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| SlOkam | yamunAteera vAneera nikunjE manda mAstitam
prAha prEma bharOdbhrAntam mAdhavam rAdhikA sakhee || | Radha's companion observed Sri Krishna sitting sadly in a cottage. He was overcome with grief due to separation from Radha. She describes Radha's state of mind to him. |
| C 1 | nindati chandana mindu kiraNamanu vindati khEdamadheeram
vyALa nilaya miLanEna garaLamiva kalayati malaya sameeram
mAdhava manasija viSikha bhayAdiva bhAvanAya tvaileena
sA virahE tava deenA||sA virahE || | Oh Madhava, Radha is sorrowfully cursing the fragrance of sandalwood and moon's pleasant rays. She is imagining that she was hiding behind you due to fear from Manmadha's arrows. She is feeling that fragrant breeze coming from sandalwood trees is poisonous because those trees are surrounded by serpents. Poor Radha is suffering from the pangs of separation. |
| C 2 | aviraLa nipatita madana Saradiva bhavadavanAya viSAlam
svahrudaya marmANi varma karOti sajala naLineedaLa jAlam||sA virahE|| | Radha is imagining that she is protecting you from the incessant shower of Manmadha's arrows, by keeping you in her heart. She also kept lot of lotus leaves and water in her heart as shield for you. Radha is suffering from the pangs of separation. |
| C 3 | kusuma viSikha Saratalpa manalpa vilAsa kaLA kamaneeyam
vratamiva tava parirambha sukhAya karOti kusuma Sayaneeyam||sA virahE || | Radha is arranging a bed with Manmadha's flower arrows. She wishes to embrace you on it. She does all this as religious vow. |
| C 4 | vahaticha valita vilOchana jaladharamAnana kamala mudAram
vidhumiva vikAra vidhantudadanta daLina galitAmruta dhAram||sA virahE || | Radha's eyes are filled with tears resembling water bearing clouds. Her charming face lost its sheen like eclipsed moon loosing its nectar-like rays. |
| C 5 | vilikhati rahasi kuranga madEna bhavanta masama Sarabhootam
praNamati makara madhO vinidhAyaka rEcha Saram nava chootam||sA virahE || | Radha is sitting alone and drawing your portrait with musk, depicting you as Manmadha, sitting on crocodile holding a tender mango leaf. She is bowing to you heartily. |
| C 6 | dhyAna layEna purah parikalpya bhavanta mateeva durApam
vilapati hasati visheedati rOditi chamchati munchati tApam||sA virahE|| | Radha lost herself while thinking about you. She is grieving at your inaccessibility and is laughing at your deceitful acts. She is weeping. She is restless due to fever of love. |
| C 7 | pratipada midamapi nigadati mAdhava tava charaNE patitAham
tvai vimukhE mai sapadi sudhAnidhirapi tanutE tanu dAham||sA virahE|| | Oh Krishna, Radha is repeatedly saying that she wants shelter at your feet. She is requesting you not to turn away your face from her. Even moon the repository of nectar is mercilessly worsening the agony of her body and mind. |
| C 8 | Sri jayadEva bhaNita mida madhikam yadi manasA naTaneeyam
hari virahAkula vallava yuvatee sakhee vachanam paThaneeyam||sA virahE || | Oh devotees, poet Jayadeva sings this song wherein Radha's confidante describes her unbearable separation from her beloved Krishna. If you heartily feel for her plight, recite this song. |
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