Shrimad Chaturasi Path — Pad 15 | Chaurasi Ji Ka Path Arth Sahit |निकुंज-लीला —श्रीराधा की दिव्य छवि

Original pad (Devanagari)

अपनी बात मोसौं कहि री भामिनी,
औंगी मौंगी रहत गरव की माती ।
हौं तोसौं कहत हारी, सुनि री राधिका प्यारी,
निशि की रंग क्यौं न कहत लजाती ॥
गलित कुसुम बैनी, सुनि री सारंग नैनी,
छूटी लट अचरा बढ़त अलसाती ।
अधर निरंग रंग रच्यौ री कपोलन,
जुवति चलत गजगति अरुझाती ॥
रहसि रमी छबीले, रसन वसन ढीले,
शिथिल कसनि कंचुकी उर राती ।
सखी सौं सुनि श्रवन, वचन मुदित मन,
चली हरिवंश भवन मुसिकाती ॥

Transliteration

apanī bāta mosoṁ kahi rī bhāminī,
auṁgī mauṁgī rahata garava kī mātī.
hauṁ tosoṁ kahata hārī, suni rī rādhikā pyārī,
niśi kī raṁga kyauṁ na kahata lajātī.
galita kusuma bainī, suni rī sāraṁga nainī,
chūṭī laṭa acarā baṛhata alasātī.
adhara niraṁga raṁga racyau rī kapolana,
juvati calata gajagati arujhātī.
rahasi ramī chabīle, rasana vasana ḍhīle,
śithila kasani kañcukī ura rātī.
sakhī sauṁ suni śravana, vacana mudita mana,
calī harivaṁśa bhavana musikātī.

Word-by-word meanings

apanī bāta — your own story; mosoṁ — to me; kahi — tell; rī bhāminī — O lovely lady; auṁgī mauṁgī — silent, wordless; rahata — you remain; garava kī mātī — intoxicated with pride and the joy of love; hauṁ tosoṁ kahata hārī — I am tired of asking you; suni rī rādhikā pyārī — listen, O dear Rādhikā; niśi kī raṁga — the colour of last night's love-play; kyauṁ na kahata — why do you not tell; lajātī — are you shy; galita — fallen; kusuma bainī — the flower-woven braid; sāraṁga nainī — O deer-eyed one; chūṭī laṭa — loosened locks; acarā — the end of the sārī; baṛhata — as you hold it; alasātī — full of languor; adhara niraṁga — the faded colour of the lips; raṁga racyau rī kapolana — the cheeks are coloured with love; juvati — O young lady; calata — as you walk; gajagati — with elephant-like gait; arujhātī — faltering; rahasi — in secret; ramī — sported; chabīle — the charming Beloved; rasana — the waistband; vasana — the garments; ḍhīle — loosened; śithila — slackened; kasani — the fastening; kañcukī — the bodice; ura — on the breast; rātī — the redness; sakhī sauṁ suni śravana — on hearing the sakhi's words; vacana mudita mana — with a delighted heart; calī — She went; harivaṁśa bhavana — to the bower; musikātī — smiling.

Translation

The sakhi says to Śrī Rādhā — O fair lady, tell me your own story! Why do you remain silent, intoxicated with pride and the joy of love? O dear Rādhikā, listen — I am tired of asking you: why do you not tell me the colour of last night, why are you shy? The flowers have fallen from your braid, O deer-eyed one, your locks are loosened, and you speak with languor as you hold your sārī. The colour has faded from your lips, your cheeks are coloured with love, and your elephant-like gait falters as you walk. In secret the charming Beloved sported with you; your waistband and garments are loosened, the fastening of your bodice is slack, and the redness on your breast tells the tale. On hearing the sakhi's words, Her heart delighted, and She went smiling toward the bower.

Explanation

Rādhā says nothing — but Her body speaks for Her. The fallen flowers, the loosened hair, the faded lips, the coloured cheeks, the faltering gait and the slackened garments all tell the sakhi what the night held. The sakhi's teasing is full of affection, and it carries all three flavours at once: rasa, shyness and sweetness. Rādhā does not answer; She only smiles and walks toward the bower, and that smile is Her whole reply.

Summary

Rādhā stays silent, but every sign — hair, lips, cheeks, gait and dress — tells of the night's love; She answers only with a smile.

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