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S'rî S'uka said: 'Thus the gopîs
went on singing and speaking, endearingly crying out aloud, hankering,
o King, for the audience of Krishna. (2)
The son of Vasudeva [or S'auri, 'the Son of the Hero'], the Bewilderer
of [Cupid] the bewilderer of the mind, appeared directly before them
smiling with His lotuslike face, wearing a yellow garment and a
garland. (3) To see Him, their dearest, returned, opened
the girls full of affection their eyes wide open and stood they all at
the same time up as if life had returned to their bodies. (4) One of them joyfully seized the hand of
S'auri with her folded palms while another one put His arm, adorned
with sandalwood paste, around her shoulder. (5)
A slender one with her hands joined took the remnants of the bethel He
had chewed and another one took His lotus feet and placed them on her
burning breasts. (6) One, with
frowning eyebrows biting her lips was, beside herself in her love of
God, agitated throwing sidelong looks like she would do something to
Him. (7) Another one [said to be Râdhâ]
with staring eyes relishing His lotus face could, although having the
full taste, just like saints meditating on His feet, not get enough. (8) One of them, placed Him through the openings
of her eyes in her heart and kept on embracing Him there with her eyes
closed, while her hairs stood on end being drowned in ecstasy as if she
was a yogi. [*] (9)
All of them enjoying a supreme jubilation at the sight of Kes'ava gave
up the distress of their separation, just like people in general do
when they meet with a spiritually enlightened person. (10) In the midst of them, who were fully
relieved of their sorrow, appeared Acyuta, the Supreme Lord, even more
brilliant, my dearest, like the Original Personality surrounded by all
His transcendental potencies. (11-12) The Almighty One taking them with Him arrived at the soft
sandbanks of the Yamunâ that the auspicious river had collected
by the hands of her waves. There the kunda and mandâra flowers
with their bees bloomed fragrant in the autumnal breeze while the moon,
plentifully shining, with its rays dispelled the dark of night. (13) By the ecstasy of seeing Him was the pain of
the desires in their heart driven away; they attained the ultimate
fulfillment of their souls as is revealed by the scriptures in
arranging a seat for their dear friend with their shawls that were
smeared by the kunkuma of their breasts [see also 10.87:
23]. (14) He, the Supreme Lord and Controller, for
whom the masters of Yoga arrange a seat in their hearts, seated there
resplendently was, present in the assembly of the gopîs
thus exhibiting His personal form, worshiped as the exclusive reservoir
of all beauty and opulence in the three worlds. (15) Honoring Him, the inciter of Cupid, with
smiles, with playful glances, sporting their eyebrows and massaging the
feet and hands upon their laps, offered they their praise, but still
being somewhat incensed they addressed Him. (16)
The fine gopîs said: 'Some answer to the love of those
who respect them, some show respect [to the ones of action] while that
is not the case and some are of no love for any of the two; please o
dearest, tell us how it factually is.'
