Garga Samhita (English)

by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words

The Garga-samhita Verses 2.21.1-4, English translation, including word-by-word: This text represents a Vaishnava scripture which narrates the life Krishna, It was composed in seventeen cantos by Garga Muni: an ancient sage and priest of the Yadu dynasty having. This is verse 2 of Chapter 21 (The Rasa-dance Pastime) of Canto 2 (vrindavana-khanda).

Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:

इत्थं कुन्दवने रम्ये
मालतीनां वने शुभे
अम्राणां नागरङ्गाणां
निम्बूनां स-घने वने
दाडिमीनां च द्रक्षाणां
बदामानां वने नृप
कदम्बानां श्रीफलानां
कुटजानां तथैव च
वटानां पनसानां च
पिप्पलानां वने शुभे
तुलसी-कोविदाराणां
केतकी-कदली-वने
करिल्ल-कुञ्ज-बकुल-
मन्दाराणां वने हरिः
चरन् कामवनं प्रागाद्
राजन् व्रज-वधू-वृतः

itthaṃ kundavane ramye
mālatīnāṃ vane śubhe
amrāṇāṃ nāgaraṅgāṇāṃ
nimbūnāṃ sa-ghane vane
dāḍimīnāṃ ca drakṣāṇāṃ
badāmānāṃ vane nṛpa
kadambānāṃ śrīphalānāṃ
kuṭajānāṃ tathaiva ca
vaṭānāṃ panasānāṃ ca
pippalānāṃ vane śubhe
tulasī-kovidārāṇāṃ
ketakī-kadalī-vane
karilla-kuñja-bakula-
mandārāṇāṃ vane hariḥ
caran kāmavanaṃ prāgād
rājan vraja-vadhū-vṛtaḥ

ittham—thus; kundavane—in Kundavana; ramye—beautiful; mālatīnām—of malati flowers; vane—in the forest; śubhe—beautiful; amrāṇām—of mango trees; nāgaraṅgāṇām—of orange trees; bindūnām—of lime trees; sa-ghane—thick; vane—in the forest; dāḍimīnām—of pomegranatesd; ca—and; drakṣāṇām—of grapes; badāmānām—of badamas; vane—in the forest; nṛpa—O king; kadambānām—of kadambas; śrīphalānām—of sriphalas; kuṭajānām—of kutajas; tathā—so; eva—indeed; ca—and; vaṭānām—of banyan trees; panasānām—of panasa trees; ca—and; pippalānām—of pippala trees; vane—in the forest; śubhe—beautiful; tulasīof tulasī; kovidārāṇām—of kovidaras; ketakīof ketakis; kadalīof kadalis; vane—in the forest; karilla—karilla; ku 24ja—forest; bakulabakula; mandārāṇām—and mandaras; vane—in the forest; hariḥ—Kṛṣṇa; caran—walking; kāmavanam—to Kamavana; prāgāt—went; rājan—O king; vrajaof Vraja; vadhūwith the girls; vṛtaḥ—accompanied.

English translation of verses 2.21.1-4:

O king, walking in the gopīs' company in beautiful Kundavana forest, past many beautiful groves of mālatī, mango, orange, lime, pomegranate, grape, badāmāna, kadamba, śrīphala, kuṭaja, banyan, panasa, pippala, tulasī, kovidāra, ketakī, kadalī, karilla, bakula, and mandāra, Lord Kṛṣṇa came to Kāmavana forest.

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