Virah Madhuri · Pad 19
āya rī, dṛiga barasāvana sāvana
Original pad by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
English meaning
A virahiṇī says, “Oh sakhi! The rainy month of shedding tears from eyes has come. Those who are united with their beloved are shedding tears of joy while I, separated from my Beloved, am shedding tears of agony, sighing ‘Oh Beloved! Why don’t you come?’ This month of rain is a source of joy to all, but to me it is only painful. The sight of clouds and lightning provides pleasure to all but in my case, it merely intensifies my grief. A papīhā makes everyone happy by making the sound of ‘Piu piu’ but so far as I am concerned, it makes me cry by reminding me of my Beloved. (‘Piu’ literally means ‘beloved’). The warble of cuckoo sounds extremely sweet to those who are blessed with their beloved’s sweet meeting, but to me it seems to be steeped in poison. Again”, in the words of Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī, “the dance of a peacock appears to be absolutely captivating to the united lovers but in my case, it worsens my agony of separation by reminding me of the peacock-feathered Shyāmasundara.”
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 234 · printed page 569.
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.
āya rī, dṛiga barasāvana sāvana
rasa barasāvata lakhi piya āvata, hauṁ kaha, ‘hā! piya āva na’
saba kaha yaha sāvana mana-bhāvana, pai mo kahaṁ mana-bhāva na
ghana-dāmini saba kāhiṁ suhāvana, virahini mohiṁ suhāva na
papihā ‘pivu’ dhuni saba harashāvana, pai mo kahaṁ harashāva na
saba suna chāvana kokila gāvana, hauṁ kaha nigurī gāva na
saba ‘kripālu’ shikhi-nṛitya lubhāvana, pai mohiṁ neku lubhāva na