Original · Devanagari
गाजे राग सखीजन गायेरी ॥१॥ सजल अलक दोउ पोंछ परस्पर रंग बिलोकत मधु मुसकयेरी ॥ कृपा निवास श्रीराम रसिक सिया नैन कछुक अलसायेरी ॥ राग परज मूल ताल ॥ भोग समय सिय पिय रुचिताई ॥ सर्दै समय सजि सखी चतुरतर रंजित थार चौकी मनि ल्याई ॥ पै मिश्रत ओदने सित मिश्री सर्द मसाले सोज बनाई ॥ जे जे रुचि उपजति मन भावन तेते बिंजन चाख चढ़ाई ॥२॥ जीमत रोकि लोलति करि बोल बोल सहचरि नियराई । नीर नवछ झरी भरी झारी प्यावति पिय प्यारी उरभाई ॥३॥ करि आचवन ले शेष चली सब कृपा जीमाय सकल जुरिआई ॥ कृपानिवास
Fresh English translation
[The Kāliṅgaḍā adornment-song continues:] ‘—the instruments resound and the companions sing.’ (1) ‘They wipe one another's wet locks, gaze upon each other's beauty, and smile sweetly. Kṛpānivāsa says: rasika Śrī Rāma and Sīyā look on, their eyes slightly languid.’ Rāga Paraja, mūla tāla: ‘At mealtime Sīyā and her beloved take delight. At the cool hour the very clever companions arrange a decorated platter and bring a jeweled stool. They prepare mixed rice with white sugar-candy and cooling spices. Whatever flavor arises in the beloved's heart, that dish they taste and offer.’ (2) ‘As they eat, the companions playfully detain them and draw near, speaking again and again. The beloved girl, cherished in his heart, gives her lover fresh water from a brimming ewer.’ (3) ‘After rinsing, they take the remainder; all the assembled companions eat by grace. Kṛpānivāsa—’ [the song continues on the next page].