मुरलीं माधवकराज्जग्राह राधिका बलात्
Rādhikā forcefully seized the flute from Mādhava’s hand.
जहार राधिका रासान्माधवस्यापि मानसम्
Rādhikā stole Mādhava’s very mind away from the rasa dance.
प्रददौ मुरलीं प्रीत्या श्रीकृष्णाय महात्मने 4.15.
With affection, she returned the flute to the great-souled Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
चकार कबरीं रम्यां सिन्दूरतिलकं ददौ
She arranged her beautiful hair and applied the mark of vermilion.
विश्वकर्मा न जानाति सखीनामपि का कथा
Viśvakarma does not know; what then of the friends?
बभूव शिशुरूपं च कैशोरं च विहाय च
He became a child, leaving behind his youth.
यादृशं प्रददौ नन्दो भीतं तादृशमच्युतम्
Just as Nanda gave him, frightened, so was Acyuta.
इतस्ततस्तं पश्यन्ती शोकार्ता विरहातुरा
She looked here and there, distressed and tormented by separation.
मायां करोषि मायेश किंकरीं कथमीदृशीम्
O Lord of Māyā, why do you make Māyā your servant in this way?
रुरोद कृष्णस्तत्रैव वाग्बभूवाशरीरिणी
There Krishna cried, and a bodiless voice arose.
आरासमण्डलं यावन्नक्तमत्रागमिष्यति
Until the circle of the arena, night will arrive here.
छायां विधाय स्वगृहे स्वयमागत्य मा रुद
Having created a shadow in your own house, come yourself; do not weep.
त्यज शोकं गृहं गच्छ सुन्दरीत्थं प्रबोधिता ।। 4.15.
Abandon sorrow, go home; O beautiful one, thus you are awakened.
ददर्श पुष्पोद्यानं च वनं सद्रत्नमण्डपम्
She saw the flower garden and the forest with its jeweled pavilion.
सा मनोयायिनी देवी निमिषार्धेन नारद
That goddess, moving by mind, O Nārada, arrived in half a blink.
यशोदायै शिशुं दातुमुद्यता सत्युवाच ह
She, ready to give the child to Yaśodā, spoke the truth.
गोष्ठे त्वत्स्वामिना दत्तं प्राप्नोमि यातनां पथि
In the cow-pen, given by your master, I receive pain on the path.
पिच्छिले कर्दमोद्रेके यशोदा वोढुमक्षमा
On slippery, muddy ground, Yaśodā is unable to carry.
गृहं चिरं परित्यक्तं यामि तिष्ठ सुखं सति
Having long abandoned the house, I go; remain happily, O virtuous one.
यशोदा बालकं नीत्वा चुचुम्ब च स्तनं ददौ
Yaśodā, taking the boy, kissed him and gave him her breast.
नित्यं नक्तं रतिं तत्र चकार हरिणा सह सुखदं मोक्षदं पुण्यमपरं कथयामि ते
Always, at night, she enjoyed there with Hari; I will tell you another story, giving happiness, liberation, and merit.
श्रीनारायण उवाच भुक्त्वा पीत्वा च क्रीडार्थं जगाम श्रीवनं मुने
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: After eating and drinking, for play, he went to the beautiful forest, O sage.
तत्र नानाविधां क्रीडां चकार मधुसूदनः
There, Madhusudana engaged in various kinds of play.
ययौ मधुवनं तस्माच्छ्रीकृष्णो गोधनैः सह
From there, Shri Krishna went to Madhuvana together with the herds of cows.
तत्रैकदैत्यो बलवाञ्छ्वेतवर्णो भयंकरः
There was a powerful demon, white in color and terrifying.
दृष्ट्वा च गोकुलं गोष्ठे शिशुभिर्बलकेशवौ
Seeing Gokula in the cowherd settlement, with the children and Balakeshava,
बकग्रस्तं हरिं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे देवा भयान्विताः
When Hari was swallowed by Baka, all the gods became filled with fear.
शक्रश्चिक्षेप वज्रं च मुनेरस्थिविनिर्मितम्
Shakra hurled his thunderbolt, which was fashioned from the bones of a sage.
नीहारास्त्रं शशधरः शीतार्तस्तेन दानवः
The moon, afflicted by cold, released the mist-weapon upon that demon.
वायव्यास्त्रं च वायुश्च तेन स्थानान्तरं ययौ
Vayu released the wind-weapon, and by it, he moved to another place.