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Nandi-slolas
May ilc sigli ol Simaii Radlaian's lila-linciia ccsiasy, wlicl is lilc a bouquci,
biing good loiiunc io all. Wlcn Sii Kisna bloclcd Radlaiani's way io ilc dana-
glaii, ilcic was lauglici wiilin Hci lcaii. Hci cycs gicw biigli, and licsl icais
llowcd liom Hci cycs, icddcning ilcm. Duc io Hci swcci iclaiionslip wiil Kisna,
Hci cycs wcic cnilusiasiic, and wlcn Hci ciying subsidcd, Slc appcaicd cvcn
moic bcauiilul . (1)
All gloiics io Radla's lovc loi Kisna, ilc cncmy ol ilc dcmon Muia. Alilougl ii is
all-pcivading, ii icnds io incicasc ai cvciy momcni. Alilougl ii is impoiiani, ii is
dcvoid ol piidc. And alilougl ii is puic, ii is always bcsci wiil dupliciiy . (2)
(Tlus cnd ilc nandi-slolas.)
Suiiadlaia: Lnougl wiil all ilcsc woids! (looling aboui) Ala! How is ii ilai a
gicai ciiclc ol sainily pcoplc, pcoplc glisicning in ilc moonligli ol my nandi-
slolas, now iicmblcs wiil ccsiaiic lovc ai ilc looi ol Nandisvaia Hill'
(again looling aboui) Dancing, and lis laiis cicci, onc dcvoicc linds lis body
blossoming wiil joy. Wiilcicd, and lis lacc palc, anoilci dcvoicc linds lis lcaii
biolcn. Roaiing, anoilci dcvoicc iuns aboui. Ialling, anoilci dcvoicc lics
moiionlcss. Wlai las lappcncd. io ilcsc pcacclul dcvoiccs, ilai now ilcy aic
ovcicomc wiil lovc loi Loid Kiislna' (3)
(ilinling loi a momcni) Al! I lnow ilc icason. Tlcy lavc bccomc wild by
diinling ilc ladamba ncciai ol spiiiiual lovc. lccausc, .
Wlcn lovc dcvclops in ilc lcaii ol a dcvoicc, lc cannoi clccl ilc iiansloimaiion
ol lis scniimcnis. His lcaii is jusi lilc ilc occan ai ilc iising ol ilc moon, wlcn
ilc cbb iidc cannoi bc clcclcd. Immcdiaicly ilcic musi bc movcmcni ol ligl
wavcs. Alilougl in iis naiuial siaic ilc occan is always giavc and unlailomablc,
wlcn ilc moon iiscs noiling can clccl ilc occan's agiiaiion. Similaily, ilosc wlo
aic puic dcvoiccs cannoi on any accouni clccl ilc movcmcni ol ilcii lcclings
wiilin . (+)
(looling again) Siill, Loid Kiislna's pasiimcs aic moic bcauiilul ilan anyiling in
ilc woild.
(slaling lis lcad, lc calmly says:) Loid Kisna's allcciionaic joling quaiicl wiil
Sii Radla cnicis ilc cais ol ilc swanlilc dcvoiccs and siops ilcm liom iasiing
anyiling clsc, cvcn ilings oilcis ilinl io bc ilc puicsi ncciai. (5)
(An acioi clccilully cnicis.)
Acioi: Iis scvcn lcaiuics siiong, iis icxi bcauiilul in iwo ways, and iis ploi avoiding
many iwisis, ilis aiiisiic play slincs lilc ilc gloiy ol a gicai cmpiic. (6)
Suiiadlaia: 0 acioi wlo las ciosscd io ilc laiilci sloic ol ilc occan ol cxpcii slill
in aciing and dancing, you lnow vciy wcll low, aslcd by my liicnds, I will now
picscni a onc-aci play ilai bcais ilc namc Dana-lcli-laumudi. Mcdiiaiing on ilc
Dciiy I woislip, I will now piay loi His blcssing. (Hc lolds lis lands)
Gloiy io ilc cicinal Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, wlosc loly namc aiiiacis
ilcy wlo lnow wlai is swcci, wlosc good claiacici dcliglis King Nanda, and
wlosc landsomc loim is a lcsiival ol bliss. (7) (scc looinoic 1)
Acioi: Masici! Lool! Lool! 0 masici ol all pocis, youi bcauiilul pociiy las madc
lilc siunncd dcci ilc ciiclc ol dcvoiccs wlo lnow low io iasic ncciai. Moiionlcss,
ilcy do noi cvcn lnow wlo ilcy aic.
Suiiadlaia: Iillcd wiil giacclul pociiy, wly slould ilc nandi-slolas ai ilc
bcginning ol ilis play noi dcligli ilc dcvoiccs wlo lnow low io iasic ncciai' (S)
(scc looinoic 2)
A Voicc Iiom lclind ilc Sccncs: Ala! Good! 0 icaclci ol ilc aciois, you spcal
ilc iiuil. Rcciiing bcauiilul pociiy, Nandimulli will ioday dcligli ilc piincc ol
Viaja, a piincc wlo is ilc ciown ol all wlo lnow low io iasic ncciai.
Suiiadlaia: How, accompanicd by Subala, did ilc loicsi goddcss Vinda comc
lcic' Wc musi gci ilc oilci aciois loi ilc play.
(Tlc Suiiadlaia and acioi cxii.)
(Tlus cnds ilc piasiavana, oi piologuc.)
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(Convcising wiil Subala, Vinda cnicis.)
Vinda (ilis is ilc pcison wlo spolc woids bclind ilc sccncs): Subala, wly docs
ilis good ncws noi malc youi lacc blossom wiil lappincss'
Subala:Vinda, I don'i undcisiand ii vciy wcll. Plcasc cxplain ii clcaily.
Vinda: ly ilc oidci ol Hci supciiois, and accompanicd by Hci liicnds, Radla las
gonc io scll buiici ai ilc yajna pavilion ai Govinda-lunda's sloic. ly Pauinamasi's
oidci, Nandimulli wcni io icll Kisna ol ilis.
Subala:(joylul), Vinda, wly did Hci cldcis scni Radla, wlo is splcndid wiil all
swccincss and claim, on sucl a pciiy ciiand'
Vinda: Tlc sagcs said ilai cvciy gopi wlo on ilis day pcisonally sclls ilcm licsl
buiici loi ilis yama will lind lci cvciy wisl lullillcd. (9)
Subala:Wlo is ilc gicai man ilai will pciloim ilis yama'
Vinda: His namc is Vasudcva Malaiaja.
Subala:Wly did lc lcavc Mailuia io pciloim lis yama in ilc loicsi'
Vinda: Wiil wiciclcd Kamsa siill alivc, low can ilai yama bc donc in Mailuia'
Vasudcva appoinicd Gaiga's son-in-law llaguii io pciloim ilc yama lcic.
Subala:Tlis musi bc a wiclcd yajna, a yama ol blacl magic.
Vinda: No. No. Ii is mcani io diivc away calamiiics. Ii is mcani io diivc all
calamiiics liom Vasudcva's son lalaiama, and liom lalaiama's liicnd Kisna, wlom
Vasudcva lovcs moic ilan His own son..
Subala:(ilinling loi a momcni, lc clccilully says) Tlcn ilc dcsiic oui dcai liind
Kisna las long lcld in His lcaii, ilc dcsiic io icasc Radla and ilc gopis by
dcmanding ilai ilcy pay a ioll ai ilc glaia will now bc lullillcd.
Vinda: Subala, ilai pasiimc ol dcmanding a ioll is a gicai iicasuic loi
pcisons lilc you. Comc, lci us go io ilc Manasa-ganga. (Tlcy boil do ilai)
Subala:Vinda-, I lcai swans swccily cooing in ilc loicsi by ilc iivci's iigli banl.
Vinda: Tlai's noi ilc cooing ol swans. Tlai's ilc jingling ol ilc gopis' anllcis.
(Slc lools again and lappily says) Lool in ilc disiancc! Suiioundcd by liicnds
lilc Hciscll, and caiiying, on a icd sill cloil coilcd aiound lci dccoiaicd lcad, an
unmoving goldcn poi glisicning wiil buiici, smiling Radla walls io ilc Manasa-
ganga. (10)
Subala:Al! Vindavana loicsi is lilc a ciiclc ol clouds swccily dccoiaicd by ilc
splcndid iainbow ol Sii Radla and liglining llaslcs ol Hci liicnds.
Vinda I ilinl ii vciy bold and loollaidy io iiy and dcsciibc Radla's swccincss,
swccincss is bcyond ilc powci ol woids. (lowing lci lcad, slc slyly says) Wlo
in ilis woild is qualilicd io piaisc Radla' Lvcn ilougl, iuining away liom
gloiious and jcalous Goddcss Lalsmi as is slc wcic only a pilc ol siiaw, wiiloui
any slyncss Loid Kisna lonois mc, I siill lavc no oppoiiuniiy io scivc Radla'
(11) So bc ii. Siill, I will placc ilc liagiancc ol Radla's bcauiy on my woids.
(glancing ai Subala) Iools may say, Tlc bcauiy ol ilc moon and ilc loius comcs
liom ilc gloiy ol Radla's lacc.` Wlai lind ol piaisc is ilai' Tlc iiuil is ilai wlcn
ilcy glimpsc Radla's lacc liom lai away, ilc gicai losi ol splcndid ncciai moons
and loius llowcis givc up all piidc in ilcii own bcauiy. Tlcy aic complcicly
dcvasiaicd. (12) (scc looinoic 3)
Subala:How gloiious is iis bcauiy!
Vindi Subala, you biing pcacocl-lcailci-ciowncd Kisna bclind ilc dail pavilion
ai ilc summii ol Govaidlana Hill. Alici liisi waicling ilc gopis' bcauiilul
pasiimcs, I will cvcniually mcci you ilcic.
(Accompanicd by Subala, Vinda cxiis.)
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(Accompanicd by loui liicnds, Radla cnicis.)
Radla: Al! How ilcsc loicsis claim My cycs. Laliia! Lool! Lool! Splcndid wiil
looipiinis mailcd wiil a llag, ilundciboli, clcplani goad, and loius, and gloiious
wiil llowci-buds ilai biusl againsi My iocnails, ilcsc loicsis dcligli My lcaii and
malc ii iicmblc. (13)
Laliia: (smiling) Visalla! Lool! Lool! Tlc bcauiilul ncciai swccincss ol ilc lluic
maling ilcm loigci ilc aciions ol ilcii bodics, ilc animals in ilis loicsi can ncvci
lccp ilcii minds liom bcing iapi in mcdiiaiion. (1+)
Radla: (asidc) Pcilaps ilc piincc ol Viaja will suddcnly blocl oui pail as wc caiiy
ilis buiici. (opcnly) Iiicnd Laliia, wlai did smiling Pauinamasi say as wc lcli
ioday'
Laliia: Slc said, Today you will scc somciling wondcilul."
Radla: Laliia, plcasc asl a qucsiion ol all-lnowing Pauinamasi.
Laliia: Wlai is ilc qucsiion'
Radla: Wlai gicai vow did Nandimulli and ilc oilci giils lollow in ilcii
picvious biiils'
Laliia: Wly do You ilinl ilcy lollowcd gicai vows'
Radla: Alas! Alas! O iniclligcni onc, cvcn you asl a qucsiion lilc ilis! Wiil ilc
blacl bumblcbccs ol ilcii cycs ilcy always diinl ilc ncciai ol ilc wondcilul
swccincss ol ilc loius llowci ol Kisna's lacc, a loius llowci splcndid wiil ilc
pollcn ol gcnily swinging slail-caiiings, a swccincss ilc sliglicsi liagiancc ol
wlicl pcisons lilc you cannoi appioacl liom lai away oi ioucl cvcn in youi
dicams. Tlcicloic I say you slould acccpi iniiiaiion inio ilc pciloimancc ol gicai
vows and you slould buin in a gicai liic ol ausiciiiics uniil wlai Nandimulli and
lci liicnds lavc aiiaincd is noi lai liom youi giip.
Visalla Radla, is anyonc moic loiiunaic ilai Nandimulli and lci liicnds and
moic loiiunaic ilan ilc gopis' Tlcic is onc giil, a giil wlo musi lavc lollowcd
gicai vows, wlo is moic loiiunaic ilan all ilc pcoplc ol Golula.
Radla: (cagci) Visalla, wlo is ilai giil, ilc cicsi jcwcl ol all loiiunaic giils'
Laliia: (asidc) Wlo is lilc You'
Radla: Iiicnd, I undcisiand. I undcisiand. You spcal ilc iiuil. Ii is ilc lluic, ilc
lluic ilai wiil iis swcci and playlul music ilai malcs all ol Golula wild, ilc lluic
ilai iiscll bccomcs wild wiil bliss by iasiing ilc swccincss ol ilc ncciai ai Kisna's
lips, ilai you piaisc wiil ilcsc woids. Ii is noi anyiling clsc. (15)
Laliia: (smiling) Tiuc. Madc ol ilc bcsi bamboo, and iis soli. Music maling ilc
lcaiis ol ilc gicai souls iicmblc, ilc ycllow lluic is ilc mosi gloiious and swcci.
(16) (scc looinoic
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Radla: Iiicnd, wly do you smilc' ly ilc giacc ol Hci allcciionaic liicnds ilis
unloiiunaic pcison las only iwicc oi iliicc sccn Kisna's lacc. Siill, His swcci
dcliglilul lacc cluins ilis pcison's lcaii and malcs Hci loigci cvciyiling. Lvcn
ilougl Slc always ilinl ol Him, Slc cannoi gci Kisna io comc bcloic Hci cycs.
(ycaining) O liicnd wiil ilc slcndci waisi, lci Us pciloim ausiciiiics io ialc biiil
among ilc bamboo iccds. Plcasc lnow ilai is ilc bcsi ol all biiils. Only by
pciloiming many ausiciiiics was ilc lluic ablc io iasic ilc swccincss ol Kisna's
bimba-liuii lips. (17)
(Vinda cnicis.)
Vinda Al! Youi lcaiis iapi in ialling, You do noi noiicc low You now wall on
ilc pail io Indiadlvaja Hill.
Lvciyonc: (iuining) Iiicnd Vinda, you spcal ilc iiuil. Govaidlana is alicady
bclind us. Lci us ialc ilc souilcin pail io Govinda-lunda. (Tlcy all do ilai.)
Vinda (asidc) Campalalaia! Lool! Lool! Lxiiaciing all ilc wondcilul swccincsscs
ol Loid Kisna's oilci bclovcds, ilc dcmigod lialma lappily cicaicd Radla io
plcasc Him. Dcliglicd wiil Radla, Loid Kisna no longci dcsiics any oilci giil.
(1S)
Radla: (glancing io ilc iigli) Al! How claiming is ilc lumming ol ilc bccs
among ilc blossoming loius llowcis ai Manasa-ganga Lalc.
Vinda (giving a lini) Lool ai ilai passionaicly buzzing malc bcc, ilc lowci paii ol
lis body ycllow wiil pollcn. Slaling lis lcad, and loudly buzzing, lc plays
among ilc lcmalc bccs, again and again loicing ilcm io siop. (19)
Radla: (asidc) Wiil ilcsc woids Vinda icvcals lci lcaii. (opcnly) O Vinda, ilcsc
loiiunaic lcmalc bccs lappily play wiil ilcii bclovcd. Tlcic aic somc unloiiunaic
giils wlo, cvcn ilougl ilcy woislip ilc sun-god, siill cannoi scc ilcii bclovcd
cvcn liom lai away. My dcai liicnd, il I cannoi lcai ol ilc gloiious aciiviiics ol
Kisna, ii is bciici loi Mc io bccomc dcal. And bccausc I am now unablc io scc
Him, ii would bc good loi Mc io bc a blind woman . (2O)
Vinda: Iiicnd Radla, day and nigli You aic gloiious wiil pasiimcs. Wly aic You
so unlappy'
Laliia: Iiicnd Radla, wly do You lool so iiicd and bcni'
Vinda Wly do You, dclicaic lilc buiici, caiiy a poi ol buiici' Youi lcad, mcani as
ilc icsiing-placc ol jasminc llowcis, musi sullci. lc lind and placc ilc poi on my
lcad.
(21)
Radla: Iiicnd, ilc wcigli ol ilc poi docs noi malc Mc iiicd. Lool ai ilcsc many
oinamcnis Laliia loicibly placcd on Mc, cvcn ilougl I iiicd io siop lci.
Visalla: Ala! Radla, siand siill loi a momcni. I will icmovc ilc oinamcnis. (Slc
icmovcs ilc oinamcnis.)
Vinda: Laliia, sccing Radla cvcn wiiloui oinamcnis, Goddcss Lalsmi bccomcs
cmbaiiasscd. Wly ialc so mucl iioublc io dccoiaic Radla wiil all ilcsc jcwcl
oinamcnis' (22)
Radla: O Vinda, I lcaid liom ilc sagcs ilai all ilc doc-cycd giils biinging buiici
io ilis yajna will bc icwaidcd wiil a losi ol oinamcnis.
Vinda: You will gci noi only oinamcnis. All youi dcsiics will bc lullillcd. Iolding
youi lands, you slould lonoi ilc loly placcs on Govaidlana Hill, loi ii is ilcy
wlo will lullill youi dcsiics. (Tlcy all do ilai.)
Campalalaia: Iiicnd Ciiia, on oui iigli glisicns ilc summii ol Govaidlana, ilc
wondcilul ling ol mouniains, a summii dccoiaicd wiil a lalc sacicd io lialma,
ilc poiici wlo madc all living bcings..
Ciiia: Iiicnd, in ilai placc livcs Loid Naiayana, wlo lovcs His dcvoiccs lilc a
lailci.
Vinda: Lool! Lool! Iiicnd, Lilc Loid Scsa, ilis mouniain las many lcads. Tlis
mouniain is bciici ilan Loid Scsa, loi on iis lcads, clcsi, and siomacl Loid Kisna
cnjoys pasiimcs wiil His bclovcds. (23) (scc looinoic 5)
Laliia: (glancing ai Radla) Lool, O bcauiilul laii liicnd, plcasc casi Youi glancc on
Govaidlana's claiming iocl wlcic Kisna, ilc ling ol ilcy wlo iasic ncciai, sai
and giacclully dicw wiil musl many piciuics and dcsigns on Youi bicasis.(2+)
Campalalaia: (asidc) Iiicnd, lisicn. Splcndid wiil llying wliic ciancs and
glisicning liglining llaslcs, ilai cloud malcs ilc dail pavilion on iop ol
Govaidlana Hill iwicc as gloiious. (25) (scc looinoic 6)
Radla: (glancing ai Vinda, Slc iicmblcs and says) A pcison lilc ilc moon now
siands bcloic us, a moon wlo is ilc liicnd ol ilc gopis' cycs, a ncciai moon wlo
bicals ilc dailncss ol pcacclulncss in ilc loius-cycd gopis, a moon ilai wiil iis
lluic music malcs ilc wlolc woild iicmblc wiil amoious dcsiics, a moon dicsscd
in splcndid ycllow gaimcnis, a moon now sianding on ilc summii ol Govaidlana
Hill. (26)
Vinda: Iiicnd Radla, lisicn. Waving His aims, aims ilai lavc ilc powci io lullill
cvciy dcsiic ol cvciy doc-cycd giil in all ilc woilds, and splcndid wiil a clcsi ilai
las ialcn a vow io malc cvciy sainily gopi lall passionaicly in lovc wiil Him, Hc
wlo is ilc ciown ol all wlo lnow low io iasic ncciai is now splcndidly manilcsi
bcloic us. (27)
Radla: (lillcd wiil wondci) Many iimcs Kisna wallcd on ilc pailway ol My cycs,
bui I ncvci saw sucl wondcilul swccincss in Him. O liicnd, My cycs lavc no
powci io capiuic cvcn a singlc diop ol ilc splcndid landsomcncss ilai slincs on
cvcn onc ol His limbs. (2S)
Vinda: Wlcncvci You scc Him You say Hc is a wondci You lavc ncvci sccn
bcloic. Is Kisna ically a ncw pcison cvciy iimc You scc Him, oi do Youi cycs,
madc wild by lovc, loigci ilai You lavc sccn Him bcloic' (29)
(Asling qucsiions ol Nandimulli, and accompanicd by Madlumangala, Subala
and oilci, Kisna cnicis.)
Kisna: (cagci) Wlo is ilis giil' Sianding by Govaidlana Hill, moving ilc bows ol
Hci cycbiows, and slooiing aiiows ol sidclong glanccs pasi Hci glisicning jcwcl
caiiings, Slc wounds and bcwildcis Mc. (3O) (Hc lools again) Ala! Can ilis bc
My bclovcd, ilc dovc wlo malcs Hci ncsi in My lcaii' (Hc is plcascd wiil
Nandimulli. Hc lappily says) Now I lavc lound My Radla, wlo is giacclul,
aiiisiic, and passionaicly in lovc wiil Mc, wlosc giacclul woids dccoiaic My cai,
and wlo is lilc a vina ilai malcs giacclul swcci sounds wiil oinamcnis ol many
noics and quaiici-noics in ilc dillcicni iagas. (31)
Nandimulli: O bliss ol Golula, I will lidc loi somc momcnis, so ilcy won'i scc
mc by Youi sidc. (Slc docs ilai.)
Kisna: Iiicnds, Sound ilc buglcs and oilci insiiumcnis. Dcclaic My auiloiiiy io
collcci ilc ioll ai ilis glaia. I will also placc ilc lluic io My bimba-liuii lips.
(Lvciyonc docs ilai.)
Vinda. (asidc) Al! Dizzy by lcaiing ilc playlul music ol Kisna's lluic, ilcsc giils
aic now siunncd lilc iiccs. (looling aboui) Tlc sound ol Kisna's lluic malcs ilc
iiccs and vincs buisi wiil llowcis. Ii is ilundci ilai biings suddcn silcncc io ilc
cucloos' cooing and ilc bialmanas' claniing ai sunsci. Ii is a playlul bicczc ilai
lans llamcs ol lovc in ilc moon-laccd gopis. Ii is a ilundciboli ilai slaiicis
Radla's mouniain ol pcacclul composuic. (32)
Kisna: (Casiing a sidclong glancc ai Radla, Hc says) Hci loius mouil ycains io
malc liicndslip wiil cxpcii joling woids. Hci iwo cycs ycain io malc liicndslip
wiil cioolcd glanccs. Hci iwo lcci ycain io malc liicndslip wiil languid playlul
sicps. In Radla's body cvciyiling ycains io malc liicndslip wiil Kamadcva's
liicnd, ilc splcndoi ol youil. (33)
Radla: (Caiclully conccaling Hci iiuc cmoiions, Slc iilis Hci nccl and says, as an
asidc) Tlc bumblcbcc cycs ol cvciy giil licl ilc giacclul splcndoi ol His loius-
pcial limbs. Tlc wavcs ol His pasiimcs cclipsc cvcn ilc playlul giacclul young
clcplanis. Tlis ialc wlo siays in ilc loicsi by ilis lill las dcvouicd My sicadincss
and pcacc. (3+)
Kisna: (dcsccnding liom ilc summii ol Govaidlana Hill, Hc lappily gazcs ai
Radla) Radla placcd a nccllacc on Hci laigc bicasis, a ciown on Hci cuily laii,
and mascaia on ilc cycs ilai icacl io Hci cais. Jcalous ilai iis liicnds icccivcd
bciici gilis ilan ilcy, I lcai ilai ilc cycs ol ilis doc-cycd giil lavc givcn up all
inclinaiion io bc loncsi and good. (35)
Laliia: (asidc) Tlc ling ol iapacious swindlcis now dcsccnds. Lci's casually wall
along as il wc don'i cvcn scc Him.
Radla: Iiicnd, lci's wall slowly, slowly. Tlis cioolcd lillsidc pail is siicwn wiil
sioncs. (Casiing glanccs ai Kisna, Slc walls.)
Kisna: Noi slowing ilc sliglicsi icspcci io Us, ilcsc swcci-ialling, anllci-jingling
giils playlully wall by! Go wiil Aijuna and quiclly biing ilcm bacl.
Subala:(Accompanicd by Aijuna, lc quiclly gocs.) Ala! Aiiogani giils cagci io scll
buiici! Wiiloui any icspcci io ilc masici ioll-collccioi, you wall along as you
lilc. Comc bacl and cxplain youisclvcs io us.
(Picicnding noi io lavc lcaid, all ilc giils, opcnly slowing ilcii conicmpi,
coniinuc walling.)
Subala: (iunning alici ilcm, lc calls oui) Ha! Don'i iainisl youi own gloiy! Comc
bacl ai oncc!
All ilc giils: (Annoycd, and lillcd wiil conicmpi, ilcy iuin aiound.) Dcgiadcd
llcsl-caici, wly slould wc iuin bacl bccausc ol you'
Subala: Iiisi ioucl youi lcads io ilc caiil and ollci icspccis io ilc gicai ling ol
ilc ioll collcciois.
Visalla: (smiling) And wly, O Subala, slould wc noi bow down bcloic ilc piincc
ol ilc gopas' Siill, sincc wc lavc ialcn a vow io caiiy buiici io an cxiiaoidinaiy
yajna, noblc
Pauinamasi las loibiddcn us io bow down bcloic anyonc bui a bialmana.
Aijuna: (gcnily laugling) Visalla, oui ling ol ilc ioll-collcciois now also lollows
a vow. Ii is noi wiong loi onc lollowci ol a vow io bow down bcloic anoilci
lollowci ol a vow.
Laliia: Wlai vow'
Kisna: (smiling) Tlc namc ol ilc vow is daily gili ol cloiling io a lundicd
million pooi bialmanas". (scc looinoic 7)
Laliia: Tlcn ii is iigli ilai You collcci ilc iolls. Oilciwisc ii would bc vciy laid
loi You io lccp ilai vow.
Kisna: (smiling, and looling ai wlai siands bcloic Him) Iiicnd Madlumangala,
lisicn. Moiionlcss, pcispiiaiion llowing ovci ilc goldcn oinamcni on Hci nccl,
and Hci cycs almosi closcd oui ol lcai ol Hci livc liicnds, Radla las bccomc lilc a
painicd siaiuc. (36)
Madlumangala: (Iiisi lc wlispcis somciling in Kisna's cai. Tlcn lc spcals
aloud.) Dcai liicnd, You aic now blcsscd wiil good loiiunc. Lool. Sianding by
Hci pioud liicnds, Radla is now siunncd wiil lcai.
Vinda: (smiling) Youi clcsi is bioad and laid. Youi waisi is lilc a lion's waisi.
Youi aims aic lilc snalcs. Youi cycs aic lilc a iigci's cycs. You aic lilc a wild
clcplani picicnding io bc a man. You icll mc: Wly slould Radla noi gazc ai You
wiil liiglicncd cycs' (37)
Laliia: Tlc woid lcai" ncvci cnicis ilc cais ol gopis pioiccicd by Laliia. Wlai
mcaning can ilc woid lcai" lavc loi us wlcn oui piincc ol Viaja, wlo las ialcn
a vow always io pioicci ilc pcoplc ol Golula, siands bcloic us'
Kisna: Laliia wiil ilc bcauiilul limbs, giacclully you spcal. Accompanicd by youi
ciiclc ol liicnds, plcasc sii on ilis wliic iocl and do wlai is iigli.
Laliia: Piincc ol Golula, lool! Tlc sun-god wiil lis buining iays ol ligli now
climbs ilc ciiclc ol ilc sly. Tlcicloic wc musi now bid You goodbyc, loi wc aic
anxious quiclly io go io ilc yajna pavilion.
(Kniiiing His cycbiows, Kisna linis ilai Madlumangala slould aci.)
Madlumangala: Laliia, ii is noi iigli loi us io ialc ioday a ioll liom you. Youi
dclicaic waisis musi bc aboui io bical by caiiying liom caily moining ilis lcavy
buidcn ol buiici. Now you lavc comc io ilis ioll-siaiion. Tlcicloic you may now
go wiil plcasuic alici giving a small iolcn paymcni jusi io spaic us liom bcing
accuscd ol bcing ncgligcni in oui woil.
Visalla: Ha! Ncvci bcloic lavc I sccn a ioll-siaiion by Govaidlana Hill.
Kisna: Visalla, you spcal ilc iiuil. How can pcisons lilc you scc ilis ioll-
siaiion' Lvcn as you lool ai ii you claim ilai you cannoi scc ii.
Laliia: (asidc) Iiicnds, liisi wc slould iiy io pacily ilcm.
All ilc giils: Wlai you say is iigli.
Laliia: O bliss ol Golula, ii is noi iigli loi a gloiious pcison lilc You, a pcison
wlo is ilc ciown ol all good pcoplc, io bc losiilc io pcisons lilc us, pcisons puic
and sainily by naiuic, pcisons wlo livc in ilc samc iown wiil You. Tlcicloic
plcasc lci us go ai oncc.
Kisna: (sympailciic) O dclicaic giil, I am slacllcd by ilc oidci ol ilc loicsi ling,
wlosc oidcis may noi bc disobcycd. ly lis oidci I do ilis ciucl woil ol collcciing
iolls. I am noi indcpcndcni. Wlai can I do'
Visalla: Aic You oidcicd by Kamsa'
Kisna: No. No.
Visalla: ly wlom, ilcn'
Kisna: ly ilc pcison wlosc sidclong glancc malcs Kamsa and a losi ol oilcis
iicmblc, by Hc wlo bcais ilc namc Kamadcva".
Laliia: Ha! I ncvci lcaid ol any ling ilai bcais ilc namc Kamadcva".
Madlumangala: (loudly laugling) Ha! Ha! Wondcilul! Wondcilul! Tlcy ncvci
lcaid ol migliy Kamadcva, wlosc lillsidc capiial ciiy bcais ilc namc Piamada-
majan (ilc blossom ol dcligli), wlosc council ol minisicis includcs
Madlumangala, Subala, Vijaya, and a losi ol oilcis, and wlosc pasiimc placc is a
losi ol gloiious gaidcns!
Kisna: Wlai moic nccd bc said' Tlc dcci, bccs, and cucloos aic all lis
mcsscngcis.
Campalalaia: (laugling upioaiiously) Laliia, don'i bc angiy wiil ilc piincc ol
Viaja, cvcn il Hc will noi cxcusc ilis ioll, loi ilc spics ol ilc ling ol ilicvcs wall
cvciywlcic.
Kisna: Laliia, you lnow wlai is iigli. Pui down youi pois, and Wc will sciilc ilis
ioll.
Visalla: Iascinaiing boy, io siay ai a ioll siaiion loi cvcn a singlc scsamc sccd's
woiil ol iimc is a gicai sullciing loi sainily giils boin in good lamilics.
Ciiia: (poliicly) O bliss ol Golula, plcasc lcai ilc iiuil. Il a ioll ol cvcn a singlc
coin is paid loi ii, buiici mcani loi a yajna ai oncc bccomcs impuic. Tlis wc lavc
lcaid in ilc Vcdas. Oilciwisc wc would noi mind paying livc coppci coins.
Laliia: Iiicnd Radla, Tlis lcavy buidcn musi iioublc You. Sci down Youi poi loi
lall an loui.
(All ilc giils sci down ilcii pois.)
Kisna: Iiicnd Subala, Laliia and lci liicnds aic ilc liisi gucsis ioday ai oui ioll-
siaiion. Tlcicloic ii is iigli io lonoi ilcm wiil livc gilis ol bcicl nuis.
Subala: (opcning a jcwcllcd box) Laliia, plcasc ialc livc bcicls. (Hc placcs ilc box
bcloic lci.)
Visalla: Subala, ol wlai usc aic bcicls io us' Wc lavc alicady said ilai wc aic
lollowing a vow.
Laliia: Subala, wly do you siaic ai my lacc' Visalla docs noi iiusi you. Slc
angiily said io mc: Tlcsc ioll collcciois usc diugs io malc ilcii viciims lall
aslccp. I lcaid ilcy aic inlamous loi ilai." Wlai is ilc usc ol ilcsc bcicl lcavcs'
Madlumangala: Ol wlai usc aic ilcsc bcicl lcavcs io youi bimba-liuii lips! llcsscd
bc you. You lavc savcs us livc bcicl lcavcs.
Kisna: (Hc clcws a bcicl lcal. Moving His cycbiows, Hc ollcis Radla ilc bcicl lcal
Hc las clcwcd.) Radla, wiiloui lcai plcasc ialc ilis bcicl lcal puiilicd by ilc
bialmana ol My iccil. Tlcn plcasc ialc liom ilis box as many bcicl lcavcs as You
wisl.
Laliia: My liicnd will noi acccpi wlai las comc liom ilc mouil ol a pcison
puiilicd by cnjoying a lundicd ilousand lusiy giils. Il Slc did, low would Slc
puiily Hciscll alici ilai'
Subala: Laliia, wc acicd badly. ly God's giacc wc aic now coiiccicd by you. Now
lci us considci ilc paymcni ol ilc ioll.
Campalalaii: Aic you all bialmanas, ilai wc slould now givc io you'
Madlumangala: Sainily Campalalaia, I am a lcaincd bialmana liom a good
lamily. Plcasc lill my bclly wiil candics madc ol buiici and sugai.
Visalla: Iiicnd Campalalaia, picicnding io bc ioll-collcciois, ilcy aic only
bcgging io lill ilcii bcllics. Givc ilcm a iwcniy sanlla coin.
Kisna: Hungiy liicnd, cvcn ilougl you aic ilc lcadci ol us gopas wlo always givc
gcnciously io oilcis, siill you cannoi cvcn gci somc buiici io lill youi bclly. Alas,
low you lavc bccomc aiiaclcd by povciiy!
Radla: Iiicnd Laliia, saying, Wc givc gcnciously io oilcis", ilcsc boys piaisc
ilcmsclvcs. Pcilaps ilcy will givc somc valuablc gili io you giils wiil vciy laii
complcxions.
Kisna: (smiling) O giil wiil ilc laiicsi complcxion, You spcal ilc iiuil. I ialc My
gicaicsi wcalil, and now givc ii as a gili io You. (As a lini ilai Hc would lilc io
cmbiacc Radla, Hc cmbiaccs Subala.)
Radla: (Tlc laiis ol Hci body cicci, Slc says in an asidc) Lvcn in lioni ol His
cldcis, indcpcndcni Kisna placcs you on His bioad lap and cmbiaccs you, maling
ilc laiis ol youi body siand cicci wiil joy. Tlcn Hc placcs His snalclilc aim on
youi slouldci. O Subala, in wlai loly placc did you pciloim low many ausiciiiics
in youi picvious biiils' (Iillcd wiil cnvy, Slc lniis Hci cycbiows. Tlcn Slc
spcals opcnly.) Laliia, scc low ilc ling ol ilc loicsis mocls clasic giils lilc Mc.
(3S)
Laliia: (spcaling woids wiil a liddcn mcaning) O bold cucloo biid, wly do you
loolislly lly io ilc budding mango iicc you scc' Ai ilai iicc a blacl bcc siays. O
cooing biid,
you will noi casily appioacl ii.
Visalla: Tlc siiaigli avoid ilc cioolcd. Tlis is sccn wlcn a siiaigli aiiow, placcd
on ilc cioolcd, cuivcd bow, quiclly iuns liom ilc bowsiiing. (+O)
Ciiia: O masici ol ilc iolls, il You wcic a ical ioll-collccioi You would sci up Youi
ioll-siaiion on a ciossioad by ilc Yamuna's banl, wlcic many pcoplc pass.
Campalalaia: Puic-lcaiicd liicnd Ciiia, plcasc siop. Tlcsc boys aic ilicvcs wlo
livc dccp in ilc loicsi. Tlcy picicnd io bc ioll collcciois only io iob pcoplc.
Kisna: Iiicnd Subala, Ciiia is oui liicnd. Wc slould indccd sci up oui ioll-siaiion
ai ilc cniiancc io Viaja Villagc. Many icsilcss-cycd giils lavc alicady llcd inio ilc
loicsi.
Subala: Dcai liicnd, You spcal ilc iiuil. Lool! Ai ilc bcginning a ilousand giils
lollowcd Radla. Now ilcic aic only loui.
Radla: (asidc) Ai suniisc Kundalaia scni Mc io ilc yajna wiil a gicai losi ol oilci
giils.
Madlumangala: Subala, plcasc lnow ilai ilcsc giils will comc. Wlcn ilc bcauiy
ol spiingiimc comcs, ilc cucloo biids cannoi siay away.
Visalla: (smiling) Tlc bcauiy ol ilcsc giils' lcci will iuin Youi ioll-siaiion inio a
blossoming asola iicc. (scc looinoic S)
Kisna: (looling io ilc lcli, Hc clccilully says) How ilc sloic ol lialma-lunda is
dccoiaicd by so many young giils splcndid lilc gold!
Laliia: (smiling) Tlc Puianas say, A giccdy man sccs ilc wlolc woild lull ol
moncy, and a lusiy man sccs ilc wlolc woild lull ol lusiy womcn." Tlc iiuil ol
ilcsc woids now siands bcloic oui cycs.
Madlumangala: Iiicnd, slc docsn'i malc lun ol You loi no icason. Tlc giils"
You scc aic only swans ycllow wiil loius pollcn.
Kisna: (smiling) Iiicnd, il ilcy don'i comc, wly slould Wc woiiy' On ilis
auspicious day lci Us bcgin ilc collcciion ol ilc ioll.
Radla: (liowning) Wlo is ilc cicsi jcwcl ol ilc bold and iccllcss' Wlo is ilc
pcison wlo cvcn wiil only woids will iiy io collcci a ioll liom ilc giils ol Golula'
Lspccially liom ilc giils wlo woislip ilc sun-god'
Kisna: (smiling) O giil wiil ilc bcauiilul lacc, I will icacl You good manncis.
Doc-cycd giils slould noi spcal so boldly wlcn ilc gloiious ling ol ilc loicsi
gaidcns is picscni.
Radla: Iiicnd Laliia, you lavc lallcn inio ilc lands ol an aiiogani cioolcd ioll-
collccioi. Ii is noi good io bc gcnilc wiil Him.
Kisna: Iiicnd Subala, you lcaid ilc laid ilundciboli ol Hci woids! (Hc biics His
lall-cxicndcd ionguc.) Tlis is vciy bad!. Al! Vciy bad! Tlis giil lillcd wiil ilc
piidc ol youil calls Mc, wlo am ilc ciowncd iulci ol ilc lingdom ol ilis ioll-
siaiion, an oidinaiy pcison, a mcic ioll-collccioi, a lcadci ol ilc cunning clcaicis!
Laliia: Ii is noi suipiising ilai ilis ioll-collccioi in ilc lcaisomc loicsi is always
cmbiaccd by a lluic lull ol lolcs, a laid siicl, and a cioolcd cuivcd bullalo-loin
buglc. (+1) (scc looinoic 9)
Subala: Diunlcn babbling lools, you slould noi insuli ilc ling ol all gcncious
mcn.
Radla: Lvcn il Hc is a ling, wlai is ilai io Us' How can ilc ling ol snalcs
succccd in aiiacling a mongoosc' Lvcn biiing ilc animal wiil iis iccil, ilc snalc
will noi aiiain anyiling good. (+2) (scc looinoic 1O)
Kisna: Giil wiil ilc cioolcd sidclong glancc, you spcal woids ilai plcasc My
lcaii. Lisicn io ilis: (clccilully) O Radla, Youi giacclul loim is lilc Loid Siva's.
Hc caiiics a cicsccni moon on lis lcad, bui Youi loiclcad is a cicsccni moon. His
body is covcicd wiil aslcs, and Youis is gloiious wiil gicai splcndoi. His cycs
glisicn wiil liic, bui Youi cycs glisicn as ilcy gazc on ilc pail wlcic Kisna will
comc. Hc is accompanicd by Kaiiiilcya, and You aic accompanicd by Visalla.
Wiil ilc liic ol a sidclong glancc Hc buincd Kamadcva io aslcs. Wiil ilc
cllulgcncc ol Youi sidclong glancc You malc ilc passions ol Kamadcva comc io
lilc. O Radla, bccausc Youi loim is lilc Loid Siva in all ilcsc ways, plcasc acccpi
Mc as ilc ialc wlo will bc Youi ling ol snalcs. (+3) (scc looinoic 11)
Laliia: Kisna, Laliia is a cunning dcci noi casily caugli in Youi iiaps. Tlis Youi
liicnds lnow wcll. Givc up Youi usclcss aiiogancc.
(Kisna lools ai Subala.)
Subala: Laliia, low can ilcy noi lnow' Wlcn ilc masici ol ilc loicsi gaidcn
caugli ilcsc giils sicaling His llowcis, Hc iool away all ilcii jcwcl oinamcnis.
Tlcn ilcsc gloiious giils, wlo all woislip ilc sun-god, lad io apologizc wiil
bladcs ol giass bciwccn ilcii iccil. Tlc wondcilul gloiy ol ilcsc aciiviiics
glisicncd bcloic oui cycs.
Kisna: Iiicnd, I lad loigoiicn ilosc lappy pasiimcs. Ii is good ilai you icmindcd
Mc. (smiling) How many iimcs by ilis lill did I ialc away ilcii nccllaccs and all
ilcii posscssions' How many dcci-cycd giils did I iniiiaic inio jaina-dlaima' Tlc
pooi giils bcggcd Mc wiil plainiivc woids and lid ilcii laccs. Tlcn ilc
blossoming vincs bccamc ilcii liicnds and gavc ilcm lindncss. (++)
Visalla: Wlai is ilc usc ol bcaiing ilc dindima dium ol ciucl, cioolcd piidc'
Laliia: Iiicnd Visalla, ycsiciday, wlcn wc iold lci low iippcd opcn Radla's
piicclcss-jcwcl bodicc, Pauinamasi spolc many woids againsi Him. lui ai ilai
momcni a wild madman suddcnly cnicicd. Again and again calling oui ilc namc
ol ilc lamous Gandlaiva Ha-la, Hc babblcd many incolcicni woids. Wlo did noi
lccl piiy on Him'
Subala: Tlai biamblc-loicsi Pauinamasi cannoi comc lcic. I don'i scc anyiling io
siop us liom iobbing ilcsc giils.
Campalalaia: Gloiy io ilc slining sun ol Laliia's gicai powci, a sun ilai ilwaiis
ilc powci ol ilicvcs! You lool. (glancing ai Kisna) Iciocious Laliia is lcic. loy,
will noi gci cvcn a singlc biolcn coin. (+5)
Kisna: (angiy) Vinda, you lavc joincd ilc gopis' sidc. So bc ii. Scc low I bccomc a
lolila biid ilai cxpciily snaiclcs ilc llowci-bud ol a ioll paymcni liom ilc mango
bianclcs ol ilcsc icsilcss gopis.
Laliia: Tlicvcs wlo sical liom oilci's louscs musi bc sioppcd. Now ilis boy is
suiioundcd by ilc llowci lands ol a losi ol mango iiccs, mango iiccs pioiccicd by
a losi ol lciocious bumblcbccs. Tlis boy malcs youi jasminc-gailandcd liicnds,
and Mc also, buisi inio lauglici. (scc looinoic 12)
Kisna: (playlully smiling) O goldcn-limbcd giil, plcasc say wlcilci You wisl io
pay ilc ioll, oi io bc My gucsi in a cavc. (+6) (Angiy and disdainlul, Radla is
silcni.) To no loius-cycd giil aic You inlciioi. Youi bcauiy and pasiimcs lavc no
picccdcni. Youi cunning malcs You uncivil. Wly, ilcn, Slould You noi siand
silcni wiiloui spcaling any answci' (+7) (scc looinoic 13)
Nandimulli: (slowly appioacling) O loius-cycd Kisna, io You noblc Pauinamasi
scnds a mcssagc.
Kisna: Nandimulli! Tcll Mc ai oncc. Wlai docs ilc noblc lady command'
Nandimulli: Slc says, Oui giils lcadcd by Radla ioday musi biing somc
buiici io a yajna. Tlcicloic plcasc bc lcnicni in asling a ioll liom ilcm."
Kisna: (picicnding io bc lappy) I acccpi ilis command as gicai mcicy placcd
upon My lcad. (glancing io ilc sidc) Iiicnd Madlumangala, Tlc buiici ol ilc
young giils wlo woislip ilc sun-god is vciy swcci. Tlis is wcll lnown in Golula.
Tlc piopci ioll is ilicc iallas ol gold loi cvciy ialla ol buiici. Howcvci, bccausc
ilcy aic undci ilc caic ol noblc Pauinamasi, ilcsc giils nccd pay only onc ialla.
Madlumalgala: Dcai liicnd, Ioui iallas malc onc laisa, loui laisas malc onc
pala, onc lundicd palas malc onc iula, and iwcniy iulas malc onc blaia. (+S) In
ilis way ilc mailcmaiicians spcal. Tlcsc gopis lcadcd by Radla cacl lavc onc
malablaia ol buiici.
Laliia pcisonally said ilis.
Kisna: (smiling) Tlcn! Tlcn!
Madlumangala: Iiliy blaias malc onc malablaia. Tlcicloic ilcsc livc gopis owc
cigli million iallas ol gold. To ilai I add a ioll collccioi's commission ol loui
lundicd ilousand iallas, loi a ioial ol cigli-million loui-lundicd ilousand
iallas as ol gold
Kisna: Iiicnd giccdy loi ncciai, wlcn you say ilc commission is addcd, you lic.
liibcd by ilcsc giils, you madc ilc ioll lcss ilan ii slould bc. Tlai is wly you say
ilc ioll is only cigli-million loui-lundicd ilousand iallas ol gold.
(Madlumangala puis lis mouil io Kisna's cai, bui ilcn, wiiloui wlispciing
anyiling, lc pulls bacl.)
Kisna: (smiling) Ycs, ycs. I undcisiand. I undcisiand. Wcll donc. Tlc giils slould
placc ilis paymcni bcloic ilc ioll siaiion.
Ciiia: O ling ol gcncious mcn, il ilc ioll loi livc pois ol buiici is cigli million
loui-lundicd ilousand iallas ol gold, ilcn wlai is ilc piicc ol ilc buiici iiscll'
Kisna: Ciiia, don'i iall lilc ilai. Il ilc buiici wcic noi piicclcss, wly would ilc
lai-siglicd sagcs pciloiming ilc yajna ollci many piicclcss jcwcls in cxclangc loi
ii'
Nandimulli: Loius-cycd Kisna, ilcsc giils lind ii dilliculi io pay cigli million
loui-lundicd ilousand iallas ol gold. Plcasc bc lind io ilcm and ilinl ol a way
io malc ii casici loi ilcm.
Madlumangala: Dcai liicnd, Nandimulli said ilai cacl onc ol ilcsc giils las
bcauiy woiil moic ilan cigli million loui-lundicd ilousand iallas ol gold. . .
(His idca only lall complcicd, lc smilcs and closcs lis mouil.)
Kisna: Iiicnd, ilai is an cxccllcni idca. Nandimulli's idca is ilai onc ol ilcsc giils
may bc acccpicd as ilc ioll-paymcni.
Laliia: (wiil a dciisivc smilc) Tlc baby paiioi ycains io cai ilc giapc, bui las no
powci io do ii.
Kisna: Tlcsc giils aic noi vciy mucl dillcicni. Siill, livcly loius-cycd Laliia plcascs
Mc.
Vinda: O piincc ol ilc loicsi, Radla las liddcn Hci jcwcls. Opulcnily dccoiaicd
Laliia slould bc woiil as mucl as ilc ioll paymcni.
Kisna: O bcwildcicd giil, lool ai Radla. Hci iccil aic sillaia jcwcls. Hci lips aic
iubics. Tlc swccincss ol Hci smilc is a iow ol glisicning pcails. Hci lacc is a
candialania jcwcl. Hci laii is a losi ol glisicning sappliics. Slc is ilc mosi
gloiious ol all ilc jcwcls ol young giils. How can ii bc iigli io iuin away liom
Hci' (+9) (Hc diaws ncai io Radla.)
Radla: (picicnding io bc iciiilicd) Iiicnd Visalla! Pioicci Mc! Pioicci Mc!
Visalla: O wild clcplani Kisna, only wlcn ilis siiong iopc ol Laliia is uniicd will
You bc ablc io plungc inio ilis ncciai lalc, a lalc suiioundcd by llowciing
Campalalaia vincs and many oilci llowciing vincs and iiccs.
Laliia: O wild clcplani boin in ilc Vindlya Hills dcai io Agasiya Muni, ii is noi
iigli loi You io aiiacl in ilis way.
Vinda: (asidc) Iiicnd Laliia, wiil swcci woids I asl you: Plcasc bc silcni now. Lci
us waicl ilcsc iwo ligli a gicai baiilc ol joling woids, woids glisicning wiil
ccsiaiic lovc.
Kisna: O liiilc giil wlo ioais lciociously only ai lomc, wlcic will You iun' Il You
do noi pay ilc ioll You will lind ii dilliculi io ialc cvcn onc sicp liom ilis placc.
Radla: Musi wc mciclanis iun in lcai ol ilc ioll-collcciois'
Kisna: Lxccllcni. Lxccllcni. lc siill loi a momcni wlilc I icmovc ilc nccllacc ol
siais on ilc iain clouds ovci Youi bicasis. I will malc ilc sun iisc on ilosc siais.
Radla: Tlc nigli ol ilosc siais is vciy long and dail. Ii is noi clcai ilai ilc sun
will cvci iisc on ii.
Kisna: (smiling) Wlcn ilc biilliani sun, ilc sun ilai is lilc a gicai cyc ilai malcs
ilc loius llowcis bloom, iiscs, ilcn ilc nccllacc ol siais is ialcn away, and ilc
gaimcni ol dailncss lalls.
Radla: O sun, youi cllulgcncc will noi siay wlcn ilc dail Ralu planci iiscs
Kisna: Lool ai ilc mail ol My invinciblc calia. How can ilc Ralu planci iisc
now'
Radla: (laugling) O mail ol ilc calia, youi poison las no powci. O snalc ol
dcbauclccs, ilc poison in Youi langs is usclcss. Wly aic You so clccilul' Go io
Youi cavc and liss Youi snalc lluic.
Kisna: Giil ol ilc iolls, You spcal ilc iiuil. Wisling io slow His displcasuic, ilc
lciocious clcplani ol lovcis upioois You loius giils wiil His iiunl and ilcn iaiscs
His gicai iusls io cclcbiaic.
Radla: Plcasc lnow ilai ilis loius giil will noi givc You cvcn a singlc coin.
Kisna: O bcauiilul passionaic giil, do You wisl io givc Youiscll insicad ol ilc
coin' Tlc ling wanis moncy. Hc will noi bc plcascd io gci only a giil.
Radla: (wiil dciisivc lauglici) O iinglcadci ol ilc ilicl ioll collcciois, plcasc bc
lind. lc lind. lc lind io ilis pcison and pay ilc ioll loi Hci.
Kisna: Iciocious giil, You aic a gicai sclolai lcaincd in ilc aii ol scllislncss. Youi
woids aic mailcd wiil a sciics ol jolcs, bui in ilc cnd Youi iiuc inicniion comcs
oui. Now plcasc lcai ilc iiuil. O giil wiil ilc wiilcicd limbs, a man lilc Mc is
cmbaiiasscd cvcn io ioucl a giil lilc You, a giil wlosc nccl is almosi biolcn by
ilc lcavy buidcn ol a gicai poi ol buiici. Tlcicloic bc lumblc. Don'i iiy io mocl
Mc wiil Youi pioud lauglici. !"#$
Radla: Wlcn You aic moclcd, You ilinl pcoplc aic gloiilying You. Tlai is callcd
ilc lcigli ol piidc. Wlcn a llowci gailand is placcd on Youi loins, You ilinl
cvciyiling las bccomc auspicious. Wlcn somconc givcs You a jambu siicl, You
ilinl You aic bcing lonoicd. You blossom wiil lappincss. (51)
(All ilc giils loudly laugl, maling a gicai sound.)
Kisna: Now My woids will ialc ilcii icsi. My lands will now icmovc Youi
diamond nccllacc.
Radla: Aic Youi llowci-pcial lands loollaidy cnougl io iiy and ioucl My
ilundciboli diamonds' Wlai is ilc usc ol ilc loolisl piidc ilai comcs oui ol Youi
mouil' As all You boys waicl, I will go away.
Kisna: Youi long laii is lilc wings. Ilapping ilosc wings, You will lly away.
Radla: loy wlo scivcs a ilousand paiiois. I am noi a paiioi ilai I will lly io You.
Kisna: You aic a paiioi I will placc in a cagc. You aic ilc wagci I won wlcn I
ilicw dicc on ilc dicc boaid. !"%$ (Hc ycains io lold Hci in His aims.)
Radla: You aic pailciic. Pailciic. You scivc Kamadcva so caincsily ilai You do
noi lcai ilc sin ol ioucling a clasic giil dcvoicd io Hci lusband.
Kisna: (smiling) Passionaic, lciocious giil, ii is iiuc ilai You aic bound by vows io
an always-angiy lusband. Tlai is wly I am so cagci io scivc You.
Radla: (wiil lovc and angci) O pandiia lcaincd in cioolcd aigumcni, siop. Il You
ioucl a clasic giil You will sullci a gicai calamiiy.
Kisna: O giil so pioud io bc so cxalicd, am I so lowly ilai I slould noi cvcn ioucl
You'
Radla: Aiicsiing oilcis' wivcs in ilc middlc ol ilc loicsi is Youi way ol aciing lilc
ilc gicai souls. Ii is a moclciy ol ilcii aciions.
Kisna: Passionaic, bcauiilul giil, You ilinl Youiscll ilc bcsi ol giils. lccausc You
aic so cxalicd, plcasc pay ilis ioll.
Radla: lcwildciing boy, ilis giil is noi ilc lind ol pcison boys lilc You ilinl Slc
is. Wlai is ilc usc ol Youi pioud picicnsc io bc snalc claimci wlo malcs ilc iwo
snalcs ol Youi cycbiows dancc' Youi ioll will noi bc paid.
Kisna: O gcncious giil, now ilai I scc You aic cagci io pay ilc ioll, ilc dancing
giil ol My cycbiows iicmblcs in a gicai lcsiival ol joy and bcgins io dancc. (53)
Radla: I am a lcavy goldcn siaiuc. Lvcn liic cannoi laim Mc. Lvcn ilougl You
aic a gicai snalc wiil many loods, Youi langs aic usclcss againsi Mc. (5+) (scc
looinoic
1+)
Kisna: Radla, You aic indccd a wondcilul iion siaiuc, and I am a magnci diawn io
liss iion. Tlcicloic plcasc acccpi My cmbiacc. (55)
Radla: (iccoiling a liiilc) Gci bacl. Gci bacl. (in a ionc ol disiicss) Don'i cmbiacc
Mc.
Kisna: Wly slould I noi cmbiacc You' You aic ilc cicsi jcwcl ol giils. You wcic
ilc paymcni givcn io Mc in placc ol ilc ioll ol cigli million loui lundicd
ilousand ianlas ol gold. (56) (Dcsiiing io cmbiacc Hci, Hc appioaclcs.)
Radla: (luiiicdly sicpping bacl) Laliia, do you scc ilis as a gamc'
Nandimulli: Iiicnd Radla, wly lccp picicnding' How lai can You iun liom
Him'
Laliia: (sicpping loiwaid) Alilougl wc will noi placc on ilc cdgcs ol oui cais ilis
iall ol paying a ioll ilai You iascal plundcicis spcal, I wisl io icll You somciling.
Kisna: Ciucl, laid giil, say wlai you lilc.
Laliia: Today Youi liicnd said ilai cacl ol ilcsc giils is woiil moic ilan cigli
million loui lundicd ilousand iallas ol gold. My dcai liicnd Radla is lamous in
ilis woild as ilc mosi valuablc ol all ilcsc giils. Slc is woiil mucl moic ilan
Youi ioll paymcni. Tlicl, wly do You ilinl You lavc ilc iigli io giab Hci by
loicc' (57)
Kisna: (asidc) I lavc no woids io answci. (Hc picicnds io lcai somciling.)
Subala, wlai is ilai dccp, unclcai, unclanging sound I lcai liom lai away' Ii
malcs Mc iicmblc. (Hc wlispcis in Subala's cai.)
Subala: I will go and lind ilc causc ol ilai sound. (Hc cxiis.)
Kisna: O Laliia ol ilc laisl woids, Ii may bc ilai Youi liicnd Radla is woiil cigli
million loui lundicd ilousand iallas ol gold Siill, Slc is noi woiil moic ilcn icn
million iallas ol gold. Tlcicloic I, ilc gicai lovci, will bc loiccd io acccpi you as
ilc paymcni loi ilc icmaining ilousands ol gold ianlas.
Radla: Nandimulli, wcll lavc you lollowcd noblc Pauinamasi command. Now
ilc ioll is incicascd io icn million iallas!
Nandimulli: Iiicnd Radla, low is lci command noi lollowcd' Alici all, Kisna is
siill claiging only onc iliid ol ilc lull ioll.
(Accompanicd by a liicnd, Subala cnicis.)
Subala: Dcai liicnd, ilc lion lilc ling ol ilc gaidcns is vicioiious in baiilc. Tlc
jubilani sounds ol lis aimy lavc dcalcncd ilc ciiclc ol ilc diicciions.
Kisna: Dcai liicnd Ujjvala, do you noi caiiy a lciici liom ilc ling'
Ujjvala: Ycs. Hcic is ilc ling's lciici placing You in claigc ol ilc ioll-siaiion.
(Kisna silcnily icads ilc lciici.)
Vinda: O ling ol lciocs, wc also would lilc io lcai ilc lciici. Plcasc uniic Youi
mouil and icad ii aloud.
Kisna: (icading aloud) Somc lciocious, cialiy, aiiogani giils wiil bcauiilul
cycbiows clcvcily avoid paying ilc piopci iolls. You musi bc caiclul io caicl
ilcm. Il You scc ilcm clcaiing on ilc ioll-paymcnis, You slould claigc ilcm a
pcnaliy a lundicd iimcs ilc amouni ol ilc ioll. (5S)
Nandimulli: O ling ol all gcncious boys, low can ilcsc giils puic by naiuic cvci
dcsiic io clcai on paying ilc iolls'
Kisna: Siill, ilc loicsi ling's command musi bc obcycd. (appioacling a liiilc
closci) Al! Ii is vciy suipiising. Lvcn ilougl ilcy lavc noi quiic passcd oui ol
clildlood, I can scc ilcsc giils aic vciy buxom. (looling again) Wly do sucl
wavcs ol goldcn gloiy comc liom ilcii bicasis covcicd wiil bcauiilul bodiccs'
(Radla casis ai Him a cioolcd sidclong glancc.)
Kisna: (Iillcd wiil wondci, Hc says in an asidc) Playlully iugging ai Hci gaimcni,
Slc iiics io lidc ilc laci ilai ilc laiis ol Hci body aic sianding cicci. Hci lips
coniinuc io swccily smilc, and Slc gazcs ai Mc liom ilc coincis ol Hci icsilcss
cycs. In vain Slc is angiy by lcaiing My woids. In vain Slc iiics io clasc Mc away
by lniiiing Hci cycbiows. (59) (opcnly) Lxccllcni! Lxccllcni, O ling ol ilc
gaidcns! Tiuly ii is said: Tlc ling is mosi iniclligcni." (casiing a glancc io ilc
lcli) Nandimulli, lool! Lool! Hiding icn gold pois on ilcii clcsis, ilcsc livc giils
lavc iiiclcd ilc ioll-collccioi!
All ilc giils: (lniiiing ilc bows ol ilcii cycbiows, ilcy angiily say) Ralc, go
lomc!
Kisna: (asidc) Vinda, lool ai Radla. Slc is lilc a lioncss wiil cioolcd cycbiows.
Toimcnicd by Loid Siva, Kamadcva woislipcd ilcsc livc sainily giils. Obiaining
gicai slill liom ilcm, angiy Kamadcva now aims ai Mc ilc livc slaip aiiows ol
sidclong glanccs lc placcs on ilc bows ol ilcii cycbiows. (6O) (Hc is ovcicomc.)
Madlumangala: (asidc) Wly don'i You coniiol Youiscll' Iiom ilc coincis ol ilcii
cycs ilosc giils aic looling cioolcdly ai us.
Kisna: (conccaling His lcclings) Iiicnd Madlumangala, I was siunncd by ilc gicai
wondci ol ilc cioolcdncss ol ilcsc cioolcd cyc biowcd giils. So bc ii. Wlai docs
ii maiici io Us' Tlc ioll on ilc cialiily conccalcd goldcn pois slould bc doublcd,
ilcn muliiplicd by liliy, and ilcn muliiplicd by a lundicd.
Madlumangala: Lisicn. Tlc ling's slaic ol ilc ioll is loui billion coins. Youi
slaic, O masici ol lcaining, is six lundicd loiiy million coins. My slaic, as ilc
accouniani, is iwo lundicd liliy million coins. Tlcn clcvcn lundicd million coins
is ilc slaic ol ilc guaids lcadcd by Subala.
Kisna: Tlcn ilc ioial ioll is livc billion coins.
Radla: (smiling) I don'i scc ilai You lavc any big moncy-clcsis. Wlcic will ilc
moncy go'
Kisna: Lnougl wiil ilcsc jolcs' O dcci-cycd giil, lappily pay ilc ioll wc lavc
calculaicd. (61) (scc looinoic 15)
Nandimulli: (appioacling Kisna, slc angiily says) O claiming boy, wly do You
lalscly incicasc ilc ioll loi ilc pois ol ilcsc loncsi giils, giils dcai io oui noblc
Pauinamasi'
Kisna: Nandimulli, ilcic is noiling lalsc in ilc calculaiion. Ii is coiicci. Tlcsc
livc giils do indccd lavc liliccn pois.
Nandimulli: O ling ol lciocs, pcisons lilc myscll, wlo aic lollowcis ol sainily
and ausicic Pauinamasi, do noi spcal unlcss wc lnow ilc iiuil loi cciiain. Il You
siill doubi my woids, ilcn comc and scc loi Youiscll. (Slc ialcs Kisna io Radla.)
Tlc obsiinaic piincc ol Golula docs noi bclicvc my woids. Plcasc bc lind. Lili a
liiilc ilc cdgc ol Youi gaimcni, slow ilc cdgc ol Youi bicasis, and licc Youiscll
and Youi liicnds liom ilc land ol ilis ling ol iapacious iascals.
All ilc giils: (angiy) Iool! Go! Go!
Nandimulli: (smiling) Wly aic You angiy ai ilis good advicc'
Kisna: Wlai do wc losc' Kisna will noi cxcusc cvcn a singlc sccd's woiil ol ilc
gold ilai musi bc paid.
Visalla: (asidc) Iiisi I will placc ilc mcsscngci Vinda bcloic Kisna. ly liisi
ollciing Him ilc llaming lamp ol Vinda, I will bcgin ilc woislip ol ilc gicai liic
Kisna. (opcnly) O ling ol lciocs, wly, loi only livc pois, is ilc ioll so gicai'
Pcilaps ilai is ilc aciual ioll. Siill, io You, oui lind and gcncious piincc, wc ollci
oui dcai liicnd Vinda in placc ol ilc ioll paymcni.
Subala:How can onc Vinda ialc ilc placc ol a ioll ol livc billion coins. You cannoi
clcai us gopas so casily. Wc aic cxpcii ai couniing. Wc always couni oui cows.
(62) (scc looinoic 16)
Laliia: (angiy) Visalla, you aic a gicai lool, loi you wisl io scll oui dcai liicnd
Vinda loi so clcap a piicc.
Madlumangala: Laliia, ilis lalsc piaisc slould siand siill.
Laliia: O bialmana boy, lisicn. Tlc dcmigod India is bciici ilan ilc oilci iliiiy-
ilicc million dcmigods. Hc is ilcii ling, and Hc las a billion gold coins in lis
land. lciici ilan lim is ilc dcmigod lialma, wlosc wcalil lasis loi many
iiillions ol ycais. lciici ilan lialma is Goddcss Lalsmi, wlo is ilc goddcss ol all
wcalil. lciici ilan Lalsmi is Vinda, wlosc unpicccdcnicd wcalil malcs cvcn
Lalsmi sccm an unimpoiiani paupci. Lvcn Loid Visnu Himscll passionaicly
dcsiicd io aiiain Vinda. Tlis I lcaid liom ilc Noblc Pauinamasi's mouil.
Visalla: (lalling ai Laliia's lcci, slc says in a plainiivc, cmoiional voicc) Iiicnd
Laliia, you can givc advicc io ilc bcsi ol pcisons. Siill, io licc myscll liom ilis
picscni unbcaiablc sullciing I will do anyiling, cvcn il oilcis ilinl my aciions aic
wiong. Plcasc bc lind. Plcasc givc pcimission ilai Vinda may bc ollcicd io ilis
Kisna. Tlcn wc may quiclly puiily ouisclvcs by smclling ilc oblaiions ollcicd in
ilc yajna.
(Laliia, sccming io smilc, bows lci lcad and is silcni.)
Visalla: Laliia, I lnow wlai you lini by ilai gcsiuic. Ioi onc day you will allow
ii.
Kisna: Nandimulli, lool ai ilis wondci. Wly, I asl you, do ilcsc giil ilicvcs noi
iiy io iob Mc ol My dancing slail-slapcd caiiings and usc ilcm io pay ilis ioll'
Nandimulli: O Radla wlo biing gloiy io Kiiiida, ii is noi iigli io givc Vinda io
Kisna as paymcni loi ilis ioll.
Radla: Iiicnd Vinda, wly aic you silcni' Tcll Us wlai you ilinl.
(Glancing ai Vinda's lacc, liom ilc coincis ol His cycs, Kisna scnds a lini.)
Vinda: King ol ilc ialcs, Youi glanccs siiilc mc in vain. Vinda lollows ilc quccn
ol Vindavana.
All ilc giils: (wiil dciisivc lauglici) Goddcss ol slyncss, wlcic lavc you llcd'
Plcasc bc mcicilul io us! lc mcicilul!
Vinda: Iiicnd, quccn ol Vindavana, ai ilis iimc I lavc a icqucsi.
Radla: Iiicnd Vinda, wlai is ii' Say ii.
Vinda: Honcsi pcoplc say ioll-collcciois aic woisc ilan pcoplc addicicd io
gambling. Ii is noi iigli loi us io siay among ioll-collcciois. Wc aic loncsi pcoplc.
Il ilcsc pcoplc wani io collcci iolls, lci ilcm do ii somcwlcic clsc.
Kisna: (smiling) Ii is iiuc. Tlcsc giils wcic ncvci cnjoycd by any man. Tlai is wly
ilcy aic bcauiilul wiiloui compaic. Tlcy aic lii io bc cnjoycd by a ling. Tlis
Vinda was alicady cnjoycd by Visnu. Hc cnjoycd lci loi a long iimc. Tlai is wly
lci bcauiy is all gonc. Wlai is ilc usc ol lci'
Radla: (laugling) Tlc wisc say: Somc mcn aic bialmacaiis only bccausc ilcy aic
liusiiaicd in linding a woman. Tlcsc mcn aic loisc bialmacaiis."
Madlumangala: (asidc) Visalla, I am a vciy cxpcii accouniani. Givc mc a biibc,
and I will aiiangc ilai youi ioll will bc small.
Visalla: Noblc sii, I will givc you licsl sugai candy.
Madlumangala: Visalla, you musi bc joling.
Visalla: ly ilc sun-god, I piomisc I will givc ii.
Madlumangala: (lappily appioacling Kisna) Dcai liicnd, wlcn ilcy wcic lillcd
wiil jcalous angci, I cxpciily pacilicd a billion bcauiilul giils. Tlcn again, ai ilc
iimc ol ilc dipavali lcsiival I was ilc acaiya wlo woislipcd a billion cows.
Tlcicloic, on ilc occasion ol ilis gicai lcsiival, plcasc givc mc a billion coins as
dalsina, a dalsina I lavc ncvci aslcd loi oi icccivcd in ilc pasi.
(Smiling, Kisna is silcni.)
Madlumangala: (asidc) Visalla, you lnow ii is said, Si1cncc is ilc mail ol
conscni." Tlcicloic now givc wlai you piomiscd.
Visalla: (smiling) Talc youi sugai candy. (Slc ollcis lim somc biolcn picccs ol
poiiciy.)
Madlumangala: (loudly laugling) Roguc, lccp youi biolcn poiiciy. Kccp ii. I will
gci my icvcngc on you. (Hc appioaclcs Kisna.) Dcai liicnd, wly slould You dclay
by aciing gcnily. You slould collcci ilc ioll.
Kisna: Iiicnd Madlumangala, I am lilc a blacl bcc. Tlcicloic ilis giil bcc Radla
slould bc givcn io pay ilc ioll.
Vinda: Tlc blossoming vinc Campalalaia is ilc only piopci ollciing io bc placcd
bcloic ilc blacl bcc Kisna.
Kisna: Vinda, you don'i undcisiand. Only Radla slould bc ollcicd io Mc, loi cvcn
wlcn Slc is spcllcd baclwaids, Slc is siill a Dlaia, a siicam ol ncciai.
Ciiia: O gicai lcio ol Golula, You Youiscll said ilcsc giils aic bcauiilul wiiloui
pcci. How, ilcn, can ii bc iigli loi You io ialc cvcn onc ol ilcsc livc'
Vinda: Iiicnd Ciiia, You aic gloiious. Wiil ilc dclicaic vinc ol Youi woids you
lavc iiappcd ilc wild clcplani Kisna.
Madlumangala: Dcai liicnd, wlcn lc said ilc ioll slould bc incicascd by a
lundicd iimcs, ilc ling ol ilc gaidcns ically mcani ilcy slould bc incicascd
wiiloui limii. ly ialing lis woids liicially, wc lavc ollcndcd lim.
Kisna: Iiicnd, wcll donc. Wcll donc. Iccding youi liicnds wiil lood swcci lilc
ncciai, you aic ilc iulci ol ilc liiclcn. Wlcn lc said ilc woid lundicd", Oui
ling did indccd mcan an cndlcss numbci, loi in ilc Smiii sciipiuics ii is said:
Wlcn ilcy clcai and dcccivc oilcis loi a long iimc, lciocious, aiiogani, wcalily
ilicvcs may bc punislcd in any way ilc judgc dccidcs." (63)
Laliia: Wiiloui caiiying big siicls wc slould noi siay loi cvcn a momcni in ilc
company ol ilcsc gopas. Tlcicloic ii is iigli ilai wc slould caiiy siicls.
Kisna: Lvcn ilougl all livc giils aic noi woiil as mucl as ilc ioll, I will ialc ilc
sccond onc. As ilc moon incicascs, so Slc will incicasc in valuc.
Radla: (wiil a saicasiic laugl) Alas! Vindavana loicsi las now bccomc a lcailul
placc. Tlc lciocious ling ol ilc clcplanis las now aiiaclcd Vindavana loicsi,
wlicl was so plcasani loi so many giils, giils wiil icsilcss cycs lilc llanjana
biids, giils wlo piclcd llowcis io woislip ilc dcmigods. Tlc vallcy by
Govaidlana Hill was ilc only placc wc could go. Alas! Lvcn lcic ilis
liglwayman, ilis aiiogani ling ol ilc ioll-collcciois aiiacls Us. To wlom can Wc
call loi lclp'
Kisna: Nandimulli, you lcaid ilc wild aiiogancc ol Hci insuliing woids, woids
calling Mc a liglwayman wlcn in laci I am a pioiccioi ol ilc ioads, a pioiccioi
lamous loi His puiiiy! Ioi Hci ollcnsc I will now punisl Hci by squcczing Hci
iiglily in My aims.
Nandimulli: (Sianding bcloic Him, slc siops Him liom doing ilai.) Iciocious
liglici, I am a lollowci ol ausicic Pauinamasi. You cannoi squcczc ilis sainily giil
bcloic my cycs.
Kiislna: I am ilc son ol a ling ol cow pasiuics. I am ilc cicsi jcwcl ol iccnagc
boys. How can I ovcilool ilc gicai lcai ilai comcs liom ilc aiiogancc ol ilcsc
wild giils' (6+)
Laliia: Kisna, You spcal ilc iiuil. You do noi ollcnd. ly ilc unpicccdcnicd
mcicy ol ilc goddcss ol ioll-collcciing vciy quiclly You aic wondcilully lcaincd in
ilc scicncc ol bcing ilc mosi cxpcii ioguc.
Kisna: (aiiogani) You iclusc io pay ilc ioll and ilcn You insuli ilc ioll-collccioi. I
ilinl You wani io siaii a baiilc on ilc iuggcd slopcs ol Govaidlana Hill. (65)
Radla: Claiming boy, low mucl musi Wc iolciaic' Ii is said, Wlcn ilc wood is
iubbcd again and again, liic is boin cvcn liom sandalwood." No onc can placc ilc
blamc on Us.
Kisna: Wlai is ilc usc ol all ilcsc clcvci woids, woids ilai lool only ilc loolisl'
Goddcss, plcasc bc lind. Liilci pay ilc ioll I wisl, oi ligli. (66)
Vinda. You aic lamous as a waiiioi. How can ilcsc wcal giils ligli wiil You' (67)
Kisna: O giil wlo walls in ilc loicsi, you don'i cvcn lnow ilc iiuil aboui
youiscll. Lool. Tlcsc doc-cycd giils aic cacl onc a gicai aimy ol Kamadcva. Tlcii
bioad lips aic Kamadcva's claiiois. Tlcii splcndid moiions aic Kamadcva's
waiiiois iiding on clcplanis. Tlcii giacclul lcci aic Kamadcva's looi soldicis.
Tlcii cuiling laii is Kamadcva's concl slcll iiumpcici. (6S)
Radla: Clcvci Kisna, now I scc Youi ioll-collcciing was only a iiicl on Us sainily
giils. Wly nccd I say anyiling moic' Pioiccicd by My liicnds, I will now go io ilc
yajna.
Kisna: Giil wiil ilc icsilcss cycs, ilc lcavy ioll las You in iis giip. How can You
gain ilc powci io lcavc' (scc looinoic 17)
Campalalaia: Did Kamsa ically appoini You io collcci iolls'
Kisna: Campalalaia, I am in iiuil ilc ioll-collccioi. I am noi vciy saiislicd wiil
youi lailuic io pay ilc ioll. Tlcicloic plcasc allow Mc ai lcasi io ioucl ilc goldcn
pois you lavc liddcn so caiclullly.
Laliia: O ialc pioud ol Youi slill in icasing innoccni giils, lool. Rcjcciing ilc
ling's ioll, ilcsc clcvci gopis now playlully wall away. Go. Call loi Youi ling ol
ilc gaidcns.
Kisna: My aims aic siiong. Wly slould I call loi lim' Tlc Kisna lion can ciusl
cvcn an clcplani's piidc. How mucl clloii musi ilis lion cxpcnd io ciusl a lcid
ol docs' (69)
Radla: Wlai can ilis lion do wlcn lciocious saiabla bcasi Laliia siands bcloic
Him' (scc looinoic 1S)
Kisna: Loius-cycd giil, now You musi dccidc. You aic gloiious lilc a lalpa-laia
vinc ilai lullills all dcsiics. Again and again Youi movc ilc gicai aiclci's bows ol
Youi cycbiows. Liilci pay ilc lull ioll, oi, accompanicd by Youi liicnds, ligli.
(7O) (scc looinoic 19)
Laliia: (wiil a cioolcd glancc) You aic lamous loi Youi abiliiy io ligli. You
ciuslcd Sanllacuda wlcn lc iiicd io lidnap ilc gopis. Ii is naiuial ilai You wani
io ligli. (scc looinoic 2O)
Radla: Iiicnds, Wc lavc icsicd cnougl. Oui laiiguc is now ovci. Lci us picl up
oui buiici pois and go.
Kisna: Iiicnd Subala, ai oncc dccoiaic ilc ioll booil wiil ilcsc livc pois. Wlcn
ilai is donc, I will pcisonally ialc ilc lilil giil, wlo is so lond ol punaga llowcis.
(scc looinoic 21)
Subala:(walling) Laliia, ilcsc lcavy pois musi bc a gicai iioublc loi you io caiiy. I
will caiiy ilcm loi You io ilc ioll siaiion. Tlcn you can wall casily.
Laliia: (glancing ai lim wiil a smilc ol conicmpi) To lcll wiil you! O counscloi
io ling ol cunning ilicvcs, wlai malc is so biavc and lcailcss ilai lc will cvcn iiy
io sical cvcn a singlc bladc ol giass liom Laliia cvcn as slc slccps'
Subala:(lcsiiaiing, lc iuins bacl) Dcai liicnd, I am only onc pcison. How can I
caiiy all livc pois' liing oui liicnds and wc will all caiiy ilcm.
Kisna: Iiicnd, youi namc Subala" mcans vciy siiong", bui in iiuil you aic vciy
wcal. You aic liiglicncd by Laliia's cmpiy ilicais.
Subala:(wiil a playlul smilc, lc says in an asidc) Dcai liicnd, wlai is ilc usc ol
Youi iiiumplani piidc ilai cxisis only in woids' Youi gicai powci las alicady
bccn placcd bcloic my cycs. On ilc day wlcn You wcic playing dicc wiil Radla,
Slc lalscly dcclaicd vicioiy, and ilcn Laliia siolc Youi lluic and lid Youi
Kausiubla jcwcl, and ilcn ilc smiling gopis all siaicd ai You, You wcic
complcicly iciiilicd.
Kisna: Clcvci liai, bc quici. Wlo is ilis pailciic Laliia' Slc is lilc a banana iicc
iicmbling in ilc luiiicanc wind ol My powci.
Laliia: Visalla, you slould bow down bcloic youi dcai liicnd's bioilci, Siidama.
Hc is a gicai yogi. ly piaciicing pianayajna lc dclcaicd ilc wind god and madc ilc
banana iiccs ilai aic ilc gopis bloom wiil lappincss.
Visalla: (smling) Laliia, you icmindcd mc ol somciling vciy gloiious. I
icmcmbcicd oui playlul liicnd Vinda smiling wlcn slc saw ilc dail cloud
Kisna, cmbiaccd by Siiidama undci a banyan iicc on Govaidlana Hill. (71) (scc
looinoic 22)
Aijuna: Among us boys wlicl liicnd is noi gloiious' Wlicl liicnd is bcicli ol
gloiy' O bcauiilul cycd gopi giils swimming in aiiogancc, wlai is ii io you
wlcilci wc comc oi go' Plcasc icll. (72)
Kisna: (glancing ai Radla) Il, alici giving ii caiclul ilougli in Youi lcaii You do
noi wisl io pay ilc gold coins, ilcn plcasc cnici ilis mouniain cavc, a cavc
wondcilul wiil piciuics diawn in mincial colois. (73) (Hc sicps in lioni ol
Radla.)
Laliia: (sianding bciwccn Radla and Kisna) Ralc, lisicn io ilis. Tlinling limscll
unwoiily io aiiain ilc good loiiunc ol ioucling Hci loius lcci, Radla's lusband
ollcis icspccilul obcisanccs io Radla liom lai away. (in ilc middlc ol ilcsc woids,
Radla angiily siaics ai Laliia.)
Laliia: Iiom clildlood noi a singlc onc ol Hci limbs las lnown ilc sliglicsi
liagiancc ol any malc. Lagci io scivc, ilc gloiy ol youil bccomcs siunncd wiil
awc and cannoi cvcn ioucl Radla's limbs. My liicnd Radla is ilc quccn ol clasic
giils. Any malc wlo aiicmpis cvcn io glancc ai Hci is said io bc ilc mosi bold and
aggicssivc ol mcn. How, ilcn, can any malc cvcn ilinl ol ioucling Hci'
Tlcicloic, go away.
(All ilc giils smilc.)
Madlumangala: (laugling) Laliia, wlai is ilc usc ol all youi pioud iall' Asl
youi liicnd Radla. Iiom Duivasa Muni's mouil Slc lcaid low my dcai liicnd
was liom clildlood ilc mosi siauncl ol bialmacaiis.
Subala:Laliia, Madlumangala is ilc son ol a gicai sagc. You can bclicvc all lc says.
My dcai liicnd Kisna is lixcd in a vow ol cclibacy. Hc is iciiilicd ol womcn.
Aijuna: Ycs. I lnow ii wcll. Again and again I lavc sccn Him iicmblc in lcai and
ilc laiis ol His body siand cicci wlcn Hc simply lcais ilc iinlling ol somc giils'
biacclcis.
Kisna: (smiling) Laliia, youi objcciion is noi good, loi wlcn iwo pcoplc wlo slaic
ilc samc naiuic and ilc samc goals cnjoy ilc swccincss ol siaying iogcilci as
liicnds, ilc goals ilcy boil vow io aiiain aic casily icaclcd.
Radla: (Giving Kisna a cioolcd glancc liom ilc coinci ol Hci cycs, slc
disdainlully iuins away liom Him and says) Ralc, cvcn wlcn You iiy io bc
ouiiagcous You aic noi vciy good ai ii. Wly musi You again and again giind wlai
is alicady giound inio lloui'
Kisna: (asidc) Vinda, lool! Lool! Lvcn ilougl My joling woids cicaic in Hci a
gicai lcsiival ol bliss, and cvcn ilougl Slc ycains io lcai ilcm again and again,
Radla will noi opcnly placc Hci cais io lcai ilcm. Lvcn ilougl Slc mocls Mc
wiil wavcs ol cioolcd woids, Radla plcascs Mc a lundicd iimcs moic ilan My
gopa liicnds. (7+)
(Gcnily laugling, Radla clings io Laliia's nccl.)
Laliia: Kisna, Youi gloiics aic lamous in Golula. You aic oui piincc. Tlcicloic wc
aic inclincd io icmain silcni aboui all ilis. Howcvci, il You cioss ilc linc ol
moialiiy low can wc siay away liom oui picsciibcd duiy'
Aijuna: Wlai is ilai duiy you would siay away liom'
Laliia: Pioicciing Vindavana liom ilc gopa boys. Wlai oilci duiy do wc lavc'
(Wiil a mocling laugl, Aijuna slalcs lis lcad.)
Visalla: (smiling, slc appioaclcs) Laliia, oui dcai liicnd Radla, ilc quccn ol
Golula's giils, las a command loi us.
Laliia: Wlai is ii'
Visalla: Wlilc ilcy aic busy ialing caic ol ilc cows, cows cxpcii ai iiampling ilc
giass and vincs, all ilcsc aiiogani gopa boys lill ilcii bcllics wiil liuii and
dccoiaic ilcmsclvcs wiil llowcis and buds. Ai ilis iaic ilcy will soon dcsiioy all
ol Vindavana. You slould icll ilcm ilcy musi ciilci siop oi pay a ioll io
compcnsaic wlai ilcy lavc donc.
Madlumangala: (angiily) Cioolcd-ialling giil, bc quici. Il you don'i bc quici, ilc
ollcnsc you commii will noi bc sligli. My dcai liicnd's lindncss io you is ol no
usc now. Hc lindly and poliicly allowcd you baibaiic giils io cnici Vindavana. Al
wcll, lamcniing ii won'i lclp.
Campalalaia: Poliic and lind' Ii is you wlo aic ilc baibaiians. Wiiloui siopping
io ilinl, you iall nonscnsc.
Laliia: Told a lundicd iimcs, lc docs noi lcai. Hc sccs, bui lc docs noi icmcmbci.
Dcpiivcd ol ilc iwo cycs ilai aic ilc Siuii and Smiii sasiias, lc is blind. Plcasc
don'i spcal badly ol lim. (75)
Visalla: Iiicnd Nandimulli, do you icmcmbci ilc gicai coionaiion lcsiival ol
oui dcai liicnd Radla'
Nandimulli: Visalla, wlo is ilis woild las ilc powci io loigci ilai gicai
lcsiival'
Ciiia: Nandimulli, cvcn ilougl I saw ii wiil my own cycs, my cais siill ycain io
lcai ol
ilai gicai lcsiival. Plcasc icll ol ii.
Nandimulli: Ciiia, plcasc lisicn. Vinda wcni io Pauinamasi and said, O quccn ol
yoga, Radla slould bc ciowncd quccn ol Vindavana, loi a discmbodicd voiccd
liom ilc sly commandcd ilis oi us.`
Vinda (asidc) Tlc voicc liom ilc sly" was only a iiicl. Ii was Kisna wlo
commandcd mc io icll ilcsc woids io Pauinamasi.
Nandimulli: Tlcn, callcd by ausicic Pauinamasi, livc goddcsscs camc lcic.
Aijuna: Wlo wcic ilcy'
Vinda: Tlc liisi was ilc lamous goddcss ilai cscapcd Kamsa and llcw inio ilc sly.
Tlcn camc ilc sun-god's dauglici and iwo wivcs. Tlc lilil goddcss was
Manasaganga. (76) (scc looinoic 23)
Ciiia: Tlcn' Tlcn'
Nandimulli: Tlcn Claya, ilc sun-god's youngci wilc, said, Noblc Pauinamasi,
wc cannoi disobcy youi command. Wc placc youi command on oui lcads. Siill,
wlai is ilis small iliiiy-iwo milc lingdom ol Vindavana in compaiison io ilc
sublimcly gloiious giil Radla' Tlcicloic ilis coionaiion ccicmony docs noi
malc my lcaii lappy." Tlcn Pauinamasi glanccd ai Llanamsa, and Llanamsa
spolc ilcsc woids io gloiily Vindavana: Iiicnd Claya, plcasc lisicn. O bcauiilul
goddcss, in Mailuia-mandala slincs a goiy gicaici ilan ilc gloiy ol ilc Vcdas,
yajnas, maniias, loly placcs, ausiciiiics, Svaigalola, ilc dcmigods in Svaigalola,
ilc siddlas, ilc gicai sagcs, ilc Loid's spiiiiual poicncy ol ciisalii, and ilc Loid's
abodc ol Vailunilalola. Howcvci, in Vindavana slincs a gloiy gicaici ilan cvcn
ilc gloiy ol Mailuia-mandala. (77)
Ciiia: Tlcn' Tlcn'
Nandimulli: Tlcn, sccing a slowci ol llowcis lall liom ilc dcmigods in ilc sly,
cvciyonc blossomcd wiil lappincss. Tlcn Goddcss Yamuna said, Noblc
Pauinamasi, cagci io comc, and caiiying a splcndid divinc baslci, my dcai liicnd
Goddcss Saiasvaii slyly waiis in ilc sly. Plcasc inviic lci io comc lcic."
Rcqucsicd by ilcsc woids, Pauiiamasi icspccilully callcd lci. Tlcn baslci,
lialma's dauglici Saiasvaii camc ilcic and, opcning ilc divinc baslci, bcgan io
spcal. (Nandimulli is iniciiupicd.)
Vinda: (cagcily iniciiupiing Nandimulli, slc lappily says) Slc said, Tl iougl
my land lialma's wilc lappily givcs ilis loius gailand, allcciionaic Saci givcs ilis
gold iiaia, Kuvcia's wilc givcs ilcsc jcwcl oinamcnis, Vaiun a's wilc givcs ilis
paiasol, Vayu's wilc givcs ilcsc iwo camaias, Svala givcs ilcsc iwo sill gaimcnis,
and Dlumoina givcs ilis jcwcl miiioi." (7S)
Ciiia: Tlcn' Tlcn'
Vinda Tlcn, as ilc dcmigods in Svaigalola playcd many musical insiiumcnis,
maling a gicai sound ilai dcliglicd all cais and lillcd ilc sly, and as Tumbuiu
and ilc Gandlaivas sang in ilc clouds, and as ilc apsaias danccd in ilc sly, ilc
bcauiilul`ycbiowcd goddcsscs joylully bcgan ilc coionaiion ccicmony ol Sii
Radla. (79)
(Slc slyly glanccs ai Nandimulli.)
Ciiia: Tlcn' Tlcn'
Nandimulli: Tlcn, as Kisna waiclcd, on Pauipamasi's oidci ilcsc goddcsscs,
accompanicd by youi liicnds and also by ilc goddcsscs ol ilc vaiious sacicd iivcis
ilai puiily ilc woilds, placcd Radla on a ilionc and, wiil ncciai waici liom
jcwclcd pois, pciloimcd ilc coionaiion ccicmony and ciowncd Radla ilc quccn
ol Vindavana.
Campalalaii (ilc laiis ol lci body cicci) Tlcn' Tlcn'
Nandimulli: Tlcn, iaising lci land, Saiasvaii said, My moilci, Saviiii`,
allcciionaicly scnds ilis liagiani gailand. Hcaiing ilcsc woids, Llanainsa iool ilc
gailand and placcd ii aiound Kisna's nccl. Goddcss Yamuna ilcn playlully said,
Ala! Iillcd wiil lovc loi ilcii iclaiivcs, cvcn ilc wisc somciimcs aci wiiloui
ilinling ol wlai is iigli." Hcaiing ilcsc woids, Llanamsa said, "Yamuna, low did
I aci wiiloui ilinling ol wlai is iigli'" Hcaiing ilai, Yamuna` said, Goddcss,
ilc gailand was mcani loi oui sisici Radla. Wly did you givc ii io youi bioilci'"
Hcaiing ilai, Goddcss Llanamsa lauglcd, iool ilc bcauiilul, splcndid, and
liagiani gailand liom Kisna's nccl, and placcd in on ilc nccl ol oui dcai liicnd
Radla, and said, "Hcic. Plcasc ialc Youi gailand."
(Kisna smilcs.)
Visalla: Tlcn' Tlcn'
Nandimulli: Tlcn, saying Wlai is ilc usc ol a gailand ilai las comc closc io
sucl a laid lcaii'" Saiasvaii lauglcd, clccilully iool ilc gailand liom Radla, and
placcd ii again aiound Kisna's claiming nccl.
Laliia: Tlcn, ialing musl liom Kisna's clcsi, Llanamsa placcd a iilala mailing
on Radla.
Vinda (joylul) Tlcn noblc Pauinamasi joylully said, O joylul blossoming iiccs,
plcasc cnjoy pasiimcs wiil youi wivcs, ilc vincs ilai climb on youi limbs. O biids,
plcasc join wiil ilc bccs and malc a placc ol lappy pasiimcs. O bcasis, plcasc
malc cvciyiling vciy claiming, loi, accompanicd by Hci liicnds, wlo aic ilc
gcncials in command ol Hci gicai aimics, and, appoiniing ilc gaidcnci Vinda Hci
gloiious piimc minisici, Siimaii Radla now iulcs youi couniiy. (SO) (Slc is
siunncd wiil bliss.) Tlcn ilc lunda vinc Kundalaia puslcd oui a lundicd buds,
ilc suman al vinc Ciiia puslcd oui a losi ol wondcilul spiouis, ilc giacclul
nava-malila vinc ol Laliia smilcd wiil a losi ol llowcis bcginning io opcn, and ilc
campala vincs ol Campalalaia and Visalla lully blossomcd wiil many llowcis.
(S1)
Laliia: Nandimulli, you loigoi wlai Goddcss Yamuna said ilcn.
Nandimulli: How could I loigci lci woids io us' Slc said, Iiom ilis day
loiwaid oui dcai liicnds lcadcd by Laliia may lappily picl any llowcis ilcy wisl
in ilis pasiimc loicsi.` Hcaiing ilosc woids, Llanamsa said, "Siill, ilc gloiy ol
ilcsc abundani llowcis always dcpcnds on ilc spiingiimc ol Kisna."
Vinda: (glancing ai Radla, slc joylully says) Wc cannoi loigci low Goddcss
Llanamsa dccoiaicd Youi loiclcad wiil piciuics and dcsigns diawn in liagiani
oinimcnis, oi low Claya dccoiaicd You wiil a ciown ol llowcis, oi low Samjna
and lci liicnds caiclully dccoiaicd Youi biaidcd laii, oi low ilc iwo cclcsiial
iivcis Manasa-ganga and Yamuna lanncd You wiil camaias, oi low Saiasvaii lcld
ilc jcwclcd paiasol abovc You. (S2)
Radla: (basllully) Vinda, plcasc siop.
Kisna: (asidc) Ycaining io scc Hci, I lixcd My cycs on Hci.
Radla. lui ilcn, basllul in ilc picscncc ol ilc goddcsscs, I bowcd My lcad. Wlcn
I suddcnly saw Radla icllccicd in ilc Kausiubla jcwcl on My clcsi, I was so
ovcicomc wiil joy I siumblcd and almosi lcll io ilc giound. (S3)
Subala: (asidc) Aijuna, ilc siic ol Radla's coionaiion is callcd Unmada-Radla by
ilc pcoplc, loi ilcic Radla was lillcd wiil joy .
Madlumangala: (asidc) Dcai liicnd, I icmcmbci cvciyiling. Tlcsc gopis aic
noi pioud loi no icason.
Radla: Iiicnd Vinda, calculaic ilc loicsi ioll loi cigli ycais.
Vinda (smiling) O quccn ol Vindavana, ilc gicai numbci ol cows and cowlcid
boy aic bcyond couniing. Wly slould I malc a gicai clloii io calculaic ilcii
numbcis'
Laliia: O Visalla, ilc quccn ol Vindavana givcs ilis command: Scizc by loicc ilc
jcwcl oinamcnis ol ilis bialmana boy wlo ilinls lc is so clcvci."
Madlumangala: (asidc) O dcai liicnd, ii will bc vciy dilliculi loi us io counici
ilcii woids. Tlc only soluiion loi us is io iun away.
Kisna: O dog siaying in a cow-bain and bailing ai cvciyonc, don'i bc aliaid ol
gciiing lii by Laliia's siicl. Tlc sudaisana calia now siands bcloic you.
Radla: (gcnily cmbiacing Kisna wiil a sidclong glancc) Subala, cnougl wiil youi
slamclcss aiiogancc. Plcasc pay ilc ioll loi walling in ilc loicsi.
Kisna: (smiling, Hc glanccs ai Radla) You may bc ilc quccn ol onc loicsi, bui Hc
is ilc ling ol iwclvc loicsis. Youi icalm is small, bui His icalm is all ilai cxisis in
all ilc woilds. You aic a small piinccss undci His dominion, bui Hc is ilc gicai
cmpcioi Kamadcva. Tlcicloic, O Radla, plcasc lcai wlai is good loi You: Don'i
iiy io loicc Him io pay ilis ioll. (S+)
Visalla: O Subala, ilai may bc. Tlc ling ol ilc gaidcns may lavc appoinicd Him
ioll-collccioi. Siill, low docs ilai licc Him liom laving io pay ilc ioll in oui dcai
liicnd's loicsi'
Subala:(angiy) Visalla, you aic a lool. You siaggci aboui lilc a wild giil in a dazc.
You iall on and on, cvcn ilougl You lnow noiling ol ilc iiuil.
Visalla: (wiil a saicasiic smilc) Wlai is ilai iiuil' Tcll ii. I will lisicn
Subala:Wly slould I givc a big cxplanaiion wiil many dciails. I will jusi icll ilc
csscncc ol ii. Plcasc lisicn. Plcasc lnow ilai ilc gicai King Kamadcva las now
assumcd ilc loim ol my dcai liicnd Kisna. Tlcy aic noi dillcicni pcisons.
Aijuna: Visalla, cvcn ilai is only a small paii ol His gloiy. Lisicn. Wlo is ilc
pcison ilai will noi lind ilc gicai giani ol lis piidc iuincd inio a dwail by ilc
unpicccdcnicd, claiming, swcci, cvci-now lcsiival ol oui dcai liicnd Kisna's bcing
ciowncd ling ol all ol Golula, a lcsiival ilai slincs abovc all oilcis'
Madlumangala: (dcliglicd) O Laliia, Aijuna spcals wcll. Tlc Upanisads alliim
ilai ilcsc loicsis aic Kisna's loicsis.
Vinda: Plilosoplcis lcaincd in logic lnow a moic icccni command ialcs
picccdcncc ovci a picvious command. Wlcn a ncw ling is ciowncd, wlo pays
aiicniion io ilc picvious ling' !'"$
Madlumangala: Siop ialling so mucl. Oui dcai liicnd Kisna is ilc ling ol ilis
loicsi. Tlcicloic you, ilc ioll paying ciiizcns, slould givc all lonoi io us, ilc ioyal
cniouiagc. You slould ollci us many swcci jalcbli candics.
Kisna: Iiicnd Subala,, plcasc dccoiaic ilc dail loicsi giovc ilai bcais ilc namc
Syajnala-mandapila. Tlcic wc will lccp ilcsc giils, giils wlo, loi ilcii lailuic io
pay ilc ioll, lavc now bccomc oui slavcs.
Radla: Syajnala-mandapila is ilc sacicd placc wlcic my dcai liicnd Syajnala
lollowcd ausicic icligious vows. Wly will you dcscciaic ii by iuining inio a placc
loi collcciing iolls'
Kisna: O quccn ol cioolcd giils, wlai docs ii maiici low ilc ciiclc ol Radla's
ioyal powci iuins' Kamadcva, ilc ling ol bowman, a bowman so gicai Hc casily
liis ilc mosi dilliculi ol iaigcis, cvcn liiiing ilc iaigci ol oilcis' lcaiis, las now
comc io ilis placc wlcic iolls aic collccicd.
Radla: O boy wlo iasics ilc ncciai ol ilc lluic, You aic cioolcd in ilicc ways: In
Youi bcginning, middlc, and cnd. Youi swcci lluic music dcvasiaics ilc woild.
Tlai is wly You aic ilc ling ol ilc cioolcd. Tlai is wly You lavc bccomc lilc
Loid Siva. (S6)
Kisna: (sliglily smiling) I bow down bcloic You, wlo aic cioolcd in cigli placcs,
in Youi woids, laii, cycbiows, glanccs, smilcs, walling, vcil, and lcaii. In ilis way
You lavc bccomc lilc Asiavalia Muni. (S7)
Campalalaia: Lvcn ilougl ii is noi casy io scc low You aic cioolcd, You aic
cioolcd in a lundicd ilousand ways. Tlcicloic You slould cnjoy pasiimcs wiil a
pcison cioolcd lilc You aic. Tlcicloic ii is iigli ilai wc siiaigli and puic giils
slould lcavc ilis placc.
Kisna: Sainily giil, wiiloui liisi paying ilc ioll you will lind ii vciy dilliculi io
lcavc ilis placc.
Campalalaii Sainily pcisons may iiavcl any pail ilcy wisl. Lvciyonc lnows ilai.
Ciiia: O bcsi ol mcn, You aic gloiilicd by many pociic vciscs. Wc aic in ilc midsi
ol pciloiming a gicai icligious iiiual. Plcasc lci us go. (scc looinoic 2+)
Kisna: Ciiia, ilis ling acis in a suipiising way. Pcisons wlo pciloim icligious
iiiuals lind ii vciy dilliculi io aiiain libciaiion, bui pcisons wlo simply dcsiic io bc
wiil Him vciy casily aiiain libciaiion.
Nandimulli: Tlai is noi againsi ilc vicws ol ilc sagcs ilai auiloicd ilc
sciipiuics, loi in ilc lisi ol ilc loui goals ol lilc ilcy placcd dcsiic ncxi io
libciaiion. Rcligious iiiuals ilcy placcd ai ilc bcginning, lai away. (scc looinoic
25)
Kisna: (smiling, Hc lools ai Radla) O giil puiclascd loi ilc piicc ol ilc ioll, now
Youi goal in lilc will bc io plcasc Youi masici. Now You slould plcasc ilc gicai
ling ol ilc ioll collcciois by sciving Him as Hc wislcs.
Laliia: O claiming boy, ii is only alici pciloiming gicai ausiciiiics ilai a giil can
aiiain ilc pcilcciion ol bcing ilis ioll collccioi's maidscivani. lccausc Slc ncvci
pciloims ausiciiiics, my liicnd Radla will lind ilis pcilcciion vciy dilliculi io
aiiain.
Nandimulli: O boy lilc an clcplani playing in ilc loicsi, Laliia says ilai ii is You,
ilc ioll-collccioi, wlo in many ways slould scivc oui liicnd Radla, ilc quccn ol
ilc ciiclc ol all bcauiilul giils. Wlai is ilc usc ol all ilai You may say ilai is
dillcicni'
Kisna: (dcliglicd) Nandimulli, Laliia's oidci may noi bc disobcycd. Tlcicloic,
wisling io scivc, I will bcgin by placing ilcsc livc blossoming iwigs on ilc goldcn
poi on Hci clcsi. (Hc appioaclcs Radla.)
Laliia: (lniiiing lci cycbiows, slc appioaclcs Kisna) O boy wlo ilinl Youiscll
vciy clcvci, ilis vinc ol misclicl slould noi giow any iallci ilan ii is.
Kisna: O miscily giil, you lavc alicady sold Mc ilis licc giil, a giil indcpcndcni
lilc an clcplani. Slc is ilc paymcni loi ilc ioll. You lavc alicady sold Mc ilc
clcplani. Wly musi you quaiicl ovci ilc goad ilai coniiols ilc clcplani. (Slowly,
slowly Hc walls.)
Laliia: Kisna, You aic noi unawaic low laisl and dilliculi Laliia can bc. Wly aic
You iiying io slow low gicai You aic'
Kisna: O giil wlo ilinl Youiscll vciy biavc and siiong, lool. Tlc ling ol all wlo
aic powcilul now walls bcloic you. Lnougl wiil ilis usclcss aiiogancc, ilis
malc-bclicvc snalc ilai will bical only ilc wcalcsi ol cunucls! Pay ilc ioll ai
oncc.
Laliia O bcll-iingci ol ilc ioll-collcciois, il You insisi on collcciing ilc ioll, ilcn
comc io oui doois ai sunsci, and wc will givc You somc buiicimill, good and
ilicl.
Nandimulli: Laliia, is ilcic no buiicimill ai ilc lomc ol Kisna, Kisna wlo is ilc
ling ol ilc gopas, Kisna wlo is ilc masici ol a billion cows, ilai Hc musi go io
youi lousc io gci somc'
Kisna: Radla wiil bcauiilul laigc cycs, don'i pui Youi lopcs in Laliia's picicndcd
sionc wall ol aiiogani woids. Don'i ilinl you can cscapc paying ilis ioll. I will
comc closc and icll You a sccici. (Hc iiics io placc His land on Radla's bicasi.)
Laliia: Tlicl wlo iiics io iob an unaiiainablc liuii, in Laliia's picscncc cvcn ilc
liagiani bicczc cannoi ioucl ilc cdgc ol Radla's bodicc. Tlai You iiy io placc
Youi land ilcic piovcs You aic a lool.
Kisna: Iciocious giil, wlai will you gain by iiying io aiiacl ilis coiling blacl
snalc' Il ii so mucl as lisscs, you will lall unconscious. (SS) (scc looinoic 26)
Laliia Wlai will You gain by iiying io liiglicn us in ilis pailciic way' Lxpcii in
casiing spclls, ilc snalc-claimci Laliia siands lcic. Now ilai blacl snalc cannoi
cvcn iaisc iis lood. (S9)
Kisna: Nandimulli, ioll-collcciois aic gcncially lappy iclling lics. My land
loncsi. My ionguc iuins away liom iuins away liom violcncc. Sincc ilis is so, low
can ilcsc giils bc blamcd loi ilcii aiiogani opposiiion io Mc'
Laliia (wiil a playlul smilc) How can Youi lips spcal a lic' Puiilicd by iasiing ilc
ncciai lips ol a ilousand sainily giils, Youi lips lavc bccomc gicai sainis. How can
Youi lands do anyiling violcni' So lillcd wiil lovc ilcy aic, Youi lands cannoi
bcai ilai bcauiilul-cycbiowcd giils bc impiisoncd cvcn by ilcii lnoiicd saslcs,
wlai io spcal ol any oilci piison. (9O)
Kisna: (sliglily laugling) Laliia, in iiuil you aic ilc cicsi jcwcl ol all giils wlo
lollow sainily vows. Aiiiacicd by I ilc maniia ol youi good loiiunc, Noblc
Pauinamasi's assisiani Nandimulli is lcic.
Laliia: Nandimulli, noblc Pauinamasi las vowcd always io pioicci you. Run lai
away. Wlai will ilis Kisna do io us' Tlai wc will now scc.
Nandimulli: Laliia, You aic in gicai dangci. You lavc lallcn inio ilc lands ol ilc
ling ol violcni ilugs. I am youi liicnd. I cannoi lcavc you now.
Aijuna: Dcai liicnd, lavc You loigoiicn low ilc ling ol gaidcns commandcd us,
Il any aiiogani giils iclusc io pay ilc ioll, biing ilcm io mc ai oncc.
Kisna: (dcliglicd) Ii is good ilai Aijuna icmindcd Mc. Laliia, youi gopi liicnds
and My gopa liicnds will siay lcic ai ilc ioll siaiion, and You and I will lcavc. Wc
will malc ilc lisl ol Oui cycs swim in ilc llowing Ganga ol gazing ai ilc gicai
ling ol gaidcns.
Laliia: Sainily Kisna, cicsi jcwcl ol all wlo aic piaiscd in cloqucni vcisc, any giil
wlo lollows You alonc io a sccludcd placc cciiainly pioiccis ilc good icpuiaiions
ol lci moilci's and lailci's lamilics.
Kisna: Wlai is ilc usc ol all ilis claboiaic ialling' I will simply ialc ilc ioll
paymcni by loicc. (Hc appioaclcs Radla.)
Laliia: (wiil a saicasiic smilc) Dclicaic young boy, wc ically bclicvc ilai You aic
biavc cnougl io iiy and ioucl Radla's body lcic in ilc couiiyaid ol my cycs. Tlc
gopi wlo is a siiici moialisi and wlo is lamous by ilc namc Laliia siands lcic
cagci io scc You iiy ii. Go alcad. Slow Youi powci.
Kisna: (sliglily smiling) O gicai goddcss Duiga, I ollci obcisanccs io you. O
lciocious goddcss, I ollci obcisanccs io you. To lill ilc god ol lovc You lavc pui
asidc youi gailand ol scvcicd lcads and assumcd ilc loim ol ilis gopi.
Visalla: Iiicnd Laliia, now you may dclcai Him!
Laliia: (smiling, slc says in an asidc) Tlc pasiimcs ol playlul iall will now comc io
an cnd. Now I will ialc ilc divinc couplc io a loly placc and malc Tlcm swim in
ilc llood ol ncciai Tlcy so ycain io cnici. (opcnly) Visalla, plcasc go an icll
noblc Pauinamasi ilai wc aic bcing icascd and moclcd.
Nandimulli: (asidc) Hiding in ilis giovc ol madlavi vincs, noblc Pauinamasi
las sccn and lcaid cvciyiling. (opcnly) Laliia, noblc Pauinamasi now siands by
Radla's sidc.
Radla: (smiling playlully, slc says in an asidc) Laliia, you lovc Mc moic ilan you
lovc youi own scll. To icscuc Mc liom ilis ioll collccioi you wcic willing cvcn io
givc youiscll away. Tlai I saw ioday wiil My own cycs. Ioi ilai you aic gloiious.
Laliia: O dcvoicd woislipci ol ilc sun-god, O gicai poci, I am cxpcii only in
baiilcs ol woids, bui Youi aic lciocious in baiilcs ol Kamadcva's aiiows. Plcasc bc
lind. Siay lcic loi a wlilc and slooi aiiows ol sidclong glanccs ai ilis boy wlo
ilinls Himscll a gicai lcio. Wc will go alcad and waii loi You.
Radla: (wiil allcciionaic angci) Go. O giil cxpcii ai liding youi iiuc inicniion,
go. Soon I will scc you again.
Kisna: (asidc) I scc ilai Laliia's angci is pacilicd. (opcnly) Wcll donc, Laliia. Wcll
donc. You lnow wlai is appiopiiaic. Siopping ilis nccdlcss dcbaic, you will
pcacclully siay ai ilc ioll siaiion.
Laliia: loy cxpcii ai lciocious playing. Tlc gopa boys play only by ligliing cacl
oilci wiil siicls. Tlc gopi giils aic noi lilc ilcm. Tlc gopis lnow low io play in
a civilizcd way.
Visalla (agiiaicd) Laliia! Tlcic is a gicai dangci! A dangci!
Laliia: Wlai is ii'
Visalla: O giil wlo in youi cagcincss io quaiicl las loigoiicn youi duiy, siop.
Tlc bi`almana pciloiming ilc yajna said ilai us giils caiiying ilc buiici slould
cvcn casi a glancc ai any lusiy man wlo lilcs io polluic icspcciablc giils. (placing
lci loiclingci by lci nosc) Slamc. Slamc. You spcni a long iimc wildly gossiping
wiil ilis cowlcid boy.
Laliia: (wiil icgici) Visalla, wlai you say is iigli. lcwildcicd, I loigoi cvciyiling.
Tlinl ol somc aioncmcni I can pciloim.
Vinda: (smiling) Tlc sagcs say ilai mcdiiaiion on ilc Supicmc Loid Visnu,
dcsiioys all sins. Tlcicloic you slould mcdiiaic on Him.
(Toucling lci nosc and cais, Laliia clanis ilc namc Visnu.)
Kisna: (smiling) Laliia, you aic indccd diiiy wiil sin. Comc lcic ai oncc. I will
malc you so ilai sin no longci iouclcs you. (Appioacling, Hc cmbiaccs lci.) (scc
looinoic
27)
Laliia: (loiiilicd, slc movcs bacl) Alas! Alas! I, a icspcciablc giil, am now
polluicd by ilc ioucl ol ilc lciocious ialc lond ol polluiing oilcis' wivcs!
Radla: (smiling) Laliia, gci away liom Us. You aic polluicd by ilc ioucl ol ilis
ialc.
Laliia Ala! As a jolc I iold a lic. How can ilc snalc ol ilis ialc's aim lavc io
powci io aciually ioucl a pcison lilc mc, ilc cicsi jcwcl, ilc sillandini biid ol
sainily giils dcvoicd io ilcii lusbands' (scc looinoic 2S)
Radla: Liai, I lnow. I lnow. Siop ii. Siop ii. Sianding cicci, ilc laiis ol youi body
bcai wiincss againsi you.
Laliia: Alas, wlai ilcy say ol mc is ilc iiuil. Now ilai You lavc polluicd mc, my
liicnds will no longci cvcn ioucl mc. Tlcic is a saying, Iivc pcisons wiil ilc
samc sullciing lamcni iogcilci and malc ilc pain go away.` Now You may slow
ilc iiuil ol ilai saying.
(scc looinoic 29)
Kisna: O llowci-vinc Campalalaia, lcic is a iamala iicc wlosc bianclcs sciaicl
ilc clouds. Lmbiacc ii, and lind youiscll buisi inio llowcis. (scc looinoic 3O)
Campalalaia: (iicmbling, slc sicps bacl a liiilc) Ralc, polluic Laliia again. I lavc
lcaid ii said, Slc wlo is alicady lallcn cannoi lall down."
Laliia Pcilaps I will soon scc my dcai liicnd Visalla dccoiaicd wiil livc long,
laid lingcis. (scc looinoic 31)
Kisna: Visalla, cmbiacc ilis iamala iicc and sii in iis sladc. Don'i bical youi
good loiiunc, as Campalalaia las.
Visalla: (quiclly wiildiawing) Polluicd Laliia, wlo do you iiy io piovc ilc
saying, A wiclcd, slamclcss pcison polluics oilcis"' Youi inicniion is clcai.
Wlai is ilc usc ol
iiying io iiicl us' ly ilc giacc ol God, as wc giils woiiy, you lavc now bccomc
ilc pcilcci giil io bc givcn away in placc ol paying ilc ioll.
(Wiildiawing a liiilc, Laliia casis a cioolcd glancc ai Kisna liom ilc coincis ol
lci cycs.)
Kisna: (smiling, Hc ycains io cmbiacc Radla) O giil wiil iicmbling limbs, puslcd
by ilc gicai wind ol Lali ia's cioolcd glanccs, I lind ilai ilc budding iwigs ol My
lingcis now iicmblc. Ai ilis momcni plcasc don'i picicnd io bc angiy wlcn You
placc Youi cycs on gcnilc Mc.
Radla: (liiglicncd, Slc lidcs bclind Visalla) Iiicnd, now you slould pioicci
youiscll, loi ii is said ilai il Radla is polluicd, ilcn Visalla is polluicd also.
Laliia O Radla, wlcn You aic clascd by a ciucl lunici, by ilc ciown ol wiclcd
and violcni, wly do You iuin away liom ilc lioncss and ialc slclici ol a doc'
Dccoiaic my lap, and Youi lcais will llcc away.
Radla: (Wiil many playlul liowns Slc picicnds io icbulc Laliia. Tlcn, wiil a
playlul smilc, Slc says) O giil wlo bicals ilc iiusi wc placc in you, Ioi a long
iimc you iioublcd Us. You iool Us puic giils away liom oui lomcs. Wc camc
bccausc Wc iiusicd you. Tlcn, puslcd by lusi and giccd, you biolc youi own vow
and now you siand wiil icais in youi cycs. O goddcss, aic you noi aslamcd io iiy
io polluic Us sainily giils' (91)
Laliia: Alas! Alas! How will I bc puiilicd' Iiicnd Vinda, plcasc icll mc.
Vinda Laliia, wly do you woiiy' How is ii possiblc ilai you lavc commiiicd a
sin' Alici all, in ilc loly placc ol ilis loicsi giovc you lavc now bcgun io obscivc
ilc icligious vow
I ol an all-nigli vigil io woislip Kamadcva.
Kisna: Lagci io play, I lavc bccn slow aboui My duiy. Now I musi woil again io
collcci ilc ioll.
Nandimulli: Laliia, lool. Noon is coming. Say low mucl You ilinl wc slould
pay loi ilc ioll.
Laliia: O ling ol ilc ioll collcciois, livc coins is a laii paymcni. Siill, wlcn I lool
ai Youi lacc I ilinl I will agicc io givc You ilis jcwcl iing. (Taling ilc iing liom
Ciiia's lingci, slc givcs ii io Him.)
Kisna: (picicnding io bc angiy) Iiicnd, iliow ilis woiillcss iing on iop ol
Govaidlana Hill. (Picicnding io iliow ii, Subala lidcs ilc iing in lis land.)
Laliia (angiy) Vinda, you saw low ilc iaic jcwcl iing was iliown away.
Nandimulli: Iiicnd, youi aciion is lilc iliowing a small coin inio ilc icspccilully
cxicndcd land ol Kuvcia, ilc masici ol ninc gicai iicasuics, in lopcs ol gciiing a
piccious ciniamani jcwcl in iciuin.
Laliia: (asidc) Wiil a lini I will icassuic Radla and Kisna, wlo ycain io cnjoy
pasiimcs iogcilci. (slc walls aboui and ilcn says in an asidc) Radla, ii will bc
dilliculi loi us io lcavc wiiloui paying ilc ioll. Wc will pay ilc ioll wiil Youi
nccllacc. (slc ialcs ilc nccllacc, almosi as il by loicc, and ilcn says wiil a
playlul smilc) Anxious giil, wly aic you so unsciilcd' Tlc pcail nccllacc is Youi
mcsscngci io Kisna. Ii is givcn io dccoiaic Him. Now malc Youiscll icady loi a
lovci's mcciing wiil Him in a sccludcd placc.
Radla: O giil cagci io cnjoy, wlai is ilc usc ol ilis picicndcd sciiousncss' In ilc
gicai yajna ilai is ilis dispuic ovci a ioll-paymcni, cvcn ilougl You aic noi gcnilc
by naiuic, oui ol lovc loi youi liicnds you lavc bccn madc gcnilc. Lvcn ilougl
you lavc noiling io givc as paymcni loi ilc ioll, oui ol lovc loi youi liicnds, you
now ollci youiscll as ilc paymcni.
Laliia: (glancing ai Kisna) O masici ol ilc ioll gaic, ilis piicclcss pcail-nccllacc is
givcn as collaicial. Wlcn gold is givcn io You in ilc cvcning, plcasc iciuin ilc
nccllacc.
Kisna: (lappily acccpiing ilc nccllacc, Hc says asidc) Tlc ccniial jcwcl in ilis
nccllacc is ilc cicsi jcwcl ialcn liom Sanllacuda, a jcwcl ilai lalaiama lindly
gavc io Radla. Tlis jcwcl malcs ilc sccd ol My lopc placc loiil a gicai spioui.
(Hc dccoiaics His nccl wiil ilc nccllacc.)
Radla: (asidc) Laliia, lool ai ilc good loiiunc ilai pcail nccllacc las aiiaincd.
Tlai nccllacc musi lavc pciloimcd many gicai ausiciiiics.
Laliia: Having liisi scivcd Youi bicasis, ilis sainily nccllacc now cnjoys pasiimcs
on Kisna's clcsi. How can anyonc dcsciibc Youi gicai gloiy' (92)
Radla: O cioolcd giil, wly musi you iall lilc ilai' Lool ai ilc loiiunaic pasiimcs
ol ilai loicsi gailand dail wiil many bccs. O loicsi gailand, wly do you day and
nigli laic us puic doc-cycd giils' Considciing us lcss impoiiani ilan bladcs ol
giass, you dccoiaic Kisna's body liom lcad io looi. You cnjoy pasiimcs on Kisna's
bioad clcsi. (93)
Madlumangala: llcsscd Laliia-, ilc ling ol ilc ioll gaic is plcascd wiil you. Now
ilis lungiy accouniani can cnjoy ilis poi lcavy wiil buiici. Now lc will bc lappy
in lis body.
Visalli Giccdy boy, don'i iall lilc ilai. Tlai buiici is mcani loi a yajna.
Madlumangala: Visalla, ilc yajnila-bialmanas wlo, loigciiing ilc angiiasa-
yajna, lcd all ilc gopas wiil many dclicious loods liom ilcii own lomcs, bccamc
vciy loiiunaic. You giils, lowcvci, will noi lccd cvcn onc bialmana wiil somc
buiici liom oilcis' lomcs, lood mcani loi a yajna.
Kisna: Laliia, you did wcll io givc ilai nccllacc as a gili io ilc ling ol ilc ioll gaic.
Now plcasc givc youi aiicniion io paying ilc ioll dcmandcd by ilc ling ol
gaidcns.
Laliia (wiil lovc and angci) I lnow You. Ii is noi wiong loi You io icasc us.
Nandimulli: O gicai ling ol ilc ioll collcciois, plcasc icll mc ilc minimum ioll
ilcy musi pay, so I will lnow low io aci wlcn ilcy lagglc ovci ilc amouni.
Kisna: Nandimulli, lisicn. You aic an associaic ol noblc Pauinamasi. Wlai moic
nccd I say io you' Tlc ioll I asl is onc lundicd ilousand iiillion coins. Il you say
ilai you do noi lavc so many coins, wlai can I do' Givc io Mc ilc bcsi giil, and
ilc oilcis may go licc. (9+)
Nandimulli: O bull ol passionaic boys, Ciiia will plcasc Youi lcaii. Slc will bc
givcn as ilc ioll paymcni.
Kisna: Ciiia- is alicady in My land. Slc is noi laid io gci.
(Pauinamasi cnicis.)
Pauinamasi: Gcnilc boy on wlosc lcad gcnilc giils placc a ciown, You may vciy
wcll dcsiic ilis giil, bui plcasc lnow ilai Slc is valuablc bcyond piicc. Slc cannoi
bc bougli cvcn by a lundicd ilousand iiillion coins.
Kisna: (cmbaiiasscd, Hc ollcis icspccis) Noblc lady, I only wisl io collcci ilc ioll.
I do noi wisl io gci youi gopis woiil pcilaps a singlc coin cacl.
Radla: Noblc lady, now ilai you lavc comc wc can scc, by God's giacc, ilc laiilci
sloic ol ilis occan ol sullciings.
Pauinamasi: (asidc) O giil wiil ilc slcndci waisi, You agiiaicd, slaip-iongucd,
inllamcd wiil piidc giils cagci loi a quaiicl siubboinly iclusc io pay ilis ioll io
ilc ling ol ioll collcciois, a ling wlo iulcs as ilc only God in ilc wlolc loicsi
ciiclc. Wly would You noi lavc lallcn inio an occan ol sullciings' (95)
Laliia: Noblc lady, lool. Wc gavc Him ilai iaic nccllacc, and siill wc aic noi sci
licc.
Pauinamasi: Laliia, lool. Tlc icd dyc ol ilis picicndcd quaiicl las icddcncd ilc
sill cloil ilai is Kisna's lcaii. Tlai is wly pcacocl-lcailci ciowncd Kisna is so
losiilc io You. As long as Hc docs noi gci His bclovcd, Kisna will icmain siubboin
and aiiogani.
Nandimulli: Noblc lady, plcasc oidci us. Wlicl ol us musi bcai ilis buidcn'
Pauinama-si: O giil wiil ilc loius cycs, ilc giil among You livc wlo is mosi ablc
io plcasc Him slould bc givcn io Kisna. (96)
(Sliglily smiling, Laliia casis a sidclong glancc ai Radla. Woiiicd, Radla clings io
Vinda's nccl.)
Vinda O noblc lady, ilc slcndci-waisicd giil says: O all-lnowing onc, Tlc giils
gavc wondcilully clcvci Laliia ilc iasl ol pioicciing ilcm in ilis giavc dangci. O
noblc lady,
Laliia now siands bcloic you. Slc awaiis youi oidci.
Laliia: (smiling) Wlcn ilc jcwcl ol ilc lcaii is alicady ialcn, wlai is ilc usc ol
any luiilci siiugglc'
Pauinamasi: Wlai Laliia says is noi wiong.
Radla: (spcaling up) Noblc lady, plcasc bc lind. lclind. In ilis dangcious
siiuaiion plcasc don'i malc ilis liiglicncd gcnilc pcison bccomc a ioll paymcni
placcd in ilc lands ol ilai laisl ioll collccioi. Wlai loiiiblc incuiablc discasc did
I gci by ioucling ilai gicai blacl snalc ilai livcs in a cavc in a gaidcn on
Govaidlana Hill' No longci lavc I ilc powci io lnow wlai is good and wlai is
noi good. Simply by glancing ai Mc, ilai snalc las madc Mc as good as dcad. Wly
do you wisl io iliow Mc io Him' (97) (scc looinoic 32) Picicnding io wccp, wiil
diy icais Slc lalls ai lci lcci.
Pauinamasi: (cmbiacing Hci wiil boil aims) Clild, don'i ciy. All will bc good ai
ilc cnd.
Kis`n` Noblc lady, I am iiuly loiiunaic ilai You camc ai ilis, ilc iigli momcni. I
lavc dccidcd io pay ilis ioll Myscll.
Pauinamasi: (asidc) O gicai iicasuic ol landsomcncss, Tlis jcwcl ol bcauiilul giils
will now dccoiaic Youi nccl. Wlai do You caic aboui ilis pciiy ioll'
Kisna: (joylully, in an asidc) ly good loiiunc noblc Pauinamasi las givcn Radla
as ilc paymcni ol ilc ioll. (opcnly) O noblc lady, only by walling on ilc pail ol
youi mcicy lavc I lound ilis jcwcl ol a bcauiilul giil, a jcwcl cllulgcni wiil ilc
moonligli ol swcci and passionaic lovc. Tlcic is no oilci way I could gavc lound
ilis jcwcl.
Pauinamasi: (wiil a playlul smilc) O ling ol gcnilc boys, I ilinl ol Hci as a
ciniamam jcwcl, bui io You Slc is a linia-mani, a jcwcl ol a bcauiilul giil.
Kisna: (basllul) Now My woids may icsi liom ilcii clloiis. O Nandimulli, O
companion ol Noblc Pauinamasi, ii is by youi wisc counscl ilai I lavc aiiaincd ilc
ioucl ol ilc mosi bcauiilul ol all giils.
Pauinamasi: (wiil a playlul smilc) O gicai icaclci ol clcvci pasiimcs, wly slould
ilis pasiimc ol icasing Hci coniinuc' Now ilai You lavc ilc ciniamani jcwcl ol a
giil I gavc, You will cciiainly lind ilc Kania-mani jcwcl ol a bclovcd You sccl.
Wlcn ilc dawn comcs, ilc sun will noi lail io lill ilc sly wiil ligli. Now Youi
dcsiic is lullillcd. (scc looinoic 33)
Vinda: On ilc lull-moon nigli low can ilc moon bc only a cicsccni'
Pauinamasi: Vinda, in ilc spiingiimc ilc lull moon nigli in vciy claiming wlcn
ilc moon and ilc siai Radla aic iogcilci. (scc looinoic 3+)
Vinda: Ii is ilc samc on ilc lull-moon nigli ol ilc monil ol Vaisalla-. (scc
looinoic 35)
Pauinamasi: O moon cllulgcni wiil playlul slill, I piomisc You: ilis cvcning I will
givc You ilc ioll paymcni You dcsiic. Ioi now plcasc allow ilcsc giils io go io ilc
yajna.
Kisna: (basllul) As ilc noblc lady commands.
Pauinamasi: O pcisonilicaiion ol all bliss, alilougl ilcsc pasiimcs aic vciy
plcasing io my lcaii, ilcic is onc iling I wisl io asl ol You.
Kisna: (dcliglicd) Noblc lady, command Mc ai oncc. Wlai may I do io plcasc
You'
Pauin ama-si: A icqucsi madc ai ilc iigli momcni will always bcai iis liuii.
Tlcicloic I now asl: O playlul liicnd, O jcsici Kisna, plcasc cnjoy gloiious ioll-
pasiimcs wiil Radla and Hci liicnds in ilis placc cicinally. (9S) Also, O Kisna
wlosc giacclul sicps and glisicning playlul sidclong glanccs lill Vindavana loicsi
wiil gloiy, plcasc malc liuiilul ilc iicc ol dcsiics ilai giow liom pcisons wlo,
icnouncing all oilci woil, livc in a coiiagc in Radla's loicsi and ycain io scivc
You and Radla diiccily in ilis loly placc. (99)
Kisna: (lappily agiccing) Noblc lady, so bc ii. Comc. Lci us go cacl io lis own
duiy.
(Lxii all.)
Lpiloguc: May ilis llowci-gailand ol a onc-aci play, a gailand I cicaicd on His
oidci, dccoiaic loi a momcni ilc nccl ol my dcai liicnd.
Siaying on Nandisvaia Hill, I wioic ilis onc-aci play in ilc ycai Sala 1+71 (A.D.
15+9).
Tlus cnds Sii Dana-lcli-laumudi.
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Iooinoic 1
Vcisc 7: Il ilc woid sanaiana" (cicinal) lcic is inicipicicd io mcan Siila Sanaiana
Gosvami, wlo is Siila Rupa Gosvami's spiiiiual masici and cldci bioilci, ilis
vcisc may bc iianslaicd:
Gloiy io Siila Sanaiana Gosvami, wlosc ionguc is always diawn io clani Loid
Kisn a's loly namc, wlosc good claiacici dcliglis ilc sainily dcvoiccs, and wlo is
a lcsiival ol bliss loi Rupa Gosvami."
Iooinoic 2
Vcisc S Wlcn lc spcals ilc woid nandimulli, ilc suiiadlaia iclcis io ilc nandi-
slolas ai ilc bcginning (mulli) ol ilc play. Howcvci, ilc acioi bclind ilc sccncs
assumcs ilis woid iclcis io ilc giil Nandimulli. Tlc acioi's inicipiciaiion ol ilc
suiiadlaia's woids may bc iianslaicd in ilis way:
Lcaincd in giacclul pociiy, wly slould Nandimulli noi dcligli ilc
dcvoiccs wlo lnow low io iasic ncciai'"
Iooinoic 3
Vcisc 12: Hcic ilc woids losi ol moons" (candiavali) and losi ol loius llowcis
(padmali) may also iclci io iwo gopis counicd as Radla's iivals. ly acccpiing ilcsc
woids io iclci io ilcsc iwo gopis, onc may inicipici ilc lasi paii ol ilis vcisc io
mcan:
Tlc iiuil is ilai wlcn ilcy glimpsc Radla's lacc liom lai away, splcndid and
ncciaililc Candiavali and Padma givc up all piidc in ilcii own bcauiy. Tlcy aic
complcicly dcvasiaicd."
Iooinoic +
Vcisc 16: Il inicipicicd io iclci io Radla, ilis ambiguous vcisc may bc iianslaicd:
Nobly boin, swcci, claiming, gloiious, laii Radla linds Hci lcaii iicmblcs ai
ilc soli music ol Kisna's lluic."
Iooinoic 5
Vcisc 23: Govaidlana Hill las a lundicd pcals. Tlcicloic ii las many lcads".
Iooinoic 6
Vcisc 25: Tlc cloud is Kisna, wlom ilc gopis now scc. Tlc liglining llaslcs aic
His ycllow gaimcnis and ilc wliic ciancs aic His glisicning nccllacc.
Iooinoic 7
Picccding Vcisc 3S: Tlcsc ambiguous woids may also bc inicipicicd, A daily gili
ol My lips io a lundicd million dclicaic giils".
Iooinoic S
Picccding Vcisc +1: Ii is said ilai wlcn liclcd by a giil, an asola iicc will ai oncc
buisi inio bloom.
Iooinoic 9
Vcisc +1: Hcic Laliia linis ilai bccausc His liicnds aic laid, cioolcd, and lull ol
lolcs, Kisna slaics wiil ilcm ilcsc samc laulis.
Iooinoic 10
Vcisc +2: Tlc mongoosc is ilc snalc's mosi ablc cncmy. A snalc aiiacling a
mongoosc will bc dclcaicd. Tlis ambiguous vcisc may also bc iianslaicd:
How can ilc ling ol dcbauclccs succccd in aiiacling sainily giils' Lvcn biiing
ilcm wiil iis iccil, lc will noi aiiain anyiling good."
Oi, ilis vcisc may also bc iianslaicd:
How docs a dcbauclcc aiiacl sainily giils' His lappincss is biiing ilcm."
Iooinoic 11
Vcisc +3: Tlis vcisc las iwo mcanings, wlicl iun sidc by sidc, cacl woid laving
onc mcaning loi Loid Siva and anoilci mcaning loi Sii Radla. Tlc vcisc is givcn
bclow wiil ilc iclcvani Sansliii woids in paicnilcsis.
O Radla, Youi giacclul (siva) loim is lilc Loid Siva's. Hc caiiics a cicsccni moon
on lis lcad, bui Youi loiclcad is a cicsccni moon. His body is covcicd wiil aslcs
(vibluii), and Youi's is gloiious wiil gicai splcndoi (vibluii). His sycs glisicn
wiil liic (lisnavaiima), bui Youi cycs glisicn as ilcy gazc on ilc pail (vaii ma)
wlcic Kisna will comc. Hc is accompanicd by Kaiiiilcya (visalla), and You
aic accompanicd by Visalla. Wiil ilc liic ol a sidclong glancc Hc buincd
(vidagdla) Kamadcva io aslcs. Wiil ilc cllulgcncc ol Youi sidclong glancc You
malc ilc passions ol Kamadcva comc io lilc (vidagdla). 0 Radla, bccausc Youi
loim is lilc Loid Siva in all ilcsc ways, plcasc acccpi Mc as ilc ialc wlo will bc
Youi ling ol snalcs."
Loid Siva caiiics a snalc. Only in ilis way is Radla dillcicni liom Siva. Tlcicloic
Kisna lcic suggcsis ilai Slc acccpi Kisna as Hci snalc. Hcic ilc woid blogcsa"
may mcan ciilci snalc" oi lovci".
Iooinoic 12
Picccding Vcisc +6: Tlc mango iiccs lcic aic ilc gopis, and ilc lciocious
bumblcbccs aic ilcii lusbands.
Iooinoic 13
Vcisc +7: Tlc woids pascima, puiva, dalsina, and uiiaia in ilis vcisc may also bc
inicipicicd io iclci io ilc loui diicciions: wcsi, casi, souil, and noiil. Tlcicloic
ilc playlul sccond mcaning ol ilis vcisc may bc:
You lavc no wcsi, no casi, and no souil. Wly slould You also noi lavc a noiil'"
Iooinoic 1+
Vcisc 5+: Tlis ambiguous vcisc may also bc iianslaicd:
I siand, siubboin lilc iion, in Kisn a's pail. Tlai ialc's dcsiic io cnjoy Mc will bc
ilwaiicd."
Iooinoic 15
Vcisc 61: Tlis ambiguous vcisc may also bc iianslaicd:
Lnougl wiil ilcsc jolcs! 0 dcci-cycd giil, now You musi lappily givc Youi body
as an ollciing io Mc.,,
Iooinoic 16
Vcisc 62: Tlc woid loi billion lcic is vinda". Tlcicloic Subala says, How can
you ollci us only onc Vinda` wlcn ilc ioll is aciually livc vindas."
Iooinoic 17
Picccding Vcisc 69: Tlcsc ambiguous woids may also bc iianslaicd:
Giil wiil ilc icsilcss cycs, My lcavy land las You in iis giip. How can You gain
ilc powci io lcavc'"
Iooinoic 1S
Picccding Vcisc 70: Tlc saiabla bcasi is a lugc lciocious monsici wiil cigli lcgs.
Iooinoic 19
Vcisc 70: Tlcsc lasi woids may also bc iianslaicd, oi, accompanicd by Youi
liicnds, ollci Youi body io Mc."
Iooinoic 20
Picccding Vcisc 71: Tlcsc amiguous woids may also bc iianslaicd: You aic
lamous loi Youi abiliiy io ligli. You iobbcd ilc gopis ol ilcii nccllaccs, ciowns,
and conclslclls. Ii is naiuial ilai You wani io ligli."
Iooinoic 21
Picccding Vcisc 71: Tlc ambiguous woids wlo is so lond ol punnaga llowcis"
may also bc iianslaicd wlo is so lond ol Mc, ilc bcsi ol mcn" oi wlo is so lond
ol Mc, ilc gloiious snalc ol mcn".
Iooinoic 22
Vcisc 71: Tlc lasi paii ol ilis ambiguous vcisc may also bc iianslaicd: .wlcn
slc saw ilc dail cloud Kis`na glisicning in ilc moonligli undci a banyan iicc on
Govaidlana Hill."
oi
wlcn slc saw ilc dail cloud Kisna dccoiaicd wiil a nccllacc splcndid lilc ilc
moon as Hc sai undci a banyan iicc on Govaidlana Hill."
Iooinoic 23
Vcisc 76: Tlc liisi goddcss is Kisna's sisici Llanamsa. Hci cscapc liom Kamsa is
dcsciibcd in ilc bcginning ol Siimad-llagavaiam's Tcnil Canio. Tlc sun god's
dauglici is Goddcss Yamuna, and ilc sun-god's iwo wivcs aic Samjna and Claya`.
Iooinoic 2+
Picccding Vcisc SS: Tlcsc ambiguous woids may also bc iianslaicd:
O Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, You aic gloiilicd by many pociic vciscs. Wc
aic always cngagcd in Youi dcvoiional scivicc. Plcasc giani us libciaiion."
Iooinoic 25
Picccding Vcisc SS: Tlc lisi is dlaima (icligious iiiuals), aiila (cconomic
dcvclopmcni), lama (dcsiic), and molsa (libciaiion). Tlai is ilc scqucncc.
Iooinoic 26
Vcisc SS: Tlis ambiguous vcisc may also bc iianslaicd:
Iciocious giil, wlai will you gain by iiying io aiiacl Kisna dccoiaicd wiil
giacclul caiiings' His. sliglicsi wlispci will malc you bcwildcicd wiil lovc loi
Him."
Iooinoic 27
Picccding Vcisc 91: Tlc ambiguous scnicncc I will malc you so ilai sin no
longci iouclcs you." Ii may also bc iianslaicd, Now I will givc you ilc ioucl ol
My aims."
Iooinoic 2S
Picccding Vcisc 91: Tlc sillandini biid (pcalcn) is ilc ablcsi cncmy ol ilc
snalcs. No snalc could dclcai ii.
Iooinoic 29
Picccding Vcisc 91: Hcic Laliia linis ilai Kisna slould cmbiacc ilc oilci loui
gopis.
Iooinoic 30
Picccding Vcisc 91: Tlcsc ambiguous woids may also bc iianslaicd:
O Campalalaia`, lcic is ilc iamala iicc Kisna, wlosc lingcis sciaicl ilc gopis'
bicasis. Lmbiacc Him, and blossom wiil lappincss."
Iooinoic 31
Picccding Vcisc 91: Tlc woid visalla" may also mcan wiiloui bianclcs". Tlc
woid loi livc lingcis" lcic is salla", wlicl also mcans biancl". Tlcicloic ilis
ambiguous siaicmcni may also bc iianslaicd:
Pcilaps I will soon scc my dcai liicnd, wlo is lilc a iicc wiiloui any bianclcs,
dccoiaicd wiil livc long, laid, ncw bianclcs."
Iooinoic 32
Vcisc 97: Tlc ambiguous scnicncc Wlai loiiiblc incuiablc discasc did I gci by
ioucling ilai gicai blacl snalc ilai livcs in a cavc in a gaidcn on Govaidlana
Hill'" may also bc iianslaicd:
ly ioucling ilai gicai blacl snalc ilai livcs in a cavc in a gaidcn on Govaidlana
Hill I caugli a discasc ilai can bc cuicd only by Kamadcva."
Iooinoic 33
Picccding Vcisc 9S: Tlc ambiguous woids, ilc sun will noi lail io lill ilc sly
wiil ligli" may also bc iianslaicd, ilc dauglici ol Visablanu will noi lail io scivc
ilc lcci ol Loid Visnu."
Iooinoic 3+
Picccding Vcisc 9S: Tlcsc ambiguous woids may also bc iianslaicd:
Wlcn Rada and Kisna aic iogcilci, Kisna's liicnd Pauinamasi iasics swcci
lappincss."
Iooinoic 35
Picccding Vcisc 9S: Tlc monil ol vaisalla is Apiil-May. Somc possiblc
iianslaiions ol ilcsc ambiguous woids aic:
Ii is lilc ilai. On ilc lull-moon nigli ilc siai Radla, wlicl is ilc siai Vaisalla's
liicnd, is lull ol gloiy."
Pauinamasi now sccs low Visalla's liicnd Radla is lillcd wiil lappincss."
On ilis lull-moon day Visalla sccs low lci liicnd Radla is lillcd wiil
lappincss."