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Radha Harir Api Pulaki Vasantam

Bhajan | Jiva Goswami

Verses

Verse 1

radha harir api pulaki-vasantam

gayati nija-mudam anu vikasantam

Verse 2

upadiśate diśi diśi guṇayantam

pikam anu pañcamam ati-cirayantam

Verse 3

vasantī-madhu rahasi dhayantam

śaṁsati madhuliham anu gayantam

Verse 4

madhu-rasam anu ganaṁ ramayantam

rasayati vinimitam adharam ayantam

Verse 5

malayaja-surabhi-dhuraṁ khañjantam

kavayati gandha-vahaṁ prasajantam

Verse 6

vadya-gaṇaṁ guṇa-valita-dig-antam

anu nṛtyati mada-lola-dṛg-antam

Verse 7

capala-ghana-sama-rucim anu taṁ taṁ

naṭayati śikhi-gaṇam api nipatantam

Verse 8

kirati curṇam anu purṇa-danantam

samam alī-lalanabhir anantam

Verse 9

śramajala-kaṇa-gaṇam anu vilasantam

vahati paraga-bharaṁ rucimantam

Translation

Verse 1

Their transcendental happiness in full bloom, Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa sing asong in vasanta-rāga.

Verse 2

A cuckoo sings a sustained fifth note. Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa imitate him, singing out to every direction.

Verse 3

Singing in imitation of his humming, Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa glorify a bumblebee who drinks the honey of a vāsanti flower in a secluded place.

Verse 4

As Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa sing Their lips touch. In this way They taste the sweetest nectar.

Verse 5

Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa glorify the very fragrant breeze that slowly limps from the Malaya Hills.

Verse 6

Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa hear beautiful instrumental music from a distant place. The corners of Their eyes happily dance in time with the music.

Verse 7

Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa's luster, which is like a monsoon cloud and lightning, makes the peacocks dance.Note: Peacocks are fond of the monsoon season, and they show their pleasure by jubilantly dancing. They thought Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa were a raincloud and lightning, and so they naturally showed their pleasure to see Them.

Verse 8

The gopis fill the air with a limitless shower of fragrant powder.

Verse 9

Covered with drops of perspiration and colorful, fragrant powder, Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are splendidly beautiful.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerJiva Goswami
SourceGopala Campu
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses9 verses

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