Radhika Krsna Radhika Tava Virahe Kesava
AI-drafted translation — pending review
Radha, O Krishna. Radha! O Keshava, this is Radha in her separation from you:
Even the fine necklace resting upon her breast, that girl, her body grown thin, regards as a burden.
Even the moist, soft sandalwood paste upon her body, she looks upon fearfully as if it were poison.
Her breath, though naturally cool and matchless, she now feels burning constantly like the very fire of Cupid.
In every direction she scatters showers of tear-drops, her lotus-eyes like lotuses whose stems have been broken.
She does not let go of her cheek from the palm of her hand, restless like the young crescent moon at evening.
Even a bed of tender leaves that comes within sight of her eyes, she perceives as though transformed into blazing fire.
"Hari, Hari," she murmurs constantly into her own ear, as though bringing about, at will, the very death caused by separation.
May this song, composed by Sri Jayadeva, having brought the listener to the feet of Keshava, grant happiness.
About Radhika Krsna Radhika Tava Virahe Kesava
This ashtapadi from Jayadeva's twelfth-century Gita Govinda is voiced as a sakhi's report to Krishna describing Radha's condition in the pain of separation: her own necklace feels like a burden, sandal paste burns like poison, and her breath scorches like Cupid's fire. Each descriptive couplet is framed by the refrain "Radha, O Krishna -- Radha! This is Radha in her separation from you," a structure typical of Jayadeva's ashtapadis, and the song closes with his customary bhanita dedicating it to Keshava's feet.
Frequently asked
Who wrote Radhika Krsna Radhika Tava Virahe Kesava?
Radhika Krsna Radhika Tava Virahe Kesava was composed by Jayadeva Goswami.
What is the meaning of Radhika Krsna Radhika Tava Virahe Kesava?
Radha, O Krishna. Radha! O Keshava, this is Radha in her separation from you:
How many verses does Radhika Krsna Radhika Tava Virahe Kesava have?
Radhika Krsna Radhika Tava Virahe Kesava has 9 verses.
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Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Radhika Krsna Radhika Tava Virahe Kesava — 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.