kṛṣṇa gone to the forest, comes to her own house, and on the pretext of worshipping the Sun and other (gods), and so to gather flowers,

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PdP 5 83.47

वंचयित्वा गुरून्याति प्रियसंगेच्छया वनम् । इत्थं तौ बहुयत्नेन मिलित्वा कानने ततः

vaṃcayitvā gurūnyāti priyasaṃgecchayā vanam | itthaṃ tau bahuyatnena militvā kānane tataḥ

deceiving her elders, she goes to the forest out of desire for union with her beloved. Thus the two, having met in the woods with much effort,

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PdP 5 83.48

विहारैर्विविधैस्तत्र दिनं विक्रीडतो मुदा । दोलायां च समारूढौ सखिभिर्दोलितौ क्वचित्

vihārairvividhaistatra dinaṃ vikrīḍato mudā | dolāyāṃ ca samārūḍhau sakhibhirdolitau kvacit

With manifold amusements the two sported there through the day in delight; and mounting on a swing, they were swung by the companions at times.

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PdP 5 83.49

क्वापि वेणुं करस्रस्तं प्रिययापह्नुतं हरिः । अन्वेषयन्नुपालब्धो विप्रलब्धप्रियागणैः

kvāpi veṇuṃ karasrastaṃ priyayāpahnutaṃ hariḥ | anveṣayannupālabdho vipralabdhapriyāgaṇaiḥ

Somewhere Hari, searching for his flute that had slipped from his hand and been hidden by his beloved, was reproached by the bands of beloveds whom he had tricked.

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PdP 5 83.50

हसितैर्बहुधा ताभिर्हासितस्तत्र तिष्ठति । वसंतवायुना जुष्टं वनखण्डं मुदा क्वचित्

hasitairbahudhā tābhirhāsitastatra tiṣṭhati | vasaṃtavāyunā juṣṭaṃ vanakhaṇḍaṃ mudā kvacit

Being made to laugh much by their laughter, he stands there; and at times, with delight, (they enter) a patch of forest visited by the spring breeze —

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PdP 5 83.51

प्रविश्य चंदनांभोभिः कुंकुमादिजलैरपि । निषिंचतो यंत्रमुक्तैस्तत्पंकैर्लिंपतो मिथः

praviśya caṃdanāṃbhobhiḥ kuṃkumādijalairapi | niṣiṃcato yaṃtramuktaistatpaṃkairliṃpato mithaḥ

having entered, the two sprinkled each other with sandal-water and with waters of saffron and the rest, released from squirt-devices, and smeared each other with the paste of these.

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PdP 5 83.52

सख्योऽप्येवं निषिंचंति ताश्च तौ सिंचतः पुनः । वसंतवायुजुष्टेषु वनखंडेषु सर्वतः

sakhyo'pyevaṃ niṣiṃcaṃti tāśca tau siṃcataḥ punaḥ | vasaṃtavāyujuṣṭeṣu vanakhaṃḍeṣu sarvataḥ

The companions too sprinkle in this way, and those two sprinkle them again, in the forest-patches everywhere visited by the spring breeze.

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PdP 5 83.53

तत्तत्कालोचितैर्नानाविहारैः सगणौ द्विज । श्रांतौ क्वचिद्वृक्षमूलमासाद्य मुनिसत्तम

tattatkālocitairnānāvihāraiḥ sagaṇau dvija | śrāṃtau kvacidvṛkṣamūlamāsādya munisattama

With various amusements fitting to each occasion, O twice-born, the two together with their company grew weary, and somewhere, O best of sages, reaching the foot of a tree,

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PdP 5 83.54

उपविश्यासने दिव्ये मधुपानं प्रचक्रतुः । ततो मधुमदोन्मत्तौ निद्रया मीलितेक्षणौ

upaviśyāsane divye madhupānaṃ pracakratuḥ | tato madhumadonmattau nidrayā mīlitekṣaṇau

seating themselves on a divine seat, they set about drinking honey-wine; then, intoxicated with the wine's exhilaration, their eyes closing with sleep,

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PdP 5 83.55

मिथः पाणी समालंब्य कामबाणवशं गतौ । रिरंसूविशतःकुञ्जंस्खलद्वाङ्मनसौपथि

mithaḥ pāṇī samālaṃbya kāmabāṇavaśaṃ gatau | riraṃsūviśataḥkuñjaṃskhaladvāṅmanasaupathi

taking each other's hands, come under the sway of love's arrows, eager to make love, with faltering speech and mind, they enter a bower on the way.

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PdP 5 83.56

क्रीडतश्च ततस्तत्र करिणीयूथपौ यथा । सख्योऽपि मधुभिर्मत्ता निद्रयापीडितेक्षणाः

krīḍataśca tatastatra kariṇīyūthapau yathā | sakhyo'pi madhubhirmattā nidrayāpīḍitekṣaṇāḥ

And then they play there, like a bull elephant and a cow elephant; the companions too, drunk with the wines, their eyes oppressed by sleep,

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PdP 5 83.57

अभितो मंजुकुंजेषु सर्वा एवापि शिश्यिरे । पृथगेकेन वपुषा कृष्णोऽपि युगपद्विभुः

abhito maṃjukuṃjeṣu sarvā evāpi śiśyire | pṛthagekena vapuṣā kṛṣṇo'pi yugapadvibhuḥ

all of them lay down round about in the lovely bowers; and Kṛṣṇa too, the all-pervading one, with a single body separately (for each), simultaneously

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PdP 5 83.58

सर्वासां संनिधिं गच्छेत्प्रियया प्रेरितो मुहुः । रमयित्वा च ताः सर्वाः करिणीर्गजराडिव

sarvāsāṃ saṃnidhiṃ gacchetpriyayā prerito muhuḥ | ramayitvā ca tāḥ sarvāḥ kariṇīrgajarāḍiva

would go into the presence of them all, urged again and again by his beloved; and having pleasured them all, as a king of elephants his cow elephants,

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PdP 5 83.59

प्रियया च तथा ताभिः क्रीडार्थं च सरो व्रजेत् । जलसेकैर्मिथस्तत्र क्रीडतः सगणौ ततः

priyayā ca tathā tābhiḥ krīḍārthaṃ ca saro vrajet | jalasekairmithastatra krīḍataḥ sagaṇau tataḥ

he would go with his beloved and with them to a lake for play; there the two, with their company, then play by sprinkling water on each other.

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PdP 5 83.60

वासः स्रक्चंदनैर्दिव्यैर्भूषणैरपि भूषितौ । तत्रैव सरसस्तीरे दिव्यरत्नमये गृहे

vāsaḥ srakcaṃdanairdivyairbhūṣaṇairapi bhūṣitau | tatraiva sarasastīre divyaratnamaye gṛhe

Adorned with garments, garlands, sandal-paste and divine ornaments too, there on the very shore of the lake, in a house made of divine jewels,

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PdP 5 83.61

प्रागेव फलमूलानि कल्पितानि मया मुने । हरिस्तु प्रथमं भुक्त्वा कांतया परिवेष्टितः

prāgeva phalamūlāni kalpitāni mayā mune | haristu prathamaṃ bhuktvā kāṃtayā pariveṣṭitaḥ

fruits and roots have been prepared beforehand by me, O sage; and Hari, having eaten first, waited upon by his beloved,

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PdP 5 83.62

द्वित्राभिः सेवितो गच्छेच्छय्यां पुष्पविनिर्मिताम् । तांबूलैर्व्यजनैस्तत्र पादसंवाहनादिभिः

dvitrābhiḥ sevito gacchecchayyāṃ puṣpavinirmitām | tāṃbūlairvyajanaistatra pādasaṃvāhanādibhiḥ

attended by two or three (of them), would go to a bed made of flowers; there, with betel, with fans, with foot-massaging and the rest,

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PdP 5 83.63

सेव्यमानो हसंस्ताभिर्मोदते प्रेयसीं स्मरन् । राधिकापि हरौ सुप्ते सगणा मुदितांतरा

sevyamāno hasaṃstābhirmodate preyasīṃ smaran | rādhikāpi harau supte sagaṇā muditāṃtarā

being served and laughing with them, he takes delight, remembering his dearest one. Rādhikā too, when Hari has fallen asleep, together with her company, glad at heart,

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PdP 5 83.64

अपि तत्र गतप्राणा तदुच्छिष्टं भुनक्ति च । किंचिदेव ततो भुक्त्वा व्रजेच्छय्यानिकेतनम्

api tatra gataprāṇā taducchiṣṭaṃ bhunakti ca | kiṃcideva tato bhuktvā vrajecchayyāniketanam

and there, her life given over (to him), eats his leftovers; then, having eaten just a little, she would go to the bedchamber

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PdP 5 83.65

द्रष्टुं कांतमुखांभोजं चकोरीव निशाकरम् । तांबूलचर्वितं तस्य तत्रत्याभिर्निवेदितम्

draṣṭuṃ kāṃtamukhāṃbhojaṃ cakorīva niśākaram | tāṃbūlacarvitaṃ tasya tatratyābhirniveditam

to look upon her lover's lotus face, like a cakora hen upon the moon; and the betel chewed by him, offered by the women there,

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PdP 5 83.66

तांबूलान्यपि चाश्नाति विभजंती प्रियालिषु । कृष्णोऽपि तासां शुश्रूषुः स्वच्छंदं भाषितं मिथः

tāṃbūlānyapi cāśnāti vibhajaṃtī priyāliṣu | kṛṣṇo'pi tāsāṃ śuśrūṣuḥ svacchaṃdaṃ bhāṣitaṃ mithaḥ

and the betel-rolls too she eats, sharing them out among her dear companions. Kṛṣṇa too, wishing to hear their free talk with one another,

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PdP 5 83.67

प्राप्तनिद्र इवाभाति विनिद्रोऽपि पटावृतः । ताश्च क्ष्वेली क्षणं कृत्वा कुतश्चिदनुमानतः

prāptanidra ivābhāti vinidro'pi paṭāvṛtaḥ | tāśca kṣvelī kṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā kutaścidanumānataḥ

though not asleep, appears as if he had fallen asleep, covered with a cloth. And they, after jesting for a moment, from some inference or other,

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PdP 5 83.68

विदश्य रसनां दद्भिः पश्यंत्योऽन्योन्यमाननम् । विलीना इव लज्जाब्धौ क्षणमूचुर्न किंचन

vidaśya rasanāṃ dadbhiḥ paśyaṃtyo'nyonyamānanam | vilīnā iva lajjābdhau kṣaṇamūcurna kiṃcana

Biting their tongues with their teeth, gazing at one another's faces, as if melted away in an ocean of shame, for a moment they said nothing.

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PdP 5 83.69

क्षणादेव ततो वस्त्रं दूरीकृत्य तदंगतः । साधुनिद्रां गतोऽसीति हासयंत्यो हसंति च

kṣaṇādeva tato vastraṃ dūrīkṛtya tadaṃgataḥ | sādhunidrāṃ gato'sīti hāsayaṃtyo hasaṃti ca

Then in an instant, pulling the cloth away from his body, they laugh and make (others) laugh, saying, "So you have fallen into a fine sleep!"

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PdP 5 83.70

एवं तैर्विविधैर्हास्यै रममाणौ गणैः सह । अनुभूय क्षणं निद्रा सुखं च मुनिसत्तम

evaṃ tairvividhairhāsyai ramamāṇau gaṇaiḥ saha | anubhūya kṣaṇaṃ nidrā sukhaṃ ca munisattama

Thus the two, delighting together with the companions in these various jests, having for a while enjoyed sleep and pleasure, O best of sages—

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PdP 5 83.71

उपविश्यासने दिव्ये सगणौ विस्तृते मुदा । पणीकृत्य मिथोहार चुंबाश्लेषपरिच्छदान्

upaviśyāsane divye sagaṇau vistṛte mudā | paṇīkṛtya mithohāra cuṃbāśleṣaparicchadān

—seating themselves with their companions, in joy, upon a divine, widely spread seat, and staking against each other necklaces, kisses, embraces and garments,

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PdP 5 83.72

अक्षै र्विक्रीडतः प्रेम्णा नर्मालापपुरस्सरम् । पराजितोऽपि प्रियया जितोहमिति वै ब्रुवन्

akṣai rvikrīḍataḥ premṇā narmālāpapurassaram | parājito'pi priyayā jitohamiti vai bruvan

they play at dice with affection, with teasing talk leading the way; and even when defeated he says to his beloved, "I have won!"

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PdP 5 83.73

हारादिग्रहणे तस्याः प्रवृत्तस्ताड्यते तया । तयैवं ताडितः कृष्णः करेणास्य सरोरुहे

hārādigrahaṇe tasyāḥ pravṛttastāḍyate tayā | tayaivaṃ tāḍitaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ kareṇāsya saroruhe

and when he sets about seizing her necklace and the rest, he is struck by her; Kṛṣṇa, struck thus by her with her hand upon his lotus (face)—

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PdP 5 83.74

विषण्णमानसो भूत्वा गंतुं प्रकुरुते मतिम् । जितोऽस्मि चेत्त्वया देवि गृह्यतां यत्पणीकृतम्

viṣaṇṇamānaso bhūtvā gaṃtuṃ prakurute matim | jito'smi cettvayā devi gṛhyatāṃ yatpaṇīkṛtam

—becoming downcast in mind, he resolves to go away. "If I am defeated by you, O goddess, then let what was staked be taken;

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PdP 5 83.75

चुंबनादि मया दत्तमित्युक्त्वा सा तथाचरेत् । कौटिल्यं तद्भ्रुवोर्द्रष्टुं श्रोतुं तद्भर्त्सनं वचः

cuṃbanādi mayā dattamityuktvā sā tathācaret | kauṭilyaṃ tadbhruvordraṣṭuṃ śrotuṃ tadbhartsanaṃ vacaḥ

the kissing and the rest has been given by me"—saying this, she would act accordingly, in order to see the crookedness of his brows and to hear his scolding words.

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PdP 5 83.76

ततः सारीशुकानां च श्रुत्वा वागाहवं मिथः । निर्गच्छतस्ततः स्थानाद्गंतुकामौ गृहं प्रति

tataḥ sārīśukānāṃ ca śrutvā vāgāhavaṃ mithaḥ | nirgacchatastataḥ sthānādgaṃtukāmau gṛhaṃ prati

Then, hearing the battle of words between the hen-parrots and the cock-parrots, the two go out from that place, wishing to go home.

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PdP 5 83.77

कृष्णः कांतामनुज्ञाप्य गवामभिमुखं व्रजेत् । सा तु सूर्यगृहं गच्छेत्सखीमंडलसंयुता

kṛṣṇaḥ kāṃtāmanujñāpya gavāmabhimukhaṃ vrajet | sā tu sūryagṛhaṃ gacchetsakhīmaṃḍalasaṃyutā

Kṛṣṇa, taking her leave, would go off toward the cows; but she would go to the temple of the Sun, together with her circle of friends.

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PdP 5 83.78

कियद्दूरं ततो गत्वा परावृत्य हरिं पुनः । विप्रवेषं समास्थाय याति सूर्यगृहं प्रति

kiyaddūraṃ tato gatvā parāvṛtya hariṃ punaḥ | vipraveṣaṃ samāsthāya yāti sūryagṛhaṃ prati

Then, after going some distance, Hari turns back again and, assuming the guise of a brahmin, goes to the temple of the Sun.

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PdP 5 83.79

सूर्यं प्रपूजयेत्तत्र प्रार्थितस्तत्सखीजनैः । तदैव कल्पितैर्वेदैः परिहासविगर्भितैः

sūryaṃ prapūjayettatra prārthitastatsakhījanaiḥ | tadaiva kalpitairvedaiḥ parihāsavigarbhitaiḥ

There, being asked by her friends, he would worship the Sun with Vedic verses invented on the spot, laden with concealed jest.

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PdP 5 83.80

ततस्ता ज्ञापितं कांतं परिज्ञाय विचक्षणाः । आनंदसागरे मग्ना न विदुः स्वं न चापरम्

tatastā jñāpitaṃ kāṃtaṃ parijñāya vicakṣaṇāḥ | ānaṃdasāgare magnā na viduḥ svaṃ na cāparam

Then those clever women, recognizing that it was their beloved, thus made known, sank in an ocean of bliss and knew neither themselves nor anything else.

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PdP 5 83.81

विहारैर्विविधैरेवं सार्द्धयामद्वयं मुने । नीत्वा गृहं व्रजेयुस्ताः स च कृष्णो गवां व्रजेत्

vihārairvividhairevaṃ sārddhayāmadvayaṃ mune | nītvā gṛhaṃ vrajeyustāḥ sa ca kṛṣṇo gavāṃ vrajet

Thus, O sage, having passed two and a half watches with various diversions, they would go home, and that Kṛṣṇa would go to the cows.

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PdP 5 83.82

संगम्य स्वसखीन्कृष्णो गृहीत्वा गाः समंततः । आगच्छति व्रजं हर्षान्नादयन्मुरलद्यं मुने

saṃgamya svasakhīnkṛṣṇo gṛhītvā gāḥ samaṃtataḥ | āgacchati vrajaṃ harṣānnādayanmuraladyaṃ mune

Kṛṣṇa, joining his companions and gathering up the cows from all sides, comes to Vraja, sounding the flute and the rest out of joy, O sage.

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PdP 5 83.83

ततो नंदादयः सर्वे श्रुत्वा वेणुरवं हरेः । गोधूलिपटलव्याप्तं दृष्ट्वा चापि नभस्तलम्

tato naṃdādayaḥ sarve śrutvā veṇuravaṃ hareḥ | godhūlipaṭalavyāptaṃ dṛṣṭvā cāpi nabhastalam

Then Nanda and all the others, hearing Hari's flute-sound, and seeing too the expanse of the sky filled with a mass of cow-dust,

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PdP 5 83.84

विसृज्य सर्वकर्माणि स्त्रियो बालादयोऽपि च । कृष्णस्याभिमुखं यांति तद्दर्शनसमुत्सुकाः

visṛjya sarvakarmāṇi striyo bālādayo'pi ca | kṛṣṇasyābhimukhaṃ yāṃti taddarśanasamutsukāḥ

abandoning all their tasks—the women, and the children too—go toward Kṛṣṇa, eager for the sight of him,

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PdP 5 83.85

राजमार्गे व्रजद्वारि यत्र सर्वे व्रजौकसः । कृष्णोऽपि तान्समागम्य यथावदनुपूर्वशः

rājamārge vrajadvāri yatra sarve vrajaukasaḥ | kṛṣṇo'pi tānsamāgamya yathāvadanupūrvaśaḥ

on the royal road, at the gate of Vraja, where all the dwellers of Vraja (are). And Kṛṣṇa too, meeting them fittingly, one after another,

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PdP 5 83.86

दर्शनस्पर्शनैर्वाचा स्मितपूर्वावलोकनैः । गोपवृद्धान्नमस्कारैः कायिकैर्वाचिकैरपि

darśanasparśanairvācā smitapūrvāvalokanaiḥ | gopavṛddhānnamaskāraiḥ kāyikairvācikairapi

with looks, with touches, with speech, with glances preceded by a smile, with salutations—bodily as well as verbal—to the elder cowherds,

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PdP 5 83.87

अष्टांगपातैः पितरौ रोहिणीमपि नारद । नेत्रांतसूचितेनैव विनयेन प्रियां तथा

aṣṭāṃgapātaiḥ pitarau rohiṇīmapi nārada | netrāṃtasūcitenaiva vinayena priyāṃ tathā

with eight-limbed prostrations to his parents and to Rohiṇī too, O Nārada, and to his beloved with a deference signalled only by the corner of his eye—

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PdP 5 83.88

एवं तैस्तद्यथायोग्यं व्रजौकोभिः प्रपूजितः । गवालये तथा गाश्च संप्रवेश्य समंततः

evaṃ taistadyathāyogyaṃ vrajaukobhiḥ prapūjitaḥ | gavālaye tathā gāśca saṃpraveśya samaṃtataḥ

Thus duly honoured by those dwellers of the cowherd settlement, each as was fitting, and having driven the cows into the cow-shed all around,

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PdP 5 83.89

पितृभ्यामर्थितो याति भ्रात्रा सह निजालयम् । स्नात्वा पीत्वा तत्र किंचिद्भुक्त्वा मात्रानुमोदितः

pitṛbhyāmarthito yāti bhrātrā saha nijālayam | snātvā pītvā tatra kiṃcidbhuktvā mātrānumoditaḥ

asked by his (two) parents, he goes with his brother to his own house; having bathed there, drunk, and eaten a little, gladdened by his mother,

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PdP 5 83.90

गवालयं पुनर्याति दोग्धुकामो गवां पयः । ताश्च दुग्ध्वा दोहयित्वा पाययित्वा च काश्चन

gavālayaṃ punaryāti dogdhukāmo gavāṃ payaḥ | tāśca dugdhvā dohayitvā pāyayitvā ca kāścana

he goes again to the cow-shed, wishing to milk the milk of the cows; and having milked some of them, having had (others) milked, and having given (some) to drink,

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PdP 5 83.91

पित्रा सार्द्धं गृहं याति तत्र भावशतानुगः । तत्र पित्रा पितृव्यैश्च तत्पुत्रैश्च बलेन च

pitrā sārddhaṃ gṛhaṃ yāti tatra bhāvaśatānugaḥ | tatra pitrā pitṛvyaiśca tatputraiśca balena ca

together with his father he goes home, attended there by a hundred moods; there, with his father and his paternal uncles and their sons and with Bala,

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PdP 5 83.92

भुनक्ति विविधान्नानि चर्व्यचोष्यादिकानि च । तन्मतिः प्रार्थनात्पूर्वं राधिका च तदैव ह

bhunakti vividhānnāni carvyacoṣyādikāni ca | tanmatiḥ prārthanātpūrvaṃ rādhikā ca tadaiva ha

he eats various foods, things to be chewed and sucked and the rest. Rādhikā, whose mind is on him, at that very time, in consequence of a request made beforehand,

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PdP 5 83.93

प्रस्थापयेत्सखीद्वारा पक्वान्नानि तदालयम् । श्लाघयंश्च हरिस्तानि भुक्त्वा पित्रादिभिः सह

prasthāpayetsakhīdvārā pakvānnāni tadālayam | ślāghayaṃśca haristāni bhuktvā pitrādibhiḥ saha

would send cooked foods to his house by means of a girlfriend; and Hari, praising them, having eaten with his father and the others,

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PdP 5 83.94

सभागृहं व्रजेत्तैश्च जुष्टं बंदिजनादिभिः । पक्वान्नानि गृहीत्वा याः सख्यस्तत्र पुरागताः

sabhāgṛhaṃ vrajettaiśca juṣṭaṃ baṃdijanādibhiḥ | pakvānnāni gṛhītvā yāḥ sakhyastatra purāgatāḥ

would go to the assembly hall, frequented by them and by bards and the like. And the girlfriends who came there earlier, taking cooked foods —

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PdP 5 83.95

बहूनि च पुनस्तानि प्रदत्तानि यशोदया । सख्यस्तत्र तया दत्तं कृष्णोच्छिष्टं नयंति च

bahūni ca punastāni pradattāni yaśodayā | sakhyastatra tayā dattaṃ kṛṣṇocchiṣṭaṃ nayaṃti ca

and again those (foods) given in abundance by Yaśodā — the girlfriends there carry away the remnants of Kṛṣṇa's food given by her.

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PdP 5 83.96

सर्वं ताभिः समानीय राधिकायै निवेद्यते । सापि भुक्त्वा सखीवर्गयुता तदनुपूर्वशः

sarvaṃ tābhiḥ samānīya rādhikāyai nivedyate | sāpi bhuktvā sakhīvargayutā tadanupūrvaśaḥ

All of it is brought by them and offered to Rādhikā; and she too, having eaten together with the company of her girlfriends, thereafter in due order,

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PdP 5 83.97

सखीभिर्मंडिता तिष्ठेदभिसर्त्तुं समुद्यता । प्रस्थाप्यते मया काचिदित एव ततः सखी

sakhībhirmaṃḍitā tiṣṭhedabhisarttuṃ samudyatā | prasthāpyate mayā kācidita eva tataḥ sakhī

adorned by her girlfriends, would stand ready to set out for the tryst. And from here some girlfriend is sent by me thereupon.

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PdP 5 83.98

तयाभिसारिता साथ यमुनायाः समीपतः । कल्पवृक्षनिकुंजेऽस्मिन्दिव्यरत्नमये गृहे

tayābhisāritā sātha yamunāyāḥ samīpataḥ | kalpavṛkṣanikuṃje'smindivyaratnamaye gṛhe

Then she, made to go to the tryst by her, near the Yamunā, in this bower of wish-fulfilling trees, in a house made of divine jewels,

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PdP 5 83.99

सितकृष्णनिशायोग्यवेषा याति सखीवृता । कृष्णोऽपि विविधं तत्र दृष्ट्वा कौतूहलं ततः

sitakṛṣṇaniśāyogyaveṣā yāti sakhīvṛtā | kṛṣṇo'pi vividhaṃ tatra dṛṣṭvā kautūhalaṃ tataḥ

her dress suited to the bright or dark night, goes, surrounded by her girlfriends. Kṛṣṇa too, having seen the manifold marvel there, then,

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PdP 5 83.100

कात्यायन्या मनोज्ञानि श्रुत्वा संगीतकान्यपि । धनधान्यादिभिस्ताश्च प्रीणयित्वा विधानतः

kātyāyanyā manojñāni śrutvā saṃgītakānyapi | dhanadhānyādibhistāśca prīṇayitvā vidhānataḥ

having also heard the charming songs of (the women of) Kātyāyanī, and having gratified them duly with wealth, grain and the like,

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PdP 5 83.101

जनैराराधितो मात्रा याति सख्यानिकेतनम् । मातरि प्रस्थितायां च भोजयित्वा ततो गृहम्

janairārādhito mātrā yāti sakhyāniketanam | mātari prasthitāyāṃ ca bhojayitvā tato gṛham

honoured by the people and by his mother, he goes to a girlfriend's dwelling; and when his mother has departed, having fed (him), then home —

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PdP 5 83.102

संकेतकं कांतयात्र समागच्छेदलक्षितः । मिलित्वा तावुभावत्र क्रीडतो वनराजिषु

saṃketakaṃ kāṃtayātra samāgacchedalakṣitaḥ | militvā tāvubhāvatra krīḍato vanarājiṣu

the lover would come here to the trysting place unnoticed; and having met, those two play there in the rows of the forest.

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PdP 5 83.103

विहारैर्विविधै रासलास्यहासपुरस्सरैः । सार्द्धयामद्वयं नीत्वा रात्रेरेवं विहारतः

vihārairvividhai rāsalāsyahāsapurassaraiḥ | sārddhayāmadvayaṃ nītvā rātrerevaṃ vihārataḥ

With manifold sports headed by the rāsa dance, dancing and laughter, having thus passed two and a half watches of the night in play,

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PdP 5 83.104

सुषुप्सू विशतः कुंजं पक्षिणीभिरलक्षितौ । एकांते कुसुमैः कॢप्ते केलितल्पे मनोहरे

suṣupsū viśataḥ kuṃjaṃ pakṣiṇībhiralakṣitau | ekāṃte kusumaiḥ kḷpte kelitalpe manohare

desiring sleep the two enter the bower, unnoticed by the hen-birds, in a solitary place, on a charming bed of love spread with flowers;

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PdP 5 83.105

सुप्ता वा तिष्ठतस्तत्र सेव्यमानौ निजालिभिः । इति ते सर्वमाख्यातं नैत्यकं चरितं हरेः

suptā vā tiṣṭhatastatra sevyamānau nijālibhiḥ | iti te sarvamākhyātaṃ naityakaṃ caritaṃ hareḥ

asleep, or else they remain there awake, waited upon by their own girlfriends. Thus the whole daily course of Hari's activity has been told to you.

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PdP 5 83.106

पापिनोऽपि विमुच्यंते श्रवणादस्य नारद । नारद उवाच- धन्योऽस्म्यनुगृहीतोऽस्मि त्वया देवि न संशयः

pāpino'pi vimucyaṃte śravaṇādasya nārada | nārada uvāca- dhanyo'smyanugṛhīto'smi tvayā devi na saṃśayaḥ

Even sinners are released by hearing this, Nārada. Nārada said: I am blessed, I am favoured by you, O goddess, there is no doubt,

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PdP 5 83.107

हरेर्दैनंदिनीलीला यतो मेऽद्य प्रकाशिता । सूत उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा तां परिक्रम्य तया चापि प्रपूजितः

harerdainaṃdinīlīlā yato me'dya prakāśitā | sūta uvāca- ityuktvā tāṃ parikramya tayā cāpi prapūjitaḥ

since Hari's day-by-day play has today been revealed to me. Sūta said: Having said this and circumambulated her, and being honoured by her as well,

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PdP 5 83.108

अंतर्धानं गतो ब्रह्मन्नारदो मुनिसत्तमः । मयाप्येतच्चानुपूर्व्यात्सर्वमेव प्रकीर्तितम्

aṃtardhānaṃ gato brahmannārado munisattamaḥ | mayāpyetaccānupūrvyātsarvameva prakīrtitam

Nārada, best of sages, vanished, O brahman; and I too have recounted all this in due order.

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PdP 5 83.109

जपेन्नित्यं प्रयत्नेन मंत्रयुग्ममनुत्तमम् । कृष्णवक्त्रादिदं लब्धं पुरा रुद्रेण यत्नतः

japennityaṃ prayatnena maṃtrayugmamanuttamam | kṛṣṇavaktrādidaṃ labdhaṃ purā rudreṇa yatnataḥ

One should recite daily, with effort, the incomparable pair of mantras. This was obtained of old from Kṛṣṇa's mouth by Rudra through his effort.

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PdP 5 83.110

तेनोक्तं नारदायापि नारदेन ममोदितम् । संस्कारांश्च विधायैव मयाप्येतत्तवोदितम्

tenoktaṃ nāradāyāpi nāradena mamoditam | saṃskārāṃśca vidhāyaiva mayāpyetattavoditam

By him it was told to Nārada, and by Nārada it was spoken to me; and having performed the consecrations, I too have told this to you.

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PdP 5 83.111

त्वयाप्येतद्गोपनीयं रहस्यं परमाद्भुतम् । शौनक उवाच- कृतकृत्योभवं साक्षात्त्वत्प्रसादादहं गुरो

tvayāpyetadgopanīyaṃ rahasyaṃ paramādbhutam | śaunaka uvāca- kṛtakṛtyobhavaṃ sākṣāttvatprasādādahaṃ guro

By you too this supremely wonderful secret is to be kept hidden. Śaunaka said: By your grace, O teacher, I have become one whose purpose is directly accomplished,

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PdP 5 83.112

रहस्यानां रहस्यं यत्त्वया मह्यं प्रकाशितम् । सूत उवाच- धर्मानेतानुपातिष्ठञ्जल्पन्मंत्रमहर्निशम्

rahasyānāṃ rahasyaṃ yattvayā mahyaṃ prakāśitam | sūta uvāca- dharmānetānupātiṣṭhañjalpanmaṃtramaharniśam

since the secret of secrets has been revealed by you to me. Sūta said: Practising these duties and murmuring the mantra day and night,

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PdP 5 83.113

अचिरादेव तद्दास्यमवाप्स्यसि न संशयः । मयापि गम्यते ब्रह्मन्नित्यमायतनं विभोः

acirādeva taddāsyamavāpsyasi na saṃśayaḥ | mayāpi gamyate brahmannityamāyatanaṃ vibhoḥ

you will attain that servitude before long — there is no doubt. And I too, O brahman, always go to the abode of the Lord,

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PdP 5 83.114

गुरोर्गुरोर्भानुजायाः कूले गोपीश्वरस्य च

gurorgurorbhānujāyāḥ kūle gopīśvarasya ca

(to the abode) of the teacher of the teacher and of Gopīśvara, on the bank of the Sun's daughter (the Yamunā).

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PdP 5 83.115

इदं चरित्रं परमं पवित्रं प्रोक्तं महेशेन महानुभावम् । शृण्वंति ये भक्तियुता मनुष्यास्ते यांति नित्यं पदमच्युतस्य

idaṃ caritraṃ paramaṃ pavitraṃ proktaṃ maheśena mahānubhāvam | śṛṇvaṃti ye bhaktiyutā manuṣyāste yāṃti nityaṃ padamacyutasya

This supreme, purifying account of great power was spoken by Maheśa; those people who, endowed with devotion, hear it go forever to the abode of Acyuta.

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PdP 5 83.116

धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यमारोग्याभीष्टसिद्धिदम् । स्वर्गापवर्गसंपत्तिकारणं पापनाशनम्

dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyamārogyābhīṣṭasiddhidam | svargāpavargasaṃpattikāraṇaṃ pāpanāśanam

It bestows wealth, fame, long life, health, and the fulfilment of wishes; it is the cause of the attainment of heaven and release, and the destroyer of sin.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 5 83.117

भक्त्या पठंति ये नित्यं मानवा विष्णुतत्पराः । न तेषां पुनरावृत्तिर्विष्णुलोकात्कथंचन

bhaktyā paṭhaṃti ye nityaṃ mānavā viṣṇutatparāḥ | na teṣāṃ punarāvṛttirviṣṇulokātkathaṃcana

Those people, intent on Viṣṇu, who recite it daily with devotion — for them there is no return, in any way, from Viṣṇu's world.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition