Brahma Vaivarta Purana Chapter 3:21-30

Brahma Vaivarta Purana

Sri Radha-Sridama-sapodbhava

The Cursing of Sri Radha and Sridama

Chapter 3 : Verse 21-30

ENGLISH TRANSLATION 21.Seeing her son was afraid, she who was an ocean of kindness left Lord Hari and placed the boy on her lap. Then Krsna went to Radha’s home. 22.When she had comforted the boy she noticed that her beloved was no longer there. Her heart filled with unsatisfied desires, she lamented greatly. 23.She angrily cursed her son: “You will become an ocean of salt-water. The living entities will never drink your water.” 24.Then she cursed all the boys: “Those fools will go to the earth! Fools, go to beautiful Jambudvipa on the earth! 25.“They will not stay together in one place, but will stay each in his own place. They will stay happily around different islands. 26.“They may enjoy pastimes with the rivers on these islands.” In this way, because of his mother’s curse, the youngest boy became an ocean of salt-water. 27.The youngest then told the other boys about their mother’s curse. Unhappy, all the boys went to their mother. 28.After hearing their mother’s words, they offered obeisances to her feet. Then, their necks bowed with devotion, they all went to the surface of the earth. 29.O sage, they became seven oceans around the seven islands. From the youngest to the eldest, each ocean was twice as large as the preceding one. 30.They became oceans of salt-water, sugarcane juice, wine, clarified butter, yoghurt, milk and sweet water. Their liquid will be used to cultivate grains on the earth.