Canto 15 - Water Games

1. Then, after making the Brahmin return immediately, paying him the due respect, the Lord of the world was desirous of meeting Dharmaputra soon, who was wise and his friend at the same time.

2 At that moment, all of a sudden, the son of Pandu sent one of his messengers to the Lord Krishna who possesses club. Indeed what cannot be accomplished if decided by the Lord?

3. When Krishna asked him about the wellbeing of his friend, that well behaved, noble one also bowed his head and reported to the Lord what was told by the Kuru king.

4. "O Lord, firstly, an affectionate reverence is offered again humbly at your feet by this son of dharma, who is not different from your own younger brother.

5. "O omnipresent one, even if the proclamation of kuru king about the Rajasuya was earlier briefed to you respectfully, alas, why is it not pleasing your majesty now?

6 "O younger brother of Indra, to achieve the highest place of glory is surely difficult for the kings but there is no doubt that this can be achieved only by your majesty’s favour.^[1]

7. "Hence, O lord, your devoted friend Yudhishthira indeed requests for your auspicious arrival at Hastinapura in a short while.

8. "O Lord, whatever if once ascertained in heart by you then indeed that all surely becomes fruitful. Bestow your favour on this son of Tapas also."

9. Thus, this messenger of Kuru king told Krishna that was expected by the Lord of universe as much as was appropriate and saying this to Krishna, the messenger who was a knower of time ended his own speech for a while.

10. Hearing this gathered from the mouth of the messenger of his best friend, Krishna immediately said ‘yes’ and sent him quickly with proper felicitation.

11. After the messenger was gone, Krishna also entrusting his ministers with the work responsibilities left blissfully for the Pandavapura.

12-13 In the morning, that king of Yadus who was resisted largely by the people rode the chariot, named hayarathagajaigaja, colourful due to the new jewels having the core part as red as the rays of the rising sun, having garlands of swinging fragrant flowers, having seven white horses, moving with erected flag, with Uddhava etc. good ministers.

14-16. Krishna saw in front of him his own town which was surrounded with more than hundred white flags which were swinging due to the wind, which was as glorious as the jewel of the sky, the sun as if broken into pieces with a gold jar, which was with its glory surpassing even Amaravati, which was adorned with trees having clusters of fruits and the earth green with grass, which was surrounded by junctions with breaking high tides, as if washed from all sides with the ocean water, which was possessing the markets filled with abundance of grains, which was made up of hundreds of houses, dwelled by elite people.

17. Then going on the chariot, on the way at once Krishna passed the time blissfully watching mountains, trees, forests and ponds which were pleasing to heart.

18. That omnipresent one came across mountain named Raivataka having the glory of giant elephant intoxicated with rut. Indeed, long time praises coming from the heart attract the heart.

19. While going to Hastinapur Lord Krishna sees the beautiful scenes of nature which eradicates the complete burden of Shri Krishna.

20. While proceeding rapidly with the speedy chariot which was led on a particular road, in front, was seen by Krishna, divinely beautiful, surpassing rati, beloved river.

21. Just like a lady who with wineglasses in the form of eyes makes drink the 'rasa' of love, Yamuna caters even better 'rasa'.

22. Like the lover attracting the heart of beloved, beloved river forcefully attracted the heart of Krishna with the multitude of breezes of mildly fragrant wind, as if giving an embrace.

23. At the same moment, river as if offered lotuses full of fragrance to the beloved Krishna with hundreds of small hands of multitudes of tides

24. Even if he was the Lord, was conquered by the daughter of the sun with heart. This mountain also with the desire to see did not move even a single footstep.

25. As if the sun saw his own young daughter, intoxicated by cupid and desiring to meet her lover soon, hence he descended quickly.

26. When father, the sun was gone, lady Yamuna who was filled with emotion of love, leaving aside the burden of shyness of the heart surrendered to Krishna with the hands in the foam of waves.

27. The river at once with the waves with the tossing water drops desiring to embrace as if going to meet the beloved, slowly touched body of Krishna many times.

28. Thus, he was almost bathed with the emotion of love by the river as if to enjoy his body continually. Did not Lord desire this too?

29. When Krishna saw, in the eastern sky one of the moon rays as if desiring, kissed the glorious skyline again and again.

30. Then the moon was raised who was the leader of the multitudes of the white water lilies, who was oozing the cooler and delicate splendour, who was expert in robbery of heart of the ladies with crooked eyebrows.

31. After that Krishna, who was the leader of a group of young ladies; came near the river desiring to enjoy, just like a bee, who is thirsty to taste the Rasa of love or honey.

32. The group of beautiful ladies which like multitude of innumerable moons, which is possible rarely, also followed the greatest one, Krishna, like the herd of female elephants following the chief of the herd.

33. He like an intoxicated elephant, belonging to Indra, slowly came to the water of the river Yamuna who was daughter of the mountain Kalinda, the water which was kissed by the swinging kadamba trees, conch shells and the lilies with the bees.

34. Then seeing the son of Nanda, in the water, the river who was the daughter of Kalinda, offered the gift of love by joining the hands in the form of multitudes of waves.

35. For a moment the river, overwhelmed with emotion of love embraced Krishna her abode of love deeply with her own curved hands in the form of cluster of creepers without any hesitations.

36. The river which was turbulent with tides, which had the rows of multitudes of water lilies which were bent by the weight of flying bees, which was full of wind giving deep fragrance, always looked beautiful.

37. The son of Nanda, Krishna and daughter of Kalinda, the river formed a beautiful pair like the night and the darkness united with each other. At night, united with each other both of them were carrying with some most charming beauty.

38. Following Krishna, the waters which had become fragrant due to the fragrance produced from the lotuses from the bodies of charming ladies entered the river from all directions.

39. Then the moon also bearing multitudes of digits, as it descended from the sky in the water looked charming with its curved reflection like speech of Krishna.

40. The proximity of the cool rays of the moon who is the enemy of the cloud, produced in Hari the coolness, who had lotus like face, which was beyond the words.

41. Those beautiful ladies who with their faces, more beautiful than the moon of the 'Sharada', had taken away the sleep of the group of water lilies behold the glory of the moonlike face of Krishna with their eyes which were just like the flowers of Champaka.

42. The river, the most favourite beautiful lady of the lord, appeared beautiful as a love struck woman who is showing all the 'vibhavas' for the pleasure of her beloved.

43. After this here, in the river, Krishna taking away the pride of gooses started to enjoy, sinlessly with love with those, 'ratis' without incarnated bodies.

44. The beautiful ladies possessing emotion of cupid which was enhanced by lovemaking, also went closer to their beloved, undertook, various tricks, for they were desiring to encourage lovemaking.

46. One of the ladies formed a crown on the head of Krishna with water lilies. While some other applied 'tilaka' with red water lilies on his forehead.

47. One of the ladies created excellent variegated hairstyle of Krishna with the hair locks like the bees that kissed the edges of forehead.

48 One of the ladies, intoxicated by the emotion of love, who has applied fragrant sandalwood paste on the forehead, with the desire of unsteady senses, doubled, the intoxication, due to cupid.

49. One of the ladies, unable to bear the arrows of glances which were crucked due to crucked eyebrows quickly kissed his eyes by skillfully pretending to arrange pearl in his beard.

50. One of the ladies, who had won an embrace, without any hesitations kissed the pair of eyes of Krishna that were having the glory of herds of bees adorning water lilies, which were overwhelmed by love, which were adorned with of the pearl. One of the ladies placed blooming bud of Yuthika, on the nose of the beloved that soon took away beautifully the charming glory of the pearl itself.

52. And some lady, with love offered bracelets with the pairs of lotus stems in the pair of hands like sprouts of the one who was dear to heart.

53. One of the ladies offered Krishna with love a betel leaf mixed with Khadira, betel nut etc. properly and which was made fragrant with pollen grains of flowers.

54. One of the ladies applied with her palms quickly the powder of camphor mixed with pollen grains of lotus on the beautiful cheeks of the crest jewel of Yadu family, Krishna.

55. One of the ladies coloured the pair of lotus like hands which has lustrous fingers in red with designs made with budding saffron which were like the lines of the tides of the ocean of cupid.

56. One of the ladies with emotion of love applied 'harichandana' which was pleasing the heart of Krishna on the chest of Krishna that was possessing the garland named Vaijayanti which had become red due to the glory of jewel named 'kaustubha'.

57. of the one possessing bow, Krishna some charming lady placed garland of a line of lotus buds which is oozing fragrant honey which was tied up with her own hands in the neck of the one possessing bow, Krishna.

58. One of the ladies who was expert in painting drew the wing of bird with a brush with the juice of musk on the palm of hand of Krishna which was like sprout.

59. Another lady with emotion of love drawing the couple of fish indulged in sexual intercourse on the palm slowly Krishna crookedly.

60. Not being able to bear the prominence of the arising tides of the ocean of cupid, one of the ladies rested upon thin, firm west of beloved.

61. Some love struck woman presented with pair of beautiful breasts filled with the emotion of love as if a pair of coconut to the beloved who was sacrifice of cupid.

62. One of the women who churned the bow of cupid with the movements of eyebrows with amorous gestures and smile and whose lotuses in the form of breasts are fully blossomed offered handful of flowers to the beloved.

63. One of the ladies who was like the lotus with the clusters of bees and was as tender as lotus wore new garland on the breasts since Krishna liked it in lovemaking.

64. One of the women having flower like nipples on the well bloomed breasts whose beautiful 'anchal' was blown away forcefully placed the hands of Krishna which were like sprouts and as tender as lotus slowly on her chest.

65. One of the ladies, placing the lotus like hand of Krishna near girdle, observed him like a woman afflicted by cupid with astonished eyes crookedly.

66. And some lady with modest lovemaking placing the chin on the shoulder of Krishna kissed his round cheeks.

67. Some beautiful lady with love kissed arm of Krishna which is touched by the peak of breasts which were like pot and which were tied with a bit moving 'anchal'.

68. One of the women who was resting on the tree in the form of beautiful and nourished arms, thrilled Krishna by scratching continually on the body with the edge of budlike nipple of breast that was like a fully bloomed lotus.

69. One of the ladies like an intoxicated woman clinging closely to the broad back gave an embrace deep with the weight of beautiful breasts, encircled hands of Krishna.

70. One whose necklace was burst open was swinging like a creeper on the shoulder of Krishna by clinging to every part of body and by tying creeper in the form of her hands.

71. And some giving a forceful deep hug to the nearby delicate woman glancing went slightly near Krishna.

72. And one of the women as if overwhelmed by the burden of cupid, enjoyed by removing her garland and by crushing the petal of lotus like hand of Krishna on the breast as firm as a stone and having beautiful nipple.

73. And one lady placing her creeper like hands on the shoulder of Krishna with love coloured his cheek like sprouts with red colour by giving hundreds of kisses.

74. Another one whose fortitude was carried away due to the churning of cupid, erotically holding tightly the firm arm of Krishna slowly touched him with her hands as tender as sprouts.

75. One lady, placing cloth that was blown away on the heart as if being favourable, cursing the multitude of tides like the one intoxicated with amour did not tie the knot.

76. One woman knowing the liking of Krishna and having the same skill forcefully and quickly tied strip of cloth on the firm and lustrous breast.

77. One of the women placed the straight cloth that was wet and was blowing away quickly, on the side of the hips waiting for a long time deliberately and breathing heavily near Krishna.

78. Some woman could not close the eyes of the beloved that had become more desiring on seeing the vivid glory of breasts which were resembling balls in the wet cloth.

79. One lady deeply inflected by cupid erotically embracing, forgetting all the skills, forcefully drank sweet lip of the enemy of the demon named madhu, Krishna like a thirsty woman.

80. The lord also enjoyed with love those women extremely intoxicated by cupid extremely intoxicated by cupid many times, charmingly by kissing and by giving forceful embraces.

81. For the enjoyment of those having eyes like the eyes of deer, smart Krishna strikes the beautiful breasts with erected nipples with mouthful of water and in a moment washed away the saffron on the breasts.

82. When the charming ladies, unable to bear the strokes of water, turned away their faces, Krishna strikes again their broad and supple hip region, with abundance of mouthful of water.

83. Then, owing to horripilation arising from that, instantly when those beloveds turned again towards him, he made them afflicted by cupid instantly by striking them with mouthful of water.

84. After this, by going near those beloveds who were bewildered by water, he calmed down them by giving deep hugs and kissing them smilingly.

85. Thus, they also, who were having horripilations due to the thrill of emotions arising because of deep hug of lover, encouraged the greatest of charmers for lovemaking instantly.

86. Krishna, who was as if offspring of cupid also removing the cloth of the strip of breasts, loosened girdle for union with them who were having beautiful eyebrows and who were as if the charming sights of the palace of cupid.

87. The ladies who had the swinging necklaces that were churned due to the crushing during an embrace were as if hiding their beautiful breasts which were fragrant with sandalwood and coloured with pollen grains with their hair.

88. Suddenly, Krishna pulled the hair along with the garland. The breasts with erected nipples appeared as a pair of lotuses kissed by a bee in the form of mouth.

89. In water, instantly Krishna crookedly took away the clothes of the ladies who were having the eyes resembling female deer, and whose minds were absorbed by extreme shyness, and accomplished the erotic pleasure.

90. Thus, the great charmer, Krishna, overwhelmed by excessive amour, accomplished sexual union in a perfect manner as suitable in water with the women loosened by the burden of lovemaking.

91. Those women intoxicated by the overwhelming emotions of excessive lovemaking, acquiring the divine union with the greatest, yadu, Krishna, which is rarely acquired even by yogis, were infatuated.

92. The women exhausted by the war of intense lovemaking and whose bodies were loosened with the intoxication of lovemaking with love-plump arms.

93. Those also stretching their bodies, as charming as creeper of water lilies and that were intoxicated and were glowing with fatigue of crushing during lovemaking on the broad chest, slept.

94. The lady sleeping on that chest of the beloved for a long time with love acquired ultimate good luck exceeding limits of even all the three worlds.

95. Following inappropriate manner, here, the divine union in water, very much enjoyed by Krishna, exceeding the nine 'rasas', became object of criticism.

96. Then enjoying fully those beloved women many times in water with love Krishna blissfully rode upon the boat which had an excellent speed and which was encircled with garlands of flowers.

97. Krishna along with those his young ladies rode upon the boat which was ideal for sleeping due to the fragrant newly bloomed flowers scattered on all sides when they were offered hand with love.

98. Krishna who had eyes like buds saw different beauty of those having eyes resembling eyes of female deer and whose shyness is increases due to the clothes that were revealing being wet with water which clinged to their thighs.

99. Following this, the beloved and his lovers enjoyed the ocean of cupid in the boat in the river continually till the sun arose in the sky.

100. When Krishna, the only support of three worlds, was absorbed in lovemaking, came themselves there and showered with flowers.

101. Thus, in the boat, in lovemaking excited by gods, the Krishna who was like cupid having intoxication as weapon and who surpassed the sun blissfully enjoyed fully the beautiful ladies who were his beloveds.

102. In the sky when the sun shines, oh Lord, please rest from lovemaking because now when the world will awake, the creatures, are waken up by you who are support of the world.

103. Your union, which oh Lord is beyond senses and which is difficult to understand for Yogis, should not be easily acquired, for those having sluggishness and for the evil people even for a moment.

104. Oh! Lord let inactivity not be displayed, even for a moment, by you, the illustrious one, (since) on you becoming inactive for a moment; this world indeed will cease to exist.

105 Lord! On you leisurely relaxing on the wide illuminated way under the sun, how will he, the son of Penance who was initially encouraged by you bring about the success of the sacrifice.

106. “Oh! Enemy of Madhu, so quickly cast-off the fatigue resultant from lengthy love sport and take charge of three worlds”, he, the master of the worlds thus requested by the divine prisoners, was very pleased.

107. When the sun rose, Krishna, thus requested by the divine prisoners soon consented the departure of the beautiful women contented by sexual, pleasure lovingly and felicitously.

108. Then the luke-warm rayed father having risen in the sky, the extraordinarily beautiful Yamuna, whose feeling of bashfulness had increased naturally; also went away to a water body not very far from (her) beloved.

109. In this way joyfully relishing the pleasure of divine sexual enjoyment and having brought those beloveds to the bank on the sun having kissed the sky, the Lord, ready, ascended on the chariot, followed by a group of good soldiers and enchanted by the steady flow of the breeze quickly went to the city of the son of Prutha / Kunti.

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

The younger brother of Indra, in the dwarf or Vamana Avatara.