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SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI : SPECIAL POETRY
sata-koti gopi madhava mana
rakhite narila kari yatana [1]
No matter how much they tried, millions of gopis could not hold
Madhav’s mind.
venu-gite dake, radhika nama
‘eso eso radhe!’ dakaye syama [2]
He calls out Radhika’s Name with His flute song. ‘Come here, Radha! Come
back!’ Shyama calls out.
bhangiya sri-rasa-mandala tabe
radha anvesane chalaye yabe [3]
The whole rasa-lila breaks off and Madhav leaves to search for
Radha.
‘dekha diya radhe! rakhaha prana!’
baliya kandaye, kanane kana [4]
‘Please show Yourself, Radha! Save My life!’ says Kana, crying as He roams
the forests.
nirjana kanane, radhare dhari’
miliya parana judaya hari [5]
When Lord Hari eventually catches Radha in a secluded grove, Their union
relieves His heart.
bale, ‘tunhu bina, kahara rasa?
tunhu lagi’ mora, varaja vasa’ [6]
He says, ‘What rasa is there without You? I live in Vraja only because
of You.’
e-heno radhika-charana-tale
bhakativinoda, kandiya bale [7]
‘tuya gana-majhe, amare gani’
kinkari kariya, rakha apani [8]
Bhaktivinod cries at the feet of this Sri Radhika praying, ‘Please count me
among Your own. Make me Your maidservant and engage me in Your service.’
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