Candana Carcita Nila Kalevara
Song 4
candana-carcita-nīla-kalevara-pīta-vasana-vana-mālī
keli-calan-maṇi-kuṇḍala-maṇḍita-gaṇḍa-yuga-smita-śālī
Lord Krsna wears yellow garments and His lovely, dark complexioned body is decorated with sandalwood paste. While He enjoys loving pastimes with His gopis, His jewel earrings dance over His cheeks as He smiles at them.
harir iha mugdha-vadhū-nikare vilāsini vilāsati kelī -pare
Look Radhe! Look at Krsna's loving and divine lila with all of His surrendered gopis!
pīna-payodhara-bhāra-bhareṇa harim ́ parirabhya sarāgam
gopa-vadhūr anugāyati kācid udañcita-parama-rāgam
One beautiful gopi lovingly smacks Krsna with the heavy weight of her devotion! Then she sings to Him from the fifth scale at a higher octave.
kāpi vilāsa-vilola-vilocana-khelana-janita-manojam
dhyāyati mugdha-vadhūr adhikam
́ madhusūdana-vadana-sarojam
One charmed gopi fixes her love filled gaze upon Krsna's mukharvinda.Aho! Her playful, batting eyes light become lamps of love for Krsna's heart! A gopi attempts to whisper something to Krsna's ear, but ends up kissing His cheek.
kapi kapola -tale militā lapitum ́ kim api śruti-mūle
cāru cucumba nitambavatī dayitam ́ pulakair anukūle
One charmed gopi fixes her love filled gaze upon Krsna's mukharvinda.Aho! Her playful, batting eyes light become lamps of love for Krsna's heart! A gopi attempts to whisper something to Krsna's ear, but ends up kissing His cheek.
keli-kalā-kutukena ca kācid amum ́ yamunā-jala-kūle
mañjula-vañjula-kuñja-gatam ́ vicakarṣa kareṇa dukūle
One haughty gopi grabs hold of Krsna's garments to playfully pull Him into a solitary location beside the Yamuna.
kara-tala-tāla-tarala-valayāvali-kalita-kalasvana-vaṁśe
rāsa- rase saha-nṛtya-parā hariṇa-yuvatī-praśaśaṁse
Another gopi is dancing with the rasa with Krsna. As He plays the flute; she claps her hands making her bracelets sweetly tinkle in time with the music. Seeing her skill, Krsna praises.
śliṣyati kām api cumbati kām api kām api ramayati rāmām
paśyati sa-smita-cāru-tarām aparām anugacchati vāmām
Krsna embraces a gopi, kisses another, and associates with someone else. Then, He eagerly smiles to attract another gopi with His vulnerable eyes. However, noticing a resisting damsel, who is ever more beautiful, He begins pursuing her.
śrī-jayadeva-bhaṇitam idam adbhuta-keśava-keli-rahasyam
vṛndāvana-vipine lalitam ́ vitanotu śubhāni yaśasyam
O reader! Let Jayadeva's description of Sri Kesava's amazing and secret Vrndavana prema keli bring good fortune to you.
Translation
Lord Krsna wears yellow garments and His lovely, dark complexioned body is decorated with sandalwood paste. While He enjoys loving pastimes with His gopis, His jewel earrings dance over His cheeks as He smiles at them.
Look Radhe! Look at Krsna's loving and divine lila with all of His surrendered gopis!
One beautiful gopi lovingly smacks Krsna with the heavy weight of her devotion! Then she sings to Him from the fifth scale at a higher octave.
One charmed gopi fixes her love filled gaze upon Krsna's mukharvinda.Aho! Her playful, batting eyes light become lamps of love for Krsna's heart! A gopi attempts to whisper something to Krsna's ear, but ends up kissing His cheek.
One charmed gopi fixes her love filled gaze upon Krsna's mukharvinda.Aho! Her playful, batting eyes light become lamps of love for Krsna's heart! A gopi attempts to whisper something to Krsna's ear, but ends up kissing His cheek.
One haughty gopi grabs hold of Krsna's garments to playfully pull Him into a solitary location beside the Yamuna.
Another gopi is dancing with the rasa with Krsna. As He plays the flute; she claps her hands making her bracelets sweetly tinkle in time with the music. Seeing her skill, Krsna praises.
Krsna embraces a gopi, kisses another, and associates with someone else. Then, He eagerly smiles to attract another gopi with His vulnerable eyes. However, noticing a resisting damsel, who is ever more beautiful, He begins pursuing her.
Notes
This song is featured in the " Abhay Charan " serial soundtrack. Carnatic musicians sing this composition as a kriti in Ragam Kamavardhani (Raga Puriya Dhanasri in Hindustani) in Adi Tala. This song was featured in a Malayalam film " Ashtapadi " in 1983 sung by Kavalam Sreekumar and music directed by Vidyadharan.