tū bhorī-bhārī vārī-vārī jāya rī, vārī banavārī pai

English meaning

One gopī says to another, “Oh friend! You are extremely innocent to thus offer yourself to the charm of that deceitful Shyāmasundara. Oh friend! You don’t know that Deceiver at all. All He knows is to kindle the fire of love; He does not know how to quench it. How can you trust the one who did not prove sincere even to His parents, and fled leaving them in jail? Oh sakhi! Know Him to be the Supreme Deceiver of all deceivers. He tells every maiden, ‘To you I dedicate even My life’ but forgets them in a blink.” The other gopī said, “I am well aware of all that you are telling me, but what can I do when my mind refuses to listen to me? I am exhausted after pursuing it for a long time. Friend! What a great wonder this is that even after our clearly seeing the Beloved’s faults, my mind continues to remain in His control forcibly!” Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says, “Oh sakhi! Shyāmasundara is a divine personality; hence there is nothing to be amazed at this.”

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 405, 406 · printed pages 740, 741.

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