Joga Pīṭhopari Sthita Aṣṭa Sakhī Subeṣṭita
b — (Daśakuśī)
joga-pīṭhopari-sthita aṣṭa-sakhī-subeṣṭita
bṛndāraṇye kadamba-kānane
rādhā-saha baṁśī-dhārī biśwa-jana-citta-hārī
prāṇa mora tāhāra caraṇe
joga-pīṭhopari-sthita - staying in the yoga-pitha; aṣṭa-sakhī - by eight friends; subeṣṭita - surrounded; bṛndāraṇye - in Vṛndāvana; kadamba-kānane - ina kadama forest;
rādhā-saha - with Rādhā; baṁśī-dhārī - playign the flute; biśwa - of the world; jana - of the people; citta - the hearts;
hārī - charming; prāṇa - life; mora - of me; tāhāra - ofHim; caraṇe - the feet.
Staying in the yoga-pīṭha in a kadamba grove in Vṛndāvana, surrounded by the eight sakhīs, and with Rādhā at His side, Lord Kṛṣṇa, who charms the hearts of the whole world, plays the flute. I place my life at His feet.
sakhī-ājñā-mata kori doṅhāra sebana
pālya-dāsī sadā bhābi doṅhāra caraṇa
sakhī - of the sakhis; ājñā - the order; mata - following; kori - I do; doṅhāra - of the divine couple; sebana - service;pālya-
dāsī - a maidservant; sadā - always; bhābi - I remember; doṅhāra - of the divine couple; caraṇa - thefeet..
Following the sakhī's commands, I serve the feet of the divine couple. I, Their maidsrrvant, always meditate on the divine couple's feet.
kabhu kṛpā kori' mama hasta dhori'
madhura bacana bole
tāmbūla loiyā khāya dui jane
mālā loya kutūhale
kabhu - when; kṛpā - mercy; kori' - doing; mama - of me; hasta - hand; dhori' - holding; madhura - sweet;bacana - words; bole - speak; tāmbūla - betenluts; loiyā - accepting; khāya - chew;dui - two; jane - persons; mālā - garlkand; loya - accepting; kutūhale - with joy.
Sometimes They hold my hand and speak sweet words. Very happily Theyaccept the garlands I offer and chew the betelnuts I bring.
adarśana hoya kakhona ki chale
nā dekhiyā doṅhe hoya jwale
adarśana - not seeing; hoya - is; kakhona - sometimes;ki - what?; chale - by a trick; nā - not; dekhiyā - seeing; doṅhe - thedivine couple; hoya - is; jwale - burns.
Sometimes They play a trick and I cannot see Them. Not seeing Them, I burn with fever.
jekhane sekhane thākuka du' jane
āmi to' caraṇa-dāsī
milane ānanda birohe jātanā
sakala samāna bāsi
jekhane - who; sekhane - they; thākuka - may stay;du' - two; jane - persons; āmi - I; to' caraṇa-
dāsī - the maidservant of Their feet; milane - in meeting;ānanda - bliss; birohe - in separation; jātanā - torment; sakala - always; samāna - the same; bāsi - I stay.
I am always the maidservant at Their feet. The joy of meeting Them and the agony of separation from Them are all the same to me.
Rādhā Kṛṣṇa prāṇa mora jībane maraṇe
more rākhi' māri' sukhe thākuka du' jane
Rādhā Kṛṣṇa - Rādhā Kṛṣṇa; prāṇa - life; mora - ofme; jībane - in life; maraṇe - in death; more - to me; rākhi' - protecting; māri' - killing; sukhe - in happiness; thākuka - may stay;du' - two; jane - persons.
Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are my life. Whether I live or die, whether They save me or kill me, I pray They will always be happy.
bhakatibinoda āna nāhi jane
porḍi nija-sakhī pāya
rādhikāra gaṇe thākiyā satata
jugala-caraṇa cāya
bhakatibinoda - Bhaktivinoda; āna - another; nāhi - not; jane - knows; porḍi - I fall; nija-sakhī - own friend;pāya - attaining; rādhikāra - of Rādhā; gaṇe - in the group; thākiyā - staying; satata - always; jugala - of the divine couple; caraṇa - the feet; cāya - desires.
Bhaktivinoda knows nothing but Them. Falling down before them, she joins the sakhīs. Always staying in Rādhā's group, she desires only the feet of the divine couple.
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Joga Pīṭhopari Sthita Aṣṭa Sakhī Subeṣṭita was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.
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Joga Pīṭhopari Sthita Aṣṭa Sakhī Subeṣṭita has 7 verses.