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Post by madanmohandas on Apr 25, 2023 13:31:32 GMT -6
Sri Radha Rasa Sudha Nidhi. 54/55
Arranging with my fingertips your hair, And always serving you with loving care; Your breasts like shining vessels of pure gold, I shall with a silken bodice enfold; And then I shall, your toilette to complete, Adorn with gem studded anklets your feet; Ah when, alas, O beautiful Radhe, Will I attend upon you in this way? 54
While with intense emotion I exclaim, The holy syllables of Hari's name, And while I am engaged in worshipping, And fragrances and items offering; And dwelling in Vrindavan's leafy grove, I shall wander around in supreme love; With all my thought devotedly inclined, To Radha's soft lotus-feet in my mind. 55
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Post by madanmohandas on Apr 26, 2023 14:02:07 GMT -6
Sri Radha Rasa Sudha Nidhi. 56-58
"As you dear to my beloved appear, You are esteemed also by me most dear." Thus he, and saying so, without remorse, Your wanton lover accosts me by force! And would madden me with amorous bliss, Straining me in his strong arms for a kiss! But as for that, O Radhe, all is vain; In sweet service of your feet I remain. 56
Telling each others names with relish filled, Their hairs all stand on end with delight thrilled; I always in devout worship engage, Of Radha-Madhava in tender age; Who enter in a secret bower grove, Enamoured of sweet beauty, grace and love, Who even in their innocence display Affection in their childhood wedding play; When will I in Vrindavan's leafy bowers, For the festival, gather heaps of flowers? 57
While she plucks on the veena's silver strings, Sustaining the fifth note, she sweetly sings, While her beloved one accompanies By playing on his flute fine melodies; Who unite with fond passionate intent, Like tusker king and his cow elephant. When shall I Vrishabhanu's daughter fair, Meet on the banks of Bhanu's daughter there? 58
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Post by madanmohandas on Apr 27, 2023 13:18:02 GMT -6
Radha Rasa Sudhanidhi. 59/60
With wondrous smiling and amorous glance, In celebration of the Rasa dance, The couple trace, retrace and pirouette, And their soft cheeks are beautified with sweat; When shall I the amorous couple fair, Attend upon with divine service there? To relieve them of all their weariness, I shall massage their feet and softly press; And to afford to them comfort and ease, I shall fan them to drive a cooling breeze. 59
My souls' Goddess, while I the search pursue, In Vrinda Forests' bower house for you, I shall, O Radhe, exclaim plaintively, 'Alas, your lovers' path do you not see?' The rivers' cloudy waters here attest, The fragrant musk ointment washed off her breast; In Kalindi bathing o'er and again, I shall remove this worthless body's stain. 60
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