Bringing the Guru’s son with him, Krishna bowed his head at the feet of the Guru and bidding him farewell, he came back to his city.891.
DOHRA
He came to meet his family, there was increase in the happiness of all
All felt comforted and th uncertainty was destroyed.892.
End of the description entitled “After learning archery, the Guru’s dead son was brought back from the world of Yama and given back to his father as a religious gift.”
Now begins the description of sending Udhava to Braja
SWAYYA
At the time of going to sleep, Krishna thought that he should do something for the residents of Braja
Udhava be called early in the morning and sent to Braja,
So that he may convey words of comfort to his god-mother and the gopis and gopas
And then there is no other way to solve the conflict of love and knowledge.893.
When the day dawned, Krishna called Udhava and sent him to Braja
He reached the house of Nand, where the grief of all was dispelled
Nand asked Udhava whether Krishna had ever remembered him
Saying only this, he, on remembering Krishna, became unconscious and fell down on the earth.894.
When Nand fell down on the earth, Udhava said that the hero of Yadavas had come
Hearing these words, forsaking his sorrow,
(When) getting up and being careful (Nanda did not see Krishna,) said thus, I know that Udhava has cheated.
Nand stood up and said, “O Udava! I know that you and Krishna have deceived us because after abandoning Braja and going to the city, Krishna had never returned.895.
“Krishna, forsaking Braja, has given extreme grief to all the people
O Udhava! without him, Braja has become poor
The husband of our house has given us a child, without committing any sin, and has taken it away from us.
“The Lord-God gave a son in our house, but we do not know, for which sin of our he has snatched him from us?” Saying this Nand bowed his head and began to weep.896.
Saying this (Nanda) fell on the ground (and on regaining consciousness) then got up and addressed Udhava thus.
Saying this, he fell down on the earth and getting up again, he said to Udhava, “O Udhava! tell me the reason why Krishna has left Braja and has gone to Matura?
“I fall at your feet, you should give me all details
For what sin of mine, Krishna does not communicate with me?”897.
Hearing him speak thus, thus he (Nanda) replied. He was the son of Basudeva,
Hearing these words, Udhava replied, “He was actually the son of Vasudev, the Lord-God has not snatched him from you,”
Hearing this, Nand heaved a cold sigh and lost patience
And seeing towards Udhava, he began to weep.898.
Udhava said persistently, “O Lord of Braja! do not be sorrowful
Whatever Krishna has asked me to convey to you, all of you may listen to me
“He, hering whose words, the mind is pleased and seeing whose face all receive life-force,
That Krishna has asked you to abandon all anxiety, you would lose nothing.”899.
Hearing the talk of Udhava in this way, Nand further questioned Udhava and hearing the story of Krishna
All his grief was dispelled and happiness was increased in his mind
He forsook all other talk and absorbed himself in knowing about Krishna
The way in which the yogis meditate, just like that he only concentrated on Krishna.900.
After saying this, Udhava went to the village in order to apprise himself about the state of gopis
All the Braja appeared to him as the abode of sorrow, there the trees and plants had withered with grief
The women were sitting silently in their houses
They appeared to be entrapped in a great uncertainty, they became pleased when they heard about Krishna, but when they came to know this that he had not come, they felt anguish.901.
Speech of Udhava:
SWAYYA
Udhava said to the gopis, “Liston to me all about Krishna
The path on which he has asked you to tread, walk on it and whatever work he has asked you to do, you may do that
“Tear our garments and become yogins and whatever is being said to you, you may do that