Sajani Ko Kahe Kama Ananga
Song 13
(Refrain) sajani ko kahe kāma anaṅga keli kadamba
tale so rati-nāyaka pekhalu naṭa-bhara-bhaṅga
(Refrain) O gopi -friend, was that person I saw Kamadeva Himself? A hero of playful pastimes, He gracefully danced under a kadamba tree.
cūḍaka cūḍā mayūra-śikhaṇḍaka
maṇḍita mālatī-māleee saurabha
unamata bhramarī bheramara kata caudike karata jhaṅkāre
He wore a peacock-feather crown. His jasmine garland was surrounded by black bees. Intoxicated by the scent of His garland, how many humming bees filled the four directions?
katahu biṣama śara nayana tūṇa bhara sañcaru bhāṅa kāmāne
nāgarī nārī marama māhā hāna-i lekha-i nā pāra-i āne
Moving the archer's bows of His eyebrows and emptying the two quivers of His eyes, how many flower-arrows did He fire? Many playful girls' hearts were wounded. Those girls could not gaze on anyone but Him.
śruti-mūle cañcala maṇimaya kuṇḍala dolata makara-ākāra
gobinda-dāsa ataye anumānala madana-mohana abatāra
Shark-shaped jewel earrings swung from His ears. Govinda dasa says: I think that person must have been more enchanting than Kamadeva himself.
Translation
(Refrain) O gopi -friend, was that person I saw Kamadeva Himself? A hero of playful pastimes, He gracefully danced under a kadamba tree.
He wore a peacock-feather crown. His jasmine garland was surrounded by black bees. Intoxicated by the scent of His garland, how many humming bees filled the four directions?
Moving the archer's bows of His eyebrows and emptying the two quivers of His eyes, how many flower-arrows did He fire? Many playful girls' hearts were wounded. Those girls could not gaze on anyone but Him.
Shark-shaped jewel earrings swung from His ears. Govinda dasa says: I think that person must have been more enchanting than Kamadeva himself.
Notes
This song is sung in Raga Dhanasri.