AQ aUDo ibRj Byjw ]

ath uoodho biraj bhejaa ||

Now begins the description of sending Udhava to Braja

sÍYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

sovq hI ieh icMq krI ibRjbwsn isau ieh kwrj k`eIXY ]

sovat hee ieh chi(n)t karee; birajabaasan siau ieh kaaraj ka'ieeyai ||

At the time of going to sleep, Krishna thought that he should do something for the residents of Braja

pRwq Bey qy bulwie kY aUDv Byj kjXo iqh Taurih d`eIXY ]

praat bhe te bulai kai uoodhava; bhej kajayo teh thaureh dha'ieeyai ||

Udhava be called early in the morning and sent to Braja,

gÍwrib jwie sMqoK krY su sMqoK kry hmrI DRm m`eIXY ]

gavaiaarab jai sa(n)tokh karai; su sa(n)tokh kare hamaree dhram ma'ieeyai ||

So that he may convey words of comfort to his god-mother and the gopis and gopas

Xw qy n bwq BlI kCU Aaur hY moih ibbykih ko Jgr`eIXY ]893]

yaa te na baat bhalee kachhoo aaur hai; moh bibekeh ko jhagara'ieeyai ||893||

And then there is no other way to solve the conflict of love and knowledge.893.

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

pRwq Bey qy bulwie kY aUDv pY ibRj BUmih Byj dXo hY ]

praat bhe te bulai kai uoodhava; pai biraj bhoomeh bhej dhayo hai ||

When the day dawned, Krishna called Udhava and sent him to Braja

so cil nMd ky Dwm gXo bqIXw kih sok Asok BXo hY ]

so chal na(n)dh ke dhaam gayo; bateeyaa keh sok asok bhayo hai ||

He reached the house of Nand, where the grief of all was dispelled

nMd khXo sMig aUDv ky kbhUM hir jI muih ic`q kXo hY ]

na(n)dh kahayo sa(n)g uoodhav ke; kabahoo(n) har jee muh chi't kayo hai ||

Nand asked Udhava whether Krishna had ever remembered him

Xo kih kY suD sÎwmih kY DrnI pr so murJwie pXo hY ]894]

yo keh kai sudh sayaameh kai; dharanee par so murajhai payo hai ||894||

Saying only this, he, on remembering Krishna, became unconscious and fell down on the earth.894.

jb nMd prXo igr BUm ibKY qb Xwih khXo jdubIr Awey ]

jab na(n)dh parayo gir bhoom bikhai; tab yaeh kahayo jadhubeer aae ||

When Nand fell down on the earth, Udhava said that the hero of Yadavas had come

sun kY bqIXW auT TwF BXo mn ky sB sok prwie gey ]

sun kai bateeyaa(n) uth thaadd bhayo; man ke sabh sok parai ge ||

Hearing these words, forsaking his sorrow,

auiT kY suiD so ieh BWq khXo hm jwnq aUDv pyc key ]

auth kai sudh so ieh bhaa(n)t kahayo; ham jaanat uoodhav pech ke ||

qj ky ibRj ko pur bIc gey iPr kY ibRj mY nhI sÎwm Awey ]895]

taj ke biraj ko pur beech ge; fir kai biraj mai nahee sayaam aae ||895||

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.

sÎwm gey qijkY ibRj ko ibRj logn ko Aiq hI duK dIno ]

sayaam ge tajikai biraj ko; biraj logan ko at hee dhukh dheeno ||

“Krishna, forsaking Braja, has given extreme grief to all the people

aUDv bwq suno hmrI iqh ky ibn BXo hmro pur hIno ]

uoodhav baat suno hamaree; teh ke bin bhayo hamaro pur heeno ||

O Udhava! without him, Braja has become poor

dY ibiD nY hmrY gRih bwlk pwp ibnw hm qy iPir CIno ]

dhai bidh nai hamarai greh baalaka; paap binaa ham te fir chheeno ||

XoN kih sIs Jukwie rhXo bhu sok bFXo Aiq rodn kIno ]896]

yo(n) keh sees jhukai rahayo; bahu sok baddayo at rodhan keeno ||896||

“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.

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

kih ky ieh bwq prXo Dir pY auT Pyr khXo sMg aUDv ieaU ]

keh ke ieh baat parayo dhar pai; uth fer kahayo sa(n)g uoodhav iuoo ||

qij kY ibRj sÎwm gey mQurw hm sMg kho Ab kwrin ikau ]

taj kai biraj sayaam ge mathuraa; ham sa(n)g kaho ab kaaran kiau ||

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?

qumry Ab pwie lgo auiT kY su BeI ibrQw su kho sB ijau ]

tumare ab pai lago uth kai; su bhiee birathaa su kaho sabh jiau ||

“I fall at your feet, you should give me all details

iqhqy nhI lyq kCU suiD hY muih pwp pCwn kCU irs isau ]897]

tihate nahee let kachhoo sudh hai; muh paap pachhaan kachhoo ris siau ||897||

For what sin of mine, Krishna does not communicate with me?”897.

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

suin kY iqn aUDv Xo bqIXw ieh BWiqn isau iqh au~qr dIno ]

sun kai tin uoodhav yo bateeyaa; ieh bhaa(n)tin siau teh u'tar dheeno ||

Qo suq so bsudyvih ko qum qy sB pY pRB jU nhI CIno ]

tho sut so basudheveh ko; tum te sabh pai prabh joo nahee chheeno ||

Hearing these words, Udhava replied, “He was actually the son of Vasudev, the Lord-God has not snatched him from you,”

suin kY puir ko piq XoN bqIXw kih sÎwm ausws khY iqn lIno ]

sun kai pur ko pat yo(n); bateeyaa keh sayaam usaas kahai tin leeno ||

Hearing this, Nand heaved a cold sigh and lost patience

DIr gXo Cut rovq BXo ienhUM iqh dyKq rodn kIno ]898]

dheer gayo chhut rovat bhayo; inahoo(n) teh dhekhat rodhan keeno ||898||

And seeing towards Udhava, he began to weep.898.

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

hiT aUDv ky ieh BWiq khXo pur ky piq so kCU sok n kIjY ]

hath uoodhav ke ieh bhaa(n)t kahayo; pur ke pat so kachhoo sok na keejai ||

Udhava said persistently, “O Lord of Braja! do not be sorrowful

sÎwm khI muih jo bqIXw iqh kI ibrQw sB hI sun lIjY ]

sayaam kahee muh jo bateeyaa; teh kee birathaa sabh hee sun leejai ||

Whatever Krishna has asked me to convey to you, all of you may listen to me

jwkI kQw suin hoq KusI mn dyKq hI ijs ko muK jIjY ]

jaakee kathaa sun hot khusee mana; dhekhat hee jis ko mukh jeejai ||

“He, hering whose words, the mind is pleased and seeing whose face all receive life-force,

vwih khXo nih icMq kro n kCU ieh qy qumro Pun CIjY ]899]

vaeh kahayo neh chi(n)t karo; na kachhoo ieh te tumaro fun chheejai ||899||

That Krishna has asked you to abandon all anxiety, you would lose nothing.”899.

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

suin kY iem aUDv qy bqIXw iPr aUDv ko soaU pUCn lwgXo ]

sun kai im uoodhav te bateeyaa; fir uoodhav ko souoo poochhan laagayo ||

Hearing the talk of Udhava in this way, Nand further questioned Udhava and hearing the story of Krishna

kwn@ kQw suin ic`q ky bIc hulws bFXo sB hI duK BwgXo ]

kaan(h) kathaa sun chi't ke beecha; hulaas baddayo sabh hee dhukh bhaagayo ||

All his grief was dispelled and happiness was increased in his mind

Aaur deI sB Cor kQw hir bwq sunYby ibKY AnurwgXo ]

aaur dhiee sabh chhor kathaa; har baat sunaibe bikhai anuraagayo ||

He forsook all other talk and absorbed himself in knowing about Krishna

DXwn lgwvq ijau jugIXw ieh iqau hir DXwn ky BIqr pwgXo ]900]

dhayaan lagaavat jiau jugeeyaa; ieh tiau har dhayaan ke bheetar paagayo ||900||

The way in which the yogis meditate, just like that he only concentrated on Krishna.900.

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

XON kih aUDv jwq BXo ibRj mY iqh gÍwrin kI suD pweI ]

yaua(n) keh uoodhav jaat bhayo; biraj mai teh gavaiaaran kee sudh paiee ||

After saying this, Udhava went to the village in order to apprise himself about the state of gopis

mwnhu sok ko Dwm huqo dRüm Taur rhy su qhW murJweI ]

maanahu sok ko dhaam huto; dhrum thaur rahe su tahaa(n) murajhaiee ||

All the Braja appeared to him as the abode of sorrow, there the trees and plants had withered with grief

mon rhI gRih bYT iqRXw mno XoN aupjI iehqy duicqweI ]

mon rahee greh baith tirayaa; mano yo(n) upajee ihate dhuchitaiee ||

The women were sitting silently in their houses

sÎwm suny qy pRsMnX BeI nih Awey suny iPir BI duKdweI ]901]

sayaam sune te prasa(n)nay bhiee; neh aae sune fir bhee dhukhadhaiee ||901||

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.