Virah Madhuri · Pad 67
ūdho!, hama matimanda gamāra
Original pad by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
English meaning
Sending a message to their beloved Nandakumāra, the maidens of Braja state, “Oh Uddhava! Tell that husband of Kubjā that all of us are extremely foolish and illiterate. We are not even familiar with the names of the Vedas and scriptures. We cannot even differentiate between knowledge and ignorance. But we can surely say this much that if He had to teach us yoga and detachment, why did He love us so much at first? He is really blessed! We offer ourselves unto Him! Uddhava! How is it possible for us to learn about knowledge as He desires, when He keeps our mind and intellect with Him?” Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says, “The only one who is capable of knowing without the mind and intellect is all-capable 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 pages 267, 268 · printed pages 602, 603.
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.
ūdho!, hama matimanda gamāra
jāya kahyo una piya lampaṭa soṁ, jina kiya kubarihiṁ nāra
hama nahiṁ jāna nāma nigamāgama, gyānāgyāna vichāra
jo mo kahaṁ raha joga sikhāvana, prathama kiyo kyoṁ pyāra?
aba mana budhi hari joga sikhāvata, dhani-dhani hari balihāra
binu mana buddhi ‘kripālu’ jāna jo, so samaratha bharatāra