Saturday, January 10, 2009

Vrinda sends a girl to relate Krishna’s pastimes to Sri Radha. (Updated 1-21)

vRndayA prahitA kAcid AsasAdAtisatvarA |
vRndAvanezvarIM natvA jagAda krIDitaM hareH ||

At that time, a girl sent by Vrinda arrived and, after offering her respects to Vrindavanesvari, quickly began to give an account of Hari's pastimes.

veNuM vAma-kareNa dakSiNa-kareNAndolayan kandukaM
saindUraM na vidUrayan vadanato rAgaM vasantAbhidham |
udgIte subalAdibhiH priya-sakhaiH zrI-mUrdha-nirdhUnane-
nAsvAdaM prathayan madAlasa-lasad-ghUrNAyamAnekSaNaH ||

"Holding a flute in his left hand, Krishna tossed a red wooden ball up and down with his right. With Subala and his other friends, he happily sang the vasanta-raga while moving his head from side to side and languidly rolling his sparkling lotus eyes." (Ananda-vRndAvana-campUH 14.72)

pArzva-dvaye priya-sakha-dvaya-dIyamAnaM
tAmbUlikA-dala-puTaM puraTa-prakAzi |
snigdhena zoNa-radana-cchadana-dvayena
lIlA-kramAd ubhayataH kutukena gRhNan ||

"A friend stood on each side and offered him gold-colored tambula, which he eagerly accepted from both with his tender, reddish lips." (Ananda-vRndAvana-campUH 14.73)

venuM vAme kara-kisalaye dakSiNe cAru-yaSTiM
kakSe vetraM dala-viracitaM zRGgam atyadbhutaM ca |
barhottaMsaM cikura-nikare valgu-kaNThopakaNThe
guJjA-hAraM kuvalaya-yugaM karNayoz cAru bibhrat ||

"In his left hand, he held a flute, while in his right, a beautiful staff. He had placed a cane rod and a wonderful leaf-engraved animal horn into his belt, and a peacock-feather ornament upon his tuft of hair. Around his charming throat he wore a gunja necklace, and delightful blue water-lilies upon his ears." (Ananda-vRndAvana-campUH 7.37)

sad-ratnAlaGkaraNa-nikareSv AdadhAno'vahelAM
vanyAkalpe viracita-rucir vatsa-pAlAnukRtyA |
dhAvann agre vraja-zizu-gaNasyollasad vaijayantI-
mAlaH zrI-raJjita-lasad uro-bhittir AbhAti kRSNaH ||

"Shunning fine jewelry, Krishna enjoyed being adorned like the other cowherd boys, with ornaments made from things of the forest. As he ran along in front of the boys of Vraja, the vaijayanti garland and srivatsa shone beautifully upon his chest." (Ananda-vRndAvana-campUH 7.38)

aMse cAru-vihaGgikAgra-vilasac-chikya-stha-bhANDaudanA
kakSe veNu-viSANa-patra-muralI-zRGgANi yaSTiH kare |
guJjottaMsa-mayUra-piccha-racanA maulau gale gauJjiko
hAraH zroNi-taTe dhaTIti madhuro vezaH zizUnAM babhau ||

"The boys were dressed and ornamented very attractively, with exquisite pots of porridge hanging from the ends of poles upon their shoulders, flutes and animal horns in their belts, staffs in their hands, gunja-berry chaplets and peacock feathers in their hair, gunja necklaces on their throats and loincloths around their hips." (Ananda-vRndAvana-campUH 7.39)

keyUre valayAni kiGkiNi-ghaTA hArAvalI kuNDale
maJjIrau maNi-tunda-bandha-latikA yady apy amISAM babhuH |
nAsIt tatra tathApi mAtR-racitAkalpeSu teSAM grahaH
kAmaM vatsaka-rakSaNocita-vanAkalpe yathA lAlasaH ||

"Even though they had beautiful ornaments such as armlets, bracelets, waist-bells, necklaces, earrings, ankle-bells and jeweled waistbands that had been made by their mothers, still, while tending the calves, they chose to decorate themselves with things from the forest." (Ananda-vRndAvana-campUH 7.40)

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