Rasiya Madhuri · Pad 17
vārī-vārī chhavi, chhaila-bihārī kī
Original pad by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
English meaning
I sacrifice myself on Shyāmasundara’s captivating sight! Oh sakhi! How should I tell you the beauty of the strings of pearls decorating the crown on His head! The elegant dangling of the curly locks of His hair is ineffable by any simile at all. The enchanting sight of the earrings swaying on His blue cheeks should only be seen to be believed! Who can describe the slanting glance, which repeatedly kills and revives one? What to say of the bewitching sight of His smiling slowly while turning round again and again! Absolutely unique is the beauty of the pītāmbara and the guñjamālā on His chest, and the kāchhanī around His waist. The beauty and the sweet jingle of His kaṅkaṇas, kiṅkiṇī and anklets forcibly lure the heart. In the world, there is no maiden who is not forced to be inebriated with love, seeing His intoxicated gait. Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says that it is useless to say anything about the melodious music of His flute. Even Bhagwan Shiva and the paramahansas like Sanaka etc. know its sweetness only to a little extent.
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 392, 393 · printed pages 727, 728.
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.
vārī-vārī chhavi, chhaila-bihārī kī
kahā kahūṁ sakhi! ahā shīsha para, mukuṭa-laṭaka chhavi pyārī kī
upamā kauna mauna nahiṁ lakhi sakhi! laṭa-laṭakani aniyārī kī
lakhatahiṁ banata nīla-gālana para, kuṇḍala-chhavi chhavidhārī kī
bhanata banai na naina chitavani chhavi, māri jiyāvana-hārī kī
muri-muri madhura-madhura musakani chhavi, kā kahiye banavārī kī
ura paṭa-pīta hāra gara guñjana, kāchhani-chhavi chhavi nyārī kī
dhani kaṅkana kiṅkini nūpura chhavi, dhani-dhani dhuni jhanakārī kī
nārī kauna na vārī lakhi sakhi! laṭapaṭa chāla anārī kī
kaha ‘kripālu’ puni binuhiṁ kahe bhala, chhavi muralihiṁ manahārī kī