Sri Banke Bihari ji ke sawaiya, 27 of 144
छाई कछू हरू आई शरीर में नीर में आई कछू गरुआई। नागरी की नित की जो सधी साई गागरी आज उठ न उठाई॥
छाई कछू हरू आई शरीर में नीर में आई कछू गरुआई। नागरी की नित की जो सधी साई गागरी आज उठ न उठाई॥
In this sawaiya verse by Braj poet Padmakar, a Gopi is asking a tattoo-maker to tattoo several of Krishna’s names on her body, to remember Him better.
२५. तेरी न चेरी न तेरे ददा की, न कोल्हूं में डारि पेराइ देवै हों। खैचत हौ अंचरा गहि कै, फटि हे चुनरी कमरी दे के जै हों॥ टूटेंगे हार हमेल हजार तौ नन्द जसोदा समेत बिकै हों। राजी चहौ दधि खाओ भला वरि आई लला एक बूंद न पैहों॥
आननचन्द सु मन्द हंसी ‘रतनाकर’ माल हिये लहरावत । देखि सखी वह मैन लजावत सांवरो बेनु बजावत आवत ॥ Krishna in Vrindavan :-)
In this bhajan a Gopi of Vrindavan is complaining to Krishna that he doesn’t love her as he does the others: You fill others’ pitchers with water but you leave my pitcher midstream. You take others’ cows to pasture everyday, but my cows are
In this folk song from Vrindavan, Krishna has waylaid a Gopi on her way to Vrindavan to sell fresh yogurt. Krishna asks for some yogurt, over which the above conversation occurs.
When Radha was annoyed with Krishna, Krishna bowed at her feet requesting her for truce. He didn’t really know how to please her. Neither did Radha really know how to show anger, observes the poet.
दीन दयाल सुने जब ते, तब ते मन में कछु ऐसी बसी है । तेरो कहाय के जाऊँ कहाँ, तुम्हरे हित की कटि फेंट कसी है ॥ In this sawaiya verse, Malook says to Krishna: Ever since I’ve heard of your merciful nature, I have surrendered myself to you. Now that
२१. सावन तीज सुहावन कों सखि, सोहैं दुकूल सवै सुख साधा । देखे बनैं कहते न बनैं, उमगै उर में अनुराग अबाधा ॥ प्रेम के हेम हिंडोरन में, सरसै बरसै रस रंग अगाधा । राधिका के हिय झूलत साँवरो, साँवरे के हिय झूलति राधा ॥ This sawaiya
In my next birth, if I am born as a human being, I wish to be born in Gokul as a cowherd boy (so that I get Krishna’s company). If I am born as an animal, I wish I could be a cow in the herd of Nand baba (Krishna’s father) and graze with them. If I