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राम

Jīvārāma Yugalapriyā · Pad 75

राग मलार · ध्रुपद चौताल

Rasika Rama swings with Siya

Unit 75 of 115 · printed source page 14

Original · Devanagari

झूलत रसिक राम श्याम सुखधाम सियाजू रँगीली बाम झूलति उमंग में। तैसी चन्द्रकला विमला कमला चन्द्रावतीजू चन्द्रा अनूप तान गान की प्रसंग में॥ आई सुरबासिनि बिलासिनि सियाजू की बिभव बिलास देखि थकी छकी रंग पे। युगलप्रिया जाचे रसिकजनन संग साँचे पहिर समाचे राचै पाएँ निज अंग में॥

Fresh English translation

Rasika dark Rama, abode of joy, swings in delight with colourful Siya at his left. Chandrakala, Vimala, Kamala, Chandravati and Chandra answer with incomparable melody and song. A celestial woman comes, but seeing Siya's luxuriant splendour she is stunned and exhausted by its colour. Yugalapriya asks only to join true rasikas, wear their proper way and become dyed in it throughout her own being.