Sri Garga-samhita, Canto Two, Volume Two, Capítulo X

Sri Garga-samhita

Canto Two, Volume Two

Chapter Ten

Çré Kåñëa-go-cäraëa-varëana

Description of Çré Kåñëa's Herding the Cows

Text 1

çré-närada uväca

gopecchayä räma-kåñëau

gopälau tau babhüvatuù

gäç cärayantau gopälair

vayasyaiç ceratur vane

çré-närada uväca —Çré Närada said; gopa —of ther

gopas; icchayä —by teh desire; räma-kåñëau —Kåñëa and

Balaräma; gopälau —gopas; tau —They;

babhüvatuù —became; gäù —the cows;

cärayantau —herding; gopälaiù —with the gopas;

vayasyaiù —friends; ceratuù —went; vane —in the forest.

Çré Närada said: By the wish of the adult gopas, Kåñëa and

Balaräma were placed in charge of protecting the cows. Herding

the cows with Their gopa friends, Kåñëa and Balaräma would walk

in the forest.

Text 2

agre påñöhe tadä gävas

carantyaù pärçvayor dvayoù

çré-kåñëasya balasyäpi

paçyantyaù sundaraà mukham

agre —in front; påñöhe —behind; tadä —then;

gävaù —the cpws; carantyaù —going; pärçvayoù —on the

sides; dvayoù —two; çré-kåñëasya —of Çré Kåñëa;

balasya —of Balaräma; api —and; paçyantyaù —seeing; sundaram —handsome; mukham —face.

Walking before, behind, and on both sides, the cows gazed at

Kåñëa and Balaräma's handsome faces.

Text 3

ghaëöä-maïjéra-jhaìkäraà

kurvantyas tä itas tataù

kiìkiëé-jäla-samyuktä

hema-mälä-lasad-galäù

ghaëöä —bells; maïjéra —anklets;

jhaìkäram —tinkling; kurvantyaù —doing; tä —they;

itaù —here; tataù —and there; kiìkiëé —of small

bells; jäla —with a network; samyuktäù —endowed;

hema —golden; mälä —necklaces; lasat —glistening;

galäù —necks.

The cows wore glittering golden necklaces, a network of

small bells, and tinkling anklets.

Text 4

muktä-gucchair barhi-picchair

lasat-pucchäccha-keçaraù

sphuratäà nava-ratnänäà

mälä-jälair viräjitaù

muktä —of pearls; gucchaiù —with bunches; barhi-

picchaiù —with peacock feathers; lasat-pucchäccha-

keçaraù —splendid tails; sphuratäm —manifested; nava-

ratnänäm —of nine jewels; mälä-jälaiù —with many

necklaces; viräjitaù —splendid.

Their tails were decorated with peacock feathers and bunches

of pearls. They were splendid with necklaces of nine jewels.

Text 5

çåìgayor antare räjan

çiro-maëi-manoharäù

hema-raçmi-prabhä-sphürjac-

chåìga-pärçva-praveñöanäù

çåìgayoù —horns; antare —between; räjan —O king; çiro-maëi-manoharäù —neautiful; wityh a crow jewel; hema —gold; raçmi-prabhä —splendor;

sphürjat —shining; çåìga —horn; pärçva —side;

praveñöanäù —entered.

O king, a crown jewel placed between their horns made them

beautiful. Their horns were plated with gold.

Text 6

ärakta-tilakäù käçcit

péta-pucchärunäìghrayaù

kailäsa-giri-saìkäçäù

çéla-rüpa-mahä-guëäù

ärakta —red; tilakäù —tilaka; käçcit —some;

péta —yellow; puccha —tails; aruëa —red;

aìghrayaù —feet; kailäsa —Kailasa; giri —Mount;

saìkäçäù —splendor; çéla —noble character;

rüpa —beauty; mahä-guëäù —virtues.

Some had yellow tails and red hooves. They were decorated

with red tilaka. They were like many Mount Kailäsas. They had

virtues, good character, and beauty.

Text 7

sa-vatsä manda-gäminya

üòho-bhäreëa maithila

kuëòoghnyaù päöaläù käçcil

lakñantyo bhavya-mürtayaù

sa-vatsä —with calves; manda-gäminya —walking slowly; üòho-bhäreëa —with full milk-bags; maithila —O King of

Mithila; kuëòoghnyaù —with great udders; päöaläù —red

patala flowers; käçcil —some; lakñantyaù bhavya-

mürtayaù —beautiful forms.

O king of Mithilä, accompanied by their calves, they walked

slowly, their udders full. Some were like great red päöala

flowers. They were very beautiful.

Text 8

käçcit pétä viciträç ca

çyämäç ca haritäs tathä

tämrä dhümrä ghana-çyämä

ghana-çyäme gatekñaëäù

käçcit —some; pétä —yellow;

viciträç —multicolored; ca —and; çyämäç —black;

ca —and; haritäù —green; tathä —so;

tämrä —brown; dhümrä —smokey; ghana-çyämä —the color of

clouds; ghana-çyäme —on Kåñëa, who was dark as a cloud; gata —gone; ékñaëäù —eyes.

Some were yellow, some multicolored, some black, some green,

some smoke-colored, and some cloud-colored. All their eyes were

placed on Kåñëa, His form dark as a cloud.

Text 9

laghu-çåìgyo dérgha-çåìgya

ucca-çåìgyo våñaiù saha

måga-çåìgyo vakra-çåìgyaù

kapilä maìgaläyanäù

laghu —small; çåìgyaù —horns; dérgha —long;

çåìgya —horns; ucca —high; çåìgyaù —horns;

våñaiù —bulls; saha —with; måga —deer;

çåìgyaù —horns; vakra —bent; çåìgyaù —horns;

kapilä —brown; maìgaläyanäù —auspicious.

Some had short horns, some long horns, some high horns, some

bent horns, and some horns like a deer's antlers. Some were with

many bulls. Some were brown and beautiful.

Text 10

çädvalaà komalaà käntaà

vékñantyo 'pi vane vane

koöiçaù koöiço gävas

carantyaù kåñëa-pärçvayoù

çädvalam —grass; komalam —soft;

käntam —desirable; vékñantyaù —seeing; api —also;

vane —in forest; vane —after forest;

koöiçaù —millions; koöiçaù —on millions; gävaù —of

cows; carantyaù —herded; kåñëa-pärçvayoù —by Kåñëa's

side.

Searching for tender and delicious grasses, millions and

millions of cows walked at Kåñëa's side through forest after

forest.

Texts 11-13

puëyaà çré-yamunä-téraà

tamälaiù çyämalair vanam

népaiù nimbaiù kadambaiç ca

pravälaiù panasair drumaiù

kadalé-kovidärämrair

jambu-bilvair manoharaiù

açvatthaiç ca kapitthaiç ca

mädhavébhiç ca maëòitam

babhau våndävanaà divyaà

vasantartu-manoharaà

nandanaà sarvato-bhadraà

kñipac caitrarathaà vanam

puëyam —sacred; çré-yamunä-téram —the shore of the

Yamunä; tamälaiù —with tamala trees;

çyämalaiù —dark; vanam —forest; népaiù —with nipa

trees; nimbaiù —with nim trees; kadambaiù —with kadamba

trees; ca —and; pravälaiù —with pravala trees;

panasaiù —with panasa trees; drumaiù —withb trees;

kadalé —with kadali trees; kovidära —with kovidara trees; amraiù —wityh mango trees; jambu —with jambu trees;

bilvaiù —with bilva trees; manoharaiù —beautiful;

açvatthaiç —with asvattha trees; ca —and;

kapitthaiù —with kappitha trees; ca —and;

mädhavébhiç —with madhavi vines; ca —and;

maëòitam —decorated; babhau —was splendidly manifested;

våndävanam —Våndävana; divyam —transcendental;

vasantartu-manoharam —beautiful in the springtime;

nandanam —nandana; sarvatobhadram —Sarvatobhadraà;

kñipac —eclisping; caitraratham —Caitraratha;

vanam —forest.

Its Yamunä shore very pure and sacred, and its groves

decorated with many dark tamäla trees and many beautiful népa,

nimba, kadamba, praväla, panasa, kadalé, kovidära, mango, jambu,

bilva, açvattha, and kapittha trees, as well as many mädhavé

vines, beautiful in the springtime, and its glory eclipsing the

nandana, sarvatobhadra, and caitraratha forests of heaven,

transcendental Våndävana forest was splendidly manifest.

Texts 14-17

yatra govardhano näma

su-nirjhara-daré-yutaù

ratna-dhätu-mayaù çrémän

mandära-vana-saìkulaù

çrékhaëòa-badaré-rambhä-

devadäru-vaöair våtaù

paläça-plakñäçokaiç cä-

riñöärjuna-kadambakaiù

pärijätaiù päöalaiç ca

campakaiù pariçobhitaù

karaïja-jäla-kuïjäòhyaù

çyämair indrayavair våtaù

kalakaëöhaiù kokilaiç ca

puàs-kokila-mayüra-bhåt

gäç cärayaàs tatra kåñëo

vicacära vane vane

yatra —where; govardhanaù —Govardhana;

näma —named; su-nirjhara-daré-yutaù —with caves and

streams; ratna-dhätu-mayaù —made of jewels;

çrémän —beautiful; mandära-vana-saìkulaù —filled with forests

of mandara trees; çrékhaëòa-badaré-rambhä-devadäru-

vaöaiù —with çrékhaëòa, badaré, rambhä, devadäru, and

vaöatrees; våtaù —filled; paläça-plakñäçokaiù —with

paläça, plakña, and açoka trees; ca —and;

ariñöärjuna-kadambakaiù —with ariñöa, arjuna, and kadambaka

trees; pärijätaiù —with parijata trees; päöalaiç —with

patala trees; ca —and; campakaiù —with campaka

trees; pariçobhitaù —beautiful; karaïja-jäla-

kuïjäòhyaù —opulent with many karanja trees;

çyämaiù —black; indrayavaiù —withj indrayava trees;

våtaù —filled; kalakaëöhaiù —with kalkanthas;

kokilaiç —kokilas; ca —and; puàs-kokila —male

kokilas; mayüra —peacocks; bhåt —manifested;

gäç —cows; cärayaàù —herding; tatra —there;

kåñëaù —Kåñëa; vicacära —went; vane —in forest;

vane —after forest.

In Våndävana forest, on the beautiful hill named Govardhana,

which was made of precious gems, had many glorious caves and

swiftly-moving streams, and was filled with many beautiful

mandära, çrékhaëòa, badaré, rambhä, devadäru, vaöa, paläça,

plakña, açoka, ariñöa, arjuna, kadambaka, pärijäta, päöala,

campaka, karaïja, and çyäma-indrayava trees, and many

kalakaëöhas, kokilas, puàs-kokilas, and peacocks, Kåñëa wandered

from forest to forest as He herded the cows.

Texts 18-22

våndävane madhuvane

pärçve tälavanasya ca

kumud-vane bähule ca

divya-käma-vane pare

båhat-sänu-gireù pärçve

girer nandéçvarasya ca

sundare kokilavane

kokila-dhvani-saìkule

ramye kuçavane saumye

latä-jäla-samanvite

mahä-puëye bhadravane

bhäëòéropavane nåpa

lohärgale ca yamunä-

tére tére vane vane

péta-väsaù parékäro

naöa-veño manoharaù

vetra-bhåd vädayan vaàçéà

gopénäà prétim ävahan

mayüra-picchä-bhån maulé

sragvé kåñëo babhau nåpa

våndävane —in Våndävana; madhuvane —Madhuvana;

pärçve —on the side; tälavanasya —of Talavana;

ca —and; kumud-vane —Kumud-vana; bähule —Bahula;

ca —qand; divya-käma-vane —splendid Kamavana;

pare —great; båhat-sänu-gireù —on the top of the hill;

pärçve —on the side; gireù —of the hill;

nandéçvarasya —of Nandisvara; ca —and;

sundare —beautiful; kokilavane —Kokilavana; kokila-

dhvani-saìkule —filled with the sounds of cuckoos;

ramye —beautiful; kuçavane —Kusavana;

saumye —beautiful; latä-jäla-samanvite —filled with vines; mahä-puëye —very sacred; bhadravane —bhadravana;

bhäëòéropavane —in Bhandiravana; nåpa —O king;

lohärgale —in Lohargala; ca —and; yamunä —of the

Yamunä; tére —on the shore; tére —on the shore;

vane —in forest; vane —after forest; péta-väsaù-

parikäraù —dressed in yellow garments; naöa-veñaù —dressed as

a dancer; manoharaù —handsome; vetra-bhåt —holding a

stick; vädayan —playing; vaàçém —the flute;

gopénäm —of the gopés; prétim —pleasure;

ävahan —bringing; mayüra-picchä-bhån —wearing a peacock

feather; maulé —with a crown; sragvé —with a

garland; kåñëaù —Kåñëa; babhau —shone; nåpa —O

king.

O king, in Våndävana, Madhuvana, Tälavana, Kumudvana,

Bähulavana, Divya-kämavana, on the summit and slopes of

Nandéçvara Hill, in beautiful Kokilavana, which was filled with

the singing of cuckoos, in beautiful Kuçavana, which was filled

with many flowering vines, in beautiful and sacred Bhadravana, in

Bhäëòéropavana, in Lohärgala, in shore after shore by the Yamunä,

and in forest after forest, handsome Kåñëa, in yellow garments,

dressed as a dancer, holding a stick, decorated with peacock

feathers, a crown, and many garlands, playing His flute, and

delighting the gopés, was splendidly manifest.

Text 23

agre kåtvä gaväà våndaà

säyam-käle hariù svayam

rägaiù samérayan vaàçéà

çré-nanda-vrajam aviçat

agre —in front; kåtvä —placing; gaväm —the cows; våndam —multitude; säyam-käle —in the evening;

hariù —Kåñëa; svayam —personally; rägaiù —with many

melodies; samérayan —playing; vaàçém —the flute;

çré-nanda-vrajam —to the gopa village of Nanda; aviçat-

entered.

Placing the cows in front and playing many melodies on His

flute, Kåñëa returned to Nanda's village in the evening.

Texts 24 and 25

veëu-vaàçé-dhvanià çrutvä

çré-vaàçévaöa-märgataù

go-rajobhir nabho vyaptaà

vékñya gehäd vinirgatäù

düré-kartuà hy ädhibädhäà

ähartuà sukham uttamam

vismartuà na samarthäs taà

drañöuà gopyaù samäyayuù

veëu-vaàçé-dhvanim —the sound of the flute;

çrutvä —hearing; çré-vaàçévaöa-märgataù —from the path to

Vamsivata; go-rajobhiù —with the dust of the cows;

nabhaù —the air; vyaptam —filled; vékñya —seeing;

gehät —from their homes; vinirgatäù —left; düré-

kartum —to put far away; hy —indeed;

ädhibädhäm —anxiety; ähartum —to attain;

sukham —happiness; uttamam —the highest; vismartum —to

forget; na —not; samarthäù —able; tam —Him;

drañöum —to see; gopyaù —the gopés; samäyayuù —went.

Hearing the sound of the flute, and seeing the cows' dust

fill the sky along the Vaàçévaöa path, the gopés, to put their

anxieties far away and to taste the highest happiness, and unable

to forget Him, went to see Kåñëa.

Text 26

saìkoca-véthéñu na saìgåhétaù

sanaiç calan go-gaëa-saìkuläsu

siàhävaloko gaja-bäla-lélair

vadhü-janaiù paìkaja-patra-netraù

su-maëòitaà maithila go-rajobhir

nélaà paraà kuntalam ädadhänaù

hemäìgadé mauli-viräjamäna

ä-karëa-vakré-kåta-dåñöi-bäëaù

go-dhülibhir maëòita-kunda-häraù

karëopari sphürjita-karëikäraù

pétämbaro veëu-ninäda-käraù

pätu prabhur vo håta-bhüri-bhäraù

saìkoca-véthéñu —on the paths; na —not;

saìgåhitäù —taken; sanaiç —slowly; calan —going;

go-gaëa-saìkuläsu —among the cows; siàhävalokaù —with a lion's

glance; gaja-bäla-lélaiù —with the playfulness of a baby

elephant; vadhü-janaiù —by the girls; paìkaja-patra-

netraù —lotus-petal eyes; su-maëòitam —decorated;

maithila —O King of Mithila; go-rajobhiù —with the cows'

dust; nélam —black; param —then;

kuntalam —hair; ädadhänaù —taking; hemäìgadé —golden

bracelets; mauli-viräjamäna —with a splendid crown;

ä-karëa —from His ears; vakré-kåta —crooked; dåñöi —of

glances; bäëaù —with arrows; go-dhülibhiù —with cows'

dust; maëòita —decorated; kunda —of jasmine

flowers; häraù —garland; karëopari —pn His ear;

sphürjita-karëikäraù —the whorl of a blossomed lotus;

pétämbaraù —wearing yellow garments; veëu-ninäda-

käraù —plkaying the flute; pätu —may protect;

prabhuù —the Lord; vaù —you; håta-bhüri-bhäraù —who

removed the great burden of the earth.

May Lord Kåñëa, who did not leave the path, who slowly

brought the cows with Him, whose glance was like a lion's, whose

playfulness was like a baby elephant's, whose eyes were lotus

petals, who was the object of the gopés' glances, who was

decorated with cows' dust, who had handsome black hair, who wore

golden armlets, who was glorious with a crown, who shot arrows of

crooked glances from large eyes that seemed to touch His ears,

whose jasmine-garland was decorated with cows' dust, who wore the

whorl of a blossoming lotus on His ear, who wore yellow garments,

who played the flute, and who removed the earth's great burden,

protect you all.

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