Shree Shookdeo, the sage, said,--O great king! early in the morning,
taking the cows, cowherdesses and cowherds with them, Krishnù and
Bulram playing on the flute, and singing sweet notes, were proceeding
to the jungle to give grazing to the cows, when Raja Indrù,
accompanied by all the gods, preceded by the cow Ramdhenoo, and
mounted upon the elephant Yerawut, having come to Brindabun from the
region of the gods, stood obstructing the road to the jungle. When he
beheld Shree Krishnù Chund at a distance, dismounting from his
elephant, he came bare-footed and trembling, with a cloth thrown about
his neck, and fell at the feet of Krishnù; and expressing great
regret, and shedding tears began to say, “O lord of Bruj! have mercy
on me. I have been very proud, and presumptuous; and have given up my
mind to sensual enjoyment and illusion. Intoxicated with wealth I have
placed my enjoyment in riches. Your nature I have not understood at
all; you are god, the lord of all; who, except you, is the lord of the
world? Bruhmù, Roodrù and all others, who grant boons, have obtained
prosperity by your gift. You are lord of the world, dwelling in the
Vedas. Luchmee, constantly attending on you, has become your servant.
You descend upon the earth for men’s sake; and then remove all the
burthens of the earth. Put away all my faults: I have been very
presumptuous and foolish.”
When Indrù had eulogized Krishnù with such humility, Shree Krishnù
Chund, taking compassion on him, said, “You have come now with the cow
Ramdhenoo; and, therefore, I pardon your sin. Do not again indulge in
pride, because by doing so the understanding is destroyed: and
foolishness, from which disrespect proceeds, is increased.”
On hearing these words from the mouth of Shree Krishnù, Indrù having
risen, performed poojah according to the injunctions of the Vedas; and
having pronounced the name of Gobind, took the water, in which his
feet had been washed, and circled to the right hand by way of
adoration of Krishnù. At this time the heavenly musicians, playing
upon instruments of different kinds, began to celebrate the praises of
Shree Krishnù; and the gods, seated in their chariots, to rain down
flowers from the sky. And the crisis appeared the same, as if Shree
Krishnù had been born for the second time.
When Indrù had finished the poojah, he stood before Krishnù with
hands joined: and Shree Krishnù gave him the order to return to his
own city with the cow Ramdhenoo. On receiving the order, Ramdhenoo and
Indrù taking their departures, after having made obeisance, went to
the region of Indrù. And Shree Krishnù Chund having allowed the cows
to graze, returned, in the evening with all the cowherds’ children to
Brindabun. They having gone to their homes, related that they had that
day seen Indrù in the jungle, through the glory of Huri.
Having related so much of the history, Shree Shookdeo Jee said to the
Raja Pureechit,--Raja! by hearing and reciting this account of Shree
Gobind, which I have narrated to you, the four blessings of religion,
substance, desire and deliverance are obtained in the world.