Shrimad Chaturasi Path — Pad 28 | Chaurasi Ji Ka Path Arth Sahit | निकुंज-लीला — देर मत करो राधे

Original pad (Devanagari)

राधे देखि वन की बात ।
ऋतु बसन्त अनंत मुकुलित, कुसुम अरु फल पात ॥
वेनु धुनि नंदलाल बोली, सुनि व क्यों अरसात ।
करत कतव विलम्ब भामिनि, वृथा औसर जात ॥
लाल मर्कतमनि छबीलौ, तुम जु कंचन गात ।
बनी श्रीहित हरिवंश जोरी, उभय गुन गन-मात ॥२८॥

Transliteration

rādhe dekhi van kī bāt.
ṛtu basant anant mukulit, kusum aru phal pāt.
venu dhuni nandalāl bolī, suni va kyoṁ arasāt.
karat katav vilamb bhāmini, vṛthā ausar jāt.
lāl markatamani chabīlau, tum ju kañcan gāt.
banī śrīhita harivaṁśa jorī, ubhay gun gan-māt. (28)

Word-by-word meanings

rādhe — O Rādhā; dekhi — see; van kī bāt — the beauty of the forest; ṛtu basant — the spring season; anant — countless; mukulit — budding; kusum — flowers; aru — and; phal pāt — fruits and leaves; venu dhuni — the sound of the flute; nandalāl — Nandalāl; bolī — calls; suni — hear; va — [as written in the txt]; kyoṁ — why; arasāt — indifferent, unmoved; karat — do; katav — why; vilamb — delay; bhāmini — O lovely lady; vṛthā — in vain; ausar — the opportunity; jāt — passes; lāl — the red Lāl; markatamani — like an emerald jewel; chabīlau — handsome; tum ju — you; kañcan gāt — of golden body; banī — has formed; śrīhita harivaṁśa — Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa; jorī — the pair; ubhay — of both; gun gan-māt — excelling in all virtues.

Translation

The sakhi says — O Rādhā, look at the beauty of the forest! It is spring; countless buds, flowers, fruits and leaves have bloomed. The sound of Nandalāl's flute is calling you — then why do you remain unmoved? O lovely lady, why do you delay? This beautiful opportunity is passing in vain. The red Lāl is handsome like an emerald jewel, and your body is golden like refined gold. Says Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa — your pair is complete in the virtues of both, and without equal.

Explanation

In this pad the sakhi urges Śrī Rādhā toward the spring pastime and the invitation of Kṛṣṇa's flute. The forest, the season, the flute and the beauty of the pair are all favourable for meeting. The video adds the same call for us: when the flute of love calls from within, do not wait — such a moment does not come again and again.

Summary

The pad carries the feeling of Kṛṣṇa's flute calling Śrī Rādhā to meet Him in the spring forest.

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