कृष्णोऽपि दुग्ध्वा गाः काश्चिद्दोहयित्वा जनैः पराः । आगच्छति पितुर्वाक्यात्स्वगृहं सखिभिर्वृतः
Kṛṣṇa, too, after milking some cows himself and having others milked by the people, comes home at his father's command, surrounded by his friends.
अभ्यंगमर्दनं कृत्वा दासैः संस्नापितो मुदा । धौतवस्त्रधरः स्रग्वी चंदनाक्तकलेवरः
After being massaged and bathed by the servants with joy, he puts on clean garments, wears a garland, and his body is anointed with sandalwood paste.
द्विफालबद्धचिकुरैर्ग्रीवा भालोपरिस्फुरन् । चंद्राकारस्फुरद्भालतिलकालकरंजितः
With hair tied in two knots, his neck and forehead shining, a crescent-shaped tilaka gleaming on his brow, adorned with black curls.
कंकणांगदकेयूर रत्नमुद्रा लसत्करः । मुक्ताहारस्फुरद्वक्षा मकराकृतिकुंडलः
His hands shine with bracelets, armlets, bangles, and jeweled rings; a pearl necklace gleams on his chest, and he wears earrings shaped like makaras.
मुहुराकारितो मात्रा प्रविशेद्भोजनालयम् । अवलंब्य करं सख्युर्बलदेवमनुव्रतः
Repeatedly called by his mother, he enters the dining hall, holding the hand of his friend Baladeva, faithfully following him.
भुंक्तेऽथ विविधान्नानि भ्रात्रा च सखिभिर्वृतः । हासयन्विविधैर्हास्यैः सखींस्तैर्हसति स्वयम्
Then, surrounded by his brother and friends, he eats various foods, making his companions laugh with many jokes, and he himself laughs with them.
इत्थं भुक्त्वा तथाचम्य दिव्यखट्वोपरि क्षणम् । विश्रम्य सेवकैर्दत्तं तांबूलं विभजन्नदन्
Having eaten in this way and rinsed his mouth, he rests for a moment on a divine couch, then, as the servants offer betel leaves, he distributes and enjoys them.
गोपवेषधरः कृष्णो धेनुवृंदपुरस्सरः । व्रजवासिजनैः प्रीत्या सर्वैरनुगतः पथि
Kṛṣṇa, dressed as a cowherd, with a herd of cows in front, is followed on the path by all the residents of Vraja with affection.
पितरं मातरं नत्वा नेत्रांते नापितं गणम् । यथायोग्यं तथा चान्यान्विनिवर्त्य वनं व्रजेत्
After bowing to his father and mother, and to the barber and his group at the doorway, he takes leave of the others as appropriate and goes to the forest.
वनं प्रविश्य सखिभिः क्रीडयित्वा क्षणं ततः । विहारैर्विविधैस्तत्र वने विक्रीडते मुदा
Entering the forest, he plays for a while with his friends, and there, with various amusements, he joyfully sports in the woods.
वंचयित्वा ततः सर्वान्द्वित्रैः प्रियसखैर्वृतः । संकेतकं व्रजेद्धर्षात्प्रियासंदर्शनोत्सुकः
Then, deceiving all the others, and accompanied by two or three dear friends, he boldly goes to the appointed meeting place, eager to see his beloved.
सापि कृष्णं वनं यातं दृष्ट्वा स्वं गृहमागता । सूर्यादिपूजाव्याजेन कुसुमाहृतये तथा
She too, seeing that Kṛṣṇa has gone to the forest, returns to her own house, on the pretext of worshipping the sun and others, and to gather flowers.
वंचयित्वा गुरून्याति प्रियसंगेच्छया वनम् । इत्थं तौ बहुयत्नेन मिलित्वा कानने ततः
Deceiving their elders, he goes to the forest out of desire for beloved company; thus, after much effort, the two meet there in the woods.
विहारैर्विविधैस्तत्र दिनं विक्रीडतो मुदा । दोलायां च समारूढौ सखिभिर्दोलितौ क्वचित्
There, they spend the day joyfully engaged in various pastimes, sometimes both mounted together on a swing, rocked by their friends.
क्वापि वेणुं करस्रस्तं प्रिययापह्नुतं हरिः । अन्वेषयन्नुपालब्धो विप्रलब्धप्रियागणैः
At times, Hari searches for his flute, which his beloved has slyly hidden after it slipped from his hand, but he is teased and deceived by her playful companions.
हसितैर्बहुधा ताभिर्हासितस्तत्र तिष्ठति । वसंतवायुना जुष्टं वनखण्डं मुदा क्वचित्
There, he stands, laughed at in many ways by those women, while in some delightful forest grove graced by the spring breeze.
प्रविश्य चंदनांभोभिः कुंकुमादिजलैरपि । निषिंचतो यंत्रमुक्तैस्तत्पंकैर्लिंपतो मिथः
Entering, they anoint each other with sandalwood water and saffron-infused liquids, smearing one another with those fragrant pastes released from their vessels.
सख्योऽप्येवं निषिंचंति ताश्च तौ सिंचतः पुनः । वसंतवायुजुष्टेषु वनखंडेषु सर्वतः
The friends likewise sprinkle them, and again those two sprinkle each other, throughout all the forest groves filled with the spring breeze.
तत्तत्कालोचितैर्नानाविहारैः सगणौ द्विज । श्रांतौ क्वचिद्वृक्षमूलमासाद्य मुनिसत्तम
O twice-born, accompanied by their groups, they enjoy various timely amusements; sometimes, exhausted, they reach the foot of a tree, O best of sages.
उपविश्यासने दिव्ये मधुपानं प्रचक्रतुः । ततो मधुमदोन्मत्तौ निद्रया मीलितेक्षणौ
Seated on a divine seat, they partake of honeyed wine; then, intoxicated by the sweetness of the drink, their eyes grow heavy with sleep.
मिथः पाणी समालंब्य कामबाणवशं गतौ । रिरंसूविशतःकुञ्जंस्खलद्वाङ्मनसौपथि
Hand in hand, overcome by the power of love's arrows, they enter a bower, desiring union, their speech and minds faltering along the way.
क्रीडतश्च ततस्तत्र करिणीयूथपौ यथा । सख्योऽपि मधुभिर्मत्ता निद्रयापीडितेक्षणाः
There, they play together like the chief of elephant cows and her mate; their friends, too, drunk with honey and heavy-eyed with sleep.
अभितो मंजुकुंजेषु सर्वा एवापि शिश्यिरे । पृथगेकेन वपुषा कृष्णोऽपि युगपद्विभुः
All of them rest nearby in charming bowers; Krishna, though one, simultaneously assumes a separate form for each.
सर्वासां संनिधिं गच्छेत्प्रियया प्रेरितो मुहुः । रमयित्वा च ताः सर्वाः करिणीर्गजराडिव
Prompted repeatedly by his beloved, he goes to each of them; delighting them all, like an elephant king with his herd of cows.
प्रियया च तथा ताभिः क्रीडार्थं च सरो व्रजेत् । जलसेकैर्मिथस्तत्र क्रीडतः सगणौ ततः
With his beloved and the others, he goes to the lake for play; there, together with their groups, they sport with splashing water.
वासः स्रक्चंदनैर्दिव्यैर्भूषणैरपि भूषितौ । तत्रैव सरसस्तीरे दिव्यरत्नमये गृहे
Adorned with garments, garlands, sandalwood, and divine ornaments, they remain there on the shore of the lake, in a house made of celestial jewels.
प्रागेव फलमूलानि कल्पितानि मया मुने । हरिस्तु प्रथमं भुक्त्वा कांतया परिवेष्टितः
O sage, I had already prepared fruits and roots; Hari eats first, surrounded by his beloved.
द्वित्राभिः सेवितो गच्छेच्छय्यां पुष्पविनिर्मिताम् । तांबूलैर्व्यजनैस्तत्र पादसंवाहनादिभिः
Attended by two or three, he goes to a flower-made bower for shade, where he is served with betel, fans, foot massages, and the like.
सेव्यमानो हसंस्ताभिर्मोदते प्रेयसीं स्मरन् । राधिकापि हरौ सुप्ते सगणा मुदितांतरा
Being served by them, he laughs and delights, remembering his beloved; and Radhika, too, when Hari is asleep, rejoices with her companions.
अपि तत्र गतप्राणा तदुच्छिष्टं भुनक्ति च । किंचिदेव ततो भुक्त्वा व्रजेच्छय्यानिकेतनम्
Even there, though her life seems to have departed, she eats his leftovers; after tasting just a little, she goes to her shaded dwelling.