DOHRA
Krishna bestowed a boon on wife of the washerman and nodding his head, he sat down
Then the (king) Parikshat enquired from Shuka, “O sage! Tell me why it happened that Krishna sat down, nodding his head?”823.
Speech of Shuka addressed to the king:
SWAYYA
The four-armed Krishna blessed her with the boon of living in happiness
With the words of the Lord, the fruit of all the three worlds are obtained,
But according to tradition, the great man after bestowing something, feels shy on thinking that he had bestowed nothing
Krishna also knowing this that he had bestowed less, repented by nodding his head.824. End of the description of ‘the killing of the washerman and granting of boon to his wife’ in Bachittar Natak.
Now begins the description of the salvation of the gardener
DOHRA
By killing the washerman and stopping the work (of liberating) his wife
After killing the washerman and bestowing boon on his wife, Krishna caused the chariot to be driven and reach in front of the palace of the king.825.
SWAYYA
The first to meet Krishna was the gardener, who garlanded him
He fell at the feet of Krishna many times and taking him alongwith himself, he served meal to Krishna
Krishna was pleased with him and told him to ask for a boon
The gardener thought in his mind about asking for the boon of the company of a saint, Krishna read this from his mind and granted him the same boon.826.
DOHRA
When Sri Krishna was pleased and gave a boon to the gardener
Getting pleased in his mind, Krishna granted the boon to the gardener and then went towards the city for the purpose of doing good to Kubja.827.
End of the description of the salvation of Kubja
End of the description of the salvation of Kubja
SWAYYA