āratī kuñjabihāri kī
śrīgiridhara kṛṣṇamurāri kī||1
gale meḿ vaijantīmālā
bajāve muralī madhura bālā
śravaṇa meḿ kuṇḍala jhalakālā
nanda ke nanda śrī ānandakanda
mohana brijacandra
rādhikāramaṇa vihāri kī||2
gagana sama ańga kānti kālī
rādhikā camaka rahī ālī
latana meḿ ṭhāḍhe banamālī
bhramara sī alaka kastūrī tilaka
candra sī jhalaka
lalitachabi śyāmāpyāri kī||3
jahā# se pragaṭa bha-ī gańgā
sakalamalahāriṇī śrīgańgā
smaraṇa se hota moha bhańgā
basi śiva śīśa jaṭā ke bīca
harai aghakīca
caraṇa chabi śrī banavāri kī||4
kanakamaya moramukuṭa bilase
devatā darśana ko tarase
gagana so sumana rāśī barase
baje murchańga madhura miradańga
gvālinī sańga
atula rati gopakumāri kī||5
camakatī ujjvala taṭa reṇu
baja rahī vṛndāvana veṇu
cahu# diśi gopī gvāla dhenu
ha#sata mṛdumanda cāndanīcandra
kaṭata bhavaphanda
ṭera sunu dīnadukhāri kī||6
We perform an āratī of Śrīkṛṣṇa, Who is Giridhara, and Who roams in the gardens.||1||
We perform an āratī of
Śrīkṛṣṇa, Who has a garland of vaijayantī
flowers in the neck, Who is a child and plays melodious flute, Who has shining
hoops in the ears, Who is the dear one of Nanda, Who is a cloud of happiness,
Who is enticing, Who is the Moon (of happiness) for the village Vraja, Who is
dear one of Rādhikā, Who roams arounds, Who is Giridhara, and Who
roams in the gardens.||2||
We perform an āratī of
Śrīkṛṣṇa, Who has a body like clouds, Who has a dark
resplendence, Who has Rādhikā shining as a friend, Who is standing
inside the creepers and shrubs, Who has dark-tresses of the color of bumble-bee,
Who has a forehead mark of kastūrī, Whose glance is like the Moon, Who
has an artistic appearance, Who is the dear one of Śyāmā, Who is
Giridhara, and Who roams in the gardens.||3||
We perform an āratī of
Śrīkṛṣṇa, from Whose feet the river Gańgā
appeared — the river which absolves all the dirt within us, the river
which when remembered destroys passion, the river which falls and resides inside
the matted-tress of Śiva, the river which absolves mud-like sin, Who is
Banavārī, Who is Giridhara, and Who roams in the gardens.||4||
We perform an āratī of
Śrīkṛṣṇa, Who has a golden crown of peacock's
feathers, Who is sought-after by the demi-gods for a glance, Who is showered
with flowers from the skies, Who is adorned with the sounds of murchańga¹
and mṛdańga while being with the cow-maids, Who has an immeasurable
charm, Who is the adolescent Gopa, Who is Giridhara, and Who roams in the
gardens.||5||
The flowers are shining on the white-sand banks (of
Yamunā), the flutes of Vṛndāvana are playing, the Moon and
Moonlight are smiling, and there are
cows, cow-maids and milkmen everywhere. The shackles of life are destroyed by
hearing the songs of Śrīkṛṣṇa, Who destroys the
grief of weak. We perform an āratī of
Śrīkṛṣṇa, Who is Giridhara, and Who roams in the
gardens.||6||
Notes:
¹ It seems like some musical instrument.
Poet:
Source:
Translator: Animesh Kumar
© Stutimandal 2006, 30 Sep
