Shrimad Chaturasi Path — Pad 25 | Chaurasi Ji Ka Path Arth Sahit | रास-लीला — नव-कुंज में मिलन

Original pad (Devanagari)

आज नीकी बनी श्रीराधिका नागरी ।
ब्रज-जुवति-जूथ में रूप अरु चतुरई,
सील सिंगार गुन सबन तैं आगरी ॥
कमल दक्षिण भुजा, वाम भुज अंस सखि
गावती सरस मिलि मधुर स्वर राग री
सकल विद्या विदित, रहसि हरिवंश हित,
मिलत नव-कुञ्ज वर श्याम बड़भाग री ॥२५॥

Transliteration

āja nīkī banī śrīrādhikā nāgarī.
braj-juvati-jūth meṁ rūp aru caturaī,
sīl siṁgār gun saban taiṁ āgarī.
kamal dakṣiṇ bhujā, vām bhuj aṁs sakhi
gāvatī saras mili madhur svar rāg rī
sakal vidyā vidit, rahasi harivaṁśa hit,
milat nav-kuñj var śyām baṛabhāg rī. (25)

Word-by-word meanings

āja — today; nīkī banī — beautifully adorned; śrīrādhikā — Śrī Rādhikā; nāgarī — the lovely maiden; braj-juvati-jūth meṁ — among the young women of Braj; rūp — beauty; aru — and; caturaī — cleverness; sīl — modesty; siṁgār — adornment; gun — virtues; saban taiṁ — than all; āgarī — foremost; kamal — like a lotus; dakṣiṇ bhujā — the right arm; vām bhuj — the left arm; aṁs — the shoulder; sakhi — the sakhi; gāvatī — singing; saras — sweetly; mili — together; madhur svar — in a sweet voice; rāg rī — a rāga, O sakhi; sakal vidyā — all the arts; vidit — known, mastered; rahasi — the secret; harivaṁśa hit — for Harivaṁśa's sake; milat — meets; nav-kuñj var — in the excellent fresh grove; śyām — Śyāma; baṛabhāg rī — the fortunate one, O sakhi.

Translation

Today Śrī Rādhikā stands beautifully adorned in the form of a lovely maiden. Among the young women of Braj, She is foremost in beauty, cleverness, modesty, adornment and every virtue. Her right arm shines like a lotus, and Her left arm rests upon the sakhi's shoulder. Together with the sakhīs She sings a rāga in a sweet voice. Says Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa — She is skilled in all the arts and knows the secret of the hidden love-play, and the fortunate Śyāma meets Her in the fresh grove.

Explanation

This pad celebrates Śrī Rādhā's beauty, cleverness, modesty and adornment — She is the foremost among all the young women of Braj, singing sweetly with the sakhīs as She goes to meet Śyāma in the grove. The video's teaching adds that the most beautiful is the one who is complete in love: every quality of Rādhā's — Her beauty, Her song — is a gift of love.

Summary

The pad describes Śrī Rādhā's maiden beauty, Her foremost place in every virtue, and Her meeting with Śrī Śyāma in the fresh grove.

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