Premavāṭikā 41
Sourceस्वारथमूल अशुद्ध त्यों, शुद्ध स्वभावनुकूल। नारदादि प्रस्तार करि, कियौ जाहि को तूल
svārathamūla aśuddha tyoṃ, śuddha svabhāvanukūla| nāradādi prastāra kari, kiyau jāhi ko tūla
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The impure is rooted in self-interest; the pure accords with one’s deepest nature. Nārada and others expanded upon this distinction and weighed its measure.
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Premavāṭikā 42
Sourceरसमय स्वाभाविक बिना, स्वारथ अचल महान। सदा एकरस शुद्ध सोइ, प्रेम अहै रसखान
rasamaya svābhāvika binā, svāratha acala mahāna| sadā ekarasa śuddha soi, prema ahai rasakhāna
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Full of nectar, natural, free from self-interest, unwavering, and great; always of one flavor and pure—that is love, says Rasakhān.
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Premavāṭikā 43
Sourceजातें उपजत प्रेम सोइ, बीज कहावत प्रेम। जामें उपजत प्रेम सोइ, क्षेत्र कहावत प्रेम
jāteṃ upajata prema soi, bīja kahāvata prema| jāmeṃ upajata prema soi, kṣetra kahāvata prema
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That from which love arises is called love’s seed. That within which love arises is called love’s field.
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Premavāṭikā 44
Sourceजातें पनपत बढ़त अरु, फूलत फलत महान। सो सब प्रेमहिं प्रेम यह, कहत रसिक रसखान
jāteṃ panapata bar̤hata aru, phūlata phalata mahāna| so saba premahiṃ prema yaha, kahata rasika rasakhāna
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That by which it sprouts, grows, flowers, and bears abundant fruit— all of that is love through love alone, declares the connoisseur Rasakhān.
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Premavāṭikā 45
Sourceवही बीज अंकुर वही, सेक वही आधार। डाल पात फल फूल सब, वही प्रेम सुखसार
vahī bīja aṃkura vahī, seka vahī ādhāra| ḍāla pāta phala phūla saba, vahī prema sukhasāra
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It is the seed and the sprout, the watering and support; every branch, leaf, fruit, and flower—love alone is the essence of happiness.
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Premavāṭikā 46
Sourceजो जातें जामैं बहुरि, जा हित कहियत बेस। सो सब प्रेमहिं प्रेम है, जग रसखान असेस
jo jāteṃ jāmaiṃ bahuri, jā hita kahiyata besa| so saba premahiṃ prema hai, jaga rasakhāna asesa
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That from which, within which, and for whose sake the many forms arise— all of it is love through love alone, says Rasakhān: the whole world without remainder.
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Premavāṭikā 47
Sourceकारज कारन रूप यह, प्रेम अहै रसखान। कर्ता कर्म क्रिया करन, आपहि प्रेम बखान
kāraja kārana rūpa yaha, prema ahai rasakhāna| kartā karma kriyā karana, āpahi prema bakhāna
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It is both effect and cause—this is love, says Rasakhān. Agent, object, action, and instrument: love itself is declared to be them all.
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Premavāṭikā 48
Sourceदेखि गदर हित-साहिबी, दिल्ली नगर मसान। छिनहि बादसा-बंस की, ठसक छोरि रसखान
dekhi gadara hita-sāhibī, dillī nagara masāna| chinahi bādasā-baṃsa kī, ṭhasaka chori rasakhāna
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Seeing the violence of imperial ambition turn the city of Delhi into a cremation ground, Rasakhān abandoned in an instant the pomp and pride of royal dynasties.
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Premavāṭikā 49
Sourceप्रेम-निकेतन श्रीबनहि, आइ गोबर्धन धाम। लह्यौ सरन चित चाहिकै, जुगल सरूप ललाम
prema-niketana śrībanahi, āi gobardhana dhāma| lahyau sarana cita cāhikai, jugala sarūpa lalāma
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He came to holy Vṛndāvana, love’s dwelling, and to the sanctuary of Govardhana. With all his heart he took refuge in the supreme beauty of the Divine Couple.
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Premavāṭikā 50
Sourceतोरि मानिनी तें हियो, फोरि मोहिनी-मान। प्रेम देव की छविहि लखि, भए मियाँ रसखान
tori māninī teṃ hiyo, phori mohinī-māna| prema deva kī chavihi lakhi, bhae miyā~ rasakhāna
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Breaking away from the prideful beloved, shattering enchantment’s conceit, and beholding the beauty of love’s divinity, the gentleman became Rasakhān.
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Premavāṭikā 51
Sourceबिधु सागर रस इंदु सुभ, बरस सरस रसखानि। प्रेमबाटिका रचि रुचिर, चिर हिय हरख बखान
bidhu sāgara rasa iṃdu subha, barasa sarasa rasakhāni| premabāṭikā raci rucira, cira hiya harakha bakhāna
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Moon of the ocean of nectar, pour down delightful sweetness, Rasakhān. Having fashioned this lovely Garden of Love, proclaim the heart’s enduring joy.
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Premavāṭikā 52
Sourceअरपी श्री हरिचरन जुग पदुमपराग निहार। बिचरहिं या मैं रसिकबर, मधुकर निकर अपार
arapī śrī haricarana juga padumaparāga nihāra| bicarahiṃ yā maiṃ rasikabara, madhukara nikara apāra
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It is offered to the twin lotus feet of glorious Hari—behold their pollen. May the finest connoisseurs wander here like innumerable swarms of honeybees.
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Premavāṭikā 53
Sourceशेष पूरन राधामाधव सखिन संग बिहरत कुंज लुटीर। रसिकराज रसखानि जहँ कूजत कोइल कीर
śeṣa pūrana rādhāmādhava sakhina saṃga biharata kuṃja luṭīra| rasikarāja rasakhāni jaha~ kūjata koila kīra
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The remainder is fulfilled: Rādhā and Mādhava wander with the sakhīs through cottage-bowers, where cuckoos and parrots sing and the connoisseur-king Rasakhān abides.
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