Radhika Krsna Radhika Tava Virahe Kesava lyrics
Sanskrit lyrics with IAST diacritics, Devanagari, and English meaning.
- Author
- Jayadeva Goswami
- Source
- Gita Govinda
- Language
- Sanskrit
- Verse 1
(Refrain) rādhikā kṛṣṇa rādhikā rādhikā tava virahe keśava (1) stana-viniḥitam api hāram udāram sa manute kṛśā-tanur iva bhāram
(Refrain) radhika krsna radhika radhika tava virahe kesava (1) stana-vinihitam api haram udaram sa manute krsa-tanur iva bharam
(Rएfरैन्) राधिका कृष्ण राधिका राधिका तव विरहे केशव (1) स्तनविनिःइतम अपि हारम उदारम स मनुते कृशातनुर इव भारम
Hey Kesava! In Your separation Radha has become very weak at heart, even the fine necklace that She wears feels burdensome.
- Verse 2
sarasa-masṛṇam api malayaja-paṅkam paśyāti viṣam iva vapuṣi saśaṅkam
sarasa-masrnam api malayaja-pankam pasyati visam iva vapusi sasankam
सरसमसृणम अपि मलयजपङ्कम पश्याति विषम इव वपुषि सशङ्कम
Hey Kesava! In Your separation Radhika considers the candan paste used to cool Her bodily fever to be just like poison.
- Verse 3
śvasita-pavanam anupama-pariṇā;ham madana-dahanam iva vahati sadāham
svasita-pavanam anupama-parina;ham madana-dahanam iva vahati sadaham
श्वसितपवनम अनुपमपरिणा;हम मदनदहनम इव वहति सदाहम
Hey Kesava! In Your separation Radhika has lost all calm nature. She breaths heavily as though Cupid’s arrow was blazing within Her heart.
- Verse 4
diśi diśi kirati sajala-kaṇa-jālam nayana-nalinam iva vigalita-nālam
disi disi kirati sajala-kana-jalam nayana-nalinam iva vigalita-nalam
दिशि दिशि किरति सजलकणजालम नयननलिनम इव विगलितनालम
Hey Kesava! In Your separation Radhika appears as if a lucked lotus flower drenched in water. While crying pathetically She searches after You in every direction.
- Verse 5
tyajati na pāni-talena kapolam bāla-śaśinam iva sāyam alolam
tyajati na pani-talena kapolam bala-sasinam iva sayam alolam
त्यजति न पानितलेन कपोलम बालशशिनम इव सायम अलोलम
Hey Kesava! In Your separation Radhika’s soft bed of leaf blossoms appears just like a bed of fire!
- Verse 6
nayana-viṣayam api kisalaya-talpaṁ kalayati vihita-hutāśa-vikalpam
nayana-visayam api kisalaya-talpam kalayati vihita-hutasa-vikalpam
नयनविषयम अपि किसलयतल्पं कलयति विहितहुताशविकल्पम
Hey Kesava! In Your separation Radhika stares at the ground with Her hand placed over Her cheek. Thus Her pale face looks like the motionless half-moon at sunset.
- Verse 7
harir iti harir iti japati sakarṇam (hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa) viraha-vihita-maraṇeva nikāmaṁ
harir iti harir iti japati sakarnam (hare krsna hare krsna) viraha-vihita-maraneva nikamam
हरिर इति हरिर इति जपति सकर्णम (हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण) विरहविहितमरणेव निकामं
Hey Kesava! In Your separation Radhika will soon die. So to attain You in Her next life She feelingly cries: O Hari! O Hari! Hare Krsna!
- Verse 8
sri-jayadeva-bhaṇitam iti gītam sukhayatu keśava-padam upanītam
sri-jayadeva-bhanitam iti gitam sukhayatu kesava-padam upanitam
स्रिजयदेवभणितम इति गीतम सुखयतु केशवपदम उपनीतम
Let Sri Jayadeva’s song of Radhika’s separation for Kesava increase the bliss of those surrendered unto His lotus feet.
About this song
This astapadi is popularized by Ghantasala Venkata Rao in his recording of this song in Raga Darbari Kanhada.