Original · Devanagari
आई ॥२॥ मानत नाहि सुजानकी जातिपरी कछु गुरुता मानकी ॥ बहुत कहीं पै सहीन येको फेरि दई मेरी गई सयानकी ॥१॥ बढ़ोही अंदेसोपर हाथ सँदेसो मित्र मित्रता मिल पहिचानकी ॥ कृपा निवास चलो बलिहारी बूझो रुचि क्यौं न प्यारी प्रानकी ॥ राग अडाना चार ताल सुघर सुजान लाल नेक नैननि सुफल करो बलि देखो प्यारी जानकी ॥ सुकुचि दुरायें गत मदन परयो अकुलात तन कछु बायें हाथ जान परे रुचि प्रान की ॥ नैनन की चपलताई चपकि रही पल- कन सों अलकनि के जारमानो पंजमा कुलान की ॥ जयातिप्रनद निवासकृपा की छविपर झल कनिमान की ॥
Fresh English translation
[The Bihāga song continues:] ‘—to coax?’ (2) ‘The discerning lady does not consent; cleverness has run aground before the gravity of her māna. I said much, but not one thing was accepted; instead, all my own wisdom deserted me. (1) Anxiety only increased, yet the message remains in my hand. Friend recognizes friend when they meet. Kṛpānivāsa says: come—I offer myself to you. Why not understand the inclination of the beloved of your life?’ Rāga Aḍānā, four tālas: ‘Graceful, discerning lover, let your eyes at last bear fruit—look upon beloved Jānakī. Modestly she hides herself; Love has struck, and the body falls restless, life and desire known through the slightest gesture. The quickness of the eyes flashes behind the eyelids, among the tresses as though within a lattice. Victory to this image of Nivāsa's grace, with its flashing semblance of māna.’