Dham Madhuri · Pad 1
chalo mana! shrī vṛindāvana dhāma
Original pad by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
English meaning
Oh mind! Let us go to the transcendental abode Vṛindāvana, where the divine couple Shrī Rādhā-Kṛishṇa perform various sports of divine love continuously in various groves. If you are hungry, you can satisfy your hunger by eating the food remnants of rasikas. Whenever you feel thirsty, drink the crystal clear water of the river Yamunā. On feeling sleepy, you can always go in the beautiful fragrant arbours and sleep in their shade. Therefore, oh mind! Reside in Vṛindāvana unceasingly inebriated with divine bliss, perceiving divinity in each and every particle of this transcendental abode. But at the same time, warns Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī, don’t forget that your feelings, your love must always be absolutely selfless.
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 234 · printed page 179.
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.
chalo mana! shrī vṛindāvana dhāma
jahaṁ biharata nāgari aru nāgara, kuñjani āṭhoṁ yāma
bhūkha lage to rasikana jhūṭhani, khāi lahiya vishrāma
pyāsa lage to taraṇi-tanūjā, taṭa pivu salila lalāma
nīṁda lage to jāi soi rahu, latana-kuñja abhirāma
braja kī renu renu lakhi chinmaya, tanmaya rahu avirāma
pai ‘kripālu’ mana! jani yaha bhūliya, bhāva rahe nishkāma