Shrimad Chaturasi Path — Pad 29 | Chaurasi Ji Ka Path Arth Sahit | रास-लीला — श्यामा की अलौकिक छवि

Original pad (Devanagari)

ब्रज नव तरुनि कदम्ब मुकुटमणि, श्यामा आजु बनी ।
नख-शिख लौं अँग अंग माधुरी, मोहे श्याम धनी ॥
यौं राजत कवरी गूँथित कच, कनक कंज-वदनी
चिकुर चंद्रिकन बीच अर्थ बिधु, मानौं ग्रसित फनी ॥
सौभग रस सिर नवत पनारी, पिय सीमन्त ठनी ।
भृकुटि काम कोदंड नैन-सर, कज्जल रेख अनी ॥
तरल तिलक ताटक गंड पर, नासा जलज मनी ।
दसन कुन्द सरसाधर पल्लव, प्रीतम मन समनी
चिबुक मध्य अति चारू सहज सखि, साँवल बिंदुकनी ।
प्रीतम प्रान रतन संपुट कुच, कंचुकि कसिब तनी ॥
भुज-मनाल बल हरत बलय जुत, परस सरस स्रवनी ।
श्याम सीस तरु मनु मिडवारी, रची रुचिर रवनी ॥
नाभि गंभीर मीन मोहन मन, खेलन कौं हृदनी ।
कृस कटि पृथु नितम्ब किंकिनि व्रत, कदलि-खंभ जघनी ॥
पद अम्बुज जावक जुत भूषन, प्रीतम उर अवनी ।
नव-नव भाय विलोभि भाम इभ, बिहरत वर करिनी ॥
जय श्री हित हरिवंश प्रसंसत श्यामा, कीरत विशद घनी ।
गावत स्रवनन सुनत सुखाकर, विश्व दुरित दवनी ॥२९॥

Transliteration

braj nav taruni kadamb mukuṭamaṇi, śyāmā āju banī.
nakh-śikh lauṁ aṅg aṅg mādhurī, mohe śyām dhanī.
yauṁ rājat kavarī gūṁthit kac, kanak kañj-vadanī
cikur candrikan bīc artha bidhu, mānauṁ grasit phanī.
saubhag ras sir navat panārī, piy sīmant ṭhanī.
bhṛkuṭi kām kodaṇḍ nain-sar, kajjal rekh anī.
taral tilak tāṭak gaṇḍ par, nāsā jalaj manī.
dasan kund sarasādhar pallav, prītam man samanī
cibuk madhya ati cārū sahaj sakhi, sāṁval bindukanī.
prītam prān ratan sampuṭ kuc, kañcuki kasib tanī.
bhuj-manāl bal harat balay jut, paras saras sravanī.
śyām sīs taru manu miḍavārī, racī rucir ravanī.
nābhi gambhīr mīn mohan man, khelan kauṁ hṛdanī.
kṛs kaṭi pṛthu nitamb kiṁkini vrat, kadali-khambh jaghanī.
pad ambuj jāvak jut bhūṣan, prītam ur avanī.
nav-nav bhāy vilobhi bhām ibh, biharat var karinī.
jaya śrī hita harivaṁśa prasansat śyāmā, kīrat viśad ghanī.
gāvat sravanan sunat sukhākar, viśva durit davanī. (29)

Word-by-word meanings

braj nav taruni — the young women of Braj; kadamb — the kadamba tree; mukuṭamaṇi — the crown-jewel; śyāmā — Śyāmā; āju banī — stands adorned today; nakh-śikh lauṁ — from toe to crown; aṅg aṅg — every limb; mādhurī — sweetness; mohe — enchants; śyām dhanī — the wealthy Śyāma; yauṁ — thus; rājat — shines; kavarī — the braid; gūṁthit kac — braided hair; kanak kañj-vadanī — the face like a golden lotus; cikur — the tresses; candrikan — moonlight; bīc — between; artha bidhu — [as written in the txt; the half-moon]; mānauṁ — as if; grasit — seized; phanī — by a serpent; saubhag ras — the rasa of good fortune; sir — the head; navat — bowed; panārī — [as written in the txt]; piy — the Beloved; sīmant — the parting of the hair; ṭhanī — adorned; bhṛkuṭi — the eyebrows; kām kodaṇḍ — the bow of Kāmadeva; nain-sar — the eyes like arrows; kajjal rekh — the line of collyrium; anī — the point; taral — trembling; tilak — the tilaka; tāṭak — the earrings; gaṇḍ par — upon the cheeks; nāsā — the nose; jalaj manī — like a lotus jewel; dasan — the teeth; kund — like kunda buds; sarasādhar pallav — the lips like tender leaves; prītam man samanī — enchanting the Beloved's heart; cibuk — the chin; madhya — in the middle; ati cārū — most beautiful; sahaj sakhi — [as written in the txt]; sāṁval bindukanī — the dark mole; prītam prān — the Beloved's life; ratan sampuṭ — a jewelled casket; kuc — the breast; kañcuki — the bodice; kasib tanī — tightly bound; bhuj-manāl — arms like lotus-stalks; bal — strength; harat — taking away; balay jut — adorned with bangles; paras — touch; saras sravanī — sweetly flowing; śyām sīs — Śyāma's head; taru — the tree; manu — as if; miḍavārī — [as written in the txt]; racī — made; rucir ravanī — the beautiful queen; nābhi — the navel; gambhīr — deep; mīn — the fish; mohan man — Mohan's heart; khelan kauṁ — for play; hṛdanī — the heart; kṛs kaṭi — the slender waist; pṛthu nitamb — the broad hips; kiṁkini vrat — [as written in the txt]; kadali-khambh — like plantain stems; jaghanī — the thighs; pad ambuj — lotus feet; jāvak jut — adorned with red alta; bhūṣan — ornaments; prītam ur avanī — [as written in the txt]; nav-nav bhāy — ever-new moods; vilobhi — enchanting; bhām ibh — [as written in the txt]; biharat — sporting; var karinī — the excellent she-elephant; jaya śrī hita harivaṁśa — hail to Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa; prasansat — praising; śyāmā — Śyāmā; kīrat — fame; viśad ghanī — vast and pure; gāvat — singing; sravanan — the ears; sunat — hearing; sukhākar — giving joy; viśva — the world; durit davanī — the fire that burns away sins.

Translation

Today Śrī Śyāmā stands as the crown-jewel among the young women of Braj. From toe to crown, every limb of Hers holds such sweetness that even Śyāma is enchanted. Her braided hair, Her face like a golden lotus, the half-moon adornment among Her tresses, Her parting adorned with the rasa of good fortune, Her eyebrows like the bow of Kāmadeva and Her eyes like His arrows — all are beautiful. The line of collyrium, the tilaka, the ornaments of the ears, the beauty of the nose, teeth like kunda buds and lips like tender leaves enchant the heart of the Beloved. A beautiful dark mole adorns Her chin. Her breast, Her bodice, Her arms like lotus-stalks, Her bangles, Her navel, waist, hips, waist-bells, thighs and lotus-like feet — all together create incomparable beauty. Says Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa — Śyāmā's pure fame gives joy to those who hear it and removes the sorrows and faults of the world.

Explanation

This pad describes Śrī Rādhā's beauty from toe to crown in detail. Every limb is compared with divine things, but the feeling is that Her beauty lies beyond worldly similes — it enchants even Śyāma Himself. And the pad does not end with beauty alone: singing and hearing Her pure fame gives joy to the heart and burns away the faults of the world.

Summary

The pad gives an otherworldly description of Śrī Rādhā's beauty from toe to crown, Her fortunate adornment, and the beauty that enchants Śyāma.

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