Brahma Vaivarta Purana
Stealing the Gopis' Garments
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
181.After enjoying in this world with their husband Kåñëa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead greater than the greatest, these girls enter a divine chariot and go to Lord Kåñëa in the spiritual world. 182.On the last day Rädhä and the gopis bowed down before the goddess, recited prayers, and thus completed the vow. 183.To the brähmaëa that had arranged for the vow She happily gave dakñiëä of a thousand cows and a hundred gold-pieces. Then She prepared to return home. 184.She respectfully fed a thousand brähmaëas, gave charity to many beggars, and arranged that music be played by many instruments. 185.-187.At that moment gently smiling, happy-faced, ten-armed Goddess Durgä, the destroyer of all calamities, shining with spiritual splendor, riding on a lion, and accompanied by a hundred yoginis, descended from the sky, stepped down from her glistening gold-and-jewel chariot, and at once embraced Rädhä to her breas 188.Seeing the goddess, the happy gopis at once bowed down. Saying, May all your desires be fulfilled," Goddess Durgä blessed them. 189.After blessing the gopis and speaking politely to them, Goddess Durgä, her lotus face smiling, addressed Çri Rädhä. 190.Çri Pärvati said: O mother of the universe, to the Supreme Personality of Godhead You are more dear than life. Pretending to be an ordinary human being, You followed this vow only to teach the people of the world how to act.
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