08.001
Sourceनवप्रियकमञ्जरीरचितकर्णपूरश्रियं विनिद्रतरमालतीकलितशेखरेणोज्ज्वलम् । दरोच्छ्वसितयूथिकाग्रथितवल्गुवैकक्षकृत् व्रजे विजयिनं भजे विपिनदेशतः केशवम् ॥ १॥
navapriyakamañjarīracitakarṇapūraśriyaṃ vinidrataramālatīkalitaśekhareṇojjvalam | darocchvasitayūthikāgrathitavalguvaikakṣakṛt vraje vijayinaṃ bhaje vipinadeśataḥ keśavam || 1||
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I worship Keśava, victorious in Vraja as he returns from the forest. Fresh priyaka buds make a splendid ornament for his ear; a crown woven of fully awakened mālatī flowers illumines him, and a lovely crosswise garland of newly opened yūthikā blossoms adorns his body.
08.002
Sourceपिशङ्गि मणिकस्तनि प्रणतशृङ्गि पिङ्गेक्षणे मृदङ्गमुखि धूमले शवलि हंसि वंशीप्रिये । इति स्वसुरभिकुलं तरलमाह्वयन्तं मुदा व्रजे विजयिनं भजे विपिनदेशतः केशवम् ॥ २॥
piśaṅgi maṇikastani praṇataśṛṅgi piṅgekṣaṇe mṛdaṅgamukhi dhūmale śavali haṃsi vaṃśīpriye | iti svasurabhikulaṃ taralamāhvayantaṃ mudā vraje vijayinaṃ bhaje vipinadeśataḥ keśavam || 2||
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‘O Piśaṅgī! O jeweled-uddered one! O cow who bows her horns! O tawny-eyed one! O Mṛdaṅga-faced, smoky-colored, dappled, swanlike, flute-loving cows!’ Joyfully calling his restless herd by such names, Keśava returns victorious from the forest to Vraja. I worship him.
08.003
Sourceघनप्रणयमेदुरान् मधुरनर्मगोष्ठीकला विलासनिलयान् मिलद्विविधवेशविद्योतिनः । सखीन् अखिलसारया पथिषु हासयन्तं गिरा व्रजे विजयिनं भजे विपिनदेशतः केशवम् ॥ ३॥
ghanapraṇayamedurān madhuranarmagoṣṭhīkalā vilāsanilayān miladvividhaveśavidyotinaḥ | sakhīn akhilasārayā pathiṣu hāsayantaṃ girā vraje vijayinaṃ bhaje vipinadeśataḥ keśavam || 3||
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On the pathways he makes all his friends laugh with speech that contains the complete essence of sweet joking. They are abodes of play, dense with profound affection, and shine in their many assembled costumes. I worship Keśava, victorious in Vraja as he returns from the forest.
08.004
Sourceश्रमाम्बुकणिकावलीदरविलीढगण्डान्तरं समूढागिरिधातुभिर्लिखितचारुपत्राङ्कुरम् । उदञ्चदलिमण्डलीद्युतिविडम्बिवक्रालकं व्रजे विजयिनं भजे विपिनदेशतः केशवम् ॥ ४॥
śramāmbukaṇikāvalīdaravilīḍhagaṇḍāntaraṃ samūḍhāgiridhātubhirlikhitacārupatrāṅkuram | udañcadalimaṇḍalīdyutiviḍambivakrālakaṃ vraje vijayinaṃ bhaje vipinadeśataḥ keśavam || 4||
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Drops of perspiration lightly lick the edges of his cheeks; mountain minerals paint lovely leaf-shoot designs upon him; his curling forelocks mock the splendor of rising circles of bees. I worship Keśava, victorious in Vraja as he returns from the forest.
08.005
Sourceनिबद्धनवतर्णकावलिविलोकनोत्कण्ठया नटत्खुरपुटाञ्चलैरलघुभिर्भुवं भिन्दतीम् । कलेन धवलाघटां लघु निवर्तयन्तं पुरो व्रजे विजयिनं भजे विपिनदेशतः केशवम् ॥ ५॥
nibaddhanavatarṇakāvalivilokanotkaṇṭhayā naṭatkhurapuṭāñcalairalaghubhirbhuvaṃ bhindatīm | kalena dhavalāghaṭāṃ laghu nivartayantaṃ puro vraje vijayinaṃ bhaje vipinadeśataḥ keśavam || 5||
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Before him he quickly turns the herd headed by Dhavalā. Eager to see their newly born calves, the cows dance upon the tips of their strong hooves and seem to split the earth. I worship Keśava, victorious in Vraja as he returns from the forest.
08.006
Sourceपद्माङ्कततिभिर्वरां विरचयन्तमध्वश्रियं चलत्तरलनैचिकीनिचयधूलिधूम्रस्रजम् । मरुल्लहरिचञ्चलीकृतदुकूलचूडाञ्चलं व्रजे विजयिनं भजे विपिनदेशतः केशवम् ॥ ६॥
padmāṅkatatibhirvarāṃ viracayantamadhvaśriyaṃ calattaralanaicikīnicayadhūlidhūmrasrajam | marullaharicañcalīkṛtadukūlacūḍāñcalaṃ vraje vijayinaṃ bhaje vipinadeśataḥ keśavam || 6||
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Rows of lotus-marked hoofprints create a lovely ornament upon the road. A smoky garland of dust rises from the moving, restless calves, while waves of wind toss the end of the cloth crowning his head. I worship Keśava, victorious in Vraja as he returns from the forest.
08.007
Sourceविलासमुरलीकलध्वनिभिरुल्लसन्मानसाः क्षणादखिलवल्लवीः पुलकयन्तमन्तर्गृहे । मुहुर्विदधतं हृदि प्रमुदितां च गोष्ठेश्वरीं व्रजे विजयिनं भजे विपिनदेशतः केशवम् ॥ ७॥
vilāsamuralīkaladhvanibhirullasanmānasāḥ kṣaṇādakhilavallavīḥ pulakayantamantargṛhe | muhurvidadhataṃ hṛdi pramuditāṃ ca goṣṭheśvarīṃ vraje vijayinaṃ bhaje vipinadeśataḥ keśavam || 7||
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With the sweet sounds of his playful flute, he makes every cowherd maiden's heart blossom and her skin thrill within the house. Again and again he fills the mistress of the cowherd settlement with joy. I worship Keśava, victorious in Vraja as he returns from the forest.
08.008
Sourceउपेत्य पथि सुन्दरीततिभिराभिरभ्यर्चितं स्मिताङ्कुरकरम्बितैर्नटदपाङ्गभङ्गीशतैः । स्तनस्तवकसञ्चरन्नयनचञ्चरीकाञ्चलं व्रजे विजयिनं भजे विपिनदेशतः केशवम् ॥ ८॥
upetya pathi sundarītatibhirābhirabhyarcitaṃ smitāṅkurakarambitairnaṭadapāṅgabhaṅgīśataiḥ | stanastavakasañcarannayanacañcarīkāñcalaṃ vraje vijayinaṃ bhaje vipinadeśataḥ keśavam || 8||
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Along the path he is worshiped by hosts of beautiful women with hundreds of dancing sidelong gestures mixed with the first shoots of smiles. The bee-tips of their eyes wander over the flower clusters of his chest. I worship Keśava, victorious in Vraja as he returns from the forest.
08.009
Sourceइदं निखिलवल्लवीकुलमहोत्सवोल्लासनं क्रमेण किल यः पुमान् पठति सुष्ठु पद्याष्टकम् । तमुज्ज्वलधियं सदा निजपदारविन्दद्वये रतिं दददचञ्चलां सुखयताद् विशाखासखः ॥ ९॥
idaṃ nikhilavallavīkulamahotsavollāsanaṃ krameṇa kila yaḥ pumān paṭhati suṣṭhu padyāṣṭakam | tamujjvaladhiyaṃ sadā nijapadāravindadvaye ratiṃ dadadacañcalāṃ sukhayatād viśākhāsakhaḥ || 9||
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May Viśākhā's friend gladden the person who carefully recites in sequence these eight verses, which awaken the great festival of the entire company of cowherd maidens. May he grant that bright-minded person steady love for his two lotus feet.
08.010
Sourceइति श्रीरूपगोस्वामिविरचितस्तवमालायां श्रीकेशवाष्टकं सम्पूर्णम् ।
iti śrīrūpagosvāmiviracitastavamālāyāṃ śrīkeśavāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam |
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Thus ends the Śrī Keśavāṣṭakam in the Stava-mālā composed by Śrī Rūpa Goswāmī.