Shrimad Chaturasi Path—Pad 9|Chaurasi Ji Ka Path Arth Sahit|राधा-मोहन की दिव्य जोड़ी—अनुपम प्रेम-छवि

Original pad (Devanagari)

बनी श्रीराधा मोहन जू की जोरी ।
इन्द्रनीलमणि श्याम मनोहर,
सातकुम्भ तनु गोरी ॥
भाल विशाल तिलक हरि, कामिनि-
चिकुर चंद्र बिच रोरी ।
गज-नायक प्रभु चाल गयंदनि-
गति वृषभानु किसोरी ॥
नील निचोल जुवति, मोहन पट,
पीत अरुण सिर खोरी ।
जय श्रीहित हरिवंश रसिक राधापति,
सुरत रंग में बोरी ॥९॥

Transliteration

banī śrīrādhā mohan jū kī jorī.
indranīlamaṇi śyām manohar,
sātakumbh tanu gorī.
bhāl viśāl tilak hari, kāmini-
cikur candra bic rorī.
gaj-nāyak prabhu cāl gayandani-
gati vṛṣabhānu kiśorī.
nīl nicol juvati, mohan paṭ,
pīt aruṇ sir khorī.
jaya śrīhita harivaṁśa rasik rādhāpati,
surat raṁg meṁ borī. (9)

Word-by-word meanings

banī — has formed beautifully; śrīrādhā mohan jū kī jorī — the pair of Śrī Rādhā and Mohan; indranīlamaṇi — like the sapphire; śyām manohar — dark and enchanting Śyāma; sātakumbh — refined gold; tanu gorī — the fair body; bhāl viśāl — the broad forehead; tilak hari — Hari's tilaka; kāmini — the lovely lady; cikur — hair; candra bic rorī — the vermilion mark shining like the moon between them; gaj-nāyak — the lord of elephants; prabhu cāl — the Lord's gait; gayandani — like a she-elephant; gati — the gait; vṛṣabhānu kiśorī — the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu; nīl nicol — blue garments; juvati — the young lady; mohan paṭ — Mohan's garments; pīt — yellow; aruṇ — red; sir khorī — the adornment of the head; jaya śrīhita harivaṁśa — says Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa; rasik rādhāpati — the relishing Lord of Rādhā; surat raṁg meṁ borī — drowned in the colour of love.

Translation

The pair of Śrī Rādhā and Mohan has formed beautifully. Dark Śyāma is enchanting like the sapphire, and Gorī's body glows like refined gold. On Hari's broad forehead a beautiful tilaka shines, and between the tresses of the lovely lady, the vermilion mark glows like the moon. The Lord walks with the grave, royal gait of the lord of elephants, and the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu moves with the graceful gait of a she-elephant. The young lady wears blue, Mohan wears yellow, and a red adornment graces the head. Says Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa — the relishing Lord of Rādhā and Śrī Rādhā are both drowned completely in the colour of divine love.

Explanation

This pad is a portrait in words: sapphire-dark Kṛṣṇa beside golden Rādhā, blue beside yellow, the royal elephant's gait beside the she-elephant's grace. Every detail — tilaka, vermilion, garments, gait — is arranged like a painting, and behind the beauty stands the truth that both are immersed in the rasa of love.

Summary

Sapphire and gold, blue and yellow, elephant-gait and swan-grace — Rādhā and Mohan stand together as the most beautiful pair, drowned in love.

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