bhayo sakhi! aba so sukha sapano

English meaning

(The lament of a Braja maiden in Shyāmasundara’s separation after His going away to Mathurā.) Oh sakhi! Now that bliss has become a past dream. That cruel Akrūra forcibly took away Shyāmasundara. Now who is left as our own in the world? Oh sakhi! How long will the mere repetition of Shyāmasundara’s name be helpful? Now all of us are doomed to be scorched in the fire of Shyāmasundara’s separation unceasingly. Oh sakhi! In my opinion, it is useless to keep this body alive without Shyāmasundara. At this, Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī said to the gopī, “Oh sakhi! The Beloved’s separation alone is the real touchstone for measuring the love of a female lover for her Beloved. That is, she is proved to be a true lover only if she sustains her body happily even in the Beloved’s separation, thinking it to be her Beloved’s wish.”

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 311 · printed page 646.

Meanings: Smt. Padmā Devī. English translation and transliteration: Sushrī Braj Parikarī Devī. Source details.