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Song Name: Avirata Rati Bandhu Smerata
Official Name: Sri Dvitiya
Kunja-vihary-astaka
Author: Rupa Goswami
Book Name: Stavamala
Language: Sanskrit
LYRICS:
(1)
avirata-rati-bandhu-smeratā-bandhura-śrīḥ
kavalita iva rādhāpańga-bhańgī-tarańgaiḥ
mudita-vadana-candraś candrakāpīḍa-dhārī
mudira-madhura-kāntir bhāti kuñje-vihārī
(2)
tata-suṣira-ghanānāḿ nādam ānaddha-bhājāḿ
janayati taruṇīnāḿ maṇḍale
maṇḍitānām
taṭa-bhuvi naṭa-rāja-krīḍayā bhānu-putryā
vidadhad atula-cārīr bhāti kuñje-vihārī
(3)
śikhini kalita-ṣaḍje kokile pañcamāḍhye
svayam api nava-vaḿśyoddāmayan
grāma-mukhyam
dhṛta-mṛgamada-gandhaḥ suṣṭhu gāndhāra-saḿjñaḿ
tri-bhuvana-dhṛti-hārir bhāti kuñje-vihārī
(4)
anupama-kara-śākhopatta-rādhāńgulīuko
laghu laghu kusumānāḿ paryaṭan vāṭikāyām
sa-rabhasam anugītaś citra-kaṇṭhībhir
uccair
vraja-nava-yuvatībhir bhāti kuñje-vihārī
(5)
ahiripu-kṛta-lāsye kīcakārabdha-vādye
vraja-giri-taṭa-rańge bhṛńga-sańgīta-bhāji
viracita-pricaryaś citra-taurya-trikeṇa
stimita-karaṇa-vṛttir bhāti kuñje-vihārī
(6)
diśi diśi śuka-sārī-maṇḍalair
gūḍha-līlāḥ
prakaṭam anupaṭhadbhir nirmitāścarya-pūraḥ
tad ati-rahasi vṛttaḿ preyasī-karṇa-mūle
smita-mukham abhijalpan bhāti kuñje-vihārī
(7)
tava cikura-kadambaḿ stambhate prekṣya kekī
nayana-kamala-lakṣmīr vandate kṛṣṇasāraḥ
alir alam alakāntaḿ nauti paśyeti rādhāḿ
su-madhuram anuśaḿsan bhāti kuñje-vihārī
(8)
madana-tarala-bālā-cakravālena viṣvag-
vividha-varakalānāḿ śikṣayā
sevyamānaḥ
skhalita-cikura-veśe skandha-deśe priyāyāḥ
prathita-pṛṭhula-bāhur bhāti kuñje-vihārī
(9)
idam anupama-līlā-hāri kuñje-vihāri-
smaraṇa-padam
adhīte tuṣṭa-dhīr
aṣṭakaḿ yaḥ
nija-guṇa-vṛtayā śrī-rādhyārādhitas
taḿ
nayati nija-padābjaḿ kuñja-sadmādhirājaḥ
TRANSLATION
1)
Lord Krsna is very beautiful, His face always graced
by charming, amorous smiles. He looks as if He is being devoured by the waves
of Radha’s sidelong glances. His jubilant face
resembles the moon, His head is decorated with a peacock feather, and His
complexion is as charming as a monsoon cloud. In this way the Lord shines with
great splendor as He enjoys pastimes in the
2)
Encircled by beautifully attired gopis on the Yamuna’s shore, Krsna has them
begin playing orchestral music on wind instruments, string instruments, and
drums. Then that King of Dancers gracefully dances in their
midst. In this way the Lord shines with great splendor as He enjoys
pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana.
3)
When the peacock sings the first note of the musical scale and the cuckoo the
fifth, Krsna plays the most beautiful gandhara melody on His flute, thus destroying the composure
of everyone in the three worlds. In this way Lord Krsna,
fragrant with musk, shines with great splendor as He enjoys pastimes in the
groves of Vrndavana.
4)
With His matchlessly beautiful fingers Krsna grasps Radha’s fingers, and together they stroll about in a
luxuriant flower garden as the young girls of Vraja
sing in wonderfully melodious voices. In this way the Lord shines with great
splendor as He enjoys pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana.
5)
As Krsna dances in the dancing arena near the slopes
of Govardhana hill, the peacocks worship Him with
their dancing, the bumblebees with their singing, and the bamboos with their
instrumental music as they sound in the wind. With His senses completely
absorbed in this simultaneous dancing, singing, and instrumental music, the
Lord shines with great splendor as He enjoys pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana.
6)
By reciting descriptions of the confidential pastimes of Radha
and Krsna, flocks of male and female parrots have
revealed these pastimes publicly and created a wonderful flooding river of
nectar. Krsna smiles as he whispers the parrots’
words in the ear of His beloved. In this way He shines with great splendor as
He enjoys pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana.
7)
Krsna very sweetly flatters Radha:
“Look! Seeing Your beautiful hair, this peacock has
become stunned. This black deer is bowing down to offer respect to the beauty
of Your lotus eyes. And this bumblebee is praising Your curling hair.” In this way the Lord shines with great
splendor as he enjoys pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana.
8)
The multitude of gopis, who are trembling with
amorous desire, serve Krsna by instructing Him in the
varous details of the best art—the art of love.
Following their expert instructions, He has placed His broad arm on His
beloved’s shoulders where Her hair has fallen. In this
way the Lord shines with great splendor as He enjoys pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana.
9)
These eight prayers, which are the abode of the remembrance of Kunja-vihari, are very beautiful because they are filled
with descriptions of His unparalleled pastimes. Kunja-vihari,
who is worshiped by the supremely virtuous Radha and
who is the king of Vrndavana forest, leads the
delighted reader of these verses to His lotus feet.
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UPDATED: May 28, 2009