Sunday, July 20, 2008

A parrot named Daksa, who was the teacher of hundreds and thousands of other parrots and who was expert in describing Krsna's pastimes, came at the gate of the kunja and began to sing, with His wings flapping out of love for Krsna: "Krsna! Your mother has risen and is approaching Your bedroom, saying:

"0 Maidservants! Krsna is tired of wandering in the forest and is now enjoying His happy sleep, so churn the yoghurt quietly!", so quickly return to Your solitary bedroom! 0 Govinda, You must surely know that Your cows like Kalindi are all staring down the road, eager to see You. With raised ears and faces they moo to call their calves, being afflicted by the overweight of their unmilked udders! Being very eager to see You, Holy Paurnamasi finishes her morning duties and is coming to Your bedroom with Your mother to see You. Before she gets there, quickly get up from bed and return to Your room!" (41-44)

Hearing these words of the parrot, Sri Hari quickly got up to return home. Before He did this, the sakhis awoke and met with Vrnda to witness Radha and Krsna 's morning pastimes through the window of the nikunja. (45-46)

Then a peahen named Sundari, who is very proud of her absorption in love for Radhika, left her husband in the Kadamba-tree and came down in the yard of the nikunja cottage. Hari's pet peacock named Tandavik quickly descended from the Kadamba-tree, spread out his feathers and happily began to dance all around

The doe named Rangini, leaving her husband at the foot of a mango-tree, joyfully and swiftly approached the kunja-gate to cast restless loving glances at Radha and Krsna's lotuslike faces.

Hari's pet deer Suranga, who gives great joy to Krsna, arrived in the kunja, leaving his mango tree, fixing the waves of his gaze on Krsna's face, his body freed from the grip of fatigue. ( 47-50)

Sri Govinda Lilamrita