Mukhara & Radharani

In the village named Yavat, the old lady Mukhara (Kirtida's mother) woke up and
rose from bed. Becoming eager to shower her granddaughter Radhika with the nectar of her
affection, she went to Her bedroom.
Although she was crooked by nature, Jatila, being eager to increase her son's wealth, arrived
and told Mukhara: "0 Learned lady! Please dress and ornament my daughter-in-law and engage
Her in the worship of the Sun god, so that my son's progeny, life span and wealth of millions of
cows may increase! Paurnamasi, who knows how to increase our wealth, daily tells me that I
should never violate Queen Yasoda's order and I should neglect the advise of ignorant fools!
Therefore, 0 revered lady, ornament your granddaughter with auspiciousness, so that my son
may gain all desired wealth!"
Then Jatila told her daughter-in-law Radhika: "0 Child! Quickly get up from bed! Worship Your
parental home, take a purifying bath and collect all Your paraphernalia for worshiping the Sun
god!"
Repeatedly telling herself: "0 how amazing! Morning has broken and still my granddaughter is
sleeping", Mukhara, whose body melted of affection, entered Radha's bedroom and told Her: "0
my girl! Get up from bed now! 0 bewildered girl, have You forgotten that it is Sunday today?
Take Your bath and quickly prepare Your paraphernalia for worshiping the Sun god with
morning-oblations!"
Visakha awoke from hearing Mukhara's words and quickly got up, despite the fact that she was
still tired, saying: "My dear friend! Quickly get up! Get up!"
Because of Mukhara's and Visakha's words, bewildered Radha woke up and fell asleep time
after time. Her body, exhausted from love play, looked like a lordly swan swung by the moving
waves of a pond.
Then Sri Rati manjari, seeing her opportunity, began to serve the lotus feet of Her friend Radha,
the princess of Vrndavana.
Being repeatedly addressed by Visakha and Mukhara, Sri Radhika got up from bed. Then
Mukhara, seeing Krsna's yellow cloth on Her, said with an anxious heart: "Visakhe, look! What
is this? Yesterday-evening I saw this bright golden

cloth on Murari's chest, but now your friend is wearing it! Alas, alas! How could this happen to a
pure housewife?"
Visakha, hearing these words, cast a quick glance on the yellow cloth and anxiously thought: "0,
what is this?" Then she quickly told Mukhara: "0 naturally blind lady! The golden sunrays
coming in through the window make my friend's blue cloth look golden also! 0 bewildered old
lady! Why are you giving anxiety to pure-hearted girls?"
Meanwhile, the sakhis headed by Lalita left their own homes and quickly came to see Sri
Radhika with stumbling gait.
Even before Sri Radhika got up, the maidservants were awaiting their mistress close to the
bathing-dais.