Leela Madhuri Pads

PAD KIRTAN
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LEELA MADHURI
(62)‹
åho hir ? kaãba L‹Q‹ Â rihhQ‹‹ dUir ¿
Aho Hari! Kab lauœ rahihau Øoori?
aho - O, Hari - Krishn, kab lauœ - how long, rahihau - will remain,
Øoori - far, distance
(A devotee says:) O my Krishn! How long will You remain far from me?
kaãbaq inariKahQÂ nava-jaL‹Dar-tanau/ îna naqnana BarpaUir .

Kabai nirakhihauœ nav-jalØhar-Êanu, in nainan bharpoori.
kabai - when will, nirakhihauœ - I see, nav-jalØhar-Êanu - young
rain-laden cloud-like (loving) body, in - these, nainan - eyes,
bharpoori - to (my) heart’s content
When will I see Your young rain-laden cloud-like loving body with my eyes
to my heart’s content?
yadipa kaãL‹pa kaãL‹paAñtar hI saoÂ/ kaãInaoÂ paAtakaã BaUir .

YaØapi kalap kalpaƒnÊar hi soœ, keenoœ paƒÊak bhoori.
yaØapi - although, kalap kalpaƒnÊar - kalp after kalp, hi soœ - since,
keenoœ - have done, paƒÊak - sins, bhoori - serious
Although I have done serious sins since kalp after kalp,
tadipa naATa ? yah ihya PataIita tauma/ maere jaIvanamaUir .

ÂaØapi NaƒÊh! yah hiya praÊeeÊi Êum, mere jeevanmoori.
ÊaØapi - still, NaƒÊh - Lord of my soul, yah - this (in my), hiya - heart,
praÊeeÊi - knowledge, conviction, faith, Êum - you, mere - my,
jeevanmoori - life of (my) life
Still, O Lord of my soul! I know in my heart that You (and only You) are the
life of my life.
kaãbaq saurita kaãirhQ hmarIh‡</ jaAina dAsa pag‹‹a DaUir .

Kabai suraÊi karihau hamari huœ, jaƒni Øaƒs pag Øhoori.
kabai - when will, suraÊi - remembrance, think of, karihau - do,
hamari huœ - towards me, of me, jaƒni - considering,
Øaƒs - (Your) servant, devotee, pag - feet, foot, Øhoori - dust
Considering me as the footdust of Your Devotees please think of me also
(and give me Your vision).
kaõyaoÂ ‘ka]ãpaA¬’ åbaL‹QÂ naih‹‹ M åAé/ kaãA ihya rhe ibasaUir ¿

Kyoœ ‘Kripaƒlu’ ablauœ nahiœ aƒye, kaƒ hiya rahe bisoori?
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kyoœ - why, Kripaƒlu - Gracious (my Beloved), ablauœ - up till now,
nahiœ - not, aƒye - have come, kaƒ - what, hiya - mind,
rahe bisoori - pondering upon, delaying, have forgotten
O my Beloved! Why haven’t You come to me up till now. What are You
pondering upon in Your mind (that You are delaying to come)?
(63)‹
åho hir? åoh‡ idna kaãba åîhœ .
Aho Hari! Ohu Øin kab ayihaiœ.
aho - O, Hari - Krishn, ohu - that, Øin - day, kab - when, ayihaiœ -
will come
(A devotee says:) O my Krishn! When will that day come that:
g‹‹aavata g‹‹auna g‹‹aopaaL‹ inarñtar/ d&g‹ ana åZu barsaqhœ .

GaƒvaÊ gun Gopaƒl niranÊar, Ørigan ashru barasai-haiœ.
gaƒvaÊ - while chanting, singing, remembering, gun - virtues,
niranÊar - constantly, Ørigan - in (my) eyes, ashru - tears (of love),
barasai-haiœ - shed (tears), flooded (showered) with
While remembering Your name and virtues, my eyes will be constantly
flooded with the tears of Your love,
‰pa-maaDaurI inaiza idna Dyaavata/ mana Ba&ƒÄ[I baina jaqhœ .

Roop-maƒØhuri nishi Øin ØhyaƒvaÊ, man bhriœgi bani jai-haiœ.
roop-maƒØhuri - sweet Divine form, nishi - night, Øin - day, ØhyaƒvaÊ
- meditating, man - mind, my whole being, bani jai-haiœ - will become
While meditating on Your sweet Divine form day and night, my whole being
will become the embodiment of Your love just like a bhringi,
baaw‹ inahair itaharI paL‹ paL‹/ kaãL‹pa samaana janaqhœ .

Baƒt nihaƒri Êihaƒri pal pal, kalap samaƒn janai-haiœ.
baƒt - path (of your arrival), nihaƒri - looking to, Êihaƒri - Your, pal -
moment, kalap - kalp, eon, samaƒn - equal, same, janai-haiœ -
seems to, feels like
While impatiently looking to the path of Your arrival, a moment of delay
will seem to extend to eons in Your separation,
haya ? haya ? kaãir îta üta Baajata/ inaja tanau sauiDa ibasarqhœ .
Haƒi! Haƒi! kari iÊ uÊ bhaƒjaÊ, nij Êanu suØhi bisarai-haiœ.
haƒi haƒi kari - saying ‘ha Krishn’ ‘ha Krishn’, iÊ uÊ - here and there,
bhaƒjaÊ - running, nij - my own, Êanu - body, suØhi - consciousness,
bisarai-haiœ - will lose, forget
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LEELA MADHURI
And saying, ‘Ha Krishn!’ ‘Ha Krishn!’ (in love-stricken grief) and running
and wandering here and there (in Braj) I will lose my body consciousness.
yah ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ ijaya parma Barosao/ kaãbahu< tao hir åpanaqhœ ..

Yah ‘Kripaƒlu’ jiya param bharoso, kabahuœ Êo Hari apanai-
haiœ.
yah - this (fact), Kripaƒlu - Kripalu Mahaprabhuji, jiya - mind, heart,
param - fully, bharoso - belief, understanding, kabahuœ Êo - some
day (surely), Hari - Krishn, apanai-haiœ - will accept
I fully believe that one day my Krishn will surely (come to me and) make
me His own, forever.
(64)
åajau saiKa/ É‹q g‹‹ayae naqnaa caar .
A∆ju sakhi, hwai gaye nainaƒ chaƒr.
aƒju - today, hwai gaye - became, did, nainaƒ - eyes, chaƒr - four,
nainaƒ chaƒr - exchange glances
(A Gopi says:) O sakhi! Today I exchanged glances with Him.
hQÂ diDa baecana jaata va]Ndabana/ deKyaoÂ naNdkauãmaar .

Hauœ ØaØhi bechan jaƒÊ Vrindaban, Øekhyoœ NanØkumaƒr.
hauœ - I, ØaØhi - curd, bechan - to sell, jaƒÊ - was going, Øekhyoœ -
saw, NanØkumaƒr - son of Nandbaba, Krishn
I was going to sell my curds in Vrindaban, when I saw Nandkumar Krishn.
sao C‹iba L‹Kata banata/ naihM barnata/ ‰pa-maaDaurI-saar .

So c◊habi lakhaÊ banaÊ, nahiœ barnaÊ, roop-maƒØhuri-saƒr.
so - His, that, such, c◊habi - beauty, lakahaÊ - to see, banaÊ - words,
to say, nahiœ - not, cannot, barnaÊ - to express, to describe, roop-
maƒØhuri - sweetness of Divine beauty, saƒr - essence
I cannot express into words how beautiful He was. He was like the nectar of
the sweetness of the ocean of the Divine beauty. You have to see it to
understand.
tana-mana-Paana inaC‹avar kaãir maœ/ iL‹yao maoL‹ irJavaar .

Âan-man-praƒn nic◊haƒvar kari maiœ, liyo mol rijhvaƒr.
Êan-man-praƒn - body, heart, soul (whole being), nic◊haƒvar - sacrifice,
kari - did, maiœ - I, liyo mol - bought, rijhvaƒr - personified beauty, Krishn
I sacrificed my whole being; body, heart, soul and everything, on His beauty
and bought Him forever.
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PAD KIRTAN
pauina pauina kaãhÁQ ‘hmaarI pyaarI’/ sauina sauina g‹‹aî baiL‹har .

Puni puni kahyau ‘hamaƒri pyaƒri’, suni suni gai balihaƒr.
puni puni - repeatedly, kahayau - said, hamaƒri pyaƒri - O my
sweetheart, suni suni - hearing those words, gai balihaƒr - to adore
He then came close to me and said, “O my sweetheart, O my loving one,”
and I felt so thrilled with the sweetness of those words that I just adored it.
kaãta ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ baiL‹ jaata naNdkaão/ kaqã g‹‹ayao banw‹a˘Far ..

KaÊ ‘Kripaƒlu’ bali jaƒÊ NanØko, kai gayo bantaƒd∆haƒr.
kaÊ - rhetorical expression, (do you know?), bali jaƒÊ - admire,
NanØko - to Krishn, kai gayo - have done bantaƒd∆haƒr - disaster (give
deep pang of His separation)
(The Gopi friend who was listening to her love talks, said in a loving taunt,)
“You are rejoicing your meeting with Nandkumar so much, but do you know
that He has also given you the deep pangs of His separation?”
(65)
åir deKao åaL‹I ? L‹aL‹I kaão pauãL‹na isa‹‹Mg‹ aar .
Ari Øekho aƒli! Laƒli ko phulan singaƒr.
ari - O, dekho - look, aƒli - sakhi, Laƒli - Kishoriji, Radha, ko - of,
phulan - with flowers, singaƒr - decoration, beauty
(A Gopi is saying to her friend:) O sakhi! Look, Kishoriji is so beautifully
adorned with flowers (that I have no words to express the loving thrill of my
heart).
pauãL‹na kaãI caNôkaãL‹a isar saohita/ pauãL‹na kaãI bandina Daar .

Phulan ki chanØrkalaƒ sir sohaÊi, phulan ki banØani Øhaƒr.
phulan - flowers, ki - of, chanØrkalaƒ - chandrika (ornament), sir -
head, sohiÊ - decorates, banØani Øhaƒr - crown band
Her chandrika is made of flowers and the main crown on Her forehead is
also made of flowers.
JaUmata Zva,‹‹a pauãL‹na kaeã Jaumakaeã/ baesar kaãiL‹na inahar .

JhoomaÊ shravaÙ phulan ke jhumke, besar kalin nihaƒr.
jhoomaÊ - waving (wearing), shravaÙ - ears, phulan - flowers, ke -
of, jhumke - ear-pendants, besar - nose pearl, kalin - of flower
buds, nihaƒr - look
She is wearing beautiful ear-pendants that are made of flowers and the nose
pearl too is made of a tiny, white, fragrant bud of a fancy flower.
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LEELA MADHURI
pah¶<caI baajaUbaNd pauãL‹na kaão/ pauãL‹na kaão g‹‹aL‹ ibaca har .

Pahuœchi baƒjubanØ phulan ko, phulan ko gal bich haƒr.
pahuœchi - bracelets, baƒjubanØ - armlets, gal - neck, bich - around,
haƒr - garland
She is wearing armlets and bracelets of flowers, and a multi-color garland
of fragrant flowers beautifies Her neck.
naIL‹am‹‹bar par pauãL‹na paMi(a· janau/ taare g‹‹ag‹‹ana åpaar .

Neelaƒmbar par phulan paœkÊi janu, Êaƒre gagan apaƒr.
neelaƒmbar - blue dress, par - on, phulan - of flowers, paœkÊi - line
(pattern), janu - like, appears to be, Êaƒre - stars, gagan - sky,
apaƒr - uncountable
The patterns of flower petals on Her blue blouse and lahnga appear to be
like the stars in the sky.
pauãL‹na kaãI paayaL‹ å<g‹ auirna ibaC‹uyae/ vaei,‹‹aih‹‹ ‹M pauãL‹na sa<vaar .

Phulan ki paƒyal aœgurin bic◊huye, veÙihiœ phulan saœvaƒr.
phulan - flowers, ki - of, paƒyal - anklets, aœgurin - finger, toe,
bic◊huye - toe ring, veÙihin - in braid, saœvaƒr - decorate
Radha is wearing anklets and toe rings of flowers and Her braid is also decorated
with a variety of colored flowers (whose scent, mixed with the scent of Her
hair, is spreading a wave of loving rejoicement in the atmosphere).
åƒÄ[ åƒÄ[ Paita pauãL‹na rMg‹ a r<g‹ a/ L‹iKa ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ baiL‹har ..

Aœg aœg praÊi phulan rang raœg, lakhi ‘Kripaƒlu’ balihaƒr.
aœg aœg - every part of the body, praÊi - towards, phulan - flowers,
rang - color, raœg - colored, decorated, lakhi - to look,
balihaƒr - sacrifice my life for
I just adore the colorful adornment of flowers on every part of my Radha
Rani’s body Whose visionary vivaciousness and loving appearance is beyond
words to explain.
(66)
baiL‹ ZIg‹‹a®
u deva ka]ãpaala kaãI .
Bali Shree GuruØev kripaƒl ki.
bali - (I) adore, kripaƒl - (Divinely) Gracious
I adore my Divinely Gracious and beloved Guru.
ijanakaeã idvya bacana sauina C‹Uw‹ta/ àaˆNTa åiva¥aa jaaL‹ kaãI .

Jinke Øivya bachan suni c◊hootaÊ, granÊhi aviØyaƒ jaƒl ki.
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jinke - whose, Øivya - Divine, bachan - words, suni - after listening,
c◊hootaÊ - release forever, granÊhi - knot, aviØyaƒ - mayic ignorance,
jaƒl - net (complications), ki - of
Whose Divine words, entering the heart of a soul, release the knot of mayic
ignorance forever.
ijanakaeã vard hßta kae· sañmauKa/ caL‹ na caaL‹ kaãiL‹-kaãaL‹ kaãI .

Jinke varaØ hasÊ ke sanmukh, chal na chaƒl kali-kaƒl ki.
jinke - whose, varaØ - Gracious, hasÊ - hands, sanmukh - in front of,
chal - effect, na - no, chaƒl - (powerful) fascination, kali-kaƒl - kaliyug
Whose Gracious hands protect a dedicated devotee from the powerful
fascinations of kaliyug.
ijanakaeã banata ibag‹‹aair sakaãta naih‹‹ M/ maayaa zai(a· g‹‹aopaaL‹ kaãI .

Jinke banaÊ bigaƒri sakaÊ nahiœ, maƒyaƒ shakÊi Gopaƒl ki.
banaÊ - to become, bigaƒri - harm, sakaÊ - can, nahiœ - not,
maƒyaƒ shakÊi - powerful maya, Gopaƒl - supreme God, Krishn
Whose selfless servitude disables the most powerful maya of the supreme
God and it cannot harm the devotee.
ijanakaeã yaug‹ aL‹ carna parsata mana/ paavata rita na<dL‹aL‹ kaãI .
Jinke Yugal charan parsaÊ man, paƒvaÊ raÊi NaœØlaƒl ki.
Yugal charan - lotus feet of Both (Radha Krishn), parsaÊ - (self-
submittedly) touching, man - mind, paƒvaÊ - blessed with, raÊi -
intimate Divine love, NaœØlaƒl - son of Nandbaba, Krishn
And by self-submittedly touching his lotus feet, a devotee is blessed with
the intimate Divine love of (Radha) Krishn.
L‹Kata ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ ånauàah g‹‹au® kae·/ LIL‹a L‹ai˘fiL‹‹ L‹aL‹ kaãI ..

LakhaÊ ‘Kripaƒlu’ anugrah Guru ke, leelaƒ Laƒd∆ili Laƒl ki.
lakhaÊ - sees, perceives, Kripaƒlu - Kripalu Mahaprabhu, anugrah -
Grace ke - with, Laƒd∆ili Laƒl - Radha Krishn, ki - of
It is thus the Grace of such a Guru, that the devotee perceives the ever-new
leelas of Radha Krishn, forever.
(67)
BaAnauBaUpa Gar bajata baDaAîR .
Bhaƒnubhoop ghar bajaÊ baØhaƒee.
Bhaƒnubhoop - King Vrishbhanu, ghar - house, bajaÊ - being
played, baØhaƒee - joyous welcoming music for special occasion
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LEELA MADHURI
In the house of King Vrishbhanu, the joyous welcoming music (badhaee) is
being played.
Paka·wIÂ åMkaã L‹L‹I kaãIrita kaeã/ deva-va]Nd duMduiBaihM bajaAîR .

Prakateeœ ank Lali KiraÊi ke, Øev-vrinØ ØunØubhihiœ
bajaƒee.
prakateeœ - appeared, ank - arms, Lali - Baby Radhika,
KiraÊi - mother Kirti, ke - in, of, Øev-vrinØ - all the celestial gods,
ØunØubhihiœ - musical intruments played by celestial gods,
bajaƒee - played
Baby Radhika, Lali, has appeared in the arms of Mother Kirti, and so, all
the celestial gods are playing dundubhi in the sky.
saba ibaiDa sajyao åAjau barsaAnao/ L‹iKa kaãoiw‹na baqkauã,‹W‹ L‹jaAîR .

Sab biØhi sajyo aƒju Barsaƒno, lakhi kotin Baikunth lajaƒee.
sab biØhi - by all means, lavishly, sajyo - decorated, aƒju - today,
Barsaƒno - Barsana dham, lakhi - to see, to compare, kotin -
millions, Baikunth - Vaikunth abode, lajaƒee - defies, ashamed
Today, Barsana dham is so lavishly decorated by all means that it defies the
accumulated beauty of millions of Vaikunth.
cah¶< idiza ivaivaDa baAjanae baAjata/ parta na kaãh¶< kaãC‹u zabd saunaAîR .
Chahuœ Øishi viviØh baƒjne baƒjaÊ,
paraÊ na kahuœ kac◊hu shabØ sunaƒee.
chahuœ Øishi - in four directions, everywhere, viviØh - different
kinds, baƒjne - musical instruments, baƒjaÊ - being played, paraÊ
sunaƒee - heard, na kahuœ - nowhere, kac◊hu - any kind, shabØ -
sound, voice
Overjoyed with the occasion, everywhere people are playing some kind of
music, so nothing else is being heard in that noise.
Bair-Bair maUiW‹ mai,‹‹ana maoitana kaãI/ ya¥aipa kaãIrita maAtau ¬w‹AîR .

Bhari-bhari moothi maÙin moÊin ki, yaØyapi KiraÊi maƒÊu lutaƒee.
bhari-bhari - full, abundantly, moothi - handful, maÙin - precious,
jewels, moÊin - pearls, yaØyapi - although, maƒÊu - mother KiraÊi,
lutaƒee - freely throwing, abundantly distributing
Mother Kirti is abundantly distributing pearls and precious jewels with her
hands to people,
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PAD KIRTAN
tadipa na Òw‹ina kaãI sauiDa kaãAh¶ihÂ/ sabaî ivadeh deh pad paAîR .
ÂaØapi na lootani ki suØhi kaƒhuhiœ, sabai viØeh Øeh paØ paƒee.
ÊaØapi - but, still, na - no, lootani - collecting, suØhi - thought,
awareness, kaƒhuhiœ - no one has, sabai - all, viØeh - unattached,
Øeh - body, consciousness, paØ - stage, status, paƒee - received
But no one has any thought of collecting them because (after having the
vision of baby Radha, they are so much drowned in Her loving Bliss that)
they have lost their body consciousness and have become videh.
ivaiDa hir hr saur kaãhta ékaã ßvar/ jaya jaya ú‹Aidina zai(a· sauhAîR .
ViØhi Hari Har sur kahaÊ eak swar, jai jai hlaƒØini shakÊi suhaƒee.
ViØhi - Brahma, Hari - Vishnu, Har - Shiv, sur - celestial gods and
goddesses, kahaÊ - saying, (singing), eak swar - (in) one voice,
together, shakÊi - power, suhaƒee - to Grace, to glorify
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiv and other gods and goddesses are together singing
and saying, “Glory to our supreme ahladini power.”
kaãrta ‘ka]ãpaA¬’ inaC‹Avar taApar/ inaja kaãr kaãoiw‹ bòah˙ sauKa jaAîR ..
KaraÊ ‘Kripaƒlu’ nic◊haƒvar Êaƒpar, nij kar koti brahm sukh jaƒee.
karaÊ - do, does, Kripaƒlu - Kripalu Mahaprabhuji, nic◊haƒvar -
sacrifice, Êaƒpar - on such, nij - I, kar (jaee) - do, koti - millions,
brahm sukh - brahmanand
Kripalu Mahaprabhuji says that I also sacrificed uncountable brahmandas
on such an indescribable elated scene of Radha’s birthday. (6)
(68)
bòajarsa barsa rhÁo bòaja baIiTana/ $aanaI ibanau jaanae Barmaaya .
Braj-ras baras rahyo Braj beeÊhin, gyaƒni binu jaƒne bharmaƒya.
Braj-ras - bliss of Braj, baras - showered, rahyo - being, beeÊhin -
lanes, gyaƒni - knowledgeable, binu jaƒne - without knowing,
bharmaƒya- confoundedly wandering
Braj ras is being showered in the lanes of Braj everywhere, but the gyani
(who is supposed to be knowledgeable) is confoundedly wandering in Braj
without knowing it.
jaeih Kaojata $aanaI jana L‹aKana .

Jehi khojaÊ gyaƒni jan laƒkhan.
jehi - whom, khojaÊ - looking for, gyaƒni jan - Gyani Saints, laƒkhan -
hundreds of thousands
Hundreds of thousands of gyanis, looking for the absolute divinity,
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LEELA MADHURI
caairh¶< vaedna kaãI Paita zaaKana .

Chaƒrihuœ VeØan ki praÊi shaƒkhan.
chaƒrihuœ - all four, VeØan - Vedas, ki - of, praÊi - each, shaƒkhan -
branches
Searched for Him in the four Vedas and their branches,
hir ‘åL‹Ka’ îima L‹ag‹‹ae BaaKana .

Hari ‘alakh’ imi laƒge bhaƒkhan.
Hari - absolute brahm, alakh - non-perceivable, imi - in this way, in
the end, laƒge - started, bhaƒkhan - saying
And, exhausting themselves with that effort, they said in the end that the
absolute brahm is non-perceivable (alakh);
va]Ndaivaipana saiKana åMcaL‹paw‹/ iL‹paw‹ rhÁo saoî Daaya ..1..

VrinØaƒvipin sakhin anchalpat, lipat rahyo soi Øhaƒya. [1]
VrinØaƒvipin - forests of Vrindaban, Braj, sakhin - Gopis,
anchalpat - upper end of sari, lipat rahyo - holding, frolicking,
Øhaƒya - seen, soi - same (poorntam purshottam brahm)
But in Braj, the same non-perceivable brahm of the gyanis as poorntam
purushottam brahm Krishn, is seen frolicking with the anchal (upper end of
the sari) of the Gopis. [1]
jaeih zaMkaãr ür-åMtar Dyaavata .

Jehi Shankar ur-anÊar ØhyaƒvaÊ.
jehi - whom, that, Shankar - God Shiv, ur-anÊar - in (His) heart,
ØhyaƒvaÊ - meditates
The delightful brahm that God Shiv meditates upon in His heart,
jaakaão Baed vaed naihM paavata .

Jaƒko bheØ VeØ nahiœ paƒvaÊ.
jaƒko - whose, bheØ - substance, nahiœ - (can) not, paƒvaÊ - find
Which is beyond the words of the Vedas (so they describe it as ‘neti, neti’),
inaivaRkaãlpa/ inaLe‹Rpa/ bataavata .

Nirvikalp, nirlep, baÊaƒvaÊ.
nirvikalp - thoughtless, nirlep - unattached,
baÊaƒvaÊ - give knowledge about, recognize
And which is recognized (by the Vedas) as being thoughtless and unattached;
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PAD KIRTAN
saoî inakauM·ja ibaca BaanauL‹L‹I kaeã/ car,‹‹a paL‹owta jaaya ..2..

Soi nikunj bich Bhaƒnu Lali ke, charaÙ palotaÊ jaƒya. [2]
soi - same, nikunj - gardens, bich - in, Bhaƒnu Lali - daughter of
Vrishbhanu, Radha, ke - of, charaÙ - (lotus) feet, palotaÊ - pressing,
jaƒya - keep on, (seen)
But in Braj, the same brahm, in the nikunj of Vrindaban, is seen pressing
the lotus feet of Radha Rani with great love and adoration. [2]
jaeih maayaa-vaza iva⁄ caracar .

Jehi maƒya ƒ-vash vishva charaƒchar.
jehi - whom, (whose power), maƒyaƒ-vash - maya (which) controls,
vishva - universe, charaƒchar - inanimate existence
The supreme brahm Whose power of maya controls the total animate and
inaminate existence of the universe;
bòah˙å,f-naayakaã ivaiDa/ hir/ hr .

BrahmaÙd-naƒyak ViØhi, Hari, Har.
brahmaÙd-naƒyak - governors of brahmand, ViØhi - Brahm,
Hari - Vishnu, Har - Shiv
And the governors of the brahmand, Brahma, Shiv and Vishnu,
naacata jyaQÂ naw‹ parvaza baanar .

NaƒchaÊ jyauœ nat paravash baƒnar.
naƒchaÊ - dances, jyauœ - like a, nat - street entertainer,
paravash - helpless, under the control of, baƒnar - monkey
Are also under the control of Whose maya like the monkey of a street entertainer;
taeih dq C‹aC‹ naekauã saI C‹oirna/ kaãoiw‹na naaca nacaaya ..3..

Âehi Øai c◊haƒc◊h neku si c◊horin, kotin naƒch nachaƒya. [3]
Êehi - the same, Øai - give, c◊haƒc◊h - curd, buttermilk, neku si - just a
little, c◊horin - (Brajwasi) girls, kotin - many times, naƒch - dance,
nachaƒya - to dance, to show
But in Braj, the same master of maya and supreme brahm (Krishn), is seen
showing His dances to the little Brajwasi girls on the promise of receiving
a bowl of curd. [3]
jaakaãI Ba]kauãiw‹ ivaL‹asa PaL‹yakaãr .

Jaƒki bhrikuti vilaƒs pralayakar.
jaƒki - whose, bhrikuti - wink, vilaƒs - (pleasure of) entire universe,
pralayakar - absolute dissolution
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The poorntam purushottam brahm Whose one wink causes the absolute
dissolution of the entire universe,
jaakaeã fr kaãa<pata fr Tar Tar .

Jaƒke dar kaƒœpaÊ dar Êhar Êhar.
jaƒke - whose, dar - fear, kaƒœpaÊ - trembles, dar - personified fear,
the god of death, Êhar Êhar - shivering
The god of death trembles with fear in Whose presence,
naamaih jaakaão Bava-baMDana-hr .

Naƒmahi jaƒko bhav-banØhan-har.
naƒmahi - name alone, jaƒko - whose, bhav-banØhan-har - terminate
the bondage of maya
And the glory of Whose name is enough to terminate the bondage of maya
and to make a soul cross the endless vastness of the cosmic ocean;
taakaão ¨KaL‹ baa<iDa yazaoda/ Lq‹ saa<w‹I frpaaya ..4..

Âaƒko ukhal baƒœØhi YashoØaƒ, lai saƒœti darpaƒya. [4]
Êaƒko - that (all glorious brahm), ukhal - a big pot used for pounding
rice to remove husk, baƒœØhi - tied, lai - taking (in hand), saƒœti - a
thin little stick, darpaƒya - to frighten
But in Braj, the same almighty, absolute, and all-glorious brahm is seen tied
up with an ukhal by Mother Yashoda who is scaring Him with a thin little
stick in her hand (and asking Him as to why He ate the soil). [4]
jaeih L‹ig‹‹a japaI/ tapaI Barmaavata .

Jehi lagi japi, Êapi bharmaƒvaÊ.
jehi - whom, lagi - long, arduous, japi - ritualists, Êapi - ascetics,
bharmaƒvaÊ - desire for vision
The supreme Divine form of God, Whose vision is desired by millions of
devout people and the ascetics through their lifelong arduous practices, but
they don’t see Him,
jaog‹‹aI jaog‹‹a åig‹‹aina jair jaavata .

Jogi jog agini jari jaƒvaÊ.
jogi - yogis, jog - yog practices, agini - fire, heat, jari jaƒvaÊ - to burn, to heat
And Who is also searched for by the yogis who dry out their body by the
heat of yogagni during the very high stage of their practice of samadhi, but
they don’t find Him,
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PAD KIRTAN
inaja-baL‹ ka]ãpaa-kaãor naih‹‹ M paavata .

Nij-bal kripaƒ-kor nahiœ paƒvaÊ.
nij-bal - (pride of their) self effort, kripaƒ-kor - even a ray of Divine
Grace, nahiœ - not, paƒvaÊ - receive
Because all of them have a pride of their own doings so they never receive
even a ray of His Divine Grace;
sao ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ inaja maaya g‹‹aod ihta/ parÅyao Dari,‹‹a ibaL‹Kaaya ..5..
So ‘Kripaƒlu’ nij maƒya goØ hiÊ, paryo ØharaÙi bilkhaƒya. [5]
so - the same (Brahm), nij - His own, maƒya - mother (Yashoda),
goØ - lap, hiÊ - for the sake of, paryo - lying, ØharaÙi - floor, ground,
bilkhaƒya - rolling and crying
But in Braj, the same poorntam purushottam, all-powerful God (as baby
Krishn). is seen rolling on the ground, crying and looking to mother Yashoda
with pleading eyes so she can lift Him into her lap…(This is the greatness
of Braj dham.) [5]
(69)
caL‹o mana/ ZIva]NdAvana DaAma .
Chalo man, Shree Vrindavan Øhaƒm.
chalo - let’s go, come and live, man - mind, Øhaƒm - abode
O my mind! Come and live in Shree Vrindaban dham (It is such a Divine
abode),
jah< ibahrta naAg‹‹air å® naAg‹‹ar/ kauãMjaina åAW‹oÂ yaAma .

Jahaœ biharaÊ Naƒgari aru Naƒgar, kunjani aƒthoœ yaƒm.
jahaœ - where, biharaÊ - playfully walk, Naƒgari - all-beauteous
Radha, aru - and, Naƒgar - all-virtuous Krishn, kunjani - in a kunj,
aƒthoœ - all, eight, yaƒm - three hours period of a day
Where all-proficient, all-virtuous and all-beauteous Radhey and Krishn
playfully spend day and night in the kunj.
BaUKa L‹g‹ ae tao risakaãna jaUW‹ina/ KaAî L‹ihya ivaZAma .

Bhookh lage Êo rasikan joothani, khaƒi lahiya vishraƒm.
bhookh - hunger, lage - feel, Êo - then, rasikan - rasik Saints,
joothani - leftover food, khaƒi - eat, lahiya vishraƒm - rest, relax
If you feel hungry, eat the leftover food of rasik Saints of Braj and relax.
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pyaAsa L‹g‹ ae tao tari,‹‹a-tanaUjaA/ taw‹ ipavau saiL‹L‹ L‹L‹Ama .

Pyaƒs lage Êo ÊaraÙi-Êanu-jaƒ, Êat pivu salil lalaƒm.
pyaƒs - thirst, lage - feel, Êo - then, ÊaraÙi-Êanu-jaƒ - Yamuna river,
Êat - bank, pivu - drink, salil - water, lalaƒm - sweet
If you feel thirsty, go to Yamuna river and drink the sweet water at her bank.
naIÂd L‹g‹ ae tao jaAî saoî rh¶/ L‹tana-kauãMja åiBarAma .

NeeœØ lage Êo jaƒi soi rahu, laÊan-kunj abhiraƒm.
neeœØ - sleep, lage - feel, Êo - then, jaƒi - go, soi - sleep,
rahu - remain, laÊan-kunj - creeper in kunj, abhiraƒm - beautiful
And if you feel sleepy, go to any beautiful kunj and sleep there.
bòaja kaãI rena• renau LiKa icañmaya/ tañmaya rh¶ åivarAma .

Braj ki renu renu lakhi chinmaya, Êanmaya rahu aviraƒm.
ki - of, renu - part, dust, particle, lakhi - seeing, chinmaya - Divine,
Êanmaya - engrossed, rahu - remain, aviraƒm - all the time
Seeing the Divineness of every part and particle of Braj remain engrossed
in the love and the leelas of Radha Krishn all the time. (This is how one
should live in Vrindaban.)
paq ‘ka]ãpaA¬’ mana jaina yah BaUiL‹‹ya/ BaAva rhe inaxkaãAma ..

Pai ‘Kripaƒlu’ man jani yah bhooliya, bhaƒv rahe nishkaƒm.
pai - but, man - mind, jani - must not, yah - this, bhooliya - forget,
bhaƒv - devotion, love, rahe - remain, nishkaƒm - selfless
Kripalu Mahaprabhuji says, “The important thing is that you must not forget
that you have to love Radha Krishn selflessly.”
(70)
drsa kaãba/ deîhQ naNd ikaãzaor ¿
Æaras kab Øeihau NanØ Kishor?
Øaras - Divine vision, kab - when, Øeihau - will give, NanØ Kishor -
son of Nandbaba, Krishn
(A devotee is saying:) O my beloved Nand Kishor Krishn, when will You
give me Your darshan (Divine vision)?
L‹iKa Ganazyaama zyaama Gana naicahih‹‹ M/ kaãbaq maor baina maor ¿

Lakhi Ghanshyaƒm shyaƒm ghan nachi-hahiœ, kabai mor bani
mor?
lakhi - while seeing, Ghanshyaƒm - Krishn, shyaƒm ghan - cloud-like
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dark complexion, nachi-hahiœ - dance (in delight), kabai - when,
mor - my, bani - after becoming, mor - peacock
O Ghanshyam Krishn! When will my mind dance in the ecstasy of Your
love while seeing Your cloud-like dark complexion, like the peacocks who
dance in delight when they see the rain clouds in the sky?
kaãbaq d&g‹ aMcaL‹ caMcaL‹ caMcaL‹/ LiKahh¶ hmairh¶< åor ¿

Kabai Øriganchal chan-chal Chanchal, lakhi-hahu hamarihuœ or?
kabai - when, Øriganchal - eyes, chan-chal - naughty, Chanchal -
Krishn, lakhi-hahu - will look, hamarihuœ - me, or - towards
O Chanchal (naughty) Krishn! When will You look at me with Your naughty
loving eyes?
kaãba Le‹îhQ icata caor maorh‡</ bòajabainataina icata caor ¿

Kab leihau chiÊ chor mor huœ, Braj-baniÊani chiÊ chor?
kab - when, leihau - will, do, chiÊ - heart, chor - steal, mor huœ - my,
Braj-baniÊani - Gopis, chiÊ chor - stealer of (Gopis’) hearts, Krishn
O stealer of Gopis’ hearts! When will You steal my heart?
kaãba bòajavaaisaina daisaina daisaina/ dasaI bainahQ‹‹ ‹M taor ¿

Kab Braj-vaƒsini Øaƒsini Øaƒsini, Øaƒsi banihauœ Êor?
Braj-vaƒsini - Brajwasis, Øaƒsini - servant (Your eternal associate),
Øaƒsi - servant, banihauœ - will become, Êor - Your
O my beloved! When will I become a servant of the servant of one of the
Brajwasis who are Your eternal associates (servants)?,
kaãba ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ tanau sauiDa ibasarqhQ‹‹ ‹M/ Éq rsa Paema ivaBaor ¿

Kab ‘Kripaƒlu’ Êanu suØhi bisarai-hauœ, hwai ras prem vibhor?
Êanu - body, suØhi - consciousness, bisarai-hauœ - lose, forget,
hwai - becoming, ras - bliss, prem - love, vibhor - drowned, thrilled
(in love)
And when will that time come that, thrilled and drowned in Your love, I will
lose my body consciousness?
(71)
dzaRna denaa naNd duL‹are ?
Æarshan Øenaƒ NanØ Øulaƒre!
Øarshan - Divine vision, Øenaƒ - please give, NanØ Øulaƒre - the
darling son of Nandbaba, Krishn
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(A devotee, during his devotional meditation, is talking to Krishn and saying:)
O Nand Dulare Krishn (the darling son of Nandbaba)! Please give me Your
Divine vision (darshan)!
naNdna<dna naqnana kaeã taare .

NanØ-naœØan nainan ke Êaƒre.
nainan - eyes, ke - of, Êaƒre - apple, delight (of my eyes)
O Nand Nandan Krishn! You are the light and the delight of my eyes.
(Please show me Your face wearing all of Your charming decorations like
this:)
L‹w‹kaãina maor maukauãw‹ kaãI maaTae/

Latkani mor-mukut ki maƒÊhe,
latkani - gently swaying, mor-mukut - peacock feather diadem, ki -
of, maƒÊhe - on (Your) forehead, head
A peacock feather diadem is gently swaying on Your head, and,
caw‹kaãina kaeãzar itaL‹kaã iL‹L‹are .

Chatkani keshar Êilak lilaƒre.
chatkani - bright, keshar - saffron, Êilak - decorative mark (on
forehead), lilaƒre - beautifying (Your) forehead
A decorative bright mark of saffron is beautifying Your forehead.
åL‹kaãina JaL‹kaã manah¶ åvaiL‹na åiL‹/

Alakani jhalak manahu avalin ali,
alkani - a lock of shiny (curly black) hair, jhalak - glimpse,
manahu - appears to be, avalin - flock of, line, ali - bumblebees
Your shiny (curly black) hair, that appears to be like a line of bumblebees, is
jauir jauir jaata jaL‹ja mauKa paare .

Juri juri jaƒÊ jalaj mukh paƒre.
juri juri jaƒÊ - elegantly falling, jalaj - lotus, mukh - face, paƒre - falling
in a lovely style
Elegantly falling on Your lotus face in a lovely style.
sauDaa-payaoinaiDa maiDa ivaxa-åm‹‹bauiDa/

SuØhaƒ-payoniØhi maØhi vish-ambuØhi,
suØhaƒ-payoniØhi - ocean of nectar, maØhi - middle, in which,
vish-ambuØhi - ocean of deathlike venom
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Your eyes look like the ocean of nectar (which is the Bliss of Your Divine
love), in which there is also an ocean of deathlike venom (which is the fire
of Your separation),
matavaare caMcaL‹ d&g‹ a vaare .

MaÊvaƒre chanchal Ørig vaƒre.
maÊvaƒre - intoxicated, chanchal - merrily fast-glancing, Ørig - eyes
And, on the top of that, Your merrily fast-glancing eyes are intoxicated with
the warmth of Your intimate love.
åMbar paIta idpata duita daimaina/

Ambar peeÊ ØipaÊ ØuÊi Øaƒmini,
ambar - cloth, peeÊ - yellow, ØipaÊ - defying, ØuÊi - glory, splendor,
Øaƒmini - lightning
Your peetambar is gently swaying and defying the glory of the lightning.
Ba&g‹ apu ad g‹‹aj

Mu a maaL‹ g‹‹aL‹ Daare .
BhrigupaØ gunj maƒl gal Øhaƒre.
BhrigupaØ - special foot-like mark on Krishn’s chest, gunj maƒl -
garland of gunjas, gal - neck, Øhaƒre - wearing
Your chest has the bhrigupad mark and You are wearing a gunjmal on Your
neck.
kaã‹iw‹ kaãmanaIya kaãaC‹naI kaãaCe‹/

Kati kamniya kaƒc◊hani kaƒc◊he,
kati - waist, kamniya - beautiful, kaƒc◊hani - a silken cloth around
waist, kaƒc◊he - is tied
A beautiful silken kachni is tied around Your waist, and,
kaãr maurL‹I å<g‹ aurIna sahare .

Kar murali aœgureen sahaƒre.
kar - hands, murali - flute, aœgureen - fingers, sahaƒre - resting
You are delicately holding the flute in Your hand with Your fingers resting
upon it.
haya ? kaãbah¶< JaUmata saiKa ? mao iF‹‹Mg‹ a/

Haƒi! Kabahuœ jhoomaÊ Sakhi! mo dhing,
kabahuœ - when, jhoomaÊ - walking leisurely, mo dhing - (come) to me
(The devotee, considering himself as a Gopi, now enters into an emotional
state and says:) O Sakhi! When will that day come that, walking leisurely,
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PaItama åîhœ Paa,‹‹aipayaare .

PreeÊam aihaiœ praƒÙ piyaƒre.
PreeÊam - Beloved Krishn, aihaiœ - will come, praƒÙ pyaƒre - love of
my life and soul
The Beloved of my heart and the love of my life and soul, Krishn, will come
to me (and say, “O my love! I have now come to you, forever”).
åba ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ kaão baeig‹‹a imaL‹h¶ ipaya/

Ab ‘Kripaƒlu’ ko begi milahu piya,
ab - now, begi - very soon, immediately, milahu - meet, come to,
piya - Beloved Krishn
(Thus, imagining about his meeting with Krishn, the devotee feels an intense
longing for Him and he says:) O Soul of my soul Krishn! Now come to me
immediately,
naaih‹‹ M tao jaata yae Paa,‹‹a hmaare ..

Naƒhiœ Êo jaƒÊ ye praƒÙ hamaƒre.
naƒhiœ Êo - otherwise, jaƒÊ - depart, ye - this, praƒÙ - life-breath, hamaƒre - my
Otherwise my life-breath may depart in Your separation.
(72)
dIna kaãI sauna L‹o dInaanaaTa ?
Æeen ki sun lo ÆeenaƒnaƒÊh!
Øeen - destitute, sun lo - please listen,
ÆeenaƒnaƒÊh - refuge of destitutes, Krishn
(A devotee says:) O refuge of destitutes, Krishn! Please listen to the cry of
this destitute.
saaDana hIna/ maL‹Ina/ C‹Ina hQ‹‹ ‹M/ saba ibaiDa naaTa ? ånaaTa .
SaƒØhan heen, maleen, c◊heen hauœ, sab biØhi naƒÊh! anaƒÊh.
saƒØhan - devotion, heen - without, maleen - impious,
c◊heen - weary, of weak mind, hauœ - I am, sab biØhi - by all means,
naƒÊh - my Beloved Lord, anaƒÊh - helpless like an orphan
I have no devotion, I am impious and I am weary (from the sufferings of the
world). By all means I am helpless like an orphan.
ZÎa-baL‹-saMbaL‹ naih‹‹ M naekaãh¶</ naih‹‹M sañtana kaão saaTa .

ShraØØhaƒ-bal-sambal nahiœ nekahuœ, nahiœ sanÊan ko saƒÊh.
shraØØhaƒ - dedication, bal - strength, sambal - support, backing ,
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nahiœ - no, nekahuœ - even a little, sanÊan - rasik Saints,
saƒÊh - refuge, association
O Krishn! I have no strength of dedication (to Your lotus feet) and I have no
refuge of Your rasik Saints (who could help me).
baU˘ fta hQ‹‹ ‹M BavaisanDau dyaamaya ?/ pakaãir Le‹h¶ åba haTa .

Bood∆aÊ houœ bhav-sinØhu Æayaƒmai! pakari lehu ab haƒÊh.
bood∆aÊ - drown, bhav-sinØhu - endless cosmic (mayic) ocean,
Æayaƒmai - O (my) merciful Lord, pakari - hold, lehu - please do,
ab - now, haƒÊh - hand
O my merciful Lord! I am drowning in the endless ocean of this material
world. Please hold my hand and save me.
saata svag‹‹aR/ åpavag‹‹aR na maa<g‹ ata/ rh tava pad/ mama maaTa .

SaƒÊ swarg apvarg na maƒœgaÊ, rah Êava paØ mam maƒÊh.
saƒÊ - seven, swarg - (pleasure of) heaven, celestial abodes, apvarg
- liberation, na - not, maƒœgaÊ - ask, desire, rah - live, dedicate to,
Êava - Your, paØ - lotus feet, mam - my, maƒÊh - forehead
I do not desire for the pleasure of the seven celestial abodes or even liberation.
I only want to dedicate myself to Your lotus feet, forever.
dq inaja Paema ka]ãpaa¬ ? ‘ka]ãpaa¬ih‹M’ kaãiryae naaTa sanaaTa ..

Æai nij prem Kripaƒlu! ‘Kripaƒluhiœ’ kariye NaƒÊh sanaƒÊh.
Øai - please give, nij - Your own, prem - love, kripaƒlu - merciful,
kariye - please make, please do, sanaƒÊh - into Your protection
O merciful Krishn! Kindly take me, the homeless one, into Your protection
and bless me with Your selfless love.
(73)
dInaanaaTa ? maoih‹‹M kaãahe ibasaare ¿
ÆeenaƒnaƒÊh! mohiœ kaƒhe bisaƒre?
ÆeenaƒnaƒÊh - refuge of destitutes, mohiœ - I, me, kaƒhe - why,
bisaƒre - have forgotten
O Deenanath Krishn! Why have You forgotten me?
hmairih‹‹M baar maQna kaãsa Daare ¿

Hamarihiœ baƒr maun kas Øhaƒre?
hamarihiœ - at my, baƒr - turn, maun - silent, quiet, kas - why,
Øhaƒre - became
Why haven’t You come up till now to see how am I doing?
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naaTa ? åg‹‹aita kaeã g‹‹aita ? ånaaTa hma/
NaƒÊh! agaÊi ke gaÊi! anaƒÊh ham,
agaÊi - helpless, ke - of, gaÊi - hope, refuge, anaƒÊh - hopeless and
homeless orphan, ham - I
O Lord, I am a homeless and hopeless orphan and You are the refuge of the
helpless.
kaãhh¶ kaãvana g‹‹aita maoir ibacaare .

Kahahu kavan gaÊi mori bichaƒre.
kahahu - tell me, kavan - what, gaÊi - hope, about (my) future,
mori - me, bichaƒre - thought
Tell me what have You thought about me.
g‹‹ai,‹‹akaãa/ g‹‹aIDa/ åjaaimaL‹/ åaidkaã/

GaÙikaƒ, GeeØh, Ajaƒmil aƒØik,
aƒØik - and others, etc.
I have heard that Ganika, Geedh, Ajamil and many others,
saunata åimata paitatana tauma pyaare .

SunaÊ amiÊ paÊiÊan Êum pyaƒre.
sunaÊ - I heard, amiÊ - uncountable, paÊiÊan - fallen souls, Êum -
You, pyaƒre - loved one
Have loved You and received Your Grace. (They were also downcast, sinful
and fallen souls.) But,
îna sama åg‹‹ainata paitata roma-Paita/

In sam agniÊ-paÊiÊ rom-praÊi,
in - these, sam - like, agniÊ - uncountable, paÊiÊ - fallen soul,
rom-praÊi - tiny part
(I am so much fallen that) uncountable such fallen souls may not even
compare to a tiny part of my sinfulness.
vaarta paitata-ibard-rKavaare .
VaƒraÊ paÊiÊ-biraØ-rakhwaƒre.
vaƒraÊ - not even compare, sacrifice, paÊiÊ - fallen souls, biraØ - title,
rakhwaƒre - protector (helper)
O helper of humble souls, Krishn!
dMBa kaãoiw‹-zata-kaãaL‹naeima sama/

Æambh koti-shaÊ-Kaƒlnemi sam,
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Øambh - vanity, koti-shaÊ -millions, Kaƒlnemi - name of a demon, sam - like
My vanity is like millions of Kalnemi, and,
kaãoiw‹na ravana sama mad Daare .

Kotin Raƒvan sam maØ Øhaƒre.
kotin - millions, sam - like, maØ - pride, Øhaƒre - I have
My pride is like millions of Ravan.
L‹ajah¶ jaasau L‹jaaita åDama åsa/

Laƒjahu jaƒsu lajaƒÊi aØham as,
laƒjahu - shame (itself), jaƒsu - by which, lajaƒÊi - ashamed, aØham -
sinful, as - I am
I am such a sinner that even the ‘shame’ itself is ashamed to see the depth
of my sins.
hq‹ ‹ M/ na h¶é/ na tau Éqhq‹ M Baare .

Haiœ, na huye, na Êu hwai haiœ bhaƒre.
haiœ - there is no one, na huye - has never been, na Êu - nor,
hwai haiœ - will ever be, bhaƒre - full of sins
There is no one in this world that has ever been or will ever be as sinful as me.
kaãQnae mauKa ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ PaBau sana kaãC‹u/

Kaune mukh ‘Kripaƒlu’ prabhu san kac◊hu,
kaune - which, mukh - mouth, san - to, kac◊hu - even little
What can I say and how can I say to You, (I have ruined my ownself with
my pride, attachments, and transgressions.)
kaãihya ¿ naaTa ? åba haTa itahare ..

Kahiya? NaƒÊh! ab haƒÊh Êihaƒre.
kahiya - please think, ab - now, haƒÊh - hands, Êihaƒre - (in) your
O my Lord! Now it is only up to You. (Whether You accept me or not, it is
all in Your hands. But I still believe that only You are mine Who truly cares
for me…)
(74)
Dana Dana risakaãna Dana g‹‹aovaDaRna/ jaanae bòah˙ iL‹yao ibarmaaya .
Æhan Øhan rasikan Øhan GovarØhan, jaƒne brahm liyo birmaƒya.
Øhan Øhan - glory to, rasikan - of rasik Saints, Øhan - sole treasure,
jaƒne - which, brahm - brahm Krishn, liyo birmaƒya - enticed the heart
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Glory to Govardhan, the sole-treasure of rasik Saints, which has enticed the
heart of brahm Krishn.
jaeih åaiZta åsaMKya ibaiDa/ hir/ hr .

Jehi aƒshriÊ asankhya BiØhi, Hari, Har.
jehi - who, aƒshriÊ - refuge, asankhya - uncountable, BiØhi - Brahma
Hari - Vishnu, Har - Shiv
The supreme God, Who is the refuge of uncountable Brahma, Vishnu and
Shiv,
sao¨ åaZya iL‹ya yaeih ig‹‹airvar .

Sou aƒshrai liya yehi Girivar.
sou - has Himself, aƒshrai - refuge, liya - took, yehi - the same,
Girivar - Govardhan hill
Has Himself taken refuge of Govardhan (to save the Brajwasis from the
great cloud burst and the wrath of god Indra).
jaeih paUjaita jaL‹jaa inata inaja kaãr .

Jehi poojaÊi jaljaƒ niÊ nij kar,
poojaÊi - worships, jaljaƒ - Maha Lakchmi niÊ - always, nij - own,
kar - hands
The supreme God (Vasudeo Krishn), Who is always worshipped by Maha
Lakchmi with Her own hands,
sao¨ bòah˙ saMg‹ a bòaja-pairkaãr/ ig‹‹airvar paUjyao jaaya ..1..

Sou brahm sang Braj-pari-kar, Girivar poojyo jaƒya. [1]
sou - same, brahm - Krishn, sang - with, Braj-pari-kar - Brajwasis,
Girivar - Govardhan hill, poojyo jaƒya - has worshipped
Has worshipped Govardhan along with all of the Brajwasis. [1]
Zuita-åaraDya bòah˙ banavaarI .

ShruÊi-aƒraƒØhya brahm Banwaƒri.
ShruÊi-aƒraƒØhya - whom Vedas worship, brahm Banwaƒri - poorntam
purushottam brahm, Krishn
The Vedas worship poorntam purushottam brahm, Krishn,
bòah˙araDyaa BaanauduL‹arI .
BrahmaƒraƒØhyaƒ BhaƒnuØulaƒri.
BrahmaƒraƒØhyaƒ - whom Krishn worships, BhaƒnuØulaƒri - Radha
And Krishn worships Bhanudulari Radha.
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Paa,‹‹a ékaã/ paq Êq tanau DaarI .

PraƒÙ eak, pai Øvai Êanu Øhaƒri.
praƒÙ eak - Both are one, pai - but, Øvai - two, Êanu - body, Øhaƒri -
have, assume
Although Both are one and the same but They have two forms, Radha and
Krishn.
ibahrta maMja•-inakauãMja-pauMja inata/ L‹iKa kaãmaL‹a L‹L‹caaya ..2..

BiharaÊ manju-nikunj-punj niÊ, lakhi Kamlaƒ lalchaƒya. [2]
biharaÊ - play, enjoy, manju-nikunj-punj - charming garden
spreading all over, niÊ - always, lakhi - seeing, Kamlaƒ - Maha
Lakchmi, lalchaƒya - desire to receive which is beyond reach
They Both enjoy and play together in the various kunj of the Govardhan
(which are always blossoming and spreading their perfume all over). Seeing
Them playing together in the Govardhan, Maha Lakchmi desires to receive
even a bit of that leela-Bliss but She cannot. [2]
kaãoü kaãr jaog‹‹a/ jaug‹ auta banabaasaI .

Kou kar jog, juguÊ banbaƒsi.
kou - some, kar - do, jog - yog, juguÊ - assume, banbaƒsi - living in
forest, renounce the world
Some people renounce the world, go to jungles and practice eightfold yog,
kaãoü maui(a·-ihta saevata kaãasaI .

Kou mukÊi-hiÊ sevaÊ Kaƒsi.
kou - some, others, mukÊi-hiÊ - for receiving liberation, sevaÊ -
reside, Kaƒsi - Kashi
And some people reside in the pious town, Kashi, to receive liberation (from
the bondage of maya).
L‹iKa doüna maoihM åavaita ha<saI .

Lakhi Øoun mohiœ aƒvaÊi haƒœsi.
lakhi - seeing, Øoun - both, mohiœ - I, aƒvaÊi - feel, haƒœsi - laughing
But the unintelligent efforts of both appear laughable, because,
maUitaRmaana nag‹‹araja naag‹‹a taija/ baa<baI ihta Barmaaya ..3..

MoorÊimaƒn nagraƒj naƒg Êaji, baƒœbi hiÊ bharmaƒya. [3]
moorÊimaƒn - deity, nagraƒj - god of snakes, naƒg - snake, Êaji -
leaving, baƒœbi - snake’s hole, hiÊ - for, bharmaƒya - going after
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Leaving the exciting Gracious divinity of Govardhan, they are following
the path of misbelief which is like neglecting the god of snakes who is
already there and going out in the woods to worship the snake’s hole as the
saying goes ‘ghar aƒye naƒg na poojahiœ, baƒœbi poojan jaƒhiœ.’ [3]
jaha< vaed inata deta bauharI .

Jahaƒœ VeØ niÊ ØeÊ buhaƒri.
jahaƒœ - where, niÊ - every day, ØeÊ buhaƒri - to sweep (the lanes)
Where the Vedas sweep the lanes and the tracks,
ipaãrta zaMBau g‹‹aopaI-tanau DaarI .

PhiraÊ Shambhu Gopi-Êanu Øhaƒri.
phiraÊ - wanders around, Shambhu - God Shiv, Gopi-Êanu - form of
a Gopi, Øhaƒri - assume
God Shiv wanders around assuming the form of a Gopi,
rja yaacata ibaiDa banae iBaKaarI .

Raj yaƒchaÊ BiØhi bane bhikhaƒri.
raj - (foot)dust, yaƒchaÊ - begs, BiØhi - Brahma, bane - becoming,
bhikhaƒri - begger
And the creator Brahma begs for the footdust of the Brajwasis. (That is
Govardhan,)
jah< baina dasaI kaãrita KavaasaI/ maui(a·/ maui(a·-ihta åAya ..4..

Jahaœ bani Øaƒsi karaÊi khavaƒsi, mukÊi, mukÊi-hiÊ aƒya. [4]
jahaœ - where, bani - becoming, Øaƒsi - servant, karaÊi - do,
khavaƒsi - menial service, mukÊi - Divine liberations in their Goddess
form, mukÊi-hiÊ - to receive the liberty (of tasting Braj ras), aƒya -
come
Where even the four kinds of Divine liberations, in their Goddess form, do
the menial service with a deep desire to receive the liberty of tasting the
sweetness of Braj ras. [4]
markaãta-mai,‹‹amaya parma-PakaãasaI .
MarkaÊ-maÙimai param-prakaƒsi.
markaÊ-maÙimai - embedded with Divine emerald, param-prakaƒsi -
high effulgence
The whole of the Govardhan hill is embedded with markat mani (Divine
emerald jewel) whose appearance and effulgence,
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L‹javata åimata îMdu C‹iba-rasaI .

LajvaÊ amiÊ inØu c◊habi-raƒsi.
lajvaÊ - diminishes, slight, amiÊ - uncountable, inØu - moon, c◊habi-
raƒsi - beauty and charm
Slight the beauty and the charm of uncountable moons,
L‹iKa isahata baqkauãMW‹-ivaL‹asaI .

Lakhi sihaƒÊ Baikunth-vilaƒsi.
lakhi - seeing, sihaƒÊ - desire, envy, Baikunth-vilaƒsi - Maha Vishnu
And the supreme God of Vaikunth, Maha Vishnu, envies to see the Blissful
greatness and the luxury of Govardhan dham.
bòaja-maMfL‹-maMfna jana-rMjana/ KaMfna mad saurraya ..5..

Braj-mandal-mandan jan-ranjan, khandan maØ surraƒya. [5]
Braj-mandal - Brajwasis, land of Braj, mandan - adornment,
jan-ranjan - delight of rasik Saints, khandan - destroy,
maØ - vanity, surraƒya - king of gods, Indra
Govardhan is the adornment of the hearts of the Brajwasis, delight of the
rasik Saints, and the destroyer of the vanity of the king of gods, Indra. [5]
pauMja-inakauãMjaina-maMjauL‹taaîR .
Punj-nikunjani-manjulaÊaƒee.
punj - accumulation of, all together (creepers, wood garden, flowers),
nikunjani - flowering kunj, manjulaÊaƒee - elegance of
The elegance of the flowering kunj, creepers, wood gardens and its ground etc.,
L‹iKa ibaiDa-ibaiDataa h‡ sakauãcaaîR .

Lakhi BiØhi-biØhiÊaƒ hu sakuchaƒee.
lakhi - seeing, BiØhi - Brahma, biØhiÊaƒ - celestial creation, hu - also,
sakuchaƒee - defeats, embarrassed
Defeats the beauty of the best celestial creations of Brahma (because the
beauty of Govardhan is Divine).
maDya maanasaI-g‹‹aMg‹ a sauhaîR .

MaØhya Maƒnsi-gang suhaƒee.
maØhya - (in the) middle, Maƒnsi-gang - Mansi Ganga, suhaƒee - beautifies
There is a beautiful pond, Mansi Ganga in the middle,
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rADaA-kaMãuf åAid kaãI maihmaA/ var,‹‹ata vaAi,‹‹a L‹jaaya ..6..

Radha-kund aƒØi ki mahimaƒ, varÙaÊ vaƒÙi lajaƒya. [6]
Radha-kund - Radha Kund, aƒØi - etc., mahimaƒ - Divine description,
varÙaÊ - describe, vaƒÙi - Goddess of wisdom Maha Saraswati,
lajaƒya - incapable
And there are Radha Kund and Krishn Kund etc., whose Divine Blissfulness
is so great that even the Goddess of wisdom Maha Saraswati finds Herself
incapable to describe their greatness. [6]
jao rsa inag‹‹ama ‘åg‹‹ama’ kaãih g‹‹aAyao .

Jo ras nigam ‘agam’ kahi gaƒyo.
jo - which, ras - Braj ras, nigam - Vedas, agam - beyond reach,
kahi - saying, gaƒyo - sang, described
Braj ras, which is sung by the Vedas as being beyond their reach,
sao g‹‹aovaDaRna g‹‹aiL‹na bahAyao .

So GovarØhan galin bahaƒyo.
so - that (ras), galin - lanes, bahaƒyo - poured freely
Is poured in the lanes of Govardhan everywhere by Krishn,
risakaã ka]ãpaa ibanau kaãoü na paayao .

Rasik kripaƒ binu kou na paƒyo.
rasik - rasik Saints, kripaƒ - Grace, binu - without, kou na - nobody,
paƒyo - received
But it needs the Grace of a rasik Saint to experience it.
hma ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ ig‹‹airrAja Barosae/ naBaRya rhta sadAya ..7..

Ham ‘Kripaƒlu’ Giriraƒj bharose, nirbhai rahaÊ saØaƒya. [7]
ham - I, we, Giriraƒj - Govardhan hill, bharose - refuge, faith, nirbhai
- free from fear, worry-free, rahaÊ - live, remain, saØaƒya - always
A Saint says, “I have taken the refuge of Govardhan, so, with His Grace
(without caring for the disciplines of gyan, yog, rituals and austerity), I am
sleeping worry- free without any care and fear. [7]
(75)
Daro mana/ BaAnauL‹L‹I kaão DyaAna .
Æharo man, Bhaƒnu Lali ko Øhyaƒn.
Øharo - remember, hold in your heart, man - (O my) mind,
Bhaƒnu Lali - loving daughter of Vrishbhanu, Radha, ko - of,
Øhyaƒn - remembrance
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(A devotee says:) O my mind! Always remember the all-adorned beautiful
Bhanu Nandini Radha Rani in your heart. (You must know, that)
jaAkaão DyaAna Darta inaiza vaAsar/ sauNdr zyaAma saujaAna .

Jaƒko Øhyaƒn ØharaÊ nishi vaƒsar, SunØar Shyaƒm sujaƒn.
jaƒko - whose, Øhyaƒn ØharaÊ - remembers, nishi - night,
vaƒsar - day, SunØar Shyaƒm - Shyam Sundar, Krishn,
sujaƒn - all-virtuous (all knowing) brahm
All-virtuous brahm Shyam Sundar also remembers Her day and night.
kaãnakaã maukauãw‹ isar caA® caiNôkaãA/ taApar L‹r mau(a·Ana .

Kanak mukut sir chaƒru chanØrikaƒ, Êaƒpar lar mukÊaƒn.
kanak - gold, mukut - crown, sir - head, chaƒru - elegant,
chanØrikaƒ - an ornament, Êaƒpar - on that, lar - string,
mukÊaƒn - of small pearls
Radha Rani wears a small elegant gold chandrika which is suspended in the
middle of Her gold crown. (They are uniquely studded and ornamented
with radiant precious jewels like diamond, sapphire, ruby and emerald, etc.
of various shades and sizes.) Under the crown there is a continuous line of
intercrossing mini loops of extremely small and fine pearls.
caUnair jairna ikaãnaAr g‹‹aQr tanau/ naIL‹AMbar pairDaAna .

Choonari jarin kinaƒr gaur Êanu, neelaƒmbar pariØhaƒn.
choonari - shawl, jarin - golden, kinaƒr - border, gaur - fair complexion,
Êanu - body, neelaƒmbar - blue sari or skirt, pariØhaƒn - dress
She has a fair complexion and, on Her head and around the upper part of
Her body She wears choonari which is decorated with very fine elaborate
golden embroidery and has a wide border. On the lower part of Her body
She wears a blue color silken or velvet long lavishing skirt (with a very
wide border of golden work, ornated with little jewels and sparkling materials.
The middle of the skirt is spangled and adorned with fancy little patterns of
exquisite embroidery).
Zuita taAw‹Mkaã g‹‹auTaI bar baenaI/ L‹javaita BaQÂh kaãmaAna .

ShruÊi Êaƒtank guÊhi bar beni, lajvaÊi bhauœh kamaƒn.
shruÊi - ears, Êaƒtank - ear-pendants, guÊhi - braided, bar -
decorated with, beni - braid of flowers, lajvaÊi - naturally shaped
(without any doing), bhauœh - eyebrows, kamaƒn - (like a) bow
(Delicately designed and excessively jewelled) ear-pendants are flashing
on Her ears, Her hair is braided and decorated with fragrant flowers, and
Her eyebrows are naturally shaped like a bow without any doing.
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naAsaA BaL‹ mau(a·AhL‹ saohta/ mana maohta mausakaãAna .

Naƒsaƒ bhal mukÊaƒhal sohaÊ, man mohaÊ muskaƒn.
naƒsaƒ - nose, bhal - very beautiful, mukÊaƒhal - pearl ornament,
sohaÊ - decoratively suspended, man - mind, mohaÊ - enticing,
muskaƒn - smile
A tiny ornament, nose pearl, (made out of one single and slender pearl and
suspended from the middle of the nostrils with a fine link,) appears to be
playing with Her upper lip, and Her loving smile is catching the heart, mind
and soul of everyone with its sweet fascination.
pag‹‹a paAyaL‹/ g‹‹aita åita åiBarAimaina/ L‹iKa marAL‹ sakauãcaAna .

Pag paƒyal, gaÊi aÊi abhiraƒmini, lakhi maraƒl sakuchaƒn.
pag - feet, paƒyal - anklets, gaÊi - movement, gait, aÊi - extremely,
superbly, abhiraƒmini - charming, elegant, lakhi - seeing (that),
maraƒl - hans (a bird, famous for its elegant walk), sakuchaƒn - feel
embarrassed, ashamed
Anklets on Her lotus feet (with tiny and round jingle bells and jewelled
with multicolor sparkling jewels) enliven the Grace of Her superbly elegant
gait (with their delicate soft, melodious resonance when She walks,) and
they make the winner of the honor of having the beautiful walk, the hans
bird, run away with shame.
paAya ‘ka]ãpaA¬’ sarsa åsa ßvaAimaina/ carna na kaãsa L‹paw‹Ana ..

Paƒya ‘Kripaƒlu’ saras as Swaƒmini, charan na kas laptaƒn.
paƒya - having found, saras - sweet, loving, as - such,
charan - lotus feet, na - not, kas - why, laptaƒn - cling to, hold
(The devotee again says:) O my mind! (What are you waiting for?) After
hearing the kindness and the lovingness of such a Swamini, Radha Rani,
why don’t you rush and cling to Her lotus feet forever.
(76)
Êar paitata îkaã åayao rI ikaãzaorI raDae ?
Æwaƒr paÊiÊ ik aƒyo ri Kishori Radhey!
Øwaƒr - door, paÊiÊ - fallen soul, ik - one, aƒyo - has come, ri - O
O my beloved Kishori Radhey! A fallen soul has come to Your door.
maa<g‹ ata BaIKa Paema kaãI ya¥aipa/

MaƒœgaÊ bhikh prem ki yaØyapi,
maƒœgaÊ - beg, bhikh - alms, prem - Divine love, yaØyapi - although, but
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I am begging for Your Divine love, but,
paa§a saMg‹ a naih‹‹M L‹ayao rI ikaãzaorI raDae ?

PaƒÊra sang nahiœ laƒyo ri Kishori Radhey!
paƒÊra - pot, begging bowl, sang - with me, nahiœ - not, laƒyo - bring
O my Kishori Radhey! I didn’t bring the begging bowl with me (the kind of
pure heart that could hold Your Grace).
iva˛a-ivaxaya-hetau inata åba L‹Q‹ ‹ M/

Vishthaƒ vishaya heÊu niÊ ab lauœ,
vishthaƒ - muck, mundane filth, vishaya - sensual pleasures,
heÊu - for the sake of, drowned in, niÊ - always, ab lauœ - up till now
Drowned in the muck of sensual pleasures up till now,
zaUkaãr jyaQ‹‹ ‹M Baw‹kaãayao rI ikaãzaorI raDae ?

Shookar jyauœ bhatkaƒyo ri Kishori Radhey!
shookar - swine, jyauœ - just like, similar to, bhatkaƒyo - wandering
here and there, misguided
O my Kishori Radhey! I have been wandering here and there and wallowing
in mundane filth like a swine.
saMtana kaãhÁo naekauã naih‹‹M maaNyaQ/

SanÊan kahyo neku nahiœ maƒnyau,
SanÊan - of Saints, kahyo - advice, teachings, neku - little bit,
nahiœ - not, never, maƒnyau - accepted, followed
I never followed the teachings and the advice of the Saints (who were
selflessly kind to me), and,
ikaãyao sada manaBaayao rI ikaãzaorI raDae ?

Kiyo saØaƒ manbhaƒyo ri Kishori Radhey!
kiyo - did, saØaƒ - always, manbhaƒyo - whatever I wanted
O my Kishori Radhey! I willfully did everything whatever I wanted to do.
nartanau/ hir-hirjana-ånaukaãm‹paa/
NarÊanu Hari-Harijan anukampaƒ,
narÊanu - human body (life), Hari-Harijan - God and rasik Saints,
anukampaƒ - blessings, Grace
This precious human life, the Grace of God, and the blessings of rasik Saints,
everything I had received, but,
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saba hI paaya g‹‹a<maayao rI ikaãzaorI raDae ?

Sab hi paƒya gaœmaƒyo ri Kishori Radhey!
sab hi - everything, paƒya - received, gaœmaƒyo - lost in carelessness
O my Kishori Radhey! I have lost all those golden opportunities (with my
carelessness and now I am truly repenting for my mistakes).
tauma ibanau‹-hetau‹-ka]ãpaa¬ ‘ka]ã‹paa¬ih‹‹ ’M /

Âum binu-heÊu-kripaƒlu ‘Kripaƒluhiœ’,
Êum - You ( O Radhey), binu-heÊu-kripaƒlu - causelessly merciful
But, O my Radhey! You are causelessly merciful,
pauina kaãahe ibasarayao rI ikaãzaorI raDae ?

Puni kaƒhe bisraƒyo ri Kishori Radhey!
puni - then, so, kaƒhe - why, bisraƒyo - have forgotten (me)
So why have You forgotten me? (O my beloved Radhey! Please come
to me now.)
(77)
g‹‹aîR L‹iKa/ dIpa‹‹ ava‹i‹L‹ baiL‹h‹ar .
Gaee lakhi, deepaƒvali balihaƒr.
gaee - became, lakhi - seeing the sight, deepaƒvali - (rows of lights),
Deepavali festival, balihaƒr - deeply admire
(A Gopi says:) O Sakhi! I admire the sight of the Deepavali festival.
jag‹‹amag‹‹a-jag‹‹amag‹‹a jag‹‹amag‹‹a‹ ata ig‹‹air/ g‹‹a‹ ovaDaRna irJava‹‹ar .

Jagmag jagmag jagmagaƒÊ giri, GovarØhan rijhvaƒr.
jagmag - glittering, jagmagaƒÊ - glowing and twinkling, giri - hill,
rijhvaƒr - enticing
Govardhan hill is all over glittering, glowing and twinkling with the light
of the candles.
L‹i‹Ka ja‹‹akaãI ba‹‹a<kaãI Ja‹‹a<kaãI kaãh</ dü< baqkauãMW‹h¶< va‹‹a‹r .

Lakhi jaƒki baƒœki jhaƒœki kahœ, Øauœ Baikunth-huœ vaƒr.
lakhi - having seen, jaƒki - that, baƒœki - fascinating, jhaƒœki - loving
view, kahœ - of, the, Øauœ - could be, Baikunth-huœ - even Vaikunth
abode, vaƒr - abandoned, sacrificed
Having seen the fascinating view of that scene, the abundance of Vaikunth
could be abandoned.
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îta L‹iL‹ta‹‹a‹id å‹‹iL‹na sa<g‹ a ibahr‹ita/ åL‹baeL‹I sarkaãar .

IÊ LaliÊaƒØi alin saœg bihraÊi, Albeli Sarkaƒr.
iÊ - this side, LaliÊaƒØi - Lalita and others, alin - sakhis, Gopis, saœg -
together with, bihraÊi - rejoicing, Albeli Sarkaƒr - Radha Rani
On this side Radha Rani is rejoicing with Lalita and Her other sakhis.
üta maDaumaMg‹ aL‹‹ a‹ id sa<g‹ a §aãIfta/ na‹‹ ag‹‹ar naNdkauãma‹‹ a‹r .

UÊ MaØhu-mangalaƒØi saœg kridaÊ, Naƒgar NanØkumaƒr.
uÊ - that side, MaØhu-mangalaƒØi - Madhumangal and other friends,
saœg - together with, kridaÊ - frolicking, playing, Naƒgar NanØkumaƒr -
all-apt Nandkumar Krishn
And on that side all-apt Nandkumar Krishn is frolicking with Madhumangal
and His other friends.
inaja inaja sa‹‹ aja sa‹‹a‹ija d‹‹oü dL‹ caL‹/ ma‹‹ana‹i‹sa g‹‹aMg‹ a ma‹Ja‹‹a‹r .
Nij nij saƒj saƒji Øou Øal chal, Maƒnasi Gang majhaƒr.
nij nij - their own, saƒj - all (Diwali) decorations, saƒji - well prepared,
Øou - both, Øal - group, chal - reached, Maƒnsi Gang - Mansi
Ganga, a pond on Govardhan hill, majhaƒr - at
Well prepared and accompanied by Their own groups of friends, Radha and
Krishn reached Mansi Ganga (pond).
îkaã taw‹ naw‹Kaw‹-dL‹/ îkaã taw‹ dL/ r‹‹ajata Ba‹‹anauduL‹ a‹r .

Ik Êat Natkhat-Øal, ik Êat Øal, raƒjaÊ BhaƒnuØulaƒr.
ik - (on) one, Êat - bank, Natkhat-Øal - naughty Krishn’s group
(Gwalbals), ik - (on) other, Øal - group (Gopis), raƒjaÊ - all-gracefully
gathered, BhaƒnuØulaƒr - Bhanudulari Radha
On one bank of Mansi Ganga, naughty Krishn and His friends, and on the
other bank, all-graceful Bhanudulari Radha and Her Gopis gathered.
doü dL‹ inaja inaja kaãnakaã d‹I‹pakaãna/ f‹a‹ rÅya‹‹o jaL‹ maJaDa‹‹a‹ r .
Æou Øal nij nij kanak Øeepkan, daƒryo jal majhØhaƒr.
Øou - both, each, Øal - groups, nij nij - their own, kanak - golden,
Øeepkan - special candles, daƒryo - floated, jal - waters,
majhØhaƒr - on the waters (of Mansi Ganga)
Each of the groups lit thousands of their (deep dish shaped small) golden
candles and floated them on the waters of Mansi Ganga.
doü kaãr å<jau‹i‹ rna jaL‹ hL‹kaãorta/ d‹‹I‹pana C‹iba Cibad‹‹ar .

Æou kar aœjurin jal halkoraÊ, Øeepan c◊habi c◊habiØaƒr.
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Øou - both (groups), kar - hands, aœjurin - with hands, jal - water,
halkoraÊ - gently moving (the water), Øeepan - of candles,
c◊habi - beauty, c◊habiØaƒr - illuminated and beautified
(They put all the candles on the water.) Then both of the groups kept moving
the water with their hands very gently (so that the candles may float ahead.
In this way thousands of candles kept coming towards each other). The water
of the entire Mansi Ganga was now illuminated and beautified with the beautiful
candles.
JaL‹maL‹‹ata doü dL‹ d‹I‹pa‹‹ ava‹‹i‹L‹/ i‹hL‹ imaL‹ Bayae îkaãsa‹‹a‹r .

Jhal-malaƒÊ Øou Øal Øeepaƒvali, hil mil bhaye iksaƒr.
jhal-malaƒÊ - glittering, Øou - (of) both, Øal - groups, Øeepaƒvali - all
the candles, hil mil - mixed up together, bhaye - formed, became,
iksaƒr - one group, same
Both groups of glittering candles, after reaching the middle of the pond,
began to mix up together, and then they formed one big group of candles.
L‹iKa ‘ka]ãpa‹‹ a¬’ kaãh pau‹ i‹na pau‹ i‹na jaya ho/ d‹I‹pa‹‹ ava‹‹i‹L‹ Z]‹ƒÄ[‹a‹ r ..
Lakhi ‘Kripaƒlu’ kah puni puni jai ho, deepaƒvali shriœgaƒr.
lakhi - watching, seeing, kah - saying, puni puni - repeatedly,
shriœgaƒr - unexampled glittering ornamentation
Gopis who were watching this festivity expressed their over-joyousness by
repeatedly saying, “Glory to Radhey, glory to Krishn, and glory to this
unexampled glittering ornamentation of Deepavali.”
(78)
hmaare mana/ basae yaug‹ aL‹ sarkaãar .
Hamaƒre man, base Yugal Sarkaƒr.
hamaƒre - my, man - heart, base - reside, Yugal Sarkaƒr - Radha
Krishn
A (Krishn-pakcha) Gopi is saying that her Both beloveds Radha and Krishn
reside in her heart.
g‹‹aQr barina va]xaBaanaunaiNdnaI/ naIL‹ barna irJavaar .

Gaur barani Vrishbhaƒnu-nanØini, neel baran rijhvaƒr.
gaur - fair, barani - complexion, Vrishbhaƒnu-nanØini - daughter of
King Vrishbhanu, Radha, neel - blue, rijhvaƒr - who entices, Krishn
Vrishbhanu Nandini Radha has a fair complexion and Krishn has a bluish
complexion.
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PAD KIRTAN
g‹‹arbaa<hI‹‹ ‹M dInae doü W‹a˘Fe/ maMjau inakauM·ja maJaar .

Garbaƒœhiœ Øeeney Øou thaƒd∆he, manju nikunj majhaƒr.
garbaƒœhiœ - arms around each other’s neck, Øeeney - having, Øou -
both, thaƒd∆he - standing, manju - beautiful, majhaƒr - in the midst of
They are standing in a beautiful nikunj with Their arms around each other.
üta paihre naIL‹am‹‹bar saohita/ îta paItaam‹‹bar Daar .

UÊ pahire neelaƒmbar sohaÊi, iÊ peeÊaƒmbar Øhaƒr.
uÊ - other side, pahire - wearing, dressed, neelaƒmbar - blue sari,
sohaÊi - looks elegant, iÊ - this side, Øhaƒr - wearing
That side Radha is elegantly dressed up in blue and Krishn is in yellow
on this side.
üta saorh isaMg‹ aar sajaIÂ îta/ naw‹var vaexa sa<vaar .

UÊ sorah singaƒr sajiœ iÊ, natvar vesh saœvaƒr.
sorah - sixteen-fold, full, singaƒr - decoration, sajiœ - adorned,
natvar vesh - Krishn dressed in country style, saœvaƒr - neatly
dressed
That side Radha Rani is fully adorned with all the sixteen steps of
beautification and decorations, and, on this side, Krishn is neatly dressed up
in His glorious natvar style.
üta isa‹‹Mg‹ aar maDya Ciba saohita/ îta C‹iba maiDa isa‹Mg‹ aar .
UÊ singaƒr maØhya c◊habi sohaÊi, iÊ c◊habi maØhi singaƒr.
singaƒr - adornments of Divine beauty, Radha, maØhya - in the midst
of, c◊habi - plain Divine beauty, Krishn, sohaÊi - beautifies, maØhi -
in the midst of
(The personality of Krishn is like chabi, the plain Divine beauty, and of
Radha is like shringar, the loving, charming and exciting adornments of
that Divine beauty.) That side, beautiful Krishn beautifies the heart of all-
adorned Radha Rani, the shringar, and, on this side all-adorned Radha Rani
adorns the heart of beloved Krishn, the chabi. (It means that Krishn is in the
heart of Radha and Radha is in the heart of Krishn.)
ba˘fBaag‹‹aI ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ ijana iC‹na iC‹na/ jaorI jaug‹ aL‹ inahar ..

Bad∆bhaƒgi ‘Kripaƒlu’ jin c◊hin c◊hin, jori Jugal nihaƒr.
bad∆bhaƒgi - most lucky, jin - those, c◊hin c◊hin - always, jori Jugal -
Both Radha Krishn, nihaƒr - look with love, adore
The Gopi says, “Those, who always watch the loving beauty of Both Divine
beloveds, Radha Krishn, are really the most lucky ones in the universe.”
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(79)
horI åaîR rI/ årI åo naTavaarI ?
Hori aƒee ri, ari O naÊhwaƒri!
hori - holi festival, aƒee - has come, ri, ari - O, naÊhwaƒri - Gopi
wearing a nath
(During the occasion of holi, Krishn says to a Gopi:) O nathwari Gopi!
Holi has come!
GaU<Gaw‹ kaeã paw‹ KaoiL‹ KaeiL‹ Le‹/ Lq‹ pyaarI kaãr ipacakaãArI .
Ghuœghat ke pat kholi kheli le, lai pyaƒri kar pichkaƒri.
ghuœghat - veil of sari, ke - of, pat - curtain, covering, kholi - open,
remove, kheli le - come, play, lai - take, pyaƒri - loving Gopi, kar -
hand, pichkaƒri - large hand held syringe used for spurting holi colors
O my loving one! Come, remove the veil (of your sari), take a pichakari in
your hands, and play hori with Me.
bah¶ta idnana sae kaãhita rhI taU/ horI åavaita banavaarI .

BahuÊ Øinan se kahaÊi rahi Êu, hori aƒvaÊi Banwaƒri.
bahuÊ - many, Øinan - days, se - for, from, kahaÊi rahi - have been
saying, Êu - you, hori - holi, aƒvaÊi - is coming, Banwaƒri - Krishn
(Don’t you remember?) You have been saying for so long that O Banwari,
holi is coming, holi is coming, (and now holi has come).
jao taoya fr g‹‹au®jana kaão tao ca¬/ jamaunaa paar ütar pyaarI .
Jo Êoya dar gurujan ko Êo chalu, Jamunaƒ paƒr uÊar pyaƒri.
jo - if, Êoya - you are, dar - afraid, gurujan - respected or elderly
relatives, ko - of, Êo - then, chalu - let us go, paƒr - other side (of
Jamuna river), uÊar - reach, arrive, pyaƒri - sweetheart Gopi
O my sweetheart! If you are afraid of what your relatives may say (if they
see you playing holi with Me), let’s then go to the other side of the Jamuna
river (and play holi over there),
jao taoya fr maoh‡< tae kaãC‹u tao/ sa<g‹ a Lq‹ ca¬ saiKayana saarI .
Jo Êoya dar mohooœ Êe kac◊hu Êo, saœg lai chalu sakhiyan saƒri.
jo - if, Êoya - you are, dar - afraid, mohooœ Êe - of (going with) Me,
kac◊hu - little, somehow, saœg - with you, lai chalu - bring, take,
sakhiyan - sakhis, saƒri - all
And if you are afraid of going with Me alone, you can then bring all your
sakhis with you. (But today you must play holi with Me.)
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PAD KIRTAN
manaBaaîR ‘ka]ãpaA¬’ kaãir Le‹ taU/ yah taero ipaya ig‹‹airDaarI ..

Man bhaƒee ‘Kripaƒlu’ kari le Êu, yah Êero piya GiriØhaƒri.
man bhaƒee - to your heart’s content, whatever way you like,
kari le - do, play (holi), Êu - you, yah - this, Êero - your,
piya - beloved, GiriØhaƒri - Krishn
O sakhi! (Don’t you know that) this Giridhari Krishn is your only true beloved.
So, don’t hesitate, play with Me to your heart’s content in whatever way you
like.
(80)
h‹‹aya ? ma‹‹oihÂ/ ipaya ibanau kaãC‹u na sauh‹ aya .
Haƒya! mohiœ, Piya binu kac◊hu na suhaƒya.
haƒya - alas, mohiœ - me, Piya - beloved Krishn, binu - without,
kac◊hu na - nothing, suhaƒya - rejoice, like
(A Gopi is saying:) Alas! Nothing in the world rejoices me without my
beloved Krishn.
maMd maMd mausakaãana kaãaNh kaãI/ roma roma r‹ih C‹aya .

ManØ manØ muskaƒn Kaƒnh ki, rom rom rahi c◊haƒya.
manØ manØ - loving, gentle, muskaƒn - smile, Kaƒnh - Krishn,
rom rom - every pore of the body, rahi c◊haƒya - absorbed
His sweet loving smile is absorbed in every pore of my body.
banata na Banata ånata îna ba‹‹a‹tana/ ja‹‹ata na na‹‹ata dur‹ aya .

BanaÊ na bhanaÊ anaÊ in baƒÊan, jaƒÊ na naƒÊ Øuraƒya.
banaÊ na - cannot, bhanaÊ - tell, whisper, anaÊ - anyone, elsewhere,
in - these (my), baƒÊan - (love-secret) talks, jaƒÊ na - hard to do,
naƒÊ - love, sweet relationship, Øuraƒya - hide
(Holding it in my heart) I can’t tell my love-secret to anyone, and at the same
time, it is hard for me to hide His love from my friends (so I don’t know what
to do).
Ka‹o‹îR Ka‹‹o‹îR saI ma‹o‹i‹hM LiKa saiKa/ paUC‹ita ma]du mausaukaãaya .

Khoi khoi si mohiœ lakhi sakhi, pooc◊haÊi mriØu musukaƒya.
khoi khoi si - lost in my thoughts, mohiœ - me, lakhi - seeing,
sakhi - Gopi, friend, pooc◊haÊi - ask, mriØu - secretively, sweet,
musukaƒya - smiling
Seeing me lost in my thoughts they secretively smile, look at me, and ask...
(“Hey! Who is that lucky one?”… I cannot say anything to them. I just keep
quiet, but),
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LEELA MADHURI
îta h‹QÂ L‹ajana mar‹I ja‹‹a‹ta/ üta/ iba‹rh‹‹a g‹‹a‹ aja ig‹‹ar‹aya .
IÊ hauœ laƒjan mari jaƒÊ, uÊ, birahaƒ gaƒj giraƒya.
iÊ - on one side, hauœ - I am, laƒjan - shame, mari jaƒÊ - down with,
uÊ - on the other side, birahaƒ - longing, gaƒj - calamity, giraƒya - befalls
On one side I am down with the shame, and, on the other side, His longing
befalls calamity upon me.
åba ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ i‹paya kaãL‹ kaãh< ijaya kaãh</ jaba ihya g‹‹ayao ihr‹‹aya ..
Ab ‘Kripaƒlu’ piya kal kahaœ jiya kahaœ, jab hiya gayo hiraƒya.
ab - now, piya - beloved, kal - patience, peace, kahaœ - where,
jiya - heart, kahaœ - at all, jab - when, hiya - heart,
gayo hiraƒya - have been stolen
O beloved of my soul! Now I have no patience left because You have stolen
my heart (so, please come to me).
(81)
jaaü< g‹‹au® car,‹‹a kaãmaL‹ baiL‹har .
Jaƒuœ Guru charaÙ kamal balihaƒr.
jaƒuœ balihaƒr - surrender to, charaÙ kamal - Divine lotus feet
I adore and surrender to the Divine lotus feet of my beloved Master.
ijana carnana kaãI zar,‹‹a g‹‹ahta mana/ paavata yaug‹ aL‹ ibahar .
Jin charanan ki sharaÙ gahaÊ man, paƒvaÊ Yugal bihaƒr.
jin - whose, charanan - (lotus) feet, ki - of, sharaÙ - refuge, gahaÊ
- go, man - mind, paƒvaÊ - receives, Yugal - both, pair (Radha
Krishn), bihaƒr - Divine leelas
The refuge of whose lotus feet reveals the Divine leelas of Radha Krishn.
ijana carnana kaão Dyaana Darta mana/ imaw‹ta jag‹‹ata å<iDayaar .

Jin charanan ko Øhyaƒn ØharaÊ man, mitaÊ jagaÊ aœØhiyaƒr.
ko - of, Øhyaƒn ØharaÊ - to remember, to meditate, mitaÊ - defeat,
finish jagaÊ - worldly, aœØhiyaƒr - darkness, ignorance (worldly
attachments)
The remembrance of whose lotus feet, defeats the darkness of ignorance
and the worldly attachments.
ijana carnana ånaukaãmpaa jag‹‹a mah</ rhta na rh saMsaar .

Jin charanan anukampaƒ jag mahaœ, rahaÊ na raha sansaƒr.
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PAD KIRTAN
anukampaƒ - Grace, jag - world, mahaœ - in, rahaÊ - exist, na - no,
not, raha - exist, remain, sansaƒr - world, worldly attachments, maya
The Grace of whose lotus feet cancels the effects of maya and the attractions
of the world do not effect the devotee while living in the world,
ijana carnana rja åa<ija caracar/ dIKata naMdkauãmaar .

Jin charanan raj aƒœji charaƒchar, ØeekhaÊ NanØkumaƒr.
raj - Divine dust, aƒœji - to apply to the eyes, charaƒchar - whole
world, omnipresence, ØeekhaÊ - visualize, perceive, NanØkumaƒr -
son of Nandbaba, Krishn
And the Divine dust of whose lotus feet, when applied to the eyes, gives the
Divine vision to perceive the omnipresence of Nandkumar Krishn (and Radha).
yadipa ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ Baed naih‹‹M hir g‹‹au®/ tadipa g‹‹au®ih‹‹M åaBaar ..

YaØapi ‘Kripaƒlu’ bhed nahiœ Hari Guru, ÊaØapi guruhiœ aƒbhaƒr.
yaØapi - although, bhed - difference, nahiœ - no, not, ÊaØapi - still,
guruhiœ - only to Guru, aƒbhaƒr - indebtedness
Although, there is no difference between Radha Krishn and the Divine Master,
still a devotee is indebted to his Master because it is his Divine Grace that
eliminates the bondage of maya and elates the devotee with the amazing Bliss
of Divine love.
(82)
kaãh<U kaãA/ C‹iva saiKa? g‹‹aore gvaAL‹ .
Kahuœ kaƒ, c◊havi sakhi! Gore Gwaƒl.
kahuœ - say, kaƒ - what, c◊havi - soul-touching beauty,
gore - fair complexion, Gwaƒl - Krishn
(A Gopi says:) O sakhi! There are no words to explain the soul-touching
beauty of Gore Gwal. (Today Shree Radha Rani, introducing Herself as
Gore Gwal of Vrishbhanupur, Barsana, has dressed up as Krishn.)
itarC‹I ba<DaI paAg‹‹arI isar par/ itarC‹I L‹w‹ Gau<GaurAL‹ .

Âirc◊hi baœØhi paƒgari sir par, Êirc◊hi lat ghuœghuraƒl.
Êirc◊hi - elegantly slanted, baœØhi - tied, paƒgari - turban, sir - head,
par - on, Êirc◊hi - crookedly curly, lat - tresses, ghuœghuraƒl - curly
Her tresses are crookedly curly and an elegantly slanting turban is glorifying
Her head,
itarC‹I ba<DaI maor kaãI paMKaI/ itarC‹I KaQir sauBaAL‹ .

Âirc◊hi baœØhi mor ki pankhi, Êirc◊hi khauri subhaƒl.
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baœØhi - tied, mor - peacock, ki - of, pankhi - feather, khauri - tilak
subhaƒl - forehead
On which a pretty peacock-feather diadem is attached at an angle and She is
wearing a decorative mark (tilak) on Her forehead which also has a curved pattern.
itarC‹I å<iKayana icatavaina itarC‹I/ itarC‹I mauriL‹ rsaAL‹ .

Âirc◊hi aœkhiyan chiÊavani Êirc◊hi, Êirc◊hi murali rasaƒl.
Êirc◊hi - sideways, aœkhiyan - eyes, chiÊavani - glance,
Êirc◊hi - inclined, leaning to one side, murali - flute, rasaƒl - Blissful
Glancing sideways with an inclined look, She is holding a Blissful flute
which is leaning to one side.
itarC‹I paw‹ dupaw‹I ür paãhrita/ itarC‹I g‹‹aL‹ banamaAL‹ .

Âirc◊hi pat Øupati ur phaharaÊi, Êirc◊hi gal banmaƒl.
Êirc◊hi - swaying, pat - fold, Øupati - peetambar, ur - chest,
phaharaÊi - flying or swaying with breeze, Êirc◊hi - falling to one side,
gal - neck banmaƒl - flower garland worn by Krishn
The peetambar on Her chest is swaying (with the morning breeze) and the
banmala on Her neck is slightly falling to one side in a style.
itarC‹I ikaÂãikaãina/ paAyaL‹ itarC‹I/ itarC‹I åw‹paw‹ caAL‹ .

Âirc◊hi kinkini, paƒyal Êirc◊hi, Êirc◊hi atpat chaƒl.
Êirc◊hi - tilt, kinkini - waistband, paƒyal - anklets, Êirc◊hi - leisurely,
atpat - naughty in style, chaƒl - walk
The tilt of Her waistband and the anklets and Her leisurely naughty walk is charming.
åita itarC‹I mausaukaãina ‘ka]ãpaA¬’ L‹iKa/ L‹Ajata itarCe‹ L‹AL‹ ..

AÊi Êirc◊hi musukani ‘Kripaƒlu’ lakhi, laƒjaÊ Êirc◊he Laƒl.
aÊi - exceedingly (loving), Êirc◊hi - sidelong, musukani - smile, lakhi -
seeing, laƒjaÊ - feel little, Êirc◊he Laƒl - tribhangi (with bent legs, hips
and neck) Lal Krishn
Seeing the exceedingly loving sidelong sweet smile of Radha Rani, tribhangi
lal Krishn is so captivated that He feels Himself little.
(83)
ikaãzaorI ? maorI åba na L‹g‹ aAvao baAr .
Kishori! Mori Ab Na Lagaƒvo Baƒr.
Kishori - Kishori Radhey, mori - my, ab - now, na lagaƒvo - do not,
baƒr - delay, prolong
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PAD KIRTAN
(A devotee says:) O my Kishori Radhey! Please don’t prolong to come
to me now.
maA<g‹ ata BaIKa ka]ãpaA kaãI kaeãvaL‹/ Ka˘fo itahAre ÊAr .

MaƒœgaÊ bhikh kripaƒ ki keval, khad∆o Êihaƒre Øvaƒr.
maƒœgaÊ - begging, asking, bhikh - alms, kripaƒ - Grace, Your
Gracious glance, ki - of, keval - only, khad∆o - standing, Êihaƒre -
Your, Øvaƒr - door
I am standing at Your door, and I am begging for Your Gracious glance upon me.
risakaãna mauKa åsa saunaI dIna kaão/ åAdr yaeih drbaAr .

Rasikan mukh as suni Øeen ko, aƒØar yehi Øarbaƒr.
rasikan - rasik Saints, mukh - mouth, suni - heard, as - such, Øeen -
humble, aƒØar - honor, yehi - this, Your, Øarbaƒr - darbar, hall of audience
I heard rasik Saints say that the humble and destitute souls are honored in Your
darbar.
der hota åMDaer nahIÂ basa/ îhq rhÁQ åADaAr .

Æer hoÊ anØher naheeœ bas, ihai rahyau aƒØhaƒr.
Øer - delay, hoÊ - could be, anØher - injustice, naheeœ - no, bas -
but, ihai - only, rahyau - remained, believed in, aƒØhaƒr - foundation,
consolence of my conscience
The saying that ‘there could be a delay but no injustice’, is the only
consolence of my conscience.
baer Bayae jaina jaAnaeh¶ taijahQÂ hQÂ ja˘f/ hW‹I‹/ g‹‹a<vaAr .

Ber bhaye jani jaƒnehu Êajihauœ, hauœ jad∆, hathi, gaœvaƒr.
ber - delay, bhaye - happen, jani jaƒnehu - if after knowing,
Êajihauœ - leave (hope), hauœ - I, jadƒ - brainless,
hathi - determined, obstinate, gaœvaƒr - simple
But, my dear Radhey! Even if there is a delay, I won’t leave hope. (You
know that) I am brainless, determined and simple.
kaãihhQÂ naih‹‹ M ‘ka]ãpaA¬’ kaãAh‡ saoÂ/ åA jaAîya îkaã baAr ..

Kahihauœ nahiœ ‘Kripaƒlu’ kaƒhu soœ, aƒ-jaƒiya ik baƒr.
kahihauœ - (I) tell, nahiœ - (will) not, kaƒhu - anyone, soœ - to,
aƒ-jaƒiya - please come, ik baƒr - one time, just once
Please, Radhey! Come to me just once, quietly, and I won’t tell anyone
(that You have come to me).
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(84)
ikaãzaorI ? maorI ibag‹‹arI deh¶ banaAya .
Kishori! mori bigari Øehu banaƒya.
Kishori - Kishori Radhey, mori - my, bigari - ruined luck,
Øehu banaƒya - please correct, repair
(With tears in the eyes, a devotee is saying:) O my Kishori Radhey!
Please repair my ruined luck.
åita kaãomaL‹ sauBaAü maA< taumhro/ vaed paurAnana g‹‹aAya .

AÊi komal subhaƒu maƒœ Êumharo, VeØ Puraƒnan gaƒya.
aÊi - very, komal - kind, subhaƒu - nature, maƒœ - mother, Êumharo -
Your, VeØ - Vedas, Puraƒnan - Puranas, gaƒya - sung in, described
O my sweet Mother! You are very kind-hearted. It is sung in all the Vedas
and the Puranas.
kaãAsaoÂ kaãh‡</ saunae kaão tauma ibanau ¿/ mauJa duiKayaA kaãI maAya .
Kaƒsoœ kahuœ, sune ko Êum binu?, mujh Øukhiyaƒ ki maƒya.
kaƒsoœ - to whom, kahuœ - tell, sune - listen, ko - who, Êum -
you , binu - except, mujh - my, Øukhiyaƒ - sorrowful, ki - of,
maƒya - O! mother
Whom shall I tell the tale of my distress, and who would listen to me except
You? You are the only (loving, caring, and compassionate) mother of this
sorrowful child.
maorI dzaA BaL‹I tauma jaAnaita/ kaãbah¶< na åGana åGaAya .

Mori Øashaƒ bhali Êum jaƒnaÊi, kabhuœ na aghan aghaƒya.
mori - my, Øashaƒ - condition (of my heart), bhali - very well, Êum -
You, jaƒnaÊi - know, kabahuœ na - never, aghan - sins or wrong
things, aghaƒya - stop satiated
O Radhey! You know the condition of my heart very well, that I never stop
doing wrong things.
kaãpaw‹I/ kauãiw‹L‹/ kauãpaUta rAvaro/ îta üta W‹okaãr KaAya .

Kapti, kutil, kupooÊ raƒvro, iÊ uÊ thokar khaƒya.
kapti - crafty, kutil - cunning, kupooÊ - spoiled son, raƒvro - Your,
iÊ uÊ - here and there, thokar khaƒya - tossed (kicked) around
This crafty, cunning and spoiled kid of Yours is tossed here and there in the world.
Bai(a·-BaAva kaãC‹u jaAnata naAhIÂ/ banata risakaã-rsa-rAya .

BhakÊi-bhaƒv kac◊hu jaƒnaÊ naƒhiœ, banaÊ rasik-ras-raƒya.
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bhakÊi-bhaƒv - true qualities of devotion, kac◊hu - little bit,
jaƒnaÊ - understand, naƒhiœ - do not, banaÊ - boasts to be,
rasik-ras-raƒya - knower of the path of Divine love consciousness
I have no true qualities of devotion although I call myself a great knower of
the path of bhakti.
åpanaI åor inahAir rAiDakaeã ?/ åba tao Le‹h¶ åpanaAya .

Apani or nihaƒri RaƒØhike!, ab Êo lehu apnaƒya.
apani - Yourself, or - towards, nihaƒri ke - looking into,
ab Êo - please now, lehu apnaƒya - please accept (me)
O Radhike (Radhey)! Looking into Yourself, please accept me now.
(It’s too long I have been away from You.)
maohna saoÂ îkaã baAr imaL‹Ado/ pa‰< itahAre paAya .

Mohan soœ ik baƒr milaƒØo, parooœ Êihaƒre paƒya.
Mohan - Krishn, soœ - with, ik baƒr - once, milaƒØo - please show me,
parooœ - prostrate, Êihaƒre - Your, paƒya - lotus feet
Also please show me Your Manmohan Krishn once. O my Radhey!
I prostrate to Your lotus feet. Please fulfill my desire.
taumhro maAya kaãhAya paUta åba/ kaãAkaeã ÊAre jaAya ¿

Âumharo maƒi kahaƒi pooÊ ab, kaƒke Øvaƒre jaƒya?
Êumharo - Your, maƒi - mother, kahaƒi - known as, pooÊ - son, child,
ab - now, kaƒke - whose, Øvaƒre - door, refuge, jaƒya - go to
(Whatever I am) I am Your child. Now where else could I go (except You,
as You are my only refuge)?
yah ‘ka]ãpaA¬’ hW‹ paurvah¶ rADae ?/ na tau sauta maAtau L‹jaAya ..

Yah ‘Kripaƒlu’ hath purvahu Radhey!, na Êu suÊ maƒÊu lajaƒya.
yah - this, hath - willful request, purvahu - fulfill, na Êu - otherwise,
suÊ - son, maƒÊu - mother, lajaƒya - may disgrace
O Radhey! Please fulfill my willful request, and come to me, otherwise this
child of Yours may disgrace the mother’s good name (by his conduct and
people may say, “Hey look to this guy who calls himself a devotee of Radha
Krishn and he is so worldly.” So, O my Radhey! Please Grace this child of
Yours and show Your loving face).
(85)
ikaãzaorI maorI/ kaãrh¶ ka]ãpaA kaãI kaãor .
Kishori mori, karahu kripaƒ ki kor.
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Kishori - Radhey, Kishoriji, mori - my, karahu - please do,
kripaƒ - Grace, kor - a glance
(A devotee says:) O my loving Radhey, Kishoriji!
Please look to me with a glance of Your causeless Grace.
bah¶ ivaiDa naAca nacaAvaita ßvaAimaina ? yah maAyaA barjaor .

Bahu biØhi naƒch nachaƒvaÊi Swaƒmini! yah maƒyaƒ barjor.
bahu - many, numerous, biØhi - ways, naƒch nachaƒvaÊi - makes me
dance, Swaƒmini - Radhey, yah - this, barjor - doubly strong,
powerful
My Swamini Radhey! This maya is stubborn and powerful. It makes me
drift and dance from here to there in numerous ways (with a new illusion
and a new hope which is never fulfilled).
kaãAma/ §aãoDa/ mad/ laoBa/ maoh irpau/ Gaere cah¶< idiza caor .
Kaƒm, kroØh, maØ, lobh, moh ripu, ghere chahuœ Øishi chor.
kaƒm - desire (of lust), kroØh - anger, maØ - vanity, lobh - greed,
moh - worldly attachments, ripu - enemy, ghere - surround,
chahuœ Øishi - (all) four directions, all the time, chor - deceptive, thief
Anger, desire (of lust), vanity, greed, and deep worldy attachments are the
strong enemies which surround me all the time.
jaAnata h‡< naih‹‹ M maAnata W‹Anata/ hW‹ih‹‹ M hW‹I mana maor .

JaƒnaÊ huœ nahiœ maƒnaÊ thaƒnaÊ, hathahiœ hathi man mor.
jaƒnaÊ - understand, huœ - I, nahiœ - not, maƒnaÊ - comprehend,
thaƒnaÊ - decides again, goes back again, hathahiœ - stubbornly,
hathi - stubborn, man - mind, mor - my
O Radhey! I understand all this, still my silly mind does not comprehend
the truth and stubbornly goes back into the world again and again.
sauta/ ibata/ naAir ipayaAir L‹g‹ aita åita/ yadipa kaãhAvata taor .
SuÊ, biÊ, naƒri piyaƒri lagaÊi aÊi, yaØapi kahaƒvaÊ Êor.
suÊ - son, biÊ - property, naƒri - wife, piyaƒri lagaÊi - feeling of worldly
love, aÊi - very much, yaØapi - although, kahaƒvaÊ - (I) call myself,
Êor - Yours
Although I call myself Yours, still I love my son, property, and spouse etc.,
and hold them deep in my heart,
taAtae dq inaja Paema ‘ka]ãpaA¬ih‹‹ M’/ herh¶ hmairh¶< åor ..

ÂaƒÊe Øai nij prem ‘Kripaƒluhiœ’, herahu hamarihuœ or.
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ÊaƒÊe - so, Øai - please give, nij - Your, prem - love, herahu - look,
hamarihuœ - towards me, or - towards, at
So, O my Radhey! Look to me and give me Your love (so that I could leave
their attachments and become Yours forever)‹.
(86)
L‹iKa rsa-barsaanao barsaanao/ kaãoiw‹na bòah˙anaMd L‹jaaya .
Lakhi ras-barsaƒno Barsaƒno, kotin brahmaƒnanØ lajaƒya.
lakhi - seeing, ras-barsaƒno - showering of Divine love, Barsaƒno - of
Barsana dham, kotin - uncountable, lajaƒya - looks timid
Seeing the constant showering of the Divine love of Barsana dham, the
Bliss of uncountable brahmanand looks timid.
mahaBaava-‰ipai,‹‹a ZIraDae .
Mahaƒbhaƒv-roopiÙi Shree Radhey.
Mahaƒbhaƒv-roopiÙi - the supreme bloom of Divine love, the Mahabhao
Radha Rani is the ultimate supreme bloom of the absolute Divine love, the Mahabhao,
Paema-sauDaa-inaiDa/ ‰pa åg‹‹aaDae .

Prem-suØhaƒ-niØhi, roop agaƒØhe.
Prem-suØhaƒ-niØhi - ultimate source of Divine Bliss,
roop agaƒØhe - absolute source of Divine beauty
She is the ultimate and the absolute source of Divine Bliss and Divine beauty, and
paUr,‹‹a-bòah˙ jaaih åaraDae .

PuraÙ-brahm jaƒhi aƒraƒØhey.
PuraÙ-brahm - poorntam purushottam brahm, Shree Krishn,
jaƒhi - whom, aƒraƒØhey - worships
She is adored and worshipped by the poorntam purushottam brahm, Shree Krishn.
ZIva]xaBaanau BaUpa Gar Pag‹‹aw‹IÂ/ Paema-dana ihta åaya ..1..

Shree Vrishbhaƒnu bhoop ghar pragatiœ, prem-Øaƒn hiÊ aƒya. [1]
bhoop - king, ghar - house, pragatiœ - appeared, prem-Øaƒn - to
Grace with Divine love, hiÊ - for (deserving souls)
The same Radha Rani (in Her original Divine love form) has appeared in the
house of King Vrishbhanu to Grace the deserving souls with Her Divine love. [1]
jaeih ‘åja/ åL‹Ka ’ inag‹‹ama inata g‹‹aayao .

Jehi, ‘aj, alakh’ nigam niÊ gaƒyo.
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jehi - that (brahm), aj - unborn, alakh - unperceivable, nigam -
Vedas, niÊ - always, gaƒyo - sang, declared
The brahm that was declared as unborn and unperceivable by the Vedas,
sao bòaja naMd-g‹‹aopa Gar jaayao .

So Braj NanØ-gop ghar jaƒyo.
so - that, NanØ-gop - Nandbaba, ghar - house, jaƒyo - taken Divine birth
Has taken the Divine birth (janm) in Braj in the house of Nand Baba, (and
has become the apple of the eyes of all the Brajwasis);
jaeih ivaiDa/ hir/ hr Kaoija na paayao .

Jehi ViØhi, Hari, Har khoji na paƒyo.
jehi - which, ViØhi - Brahma, Hari - Vishnu, Har - Shiv,
khoji - discover, na paƒyo - could not
And the supremest Blissful personality of brahm which even Brahma, Vishnu
and Shiv could not discover through Their pious austerity,
sao¨ bòah˙/ ßvaaimainaihM Kaojata/ g‹‹ahvar g‹‹aiL‹yana maaya ..2..

Sou brahm, Swaƒminihiœ khojaÊ, Gahvar galiyan maƒya. [2]
sou - the same, that, Swaƒminihiœ - soul-beloved Radha,
khojaÊ - anxiously looking for, galiyan - lanes, maƒya - in
The same brahm, Shree Krishn, is anxiously looking for His soul-beloved
Radha in the lanes of Gahvarban. [2]
paIrI paoKar/ Paema sarovar .

Piri Pokhar, Prem Sarovar.
Piri Pokhar, Prem Sarovar - names of holy ponds in Barsana
Near Piri Pokhar and Prem Sarovar (ponds) of Barsana,
L‹taa-kauM·ja-g‹‹ahvar/ BaanaUKar .
LaÊaƒ-kunj-gahvar, Bhaƒnukhar.
laÊaƒ-kunj-gahvar - wood gardens of Gahavarban, Bhaƒnukhar -
name of a pond in Barsana
And in the kunj of Gahvar wood-garden and around Vrishbhanu pond,
maaiL‹ina/ yaoig‹‹aina/ ‰pa ivaivaDa Dar .

Maƒlini, yogini, roop viviØh Øhar.
maƒlini - flower-selling girl, roop - appearance, viviØh - different
types, Øhar - assume
While assuming the appearance of a flower girl and yogini etc.,
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bòah˙ irJaavata/ inaja ßvaaimaina kaão/ ür åana<d na samaaya ..3..

Brahm rijhaƒvaÊ, nij Swaƒmini ko, ur aƒnaœØ na samaƒya. [3]
rijhaƒvaÊ - loving rejoicing, to please, nij - own, ur - heart, aƒnaœØ -
thrill, na - not, samaƒya - absorb
Brahm Krishn lovingly rejoices His Swamini Radha with an exceeding thrill
in His heart. [3]
‘ha ha’ Kaata/ inahorta saiKayana .

‘Haƒ haƒ’ khaƒÊ, nihoraÊ sakhiyan.
Haƒ haƒ khaƒÊ - humbly appeasing and surrendering, nihoraÊ -
requests, sakhiyan - Gopis
When Krishn comes to Barsana, He very humbly requests the Gopis for a favor,
naekauã idKaaü L‹iL‹ihM îna å<iKayana .

Neku Øikhaƒu Lalihiœ in aœkhiyan.
neku - little bit, a glimpse, Øikhaƒu - please show, Lalihiœ - Lali
Radha, in - these, my, aœkhiyan - eyes
Saying, “O Gopis! Please give my eyes a glimpse of Lali Radha, because,”
maDau ipaL‹aü C‹iva âg‹‹a maDa•-maiKayana .

MaØhu pilaƒu c◊havi Ørig maØhu-makhiyan.
maØhu - honey, sweetness, pilaƒu - let drink, c◊havi - beauty, Ørig -
eyes, maØhu-makhiyan - bee
“Like a bee to the flower, these love-sick eyes are dying to perceive the
sweetness of Radha’s loving beauty.”
L‹iL‹taihM car,‹‹a paL‹ow‹ta L‹iKa L‹iKa/ L‹aL‹ naqna L‹L‹caaya ..4..

LaliÊahiœ charaÙ palotaÊ lakhi lakhi, Laƒl nain lalchaƒya. [4]
LaliÊahiœ - Lalita sakhi, charaÙ - feet, palotaÊ - pressing, lakhi -
see, Laƒl - Krishn, nain - eyes, lalchaƒya - desiring desperately
And in the palace, when Krishn sees Lalita sakhi pressing the feet of Radha
Rani, He looks to Her with desiring eyes (dreaming about getting a chance
to press Radha’s feet). [4]
raDaa-rMg‹ a-mahL‹ kaeã maahIÂ .

Radha-rang-mahal ke maƒhiœ.
Radha-rang-mahal - the inner section of Radha’s palace, ke - of, maƒhiœ - in
In the inner section of Radha’s palace,
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rja Jaarta inaja maukauãw‹ sadahIÂ .

Raj jhaƒraÊ nij mukut saØaƒhiœ.
raj - dust, jhaƒraÊ - sweeps, nij - own, personal, mukut - diadem,
saØaƒhiœ - always
Krishn sweeps the floor and the steps with His peacock feather diadem
(feeling the touch of Radha’s lotus feet as She had walked all over the palace).
ka]ãpaa manaavata h‡ frpaahIÂ .

Kripaƒ manaƒvaÊ hu darpaƒhiœ.
kripaƒ - favor, manaƒvaÊ - asking, hu - for, darpaƒhiœ - afraid
He is (so respectful to Radha Rani that sometimes He is) afraid to ask Her
favor (even for doing some personal service to Her),
inata ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ maainainaihM manaavata/ bòah˙ âg‹‹ana Jair L‹aya ..5..

NiÊ ‘Kripaƒlu’ maƒninihiœ manaƒvaÊ, brahm Ørigan jhari laƒya. [5]
niÊ - always, maƒninihiœ - Radha in maan state, manaƒvaÊ - tries to
please, Ørigan - from eyes, jhari - tears, laƒya - floating
And when Radha does maan, with tears flooding in His eyes, He humbly tries to
assure Her of His innocence. (This is Barsana dham, the abode of Radha Rani). [5]
(87)
L‹AL‹ sa<g‹ a/ KaeiL‹ya ihL‹imaL‹ paãAg‹‹a .
Laƒl saœg, kheliya hilmil phaƒg.
Laƒl - Krishn, saœg - with, kheliya - play, hilmil - freely, phaƒg - holi
(To such a soul whose ignorance is fully broken and he is clearly seeing the
futility of the world, a rasik Saint says:) Come, and play holi with your
beloved Krishn.
ca¬ rI saKaI ? Bava-inazaA isarAnaI/ BaîR Baor g‹‹aî jaAg‹‹a .

Chalu ri sakhi! Bhav-nishaƒ siraƒni, bhaee bhor gai jaƒg.
Chalu - let us go, ri sakhi - O sakhi, Bhav-nishaƒ - mayic darkness,
siraƒni - ended, bhaee - has come, bhor - dawn, gai jaƒg - fully awakened
O friend! The dark night of your mayic attachment (moh) is gone and the
day of your Divine life has dawned. You are now fully awake (pragyavan).
kaeãzar Gaor BaAva kaãI g‹‹aorI/ ipacakaãArI ånaurAg‹‹a .

Keshar ghor bhaƒv ki gori, pichkaƒri anuraƒg.
keshar - saffron, ghor - dissolve, prepare, bhaƒv - emotions, gori - O
my friend, pichkaƒri - used for squirting color, anuraƒg - deep affection
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(This is the time to become one with Your Divine beloved Krishn forever.
So now,) O my friend, prepare the saffron-like bright color of your emotions,
fill it in the pichakari of your deep affection,
paAina taAina maAirya âg‹‹a-baAnana/ sahja ipayaA-rsa-paAg‹‹a .

Paƒni Êaƒni maƒriya Ørig-baƒnan, sahaj piyaƒ-ras-paƒg.
paƒni - hand, Êaƒni - aim at, maƒriya - throw, Ørig-baƒnan - arrows,
(loving glances) from the eyes, sahaj - naturally, easily, piya ƒ-
beloved Krishn,
ras - bliss, paƒg - fully absorbed
Throw it on the heart of Krishn with your loving eyes, and be naturally
absorbed in the Divine Bliss of your beloved.
rita-rsa-r<g‹ a-sarbaorI g‹‹aorI/ L‹Kau åpaunao ba˘fBaAg‹‹a .

RaÊi-ras-raœg-sarbori gori, lakhu apuno bad∆bhaƒg.
raÊi-ras - intimate (nikunj) Bliss, raœg-sarbori - drenched in the color,
gori - O friend, lakhu - see, appreciate, apuno - your own,
bad∆bhaƒg - great luck
(When you will offer your wholehearted emotions like this, He will also throw
the color of His nikunj Bliss upon you through His eyes.) Thus, being drenched
in the color of His intimate Divine love, make yourself one of the luckiest ones
in the world.
îima ‘ka]ãpaA¬’ kaãir ür-paw‹-baNdI/ kaã® inaja åmar sauhAg‹‹a ..

Imi ‘Kripaƒlu’ kari ur-pat-banØi, karu nij amar suhaƒg.
imi - in this way, Kripaƒlu - Kripalu Mahaprabhuji (says), kari - do,
ur - heart, pat - door, confine, banØi - close, karu - do, affirm,
nij - your own, amar - forever, suhaƒg - beloved, gopi bhao
relationship
Kripalu Mahaprabhuji says, “In this way, firmly confining your Divine
beloved in your heart, affirm your gopi bhao relationship with Krishn
forever.”
(88)
ma‹‹a‹îR r‹I maq‹ M ta‹‹o/ å‹‹ ajau par‹I ina‹‹iDa pa‹‹a‹ îR .
Maƒee ri maiœ Êo, aƒju pari niØhi paƒyi.
maƒee ri - oh souls, maiœ - I, aƒju - today, now, pari - lying
unclaimed, niØhi - Divine wealth, paƒyi - found
(A devotee (Saint) of gopi bhao, having received the love of Radha Rani, is
joyfully singing in excitment and says:) Oh! I have found the supreme Divine
wealth without any effort.
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jaei‹h‹ Ka‹‹ojata ma‹‹oih‹‹M jaug‹ a jaug‹ a baI‹†yao/ parÅyao na kaãtah¶< L‹Ka‹‹a‹îR .

Jehi khojaÊ mohiœ jug jug beeÊyo, paryo na kaÊahuœ lakhaƒyi.
jehi - which, khojaÊ - search, mohiœ - I, jug jug - yugas and yugas,
beeÊyo - passed, na - no, kaÊahuœ - anywhere, paryo lakhaƒyi - seen
The Divine wealth which I was searching (through the practices of gyan,
yog, worship, renunciation, rituals, devoutness, meditation, and austerity
etc.) for yugas and yugas and was never seen anywhere,
taei‹h ma‹o‹i‹hM saA‹Da‹na-h‹Ina ja‹‹aina kaeã/ r‹isakaãna d‹îR bata‹‹aîR .

Âehi mohiœ saƒØhan-heen jaƒni ke, rasikan Øai baÊaƒyi.
Êehi - that, mohiœ - me, saƒØhan -heen - helpless, jaƒni ke - knowing,
seeing, rasikan - rasik Saints, Øai baÊaƒyi - showed, explained
(When I gave up all the intellectual efforts and subdued the ego of my doings,)
the rasik Saints, seeing me really humble and destitute showed me the sure
and simple path how to find it.
pa‹‹arsa L‹ih baQr‹ata rMkaã jya‹‹Q‹ M/ †yaQÂ h‹Q‹ M g‹‹a‹îR ba‹Qr‹aîR .

Paƒras lahi bauraƒÊ rank jyauœ Êyauœ hauœ gai bauraƒyi.
paƒras - a special kind of jewel that transform ferrom into gold by
touch, lahi - find, bauraƒÊ - mad, over excited, rank - begger, poor
man, jyauœ Êyauœ - just like that, in the same way hauœ - I, gai
bauraƒyi - became mad
And now, like a poor man who loses his sanity in the over-excitement of finding
the paras jewel, I have become Divinely mad in the love of Radha Rani.
BarI g‹‹aumaAna rqna-idna foL‹ita/ kaãrita sadA manaBaAîR .

Bhari gumaƒn rain-Øin dolaÊi, karaÊi saØaƒ man bhaƒyi.
bhari - full of, gumaƒn - pride, rain-Øin - day and night, dolaÊi - move
around, karaÊi - (I) do, saØaƒ - always, man bhaƒyi - whatever I want
Prided with the intoxicating thrill of the Divine love in my whole being, I
move around day and night and do whatever I want to do.
sao ‘ka]ãpaA¬’ ibanau maoL‹ imaL‹ta inaiDa/ rADae naAma sadAîR ..

So ‘Kripaƒlu’ binu mol milaÊ niØhi, Radhey naƒm saØaƒyi.
so - that, Kripaƒlu - Kripalu Mahaprabhuji, binu - without, mol - price,
milaÊ - received, niØhi - Divine wealth, naƒm - name, saØaƒyi - always
You should know, Kripalu Mahaprabhuji says, that that priceless Divine
wealth is always received by the Grace of ‘Radhey’ name without any price.
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(89)
maero mana/ g‹‹aQr carna ånauragyao .
Mero man, gaur charan anuraƒgyo.
mero - my, man - mind, gaur - Radha Rani, charan - lotus feet,
anuraƒgyo - fallen in love
(A devotee says:) My mind is fallen in love with Radha Rani’s lotus feet.
saovata rhÁo ånaaid kaãaL‹ tae/ risakaã ka]ãpaa tae jaagyao .

SovaÊ rahyo anaƒØi kaƒl Êe, rasik kripaƒ Êe jaƒgyo.
sovaÊ - sleeping, rahyo - remained, anaƒØi kaƒl - eternity, Êe - from,
since, rasik - rasik Saints, kripaƒ - Grace, jaƒgyo - awakened
I was sleeping (in the stupor of ignorance) since eternity but the Grace of a
rasik Saint has awakened me.
imawYo ßvapna-saMsaar åapau hI‹‹/ maoh-itaimar saba Baagyao .

Mityo swapn-sansaƒr aƒpu hi, moh-Êimir sab bhaƒgyo.
mityo - eliminated, broken, swapn-sansaƒr - mayic dreams (illusions)
of the world, aƒpu hi - by itself, automatically, moh-Êimir - darkness of
ignorance (attachments), sab - all, bhaƒgyo - gone, ran away
Now the illusion of the mayic world is broken and the darkness of ignorance is
gone,
ibanau åxw‹AMg‹ a-jaog‹‹a saaDae hI/ ica(a Paema-rsa paagyao .

Binu ashtaƒng-jog saƒØhe hi, chiÊÊa prem-ras paƒgyo.
binu - without, ashtaƒng-jog - eightfold yog, saƒØhe hi - practicing,
chiÊÊa - mind, prem-ras - Bliss of Divine (Radha’s) love, paƒgyo -
engrossed
And, without practicing the extensive courses of eightfold yog, my mind is
engrossed in the Bliss of Radha’s love.
C‹uw‹ta na kaãoiw‹ maui(a·-sauKa paayae/ jaeih mauKa yah rsa L‹agyao .

CfihutaÊ na koti mukÊi-sukh paƒye, jehi mukh yah ras laƒgyo.
c◊hutaÊ - to leave, na - no, koti - millions, mukÊi-sukh - happiness of
liberation, paƒye - receive, offered, jehi - whoever, mukh - mouth,
ras - Bliss, laƒgyo - taste, attached
Whoever tastes this Bliss, can never leave it, even if he is offered the happiness
of millions of liberations.
Bayao ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ DanaI saba idna kaão/ imaLYo rtana mau<h maa<gyao ..
Bhayo ‘Kripaƒlu’ Øhani sab Øin ko, milyo raÊan muœh maƒœgyo.
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bhayo - became, Øhani - (Divinely) wealthy, sab Øin ko - forever,
milyo - found, raÊan - jewels, muœh maƒœgyo - whatever I (asked)
desired for
I have become (Divinely) wealthy forever, and I have found whatever I desired for.
(90)
maere naqnaoÂ kaão naIL‹mai,‹‹a/ Baaya g‹‹ayao re .
Mere nainoœ ko NeelmaÙi, bhaƒya gayo re.
mere - my, nainoœ - eyes, ko - to, neelmaÙi - sapphire colored
complexion, Krishn, bhaƒya gayo - fallen in love, re - oh
(A Braj Gopi tells her experience of meeting with Krishn to her Gopi friend,
and says:) My eyes are fallen in love with Krishn, Whose complexion is
like the pleasant glow of a blue sapphire.
sarsa rsaILe‹ naqna-saqna saoÂ/ Paema-sauDaa-rsa pyaaya g‹‹ayao re .

Saras raseele nain-sain soœ, prem-suØhaƒ-ras pyaƒya gayo re.
saras - sweet, blissful, raseele - blissful, loving,
nain-sain - movement of eyes, glance, soœ - with, prem-suØhaƒ-ras -
sweetest nectar of Divine love, pyaƒya gayo - had me drink, gave
From one single loving glance of His beautiful eyes He gave me the sweetest
nectar of His love (that entered through my eyes and spread all over my being).
jaeih Kaojata rh rMkaã åajau L‹QÂ/ saoî paarsamai,‹‹a paaya g‹‹ayao re .

Jehi khojaÊ rah rank aƒju lauœ, soi paƒrasmaÙi paƒya gayo re.
jehi - whom, khojaÊ - search, rah - remain, rank - begger, aƒju -
today, lauœ - till, soi - that, paƒrasmaÙi - special jewel which turns
iron into gold, paƒya gayo - has now found
The true love that I was mistakingly searching for in the worldly people
like a beggar since eternity, I have now found the same priceless jewel (of
Krishn love forever).
åg‹‹aL‹o ipaC‹L‹o Bayaü BaL‹o saba/ pag‹‹aL‹o maoihM banaaya g‹‹ayao re .

Aglo pic◊hlo bhayu bhalo sab, paglo mohiœ banaƒya gayo re.
aglo - future, pic◊hlo - past, bhayu - has become, bhalo - nice, bright,
sab - all, paglo - mad (in love), mohiœ - I, me, banaƒya gayo - has made me
My past is finished and the future is bright, and in the present life He has
made me mad in His love.
åba saoî ‰pa ånaUpa Paa,‹‹aDana/ tana mana Paana samaaya g‹‹ayao re .
Ab soi roop anoop praƒÙØhan, Êan man praƒn samaƒya gayo re.
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PAD KIRTAN
ab - now, soi - the same, roop - form, vision, anoop - unique, most
charming, praƒÙØhan - treasure of my soul, Êan - body, man - mind,
praƒn - soul, samaƒya gayo - has entered, has pervaded
Now the same charming form of my soul-loved Krishn has pervaded my
body, mind and soul.
kaãh ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ jaba ivarh paaya taba/ kaãihhQ DaoKaa Kaaya g‹‹ayao re ..
Kah ‘Kripaƒlu’ jab virah paƒya Êab, kahihau, Øhokhaƒ khaƒya gayo re.
kah - say, ‘Kripaƒlu’ - Kripalu Mahaprabhuji, jab - when, virah - pain
of separation, paƒya - receive, suffer with, Êab - then, kahihau - will
say, Øhokhaƒ - mistake, khaƒya gayo - have made
Her friend (was listening to the love talks of the Gopi. She now) jokingly
taunts her and says, “Dear friend! You (are now swelling in the happiness of
Krishn’s love, but you should know that you) will also have to suffer the pain
of His separation. Then you might say that you may have made a mistake.”
(91)
maoih‹‹M tao Barosao hq itaharo rI ikaãzaorI raDae ?
Mohiœ Êo bharoso hai Êihaƒro ri Kishori Radhey!
mohiœ - my, I, Êo - only, bharoso - hope, confidence, hai - are, is,
Êihaƒro - Your
O my Kishori Radhey! You are my only hope and You are my only refuge.
hQ‹‹ ‹M jasa åDama/ taumaih‹‹M îkaã jaanaita/

Hauœ jas aØham Êumahiœ ik jaƒnaÊi,
hauœ - I, jas - how, aØham - fallen, Êumahiœ - only You, ik - alone,
one, jaƒnaÊi - know
Only You know how fallen I am.
åQr na jaanainaharo rI ikaãzaorI raDae ?

Aur na jaƒnanihaƒro ri Kishori Radhey!
aur - others, na - no, jaƒnanihaƒro - knowledgeable, knows, ri - O
O Kishori Radhey! No one else knows the wickedness of my heart except You.
Baui(a·-maui(a· naih‹‹ M maa<g‹ ata kaeãvaL‹/

BhukÊi-mukÊi nahiœ maƒœgaÊ keval,
bhukÊi - worldly happiness, mukÊi - liberation, nahiœ - no, maƒœgaÊ -
ask, desire, keval - only
I do not desire for worldly happiness or liberation,
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LEELA MADHURI
åpanao jaaina inaharo rI ikaãzaorI raDae ?

Apano jaƒni nihaƒro ri Kishori Radhey!
apano - your own, jaƒni - considering, as if, nihaƒro - to look with love
O my Kishori Radhey! I only want You to look at me as if I am Yours and
I belong to You.
Bayao itaharo jaaina raiDakaeã ?

Bhayo Êihaƒro jaƒni RaƒØhike!
bhayo - became, Êihaƒro - Your, jaƒni - knowing
Knowing this, that You have accepted me as Yours,
Éq jaqhQ‹‹ ‹M matavaaro rI ikaãzaorI raDae ?

Hwai jaihauœ maÊvaƒro ri Kishori Radhey!
hwai jaihauœ - I will be, maÊvaƒro - madly thrilled, (drowned in love)
O my Kishori Radhey! I will be madly thrilled and drowned in Your love.
pauina kaãh< rh åvakaãaza ivaxaya kaão/

Puni kahaœ rah avkaƒsh vishai ko,
puni - then, kahaœ - where, rah - remain, avkaƒsh - free time, place,
vishai - material desires, anxieties, ko - for, of
Then there will be no place for material desires and anxieties in my mind, and
caar padarTa Kaaro rI ikaãzaorI raDae ?

Chaƒr paØaƒraÊh khaƒro ri Kishori Radhey!
chaƒr - four, paØaƒraÊh - substance, great things of life
(dharm, arth, kam, mokch), khaƒro - salty, tasteless
O my Kishori Radhey! The four great things of life (dharm, arth, kam,
mokch) will (lose attraction and will) become tasteless for me.
tauma ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ sarkaãar hmaarI/

Âum ‘Kripaƒlu’ sarkaƒr hamaƒri,
Êum - You, sarkaƒr - Beloved of my heart and soul, hamaƒri - my
O my Radhey, You are the only Beloved of my heart and soul.
pyaar kaãro yaa maaro rI ikaãzaorI raDae ?

Pyaƒr karo yaƒ maƒro ri Kishori Radhey!
pyaƒr karo - love me, yaƒ - or, maƒro - hit, reject
You may love me or hit me, O my sweet Radhey! (Do whatever You like,
but, please come to me.)
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PAD KIRTAN
(92)
naNd mahr Gar bajata baDaAîR .
NanØ mahar ghar bajaÊ baØhaƒee.
mahar - chief or head of a village, ghar - house, bajaÊ - being
played, baØhaƒee - welcoming music for joyous occasions
At the house of Nandbaba the welcoming badhaee music is being played.
jaAyao paUta åAja na<drAnaI/ naAcata g‹‹aAvata L‹og‹‹a ¬g‹‹aAîR .

Jaƒyo pooÊ aƒj NaœØraƒni, naƒchaÊ gaƒvaÊ log lugaƒee.
jaƒyo - given birth, appeared, pooÊ - son, aƒj - today,
NaœØraƒni - mother Yashoda, naƒchaÊ - dancing, gaƒvaÊ - singing,
log - men, lugaƒee - women
Mother Nandrani has given Birth to a son (Krishn). So all the men and
women are dancing and singing in happiness.
dUDa/ dhI/ maAKana kaãI kaãA<dQÂ/ saba imaiL‹ BaAdQÂ maAsa macaAîR .
ÆooØh, Øahi, maƒkhan ki kaƒœØauœ, sab mili bhaƒØauœ maƒs
machaƒee.
ØooØh - milk, Øahi - curd, maƒkhan - butter, ki - of, kaƒœØauœ - mud,
slush, sab - all, mili - together, bhaƒØauœ - name of a month in rainy
season, maƒs - month, machaƒee - played joyfully
Throwing curd, milk, and butter on each other in mad rejoicement made so much
slush that it resembled the (muddy roads of a) mid-rainy season in the villages.
baAjata JaA<Ja/ ma]dMg‹ a/ üpaMg‹ aih‹‹ M/ baInaA/ baenau/ zaMKa/ zahnaAîR .

BaƒjaÊ jhaƒœjh, mriØang, upangahiœ, beenaƒ, benu, shankh, shahnaƒee.
baƒjaÊ - played, jhaƒœjh - cymbals, mriØang - drums, upangahiœ -
tambourines, beenaƒ - veena, sitar-like instrument, benu - flutes,
shankh - conches, shahnaƒee - clarinet
Cymbals, drums, tambourines, veenas, flutes, conches and clarinets were
all being played in the celebration.
iC‹rkaãta caovaA caNdna/ iTarkaãta/ kaãir jayakaãAr kauãsauma barsaAîR .

CfihirkaÊ chovaƒ chanØan ÊhirkaÊ, kari jaikaƒr kusum barsaƒee.
cfihirkaÊ - splattering, chova ƒ - perfumed paste, chanØan - sandal
paste, ÊhirkaÊ - twiddling in joyous ecstasy, kari jaikaƒr - saying “Jai
ho” (glory to), kusum - flowers, barsaƒee - showered
Splattering sandal and perfumed paste on people and twiddling in joyous
ecstasy, they were showering flowers and saying, “Jai ho my sweet Krishn,
Jai ho my loving Krishn” (glory to Krishn, glory to Krishn).
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LEELA MADHURI
izava samaAiDa ibasarAî Bajae bòaja/ deKana kaeã imasa kauã<var kaãNhAîR .
Shiv samaƒØhi bisraƒi bhaje Braj, Øekhan ke mis Kuœvar Kanhaƒee.
Shiv - God Shiv, samaƒØhi - ecstatic meditation, bisraƒi - forgotten,
bhaje - immediately ran, Øekhan - to see, ke - of, mis - excuse, for
the reason of, Kuœvar Kanhaƒee - baby Krishn
(God Shiv in His ecstatic meditation glimpsed this scene.) He, forgetting
His meditation, immediately ran to Braj (to join the celebration and) to see
the beauty of baby Krishn.
yaAcakaã Bayae åyaAcakaã isag‹‹are/ hma ‘ka]ãpaA¬’ Daina bòaja rja paAîR ..
Yaƒchak bhaye ayaƒchak sigare, ham ‘Kripaƒlu’ Øhani Braj raj paƒee.
yaƒchak - desirous people, beggers, bhaye - became, ayaƒchak -
desireless, fully contented, sigare - all, ham - I, Øhani - treasure,
state of full contentment, Braj raj - Divine dust of Braj, paƒee - received
(Mother Yashoda, on that occasion, distributed jewels and things in great
abundance.) So, all the desirous people became desireless (because they
received everything they desired), and the Gopis, who only desired Krishn
love, were fully contented to have received the Divine dust of the Braj
(Gokul) where Krishn appeared.
(93)
Pa‹‹a,‹‹a‹Dana-ja‹Ivana kauM·jaiba‹h‹ar‹I .
PraƒÙØhan-jeevan Kunj Bihaƒri.
praƒÙØhan - treasure of soul jeevan - life Kunj Bihaƒri - One who
does leelas in Nikunj, Krishn
(A devotee says:) O my Kunj Bihari, Krishn! You are the life and treasure
of my soul.
tauma tao rhe sana‹‹atana hmare/ h‹QÂ h‡< rhI itah‹‹arI .

Âum Êo rahe sanaƒÊan hamare, hauœ huœ rahi Êihaƒri.
Êum - you, Êo - moreover, rahe - remain, sanaƒÊan - eternal, hamare
- mine, my, hauœ - I, huœ rahi - remained, Êihaƒri - Your
You were mine since eternity and I was also Yours (but I had forgotten this
relationship. Now I realize it).
ür L‹g‹ a‹ aya Bauja Ba‹‹ir hir ca‹a‹ he/ paurvah¶ å‹‹asa hma‹‹arI .
Ur lagaƒya bhuj bhari Hari chaƒhe, purvahu aƒs hamaƒri.
ur lagaƒya - hug, embrace, bhuj - arms, bhari - in, hold, chaƒhe -
wish purvahu - fulfill, aƒs - wish, desire, hope, hamaƒri - mine
Please come to me. Hug me and embrace me, and fulfill my wish,
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PAD KIRTAN
ca‹a‹ he ma‹o‹i‹h‹ M ta˘‹f‹pa‹‹a‹ü ma‹o‹ir mauKa/ pag‹‹a W‹ukaãr‹‹aü maur‹ ar‹I .

Chaƒhe mohiœ Êad∆paƒu mori mukh, pag thukraƒu Muraƒri.
chaƒhe - (as You) wish, or, mohiœ - me, Êad∆paƒu - restlessness, pang
of separation, mori - turn away, mukh - face, pag - feet,
thukuraƒu - neglect, reject, Muraƒri - Krishn
Or give me the pang of Your separation by turning Your face away from
me, or You may neglect me.
jaei‹h iba‹i‹Da ipaü sauKa pa‹a‹vau kaãirya sao‹î/ mao kaãh< saoîR sauKa Ba‹‹arI .
Jehi biØhi piu sukh paƒvu kariya soi, mo kahaœ soi sukh bhaƒri.
jehi - whatever, biØhi - ways, means, piu - Beloved, sukh -
happiness, paƒvu - find, feel, kariya - please do, soi - that, mo - I,
me, kahaœ - to, soi - that, bhaƒri - most important, prime
O my sweet Beloved! Whatever makes You feel good, please do it (without
any hesitation), because my happiness lies in Your happiness. So, if You are
happy, I am always happy.
yah ‘ka]ãpa‹‹a¬’ hq r‹Iita Pa‹Iita kaãI/ inaja sauKa cah vya‹‹a‹pa‹‹ar‹I ..

Yah ‘Kripaƒlu’ hai reeÊi preeÊi ki, nij sukh chah vyaƒpaƒri.
yah - this, hai - is, reeÊi - style, custom, preeÊi - true love, ki - of,
nij - personal, sukh - happiness, chah - desire, vyaƒpaƒri - businessman
Kripalu Mahaprabhuji says that this is the style of true love. Desiring for
personal happiness (from the Beloved is not true love, it) is a business-like
selfish love.
(94)
rADae sa<g‹ a/ zyaAma KaeLqÂ horI .
Radhey saœg, Shyaƒm khelaiœ hori.
saœg - with, khelaiœ - is playing, hori - the holi (festival of colors)
Krishn is playing hori with Radhey Rani.
îta åg‹‹ainata saiKayana sa<g‹ a rADae/ ütaq saKana zyaAmah¶ jaorI .

IÊ agniÊ sakhiyan saœg Radhey, uÊai sakhan Shyaƒmahu jori.
iÊ - this side, agniÊ - uncountable, sakhiyan - Gopis, saœg - with,
uÊai - on the other side, sakhan - all Gwalbals (associates),
jori - assembled (has called for)
This side there are uncountable Gopis with Shree Radhey, and, on the other
side, Krishn has called for His uncountable sakhas.
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LEELA MADHURI
paãAg‹‹a-samar-åA<g‹ ana va]NdAbana/ iBare doü dL‹ JakaãJaorI .

Phaƒg-samar-aƒœgan Vrindaban, bhire Øou Øal jhakjhori.
Phaƒg - festival of holi, samar - combat (holi play), aƒœgan - field
courtyard, bhire - forced (charged) in to each other, started the
combat, Øou - both, Øal - group, jhakjhori - with force
The field of Vrindaban was chosen to be the place for holi combat where the
crowd from both sides came and forced into each other.
L‹AL‹ihÂ-L‹AL‹-g‹‹auL‹AL‹ L‹AL‹ Bayae/ L‹AL‹‹/ L‹AL‹ Baî™ bòajaKaorI .

Laƒlahiœ-laƒl-gulaƒl Laƒl bhaye, laƒl, laƒl bhaiœ Brajkhori.
laƒlahiœ-laƒl - red all over, gulaƒl - red powder, Laƒl bhaye - Krishn
became, laƒl - red, laƒl bhaiœ - became red, Brajkhori - lanes of Braj
The red gulal made Krishn red all over and so were all the lanes of Braj. (The
cloud of red gulal, thrown from both sides had made everything red everywhere.)
Lq‹ ipacakaãAirna maAr parßpar/ rƒÄ[ibarƒÄ[ rƒÄ[ GaorI .

Lai pichkaƒrin maƒr paraspar, raœg biraœg raœg ghori.
lai - holding, one after another, abundantly, pichkaƒrin - squirts, maƒr
- throwing colors passionately, paraspar - on each other, raœg
biraœg - different colors, raœg - liquid color, ghori - dissolved, made
With huge squirts, filled with several kinds of colors, both parties were
passionately and abundantly throwing colors on each other.
kaeãzar rƒÄ[ BarI Lq‹ g‹‹aAg‹‹air/ naAg‹‹air/ naAg‹‹ar sar ForI .

Keshar raœg bhari lai gaƒgari, Naƒgari, Naƒgar sar dhori.
keshar - saffron, raœg - color, bhari - filled, lai - picked up, gaƒgari -
earthenware pot, Naƒgari - Radha, Naƒgar - Krishn, sar - head, dhori -
poured upon
In the meantime, Radha picked up a jug filled with saffron color and poured
it on the head of Krishn.
åQcakaã åvasar L‹iKa r<g‹ adevaI/ L‹AL‹ihÂ g‹‹aAL‹ r<g‹ aI rorI .

Auchak avsar lakhi RaœgØevi, Laƒlahiœ gaƒl raœgi rori.
auchak - suddenly, avsar - moment, opportunity, lakhi - seeing,
RaœgØevi - one of the eight associates of Radha, Laƒlahiœ - on
Krishn, gaƒl - cheeks, raœgi - rubbed, rori - gulal (red powder)
And suddenly, seeing an appropriate moment, Rangdevi lavishly rubbed
gulal on the cheeks of Krishn.
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PAD KIRTAN
hAre saKana saƒÄ[ hir îta/ üta/ jayajayakaãAr L‹L‹I kaão rI .

Haƒre sakhan saœg Hari iÊ, uÊ, jai jaikaƒr Lali ko ri.
haƒre - defeated, sakhan saœg - with all Gwalbals, iÊ - on this side,
uÊ - on the other side, jai jaikaƒr - singing the glory, Lali ko ri - of
Radha Rani
On this side, Krishn and His sakhas are defeated (with the overpowering
crowd of the Gopis), and on the other side, Gopis are singing the glory of
Radhey Rani and saying, “Jai ho my Radha Rani! Jai ho my Maharani!”
saiKa pairkaãr kaãr pakaãir baA<iDa hir/ kaãhÁo/ ‘kaãrh¶ åba barjaorI’ .
Sakhi parikar kar pakari baƒœØhi Hari, kahyo, ‘karahu ab
barjori’.
parikar - associates, Gopis, kar - hands, pakari - held, baƒœØhi -
tied, kahyo - asked, karahu - would You do, ab - now, still,
barjori - naughtiness, mischief
Sakhis then tied up the hands of Krishn (with one of their choonari) and
asked, “(How do You feel now?) Would you still do Your naughtiness?”
(Seeing the delicacy of the situation Krishn kept quiet.)
kaãir saorh isaƒÄ[Ar L‹AL‹ kaão/ idyao banaAya sauGar g‹‹aorI .

Kari sorah siœgaƒr Laƒl ko, Øiyo banaƒya sughar gori.
kari - did, sorah - sixteen-fold, siœgaƒr - decoration, adornments,
Laƒl ko - to Krishn, Øiyo banaƒya - made Him, sughar - cute,
beautiful, gori - beautiful girl
Now, the Gopis (changed His clothes, put on skirt, blouse and choonari,
and) with full sixteen-fold adornments they elaborately decorated Krishn
to make Him look like a beautiful cute girl.
dq ‘ka]ãpaA¬’ kaãrtaAL‹ åiL‹na sa<g‹ a/ h<sata kaãhta ho ? ho ? horI ..

Æai ‘Kripaƒlu’ karÊaƒl alin saœg, haœsaÊ kahaÊ, ho! ho! hori.
Øai karÊaƒl - clapping, alin - Gopis, saœg - together, with, haœsaÊ -
giggling, making fun, kahaÊ - saying, ho! ho! hori - Hori hai, hori hai
(Gopis were enjoying seeing Krishn as a girl.) They were giggling, clapping
their hands and saying, “Hori hai, hori hai, hori hai.”
(95)
r<g‹ aIL‹I/ rADaA risakaãna PaAna .
Raœgeeli, Radha rasikan praƒn.
raœgeeli - loving and lively, rasikan - rasik saints, praƒn - life-breath
My loving and lively Radha is the life-breath of the rasik Saints.
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LEELA MADHURI
sarsa ikaãzaorI kaãI rsabaorI/ BaorI ma]du mausakaãAna .

Saras Kishori ki rasbori, bhori mriØu muskaƒn.
saras - sweet, rasbori - Blissful, bhori - innocent, mriØu - winsome,
(sweet), muskaƒn - smile
The winsome smile of Blissful Radha is very sweet and innocent.
saubarna barna g‹‹aQr tanau saubarna/ naIL‹ barna pairDaAna .

Subaran baran gaur Êanu subran, neel baran pariØhaƒn.
subaran - golden, radiant, baran - complexion, gaur - fair, Êanu -
body, neel - blue, baran - color, pariØhaƒn - sari, dress
She has a radiant golden complexion and is neatly dressed up in an attractive
blue sari.
kaãnakaãna maukauãw‹ L‹w‹na kaãI L‹w‹kaãina/ Ba]kauãiw‹na kauãiw‹L‹ kaãmaAna .

Kankan mukut latan ki latkani, bhrikutin kutil kamaƒn.
kankan - golden, mukut - crown, latan - hair, ki - of, latkani -hanging,
wavy, bhrikutin - eyebrows, kutil - bent, kamaƒn - bow (shaped)
The golden crown, the fall of Her wavy hair and Her bow-shaped eyebrows
are all extremely beautiful.
kaãnakaãna kaMãkaãna/ kaãnakaãna ikaãMikaãna/ kaãnakaãna kauã,‹‹fL‹ kaãAna .

Kankan kankan, kanakan kinkin, kanakan kuÙdal kaƒn.
kanakan - golden, kankan - bangles, kiœkin - waistband,
kuÙdal - earrings, kaƒn - ears
The richly jewelled luxurious gold bangles on Her wrists, gold waistband
on Her waist, and gold earrings on Her ears are heart-enticing.
L‹iKa L‹Ajata Z]Mg‹ aAr L‹Ai˘fiL‹ihÂ/ kaãh< L‹QÂ kaãirya baKaAna .

Lakhi laƒjaÊ shringaƒr Laƒd∆ilihiœ, kahœ lauœ kariya bakhaƒn.
lakhi - seeing, adore, laƒjaÊ - ashamed, shringaƒr - personified beauty,
kahœ lauœ - how far, beyond, kariya - do, bakhaƒn - describe
The beauty of Radha’s adornments is beyond description. It is so great that
it ashames the personified ‘beauty’ itself.
hota ‘ka]ãpaA¬’ inaC‹Avar jaA par/ sauNdr zyaAma saujaAna ..

HoÊ ‘Kripaƒlu’ nic◊haƒvar jaƒ par, SunØar Shyaƒm sujaƒn.
hoÊ - become, nic◊haƒvar - encharmed, jaƒ par - on her, SunØar - all
Beautiful, sujaƒn - all knowing, all virtuous
Even Shyam Sundar, Whose beauty has encharmed all the Brajwasis, is
Himself encharmed by the soul-captivating beauty of Radha Rani.
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PAD KIRTAN
(96)
saKaI? saba/ É‹q g‹‹ayao L‹aL‹ih‹‹ M L‹aL‹ .
Sakhi! sab, hwai gayo laƒlahiœ laƒl.
sab - all, everything, hwai gayo - became, laƒlahiœ laƒl - red all over
(A Gopi, seeing the view of holi in Vrindaban, says to her close friend:)
O sakhi! Each and everything in Vrindaban, has become red.
éesao rMg‹ a caLYo ipacakaãairna/ éesao üfÅyao g‹‹auL‹aL‹ .

Aiso rang chalyo pichkaƒrin, aiso ud∆yo gulaƒl.
aiso - such, so much, rang - color, chalyo - moved, spurted,
pichkaƒrin - large hand held syringe used for spurting holi colors
ud∆yo - thrown (in air), gulaƒl - red holi powder
So much gulal was thrown and so much color was spurted from the pichakaris
of Radha Krishn and the Gopis that (animate and inanimate, ground and
sky) everything became red.
L‹aL‹I L‹aL‹ L‹aL‹ Baé L‹aL‹h¶</ L‹aL‹ Baî™ bòajabaaL‹ .

Laƒli laƒl, laƒl bhaye Laƒla-huœ, laƒl bhayiœ Brajbaƒl.
Laƒli - Radha, laƒl - red, bhaye - became, Laƒla-huœ - Krishn, bhayiœ
- became, Brajbaƒl - Gopis
Radha became red, Krishn became red and the Gopis too became red all over.
ta®var L‹aL‹ L‹aL‹ Bayae sarvar/ zaukaã ipakaã ba‹aL‹ maraL‹ .

Âaruvar laƒl, laƒl bhaye sarvar, shuk pik baƒl maraƒl.
Êaruvar - trees, laƒl - red, bhaye - became, sarvar - ponds, shuk -
parrots, pik - Indian cuckoo, maraƒl - hans
Trees became red, ponds became red, and the parrots, cuckoos and hans
also became red.
Daenau L‹aL‹ bòaja renau L‹aL‹ BaîR/ L‹aL‹ Bayae saba gvaaL‹ .
Æhenu laƒl Braj renu laƒl bhaee, laƒl bhaye sab Gwaƒl.
Øhenu - cows, laƒl - red, renu - soil, dust, bhaee, bhaye - became,
sab - all, Gwaƒl - Gwalbals
Cows became red, the soil of Braj became red and all the Gwalbals became red.
baahr L‹aL‹ ‘ka]ãpaA¬’ paãag‹‹a kaão/ BaItar L‹aL‹ g‹‹aupaaL‹ ..

Baƒhar laƒl ‘Kripaƒlu’ phaƒg ko, bheeÊar Laƒl Gupaƒl.
baƒhar - outside, phaƒg - red color, holi festival, ko - of, bheeÊar -
inside, Laƒl Gupaƒl - Lal Gopal Krishn
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From outside, everyone was wet with red color, and from inside everyone
was filled with the Bliss of the colorful love of Lal Gopal Krishn.
(97)
sarsa ikaãzaorI/ vayasa ikaã TaorI/ rita rsa baorI/
Saras Kishori, vayas ki Êhori, raÊi ras bori,
saras - sweet Kishori - Radha, vayas ki Êhori - ever-youthful,
raÊi ras bori - form of intimate Divine love
(A devotee, longing for the love of Radha Rani, says:) O my ever-youthful sweet
and loving Radhey! O form of intimate Divine Bliss, my Gracious Radhey!
kaãIjaq ka]ãpaa kaãI kaãor ..

Keejai kripaƒ ki kor.
keejai - please look, kripaƒ - Grace, ki - of, kor - glance
Please look at me with a kind glance of Your causeless Grace.
saaDana-hIna dIna maœ raDae ?

SaƒØhan-heen Øeen maiœ Radhey!
saƒØhan-heen - helpless, Øeen - humble, maiœ - I
O Radhey! I am a helpless, humble and fallen soul, devoid of devotion and
dedication,
tauma kaã®,‹‹aamaî Paema-åg‹‹aaDae .

Âum karuÙaƒ-mai prem-agaƒØhey.
Êum - you, karuÙaƒ-mai - full of kindness, prem-agaƒØhey - ocean of
Divine love
and You are the boundless Ocean of kindness and Divine love.
kaãakaeã Êare ¿ jaaya paukaãare/ kaãQna inahare ¿

Kaƒke Øwaƒre? Jaƒya pukaƒre, kaun nihaƒre?
kaƒke - whose, Øwaƒre - door, jaƒya - (I) go, pukaƒre - tell (the tale of)
my distress, kaun - who, nihaƒre - look
O Radhey! Where shall I go and to who shall I tell the tale of my distress?,
and who would look to this –
dIna duKaI kaãI åor .. 1 ..

Æeen Øukhi ki or. [1]
Øeen - humble, Øukhi - in distress, devoid soul, ki or - towards
Humble and devoid soul except You (as You are my only hope and refuge)? [1]
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kaãrta åGana naihM naekauã åGaa¨</

KaraÊ aghan nahiœ neku aghaƒuœ.
karaÊ - doing, committing, aghan - sins, nahiœ - not, neku - even a little
bit, aghaƒuœ - to grow tired of
I am such an ungrateful person (who has overlooked all of Your Grace and
kindness and) who is still shamelessly committing sins all the time,
Barta üdr jyaQÂ saUkaãr Daa¨< .

BharaÊ uØar jyauœ sookar Øhaƒuœ.
bharaÊ - fill, uØar - stomach, jyauœ - just like, sookar - pig, Øhaƒuœ -
run after
And is wandering in the world trying to fulfil the desires of his physical
senses like a pig enjoying the garbage.
kaãir barjaorI/ L‹iKa inaja åorI/ tauma ibanau maorI/

Kari barjori, lakhi nij ori, Êum binu mori,
kari - please make, barjori - forcibly, lakhi - looking, nij - your,
ori - towards (unconditional kindness), Êum - you, binu - without,
mori - mine
So, O Radhey! Looking to Your unconditional kindness, please forcibly
make me Your own. (Only You can do this.) Without You, there is no one –
kaãQna sauDaare dor .. 2 ..

Kaun suØhaƒre Øor. [2]
kaun - who could, suØhaƒre - rescue (me), Øor - come running
Who could come to rescue me. [2]
BaL‹o-bauro jaqsao h‡< itaharo/

Bhalo-buro jaiso huœ Êihaƒro,
bhalo-buro - good or bad, jaiso - whatever, huœ - (I) am, Êihaƒro - yours
Whether I am good or bad, I am Yours, O Radhey!
tauma ibanau kaãoü na ihtaU hmaaro .

Âum binu kou na hiÊu hamaƒro.
Êum - you, binu - other than, kou na - nobody,
hiÊu - well wisher, one who cares, hamaƒro - mine
You are the only one who cares for me.
BaanauduL‹arI ? sauiDa L‹o hmaarI/ zar,‹‹a itaharI/

BhaƒnuØulaƒri! SuØhi lo hamaƒri, sharaÙ Êihaƒri,
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BhaƒnuØulaƒri - Radhey, suØhi lo - think of, hamaƒri - me,
sharaÙ - (I am in) refuge, Êihaƒri - your
O Bhanudulari Radhey! Please look to me, I have come to You…
hQÂ paitatana isarmaor .. 3 ..

Hauœ paÊiÊan sirmor. [3]
hauœ - I am, paÊiÊan - sinners, sirmor - leader, the biggest
(Although) I have committed endless sins (still I am Yours. Without You, I
see no one in the world who could love me). [3]
g‹‹aopaI-Paema ikaã iBaªaa dIjaq/

Gopi-prem ki bhikc◊haƒ Øeejai,
Gopi-prem - the love which Gopis had, Gopi bhao
ki - of, bhikc◊haƒ - alms, Øeejai - give
O Raseshwari Radhey! Please give me the alms of gopi bhao (so I can be
fortunate enough to be in Your service forever).
kaqãsaeh¶< maoihM åpanao kaãir LIjaq .

Kaisehuœ mohiœ apno kari leejai.
kaisehuœ - by any means, mohiœ - me, apno - your own,
kari leejai - please make
O Radhey! By any means, please make me Your own, so that,
tava g‹‹auna g‹‹aavata/ idvasa ibataavata/ d&g‹ a Jair L‹avata/

Âav gun gaƒvaÊ, Øivas biÊaƒvaÊ, Ørig jhari laƒvaÊ,
Êav - your, gun - virtues, gaƒvaÊ - singing, Øivas - days, time, biÊaƒvaÊ -
pass, spend, Ørig - eyes, jhari - constant tears, laƒvaÊ - flowing
With tears of love in my eyes and singing and remembering Your loving
virtues day and night,
Éq hQÂ Paema ibaBaor .. 4 ..

Hwai hauœ prem-bibhor. [4]
hwai - becoming, hauœ - I, prem-bibhor - completely drown in (Your) love
I may completely drown myself in Your love. [4]
paaya itaharo Paema ikaãzaorI ?

Paƒya Êihaƒro prem Kishori!
paƒya - having received, Êihaƒro - your, prem - Divine love,
Kishori - O Kishori Radhey
O Kishori Radhey! Having received Your Divine love with Your Grace,
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C‹kaeã Paemarsa bòaja kaãI KaorI .

Cfihake prem-ras Braj ki khori.
cfihake - satiated, prem-ras - (in your) loving Bliss,
Braj ki khori - (wandering in the) lanes of Braj
And satiated in Your loving Bliss, I would then be anonymously wandering
in the lanes of Braj…
g‹‹aita g‹‹ajag‹‹aaimaina/ C‹iba åiBaraimaina/ L‹iKa inaja ßvaaimaina/

GaÊi gajgaƒmini, c◊habi abhiraƒmini, lakhi nij Swaƒmini,
gaÊi - graceful walk, gajgaƒmini - like a baby elephant,
c◊habi - beauty, abhiraƒmini - (of) Divine beauty, lakhi - seeing,
nij - my, Swaƒmini - my Swamini Radhey
(In the end, the devotee says:) “O Beauty of the Divine beauty, my beloved
Radhey! When will that day come that while seeing my Swamini,” [5]
banae ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ cakaãor .. 5 ..

Bane ‘Kripaƒlu’ chakor
bane - made, become, ‘Kripaƒlu’ - Kripalu Mahaprabhuji,
chakor - a bird which constantly looks at the moon
“My eyes will be ceaselessly looking to the ever-new and ever-increasing
beauty of my ever-loving Radhey like a chakor.” [5]
(98)
ZIraDae hmaarI sarkaãar/ ˆpaãikaãr maoihM kaãahe kaãI .
Shree Radhey hamaƒri sarkaƒr, phikir mohiœ kaƒhe ki.
hamaƒri - my, sarkaƒr - guardian, master and Swamini of my heart,
phikir - worry, mohiœ - I, me, kaƒhe ki - what for, why should (I)
(A devotee, who has recognized the Gracious kindness of Shree Raseshwari
Radha Rani and has fully submitted himself to Her lotus feet, says:) When
Radhey Rani is the guardian, master, and Swamini of my heart and soul,
then why should I worry for anything in the world.
ihta åDama üDaarna deh Dare/

HiÊ aØham uØhaƒran Øeh Øhare,
hiÊ - (for the) benefit of, aØham - fallen soul, uØhaƒran - liberate,
uplift, Øeh Øhare - descends
She descends in the world only to liberate the fallen souls (and to give them
Her Divine love),
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ibanau kaãarna dInana naeh kaãre/

Binu kaƒran Øeenan neh kare.
binu - without, kaƒran - reason, cause, Øeenan - humble souls, neh kare - loves
And She loves all the humble souls without any reason or cause.
jaba éesaI dyaa drbaar/ ˆpaãikaãr maoihM kaãahe kaãI .. 1 ..

Jab aisi Øayaƒ Øarbaƒr, phikir mohiœ kaƒhe ki. [1]
jab - when, aisi - such, Øayaƒ - mercy, merciful, Øarbaƒr - hall of, audience,
sovereignty, phikir mohiœ kaƒhe ki - why should I worry for anything
When such a merciful sovereignty is my Swamini, then why should I worry
for anything in the world. [1]
w‹ukaã inaja-jana §aãNdna sauina paavaŒ/

Tuk nij-jan-kranØan suni paƒveœ,
tuk - even little, nij - own, jan - people, kranØan - crying, suni paƒveœ - hears
When She hears the cry of Her own people,
taija zyaamah¶< inaja jana pah< DaavaŒ/

Âaji Shyaƒmahuœ nij-jan pahaœ Øhaƒveœ.
Êaji - leave, forget, nij-jan - own people, pahaœ Øhaƒveœ - runs to
them, reach them
Forgetting Her beloved Shyam Sundar, She immediately runs to them.
jaba éesaI sarL‹ saukauãmaar/ ˆpaãikaãr maoihM kaãahe kaãI .. 2 ..

Jab aisi saral sukumaƒr, phikir mohiœ kaƒhe ki. [2]
jab - when, aisi - such, saral - kind-hearted, simple, sukumaƒr - loving
Radha Rani, phikir mohiœ kaƒhe ki - why should I worry for anything
When such a kind-hearted, simple and loving Radha Rani is my Swamini,
then why should I worry for anything in the world. [2]
Ba]kauãw‹I inata takaãta bòah˙ jaakaãI/

Bhrikuti niÊ ÊakaÊ brahm jaƒki,
bhrikuti ÊakaÊ - looks at eyebrows, anxious to fulfil the command,
niÊ - always, brahm - brahm Krishn
(My Radha Rani is so great that) Her wish becomes the command for the
supreme brahm, Krishn.
taakaãI zar,‹‹aaîR fr kaãakaãI ¿

Âaƒki sharÙaƒee dar kaƒki?
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Êaƒki - in her, sharÙaƒee - refuge, dar - fear, kaƒki - who else
Then who else shall I be afraid of, after surrendering to Her?
jaba éesaI hmaarI rKavaar/ ˆpaãikaãr maoihM kaãahe kaãI .. 3 ..

Jab aisi hamaƒri rakhvaƒr, phikir mohiœ kaƒhe ki. [3]
jab - when, aisi - such, hamaƒri - my, rakhvaƒr - protector,
phikir mohiœ kaƒhe ki - why should I worry for anything
When such a great Swamini is my protector, then why should I worry for
anything in the world. [3]
jao åarta mama ßvaaimaina? BaaKae/

Jo aƒraÊ mam Swaƒmini! bhaƒkhe,
jo - whoever, aƒraÊ - wholeheartedly cries, mam - my, bhaƒke - says
A single minded devotee when he wholeheartedly cries from the bottom of
his heart and says, ”O my Swamini Radhey (please come).”
taeih pautairna sama åa<iKana raKae/

Âehi puÊarin sam aƒœkhin raƒkhe.
Êehi - him, puÊarin - pupil of the eyes, shadow of (Her) eyes,
sam - same as, aƒœkhin - eyes, raƒkhe - keeps
My Radha Rani makes him one of Her most loving ones and keeps him
always under the shadow of Her eye.
jaba éesaI ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ irJavaar/ ˆpaãikaãr maoihM kaãahe kaãI .. 4 ..

Jab aisi ‘Kripaƒlu’ rijhvaƒr, phikir mohiœ kaƒhe ki. [4]
jab - when, aisi - such, Kripaƒlu - Gracious, rijhvaƒr - caring,
affectionate, phikir mohiœ kaƒhe ki - why should I worry for anything
When such a Gracious, caring and affectionate Radha Rani is my Swamini,
then why should I worry for anything in the world. [4]
(99)
zyaama ? hQ‹‹/‹M kaãba bòaja baisahQ‹‹ ‹M jaaya ?
Shyaƒm! Hauœ, kab Braj basihauœ jaƒya.
Shyaƒm - O Krishn, hauœ - I, kab - when, Braj - (in) Braj, basihauœ -
live (forever), jaƒya - will go
(A devotee says:) Oh my beloved Krishn! When will that day come that I
will be living in the Braj forever?
zyaamaa-zyaama-naama-g‹‹auna g‹‹aavata/ kaãba naqnana Jair L‹aya .

Shyaƒmaƒ-Shyaƒm-naƒm-gun gaƒvaÊ, kab nainan jhari laƒya.
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naƒm-gun - name and virtues, gaƒvaÊ - while singing, kab - when,
nainan - eyes, jhari - constant flow (of tears), laƒya - flow
When will my eyes be overflowing with the tears of love while singing the
glory of the name and virtues of Shyama Shyam?
kaãba ibacarQ‹‹ ‹M g‹‹aÉ‹r bana baIiTana/ raDae ? raDae ? g‹‹aaya .

Kab bicharauœ Gahvarban beeÊhin, Radhey! Radhey! gaƒya.
kab - when, bicharauœ - will wander, beeÊhin - lanes, paths, gaƒya -
singing (and crying)
When will I be wandering on the paths of Gahvarban, crying, and singing,
‘Radhey, Radhey, Radhey’?
kaãba JaUmata va]Ndabana kauM·jaina/ ˆpaãrQ‹‹ ‹M ihyae h¶L‹saaya .

Kab jhoomaÊ Vrindaban kunjani, phirauœ hiye hulsaƒya.
jhoomaÊ - thrilled, walking merrily, kunjani - in various kunj, phirauœ
- wandering, hiye - in (my) heart, hulsaƒya - rejoicing, thrilled (with
affection and love)
When will that day come that, tipsied in Your love and thrilled with Your
affection, I will be wandering in the various kunj of Vrindaban?
kaãba L‹paw‹aya L‹tana g‹‹aovaDaRna/ kaãhQ‹‹ M ‘haya ? ipaya haya ?’

Kab laptaƒya laÊan GovarØhan, kahauœ ‘Haƒya! Piya haƒya!’
laptaƒya - embracing, laÊan - plants and vines, kahauœ - say, haƒya
Piya haƒya - Oh beloved, Krishn
Embracing the plants and the vines of Govardhan (and drowned in the
lovingness of Your love, believing that Krishn has played in these places,)
when will that day come that, swooning with the intense separation, I will
say, “Oh! My beloved! (Please come soon).”
kaãba laowta ‘ka]·paa¬’ bòaja rja ibaca/ hQ‹‹ M jaqhQ‹‹ ‹M baQraya ..

Kab lotaÊ ‘Kripaƒlu’ Brajraj bich, hauœ jaihauœ bauraƒya.
lotaÊ - rolling, Brajraj - dust of Braj, bich - in,
hauœ jaihauœ - will become, bauraƒya - mad (in Your love)
And also, when will that day come that while rolling in the dusts of Braj
(and closely experiencing Your presence) I will become mad in Your love?
(100)
zya‹‹ama‹‹a zya‹‹ama zar‹,‹ a g‹‹a‹h¶ re mana ?
Shyaƒmaƒ Shyaƒm sharaÙ gahu re man.
sharaÙ - refuge, gahu - go, sharaÙ gahu - fully surrender,
re - Oh!, man - mind
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(A devotee addresses to his mind and says:) O my mind! Fully surrender
yourself to Shyama Shyam.
yaug‹ aL‹ ma‹‹aDaur‹I Dya‹‹ana Dare ür/ g‹‹a‹ aü na‹‹ ama g‹‹a‹una r‹h¶ va]Nd‹‹ abana .
Yugal maƒØhuri Øhyaƒn Øhare ur, gaƒu naƒm gun rahu
Vrindaban.
yugal - both Radha Krishn, maƒØhuri - sweetness, beauty,
Øhyaƒn Øhare - always remember, engrossed in, ur - heart,
gaƒu - sing (remember), naƒm - name, gun - virtues, rahu - live in
Remember the sweet Couple (Radha Krishn) in your heart, sing Their name
and virtues, and live in Vrindaban.
saKa‹I-Ba‹‹ava sa‹Mtana ånaug‹ ata Éq/ Paema-sau‹Da‹a ipaü L‹h¶ ja‹Ivana-Dana .

Sakhi-bhaƒv sanÊan anugaÊ hwai, prem-suØhaƒ piu lahu jeevan-Øhan.
sakhi-bhaƒv - gopi bhao, sanÊan - to the rasik Saints, anugaÊ hwai -
following the instructions, prem-suØhaƒ - nectar of Divine love, piu -
drink, lahu - receive, jeevan-Øhan - (true) wealth of human life
Following the instructions of the Saints of gopi bhao, drink the nectar of
Divine love and receive the true wealth of human life.
É‹q inaxkaãama/ Da‹ama ina‹˛A g‹‹ai‹h/ g‹‹a‹É‹r bana ibacarh¶ g‹‹aova‹DaRna .

Hwai nishkaƒm, Øhaƒm nishthaƒ gahi,
Gahvarban bichrahu GovarØhan.
hwai - being, nishkaƒm - selfless, Øhaƒm - abode, nishthaƒ - faith,
gahi - having, bichrahu - wander (in the leela places)
Being selfless and having faith in Their abode (that Radha Krishn are always
there) wander in the leela places of Braj, Gahvarban, Govardhan, etc., and,
Ba‹‹irBa‹‹ir åMkaã L‹tana/ å‹‹ana<d-jaL‹/ Ja‹rJar Jai‹r L‹‹avah¶ janau sa‹avana .

Bhari bhari ank laÊan aƒnaœØ-jal, jhar-jhar jhari laƒvahu janu saƒvan.
bhari - fully, ank - embrace, laÊan - trees and plants,
aƒnaœØ jal - tears of love, jhar-jhar - constantly, jhari laƒvahu - shed,
janu - as if, saƒvan - month of rainy season
(Remembering the loving plays of Radha Krishn and thinking that They
walked on these grounds,) embrace the trees and plants of Their leela places
and aspiringly shed tears of love and longing (with a desire in your heart to
visualize those leelas that happened over there).
îima ‘ka]ãpa‹a‹¬’ madma(a rqna idna/ inata nava rsa ca‹‹aKah¶ manaBa‹‹ avana ..
Imi ‘Kripaƒlu’ maØmaÊÊ rain Øin, niÊ nav ras chaƒkhahu manbhaƒvan.
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imi - in this way, maØmaÊÊ - drowned, intoxicated, rain Øin - day and
night, niÊ nav ras - ever-new Bliss, chaƒkhahu - taste,
manbhaƒvan - your own liking
In this way, drowned in Their love day and night (and vividly dreaming
about Their leelas in ecstasy), taste the ever-new Bliss of your own liking.
(101)
yaug‹ aL‹var/ jaeŒvana kaãI baiL‹har .
Yugalvar, jeœvan ki balihaƒr.
Yugalvar - beloved couple, Radha Krishn, jeœvan - eating leela,
ki - of, balihaƒr - (I) adore
(A Gopi says:) I adore the vision of Radha Krishn eating together.
mai,‹‹ana jaiw‹ta caMdna paIW‹asana/ rajata doü sarkaãar .

MaÙin jatiÊ chanØan peethaƒsan, raƒjaÊ Øou Sarkaƒr.
maÙin - jewels, jatiÊ - embedded, chanØan - sandalwood,
peethaƒsan - special low height seat, raƒjaÊ - sitting, Øou - both,
Sarkaƒr - Beloveds, Radha Krishn
My Both Beloveds are sitting on a low height seat (especially made for
dining purpose), which is embedded with jewels and is made of sandalwood.
kaãnakaã Taar mah< kaãnakaã ka·woirna/ saajaI‹‹Â saiKana sa<vaar .

Kanak Êhaƒr mahaœ kanak katorin, saƒjiœ sakhin saœvaƒr.
kanak - gold, Êhaƒr - plate, thali, mahaœ - in, katorin - bowls, saƒjiœ -
neatly placed, decorated, sakhin - Gopis, saœvaƒr - neatly
The Gopis have neatly placed the gold bowls in an ornamented high edged
large gold dish,
pauina itana mah< parsaI‹Â bah¶ bya<jana/ xaw‹rsa sarsa åpaar .

Puni Êin mahaœ parseeœ bahu byaœjan, shat-ras saras apaƒr.
puni - then, Êin - them, mahaœ - in, parseeœ - served, bahu - many
byaœjan - food, dishes, shat-ras - six kinds, saras - very tasty,
apaƒr - limitless
And in them they served the food of nectar delicacy of all the six kinds of
flavors (salty, sweet, hot and spicy, pungent, savory, and sour).
pauina kaãr jaoir kaãheü åarog‹‹ah¶/ saiKana Paa,‹‹a-saakaãar .

Puni kar jori kaheu aƒrogahu, sakhin praƒÙ-saƒkaƒr.
puni - then, kar - hands, jori - both, folded, kaheu - said, aƒrogahu
- please eat, sakhin - Gopis, praƒÙ-saƒkaƒr - life of my soul
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PAD KIRTAN
Then, the Gopis said with folded hands, “O life of my soul, Priya Priyatam!
Please eat the food.”
ipaya pyaarI-mauKa pyaarI ipaya-mauKa/ h<isa h<isa àaasaih‹‹ M far .

Piya Pyaƒri-mukh Pyaƒri Piya-mukh, haœsi haœsi graƒsahiœ daƒr.
Piya - Krishn, Pyaƒri-mukh - in Radha’s mouth, Pyaƒri - Radha,
Piya-mukh - in Krishn’s mouth, haœsi haœsi - giggling and smiling,
graƒsahiœ - morsels, daƒr - put, give
Radha and Krishn, Both started eating. Joyfully giggling and smiling,
sometimes They gave morsels of Their choice in each other’s mouth.
saiKana samaaja saaja sa<g‹ a g‹‹aavaita/ maDaur saurna jaeŒvanaar .

Sakhin samaƒj saƒj saœg gaƒvaÊi, maØhur suran jeœvnaƒr.
sakhin samaƒj - all the Gopis, saƒj - instruments, saœg - with,
gaƒvaÊi - sing, maØhur - sweet, suran - voice, jeœvnaƒr - dining song
The Gopis played the instruments and sang the ‘dining song’ (jenvnar) in a
sweet voice while They ate.
L‹iKa ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ sao baa<kaãI Jaa<kaãI/ kaão na Paa,‹‹a de vaar ..

Lakhi ‘Kripaƒlu’ so baƒœki jhaƒœki, ko na praƒÙ Øe vaƒr.
lakhi - seeing, so - such, this, baƒœki jhaƒœki - loving leela, ko - who,
na - not, praƒÙ - soul, Øe vaƒr - would sacrifice
The Gopi says, “This dining leela is so loving and charming that anyone
who sees it sacrifices his soul.”
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yaug‹ aL‹var/ JaUL‹ina kaãI baiL‹har .
Yugalvar, jhulani ki balihaƒr.
Yugalvar - beloved couple, Radha Krishn, jhulani - swinging vision,
ki - of, balihaƒr - I adore, I sacrifice my life for (this vision)
(A Gopi says:) Balihar to the swinging vision of my beloved couple,
Radha Krishn.
naag‹‹air å® naag‹‹ar Jauikaã JaUmata/ BaL‹ g‹‹aL‹baahI‹‹M far .

Naƒgari aru Naƒgar jhuki jhoomaÊ, bhal galbaƒhiœ daƒr.
Naƒgari - all-beauteous Radha, aru - and, Naƒgar - all-virtuous Krishn,
jhuki jhoomaÊ - merrily swinging and leaning,
galbaƒhiœ - arms around the neck, daƒr - put (having)
The all-virtuous Radha and Krishn, having Their arm around the neck of
each other, are merrily swinging and leaning backward and forward as the
swing moves.
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LEELA MADHURI
ümai˘f Gaumai˘f Gana g‹‹arjata camakaãita/ capaL‹a baarMbaar .

Umad∆i ghumad∆i ghan garjaÊ chamkaÊi, chaplaƒ baƒrambaƒr.
umad∆i - rising, excited, ghumad∆i - gathering, ghan - dark rain
clouds, garjaÊ - thundering, chamkaÊi - glowing, chaplaƒ - lightning,
baƒrambaƒr - frequently, again and again
The dark rain clouds (of Divine Vrindaban, excited with the swinging leela
of Radha Krishn,) are covering the leela ground, and are happily thundering
and frequently lightning (which is intensifying the charming glow of Radha’s
ornaments).
paMcama saur saoÂ taana åL‹apaita/ g‹‹aavata saiKana maL‹ar .

Pancham sur soœ Êaƒn alaƒpaÊi, gaƒvaÊ sakhin malaƒr.
pancham - high (fifth), sur - pitch, soœ - with, from, Êaƒn - melodious
tone, alaƒpaÊi - singing long notes, gaƒvaÊ - sing, sakhin - Gopis,
malaƒr - classical music, malar raag
Taking melodious taan in a high pitch tone, Gopis (to exhilarate the Bliss
of the leela) started to sing a loving song in malar rag in a very sweet voice.
g‹‹aavata hI Gana barsana L‹ag‹‹ae/ BaIjata doü sarkaãar .

GaƒvaÊ hi ghan barsan laƒge, bheejaÊ Øou Sarkaƒr.
GaƒvaÊ hi - as soon as (Gopis) sang, ghan - clouds, barsan - to rain,
laƒge - started, bheejaÊ - wet, soaked, Øou - both, Sarkaƒr - Beloveds
As soon as Gopis started to sing, the clouds began to rain and our Both
Beloveds started to soak with the rain water.
Daina ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ sao baa<kaãI Jaa<kaãI/ Daina ijana taaih inahar ..

Æhani ‘Kripaƒlu’ so baƒœki jhaƒœki, Øhani jin Êaƒhi nihaƒr.
Øhani - glory to, so - such, to this, baƒœki - loving, jhaƒœki - vision,
jin - those, Êaƒhi - who, nihaƒr - watch this (leela)
(In a moderate weather when it is neither very cold nor hot, this kind of
loving vision of the swinging leela is something very exceptional.) A Gopi
says, “Glory to this vision, and glory to those who watch this.”
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PAD KIRTAN

kaãbaq inariKahQÂ nava-jaL‹Dar-tanau/ îna naqnana BarpaUir .

yadipa kaãL‹pa kaãL‹paAñtar hI saoÂ/ kaãInaoÂ paAtakaã BaUir .

tadipa naATa ? yah ihya PataIita tauma/ maere jaIvanamaUir .

kaãbaq saurita kaãirhQ hmarIh‡</ jaAina dAsa pag‹‹a DaUir .

kaõyaoÂ ‘ka]ãpaA¬’ åbaL‹QÂ naih‹‹ M åAé/ kaãA ihya rhe ibasaUir ¿

g‹‹aavata g‹‹auna g‹‹aopaaL‹ inarñtar/ d&g‹ ana åZu barsaqhœ .

‰pa-maaDaurI inaiza idna Dyaavata/ mana Ba&ƒÄ[I baina jaqhœ .

baaw‹ inahair itaharI paL‹ paL‹/ kaãL‹pa samaana janaqhœ .

yah ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ ijaya parma Barosao/ kaãbahu< tao hir åpanaqhœ ..

hQÂ diDa baecana jaata va]Ndabana/ deKyaoÂ naNdkauãmaar .

sao C‹iba L‹Kata banata/ naihM barnata/ ‰pa-maaDaurI-saar .

tana-mana-Paana inaC‹avar kaãir maœ/ iL‹yao maoL‹ irJavaar .

pauina pauina kaãhÁQ ‘hmaarI pyaarI’/ sauina sauina g‹‹aî baiL‹har .

kaãta ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ baiL‹ jaata naNdkaão/ kaqã g‹‹ayao banw‹a˘Far ..

pauãL‹na kaãI caNôkaãL‹a isar saohita/ pauãL‹na kaãI bandina Daar .

JaUmata Zva,‹‹a pauãL‹na kaeã Jaumakaeã/ baesar kaãiL‹na inahar .

pah¶<caI baajaUbaNd pauãL‹na kaão/ pauãL‹na kaão g‹‹aL‹ ibaca har .

naIL‹am‹‹bar par pauãL‹na paMi(a· janau/ taare g‹‹ag‹‹ana åpaar .

pauãL‹na kaãI paayaL‹ å<g‹ auirna ibaC‹uyae/ vaei,‹‹aih‹‹ ‹M pauãL‹na sa<vaar .

åƒÄ[ åƒÄ[ Paita pauãL‹na rMg‹ a r<g‹ a/ L‹iKa ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ baiL‹har ..

ijanakaeã idvya bacana sauina C‹Uw‹ta/ àaˆNTa åiva¥aa jaaL‹ kaãI .

ijanakaeã vard hßta kae· sañmauKa/ caL‹ na caaL‹ kaãiL‹-kaãaL‹ kaãI .

ijanakaeã banata ibag‹‹aair sakaãta naih‹‹ M/ maayaa zai(a· g‹‹aopaaL‹ kaãI .

L‹Kata ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ ånauàah g‹‹au® kae·/ LIL‹a L‹ai˘fiL‹‹ L‹aL‹ kaãI ..

Paka·wIÂ åMkaã L‹L‹I kaãIrita kaeã/ deva-va]Nd duMduiBaihM bajaAîR .

saba ibaiDa sajyao åAjau barsaAnao/ L‹iKa kaãoiw‹na baqkauã,‹W‹ L‹jaAîR .

Bair-Bair maUiW‹ mai,‹‹ana maoitana kaãI/ ya¥aipa kaãIrita maAtau ¬w‹AîR .

jaeih Kaojata $aanaI jana L‹aKana .

caairh¶< vaedna kaãI Paita zaaKana .

hir ‘åL‹Ka’ îima L‹ag‹‹ae BaaKana .

va]Ndaivaipana saiKana åMcaL‹paw‹/ iL‹paw‹ rhÁo saoî Daaya ..1..

jaeih zaMkaãr ür-åMtar Dyaavata .

jaakaão Baed vaed naihM paavata .

inaivaRkaãlpa/ inaLe‹Rpa/ bataavata .

saoî inakauM·ja ibaca BaanauL‹L‹I kaeã/ car,‹‹a paL‹owta jaaya ..2..

jaeih maayaa-vaza iva⁄ caracar .

bòah˙å,f-naayakaã ivaiDa/ hir/ hr .

naacata jyaQÂ naw‹ parvaza baanar .

taeih dq C‹aC‹ naekauã saI C‹oirna/ kaãoiw‹na naaca nacaaya ..3..

jaakaãI Ba]kauãiw‹ ivaL‹asa PaL‹yakaãr .

jaakaeã fr kaãa<pata fr Tar Tar .

naamaih jaakaão Bava-baMDana-hr .

taakaão ¨KaL‹ baa<iDa yazaoda/ Lq‹ saa<w‹I frpaaya ..4..

jaeih L‹ig‹‹a japaI/ tapaI Barmaavata .

jaog‹‹aI jaog‹‹a åig‹‹aina jair jaavata .

inaja-baL‹ ka]ãpaa-kaãor naih‹‹ M paavata .

jah< ibahrta naAg‹‹air å® naAg‹‹ar/ kauãMjaina åAW‹oÂ yaAma .

BaUKa L‹g‹ ae tao risakaãna jaUW‹ina/ KaAî L‹ihya ivaZAma .

pyaAsa L‹g‹ ae tao tari,‹‹a-tanaUjaA/ taw‹ ipavau saiL‹L‹ L‹L‹Ama .

naIÂd L‹g‹ ae tao jaAî saoî rh¶/ L‹tana-kauãMja åiBarAma .

bòaja kaãI rena• renau LiKa icañmaya/ tañmaya rh¶ åivarAma .

paq ‘ka]ãpaA¬’ mana jaina yah BaUiL‹‹ya/ BaAva rhe inaxkaãAma ..

L‹iKa Ganazyaama zyaama Gana naicahih‹‹ M/ kaãbaq maor baina maor ¿

kaãbaq d&g‹ aMcaL‹ caMcaL‹ caMcaL‹/ LiKahh¶ hmairh¶< åor ¿

kaãba Le‹îhQ icata caor maorh‡</ bòajabainataina icata caor ¿

kaãba bòajavaaisaina daisaina daisaina/ dasaI bainahQ‹‹ ‹M taor ¿

kaãba ‘ka]ãpaa¬’ tanau sauiDa ibasarqhQ‹‹ ‹M/ Éq rsa Paema ivaBaor ¿

naNdna<dna naqnana kaeã taare .

L‹w‹kaãina maor maukauãw‹ kaãI maaTae/

caw‹kaãina kaeãzar itaL‹kaã iL‹L‹are .

åL‹kaãina JaL‹kaã manah¶ åvaiL‹na åiL‹/

jauir jauir jaata jaL‹ja mauKa paare .

sauDaa-payaoinaiDa maiDa ivaxa-åm‹‹bauiDa/