Chapter Five
Gopa-viväda
The Dispute Among the Gopas
Text 1
çré-närada uväca
ekadä sarva-gopälä
gopyo nanda-sutasya tat
adbhutaà caritaà dåñövä
nandam ähur yaçomatim
çré-närada uväca—Çré Närada said; ekadä—one day; sarva-gopälä—all the gopas; gopyaù—gopés; nanda-sutasya—of Kåñëa; tat—that; adbhutam—wonderful; caritam—pastimes; dåñövä—seeing; nandam—to nanda; ähuù—said; yaçomatim—Yaçodä.
Çré Närada said: Having seen Kåñëa wonderful and surprising pastimes, the gopas and gopés said to Nanda and Yaçodä:
Text 2
he gopa-räja tvad-vaàçe
ko 'pi jäto na cädri-dhåk
na kñamas tvaà çiläà dhartuà
saptähaà he yaçomati
he—O; gopa—of the gopas; räja—king; tvad-vaàçe—in your family; ko 'pi—someone; jätaù—born; na—not; ca—and; adri—a hill; dhåk—lifter; na—not; kñamaù—able; tvam—you; çiläm—a rock; dhartum—to hold; sapta—for seven; aham—days; he—O; yaçomati—Yaçodä.
O king of the gopas, no one in your family could lift a hill. O Yaçodä, you could not hold even a single rock for seven days.
Text 3
kva sapta-häyano bälaù
kvädri-räjasya dhäraëam
tena no jäyate çaìkä
tava putre mahä-bale
kva—where; sapta-häyanaù—seven years old; bälaù—boy; kva—where?; adri-räjasya—the king of mountains; dhäraëam—holding; tena—by that; naù—of us; jäyate—is born; çaìkä—doubt; tava—of you; putre—in the son; mahä-bale—very powerful.
What is the strength of a seven-year-old boy? How strong must one be to lift Govardhana Hill, the king of mountains? We have begun to doubt the identity of your unnaturally strong boy.
Text 4
ayaà bibhrad giri-varaà
kamalaà gaja-räò iva
ucchiléndhraà yathä bälo
hastenaikena lélayä
ayam—He; bibhrat—holding; giri-varam—the greatest of mountains; kamalam—a lotus flower; gaja-räò—the king of elephants; iva—like; ucchiléndhram—a mushroom; yathä—as; bälaù—a boy; hastena ekena—with one hand; lélayä—playfully.
With one hand He playfully held up the greatest of mountains as an elephant holds up a lotus flower or a child holds up a mushroom.
Text 5
gaura-varëä yaçodä tvaà
nanda tvaà gaura-varëa-dhåk
ayaà jäta kåñëa-varëä
etat-kula-vilakñaëam
gaura-varëa—fair; yaçodä—Yaçodä; tvam—you; nanda—Nanda; tvam—you; gaura-varëa-dhåk—fair; ayam—He; jäta—born; kåñëa-varëä—dark; etat-kula—in this family; vilakñaëam—unusual.
O Yaçodä, your complexion is fair. O Nanda, your complexion is also fair. This boy is very dark. He is different from the rest of the family.
Text 6
yad västu kñatriyäëäà tu
bäla etädåço yathä
balabhadre na doñaù syäc
candra-vaàça-samudbhave
yat—what; vä—or; astu—may be; kñatriyäëäm—of the kñatriyas; tu—indeed; bäla—boy; etädåçaù—like this; yathä—as; balabhadre—for Balaräma; na—not; doñaù—a fault; syäc—is; candra-vaàça-samudbhave—born in the ksatriya dynasty of the moon-god.
This boy is like a kñatriya. For Balaräma a kñatriya's nature is not unexpected. He was born in a kñatriya family descended from the moon-god.
Text 7
jïätes tyägaà kariñyämo
yadi satyaà na bhäñase
gopeñu cäsya votpattià
vada cen na kalir bhavet
jïäteù—of the family; tyägam—renunciation; kariñyämaù—we will do; yadi—if; satyam—truth; na—not; bhäñase—you tell; gopeñu—among the gopas; ca—and; asya—of Him; vä—or; utpattim—birth; vada—tell; cen—if; na—not; kaliù—a quarrel; bhavet—may be.
If you don't tell us the truth, we will leave the community. Was this boy really born in a family of gopas? If you don't tell us, there will be a great quarrel.
Text 8
çré-närada uväca
çrutvä gopäla-vacanaà
yaçodä bhaya-vihvalä
nanda-räjas tadä präha
gopän krodha-prapüritän
çré-närada uväca—Çré Närada said; çrutvä—hearings; gopäla-vacanam—the gopas' words; yaçodä—Yaçodä; bhaya-vihvalä—overcome with fear; nanda-räjaù—King Nanda; tadä—then; präha—said; gopän—to the gopas; krodha-prapüritän—filled with anger.
Çré Närada said: As she heard the gopas' words, Yaçodä became gripped with fear. Then King Nanda spoke to the angry gopas.
Text 9
çré-nanda uväca
gargasya väkyaà he gopä
vadiñyämi samähitaù
yena gopa-gaëä yüyaà
bhavatäçu gata-vyathäù
çré-nanda uväca—Çré Nanda said; gargasya—of Garga Muni; väkyam—the words; he—O; gopä—gopas; vadiñyämi—I will speak; samähitaù—attentive; yena—by which; gopa-gaëä—O gopas; yüyam—you; bhavata—will be; äçu—at once; gata-vyathäù—free of distress.
Çré Nanda said: O gopas, I will carefully tell you what Garga Muni said. O gopas, by his words you wil be quickly free of your anxiety. Garga Muni said to me:
Text 10
ka-käraù kamala-känto
å-käro räma ity api
ña-käraù ñaò-guëa-patiù
çvetadvépa-niväsa-kåt
ka-käraù—the letter k; kamala-käntaù—the lover of the goddess of fortune; å-käraù—r; räma—Räma; ity—thus; api—also; ña-käraù—ñ; ñaò-guëa-patiù—the Lord who has six transcendental opulences; çvetadvépa-niväsa-kåt—the Lord who resides in Çvetadvépa.
In the word "Kåñëa" the letter "k" means "the lover of the goddess of fortune", "å" means Lord Rämacandra", "ñ" means "the Lord of six opulences" or "the Lord who resides in Çvetadvépa".
Text 11
ëa-käro narasiàho 'yaà
a-käro hy akñaro 'gni-bhuk
visargau ca tathä hy etau
nara-näräyaëäv åñé
ëa-käraù—ë; narasiàhaù—Lord Nåsiàha; ayam—He; a-käraù—hy—a;; akñaraù—the eternal; agni-bhuk—He who enjoys what is offered int he sacrificial fire; visargau—ù; ca—and; tathä—so; hy—indeed; etau—both; nara-näräyaëäu åñé—Nara-Näräyaëa Åñi.
"Ë" means "Lord Nåsiàha", "a" means "the eternal one" or "the Lord who enjoys what is offered in the sacrifical fire", and "ù" means "the Nara-Näräyaëa Åñis".
Text 12
sampralénaç ca ñaö-pürëä
yasmin chabde mahätmäni
paripürëatame säkñät
tena kåñëaù prakértitaù
sampralénaù—entered; ca—and; ñaö—six; pürëä—full; yasmin—in which; chabde—sopund; mahätmäni—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; paripürëatame—perfect and complete; säkñät—directky; tena—by that; kåñëaù—Kåñëa; prakértitaù—is called.
These six letters combine to form the name of the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is perfect and complete. That is why this boy is named Kåñëa.
Text 13
çuklo raktas tathä péto
varëo 'syänu-yugaà dhåtaù
dväparänte kaler ädau
bälo 'yaà kåñëatäà gataù
çuklaù—white; raktaù—red; tathä—so; pétaù—yellow; varëaù—colors; asya—of Him; anu-yugam—in each yuga; dhåtaù—held; dväparänte—at the end of Dvapara-yuag; kaleù—of kali-yuga; ädau—at the beginning; bälaù—boy; ayam—this; kåñëatäm—the state of being dark-complexioned Kåñëa; gataù—attains.
In the other yugas He is white, red, or yellow, but at the end of Dväpara-yuga and the beginning of Kali-yuga, this boy becomes dark-complexioned (kåñëa).
Texts 14 and 15
tasmät kåñëa iti khyäto
nämnäyaà nanda-nandanaù
vasavaç cendriyäëéti
tad devaç citta eva hi
tasmin yaç ceñöate so 'pi
väsudeva iti småtaù
tasmät—therefore; kåñëa—Kåñëa; iti—thus; khyätaù—named; nämnä—by the name; ayam—He; nanda-nandanaù—the son of Nanda; vasavaç—the Vasus; ca—and; indriyäëi—the senses; iti—thus; tat—that; devaç—Lord; citta—in the heart; eva—indeed; hi—indeed; tasmin—in that; yaç—who; ceñöate—acts; saù—He; api—indeed; väsudeva—väsudeva; iti—thus; småtaù—remembered.
That is why Nanda's son has the name Kåñëa. Because He is the Lord (deva) that rules over the eight vasus (the heart, mind, intelligence, and the five senses), He is also called Väsudeva.
Text 16
våñabhänu-sutä rädhä
yä jäta kérti-mandire
tasyäù patir ayaà säkñät
tena rädhä-patiù småtaù
våñabhänu-sutä—King Våñabhänu's daughter; rädhä—Rädhä; yä—who; jäta—is born; kérti-mandire—in Kérti's palace; tasyäù—of Her; patiù—the Lord; ayam—He; säkñät—directly; tena—by Him; rädhä-patiù—the Lord of Rädhä; småtaù—remembered.
Because He is the husband (pati) of King Våñabhänu's daughter Rädhä, who was born in the palace of Kérti-devé, He is also called Rädhä-pati.
Text 17
paripürëatamaù säkñäc
chré-kåñëo bhagavän svayam
asaìkhya-brahmäëòa-patir
goloke dhämni räjate
paripürëatamaù—perfect and complete; säkñäc—directly; chré-kåñëaù—Çré Kåñëa; bhagavän—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svayam—Himself; asaìkhya—countless; brahmäëòa—of universes; patiù—the master; goloke—in Goloka; dhämni—in the abode; räjate—is gloriously manifested.
Çré Kåñëa is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is perfect and complete. He is the master of countless universes. In the transcendental abode of Goloka He shines with transcendental glory.
Text 18
so 'yaà tava çiçur jäto
bhärävataraëäya ca
kaàsädénäà vadhärthäya
bhaktänäà pälanäya ca
saù—He; ayam—that very person; tava—of you; çiçuù—the son; jätaù—born; bhärävataraëäya—to relieve the burden; ca—and; kaàsädénäm—of the demons headed by Kaàsa; vadhärthäya—for killing; bhaktänäm—of the devotees; pälanäya—for protection; ca—and.
In order to relieve the earth of its burden, kill the demons headed by Kaàsa, and protect the devotees, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead has now become your son.
Text 19
anantäny asya nämäni
veda-guhyäni bhärata
léläbhiç ca bhaviñyanti
tat-karmasu na vismayaù
anantäni—endless; asya—of Him; nämäni—names; veda-guhyäni—hidden from the Vedas; bhärata—O descendent of Bharata; léläbhiç—with pastimes; ca—and; bhaviñyanti—will be; tat-karmasu—in His deeds; na—not; vismayaù—wonder.
O descendent of Bharata, His names are endless. His names are hidden even from the Vedas. His transcendental pastimes will show what His names are. Do not be surprised by them.
Text 20
iti çrutvätmaje gopäù
sandehaà na karomy aham
veda-väkyaà brahma-vacaù
pramäëaà hi mahé-tale
iti—thus; çrutvä—hearing; atmaje—about his son; gopäù—the gopas; sandeham—doubt; na—not; karomy—did; aham—I; veda-väkyam—the words of the Vedas; brahma-vacaù—the words of a brähmaëa; pramäëam—evidence; hi—indeed; mahé-tale—on the earth.
When I heard Garga Muni say this about my son, I did not doubt his words. The words of the Vedas and the words of a brähmaëa are the final proof of what is true in this world.
Text 21
çré-gopä ücuù
yady ägatas tava gåhe
gargäcäryo mahä-muniù
tat-kñaëe näma-karaëe
nähüta jïätayas tvayä
çré-gopäù ücuù—the gopas said; yady—if; ägataù—come; tava—of you; gåhe—in thebhome; gargacaryaù—Garga Muni; mahä-muniù—the great sage; tat-kñaëe—at that moment; näma-karane—in the name-giving ceremony; na—not; ähütä—called; jïätayaù—relatives; tvayä—by you.
Ther gopas said: If the great sage Garga Muni actually came to your home and performed the name-giving ceremony, why did you not call your relatives to come and witness it?
Text 22
sva-gåhe näma-käraëaà
bhavatä ca kåtaà çiçoù
tava caitädåçé rétir
guptaà sarvaà gåhe 'pi yat
sva-gåhe—in the home; näma-käraëam—the name-giving ceremony; bhavatä—by you; ca—and; kåtam—done; çiçoù—of the child; tava—of you; ca—and; etädåçé—like this; rétiù—method; guptam—hidden; sarvam—all; gåhe—in the home; api—even; yat—what.
You kept the name-giving ceremony a secret even when it was performed in your own home!
Text 23
çré-närada uväca
evaà vadantas te gopä
nirgatä nanda-mandirät
våñabhänu-varaà jagmuù
krodha-pürita-vigrahäù
çré-näradaù uväca—Çré Närada said; evam—thus; vadantaù—speaking; te—the; gopä—gopas; nirgatä—left; nanda-mandirät—from Nanda's palace; våñabhänu-varam—to King Våñabhänu; jagmuù—went; krodha-pürita-vigrahäù—their bodies filled with anger.
Çré Närada said: Their bodies filled with anger as they spoke these words, the gopas left Nanda's palace and went to King Våñabhänu.
Text 24
våñabhänu-varaà säkñän
nanda-räja-sahäyakam
prähur gopa-gaëäù sarve
jïäter mada-samanvitäù
våñabhänu-varam—to King Våñabhänu; säkñän—directlky; nanda-räja-sahäyakam—King Nanda's assistant; prähuù—said; gopa-gaëäù—the gopas; sarve—all; jïäteù—for their relative; mada-samanvitäù—filled with anger.
Filled with anger for their kinsman Nanda, all the gopas spoke to Nanda's friend, King Våñabhänu.
Text 25
çré-gopä ücuù
våñabhänu-vara tvaà vai
jïäti-mukhyo mahä-manäù
nanda-räjaà tyaja jïäter
he gopeçvara bhü-pate
çré-gopäù ücuù—the gopas said; våñabhänu-vara—O King Våñabhänu; tvam—you; vai—indeed; jïäti-mukhyaù—the best of the family; mahä-manäù—noble-hearted; nanda-räjam—King Nanda; tyaja—reject; jïäteù—of the relative; he—O; gopeçvara—king of the gopas; bhü-pate—O king.
The gopas said: O King Våñabhänu, you have a noble heart. You are the best person in our community. O king, O leader of the gopas, you should sever your ties of friendship with King Nanda.
Text 26
çré-våñabhänu-vara uväca
ko doño nanda-räjasya
jïätes tvaà santyajämy aham
gopeñöo jïäti-mukuöo
nanda-räjo mama priyaù
çré-våñabhänu-vara uväca—King Våñabhänu said; kaù—what?; doñaù—is the fault; nanda-räjasya—of King Nanda; jïäteù—of the kinsman; tvam—you; santyajämy—I shall abandon; aham—I; gopeñöaù—worshiped by the gopas; jïäti—of the family; mukuöaù—the crown; nanda-räjaù—King Nanda; mama—to me; priyaù—dear.
Çré Våñabhänu said: What wrong has King Nanda done that I should sever my ties of friendship with him? King Nanda is worshiped by the gopas. He is the crown that gloriously decorates our community. He is my dear friend.
Text 27
çré-gopä ücuù
na cet tyajasi taà räjaàs
tyajämas tväà vrajaukasaù
tvad-gåhe vardhitä kanyo-
dvaha-yogyä mahä-mune
çré-gopäù ücuù—the gopas said; na—not; cet—if; tyajasi—you reject; tam—him; räjaàù—O king; tyajämaù—we reject; tväm—you; vrajaukasaù—the residents of Vraja; tvad-gåhe—in your home; vardhitä—increased; kanyä—of the daughter; udvaha—for marriage; yogyä—suitable; mahä-mune—O thoughtful one.
The gopas said: O king, if you do not sever your ties of friendship with him, we, the people of Vraja, will sever our ties of friendship with you. O thoughtful one, in your home you have a grown-up daughter of marriageable age.
Text 28
bhavatä jïäti-mukhyena
sampad-unmada-sälinä
na dattä vara-mukhyäya
kaluñaà tava vidyate
bhavatä—by you; jïäti-mukhyena—the first person in the community; sampad-unmada-sälinä—mad with opulence; na—not; dattä—given; vara-mukhyäya—to a bridegroom; kaluñam—fault; tava—of you; vidyate—will be.
If you, the first person in our community, who have now become maddened with your wealth and opulences, find yourself unable to give Her in marriage to a suitable bridegroom, the fault will be yours alone.
Text 29
adya tvaà jïäti-sambhrañöam
påthäì manyämahe nåpa
na cec chéghraà nanda-räjam
tyaja tyaja mahä-mate
adya—now; tvam—you; jïäti—from the community; sambhrañöam—fallen; påthän—specific; manyämahe—we think; nåpa—O king; na—not; cec—if; chéghram—for a long time; nanda-räjam—King nanda; tyaja—reject; tyaja—reject; mahä-mate—O noble-hearted one.
If you do not for a long time sever your ties of friendship with King Nanda, we will ostracize you from our community. O noble-hearted one, reject, reject King Nanda.
Text 30
çré-våñabhänu-vara uväca
gargasya väkyaà he gopä
vadiñyämi samähitaù
yena gopa-gaëä yüyaà
bhavatäçu gata-vyathäù
çré-våñabhänu-vara uväca—King Våñabhänu said; gargasya—of Garga; väkyam—the words; he—O; gopä—gopas; vadiñyämi—I will tell; samähitaù—careful; yena—by which; gopa-gaëä—O gopas; yüyam—you; bhavata—will become; äçu—at once; gata-vyathäù—free of anxiety.
Çré Våñabhänu said: O gopas, I will repeat for you Garga Muni's words. Those words will make you free of all these anxieties. Garga Muni said:
Text 31
asaìkhya-brahmäëòa-patir
golokeçaù parät paraù
tasmät paro varo nästi
jäto nanda-gåhe çiçuù
asaìkhya-brahmäëòa-patiù—the master of countless universes; golokeçaù—themaster of Goloka; parät—than the greatest; paraù—greater; tasmät—than Him; paro varaù—greate; na—not; asti—is; jätaù—born; nanda-gåhe—in nanda's home; çiçuù—the boy.
The boy that was born in Nanda's home is the master of countless universes. He is the master of Goloka. He is greater than the greatest. No one is greater than Him.
Text 32
bhuvo bhärävatäräya
kaàsädénäà vadhäya ca
brahmaëä prärthitaù kåñëo
babhüva jagaté-tale
bhuvaù—of the earth; bhärävatäräya—to remove the burden; kaàsädénäm—beginning with Kaàsa; vadhäya—for killing; ca—and; brahmaëä—by Brahmä; prärthitaù—requested; kåñëaù—Kåñëa; babhüva—became; jagaté-tale—on the earth.
On the demigod Brahmä's request, Kåñëa came to this universe to remove the earth's burden and kill the demons headed by Kaàsa.
Text 33
çré-kåñëa-paööa-räjïé yä
goloke rädhikäbhidhä
tvad-gåhe so 'pi saïjätä
tvaà na jänäsi täà paräm
çré-kåñëa-paööa-räjïé—Çré Kåñëa's frist queen; yä—who; goloke—in Goloka; rädhikäbhidhä—named Rädhä; tvad-gåhe—in your home; saù—He; api—also; saïjätä—born; tvam—you; na—not; jänäsi—know; tam—that; param—great.
Çré Rädhä, who in the realm of Goloka is Çré Kåñëa's first queen, has taken birth in your home. You do not know how exalted She is.
Text 34
ahaà na kärayiñyämi
viväham anayor nåpa
tayor viväho bhavitä
bhäëòére yamunä-taöe
aham—I; na—not; kärayiñyämi—will arrange; viväham—the marriage; anayoù—of Them; nåpa—O king; tayoù—of Them; vivähaù—the marriage; bhavitä—will be; bhäëòire—in Bhandiravana; yamunä—of the Yamunä; taöe—on the shore.
I will not arrange the marriage of Rädhä and Kåñëa. They will be married in Bhäëòéravan forest by the Yamunä's shore.
Text 35
våndävana-samépe ca
nirjane sundare sthale
parameñöhé samägatya
vivähaà kärayiñyati
våndävana-samépe—near Våndävana forest; ca—and; nirjane—in a secluded spot; sundare—beautiful; sthale—place; parameñöhé—the demigod Brahmä; samägatya—coming; viväham—the marriage; kärayiñyati—will perform.
In a beautiful secluded place near Våndävana forest the demigod Brahmä will perform their wedding.
Text 36
tasmäd rädhäà gopa-varä
viddhy ardhäìgéà parasya ca
loka-cüòä-maëeù säkñäd
räjïéà goloka-mandire
tasmät—therefor3; rädhäm—Rädhä; gopa-varä—O best of gopas; viddhy—know; ardhäìgém—half of the body; parasya—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ca—and; loka—of the worlds; cüòä—the crest; maëeù—jewel; säkñät—directly; räjïém—the queen; goloka-mandire—in the palace of Goloka.
O best of the gopas, please understand that, in the palace of Goloka, Rädhä is the first queen of Çré Kåñëa, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the crest jewel of the worlds.
Text 37
yüyaà sarve 'pi gopälä
golokäd ägatä bhuvi
tathä gopé-gaëä gävo
gokule rädhikecchayä
yüyam—you; sarve—all; api—also; gopälä—O gopas; golokät—from Goloka; ägatä—come; bhuvi—in the earth; tathä—so; gopé-gaëä—the gopés; gävaù—the cows; gokule—in Gokula; rädhikä—of Çré Rädhä; icchayä—by the desire.
From Goloka all you gopas have come to the earth. The gopés and cows have also come, by Rädhä's wish from Goloka.
Text 38
evam uktvä gate säkñäd
gargäcärye mahä-munau
tad-dinäd atha rädhäyaà
sandehaà na karomy aham
evam—thus; uktvä—speaking; gate—gone; säkñät—directlky; gargäcärye—Garga Muni; mahä-munau—great sage; tad-dinät—from that day; atha—then; rädhäyam—in Rädhä; sandeham—doubt; na—not; karomy—do; aham—I.
After speaking these words, the great sage Garga Muni left. From that day I have not doubted Rädhä's exalted position.
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veda-väkyaà brahma-vacaù
pramäëaà hi mahé-tale
iti vaù kathitaà gopäù
kià bhüyaù çrotum icchatha
veda-väkyam—the words of the Vedas; brahma-vacaù—the words of a brähmaëa; pramäëam—evidence; hi—indeed; mahé-tale—on the earth; iti—thus; vaù—by us; kathitam—spoken; gopäù—O gopas; kim—what?; bhüyaù—more; çrotum—to hear; icchatha—do you wish.
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