Aarti Madhuri · Pad 2
āratī prītama, pyārī kī, ki banavārī, nathavārī kī
Original pad by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
English meaning
I perform the arati of beloved Banavārī (Shrī Kṛishṇa) and dearest Nathavārī (Shrī Rādhā). Crowns made of gold are glittering on Their heads and beautiful earrings are swaying in Their ears. Their eyes are brimming with the nectar of love. Their voice is extremely sweet and melodious. Their eyes are full of ardent love and Their ogles are sharp. Both of Them steal the heart of even Kāmadeva, the god of love and beauty. I sacrifice myself on the heart-stealing way They look at each other. The beauty of Their curly hair is beyond description. The style in which They move Their eyebrows is extremely bewitching. The redness of betel-leaves in Their mouth, the smile and the laughter of both of Them are extremely charming. The shimmer of Their teeth is excessively beautiful. Besides, the elegance of Their besara is adding an extraordinary charm to Their unparalleled beauty. A yellow silken robe is swaying gently on Bhagwan Kṛishṇa’s chest and a blue sari is gracing the divine body of Shrī Rādhā. Beautiful chains made of pearls are swaying on Their bosom. The jingling of Their bracelets and kiṅkinīs and the tinkling of Their anklets are producing a music which forcibly captivates the heart. A crown made of peacock-feathers beautifying Bhagwan Kṛishṇa’s head is exquisite, and so is the chunarī adorning the head of Shrī Rādhā. The loveliness of the gentle and enchanting slant of Their heads towards each other cannot be put into words. Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says that Shyāmasundara and Kishorī Jī are standing with Their arms around each other’s neck. The maidens of Braja are standing beside Them; and Priyā-Priyatama are looking at each other with piercing sidelong looks of love.
Complete whole-pad meaning transcribed from the supplied English edition. The source provides no separate line-by-line or word-by-word meaning.
Prem Ras Madira (English), Part 1 · PDF pages 62, 63 · printed pages 7, 8.
Meanings: Smt. Padmā Devī. English translation and transliteration: Sushrī Braj Parikarī Devī. Source details.
Pad · Roman transliteration
The original verse in Roman letters, as printed in the English edition.
āratī prītama, pyārī kī, ki banavārī, nathavārī kī
duhuṁna sira kanaka-mukuṭa jhalakai,
duhuṁna shruti kuṇḍala bhala halakai,
duhuṁna dṛiga prema-sudhā chhalakai,
chasīle baina, rasīle naina, gaṁsīle saina,
duhuṁna mainana manahārī kī
duhuṁni dṛiga-chitavani para vārī,
duhuṁni laṭa-laṭakani chhavi nyārī,
duhuṁni bhauṁ-maṭakani ati pyārī,
rasana mukha-pāna, haṁsana musakāna, dashana-damakāna,
duhuṁnī besara chhavi nyārī kī
eka ura pītāmbara phaharai,
eka ura nīlāmbara laharai,
duhuṁna ura lara-motina chhaharai,
kaṅkanana khanaka, kiṅkinina jhanaka, nūpurana bhanaka,
duhuṁna runajhuna dhuna pyārī kī
eka sira mora-mukuṭa rājai,
eka sira chūnari-chhavi chhājai,
duhuṁna sira tirachhe bhala bhrājai,
saṅga brajabāla, lād̤ilī lāla, bāṁha gala ḍāla,
‘kripālu’ duhuṁna dṛiga chārī kī