Sajani Kanu Se Baraja Bhujanga
Song 33
(Refrain) sajani kānu se baraja-bhujaṅga so majhu
hṛdaya candana-ruhe lāgala bhāgala dharama-bihaṅga
(Refrain) O gopi -friend, Krsna is a snake slithering about the land of Vraja. The Krsna -snake coils itself around the sandal-tree of my heart and makes the bird of dharma fly away.
kājara bharama timira janu tanu-ruci nibasa-i kuñja-kuṭira
bamsi nisase madhura bisa ugara-i gati ati kuṭila su-dhīra
He stays in a forest-cottage. The splendor of His body is the like darkness of black kajjala. From the sound of His flute a sweet poison arises. His clever ways are very crooked.
locana-koṇe paḍata yaba nāgarī raha-i nā pāra-i thira
kuñcita aruṇa adhare dhari piba-i kulabatī barata-samīra
When Krsna glances at her from the corner of His eye, no graceful girl has the power to remain steady and peaceful. With His reddish pursed lips, Krsna sips away the saintly gopis ' pious vows, vows carried to Him by the fluttering breeze.
eka aparūpa nayane biṣa tākara meḍhaye daśanaka daṁśe
biṣa auṣadha biṣa abadhārala gobinda-dāsa paraśaṁse
Krsna's wonderful poison-glance bites the gopis. The nectar poison of that glance now flows within them. In this way Govinda dasa praises Lord Krsna.
Translation
(Refrain) O gopi -friend, Krsna is a snake slithering about the land of Vraja. The Krsna -snake coils itself around the sandal-tree of my heart and makes the bird of dharma fly away.
He stays in a forest-cottage. The splendor of His body is the like darkness of black kajjala. From the sound of His flute a sweet poison arises. His clever ways are very crooked.
When Krsna glances at her from the corner of His eye, no graceful girl has the power to remain steady and peaceful. With His reddish pursed lips, Krsna sips away the saintly gopis ' pious vows, vows carried to Him by the fluttering breeze.
Krsna's wonderful poison-glance bites the gopis. The nectar poison of that glance now flows within them. In this way Govinda dasa praises Lord Krsna.
Notes
This song is sung in Raga Sri or Raga Gandhara.