Radhika Krsna Radhika Tava Virahe Kesava

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Song Name: Radhika

Krsna

Radhika

Tava

Virahe

Kesava

Official Name: Song 9

Author: Jayadeva

Goswami

Book Name: Gita

Govinda

Language: Sanskrit

 

LYRICS:

(Refrain)

rādhikā

kṛṣṇa

rādhikā

rādhikā

tava

virahe

keśava

 

(1 )

stana-viniḥitam

api

hāram

udāram

sa

manute

kṛśā-tanur

iva

bhāram

(2)

sarasa-masṛṇam

api

malayaja-pańkam

paśyāti

viṣam

iva

vapuṣi

saśańkam

 

(3)

śvasita-pavanam

anupama-pariṇā;ham

madana-dahanam

iva

vahati

sadāham

 

(4)

diśi

diśi

kirati

sajala-kaṇa-jālam

nayana-nalinam

iva

vigalita-nālam

 

(5)

tyajati

na

pāni-talena

kapolam

bāla-śaśinam

iva

sāyam

alolam

 

(6)

nayana-viṣayam

api

kisalaya-talpam ́

kalayati

vihita-hutāśa-vikalpam

 

(7)

harir

iti

harir

iti

japati

sakarṇam (hare kṛṣṇa

hare kṛṣṇa )

viraha-vihita-maraṇeva

nikāmam ́

 

(8)

sri-jayadeva-bhaṇitam

iti

gītam

sukhayatu

keśava-padam

upanītam

 

TRANSLATION

(Refrain) Oh Radhika ! O Krsna! O Radhika ! There is separation without You, O Kesava !

 

Hey Kesava ! In Your separation Radha

has become very weak at heart, even the fine necklace that She wears feels burdensome.

 

Hey Kesava ! In Your separation Radhika

considers the candan paste used to cool Her bodily fever to be just like poison.

 

Hey Kesava ! In Your separation Radhika

has lost all calm nature. She breaths heavily as though CupidÂ’s arrow was blazing within Her heart.

 

  Hey Kesava ! In Your separation Radhika appears as if a lucked lotus flower drenched in water. While crying pathetically She

searches after You in every direction.

 

  Hey Kesava ! In Your separation Radhika’s soft bed of leaf blossoms appears just like a bed of fire!

 

  Hey Kesava ! In Your separation Radhika stares at the ground with Her hand placed over Her cheek. Thus Her

pale face looks like the motionless half-moon at sunset.

 

  Hey Kesava ! In Your separation Radhika will soon die. So to attain You in Her next life She feelingly cries: O Hari ! O Hari ! Hare Krsna!

 

  Let Sri Jayadeva’s

song of RadhikaÂ’s separation for Kesava

increase the bliss of those surrendered unto His lotus feet.

 

REMARKS/EXTRA INFORMATION:

This astapadi is popularized by Ghantasala

Venkata

Rao in his recording of this song in Raga Darbari

Kanhada .

 

UPDATED: July 7, 2009