Shyāmā-Shyām dhām Vṛindāvan, saras prēm-ras vipin bahāvat.
Radha Krishna are outpouring the supreme Bliss of raas in Vrindavan.
Yāmini sharad, saṅg Braj bhāmini, abhirāmini dhuni venu bajāvat.
With uncountable Gopis of Braj, on the Sharad Poornima night, Shree Krishna is playing soul-catching notes on His flute.
Jehi suni, taji anahad dhuni gyānī, jāni samādhi upādhi bhulāvat.
Hearing that, gyani Saints abandoned their relishment of the Divine sound, anahad nad, and relinquished their samadhi state, considering them to be an obstacle in the enjoyment of the sound of Krishna’s flute.
Divya vilās rās-ras khelat, Lāl-Lādlī nāchat gāvat.
Radha and Krishna are Both singing and dancing, and, at the same time They are also doing the Divine leelas of intimate nature.
Urajhat ut kuṇḍal alakani, it, besar vanmālahiṁ urajhāvat.
(Suddenly, during the movement of the dance as They come close together, Their adornments entangled and They came to a standstill). That side, Krishna’s ear ornament got entangled with the tresses of Radha Rani, and on this side, Radha’s besar with Krishna’s got entangled with Krishna’s banmala.
Hiya hulās kachhu hās Yugalvar, Lāl Yugal nij kar surjhāvat.
This rejoiced halt thrilled Their hearts, and Both, Lal and Lali, (standing very close) are unentangling each other’s ornament with Their hands.
Piya tanu lakhi pratibiṃb Priyā nij, jāni ān tiya mān baṛhāvat.
ishna’s peetambar had slipped down from His chest during this period and so, the natural shiny glow of Krishna’s body showed the reflection of Radha’s face on it as Her face was quite close to His chest.) When Radha noticed the female figure on Krishna’s body (out of Her extreme innocent lovingness) She considered it to be some other woman, and then She did maan.
Uṭhi risāy chali kaṭu subhāy Lali, kar dhari chibuk bhṛikuṭi bal lāvat.
Lali Radha became irritated. She moved away and sat at another place, holding Her chin on Her palm and arching Her eyebrows in anger.
Lai Lalitā sakhī ati sabhīt piya, sajal-nayan kar jori manāvat.
(Krishna had no clue of this sudden happening. He thought probably some of His actions might have annoyed Her.) So, taking Lalita with Him, Krishna comes to Radha and, with folded hands and tears in His eyes and with a trembling heart, He propitiates Her to be appeased.”
Phiri baiṭhīṁ mukh mori kahati, “Ur dhari kou tiya ab mo ḍhig āvat.”
Radha moved Her body, and turning Her face to the other side, She angrily says, “Holding some other woman in Your heart You are again coming to Me!”
Baṛ asamaṇjas kahi na jāy kachhu, ṭhāṛho Giridhar dṛig barasāvat.
Perplexed, Giridhar Krishan is in a fix. He doesn’t know what to do now. With trickling tears, He is simply standing. (Lalita had to think fast. She discovered that shiny glow of Krishna’s bodv holds the reflection of the person standing close by. She thought that Radha would have seen the faint outline of Her own face on Krishna’s chest and would have thought that Krishna was dancing with Her and remembering some other woman in His heart, and that could be the reason for Her maan.)
Lalitā budhi-bal Lāl oṛhanī, oṛhi Lāl duti-deh durāvat.
(Knowing this, She quickly took off her choonari.) With the help of Lalita, Krishn used Her pink choonari to hide the glow of His body.
Lakhi ‘Kripalu’ tirachhe dṛig Radhe, haṁsi nij priyatam kaṇṭh lagāvat.
Radha, looking sidelong to Krishna (and not seeing that image again), felt happy. She smiled, got up, and lovingly hugged Her beloved Krishna.
Live recorded kirtan during the 2026 Sadhana Shivir from Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani Temple of JKP Radha Madhav Dham, Austin, TX.
Song Credits:
Song - श्यामा-श्याम धाम वृंदावन, सरस प्रेम-रस विपिन बहावत । śhyāmā-śhyāma dhāma-vṛindāvana, sarasa prema-rasa vipina bahāvata
Singer - Chirag Bhaiya
Composer - Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj
Lyrics Composer - Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj
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