Harivamsha MahA PurANam - bhaviShya Parva
atha triMShadadhikashatatamo.adhyAyaH
nandayashodayorgovardhane shrIkR^iShNadarshanam

harivamsha in the mahAbharata - bhaviShyaparva
Lesson 130 - yashoda and nandagopa meet kR^iShNa

yashodA nandagopashcha kR^iShNadarshanalAlasau |
govardhanagataM shrutvA vAsudevaM sahAgrajam ||3-130-1

(O janamejaya!) Hearing that vAsudeva (kR^iShNa) has arrived at govardhana along with his elder brother (balarAma), yashoda and nandagopa, eagerly longing to see kR^iShNa,

navanItaM cha dadhi cha pAyasaM kR^isaraM tathA |
vanyam puShpaM mahArAja mayUrA~Ngadameva cha ||3-130-2

took fresh butter, thick sour milk, food made with rice and sugar, a dish made of sesamum and grain and wild flowers, O great king, (janamejaya! vaishampAyana continued) and also bracelets made of peacock feathers,

ballavairaparaiH sArdhaM gopibhishcha samantataH |
jagmatuH sahasA prItau govardhanamatho nR^ipa ||3-130-3

accompanied by cowherds and cowherd-women, O king (janamejaya! vaishampAyana continued), highly pleased, immediately went to govardhana.

kvachidvR^ikShe samAsaktaM kR^iShNaM kR^iShNamR^igekSnaNaM |
dadarshaturmahAbAhuM vAsudevaM sahAgrajam ||3-130-4

They saw kR^iShNa, vAsudeva, having great arms, having eyes as wide as the deer's eyes, along with his elder brother (balarAma) sitting below a tree, leaning on it.

praNematuH susaMhR^iShTau tatra dR^iShTvA mahAbalau |
darshayAmAsaturdevau pAyasAni mahAnti cha ||3-130-5

Seeing kR^iShNa and balarAma, they became highly pleased. The powerful kR^iShNa and balarAma bowed to them. Then they offered the food made with rice and sugar and other items to the deva-s.

tAta mAtarvraje goShThe kushalaM vA svagodhanam |
api gAvaH kShIravatyo vatsA vatsatarAH pitaH ||3-130-6

(kR^iShNa said) O father! O mother! Are your wealth of cattle at vraja well or not? O father! Are the cows giving you good milk or not? Are the calves and the bulls well or not?

api vA sushubhaM kShIramapi gAvaH sushobhanAH |
api vA dArakA mAtarvatsapAlAH pibanti cha ||3-130-7

Is the milk good or not? Are the cows auspicious or not? Are the calves drinking their mother's milk or not?

bahUni chApi dAmAni kIlakA api vA bahu |
tR^iNAni bahurUpANi kiM vA santi pitaH sadA ||3-130-8

Are you not keeping lots of ropes and posts? O father! Is there good grass available in plenty?

shakaTAni sugandhIni kiM vA santi pitardhruvam |
api gopyaH putravatyo dArakAnkimajIjanan ||3-130-9

Are there carts with fragrance? Have the cowherd women given birth to children?

ghaTAH kiM bahavo mAtarabhinnAH sarvato vraje |
kiM gAvaH kShIramatulaM sravantyaharahaH pitaH ||3-130-10

O mother! Are there lots of pots in vraja which are unbroken? O father! Are the cows giving you plenty of milk?

haiya~NgavInaM kShIrANi dadhi vA kimajIjanan |
godhanaM sarvamevedaM nIrogaM pratipadyate ||3-130-11

Are you not getting good milk, butter and sour milk? Are all the cattle wealth without any disease?

sarvametadyadushreShTha nIrogaM bahushaH prabho |
kushalaM godhanasyaiva sarvakAleShu keshava ||3-130-12

O the best among yAdava-s (kR^iShNa)! All the cattle wealth are without any disease, O lord! O keshava (kR^iShNa)! All the cattle wealth are well.

rakShaNAttava devesha sadA kushalino vayam |
sagodhanAH savatsAshcha nIrogA iva keshava ||3-130-13

O the Lord of gods (kR^iShNa)! Because of your protection, we are always well. O keshava (kR^iShNa)! The cattle wealth along with the calves are without any disease.

ekameva sadA duHkhaM na tvAM drakShyAmi keshava |
yadetatkevalaM duHkhamiti dhIH shIryate sadA ||3-130-14

We always have only one sorrow: O keshava (kR^iShNa)! We are unable to see you. This only one sorrow is always breaking our minds.

evamAdi vilapyantaM gachChetyAha sa keshavaH |
yashodAM punarAhedaM mAtargachCha gR^ihaM prati ||3-130-15

(O janamejaya!) keshava (kR^iShna) said to nanda who was lamenting thus: Do not lament. Go home. Then he told yashoda: Mother! Go home.

ye cha tvAM kIrtayiShyanti te cha svargamavApnuyuH |
ye kechittvAM namasyanti te me priyatarAH sadA ||3-130-16

All those who recite your names shall go to heaven. Those bowing to you will always be most dear to me.

madbhaktAH sarvadA santu gachChetyAha cha tAM hariH |
ityuktvA pitarau devo vAsudevaH sanAtanaH ||3-130-17

hari (kR^iShNa) continued: They will always be my devotees. Go home. The eternal lord vAsudeva (kR^iShNa) told thus to the parents.

gADhamAli~Ngya tau prItau preShayAmAsa keshavaH |
yashodA nandagopashcha jagmatuH svagR^ihaM prati ||3-130-18

Embracing the parents tightly, keshava (kR^iShNa) made them happy and then bid farewell to them. Afterwards, nandagopa and yashoda went home.

tataH kR^iShNo hR^iShIkesho yAdavaiH saha vR^iShNibhiH |
gantumaichChattadA viShNuH purIM dvAravatIM kila ||3-130-19

Then viShNu, kR^iShNa, the lord of senses, along with yAdava-s and vR^iShNi-s got ready to go to the city of doors.

ya etachChruNuyAnnityaM paThedvApi samAhitaH |
putravAndhanavAMshchaiva ante mokShaM cha gachChati ||3-130-20

Those who hear this daily as also those who study this with attention, shall become wealthy and be blessed with children and attain liberation in the end.

iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe bhaviShyaparvaNi yashodAnandagopabalabhadrakR^iShNasamAgame triMshadadhikashatatamo.adhyAyaH

This is the one hundred and thirtieth lesson of bhaviShyaparva, harivaMsha, khila of mahAbhArata, yashoda and nandagopa meet kR^iShNa

3-130-1 yashodeti |
3-130-2 mayUrA~NgadaM mayUrapicChamayaM bAhubhUShaNam ||

iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe bhaviShyaparvaNi TIkAyAM triMshadadhikashatatamo.adhyAyaH

##i-translated by G. Schaufelberger, schaufel @ wanadoo.fr February 4 2009
Proof-read by K S Rmachandran, ramachandran_ksr @ yahoo.ca.
If you find any errors compared to Chitrashala Press edition, send corrections to A. Harindranath harindranath_a @ yahoo.com
Translated to English by A. Purushothaman [purushothaman_avaroth @ yahoo.com] and A. Harindranath
August 17, 2013 ##