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Having killed Kaṁsa, the enemy of all the Yadus, in the wrestling arena, Kṛṣṇa will now surely fulfill His promise to you by coming back.
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- Kaṁsa said:] Drive the two wicked sons of Vasudeva out of the city! Confiscate the cowherds’ property and arrest that fool Nanda!
- Seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa approaching like death personified, the quick-witted Kaṁsa instantly rose from his seat and took up his sword and shield.
- Kaṁsa’s eight younger brothers, led by Kaṅka and Nyagrodhaka, then attacked the Lords in a rage, seeking to avenge their brother’s death.
- Embracing their husbands, who lay on a hero’s final bed, the sorrowful women loudly lamented while shedding constant tears.
- Then Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma released Their mother and father from bondage and offered obeisances to them, touching their feet with Their heads.
- Deprived by fate, We could not live with you and enjoy the pampered happiness most children enjoy in their parents’ home.
- A son who, though able to do so, fails to provide for his parents with his physical resources and wealth is forced after his death to eat his own flesh.
- Thus We have wasted all these days, unable as We were to properly honor you because Our minds were always disturbed by fear of Kaṁsa.
- The Lord told him: O mighty King, We are your subjects, so please command Us. Indeed, because of the curse of Yayāti, no Yadu may sit on the royal throne.
- Even the most elderly inhabitants of the city appeared youthful, full of strength and vitality, for with their eyes they constantly drank the elixir of Lord Mukunda’s lotus face.
- They are the real father and mother who care for, as they would their own sons, children abandoned by relatives unable to maintain and protect them.
- My dear King, then Vasudeva, the son of Śūrasena, arranged for a priest and other brāhmaṇas to perform his two sons’ second-birth initiation.
- After attaining twice-born status through initiation, the Lords, sincere in Their vows, took the further vow of celibacy from Garga Muni, the spiritual master of the Yadus.
- The Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa addressed the lord of the ocean: Let the son of My guru be presented at once—the one you seized here with your mighty waves.
- O heroes, now please return home. May Your fame sanctify the world, and may the Vedic hymns be ever fresh in Your minds, both in this life and the next.
- Thus receiving Their guru’s permission to leave, the two Lords returned to Their city on Their chariot, which moved as swiftly as the wind and resounded like a cloud.
- The Supreme Lord Hari, who relieves the distress of all who surrender to Him, once took the hand of His fully devoted, dearmost friend Uddhava and addressed him as follows.
- Simply because I have promised to return to them, My fully devoted cowherd girlfriends struggle to maintain their lives somehow or other.
- ukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus addressed, O King, Uddhava respectfully accepted his master’s message, mounted his chariot and set off for Nanda-gokula.
- After Uddhava had eaten first-class food, been seated comfortably on a bed and been relieved of his fatigue by a foot massage and other means, Nanda inquired from him as follows.
- Nanda Mahārāja said:] My dear most fortunate one, does the son of Śūra fare well, now that he is free and has rejoined his children and other relatives?
- Will Govinda return even once to see His family? If He ever does, we may then glance upon His beautiful face, with its beautiful eyes, nose and smile.
- We were saved from the forest fire, the wind and rain, the bull and serpent demons—from all such insurmountable, deadly dangers—by that very great soul, Kṛṣṇa.
- As mother Yaśodā heard the descriptions of her son’s activities, she poured out her tears, and milk flowed from her breasts out of love.
- Infallible Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of the devotees, will soon return to Vraja to satisfy His parents.
- Having killed Kaṁsa, the enemy of all the Yadus, in the wrestling arena, Kṛṣṇa will now surely fulfill His promise to you by coming back.
- He has no mother, no father, no wife, children or other relatives. No one is related to Him, and yet no one is a stranger to Him. He has no material body and no birth.
- Just as a person who is whirling around perceives the ground to be turning, one who is affected by false ego thinks himself the doer, when actually only his mind is acting.
- The Supreme Lord Hari is certainly not your son alone. Rather, being the Lord, He is the son, Soul, father and mother of everyone.
- When the godly sun had risen, the people of Vraja noticed the golden chariot in front of Nanda Mahārāja’s doorway. “Who does this belong to?” they asked.
- The Song of the Bee (Bhramara-gītā)
- By your great fortune you have established an unexcelled standard of pure devotion for the Lord, Uttamaḥśloka—a standard even the sages can hardly attain.
- By your great fortune you have left your sons, husbands, bodily comforts, relatives and homes in favor of the supreme male, who is known as Kṛṣṇa.
- My good ladies, now please hear your beloved’s message, which I, the confidential servant of my master, have come here to bring you.
- By Myself I create, sustain and withdraw Myself within Myself by the power of My personal energy, which comprises the material elements, the senses and the modes of nature.
- When her lover is far away, a woman thinks of him more than when he is present before her.
- Because your minds are totally absorbed in Me and free from all other engagement, you remember Me always, and so you will very soon have Me again in your presence.
- O saintly one, does Govinda ever remember us during His conversations with the city women? Does He ever mention us village girls as He freely talks with them?
- Who can bear to give up intimate talks with Lord Uttamaḥśloka? Although He shows no interest in her, Goddess Śrī never moves from her place on His chest.
- Dear Uddhava Prabhu, when Kṛṣṇa was here in the company of Saṅkarṣaṇa, He enjoyed all these rivers, hills, forests, cows and flute sounds.
- All the days that Uddhava dwelled in Nanda’s cowherd village seemed like a single moment to the residents of Vraja, for Uddhava was always discussing Kṛṣṇa.
- As Uddhava was about to leave, Nanda and the others approached him bearing various items of worship. With tears in their eyes they addressed him as follows.
- Kṛṣṇa Pleases His Devotees
- Having thus gotten the hard-to-get Supreme Lord by the simple act of offering Him body ointment, unfortunate Trivakrā submitted to that Lord of freedom the following request.
- Trivakrā said:] O beloved, please stay here with me for a few days more and enjoy. I cannot bear to give up Your association, O lotus-eyed one!
- Then Lord Kṛṣṇa, wanting to have some things done, went to Akrūra’s house with Balarāma and Uddhava. The Lord also desired to please Akrūra.
- You both are the original Supreme Person, the cause of the universe and its very substance. Not the slightest subtle cause or manifest product of creation exists apart from You.
- You are indeed the best of Our friends, so please go to Hastināpura and, as the well-wisher of the Pāṇḍavas, find out how they are doing.
- Go and see whether Dhṛtarāṣṭra is acting properly or not. When We find out, We will make the necessary arrangements to help Our dear friends.
- Akrūra’s Mission in Hastināpura
COMMENTARY
“Our dear child Uddhava! I have heard that you are very intelligent, but now I see that you are actually foolish because you are praising us. Alas, alas, who else would let such a wonderful son full of good qualities leave His home and go elsewhere? Who is there in the three worlds more unfortunate, degraded and miserable than us? We are to be condemned by everyone!”
Anticipating this statement, Uddhava speaks consolingly in this verse. Uddhava said, “Acyuta (one who never falls or breaks His promise), will come very soon to Vraja. Acting as the master and protector of the Yadus (sātvatāṁ patiḥ), Kṛṣṇa will stay here and fulfill (priyam:mano-bhīṣṭam) all of your desires.”
|| 10.46.35 ||
hatvā kaṁsaṁ raṅga-madhye pratīpaṁ sarva-sātvatām
yad āha vaḥ samāgatya kṛṣṇaḥ satyaṁ karoti tat
TRANSLATION
Having killed Kaṁsa, the enemy of all the Yadus, in the wrestling arena, Kṛṣṇa will now surely fulfill His promise to you by coming back.
COMMENTARY
“After killing Kaṁsa and meeting you at the edge of Mathurā, Kṛṣṇa said, ‘You return to Vraja and We will also quickly come there,’ (10.45.23) Kṛṣṇa is certainly doing (karoti) that.”
The present tense (karoti) is used to indicate that Kṛṣṇa is fulfilling His promise at this very moment. In fact, in another manifestation Kṛṣṇa was actually present in Vraja at that moment, being attentively cared for by Nanda and Yaśodā, though unseen by Uddhava. By the influence of Vāg-devī (Sarasvatī) Uddhava’s words were actually true.
|| 10.46.36 ||
mā khidyataṁ mahā-bhāgau drakṣyathaḥ kṛṣṇam antike
antar hṛdi sa bhūtānām āste jyotir ivaidhasi
TRANSLATION
O most fortunate ones, do not lament. You will see Kṛṣṇa again very soon. He is present in the hearts of all living beings, just as fire lies dormant in wood.
COMMENTARY
Nanda Mahārāja said, “Oh, how great is our misfortune that our son, who would never abandon us and always tells the truth, is delayed in returning to Vraja.” Uddhava speaks this verse to console Kṛṣṇa’s lamenting parents.
Uddhava said, “You should not lament. Very soon you will be able to see Kṛṣṇa.”
Nanda said, “You say we will see Kṛṣṇa but when will that be, tomorrow, the next day or ten days from now? With some consola-tion we will keep our life airs from leaving our bodies till that day. But if Kṛṣṇa is not coming, you should tell us truthfully. Let our life airs leave us, for we cannot stand the pain of repressing them.”
Hearing Nanda speak like this, Uddhava considered, “Alas, what advice can I give them? If they were suffering in separation from an ordinary, mundane son I could enlighten them by saying: ‘Why are you immersed in the illusion of family attachment like this? False attachment to wife and sons is a cause of trouble. Give that up and attach yourself to the Lord.’”
“But how can I give this advice to Nanda, who is attached to Kṛṣṇa as his son? He is not like Vasudeva who, on seeing the godly powers of Kṛṣṇa, weakened his attachment to Kṛṣṇa as his son. Rather, by seeing Kṛṣṇa’s majestic powers Nanda and Yaśodā’s attachment to their son becomes even stronger and they think: ‘Alas, even the parents of an ordinary son die out of misery if they can no longer see him playing in their house. By our good fortune the Lord Himself played about in our house as our son. We lament bitterly if we cannot coddle Kṛṣṇa for even a moment. How will we live without seeing that child in our home? We are most unfortunate, having been separated from such a child.’”
“But on the other hand, upon realizing the godly powers of Kṛṣṇa, Vasudeva and Devakī think: ‘Kṛṣṇa is the worshipable Lord; He is not our son.’ Thus they refrain from embracing and fondling Him. Not only is the knot of possessiveness tied tightly for Nanda and Yaśodā, but Kṛṣṇa has strong possessiveness of them as well, even though He is the Supreme Lord.” I have seen Kṛṣṇa’s concern for their sake when He said, ‘Go to Vraja and make My father and mother happy. And remove the pain of separation from the Vraja-gopīs by giving them news about Me.’ (SB 10.46.3) I also recall the words of the cowherd men which I previously heard:
dustyajaś cānurāgo ’smin sarveṣāṁ no vrajaukasām
nanda te tanaye ’smāsu tasyāpy autpattikaḥ katham
‘Dear Nanda, how is it that we and all the other residents of Vraja cannot give up our constant affection for your son? And how is it that He is so spontaneously attracted to us?’ (SB 10.26.13)
“But if I go to Mathurā and bring Kṛṣṇa here tomorrow, Jarāsandha, angered over Kaṁsa’s wives becoming widows, will come and destroy Mathurā. Who then will protect Vasudeva and the other Yādavas? If Kṛṣṇa leaves Vraja again and goes to Mathurā to protect them, however, then the Vrajavāsīs will certainly die. If I tell the Vrajavāsīs that Kṛṣṇa will come in four or five years, it will be very hard for them to hold on for that long. If I lie, telling them that Kṛṣṇa will come after four or five days, when the time expires and they discover I lied, they will also die.”
“Alas! As there is no other means, I will now weaken their prema by discoursing on spiritual knowledge. I will tell them that as the Supersoul, Kṛṣṇa is indifferent to everything, and as the formless, impersonal Brahman Kṛṣṇa has no relationships with birth, father, mother, material activities or the material body. To realize all this I will teach them how to meditate on the soul. However, if Nanda and Yaśodā’s unlimited and unfathomable pure love for Kṛṣṇa not only remains unchecked but rather increases after hearing my discourse, then I will return to Mathurā and simply glorify their incomparable prema again and again in the grand assembly of Kṛṣṇa, Vasudeva, Ugrasena and the others.” Having decided thus, Uddhava meditated on Kṛṣṇa and spoke about Kṛṣṇa as the Supersoul.
Uddhava said, “As fire lies dormant within wood, Kṛṣṇa is present within the hearts of all living beings. Just as the fire within wood is not visible without friction, similarly, Kṛṣṇa is not visible without devotion.”
Hearing this, Nanda and Yaśodā thought, “Uddhava is telling us if we do not perform devotional activities as the Vaiṣṇavas do for Kṛṣṇa, our son, why should He appear in our house? If that is the case, we must perform devotional service for our son, so that somehow or other He will appear in our house.”
After Uddhava returned to Mathurā, Nanda and the cowherd men, their eyes brimming with tears, said:
manaso vṛttayo naḥ syuḥ kṛṣṇa pādāmbujāśrayāḥ
vāco ’bhidhāyinīr nāmnāṁ kāyas tat-prahvaṇādiṣu
“O fortunate one, may our minds rest on Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, may our voices always sing His names, and may our bodies offer Him respects.” (SB 10.47.66)
|| 10.46.37 ||
na hy asyāsti priyaḥ kaścin nāpriyo vāsty amāninaḥ
nottamo nādhamo vāpi sa-mānasyāsamo ’pi vā
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