nachata tā, thei thei nandakumāra

English meaning

Shyāmasundara is dancing in the bowers of Vṛindāvana. The maidens of Braja are singing ‘Ta Ta Ta Tā Thei Thei’ (notes used in Indian classical dance). The anklets of dancing Shyāmasundara are producing the beautiful sound of ‘Chhanan Chhanan’ accompanied by the sweet jingling sound of His ornamental kiṅkiṇī. Through the movements of His hands, forehead, waist, feet and eyebrows, He is distinctly showing various moods of the dance. Mṛidaṅga, chaṅga, drum, tambourine, etc. are all being played in rhythmical unity. Shrī Rādhā is singing the raga Malhāra in middle key (pancham swara) of the scale. The rhythm of the singing and the dancing is sometimes slow, sometimes medium paced, and sometimes fast. Lalitā and others, the experts in classical music, are stretching the keys through various grace notes (tānas) and augmentations (ālāpas). In the words of Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī, the group of thousands of gopīs is shouting rapturously, “Jai Ho! Jai Ho! Balihāra!” i.e. ‘Let victory be to our Lords Shrī Rādhā-Kṛishṇa! Let glory be unto Them! We sacrifice ourselves on this enchanting scene!’

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 2 · PDF page 60 · printed page 395.

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