by Damodara Rao Dasu

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kimu rAjatE - dhanyAsi - tripuTa

Slokam:
vigaLita bhaya SOka vidyA labdha tatvAh
kadhamapi paratatvE sthApayitvA manAmsi
muhurapi para bhaktyA viSva vandyE mukundE
madhukara parikluptam tam prati prAhuriddham ||
Meaning:
Enlightened by the philosophic preachings of Uddhava, Gopikas got rid of fear and sorrow which restored their faith in Supreme lord Krishna. They sang this song as if they were addressing a bee.

P kimurAjatE rAja sadasi || Is Krishna shining well in royal court?
A.P. kumuda gaNEshu riva kOTi sankhyAkEshu
kumuda bandhu riva kOTi madanaiva ||
Is he shining like moon amidst many water-lillies with his beauty which humbles crores of Manmadhas.
C 1 madhu kula vatamsa kadhaya madhu mAdhava charita miha
madhukarAchAra rasikO dhanAdhavO vijayatE
kadhamapi kadA kim smarati nassadasi rahasi
kimu kuSalee vanamAlee suguNa SAlee ||
Oh queen of bees, tell us about the welfare of Krishna the repository of virtues. He wears Tulasi garland. Is he spending time delightfully with damsels of Madhura? Does he remember us generally or in privacy?
C 2 smarati kimadha brundAvana bhuvi
parama rahasi niSi mudA parayA yat sukruta
saraLa muraLee rava sudhayA samAkrushTa
sura vanitA gaNa sarasa sangeeta miha ||
Does he remember the romantic sports enjoyed in evenings in Brundavan with us? Does he remember playing nectarine music on flute before us? Celestial nymphs came down to listen to his sweet music on flute.
C 3 katikati santi na kalahamsa gatayah
tatparicharyA vidhAnaika kuSalah
tadiha nasmarateeti sAdhu viditamiha
ta dalamasita sanga vArtayA viphalayA ||
Any way how can we expect him to remember us?. There are many beautiful damsels to serve him. So why are we worried of his activities in Madhura.
C 4 madhurA nagaree nAree madhura sangeeta rasikE
mAdhavE vasati madhurAyAm madhuram
vandimAgadha radhikam geeyatE geetam jayahE
gOpikA jAra gOpeenAdhEti nahi kim ||
Is Krishna listening to tme music by Madhura damsels. Let him stay happily there only. Perhaps royal bards are singing that Krishna is beloved lord of Gopikas.
C 5 Sruta panchadasa kaLA chandraiva jeevayO
dhruva kalayA vaya madhunA
iti madhusoodanam vada yAhi mAdhavam
prati nArAyaNa teerdha pratyagAtmana masitam ||
We are pulling on our lives like the fading moon loosing all 15 phases. Please convey to Krishna our pathetic state. Narayana Teerdha meditates upon Krishna while writing this "Geetam".