32 - Stotra of Lord Krishna 

Lord Krishna said- The god of love was pleased with the prayer of Mohini and he himself arrived there, remaining in the space, he placed an arrow on the bow and sanctifying it with auspicious mantras he shot the arrows at Brahma. With the shooting of the arrow of the god of love, the mind of Brahma became unstable and passion was aroused in him.

Не looked at the face of Mohini for a moment and then he started looking at her again and again. Thereafter Brahma achieved the great knowledge reciting the name of Hari and then he became unconcerned, we could realise with the divine sights the entire play of the god of love. Thereafter getting upset Brahma pronounced a curse on the god of love also since he happened to be his own son. "You have been intoxicated of your youth, О foolish one, you have become proud of your wealthy your pride will be shattered because of disregarding me who happens to be your own teacher. 

Becoming unsuccessful in his efforts, the god of love left the place at once accompanied by the spring season. Terrified from the curse of Brahma, his throat, lips and palate were dried up.

Thereafter Brahma, the creator of the universe, spoke to passionate Mohini who was looking at him smilingly with a side-glance.

Brahma said- О mother Mohini, you will not be successful with me. Therefore, you leave this place. I have understood your mind. I am not suitable for this purpose. 

I am myself the creator of the Vedas and organised the whole universe Therefore, I am unable to indulge in a deed which has been denounced in the Vedas, 

What more degrading could it be for the me who is well-versed in the Vedas, passionate woman who presents herself with the evil intent ion has to be disowned by even a passionate person and the ascetics should always get rid of her. This had been ordained in the Vedas. Particularly the loose-women have to be disowned by everyone. The proximity of the loose women results in the destruction of wife, riches, life, age and glory. She happens to be worse than the killers and is the seed for misfortune. The love of the wicked women, the lustre of the lightening, the line drawn on the water, friendship, with the intention of greed and the riches achieved by betraying others, are all short lived, the wicked women result in greater misery as compared to the wild animals. 

The one who believes them has to face the misfortune at every step, you are quite beautiful and graceful also and you always keep your self-aloof from the passionate people. 

You happen to be the form of the treasure for the young and the poison for the ascetics. You are the best of the apsaras who remains always youthful. 

О beautiful one, therefore you search for another youthful person for your purpose. You are quite intelligent among the women and therefore search for an intelligent man.

The union of a passionate lady with a passionate man is always useful. I have already reached the old age and am pretty old and ascetic, a Vaishnava Brahmana and am not independent. How could my mind get attracted towards a loose woman? Therefore, О daughter, leaving a father like me, you leave this place. 

I am the creator of the universe by name and from that point view I am your father as well. You can go to Chandramitra, Kamadeva, Jayanta, Nalakubara, Ashvinikumara, Budha and the beautiful sons of Diti. They are well-versed in the art of making love. 

when you have come to me disregarding such people, how could you be termed as an intelligent passionate woman. It is the man who always desired a union with a woman. In case a woman goes to a man, it is just like moving in opposite direction. Of all the gems, the gem-like women are considered to be the best. The husband himself requests the wife and not the other way. Such of the ladies who themselves approach the men are denounced. 

If a gem appears itself then its value decreases. The men always approach the women and the women never approaches, the men. 

Neither has it been provided in the Vedas nor in the prevalent traditions in which the women approach the men. The one who holds in high esteem his own wife is always adorable but the one who is infatuated with passion towards others wives, is not adorable. О helpless lady, who is the enemy of whom in the three worlds.

Your own organ of senses are your enemies because of which the enmity develops. In case, one behaves as per the provisions of the Vedas, he finds the entire universe friendly to him. In case one, acts against the Vedas even the friend turns inimical to him and the one who moves according to the Vedas, the lord is always pleased with him. 

By pleasing the lord, the entire universe gets pleased and in case he becomes annoyed the entire universe becomes inimical. Where are the wicked women and where are the chaste ones?

The one becomes wicked or chaste in the universe because of one’s own deeds. The women have been born out of the amsha of Prakruti who was created by Narayana himself.

The wicked woman always has a loose character and is denounced by all and the noble lady is always treated to be chaste. Even the chaste women are of three types. There is no differentiation among the loose women. Such of the women who herself goes to another person; she happens to be the black spot among the women. 

Such a woman goes to another person decorating herself, then in spite of her being of high caste, she cannot be held in high esteem. She can be considered as an ordinary woman. Thus, speaking Brahma, the creator of the universe kept quiet and the apsara whose lips were fluttering in rage spoke in anger.

Mohini said- О creator of the universe, I have come to know your entire life story presently. Whatever regulations have been spelt out by you cannot provide solace to my mind. Ever since I cast a glance on you, my mind felt attracted towards you. With the sight of your face all my earlier friends have been forgotten. This body of mine has started burning with passion. When I was going to end my life, Rambha prevented me from doing so and she advised me accordingly. Thereafter, I came to you with the help of the god of love. 

Getting terrified with the curse pronounced by him on you, he also left the place becoming unsuccessful. Though you have denounced me but I am unable to leave the place. 

О virtuous one, all my limbs are presently becoming numb. О ocean of mercy be compassionate on me. It would not be proper for you to kill me. 

This is certain that I shall feel satisfied only by embracing you. Because of the deeds you are the creator of the worlds and I happen to be a wicked woman. 

The noble people are never filled with pride. The creatures move according to their deeds, that is why one enjoyed the side of a vehicle while other carry him. 

Because of the deeds the king collects the taxes and the people pay to him. Some occupy a lion-throne while someone remains a king by name only. 

People move in different directions because of their own deeds, it is because of the deeds that one mounts a horse and the other rides on the elephants. 

By deeds alone one become the driver and the other becomes the owner of the vehicle. By one’s own deeds, one is born out of the womb of a pig. 

By one’s own deeds Varuna is born from the womb of Indrani and also becomes your son. Someone becomes the devotee of Hari and achieves his slave hood. 

Some of the people because of certain misdeeds are born as insects of the refuge. Some of the kings because of the deeds move of to the heaven. 

And some of them go to the hell and are thrown in refuge and urine. Some of the people because of their own deeds become the lord of Indra.

Some people become the gods, humans and petty creatures because of the influence of their deeds-some of the people become the best of the Brahmanas on earth. Some of them become the kings, Vaishyas, Shudras and Mlecchas. Some of the people becomes intellectuals by their deeds and some of them become all knowledgeable because of their deeds. 

Some of the people are born fools, blind and deformed, some of the people because of their good deeds impart knowledge of the scriptures to their people. 

Some of them study and received all the knowledge from the mouth of the teacher. You have become Brahma because of your deeds. Some women become chaste because of their deeds and is adored in the universe.

Some of the ladies becomes the whores and earn their living by selling away their body. I am an apsara of the heaven and am used by the gods in the heaven and am quite respectable. 

With the embrace of these gods by us, the good deeds vanish, the nature is the seed of the mind and the deeds happen to be the seed of the nature. Lord Hari happens to be the seed of the deeds and the reward accruing from the deeds. The supreme lord himself bestows the reward of the deeds.

Janardana in the form of actions, is extremely powerful. For what reason am I denounced? And what reason have you denounced me? 

I have arrived here to have a glance at the feet of the creator of universe and whose lotus-like feet are beyond the reach of even the yogis in dreams. 

I have arrived here to achieve the same lord as my husband. By going to some other place, I would become untouchable in this world as well as the other worlds because the ladies are graceful only by receiving the dust of the feet of one person only. Thus, speaking Mohini went closer to Brahma and sat before him. 

The creator of the universe then started trembling with tears, feeling panicky of the wicked women. The wicked Mohini smilingly, with her mind filled with passion, looked at Brahma with a side-glance. 

Because she was immensely infested with passion she displayed, the limbs of her body. At that point of time, the all knowledgeable and the one who was well-versed in passionate advances the god of love, appeared there and shot his five a crow at Brahma, which are known as Sammohana, Samudvega, Bijastambhitakarna, Jvalada Unmattabija and Chetanaharaka. By shooting the arrow the god of love stood in the sky. 

Then he deputed his attendants delightfully who influenced his own father and these attendants included the spring season, cuckoo, the black-wasps and the pleasant fragrant breeze. 

The god of love himself entered the body of Brahma and started creating disturbance. The male cuckoo started issuing sweet notes close to that place and the black-wasps started issuing hissing sound. Thereafter the cool and fragrant breeze started slowing slowly. О dear one the spring season started roaming about delightfully at that place. Thereafter all the limbs of Brahma were overwhelmed. 

Smiling again and again he looked at Mohini. The beauty with the side-glance at that point of time getting infatuated with passion lost her senses. In the meantime, Brahma realised the involvement of all but he could not control his mind. Thereafter he started reciting the name of Hari, he then with a peaceful mind meditated upon the two-armed Krishna holding a flute in his hand, wearing the yellow lower garment, the best of all extremely beautiful and young, adorned with all the gem-studded ornaments and having a serene smile on his face. Brahma started offering prayer to him. 

Brahma said- О Hari, you protect myself I am drowning in the ocean of passion which is full of the water, resembling the disgrace and is difficult to be crossed and is full of danger. 

It is the cause of forgetting the devotion, the stop towards the miseries and is quite difficult. It blurs the sight of intelligence, is full of the waves of birth, filled with the crocodiles in the form of women, filled with the rivers likes the passions and is quite dangerous. 

It is sweet like nectar in the beginning but results in poison. It is the vast gate for entry into the abode of Yama. Therefore, О Madhusudana, with the use of the boat of your intelligence, you help me to cross it. You are yourself the sailor and therefore be pleased.

О lord, О lord of the universe, О Madhava, in the task of the creation of the universe, several Brahmanas have been deputed. Though this happens to be my desired Brahmaloka and is not the filled of action, but in spite of your devotion I am not desirous of something which obstructs in the performing of my duty. 

О lord, О ocean of mercy, grace of the down-trodden, be compassionate on me. О great lord you are all knowledgeable and prevent me from witnessing the bad dreams. 

Thus speaking, the eternal Brahma, the creator of the universe kept quiet and fixing his mind on my lotus-like feel, he started reciting my name again and again. 

Thus, whosoever, reciting this stotra composed by Brahma with devotion or listens to it, would never be over- powered with passion. This is certain.

Overcoming my illusion, he will surely achieve the great knowledge and shall become my devotee.