Virah Madhuri · Pad 90
krūra vaha vidhi yā yaha akrūra
Original pad by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
English meaning
(Sakhīs are exchanging their views with one another at the time of Shyāmasundara’s departure to Mathurā.) One sakhī says, “Oh sakhi! Who is actually cruel, Akrūra or Brahmā?” The sakhī replied, “The cruelty of Akrūra is clearly obvious. See, we are beseeching him with folded hands, shedding tears from our eyes; still he neither looks towards us nor speaks a word. He wants to make all of us blind by taking Shyāmasundara away from us.” Another sakhī said, “Oh sakhi! All individual souls are controlled by the creator. It is actually he who is the enemy of our suhāga.” In the meanwhile, Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī said, “Oh sakhīs! Shyāmasundara is the all-powerful God. He is not under the control of Brahmā; instead, Brahmā is in His control. Therefore, Akrūra and Brahmā both are blameless. Your beloved Shyāmasundara Himself is the reason behind whatever is happening.”
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 283 · printed page 618.
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.
krūra vaha vidhi yā yaha akrūra
ika sakhi kaha pratyakshahiṁ dīkhata, yaha akrūrahiṁ krūra!
yehi puni-puni kara jori nihorati, bhari dṛiga aṁsuvana-pūra
pai ṭuka hama ḍhiga lakhata na bolata, chahata sabai kiya sūra
dūjī kaha sakhi vidhi-adhīna saba, soi ari mama sindūra
kaha ‘kripālu’ jehi vasha vidhi soi tava, prāṇa-sajīvana-mūra