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
She is, Cupid has slung
His arrows at her
Dangerous indeed
Is her situation !


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
Radha 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 poision !

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 !

 

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 !

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

In her 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

Thou art the Truth

For whom Nature and Heavens yearn !

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

At the Lotus feet of Lord !

Those who sing

Or listen to this song holy

Will be blessed divinely
With Bliss Absolute !