Ashtapadi X - Dheera Sameere - Ode to the Lord


O Radha there He sits,
In the same cottage,
Where you met Him,
Radha's confidante tells her.

He chants Thy name,
Thy Mantra Therapy,
He yearns secretly,
To enjoy Thine Embrace !

dheera sameerE -bhoop
SlOkampurvam yatra samam tvaya ratipatE rAsAditA ssiddhayah
tasminnEva nikunja manmadha maha

 teerdhE punarmAdhavaha
dhyAyam tvamaniSam japannapi tavaivAlApa mantrAvaLeem
bhooyastat kucha kumbha nirbhara pareerambhAmrutam vAnchati



rati sukha sArE gatamabhi sArE madana manOhara vESam
nakuru nitambini gamana vilambana manusaratam hrudayESam
dheera sameerE yamunAteerE vasati vanE vanamAlee
gOpee peena payOdhara mardana chanchala karayuga SAlee


O Radha quickly meet
Your beloved Krishna
Whose beauty rivals
The handsomeness of Cupid!

Genlty the breeze blows
Krishna is waiting
On the banks of Yamuna
In rustic Brindavan.


nAmasamEtam kruta sankEtam vAdayatE mrudu vENum
bahu manutE nanutE tanu sangata pavana chalitamapi rENum||dheera

There He is playing
Calling Thy  name
Indicating where
He was waiting for Thee !

He admires the breeze,
That embrace Thee entire,
Mighty Vayu Upasana,
And reaches Him gently !

patati patatrE vichalati patrE Sankita bhava dupayAnam
rachayati Sayanam sachakita nayanam paSyati tava pandhAnam||dheera
 
There the Lord sits,
On a bed of tender leaves,
He is excited indeed,
About your arrival !

Mind in an excited state,
On beholding Para Prakriti,
Para Prakriti, Natura Naturata,
Beyond Natura Naturans !

mukhara madheeram tyaja manjeeram ripumiva kELishu lOlam
chala sakhi kunjam sa timira punjam Seelaya neela nichOLam||dheera
 
O Radha, leave off your anklets,
Lest they make noise,
Go to that bower,
In black dress during night !

Radha is excited remarkably
To meet the Lord of hers !
Not only the Lord of hers,
But the Lord of all living !
 

urasi murArE rupahita hArE ghanaiva taraLa balAkE
taTidiva peetE rati vipareetE rAjasi sukruta vipAkE||dheera
 
Your necklaces fall on His chest,
When you meet thy Lord,
You shine like lightning
On His blissful chest!

Thy love for infinite Prakriti
For Thee in thy true Nature
Is great indeed ! Mind so unstable

And upset when feather leaf drops !


vigaLita vasanam parihruta rasanam ghaTaya jaghanamapidhAnam
kisalaya SayanE pankaja nayanE nidhimiva harsha nidAnam||dheera|

Like lotus flowers Thine eyes
Are ravishing indeed !
Thou art a treasure of beauty
Lying on tender leaves !


harirabhimAnee rajani ridAnee miyamapiyati virAmam
kuru mama vachanam satvara rachanam pooraya madhuripu kAmam||dheera|

He has immense self respect
Night is ending; if you delay
Go and fulfill wish of the Lord !
Lest His anger devour you !


Sri jayadEvE kruta harisEvE bhaNati parama ramaNeeyam kamaneeyam
pramudita hrudayam harimati sadayam samata sukruta||dheera

The poet Jayadeva
Tells this story eternal
Of Eternal Love
Between Purusha and Prakriti

Between Krishna and Radha
With devotion sublime
O devotees, bow before Him,
The All Merciful, All Knowledgeable

 

Translation By  Govind  Kumar