Song by Jayadeva Gosvami
When Radha saw Krsna enjoying affectionate exchanges with all the cowherd maidens in the groves of Vrndavana, she became indignant because he had not acknowledged her eminence. She immediately departed for another part of the forest and hid herself inside a shady bower that resounded with the drone of bumblebees. Bewildered by love for Radha, Krsna was sitting in a dense grove on the Yamuna riverside feeling deeply depressed. Radha’s dear friend came to speak to him and told Radhika's condition.
aham iha nivasami yahi radham
anunaya mad-vacanena canayethah
iti madhuripuna sakhi niyukta
svayam idam etya punar jagada radham
Translation
When Krsna heard the moving account of Radha’s pitiful condition from her intimate friend, he suggested, “I will wait here. You should go to Sri Radha, pacify her with my humble appeal and then bring her here.” Engaged thus by Madhuripu Krsna, that sakhi approached Radha and spoke the following words.
vahati malaya-samire madanam upanidhaya
sphutati kusuma-nikare virahi-hrdaya-dalanaya
sakhi! sidati tava virahe va vanamali (refrain) (1)
Translation
“My dear friend Radha, the Malaya breeze drifts along slowly, just to soak everyone in the mood for amour. Varieties of flowers are opening and tearing open the hearts of lonely lovers. At this provocative time of spring, passionate Krsna feels morose in separation from you.”
dahati sisira-mayukhe maranam anukaroti
patati madana-visikhe vilapati vikalataro ’ti
sakhi! sidati tava virahe... (2)
Translation
“The moonshine scorches him as he approaches the brink of death. His heart is pierced by flowers that fall from the trees like the arrows of Kamadeva. He bitterly laments his destitute condition.”
dhvanati madhupa-samuhe sravanam apidadhati
manasi valita-virahe nisi nisi rujam upayati
sakhi! sidati tava virahe... (3)
Translation
“He covers his ears with his hands when he hears the humming of bumblebees. Every night he expects that he will attain your company, but he is disappointed. His infirmity increases as he goes on enduring the torture of separation day after day.”
vasati vipina-vitane tyajati lalita-dhama
luthati dharani-sayane bahu vilapati tava nama
sakhi! sidati tava virahe... (4)
Translation
“He has abandoned his own charming bed chamber to reside in the forest. Instead of living comfortably at home, he rolls about on the ground, repeatedly calling out your name, ‘Radha! Radha!’”
bhanati kavi-jayadeve viraha-vilasitena
manasi rabhasa-vibhave harir udayatu sukrtena
sakhi! sidati tava virahe... (5)
Translation
This song of Sri Jayadeva is full of Krsna’s anxiety of separation. As a result of the piety infused by this song, those who recite it attain an unsurpassed immersion in the pastimes of separation. May Sri Krsna manifest within their hearts.
purvam yatra samam tvaya rati-pater asaditah siddhayas
tasminn eva nikunja-manmatha-maha-tirthe punar madhavah
dhyayams tvam anisam japann api tavaivalapa-mantravalim
bhuyas tvat-kuca-kumbha-nirbhara-parirambhamrtam vanchati
Translation
“In a great place of pilgrimage – a secluded forest bower – Madhava previously attained the perfections (siddhis) of Kamadeva, in order to fulfil your cherished desires to embrace. He always meditates on you in that sacred place to attain those siddhis. Constantly uttering the mantra of his previous romantic conversations with you, he makes a wish to attain the nectar of liberation in the deep embrace of your pitcher-like breasts.”
Comments
Pranam.
No doubt ginger is the best medicine describe in Ayurveda but if you take high dose of it than it will be prove harmful to health, similarly what you are posting is a very high does for a living entities like us who are full of lusty desires and so…
Please, post something relevant to our practical life. Of course Krishna Katha is good but not from Gita Govind. It is to high and even none of us capacity to even respect it.
Actually there is a fault in reader side too. Instead of reading from Srila Prabhupada’s books we are running after these books and not only that but by commenting on such blog, it encourage you to write more.
Please, follow Srila Prabhupada’s way and not let other to get misdirected or misguide. Please encourage them to read Srila Prabhupad’s books only as he told many times that everything is there in his books. No need to read any things else then his books.
Hare Krishna.
Jai Srila Prabhupada Ki Jai!!!
It is really loving poet and it fills your heart with joy everytime you give us Radhji love to Krishna.
Hare Krishna