Hori Madhuri · Pad 27
horī āī rī, arī vo nathavārī
Original pad by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
English meaning
On the occasion of Holī, Shyāmasundara says to a maiden of Braja, “Oh sakhi with the nose-ring! The colourful festival of Holī has come! Oh darling! Raise your veil, and holding a pichakārī in your hand, play holī with Me to your heart’s content. As you have also been telling Me for so many days, ‘Oh Banavārī! Holī is coming’. If you are afraid of your parents and other elders, let’s go to the other side of the Yamunā. And if you have any doubt on Me, then take all your friends along with you.” In the words of Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī, Shyāmasundara adds, “Fulfil all the desires of your heart since I alone am your real husband (divine beloved).”
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 216 · printed page 551.
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.
horī āī rī, arī vo nathavārī
ghūṁghaṭa ke paṭa kholi kheli le, lai pyārī! kara pichakārī
bahuta dinana te kahati rahī tū, horī āvati banavārī!
jo toya ḍara gurujana ko to chalu, jamunā pāra utara pyārī!
jo toya ḍara mohūṁ te kachhu to, saṁga lai chalu sakhiyana sārī
manabhāī ‘kripālu’ kari le tū, yaha tero piya giridhārī