Rādhe! Kabe Niśi Avasāne
Niśānta-līlā, Part 1 — Pastimes at the End of Night
O Rādhe! When will that time come when, after the night draws to an end, in this forest bower of Vraja, leaving sleep aside, I will wake up and see You with Śyāma, sleeping in a state of unconsciousness, resting on a bed of tender leaves?
Gaurī and Śyāma adorn each other in Their mutual embrace, and seeing Them resting, the minds of the sakhīs are charmed. In the depth of that forest bower, hundreds of jewelled lamps shine brightly which enriches the beauty of Their forms.
Seeing the beauty of both of Them, in a Supremely blissful state of mind, I will describe that blissful union – ‘Look! Look! O sakhīs!’ and become unconscious with prema! Thus I will consider this to be my own good fortune.
But when the sun rises, everybody will become afraid since the rivals will come to know of this rasa. Although nobody wants this blissful pastime of union to stop, if it does not end, it will become distasteful.
About Rādhe! Kabe Niśi Avasāne
The cycle opens at the last watch of night: the maidservant wakes in a Vraja grove to find Rādhā and Śyāma still asleep on a bed of tender leaves, lit by a hundred jewelled lamps, and already fears that sunrise will reveal the secret to their rivals.
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- Bhaktivinoda Thakura · Read biography
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- Seva Lalasa
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Frequently asked
Who wrote Rādhe! Kabe Niśi Avasāne?
Rādhe! Kabe Niśi Avasāne was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Seva Lalasa.
What is the meaning of Rādhe! Kabe Niśi Avasāne?
O Rādhe! When will that time come when, after the night draws to an end, in this forest bower of Vraja, leaving sleep aside, I will wake up and see You with Śyāma, sleeping in a state of unconsciousness, resting on a bed of tender leaves?
How many verses does Rādhe! Kabe Niśi Avasāne have?
Rādhe! Kabe Niśi Avasāne has 4 verses.
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