Ashtapadi XXI - Pravisa Radhe - Ode to the Lord

Radha has reached

Threshold of cottage

Where the Lord is waiting

For her eternal  presence  

 

Cottage is illuminated  

By her gem studded bracelets

By her waist band with bells

 

And by Her Lotus Face

At the sight of the Lord

She felt shy and timid 
She is described
By her confidant thus !

praviSa rAdhE- yamunA kaLyANi
Slokam hArAvaLee taraLa kAnchana kAnchi dAma
manjeera kankaNa maNi dyuti deepitaSya
dvArE nikunja nilayasya harim nireekshya
vreeDavatee madha sakheemiya mityuvAcha ||


manjutara kunjatala kELi sadanE
iha vilasa rati rabhasa hasita vadanE
praviSa rAdhE mAdhava sameepamiha
kuru murArE mangaLa SatAni ||

 
O Radha thou smilest
Excitingly  to meet the Lord !
You can enjoy blissful moments
With the Lord of Bliss !

nava bhavadaSOka daLa Sayana sArE
iha vilasa kucha kalaSa taraLa harE||praviSa ||
 
Cottage is beauteous
With a bed of tender Asoka leaves
Pearl garlands swing
On thy breasts !
 
C 3kusuma chaya rachita Suchi vAsa gEhE
iha vilasa kusuma sukumAra dEhE||praviSa ||
 
Flagrant flowers,
Adorn the cottage,
Thy body is delicate,
Like flowers blooming,

NO wonder Thou art not,

IN this mundane plane

Thou art in in ecstasy
In the Heaven Seventh !
 
chala malaya vana pavana surabhi SeetE
iha vilasa madana Sara nikara bheetE||praviSa ||
 
 
Scared art thou,
Than Cupid's arrows
In rhythm with Nature,
Enjoy Thy attactive Lord 

vitata bahu valli nava pallava ghanE
iha vilasa peena kucha kumbha jaghanE||praviSa ||
 
With colorful creepers
And leaves tender
This cottage is beauteous
Attractive Thy personality !
 
C 6madhu mudita madhupa kula kalita rAvE
iha vilasa kusuma Sara sarasa bhAvE||praviSa ||
 
How happy the bees are
With honey in flowers
With humming bees

 

The ambience sings !

By flower arrows of Cupid

Thou art excited !
Have a great time
With thy beloved Lord !
 
madhu taraLa pika nikara ninada mukharE
iha vilasa daSana ruchi ruchira SikharE||praviSa ||
 
Spring seasons dominates
How pleasant are the coos of cuckoos
Like gems thy teeth shine
Enjoy with thy Lord !
 


vihita padmAvatee sukha samAjE
bhaNati jayadEva kavirAja rAjE||praviSa ||
 
The poet Jayadeva,
With Padmavathy, wife,
Sings wtih devotion,
Love between Purusha and Prakriti !

 

Between Being and His Becoming
Between Brahman and His Maya
Between Shiva and His Shakti
Blessed be the biune Principles !  

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