by Damodara Rao Dasu

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hari hari hatAdaratayA - bhupAlam - Adi

SlOkam itastata tAmanusrutya rAdhikA
mananga bANa vraNa khinna manasaha
krutAnutApassa kaLinda nandinee
tatAnta kunjE vishada madhavaha || ||
Sri Krishna was hit by Manmadha's arrows and repented for causing pain to Radha. He roamed hither and thither in Brundavana for her. At last he sat sadly in a cottage by the side of Yamuna river.
C 1 mAmiyam chalitA vilOkya vrutam vadhoo nichayEna
sApa rAdhatayA mayApi navAritAti bhayEna
hari hari harAtadaratayA
sA gata kupitEva||hari||
Radha has seen me playing with other Gopikas and left away in anger. As I was guilty, I was afraid of preventing her. Oh my god, she lost her respect for me. She is appearing very angry.
C 2 kim karishyati kim vadishyati sA chiram virahEna
kim dhanEna janEna kim mama jeevitEna gruhENa||hari hari||
When she is agonised with feeling of separation, what else she would do? what could she say?. What is the use of wealth , home, people and my life, if Radha is not there for me ?.
C 3 chintayAmi tadAnanam kuTila bhru kOpa bharENa
SOna padma mivOpari bhramatA kulam bhramarENa ||hari hari||
I am thinking of her face only. I see excessive anger in her curvy eye brows. It is like black bees encircling beautiful red lotus.
C 4 tAma hrudi sangatA maniSam bhruSam ramayAmi
kim vanEnusarAmi tA miha kim vrudhA vilapAmi||hari hari||
Why am I wailing and searching for Radha in forest? I can make her happy because She is right in my heart.
C 5 tanvi khinna masuyayA hrudayanta vAkalayAmi
tanna vEdmi kutO gatAsi natEna tEnunayAmi||hari hari ||
Oh beautiful Radha, I feel that you are annoyed with my rude behavior. Otherwise you would not have left me. I beseech and bow to you.
C 6 druSyasE puratO gatAgata mEva mE vidadhasi
kim purEva sa sambhramam pari rambhaNam na dadasi kupitEva||hari hari||
I see you right before me. You are coming but disappearing. Why don't you embrace me in ecstasy as before?
C 7 kshamyatA maparam kadpi ta vEdruSam nakarOmi
dEhi sundari darSanam mama manmadhEna dunOmi||hari hari||
Oh Radha, pardon me for my offence. I'll never repeat such mistake. Please appear before me. Cupid is tormenting me.
C 8 varNitam jayadEva kEna harEridam pravaNEna
bindu bilva samudra sambhava rOhinee ramaNEna||hari hari||
Poet Jayadeva born in 'Bindu Bilva' lineage made his lineage glorious like the moon brightens the star-lit sky. He describes with utmost devotion, Krishna's love for Radha.