Gahana Birahaka Lagi
On account of deep separation, He passes the whole night awake, waiting for the dawn.
He does nothing but meditate upon you; without you Kana (Krishna) is utterly distraught.
Mistaking His cool yellow cloth for you, He takes it into His arms and embraces it.
Not obtaining the touch of that love, He falls unconscious and rolls on the ground.
Waves of passion rise in His mind, and again and again He twists His limbs.
He speaks only in a voice choked with feeling. Govinda Dasa cannot understand what has happened to Him.
About Gahana Birahaka Lagi
A viraha pada by Govinda Dasa Kaviraja cataloguing Radha's night of separation from Krishna — sleeplessness, delirium so total that she embraces his yellow shawl mistaking it for him, and fainting upon the ground — closing with the poet's own admission that her choked, half-formed words defy full expression, a self-aware touch typical of his padavali.
- Composer
- Govinda Dasa Kaviraja · Read biography
- Verses
- 6
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Who wrote Gahana Birahaka Lagi?
Gahana Birahaka Lagi was composed by Govinda Dasa Kaviraja.
What is the meaning of Gahana Birahaka Lagi?
On account of deep separation, He passes the whole night awake, waiting for the dawn.
How many verses does Gahana Birahaka Lagi have?
Gahana Birahaka Lagi has 6 verses.
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