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“Ramanarayana” translation
Of Narayaneeyam
By
P.R.Ramachander
(There were a group of Brahmin women who were great devotees of Lord Krishna. Since
their husbands were ritual bound they were not able to see Krishna. So he himself goes
there to meet them. When The Gopa boys request the Brahmins for food, they drive them
away but when they meet the wives of Brahmins they come running to see Lord Krishna.
The Brahmins realize the superiority of devotion over rituals.)
Then when time passed in that forest, without homes and houses,
And seeing that the children were hungry and worn out,
You sent those boys to request for some food ,
From some Brahmins who were doing Yaga in a near by place. 61.2
Those gopa boys returned back sad due to the neglect of Brahmins,
And this seemed to be very apt in case of them who were wedded to rituals,
And were completely devoid of any devotion* ,
For how can they give a hand full of rice to others*. 61.4
*Bhaktha is cooked rice as well as devotion.
You received the food articles from them and blessed them,
And you send them back to their home, knowing well,
That they had come there have a contact with your body,,
And also made them have no ill will towards her husbands. 61.9
(Lord Krishna stops an annual worship of Indra by the cowherds. He tells them that they
ought to worship The Govardhana mountain which provides food for them as well as the
cows and also the Brahmins who bless them. They agree to the proposal and carry out the
wishes of Lord Krishna. This angers Devendra.)
Then Nanda gopa told you , “Son, We do a Yaga to please Indra every year,
So that Indra will, bless us with comfort of copious rains,
For humans depend on rain for all their requirements ,
And specially for us you know cows grow up with water and grass.” 62.2
Oh God , hearing these words of your father , you told him sweetly,
“ No , I do not agree that Indra is responsible for the rain,
For it is the good deeds of beings that is responsible for rain,
And what sacrifice do great trees in the forest give to Indra?” 62.3
You again told those very good people ,” The fact that cows,
Are the great wealth of our clan is no doubt true,
And I think that it is apt to give this sacrifice ,
To the mountain which provides food for these cows,
And to the Brahmins who are greater than devas in this earth,
Who definitely rightly deserve our worship.” 62.4
You also told them, “Do you think that what I told you is a lie?
Did you not see the Mountain personally receiving the sacrifice,
And I am sure that even if Indra becomes angry with us,
This mountain will protect us” and hearing your words,
All the people of the entire Gokula became happy. 62.6
The continuous rains which was falling along with hail stones,
Troubled greatly Gopas living in all directions,
They cried “ Please save us from this problem created by Indra,”
And hearing that , you who cannot be defeated by any one,
Told them , “Please do not be afraid.” 63.2
(Devendra along with Devas anoints Lord Krishna as the Lord of the cowherds.)
Then he anointed you with the milk given with love by Kamadhenu,
Repeating the words, “Govinda, Govinda” and by this act,
Indra was drowned in the ocean of joy and he further anointed you,
With the divine Ganga brought by his steed Iravatha. 64.4
When you who were really the Lord of the three worlds,
Was anointed as the Lord of Gokula,
Gokula by your divine grace got the glory,
Which was not even attainable by heaven or even Vaikunta. 64.5
Once one servant of God Varuna kidnapped your father,
Who was taking bath in river Yamuna in the early morning,
And you who were born in this world to protect good people,
Went to the land of Varuna to save your father. 64.6
You then accepted the worship from Varuna who was upset,
And received back your father who was returned back with respect,
And within no time returned back to your home along with him,
And this was narrated by your father in detail to the Gopas. 64.7
Oh Lord Vishnu,, the Gopas firmly decided that you were Lord Hari,
And were very anxious to visit your real place of residence,
And you showed them this spectacle which is difficult for others to see. 64.8
Oh God , You have not shown the vision of your supreme abode ,
In any of your previous incarnations like a fruit in the palm,
To any of your great devotees earlier and so you,
Who had taken the form of a cowherd in Gokula,
Are indeed the manifestation of supreme soul,
And so oh Lord of Guruvayur , please cure me from my diseases. 64.10
(As promised Lord Krishna gets prepared for a play of love with the Gopis. This and the
next five chapters deals with this play of love called Rasaleela. Lord Krishna starts it all
by playing his flute. Those lovelorn maidens come running leaving their jobs as it is and
without even bothering to spend time on dressing up.)
Then as promised to the Gopis when they had finished their penance,
You decided to conduct the festival of love with them,
And in the banks of Yamuna, well lit by the cool autumn moon light,
You started playing the flute in a very pretty manner. 65.1
Those pretty lasses though they were engaged in house hold chores,
Or were looking after children or were serving their husbands,
Oh pretty God , bewitched by the music emanating from your flute,
Left off all the jobs they were doing and reached the forest. 65.3
Oh Lord , some others when they were not able to come out of their home,
Meditated on you with great concentration and kept you in their minds,
And left this physical body and reached you who was second to none,
As the personification of divine joy and attained salvation,
And to me it appears as if they are indeed greatly blessed. 65.7
Those ordinary ladies did not see you as God but as their lover,
And attained the state which cannot be easily got by even great sages,
And please make me wear you in the form of divine joy , somehow,
And without any effort whatsoever and realize salvation. 65.8
(The session of the play of love starts by Lord Krishna advising them to look after their
families and later by talking sweet nothings with each other.)
It is well known God, that you are hot like fire* during separation,
And full of passionate love during meeting but during the,
Meeting with the Gopis you were making their limbs pleased*,
And to me this appears indeed very surprising. 66.9
*Pleasing limbs or fire are denoted by word Angara
One Gopa maiden saw you in her imagination and excitedly told,
“Friend, I just now saw Krishna in front of me,”
And these words doubled the sorrow of all her friends. 67.6
Then all those Gopa maidens further searched for you till it was dark at night,
And again reached the shores of Yamuna and mingling together cried,
And also started telling among themselves about your greatness. 67.8
Seeing you after having lost all hope of seeing you again,
Was there any thing that those Gopis did not do?,
Oh Lord of Guruvayur , please cure me from my illness. 67.10
(The passionate lunacy of the Gopa maidens is first described . Then to calm them down,
Lord Krishna advices them .)
(The play of love is done with Lord Krishna assuming as many forms as there are Gopis.
Even the gods hearing about it from sage Narada , rush to see this great sports.)
And then when all the lasses wearing all ornaments properly,
And with wearing a shield over their high warring breasts,
And with gem studded ear ornaments waving over their cheeks,
Stood in a circular formation round you,
Oh Padmanabha , Oh Consort of Goddess Lakshmi,
You started moving round in between every two beauties,
And also moved around the complete collection of pretty lasses,
And performed the very pretty Rasa Kreeda faultlessly. 69.2
Oh Vasudeva ,Hearing about the very rare beauty of your Rasa Kreeda,
Which was performed prettily in the banks of Yamuna along with passion,
From the sage Narada who described it from a far away distance,
All the devas whose curiosity was raised very high,
Along with several beauties who had dressed and ornamented well,
Came very speedily from heaven at the same time and stood in the sky. 69.3
One of those lasses was exhausted due to sweat and the activities,
And not able to bear the tiresomeness, with half closed eye due to fatigue,
Leaned on your very pretty shoulders and another lass with very disheveled hair,
Due to thrill of joy that ran all over her body, profusely kissed your arm,
Which was fragrant due to concentrated application of sandal paste. 69.6
Another Gopi due to the good things that she has done ,
When her ear rings waved , pressed her cheek against yours,
And enjoyed the water from your mouth mixed with betel nut,
And like that, these maidens having got control over you,
Who is the playground of the Goddess and one who is very pretty,
Attained the intoxication that they have never experienced. 69.7
Oh God slowly the music stopped and the dance also stopped,
And those Gopis enjoyed you completely without music and drums,
Started dancing in that gathering and not only that,
They were not completely aware of their dress,
Or tying of their hair or using cloth to hide their breasts,
And all the planets and stars seeing this stood still. What more can I say? 69.8
After that ,Oh Lord you blessed the entire world with a great joyous state,
And also stopped the love sports and those beautiful Gopis ,
Who were more pretty due to their body being covered with sweat ,
Due to the great effort involved in the dance sport of Rasa Kreeda,
And whose mind was not able to tolerate their demands of passion,
And who were blessed due to the good acts they have done,
Were satisfied by sufficient passionate love play by you,
When you assumed as many forms as there were Gopis. 69.9
Oh treasure of all that is attractive , like this you spent the entire night,
And bestowed on those Gopika lasses the happiness that could only be got,
By those very great yogis and which was indefinable,
And created a fame for them even among Gods like Shiva and Brahma,
And oh God who has a form which can be understood only by devotees,
Oh very pretty one, Oh Lord Krishna, please protect me always. 69.11
(Redemtion from curse of of Sudarshana who was cursed to be a python and killing
Shanka Chooda , the servent of Lord Khubera and Arishta who came in the form of a
bull)
Then the Gopas fought with it with all their strength and beat it with firewood,
But that snake did not loosen its grip and then they shouted ”Save , save”,
And fell at your feet and when you went and touched the python by your feet,
That Python regained its original form of Vidhyadhara and shined. 70.2
Then he prayed to you thus, “Oh Lord who is wielding the Sudharshana wheel,
I am one who is named as Sudharshana and once I mocked at some sages,
And they cursed me to become a python and I am purified by the touch of your feet,”
And he returned to his home and Gopas returned to Gokula with great joy. 70.3
Once when along with Balarama , you were engaged in sport with women,.
A servant of Kubhera called Sankhachooda without bothering about you,
Kidnapped those ladies and hearing this , you chased him with great speed,
And he left the ladies on the way and started to run and you killed him,
And you brought his crest gem and gave it to Balarama. 70.4
During the day time when you were wandering all over the forest with friends,
The Gopis who were feeling the pangs of separation from you , thought of you,
As the one as pretty as God of Love himself , who played sweet notes on flute,
And who was like a drink of nectar to the eyes of Deva Ladies, and wept. 70.5
Later that bad bull which was making the world shiver,
Assumed a form that was huge and fierce,
And started driving away the cows by chasing them,
And came before you who is the basis of Vedas. 70.7