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sajani ko kahe kama ananga keli kadamba tale so rati-nayaka pekhalu nata-bhara-bhanga
Translation

O friend, who says Kama is bodiless? Beneath the kadamba tree I saw that hero of amorous delight standing in his graceful, three-fold bending pose.

cudaka cuda mayura-sikhandaka mandita malati-maleee saurabha unamata bhramari bheramara kata caudike karata jhankare
Translation

Crowning his crown is a peacock feather; he is adorned with a garland of malati blossoms. Intoxicated by its fragrance, swarms of bees hum all around him.

katahu bisama sara nayana tuna bhara sancaru bhana kamane nagari nari marama maha hana-i lekha-i na para-i ane
Translation

Somewhere his eyes are like a quiver laden with terrible arrows; Kama's darting shafts fly out and strike deep into the heroine's heart — it cannot be described to anyone else.

sruti-mule cancala manimaya kundala dolata makara-akara gobinda-dasa ataye anumanala madana-mohana abatara
Translation

At the roots of his ears, restless jeweled earrings shaped like makaras swing to and fro. Thus Govinda dasa concludes with certainty: he is the very incarnation of Madana-mohana, the enchanter of Cupid himself.

About Sajani Ko Kahe Kama Ananga

This pada opens by challenging the very name of Kama-deva, "Ananga" or "the bodiless one" — Govinda dasa Kaviraja insists that Krishna, standing beneath a kadamba tree in his graceful tribhanga pose, is Cupid embodied. The peacock crest wreathed in malati blossoms and ringed by intoxicated bees deepens the picture until his glance becomes an actual arrow of Kama landing in the heroine's heart. The song ends by naming him Madana-mohana, greater even than the love-god whose bodilessness it has just disproved.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Sajani Ko Kahe Kama Ananga?

Sajani Ko Kahe Kama Ananga was composed by Govinda Dasa Kaviraja.

What is the meaning of Sajani Ko Kahe Kama Ananga?

O friend, who says Kama is bodiless? Beneath the kadamba tree I saw that hero of amorous delight standing in his graceful, three-fold bending pose.

How many verses does Sajani Ko Kahe Kama Ananga have?

Sajani Ko Kahe Kama Ananga has 4 verses.

Can I download Sajani Ko Kahe Kama Ananga as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Sajani Ko Kahe Kama Ananga — 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.