Gokula Mangala Vamsi
Volume 6 Song 19
(Refrain) gokula- maṅgala-vaṁśī- dhvanir
udgarjati vana-gataye smara-bhūpati-śā sana -śaṁsī
(Refrain) The flute that brings auspiciousness to Gokula now thunders King Kamadeva's order to go to the forest.
kiṁ vitanoṣi mudhāṅga-vibhūṣaṇa-kapaṭenātra vighātam
soḍhum ahaṁ samayasya na samprati śaktā lavam api pātam
Why do you make a delay with these superfluous decorations? I cannot tolerate even a moment's delay!
mādhava-caraṇāṅguṣṭha-nakha-dyutir ayam udayati hima-dhāmā
mā gurujana-bhayam udgira muhur
iyam abhavam ́ dhāvita-kāmā
" Madhava's toenails are very splendid." "The moon is now rising!" "Don't tell me again and again how I should fear my superiors! I yearn to run to Madhava!"
tam ́ sevitum iha paśya sanātana-paramāraṇya-javeśam
gopa-vadhū-tatir iyam upasarpati bhānu-sutā-taṭa-deśam
Look! The gopis are all going to the Yamuna's shore to serve Madhava, who is always handsomely decorated with forest flowers.
Translation
(Refrain) The flute that brings auspiciousness to Gokula now thunders King Kamadeva's order to go to the forest.
Why do you make a delay with these superfluous decorations? I cannot tolerate even a moment's delay!
" Madhava's toenails are very splendid." "The moon is now rising!" "Don't tell me again and again how I should fear my superiors! I yearn to run to Madhava!"
Look! The gopis are all going to the Yamuna's shore to serve Madhava, who is always handsomely decorated with forest flowers.
Notes
Srila Jiva Gosvami explains that a gopi eagerly desiring to meet Krsna at an appointed rendezvous sings this song to a gopi friend engaged in decorating her. This song is to be sung in Carnatic Raga Karnata.