Syama Abhisare Calali Sundari Dhani
Song 37
śyāma abhisāre calali sundarī
dhanī naba naba raṅginī sāthe
bāma śrabana mūle śata-dala
paṅkaja kāma jaya phula-dhanu hāte
Accompanied by a young gopi -friend, a beautiful girl goes to meet Krsna. A hundred-petal lotus flower decorates Her left ear. She defeats Kamadeva, who holds a bow of flowers in his hand.
bhālahi sindūra bhānu-kiraṇa ṣanu taṁhi cāru candana-bindu
mukha heri lājame sāyare lukāyala
dine dine kṣīṇa bhela indu
She is decorated with red sindura. She is effulgent like the sun. She is gracefully marked with sandal-paste dots. Shyly she watches. She hides by a pond. She is slender like a crescent-moon grown more and more slender after many days.
kari-rada-biracita cāru bhūṣaṇa kare madana jiniyā dhanī
sāja caraṇa-i nūpura mukhara
manohara rati-jaya bājala bāja
She is graceful with ivory ornaments. She is so beautiful She defeats Kamadeva. Anklets adorn Her feet. Her face is enchanting. Her jingling ornaments defeat Rati.
lalitādi sakhī mili maṅgala hulāhuli śyāma-daraśa-rasa-āśe
doṁhe doṁhā hera-ite duhu cita
pulakita bāli hari gobinda-dāse
She meets with Lalita and Her other friends. A joyful tumult arises. She yearns to taste the nectar of gazing on dark Krsna. She and Krsna gaze at each other. The hairs of Their bodies stand erect with joy. This Govinda dasa says.
Translation
Accompanied by a young gopi -friend, a beautiful girl goes to meet Krsna. A hundred-petal lotus flower decorates Her left ear. She defeats Kamadeva, who holds a bow of flowers in his hand.
She is decorated with red sindura. She is effulgent like the sun. She is gracefully marked with sandal-paste dots. Shyly she watches. She hides by a pond. She is slender like a crescent-moon grown more and more slender after many days.
She is graceful with ivory ornaments. She is so beautiful She defeats Kamadeva. Anklets adorn Her feet. Her face is enchanting. Her jingling ornaments defeat Rati.
She meets with Lalita and Her other friends. A joyful tumult arises. She yearns to taste the nectar of gazing on dark Krsna. She and Krsna gaze at each other. The hairs of Their bodies stand erect with joy. This Govinda dasa says.
Notes
This song is sung in Raga Tilaka Kamod.