Nikunj Madhuri · Pad 6
kishorī saṁga, nāchata navala kishora
Original pad by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
English meaning
The adolescent son of Nanda, Shrī Kṛishṇa is dancing with the adolescent daughter of King Vṛishabhānu, Shrī Rādhā. They are in the centre of the circle surrounded by thousands of sakhīs like Lalitā etc. Better than one another in the art of singing, the expert maidens of Braja are vocalizing various ragas feeling inebriated with love. Various types of musical instruments are being played and the jingling sound of the bracelets, kiṅkiṇīs and anklets adorning the bodies of the dancing maidens is adding an extra charm to the music. All of them are dancing saying, ‘Tā thei tā thei’, twisting their limbs according to the various moods of the dance. Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says, “Although Shyāmasundara is taking sweet augmentations (ālāpas), yet the sweetness of Kishorī Jī’s grace-notes (tānas) is something indescribable.”
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 79 · printed page 414.
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.
kishorī saṁga, nāchata navala kishora
lalī lāla maṇḍala bicha rājata, lalitādika chahuṁ ora
ika te ika saṅgīta nipuna sakhi, gāvati prema-vibhora
bajata vādya bahu vidhi puni kaṅkana, kiṅkini nūpura sora
tā thei, tā thei, thei kari niratata, bahu vidhi aṅga marora
leta alāpa ‘kripālu’ lāla pai, tāna lalī barajora