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.'
गत्वा वदत युष्माकमीश्वरीमथ राधिकाम्
Go and speak to your mistress, Rādhikā.
अन्यथाऽहं न दास्यामि युष्मभ्यमंशुकानि च
Otherwise, I will not give your garments back to you.
व्रताराध्या च या देवी सा वा मे किं करिष्यति
What can that goddess, whom you worship with vows, do for me?
श्रीकृष्णवचनं श्रुत्वा ताः सर्वा गोपकन्यकाः
Hearing Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s words, all the cowherd maidens,
चक्रुर्निवेदनं गत्वा यदुवाच हरिः स्वयम्
Went and made their petition, and Hari himself spoke.
श्रुत्वा तासां च वचनं पुलकाञ्चितविग्रहा
Hearing their words, she became thrilled, her body bristling with joy.
जले योगासनं कृत्वा दध्यौ कृष्णपदाम्बुजम्
Sitting in yogic posture in the water, she meditated upon Krishna's lotus feet.
स्मारंस्मारं पदाम्भोजं साऽश्रुसंपूर्णलोचना
Remembering again and again those lotus feet, her eyes filled with tears.
हे दीनबन्धो दीनेश सर्वेश्वर नमोऽस्तु ते ।। 4.27.
O friend of the distressed, Lord of the afflicted, Lord of all—salutations to you.
गोपेश गोसमूहेश यशोदानन्दवर्धन
O Lord of the cowherds, Lord of the herds, increaser of Yashoda's joy,