SWAYYA
“The lion is Thy vehicle O eight-armed goddess! The disc, the trident and the mace are in you hands
There are dagger, arrows shield, bow also and the quiver in the waist
“All the gopis are worshipping the goddess, with desire for Krishna in their minds
They are offering fragrance, incense and Panchamrit and lighting the earthen lamps, they are putting the garlands of flowers around her neck.286
KABIT
“O mother! we are causing Thee to listen, we are repeating Thy Name, and we are not remembering anyone else
We are singing Thy praises and we are offering flowers to honour Thee
The type of boon bestowed by Thee earlier on us, likewise bestow another boon regarding Krishna
If Krishna cannot be given to us, then give us ashes (for smearing our body), a Kanthi (necklace) to be put around our neck and rings for our ear so that we m
Speech of the goddess:
SWAYYA
Then Durga said smilingly, “I have bestowed the boon of Krishna on all of you
All of you may remain pleased, because I have spoken the truth and not told a lie
“Krishna will be a comfort for you and seeing you n comfort, my eyes shall be filled with comfort
You may all go to your homes and Krishna will wed all of you.”288.
Speech of the poet: DOHRA
All the young women of Braja, getting pleased and bowing their heads and touching the feet of the goddess, went to their own homes.289.
SWAYYA
All the gopis, catching the hands of one another, went to their homes, with happiness in their minds
They were all saying this, that Durga, having been pleased, has bestowed on all of us Krishna as our bridegroom
And filled with this delilght, all those beautiful ladies reached their homes,
They gave abundance of charity to Brahmins, because they had obtained their Krishna, as desired by their heart.290.