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Near to me, listen to what followed Rāma's prowess, thus— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.5) evaṃ gocāraṇa-miṣa-mayaṃ krīḍati bhrātṛ-yugme vṛndāraṇyaṃ tapa-ṛtur agāt prāṇināṃ nātirucyaḥ | dhatte yad drāk sa ca madhu-guṇaṃ tac ca nāścarya-caryaṃ tad-yugmaṃ yad vasati satataṃ tatra nityānurāgi || \[mandākrāntā\] > While the two brothers were playing thus under the pretext of tending the cows, > the hot season arrived in the forest of Vṛndāvana, not greatly pleasing to living beings. > That it immediately took on the virtues of spring is no cause for wonder, > for that pair, ever loving, dwells there constantly. || > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.6) nirjhara-svana-vaśāmbudāgama- bhrānti-jhilli-kulam āpa mūkatām | aṅghripāś ca jhara-śīkara-plutāḥ puṣpitāḥ param amī madhuṃ dadhuḥ || \[rathoddhatā\] > Under the sway of the roar of waterfalls mistaking it for the coming of rain-clouds, > the swarms of crickets fell into silence; > and these trees, showered by the spray of the cascades, > blossomed and bore honey in the highest degree. || > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.7) vanasya cchāyābhir jaḍita-jala-vṛnde vikasataḥ śucāv apy abjādeḥ pavana-vitatir mādhava iva | tad evārdraṃ kṛtvā kusumitam akārṣīd avirataṃ mitho yogyānāṃ yad vyativahati maitrī-sukha-śatam || \[śikhariṇī\] > As a cluster of waters was cooled by the shades of the forest, the mass of breezes, > like the month of Mādhava blooming lotuses and the like even in the summer, > made that very \[water\] cool and constantly in bloom; > for among those who are mutually suited, hundreds of joys of friendship pass back and forth. || > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.8) tatrāsīn nara-jātīnāṃ grīṣme' pi ṛtu-rāṇ-matiḥ | pika-bhramara-mukhyānāṃ tiraścāṃ tarhi kā kathā? || \[anuṣṭubh\] > There, even in summer, human beings had the thought of the king of seasons \[spring\]; > what then to say of the animals and birds, chief among them the cuckoos and the black bees? || > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.9) mādhavas tu yadā mitraiḥ praviśan veṇunā jagau | tadā dvi-guṇito reje mādhavas tatra so' paraḥ || \[anuṣṭubh\] > And when Mādhava \[Kṛṣṇa\], entering with his friends, sang with his flute, > then that other Mādhava \[spring\] shone there doubled. || > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.10) te gṛhe maṇibhir apy alaṅkṛtāś cāru-kānti-vidhaye yad udbhavaiḥ | puṣpa-pallava-mukhair alaṅkriyāṃ śaśvad ādiṣata tasya kiṃ bruve || \[rathoddhatā\] > Though adorned with jewels at home, what shall I say of the adornment > with flowers, sprouts, and the like born of it \[the forest\] > which they constantly applied to produce exquisite beauty? || > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.11) \[2\] atha śrīdāma-pradhānatayā sudāma-vasudāmādiṣu sabhāsadvad gojāla-sambhālanāya nātidūrataḥ pṛthag upaviśatsu lasatsu balānuja-bala-subalārjunādayas tatrāgatya nṛtya-raṅgājīvi-bhaṅgitayā saṅgatya śubhāśiṣā viśeṣitavantaḥ | taiś ca kutratyā vicitra-nartaka-prāyāḥ prayātā bhavantaḥ? iti pṛṣṭā hṛṣṭātmānaḥ sphuṭam uddiṣṭavantaḥ-bhoḥ parama-dānaśūrāḥ ! dūrād āgatā vayam yataḥ prathamaṃ tāvad bhavat-kīrti-nartita-manaskā jātāḥ, tataś ca śarīreṇāpi bhavad-agre nartitum icchāvaḥ | kutrāpi cirāya vartituṃ na samarthāḥ | śrotrayor iva netrayor api sukhaṃ bibhrataḥ samprati vartāmahe | > \[2\] Then, with Śrīdāman as the foremost, when Sudāman, Vasudāman, and the others, like members of an assembly, were seated shining apart at no great distance to keep watch over the multitude of cows, Balānuja \[Kṛṣṇa\], Bala, Subala, Arjuna, and others came there, approaching in the manner of performers living by the stage of dance, and distinguished them with auspicious blessings. And asked by them, "From where have you gentlemen, resembling marvelous dancers, arrived?", delighted in heart, they clearly explained: "O supreme heroes of generosity! We have come from afar, because first our minds were set dancing by your fame, and then we also desire to dance before you with our bodies. We are unable to remain anywhere for long. Bearing delight to our eyes as well as our ears, we now stand \[before you\]." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.12) \[3\] tatra śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ svān uvāca-aho, pratyekam evāsmākaṃ labdha-varṇāv imau karṇāv eva puru-gurū abhūtām yābhyām eṣāṃ mahāśayānāṃ guṇānubhavam āsādyāmahe sma | kiyad vā manaḥ sampraśaṃsayā mānayāmaḥ, yena tatraiva sāmodaṃ prodasāhayiṣmahi? caraṇābhyāṃ paritaḥ kiṃ nācaritam, yābhyāṃ manoratha-patham alambhayiṣmahi? locana-yugalāya rocanaṃ kim anyad vitarāmaḥ, yena gurūpadiṣṭaṃ tan-miṣṭam anubhāvyāmahe? nāsādvayāt kiṃ nāsādayāma, yenānenāmodena sāmodīkriyāmahe? tvacaḥ kiṃ vacaḥ kathayāmaḥ, yayā tam idam adaḥ-sambandhi-gandhavāham avagāhyāmahe? ātmani tu subhaga-nāma-dheyaṃ bhāga-dheyaṃ kiyad ādheyatāṃ vindeta, yasya tat-tat-phala-valayenāntar bahir apy āvriyāmahe? > \[3\] There, glorious Kṛṣṇa said to his companions: "Ah, for each one of us, these two ears, attaining great wisdom, have become weighty teachers, by which we have attained an experience of the virtues of these great-souled ones! How much indeed can we honor our mind with praise, by which we might be encouraged with joy right there? What was not traversed all around by the two feet, by which we were brought to the path of our desires? What other delight can we bestow upon the pair of eyes, by which we might experience that sweetness taught by our teachers? What may we not obtain from our two nostrils, by which we are filled with joy by this fragrance? What speech can we utter for the skin, by which we can bathe in this fragrant wind related to them? As for the soul, how much attribution would a fortune bearing an auspicious name find, by the ring of fruits of which we are encompassed within and without? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.13) aho ! astu tāvan nāmnaiva śriyaṃ dātur asya mahārājasya virājamānatā, pāriṣadānām apy amīṣāṃ mahīmānam upaniṣado' pi varṇayituṃ na śaknuvanti, yenātmānam api vismārya nṛtyam anuvartyāmahe | kim asaṅkīrṇam asmāsu na vitīrṇam amībhir mahā-mahima-caraṇaiḥ, yat khalv atīta-lokena nijālokena nirnimeṣatayā suparvāṇaḥ kriyāmahe? katiśaḥ svayaṃ na pratipālitā vayaṃ, yan nija-cchāyām āpāyya paryāpyāmahe? katarad vā manaḥ-santoṣaṇaṃ poṣaṇaṃ na vihitaṃ yan nija-dṛṣṭi-sudhā-vṛṣṭibhir abhitarpyāmahe | paśyata paśyata, netra-gati-vicitratām amīṣām, yayā khalu nṛtyam upādiśadbhir āmībhir anugṛhyāmahe | tasmān nṛtya-caryā-paricaryā-paryutsukā vayaṃ tad-artham eva yogyam avasaraṃ mṛgyanto vartāmahe | > Ah! Let alone the splendid presence of this great king who bestows beauty by his very name, even the Upaniṣads are not able to describe the greatness of these assembly members, for whose sake, even forgetting ourselves, we pursue the dance! What unmixed \[favor\] was not bestowed upon us by these whose feet possess great dignity, so that by their glances surpassing the world we are made gods \[unwinking\]? How many times have we not been protected personally, so that drinking in their shade we are fulfilled? Or what nourishment pleasing the mind was not performed, so that we are satiated by the nectar-showers of their glances? Look, look at the wondrous movement of their eyes, by which indeed, as they instruct the dance, we are favored! Therefore, eager to serve the practice of dancing, seeking a suitable opportunity for that very purpose, we stand \[here\]." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.14) \[4\] sabhāsada ūcuḥ, bho bhoḥ suśīla-vāsanāḥ! kuśīlavā iva stuvānā yadi sarva-parvaṇi vartakā nartakāḥ stha, tarhi bhavadbhiḥ samarhitā nija-kalā-kalāpāḥ kalpyantām, viśeṣād anena śyāma-dhāma-nikāma-rāma-rāma-vigraheṇa | yaḥ khalu citrāṅgo na tu citrāṅgaḥ, candrakī na tu candrakī, pītāṃśuko na tu pītāṃśukaḥ, śyāma-ghano na tu śyāma-ghanaḥ, vaṃśa-pravīṇādharo na tu vaṃśa-pravīṇādharaḥ, guṇa-rūpī na tu guṇa-rūpī, vidyādharo na tu vidyādhara iti vaicitrībhir netrāṇi vicitrayati | > \[4\] The members of the assembly said: "O you who are filled with good-natured inclinations! If you are wandering dancers, praising like bards at every festival, then let your suitable artistic skills be exhibited by you, especially by this one whose form is the delight of the extremely beautiful Rama \[Lakṣmī\] and a dark splendor; who indeed delights the eyes with wondrous peculiarities: having wondrous limbs (citrāṅga) yet not a tiger (citrāṅga); having a peacock feather (candrakī) yet not a peacock (candrakī); clad in yellow garments (pītāṃśuka) yet not a yellow silk cloth (pītāṃśuka); a dark rain-cloud (śyāma-ghana) yet not a dark rain-cloud (śyāma-ghana); having lower lip skilled on the flute (vaṃśa-pravīṇādhara) yet not lower lip skilled in his lineage (vaṃśa-pravīṇādhara); an embodiment of virtues (guṇa-rūpī) yet not made of bowstrings (guṇa-rūpī); holding knowledge (vidyādhara) yet not a demigod (vidyādhara)!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.15) tataś ca, arjuna-subalādibhir upagāne pāṇi-śṛṅga-dala-tāla-nidhāne | nṛtyantaṃ taṃ vraja-śiśu-sabhyāḥ praśaśaṃsur ye śruti-nuti-labhyāḥ || \[pādākulaka\] > And then: > Accompanied in singing by Arjuna, Subala, and others, > keeping time with hands, horns, and clappers, > he who is attained by Vedic praise was praised as he danced > by the cowherd-child members of the assembly. || > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.16) śrī-kānte' py atha niṣkrānte viveśāveśato balaḥ | tad-ālokaḥ sabhya-lokaḥ ślokayāmāsa tad dvayam || \[anuṣṭubh\] yady etayor varṇa-bhedaḥ syān naiva śyāma-gaurayoḥ | tadā na paricīyetām etāvaṅga-guṇādibhiḥ || iti | \[anuṣṭubh\] > Even when the beloved of Fortune \[Kṛṣṇa\] exited, Bala entered with absorbed emotion. > Watching them, the people of the assembly recited verses about the two: || > "If there were no difference in color between these two, dark and fair, > then these two would not be distinguished by their limbs, qualities, and the like!" || thus. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.17) aṅga-hāre taḍil-līlām aṅge meghendutāṃ kramāt | vyañjaṃ vyañjaṃ viviśatuḥ saṅgi-gātṛ-kulācale || \[anuṣṭubh\] > Manifesting in bodily movement the play of lightning, > and in the body the state of a cloud and the moon in turn, > the two entered the mountain of the host of their singing companions. || > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.18) \[5\] atha sabhāsadaḥ sva-sva-hṛdaya-vihāri maṇimaya-hāri hārādikaṃ dadatas te tu pratyācakhyuḥ-na vayaṃ dravya-vanīyakā nartaka-nāyakāḥ, kintu niyuddha-yācanakā eva, śubhavanto bhavanto malla-tallajā iti varṇanāṃ karṇayoḥ sañcitya niścitya ca samantād vicitya sarvordhvaṃ bhavatāṃ bhavatāṃ samitiṃ samāgatāḥ | atas tad evāsmadīyāya toṣāya poṣāya ca dīyatām, na tu moṣāya nīyatām | > \[5\] Then, as the members of the assembly offered garlands and the like, adorned with jewels, pleasing and delighting their own hearts, those two replied: “We are not beggars of wealth, leader-dancers; rather, we are suitors of wrestling. Having gathered in our ears the description that you auspicious ones are excellent wrestlers, having ascertained it, and having sought everywhere, we have come above all to your assembly. Therefore, grant that very thing for our satisfaction and nourishment, but do not reduce it to theft.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.19) \[6\] tad evam avadhārayadbhir eva hasadbhis taiḥ sabhāsadbhir upasarpadbhiḥ saha sahajātau kṛta-śātau tatra-bhavantau tadārabdhavantau | yatra- > \[6\] While those members of the assembly were thus just considering it, laughing and approaching, those two revered brothers, having produced delight, began that \[wrestling match\], wherein— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.20) bhrāmaṇair laṅghanaiḥ kṣepair āsphoṭana-vikarṣaṇaiḥ | \[BhP 10.18.12\] > By whirlings, leapings, tossings, / clappings of arms, and pullings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.21) uraḥpeṣam ivāmībhir nyayudhyetāṃ balājitau || \[anuṣṭubh\] > Baladeva and the Invincible \[Kṛṣṇa\] wrestled with these \[boys\], / as if pressing breast to breast. ||11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.22) \[7\] tataś cānavadyayā vidyayā toṣiteṣu teṣu nikhila-guṇi-jana-garva-nivartakeṣu kṛṣṇādi-nartakeṣu sarva-durāsada-śrīdāmādi-sabhāsadaḥ svaka-sarva-kalā-veditā niveditācaraṇāya nṛtya-vidyām udbhāvayāmāsuḥ | > \[7\] And then, when those dancers, Kṛṣṇa and the others—who put down the pride of all skilled persons—were satisfied by \[their\] blameless art, the members of the assembly, Śrīdāman and the others who were unassailable to all, displayed the art of dancing in order to demonstrate their mastery of all the arts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.23) \[8\] yatrānanda-kandalitatayā svayam api labdha-tṛṣṇāḥ kṛṣṇādayas tadīya-śikṣā-parīkṣaṇāya sudurgama-tālādi-dharās tat-parikarā eva babhūvuḥ | > \[8\] Whereupon, their own longing having blossomed with joy, Kṛṣṇa and the others became their very attendants, keeping rhythm with rhythms that were difficult to follow, in order to test their training. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.24) \[9\] ataevoktam ṛṣiṇā- > \[9\] Therefore it was said by the sage: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.25) || MISSING! > ||12|| MISSING! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.26) kvacin nṛtyatsu cānyeṣu gāyakau vādakau svayam | śaśaṃsatur mahārāja sādhu sādhv iti vādinau ||\[BhP 10.18.13\] iti | > And when the others danced, the two themselves sang and played instruments, / praising them, O great king, and saying, “Well done! Well done!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.27) \[10\] atha goṣu gocaratām atītāsu tataś calitavantas te- > \[10\] Then, when the cows had gone beyond pasture, they moved on from there: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.28) bilvaiḥ kumbhaiḥ kara-sthāmalaka-samudayais tāḍayanto mithas te hāsaṃ hāsaṃ mṛgehāvikira-bhaṇitibhir dardurādi-plutādyaiḥ | asparśi-sparśanārthaṃ nayana-parivṛter mocanaiḥ kṛṣṇa-rājya- syandolī-siṃha-pīṭhādy-adhikṛtija-sukhair ninyire yāma-vargam ||\[śārdūlavikrīḍita\] tatra ca- nṛpatir ajani kṛṣṇaḥ stokakṛṣṇaḥ pradhānaṃ subala-saciva-rāmasyāpi tadvan nṛpatvam | ubhaya-bala-patī śrīdāma-bhadrāv itīdaṃ vidha-vividhatayā tau rāṣṭra-lakṣmīm akārṣṭām || \[mālinī\] > Striking one another with bilva fruits, pots, and crowds of āmalaka fruits held in hand, / laughing continuously with imitations of deer and bird sounds, frog-leaps and the like, / releasing the blindfolds in order to touch the untouched, with the joys of holding office such as Kṛṣṇa’s royal palanquin and lion-throne, they passed the series of watches. ||13 > And there— / Kṛṣṇa became the king, Stokakṛṣṇa was prime minister; / likewise kingship belonged to Rāma, whose counselor was Subala; / Śrīdāman and Bhadra were the commanders of both armies—in this manner, / with diverse roles, the two exercised royal sovereignty. ||14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.29) kvacit sthānaṃ kvacid yānaṃ kvāpy arthe sandhi-vigrahau | parājaya-jayau kvāpi krīḍāyām anucakratuḥ || \[anuṣṭubh\] > Sometimes marching, sometimes holding their ground, / sometimes entering into peace and war over wealth, / and sometimes victory and defeat / they imitated in play. ||15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.30) evaṃ tau loka-siddhābhiḥ krīḍābhiś ceratur vane | nady-adri-droṇi-kuñjeṣu kānaneṣu saraḥsu ca ||\[BhP 10.18.16\] > Thus the two wandered in the forest with games well known to the world, / in the rivers, mountains, valleys, bowers, groves, and lakes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.31) \[11\] tad evaṃ sthite dina-katipaye ca prasthite kadācid ahar-mukha eva pūrva-pūrva-pūrvadeva-nirvāpaṇa-bhṛta-nibhṛta-cintā-kṛta-mati-bhraṃśasya kaṃsasya svayam abhyāsaṃ pralamba-nāmā deva-dhrug abhyājagāma | abhyāgamya ca praṇamya vyaktam eva tam anuyuktavān-deva, tava keyaṃ paridevanā balavad āvartamānā dṛśyate? > \[11\] When matters stood thus and a few days had passed, once, at the very break of day, an enemy of the gods named Pralamba approached Kaṃsa, whose mind was bewildered by constant, concealed anxiety borne from the elimination of the successive demons. Having approached and bowed, he clearly questioned him: “Sire, what is this lamentation of yours that is seen turning powerfully?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.32) \[12\] kaṃsa uvāca-na jānāsi? mamānvag-bhūya sthitaṃ viśiṣṭaṃ kiṃ vāvaśiṣṭam? > \[12\] Kaṃsa said: “Do you not know? Has anything distinguished remained following me, or is anything left?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.33) \[13\] pralamba uvāca-bhavatu, mām api yāmam ekaṃ vyāpāraya | kaṃsas tu tuṣṇīm-bhūya dūyamāna-vadanaḥ kṣaṇam āsīt | > \[13\] Pralamba said: “Let it be; engage me too for one watch.” Kaṃsa, however, becoming silent, remained for a moment with a grieving face. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.34) \[14\] pralamba uvāca-deva, katham iva | > \[14\] Pralamba said: “Sire, how is it?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.35) \[15\] kaṃsaḥ sa-vairasyaṃ vihasya tasya tatra pataṅgatāṃ vibhāvayann uvāca-tvam apy atamasi prajvalaj-jvalana-vartmani vartanīyaḥ | > \[15\] Kaṃsa, laughing with distaste and perceiving that he would be a moth in that fire, said: “You too are to be placed on the path of a blazing fire in the absence of darkness.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.36) \[16\] pralambaḥ sa-krodham uvāca-aho, sarvaṅkaṣa-jvālasya kālasya mahimā himācalam api jvalayati, yadāśritāṃs taḍāgāṃś ca tāḍayati | > \[16\] Pralamba said with anger: “Ah, the power of Time, whose flames consume everything, burns even the Himalaya, and strikes the ponds that depend upon it!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.37) \[17\] kaṃsa uvāca-bhavatu yathā bhavad-icchā | > \[17\] Kaṃsa said: “Let it be as your honor desires.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.38) \[18\] iti niśamya tam ānamya tad-avamānitaś ca tadaiva daiva-sandānitatayā kṛtāvilambaḥ pralambas tādṛśa-krīḍā-pareṣu śrī-kṛṣṇa-vareṣu bāla-nikareṣu prāpta-dūra-bhūr vicāritavān- > \[18\] Having heard this and bowed to him, insulted by him and delayed not at all by the bond of destiny, Pralamba, having reached the distant ground among the host of boys led by Śrī Kṛṣṇa who were intent on such games, thought: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.39) tāv imau sukumārau ca sarva-mārau kumārau yau | sahasā rahasā yena yena kaṃsād agaṃsātām || \[anuṣṭubh\] > These two delicate boys who are the slayers of all, / by whomsoever secretly and suddenly / \[the demons sent\] by Kaṃsa were slain: ||16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.40) \[19\] sarvo' py asau sarva-cālena kālena ghaṭita-kaṭhinatābhyām ābhyāṃ carvita-garvaḥ saṃvṛttaḥ, tad adya samasta-vāsara-visṛmara-vihāra-visaraja-viśvāsa-prapañcanayā vañcayan bandhuvad eva skandha-dvaye hasta-dvaya-kṛta-bandhaṃ dvayam api prakṣipya kṣipram eva bhojarāja-parisaraṃ parisamupahariṣyāmi iti | > \[19\] “All of them have had their pride crushed by these two whose hardness was forged by Time who drives all things. Therefore today, deceiving them through the expansion of trust in the multitude of games that spread through the whole day, just like a friend I will throw them both onto my two shoulders with both hands bound, and will swiftly deliver them into the presence of the king of the Bhojas.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.41) \[20\] atha sa tu kalkī valkīkṛta-kaccaratādi-pracchanna-sparśa-veśatayā pūrvaṃ goṣṭham āgatya parito dṛṣṭiṃ vitatya veśma-sthita-gopa-bāla-viśeṣa-veṣaṃ samūhya tam eva ca vyūhya miśrī-bhavituṃ śiśrīṣan hasann eva tatra praviṣṭaḥ paridṛṣṭaś ca kṛṣṇena | > \[20\] Then that wicked one, having assumed the deceptive dress and touch of rags turned into tree-bark garments and the like, first went to the cowherd settlement, cast his glance all around, imagined the particular dress of a cowherd boy staying in a house, manifested it, and wishing to enter to mix among them, entered there smiling, and was seen by Kṛṣṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.42) \[21\] dṛṣṭvā ca tac-chalam evāsvaccha-svacchalāyāvalambya-bhadra, kathaṃ vilambam ālambathās, tathāpi bhadraṃ dudyūṣā-samaya eva samayitas tvam asi iti vihasya tad-anukṛta-gopa-bāla-sambandha-viśeṣa-sambandhaṃ parihasya ca bahu-paritoṣitena tena saha sahacaratvaṃ balasya bala-nirjayārtham eva kalayāñcakre | ūce ca-adyārabhya, sabhya, mama parama-suhṛd bhavān eva | tvām aham akṣi-gatatayā sthāpayiṣyāmi | śrīdāmā rāmam evānvetu, sa kila hy antar-vardhana-spardhaḥ spardhana-gaṇam evārhati iti | > \[21\] And having seen him, employing his very deceit for an impure deceit: “Good friend, why did you delay? Still, it is well; you have arrived at the very time when we desire to play!” Laughing thus and joking about the particular kinship of the cowherd boy whom he imitated, \[Kṛṣṇa\] arranged companionship for Bala with that well-pleased \[demon\], solely to defeat Bala’s strength. And he said: “From today onward, O worthy boy, you alone are my supreme friend. I will keep you before my eyes. Let Śrīdāman follow Rāma alone, for he who vies in inner growth is indeed worthy of the company of rivals.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.43) \[22\] sa tu kratubhuk-śatrus tatra nirvismayam eva kusmayam ānatayā tathā sthitaḥ, yataḥ- > \[22\] But that enemy of the gods, without wonder, stood thus with a suppressed smile, because— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.44) viśvacikīr api sa vidhiḥ pipaṭhīr yasmād bhavet tasmin | ko vā caturaṃ-manyaḥ prathayatu nija-cāturīṃ kṛṣṇe || \[upagīti\] > Even that Creator, though desiring to perceive everything, would desire to learn from Him; / what conceited person, then, could display his own cleverness before Kṛṣṇa? ||17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.45) \[23\] athārbhaka-samudayaṃ vibhāga-dvayam ayaṃ vidhāya taṃ ca pralambaṃ sva-bala-parivṛḍhatayā dṛḍhaṃ nidhāya tatra ca sa-matsaram iva bala-pralambau śrīdāmātmānau mithaḥ pratisaṅghaṭṭinau saṅghaṭayya parān api sajūḥ-kurvāṇatayā tathā praghaṭayā parājitānāṃ ca śatāya parikrītānām api vāhakatvaṃ prakaṭayya saṅgarāya kṛta-saṅgaraḥ sa mādhavo vividha-krīḍā-niviḍamanā babhūva | tataś ca- > \[23\] Then, having divided the gathering of boys into two factions, firmly placing Pralamba as the head of his own team, and there pitting Balarāma and Pralamba against each other and Śrīdāman and Himself against each other as rivals, as if with mutual envy, and similarly grouping the others as companions, and establishing the role of carriers for those defeated, as if bought for a hundred \[coins\], that Mādhava, having engaged in the contest for sport, became absorbed in mind in various games. And thereupon— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.46) avrīḍa-krīḍatāyāṃ jayavad itarayor vāhayanto vahantas tasmin vāhānukartṝṃs turaga-tulanayā hāsayanto hasantaḥ | maryādā-nirṇaye tu prathita-kali-kulaṃ vādayanto vadantaḥ prāpur bhāṇḍīram ete vanavana-bhuvi gāś cālayantaś calantaḥ ||\[sragdharā\] \[24\] tad evaṃ kutūhale tu prabale balaṃ pralamba-skandhārūḍhaṃ sandhātuṃ jita-bhujaga-bhujaḥ śrī-balānujaḥ parābhavam agaṇayan durbalam adurbalam avicitya svīkṛtaṃ svagaṇam eva parābhāvayāmāsa | > In shameless play, as victor and vanquished, carrying others and being carried, / causing laughter and laughing at those who mimicked mounts by comparison to horses, / in settling the boundary, causing debate and debating in the renowned hubbub of disputes, / these \[boys\], driving the cows in the various forest grounds and walking about, reached the Bhāṇḍīra tree. // > \[24\] Thus, while curiosity was strong, the younger brother of Śrī-Bala, whose arms conquered serpent-arms, disregarding defeat in order to unite Balarāma mounted on Pralamba’s shoulders, without considering who was weak or strong, brought about the defeat of His own accepted faction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.47) \[25\] tasyāpātatas tu vahanāyamānānāṃ mano-glāniḥ syād iti svam api tathā cakāra, tataś ca- > \[25\] Lest those who suddenly had to carry \[others\] should feel dejected in mind, He did the same with Himself; and thereupon— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.48) ūhe kṛṣṇaḥ śrīdāmānaṃ daityaḥ sa śrī-rāmākhyānam | anyo' py anyaṃ śūraṃ-manyaḥ sarvaḥ proce dhanyo dhanyaḥ ||\[vidyunmālā\] pūrvaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ kautuke yena dṛṣṭaḥ saumyaḥ paścād rāmakarṣe tu bhīṣmaḥ ity evāyaṃ sa pralambas tu paryaṅ- maryādātaḥ paryagāt taṃ pragṛhya || \[śālinī\] > Kṛṣṇa carried Śrīdāman; that demon carried the one named Śrī-Rāma. / Another too \[carried\] another; fancying himself heroic, everyone cried: “Blessed! Blessed!” // > He by whom Kṛṣṇa had previously been seen as gentle in sport, / but later as terrifying at the carrying of Rāma— / that very Pralamba, taking him, / went beyond the limit of the boundary line. // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.49) rāmaḥ krīḍāviṣṭatāśliṣṭa-bodhas taṃ nājñāsīd dṛṣṭa-mātraṃ ca kṛṣṇaḥ | pūrvaḥ prāyeṇārjutā-bhitta-cittaḥ paścād-bhāvī cāturī-sandhurīṇaḥ || \[śālinī\] > Rāma, his awareness engaged in being absorbed in play, / did not recognise him, while Kṛṣṇa did as soon as he was seen. / The former’s mind was mostly broken open by simple honesty; / the latter was capable of bearing the burden of cleverness. // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.50) \[26\] atha tathāpi giri-nivaha-nibha-vahala-sāratā-vaha-durvaha-svabhāvatā-bhāvita-saṅkarṣaṇa-vapuḥ-karṣaṇa-jāta-dharṣaṇa-vaśān niviḍa-pīḍitatayā vrīḍita-cittatayā ca sa punaḥ punar īḍitaṃ-manyaḥ svam akharvaṃ pūrva-siddhaṃ pūrvadeva-vapur āvirbhāvayāmāsa | > \[26\] Then, however, violently oppressed and ashamed in mind because of the assault caused by carrying Saṅkarṣaṇa’s body—which naturally possessed an unbearable, immense weight resembling a cluster of mountains—he, fancying himself repeatedly praised, manifested his huge, innate, demonic form. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.51) yarhi rāmam avahad danoḥ sutaḥ śubhra-dhāma-vapuṣaṃ tamaḥ-prabhaḥ | indu-hāri tama ity amuṃ tadā divya-loka-nikaras tv amanyata || \[rathoddhatā\] > When the son of Danu, radiant like darkness, / carried Rāma whose body possessed white splendor, / the host of celestial beings then thought him to be / darkness stealing the moon. // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.52) tasmin kiñcit trāsam āpannavān sa jyeṣṭhaḥ paśyan drāk kaniṣṭhasya vaktram | tad bhrāmyad-bhrū-līlayā labdha-dṛṣṭir duṣṭaṃ muṣṭyā tāḍayat suṣṭhu mūrdhni || \[śālinī\] > Experiencing a little fear in that \[moment\], / the elder brother, quickly looking at the face of the younger brother, / gained insight from the play of His moving eyebrows / and struck the wicked one forcefully on the head with his fist. // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.53) tataḥ prahata-mastakaṃ rudhira-rūṣitaṃ tad vapuḥ patat tulitam ujjahat pratihari drutaṃ pupluve | yathāñjana-mahī-dharaṃ dalitam akta-rakta-dravaṃ tyajan dravati vajrakaḥ sapadi vajra-pāṇiṃ prati || \[pṛthvī\] > Then, having its head struck and smeared with blood, / that falling body, leaving its equal, quickly leaped towards Hari, / just as a thunderbolt, shattered and leaving an antimony-mountain smeared with flowing red liquid, / swiftly runs toward the wielder of the thunderbolt. // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.54) pralamba-patanaṃ dūre pralambāryāptir antike | ubhe te yugapad dṛṣṭe jajñāte smita-vismitī || \[anuṣṭubh\] bāṣpa-śliṣṭatayā tasminn āśliṣṭau bhrātarau mithaḥ | yā vāśliṣyārdratāṃ yātā bandhutā bahir antaram || \[anuṣṭubh\] > The fall of Pralamba far away, the arrival of the elder brother \[of the slayer\] of Pralamba near at hand— / both seen at the same time produced smiles and astonishment. // > Clinging to tears, the two brothers then embraced each other; / or rather, their kinship, outwardly and inwardly, reached tenderness upon embracing. // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.55) mahā-ravaṃ kṛtavati ca pralambake tadā drutaṃ mṛtavati ca dyavi sthitāḥ | sunirvṛtā vavṛṣur alaṃ kulaṃ vyatarkayann upahasitiṃ harer api || \[rucirā\] > And when Pralambaka raised a great cry / and instantly died, those dwelling in heaven, / extremely pleased, rained down a host \[of flowers\], / imagining even the mockery of Hari: // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.56) vāhaka-śirasi praharaṇam atrādiṣṭaṃ sadā vihṛtau | maryādātikrāntā pralamba bhavatā tathā tu nāsmābhiḥ || \[udgīti\] > “Striking on the carrier’s head was always ordained here in the game; / the boundary was transgressed by you, Pralamba, but not by us.” // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.57) \[27\] tad evaṃ pralambālambhana-sambhrame' py anudbhrānta-cittās te śṛṅginī-vittāḥ kuṇapatām itasya pramītasya tasya pitṛ-vana-veśaṃ pradeśa-leśaṃ parityajya yojana-vyajya-vistāra-praśasta-bhāṇḍīra-tala-maṇḍalam evādhiṣṭhāya vihāra-niṣṭhāḥ krīḍāpaṇasya spṛhayāyyā jayāyyā gṛhayāyyās tṛṇalobhāviṣṭa-tayā vṛkṣa-ṣaṇḍād viprakṛṣṭām api yamunācchānaccha-muñjāṭavīṃ praviṣṭānām andhī-bhūtānāṃ pāda-bandhanānām anveṣaṇād viśleṣam ājagmuḥ | tataḥ katham apy avadhānataḥ pranaṣṭa-cittatayā spaṣṭa-kaṣṭa-cittā raṃhasā saṅghaśaḥ sabhayaṃ hvayante sma | \[28\] nūnaṃ deśādhipati-nideśataḥ sadeśam āgatā eva kecit krūrā gā dūragā vidadhur iti ca dhyāyanti sma | > \[27\] Thus, their minds unperturbed even in the agitation of Pralamba's slaughter, those who possessed cows as their wealth, abandoning that small spot of the one who had become a corpse and died, which resembled a cremation ground, remained right at the base of the Bhāṇḍīra tree whose renown and expanse extended for a yojana; dedicated to sport, desiring the wager of the game, eager for victory, eager to return home, they separated \[from one another\] in search of the hoppled cows that, seized by greed for grass, had entered the thick forest of muñja grass near the Yamunā, far from the cluster of trees, and had become lost to sight. Then, their minds distressed because their attentiveness was somehow lost, they called out fearfully in haste and in groups. \[28\] And they thought: “Surely some cruel men coming to our country under orders from the ruler of the land have driven the cows far away.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.58) \[29\] tataś ca gavāṃ khurādi-cihnair ahnāya tāsām adhvānaṃ labdhvā samastā eva tā harir ahvāsta, yathā- > \[29\] And then, quickly finding their trail by the marks of the cows' hooves and the like, Hari called them all, as follows: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.59) kṛṣṇe taṭāgram adhiruhya suvarṇa-varṇa- valgūttarīyam anughūrṇya vitīrṇahutau | gāvaḥ pratisvam abhinedur udīrṇa-tāpā garjat-taḍid-ghana-ghanāghana-tṛṣṇayeva || \[vasantatilakā\] > When Kṛṣṇa, having climbed the top of a riverbank, / waved his beautiful upper garment of golden hue and gave a call, / the cows, their distress dispelled, each lowed in response, / as if longing for a roaring, lightning-bearing rain cloud. // > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.60) \[30\] tad evaṃ yadālambhi cāstambhi ca naicikīnicayas tadānīm eva ca dṛṣṭa-nirvilamba-pralamba-pralaya-carāḥ kaṃsa-carā labdhāvasarā muñjāṭavīm udbhaṭa-ceṣṭatayā veṣṭayitvā nirnivāraṇa-kṛpīṭa-kāraṇa-vṛṣṭiṃ jhaṭiti tādṛśa-duṣṭa-vauṣaṭ-kārāspada-tad-vilakṣaṇa-tejasi tasmin pratipakṣatā-kalpanayā nisṛṣṭavantaḥ | > \[30\] Thus, just when the herd of excellent cows was found and halted, at that very moment Kaṃsa’s spies, having witnessed the instant death of Pralamba and finding an opportunity, surrounded the muñja forest with fierce action, and quickly unleashed a ceaseless rain of fire upon that extraordinary splendor, which was the object of the wicked demon's destruction, conceiving of Him as an adversary. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.61) \[31\] yā khalu jvāla-kalayāpi sarvaṃ roṣād oṣāmāsa kalpam iti prajvalati mahā-jvalane paṭa-paṭāyamānāyāṃ ca mahā-muñjāṭavyāṃ bhītatayāsta-vyasta-cālās te gopālāḥ sakhi-valayārāmatayā kalita-keli-jālāv iha rāma-gopālāv eva bhūri-dūrataḥ śaraṇatayā samupājagmuḥ | tatra ca- > \[31\] When that great fire blazed forth, which indeed burned almost everything out of fury even with a fraction of its flame, and when the great muñja forest crackled, those cowherds, their movements disordered by fear, took refuge from afar in Rāma and Gopāla alone, who were engaged in a multitude of sports because of their delight in the circle of their friends. And there— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.62) dāvāgniṃ dṛṣṭvā te yadapi harir akṣāparatayā samīyur vaiyagryaṃ tadapi nija-rakṣām avṛṇuta | prasaktis tasyetthaṃ kila bhavati sā ced uyate tadā śaktiś cāsya prabhavati yathecchaṃ muhur iti || \[śikhariṇī\] yathā- kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahā-vīrya he rāmāmita-vikrama | dāvāgninā dahyamānān prapannāṃs trātum arhathaḥ ||\[BhP 10.19.9\] ityādi > Seeing the forest fire, even though they went into distress because Hari was out of their sight, > still \[that distress\] solicited their own protection. > For such is their attachment to him: if it rises, > then his power is constantly aroused at will. > As it is said: > “O Kṛṣṇa! O Kṛṣṇa of mighty valor! O Rāma of boundless prowess! > You ought to save us who have surrendered, being burned by the forest fire!” and so forth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.63) \[32\] tad evaṃ dūrāgatānāṃ kārpaṇya-paṇya-bhaṇita-śravaṇam ārabhya tasmād abhyāsa-gatānām api bhayam upalabhya śrīmān kṛṣṇas tv idaṃ sasaṃrambhaṃ bhāvayāmāsa- > \[32\] Thus, beginning with hearing the words of wretched plea from those who had come from afar, and perceiving the terror even of those who had approached near, glorious Kṛṣṇa eagerly thought: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.64) ātmano' py alam amī mama priyā hā davaṃ prati davaṃ samiyrati | gīrṇam eva karavāṇy amuṃ tataḥ ko yamaḥ ka iha vā bhaved haraḥ || \[rathoddhatā\] > “These are far dearer to me than my own self; > alas, they run from danger toward danger \[the fire\]! > Therefore I will simply swallow it up; > who could be Death, or who Hara here?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.65) \[33\] kintu mayā vaiśvānara-nigaraṇaṃ na soḍhuṃ parivṛḍhā bhaveyur ete iti vicintya provāca-mā bhaiṣṭa netra-puṭaṃ tv anudghaṭitaṃ ghaṭayata iti | > \[33\] But reflecting, “They may not be able to bear my swallowing the fire,” he said, “Do not be afraid, but keep the lids of your eyes closed.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.66) \[34\] nimīlad-vilocaneṣu ca teṣu tad-āveśa-vaśayā kṛta-praveśayā yogamāyayā tat-kāla-kalpita-mahā-jaladhara-kalpāpara-śarīras tatratyenānalpenānanena tam aduḥkhata eva sarvaṃ vibhrakṣantaṃ bhakṣitavān | > \[34\] And as they closed their eyes, through Yogamāyā—who, impelled by his possession, had entered within him—assuming another form resembling a vast storm-cloud fashioned for that moment, with a boundless mouth belonging to that form he effortlessly devoured the fire that was devouring everything. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.67) \[35\] tathā tad-icchayā sudhā-culukāyamānam ity eke | tayaivaṃ cānyad api cakāra | yad uktaṃ- > \[35\] Some say that by his will it became like sips of nectar. And through her \[Yogamāyā\] he did something else as well, as is said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.68) tataś ca te' kṣīṇy unmīlya punar bhāṇḍīram āpitāḥ | niśāmya vismitā āsann ātmānaṃ gāś ca mocitāḥ ||iti | \[BhP 10.19.13\] > “Then they opened their eyes and found themselves brought back to Bhāṇḍīra; > and seeing that themselves and the cows were delivered, they were filled with wonder.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.69) atha dhenu-tatiṃ vinivartya harir bala-yuktatayā muralīṃ kalayan | sahacāri-gaṇa-prathitātma-yaśā vrajam āgatavān ahani glapite || \[toṭaka\] > Then, turning back the herd of cows, > Hari, joined with Bala and sounding his flute, > his fame proclaimed by the throng of his companions, > arrived in Vraja as the day was fading. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.70) gavāṃ dhūlir nādaḥ khura-ghaṭita-ghaṭṭa-dhvani-ghaṭā hares tāsāṃ hūtiḥ śravaṇa-gaṇa-bhid-veṇu-raṇitam | amībhis te kṛṣṭās taratamatayā gokula-janā na pṛṣṭhyaṃ nāgrīyaṃ na samam avidur na svam api || \[śikhariṇī\] > The dust of the cows, their bellowing, the mass of sounds from the clatter of hooves, > Hari's calling to them, the music of his flute piercing all ears— > drawn by these to the utmost degree, the people of Gokula > knew not what was behind, nor what was ahead, nor what was level, nor even themselves. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.71) yadyapi bahu-saṅghaṭṭana-dhūli-dhvāntaṃ ca sarvatra | tadapi harer mukha-candraḥ pratijanam ānanditaṃ cakre || \[upagīti\] > Though there was darkness everywhere from the dust of the great collision, > still the moon of Hari's face brought joy to every person. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.72) \[36\] atha pūrvavan mātara-pitarādi-racita-sukha-vitarau bhrātarau nija-nilayaṃ praviviśatuḥ | \[37\] sakhāyaś ca pralamba-davānala-kathā-prathanayā sarvaṃ vismāyayāmāsuḥ | > \[36\] Then, as before, receiving the gift of happiness bestowed by their parents and elders, the two brothers entered their own home. \[37\] And the companions astonished everyone by proclaiming the story of Pralamba and the forest fire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.73) \[37\] tad etat procya samāpanam āha sma- > \[37\] Having spoken this, he concluded: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.74) īdṛśas tava gopendra putraḥ puṇya-kṛta-stavaḥ | premārdraḥ suhṛdāṃ yas tu dāvāgnim api pītavān || \[anuṣṭubh\] > “Such is your son, O lord of cowherds, whose praise is sung by the virtuous, > who is tender with love for his friends, and who even drank the forest fire.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15.75) iti śrī-śrī-gopāla-campūm anu pralamba-dava-saṃvarta-nivartanaṃ nāma ṣoḍaśaṃ pūraṇam ||16|| > Thus ends the sixteenth chapter, entitled > “The Warding Off of Pralamba and the Firestorm,” > in the glorious Gopālacampū. > ||16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu~en-mt.1.15.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.10.18.13) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Ṭoḍarānanda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.todarananda.11.298) — Ṭoḍaramalla 1564, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.krsna.gopalacampu.1.15) · Pramāṇa