||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya ||

Chapter -222 – The legend of Lord Krishna – 73

Kimalabhyam Bhagavathi Prasanne Srinikethane | Thadhapi Thathpara Rajan Na Hi Vanchathi Kicchana ||

Shuka Bhramam speaks “ Oh ! Rajan, what’s impossible to achieve if Srinikethana is pleased to his devotees? Therefore a passionate devotee should not plead anything before the supreme Lord.”

Bhagavan speaks “Oh! Thatha, how is everyone in Mathura? How are you? How is everyone at home? We are thoroughly aware of the atrocities of Kamsa, even though let me hear from you.  Oh! Thatha, we are extremely sorry for Devi Devaki and Vasudeva who have lost their children, spending their lives in the prison of Kamsa.  I am happy to see you, I could get some information about Mathura, kindly narrate the happenings in Mathura.”

Akroora speaks “ Oh! Krishna, Kamsa has become haughty and arrogant towards Yadhus, he even prepared to kill Vasudeva.  Once, Maharishi Narada visited Kamsa, and changed his to plan to kill Vasudeva, later put the couple into the prison.”  Balarama could not control his anger, Krishna pacified him.  Akroora informed Nandababa about the grand Yaga  arranged by Kamsa on the day of Maha Shivarathri, as a part of the celebration wrestling has been arranged, Akroora has entrusted with the duty to bring Balarama and Krishna to Mathura.  On the next day, all of them prepared to leave for Mathura to participate in the grand festival.  Several bullock carts were kept ready, the children of cowherds of Vraja got ready to witness the grand festival, and they have stuffed the carts with their belongings.  Soon, the women of cowherds understood that Akroora has come to Vrindavan to take away their beloved Krishna, they stood like a pillar in extreme shock, their clothes slipped off from the body, and once again they were besieged with the extreme pain of separation from Krishna.  They stopped breathing for a minute thinking the loss of their happiness, they stood like a statue, they could not bear the separation from Krishna, some of the women fallen unconscious.  They contemplated Lord Achyutha and began speaking in tears “ Oh! Vidhatha, kindly shower sympathy on us, you are the one stirring emotions in the souls and placing them into the various relationships, and you are the one separating them with the passage of time. Oh! Vidhatha, it is not a matured act from you, playing like a child.  Oh! Vidhatha, don’t be merciless upon us, how could we see that beautiful face and smile of Mukunda? There is Akroora arrived in Vrindavan to take away our Hari, he should be named Kroora, Oh! Vidhatha, we have already surrendered to Nandasoonu, we have abandoned all our relationship and material bondage, we cannot bear him leaving us.  If he leaves, will he come back to us? have those beautiful days again? If Devakisutha visits Mathura, will he come back to Vrindavan? Or he may continue to take pleasure in Mathura? Oh! Krishna, we could not even imagine life without you, we cannot stop thinking of Rasaleela, If you leave Vraja, we cannot take a breath in your absence, will remain mortal coils.  Oh! Krishna, we are unfortunate ones, going to miss your beautiful faces filled in perspiration and dust from the hooves of cows, while returning after grazing the cows.” Finally, the women of cowherds decided to stop Krishna while leaving Vraja, make him understand that they could not live without him. “

Evam Bruvana Virahathura  Brisham  Vrajasthriya: Krishna  Vishakthamanasa: | Visrijjya Lajjam Rurudhu: Sma Suswaram Govindha Dhamodhara Madhavethi ||

Shuka Bhramam speaks “ Oh! Rajan, the female of cowherds left all their shame and began weeping loudly “ Oh! Govinda, Oh! Dhamodhara, Oh! Madhava”.  It was an early morning of dawn, Rama and Krishna got ready after the bath, the ladies with tears overflowing assembled near the bullock cart, which was already loaded with various dairy products to deliver in the palace of Kamsa.  In the first bullock cart, Krishna and Balarama took the seat with Akroora, rest of the cart was filled with their belongings, children of cowherds and Nandababa.  The female of cowherds watched Krishna leaving Vraja, with tears overflowing, they stood like a statue, their eyes were soaked in extreme agony, Krishna looked back at them, and found they were not even blinking eyes. Krishna thought if he did not utter a word they all will die in the pain of separation.  He called out for a cowherd and asked him to convey his message, about his return from Mathura.  The women of cowherds helplessly watched the carts moving from their sight, they returned to their homes with the expectation that Krishna will be back. It was mid-noon, the cart reached on the riverbank of Kalindi.   Akroora invited the children to have a dip in Kalindi, Krishna and Rama were not ready, so Akroora went to have a dip in the Kalindi.  Krishna and Rama washed their feet and returned to the cart.  Akroora took a dip in the water; saw Rama and Krishna in the underwater.  He remembered Krishna and Rama does not want to have a dip, then how did they come underwater? He surprised and looked back at the cart; saw Rama and Krishna in their usual form seated inside the cart.”