Uddhava Visits Vrindavana

Verse 1 (bhagavata.10.46.1)

श्रीशुक उवाच वृष्णीनां प्रवरो मन्त्री कृष्णस्य दयितः सखा । शिष्यो बृहस्पतेः साक्षादुद्धवो बुद्धिसत्तमः ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca vṛṣṇīnāṁ pravaro mantrī kṛṣṇasya dayitaḥ sakhā śiṣyo bṛhaspateḥ sākṣād uddhavo buddhi-sattamaḥ

Shri Shukadeva said: Uddhava was the foremost counselor among the Vrishnis, the beloved friend of Krishna, and a direct disciple of Brihaspati — the wisest of the wise.

Verse 2 (bhagavata.10.46.2)

तमाह भगवान्प्रेष्ठं भक्तमेकान्तिनं क्वचित् । गृहीत्वा पाणिना पाणिं प्रपन्नार्तिहरो हरिः ॥ २ ॥

tam āha bhagavān preṣṭhaṁ bhaktam ekāntinaṁ kvacit gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇiṁ prapannārti-haro hariḥ

One day Bhagavan Hari, who removes the suffering of those who take refuge in Him, took the hand of His dearest and most devoted friend Uddhava in His own and spoke to him.

Verse 3 (bhagavata.10.46.3)

गच्छोद्धव व्रजं सौम्य पित्रोर्नौ प्रीतिमावह । गोपीनां मद्वियोगाधिं मत्सन्देशैर्विमोचय ॥ ३ ॥

gacchoddhava vrajaṁ saumya pitror nau prītim āvaha gopīnāṁ mad-viyogādhiṁ mat-sandeśair vimocaya

Gentle Uddhava, go to Vraja and bring joy to My parents. And through My message, free the gopis from the anguish of separation from Me.

Verse 4 (bhagavata.10.46.4)

ता मन्मनस्का मत्प्राणा मतर्थे त्यक्तदैहिकाः । मामेव दयितं प्रेष्ठमात्मानं मनसा गताः । ये त्यक्तलोकधर्माश्च मदर्थे तान्बिभर्म्यहम् ॥ ४ ॥

tā man-manaskā mat-prāṇā mat-arthe tyakta-daihikāḥ mām eva dayitaṁ preṣṭham ātmānaṁ manasā gatāḥ ye tyakta-loka-dharmāś ca mad-arthe tān bibharmy aham

Their minds dwell in Me alone, and I am their very life-breath; for My sake they have given up all bodily comforts. They have fixed their thoughts on Me alone as their beloved, their dearest, their very self. Those who have abandoned even worldly duty for My sake — I Myself sustain them.

Verse 5 (bhagavata.10.46.5)

मयि ताः प्रेयसां प्रेष्ठे दूरस्थे गोकुलस्त्रियः । स्मरन्त्योऽङ्ग विमुह्यन्ति विरहौत्कण्ठ्यविह्वलाः ॥ ५ ॥

mayi tāḥ preyasāṁ preṣṭhe dūra-sthe gokula-striyaḥ smarantyo ’ṅga vimuhyanti virahautkaṇṭhya-vihvalāḥ

My dear Uddhava, though I am the dearest of the dear to those women of Gokula, I remain far away; remembering Me, they grow faint, overwhelmed by the anguish of separation.

Verse 6 (bhagavata.10.46.6)

धारयन्त्यतिकृच्छ्रेण प्रायः प्राणान् कथञ्चन । प्रत्यागमनसन्देशैर्बल्लव्यो मे मदात्मिकाः ॥ ६ ॥

dhārayanty ati-kṛcchreṇa prāyaḥ prāṇān kathañcana pratyāgamana-sandeśair ballavyo me mad-ātmikāḥ

My cowherd girls, whose very selves are absorbed in Me, endure with the greatest difficulty, sustaining their lives only through the promise of My return.

Verse 7 (bhagavata.10.46.7)

श्रीशुक उवाच इत्युक्त उद्धवो राजन्सन्देशं भर्तुरादृतः । आदाय रथमारुह्य प्रययौ नन्दगोकुलम् ॥ ७ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca ity ukta uddhavo rājan sandeśaṁ bhartur ādṛtaḥ ādāya ratham āruhya prayayau nanda-gokulam

Shukadeva said: O King, thus instructed, Uddhava respectfully received his master's message, mounted his chariot, and set out for Nanda's Gokula.

Verse 8 (bhagavata.10.46.8)

प्राप्तो नन्दव्रजं श्रीमान् निम्लोचति विभावसौ । छन्नयानः प्रविशतां पशूनां खुररेणुभिः ॥ ८ ॥

prāpto nanda-vrajaṁ śrīmān nimlocati vibhāvasau channa-yānaḥ praviśatāṁ paśūnāṁ khura-reṇubhiḥ

The fortunate Uddhava arrived at Nanda's Vraja just as the sun was setting, his chariot veiled by the dust raised by the hooves of the animals returning home.

Verse 9 (bhagavata.10.46.9)

वासितार्थेऽभियुध्यद्भिर्नादितं शुश्मिभिर्वृषैः । धावन्तीभिश्च वास्राभिरुधोभारैः स्ववत्सकान् ॥ ९ ॥

vāsitārthe ’bhiyudhyadbhir nāditaṁ śuśmibhir vṛṣaiḥ dhāvantībhiś ca vāsrābhir udho-bhāraiḥ sva-vatsakān

There, rutting bulls bellowed as they fought one another over the cows, while cows heavy with milk ran after their calves.

Verse 10 (bhagavata.10.46.10)

इतस्ततो विलङ्घद्भिर्गोवत्सैर्मण्डितं सितैः । गोदोहशब्दाभिरवं वेणूनां निःस्वनेन च ॥ १० ॥

itas tato vilaṅghadbhir go-vatsair maṇḍitaṁ sitaiḥ go-doha-śabdābhiravaṁ veṇūnāṁ niḥsvanena ca

White calves leapt about here and there, adding to the beauty of the place, which echoed with the sounds of milking and the notes of flutes.

Verse 11 (bhagavata.10.46.11)

गायन्तीभिश्च कर्माणि शुभानि बलकृष्णयोः । स्वलङ्कृताभिर्गोपीभिर्गोपैश्च सुविराजितम् ॥ ११ ॥

gāyantībhiś ca karmāṇi śubhāni bala-kṛṣṇayoḥ sv-alaṅkṛtābhir gopībhir gopaiś ca su-virājitam

Beautifully adorned gopis and gopas sang the auspicious deeds of Balarama and Krishna, lending the place still greater splendor.

Verse 12 (bhagavata.10.46.12)

अग्न्यर्कातिथिगोविप्रपितृदेवार्चनान्वितैः । धूपदीपैश्च माल्यैश्च गोपावासैर्मनोरमम् ॥ १२ ॥

agny-arkātithi-go-vipra- pitṛ-devārcanānvitaiḥ dhūpa-dīpaiś ca mālyaiś ca gopāvāsair mano-ramam

The cowherds' homes, filled with the worship of fire, sun, guests, cows, brahmanas, ancestors and gods, and adorned with incense, lamps and garlands, appeared utterly charming.

Verse 13 (bhagavata.10.46.13)

सर्वतः पुष्पितवनं द्विजालिकुलनादितम् । हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णैः पद्मषण्डैश्च मण्डितम् ॥ १३ ॥

sarvataḥ puṣpita-vanaṁ dvijāli-kula-nāditam haṁsa-kāraṇḍavākīrṇaiḥ padma-ṣaṇḍaiś ca maṇḍitam

On every side the flowering forest resounded with flocks of birds and swarms of bees, and was adorned with clusters of lotuses crowded with swans and karandava ducks.

Verse 14 (bhagavata.10.46.14)

तमागतं समागम्य कृष्णस्यानुचरं प्रियम् । नन्दः प्रीतः परिष्वज्य वासुदेवधियार्चयत् ॥ १४ ॥

tam āgataṁ samāgamya kṛṣṇasyānucaraṁ priyam nandaḥ prītaḥ pariṣvajya vāsudeva-dhiyārcayat

Coming forward to meet Krishna's beloved attendant, Nanda joyfully embraced him and, regarding him as Vasudeva Himself, worshiped him.

Verse 15 (bhagavata.10.46.15)

भोजितं परमान्नेन संविष्टं कशिपौ सुखम् । गतश्रमं पर्यपृच्छत् पादसंवाहनादिभिः ॥ १५ ॥

bhojitaṁ paramānnena saṁviṣṭaṁ kaśipau sukham gata-śramaṁ paryapṛcchat pāda-saṁvāhanādibhiḥ

Having fed him the finest food, seated him comfortably on a couch, and relieved his fatigue with a foot massage and other services, Nanda then questioned him.

Verse 16 (bhagavata.10.46.16)

कच्चिदङ्ग महाभाग सखा नः शूरनन्दनः । आस्ते कुशल्यपत्याद्यैर्युक्तो मुक्तः सुहृद्व्रतः ॥ १६ ॥

kaccid aṅga mahā-bhāga sakhā naḥ śūra-nandanaḥ āste kuśaly apatyādyair yukto muktaḥ suhṛd-vrataḥ

My most fortunate friend, tell me — does the son of Shura, our companion, fare well? Is he now free from bondage, reunited with his children and kin, and still true to his devotion to his friends?

Verse 17 (bhagavata.10.46.17)

दिष्ट्या कंसो हतः पापः सानुगः स्वेन पाप्मना । साधूनां धर्मशीलानां यदूनां द्वेष्टि यः सदा ॥ १७ ॥

diṣṭyā kaṁso hataḥ pāpaḥ sānugaḥ svena pāpmanā sādhūnāṁ dharma-śīlānāṁ yadūnāṁ dveṣṭi yaḥ sadā

It is fortunate indeed that the sinful Kamsa, together with his followers, has been slain by his own sins — he who always hated the righteous, virtuous Yadus.

Verse 18 (bhagavata.10.46.18)

अपि स्मरति नः कृष्णो मातरं सुहृदः सखीन् । गोपान् व्रजं चात्मनाथं गावो वृन्दावनं गिरिम् ॥ १८ ॥

api smarati naḥ kṛṣṇo mātaraṁ suhṛdaḥ sakhīn gopān vrajaṁ cātma-nāthaṁ gāvo vṛndāvanaṁ girim

Does Krishna remember us — His mother, His well-wishers, His friends? Does He remember the cowherds, Vraja of which He is the very lord, the cows, Vrindavana, and the hill Govardhana?

Verse 19 (bhagavata.10.46.19)

अप्यायास्यति गोविन्दः स्वजनान्सकृदीक्षितुम् । तर्हि द्रक्ष्याम तद्वक्त्रं सुनसं सुस्मितेक्षणम् ॥ १९ ॥

apy āyāsyati govindaḥ sva-janān sakṛd īkṣitum tarhi drakṣyāma tad-vaktraṁ su-nasaṁ su-smitekṣaṇam

Will Govinda ever come, even once, to look upon His own people? If He does, we shall behold that face of His, with its lovely nose and smiling eyes.

Verse 20 (bhagavata.10.46.20)

दावाग्नेर्वातवर्षाच्च वृषसर्पाच्च रक्षिताः । दुरत्ययेभ्यो मृत्युभ्यः कृष्णेन सुमहात्मना ॥ २० ॥

dāvāgner vāta-varṣāc ca vṛṣa-sarpāc ca rakṣitāḥ duratyayebhyo mṛtyubhyaḥ kṛṣṇena su-mahātmanā

It was that great soul Krishna who protected us from the forest fire, from storm and flood, and from the bull-demon and the serpent — from otherwise inescapable deaths.

Verse 21 (bhagavata.10.46.21)

स्मरतां कृष्णवीर्याणि लीलापाङ्गनिरीक्षितम् । हसितं भाषितं चाङ्ग सर्वा नः शिथिलाः क्रियाः ॥ २१ ॥

smaratāṁ kṛṣṇa-vīryāṇi līlāpāṅga-nirīkṣitam hasitaṁ bhāṣitaṁ cāṅga sarvā naḥ śithilāḥ kriyāḥ

Dear Uddhava, when we remember Krishna's exploits, His playful sidelong glances, His smile and His words, all our daily tasks grow slack in our hands.

Verse 22 (bhagavata.10.46.22)

सरिच्छैलवनोद्देशान् मुकुन्दपदभूषितान् । आक्रीडानीक्ष्यमाणानां मनो याति तदात्मताम् ॥ २२ ॥

saric-chaila-vanoddeśān mukunda-pada-bhūṣitān ākrīḍān īkṣyamāṇānāṁ mano yāti tad-ātmatām

When we gaze upon the rivers, hills and forest groves where He sported — places graced by the imprint of Mukunda's feet — our minds become one with Him.

Verse 23 (bhagavata.10.46.23)

मन्ये कृष्णं च रामं च प्राप्ताविह सुरोत्तमौ । सुराणां महदर्थाय गर्गस्य वचनं यथा ॥ २३ ॥

manye kṛṣṇaṁ ca rāmaṁ ca prāptāv iha surottamau surāṇāṁ mahad-arthāya gargasya vacanaṁ yathā

I believe that Krishna and Rama are the very best among the gods, who have come here to fulfill some great purpose of the celestials — just as Garga once foretold.

Verse 24 (bhagavata.10.46.24)

कंसं नागायुतप्राणं मल्लौ गजपतिं यथा । अवधिष्टां लीलयैव पशूनिव मृगाधिपः ॥ २४ ॥

kaṁsaṁ nāgāyuta-prāṇaṁ mallau gaja-patiṁ yathā avadhiṣṭāṁ līlayaiva paśūn iva mṛgādhipaḥ

Just as a lion easily kills lesser animals, so these two, in mere sport, slew Kamsa — whose strength equaled ten thousand elephants — along with the wrestlers and the great tusker.

Verse 25 (bhagavata.10.46.25)

तालत्रयं महासारं धनुर्यष्टिमिवेभराट् । बभञ्जैकेन हस्तेन सप्ताहमदधाद् गिरिम् ॥ २५ ॥

tāla-trayaṁ mahā-sāraṁ dhanur yaṣṭim ivebha-rāṭ babhañjaikena hastena saptāham adadhād girim

As easily as a great elephant snaps a walking-stick, He broke a mighty bow three palm-trees long with a single hand, and held up a mountain for seven days with that same one hand.

Verse 26 (bhagavata.10.46.26)

प्रलम्बो धेनुकोऽरिष्टस्तृणावर्तो बकादयः । दैत्याः सुरासुरजितो हता येनेह लीलया ॥ २६ ॥

pralambo dhenuko ’riṣṭas tṛṇāvarto bakādayaḥ daityāḥ surāsura-jito hatā yeneha līlayā

Even demons like Pralamba, Dhenuka, Arishta, Trinavarta and Baka — who had conquered both gods and demons — were slain here by Him, in mere play.

Verse 27 (bhagavata.10.46.27)

श्रीशुक उवाच इति संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य नन्दः कृष्णानुरक्तधीः । अत्युत्कण्ठोऽभवत्तूष्णीं प्रेमप्रसरविह्वलः ॥ २७ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca iti saṁsmṛtya saṁsmṛtya nandaḥ kṛṣṇānurakta-dhīḥ aty-utkaṇṭho ’bhavat tūṣṇīṁ prema-prasara-vihvalaḥ

Shukadeva said: Recalling all this again and again, Nanda, his heart wholly devoted to Krishna, grew overcome with longing and fell silent, overwhelmed by the flood of his love.

Verse 28 (bhagavata.10.46.28)

यशोदा वर्ण्यमानानि पुत्रस्य चरितानि च । शृण्वन्त्यश्रूण्यवास्राक्षीत् स्नेहस्नुतपयोधरा ॥ २८ ॥

yaśodā varṇyamānāni putrasya caritāni ca śṛṇvanty aśrūṇy avāsrākṣīt sneha-snuta-payodharā

As she listened to her son's deeds being recounted, Yashoda's eyes overflowed with tears, and out of tenderness her breasts flowed with milk.

Verse 29 (bhagavata.10.46.29)

तयोरित्थं भगवति कृष्णे नन्दयशोदयोः । वीक्ष्यानुरागं परमं नन्दमाहोद्धवो मुदा ॥ २९ ॥

tayor itthaṁ bhagavati kṛṣṇe nanda-yaśodayoḥ vīkṣyānurāgaṁ paramaṁ nandam āhoddhavo mudā

Seeing such supreme love that Nanda and Yashoda bore for Bhagavan Krishna, Uddhava spoke to Nanda with joy in his heart.

Verse 30 (bhagavata.10.46.30)

श्रीउद्धव उवाच युवां श्लाघ्यतमौ नूनं देहिनामिह मानद । नारायणेऽखिलगुरौ यत्कृता मतिरीदृशी ॥ ३० ॥

śrī-uddhava uvāca yuvāṁ ślāghyatamau nūnaṁ dehinām iha māna-da nārāyaṇe ’khila-gurau yat kṛtā matir īdṛśī

Shri Uddhava said: O gracious Nanda, truly you two are the most praiseworthy of all beings in this world, for you have set your hearts so deeply on Narayana, the teacher of all.

Verse 31 (bhagavata.10.46.31)

एतौ हि विश्वस्य च बीजयोनी रामो मुकुन्दः पुरुषः प्रधानम् । अन्वीय भूतेषु विलक्षणस्य ज्ञानस्य चेशात इमौ पुराणौ ॥ ३१ ॥

etau hi viśvasya ca bīja-yonī rāmo mukundaḥ puruṣaḥ pradhānam anvīya bhūteṣu vilakṣaṇasya jñānasya ceśāta imau purāṇau

Rama and Mukunda alone are the seed and womb of this universe — the Purusha and His primal nature. Entering into every being, they govern each one's distinct awareness; these two are the eternal Supreme Lord.

Verse 32 (bhagavata.10.46.32)

यस्मिन् जनः प्राणवियोगकाले क्षणं समावेश्य मनोऽविशुद्धम् । निर्हृत्य कर्माशयमाशु याति परां गतिं ब्रह्ममयोऽर्कवर्णः ॥ ३२ ॥

yasmin janaḥ prāṇa-viyoga-kāle kṣanaṁ samāveśya mano ’viśuddham nirhṛtya karmāśayam āśu yāti parāṁ gatiṁ brahma-mayo ’rka-varṇaḥ

Simply by fixing the mind on Him for a moment at the time of death — even an impure mind — a person burns away every seed of accumulated karma and at once attains the supreme destination, becoming radiant as the sun and one with the Absolute.

Verse 33 (bhagavata.10.46.33)

तस्मिन् भवन्तावखिलात्महेतौ नारायणे कारणमर्त्यमूर्तौ । भावं विधत्तां नितरां महात्मन् किं वावशिष्टं युवयोः सुकृत्यम् ॥ ३३ ॥

tasmin bhavantāv akhilātma-hetau nārāyaṇe kāraṇa-martya-mūrtau bhāvaṁ vidhattāṁ nitarāṁ mahātman kiṁ vāvaśiṣṭaṁ yuvayoḥ su-kṛtyam

O great soul, toward that very Narayana — the cause of every self, who has taken on a mortal form of His own will — you two hold such deep devotion. What further meritorious deed, then, remains for either of you to achieve?

Verse 34 (bhagavata.10.46.34)

आगमिष्यत्यदीर्घेण कालेन व्रजमच्युतः । प्रियं विधास्यते पित्रोर्भगवान् सात्वतां पतिः ॥ ३४ ॥

āgamiṣyaty adīrgheṇa kālena vrajam acyutaḥ priyaṁ vidhāsyate pitror bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ

Infallible Bhagavan, the Lord of the Satvatas, will return to Vraja before long and bring joy to His parents.

Verse 35 (bhagavata.10.46.35)

हत्वा कंसं रङ्गमध्ये प्रतीपं सर्वसात्वताम् । यदाह वः समागत्य कृष्णः सत्यं करोति तत् ॥ ३५ ॥

hatvā kaṁsaṁ raṅga-madhye pratīpaṁ sarva-sātvatām yad āha vaḥ samāgatya kṛṣṇaḥ satyaṁ karoti tat

Having slain Kamsa, the enemy of all the Satvatas, in the wrestling arena, Krishna will surely now keep the promise He made to you, and return.

Verse 36 (bhagavata.10.46.36)

मा खिद्यतं महाभागौ द्रक्ष्यथः कृष्णमन्तिके । अन्तर्हृदि स भूतानामास्ते ज्योतिरिवैधसि ॥ ३६ ॥

mā khidyataṁ mahā-bhāgau drakṣyathaḥ kṛṣṇam antike antar hṛdi sa bhūtānām āste jyotir ivaidhasi

O most fortunate ones, do not grieve — you will soon see Krishna close at hand. He dwells within the heart of every being, just as fire lies hidden within wood.

Verse 37 (bhagavata.10.46.37)

न ह्यस्यास्ति प्रियः कश्चिन्नाप्रियो वास्त्यमानिनः । नोत्तमो नाधमो वापि समानस्यासमोऽपि वा ॥ ३७ ॥

na hy asyāsti priyaḥ kaścin nāpriyo vāsty amāninaḥ nottamo nādhamo vāpi sa-mānasyāsamo ’pi vā

For Him, who is free from all pride, no one is dear and no one is disliked; none is high, none is low. Though He treats all alike, He Himself is like no one else.

Verse 38 (bhagavata.10.46.38)

न माता न पिता तस्य न भार्या न सुतादयः । नात्मीयो न परश्चापि न देहो जन्म एव च ॥ ३८ ॥

na mātā na pitā tasya na bhāryā na sutādayaḥ nātmīyo na paraś cāpi na deho janma eva ca

He has no mother, no father, no wife, no children; none is His own, and none is foreign to Him; He has no material body, and no birth.

Verse 39 (bhagavata.10.46.39)

न चास्य कर्म वा लोके सदसन्मिश्रयोनिषु । क्रीडार्थं सोऽपि साधूनां परित्राणाय कल्पते ॥ ३९ ॥

na cāsya karma vā loke sad-asan-miśra-yoniṣu krīḍārthaṁ so ’pi sādhūnāṁ paritrāṇāya kalpate

Nor does He have any karma binding Him to take birth in pure, impure or mixed species of life in this world; yet, for the sake of His pastimes and to protect the saintly, He appears.

Verse 40 (bhagavata.10.46.40)

सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति भजते निर्गुणो गुणान् । क्रीडन्नतीतोऽपि गुणैः सृजत्यवति हन्त्यजः ॥ ४० ॥

sattvaṁ rajas tama iti bhajate nirguṇo guṇān krīḍann atīto ’pi guṇaiḥ sṛjaty avan hanty ajaḥ

Though beyond the three modes — goodness, passion and ignorance — He, the unqualified one, takes them up as His own sport. Thus, transcending the modes even while playing with them, the unborn Lord creates, sustains and destroys.

Verse 41 (bhagavata.10.46.41)

यथा भ्रमरिकादृष्ट्या भ्राम्यतीव महीयते । चित्ते कर्तरि तत्रात्मा कर्तेवाहंधिया स्मृतः ॥ ४१ ॥

yathā bhramarikā-dṛṣṭyā bhrāmyatīva mahīyate citte kartari tatrātmā kartevāhaṁ-dhiyā smṛtaḥ

Just as a person spinning around perceives, through illusion, the earth itself to be whirling, so it is the mind alone that truly acts — yet through the sense of "I," the self is mistakenly thought to be the doer.

Verse 42 (bhagavata.10.46.42)

युवयोरेव नैवायमात्मजो भगवान् हरिः । सर्वेषामात्मजो ह्यात्मा पिता माता स ईश्वरः ॥ ४२ ॥

yuvayor eva naivāyam ātmajo bhagavān hariḥ sarveṣām ātmajo hy ātmā pitā mātā sa īśvaraḥ

Bhagavan Hari is not merely your son alone — He, the Lord, is the son, the very self, the father and the mother of all beings.

Verse 43 (bhagavata.10.46.43)

दृष्टं श्रुतं भूतभवद् भविष्यत् स्थास्नुश्चरिष्णुर्महदल्पकं च । विनाच्युताद् वस्तु तरां न वाच्यं स एव सर्वं परमात्मभूतः ॥ ४३ ॥

dṛṣṭaṁ śrutaṁ bhūta-bhavad-bhaviṣyat sthāsnuś cariṣṇur mahad alpakaṁ ca vinācyutād vastu tarāṁ na vācyaṁ sa eva sarvaṁ paramātma-bhūtaḥ

Whatever is seen or heard, whatever exists in the past, present or future, whatever is fixed or moving, great or small — nothing whatever can rightly be spoken of apart from Achyuta, for He alone, as the Supreme Soul, is everything.

Verse 44 (bhagavata.10.46.44)

एवं निशा सा ब्रुवतोर्व्यतीता नन्दस्य कृष्णानुचरस्य राजन् । गोप्यः समुत्थाय निरूप्य दीपान् वास्तून् समभ्यर्च्य दधीन्यमन्थन् ॥ ४४ ॥

evaṁ niśā sā bruvator vyatītā nandasya kṛṣṇānucarasya rājan gopyaḥ samutthāya nirūpya dīpān vāstūn samabhyarcya daudhīny amanthun

O King, thus the night passed as Nanda conversed with Krishna's attendant Uddhava. The gopis rose, lit their lamps, performed the worship of their homes, and began churning the curd.

Verse 45 (bhagavata.10.46.45)

ता दीपदीप्तैर्मणिभिर्विरेजू रज्जूर्विकर्षद्भुजकङ्कणस्रजः । चलन्नितम्बस्तनहारकुण्डल- त्विषत्कपोलारुणकुङ्कुमाननाः ॥ ४५ ॥

tā dīpa-dīptair maṇibhir virejū rajjūr vikarṣad-bhuja-kaṅkaṇa-srajaḥ calan-nitamba-stana-hāra-kuṇḍala- tviṣat-kapolāruṇa-kuṅkumānanāḥ

As they pulled the churning rope, the bangles and garlands on their arms glowed, their jewels shimmering in the lamplight; their hips and breasts swayed with their moving necklaces, and their kumkum-reddened cheeks glowed with the reflected light of their earrings.

Verse 46 (bhagavata.10.46.46)

उद्गायतीनामरविन्दलोचनं व्रजाङ्गनानां दिवमस्पृशद् ध्वनिः । दध्नश्च निर्मन्थनशब्दमिश्रितो निरस्यते येन दिशाममङ्गलम् ॥ ४६ ॥

udgāyatīnām aravinda-locanaṁ vrajāṅganānāṁ divam aspṛśad dhvaniḥ dadhnaś ca nirmanthana-śabda-miśrito nirasyate yena diśām amaṅgalam

As the women of Vraja sang aloud the glories of lotus-eyed Krishna, their voices, mingling with the sound of the churning, rose to touch the sky — a sound that dispelled all inauspiciousness from every direction.

Verse 47 (bhagavata.10.46.47)

भगवत्युदिते सूर्ये नन्दद्वारि व्रजौकसः । दृष्ट्वा रथं शातकौम्भं कस्यायमिति चाब्रुवन् ॥ ४७ ॥

bhagavaty udite sūrye nanda-dvāri vrajaukasaḥ dṛṣṭvā rathaṁ śātakaumbhaṁ kasyāyam iti cābruvan

When the radiant sun had risen, the people of Vraja saw a golden chariot at Nanda's doorway and asked, "Whose chariot is this?"

Verse 48 (bhagavata.10.46.48)

अक्रूर आगतः किं वा यः कंसस्यार्थसाधकः । येन नीतो मधुपुरीं कृष्णः कमललोचनः ॥ ४८ ॥

akrūra āgataḥ kiṁ vā yaḥ kaṁsasyārtha-sādhakaḥ yena nīto madhu-purīṁ kṛṣṇaḥ kamala-locanaḥ

"Could it be Akrura has come — the one who, fulfilling Kamsa's purpose, took lotus-eyed Krishna away to Mathura?

Verse 49 (bhagavata.10.46.49)

किं साधयिष्यत्यस्माभिर्भर्तुः प्रीतस्य निष्कृतिम् । ततः स्त्रीणां वदन्तीनामुद्धवोऽगात् कृताह्निकः ॥ ४९ ॥

kiṁ sādhayiṣyaty asmābhir bhartuḥ prītasya niṣkṛtim tataḥ strīṇāṁ vadantīnām uddhavo ’gāt kṛtāhnikaḥ

"Does he now mean to use us to perform the final rites for his pleased master?" As the women were saying this among themselves, Uddhava arrived, having completed his morning observances.