Shrimad Chaturasi Path — Pad 5 | Chaurasi Ji Ka Path Arth Sahit | लता-मंदिर — युगल आनंद

Original pad (Devanagari)

आजु प्रभात लता-मंदिर में,
सुख बरसत अति हरषि युगल वर ।
गौर-श्याम अभिराम रंगभरे,
लटकि-लटकि पग धरत अवनि पर ॥
कुच-कुमकुम रंजित मालावलि,
सुरत नाथ श्रीश्याम धाम धर ।
प्रिया प्रेम के अंक अलंकृत,
चित्रित चतुर-शिरोमणि निजकर ॥
दम्पति अति अनुराग मुदित कल,
गान करत मन हरत परस्पर ।
जय श्रीहित हरिवंश प्रशंस-परायण,
गायन अलि सुर देत मधुर तर ॥५॥

Transliteration

āju prabhāta latā-maṁdira meṁ,
sukha barasata ati haraṣi yugala vara.
gaura-śyāma abhirāma raṁgabhare,
laṭaki-laṭaki paga dharata avani para.
kuca-kumakuma raṁjita mālāvali,
surata nātha śrīśyāma dhāma dhara.
priyā prema ke aṁka alaṁkṛta,
citrita catura-śiromaṇi nijakara.
daṁpati ati anurāga mudita kala,
gāna karata mana harata paraspara.
jaya śrīhita harivaṁśa praśaṁsa-parāyaṇa,
gāyana ali sura deta madhura tara. (5)

Word-by-word meanings

āju prabhāta — this morning; latā-maṁdira meṁ — in the temple of creepers; sukha barasata — joy rains; ati haraṣi — full of delight; yugala vara — the noble couple; gaura-śyāma — the fair one and the dark one; abhirāma — beautiful; raṁgabhare — filled with the colours of love; laṭaki-laṭaki — swaying gently; paga dharata — stepping; avani para — upon the earth; kuca-kumakuma — the kumkum of the breast; raṁjita — coloured; mālāvali — garlands; surata nātha — the lord of loving union; śrīśyāma — Śrī Śyāma; dhāma dhara — bearing the divine beauty; priyā prema ke aṁka — the marks of the beloved's love; alaṁkṛta — adorned; citrita — drawn; catura-śiromaṇi — the most clever one; nijakara — by His own hands; daṁpati — the couple; ati anurāga — deep love; mudita — delighted; kala — sweet; gāna karata — singing; mana harata — stealing hearts; paraspara — of each other; jaya śrīhita harivaṁśa — says Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa; praśaṁsa-parāyaṇa — absorbed in praise; gāyana ali — the singing sakhis; sura deta madhura tara — make the song even sweeter.

Translation

This morning, in the temple of creepers, joy rains down, and the noble couple are full of delight. The fair one and the dark one, filled with the colours of love, step swaying gently upon the earth. The garlands are coloured with the kumkum of the beloved's breast, and Śyāma, the lord of loving union, bears the divine beauty of the night. The beloved's limbs are adorned with the marks of love, drawn by the hands of the most clever one Himself. The couple, delighted in deep love, sing sweetly and steal each other's hearts. Says Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa — the sakhis, absorbed in praise, make that song even sweeter with their voices.

Explanation

The morning in the bower is a festival — joy rains down, the couple sway as they walk, and their song is answered by the sakhis' voices. Love here is not silent; it sings, and those who witness it sing along. The sakhis ask for nothing — their happiness is to see the couple happy, and their praise makes the morning sweeter still.

Summary

In the bower at dawn, the couple's song and the sakhis' praise make one festival of love.

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