Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Narayaneeyam - Part XXXXXXXVI


Dashaka 76
गत्वा सान्दीपनिमथ चतुष्षष्टिमात्रैरहोभि:
सर्वज्ञस्त्वं सह मुसलिना सर्वविद्या गृहीत्वा ।
पुत्रं नष्टं यमनिलयनादाहृतं दक्षिणार्थं
दत्वा तस्मै निजपुरमगा नादयन् पाञ्चजन्यम् ॥१॥
गत्वा सान्दीपनिम्-अथgoing to the sage Saandipani, then
चतु:-षष्टि-मात्रै:-अहोभि:in 64 days only
सर्वज्ञ:-त्वंOmniscient Thou
सह मुसलिनाalong with Balaraama
सर्व-विद्या गृहीत्वाall knowledge mastering
पुत्रं नष्टंthe dead son
यम-निलयनात्-आहृतंfrom Yama's abode bringing
दक्षिणा-अर्थंby way of dakshinaa (to the teacher Sandipini)
दत्वा तस्मैgiving him
निज-पुरम्-अगाto Thy city went back
नादयन् पाञ्चजन्यम्sounding the conch Paanchajanya
Along with Balaraama Thou went to sage Sandipani's aashram and mastered all knowledge in just 64 days. Thou brought back Thy guru Sandipani's dead son from Yama's abode and gave him by way of Guru-dakshinaa. Thou then went back to Thy city sounding the conch Paanchajanya.
स्मृत्वा स्मृत्वा पशुपसुदृश: प्रेमभारप्रणुन्ना:
कारुण्येन त्वमपि विवश: प्राहिणोरुद्धवं तम् ।
किञ्चामुष्मै परमसुहृदे भक्तवर्याय तासां
भक्त्युद्रेकं सकलभुवने दुर्लभं दर्शयिष्यन् ॥२॥
स्मृत्वा स्मृत्वाremembering again and again
पशुप-सुदृश:the beautiful Gopikas
प्रेम-भार-प्रणुन्ना:who were overwhelmed with love for Thee
कारुण्येनwith compassion
त्वम्-अपि विवश:Thou also were overcome
प्राहिणो:-उद्धवं तम्(Thou) sent that Uddhava
किम्-च-अमुष्मैand besides to him
परम-सुहृदे(Thy) very dear friend
भक्तवर्याय तासांthose great devotees
भक्ति-उद्रेकंintense devotion
स्कल-भुवने दुर्लभंrare in the whole world
दर्शयिष्यन्wishing to show
Again and again Thou remembered the overwhelming love of the beautiful Gopikas for Thee. Thou were also overpowered with compassion for them. Thou sent Thy very dear friend Uddhava to them with a message. Also with the desire to demonstrate to him the intense devotion of those great devotees which was rare in the whole world.
त्वन्माहात्म्यप्रथिमपिशुनं गोकुलं प्राप्य सायं
त्वद्वार्ताभिर्बहु स रमयामास नन्दं यशोदाम् ।
प्रातर्द्दृष्ट्वा मणिमयरथं शङ्किता: पङ्कजाक्ष्य:
श्रुत्वा प्राप्तं भवदनुचरं त्यक्तकार्या: समीयु: ॥३॥
त्वत्-माहात्म्य-Thy greatness (and)
प्रथिम-पिशुनंmagnitude indicating
गोकुलं प्राप्य सायंto Gokula reaching in the evening
त्वत्-वार्ताभि:-बहुwith Thy many news
स रमयामासhe (Uddhava) delighted
नन्दं यशोदाम्Nanda and Yashodaa
प्रात:-दृष्ट्वाin the morning seeing
मणिमय-रथंthe bejewelled chariot
शङ्किता: पङ्कजाक्ष्य:suspecting, the lotus eyed women
श्रुत्वा प्राप्तंhearing (that) had come
भवत्-अनुचरंThy emissary (follower)
त्यक्त-कार्या:abondoning their work
समीयु:gathered
Gokula's prosperity was an indication of the magnitude of Thy greatness. Reaching there in the evening, Uddhava delighted Nanda and Yashodaa with Thy many news. In the morning the lotus eyed women of Gokula saw the bejewelled chariot and suspected Thy arrival. They came to know that one of Thy emissaries had come. Abondoning their work, they gathered at the house of Nandagopa.
दृष्ट्वा चैनं त्वदुपमलसद्वेषभूषाभिरामं
स्मृत्वा स्मृत्वा तव विलसितान्युच्चकैस्तानि तानि ।
रुद्धालापा: कथमपि पुनर्गद्गदां वाचमूचु:
सौजन्यादीन् निजपरभिदामप्यलं विस्मरन्त्य: ॥४॥
दृष्ट्वा च-एनंand seeing him
त्वत्-उपम-similar to Thee
लसत्-वेष-भूषा-अभिरामंdonning cloathes and ornaments charming
स्मृत्वा स्मृत्वाremembering again and again
तव विलसितानि-Thy various deeds
उच्चकै:-तानि तानिthoroughly all of them
रुद्ध-आलापा:choaking for words
कथम्-अपिsomehow
पुन:-गद्गदांagain with faltering
वाचम्-ऊचु:words spoke
सौजन्य-आदीन्behaviour etc.,
निज-पर-भिदाम्-self and others' difference
अपि-अलंalso completely
विस्मरन्त्य:forgetting
The Gopikas saw Uddhava donning charming clothes and ornaments similar to Thine. They remembered Thee again and again and Thy various deeds and sports very thoroughly. They were full of emotions and were choking for words, and somehow managed to speak to Uddhava with faltering words. They had forgotten to obseve the norms of behaviour and courtesies, and the differences between themselves and others.
श्रीमान् किं त्वं पितृजनकृते प्रेषितो निर्दयेन
क्वासौ कान्तो नगरसुदृशां हा हरे नाथ पाया: ।
आश्लेषाणाममृतवपुषो हन्त ते चुम्बनाना-
मुन्मादानां कुहकवचसां विस्मरेत् कान्त का वा ॥५॥
श्रीमान् किं त्वंO Sir! Is it (that) you
पितृजन-कृतेfor the sake of the parents
प्रेषित: निर्दयेनare sent by the heart-less one
क्व-असौ कान्त:where is that (Krishna) beloved
नगर-सुदृशांof the city beauties
हा हरे नाथ पाया:O Hari! O Lord! protect us
आश्लेषाणाम्-of the embraces
अमृत-वपुष:of that nectarine form
हन्त तेalas! Of Thee
चुम्बनानाम्the kisses
उन्मादानांthe intense love
कुहक-वचसांand sly words
विस्मरेत् कान्तwill forget O beloved
का वाwhich one (woman)
O Sir! Is it that you are sent by the heartless Krishna for the sake of his parents? Where is the beloved one of the beauties of the city? O Lord! O Hari! Protect us. Alas which one of us women can forget the embrace of the nectarine form, the kisses of intense love and the frolicsome words of the beloved one?'
रासक्रीडालुलितललितं विश्लथत्केशपाशं
मन्दोद्भिन्नश्रमजलकणं लोभनीयं त्वदङ्गम् ।
कारुण्याब्धे सकृदपि समालिङ्गितुं दर्शयेति
प्रेमोन्मादाद्भुवनमदन त्वत्प्रियास्त्वां विलेपु: ॥६॥
रास-क्रीडाduring the Raasa dance
लुलित-ललितंwhich was done up, the beautiful
विश्लथत्-केश-पाशंdishevelled untied (loosened) hair
मन्द-उद्भिन्न-the slight appearance (of)
श्रमजल-कणंof the sweat drops due to exertion
लोभनीयं त्वत्-अङ्गम्enchanting Thy form
कारुण्य-अब्धेO Ocean of Compassion!
सकृत्-अपिat least once
समालिङ्गितुम् दर्शय-to embrace (kindly) show
इति प्रेम-उन्मादात्-thus out of intense love
भुवनमदनO Enchanter of all the worlds!
त्वत्-प्रिया:-Thy dear ones
त्वां विलेपु:implored Thee
During the Raasa dance the done up beautiful hair which were dishevelled and had loosened, and with the appearance of sweat drops, Thy form was rendered enchanting. O Ocean of Compassion! Reveal to us once that form, so that we may once more embrace that form of Thee! O Enchanter of all the worlds!', thus Thy dear ones implored Thee out of intense love.
एवंप्रायैर्विवशवचनैराकुला गोपिकास्ता-
स्त्वत्सन्देशै: प्रकृतिमनयत् सोऽथ विज्ञानगर्भै: ।
भूयस्ताभिर्मुदितमतिभिस्त्वन्मयीभिर्वधूभि-
स्तत्तद्वार्तासरसमनयत् कानिचिद्वासराणि ॥७॥
एवं-प्रायै:-of such kind
विवश-वचनै:-of despairful words
आकुला: गोपिका:-ता:-overwhelmed with grief, those Gopikaas
त्वत्-सन्देशै:with Thy messages (of deep knowledge)
प्रकृतिम्-अनयत्came to their own selves (became normal)
स:-अथhe (Uddhava) then
विज्ञान-गर्भै:with knowledge of self full of
भूय:-thereafter
ताभि:-मुदितमतिभि:-with them who were delighted
त्वत्-मयीभि:-वधूभि:-and who were absorbed in Thee, with (those) women
तत्-तत्-वार्ता-all those tales
सरसम्-अनयत्happily narrating spent
कानिचित्-वासराणिsome days
The Gopikas bemoaned their fate with such words of despair and were overwhelmed with grief. Uddhava comforted them with Thy message of deep spiritual import. They came to their normal selves and thereafter experienced Thy inner presence. Uddhava spent some days with the totally devoted Gopikas joyfully and happily narrating various incidents about Thee.
त्वत्प्रोद्गानै: सहितमनिशं सर्वतो गेहकृत्यं
त्वद्वार्तैव प्रसरति मिथ: सैव चोत्स्वापलापा: ।
चेष्टा: प्रायस्त्वदनुकृतयस्त्वन्मयं सर्वमेवं
दृष्ट्वा तत्र व्यमुहदधिकं विस्मयादुद्धवोऽयम् ॥८॥
त्वत्-प्रोद्गानै: सहितम्-with songs about Thee
अनिशं सर्वत:always everywhere
गेह-कृत्यंhousehold chores
त्वत्-वार्ता-एवThy tale alone
प्रसरतिgoes on
मिथ: सा-एवamongst them that alone
च-उत्स्व-अपलापा:in dreams speaking
चेष्टा: प्राय:-actions mostly
त्वत्-अनुकृतय:-were Thy imitations
त्वत्-मयंThyself personified
सर्वम्-एवंeverything altogether
दृष्ट्वा तत्रseeing there
व्यमुहत्-अधिकंwas stunned very greatly
विस्मयात्-उद्धव:-अयम्with wonder.that Uddhava
The Gopikas always sang songs about Thee. Everywhere while doing their household chores, they narrated Thine tales, amongst themselves. They even spoke about Thee in their dreams.Their actions were mostly imitations of Thy actions as they tried to personify Thee. Everything that there, was permeated by Thy presence. Observing all this that great devotee Uddhava was wonderstruck and left stunned.
राधाया मे प्रियतममिदं मत्प्रियैवं ब्रवीति
त्वं किं मौनं कलयसि सखे मानिनीमत्प्रियेव।
इत्याद्येव प्रवदति सखि त्वत्प्रियो निर्जने मा-
मित्थंवादैररमदयं त्वत्प्रियामुत्पलाक्षीम् ॥९॥
राधाया: मेfor Raadhaa of Mine
प्रियतमम्-इदंthis is the favourite
मत्-प्रिया-एवं ब्रवीतिmy dear one speaks like this
त्वं किं मौनं कलयसिyou are why silence maintaining
सखेOh! Friend
मानिनी-मत्-प्रिया-इवlike my dear and proud one (Raadhaa)
इति-आदि-एवin this way only
प्रवदति सखिsays O friend (Raadhaa)
त्वत्-प्रिय:your beloved (Krishna)
निर्जने माम्-when alone, to me
इत्थं-वादै:-with such words
अरमत्-अयंgladdened he (Uddhava)
त्वत्-प्रियाम्-Thy dear one (Raadhaa)
उत्पल-आक्षीम्the lotus eyed
This is my Raadhaa's favourite. My dear one speaks like this. My dear friend! Why are you silent like my dear proud one (Raadhaa)?' 'In this way O dear friend (Raadhaa) your beloved (Krishna) speaks to me when we are alone.' With these words Uddhava gladdened Thy dear lotus eyed Raadhaa.
एष्यामि द्रागनुपगमनं केवलं कार्यभारा-
द्विश्लेषेऽपि स्मरणदृढतासम्भवान्मास्तु खेद: ।
ब्रह्मानन्दे मिलति नचिरात् सङ्गमो वा वियोग-
स्तुल्यो व: स्यादिति तव गिरा सोऽकरोन्निर्व्यथास्ता: ॥१०॥
एष्यामि द्राक्-I will come soon
अनुपगमनं(my) not coming is
केवलं कार्यभारात्-only due to work pressure
विश्लेषे-अपिin seperation also
स्मरण-दृढता-सम्भवात्-because of firm rememberance
मा-अस्तु खेद:let there be no grief
ब्रह्मानन्दे मिलतिwhen Brahmaananda is attained
न-चिरात्without long (soon)
सङ्गम: वा वियोग:-meeting or seperation
तुल्य: व: स्यात्-same for you will be
इति तव गिराthus by Thy words
स:-अकरोत्-he made
निर्व्यथा:-ता:them free of sorrow
I shall come soon. My not coming is only due to work pressure. When there is firm rememberance, in seperation also there is no grief. Before long when Brahmaananda is attained, you will experience the seperation and union equally blissful.' By such words of Thine Uddhava appeased them.
एवं भक्ति सकलभुवने नेक्षिता न श्रुता वा
किं शास्त्रौघै: किमिह तपसा गोपिकाभ्यो नमोऽस्तु ।
इत्यानन्दाकुलमुपगतं गोकुलादुद्धवं तं
दृष्ट्वा हृष्टो गुरुपुरपते पाहि मामामयौघात् ॥११॥
एवं भक्ति:such devotion
सकल-भुवनेin the whole world
न-ईक्षिताis not seen
न श्रुता वाor is not heard of
किं शास्त्र-औघै:of what use are so many scriptures
किम्-इह तपसाof what use here is penance
गोपिकाभ्य: नम:-अस्तुfor the Gopikaasa may there be salutations
इति-आदि-thus and so
आनन्द-आकुलम्-overwhelmed with joy
उपगतं गोकुलात्-who had returned from Gokula
उद्धवं तंthat Uddhava
दृष्ट्वा हृष्ट:seeing, very happy (Thou)
गुरुपुरपते पाहिO Lord of Guruvaayur! Save me
माम्-आमय-औघात्from my so many afflictions
Such devotion is neither seen nor heard of in the whole world. Of what use is the study of so many scriptures and the practices there in. And what is the use here of all penances. May there be salutations to the Gopikaas.' Thus Uddhava joyfully exclaimed when he returned from Gokula and met Thee. O Lord of Guruvaayur! Who were happy to see Uddhava, save me from so many of my afflictions.

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