पद्मावतीविरहः Padmāvatī Virahaḥ

The Sadguru said:

Driven away by the group of elder female companions, Krishna quickly ran to His own home, the lotus-eyed one stealing the heart of Padmavati with His world-bewitching gentle smile.

śrīsadgururuvāca

vidrāvitaḥ prauḍhasakhījanena

dudrāva kṛṣṇastvarayā svageham|

padmāvatīmānasamambujākṣo

haran jaganmohanamandahāsaḥ

विद्रावितः · vidrāvitaḥ — driven away

प्रौढसखीजनेन · prauḍhasakhījanena — by the group of elder companions

दुद्राव · dudrāva — ran

कृष्णः · kṛṣṇaḥ — Krishna

त्वरया · tvarayā — with haste

स्वगेहम् · svageham — to his own home

पद्मावतीमानसम् · padmāvatīmānasam — Padmavati's heart

अम्बुजाक्षः · ambujākṣaḥ — the lotus-eyed one

हरन् · haran — stealing

जगन्मोहनमन्दहासः · jaganmohanamandahāsaḥ — whose gentle smile bewitches the world

प्रौढसखीजनेन विद्रावितः कृष्णः त्वरया स्वगेहम् दुद्राव। अम्बुजाक्षः जगन्मोहनमन्दहासः (सन्) पद्मावतीमानसम् हरन् (आसीत्)।

driven away · by the group of elder companions · ran · Krishna · with haste · to his own home · Padmavati's heart · the lotus-eyed one · stealing · whose gentle smile bewitches the world

This verse establishes the immediate aftermath of the divine encounter, highlighting how the Lord, despite physically departing, remains mentally bound to Padmavati. It sets the stage for the Lord's subsequent state of longing.

With the great excitement born from the skillfulness in the sport of stealing Padmavati's heart, the infinite Lord, forgetting even His own mind, went home, having placed it with her.

padmāvatīmānasacauryalīlā-

cāturyasañjātasusambhrameṇa|

vismṛtya cittaṃ nijamapyananta-

stasyāṃ nidhāyaiva jagāma geham

पद्मावतीमानसचौर्यलीला · padmāvatīmānasacauryalīlā — the sport of stealing Padmavati's heart

चातुर्य · cāturyam — skillfulness

सञ्जात · sañjāta — born from

सुसम्भ्रमेण · susambhrameṇa — with great excitement

विस्मृत्य · vismṛtya — having forgotten

चित्तम् · cittam — mind

निजम् · nijam — his own

अनन्तः · anantaḥ — the infinite Lord

तस्याम् · tasyām — in her

निधाय · nidhāya — having placed

जगाम · jagāma — went

पद्मावतीमानसचौर्यलीलाचातुर्यसञ्जातसुसम्भ्रमेण अनन्तः निजं चित्तमपि विस्मृत्य तस्यां निधाय एव गेहं जगाम।

the sport of stealing Padmavati's heart · skillfulness · born from · with great excitement · having forgotten · mind · his own · the infinite Lord · in her · having placed · went

This verse emphasizes the depth of the Lord's 'theft'—He is so absorbed in the play of love that He loses His own composure, illustrating the divine mystery of His human-like behavior.

Mukunda found no sleep, nor did He take food; He rolled on the ground. Again and again He sighed, and, agitated with anxiety, He shed teardrops.

nidrāṃ na lebhe na ca bhojanaṃ ca

cakre mukundo luṭhati sma bhūmau|

muhurmuhurniḥśvasiti svayaṃ ca

cintākulo muñcati bāṣpabindūn

निद्राम् · nidrām — sleep

न लेभे · na lebhe — did not obtain

भोजनम् · bhojanam — food

चक्रे · cakre — did

मुकुन्दः · mukundaḥ — Mukunda

लुठति · luṭhati — rolls

भूमौ · bhūmau — on the ground

मुहुर्मुहुः · muhurmuhuḥ — again and again

निःश्वसिति · niḥśvasiti — sighs

चिन्ताकुलः · cintākulaḥ — agitated by anxiety

मुञ्चति · muñcati — sheds

बाष्पबिन्दून् · bāṣpabindūn — teardrops

मुकुन्दः निद्रां न लेभे, भोजनं न चक्रे। (सः) भूमौ लुठति स्म। चिन्ताकुलः (सन्) मुहुर्मुहुः निःश्वसिति बाष्पबिन्दून् मुञ्चति च।

sleep · did not obtain · food · did · Mukunda · rolls · on the ground · again and again · sighs · agitated by anxiety · sheds · teardrops

This verse depicts the Lord in a state of 'viraha' (separation), mirroring the human condition to show His accessibility and the intensity of His love for the devotee.

She who was mother Yashoda in the Krishna incarnation, now famous as Vakulamalika, endowed with a mood of parental affection, asked Lord Venkatesha at night.

kṛṣṇāvatāre jananī yaśodā

seyaṃ punarbakulamāliketi|

vātsalyabhāvena yutā prasiddhā

papraccha devaṃ niśi veṅkaṭeśam

कृष्णावतारे · kṛṣṇāvatāre — in the Krishna incarnation

जननी · jananī — mother

यशोदा · yaśodā — Yashoda

सेयम् · seyam — she herself

बकुलमालिका · bakulamālikā — Vakulamalika

वात्सल्यभावेन · vātsalyabhāvena — with parental affection

युता · yutā — endowed

प्रसिद्धा · prasiddhā — famous

पप्रच्छ · papraccha — asked

देवम् · devam — the Lord

निशि · niśi — at night

वेङ्कटेशम् · veṅkaṭeśam — Venkatesha

कृष्णावतारे या जननी यशोदा, सैव इयं बकुलमालिका इति प्रसिद्धा। वात्सल्यभावेन युता सा निशि देवं वेङ्कटेशं पप्रच्छ।

in the Krishna incarnation · mother · Yashoda · she herself · Vakulamalika · with parental affection · endowed · famous · asked · the Lord · at night · Venkatesha

This verse introduces Vakulamalika, establishing her identity as the eternal mother figure (Yashoda) who provides the necessary maternal care and mediation for the Lord's divine play.

Vakulamalika said:

Why is your mind completely seized by anxiety? Why do you heave such long sighs, my child? Neither food has been eaten nor milk drunk. I do not know why you have no sleep, O Mukunda.

vakulamālikovāca

kiṃ cintayā grastamanā nitāntaṃ

śvāsaṃ ca dīrghaṃ vitanoṣi bāla|

nānnaṃ ca bhuktaṃ na payaśca pītaṃ

nidrāṃ na te vedmi ca kiṃ mukunda

किम् · kim — why

चिन्तया · cintayā — by anxiety

ग्रस्तमनाः · grastamanāḥ — seized mind

नितान्तम् · nitāntam — utterly

श्वासम् · śvāsam — sigh

दीर्घम् · dīrgham — long

वितनोषि · vitanoṣi — you heave

बाल · bāla — child

अन्नम् · annam — food

भुक्तम् · bhuktam — eaten

पयः · payaḥ — milk

पीतम् · pītam — drunk

निद्राम् · nidrām — sleep

वेद्मि · vedmi — I know

बाल, त्वं किं चिन्तया नितान्तं ग्रस्तमनाः (सन्) दीर्घं श्वासं वितनोषि? अन्नं न भुक्तं, पयः न पीतं। मुकुन्द, ते निद्रां न वेद्मि।

why · by anxiety · seized mind · utterly · sigh · long · you heave · child · food · eaten · milk · drunk · sleep · I know

Vakulamalika's inquiry serves to draw out the Lord's confession, acting as the catalyst for the unfolding of the divine narrative.

Śrī Bhagavān said:

The daughter of King Ākāśa, accompanied by her friends, was seen in the pleasure garden. From that moment, O mother, I have become like this. I have been conquered by her with a mere frown of her brow.

śrībhagavānuvāca

ākāśarājasya sutā sakhībhiḥ

samanvitā kelivane hi dṛṣṭā|

tadāprabhṛtyevamabhūvamamba

bhrūbhaṅgamātreṇa tayā jito'smi

आकाशराजस्य · ākāśarājasya — of King Akasha

सुता · sutā — daughter

सखीभिः · sakhībhiḥ — with friends

समन्विता · samanvitā — accompanied

केलिवने · kelivane — in the pleasure garden

दृष्टा · dṛṣṭā — seen

तदाप्रभृति · tadāprabhṛti — from that moment

एवम् · evam — thus

अभूवम् · abhūvam — I have become

अम्ब · amba — mother

भ्रूभङ्गमात्रेण · bhrūbhaṅgamātreṇa — by a mere frown

तया · tayā — by her

जितः · jitaḥ — conquered

अम्ब, आकाशराजस्य सुता सखीभिः समन्विता केलिवने दृष्टा। तदाप्रभृति अहं एवम् अभूवम्। तया भ्रूभङ्गमात्रेण जितः अस्मि।

of King Akasha · daughter · with friends · accompanied · in the pleasure garden · seen · from that moment · thus · I have become · mother · by a mere frown · by her · conquered

The Lord's response reveals the power of the devotee's beauty and the 'conquest' of the Lord by love, a central theme in Vaishnava theology.

Vakulamalika said:

I myself will certainly go and, approaching the king, choose her for you, my son. Do not grieve like this. Drink your milk and go to sleep, casting aside your anxiety.

vakulamālikovāca

tāmeva nūnaṃ svayameva gatvā

vṛṇomi te bhūpatimetya vatsa|

viṣīda maivaṃ ca nipīya dugdhaṃ

nidrāṃ bhaja tvaṃ tu visṛjya cintām

तामेव · tāmeva — her alone

नूनम् · nūnam — certainly

स्वयमेव · svayameva — myself

गत्वा · gatvā — having gone

वृणोमि · vṛṇomi — I will choose

ते · te — for you

भूपतिम् · bhūpatim — the king

एत्य · etya — having approached

वत्स · vatsa — son

विषीद · viṣīda — grieve

मा · mā — do not

निपीय · nipīya — having drunk

दुग्धम् · dugdham — milk

निद्राम् · nidrām — sleep

विसृज्य · visṛjya — casting aside

वत्स, अहं स्वयमेव गत्वा भूपतिम् एत्य तां ते वृणोमि। एवं मा विषीद। दुग्धं निपीय चिन्तां विसृज्य निद्रां भज।

her alone · certainly · myself · having gone · I will choose · for you · the king · having approached · son · grieve · do not · having drunk · milk · sleep · casting aside

Vakulamalika assumes the role of the divine messenger, promising to bridge the gap between the Lord and the object of His affection.

Śrī Bhagavān said:

I am but a cowherd, your son, while she, Padmavati, is a princess. O mother, how would King Ākāśa desire such a relationship between us in his heart?

śrībhagavānuvāca

ahaṃ tu gopaḥ kila te kumāraḥ

padmāvatī sā khalu rājaputrī|

ākāśarājaḥ kathamamba nau tat

saṃbandhamevaṃ hṛdi kāmayeta

अहम् · aham — I

गोपः · gopaḥ — cowherd

किल · kila — indeed

ते · te — your

कुमारः · kumāraḥ — son

पद्मावती · padmāvatī — Padmavati

सा · sā — she

खलु · khalu — indeed

राजपुत्री · rājaputrī — princess

आकाशराजः · ākāśarājaḥ — King Akasha

कथम् · katham — how

अम्ब · amba — mother

नौ · nau — of us

संबन्धम् · saṃbandham — relationship

हृदि · hṛdi — in heart

कामयेत · kāmayeta — would desire

अम्ब, अहं ते गोपः कुमारः, सा पद्मावती खलु राजपुत्री। आकाशराजः नौ एवं संबन्धं हृदि कथं कामयेत?

I · cowherd · indeed · your · son · Padmavati · she · indeed · princess · King Akasha · how · mother · of us · relationship · in heart · would desire

The Lord expresses social humility, contrasting His 'cowherd' status with Padmavati's royal lineage, which adds a layer of human-like social conflict to the divine romance.

Vakulamalika said:

In the morning, I will go as a tribal woman (Pulindī) and see that Padmavati, my son. Having understood her feelings, and those of the king and of the queen, I will come back and tell you.

vakulamālikovāca

prātaḥ pulindīva gatā'hameva

padmāvatīṃ tāṃ ca vilokya vatsa|

tasyāśca bhāvaṃ ca nṛpasya rājñyāḥ

vijñāya vakṣyāmi bhavantametya

प्रातः · prātaḥ — in the morning

पुलिन्दीव · pulindīva — like a tribal woman

गता · gatā — having gone

अहमेव · ahameva — I myself

पद्मावतीम् · padmāvatīm — Padmavati

विलोक्य · vilokya — having seen

वत्स · vatsa — son

तस्याः · tasyāḥ — her

भावम् · bhāvam — feelings

नृपस्य · nṛpasya — of the king

राज्ञ्याः · rājñyāḥ — of the queen

विज्ञाय · vijñāya — having understood

वक्ष्यामि · vakṣyāmi — I will tell

भवन्तम् · bhavantam — you

वत्स, प्रातः अहं पुलिन्दी इव गत्वा तां पद्मावतीं विलोक्य, तस्याः भावं नृपस्य राज्ञ्याः (भावं) च विज्ञाय एत्य भवन्तं वक्ष्यामि।

in the morning · like a tribal woman · having gone · I myself · Padmavati · having seen · son · her · feelings · of the king · of the queen · having understood · I will tell · you

Vakulamalika plans her disguise as a tribal woman, showing the lengths to which the divine mother will go to facilitate the Lord's desire.

Śrī Bhagavān said:

Indeed, at the mere sight of me, that Padmavati was enchanted with the sentiment of love. But her friends restrained Padmā, and the young girl suddenly fainted.

śrībhagavānuvāca

nūnaṃ hi sā darśanamātrato me

padmāvatī premarasena mugdhā|

sakhījanaḥ kintu rurodha padmāṃ

vimūrcchitā'bhūt sahasā kiśorī

नूनम् · nūnam — indeed

सा · sā — she

दर्शनमात्रतः · darśanamātrataḥ — from mere sight

मे · me — of me

पद्मावती · padmāvatī — Padmavati

प्रेमरसेन · premarasena — with the sentiment of love

मुग्धा · mugdhā — enchanted

सखीजनः · sakhījanaḥ — friends

किन्तु · kintu — but

रुरोध · rurodha — restrained

पद्माम् · padmām — Padma

विमूर्च्छिता · vimūrcchitā — fainted

सहसा · sahasā — suddenly

किशोरी · kiśorī — young girl

सा पद्मावती मे दर्शनमात्रतः नूनं प्रेमरसेन मुग्धा। किन्तु सखीजनः पद्मां रुरोध, (ततः) किशोरी सहसा विमूर्च्छिता अभूत्।

indeed · she · from mere sight · of me · Padmavati · with the sentiment of love · enchanted · friends · but · restrained · Padma · fainted · suddenly · young girl

The Lord recounts the intensity of Padmavati's reaction, validating that the love is mutual and rooted in a divine encounter.

Seeing the young girl fallen on the ground, I mercifully went near her. But then, O mother, these women drove me away by throwing stones.

vilokya bhūmau patitāṃ kiśorīṃ

samīpamasyāḥ kṛpayā'gamaṃ ca|

tāvat striyo māṃ tu śilāprahārā-

dvidrāvayāmāsuramī janani

विलोक्य · vilokya — having seen

भूमौ · bhūmau — on the ground

पतिताम् · patitām — fallen

किशोरीम् · kiśorīm — young girl

समीपम् · samīpam — near

अस्याः · asyāḥ — her

कृपया · kṛpayā — with mercy

अगमम् · agamam — I went

तावत् · tāvat — then

स्त्रियः · striyaḥ — women

शिलाप्रहारात् · śilāprahārāt — by throwing stones

विद्रावयामासुः · vidrāvayāmāsuḥ — drove away

अमी · amī — these

जननि · janani — mother

भूमौ पतितां किशोरीं विलोक्य अहं कृपया अस्याः समीपम् अगमम्। जननि, तावत् अमी स्त्रियः शिलाप्रहारात् मां विद्रावयामासुः।

having seen · on the ground · fallen · young girl · near · her · with mercy · I went · then · women · by throwing stones · drove away · these · mother

This verse explains the Lord's withdrawal, emphasizing that His departure was not due to lack of power, but to avoid further conflict with the companions.

Though I alone am capable of bringing all those maidens here with me at once, nevertheless, O Mother, leaving them, I have come to your presence.

ahaṃ samartho'smi ca kanyakāstāḥ

sarvā mayā sākamihaiva sadyaḥ|

āhartumeko'pi tathāpi mātaḥ

visṛjya te sannidhimāgato'smi

अहम् · aham — I

समर्थः · samarthaḥ — capable

कन्यकाः · kanyakāḥ — maidens

सर्वाः · sarvāḥ — all

मया · mayā — by me

साकम् · sākam — with

इहैव · ihaiva — here

सद्यः · sadyaḥ — at once

आहर्तुम् · āhartum — to bring

एकः · ekaḥ — alone

तथापि · tathāpi — nevertheless

मातः · mātaḥ — mother

विसृज्य · visṛjya — having left

ते · te — your

सन्निधिम् · sannidhim — presence

आगतः · āgataḥ — come

अहं ताः सर्वाः कन्यकाः मया साकं इहैव सद्यः आहर्तुं समर्थः अस्मि। तथापि मातः, ताः विसृज्य ते सन्निधिम् आगतः अस्मि।

I · capable · maidens · all · by me · with · here · at once · to bring · alone · nevertheless · mother · having left · your · presence · come

The Lord asserts His omnipotence, clarifying that His current state of 'helplessness' is a deliberate choice to honor the divine play and the mother's role.

Śrī Sadguru said:

Then, in the morning, the nurse (Vakulamalika), out of compassion, went to the king's palace as a tribal woman. The queen had her brought in with respect and asked about the matter of Padmā.

śrīsadgururuvāca

tataḥ prabhāte kṛpayaiva dhātrī

jagāma rājño bhavanaṃ pulindī|

ānīya tāmādarapūrvakaṃ ca

papraccha padmāviṣayaṃ tu rājñī

ततः · tataḥ — then

प्रभाते · prabhāte — in the morning

कृपया · kṛpayā — with compassion

धात्री · dhātrī — nurse

जगाम · jagāma — went

राज्ञः · rājñaḥ — of the king

भवनम् · bhavanam — palace

पुलिन्दी · pulindī — as a tribal woman

आनीय · ānīya — having brought

ताम् · tām — her

आदरपूर्वकम् · ādarapūrvakam — with respect

पप्रच्छ · papraccha — asked

पद्माविषयम् · padmāviṣayam — about the matter of Padma

राज्ञी · rājñī — the queen

ततः प्रभाते धात्री पुलिन्दी (वेषं धृत्वा) राज्ञः भवनं जगाम। राज्ञी तां आदरपूर्वकं आनीय पद्माविषयं पप्रच्छ।

then · in the morning · with compassion · nurse · went · of the king · palace · as a tribal woman · having brought · her · with respect · asked · about the matter of Padma · the queen

This verse marks the transition of the narrative to the royal palace, where the divine mother begins her mission to heal the princess.

The Queen said:

This girl of mine does not eat food, nor does she sleep; she is distraught. She faints, she cries, she trembles. Tell me the reason for this, good woman, quickly.

rājñyuvāca

iyaṃ tu kanyā na bhunakti cānnaṃ

nidrāpi naivaṃ bhavati pramattā|

vimūrcchati krandati kampate ca

tatkāraṇaṃ me vada sādhu śīghram

इयम् · iyam — this

कन्या · kanyā — girl

न भुनक्ति · na bhunakti — does not eat

अन्नम् · annam — food

निद्रा · nidrā — sleep

नैव · naiva — not at all

भवति · bhavati — is

प्रमत्ता · pramattā — distraught

विमूर्च्छति · vimūrcchati — faints

क्रन्दति · krandati — cries

कम्पते · kampate — trembles

तत् · tat — that

कारणम् · kāraṇam — reason

मे · me — to me

वद · vada — tell

साधु · sādhu — good woman

शीघ्रम् · śīghram — quickly

इयं कन्या अन्नं न भुनक्ति, निद्रापि नैव (अस्ति), (सा) प्रमत्ता (अस्ति)। विमूर्च्छति, क्रन्दति, कम्पते च। साधु, तत् कारणं मे शीघ्रं वद।

this · girl · does not eat · food · sleep · not at all · is · distraught · faints · cries · trembles · that · reason · to me · tell · good woman · quickly

The Queen's distress highlights the severity of Padmavati's condition, setting the stage for the diagnosis of 'divine love' disguised as illness.

Is this a disease, or the work of a ghost? Is it madness from bile, or a fever? How can there be a swift release from this suffering? And what medicine should be given today?

ayaṃ gado vāpyuta bhūtaceṣṭā

pittonmado vā'pyathavā jvaro vā|

vimocanaṃ syāt kathamasya śīghraṃ

kaṣṭasya kiṃ cauṣadhamadya deyam

अयम् · ayam — this

गदः · gadaḥ — disease

वा · vā — or

भूतचेष्टा · bhūtaceṣṭā — work of a ghost

पित्तोन्मदः · pittonmadaḥ — madness from bile

ज्वरः · jvaraḥ — fever

विमोचनम् · vimocanam — release

स्यात् · syāt — could be

कथम् · katham — how

अस्य · asya — of this

कष्टस्य · kaṣṭasya — suffering

औषधम् · auṣadham — medicine

अद्य · adya — today

देयम् · deyam — should be given

अयं गदः वा, उत भूतचेष्टा, पित्तोन्मदः वा, अथवा ज्वरः वा? अस्य कष्टस्य विमोचनं कथं स्यात्? अद्य किं औषधं देयम्?

this · disease · or · work of a ghost · madness from bile · fever · release · could be · how · of this · suffering · medicine · today · should be given

The Queen's list of possible causes (disease, ghost, bile, fever) underscores her ignorance of the spiritual nature of her daughter's condition.

The Pulindī (Vakulamalika) said:

This is not a disease, nor the work of a ghost. It is not a burning fever, nor an agitation of bile. Your daughter, afflicted by the arrows of Kāma (love), is crying. Ask her.

pulindyuvāca

nāyaṃ hi rogo na ca bhūtaceṣṭā

tāpajvaro vā na ca pittakopaḥ|

kanyā taveyaṃ khalu kāmabāṇa-

saṃpīḍitā roditi pṛccha tāṃ ca

नायम् · nāyam — not this

रोगः · rogaḥ — disease

भूतचेष्टा · bhūtaceṣṭā — work of a ghost

तापज्वरः · tāpajvaraḥ — burning fever

पित्तकोपः · pittakopaḥ — agitation of bile

कन्या · kanyā — daughter

तव · tava — your

कामबाण · kāmabāṇa — arrows of Kama

संपीडिता · saṃpīḍitā — afflicted

रोदिति · roditi — is crying

पृच्छ · pṛccha — ask

ताम् · tām — her

अयं हि न रोगः, न च भूतचेष्टा, न तापज्वरः, न च पित्तकोपः। तव इयं कन्या खलु कामबाणसंपीडिता (सती) रोदिति। तां पृच्छ।

not this · disease · work of a ghost · burning fever · agitation of bile · daughter · your · arrows of Kama · afflicted · is crying · ask · her

Vakulamalika correctly identifies the 'sickness' as love, using the metaphor of Kama's arrows to bridge the gap between the physical symptoms and the spiritual reality.

The Queen said:

Padmavati, you are my daughter. Do not be afraid in vain. Tell me what is in your heart. I will surely remedy it at once. This is certainly a sickness of the mind, my child.

rājñyuvāca

padmāvati tvaṃ mama kanyakā'si

mā bhairvṛthā te hṛdayasthitaṃ me|

vada tvamevāśu susādhayāmi

nūnaṃ manovyādhiriyaṃ hi bāle

पद्मावति · padmāvati — Padmavati

त्वम् · tvam — you

मम · mama — my

कन्यका · kanyakā — daughter

मा भैः · mā bhaiḥ — do not be afraid

वृथा · vṛthā — in vain

हृदयस्थितम् · hṛdayasthitam — what is in the heart

मे · me — to me

वद · vada — tell

आशु · āśu — at once

सुसाधयामि · susādhayāmi — I will remedy

मनोव्याधिः · manovyādhiḥ — sickness of the mind

बाले · bāle — child

पद्मावति, त्वं मम कन्यका असि। वृथा मा भैः। ते हृदयस्थितं मे वद। बाले, इयं नूनं मनोव्याधिः (अस्ति), अहं आशु सुसाधयामि।

Padmavati · you · my · daughter · do not be afraid · in vain · what is in the heart · to me · tell · at once · I will remedy · sickness of the mind · child

The Queen's maternal concern leads her to directly address Padmavati, creating a safe space for the truth to be revealed.

Padmavati said:

On that day, O mother, in the springtime, when I had gone to the pleasure garden in the evening, a certain prince, mounted on a horse, by chance came into my sight.

padmāvatyuvāca

tasmin dine kelivanaṃ gatāyāṃ

vasantakāle mayi sāyamamba|

yadṛcchayā dṛṣṭipathaṃ jagāma

kaścitkumārasturagādhirūḍhaḥ

तस्मिन् · tasmin — on that

दिने · dine — day

केलिवनम् · kelivanam — pleasure garden

गतायाम् · gatāyām — having gone

वसन्तकाले · vasantakāle — in springtime

मयि · mayi — I

सायम् · sāyam — in the evening

यदृच्छया · yadṛcchayā — by chance

दृष्टिपथम् · dṛṣṭipatham — sight

जगाम · jagāma — came

कश्चित् · kaścit — a certain

कुमारः · kumāraḥ — prince

तुरगाधिरूढः · turagādhirūḍhaḥ — mounted on a horse

अम्ब, तस्मिन् दिने वसन्तकाले सायम् केलिवनं गतायां मयि, यदृच्छया कश्चित् तुरगाधिरूढः कुमारः दृष्टिपथं जगाम।

on that · day · pleasure garden · having gone · in springtime · I · in the evening · by chance · sight · came · a certain · prince · mounted on a horse

Padmavati's confession provides the narrative details of the divine encounter, confirming the Lord's earlier account and establishing the 'love at first sight' motif.

He was dark, youthful, with a form that could charm even Manmatha (the god of love), wearing yellow garments, with eyes as large as lotus petals. At the very sight of him, I fainted and was brought here by force by my friends.

śyāmo yuvā manmathamohanāṅgaḥ

pītāmbaraḥ padmadalāyatākṣaḥ|

taddarśanenaiva vimūrcchitā'haṃ

nītā balādatra sakhījanaiśca

श्यामो · śyāmo — dark

युवा · yuvā — youthful

मन्मथमोहनाङ्गः · manmathamohanāṅgaḥ — whose form charms Manmatha

पीताम्बरः · pītāmbaraḥ — wearing yellow garments

पद्मदलायताक्षः · padmadalāyatākṣaḥ — with lotus-petal eyes

तद्दर्शनेन · taddarśanena — by his sight

विमूर्च्छिता · vimūrcchitā — fainted

नीता · nītā — brought

बलात् · balāt — by force

सखीजनैः · sakhījanaiḥ — by friends

सः श्यामो युवा मन्मथमोहनाङ्गः पीताम्बरः पद्मदलायताक्षः (आसीत्)। तद्दर्शनेन एव अहं विमूर्च्छिता, सखीजनैः बलात् अत्र नीता।

dark · youthful · whose form charms Manmatha · wearing yellow garments · with lotus-petal eyes · by his sight · fainted · brought · by force · by friends

Padmavati's description of the Lord's beauty reflects the traditional 'dhyana' (meditation) on the Lord's form, reinforcing the devotional nature of her attraction.

From that time, O mother, this mind of mine does not come under my control, alas! In dream and in waking, that very prince appears before my eyes.

tadāprabhṛtyamba mano mamedaṃ

svādhīnatāṃ naiva hi yāti hanta|

svapne tathā jāgrati rājaputraḥ

sa eva me dṛṣṭigato vibhāti

तदाप्रभृति · tadāprabhṛti — from that time

अम्ब · amba — mother

मनः · manaḥ — mind

ममेदम् · mamedam — this of mine

स्वाधीनताम् · svādhīnatām — control

नैव · naiva — not at all

याति · yāti — goes

हन्त · hanta — alas

स्वप्ने · svapne — in dream

जाग्रति · jāgrati — in waking

राजपुत्रः · rājaputraḥ — prince

स एव · sa eva — he himself

दृष्टिगतः · dṛṣṭigataḥ — in sight

विभाति · vibhāti — appears

अम्ब, तदाप्रभृति इदं मम मनः स्वाधीनतां नैव याति, हन्त! स्वप्ने तथा जाग्रति सः एव राजपुत्रः मे दृष्टिगतः विभाति।

from that time · mother · mind · this of mine · control · not at all · goes · alas · in dream · in waking · prince · he himself · in sight · appears

This verse captures the 'uncontrollable' nature of divine love, where the Lord occupies the devotee's mind in both dream and waking states.

The Queen said:

Oh! You are of a noble family, you are my daughter, and you have become infatuated by seeing some random person! This is not at all proper for our lineage, child. Calm your mind, slowly, slowly.

rājñyuvāca

aho kulīnā'si mamāsi putrī

kañcidvilokyāsi vimohitā tvam|

nedaṃ kulasyāpyucitaṃ ca bāle

manaḥ samādhehi śanaiḥ śanaistvam

अहो · aho — oh

कुलीना · kulīnā — of noble birth

असि · asi — you are

मम · mama — my

पुत्री · putrī — daughter

कञ्चित् · kañcit — someone

विलोक्य · vilokya — having seen

विमोहिता · vimohitā — infatuated

कुलस्य · kulasya — of the family

उचितम् · ucitam — proper

बाले · bāle — O child

समाधेहि · samādhehi — calm/compose

अहो बाले! त्वं कुलीना असि, मम पुत्री असि। कञ्चित् विलोक्य त्वं विमोहिता असि। इदं कुलस्य उचितं न भवति, मनः शनैः शनैः समाधेहि।

oh · of noble birth · you are · my · daughter · someone · having seen · infatuated · of the family · proper · O child · calm/compose

The Queen expresses shock and social concern upon hearing her daughter's confession, highlighting the tension between royal decorum and the overwhelming nature of divine love. She attempts to restore order by advising Padmavati to regain her composure.

A girl who knows not desire, a helpless one, a child, chaste, modest, and naturally timid—that someone, coming by chance, has thus enchanted her, alas, alas!

ajñātakāmām abalāṃ ca bālāṃ

sādhvīṃ vinītāṃ svayameva bhīrum|

yaḥ kaścanāgatya yadṛcchayaivaṃ

vimohayāmāsa ca hanta hanta

अज्ञातकामाम् · ajñātakāmām — unacquainted with desire

अबलाम् · abalām — helpless

बालाम् · bālām — young girl

साध्वीम् · sādhvīm — chaste

विनीताम् · vinītām — modest

भीरुम् · bhīrum — timid

यः कश्चन · yaḥ kaścana — some random person

आगत्य · āgatya — having come

यदृच्छया · yadṛcchayā — by chance

विमोहयामास · vimohayāmāsa — enchanted

हन्त · hanta — alas

अज्ञातकामाम् अबलां बालां साध्वीं विनीतां भीरुं च तां, यः कश्चन यदृच्छया आगत्य विमोहयामास, हन्त हन्त।

unacquainted with desire · helpless · young girl · chaste · modest · timid · some random person · having come · by chance · enchanted · alas

The Queen laments the vulnerability of her daughter, emphasizing that Padmavati is innocent and unacquainted with worldly desire, making the sudden impact of the Lord's beauty even more distressing to her maternal heart.

Her character has become an object of ridicule, and thus I am filled with sorrow. How will I go and tell my husband the story of this daughter of our lineage?

asyāścaritraṃ parihāsapātra-

mabhūnmamaivaṃ ca babhūva duḥkham|

kathaṃ vadiṣyāmi patiṃ ca gatvā

vṛttāntamasyāḥ kulakanyakāyāḥ

अस्याः · asyāḥ — her

चरित्रम् · caritram — character

परिहासपात्रम् · parihāsapātram — object of ridicule

अभूत् · abhūt — has become

मम · mama — my

दुःखम् · duḥkham — sorrow

बभूव · babhūva — has arisen

पतिम् · patim — husband/king

गत्वा · gatvā — having gone

वृत्तान्तम् · vṛttāntam — the story

कुलकन्यकायाः · kulakanyakāyāḥ — of the daughter of the lineage

अस्याः चरित्रं परिहासपात्रम् अभूत्, मम दुःखं बभूव। अहं गत्वा पतिं अस्याः कुलकन्यकायाः वृत्तान्तं कथं वदिष्यामि?

her · character · object of ridicule · has become · my · sorrow · has arisen · husband/king · having gone · the story · of the daughter of the lineage

The Queen worries about the public perception of her daughter's behavior, fearing that this incident will bring shame upon their noble lineage and complicate her relationship with the King.

The Pulindī said:

O Queen, do not grieve so! It was not some rogue prince who was seen by this virtuous daughter of yours, who is always under your control.

pulindyuvāca

rājñi tvamevaṃ bata mā viṣīda

yaḥ ko'pi dhūrto na hi rājaputraḥ|

dṛṣṭo'nayā kanyayā tavaiva

suśīlayā tvadvaśayā sadaiva

पुलिन्द्युवाच · pulindyuvāca — the Pulindi said

राज्ञि · rājñi — O Queen

मा विषीद · mā viṣīda — do not grieve

धूर्तः · dhūrtaḥ — rogue

राजपुत्रः · rājaputraḥ — prince

दृष्टः · dṛṣṭaḥ — seen

कन्यया · kanyayā — by the daughter

सुशीलया · suśīlayā — virtuous

त्वद्वशया · tvadvaśayā — under your control

राज्ञि! त्वं मा विषीद। अनया सुशीलया त्वद्वशया कन्यया यः दृष्टः, सः कोऽपि धूर्तः राजपुत्रः न हि।

the Pulindi said · O Queen · do not grieve · rogue · prince · seen · by the daughter · virtuous · under your control

The Pulindi (Vakulamalika) intervenes to soothe the Queen, revealing the divine identity of the stranger to transform the Queen's anxiety into a realization of divine grace.

On Vṛṣācala is our family deity. It is that very deity who came into her sight. Therefore, filled with a flood of the sentiment of devotion, she cries and trembles for a long time.

vṛṣācale naḥ kuladaivamasti

tadeva tad dṛṣṭipathaṃ gataṃ nu|

tasmāddhi sā bhaktirasapravāha-

pūrṇā ciraṃ roditi kampate ca

वृषाचले · vṛṣācale — on Vrishachala

कुलदैवम् · kuladaivam — family deity

अस्ति · asti — is

तदेव · tadeva — that very one

दृष्टिपथम् · dṛṣṭipatham — path of sight

गतम् · gatam — entered

भक्तिरसप्रवाह · bhaktirasapravāha — flood of devotion

पूर्णा · pūrṇā — filled

रोदिति · roditi — cries

कम्पते · kampate — trembles

वृषाचले नः कुलदैवम् अस्ति, तदेव तस्याः दृष्टिपथं गतम्। तस्मात् सा भक्तिरसप्रवाहपूर्णा सती चिरं रोदिति कम्पते च।

on Vrishachala · family deity · is · that very one · path of sight · entered · flood of devotion · filled · cries · trembles

The Pulindi explains that Padmavati's condition is not a physical ailment but a spiritual manifestation of devotion, identifying the object of her love as the family deity, Lord Venkatesha.

I shall go to that very Lord Venkatesha, the ocean of mercy, and I will pray to Him today to protect this girl, O Queen. Do not grieve.

ahaṃ ca gatvā nanu veṅkaṭeśaṃ

tameva devaṃ karuṇāsamudram|

kanyāmimāṃ rakṣitumadya rājñi

saṃprārthayiṣyāmi ca mā viṣīda

अहम् · aham — I

गत्वा · gatvā — having gone

वेङ्कटेशम् · veṅkaṭeśam — Lord Venkatesha

देवम् · devam — the Lord

करुणासमुद्रम् · karuṇāsamudram — ocean of mercy

कन्याम् · kanyām — the girl

रक्षितुम् · rakṣitum — to protect

अद्य · adya — today

संप्रार्थयिष्यामि · saṃprārthayiṣyāmi — I will pray

अहं गत्वा तं वेङ्कटेशं करुणासमुद्रं देवं संप्रार्थयिष्यामि, येन इमां कन्यां रक्षितुं शक्येत। राज्ञि! मा विषीद।

I · having gone · Lord Venkatesha · the Lord · ocean of mercy · the girl · to protect · today · I will pray

The Pulindi takes responsibility for the situation, promising to act as an intermediary between the Lord and the royal family, thereby reassuring the Queen that the matter will be resolved through divine intervention.

Śrī Sadguru said:

Thus consoling Padmavati and her mother, the queen, the Pulindī then returned to the Lord of Śeṣācala and joyfully reported all this to Him.

**Thus ends the forty-first chapter, named "The Separation of Padmavati," in the First Part of the Divya Desa Vaibhavam, composed by Śrī Kṛṣṇapremi Mahāprabhu.**

śrīsadgururuvāca

saṃsāntvayitvā ca tadā pulindī

padmāvatīṃ tajjananīṃ ca rājñīm|

punaśca śeṣācalanāthametya

nyavedayat sarvamidaṃ saharṣam

संसान्त्वयित्वा · saṃsāntvayitvā — having consoled

पुलिन्दी · pulindī — the Pulindi

पद्मावतीम् · padmāvatīm — Padmavati

तज्जननीम् · tajjananīm — her mother

शेषाचलनाथम् · śeṣācalanātham — Lord of Sheshachala

एत्य · etya — having approached

न्यवेदयत् · nyavedayat — reported

सर्वम् · sarvam — everything

सहर्षम् · saharṣam — joyfully

तदा पुलिन्दी पद्मावतीं तज्जननीं च राज्ञीं संसान्त्वयित्वा, पुनः शेषाचलनाथम् एत्य सर्वं सहर्षं न्यवेदयत्।

having consoled · the Pulindi · Padmavati · her mother · Lord of Sheshachala · having approached · reported · everything · joyfully

This verse concludes the episode of the Pulindi's mission, showing the successful completion of her task and her return to the Lord, setting the stage for the divine union.