Monday, September 15, 2008

Preparing to go to the Forest

devaprastha-varUthapAMzu-subala-zrIdAmabhiH zobhanair
ojasvi-pramukhair vizAla-vRSabha-zrI-stokakRSNArjunaiH |
sArdhaM gopa-sutAH samAna-vayasaH sarve samAnAzayA
gopendrAGganam AyayuH pramuditAH zrI-kRSNa-saGgAzayAH ||

All the virtuous sons of the gopas, each similar in age and nature, and headed by the powerful Devaprastha, Varūthapa, Aṁśu, Subala, Śrīdāmā, Viśāla, Vṛṣabha, Stokakṛṣṇa and Arjuna, joyfully arrived in the courtyard of Nanda Mahārāja, eager to be with Kṛṣṇa. (Kṛṣṇāhnika-Kaumudī 3.15)

sarve barha-viSANa-veNu-lakuTI-niryoga-pAzAJcitA
guJjA-dhAtu-phala-pravAla-sumanobhUSAbhir AbhUSitAH |
prAtaH snAta-sumRSTa-bhukta-dhayita-sphItAH kvaNan-nUpurAH
kRSNottiSTha jaya prayAma vipinaM cety Ucire satvarAH ||

They had all been bathed, dressed, groomed and filled with food and drink. They were each adorned with a peacock feather, a buffalo horn bugle, a flute, a staff and a rope for tying cows. Their bodies were ornamented with gunja berries, colored mineral powders, fruit seeds, fresh leaves, flowers and jingling ankle bells. After arriving, they quickly said, “Hey Kṛṣṇa! Get up! Glory to you! Now let’s go to the forest.” (Kṛṣṇāhnika-Kaumudī 3.16)

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