Brahma Vaivarta Purana Chapter 3:41-50

Brahma Vaivarta Purana

Sri Radha-Sridama-sapodbhava

The Cursing of Sri Radha and Sridama

Chapter 3 : Verse 41-50

ENGLISH TRANSLATION 41.O Lord Hari, You have many other lovers in Goloka. Go to them! Why do You need Me? 42.Even though Your dear lover Viraja, out of fear of Me, left her body and became a river, still You go to her! 43.Build a palace on her shore and stay with her. Stay with her. Go to her. She became a river. You became a river also. 44.Because they belong to the same class, it is glorious for one river to associate with another river. As they happily eat together and sleep together they feel great love for each other. 45.O crest jewel of divine persons, when they hear from Me that You are enjoying pastimes with a river, the great souls will smile. 46.They who say You are the master of the universes do not truly know Your heart. The Personality of Godhead, who is the Supersoul in the hearts of all, now desires to enjoy pastimes with a river! 47.After speaking these words, angry goddess Radha stopped. Surrounded by a hundred thousand gopis, She would not rise from Her bed. 48.Some gopis carried camaras in their hands, some carried fine garments, some carried betelnuts in their hands, and some carried flower-garlands in their hands. 49.Some carried cups of scented water in their hands, some carried lotus flowers in their hands, some carried red sindura in their hands, and some carried flower garlands in their hands. 50.Some carried jewel ornaments in their hands, some carried black kajjala, some carried flutes and vinas in their hands, and some carried combs in their hands.