॥ ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय ॥
27 April 2023 Thursday X a.29 Part 2 Raasa Leela - Sri Krishna advises the Gopis to go home.
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ता दृष्ट्वान्तिकमायाता भगवान् व्रजयोषितः । अवदद्वदतां श्रेष्ठो वाचः पेशैर्विमोहयन् ॥
T: Standing in the middle of the Vrindavan garden, Bhagavan saw all the Gopis of Vraja who had arrived there. Being a master of speech, Sri Krishna addressed them thus, as they were looking upon his captivating form.
श्रीभगवानुवाच
स्वागतं वो महाभागाः प्रियं किं करवाणि वः । व्रजस्यानामयं कच्चिद्ब्रूतागमनकारणम् ॥
रजन्येषा घोररूपा घोरसत्त्वनिषेविता । प्रतियात व्रजं नेह स्थेयं स्त्रीभिः सुमध्यमाः ॥
मातरः पितरः पुत्रा भ्रातरः पतयश्च वः ।विचिन्वन्ति ह्यपश्यन्तो मा कृढ्वं बन्धुसाध्वसम् ॥
दृष्टं वनं कुसुमितं राकेशकररञ्जितम् । यमुनानिललीलैजत्तरुपल्लवशोभितम् ॥
तद्यात मा चिरं गोष्ठं शुश्रूषध्वं पतीन् सतीः । क्रन्दन्ति वत्सा बालाश्च तान्पाययत दुह्यत ॥
अथ वा मदभिस्नेहाद्भवत्यो यन्त्रिताशयाः । आगता ह्युपपन्नं वः प्रीयन्ते मयि जन्तवः ॥
भर्तुः शुश्रूषणं स्त्रीणां परो धर्मो ह्यमायया । तद्बन्धूनां च कल्याण्यः प्रजानां चानुपोषणम् ॥
दुःशीलो दुर्भगो वृद्धो जडो रोग्यधनोऽपि वा । पतिः स्त्रीभिर्न हातव्यो लोकेप्सुभिरपातकी ॥
अस्वर्ग्यमयशस्यं च फल्गु कृच्छ्रं भयावहम् । जुगुप्सितं च सर्वत्र औपपत्यं कुलस्त्रियाः ॥
श्रवणाद्दर्शनाद्ध्यानान्मयि भावोऽनुकीर्तनात् । न तथा सन्निकर्षेण प्रतियात ततो गृहान् ॥
T: Bhagavan said:
"Oh. great ladies, welcome. What can I do for you please? I do hope all is well back in Vraja, and no one has taken ill. So what brings you all here?
By the way, at this time of the night, this dark forest, inhabited by wild animals, is unsafe for you all beautiful ladies. Please go back at once. Also, your mothers, fathers. sons, brothers, and husbands would be concerned about your disaapearance! Don't please make them frantic.
If, however, you have come to enjoy Vrindavan, you have now feasted your eyes on the flowery garden, lit by the reddish moon, and the cool breeze of the Yamuna that makes the trees with their lovely leaves and creepers sway in joy. That's fine and so you should leave at once for your homes. Take care of your cows and serve your husbands. Your children must be crying for milk, go feed them.
However, if you have come seeking my company out of your great affection for me, I understand your natural feelings of affection towards me which are expressed by all beings!
On the other hand, consider this. Your foremost responsibility is to serve your husbands, without any falsity, taking care of your family's welfare, and nurturing your children. Other than a terrible sinner, no husband shall be deserted by his wife, even if he is a bad character, poor, unlucky, old, infirm, or sick! It is so because any woman of good social standing who has strayed to any man other than her husband gets only infamy, a hellish future, fear, adversity and condemnation everywhere.
Merely listening to my stories, seeing me even with your mind's eye. meditating on me, developing great love for me, singing my glories, all this will bring you closer to me better than seeking physical proximity. Kindly, therefore, all of you - go back to your homes!"
श्रीशुक उवाच
इति विप्रियमाकर्ण्य गोप्यो गोविन्दभाषितम् ।विषण्णा भग्नसङ्कल्पाश्चिन्तामापुर्दुरत्ययाम् ॥
T: Sage Shuka continued: After hearing these most unpleasant words from Sri Krishna, the Gopis grew pale. Their desire to be with him seemed dashed. They were plunged into intractable despondency.
कृत्वा मुखान्यव शुचः श्वसनेन शुष्यद्बिम्बाधराणि चरणेन भुवं लिखन्त्यः ।
अस्रैरुपात्तमषिभिः कुचकुङ्कुमानि तस्थुर्मृजन्त्य उरुदुःखभराः स्म तूष्णीम् ॥
प्रेष्ठं प्रियेतरमिव प्रतिभाषमाणं कृष्णं तदर्थविनिवर्तितसर्वकामाः ।
नेत्रे विमृज्य रुदितोपहते स्म किञ्चित् संरम्भगद्गदगिरोऽब्रुवतानुरक्ताः ॥
T: Casting their faces down, desperately exhaling hot air that dried up their luscious lips, scratching the earth listlessly with their toenails, with tears streaming from their eyes bringing the smudge of collyrium to their vermilion-smeared bosoms, they stood silently. What they had heard was so different from what they wanted to hear from Sri Krishna, it was so unpleasant. They pondered their lot, having forsaken their all to be here with him. With difficulty, they wiped their eyes and found the strength somewhat to reply to Sri Krishna, their beloved, in words full of hesitancy.
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॥ ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय ॥
