kabahuṁ sakhi hamahuṁ dekhihauṁ shyāma

English meaning

Oh sakhi! Will that day ever come when even I, like others, will be blessed with the sweet sight of beloved Shyāmasundara? I have been listening to His attributes for a long time that in comparison to His infinite beauty, even the beauty of crores of Kāmadevas put together is nothing. All maidens of Braja unanimously say that it appears as if the essence of nectar oozes from each and every limb of His body. One thing I hear about is that the side-long look of His mischievous eyes is full of such a spell that whoever looks at it is compelled to be sold without a price, and another thing which is often heard about Him is His immensely sweet smile which forcibly captivates the heart of all devotees making them useless for the material world forever. Revealing one more attribute of Bhagwan Kṛishṇa, Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says that the melodious music of His flute allows none to escape from its maddening effect; it continuously keeps on injuring all.

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 175, 176 · printed pages 120, 121.

Meanings: Smt. Padmā Devī. English translation and transliteration: Sushrī Braj Parikarī Devī. Source details.