śrīyugala-ārati

A11Evening Ārati

জয় জয় রাধাক্ড়্ষ্ণয়ুগল মিলন

আরতি করয়ে ললিতাদি সখীগণ ১

jaya jaya rādhākṛṣṇa-yugala milana

ārati karaye lalitādi sakhīgaṇa 1

jaya jayaall glories, all glories; rādhākṛṣṇaŚrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa; yugalaDivine Couple; milanameeting; ārati karayeperforming ārati; lalitādiLalitā-devī + and so on; sakhīgaṇasakhīs

All glories, all glories to the meeting of the Divine Couple, Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. The sakhīs, led by Lalitā-devī, perform Their ārati ceremony.

মদনমোহনরূপ ত্রিভঙ্গসুন্দর

পীতাম্বর শিখিপুচ্ছ চূḓআমনোহর ২

madanamohana-rūpa tribhaṅgasundara

pītāmbara śikhipuccha cūḓā-manohara 2

madanamohanaCupid + enchanter; rūpaform; tribhaṅgasundarathreefold bending + beautiful; pītāmbarayellow garment; śikhipucchapeacock + tail; cūḓācrown; manoharamind-stealing, charming

The beautiful threefold bending form of Kṛṣṇa, the enchanter of Cupid, wears yellow silk garments and a crown of peacock feathers, captivating the minds of all.

ললিতমাধববামে ব্ড়্ষভানুকন্যা

নীলবসনা গৌরী রূপে গুণে ধন্যা ৩

lalitamādhaba-bāme bṛṣabhānu-kanyā

nīlabasanā gaurī rūpe guṇe dhanyā 3

lalitamādhabacharming + Mādhava; bāmeto the left; bṛṣabhānu kanyāthe daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu; nīlabasanāblue + garments; gaurīgolden; rūpein the form; guṇewith qualities; dhanyāblessed, virtuous

To the left of the charming Mādhava is the beautiful daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu, Śrīmatī Rādhikā. She wears blue garments, Her complexion is the color of molten gold, and She is well endowed with beauty and other fine qualities.

নানাবিধ অলঙ্কার করে ঝলমল

হরিমনোবিমোহন বদন উজ্জ্বল ৪

nānābidha alaṅkāra kare jhalamala

harimano-bimohana badana ujjbala 4

nānābidhamany and diverse + varieties; alaṅkāraornaments; kare jhalamalashimmer; harimanoŚrī Hari + mind; bimohanaenchants; badanaface; ujjbalabrilliant, radiant

She is adorned with various ornaments that sparkle and shimmer. Her radiant face enchants the mind of Śrī Hari.

বিশাখাদি সখীগণ নানা রাগে গায়

প্রিয়নর্মসখী যত চামর ঢুলায় ৫

biśākhādi sakhīgaṇa nānā rāge gāya

priyanarmasakhī yata cāmara ḍhulāya 5

biśākhādiViśākhā-devī + and so on, headed by; sakhīgaṇasakhīs; nānāmany and diverse; rāgein melodies; gāyasings; priyanarmasakhīsome special gopīs that are even more inclined toward Śrī Rādhā than Kṛṣṇa such as Lalitā and Viśākhā; yataall; cāmarayak-tail fan; ḍhulāyafanning

The sakhīs, led by Viśākhā-devī, sing in various melodies, while other priya-narma-sakhīs fan the Divine Couple with cāmaras.

শ্রীরাধামাধবপদসরসিজআশে

ভকতিবিনোদ সখীপদে সুখে ভাসে ৬

śrīrādhāmādhaba-pada-sarasija-āśe

bhakatibinoda sakhīpade sukhe bhāse 6

śrīrādhāmādhabaŚrī Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava; padafeet; sarasijalotus; āśewith the hope; bhakatibinodaBhaktivinoda; sakhīpadefemale companions, the sakhīs + at the feet; sukhein happiness; bhāsefloats

Hoping to attain the lotus feet of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava, Bhaktivinoda happily floats in happiness at the lotus feet of the sakhīs.

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