68 - Radha's request to Krishna 

Narayana said- After performing the love sport, the eternal lord Krishna got up from the bed of roses and woke up his beloved also. 

He cleaned her mouth the piece of cloth. Thereafter Madhusudana spoke to Radha peaceful and sweet words.

Sri Krishna said- О goddess of divine dance, О goddess who cuts pleasant jokes, you wait here for a moment in the dancing hall, thereafter you can move to Vrundavana or Vraja. You are the great goddess of the divine dance therefore moving to the Rasamandala to perform the divine dance for a moment as the god of the village remains in every village, similarly you first go with cowherdesses to the Chandana-vana and then for a moment you move on to the Champavana and stay there. О beautiful one, for a moment I shall go to my abode where I have to attend to an important work. Therefore, О lady of my life, you leave me gladly for a moment.

Because you happen to be the goddess of my life and my life always remains with you, О dear one, where can a person live without the life. 

My mind always remains attracted towards you, you are my worldly pleasure and no one is dearer to me than you. You are dearer than Shiva. О chaste lady, this is true that Shiva happens to be my life but you happen to be dearer to me than my life. Thus, speaking lord Krishna who is all knowledgeable, all competent, soul of all, the protector and is the lord who does good to everyone embracing Radhika got ready to leave.

Goddess Radhika, finding the lord getting ready to go, spoke with a sad mind.

Radhika said- О lord, О my dear husband, you are the best among those who are loved by me, О lord Krishna, you do not go to Vraja. О lord of my life presently I find that your mind is disturbed, therefore in case you leave at the moment, my fortune and love would also depart. 

Therefore, throwing me in the vast and deep ocean of grief, where are you going? I am getting upset because of separation. I am quite humble and I take refuge in you. 

In case you leave then I will not go back to my house. I shall go to some forest, reciting the name of Krishna. 

Otherwise I shall not go to the forest but I shall drown myself in the ocean of love and getting desirous of you I shall end my life. 

As the light the soul, the moon and the sun remain together similarly how could you leave when you are entangled with me with the comer of my costumes.

О lord of the down-trodden, in case you leave at the moment disappointing me then it would not be proper for you to leave a humble person like me who has taken refuge in you. 

The one whose feet are adored always by Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva; he is taking to the form of a cowherd because of his illusion, how can I really know about you who is envious of you. 

О lord I have committed innumerable sins improperly and whatever I had spoken to you taking you as my husband in arrogance. You kindly forgive me. 

My pride has been shattered and the goal has been left behind, what more can I speak in order to know about my fortune? In spite of knowing about the truth, about you from the mouth of Garga, I am still infatuated with the illusion, therefore getting over-powered with love and devotion, I am unable to speak out anything but in case you are going, leaving me alone then you will earn a blemish and all your sons, and grandsons would be destroyed in the fire of the anger. 

You are the lord of my life and without you even a moment is spent by me like a yuga. Therefore, О lord how can I remain alive getting separated from you for a hundred years.

О sage thus speaking Radhika fell down on the ground in anger and fainted losing consciousness. 

Thereafter the all merciful Krishna finding her fainted, brought her back to senses and embraced her. 

In spite of the face that he had bestowed the divine knowledge of the yogic practices on her which could remove the grief but in spite of that Radhika, who always had a smiling face could not be relieved of the grief. 

When the separation from ordinary things creates grief for a person then how could the separation from the body and the soul be pleasant. 

The lord of Vraja could not go to Vraja on that day. He took Radha to the lake of the love-sport. 

Reaching there he again had the divine play with Radha as a result of which the burning sensation of the mind of the goddess of the divine dance was subsided. 

Thereafter, O Narada, getting decorated with flowers and sandal-paste, Radha enjoyed the company of her husband Krishna on the bed of roses.