The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana

Verse 1 (bhagavata.10.20.1)

श्रीशुक उवाच तयोस्तदद्भुतं कर्म दावाग्नेर्मोक्षमात्मनः । गोपाः स्त्रीभ्यः समाचख्युः प्रलम्बवधमेव च ॥ 20.1 ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca tayos tad adbhutaṁ karma dāvāgner mokṣam ātmanaḥ gopāḥ strībhyaḥ samācakhyuḥ pralamba-vadham eva ca

Shukadeva said: The cowherd boys related to the women the wonderful deeds of those two — how They had delivered themselves from the forest fire, and also the slaying of Pralamba.

Verse 2 (bhagavata.10.20.2)

गोपवृद्धाश्च गोप्यश्च तदुपाकर्ण्य विस्मिताः । मेनिरे देवप्रवरौ कृष्णरामौ व्रजं गतौ ॥ 20.2 ॥

gopa-vṛddhāś ca gopyaś ca tad upākarṇya vismitāḥ menire deva-pravarau kṛṣṇa-rāmau vrajaṁ gatau

Hearing this, the elder cowherd men and the gopis were struck with wonder, and concluded that Krishna and Rama must be exalted gods who had come to dwell in Vraja.

Verse 3 (bhagavata.10.20.3)

ततः प्रावर्तत प्रावृट् सर्वसत्त्वसमुद्भवा । विद्योतमानपरिधिर्विस्फूर्जितनभस्तला ॥ 20.3 ॥

tataḥ prāvartata prāvṛṭ sarva-sattva-samudbhavā vidyotamāna-paridhir visphūrjita-nabhas-talā

Then came the onset of the rainy season, giver of life to every creature; the horizon glittered with lightning, and the sky rumbled with thunder.

Verse 4 (bhagavata.10.20.4)

सान्द्रनीलाम्बुदैर्व्योम सविद्युत्स्तनयित्नुभिः । अस्पष्टज्योतिराच्छन्नं ब्रह्मेव सगुणं बभौ ॥ 20.4 ॥

sāndra-nīlāmbudair vyoma sa-vidyut-stanayitnubhiḥ aspaṣṭa-jyotir ācchannaṁ brahmeva sa-guṇaṁ babhau

Veiled by dense, dark-blue clouds streaked with lightning and thunder, the sky's light grew dim and indistinct — much as the Absolute appears when overlaid by the modes of nature.

Verse 5 (bhagavata.10.20.5)

अष्टौ मासान् निपीतं यद् भूम्याश्चोदमयं वसु । स्वगोभिर्मोक्तुमारेभे पर्जन्यः काल आगते ॥ 20.5 ॥

aṣṭau māsān nipītaṁ yad bhūmyāś coda-mayaṁ vasu sva-gobhir moktum ārebhe parjanyaḥ kāla āgate

The watery wealth that had been drawn up from the earth over eight months by the sun's rays, the rain-god, now that the time had come, began to release again through his own rays.

Verse 6 (bhagavata.10.20.6)

तडिद्वन्तो महामेघाश्चण्डश्वसनवेपिताः । प्रीणनं जीवनं ह्यस्य मुमुचुः करुणा इव ॥ 20.6 ॥

taḍidvanto mahā-meghāś caṇḍa-śvasana-vepitāḥ prīṇanaṁ jīvanaṁ hy asya mumucuḥ karuṇā iva

Great lightning-charged clouds, trembling in the fierce wind, poured forth their water, the world's nourishment and very life, as though they were compassion itself made visible.

Verse 7 (bhagavata.10.20.7)

तपःकृशा देवमीढा आसीद् वर्षीयसी मही । यथैव काम्यतपसस्तनुः सम्प्राप्य तत्फलम् ॥ 20.7 ॥

tapaḥ-kṛśā deva-mīḍhā āsīd varṣīyasī mahī yathaiva kāmya-tapasas tanuḥ samprāpya tat-phalam

The earth, wasted thin by summer's heat, grew full and fertile again, blessed by the rain-god's rain — just as the body of one who has grown lean through austerity performed for some desire fills out again on receiving the fruit of that austerity.

Verse 8 (bhagavata.10.20.8)

निशामुखेषु खद्योतास्तमसा भान्ति न ग्रहाः । यथा पापेन पाषण्डा न हि वेदाः कलौ युगे ॥ 20.8 ॥

niśā-mukheṣu khadyotās tamasā bhānti na grahāḥ yathā pāpena pāṣaṇḍā na hi vedāḥ kalau yuge

In the dusk-time darkness, fireflies gleam while the stars stay hidden — just as in the age of Kali, sin's dominance lets heresies shine forth while the Vedas remain obscured.

Verse 9 (bhagavata.10.20.9)

श्रुत्वा पर्जन्यनिनदं मण्डुकाः ससृजुर्गिरः । तूष्णीं शयानाः प्राग् यद्वद्ब्राह्मणा नियमात्यये ॥ 20.9 ॥

śrutvā parjanya-ninadaṁ maṇḍukāḥ sasṛjur giraḥ tūṣṇīṁ śayānāḥ prāg yadvad brāhmaṇā niyamātyaye

Hearing the thunder of the rain, the frogs, silent till then, broke into croaking — just as brahmana students, who lie quiet through their period of vows, speak out once that observance ends.

Verse 10 (bhagavata.10.20.10)

आसन्नुत्पथगामिन्यः क्षुद्रनद्योऽनुशुष्यतीः । पुंसो यथास्वतन्त्रस्य देहद्रविणसम्पदः ॥ 20.10 ॥

āsann utpatha-gāminyaḥ kṣudra-nadyo ’nuśuṣyatīḥ puṁso yathāsvatantrasya deha-draviṇa-sampadaḥ

The small streams, once dry, now swelled and strayed from their proper course — just as the body and wealth of a man ruled by his senses wander from their right path.

Verse 11 (bhagavata.10.20.11)

हरिता हरिभिः शष्पैरिन्द्रगोपैश्च लोहिता । उच्छिलीन्ध्रकृतच्छाया नृणां श्रीरिव भूरभूत् ॥ 20.11 ॥

haritā haribhiḥ śaṣpair indragopaiś ca lohitā ucchilīndhra-kṛta-cchāyā nṛṇāṁ śrīr iva bhūr abhūt

Green with fresh new grass, red with the indragopa insects, dappled with the shade of sprouting mushrooms, the earth appeared like the sudden splendor of a man newly come into riches.

Verse 12 (bhagavata.10.20.12)

क्षेत्राणि शष्यसम्पद्भिः कर्षकाणां मुदं ददुः । मानिनामनुतापं वै दैवाधीनमजानताम् ॥ 20.12 ॥

kṣetrāṇi śaṣya-sampadbhiḥ karṣakāṇāṁ mudaṁ daduḥ māninām anutāpaṁ vai daivādhīnam ajānatām

The fields, rich with grain, gave joy to the farmers, but only regret to the proud, who did not understand that everything rests in the hands of providence.

Verse 13 (bhagavata.10.20.13)

जलस्थलौकसः सर्वे नववारिनिषेवया । अबिभ्रन् रुचिरं रूपं यथा हरिनिषेवया ॥ 20.13 ॥

jala-sthalaukasaḥ sarve nava-vāri-niṣevayā abibhran ruciraṁ rūpaṁ yathā hari-niṣevayā

All creatures of water and land, drinking of the fresh new rain, took on a lovely radiance — just as service to the Lord makes a person beautiful.

Verse 14 (bhagavata.10.20.14)

सरिद्भिः सङ्गतः सिन्धुश्चुक्षोभ श्वसनोर्मिमान् । अपक्वयोगिनश्चित्तं कामाक्तं गुणयुग् यथा ॥ 20.14 ॥

saridbhiḥ saṅgataḥ sindhuś cukṣobha śvasanormimān apakva-yoginaś cittaṁ kāmāktaṁ guṇa-yug yathā

Joined by the rivers, the ocean grew turbulent, its waves tossed by the wind — just as the mind of an unripened yogi, still tinged with desire, is stirred up by contact with the modes of nature.

Verse 15 (bhagavata.10.20.15)

गिरयो वर्षधाराभिर्हन्यमाना न विव्यथुः । अभिभूयमाना व्यसनैर्यथाधोक्षजचेतसः ॥ 20.15 ॥

girayo varṣa-dhārābhir hanyamānā na vivyathuḥ abhibhūyamānā vyasanair yathādhokṣaja-cetasaḥ

Struck again and again by the streaming rain, the mountains stayed unmoved — just as those whose minds are fixed on the Transcendent remain unshaken even when beset by calamities.

Verse 16 (bhagavata.10.20.16)

मार्गा बभूवुः सन्दिग्धस्तृणैश्छन्ना ह्यसंस्कृताः । नाभ्यस्यमानाः श्रुतयो द्विजैः कालेन चाहताः ॥ 20.16 ॥

mārgā babhūvuḥ sandigdhās tṛṇaiś channā hy asaṁskṛtāḥ nābhyasyamānāḥ śrutayo dvijaiḥ kālena cāhatāḥ

The neglected roads, overgrown and covered with grass, became indistinct — just as the scriptures, when brahmanas cease to study them, grow obscured by the passage of time.

Verse 17 (bhagavata.10.20.17)

लोकबन्धुषु मेघेषु विद्युतश्चलसौहृदाः । स्थैर्यं न चक्रुः कामिन्यः पुरुषेषु गुणिष्विव ॥ 20.17 ॥

loka-bandhuṣu megheṣu vidyutaś cala-sauhṛdāḥ sthairyaṁ na cakruḥ kāminyaḥ puruṣeṣu guṇiṣv iva

Even among the clouds, friends of all the world, the lightning, fickle in its affection, would not stay put — just as lustful women cannot remain constant even to a man of virtue.

Verse 18 (bhagavata.10.20.18)

धनुर्वियति माहेन्द्रं निर्गुणं च गुणिन्यभात् । व्यक्ते गुणव्यतिकरेऽगुणवान् पुरुषो यथा ॥ 20.18 ॥

dhanur viyati māhendraṁ nirguṇaṁ ca guṇiny abhāt vyakte guṇa-vyatikare ’guṇavān puruṣo yathā

Indra's bow appeared in the sky, guna-less (strung with no cord) yet full of guna (color) — just as, appearing amid the interplay of the material modes, the Supreme Person remains untouched by any of them.

Verse 19 (bhagavata.10.20.19)

न रराजोडुपश्छन्नः स्वज्योत्स्नाराजितैर्घनैः । अहंमत्या भासितया स्वभासा पुरुषो यथा ॥ 20.19 ॥

na rarājoḍupaś channaḥ sva-jyotsnā-rājitair ghanaiḥ ahaṁ-matyā bhāsitayā sva-bhāsā puruṣo yathā

The moon, veiled by clouds that shone only with its own borrowed light, could not itself shine forth — just as the soul, veiled by the false ego that is illumined only by its own light, cannot reveal its true self.

Verse 20 (bhagavata.10.20.20)

मेघागमोत्सवा हृष्टाः प्रत्यनन्दञ्छिखण्डिनः । गृहेषु तप्तनिर्विण्णा यथाच्युतजनागमे ॥ 20.20 ॥

meghāgamotsavā hṛṣṭāḥ pratyanandañ chikhaṇḍinaḥ gṛheṣu tapta-nirviṇṇā yathācyuta-janāgame

Delighted by the festive arrival of the clouds, the peacocks called out in welcome — just as people wearied and worn down by household life feel joy at the arrival of the Lord's devotees.

Verse 21 (bhagavata.10.20.21)

पीत्वापः पादपाः पद्भिरासन्नानात्ममूर्तयः । प्राक् क्षामास्तपसा श्रान्ता यथा कामानुसेवया ॥ 20.21 ॥

pītvāpaḥ pādapāḥ padbhir āsan nānātma-mūrtayaḥ prāk kṣāmās tapasā śrāntā yathā kāmānusevayā

The trees, till then withered thin by heat, drank water through their roots and burst into their varied forms once more — just as one wasted by austerity is restored by enjoying the fruits it earns.

Verse 22 (bhagavata.10.20.22)

सरःस्वशान्तरोधःसु न्यूषुरङ्गापि सारसाः । गृहेष्वशान्तकृत्येषु ग्राम्या इव दुराशयाः ॥ 20.22 ॥

saraḥsv aśānta-rodhaḥsu nyūṣur aṅgāpi sārasāḥ gṛheṣv aśānta-kṛtyeṣu grāmyā iva durāśayāḥ

Though the lake-shores were agitated, the cranes still lingered there — just as people of worldly, ill-founded desire cling to their households even though there is no peace to be found in them.

Verse 23 (bhagavata.10.20.23)

जलौघैर्निरभिद्यन्त सेतवो वर्षतीश्वरे । पाषण्डिनामसद्वादैर्वेदमार्गाः कलौ यथा ॥ 20.23 ॥

jalaughair nirabhidyanta setavo varṣatīśvare pāṣaṇḍinām asad-vādair veda-mārgāḥ kalau yathā

When Indra sent down his rain, the dikes gave way under the flooding water — just as in the age of Kali the false doctrines of atheists break apart the paths laid down by the Veda.

Verse 24 (bhagavata.10.20.24)

व्यमुञ्चन् वायुभिर्नुन्ना भूतेभ्यश्चामृतं घनाः । यथाशिषो विश्पतयः काले काले द्विजेरिताः ॥ 20.24 ॥

vyamuñcan vāyubhir nunnā bhūtebhyaś cāmṛtaṁ ghanāḥ yathāśiṣo viś-patayaḥ kāle kāle dvijeritāḥ

Driven by the winds, the clouds poured out their nectar-like water for the good of all creatures — just as kings, prompted by their brahmana priests, give gifts to their subjects from time to time.

Verse 25 (bhagavata.10.20.25)

एवं वनं तद् वर्षिष्ठं पक्वखर्जुरजम्बुमत् । गोगोपालैर्वृतो रन्तुं सबलः प्राविशद्धरिः ॥ 20.25 ॥

evaṁ vanaṁ tad varṣiṣṭhaṁ pakva-kharjura-jambumat go-gopālair vṛto rantuṁ sa-balaḥ prāviśad dhariḥ

Thus, into that forest, resplendent with the rains and rich with ripe dates and jambu fruit, Lord Hari, together with Balarama and surrounded by cows and cowherd boys, entered to enjoy His pastimes.

Verse 26 (bhagavata.10.20.26)

धेनवो मन्दगामिन्य ऊधोभारेण भूयसा । ययुर्भगवताहूता द्रुतं प्रीत्या स्नुतस्तनाः ॥ 20.26 ॥

dhenavo manda-gāminya ūdho-bhāreṇa bhūyasā yayur bhagavatāhūtā drutaṁ prītyā snuta-stanāḥ

The cows, moving slowly under the weight of their heavy udders, when called by the Lord, ran quickly to Him out of sheer affection, their udders wet with milk.

Verse 27 (bhagavata.10.20.27)

वनौकसः प्रमुदिता वनराजीर्मधुच्युतः । जलधारा गिरेर्नादादासन्ना ददृशे गुहाः ॥ 20.27 ॥

vanaukasaḥ pramuditā vana-rājīr madhu-cyutaḥ jala-dhārā girer nādād āsannā dadṛśe guhāḥ

The Lord saw the joyful forest women, rows of trees dripping honey-sweet sap, and, from the roar of mountain waterfalls, could tell that caves lay somewhere near.

Verse 28 (bhagavata.10.20.28)

क्वचिद् वनस्पतिक्रोडे गुहायां चाभिवर्षति । निर्विश्य भगवान् रेमे कन्दमूलफलाशनः ॥ 20.28 ॥

kvacid vanaspati-kroḍe guhāyāṁ cābhivarṣati nirviśya bhagavān reme kanda-mūla-phalāśanaḥ

When it rained, He would sometimes enter the hollow of a tree, sometimes a cave, and there sport, eating roots, tubers and fruits.

Verse 29 (bhagavata.10.20.29)

दध्योदनं समानीतं शिलायां सलिलान्तिके । सम्भोजनीयैर्बुभुजे गोपैः सङ्कर्षणान्वितः ॥ 20.29 ॥

dadhy-odanaṁ samānītaṁ śilāyāṁ salilāntike sambhojanīyair bubhuje gopaiḥ saṅkarṣaṇānvitaḥ

Setting out the yogurt-rice brought from home upon a rock near the water, the Lord, together with Sankarshana and the cowherd boys who shared His meals, would eat.

Verse 30 (bhagavata.10.20.30)

शाद्वलोपरि संविश्य चर्वतो मीलितेक्षणान् । तृप्तान् वृषान् वत्सतरान् गाश्च स्वोधोभरश्रमाः ॥ 20.30 ॥

śādvalopari saṁviśya carvato mīlitekṣaṇān tṛptān vṛṣān vatsatarān gāś ca svodho-bhara-śramāḥ

Watching the contented bulls and calves, seated on the green turf, chewing the cud with half-closed eyes, and the cows themselves weary from the sheer weight of their udders —

Verse 31 (bhagavata.10.20.31)

प्रावृट्श्रियं च तां वीक्ष्य सर्वकालसुखावहाम् । भगवान् पूजयां चक्रे आत्मशक्त्युपबृंहिताम् ॥ 20.31 ॥

prāvṛṭ-śriyaṁ ca tāṁ vīkṣya sarva-kāla-sukhāvahām bhagavān pūjayāṁ cakre ātma-śakty-upabṛṁhitām

the Lord beheld with reverence the splendor of that rainy season — a season ever bringing happiness, itself an expansion of His own inner potency.

Verse 32 (bhagavata.10.20.32)

एवं निवसतोस्तस्मिन् रामकेशवयोर्व्रजे । शरत्समभवद् व्यभ्रा स्वच्छाम्ब्वपरुषानिला ॥ 20.32 ॥

evaṁ nivasatos tasmin rāma-keśavayor vraje śarat samabhavad vyabhrā svacchāmbv-aparuṣānilā

Thus, while Rama and Keshava were dwelling in Vraja, autumn arrived — the season of a cloudless sky, clear water and a gentle breeze.

Verse 33 (bhagavata.10.20.33)

शरदा नीरजोत्पत्त्या नीराणि प्रकृतिं ययुः । भ्रष्टानामिव चेतांसि पुनर्योगनिषेवया ॥ 20.33 ॥

śaradā nīrajotpattyā nīrāṇi prakṛtiṁ yayuḥ bhraṣṭānām iva cetāṁsi punar yoga-niṣevayā

With autumn's blossoming of lotuses, the waters returned to their original clarity — just as the minds of those fallen from yoga return to purity when they take it up again.

Verse 34 (bhagavata.10.20.34)

व्योम्नोऽब्भ्रं भूतशाबल्यं भुवः पङ्कमपां मलम् । शरज्जहाराश्रमिणां कृष्णे भक्तिर्यथाशुभम् ॥ 20.34 ॥

vyomno ’bbhraṁ bhūta-śābalyaṁ bhuvaḥ paṅkam apāṁ malam śaraj jahārāśramiṇāṁ kṛṣṇe bhaktir yathāśubham

Autumn cleared the sky of clouds, cleared the earth of its jostling creatures, cleared the ground of mud and the water of impurity — just as devotion to Krishna clears away every misfortune of those in the spiritual orders.

Verse 35 (bhagavata.10.20.35)

सर्वस्वं जलदा हित्वा विरेजुः शुभ्रवर्चसः । यथा त्यक्तैषणाः शान्ता मुनयो मुक्तकिल्बिषाः ॥ 20.35 ॥

sarva-svaṁ jaladā hitvā virejuḥ śubhra-varcasaḥ yathā tyaktaiṣaṇāḥ śāntā munayo mukta-kilbiṣāḥ

Having given up everything they carried, the clouds shone forth pure and bright — just as sages, having renounced every desire, grow calm and shine free of all sin.

Verse 36 (bhagavata.10.20.36)

गिरयो मुमुचुस्तोयं क्वचिन्न मुमुचुः शिवम् । यथा ज्ञानामृतं काले ज्ञानिनो ददते न वा ॥ 20.36 ॥

girayo mumucus toyaṁ kvacin na mumucuḥ śivam yathā jñānāmṛtaṁ kāle jñānino dadate na vā

The mountains released their water in some places, and in others held back the pure stream — just as the wise sometimes, at the fitting time, give the nectar of knowledge, and sometimes withhold it.

Verse 37 (bhagavata.10.20.37)

नैवाविदन् क्षीयमाणं जलं गाधजलेचराः । यथायुरन्वहं क्षय्यं नरा मूढाः कुटुम्बिनः ॥ 20.37 ॥

naivāvidan kṣīyamāṇaṁ jalaṁ gādha-jale-carāḥ yathāyur anv-ahaṁ kṣayyaṁ narā mūḍhāḥ kuṭumbinaḥ

The creatures swimming in the shrinking shallows did not perceive that their water was steadily diminishing — just as foolish family men do not perceive that their own lifespan diminishes with every passing day.

Verse 38 (bhagavata.10.20.38)

गाधवारिचरास्तापमविन्दञ्छरदर्कजम् । यथा दरिद्रः कृपणः कुटुम्ब्यविजितेन्द्रियः ॥ 20.38 ॥

gādha-vāri-carās tāpam avindañ charad-arka-jam yathā daridraḥ kṛpaṇaḥ kuṭumby avijitendriyaḥ

The creatures of the shallowing waters suffered the heat born of the autumn sun — just as a poor, miserly householder, unable to master his senses, suffers.

Verse 39 (bhagavata.10.20.39)

शनैः शनैर्जहुः पङ्कं स्थलान्यामं च वीरुधः । यथाहंममतां धीराः शरीरादिष्वनात्मसु ॥ 20.39 ॥

śanaiḥ śanair jahuḥ paṅkaṁ sthalāny āmaṁ ca vīrudhaḥ yathāhaṁ-mamatāṁ dhīrāḥ śarīrādiṣv anātmasu

Gradually the ground shed its mud, and the creepers their rawness — just as the wise gradually shed the sense of "I" and "mine" from the body and other things that are not the true self.

Verse 40 (bhagavata.10.20.40)

निश्चलाम्बुरभूत्तूष्णीं समुद्रः शरदागमे । आत्मन्युपरते सम्यङ्मुनिर्व्युपरतागमः ॥ 20.40 ॥

niścalāmbur abhūt tūṣṇīṁ samudraḥ śarad-āgame ātmany uparate samyaṅ munir vyuparatāgamaḥ

With autumn's arrival, the ocean's waters grew still and fell silent — just as a sage, fully settled in the self, grows quiet even in his recitation of the scriptures.

Verse 41 (bhagavata.10.20.41)

केदारेभ्यस्त्वपोऽगृह्णन् कर्षका दृढसेतुभिः । यथा प्राणैः स्रवज्ज्ञानं तन्निरोधेन योगिनः ॥ 20.41 ॥

kedārebhyas tv apo ’gṛhṇan karṣakā dṛḍha-setubhiḥ yathā prāṇaiḥ sravaj jñānaṁ tan-nirodhena yoginaḥ

The farmers held the water in their fields by building strong embankments — just as yogis, restraining the vital airs, keep their knowledge from draining away.

Verse 42 (bhagavata.10.20.42)

शरदर्कांशुजांस्तापान् भूतानामुडुपोऽहरत् । देहाभिमानजं बोधो मुकुन्दो व्रजयोषिताम् ॥ 20.42 ॥

śarad-arkāṁśu-jāṁs tāpān bhūtānām uḍupo ’harat dehābhimāna-jaṁ bodho mukundo vraja-yoṣitām

The moon relieved all beings of the heat born of the autumn sun's rays — just as right understanding relieves one of the suffering born of identifying with the body, and just as Mukunda Himself relieved the women of Vraja of the pain of separation from Him.

Verse 43 (bhagavata.10.20.43)

खमशोभत निर्मेघं शरद्विमलतारकम् । सत्त्वयुक्तं यथा चित्तं शब्दब्रह्मार्थदर्शनम् ॥ 20.43 ॥

kham aśobhata nirmeghaṁ śarad-vimala-tārakam sattva-yuktaṁ yathā cittaṁ śabda-brahmārtha-darśanam

Free of clouds, the autumn sky shone with clear, bright stars — just as a mind steeped in goodness shines with the direct vision of what the scriptures truly mean.

Verse 44 (bhagavata.10.20.44)

अखण्डमण्डलो व्योम्नि रराजोडुगणैः शशी । यथा यदुपतिः कृष्णो वृष्णिचक्रावृतो भुवि ॥ 20.44 ॥

akhaṇḍa-maṇḍalo vyomni rarājoḍu-gaṇaiḥ śaśī yathā yadu-patiḥ kṛṣṇo vṛṣṇi-cakrāvṛto bhuvi

In the sky, the full-orbed moon, surrounded by its host of stars, shone forth just as Krishna, lord of the Yadus, shines on earth surrounded by the assembly of the Vrishnis.

Verse 45 (bhagavata.10.20.45)

आश्लिष्य समशीतोष्णं प्रसूनवनमारुतम् । जनास्तापं जहुर्गोप्यो न कृष्णहृतचेतसः ॥ 20.45 ॥

āśliṣya sama-śītoṣṇaṁ prasūna-vana-mārutam janās tāpaṁ jahur gopyo na kṛṣṇa-hṛta-cetasaḥ

Embracing the breeze from the flowering woods, neither too cool nor too warm, people forgot their suffering — but the gopis, whose hearts Krishna had stolen away, found no relief in it.

Verse 46 (bhagavata.10.20.46)

गावो मृगाः खगा नार्यः पुष्पिण्यः शरदाभवन् । अन्वीयमानाः स्ववृषैः फलैरीशक्रिया इव ॥ 20.46 ॥

gāvo mṛgāḥ khagā nāryaḥ puṣpiṇyaḥ śaradābhavan anvīyamānāḥ sva-vṛṣaiḥ phalair īśa-kriyā iva

Under autumn's influence, cows, does, female birds and women came into their season, followed by their respective mates — just as deeds done in the Lord's service are inevitably followed by their fruits.

Verse 47 (bhagavata.10.20.47)

उदहृष्यन् वारिजानि सूर्योत्थाने कुमुद् विना । राज्ञा तु निर्भया लोका यथा दस्यून् विना नृप ॥ 20.47 ॥

udahṛṣyan vārijāni sūryotthāne kumud vinā rājñā tu nirbhayā lokā yathā dasyūn vinā nṛpa

O King, when the sun rose, all the water-born flowers blossomed with joy, save the night-lily — just as under a righteous king all his subjects live without fear, save the thieves alone.

Verse 48 (bhagavata.10.20.48)

पुरग्रामेष्वाग्रयणैरिन्द्रियैश्च महोत्सवैः । बभौ भूः पक्वशष्याढ्या कलाभ्यां नितरां हरेः ॥ 20.48 ॥

pura-grāmeṣv āgrayaṇair indriyaiś ca mahotsavaiḥ babhau bhūḥ pakva-śaṣyāḍhyā kalābhyāṁ nitarāṁ hareḥ

With the first-fruits offerings and grand festivals held in every town and village, the earth, rich with ripened grain, shone with special splendor, graced by those two expansions of Hari.

Verse 49 (bhagavata.10.20.49)

वणिङ्मुनिनृपस्नाता निर्गम्यार्थान् प्रपेदिरे । वर्षरुद्धा यथा सिद्धाः स्वपिण्डान् काल आगते ॥ 20.49 ॥

vaṇiṅ-muni-nṛpa-snātā nirgamyārthān prapedire varṣa-ruddhā yathā siddhāḥ sva-piṇḍān kāla āgate

Merchants, sages, kings and bathed brahmacharis, held back by the rains, now went forth and set about their affairs once more — just as perfected souls, when the time arrives, leave behind their bodies and attain their own true destinations.