Brahma Vaivarta Purana Chapter 27:71-80

Brahma Vaivarta Purana

Çri Gopikä-vastra-haraëa

Stealing the Gopis' Garments

Chapter 27: Verse 71-80

ENGLISH TRANSLATION 71.Standing naked in the water, the gopis lamented: Where are our garments and offerings for the goddess? 72.Lamenting in this way, the gopis folded their hands and humbly spoke. 73.-74.The gopis said: You are the master of the devotees and therefore you have the right to take Your maidservants' garments. But the offerings of worship belong to Goddess Durgä. O best of the knowers of the Vedas, it is not right for you to take them. 75.O Kåñëa, please return our garments. We will make other offerings to the goddess. You may eat the offerings. 76.Then Çridämä showed them all the garments, and then quickly took them far away. 77.Seeing Her garments, the leader of the gopis became angry. Standing in the water, She spoke to Her friends. 78.Çri Rädhä said: O Suçilä, O Çaçikalä, O Candramukhi, O Mädhavi, O Kadambamälä, O Kunti, O Yamunä, O Sarvamaìgalä, . . . 79.. . . O Padmamukhi, Sävitri, Pärijätä, Jähnavi, Sudhämukhi, Çubhä, Padmä, Gauri, O Svayamprabhä, . . . 80. . . . O Kälikä, O Kamalä, O Durgä, O Sarasvati, O Bhärati, O Apürëä, O Rati, O Gaìgä, O Ambikä, O Sati, O Sundari, . . .