# rasikavara nāgara nandakumāra
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Language: English (source Roman transliteration is Braj/Hindi in Latin script)
Source ID: PRM-0414-M09-K026
Original work: Prem Ras Madira by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
Madhuri: Shri Krishna
Local pad: 26
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## English whole-pad meaning
Nandakumāra is the crest-jewel of the rasikas and is the Supreme expert in the art of love. His blue body is smeared with sandalwood paste and He is the essence of the bliss of the nectar of beauty. A golden crown studded with gems is embellished on His head, and the beauty of that crown is further enhanced by a swaying peacock feather tugged in it. The locks of His hair are extremely lavish, black and curly. The fish-shaped earrings studded with gems are swinging on His cheeks. His beautiful eyebrows are crescent-shaped which are putting even the bow of Kāmadeva to shame. His sidelong glances are filled with nectar, poison and wine. And His sweet smile forcibly captivates the heart. His cheeks are round, and the beautiful besara with muktāhala is beautified in His nose. The sparkling pītāmbara swaying on His body is looking like the lightning in the dark cloud. Guñjamāla, vanamāla and many necklaces made of various gems are adorned on His chest. He is wearing kaṅkaṇas (thick bangles) in both hands and a kiṅkiṇī and a red coloured kāchhanī encircling His waist are looking extremely attractive. The beauty of the gems of His toenails is putting even the moon to shame and His anklets are sweetly tinkling. His mischievous sidelong glances are enticing all the maidens of Braja. Crores of Kāmadevas can be sacrificed on the enchanting beauty of every pore of His body. Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says, “In addition to all this, the sweet melodious music of His flute wounds the heart even more.”
English source: prm-english-part-1, Part 1; PDF pages 359, 360; printed pages 304, 305.
Published meaning author: Smt. Padmā Devī. Transliteration and translation: Sushrī Braj Parikarī Devī. English edition: Radha Govind Samiti, New Delhi, 2009-10. These credits are separate from the original work's literary author, Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj.
## Pad · Roman transliteration · Source edition
rasikavara nāgara nandakumāra
chandana - charchita - nīla - kalevara, rūpa - sudhā - rasa - sāra
maṇina-jaṭita sira kanaka mukuṭa para, mora-puchchha rijhavāra
aniyāre kāre ghuṁgharāre, kuñtala kuṭila saṁvāra
maṇi maṇḍita makarākṛita kuṇḍala, gaṇḍani karata vihāra
bāṁkī bhṛikuṭi banī ati bāṁkī, lajavata janu dhanu māra
garala-sudhā-madamai dṛiga-chitavani, mṛidu musakani manahāra
gola kapola nāsikā besara, muktāhala bhala dhāra
pītāmbara phaharāta bhāta tanu, ghana-dāmini anuhāra
guñjamāla vanamāla alaṅkṛita, vividha maṇina ura hāra
yuga kara kaṅkana, kaṭi taṭa kiṅkini, kāchhani ati aruṇāra
pada-nakha-maṇi-chhavi-chandra-tiraskṛita, mṛidu nūpura jhanakāra
chalita-dṛigañchala chañchala nainani, mohata saba brajanāra
roma roma lakhi rūpa-mādhurī, koṭi kāma balihāra
tāhū pai ‘kripālu’ muralī dhuni, jare lona janu ḍāra
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## Prem Ras Madira English edition
The supplied English first edition (October 2009) credits Smt. Padmā Devī for meanings and Sushrī Braj Parikarī Devī for transliteration and translation. Publisher: Radha Govind Samiti, New Delhi. These facts are visually verified in both parts, PDF pages 2–3. This is the English edition date, not the original work’s first-publication date.
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