Nikunj Madhuri · Pad 15
paro sakhi, jhūlana meṁ jhagaro
Original pad by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
English meaning
Oh sakhi! Today, at the time of swinging, there started a sudden quarrel between Shrī Rādhā and Kṛishṇa. When the jewelled sandalwood swing was hung from a branch of the Kadamba tree and all the preparations were completed, Lalitā approached the Divine Couple and asked Them to kindly grace the swing. Both of them came near the swing, but then, Shyāmasundara said, “Today, I will sit on the swing only if Kishorī Jī swings Me, otherwise I will remain standing.” And an exactly similar statement was made by Shrī Rādhā declaring proudly that She will swing only when Shyāmasundara gives pushes to the swing. Then, in order to bring an end to the quarrel, Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī said to Shyāmasundara, “Why are You starting a new thing today? You should fulfil the desire of Kishorī Jī by giving pushes to the swing when She sits on it, as always.”
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 86 · printed page 421.
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.
paro sakhi, jhūlana meṁ jhagaro
ratana khachita chandana ko jhulanā, yamunā pulina paro
lalitā kahīṁ, ‘chalo jhūlana kahaṁ, dou ṭhākura hamaro’
kahyo lāla ‘lād̤alihiṁ jhulāveṁ, nahiṁ hauṁ rahata kharo’
kahyo lād̤alihuṁ ‘lāla jhulāveṁ’, vachana gumāna bharo
taba ‘kripālu’ kaha hari te ‘tuma kata, ājuhiṁ naī karo’