53 - Rasalila of Sri Krishna

Narada said- After completion of Rasalila, what else the lord of the universe does? You kindly tell me. 

Sri Narayana said- After performing the divine dance in the Rasamandala Sri Krishna together with the goddess Radha went to the bank of the Yamuna. 

Taking bath in the spot less clean water of the Yamuna and drinking the water, he performed the water sport together with all the cowherdesses. 

Thereafter Sri Krishna accompanied with Radha went to the Bhandira forest and the cowherdesses suffering from the pangs of separation, went to their respective abodes. In the forest of Bhandira in the orchard of the jasmine flowers Sri Krishna and Radha enjoyed the company of each other on the charming bed and thereafter they went to the Vasanti orchard. Lord Krishna presently enjoyed the company of Radha in that forest. 

Radha, whose body was plastered with the sandal-paste, Sri Krishna went to the sandal-wood forest, he enjoyed the company of Radha on the bed of the tender leaves of the sandal-wood trees in the spotless rays of the moon.

After their performance in that place Sri Krishna went with Radha to the forest of jasmine flowers. Both of them enjoyed each other’s company on the charming bed of the jasmine flowers. Getting relieved of the love-sport they then went to the forest of lotus flowers. There they enjoyed on the bed of lotus flowers from which the fragrance of these flowers was issuing carried by the cool breeze. Thus, Krishna enjoyed the company of the lotus faced Radha in that place and he went to sleep there. 

Thereafter Sri Krishna, the lord of the sleep, rose up from the sleep and started staring at the beloved Radha who was comfortably sleeping on the bed of lotus flowers. 

He looked at the lotus-like face of Radha which put to shame the moon of the winter season. She had developed the drops of sweating on the face in which the spots of vermilion had disappeared. Similarly, the collyrium of the eyes, the paint of the lips and the printings on the cheeks had disappeared the knots of hair on the head had disarranged and the eyes were shut like the blue lotus flowers, her face was adorned with the invaluable two kundalas and Gajamukta. 

Thereafter Madhava, who is always graceful on his devotees, rinsed her face with the fine garment lovingly which was sanctified by Agni. 

The lord than combed her hair and decorated her head with jasmine flowers making a beautiful knot, binding it with the string of gems, she was seated turning her face towards the left and looked quite charming. Her head was decorated with beautiful circular lotus flower. 

He applied a tilakam of vermilion on her forehead and a spot of kasthuri was also made under it together with another spot of the sandal-paste, decorating the same from all the sides.

He then painted beautiful leaves on the cheeks and applied collyrium with devotion on the eyes resembling the blue lotus flowers. Thereafter lovingly her lips were also painted and her ears were adorned with beautiful ear ornaments. 

He then adorned her with invaluable garlands of gems which were falling on her breasts. He adorned her neck with a garland of invaluable diamonds, he also adorned her with several types of ornaments. She was clad in beautiful costumes sanctified by fire on which the kasthuri and saffron were sprinkled. 

Her pair of feet were adorned with gem-studded anklets and the toes were painted red, with devotion. 

Thus, lord Krishna who in adored by the entire universe, served Radha, like a servant with utmost devotion and also moved the white fly-whisk. 

Thereafter, lord Krishna who is well-versed in the scriptures of love and also is well-aware of the feeling connected therewith being best of the intellectuals woke up his beloved and embraced her. Thereafter, he presented to her a beautiful mirror of gems to unable her to look at her reflection in the mirror. 

The immensely virtuous goddess Radha was adorned by Sri Krishna with many of the garlands of flowers soaked in sandal-paste, beside the undecaying flowers. Getting filled with love Sri Krishna applied on the entire body of Radha, the paste of kasthuri, saffron and sandal-paste. 

О Narada, the Parijata flower which was given to him by Brahma was place by Krishna on the head of Radha. Then he placed the lotus of thousand petals which was spotless and divine issuing lustre and was given to Krishna by Shiva in a lonely place. 

Sri Krishna also adorned the person of Radha with kaustubha gem which happens to be the best of all the gems and was given to him by Dharma in a lonely place. 

Не then gave the divine beverage which increased pass ion and was given by the divine physician Ashvinikumara to Krishna in a lonely place. He handed over the beverage for her drinking in the vase of gems to Radha. 

He then placed jasmine, Madhavi, Kunda, Mandara and champaka flowers in different vases and handed them over to Radha for her pleasure. 

Thereafter Krishna who is well aware of exigencies of the times gave away to Radha a betel with camphor which was difficult to get in the universe. Thereafter unrobing her she was clad in beautiful garments which ware prepared by Bruhaspati and were invaluable and extremely charming, these handed over to the Krishna by Varuna in seclusion with great devotion. Indra had given Gajendra-mukta which serves as a nose ornament, was also given by Krishna to Radha. 

In the meantime, the sixty extremely dear cowherdesses of Radha accompanied with sixty thousand cowherdesses delightfully reached there following the footsteps of Krishna and Radha. Some of them held sandal-paste, some fly-whisks, some kasthuri and others held the garlands. 

Some of them held the vermilion, some of them held the lotuses and the combs, some of them held the paint for the feet, some of them carried the costumes. 

Some of them held the mirrors, some of them held the lotus for playing and some of the held the garlands. Some of them held the flower vases. Some of them held the beverages and some of them carried ornaments. Some of them carried karatalas in their hands, some carried double drums, some carried musical instruments and the vinas. Thus, thirty-six types of Raga-Raginis assembled there in the form of cowherdesses. They had arrived in the land of Bharata with Radha. On reaching before Radha some of them started singing, some of them started dancing, some of the them started moving the fly-whisks and some off them started delightfully pressing her feet. 

О great sage, some others offered betels for her consumption. Thus in the sacred place of Vrundavana of lord Krishna occupying the heart of Radha together with the cowherdesses, was drinking beverages in a moment, in another moment he started chewing betel and in another moment he went to sleep delightfully, in another moment he enjoyed the love-sport with Radha in the palaces made of gems and in another moment, he started enjoying water sport with Radha in the waters of Yamuna. О son, thus I have narrated to you the Rasalila of the lord who moves according to this own will, is complete in all respects is without qualities and independent, beyond Prakruti, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. I have narrated to you the life story of lord Krishna; his childhood plays and other events. What else do you want to listen from me.