Rādhe! Yāvaṭe Śrī Ratna Mandira Mājhe
Niśānta-līlā, Part 4 — Pastimes at the End of Night
O Rādhe! In Yāvaṭa, in the midst of the gem-studded temple, a large bedstead is beautifully situated, which is very attractive. When the sun rises, then I will take You and make You sleep on that splendid bed.
The happenings of the night are not brought up, for what is the benefit for others to know? This is what the group of sakhīs feel. They will go to their own homes, and this maidservant will then go to sleep. Paurṇamāsī will remain anxious.
The pastimes in the forest bowers will remain hidden and everyone will continue to sleep. When the sun rises in the morning, following the proper standards, I will wake up and perform the household chores such as cleaning etc. Then I will arrange all the clothes.
In the rasa of remembrance of the pastimes within the forest bowers, and being drowned under the subjugation of prema, I will call out, ‘O Rādhe! O Rādhe!’ My body will become numb and nobody will understand my mind. I will then wake You up from Your slumber.
About Rādhe! Yāvaṭe Śrī Ratna Mandira Mājhe
Back in Yāvaṭa before anyone wakes, the maidservant lays Rādhā on her bed, sweeps the house as if nothing had happened and keeps the night's pastimes secret, only to break down calling "Hā Rādhe!" as the memory overwhelms her.
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Rādhe! Yāvaṭe Śrī Ratna Mandira Mājhe was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Seva Lalasa.
What is the meaning of Rādhe! Yāvaṭe Śrī Ratna Mandira Mājhe?
O Rādhe! In Yāvaṭa, in the midst of the gem-studded temple, a large bedstead is beautifully situated, which is very attractive. When the sun rises, then I will take You and make You sleep on that splendid bed.
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Rādhe! Yāvaṭe Śrī Ratna Mandira Mājhe has 4 verses.
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