Bhagavata Purana

कुन्तीभोजो विराटश्च भीष्मको नग्नजिन्महान् । पुरुजिद् द्रुपदः शल्यो धृष्टकेतुः सकाशिराट्

Kuntībhoja, Virāṭa, Bhīṣmaka, the great Nagnajit, Purujit, Drupada, Śalya, Dhṛṣṭaketu, and the king of Kāśi—

दमघोषो विशालाक्षो मैथिलो मद्रकेकयौ । युधामन्युः सुशर्मा च ससुता बाह्लिकादयः

Damaghoṣa, Viśālākṣa, the king of Mithilā, the Madra and Kekaya kings, Yudhāmanyu, Suśarmā, and the sons of Bāhlika and others—

राजानो ये च राजेन्द्र युधिष्ठिरमनुव्रताः । श्रीनिकेतं वपुः शौरेः सस्त्रीकं वीक्ष्य विस्मिताः

And all the kings, O king, who were devoted to Yudhiṣṭhira, were astonished as they beheld the glorious form of Śauri, the abode of Śrī, together with his wives.

अथ ते रामकृष्णाभ्यां सम्यक् प्राप्तसमर्हणाः । प्रशशंसुर्मुदा युक्ता वृष्णीन् कृष्णपरिग्रहान्

Then, having been duly honored by Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, they joyfully praised the Vṛṣṇis, the followers of Kṛṣṇa.

अहो भोजपते यूयं जन्मभाजो नृणामिह । यत् पश्यथासकृत् कृष्णं दुर्दर्शमपि योगिनाम्

Ah, O king of the Bhojas, you are truly blessed among men, for you behold Kṛṣṇa again and again, who is difficult even for yogis to see.

( वसंततिलका ) यद्विश्रुतिः श्रुतिनुतेदमलं पुनाति पादावनेजनपयश्च वचश्च शास्त्रम् । भूः कालभर्जितभगापि यदङ्‌घ्रिपद्म स्पर्शोत्थशक्तिरभिवर्षति नोऽखिलार्थान्

The fame of whom is praised by the Vedas, whose pure glory sanctifies, whose foot-washing water, words, and teachings purify; even this earth, though deprived of fortune by time, is showered with all blessings by the power arising from the touch of his lotus feet.

तद्दर्शनस्पर्शनानुपथप्रजल्प शय्यासनाशनसयौनसपिण्डबन्धः । येषां गृहे निरयवर्त्मनि वर्ततां वः स्वर्गापवर्गविरमः स्वयमास विष्णुः

By seeing him, touching him, following in his footsteps, conversing, sharing beds, seats, meals, kinship, and family ties—though dwelling in houses on the path to hell—Vishnu himself, the giver of heaven and liberation, has become your companion.

श्रीशुक उवाच - ( अनुष्टुप् ) नन्दस्तत्र यदून् प्राप्तान् ज्ञात्वा कृष्णपुरोगमान् । तत्रागमद्वृतो गोपैः अनः स्थार्थैः दिदृक्षया

Śrī Śuka said: Nanda, learning that the Yadus had arrived, led by Kṛṣṇa, came there, surrounded by cowherds, eager to see them, bringing gifts suitable for the occasion.

तं दृष्ट्वा वृष्णयो हृष्टाः तन्वः प्राणमिवोत्थिताः । परिषस्वजिरे गाढं चिरदर्शनकातराः

Seeing him, the Vṛṣṇis were overjoyed, as if their very lives had returned to their bodies; longing for a reunion after so long, they embraced him tightly.

वसुदेवः परिष्वज्य सम्प्रीतः प्रेमविह्वलः । स्मरन् कंसकृतान् क्लेशान् पुत्रन्यासं च गोकुले

Vasudeva, embracing him with affection and overwhelmed with love, remembered the hardships caused by Kaṃsa and the entrusting of his son in Gokula.

कृष्णरामौ परिष्वज्य पितरावभिवाद्य च । न किञ्चनोचतुः प्रेम्णा साश्रुकण्ठौ कुरूद्वह

Kṛṣṇa and Rāma embraced their parents and offered obeisance, but, choked with tears of love, they could not utter a word, O best of the Kurus.

तावात्मासनमारोप्य बाहुभ्यां परिरभ्य च । यशोदा च महाभागा सुतौ विजहतुः शुचः

Seating them on their own seat and embracing them with both arms, the blessed Yaśodā and her husband let go of all their sorrows for their sons.

रोहिणी देवकी चाथ परिष्वज्य व्रजेश्वरीम् । स्मरन्त्यौ तत्कृतां मैत्रीं बाष्पकण्ठ्यौ समूचतुः

Rohiṇī and Devakī then embraced the queen of Vraja; recalling the friendship she had shown, their throats choked with tears, they spoke.

का विस्मरेत वां मैत्रीं अनिवृत्तां व्रजेश्वरि । अवाप्याप्यैन्द्रमैश्वर्यं यस्या नेह प्रतिक्रिया

Who could ever forget your unwavering friendship, O Queen of Vraja? Even after attaining and relinquishing the sovereignty of Indra, there is no recompense for it in this world.

( वसंततिलका ) एतावदृष्टपितरौ युवयोः स्म पित्रोः सम्प्रीणनाभ्युदयपोषणपालनानि । प्राप्योषतुर्भवति पक्ष्म ह यद्वदक्ष्णोः न्यस्तावकुत्र च भयौ न सतां परः स्वः

This much have I seen: your parents, having delighted, prospered, nourished, and protected you, have fulfilled their duty. Just as eyelashes protect the eyes, so too, the virtuous have no fear, for heaven is not their ultimate goal.

श्रीशुक उवाच - गोप्यश्च कृष्णमुपलभ्य चिरादभीष्टं यत्प्रेक्षणे दृशिषु पक्ष्मकृतं शपन्ति । दृग्भिर्हृदीकृतमलं परिरभ्य सर्वाः तद्‌भावमापुरपि नित्ययुजां दुरापम्

Śuka said: The gopīs, having at last seen their beloved Kṛṣṇa, cursed their own eyelashes for obstructing their vision. Embracing him with their eyes, they absorbed him into their hearts, and all attained a state of devotion rarely achieved even by those always united with him.

( अनुष्टुप् ) भगवांस्तास्तथाभूता विविक्त उपसङ्गतः । आश्लिष्यानामयं पृष्ट्वा प्रहसन् इदमब्रवीत्

The Blessed Lord, approaching them in solitude as they were, embraced them, inquired about their well-being, and smiling, spoke these words.

अपि स्मरथ नः सख्यः स्वानामर्थचिकीर्षया । गतांश्चिरायिताञ्छत्रु पक्षक्षपणचेतसः

Do you remember our friendship, and how we, intent on fulfilling our own purposes, departed for so long, our minds absorbed in destroying the enemy's faction?

अप्यवध्यायथास्मान् स्विदकृतज्ञाविशङ्कया । नूनं भूतानि भगवान् युनक्ति वियुनक्ति च

Did you perhaps resent us, suspecting us of ingratitude? Surely, the Lord unites and separates all beings.

वायुर्यथा घनानीकं तृणं तूलं रजांसि च । संयोज्याक्षिपते भूयः तथा भूतानि भूतकृत्

Just as the wind gathers and scatters clouds, grass, cotton, and dust, so too does the Creator unite and disperse all beings.

मयि भक्तिर्हि भूतानां अमृतत्वाय कल्पते । दिष्ट्या यदासीत् मत्स्नेहो भवतीनां मदापनः

Devotion to me among beings leads to immortality. By good fortune, your affection for me has arisen, dispelling all obstacles.

अहं हि सर्वभूतानां आदिरन्तोऽन्तरं बहिः । भौतिकानां यथा खं वार्भूर्वायुर्ज्योतिरङ्गनाः

I am indeed the beginning, end, and the inner and outer essence of all beings, just as space, water, earth, air, and light are for material elements.

एवं ह्येतानि भूतानि भूतेष्वात्माऽऽत्मना ततः । उभयं मय्यथ परे पश्यताभातमक्षरे

Thus, these beings exist within beings, through the Self and the Supreme Self. Both are seen in me and in the transcendent, by those who perceive the imperishable.

श्रीशुक उवाच - अध्यात्मशिक्षया गोप्य एवं कृष्णेन शिक्षिताः । तदनुस्मरणध्वस्त जीवकोशास्तमध्यगन्

Śuka said: In this way, instructed by Kṛṣṇa in spiritual knowledge, the gopīs, their vital energies dissolved through remembrance of him, transcended their individual selves.

( वसंततिलका ) आहुश्च ते नलिननाभ पदारविन्दं योगेश्वरैर्हृदि विचिन्त्यमगाधबोधैः । संसारकूपपतितोत्तरणावलम्बं गेहं जुषामपि मनस्युदियात् सदा नः

They said: May the lotus-footed Lord, whose feet are contemplated in the heart by the yogic masters endowed with profound wisdom, and who is the support for deliverance from the well of worldly existence, always arise in our minds, even as we dwell in our homes.

इति श्रीमद्‍भागवते महापुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां दशमस्कन्धे उत्तरार्धे वृष्णीगोपसंगमो नाम द्व्यशीतितमोऽध्यायः

Thus ends the eighty-second chapter, entitled 'The Meeting of the Vṛṣṇis and Gopas,' in the tenth book, second half, of the glorious Bhāgavata Purāṇa, the scripture of the supreme paramahaṃsa.

द्रौपदीं प्रति श्रीकृष्णपत्‍नीनां स्वस्वोद्वाहवृत्तांतवर्णनम् - अथ त्र्यशीतितमोऽध्यायः श्रीशुक उवाच। तथानुगृह्य भगवान्गोपीनां स गुरुर्गतिः। युधिष्ठिरमथापृच्छत्सर्वांश्च सुहृदोऽव्ययम्

Description of the wedding events of Śrī Kṛṣṇa's wives to Draupadī— Śuka said: Having thus blessed the gopīs, the Lord, their teacher and refuge, then inquired after Yudhiṣṭhira and all his steadfast friends.

त एवं लोकनाथेन परिपृष्टाः सुसत्कृताः। प्रत्यूचुर्हृष्टमनसस्तत्पादेक्षाहतांहसः

Those who had been thus questioned by the Lord of the worlds, and honored, replied with joyful hearts, their sins destroyed by the sight of his feet.

कुतोऽशिवं त्वच्चरणाम्बुजासवं महन्मनस्तो मुखनिःसृतं क्वचित्। पिबन्ति ये कर्णपुटैरलं प्रभो देहंभृतां देहकृदस्मृतिच्छिदम्

How could anything inauspicious arise from the nectar of your lotus feet, O great one, which sometimes flows from your mouth? Those who drink it with the cups of their ears, O Lord, find it sufficient to sever the bondage of embodied existence and the forgetfulness caused by the body.