Pronouncing of curse mutually by Radha and Sudama
Parvati said—O Lord, how could the Goddess attract the curse of Sudama and how could Sudama who was just a servant, pronounce a curse on the great Goddess?
Mahadeva said—О Goddess, I am going to tell you this astonishing secret. You please listen to it. It is the secret of all the Puranas, bestows welfare and salvation.
Once, in Vrindavana of Goloka, Rasamandala was performed at the mountain of hundred peaks. The lord started enjoying the company of cowherdesses Viraja in a secluded place. She was quite fortunate and was equal to Radha. She was adorned with all the gem-studded ornaments.
In the Rasamandala which was illuminated with the gem-studded lamps of great value, both Viraja and Krishna lay on the bed adorned with flowers and decorated with kasturi and red vermilion, with the best of sandal-paste and fragrant jasmine flowers which were spread all round emitting immense fragrance.
Both were enjoying each other’s company by lying on the bed. Both of them were deeply involved in the love sport and were not separating from each other. Both of them were united with each other and feeling fatigued.
In the meantime the period of a lakh of manvantaras passed which is quite a short duration for Goloka where there is no birth or death.
In the meantime, four of the female messengers reported the matter to Radha approaching her. On hearing that, the Goddess Radha was immensely enraged and disowned the lord. Her eyes became red with anger.
In spite of the advice of her friends she threw away the gem studded ornaments, the costumes sanctified by the fire, lotuses of the play and the mirror which was decorated with invaluable gems.
She removed the decoration on her face besides the vermilion and washed out her face and the decoration of the feet with water. She dishevelled the locks of her hair disarranging them. She then started trembling.
She then clad herself in white garment and appeared without any make-up. In spite of all her female friends advising against her moves, she rushed towards the chariot and reached it. She then started calling her female friends there.
At that point of time her lips were fluttering in rage and her entire body was trembling. She was surrounded by the cowherdesses on all sides with great humility. Without caring for anyone, she at once mounted the invaluable divine chariot which was built with gems and was a thousand yojanas in a length and ten yojanas in width.
It had a thousand wheels bearing beautiful paintings, it was decorated with astonishing types of fine silken cloth. The mirrors in the chariot were made of beautiful gems. It had the best of string beads and a thousand of garland of flowers.
Besides it had many of the vases made of gems which were crores in number. Three lakh crores of cowherdesses mounted the chariot with Radha. О dear, the chariot was called Sumanomai and mounting it, they left the place. On hearing the noise of the chariot, Sudama the courtier of Lord Krishna rushed together with other cowherds to the place of Lord Krishna and cautioned him.
In panic Lord Krishna separated Viraja from him and engrossed in her love, he disappeared from the scene. The chaste Viraja was antagonised no doubt, but feeling panicky from the rage of Radhika, she could not contain herself and ended her life at once.
The female friends of Viraja feeling panicky and desperate followed the path of Viraja, disappearing from the place. But, О daughter of the Himalaya, Viraja was turned in Goloka as a stream and started flowing and there it was turned into the length of a crores of yojanas and crores of yojana in width.
She turned herself into a deep ravine and surrounded Goloka from all sides. О beautiful one, all the female friends of Viraja were turned into small streams and rivers flowing in the universe from the same source.
All the six oceans in the universe are the sons of Viraja around. Thereafter when Radha the great goddess arrived there, she could not find Viraja or Krsna there. She ultimately returned to her abode.
Thereafter lord Krsna together with eight cowherds reached the abode of Radhika. Inspite of the gate-keepers of the palace of Radha the entry of the lord inside the palace was prevented, Krishna forcibly entered it. At the sight of Krsna, Radhika however denouncing him.
At the same time she found Sudama standing beside Krishna who spoke to Radha something, which enraged Radha, who pronounced a curse on him, “At a place far away from here, you will be turned into the form of a demon.”
In his turn Sudama also pronounced a curse on her saying, “You go to the land of Bharata and turn yourself into a cowherdesses getting separated from Krishna for a hundred years. Lord Krishna will incarnate on earth in order to relieve her burden.”
Thus pronouncing a curse, Sudama became emotional and bowing at the feet of mother Radhika and Krishna, with the tears flowing from his eyes in illusion, he got ready to leave the place.
The tears too started flowing from her eyes, suffering the agony of separation from the son. She felt desperate and said: “O son where are you going”?
Thereafter the merciful Lord Krishna cautioned them both with the divine knowledge and said: “O damsel don’t cry, you will get back your son quite soon.
The same Sudama was reborn as Samkhacuda who happened to be a demon king and became the husband of TulasI, who after meeting with this end at the sight of a trident went back to Goloka.”
In the Varaha-kalpa, Radhika was bom in the village of Gokula in the family of a Vaisya cowherd. She was bom without any human contact. Her mother during pregnancy carried only the wind. At the time when the mother was giving birth to the wind, in the meantime Radhika appeared as her daughter.
After the expiry of twelve years, finding her becoming youthful, she was married to a trader named Rayana; at the time of marriage only a shadow Radha was married to the trader while the real Radha herself disappeared.
After the expiry of fourteen years Krishna, the lord of the universe appeared there as an infant. He was brought To Gokula deceitfully because of the danger from Krsna.
This Rayana was the real brother of Yasodha the mother of Krsna who happened to be an arhsa of Krsna in Goloka and was his maternal uncle in the sacred forest of Vrndavana. Brahma the creator of the universe had performed the marriage of Radha with Krsna.
Radha whose lotus-like feet were beyond the sight of cowherds even in dream, the same Radha enjoyed the lap of lord Krsna and her shadow was very much present in the house of Rayana.
In the earlier times Brahma had adored for sixty thousand years to have a sight of the lotuslike feet of Radhika, because of that he could have a view of the lotus-like feet of Radha in the village of Gokula during the time of the incarnation of Krsna.
In the sacred forest of Vrndavana in the land of Bharata, Krsna the lord of the cowherds enjoyed the company of Radha in Vrndavana for a short duration. Thereafter because of the curse of Sudama both of them were separated from each other. At that point of time lord Krsna relieved the earth of her burden.
After the lapse of a hundred years, both Krsna and Radha met each other while on a pilgrimage.
Thereafter lord Krsna who was well-versed the knowledge of tattva went back to Goloka together with Radhika and her mother named Kalavati, besides all the cowherdesses and Yasodha the mother of Krsna.
Vrsabhanu, Nanda, all the cowherds and cowherdesses who had arrived on earth from the Goloka went back to their abode.
О Parvatl, all the cowherds and cowherdesses who had arrived on earth to keep the company of lord Krsna went back to Goloka and started enjoying the company of lord Krsna; thirty six lakh crores of the cowherdesses and an equal number of cowherds were freed together with Radha and Krsna and went back to Goloka.
Out of them, Prajapati Drona appeared in the form of Nanda and his wife named Dhara appeared as Yasodha. In their earlier births they had adored the lord to get him as their son.
Kasyapa was reborn as Vasudeva and Aditi reappeared as Devak! in each and every kalpa, the parents of the god are reborn according to their nature. Kalavatl the mind bom daughter of the manes became the mother of Radha and reaching from Goloka Vasudama to birth in form of Vrsbhanu.
O Durga, thus I have narrated to you the best of the story of Radhika which bestows riches, removes sins and bestows sons and grandsons.
Lord Krsna took to two forms, one having two arms and the other having four arms living in Vaikuntha. Krsna with two arms resided in Goloka.
Lord Visnu having four arms, had Mahalaks ml, Sarasvati’, Ganga and TulasI as his wives. All of them are the beloved of the lord.
The wife of lord Krsna emerged out of his left half and was known as Radhika who was like him in tejas, age, beauty and virtues.
Thus, the intellectual should first recite the name of Radha and then Krsna and while speaking out vice-versa; one attracts the sin of Brahmahatya.
Lord Krsna had performed a function in favour of Radhika in Goloka in the Rasamandala, on the full moon day of Kartika month.
The lord Krsna keeping the Radha-kavaca in a gem-amulet wore it around the neck or the right arm, together with all the cowherds.
With his mind filled with devotion, he composed the stotra. The lord then chewed the betel which had already been chewed by Radhika.
Therefore Radhika is adorable by lord Krsna and Krsna is adorable by Radha. There the one, who differentiates between the two, achieves the hell.
In the earlier times, she was adored by Dharma, Brahma, myself, serpent Ananta, Vasuki, sun and moon, Mahendra, eleven Rudras, Manu, Indras and the best of the sages. She was thus adored by the entire universe. Then she was adored by Suyajna over the Sapta-dvlpa together with his son and friends.
As a move of destiny, the king had been cursed by a Brahmana and he attracted leprosy. While suffering from leprosy, he adored Radha with the stotra given to him by Brahma, as a result of which he got a boon from Radha and regained his riches and got relieved of all the ailments. He then wore the amulet bearing the kavaca of Radha round his neck and arm and performed tapas attentively at Puskara-ksetra for a hundred years. Thereafter the king reached Goloka mounted on a chariot studded with gem. Thus I have narrated everything to you; what more do you want to listen to?
