> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 10
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda his pupils
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

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> > Chapter Thirty: The Gopîs Search for Krishna

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> > Text 1

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > antarhite bhagavati

> > sahasaiva vrajânganâh

> > atapyams tam acakshânâh

> > karinya iva yûthapam

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; antarhite - when He disappeared; bhagavati - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sahasâ eva - quite suddenly; vraja-anganâh - the young ladies of Vraja; atapyan - felt great remorse; tam - Him; acakshânâh - not seeing; karinyah - female elephants; iva - just as; yûthapam - their male leader.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: When Lord Krishna disappeared so suddenly, the gopîs felt great sorrow at losing sight of Him, like a group of female elephants who have lost their mate.

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> > Text 2

> > gatyânurâga-smita-vibhramekshitair

> > mano-ramâlâpa-vihâra-vibhramaih

> > âkshipta-cittâh pramadâ ramâ-pates

> > tâs tâ viceshthâ jagrihus tad-âtmikâh

> > gatyâ - by His movements; anurâga - affectionate; smita - smiles; vibhrama - playful; îkshitaih - and glances; manah-rama - charming; âIâpa - by His talking; vihâra - playing; vibhramaih - and other allurements; âkshipta - overwhelmed; cittâh - whose hearts; pramadâh - the girls; ramâ-pateh - of the husband of Ramâ, the goddess of fortune, or of the master of beauty and opulence; tâh tâh - each of those; viceshthâh - wonderful activities; jagrihuh - they enacted; tat-âtmikâh - absorbed in Him.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As the cowherd women remembered Lord Krishna, their hearts were overwhelmed by His movements and loving smiles, His playful glances and enchanting talks, and by the many other pastimes He would enjoy with them. Thus absorbed in thoughts of Krishna, the Lord of Ramâ, the gopîs began acting out His various transcendental pastimes.

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> > Text 3

> > gati-smita-prekshana-bhâshanâdishu

> > priyâh priyasya pratirûdha-mûrtayah

> > asâv aham tv ity abalâs tad-âtmikâ

> > nyavedishuh krishna-vihâra-vibhramâh

> > gati - in His movements; smita - smiling; prekshana - beholding; bhâshanâ - talking; âdishu - and so on; priyâh - the dear gopîs; priyasya - of their beloved; pratirûdha - fully absorbed; mûrtayah - their bodies; asau - He; aham - I; tu - actually; iti - speaking thus; abalâh - the women; tat-âtmikâh - identifying with Him; nyavedishuh - they announced; krishna-vihâra - caused by the pastimes of Krishna; vibhramâh - whose intoxication.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because the beloved gopîs were absorbed in thoughts of their beloved Krishna, their bodies imitated His way of moving and smiling, His way of beholding them, His speech and His other distinctive features. Deeply immersed in thinking of Him and maddened by remembering His pastimes, they declared to one another, "I am Krishna!"

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> > Text 4

> > gâyantya uccair amum eva samhatâ

> > vicikyur unmattaka-vad vanâd vanam

> > papracchur âkâs'a-vad antaram bahir

> > bhûteshu santam purusham vanaspatîn

> > gâyantyah - singing; uccaih - loudly; amum - about Him; eva - indeed; samhatâh - together in a group; vicikyuh - they searched; unmattaka-vat - like madwomen; vanât vanam - from one area of the forest to another; papracchuh - they inquired; âkâs'a-vat - like the sky; antaram - internally; bahih - and externally; bhûteshu - in all created beings; santam - present; purusham - the Supreme Person; vanaspatîn - from the trees.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Singing loudly of Krishna, they searched for Him throughout the Vrindâvana forest like a band of madwomen. They even asked the trees about Him, who as the Supersoul is present inside and outside of all created things, just like the sky.

> > ******

> > Text 5

> > drishtho vah kaccid as'vattha

> > plaksha nyagrodha no manah

> > nanda-sûnur gato hritvâ

> > prema-hâsâvalokanaih

> > drishthah - has been seen; vah - by you; kaccit - whether; as'vattha - O as'vattha (holy fig tree); plaksha - O plaksha (waved-leaf fig tree); nyagrodha - O nyagrodha(banyan tree); nah - our; manah - minds; nanda - of Mahârâja Nanda; sûnuh - the son; gatah - has gone away; hritvâ - after stealing; prema - loving; hâsa - with His smiles; avalokanaih - and glances.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [The gopîs said:] O as'vattha tree, O plaksha, O nyagrodha, have you seen Krishna? That son of Nanda Mahârâja has gone away after stealing our minds with His loving smiles and glances.

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> > Text 6

> > kaccit kurabakâs'oka-

> > nâga-punnâga-campakâh

> > râmânujo mâninînâm

> > ito darpa-hara-smitah

> > kaccit - whether; kurabaka-as'oka-nâga--punnâga-campakâh - O kurabaka (red amaranth), as'oka, nâga, punnâga and campaka trees; râma - of Balarâma; anujah - the younger brother; mâninînâm - of women, who are proud by nature; itah - passing by here; darpa - the pride; hara - removing; smitah - whose smile.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O kurabaka tree, O as'oka, O nâga, punnâga and campaka, has Balarâma's younger brother, whose smile removes the audacity of all proud women, passed this way?

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> > Text 7

> > kaccit tulasi kalyâni

> > govinda-carana-priye

> > saha tvâli-kulair bibhrad

> > drishthas te 'ti-priyo 'cyutah

> > kaccit - whether; tulasi - O tulasî plant; kalyâni - O kind one; govinda - of Lord Krishna; carana - the feet; priye - you to whom are dear; saha - together with; tvâ - you; ali - of bees; kulaih - swarms; bibhrat - carrying; drishthah - seen; te - by you; ati-priyah - very dear; acyutah - Lord Acyuta.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O most kind tulasî, to whom the feet of Govinda are so dear, have you seen that infallible one walk by, wearing you and encircled by swarms of bees?

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> > Text 8

> > mâlaty adars'i vah kaccin

> > mallike jâti-yûthike

> > prîtim vo janayan yâtah

> > kara-spars'ena mâdhavah

> > mâlati - O mâlatî plant (a kind of white jasmine); adars'i - has been seen; vah - by you; kaccit - whether; mallike - O mallikâ (a different kind of jasmine); jâti - O jâti (another kind of white jasmine); yûthike - O yûthikâ (yet another jasmine); prîtim - pleasure; vah - for you; janayan - generating; yâtah - has gone by; kara - of His hand; spars'ena - by the touch; mâdhavah - Krishna, the embodiment of the spring season.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O mâlati, O mallikâ, O jâti and yûthikâ, has Mâdhava gone by here, giving you pleasure with the touch of His hand?

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> > Text 9

> > cûta-priyâla-panasâsana-kovidâra

> > jambv-arka-bilva-bakulâmra-kadamba-nîpâh

> > ye 'nye parârtha-bhavakâ yamunopakûlâh

> > s'amsantu krishna-padavîm rahitâtmanâm nah

> > cûta - O mango creeper; priyâla - O priyâla tree (a kind of s'âla tree); panasa - O jackfruit tree; âsana - O âsana tree (a yellow s'âla); kovidâra - O kovidâra tree; jambu - O rose-apple tree; arka - O arka plant; bilva - O bel- fruit tree; bakula - O mimosa tree; âmra - O mango tree; kadamba - O kadamba tree; nîpâh - O nîpa (a smaller kind of kadamba); ye - who; anye - others; para - of others; artha - for the sake; bhavakâh - whose existence; yamunâ- upakûlâh - living near the bank of the river Yamunâ; s'amsantu - kindly tell; krishna-padavîm - the path Krishna has taken; rahita - who have been deprived; âtmanâm - of our minds; nah - to us.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O cûta, O priyâla, O panasa, âsana and kovidâra, O jambu, O arka, O bilva, bakula and âmra, O kadamba and nîpa and all you other plants and trees living by the banks of the Yamunâ who have dedicated your very existence to the welfare of others, we gopîs have lost our minds, so please tell us where Krishna has gone.

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> > Text 10

> > kim te kritam kshiti tapo bata kes'avânghri-

> > spars'otsavotpulakitânga-nahair vibhâsi

> > apy anghri-sambhava urukrama-vikramâd vâ

> > âho varâha-vapushah parirambhanena

> > kim - what; te - by you; kritam - performed; kshiti - O earth; tapah - austerity; bata - indeed; kes'ava - of Lord Krishna; anghri - by the feet; spars'a - on account of being touched; utsava - due to the joyful experience; utpulakita - standing on end in jubilation; anga-ruhaih - with your bodily hairs (the grass and growing plants on your surface); vibhâsi - you appear beautiful; api - perhaps; anghri - by the feet (of Krishna present now on your surface); sambhavah - generated; urukrama - of Lord Vâmanadeva, Lord Krishna's dwarf incarnation, who covered the entire universe in three mighty steps; vikramât - because of the stepping; vâ - or; âha u - or else perhaps; varâha - of Lord Krishna's incarnation as a boar; vapushah - by the body; parirambhanena - because of the embrace.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O mother earth, what austerity did you perform to attain the touch of Lord Kes'ava's lotus feet, which has brought you such great joy that your bodily hairs are standing on end? You appear very beautiful in this condition. Was it during the Lord's current appearance that you acquired this ecstatic symptom, or was it perhaps much earlier, when He stepped upon you in His form of the dwarf Vâmanadeva, or even earlier, when He embraced you in His form of the boar Varâhadeva?

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> > Text 11

> > apy ena-patny upagatah priyayeha gâtrais

> > tanvan dris'âm sakhi su-nirvritim acyuto vah

> > kântânga-sanga-kuca-kunkuma-ran'jitâyâh

> > kunda-srajah kula-pater iha vâti gandhah

> > api - whether; ena - of the deer; patni - O wife; upagatah - has been encountered; priyayâ - together with His beloved; iha - here; gâtraih - by His bodily limbs; tanvan - producing; dris'âm - of the eyes; sakhi - O friend; su-nirvritim - great pleasure; acyutah - the infallible Lord Krishna; vah - your; kântâ - of His girlfriend; anga-sanga - because of the physical contact; kuca - on the breast; kunkuma - by the vermilion powder; ran'jitâyâh - colored; kunda - of jasmine flowers; srajah - of the garland; kula - of the group (of gopîs); pateh - of the master; iha - around here; vâti - is blowing; gandhah - the fragrance.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O friend, wife of the deer, has Lord Acyuta been here with His beloved, bringing great joy to your eyes? Indeed, blowing this way is the fragrance of His garland of kunda flowers, which was smeared with the kunkuma from the breasts of His girlfriend when He embraced Her.

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> > Text 12

> > bâhum priyâmsa upadhâya grihîta-padmo

> > râmânujas tulasikâli-kulair madândhaih

> > anvîyamâna iha vas taravah pranâmam

> > kim vâbhinandati caran pranayâvalokaih

> > bâhum - His arm; priyâ - of His beloved; amse - on the shoulder; upadhâya - placing; grihîta - holding; padmah - a lotus; râma-anujah - Krishna, the younger brother of Balarâma; tulasikâ - swarming around the tulasî man'jarîs (which are ornamenting His garland); ali-kulaih - by the many bees; mada - with intoxication; andhaih - who are blind; anvîyamânah - being followed; iha - here; vah - your; taravah - O trees; pranâmam - the bowing down; kim vâ - whether; abhinandati - has acknowledged; caran - while walking by; pranaya - imbued with love; avalokaih - with His glances.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O trees, we see that you are bowing down. When the younger brother of Râma walked by here, followed by intoxicated bees swarming around the tulasi man'jarîs decorating His garland, did He acknowledge your obeisances with His affectionate glances? He must have been resting His arm on the shoulder of His beloved and carrying a lotus flower in His free hand.

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> > Text 13

> > pricchatemâ latâ bâhûn

> > apy âs'lishthâ vanaspateh

> > nûnam tat-karaja-sprishthâ

> > bibhraty utpulakâny aho

> > pricchata - just ask; imâh - from these; latâh - creepers; bâhûn - the arms (branches); api - even though; âs'lishthâh - embracing; vanaspateh - of' the tree; nûnam - certainly; tat - of Him, Krishna; kara-ja - by the fingernails; sprishthâh - touched; bibhrati - they are bearing; utpulakâni - joyful eruptions on the skin; aho - just see.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Let us ask these creepers about Krishna. Even though they are embracing the arms of their husband, this tree, they certainly must have been touched by Krishna's fingernails, since out of joy they are manifesting eruptions on their skin.

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> > Text 14

> > ity unmatta-vaco gopyah

> > krishnânveshana-kâtarâh

> > lîlâ bhagavatas tâs tâ

> > hy anucakrus tad-âtmikâh

> > iti - thus; unmatta - maddened; vacah - speaking words; gopyah - the gopîs; krishna- anveshana - by searching for Krishna; kâtarâh - distraught; lîlâh - the transcendental pastimes; bhagavatah - of Him, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tâh tâh - each of them; hi - indeed; anucakruh - they acted out; tat- âtmikâh - becoming absorbed in thought of Him.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having spoken these words, the gopîs, distraught from searching for Krishna, began to act out His various pastimes, fully absorbed in thoughts of Him.

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> > Text 15

> > kasyâcit pûtanâyantyâh

> > krishnâyanty apibat stanam

> > tokayitvâ rudaty anyâ

> > padâhan s'akathâyatîm

> > kasyâcit - of one of the gopîs; pûtanâyantyâh - who was acting like the witch Pûtanâ; krishnâyantî - another, who was acting like Krishna; apibat - drank; stanam - from the breast; tokayitvâ - acting like an infant; rudatî - crying; anyâ - another; padâ - with her foot; ahan - struck; s'akathâ-yatîm - another, who was imitating a cart.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One gopî imitated Pûtanâ, while another acted like infant Krishna and pretended to suck her breast. Another gopî, crying in imitation of infant Krishna, kicked a gopî who was taking the role of the cart demon, S'akathâsura.

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> > Text 16

> > daityâyitvâ jahârânyâm

> > eko krishnârbha-bhâvanâm

> > ringayâm âsa kâpy anghrî

> > karshantî ghosha-nihsvanaih

> > daityâyitvâ - imitating a demon (namely Trinâvarta); jahâra - carried away; anyâm - another gopî; ekâ - one gopî; krishna-arbha - of the infant Krishna; bhâvanâm - who was assuming the mood; ringayâm âsa - crawled about; kâ api - one of them; anghrî - her two feet; karshantî - dragging; ghosha - of tinkling bells; nihsvanaih - with the sounding.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One gopî took the role of Trinâvarta and carried away another, who was acting like infant Krishna, while yet another gopî crawled about, her ankle bells tinkling as she pulled her feet.

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> > Text 17

> > krishna-râmâyite dve tu

> > gopâyantyas' ca kâs'cana

> > vatsâyatîm hanti cânyâ

> > tatraikâ tu bakâyatîm

> > krishna-râmâyite - acting like Lord Krishna and Lord Balarâma; dve - two gopîs; tu - and; gopâyantyah - acting like Their cowherd boyfriends; ca - and; kâs'cana - some; vatsâyatîm - who was imitating the calf demon, Vatsâsura; hanti - killed; ca - and; anyâ - another; tatra - there; ekâ - one; tu - moreover; bakâyatîm - another, who was imitating the crane demon, Bakâsura.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Two gopîs acted like Râma and Krishna in the midst of several others, who took the role of cowherd boys. One gopî enacted Krishna's killing of the demon Vatsâsura, represented by another gopî, and a pair of gopîs acted out the killing of Bakâsura.

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> > Text 18

> > âhûya dûra-gâ yadvat

> > krishnas tam anuvartatîm

> > venum kvanantîm krîdantîm

> > anyâh s'amsanti sâdhv iti

> > âhûya - calling; dûra - who were far away; gâh - the cows; yadvat - just as; krishnah - Krishna; tam - him; anuvartatîm - one gopî who was imitating; venum - the flute; kvanantîm - vibrating; krîdantîm - playing games; anyâh - the other gopîs; s'amsanti - praised; sâdhu iti - "excellent!"

> > TRANSLATION

> > When one gopî perfectly imitated how Krishna would call the cows who had wandered far away, how He would play His flute and how He would engage in various sports, the others congratulated her with exclamations of "Well done! Well done!"

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> > Text 19

> > kasyân'cit sva-bhujam nyasya

> > calanty âhâparâ nanu

> > krishno 'ham pas'yata gatim

> > lalitâm iti tan-manâh

> > kasyân'cit - of one of them; sva-bhujam - her arm; nyasya - placing (on the shoulder); calantî - walking about; âha - stated; aparâ - another; nanu - indeed; krishnah - Krishna; aham - I am; pas'yata - just see; gatim - my movements; lalitâm - graceful; iti - with these words; tat - in Him; manâh - with her mind fully absorbed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Another gopî, her mind fixed on Krishna, walked about with her arm resting on the shoulder of a friend and declared, "I am Krishna! Just see how gracefully I move!"

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> > Text 20

> > mâ bhaishtha vâta-varshâbhyâm

> > tat-trânam vihitam maya

> > ity uktvaikena hastena

> > yatanty unnidadhe 'mbaram

> > mâ bhaishtha - don't any of you fear; vâta - the wind; varshâbhyâm - and rain; tat - from that; trânam - your deliverance; vihitam - has been arranged; mayâ - by me; iti - thus; uktvâ - speaking; ekena - with one; hastena - hand; yatantî - endeavoring; unnidadhe - she lifted; ambaram - her upper garment.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "Don't be afraid of the wind and rain," said one gopî. "I will save you." And with that she lifted her shawl above her head.

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> > Text 21

> > âruhyaikâ padâkramya

> > s'irasy âhâparâm nripa

> > dushthâhe gaccha jâto 'ham

> > khalânâm nanu danda-krit

> > âruhya - rising up; ekâ - one of the gopîs; padâ - with her foot; âkramya - climbing above; s'irasi - the head; âha - said; aparâm - to another; nripa - O King (Parîkchit); dushtha - wicked; ahe - O snake; gaccha - go away; jâtah - have taken birth; aham - I; khalânâm - on those who are envious; nanu - indeed; danda - of punishment; krit - as the imposer.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [S'ukadeva Gosvâmî continued:] O King, one gopî climbed on another's shoulders and, putting her foot on the other's head, said, "Go away from here, O wicked snake! You should know that I have taken birth in this world just to punish the envious."

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> > Text 22

> > tatraikovâca he gopâ

> > dâvâgnim pas'yatolbanam

> > cakshûmshy âs'v apidadhvam vo

> > vidhâsye kshemam an'jasâ

> > tatra - there; ekâ - one of them; uvâca - said; he gopâh - O cowherd boys; dâva-agnim - the forest fire; pas'yata - see; ulbanam - fierce: cakshûmshi - your eyes; âs'u - quickly; apidadhvam - just close; vah - your; vidhâsye - I will arrange; kshemam - protection; an'jasâ - with ease.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Then another gopî spoke up: My dear cowherd boys, look al this raging forest fire! Quickly close your eyes and I will easily protect you.

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> > Text 23

> > baddhânyayâ srajâ kâcit

> > tanvî tatra ulûkhale

> > badhnâmi bhânda-bhettâram

> > haiyangava-musham tv iti

> > bhîtâ su-drik pidhâyâsyam

> > bheje bhîti-vidambanam

> > baddhâ - tied up; anyayâ - by another gopî; srajâ - with a flower garland; kâcit - one gopî; tanvî - slender; tatra - there; ulûkhale - to the grinding mortar; badhnâmi - I am binding; bhânda - of the storage pots; bhettâram - the breaker; haiyam-gava - of the butter saved from the previous day's milk; musham - the stealer; tu - indeed; iti - thus speaking; bhîtâ - afraid; su-drik - with beautiful eyes; pidhâya - covering; âsyam - her face; bheje - assumed; bhîti - of fear; vidambanam - the pretense.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One gopî tied up her slender companion with a flower garland and said, "Now I will bind this boy who has broken the butter pots and stolen the butter." The second gopî then covered her face and beautiful eyes, pretending to be afraid.

> > ******

> > Text 24

> > evam krishnam pricchamânâ

> > vrndâvana-latâs tarûn

> > vyacakshata vanoddes'e

> > padâni paramâtmanah

> > evam - in this manner; krishnam - about Krishna; pricchamânâh - inquiring; vrindâvana - of the Vrindâvana forest; latâh - from the creepers; tarûn - and the trees; vyacakshata - they saw; vana - of the forest; uddes'e - in one spot; padâni - the footprints; parama-âtmanah - of the Supersoul .

> > TRANSLATION

> > While the gopîs were thus imitating Krishna's pastimes and asking Vrindâvana's creepers and trees where Krishna, the Supreme Soul, might be, they happened to see His footprints in a corner of the forest.

> > ******

> > Text 25

> > padâni vyaktam etâni

> > nanda-sûnor mahâtmanah

> > lakshyante hi dhvajâmbhoja-

> > vajrânkus'a-yavâdibhih

> > padâni - the footprints; vyaktam - clearly; etâni - these; nanda-sûnoh- - of the son of Nanda Mahârâja; mahâ-âtmanah - the great soul; lakshyante - are ascertained; hi - indeed; dhvaja - by the flag; ambhoja - lotus; vajra - thunderbolt; ankus'a - elephant goad; yava-âdibhih - barleycorn, etc.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [The gopîs said:] The marks of a flag, lotus, thunderbolt, elephant goad, barleycorn and so forth on these footprints clearly distinguish them as belonging to that great soul, the son of Nanda Mahârâja.

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> > Text 26

> > tais taih padais tat-padavîm

> > anvicchantyo 'grato'balâh

> > vadhvâh padaih su-priktâni

> > vilokyârtâh samabruvan

> > taih taih - by those various; padaih - footprints; tat - His; padavîm - path; anvicchantyah - tracing out; agratah - forward; abalâh - the girls; vadhvâh - of His special consort; padaih - with the footprints; supriktâni - thoroughly intermingled; vilokya - noticing; ârtâh - distressed; samabruvan - they spoke.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The gopîs began following Krishna's path, as shown by His many footprints, but when they saw that these prints were thoroughly intermixed with those of His dearmost consort, they became perturbed and spoke as follows.

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> > Text 27

> > kasyâh padâni caitâni

> > yâtâyâ nanda-sûnunâ

> > amsa-nyasta-prakoshthhâyâh

> > karenoh karinâ yathâ

> > kasyâh - of one certain gopî; padâni - the footprints; ca - also; etâni - these; yâtâyâh - who was going; nanda-sûnunâ - together with the son of Nanda Mahârâja; amsa - upon whose shoulder; nyasta - placed; prakoshthhâyâh - His forearm; karenoh - of a she-elephant; karinâ - by the he-elephant; yathâ - as.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [The gopîs said:] Here we see the footprints of some gopî who must have been walking along with the son of Nanda Mahârâja. He must have put His arm on Her shoulder, just as an elephant rests His trunk on the shoulder of an accompanying she-elephant.

> > ******

> > Text 28

> > anayârâdhito nûnam

> > bhagavân harir îs'varah

> > yan no vihâya govindah

> > prîto yâm anayad rahah

> > anayâ - by Her; ârâdhitah - perfectly worshiped; nûnam - certainly; bhagavan - the Personality of Godhead; harih - Lord Krishna; îs'varah - the supreme controller; yat - inasmuch as; nah - us; vihâya - rejecting; govindah - Lord Govinda; prîtah - pleased; yâm - whom; anayat - led; rahah - to a secluded place.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Certainly this particular gopî has perfectly worshiped the all-powerful Personality of Godhead, Govinda, since He was so pleased with Her that He abandoned the rest of us and brought Her to a secluded place.

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> > Text 29

> > dhanyâ aho amî âlyo

> > govindânghry-abja-renavah

> > yân brahmes'au ramâ devî

> > dadhur mûrdhny agha-nuttaye

> > dhanyâh - sanctified; aho - ah; amî - these; âlyah - O gopîs; govinda - of Govinda; anghri-abja - of the lotuslike feet; renavah - the particles of dust; yân - which; brahmâ - Lord Brahmâ; îs'au - and Lord S'iva; ramâ devî - Ramâdevî, the wife of Lord Vishnu; dadhuh - take; mûrdhni - on their heads; agha - of their sinful reactions; nuttaye - for the dispelling.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O girls! The dust of Govinda's lotus feet is so sacred that even Brahmâ, S'iva and the goddess Ramâ take that dust upon their heads to dispel sinful reactions.

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> > Text 30-31

> > tasyâ amûni nah kshobham

> > kurvanty uccaih padâni yat

> > yaikâpahritya gopînâm

> > raho bhunkte 'cyutâdharam

> > na lakshyante padâny atra

> > tasyâ nûnam trinânkuraih

> > khidyat-sujâtânghri-talâm

> > unninye preyasîm priyah

> > tasyâh - of Her; amûni - these; nah - for us; kshobham - agitation; kurvanti - create; uccaih - exceedingly; padâni - the footprints; yat - because; yâ - who; ekâ - alone; apahritya - being taken aside; gopînâm - of all the gopîs; rahah - in seclusion; bhunkte - She enjoys; acyuta - of Krishna; adharam - the lips;

> > na lakshyante - are not seen; padâni - the feet; atra - here; tasyâh - Her; nûnam - certainly; trina - by the blades of grass; ankuraih - and the growing sprouts; khidyat - being caused pain; sujâta - tender; anghri - of whose feet; talâm - the soles; unninye - He has lifted up; preyasîm - His beloved; priyah - Her dear Krishna.

> > TRANSLATION

> > These footprints of that special gopî greatly disturb us. Of all the gopîs, She alone was taken away to a secluded place, where She is enjoying the lips of Krishna. Look, we can't see Her footprints over here! It's obvious that the grass and sprouts were hurting the tender soles of Her feet, and so the lover lifted up His beloved.

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> > Text 32

> > imâny adhika-magnâni

> > padâni vahato vadhûm

> > gopyah pas'yata krishnasya

> > bhârâkrântasya kâminah

> > atrâvaropitâ kântâ

> > pushpa-hetor mahâtmanâ

> > imâni - these; adhika - very much; magnâni - merged; padâni - footprints; vahatah - of Him who was carrying; vadhûm - His consort; gopyah - O gopîs; pas'yata - just see; krishnasya - of Krishna; bhâra - by the weight; âkrântasya - oppressed; kâminah - lusty; atra - in this place; avaropitâ - placed down; kântâ - the girlfriend; pushpa - of (gathering) flowers; hetoh - for the purpose; mahâ-âtmanâ - by the very intelligent.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Please observe, my dear gopîs, how in this place lusty Krishna's footprints are pressed more deeply into the ground. Carrying the weight of His beloved must have been difficult for Him. And over here that intelligent boy must have put Her down to gather some flowers.

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> > Text 33

> > atra prasûnâvacayah

> > priyârthe preyasâ kritah

> > prapadâkramana ete

> > pas'yatâsakale pade

> > atra - here; prasûna - of flowers; avacayah - the gathering; priyâ-arthe - for the sake of His beloved; preyasâ - by the beloved Krishna; kritah - done; prapada - front of His feet; âkramane - with the pressing down; ete - these; pas'yata - just see; asakale - incomplete; pade - the pair of footprints.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Just see how in this place dear Krishna collected flowers for His beloved. Here He has left the impression of only the front part of His feet because He was standing on His toes to reach the flowers.

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> > Text 34

> > kes'a-prasâdhanam tv atra

> > kâminyâh kâminâ kritam

> > tâni cûdayatâ kântâm

> > upavishtham iha dhruvam

> > kes'a - of Her hair; prasâdhanam - the decorative arrangement; tu - furthermore; atra - here; kâminyâh - of the lusty girl; kâminâ - by the lusty boy; kritam - done; tâni - with those (flowers); cûdayatâ - by Him who was making a crown; kântâm - His consort; upavishtham - seated; iha - here; dhruvam - certainly.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Certainly Krishna sat down here with His girlfriend to arrange Her hair. The lusty boy must have made a crown for that lusty girl out of the flowers He had collected.

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> > Text 35

> > reme tayâ câtma-rata

> > âtmârâmo 'py akhanditah

> > kâminâm dars'ayan dainyam

> > strînâm caiva durâtmatâm

> > reme - He enjoyed; tayâ - with Her; ca - and; âtma-ratah - He who takes pleasure only within Himself; âtma-ârâmah - completely self-satisfied; api - although; akhanditah - never incomplete; kâminâm - of ordinary lusty men; dars'ayan - showing; dainyam - the degraded condition; strînâm - of ordinary women; ca eva - also; durâtmatâm - the hardheartedness.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [S'ukadeva Gosvâmî continued:] Lord Krishna enjoyed with that gopî, although He enjoys only within, being self-satisfied and complete in Himself. Thus by contrast He showed the wretchedness of ordinary lusty men and hardhearted women.

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> > TextS 36 - 37

> > ity evam dars'ayantyas tâs'

> > cerur gopyo vicetasah

> > yâm gopîm anayat krishno

> > vihâyânyâh striyo vane

> > sâ ca mene tadâtmânam

> > varishthham sarva-yoshitâm

> > hitvâ gopîh kâma-yânâ

> > mâm asau bhajate priyah

> > iti - thus; evam - in this manner; dars'ayantyah - showing; tâh - they; ceruh - wandered; gopyah - the gopîs; vicetasah - completely bewildered; yâm - which; gopîm - gopî; anayat - He took; krishnah - Lord Krishna; vihâya - abandoning; anyâh - the other; striyah - women; vane - in the forest;

> > sâ - She; ca - also; mene - thought; tadâ - then; âtmânam - Herself; varishthham - the best; sarva - of all; yoshitâm - women; hitvâ - rejecting; gopîh - the gopîs; kâma- yânâh - who are impelled by lusty desire; mâm - Me; asau - He; bhajate - is accepting; priyah - the beloved.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As the gopîs wandered about, their minds completely bewildered, they pointed out various signs of Krishna's pastimes. The particular gopî whom Krishna had led into a secluded forest when He had abandoned all the other young girls began to think Herself the best of women. "My beloved has rejected all the other gopîs, "She thought, "even though they are driven by Cupid himself. He has chosen to reciprocate with Me alone."

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> > Text 38

> > tato gatvâ vanoddes'am

> > driptâ kes'avam abravît

> > na pâraye 'ham calitum

> > naya mâm yatra te manah

> > tatah - then; gatvâ - going; vana - of the forest; uddes'am - to one region; driptâ - becoming proud; kes'avam - to Krishna; abravît - She said; na pâraye - am not able; aham - I; calitum - to move; naya - bring; mâm - Me; yatra - where; te - Your; manah - mind.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As the two lovers passed through one part of the Vrindâvana forest, the special gopî began feeling proud of Herself. She told Lord Kes'ava, "I cannot walk any further. Please carry Me wherever You want to go."

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> > Text 39

> > evam uktah priyâm âha

> > skandha âruhyatâm iti

> > tatas' cântardadhe krishnah

> > sâ vadhûr anvatapyata

> > evam - thus; uktah - addressed; priyâm - to His beloved; âha - He said; skandhe - on My shoulder; âruhyatâm - please climb; iti - these words; tatah - then; ca - and; antardadhe - He disappeared; krishnah - Lord S'rî Krishna; sâ - She; vadhûh - His consort; anvatapyata - felt remorse.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus addressed, Lord Krishna replied, "Just climb on My shoulder." But as soon as He said this, He disappeared. His beloved consort then immediately felt great remorse.

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> > Text 40

> > hâ nâtha ramana preshthha

> > kvâsi kvâsi mahâ-bhuja

> > dâsyâs te kripanâyâ me

> > sakhe dars'aya sannidhim

> > hâ - O; nâtha - master; ramana - lover; preshthha - dearmost; kva asi kva asi - where are You, where are You; mahâ-bhuja - O mighty-armed one; dâsyâh - to the maidservant; te - Your; kripanâyâh - wretched; me - Me; sakhe - O friend; dars'aya - please show; sannidhim - Your presence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > She cried out: O master! My lover! O dearmost, where are You? Where are You? Please, O mighty-armed one, O friend, show Yourself to Me, Your poor servant!

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> > Text 41

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > anvicchantyo bhagavato

> > mârgam gopyo 'vidûritah

> > dadris'uh priya-vis'leshân

> > mohitâm duhkhitâm sakhîm

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; anvicchantyah - searching out; bhagavatah - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mârgam - the path; gopyah - the gopîs; avidûritah - not far away; dadris'uh - saw; priya - from Her beloved; vis'leshât - because of the separation; mohitâm - bewildered; duhkhitâm - unhappy; sakhîm - their friend.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: While continuing to search out Krishna's path, the gopîs discovered their unhappy friend close by. She was bewildered by separation from Her lover.

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> > Text 42

> > tayâ kathitam âkarnya

> > mâna-prâptim ca mâdhavât

> > avamânam ca daurâtmyâd

> > vismayam paramam yayuh

> > tayâ - by Her; kathitam - what was related; âkarnya - hearing; mâna - of respect; prâptim - the receiving; ca - and; mâdhavât - from Lord Krishna; avamânam - the dishonor; ca - also; daurâtmyât - because of Her impropriety; vismayam - amazement; paramam - supreme; yayuh - they experienced.

> > TRANSLATION

> > She told them how Mâdhava had given Her much respect, but how She then suffered dishonor because of Her misbehavior. The gopîs were extremely amazed to hear this.

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> > Text 43

> > tato 'vis'an vanam candra

> > jyotsnâ yâvad vibhâvyate

> > tamah pravishtham âlakshya

> > tato nivavrituh striyah

> > tatah - then; avis'an - they entered; vanam - the forest; candra - of the moon; jyotsnâ - the light; yâvat - as far; vibhâvyate - as was visible; tamah - darkness; pravishtham - entered; âlakshya - noticing; tatah - thereupon; nivavrituh - they desisted; striyah - the women.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In search of Krishna, the gopîs then entered the depths of the forest as far as the light of the moon shone. But when they found themselves engulfed in darkness, they decided to turn back.

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> > Text 44

> > tan-manaskâs tad-alâpâs

> > tad-viceshthâs tad-âtmikâh

> > tad-gunân eva gâyantyo

> > nâtmagârâni sasmaruh

> > tat-manaskâh - their minds filled with thoughts of Him; tat-âlâpâh - conversing about Him; tat-viceshthâh - imitating His activities; tat-âtmikâh - filled with His presence; tat-gunân - about His qualities; eva - simply; gâyantyah - singing; na - not; âtma - their own; âgârâni - homes; sasmaruh - remembered.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Their minds absorbed in thoughts of Him, they conversed about Him, acted out His pastimes and felt themselves filled with His presence. They completely forgot about their homes as they loudly sang the glories of Krishna's transcendental qualities.

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> > Text 45

> > punah pulinam âgatya

> > kâlindyâh krishna-bhâvanâh

> > samavetâ jaguh krishnam

> > tad-âgamana-kânkshitâh

> > punah - again; pulinam - to the bank; âgatya - coming; kâlindyâh - of the river Yamunâ; krishna-bhâvanâh - meditating on Krishna; samavetâh - joined together; jaguh - they sang; krishnam - about Krishna; tat-âgamana - His arrival; kânkshitâh - eagerly desired.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The gopîs again came to the bank of the Kâlindî. Meditating on Krishna and eagerly hoping He would come, they sat down together to sing of Him.

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