sakhī! ye, dṛiga na dṛigana sukha pāye

English meaning

A virahiṇī says to her intimate friend, “Oh friend! These eyes never experienced the happiness of seeing because as soon as they look at Shyāmasundara whose divine body is effulgent like the new clouds, they are filled with tears, as a consequence of which they become unable to see Shyāmasundara. And in separation from Shyāmasundara, the memory of Him makes the eyes filled with tears. Therefore, these eyes never get the happiness of seeing the Beloved. Apart from this, even the wisdom of Brahmā, the Creator, did not work, who produced one more obstacle in the way of meeting the Beloved by making the eye-lids over the eyes.” Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says, “Oh sakhi! Why do you get involved with this trouble? You should always experience the bliss of your Beloved’s sweet-meeting by keeping Him in the room of your eyes and closing the door of the eyelids.”

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 351, 352 · printed pages 686, 687.

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