SlOkamvasantE vAsantee kusuma sukumArai ravayavai
rbhramanteem kAntArE bahu vihita krushNAnusaraNam
amandam kandarpa jvara janita chintAkulatayA
valadbAdham rAdham sarasamida moochE sahacharee

 

How beauteous is Radha Rani  

Delicate like Vasanti flower  

In the season of Spring !  

She pined in love  

With monumental patience

She was assailed by Cupid

 

 

Prakriti's love for Purusha

She roamed in Vrindavan

In search of Her Lord

She was comforted by her confidante

By these words !

 

lalita lavanga latA pariSeelana kOmala malaya sameerE
madhukara nikara karambita kOkila koojita kunja kuTeerE
viharati haririha sarasa vasantE nrutyati
yuvati janEna samam sakhi virahi janasya durantE||viharati |

 

 

 

The cool breeze of Spring

Is blowing gently

Cuckoos are cooing

Cottages are humming

With the sound of bees

Lord Krishna is there

Strolling and dancing

With the Gopis

Let us go there

And see the Handsome One !

unmada manOradha padhika vadhoojana janita vilApE
alikula sankula kusuma samooha nirAkula vakuLa kalApE||viharati||

 

 

 

Young maids are suffering

In their hearts

Due to intense desire

And passion for the Lord

Charged the ambience is
With the fragrance

Of Vakula flowers

And humming bees !

mruga mada sourabha rabhasa vaSamvada navadaLa mAlatamAlE|
yuvajana hrudaya vidAraNa manasija nakha ruchi kinSukajAlE||viharati||

 

The perfume of musk

Is pervading around

Kinsuka and Tamala trees

Flowers, fragrant, fresh

Are intoxicating

Resemblance is startling

Between redness of Kinsuka flowers

And the nails of Manmadha !

Redness is caused

By Cupid's nails !

Because he pierced hearts

Of lovers !

madana maheepati kanaka danDa ruchi kEsara kusuma vikAsE
miLita Sileemukha pATala paTala kruta smaratooNa vilApE||viharati||

 

Like the umbrella golden

Of Cupid, Manmadha

Are fully blossomed flowers

The swarm of black bees

And bunches of flowers

Are like quiver and arrows

Of Cupid, Manmadha

It seemed that Cupid

Was at war with Gopis !

vigaLita lajjita jagadavalOkana taruNa karuNa krutahAsE||
virahinikrunta nakunta mukhAkruti kEtaka dantu ritasE||viharati ||

Damsels young

Are displaying love

Leaving shyness

The flowers white

Of the Karuna tree

Appear to be laughing

At them !

 

Like Cupid's weapons
Are white flowers

Of Ketaka !

Shearing hearts

Of maids in love !

 

mAdhavikA parimaLa lalitE nava mAlati jAti sugandhou
muni mAnasamapi mOhana kAriNi taruNAkAraNa bandhou||viharati||

 

The fragrace of flowers
Madhavika, Malati and Jasmine

Intoxicate the minds

Of even Rishies !

Youth love

Such Flora !

 

sphuradati muktalatA parirambhaNa mukuLita pulakita chutE|
brundAvana vipinE parisara parigata yamunAjala pootE||viharati||

 

Atimukta creepers are

Twinng around mango trees

Tickling mango buds

In the season of spring !

River Yamuna is flowing

By side of Vrindavan

Sanctifying forest

With waters perennial !

SrijayadEva bhaNita mida mudayati hari charaNa smruti sAram|
sarasa vasanta samaya vana varNana manugata madana vikAram ||

 

Poet Jaya Deva sings this song

Meditating on His Lotus Feet !

Main aim is to promote

Love Divine for the Lord !

The influence of Spring

Is described in this Song !

How it affects lovers

And those who suffer

Viraha, separation from Beloved

From their Divine Lover !