Garga Samhita 1609

Garga Samhita

Canto Two : Chapter Twenty

Rasa-krida
The Rasa-dance Pastime

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shiromanim sundari ca
ratna-venim praharshini
bhushane candra-suryakhye
vidyut-koöi-sama-prabhe

radhikayai dadau devi
vrinda vrindavaneshvari
evam shringara-samsphurjad-
rupaya radhaya harih

giri-raje babhau rajan
yajno dakshinaya yatha
yatra vai radhaya rase
shringaro 'kari maithila

tatra govardhane jatam
sthalam shringara-mandalam
atha krishnah sva-priyabhir
yayau candra-sarovaram[1]

Sundari gave a crest-jewel, Praharshini gave a braid-jewel, and Goddess Vrinda, the queen of Vrindavana, gave candra and surya ornaments glittering like ten million lightning flashes. Accompanied by brilliantly decorated Radha on the king of mountains, Lord Krishna shone with great glory. The place on Govardhana Hill where Radha was decorated is known as shringara-mandala. Then, accompanied by His beloved gopis, Lord Krishna went to the lake Candra-sarovara.


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  1. shiromanim -a crest jewel; sundari -Sundari; ca -and; ratna-venim -braid jewels; praharshini -Praharshini; bhushane -two ornaments; candra-suryakhye -named candra and surya; vidyut-koöi-sama-prabhe -splendid as ten million lightning flashes; radhikayai -to Radha; dadau -gave; devi -goddess; vrinda -Vrinda; vrindavaneshvari -the queen of Vrindavana; evam -thus; shringara -with ornaments; samsphurjat -shining; rupaya -form; radhaya -with Radha; harih -Krishna; giri-raje -on the king of mountains; babhau -was splendidly manifest; rajan -O king; yajnah -Yajna; dakshinaya -with Dakshina; yatha -as; yatra -where; vai -indeed; radhaya -with r; rase -in the rasa dance; shringarah -decoration; akari -was; maithila -O king of Mithila; tatra -ther; govardhane -on Govardhana Hill; jatam -born; sthalam -place; shringara-mandalam -shringara-mandalam; atha -then; krishnah -Krishna; sva-priyabhih -with his beloveds; yayau -went; candra-sarovaram -to Candra-sarovara.

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