The gopīs protected and Śaṅkhacūḍa’s jewel — exact verses
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.20
कदाचिदथ गोविन्दो रामश्चाद्भुतविक्रम: ।
विजह्रतुर्वने रात्र्यां मध्यगौ व्रजयोषिताम् ॥ २० ॥
kadācid atha govindo
rāmaś cādbhuta-vikramaḥ
vijahratur vane rātryāṁ
madhya-gau vraja-yoṣitām
Once Lord Govinda and Lord Rāma, the performers of wonderful feats, were playing in the forest at night with the young girls of Vraja.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.21
उपगीयमानौ ललितं स्त्रीजनैर्बद्धसौहृदै: ।
स्वलङ्कृतानुलिप्ताङ्गौ स्रग्विनौ विरजोऽम्बरौ ॥ २१ ॥
upagīyamānau lalitaṁ
strī-janair baddha-sauhṛdaiḥ
sv-alaṅkṛtānuliptāṅgau
sragvinau virajo-’mbarau
Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma wore flower garlands and spotless garments, and Their limbs were beautifully decorated and anointed. The women sang Their glories in a charming way, bound to Them by affection.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.22
निशामुखं मानयन्तावुदितोडुपतारकम् ।
मल्लिकागन्धमत्तालि जुष्टं कुमुदवायुना ॥ २२ ॥
niśā-mukhaṁ mānayantāv
uditoḍupa-tārakam
mallikā-gandha-mattāli-
juṣṭaṁ kumuda-vāyunā
The two Lords praised the nightfall, signaled by the rising of the moon and the appearance of stars, a lotus-scented breeze and bees intoxicated by the fragrance of jasmine flowers.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.23
जगतु: सर्वभूतानां मन:श्रवणमङ्गलम् ।
तौ कल्पयन्तौ युगत्स्वरमण्डलमूर्च्छितम् ॥ २३ ॥
jagatuḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ
manaḥ-śravaṇa-maṅgalam
tau kalpayantau yugapat
svara-maṇḍala-mūrcchitam
Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma sang, producing the entire range of musical sounds simultaneously. Their singing brought happiness to the ears and minds of all living beings.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.24
गोप्यस्तद्गीतमाकर्ण्य मूर्च्छिता नाविदन्नृप ।
स्रंसद्दुकूलमात्मानं स्रस्तकेशस्रजं तत: ॥ २४ ॥
gopyas tad-gītam ākarṇya
mūrcchitā nāvidan nṛpa
sraṁsad-dukūlam ātmānaṁ
srasta-keśa-srajaṁ tataḥ
The gopīs became stunned when they heard that song. Forgetting themselves, O King, they did not notice that their fine garments were becoming loose and their hair and garlands disheveled.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.25
एवं विक्रीडतो: स्वैरं गायतो: सम्प्रमत्तवत् ।
शङ्खचूड इति ख्यातो धनदानुचरोऽभ्यगात् ॥ २५ ॥
evaṁ vikrīḍatoḥ svairaṁ
gāyatoḥ sampramatta-vat
śaṅkhacūḍa iti khyāto
dhanadānucaro ’bhyagāt
While Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Balarāma thus played according to Their own sweet will and sang to the point of apparent intoxication, a servant of Kuvera named Śaṅkhacūḍa came upon the scene.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.26
तयोर्निरीक्षतो राजंस्तन्नाथं प्रमदाजनम् ।
क्रोशन्तं कालयामास दिश्युदीच्यामशङ्कित: ॥ २६ ॥
tayor nirīkṣato rājaṁs
tan-nāthaṁ pramadā-janam
krośantaṁ kālayām āsa
diśy udīcyām aśaṅkitaḥ
O King, even as the two Lords looked on, Śaṅkhacūḍa brazenly began driving the women off toward the north. The women, who had accepted Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma as their Lords, began to cry out to Them.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.27
क्रोशन्तं कृष्ण रामेति विलोक्य स्वपरिग्रहम् ।
यथा गा दस्युना ग्रस्ता भ्रातरावन्वधावताम् ॥ २७ ॥
krośantaṁ kṛṣṇa rāmeti
vilokya sva-parigraham
yathā gā dasyunā grastā
bhrātarāv anvadhāvatām
Hearing Their devotees crying out “Kṛṣṇa! Rāma!” and seeing that they were just like cows being stolen by a thief, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma began to run after the demon.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.28
मा भैष्टेत्यभयारावौ शालहस्तौ तरस्विनौ ।
आसेदतुस्तं तरसा त्वरितं गुह्यकाधमम् ॥ २८ ॥
mā bhaiṣṭety abhayārāvau
śāla-hastau tarasvinau
āsedatus taṁ tarasā
tvaritaṁ guhyakādhamam
The Lords called out in reply, “Do not fear!” Then They picked up logs of the śala tree and quickly pursued that lowest of Guhyakas, who swiftly ran away.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.29
स वीक्ष्य तावनुप्राप्तौ कालमृत्यू इवोद्विजन् ।
विषृज्य स्त्रीजनं मूढ: प्राद्रवज्जीवितेच्छया ॥ २९ ॥
sa vīkṣya tāv anuprāptau
kāla-mṛtyū ivodvijan
viṣṛjya strī-janaṁ mūḍhaḥ
prādravaj jīvitecchayā
When Śaṅkhacūḍa saw the two of Them coming toward him like the personified forces of Time and Death, he was filled with anxiety. Confused, he abandoned the women and fled for his life.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.30
तमन्वधावद् गोविन्दो यत्र यत्र स धावति ।
जिहीर्षुस्तच्छिरोरत्नं तस्थौ रक्षन् स्त्रियो बल: ॥ ३० ॥
tam anvadhāvad govindo
yatra yatra sa dhāvati
jihīrṣus tac-chiro-ratnaṁ
tasthau rakṣan striyo balaḥ
Lord Govinda chased the demon wherever he ran, eager to take his crest jewel. Meanwhile Lord Balarāma stayed with the women to protect them.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.31
अविदूर इवाभ्येत्य शिरस्तस्य दुरात्मन: ।
जहार मुष्टिनैवाङ्ग सहचूडमणिं विभु: ॥ ३१ ॥
avidūra ivābhyetya
śiras tasya durātmanaḥ
jahāra muṣṭinaivāṅga
saha-cūḍa-maṇiṁ vibhuḥ
The mighty Lord overtook Śaṅkhacūḍa from a great distance as if from nearby, my dear King, and then with His fist the Lord removed the wicked demon’s head, together with his crest jewel.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.32
शङ्खचूडं निहत्यैवं मणिमादाय भास्वरम् ।
अग्रजायाददात्प्रीत्या पश्यन्तीनां च योषिताम् ॥ ३२ ॥
śaṅkhacūḍaṁ nihatyaivaṁ
maṇim ādāya bhāsvaram
agrajāyādadāt prītyā
paśyantīnāṁ ca yoṣitām
Having thus killed the demon Śaṅkhacūḍa and taken away his shining jewel, Lord Kṛṣṇa gave it to His elder brother with great satisfaction as the gopīs watched.