Mandira Bahira Kathina Kapata
Outside the house the door is stiff and hard; the path to walk on is muddy and treacherous.
On top of that, thick clouds swell far across the sky; can her dark-blue cloak keep off the rain?
O beautiful one, how will you make your journey to meet him? Hari stays on the far bank of the Manasa-ganga.
Again and again, with a crashing sound, thunderbolts fall; hearing it, her heart burns and is scorched within.
In all ten directions the lightning spreads and blazes; seeing it, her eyes are startled upward in fear.
Yet if, O beautiful one, you leave your home in this, then for love's sake you will disregard even your own body.
Govinda Dasa says: what further thought remains in this? Can an arrow once loosed be held back, however carefully?
About Mandira Bahira Kathina Kapata
Built entirely from obstacles — a stiff door, mud underfoot, thickening clouds, crashing thunder, lightning splitting the sky in every direction — this Govinda Dasa Kaviraja pada makes the point that none of it can stop Radha, who will disregard even her own body's safety once resolved to meet Krishna.
- Composer
- Govinda Dasa Kaviraja · Read biography
- Verses
- 7
Frequently asked
Who wrote Mandira Bahira Kathina Kapata?
Mandira Bahira Kathina Kapata was composed by Govinda Dasa Kaviraja.
What is the meaning of Mandira Bahira Kathina Kapata?
Outside the house the door is stiff and hard; the path to walk on is muddy and treacherous.
How many verses does Mandira Bahira Kathina Kapata have?
Mandira Bahira Kathina Kapata has 7 verses.
Can I download Mandira Bahira Kathina Kapata as a PPT or PDF?
Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Mandira Bahira Kathina Kapata — verse and translation on each slide — is available to download in both PowerPoint (.pptx) and PDF formats from this page, for use in kirtan or temple programs.