Mahasakhi Madhuri · Pad 3
tuṅgavidyā sakhiyana saratāja
Original pad by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
English meaning
Tungavidyā is the crown of all the gopīs. Her infinite beauty and fair colour puts to shame even the beauty of Beauty itself. The colour of her dress is yellowish-white and she entertains Shyāmā- Shyāma by singing different ragas adorned with their respective tānas and ālāpas, playing on different musical instruments. The reservoir of all the virtues, she constantly lives in the company of Shyāmā-Shyāma. Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says, “She pleases Shyāmā-Shyāma by always acting according to Their wishes.”
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 71 · printed page 406.
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.
tuṅgavidyā sakhiyana saratāja
gaura-barani, tanu-sundaratā lakhi, sundaratāhūṁ lāja
pahire pāṇḍura-basana manohara, aṅga-aṅga chhavi chhāja
vividha rāga lai tāna sunāvati, sāji sabai vidhi sāja
guna-āgari, nāgari tahaṁ rājata, jahaṁ dou rahe birāja
lakhi ‘kripālu’ douna ruchi rijhavata, maharānihiṁ maharāja