धन्या मान्या च पृथिवी त्रेषु लोकेषु पूजिता । राधायास्तीर्थपूतायाः पादाब्जरजसा वरा
Blessed and honored is the earth, worshipped in all three worlds, for she is sanctified by the dust of Rādhā's lotus feet, the best of holy places.
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि दिव्यानि पुष्करे पुरा । ब्रह्मणा च तपस्तप्तं वेदोक्तं भक्तिपूर्वकम्
For sixty thousand divine years in Puṣkara, long ago, Brahmā performed austerities as prescribed in the Vedas, with devotion.
गोलोके राधिकाकृष्णदर्शनार्थं मनोरथात् । गोलोके राधिकाकृष्णो न दृष्टः स्वप्नतस्तदा
In Goloka, desiring to see Rādhikā and Krishna, he did not behold Rādhikā and Krishna there, not even in a dream at that time.
श्रुता तेनाऽऽकाशवाणी सत्यरूपा च लीलया । वाराहे भारते वर्षे पुण्ये वृन्दावने वने
Then he heard a voice from the sky, true in form and playful, saying: 'In the holy forest of Vṛndāvana, in the land of Bhāratavarṣa, in the Varāha age...'
रासोत्सवे महाराम्ये तत्रैव रासमण्डले । द्रक्ष्यसीति च देवानां मध्ये सुस्थो न संशयः
'At the festival of the rāsa, in that supremely delightful circle of the rāsa dance, you will see them among the gods, without doubt, and in good health.'
श्रुत्वा च विरतो ब्रह्मा तपसः स्वगृहं गतः ।कृष्णो दृष्टश्च हृष्टश्च परिपूर्णमनोरथः
Hearing this, Brahmā ceased his austerities and returned to his own abode; he saw Krishna and was delighted, his every wish fulfilled.
गोपानां गोपिकानां च सफलं जन्म जीवनम् । नित्यं पश्यन्ति ते पादपद्मं ब्रह्मादिदुर्लभम्
The birth and life of the cowherds and cowherd women are fruitful, for they always behold Your lotus feet, which are rare even for Brahma and the other gods.
मानिनीं राधिकां सन्तः सदा सेवन्ति नित्यशः । योगीन्द्राश्च मुनीन्द्राश्च सिद्धेन्द्रा वैष्णवास्तथा
The noble ones, along with the foremost yogis, sages, perfected beings, and Vaishnavas, constantly serve proud Radhika at all times.
सतीं पुण्यां तीर्थपूतां स्वतः शुद्धां सुदुर्लभाम् । सुलभं यत्वदाम्भोजं ब्रह्मादीनां सुदुर्लभम्
She is chaste, virtuous, purified by holy places, inherently pure, extremely rare, yet her lotus feet are easily attained—though exceedingly difficult for Brahma and the others.
यत्पादपद्मनखरं कृतं यावकचिह्नितम् । सर्वेश्वरेश्वरेणैव कृष्णेन परमात्मना
Her lotus feet bear the mark of barley grains, made by the nails of Krishna, the Supreme Lord of all lords.
चकार यस्याः पूजां च स्तोत्रराजं सुदुर्लभम् । शतशृङ्गे स्वयं कृष्णो गोलोके रासमण्डले
Krishna Himself, in the circle of the rasa dance at Goloka, performed her worship and recited the rarest king of hymns at Shata-shringa.
पारिजातप्रसूनानामञ्जलिं गन्धयन्दनम् । ददौ दूर्वाक्षतं स्निग्धं यस्याः पादारविन्दयोः
He offered an anjali of parijata blossoms, fragrant sandal paste, tender blades of durva grass, and rice grains at her lotus feet.
त्रिंशत्सहस्रकोटीनां गोपीनामीश्वरी च या । तत्षट्त्रिंशत्सखीनां च ईश्वरी राधिकाभिधा
She is the sovereign of thirty trillion gopis, and also the ruler of her thirty-six companions, known by the name Radhika.
ये वा द्विषन्ति निन्दन्ति पापिनश्च हसन्ति च । कृष्णप्राणाधिकादेवदेवीं च राधिकां वराम्
Those who hate, revile, or mock Radhika—the supreme goddess dearer to Krishna than life—are sinners.
ब्रह्महत्याशतं ते च लभन्ते नात्र संशयः । तत्पापेन च पच्यन्ते कुम्भीपाके च रौरवे
They incur the sin of killing a hundred Brahmins—of this there is no doubt—and by that sin they are tormented in the hells Kumbhipaka and Raurava.
तप्ततैले महाघोरे ध्वान्ते कीटे च यन्त्रके । चतुर्दशेन्द्रावच्छिन्नं पितृभिः सप्तभिः सह
They suffer in blazing oil, in dreadful darkness, as insects in machines, confined by the fourteen lords, together with their seven ancestors.
ततः परं च जायन्ते जन्मैकं लोकजन्मतः । दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं च विष्ठाकीटाश्च पापतः
After that, they are born again, once, among mortals, and for a thousand divine years, because of their sin, they are born as worms in excrement.
पुंश्चलीनां योनिकीटास्तद्रक्तमलभक्षकाः । मलकीटाश्च तन्मानवर्षं च पूयभक्षकाः
They are born as worms in the wombs of unchaste women, feeding on blood and filth, and as worms in filth, eating pus for a human lifespan.
वेदे च काण्वशाखायामित्याह कमलोद्भवः । इत्युक्तवन्तं तं यान्तमुवाच राधिका पुनः रुदन्तं च रुदन्ती सा कृष्णविच्छेदकातरा
In the Kanva branch of the Veda, so says the lotus-born Brahma. As he was saying this and departing, Radhika, weeping and distressed by separation from Krishna, spoke again.
राधिकोवाच गच्छ वत्स मधुपुरीं सर्वं बोधय माधवम् । यथा पश्यामि गोविन्दं प्रयत्नेन तथा कुरु
Radhika said: Go, child, to Mathura and inform Madhava of everything. Do whatever is necessary so that I may see Govinda.
निष्फलं च गतं जन्म गच्छ मिथ्यादुराशया । आशा हि परमं दुःखं नैराश्यं परमं सुखम्
This life has passed in vain; go, for your hopes are false and far away. Hope is the greatest sorrow; freedom from hope is the highest happiness.
पश्चाद्विचिन्त्य गोविन्दं जीवन्मुक्ता बभूव सा । इत्युक्त्वा राधिका तत्र रुरोद च भृशं पुनः
Afterward, reflecting on Govinda, she became liberated while still alive. Having said this, Radhika wept intensely there again.
प्रणम्य तां रुदन्तीं च यशोदाभवनं ययौ । अथोद्धवे गते राधा मूर्च्छां मंप्राप नारद
Bowing to her as she wept, he went to Yashoda's house. When Uddhava departed, Radha fainted, O Narada.
तत्याज चेतनां शश्वद्बभूव ध्यानतत्परा । पङ्कस्थे पङ्कजदके सजले शयने मुने
She abandoned consciousness and remained absorbed in meditation, lying in the muddy, lotus-filled, watery bed, O sage.
गोप्यस्तां स्थापयामासुः साश्रुनेत्रोत्पला वराः । तत्स्पर्शमात्राच्छयनं भस्मीभूतं बभूव ह
The noble gopīs, their eyes like lotuses brimming with tears, placed her there; but at the mere touch of that bed, it was instantly reduced to ashes.
पुनः स्निग्धस्थले स्थिग्धनिचोले चन्दनाङ्किते । पुनस्तां स्थापयामासुर्विरहज्वरकातराम्
Again, on a soft spot, with a moist cloth scented with sandalwood, they laid her down once more, distressed by the fever of separation.
सहसा शुष्कतां प्राप सुगन्धि चन्दनोदकम् । निमेषेण शतयुगं तद्बभूवोद्धवं विना
Suddenly, the fragrant sandalwood water dried up; in a moment, a hundred ages seemed to pass without Uddhava.
हा होद्धवोद्धव हरिं शीघ्रं गत्वा वदेति च । समानय हरिं शीघ्रं मत्प्राणेश्वरमित्यपि
"Ah, Uddhava, Uddhava! Go quickly and tell Hari!" she cried, "Bring Hari at once, the lord of my life!"
इत्युक्तवचनां दीनां संतापहृतचेतनाम् । रुरुदुर्गोपिकाः सर्वा राधां कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि चेतनां कारयामासुर्बोधयामासुरौप्सितम्
Having spoken thus, weakened and her senses overcome by suffering, all the gopīs wept, holding Rādhā to their breasts, and tried to revive her, to bring her back to consciousness as they wished.
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo राधोद्धवसंo सप्तनवतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the seventy-ninth chapter, entitled 'The Meeting of Rādhā and Uddhava,' in the Śrī Brahmavaivarta Mahāpurāṇa, Kṛṣṇajanma-khaṇḍa, as narrated by Nārada.