श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण दशम स्कन्ध अध्याय 22 श्लोक 1-14

dasham skandh: dvaviansh adhyay (poorvardh)

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: dasham skandh: dvaviansh adhyay: shlok 1-14 ka hindi anuvad chiraharan shri shukadev ji kahate haian - parikshit! ab hemant rritu ayi. usake pahale hi mahine mean arthat margashirsh mean nandababa ke vraj ki kumariyaan katyayani devi ki pooja aur vrat karane lagian. ve keval havishyann hi khati thian. rajan! ve kumari kanyaean poorv disha ka kshitij lal hote-hote yamuna jal mean snan kar letian aur tatapar hi devi ki balukamayi moorti banakar sugandhit chandan, phooloan ke har, bhaanti-bhaanti ke naivedy, dhoop-dip, chhoti-b di bheant ki samagri, pallav, phal aur chaval adi se unaki pooja karatian. sath hi ‘he katyayani! he mahamaye! he mahayogini! he sabaki ekamatr svamini! ap nandanandan shrikrishn ko hamara pati bana dijiye. devi! ham apake charanoan mean namaskar karati haian.’ - is mantr ka jap karati huee ve kumariyaan devi ki aradhana karatian. is prakar un kumariyoan ne, jinaka man shrikrishn par nichhavar ho chuka tha, is sankalp ke sath ek mahine tak bhadrakali ki bhali-bhaanti pooja ki ki ‘nandan shyamasundar hi hamare pati hoan.' ve pratidin ushakal mean hi nam le-lekar ek-doosari sakhi ko pukar letian aur paraspar hath-mean-hath dalakar ooanche svar se bhagavan shrikrishn ki lila tatha namoan ka gan karati huee yamuna jal mean snan karane ke liye jatian. ek din sab kumariyoan ne pratidin ki bhaanti yamuna ji ke tat par jakar apane-apane vastr utar diye aur bhagavan shrikrishn ke gunoan ka gan karati hueean b de anand se jal-krida karane lagian. parikshit! bhagavan shrikrishn sanakadi yogiyoan aur shankar adi yogeshvaroan ke bhi eeshvar haian. unase gopiyoan ki abhilasha chhipi n rahi. ve unaka abhipray janakar apane sakha gvalabaloan ke sath un kumariyoan ki sadhana saphal karane ke liye yamuna-tat par gaye. unhoanne akele hi un gopiyoan ke sare vastr utha liye aur b di phurti se ve ek kadamb ke vriksh par chadh gaye. sathi gvalabal thatha-thathakar hansane lage aur svayan shrikrishn bhi hansate hue gopiyoan se hansi ki bat kahane lage - ‘ari kumariyoan! tum yahaan akar ichchha ho, to apane-apane vastr le jao. maian tum logoan se sach-sach kahata hooan. hansi bilkul nahian karata. tum log vrat karate-karate dubali ho gayi ho. ye mere sakha gvalabal janate haian ki maianne kabhi koee jhoothi bat nahian kahi hai. sundariyoan! tumhari ichchha ho to alag-alag akar apane-apane vastr le lo, ya sab ek sath hi ao. mujhe isamean koee apatti nahian hai. bhagavan ki yah hansi-masakhari dekhakar gopiyoan ka hriday prem se sarabor ho gaya. ve tanik sakuchakar ek-doosari ki or dekhane aur muskurane lagian. jal se bahar nahian nikalian. jab bhagavan ne hansi-hansi mean yah bat kee tab unake vinod se kumariyoan ka chitt aur bhi unaki or khianch gaya. ve thande pani mean kanth tak doobi huee thian aur unaka sharir thar-thar kaanp raha tha. unhoanne shrikrishn se kaha - ‘pyare shrikrishn! tum aisi aniti mat karo. ham janati haian ki tum nandababa ke la dale lal ho. hamare pyare ho. sare vrajavasi tumhari sarahana karate rahate haian. dekho, ham ja de ke mare thithur rahi haian. tum hamean hamare vastr de do.