ramaṇī-śiromaṇi, bṛṣabhānu-nandinī

R15Śrī Rādhāṣṭaka

রমণীশিরোমণি, ব্ড়্ষভানুনন্দিনী,

নীলবসনপরিধানা

ছিন্নপুরট জিনিঽ, বর্ণবিকাশিনী,

বদ্ধকবরী হরিপ্রাণা ১

ramaṇī-śiromaṇi, bṛṣabhānu-nandinī,

nīlabasana-paridhānā

chinna-puraṭa jini’, barṇa-bikāśinī,

baddhakabarī hariprāṇā 1

ramaṇīyoung maidens; śiromaṇicrown-jewel; bṛṣabhānu nandinīthe daughter of Vṛṣabhānu Mahārāja; nīlabasanablue + garments; paridhānādressed; chinnacut; puraṭagold; jini’having defeated; barṇacomplexion; bikāśinīshines; baddhakabarībound + hair in the state of being plated, a braid or plait of hair; hariprāṇāthe life and soul of Hari

The beloved daughter of Vṛṣabhānu Mahārāja is the crest-jewel of all beautiful young maidens. She wears blue-colored garments. Defeating the beauty of cut gold, Her complexion shines attractively. Her hair is beautifully plaited. She is the life and soul of Hari.

আভরণমণ্ডিতা, হরিরসপণ্ডিতা,

তিলকসুশোভিতভালা

কঞ্চুলিকাচ্ছাদিতা, স্তনমণিমণ্ডিতা,

কজ্জ্বলনয়নী রসালা ২

ābharaṇa-maṇḍitā, harirasa-paṇḍitā,

tilaka-suśobhita-bhālā

kañculikācchāditā, stanamaṇi-maṇḍitā,

kajjbala-nayanī rasālā 2

ābharaṇaornaments; maṇḍitāadorned; harirasathe mellows of Śrī Hari; paṇḍitāexpert; tilakatilaka; suśobhitagracefully decorated; bhālāforhead; kañculikācchāditāa bodice + covered; stanamaṇibreast + jewels; maṇḍitādecorated; kajjbalakajjal, black collyrium; nayanīeyes; rasālāfilled with rasa

She is adorned with beautiful ornaments, She is expert in amorous affairs with Śrī Hari, and Her forehead is gracefully decorated with tilaka. Her breasts are covered with a bodice and decorated with jewels, and Her rasa-filled eyes are anointed with black collyrium.

সকল ত্যজিয়া সেরাধাচরণে

দাসী হঽয়ে ভজ পরময়তনে ৩

sakala tyajiyā se-rādhā-caraṇe

dāsī ha’ye bhaja parama-yatane 3

sakalaeverything; tyajiyāhaving relinquished; sethose; rādhāŚrī Rādhā; caraṇeat feet.; dāsīmaidservant; ha’yehaving become; bhajaworship; paramagreat; yatanewith care

Reliquishing everything to become a maidservant at the lotus feet of Śrī Rādhā, worship and serve Her with great care.

সৌন্দর্যকিরণ দেখিয়া যাংহার

রতিগৌরীলীলাগর্বপরিহার ৪

saundarya-kiraṇa dekhiyā yā̃hāra

rati-gaurī-līlā-garba-parihāra 4

saundaryabeauty; kiraṇarays; dekhiyāhaving beheld; yā̃hāraWhose; rati gaurī līlāRati, Gaurī and Līlā; garbapride; parihāraabandon

Beholding the effulgent rays of Her beauty, Rati (the wife of Kāmadeva), Gaurī (the consort of Śiva), and Līlā (the potency of Nārāyaṇa) all abandon their pride.

শচীলক্ষ্মীসত্যা সৌভাগ্যবলনে

পরাজিত হয় যাংহার চরণে ৫

śacī-lakṣmī-satyā saubhāgya-balane

parājita haya yā̃hāra caraṇe 5

śacī lakṣmī satyāŚacī, Lakṣmī, and Satyābhāma; saubhāgyagood fortune; balanesaid to be; parājitadefeated; hayabecomes; yā̃hārawhose; caraṇeat feet

At Her lotus feet, the good fortune said to belong to Śacī (the wife of Indra), Lakṣmī, and Satyābhāma is completely defeated.

ক্ড়্ষ্ণবশীকারে চন্দ্রাবলীআদি

পরাজয় মানে হইয়া বিবাদী ৬

kṛṣṇa-baśīkāre candrābalī-ādi

parājaya māne ha·iyā bibādī 6

kṛṣṇaŚrī Kṛṣṇa; baśīkāreto control; candrābalīCandrāvalī; ādiand so on; parājayadefeat; māneaccepts; ha·iyā bibādībeing a contender

Contending to bring Śrī Kṛṣṇa under their control, Candrāvalī and all the other gopīs accept their defeat before Her.

হরিদয়িতরাধাচরণপ্রয়াসী

ভকতিবিনোদ শ্রীগোদ্রুমবাসী ৭

haridayita-rādhā-caraṇa-prayāsī

bhakatibinoda śrīgodrumabāsī 7

haridayitathe beloved of Śrī Hari; rādhāŚrī Rādhā; caraṇafeet; prayāsīmistress (aspires); bhakatibinodaBhaktivinoda; śrīgodrumabāsīresident of Śrī Godruma

Bhaktivinoda, a resident of Śrī Godruma, aspires for the lotus feet of Śrī Rādhā, the most beloved of Śrī Hari.

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