Siddhanta Madhuri · Pad 100
shyāma tana bhale bhaye ghanashyāma
Original pad by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
English meaning
One sakhī teasingly says to Bhagwan Kṛishṇa, “Oh Shyāmasundara! It is very good that You are black-complexioned. Had You been fair, all the maidens of Braja would have poisoned themselves in Your separation. It turned out to be very good that You had such a cruel nature and did not return from Dwārikā Purī. If, by chance, You had been soft-hearted, the whole of Braja would have seen its dissolution. It is very good that You are the one Beloved of innumerable souls. If You had only one beloved and loved her steadfastly, she would have died out of great joy.” Just then, Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī said, “Everything else is alright, but oh God! What would have happened if You were a young maiden!”
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 page 134 · printed page 79.
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.
shyāma tana bhale bhaye ghanashyāma
jo tuma hote gaura barana to, visha khātīṁ brajabāma
bhale bhaye ati niṭhura shyāma jo, rahe dwārikā ṭhāma
jo tuma hote sarala hṛidaya to, pralaya hota brajadhāma
bhale bhaye tuma shyāma kanta ika, priyā ananta lalāma
jo hote mohana ananya to, kyoṁ jītī so bāma
jo ‘kripālu’ tuma hota lalī to, hoti kauna gati rāma!!