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BhajansKrsna DasaJaya Radha Giri Vara Dhari
AuthorKrsna Dasa

Jaya Radha Giri Vara Dhari

1

jaya rādhā
girivaradhārī śrī
nanda-nandana vṛṣabhānu dulārī vṛṣabhānu
dulārī rādhe vṛṣabhānu dulārī

Word for word

jaya - all glories to; rādhā girivaradhārī - Radha Girivaradhari; śrī nanda-nandana - The son of Nanda Maharaja; vṛṣabhānu dulārī - the daughter of Maharaja Vrsabhanu

All glories to Srimati Radharani and Giri Vara Dhari! He is the son of Nanda Maharaja. She is the darling of Maharaja Vrisabhanu.

2

mora mukaṭa mukha
muralī joḍī veṇī
virāje mukhe hasī thoḍī

Word for word

mora - peacock feather; mukaṭa - crown; mukha - face; muralī - flute; joḍī - paired with; veṇī - flute; virāje - resides on; mukhe - face; hasi - smile; thoḍī - small

He wears a peacock feather in His crown and a shining flute is placed on His lips. Her long braids appear brilliant and She has a gentle smile on Her face.

3

unakī sohe gale
vanamālā inakī
motīmā mālā ujālā

Word for word

unakī - His; sohe - splendor; gale - neck; vanamālā - garland of forest flowers; inakī - Her; motīmā - pearl; mālā - garland; ujālā - illuminating

Wearing a garland of forest flowers, His neck is splendorous. Wearing a shimmering pearl necklace, Her neck is splendorous.

4

pītāmbara
jaga-jana mana mohe nīla uḍhani
banī unakī sohe

Word for word

pītāmbara - His yellow garment; jaga - world; jana - people; mana - minds; mohe - enchants; nīla - blue; uḍhani - garments; banī - becomes; unakī - Her; śohe - splendor

His yellow garments enchant the minds of everyone within the universe. Her blue garments display a brilliant effulgence.

5

aruṇa caraṇe
maṇī mañjīrā bāje śrī
kṛṣṇa dāsa tahiṅ mana bhāve

Word for word

aruṇa - like the sunlight; caraṇe - lotus feet; maṇī - jewels; mañjīrā - anklets; bāje - resounds; śrī kṛṣṇa dāsa - the author (Dina Duhkhi Krsna Dasa); tahiń - whose; mana - mind; bhāve - enjoys

Jeweled ankle bells resound on Their reddish lotus feet. The mind of Krsna Dasa is illuminated by Their splendorous presence.

Translation

1

All glories to Srimati Radharani and Giri Vara Dhari! He is the son of Nanda Maharaja. She is the darling of Maharaja Vrisabhanu.

2

He wears a peacock feather in His crown and a shining flute is placed on His lips. Her long braids appear brilliant and She has a gentle smile on Her face.

3

Wearing a garland of forest flowers, His neck is splendorous. Wearing a shimmering pearl necklace, Her neck is splendorous.

4

His yellow garments enchant the minds of everyone within the universe. Her blue garments display a brilliant effulgence.

5

Jeweled ankle bells resound on Their reddish lotus feet. The mind of Krsna Dasa is illuminated by Their splendorous presence.

Notes

This song is popularized by Vaiyasaki Dasa's 1983 album "Transcendence." It was rendered in Raga Bhairavi in Kaherva Tala.