Vipine Milala Gopa Nari
Song 76
vipine milala gopa-nārī heri hasata muralī-dhārī
nirakhi bayāna puchata bāta prema-sindhu gāhanī
The gopis assembled in the forest. Seeing Krsna play the flute, they smiled. Krsna glanced at their faces and asked them some questions. He plunged them in an ocean of love.
puchata sabaka gamana kṣema kahata kiye karaba
prema brajaka sabahu kuśala bāta kāhe kuṭila cāhani
He asked of their journey through the forest was good and auspicious. He wished them well. But why did He talk to them of love? Why did He glance at them with crooked eyes?
heri aichana rajanī ghora teji taruṇī patika
kora kaiche pā-oli kānana ora thora nahata kāhinī
"You can see this night is very fearsome. Why did you girls leave your husbands' embraces and come to the forest?" Why did Krsna speak these words?
galita lalita kabarī-bṛnda kāhe dhā-ota yubatī-bṛnda
mandire kiye paḍala dwanda beḍhala bipatha-bāhinī
"Your graceful braids have become loose. Why did you girls run here? Was there a quarrel in your homes?" As an army surrounds its oppnent, the gopis surrounded Lord Krsna.
kiye śārada cāndanī rāti nikuñje bharala kusuma
pānti herata śyāma bhramara bhāti bujhi ā- oli sāhinī
"This autumn night is splendid with its moonlight. This forest grove is filled with flowers. You can see the black bees are very glorious here. Did you girls know all this before you came here?"
etahu kahata nā kaha ko-i rākhata kāṁhe manahi
go- i iha-i āna naha-i ko-i gobinda-dāsa gayanī
Lord Krsna spoke these words, but no gopi offered a reply. Why did they always keep Krsna in their hearts? No gopi offered a reply. Govinda dasa sings this song.
Translation
The gopis assembled in the forest. Seeing Krsna play the flute, they smiled. Krsna glanced at their faces and asked them some questions. He plunged them in an ocean of love.
He asked of their journey through the forest was good and auspicious. He wished them well. But why did He talk to them of love? Why did He glance at them with crooked eyes?
"You can see this night is very fearsome. Why did you girls leave your husbands' embraces and come to the forest?" Why did Krsna speak these words?
"Your graceful braids have become loose. Why did you girls run here? Was there a quarrel in your homes?" As an army surrounds its oppnent, the gopis surrounded Lord Krsna.
"This autumn night is splendid with its moonlight. This forest grove is filled with flowers. You can see the black bees are very glorious here. Did you girls know all this before you came here?"
Lord Krsna spoke these words, but no gopi offered a reply. Why did they always keep Krsna in their hearts? No gopi offered a reply. Govinda dasa sings this song.
Notes
This song is in Raga Malhara.