69 - Description of the sport of Radha and Krishna 

Narada said- Thereafter what is the extremely secret and secret tattva of Radha and Krishna and what was their other tattva you kindly tell me. 

Narayana said- О Narada, I will speak to you the extremely secretive tattva which the ancient people describe as quite secret in the Vedas and other scriptures. You please listen to me. Thereafter, the passionate, moving at will, all-pervading and clever lord Krishna enjoyed the love-sport with beautiful Radha. 

Radha was completely like the figure of her mother Kalavati. Kalavati had the strength of sixty-four arts, quite attractive, well-versed in the sports of love, extremely intelligent, passionate, well-versed in passionate advances, always filled with passionate desires, completely passionate, most beautiful of woman, having quite stable youth-fullness and was the mind-born daughter of the manes, was quite fortunate, arrogant, the pupil of Shiva, possessed all knowledge, who lived for a hundred kalpas, well-versed in the Vedas and post-Vedic literature, well-versed in yogic practices and polity, the one who could change to many forms, quite chaste and was the well-known Siddhayogini. 

Her daughter named Radhika was also like her mother and quite passionate. The noble Radhika displayed several types of dispositions in the divine dance for lord Krishna who was always anxious to perform for the sake of his beloved and particularly Radha who was quite dear to him, enjoyed sixty-four types of asanas, by which the pelvic region and the breasts were injured with the nails, the painting of the sandal wood paste and the vermilion was shattered and the hair-do was disarranged. She enjoyed everlasting pleasure by getting unrobed and fainted with grief. Her entire body was filled with emotions and she was overwhelmed. She went to sleep in the same position. 

Thereafter, finding her enjoying the sleep, the compassionate lord Krishna who is the lord of illusion also, just for educating people getting filled with illusion cried aloud. 

Embracing the great goddess Radha, he kissed her again and again. She was bathed with the waters of his tears.

Krishna then clad his beloved with the garments sanctified by fire which were quite fine and were invaluable besides being difficult to get in the universe.

He made a knot of her hair, plastered her body with saffron and sandal-paste, adorned her neck with garlands of invaluable gems and applied vermilion on the head at the point of the parting of the hair; her cheeks were decorated with various types of flowers like lotus and others and her feet were adorned with the gem-studded anklets, beautiful red paint was applied over her feet and the toes. Thus, the lord decorated his beloved when she was fast asleep by applying various types of cosmetics. 

Thereafter infatuated with love, he embraced her and implanted kisses on her repeatedly, he then laid her against his chest and then went to sleep himself. In the meantime, the grandsire Brahma, Shiva, Sesha and the gods arrived there together with the sages. They saluted before him bowing their heads and with folded hands started offering prayers as prescribed in the Samaveda. 

Brahma said- О lord of the universe, victory to you, all of us adore your sacred feet. You are beyond the gunas like sattva, rajas and tamas you are formless, moving at will, graceful to the devotees, having the eternal form, taking to the form of a cowherd by illusion, lord of the illusion, clad in the best of garments, having the best nature, peaceful, loveable by all, can subjugate all, possessing eternal knowledge, quite blissful, beyond everything, beyond Prakruti, residing in the heart of everyone, unattached witness of the deeds of all the people; you are formless as well as with form, spotless, remover of the burden of earth, ocean of mercy, destroyer of the grief and sufferings of the people, destroyer of old age, death and fear, serving as a sage for those who take refuge in you, graceful and compassionate to the devotees and are the immense treasure of the devotees, we bow in reverence to you. You are the great god of all, we bow in reverence to you. Whatever was spoken by Brahma again and again to please the god, was spoken with utmost devotion, after which he fainted. 

Whosoever recited the stotra composed by Brahma or listens to it with an attentive mind, all his desires get fulfilled, there is no doubt about it. 

A man without son gets a son, without a wife, gets a wife and a pauper receives immense riches surely. 

Enjoying all the pleasures in this world, he achieves the slave hood of the lord ultimately and, achieves his everlasting abode.

He was thus eulogised by Brahma who prostrated before him again and again with his mind filled with devotion.

Brahma said- О lord of the gods, О blissful one, the delight of Nanda, you are filled with bliss, are all blissful, I bow in reverence to you. О lord, leaving Vrundavana you go to the abode of Nanda. You remember the curse of Sudama in which you have to remain separated from your beloved for a hundred years.

Because of the curse of your devotees, you have to get separated from your beloved for a hundred years. You will get back again and go to Goloka but О lord, presently you go and reach the abode of your father and meet Akrura who happens to be your uncle and has arrived here. He is quite adorable, graceful and a great Vaishnava. О lord, you go to Mathura accompanied by him. О Hari, reaching there you break the bow of Shiva and destroy the enemies. 

You free yourself from your parents from the bondage, killing the wicked Kamsa. Thereafter you build the city of Dvaraka and relieve the earth of her burden. 

O virtuous one, destroying the city of Kasi of lord Shiva you have to destroy the abode of Indra also, engaging Shiva in a trance, you destroy the arms of Banasura. 

О lord, kidnapping Rukmini, you kill Narakasura and marry the sixty thousand girls there. 

О lord of Vraja, disowning your beloved who is dearer to you than your life, you proceed to Vraja. Till such time as Radha does not wake up, you get up at once. You will meet with welfare. 

Thus, speaking Indra together with the gods like Brahma went back to Brahmaloka. The serpent Sesha and Shiva also retired to their respective abodes. 

Thereafter filled with devotion the god showered the flowers soaked with sandal-paste on the lord and they heard a divine voice from the sky which said, "Kamsa is fit for killing. By killing him relieve your parents of bondage and then relieve the earth of her burden.” 

Hearing all these words, for the welfare of the people, lord Krishna leaving aside Radha got up slowly. 

Looking at Radha again and again the lord went up to a distance and he stopped for a moment in his abode in the Chandana-vana.

Radha on the other hand woke up and get up from her bed. She was peaceful, beautiful but finding her lord missing who was beautiful and peaceful, she said, "O lord, the extremely dear one, О lord of my life, the chief of my life, О beloved one, where have you gone. 

After searching for him for a moment she went to the Malati-vana. She rested there for a while and again got up and then slept on the floor. She started crying in a moment saying, "O lord." Repeating these words again and again, she started lamenting loudly. 

Burning with the fire of separation she fainted and she lay there on the grassy land like a dead person. 

О Brahman, at that point of time a lakh of cowherdesses arrived there to serve her, some of whom were carrying in their hands the fly whisks and sandal-paste. 

Lila has been the most favourable of the cowherdesses of Radha who picked her up and embraced her. Finding her friend like a dead person, she was upset and started crying. 

She spread the lotus leaves on the ground and then she placed the body of Radha on the same who was sleeping without any movement.

The cowherdesses holding beautiful white fly-whisks started serving her and applying sandal-paste on her body and then clad her in a thick garment. In the meantime, lord Krishna also arrived there and found Radha there who was dearer to him than his life. О Narada, at that point. of time the strong and powerful cowherdesses were preventing the entry of Krishna towards the place of Radha like the soldiers of the king. But the compassionate Krishna, reaching there lifted Radha and took her in his lap and enlightened her with various types of divine knowledge. On regaining consciousness, Radha looked at the lord of her life and getting composed, she shed away the pain of separation. Thereafter, the beautiful Radha embraced her beloved and Madhusudana on his part carried Radha to the bed of gems and enjoyed the love sport with her. 

Thereafter Ratnamala, the dearest friend of Radha, spoke to Krishna in sweet tone the words which were very appropriate. 

Ratnamala said- О Krishna, you listen to me, I am going to talk to you that which would be quite pleasant, beneficial, truthful and the tattva of polity besides being the cause of immense love of a couple. It is strictly according to the scriptures on love, polity, Vedas, Puranas and human behaviour. These words also bestow great reputation. 

Of all the women the mother is extremely lovable of all the relatives, the brothers are lovable and the son is more lovable than him. A husband is more lovable than the son. 

The chaste lady loves her husband more than a hundred sons. This is well-known. The passionate woman and the one who is well versed in the art of making love is devoted to her husband the most and no one can equal the husband. 

In case the husband is also well-versed in the art of making love, in spite of that for the ladies he is quite pleasant and in case a husband is wicked and foolish, he is treated like poison and is always troublesome. 

О Krishna, the love of a couple is considered to be quite important in the universe. The equality of a couple is the biggest fortune and is also desirable. 

The household in which the couple is not treated with equality, poverty dwells there and the life of both of them becomes of no consequence. 

It is extremely painful for the woman to get separated from a meritorious husband. This separation could be the seed of grief and lamenting. And they have to suffer from it throughout the life. 

Whether sleeping or awake, the husband happens to be the life of the women. He is also considered to be their teacher in this as well as in the future life. 

It is because of this that Radhika fainted after your departure and fell down suddenly on the grassy land. 

I poured the cool and best water over her after which she regained consciousness and she started breathing again and again she regained her glow. 

Another cowherdesses spoke again, "O lord, О Krishna," she then started crying in a moment and in a moment, she fell down and fainted. As the iron rod becomes untouchable having been burnt in fire similarly the body of Radha became untouchable with the fire of separation. 

While sleeping or awake, during day or night in the house or in the forest on land or in water, in the sun and the moon shining in the sky, Radha became motionless like a dead person. She was unable to distinguish anything. Lying on the ground she thought everything in the form of Vishnu.

Collecting the petals of lotus flowers, a bed was made for her on the wet land Radha suffering from the pain of separation slept on that bed, the sandal-paste was applied on the thick garments and her female friends started serving her by moving the fly-whisks of white colour but with the touch of the limbs of Radha, the mud dried up and the leaves of the lotus flower were also bum out. О Hari, the sandal-paste was dried up and the complexion of the body was turned into the colour of black hair. 

The spot of vermilion was turned into black. The costumes, the divine dance and the divine people were discarded. Ratnamala finding Radha in such a condition went to Krishna and spoke sweet words which were quite beneficial for Radha. 

Ratnamala said- О Krishna, О lord of Kamala, in separation from you, my friend would surely meet the end of her life. In case you do not arrive, she is sure to die.

О Krishna, О well-versed in polity, you think on the matter carefully in your mind and do something by which the life of a damsel could be saved. 

Hearing the words of Ratnamala, the lord smiled and spoke to her the words which were truthful, О gist of polity and could be quite pleasant. 

Lord Krishna said- О Ratnamala, since I am the lord on to myself, I am quite competent to remove the cause of her suffering but I am not competent enough to shatter the twin of the destiny. 

In all the Brahmandas I have prescribed the decorum by which the sages, the gods and the humans perform the actions. 

O beautiful one, we are going to face separation for a hundred years because of the curse of Sudama though it is not desired by either of us, but О slender waisted, one because of my boon, she will get separated from me only when she is awake but when in sleep she would always be united with me.

I have already bestowed on her the divine knowledge as a result of which the grief would disappear. Therefore, you wake up Radha, you will meet with all the welfare. I shall now go to the abode of Nanda.

О Narada, thus speaking lord Krishna went to the abode of Nanda and the group of cowherdesses woke up Radha. 

Reaching home Krishna offered his salutation to his parents; thereafter the mother took Krishna in his lap and offered him the fresh butter.

The mother then offered him the cool water and the betel, consuming which Sri Krishna dwelt in this house of the mother. 

All the Gopas offered him delightfully the garlands, sandal-paste and the betels, serving him with the white fly-whisks.