Dekho Sakhi Jhulata Yugala Kisora
Behold, O friend, the youthful divine couple swinging together -- a sapphire set in gold, a matchless pair! Lalita and Vishakha happily swing them, both immersed in bliss as they gaze upon each other's faces.
Dense, dark clouds thunder in the sky; the playful companions gather round the swing on every side. Having fashioned the swing with all manner of flowers, the sakhis, lost in bliss, rock the divine couple back and forth.
The sakhis swing them, clapping their hands; the sweet-faced Radha says, "Be careful, my beloved, lest you fall!" Their garments slip loose, beads of sweat appear -- and it seems as though nectar streams down from their two moon-like faces.
Seeing the fatigue of the divine couple, all the sakhis take up camara fans to serve them; the bees and cuckoos, perched on the branches of the trees, lovingly call out "Jaya Radha-Krishna, Radha-Krishna." Jagannatha Dasa says: when will that blessed day come when I, together with the sakhis, will behold the two of them in the forest?
About Dekho Sakhi Jhulata Yugala Kisora
A jhulan-yatra (swing-festival) pada of Jagannatha Dasa Babaji, the nineteenth-century Gaudiya Vaishnava saint of Kolerganj famed for his absorption in manjari-bhava, describing Radha and Krishna swung together on a flower-decked swing by Lalita and Vishakha as monsoon clouds gather and thunder overhead, while bees and cuckoos in the trees call out their names through the night.
- Composer
- Jagannatha Dasa Babaji
- Verses
- 4
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Dekho Sakhi Jhulata Yugala Kisora was composed by Jagannatha Dasa Babaji.
What is the meaning of Dekho Sakhi Jhulata Yugala Kisora?
Behold, O friend, the youthful divine couple swinging together -- a sapphire set in gold, a matchless pair! Lalita and Vishakha happily swing them, both immersed in bliss as they gaze upon each other's faces.
How many verses does Dekho Sakhi Jhulata Yugala Kisora have?
Dekho Sakhi Jhulata Yugala Kisora has 4 verses.
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