Brahma Vaivarta Mahā Purana - Śrī Kṛshṇa Janana Khaṇḍa

52 - Description of Rasa Performance of Radha and Madhava 

Sri Krishna said- О beautiful one, I have described about the shattering of the pride of all the big and small people which has been listened by you. There is no doubt about it. now get up go to Vrundavana and I have to meet the cowherdesses who are suffering from separation. 

Narayana said- On hearing the words of Sri Krishna, the proud Radha spoke to him, "0 lord I am unable to walk, therefore you carry me."

Listening to the words of Radhika lord Madhusudana smiled and said, "You climb on me." Thus, speaking the lord disappeared from the place. Finding this Radha lamented for a while. Thereafter searching for him here and there, she went to Vrundavana. Entering in the forest of sandal-wood she went on crying and got disgusted. She then looked at the cowherdesses who were filled with grief, upset with fear, having red faces and unstable eyes. She went on roaming from one forest, to the others crying uttering the name of lord. She did not eat anything and was quite angry. 

Feeling disgusted in separation from love, she narrated the story of her roaming about over the Malaya mountain.

Thereafter, Radhika who was upset because of her separation, started crying with others saying, "O lord". She went on lamenting again and again denouncing Krishna. An anger she started beating her breasts and, in a moment, she got ready to end her life. 

In the meantime, lord Krishna appeared before Radhika and all the cowherdesses in the forest of sandal-wood. 

Finding her lord present there together with the cowherdesses, Radhika felt delighted; her body was filled with emotions. Displaying a serene smile on the face, she rushed towards him. 

She at once embraced Krishna and snatching away his flute, the rosary and pitambara, she unrobed him. After getting satisfied Radha, who enjoyed in the Vrundavana, returned to Krishna his robes, rosary and the flute. 

She than pasted the paste of sandal-wood, aguru, kasthuri and saffron on his body and started kissing his face again and again, looking at the same. 

In a moment she denounced him in another moment she praised him. Still in another moment she offered fragrant betel with camphor to him. 

Thereafter infatuated with love, all the cowherdesses narrated their mental agony because of the separation. In the next moment the cowherdesses started denouncing him and in another moment getting pleased they started praising him. In a moment they adorned him with all the ornaments and in another-moment they applied the sandal-paste on his body.

Someone of them said, "Look he is the chief and our lives, you keep a guard on him always he should not disappear now.". 

Someone said, "All of you should surround him from all sides". Someone said, "Binding him with the fetters of love you keep him in your heart." 

Someone said, "Never believe in him further." Some said, "He is the chief of the mind, therefore look at him again and again.". 

Someone said, "Getting angry he is heartless and killer of the humans". Someone said, "He is net talking to me". 

All the cowherds and cowherdesses should roamed about in all the charming places with Krishna play fully. 

Thus, thinking all the cowherdesses surrounded lord Krishna from all the sides in charming Rasamandala and proceeded to that place.

Reaching there, lord Krishna was seated on the lion-throne and appeared like the moon surrounded by the stars in the sky. 

Thereafter Janardana multiplied himself into many forms and enjoyed the love-sport with the cowherdess which are liked by the passionate damsels. 

Thereafter, passionate Krishna holding the hand of Radha reached in the pleasure-chamber which was built by Vishvakarma and had the fragrance of sandal-paste, aguru, kasthuri and saffron. He then enjoyed the company of Radha on the bed of champaka flowers. 

Krishna was well-versed in the love-sports and the Scriptures on love and he enjoyed the conjugal pleasures in many ways. 

О sage, thus both of them were engaged in each other companies for a long time. At that point of time their attraction towards the conjugal-pleasures could not be subsided. 

Thus, Krishna was always anxious for love-sport and he in many forms enjoyed the company of the cowherdesses. 

Narada said- О loveable by the devotees, why do the people recite the name of Radha first and then of Krishna. What is the reason behind it? You kindly tell me. Who happens to be a true devotee of the lord? 

Sri Krishna said-I am going to speak out three reasons to you. you listen to them. First of all, Prakruti happens to be the mother of the universe and Purusha is the father of the universe. In all the three worlds the glory of the mother is hundred times more than that of the father, that is why the terms of Radha, Krishna and Gaurisha, is used in the Vedas. 

Even in the universe no body recited the name of Krishna Radha and Ishagauri is never heard. Even for others the terms Rohinichandra and Surya with Sanjna is. never heard of. you accept this meaning of mind and be happy. О lord of Kamala, you accent my adoration and be happy. This is what has been recited. Therefore, О best of the sages, in Kauthumi-sakha of the Samaveda, it has been prescribed like this. With the reciting of the word Madhava gets ready and with the reciting of he runs after following her. О sage, the one who recites the name of Purusha first and Prakruti later on, he desecrates the Vedas and is considered to be the killer of the mother. Thus, the auspicious land of Bharata is considered to be the land of action and bestows great merit. Out of the land of Bharata, Vrundavana is considered to be more auspicious because the dust of the feet of Radha had fallen there. To achieve the dust of the feet of Radha, Brahma had performed tapas for sixty thousand years.