Catura Siromani Kana
Song 86
(Refrain) catura-śiromaṇi kāna heri
yamunā-jalamanasija mātala pūrala muralī niśāna
(Refrain) Glancing at the Yamuna's waters, Lord Krsna, the jewel of the wise, filled His flute with music. Now He was wild with Kamadeva's desires.
sakhā-gaṇa saṅge raṅge kata khelata khelata naṭabara-rāja
bhora manorathe calala bipina
pathe choḍi śiśu saṅgahi mājha
How many games did the king of dancers play and play with His gopa friends? Then, pushed by a certain desire, He left the boys' company and walked alone on the forest path.
sṛjala taraṇī-khāni prabāla
mukutā-maṇi mājhe mājhe hīrāra gānthani
sāri sāri yoje guḍā ratana kāñcane
moḍā pherayāle bājata kiṅkiṇī
With that flute-music He created a boat, a boat made of jewels, pearls, and coral, a boat with decks made of diamonds, a boat with seat after seat made of gold and jewels, a boat with many small bells that jangled as it moved.
tapana-tanayā tīre taraṇī la-
iyā phire bidagadha nāgara-rāja
gobinda-dāsa kahe naukāya basi
rahe pherayālera ghuṅghura bāja
Lord Krsna, the wise king of heroes, entered that boat and set out from the Yamuna's banks. Govinda dasa says: As the boat moved, its many small bells jangled.
Translation
(Refrain) Glancing at the Yamuna's waters, Lord Krsna, the jewel of the wise, filled His flute with music. Now He was wild with Kamadeva's desires.
How many games did the king of dancers play and play with His gopa friends? Then, pushed by a certain desire, He left the boys' company and walked alone on the forest path.
With that flute-music He created a boat, a boat made of jewels, pearls, and coral, a boat with decks made of diamonds, a boat with seat after seat made of gold and jewels, a boat with many small bells that jangled as it moved.
Lord Krsna, the wise king of heroes, entered that boat and set out from the Yamuna's banks. Govinda dasa says: As the boat moved, its many small bells jangled.
Notes
This is sung in Raga Dhanasri.