10 
G. A. Grierson —Translation to Manhodli s Ilaribans. 
[Sp. Ko. 
fell, and the crasli^ made (his power) manifest in the world. Hearing 
the crash Handa leaving his cows, ran np, (saying) “let them rather 
be pnt in the ponnd (than that I should stay here). What tree has 
fallen ? There is no storm^ nor (even) a shower,^ I am perhaps mined 
to-day.”4 (15) Seeing the conrt-yard empty, her eyes filled with tears, 
and Yasoda lost all life and power,^ “ what reward has come to me after 
watching so much ? I do not see either the mortar or the rope.” Im¬ 
mediately® afterwards she ran np, like a milch cow who has lost'^ her 
calf. She untied^ Hari’s bonds, and pressing him to her heart, display¬ 
ed the utmost affection and trust in him. She covered him with the 
corner of her garment, and carried him into the house, where^ her eyes 
poured forth water like rain-clouds. (20) She kissed his face, and gave 
him suck, and rejoiced with all her friends. 
Saith Man’bodh, of my own knowledge, have I described the medita¬ 
tions of Bala Govinda. 
End of Book III. 
Book IV. 
One day Nanda Ji’s troubles of mind increased, as he stood before 
the Lady Yasoda : for he feared that some calamity would befall his 
country of Gokula, so he summoned all his neighbqurs and sat silent.^^ 
“ Night and day on all sides is there fear of wolves,and through them 
^ ^?ITrr for ^TWTfT. 
a storm.’ Not in Bate. 
^ ‘ a shower.’ Not in Bate. 
^ Lit. —‘ To-day there are twelve roads (into) my castle,’ a common Maithil 
expression. A castle with several gates is easily captured. 
“ Lit. ‘ lost her heart and hand.’ 
6 is the loc. sing of ‘the act of joining,’ the verb-noun of 
\/ Hence it is in this form commonly used adverbially, ‘ on the joining,’ i. e., 
‘ immediately.’ 
7 ^^^'for instr. of verb, noun of /s/ ^hC^), ‘to lose.’ Lit. 
* On account of losing her calf.’ In modern Maithili this change of ^ to cf (as in 
for is considered vulgar. There is a village in Madhubani 
called which is called by the common people 
' -/ VtiS the common word in Maithili meaning to ‘ unfasten,’ ‘ untie.’ 
^ ‘ there.’ 
10 adj. ‘ silent,’ not in Bate. 
11 Other legends make the wolves specially created by Krishna in order to 
compel his foster-father to leave Gokula. 
