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Song Name: Girivara Kandare Sundara Syama

Official Name: Song 94

Author: Govinda Dasa Kaviraja

Book Name: Padavali

Language: Bengali

 

LYRICS:

(Refrain)

giribara-kandare sundara śyāma

motima hārabirājita kandhara

kuņjara gati anupāma

 

(1)

kusumita kuņjakalapa-taru kānana

maṇimaya mandira-mājha

rāsa-bilāsakalā utakaṇṭhita

mana-mohana naṭa-rāja

 

(2)

bahu-bidha baidagadhi  binoda biśārada

beṇu bolāyata manda

kuņjara-gamanī  ramaṇī-gaṇa yā-ota

bigalita nībi-nibandha

 

(3)

kāminī-kara  kiśalaya-balayāńkita

rātula pada-arabinda

rāya basantamadhupa anusandhita

nindita dāsa gobinda

 

TRANSLATION

(Refrain) Entering a cave of Govardhana Hill, and a pearl-necklace glistening around His neck, handsome dark Krsna walks with peerless grace, grace that eclipses even the graceful wild elephant.

 

1) In a jewel palace in the midst of a flowering kalpa-taru tree forest, Lord Krsna, the king of dancers who charms every heart, yearns to enjoy rasa dance pastimes.

 

2) Expert in many arts and pastimes, He plays languid melodies on the flute. Graceful like wild elephants, and their tight belts now loosened, the beautiful gopis run to Him.

 

3) He takes the hands of the beautiful gopis. Bracelets adorn His budding-twig wrists. The soles of His feet are red lotus flowers. The black bees follow Him. He is the king of springtime. Govinda dasa feels very fallen and lowly in His company.

 

REMARKS/EXTRA INFORMATION:

This song is sung in Raga Saranaga.

 

UPDATED: June 26, 2009