Aichana Bacana Kahala
Song 77
aichana
bacana kahala yaba kāna braja-ramaṇī-gaṇa
sajala nayāna
When Lord Krsna spoke these words, tears flowed from the gopis' eyes.
ṭutāla
sabahu manoratha karaṇī abanata
ānane nakhe likhu dharaṇī
The gopis' desires were all broken into pieces. The gopīs bowed their heads. With their toenails they scratched the ground.
ākula
antara gadagada kaha-i akaruṇa
bacana biśikha nāhi saha-i
Their hearts were overcome. They spoke broken words in choked voices. They could not bear Krsna's cruel sharp words.
śuna
śuna su-kapaṭa śyāmara canda kaiche
kahasi tuhu iha anubandha
"Listen. Listen, O cruel dark moon Krsna. Why do You speak these words?
bhāṅgahi
kula-śīla muralīka-gāne kiṅkiṇī-gaṇa
janu keśa dhari āne
"Your flute music broke our saintliness into pieces. Now we are Your maidservants. It is You who hold us by the hair.
aba
kaha kapaṭe dharama-yuta bola dhārmika
haraye kiye kumārī nicola
"Now You speak these crooked words of pretended dharma. How can a saintly girl remove even her cloak in front of You?
tohe
soṁpita jība tuyā rasa pāba tuyā
pada choḍi aba ko kāṁhā yāba
"We have given our lives to You. We yearn to taste the nectar of Your company. Where will we go if we leave Your feet?"
etahu
kahata braja-yubatī mela śuni
nanda-nandana haraṣita bhela
These words the girls of Vraja spoke. Hearing them, Lord Krsna became happy.
kabi
parasāda tahi karaye bilāsa ānande
nirakhaye gobinda-dāsa
By the mercy of a saintly poet (Srīla Sukadeva Goswami), Govinda dasa joyfully watches these pastimes.
Translation
When Lord Krsna spoke these words, tears flowed from the gopis' eyes.
The gopis' desires were all broken into pieces. The gopīs bowed their heads. With their toenails they scratched the ground.
Their hearts were overcome. They spoke broken words in choked voices. They could not bear Krsna's cruel sharp words.
"Listen. Listen, O cruel dark moon Krsna. Why do You speak these words?
"Your flute music broke our saintliness into pieces. Now we are Your maidservants. It is You who hold us by the hair.
"Now You speak these crooked words of pretended dharma. How can a saintly girl remove even her cloak in front of You?
"We have given our lives to You. We yearn to taste the nectar of Your company. Where will we go if we leave Your feet?"
These words the girls of Vraja spoke. Hearing them, Lord Krsna became happy.
By the mercy of a saintly poet (Srīla Sukadeva Goswami), Govinda dasa joyfully watches these pastimes.
Notes
This song is sung in Raga Dhanasri.