Shrimad Chaturasi Path — Pad 30 | Chaurasi Ji Ka Path Arth Sahit | निकुंज-लीला — शरद रात का प्रेम

Original pad (Devanagari)

देखत नवनिकुञ्ज सुनि सजनी, लागत है अति चारु ।
माधविका केतकी लता लै, रच्यौ मदन आगारु ॥
सरद मास राका निशि सीतल मंद सुगन्ध-समीर ।
परिमल लुब्ध मधुब्रत विथकित, नदत कोकिला - कीर ॥
बहुविधि रंग मृदुल किसलय दल, निर्मित पिय सखि सेज ।
भाजन कनक विविध मधुपूरित, धरे धरनि पर हेज ॥
तापर कुसल किशोर-किशोरी, करत हास परिहास ।
प्रीतम पानि उरज वर परसत, प्रिया दुरावत वास ॥
कामिनि कुटिल भृकुटि अवलोकत, दिन प्रतिपद प्रतिकूल ।
आतुर अति अनुराग विवस हरि, धाइ धरत भुज मूल ॥
नागर नीबी बन्धन मोचत, ऐंचत नील निचोल ।
वधू कपट हठ कोप कहत कल, नेति नेति मधुबोल ॥
परिरम्भन विपरित रति वितरत, सरस सुरत निजुकेलि ।
इन्द्रनील मनिमय तरु मानौं, लसत कनक की बेलि ॥
रतिरन मिथुन ललाट पटल पर, श्रमजल-सीकर संग ।
ललितादिक अंचल झकझोरत, मन अनुराग अभंग ॥
जय श्रीहित हरिवंश यथामति बरनत, कृष्ण-रसामृत-सार ।
स्रवन सुनत प्रापक रति राधा, पद अम्बुज सुकुमार ॥३०॥

Transliteration

dekhat navanikuñj suni sajanī, lāgat hai ati cāru.
mādhavikā ketakī latā lai, racyau madan āgāru.
sarad mās rākā niśi sītal manda sugandh-samīr.
parimal lubdh madhubrat vithakit, nadat kokilā-kīr.
bahuvidhi raṁg mṛdul kisalay dal, nirmit piy sakhi sej.
bhājan kanak vividh madhupūrit, dhare dharani par hej.
tāpar kusal kiśor-kiśorī, karat hās parihās.
prītam pāni uraj var parasat, priyā durāvat vās.
kāmini kuṭil bhṛkuṭi avalokat, din pratipad pratikūl.
ātur ati anurāg vivas hari, dhāi dharat bhuj mūl.
nāgar nībī bandhan mocat, aiñcat nīl nicol.
vadhū kapaṭ haṭh kop kahat kal, neti neti madhubol.
parirambhan viparit rati vitarat, saras surat nijukeli.
indranīl maṇimay taru mānauṁ, lasat kanak kī beli.
ratiran mithun lalāṭ paṭal par, śramajal-sīkar saṁg.
lalitādik aṁcal jhakjhorat, man anurāg abhaṁg.
jaya śrīhita harivaṁśa yathāmati baranat, kṛṣṇa-rasāmṛt-sār.
sravan sunat prāpak rati rādhā, pad ambuj sukumār. (30)

Word-by-word meanings

dekhat — behold; navanikuñj — the fresh grove; suni — listen; sajanī — O sakhi; lāgat hai — appears; ati cāru — most beautiful; mādhavikā — mādhavī; ketakī — ketakī; latā lai — with creepers; racyau — has made; madan āgāru — the abode of Kāmadeva; sarad mās — the month of Sharad; rākā niśi — the full-moon night; sītal — cool; manda — gentle; sugandh-samīr — the fragrant breeze; parimal — fragrance; lubdh — attracted; madhubrat — the bee; vithakit — bewildered; nadat — singing; kokilā-kīr — the cuckoo and the parrot; bahuvidhi — of many kinds; raṁg — colours; mṛdul — tender; kisalay dal — tender leaves; nirmit — made; piy sakhi — for the dear sakhi; sej — a bed; bhājan — vessels; kanak — golden; vividh — various; madhupūrit — filled with honey; dhare — placed; dharani par — upon the ground; hej — [as written in the txt]; tāpar — upon it; kusal — skilled; kiśor-kiśorī — the youth and the maiden; karat — do; hās parihās — laughter and jest; prītam — the Beloved; pāni — the hand; uraj var — upon the breast; parasat — touches; priyā — the Beloved; durāvat — hides; vās — [as written in the txt]; kāmini — the lovely lady; kuṭil — crooked; bhṛkuṭi — the brows; avalokat — looking; din — day; pratipad — at every step; pratikūl — contrary; ātur — eager; ati anurāg — deep love; vivas — helpless; hari — Hari; dhāi — comes running; dharat — holds; bhuj mūl — the root of the arm; nāgar — the gallant; nībī bandhan — the waist-knot; mocat — loosening; aiñcat — pulling; nīl nicol — the blue garment; vadhū — the bride; kapaṭ — feigned; haṭh — stubbornness; kop — anger; kahat — speaks; kal — sweetly; neti neti — "no, no"; madhubol — honeyed words; parirambhan — embrace; viparit rati — love-play; vitarat — gives; saras surat — sweet union; nijukeli — their own play; indranīl — sapphire; maṇimay taru — the jewelled tree; mānauṁ — as if; lasat — shines; kanak kī beli — the golden creeper; ratiran — [as written in the txt]; mithun — the pair; lalāṭ paṭal — the forehead; par — upon; śramajal-sīkar — drops of sweat; saṁg — together; lalitādik — Lalitā and the others; aṁcal — the veil; jhakjhorat — shaking; man — the heart; anurāg — love; abhaṁg — unbroken; jaya śrīhita harivaṁśa — hail to Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa; yathāmati — as per my understanding; baranat — I describe; kṛṣṇa-rasāmṛt-sār — the essence of Kṛṣṇa's nectar of rasa; sravan sunat — hearing; prāpak — attains; rati — love; rādhā — Rādhā; pad ambuj — lotus feet; sukumār — tender.

Translation

The sakhi says — O sakhi, this fresh grove appears most beautiful. With mādhavī, ketakī and creepers, it seems the abode of Kāmadeva has been made. It is the full-moon night of the Sharad month, and a cool, gentle, fragrant breeze flows. Bees, drawn by fragrance, hover bewildered, and the cuckoo and parrot sing sweetly. A bed of tender leaves of many colours is made for the dear sakhi, and golden vessels filled with honey are placed upon the ground. Upon it the skilled youth and maiden laugh and jest. The Beloved touches Her lovingly, and the Beloved hides Herself in shyness and sulking. The lovely lady looks with crooked brows and answers contrary at every step, but Hari, helpless in deep love, comes to Her. Then, with the loosening of the waist-knot and the blue garment, feigned stubborn anger, sweet words of "no, no", embrace, love-play and drops of sweat upon the forehead, the pair's brow shines. Says Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa — I describe the essence of Kṛṣṇa's nectar of rasa as per my understanding; hearing it, one attains love at the tender lotus feet of Rādhā.

Explanation

This pad gives a detailed picture of the intimate pastime of the couple in the fresh grove — the atmosphere, the bed, the fragrance, the birds, laughter and jest, sulking, stubbornness, shyness and love all together form a vision of the rasa of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. The video adds that this grove is a home made of love itself — and simply hearing this pad brings Rādhā's grace.

Summary

The pad describes the Sharad night in the fresh grove, the fragrant atmosphere, and the intimate, laughing love-play of Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.

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