Aju Vipine Yaota Kana
Govinda Das Kaviraj has written this song “Aju Vipine Yaota Kana”. This song is taken from the book Padavali. In this song, Govinda Das Kaviraj describes the beautiful form of Lord Krishna when he goes to the forest. Lord Krishna, who is Kamadeva personified, enchants the hearts of the three worlds by his beauty.
(1)
āju bipine yā-ota kāna
mūrati mūrata kusuma bāṇa
janu jaladhara rucira ańga
bhańgī naṭa-bara śohanī
īṣata hasata badana-cānda
taruṇī nayana nayana phānda
bimba adhare murali khurali
tri-bhubana-mano-mohinī
(2)
kusuma milita cikura-puñja
caudike bhramara bhramarī guñja
piñcha-nicaya racita mukuṭa
makara-kuṇḍala dolanī
cañcala nayana khañjana jora
saghane yā-ota śrabaṇa ora
gīma śohana ratana-rāja
motima-hāra lolanī
(3)
kaṭi pīta paṭa kińkiṇī bāja
mada-gati ati kuñjara-rāja
janu-lambita kadamba-mālā
matta madhukara bhoraṇī
aruṇa baraṇa caraṇa kañja
aruṇa taraṇi kiraṇa gañja
gobinda-dāsa hṛdaya rañja
mañju mañjāra bolanī
TRANSLATION
1) Now Krsna goes to the forest. He is Kamadeva personified, Kamadeva who shoots arrows of flowers. His form is splendid like a monsoon cloud. He bends like the best of dancers. A gentle smile rests on the moon of His face. His eyes set a trap to catch the teenage gopis’ eyes. He play the flute at His bimbe-fruit lips. He enchants the hearts of the three worlds.
2) Flowers adorn His hair, flowers that attract the humming black bees on four sides. His crown is made of peacock feathers. His shark-shaped earrings swing to and fro. His glistening large eyes, eyes that reach almost to his ears, are restless like khanjana birds. The king of jewels glistens at His neck. His pearl necklace sways to and fro.
3) About His waist are a yellow cloth and a belt of jangling links. His gait is graceful and slow, like the king of elephants. His kadamba garland extends to His knees, a garland that maddens the black bees. The soles of His lotus feet are reddish like the dawn. Govinda dasa says: Graceful like a blossoming flower, Lord Krsna delights the heart.