Madhumangala's Jokes

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[Text 223177 from CIS]

 

When K+++a, playing by the Yamun+'s bank, kisses His flute, the waters of

the streams become stunned and solid, the rocks become soft and melt, and

the mountains, no longer standing still, tremble and walk about.

 

Madhuma+gala: Oh! Oh! Wonderful! Drinking flood of nectar that is sweet

sound of K+++a's flute, the cows are stunned with bliss. Now they are all

sprinkling the flowers with great flowing waves of milk.

 

 

(With a hand He pushes K+++a.) Dear friend, why be proud? By its very

nature, this flute makes everyone wild with bliss. You are only the flute's

helper.

 

 

(A voice in the sky): The transcendental vibration of K+++a's flute

blocked the movements of the rain clouds, struck the Gandharvas full of

wonder, and agitated the meditation of great saintly persons like Sanaka and

Sananda. It created wonder in Lord Brahm+, wrought intense curiosity that

agitated the mind of Bali Mah+r+ja, who was otherwise firmly fixed, made

Mah+r+ja Ananta, the carrier of the planets, whirl around, and penetrated

the strong coverings of the universe. Thus the sound of the flute in the

hands of K+++a created a wonderful situation.*

 

R+ma: (Looking up, He happily says to Himself) Why does N+rada, hiding in

the clouds, recite poetry and play his v+++?

(A soft an indistinct sound is again manifest in the sky.)

Madhuma+gala: (looking up, frightened) Help! Help! Run away! Run away!

rr+d+m+: Fool, why do you speak all this nonsense?

 

 

Madhuma+gala: (frightened, looking upwards) Foolish gopa, don't you

see? Riding on a swan, and accompanied by a naked ghost grabbing many

snakes, a four-headed yak+a or r+k+asa approaches us.

(Madhuma+gala looks again and trembles). Let by that demon whose body

is covered by eyes, all those demons are about to attack us from the sky.

That's what I think. I think they are all about to become Ka+sa's servants.

(Frightened Madhuma+gala hides, placing his head behind K+++a.)

 

 

K+++a: (aside) Why, attracted by the sweetness of the flute-music, do

the kings of the directions now hide in the clouds?

(K+++a again plays the flute.)

 

 

Madhuma+gala: (Looking and sighing deeply). These wicked demons

agitated, stunned, and frightened merely by the sound of My friend's flute.

I am alive! O wicked demons! Stand! Stand! By cursing you, or by striking

you with arrows from my bow, I will crush your bald heads! (Shaking a

stick, Madhuma+gala jumps about).

 

 

R+ma: (smiling) Friend, don't talk like that. These two person are

Brahm+ and riva. On their left are Indra and the leaders of the demigods.

Madhuma+gala: Indeed! (He sighs with relief.) I knew all along. I was

only joking. But you were afraid. Thinking the demigods were r+k+asas, you

were going to run away.

K+++a: (smiling) Friend of the demigods, in others you see your own

foolishness.

 

 

R+ma: Look! Look! Overcome with ecstasy as with eight ears he listens

to K+++a's flute-music, Brahm+ rolls about on the back of his swan.

 

(Again there is v+++ music in the sky.)

When, splendid with the nectar moonlight of flute music, the moon of

K+++a's face rises, the ocean of the demigod riva floods beyond it's

boundaries.

 

R+ma: Just see how, after hearing the transcendental sound of K+++a's flute,

Indra, the king of heaven, is crying in his heavenly kingdom! From his

teardrops falling on the ground, V+nd+vana appears to have become a

celestial residence for the demigods.*

 

 

K+++a: (aside) My thoughts turn away from playing before these elderly

demigods. I will go ahead. (He goes under some trees.) Friend Madhuma+gala,

look at the sweetness of the of the forest in spring.

 

 

My dear friend, this forest of V+nd+vana is giving great pleasure to

our senses in various ways. Somewhere bumblebees are singing in groups, and

in some places mild breezes are cooling the entire atmosphere. Somewhere the

creepers and tree twigs are dancing, the mallik+ flowers are expanding their

fragrance, and an overabundance of juice is constantly flowing in showers

from pomegranate fruits.*

 

 

Madhuma+gala: Friend, how can I be happy in Your V+nd+vana forest? I am

always afraid some thug will attack me. I become happy when I see the four

kinds of delicious food Gokula's queen cooks, food that charms all the

senses.

 

 

 

K+++a: Friend, you should bow down before V+nd+vana Forest, which has

ancient flowering-vines with the power to fulfill your desires.

 

Madhuma+gala: Dear friend, everyone says You are very truthful. I will now

conduct an experiment to see if this is true. (Madhuma+gala folds his

palms). O flowering-vines, I bow down before you. My friend is very hungry.

Please give Him many sweet la++u candies.

 

 

 

(Carrying a plate of candies in her hand, Paur+am+s+ enters.)

Paur+am+s+: O boy with a face like the moon, please take these candies

delightful to the tongue.

R+ma: (smiling) Friend, see the generosity of this ancient

flowering-vine!

Paur+am+s+: Balar+ma, everyone says that elderly gop+ is very generous.

K+++a: Noble lady, which elderly gop+ do you mean?

Paur+am+s+: The gop+ Mukhar+, O boy with a face like the moon.

 

 

Note: Here K+++a uses the word "jarad-vallar+" (ancient

flowering-vine). Paur+am+s+ mishears Him and thinks He said "jarad-ballav+"

(ancient gop+).