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Jīvārāma Yugalapriyā · Pad 36

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The Beloveds play Holī together

Unit 36 of 115 · printed source page 8

Original · Devanagari

होरी खेलत प्यारो प्यारी के संग मिलि धाय धाय। दशरथनन्दन जनकनन्दनी बढ़े प्रीति अति गाय गाय॥ श्याम गौर अंग अंगन छवि पर घन दामिनि उपमा लजाय। बिपिन प्रमोद संग ललना गन युगलप्रिया मन भाय भाय॥

Fresh English translation

The Beloved plays Holi with his Beloved, running together again and again. Dasharatha's son and Janaka's daughter grow ever deeper in love as they sing. The cloud-and-lightning image is ashamed before the beauty of their dark and fair limbs. In Pramodavana with the young companions, they delight Yugalapriya's heart again and again.