Shrimad Chaturasi Path — Pad 11 | Chaurasi Ji Ka Path Arth Sahit | शरद रात्रि — कुंज में प्रेम

Original pad (Devanagari)

मंजुल कल कुंज देश, राधा हरि विशद वेश,
राका नभ कुमुद-बंधु शरद जामिनी ।
साँवल दुति कनक अंग, बिहरत मिलि एक संग,
नीरद मनौ नील मध्य लसत दामिनी ॥
अरुण पीत नव दुकूल, अनुपम अनुराग मूल,
सौरभयुत शीत अनिल मंद गामिनी ।
किसलय दल रचित शैन, बोलत पिय चाटु बैन,
मान सहित प्रतिपद प्रतिकूल कामिनी ॥
मोहन मन मथत मार, परसत कुच-नीवि-हार,
वेपथयुत नेति-नेति बदत भामिनी ।
नरवाहन प्रभु सुकेलि, बहुविध भर भरत झेलि,
सौरत रस रूप नदी जगत पावनी ॥११॥

Transliteration

mañjul kal kuñj deś, rādhā hari viśad veś,
rākā nabh kumud-bandhu śarad jāminī.
sāṁval duti kanak aṁg, biharat mili ek saṁg,
nīrad manau nīl madhya lasat dāminī.
aruṇ pīt nav dukūl, anupam anurāg mūl,
saurabhayut śīt anil manda gāminī.
kisalay dal racit śain, bolat piya cāṭu bain,
mān sahit pratipad pratikūl kāminī.
mohan man mathat mār, parasat kuc-nīvi-hār,
vepathayut neti-neti badat bhāminī.
naravāhan prabhu sukelī, bahuvidh bhar bharat jheli,
saurat ras rūp nadī jagat pāvanī. (11)

Word-by-word meanings

mañjul kal — lovely and beautiful; kuñj deś — the grove land; rādhā hari — Rādhā and Hari; viśad veś — in bright, beautiful dress; rākā — the full moon; nabh — the sky; kumud-bandhu — the friend of the night-lotus, the moon; śarad jāminī — the autumn full-moon night; sāṁval duti — the dark lustre; kanak aṁg — the golden limbs; biharat mili — sporting together; ek saṁg — as one; nīrad — the cloud; manau — as if; nīl madhya — in the midst of blue; lasat dāminī — lightning flashing; aruṇ pīt — red and yellow; nav dukūl — new garments; anupam anurāg mūl — the root of incomparable love; saurabhayut — full of fragrance; śīt anil — the cool breeze; manda gāminī — moving gently; kisalay dal — tender leaves; racit śain — a bed made; bolat — speaks; piya — the Beloved; cāṭu bain — sweet flattering words; mān sahit — filled with loving sulking; pratipad — at every step; pratikūl — contrary; kāminī — the lovely lady; mohan man mathat mār — Kāma churns Mohan's heart; parasat — touches; kuc-nīvi-hār — the breast, the waist-knot and the necklace; vepathayut — trembling; neti-neti badat — says "no, no"; bhāminī — the lady; naravāhan prabhu — the Lord Naravāhana (Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa); sukelī — the beautiful pastimes; bahuvidh — in many ways; bhar bharat jheli — holds in the heart; saurat ras rūp nadī — the river of amorous rasa; jagat pāvanī — purifying the whole world.

Translation

In the lovely grove land, Rādhā and Hari shine in bright, beautiful dress. It is the autumn full-moon night, and the full moon, friend of the night-lotus, gleams in the sky. The dark lustre of Śyāma and the golden limbs of Rādhā sport together as one — it looks as if lightning flashes in the midst of a blue cloud. They wear new garments of red and yellow, the very root of incomparable love, and a cool, fragrant breeze moves gently by. A bed of tender leaves is made. The Beloved speaks sweet flattering words, but the lady, filled with loving sulking, answers contrary at every step. Kāma churns Mohan's heart, and in love's intoxication He touches breast, waist-knot and necklace. Trembling with shyness and love, the lady says "no, no". The Lord Naravāhana holds these beautiful pastimes in His heart in many ways. This river of amorous rasa purifies the whole world.

Explanation

The autumn full moon turns the grove into a painting: dark cloud and golden lightning, red and yellow garments, cool fragrant air. Against this beauty, Rādhā's sulking is not resistance but love's own ornament — every "no" from Her lips only deepens Mohan's longing. Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa closes the pad by lifting the scene beyond the grove: this rasa is a river that purifies the entire world.

Summary

Under the autumn moon, sulking and sweet words weave together — and the river of their love purifies the whole world.

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