Text 108] The Lord’s Inconceivable Behavior 239
megha srimams tvam asi dayito yadavendrasya nadnam
srivatsanikam vayam iva bhavan dhydyati prema-baddhah
atyutkanthah sabala-hrdayo ‘smad-vidho baspa-dharah
smrtva smrtvd visrjasi muhur duhkha-das tat-prasangah
“Dear cloud, O friend of Krsna’s, are you thinking of the Srivatsa symbol on Krsna’s
chest like us queens engaged in loving affairs with Him? You are absorbed in
meditation, remembering the association of Krsna, and thus you shed tears of
misery.”
priya-rava-padani bhdsase
mrta-samjivikaydnayd gird
karavani kim adya te priyam
vada me valgita-kantha kokila
“Dear cuckoo, you possess a very sweet voice, and you are very expert in imi-
tating others. You could excite even a dead body with your voice. Therefore, tell
the queens that good behavior is their proper duty.”
na calasi na vadasy udara-buddhe
ksiti-dhara cintyase mahantam artham
api bata vasudeva-nandananghrim
vayam iva kamayase stanair vidhartum
“O magnanimous mountain, you are very grave and sober, absorbed in thoughts
of doing something very great. Like us, you have vowed to keep within your heart
the lotus feet of Krsna, the son of Vasudeva.”
susyad-ghradah karsita bata sindhu-patnyah
sampraty-apasta-kamala-sriya-ista-bhartuh
yadvad vayam madhu-pateh pranayavalokam
aprapya musta-hrdayah puru-karsitah sma
“Orivers, wives of the ocean, we see that the ocean does not give you happiness.
Thus you have almost dried up, and you no longer bear beautiful lotuses. The
lotuses have become skinny, and even in the sunshine they are devoid of all
pleasure. Similarly, the hearts of us poor queens are all dried up, and our bodies
are skinny because we are now devoid of loving affairs with Madhupati. Are you,
like us, dry and without beauty because you are devoid of Krsna’s loving glance?”
harnsa svagatam dasyataém piba payo brihy anga saureh katham
data tvam nu vidama kaccid ajitah svasty asta uktarn pura
