Ashtapadi V - Sanchara Dadhara 

sancharadadhara - mOhana - Adi
Slokamviharati vanE rAdhA sAdhAraNa praNayE harau
vigaLita nijOtkarsha deershyAvaSEna gatAnyatah
kvachidapi latAkunjE gunjanmadhu vrata manDalee
mukhara SikharE leena deenApyuvAcha rahassakheem ||

 

I worry about the Lord
Radha tells her confidante

They were sitting

In a cottage

Under a bower filled

With buzzing sound of bees

The Lord neglects me

And sports with others

In glorious Vrindavan

She is feeling remorse

As her dignity is lost

And is burning with envy !

sancharadadhara sudhAmadhura dhvani mukharita mOhana vamSam
chalita druganchala chanchala mouLi kapOla vilOla vatamsam
rAsE harimiha vihita vilAsam
smarati manO mama kruta parihAsam ||

 

The Lord is playing

On His flute divine

How melodious the tune

Music nectar like

Is flowing from lip

Peacock featuers

And ear hangings

Which adorn Him

Is shaking beautifully

Enjoys He the Rasa Lila

The Dance Divine

With the Gopis !

I feel slighted

But in my mind

He holds sway absolute !

 

chandraka chAru mayoora SikhanDaka manDala valayita kESam
prachura purandara dhanu ranuranjita mEdura mudira suvESam ||rAsE ||

 

 

His curly black hair

Is decorated well
With peacock feathers

Like a black cloud

Encirled by rainbow !

I may be belittled

But He Eternal
Dominates my mind !

 

gOpa kadamba nitambavatee mukha chumbana lambhita lObham
bandhu jeeva madhurAdhara pallava kalita dara smita SObham||rAsE||

 

See Him dally

With young Gopis !

His lips sweet

Like Bandu flowers

How radiating

Is His smile !

He may ignore me
But He is my Lord !

 

vipula pulaka bhuja pallava valayita vallava yuvatee sahasram
kara charaNOrasi maNigaNa bhushaNa kiraNa vibhinnata miSram||rAsE||

 

 

The Gopis were hugged
Close to His chest

Their bodies tingled

With ecstasy supernal !

Darkness was dispelled

By the Light emanating

From His ornaments !

 

 

jalada paTala chaladindu vinindaka chandana bindu lalATam
peenapayOdhara parisara mardana nirdaya hrudaya kavATam||rAsE ||

 

A sandalwood dot

Decorates His face !

His chest hard

Due to embraces

I cant forget Him

He dominates my mind

But He still neglects me !

 

maNimaya makara manOhara kunDala manDita ganDamudAram peetavasana manugata muni manuja surAsura vara parivAram||rAsE ||

 

Shines He with gems-tudded

Lovely ear rings !

Robed in yellow

He is adored world wide

By Bheeshma, Narada

Prahlada and Indra

He sways my mind !

 

viSada kadamba talE miLitam kali kalusha bhayam Samayantam mAmapi kimapi taranga dananga druSa manasA ramyantam||rAsE||

 

Our rendezvous

Is the Kadamba tree

He is good at eradicating

The vices of Kali Yuga !

To describe His love

Is difficult indeed !

Cupid draws me

To the Supernal Lord !

He sways my mind !

 

Sri jayadEva bhaNita mati sundara mOhana madhuripu roopam haricharaNa smaraNam prati samprati puNyavatA manuroopam||rAsE||

 

The poet Jaya Deva
Sings the Love Divine

Of handsome Krishna

This poem holy

Promotes love absolute

For the Celestial Lord !

Meditating on the sports

Of our beloved Lord

Is blissful indeed !