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Gīta-govinda · Sarga 9 of 12

Languishing Mukunda

Unit 9 of 12Gīta-govinda 9.1Gīta-govinda 9.1111 source entries

Gīta-govinda 9.1

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तम् अथ मन्मथ-खिन्नां रति-रभस-भिन्नां विषाद-सम्पन्नाम् अनुचिन्तित-हरि-चरितां कलहान्तरितम् उवाच रहसि सखी

tam atha manmatha-khinnāṁ rati-rabhasa-bhinnāṁ viṣāda-sampannām anucintita-hari-caritāṁ kalahāntaritam uvāca rahasi sakhī

English translation

To her so separated, passion-broken, hurt by Hari, then the girlfriend said:

Gīta-govinda 9.2

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हरिर् अभिसरति वहति मधु-पवने । किम् अपरम् अधिक-सुखं सखि भवने माधवे मा कुरु मानिनि मानम् अये ॥ध्रुव-पदम् ॥

harir abhisarati vahati madhu-pavane | kim aparam adhika-sukhaṁ sakhi bhavane mādhave mā kuru mānini mānam aye ||dhruva-padam ||

English translation

Hari's speaking is as first month breezes; what further pleasure can there be, my friend? Why scorn the purposes of Mādhava?

Prabandha 18 · gurjarī-rāga-yati-tālābhyāṁ gīyate

Gīta-govinda 9.3

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ताल-फलाद् अपि गुरुम् अतिसरसम् । किं विफली-कुरुषे कुच-कलशम्

tāla-phalād api gurum atisarasam | kiṁ viphalī-kuruṣe kuca-kalaśam

English translation

In essence fuller than the fan-palm fruit, why won't you press on him those pitcher breasts? Why scorn the purposes of Mādhava?

Prabandha 18 · gurjarī-rāga-yati-tālābhyāṁ gīyate

Gīta-govinda 9.4

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कति न कथितम् इदम् अनुपदम् अचिरम् । मा परिहर हरिम् अतीशय-रुचिरम्

kati na kathitam idam anupadam aciram | mā parihara harim atīśaya-ruciram

English translation

How soon and many times, must I repeat: do not withhold yourself from Hari's gifts. Why scorn the purposes of Mādhava?

Prabandha 18 · gurjarī-rāga-yati-tālābhyāṁ gīyate

Gīta-govinda 9.5

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किम् इति विषीदसि रोदिषि विकला । विहसति युवती-सभा तव सकला

kim iti viṣīdasi rodiṣi vikalā | vihasati yuvatī-sabhā tava sakalā

English translation

Why such a spectacle of prostrate grieving? Your whole community of girls is laughing. Why scorn the purposes of Mādhava?

Prabandha 18 · gurjarī-rāga-yati-tālābhyāṁ gīyate

Gīta-govinda 9.6

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सजल-नलिनी-दल-शीतल-शयने । हरिम् अवलोकय सफलय नयने

sajala-nalinī-dala-śītala-śayane | harim avalokaya saphalaya nayane

English translation

A bed of cool and watery lotus leaves has Hari: feast on what your eyes have seen. Why scorn the purposes of Mādhava?

Prabandha 18 · gurjarī-rāga-yati-tālābhyāṁ gīyate

Gīta-govinda 9.7

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जनयसि मनसि किम् इति गुरु-खेदम् । शृणु मम वचनम् अनीहित-भेदम्

janayasi manasi kim iti guru-khedam | śṛṇu mama vacanam anīhita-bhedam

English translation

Why conjure up such heavy thoughts, but hear the words on senseless partings I must bear. Why scorn the purposes of Mādhava?

Prabandha 18 · gurjarī-rāga-yati-tālābhyāṁ gīyate

Gīta-govinda 9.8

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हरिर् उपयातु वदतु बहु-मधुरम् । किम् इति करोषि हृदयम् अतिविधुरम्

harir upayātu vadatu bahu-madhuram | kim iti karoṣi hṛdayam atividhuram

English translation

When Hari comes to speak melodiously why would you make your heart so solitary? Why scorn the purposes of Mādhava?

Prabandha 18 · gurjarī-rāga-yati-tālābhyāṁ gīyate

Gīta-govinda 9.9

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श्री-जयदेव-भणितम् अतिललितं । सुखयतु रसिक-जनं हरि-चरितं

śrī-jayadeva-bhaṇitam atilalitaṁ | sukhayatu rasika-janaṁ hari-caritaṁ

English translation

Let Hari’s amorousness so well expressed by Jayadeva move the man of taste. Why scorn the purposes of Mādhava?

Prabandha 18 · gurjarī-rāga-yati-tālābhyāṁ gīyate

Gīta-govinda 9.10

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स्निग्धे यत् परुषासि प्रणमति स्तब्धासि यद् रागिणि द्वेषस्थासि यद् उन्मुखे विमुखतां यातासि तस्मिन् प्रिये । तद् युक्तं विपरीत-कारिणि तव श्री-खण्ड-चर्चा विषं शीतांशुस् तपनो हिमं हुतवहः क्रीडा-मुदो यातनाः

snigdhe yat paruṣāsi praṇamati stabdhāsi yad rāgiṇi dveṣasthāsi yad unmukhe vimukhatāṁ yātāsi tasmin priye | tad yuktaṁ viparīta-kāriṇi tava śrī-khaṇḍa-carcā viṣaṁ śītāṁśus tapano himaṁ hutavahaḥ krīḍā-mudo yātanāḥ

English translation

He's friendly. Bows. You are unmoved. He lifts his face, you turn away. Perverse, you make of sandal-paste a poison, frost a fire, moon's coolness sun, and love affliction.

Prabandha 18 · gurjarī-rāga-yati-tālābhyāṁ gīyate

Gīta-govinda 9.11

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सान्द्रानन्द-पुरं-दरादि-दिविषद्-वृन्दैर् अमन्दादराद् आनम्रैर् मुकुटेन्द्र-नील-मणिभिः सन्दर्शितेन्दिवरम् । स्वच्छन्दं मकरन्द-सुन्दर-गलन्-मन्दाकिनी-मेदुरं श्री-गोविन्द-पदारविन्दम् अशुभ-स्कन्दाय वन्दामहे

sāndrānanda-puraṁ-darādi-diviṣad-vṛndair amandādarād ānamrair mukuṭendra-nīla-maṇibhiḥ sandarśitendivaram | svacchandaṁ makaranda-sundara-galan-mandākinī-meduraṁ śrī-govinda-padāravindam aśubha-skandāya vandāmahe

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Fresh editorial translation from the Gīta-govinda root text, corrected edition 2.00 authority

We bow to Śrī Govinda’s lotus feet, that they may break the mass of all inauspiciousness. Indra and hosts of gods bend before them with deep reverence; the blue jewels of their crowns seem to display blue lotuses, while the freely flowing, honey-sweet Mandākinī makes those feet luxuriantly radiant.

Prabandha 18 · gurjarī-rāga-yati-tālābhyāṁ gīyate