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Ashtapadi IV - Chandana Charchita - Ode to the Lord 



chandana charchita - rAmakriya - yati
Sl.anEka nAree parirambha sambhrama
sphuran manOhari vilAsa lAlasam
murAri mAradupa darSayantyasou

sakhee samaksham punaraha rAdhikA ||

The companion of Radha, 
Tells the Lord's beloved,
About the Gopis,
Who flirt with Him.

How He delightfully embraces,
And dances with Gopis, of Nature,
Gopis, symbolic of Upanishads
( The Breath of the Eternal ! )
And Radha representing Nature !

chandana charchita neela kaLEbara peetavasana vanamAlee
kELi chalanmaNi kunDala manDita ganDayuga smita SAlee
haririha mugdha vadhoo nikarE vilAsini vilasati kELiparE ||

His body bluish,
Is smeared with paste,
Paste made of sandalwood,
Yellow silk robe He wears.

His ear rings dangling,
As he plays with Gopis,
Sporting as He is,
In the Garden of the Upanishads !

peenapayOdhara bhAra bharENa harim parirabhya sarAgam
gOpavadhoo ranugAyati kAchidudanchita panchama rAgam ||haririha ||

O Radha, hear,
How a Gopi is singing,
In high pitch,
In tune with Krishna's flute !

kApi vilAsa vilOla vilOchana khEla janita manOjam
dhyAyati mugdha vadhoo radhikam madhusoodana vadana sarOjam ||haririha ||


O Radha, see,
How a Gopi is ensnaring,
Beauteous Lord Krishna,
With gestures of love !

Cupid had marked her
For his own !
She is mesmerised
By the handsomeness of the Lord !

She is meditating
On His Lotus like Beauty !
Why does He love
The Upanishads so much ?


kApi kapOlatalE miLitAlapitum kamapi Sruti moolE
kApi chuchumba nitambavatee daitam pulakairanukoolE ||haririha ||


See how close a Gopi is,
How proximate to the Lord !
She is about to tell,
A secret privately !

Thrilled she is,
By the touch of His cheeks !
His handsome mien,
Attracts her entire !

kELi kaLA kutukEna cha kAchidamum yamunA jala koolE
manjula vanjula kunjagatam vichakarsha karENa dukoolE ||haririha||

See how that maid yonder,
Pulls his silk robe yellowish,
See the yonder cottage,
Under beautiful bower.

By the side of Yamuna,
See how deeply in love,
That young maid is,
Pining for the handsome Lord !


karatala tALa taraLa valayAvaLi kalita kalaswana vamSE

rAsa rasE saha nrutya parA hariNA yuvatihi praSaSamsE||hari riha||



O beloved Radha,
One maid is enjoying Rasa Dance,
Divine Dance of Rssas,
Clapping in ecstasy !

The melodious music,
Emanating from the Lord's flute,
Is in tune with the sound of bangles,
Rhythmic sound of her bangles !



Slishyati kAmapi chumbati kAmapi ramayati kAmapi rAmam

paSyati sasmita chArutarA maparA manugachchati vAmam||haririha||

Other Gopis He kisses,
While many are delighted,
By His Presence !
Also formidable Nature !

Upanishads love the Self,
They deal with the Self,
The Science of the Absolute,
Observe His gracious smile

Sri jayadEva bhaNita mida madbhuta kESava kELi rahasyam
brundAvana vipinE lalitam vitanOtu SubhAni yaSasyam ||haririha ||    

Poet Jaya Deva sings,  
About the secrets,  
Of joyful sportsecstatic,
Of the handsome Lord  

With the Gopis,  
Let this poem divine,  
Grant Bliss and happiness,
To devotees entire !