अथाष्टनवतितमोऽध्यायः नारायण उवाच अथोद्धवो यशोदां च प्रणम्य त्वरया मुदा । खर्जूरकाननं वामे कृत्वा च यमुनां ययौ
Now begins the eighty-ninth chapter. Nārāyaṇa said: Then Uddhava, after respectfully greeting Yaśodā with joy and haste, left the grove of date palms to his left and went to the Yamunā.
स्नात्वा भुक्त्वा च तत्रैव जगाम् मथुरां पुनः ।ददर्श वटमूले च गोविन्दं रहसि स्थितम्
There, after bathing and eating, he again set out for Mathurā; and under the banyan tree, he saw Govinda sitting alone.
प्रफुल्लोऽप्युद्धवं दृष्टवा सस्मितं तमुवाच सः । रुदन्तं शोकदग्धं च साश्रुनेत्रं च कातरम्
Though blossoming, upon seeing Uddhava, he smiled and spoke to him, who was weeping, scorched by sorrow, his eyes filled with tears and full of distress.
श्रीभगवानुवाच आगच्छोद्धव कल्याणं राधा जीवति जीवति । कल्याणयुक्ता गोप्यश्च जीवन्ति विरहज्वरात्
The Blessed Lord said: Come, Uddhava! All is well. Rādhā lives, she lives! The gopīs, too, endure, though afflicted by the fever of separation.
शुभं गोपशिशूनां च वत्सानां च गवामपि । माता मे पुत्रविरहाद्यशोदा कीदृशी च सा
The calves, the cowherd boys, and even the cows are well. But my mother Yaśodā—how is she, suffering from the pain of separation from her son?
वद बन्धो यथार्थं तत्त्वां दृष्ट्वा किमुवाच सा । त्वयोक्ता जननी किं वा पुनः सा किमुवाच माम्
Tell me truly, friend: what did she say when she saw you? What did my mother say to you, and what did she say about me?
दृष्टं तद्यमुनाकूलं पुण्यं वृन्दावनं वनम् । निर्जनोपवनोघैश्च सुरम्यं रासमण्डलम्
Did you see that sacred bank of the Yamunā, the forest of Vṛndāvana, the delightful circle of the rāsa, and the charming groves and secluded bowers?
रम्यं कुञ्जकुटीरौधै रम्यं क्रीडासरोवरम् । पुष्पोद्यानं विकसितं संकुलं च मधुव्रतैः
Did you see the lovely vine-covered cottages, the beautiful play-lakes, the blossoming flower gardens crowded with bees?
भाण्डीरे च वटो दृष्टः सुस्निग्धो बालकान्वितः । दृष्टो गोष्ठो गवां दृष्टं गोकुलं गोकुलव्रजम्
Did you see the Bhāṇḍīra banyan, lush and surrounded by children? Did you see the cow-pens, the settlement of Gokula, and the cowherd village?
यदि जीवति राधा सा दृष्ट्वा त्वां किमुवाच माम् । तत्सर्वं वद हे बन्धी चाऽऽन्दोलयति मे मनः
If Rādhā is alive, what did she say to me upon seeing you? Tell me all of it, friend, for it stirs my heart.
किमूचुर्गोपिकाः सर्वाः किमुचुर्गोपबालकाः । गोपाश्च वृद्धाः किंवोचुर्वयस्या जनकस्य मे
What did all the gopīs say? What did the cowherd boys say? What did the elder cowherds say, and what did my father's friends say?
बलवेवस्य जननी किमूचे रोहिणी सती । किमुचूरपरास्तात बन्धुवल्लभवल्लवाः
What did the mother of my friend Balarāma, the virtuous Rohiṇī, say? And what did the other dear relatives and cowherd women say?
किं भुक्तं किमपूर्वं वा दत्तं मात्रा च राधया । कीदृग्वाक्यं सुमधुरं संभाषा कीदृशीति च
What has been eaten, what is unprecedented, what has been given by my mother and by Radha; what kind of words, how sweet, and what manner of conversation—what are these like?
गोपानां गोपिकानां च शिशूनां मातुरेव च । राधायाश्चापि कीदृग्वा मयि प्रेमोद्धवाधिकम्
Among the cowherds, cowherd women, children, and mothers, and also in Radha, what kind of love has arisen in me that surpasses all?
मां च स्मरति माता मे मां च स्मरति रोहिणी। मां च स्मरति सा राधा मत्प्रेमविरहाकुला
My mother remembers me, Rohini remembers me, and that Radha, overwhelmed by separation from my love, remembers me as well.
मां च स्मरन्ति गोप्यश्च गोपाश्च गोपबालकाः । भाण्डीरे वटमूले च बालाः क्रीडन्ति मां विना
The cowherd women, cowherds, and cowherd boys remember me; under the banyan tree at Bhāṇḍīra, the children play without me.
दत्तमन्नं ब्राह्मणीभिर्यत्र भुक्तं सुधोपमम् । प्रमदाबालकैः सार्धं तद्दृष्टं पदमीप्सितम्
The food given by the Brahmin women, where it was eaten with utmost satisfaction, together with the young women and children, that place is seen and desired.
इन्द्रयागस्थलं दृष्टं दृष्टो गोवर्धनो वरः । ब्रह्मणा च हृता गावो यत्र तद्दृष्टमुत्तमम्
The site of Indra's sacrifice has been seen, Govardhana, the best, has been seen; and where the cows were taken by Brahma, that excellent place has been seen.
श्रीकृष्णस्य वचः श्रुत्वा शोकोक्तं मधुरान्वितम् । उद्धवः समुवाचेदं भगवन्तं सनातनम्
Hearing the words of Shri Krishna, spoken with sorrow and sweetness, Uddhava addressed the eternal Lord thus.
उद्धव उवाच यद्यदुकतं त्वया नाथ सर्वं दृष्टं यथेप्सितम् । सफलं जीवनं जन्म कृतमत्रैव भारते
Uddhava said: O Lord, whatever you have spoken, all has been seen as desired; life and birth are fruitful, accomplished here in Bharata.
दृष्टं भारतसारं च पुण्यं वृन्दावनं वनम् । तत्सारं व्रजभूमौ च सुरम्यं रासमण्डलम्
The essence of Bharata has been seen, the sacred forest of Vrindavana; its essence in the land of Vraja, and the delightful circle of the rasa dance.
तत्सारभूता गोलोकवासिन्यो गोपिकाः वराः । दृष्टा तत्मारभूता च राधा रासेश्वरी परा
The excellent gopis, residents of Goloka, who are the essence of that place, have been seen; and Radha, the supreme mistress of the rasa, who is the essence of that, has also been seen.
कदलीवनमध्ये च निर्जने सुहृदस्थले । पङ्कस्थे पङ्कजदले सजले चन्दनार्चिते
In the midst of the banana grove, in a secluded place among friends, on muddy lotus leaves, in water, adorned with sandalwood.
शयनेऽतिविषण्णा सा रत्नभूषणवर्जिता । अतीव मलिना क्षीणाऽऽच्छादिता शुक्लवाससा
She lies on a bed, deeply distressed, devoid of precious ornaments; exceedingly pale, weakened, covered in white garments.
सेविता सखिभिस्तत्र सततं श्वेतचामरैः । कृशोदरी निराहारा क्षणं श्वसिति च क्षणम्
There, she is constantly attended by her companions with white fans; her belly is thin, she takes no food, she breathes for a moment, then for another moment.
क्षणं जीवति किं वा सा विरहज्वरपीडिता । किं वा जलं स्थलं किं दा नक्तं किं वा दिनं हरे
For a moment she lives, or perhaps not, afflicted by the fever of separation; is it water, is it land, is it night, or is it day, O Hari?
नरं पशुं न जानाति किं परं किमु बान्धवम् । बाह्यज्ञानविरहिता ध्यायमाना पदं तव
She does not recognize man or beast, nor others, nor even relatives; devoid of external awareness, she meditates upon your feet.
त्रेलोक्ये यशसा भाति तन्मृत्युर्यशसंभवः । स्त्रीहत्यां नैव वाञ्छन्ति ज्ञानहीनाश्च दस्यवः
She shines with fame in the three worlds; her death is the birth of renown. Those ignorant, like robbers, do not desire the killing of women.
गच्छ शीघ्रं जगन्नाथ कदलीवनमीप्सितम् । बहिर्भूता न जगतां सा राधा त्वत्परायणा
Go quickly, Lord of the universe, to the desired banana grove; Radha, devoted to you, is no longer part of the world.
अतीव भक्ता न त्याज्या प्रभुणा रक्षिता सदा । न हि राधापरा भक्ता न भूता न भविष्यति
She is exceedingly devoted, never to be abandoned, always protected by the Lord; there has never been, nor will there be, a devotee greater than Radha.