Ashtapadi VIII - Radhika Krishna - Ode to the Lord 
 


How can you expect Radha
To survive in tough situations ?
Her abode like a forest
Her agony like forest fire

Like a lone deer in forest,
Infatuated by Cupid's arrows,
She is and Her Situation is 
Dangerous indeed !


rAdhikA krishNA - darbAri kAnaDa
SlOkamAvAsO vipinayatE priya sakheemalApi jalAyatE
tApOpi SvasitEna dva dahana jvAlAkalApayate
tEpi tvadvirahENa hanta hariNeerupayate ha kadham
kandarpOpi yamAyate virachaya SArdoola vikreeDitam ||

stana vinihita mapi hAra mudAram
sA manutE kruSa tanuriva bhAram
rAdhikA krishNa rAdhikA
rAdhikA tava virahE kESavA ||

She has become lean and weak,
She is suffering the pangs,
Even her necklace is a burden,
O Bountiful Lord, She is pining for you !

sarasa masruNa mapi malayaja pankam
paSyati vishamiva vapushi sa Sankam||rAdhikA||
 
She now thinks that even soft sandalwood
Cool sandalwood paste,
Is like poison !
She fears to have it on her frail body !

Svasita pavana manupama pariNAham
madana dahana miva vahati sa dAham||rAdhikA||

She now feels
That her sighs deep







Are hot like Cupid's fire !
Seized as she was by Eros !
 
C 4disi disi kirati sajala kaNajAlam
nayana naLina miva vigaLita nALam||rAdhikA||
 
Radha's lotus eyes
Are full of tears
She gazes blankly
Looking for Thee

In all directions looks She,
Like lotus flowers,
Separated from stems,
Her eyes appear !


C 5nayana vishayamapi kisalaya talpam
kalayati vihita hutASana kalpam||rAdhikA||

Her bed of tender leaves,
Have become fire place
And in her tranquil mind !
She pines for Thee !
 
C 6tyajati na pANi talEna kapOlam
bAla SaSinamiva sAya malOlam||rAdhikA||


Calmly she sits
With her palm
On her cheeks
Which resemble Moon !


C 7haririti haririti japati sa kAmam
viraha vihita maraNEna nikAmam||rAdhikA||

She pines for Thee
She is chanting Hari
Yearning for Thee
For Thou art the Truth !


Nature and Heavens yearn for Thee,
She knows Thee in Totality
Hence she cannot be blamed
For yearning for Thee !
 
C 8Sri jayadEva bhaNita miti geetam
sukhayati kESava pada mupaneetam||rAdhikA||
 

The poet Jaya Deva
Submits this song,
This Song Classic Divine,
At the Lotus feet of Lord !

Those who sing,
Or listen to this song holy
Will be blessed divinely
With Bliss Absolute !


Translation By  Govind Kumar