Virah Madhuri · Pad 171
sakhi, puni varashā ṛitu ā gaī
Original pad by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
English meaning
Afflicted with the pain of Shyāmasundara’s separation, a gopī says, “Oh sakhi! The rainy-season has come again. The whole summer has passed, but the Beloved has got so enchanted by Mathurā that He did not even think about us. The thunder of the dense, black clouds in the sky is frightening me, a virahiṇī, even more. Lightning is repeatedly making me writhe in separation by shining moment after moment. The cooing of the cuckoo and the joyous screech of peacocks are adding insult to injury.” Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says that proving itself to be true to its name for the virahiṇīs, the season of rains is showering tears from their (virahiṇīs’) eyes.
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 338, 339 · printed pages 673, 674.
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.
sakhi, puni varashā ṛitu ā gaī
gai grīshama nahiṁ lai sudhi prītama, una mana mathurā bhā gaī
gagana saghana ghana ghananana garjani, mohiṁ virahini ḍarapā gaī
pala-pala chapala chañchalā chamakani, puni-puni mohiṁ tad̤apā gaī
kūkani pikani, mayūrani kuhukani, lona jare bhurakā gaī
kaha ‘kripālu’ virahini ṛitu varashā, dṛiga-aṁsuvana barasā gaī