Ei Ta Vrndavana Pathe
This is indeed the path through Vrindavana forest, along which we pass to and fro, day after day.
You stand there with your hand out for gold — who are you? No one speaks to us like this.
Seeing you like this, we ask further: what sort of toll is it that Kanai wants from us?
We carry with us only baskets of ghee — why then make such a great commotion over it?
You are, after all, the young prince of Vraja — why would you stoop to doing such an improper thing?
Set aside your laughing and your joking — so speaks Govinda Dasa.
About Ei Ta Vrndavana Pathe
A dana-lila pada by Govinda Dasa Kaviraja, belonging to the well-loved genre in which Krishna waylays the milkmaids of Vraja on the forest path to Mathura and demands a toll from their baskets of ghee. Here the verses are voiced as the gopis' own half-teasing, half-indignant protest to the 'young prince of Vraja' who blocks their way.
- Composer
- Govinda Dasa Kaviraja · Read biography
- Verses
- 6
Frequently asked
Who wrote Ei Ta Vrndavana Pathe?
Ei Ta Vrndavana Pathe was composed by Govinda Dasa Kaviraja.
What is the meaning of Ei Ta Vrndavana Pathe?
This is indeed the path through Vrindavana forest, along which we pass to and fro, day after day.
How many verses does Ei Ta Vrndavana Pathe have?
Ei Ta Vrndavana Pathe has 6 verses.
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