Radhe Nigada Nijam Gada Mulam
Volume 6 Song 7
(Refrain) rādhe nigada nijam ́ gada-mūlam udayati
tanum anu kim iti tāpa-kulam anukṛta-vikaṭa-kukūlam
(Refrain) Radha, tell me the cause of Your disease. Why is Your body so hot, as if a terrible fire blazes within it?
pracura-purandara-gopa-vinindaka-kānti-paṭalam anukūlam
kṣipasi vidūre mṛdulam ́ muhur api sambhṛtam urasi dukūlam
Now You throw far away the beautiful, soft, and splendid silk bodice that eclipses a host of red purandara gopa insects,
abhinandasi na hi candrarajo-bhara-vāsitam api tāmbūlam
idam api vikirasi vara-campaka-kṛtam anupama-dāma sacūlam
You no longer rejoice in betel nuts scented with ground camphor. You scatter the peerless campaka garland and throw away the jewel in Your hair.
bhajad-anavasthitam akhila-pade
sakhi sapadi viḍambita-tūlam
kalita-sanātana-kautukam api
tava hṛdayam ́ sphurati sa-śūlam
Friend, Your restless heart is light as a cotton swab. Pierced by a lance, it yearns to enjoy with the eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Translation
(Refrain) Radha, tell me the cause of Your disease. Why is Your body so hot, as if a terrible fire blazes within it?
Now You throw far away the beautiful, soft, and splendid silk bodice that eclipses a host of red purandara gopa insects,
You no longer rejoice in betel nuts scented with ground camphor. You scatter the peerless campaka garland and throw away the jewel in Your hair.
Friend, Your restless heart is light as a cotton swab. Pierced by a lance, it yearns to enjoy with the eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Notes
This song is sung in Raga Sorathi.