Maan Madhuri · Pad 52
sakhī maiṁ, parūṁ tihāre pāya
Original pad by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
English meaning
In Kishorī Jī’s separation, Shyāmasundara entreating Lalitā sakhī, says to her, “Oh sakhi! I touch your feet. Unite Me with Kishorī Jī soon. I am unable to live without Her. Oh Lalite! Who else can understand My grief except you! I will do whatever you say.” Thus entreating sakhīs, Shyāmasundara heaves sighs of pain saying ‘Hā Rādhe! hā Rādhe!’, and searching for Kishorī Jī in the groves of creepers falls on the ground feeling extremely restless. Seeing Him in this condition, Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says in a very low voice, ‘lāgī burī balāya’. That is, it is very bad to love someone because in love, you are bound to be separated from your beloved and the pain of separation is more intense than even the pain of death.
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 pages 182, 183 · printed pages 517, 518.
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.
sakhī maiṁ, parūṁ tihāre pāya
begi mohiṁ dikharāu gaura-mukha, una bina rahyo na jāya
jo tū kahe soi hauṁ karihauṁ, lalite! lāgu sahāya
imi kara jorata, sakhina nihorata, kahata ‘rādhike! hāya!’
ḍhūṁd̤hata phirata nikuñjani mohana, girata dharaṇi bilakhāya
kaha ‘kripālu’ ati manda surana soṁ, ‘lāgī burī balāya’