गोपी सुशीला गोलोके पुराऽऽसीत्प्रेयसी हरेः । राधा प्रधाना सध्रीची धन्या मान्या मनोहरा
The virtuous Gopi, beloved of Hari, once dwelled in Goloka; Radha was foremost, equal among them, blessed, honored, and enchanting.
अतीव सुन्दरी रामा सुभगा सुदती सती । विद्यावती गुणवती चातिरूपवती सती
She was exceedingly beautiful, charming, fortunate, with lovely teeth, pure, learned, virtuous, and of surpassing form, steadfast in chastity.
कलावती कोमलाङ्गी कान्ता कमललोचना । सुश्रोणी सुस्तनी श्यामा न्यग्रोधपरिमण्डिता
She was skilled in arts, tender-bodied, lovely, lotus-eyed, with graceful hips, beautiful breasts, dark complexion, and shaped like a banyan tree.
ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्या रत्नालङ्कारभूषिता । श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभा बिम्बोष्ठी मृगलोचना
Her face was gently smiling and serene, adorned with jeweled ornaments; her hue resembled white champaka flowers, her lips were red as bimba fruit, and her eyes like those of a deer.
कामशास्त्रेषु निपुणा कामिनी हंसगामिनी । भावानुरक्ता भावज्ञा कृष्णस्य प्रियभामिनी
She was adept in the arts of love, passionate, moving like a swan; devoted in feeling, knowing emotions, and the beloved of Krishna.
रसज्ञा रसिका रासे रासेशस्य रसोत्सुका । उवासादक्षिणे क्रोडे राधायाः पुरतः पुरा
She was expert in rasa, a connoisseur, eager for the delight of the dance, and once sat at the right side of Radha in front.
सम्बभूवानम्रमुखो भयेन मधुसूदनः । दृष्ट्वा राधां च पुरतो गोपीनां प्रवरोत्तमाम्
Madhusudana, seeing Radha before him—the most eminent among the Gopis—became humble-faced and fearful.
कामिनीं रक्तवदनां रक्तपङ्कजलोचनाम् । कोपेन कम्पिताङ्गीं च कोपेन स्फुरिताधराम्
He saw her as a passionate woman, with reddened face and lotus-red eyes, her body trembling in anger, her lips quivering with wrath.
वेगेन तां तु गच्छन्तीं विज्ञाय तदनन्तरम् । विरोधभीतो भगवानन्तर्धानं चकार सः
Recognizing her swift departure, and fearing opposition, the Blessed Lord vanished at once.
पलायन्तं च कान्तं च शान्तं सत्त्वं सुविग्रहम् । विलोक्य कम्पिता गोप्यः सुशीलाद्यास्ततो भिया
Seeing their beloved fleeing, his tranquil nature and splendid form, the virtuous Gopis, trembling with fear, gazed upon him.
विलोक्य लम्पटं तत्र गोपीनां लक्षकोटयः । पुटाञ्जलियुता भीता भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धराः
Beholding the playful one there, millions of Gopis, hands joined in reverence, fearful, bowed their necks in devotion.
रक्ष रक्षेत्युक्तवन्त्यो देवीमिति पुनः पुनः । ययुर्भयेन शरणं यस्याश्चरणपङ्कजे
Crying out again and again, 'Protect, protect!' to the Goddess, they sought refuge in the lotus feet of her whose feet they revered out of fear.
त्रिलक्षकोटयो गोपाः सुदामादय एव च । ययुर्भयेन शरणं तत्पादाब्जे च नारद
Three million Gopas, including Sudama and others, out of fear, sought refuge at her lotus feet, O Narada.
पलायन्तं च कान्तं च विज्ञाय परमेश्वरी । पलायन्तीं सहचरीं सुशीलां च शशाप सा
Knowing her beloved was fleeing, the Supreme Lady cursed her companion Suśīlā, who was also fleeing.
अद्यप्रभृति गोलोकं सा चेदायाति गोपिका । सद्यो गमनमात्रेण भस्मसाच्च भविष्यति
From this day onward, if that Gopi enters Goloka, she will instantly, merely by arrival, be reduced to ashes.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा तत्रैव देवदेवेश्वरी रुषा । रासेश्वरी रासमध्ये रासेशमाजुहाव ह
Having spoken thus, the Goddess of gods, enraged, in the midst of the rasa, summoned the Lord of the dance.
नालोक्य पुरतः कृष्णं राधा विरहकातरा । युगकोटिसमं मेने क्षणभेदेन सुव्रता
Not seeing Krishna before her, Radha, afflicted by separation, considered a single moment to be equal to an age of millions of years.
हे कृष्ण प्राणनाथेशागच्छ प्राणाधिकप्रिय । प्राणाधिष्ठातृदेवेश प्राणा यान्ति त्वया विना
O Krishna, Lord of my life, come, beloved dearer than life; Lord presiding over life, my life departs without you.
स्त्रीगर्वः पतिसौभाग्याद्वर्धते च दिने दिने । सुखं च विपुलं यस्मात्तं सेवेद्धर्मतः सदा
A woman's pride increases day by day through her husband's good fortune; therefore, she should always serve him according to dharma, for this brings her abundant happiness.
पतिर्बन्धुः कुलस्त्रीणामधिदेवः सदागतिः । परसम्पत्स्वरूपश्च मूर्तिमान् भोगदः सदा
For women of noble families, the husband is a friend, a guardian deity, and a constant refuge; he is the embodiment of prosperity and always the giver of enjoyment.
धर्मदः सुखदः शश्वत्प्रीतिदः शान्तिदः सदा । सम्मानैर्दीप्यमानश्च मानदो मानखण्डनः
He is the giver of dharma, happiness, perpetual affection, and constant peace; shining with honors, he bestows respect and removes dishonor.
सारात्सारतरः स्वामी बन्धूनां बन्धुवर्धनः । न च भर्तुः समो बन्धुर्बन्धोर्बन्धुषु दृश्यते
The master is the most precious among precious ones, the enhancer of kin among relatives; no relative equals the husband among all the kin that can be seen.
भरणादेव भर्ता च पालनात्पतिरुच्यते । शरीरेशाच्च स स्वामी कामदः कान्त उच्यते
He is called 'husband' because he provides sustenance, and 'master' because he protects; as lord of the body, he is called 'desirer' and 'beloved' because he fulfills wishes.
बन्धुश्च सुखवृद्ध्या च प्रीतिदानात्प्रियः स्मृतः । ऐश्वर्यदानादीशश्च प्राणेशात्प्राणनायकः
He is remembered as a friend through the increase of happiness and the giving of affection; as lord through the granting of wealth, and as leader of life through being the lord of the vital breath.
रतिदानाच्च रमणः प्रियो नास्ति प्रियात्परः । पुत्रस्तु स्वामिनः शुक्राज्जायते तेन स प्रियः
He is called 'lover' because he gives pleasure, and 'beloved'—there is none dearer than the beloved; the son is born from the master's seed, and thus he is dear.
शतपुत्रात्परः स्वामी कुलजानां प्रियः सदा । असत्कुलप्रसूता या कान्तं विज्ञातुमक्षमा
The master is always dearer than a hundred sons to women of noble birth; but one born in an ignoble family is incapable of recognizing her beloved.
स्नानं च सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु दक्षिणा । प्रादक्षिण्यं पृथिव्याश्च सर्वाणि च तपांसि च
Bathing in all sacred waters, giving gifts at all sacrifices, circumambulating the earth, and performing all austerities—
सर्वाण्येव व्रतादीनि महादानानि यानि च । उपोषणानि पुण्यानि यानि यानि श्रुतानि च
All vows, great gifts, fasting, and all the meritorious acts that are heard—
गुरुसेवा विप्रसेवा देवसेवादिकं च यत् । स्वामिनः पादसेवायाः कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्
Service to teachers, to Brahmins, to gods, and the like—none of these equal even one-sixteenth of the service to the master's feet.
गुरुविप्रेन्द्रदेवेषु सर्वेभ्यश्च पतिर्गुरुः । विद्यादाता यथा पुंसां कुलजानां तथा प्रियः
Among teachers, Brahmins, gods, and all others, the husband is the foremost teacher; just as the giver of knowledge is dear to men, so is the husband to women of noble birth.