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Tam Rahasi Gatam Kisalaya Sayana Sayanam

Bhajan | Jiva Goswami

Verses

Verse 1

taṁ rahasi gataṁ kiśalaya-śayana-śayanaṁ

harir alokata nija-muralī-kala-kalaya citrita-bhanam

Verse 2

ya nija-vadanamṛta-rucina tan-mukhha-ratnam ajasram

bahala-masi-sravad iha yad bhatam pratipada-sampatad-asram

Verse 3

yasya hṛdayaṁ svantaram anu tat-kayaṁ bhaja-dava-kalitam

bahir api taṁ pratibimba-vyajad vyanañjatmani valitam

Verse 4

yasyaṁ doṣa-trayam iti matibhiḥ prattaṁ kuṅkuma-ragam

mene mura-ripur atha sakṣad iva yataṁ kṛd-gata-ragam

Verse 5

yaṁ paśyan sa tu satvika-bhavaṁ dadhad api citta-vikaram

bheje yatra pratikṛti-kṛd api pratikṛtir iti ca vicaram

Verse 6

samaya pratikṛtita-bhramam agad evaṁ bhavana-śalī

bhava-parīkṣana-kṛn me kṛtako 'py etam indrakajalī

Verse 7

tad api ca yatra spṛhayann atha yam enaṁ mene radham

vṛnda-yacñaṁ pratyacaṣṭa ca dadhad api duḥkhad badham

Verse 8

sa punar yasya hetoḥ śocan vyajita-vṛnda-vananam

vidadhe yad-hṛdi nija-pada-pallavam abhito jīvana-jananam

Translation

Verse 1

The sweet music of His flute struck Her with wonder and made Her faint. Kṛṣṇa gazed at Her (Rādhā) as She lay unconscious on a bed of blossoming twigs in that secluded place.

Verse 2

The nectar moonlight of Her face made the candrakānta jewel of His face melt. Tears washed away the black masi decorating His eyes.

Verse 3

She searched for Him in the forest-fire of Her heart. Although He appeared before Her, She thought He was in Her heart, and by some trick He was now reflected outside.

Verse 4

She thought the red kuṅkuma powder on Her breast was the symptom of a burning sickness. He thought it was love that had overflowed Her heart.

Verse 5

As He gazed at Her, His heart became filled with love and symptoms of ecstasy appeared on His body. He stood like a motionless statue and He noted that She also appeared like a statue.

Verse 6

Wishing to test Her love, He created a magical illusion that made Him appear like a statue.

Verse 7

He remained rapt in thought of Radha. He yearned to attain Her. On Vṛndā's request, and with great difficulty, He gave up the magical illusion.

Verse 8

He lamented for Rādhā's sake. Following wise Vṛndā's advice, He placed His life-restoring lotus-feet over Rādhā's heart.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerJiva Goswami
SourceGopala Campu
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses8 verses

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