Nikunj Madhuri · Pad 1
ari dekho ālī! lālī ko phulana siṅgāra
Original pad by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
English meaning
Seeing Shrī Rādhā all adorned with flower ornaments, a sakhī says to her intimate friend: Oh sakhi! Look, how beautiful these flower ornaments appear on Kishorī Jī! A ‘chandrakalā’ and a ‘bandanavāra’ made of flowers are adorned on Her head. Flower earrings are swaying in Her ears and a besara made of flower-buds is gracing Her nose. Even the armlets and wristlets on Her hands are made of flowers and a multi-flower garland is beautifully hanging from Her neck. The rows of flowers on Her blue dress are appearing as stars in the blue sky. Shrī Rādhikā Jī is wearing anklets and toe-rings made of flowers and even Her braid is decorated with different varieties of flowers. Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says, “I sacrifice myself again and again, seeing every part of Kishorī Jī’s body so beautifully adorned with colourful flowers.”
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 75 · printed page 410.
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.
ari dekho ālī! lālī ko phulana siṅgāra
phulana kī chandrakalā sira sohati, phulana kī bandani dhāra
jhūmata shravaṇa phulana ke jhumake, besara kalina nihāra
pahuṁchī bājūbanda phulana ko, phulana ko gala bicha hāra
nīlāmbara para phulana paṅkti janu, tāre gagana apāra
phulana kī pāyala aṁgurina bichhuye, veṇihiṁ phulana saṁvāra
aṅga aṅga prati phulana raṅga raṁga, lakhi ‘kripālu’ balihāra