वस्त्राण्यादाय ते सर्वे तस्थुरेकत्र दूरतः
They all took their garments and stood together at a distance.
किंचिद्वस्त्रं समादाय कृत्वा च पुञ्जिकां मुदा
Taking some clothing, they joyfully made a bundle.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच कृत्वा विधानं मद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा क्रीडत मन्मथात्
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Having performed the procedure as I instructed, play here, inspired by love.
संकल्पिते व्रतार्हे च मासे मङ्गलकर्मणि
In the month prescribed for the vow, during the auspicious rite,
परिधेयानि वासांसि पुष्पमाल्यानि यानि च
One should wear garments and flower garlands appropriate for the vow.
व्रते तु नग्ना या स्नाति तां रुष्टो वरुणः स्वयम्
But if one bathes naked during the vow, Varuṇa himself becomes angry.
कथं यास्यथ नग्नाश्च न व्रतस्या भविष्यति
How will you go, being naked? The vow will not bear fruit.
चिन्तां कुरुत तां पूज्यां तुष्टाव बलिरीश्वरीम्
Be anxious about this, and worship the revered goddess whom Bali pleased.
कथं व्रतफलं सा वा दातुं शक्ता सुरेश्वरी 4.27.
How can that goddess of the gods be able to grant the fruit of the vow?
श्रीकृष्णस्य वचः श्रुत्वा चिन्तामापुर्व्रजस्त्रियः
Hearing Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s words, the women of Vraja became anxious.
चक्रुर्विषादं तोये च नग्नास्ता रुरुदुर्भृशम्
Standing naked in the water, they became despondent and wept greatly.
कृत्वा विषादं तत्रैव तमूचुर्गोपकन्यकाः
Having become distressed there, the cowherd maidens spoke to him.
गोपालिका ऊचुः निबोधयात्मानमेव स्पर्शं कर्तुं त्वमर्हसि
The cowherd girls said: Know yourself; you alone are worthy to touch these.
व्रतार्हाणि च वस्तूनि देवस्वानि च साम्प्रतम्
The objects suitable for the vow, and those belonging to the gods, are now with you.
देहि धौतानि धृत्वा च करिष्यामो व्रतं वयम्
Give us the washed garments; having put them on, we will perform the vow.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र श्रीदामा वस्त्रपुञ्जिकाम्
Meanwhile, there Śrīdāmā took the bundle of garments.
दृष्ट्वा सवस्त्रं गोपालं सर्वासामीश्वरी परा
Seeing the cowherd with the garments, the supreme goddess of all beheld him.
श्रीराधिकोवाच कदम्बमाले हे कुन्ति यमुने सर्वमङ्गले
Śrī Rādhikā said: O Kadamba grove, O Kunti, O Yamunā, all-auspicious one,
हे पद्ममुखि सावित्रि पारिजाते च जाह्नवि 4.27.
O lotus-faced one, O Sāvitrī, O Pārijāta, and O Jāhnavī,
कालिके कमले दुर्गे हे सरस्वति भारति
O Kālī, O Kamalā, O Durgā, O Sarasvatī, O Bhāratī,
कृष्णप्रिये मधुमति चम्पे चन्दननन्दिनि
Beloved of Kṛṣṇa, O Madhumatī, O Campā, O daughter of Candana,
सर्वा राधाज्ञया तूर्णं समुत्थाय जलात्क्रुधा
All of them, by Rādhā’s command, quickly rose from the water in anger.
एतासां सहचारिण्यो गोप्यस्तूर्णं सहस्रशः
Their companions, the cowherd girls, also hurried forth by the thousands.
वेगेन दुद्रुवुः सर्वाः श्रीदामानं च बालिकाः
All the girls rushed swiftly, along with Śrīdāmā.
जगाम शीघ्रं श्रीदामा यत्र गोपाः सहांशुकाः
Śrīdāmā quickly went to where the cowherds were, with their garments.
वस्त्रचोरांश्च गोपांश्च वेष्टयामासुराशु ताः
Those girls at once surrounded the garment-thieves and the cowherds.
श्रीकृष्णसहितान्बालान्वरयामासुराशु च
They immediately began to request the boys who were with Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
माधवः स्थापयामास स्कन्धे स्कन्धे तरोस्तथा
Mādhava placed the bundles of clothes on the branches of the tree.
वस्त्राणां पुंजिकाः सर्वाः स्कन्धेषु विनिधाय च 4.27.
He set all the bundles of garments upon the branches.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच वस्त्रयाञ्चां प्रकर्तुं च कुरुताशु पुटाञ्जलिम्
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: 'If you wish to ask for your clothes, quickly join your hands in supplication.'