Sri Radha, along with her sakhis (young female associates), were picking flowers in the very beautiful and peaceful land of Vrndavan. They later become involved in a confrontation and quarrel with Her beloved Govinda. Krishna first glorifies Her bodily features, comparing them to an army complete with various weapons. But, then accusing Her of stealing flowers, He attempts to arrest Her. Lalita objects, pointing out that the forest actually belongs to Radha, thus begins a heated debate until one of the sakhis and Madhu-mangal (Krishna's close friend) decide that this serious dispute can only be settled by war. The vana-devis (guardians of the forests) arrange the vast battlefield with the two opposing camps. They supply flower-chariots, flower-decorated horses and elephants, and they outfit everyone with ingenious flower-weapons.
After the two Armies exchange bold challenges, the intense love-battle begins. They are bombarded with flowers; a FIRE-ARROW shot by Arjuna which is then countered by Lalita's MOUNTAIN-WEAPON; Lalita shoots a SWAN-ARROW that is countered by Arjuna's LION_ARROW, which is countered by Lalita's THUNDERBOLT-ARROW; all the soft flower-arrows feel good to everyone who get hit with them; ultimately the fighting is waged between Radha and Krishna alone; Radha shoots flower-arrows that worship Krishna's feet and even drape a garland around his neck; Krishna shoots flower-arrows that kiss Radha's cheek and return His garland of flowers and places it around Her neck; thus they release various amazing weapons and counter weapons upon each other.
Meanwhile, Madhu-mangal is riding on a horse but gets pulled off by a band of sakhis. They almost capture him, but a group of boys headed by Sridama rescue him. Madhu-mangal angrily demands protection from Krishna, who launches a volley of dark SYAMA-ARROWS that spread a cover of darkness up the enemy; Madhu-mangal takes advantage of this and runs quickly to attack Visakha, but Radha fires a SUN-ARROW that lights up the scene; thus the sakhis chase Madhu-mangal back to his own side of the battlefield. Krishna now wants to personally attack Visakha, but he sees that she is protected by a circle of warriors; He creates a FLOWER-SUDARSANA-CHAKRA whirling in front to protect Himself and Madhu-mangal from the enemy's flower-arrows as they advance their position; Madhu-mangal is terrified and hides behind Krishna as they penetrate the enemy lines under a hail of arrows; Krishna removes the whining of Madhu-mangal and leaves him in a safe place, then returns for a FLOWER-CLUB fight with the sakhis; He spars with Lalita and defeats her by striking her on the derriere, thus causing major embarrassment; Radha is outraged and takes up the fight with Krishna as they exchange furious blows with flower-clubs, executing very clever blocks and swift maneuvers; Radha pays back the insult to Lalita by cunningly striking Krishna on the derriere, which launches a tumultuous applause from the on looking sakhis.
Everyone sees that these two are equally matched, for their personal battle rages on and on with no one emerging victorious; thus the clever sakhis devise a cunning tactic to ultimately defeat Krishna and His army - they start bombarding the boys with large fruits, which smash and explode with their sticky juice splattering all over the boys and their chariots, thus upsetting the horses and elephants, causing chaos and confusion to over power the enemy; in this way Sri Radha is declared the winner of the battle, and a grand victory celebration begins. Next comes the majestic coronation abhiseka (bathing ceremony) of Sri Radha in Nidhu-vana where in she is crowned with the post of Vrndavanesvari. Thus Vrndavanesvari becomes known to all people as the principal Queen of Sri Krishna, who is Himself nava-yuva-raja (the charming young prince). The ceremonies are concluded with a sumptuous feast in an atmosphere of peace.
After the two Armies exchange bold challenges, the intense love-battle begins. They are bombarded with flowers; a FIRE-ARROW shot by Arjuna which is then countered by Lalita's MOUNTAIN-WEAPON; Lalita shoots a SWAN-ARROW that is countered by Arjuna's LION_ARROW, which is countered by Lalita's THUNDERBOLT-ARROW; all the soft flower-arrows feel good to everyone who get hit with them; ultimately the fighting is waged between Radha and Krishna alone; Radha shoots flower-arrows that worship Krishna's feet and even drape a garland around his neck; Krishna shoots flower-arrows that kiss Radha's cheek and return His garland of flowers and places it around Her neck; thus they release various amazing weapons and counter weapons upon each other.
Meanwhile, Madhu-mangal is riding on a horse but gets pulled off by a band of sakhis. They almost capture him, but a group of boys headed by Sridama rescue him. Madhu-mangal angrily demands protection from Krishna, who launches a volley of dark SYAMA-ARROWS that spread a cover of darkness up the enemy; Madhu-mangal takes advantage of this and runs quickly to attack Visakha, but Radha fires a SUN-ARROW that lights up the scene; thus the sakhis chase Madhu-mangal back to his own side of the battlefield. Krishna now wants to personally attack Visakha, but he sees that she is protected by a circle of warriors; He creates a FLOWER-SUDARSANA-CHAKRA whirling in front to protect Himself and Madhu-mangal from the enemy's flower-arrows as they advance their position; Madhu-mangal is terrified and hides behind Krishna as they penetrate the enemy lines under a hail of arrows; Krishna removes the whining of Madhu-mangal and leaves him in a safe place, then returns for a FLOWER-CLUB fight with the sakhis; He spars with Lalita and defeats her by striking her on the derriere, thus causing major embarrassment; Radha is outraged and takes up the fight with Krishna as they exchange furious blows with flower-clubs, executing very clever blocks and swift maneuvers; Radha pays back the insult to Lalita by cunningly striking Krishna on the derriere, which launches a tumultuous applause from the on looking sakhis.
Everyone sees that these two are equally matched, for their personal battle rages on and on with no one emerging victorious; thus the clever sakhis devise a cunning tactic to ultimately defeat Krishna and His army - they start bombarding the boys with large fruits, which smash and explode with their sticky juice splattering all over the boys and their chariots, thus upsetting the horses and elephants, causing chaos and confusion to over power the enemy; in this way Sri Radha is declared the winner of the battle, and a grand victory celebration begins. Next comes the majestic coronation abhiseka (bathing ceremony) of Sri Radha in Nidhu-vana where in she is crowned with the post of Vrndavanesvari. Thus Vrndavanesvari becomes known to all people as the principal Queen of Sri Krishna, who is Himself nava-yuva-raja (the charming young prince). The ceremonies are concluded with a sumptuous feast in an atmosphere of peace.
Vaidagdha-Vilasa, Rana-yuddha-lila by Manohara Dasa
