by Damodara Rao Dasu

SlOkam	AvAsO vipinayatE priya sakheemalApi jalAyatE tApOpi SvasitEna dva dahana jvAlAkalApayate tEpi tvadvirahENa hanta hariNeerupayate ha kadham kandarpOpi yamAyate virachaya SArdoola vikreeDitam ||	Radha's abode is now like a forest. Her companions became a net for her. Her agony is like forest fire. She is like lone deer in forest. Manmadha is pouncing on her like a tiger. How can you expect her to survive in such a situation?
C 1	stana vinihita mapi hAra mudAram sA manutE kruSa tanuriva bhAram rAdhikA krishNa rAdhikA rAdhikA tava virahE kESavA ||	Radhika's delicate body has become so lean and weak that she felt that her precious necklace also a burden. Oh Kesava, Radhika is pining in love for you.
C 2	sarasa masruNa mapi malayaja pankam paSyati vishamiva vapushi sa Sankam||rAdhikA||	She is feeling that even soft and cool sandalwood paste is like poison. She even fears to have it on her body.
C 3	Svasita pavana manupama pariNAham madana dahana miva vahati sa dAham||rAdhikA||	She is feeling that her deep sighs are hot like Manmadha's fire.
C 4	disi disi kirati sajala kaNajAlam nayana naLina miva vigaLita nALam||rAdhikA||	Radha's lotus-like eyes are full of tears. She is gazing blankly in all directions looking for you. Her eyes appear like lotus flowers,separated from stems.
C 5	nayana vishayamapi kisalaya talpam kalayati vihita hutASana kalpam||rAdhikA||	She is looking at her bed of tender leaves as fire-place.
C 6	tyajati na pANi talEna kapOlam bAla SaSinamiva sAya malOlam||rAdhikA||	She is sitting calmly with her palm on her moon-like cheeks.
C 7	haririti haririti japati sa kAmam viraha vihita maraNEna nikAmam||rAdhikA||	Radha is chanting 'Hari, oh Hari' yearning for you. She is dying of separation from you.
C 8	Sri jayadEva bhaNita miti geetam sukhayati kESava pada mupaneetam||rAdhikA||	Poet Jayadeva submits this song at the lotus feet of Krishna. Those who sing or listen would be blessed with supreme bliss.