Śata Koṭi Gopī Mādhaba Mana
śata-koṭi gopī mādhaba-mana
rākhite nārilo kori' jatana
śata - hundreds; koṭi - and millions; gopī - of gopīs; mādhaba - of Kṛṣṇa; mana - the heart; rākhite - to protect;nārilaḥ - not; kori' - doing; jatana - effort.
Earnestly trying, hundreds and millions of gopīs have no power to calm Kṛṣṇa's heart.
beṇu-gīte ḍāke rādhikā-nāma
esa esa rādhe ḍākoye śyāma
beṇu - of the flute; gīte - the song; ḍāke - calls; rādhikā-nāma - Rādhā;s name; esa - this; esa - this;rādhe - Rādhā; ḍākoye - calls; śyāma - Kṛṣṇa.
Playing the flute, Kṛṣṇa calls Rādhā's name, saying, Rādhā! Come here! Come here!"
bhaṅgiyā śrī-rāsa- maṇḍala tabe
rādhā-anbeṣaṇe calaye jabe
bhaṅgiyā - breaking; śrī-rāsa- - of the rasa dance; maṇḍala - the circle; tabe - then; rādhā - Rādhā; anbeṣaṇe - searching; calaye - goes; jabe - when.
Breaking the rāsa-dance circle, Kṛṣṇa goes searching for Rādhā.
dekhā diyā rādhe rākhoha prāṇa
boliyā kāndaye kānane kāna
dekhā - sight; diyā - giving; rādhe - tp Rādhā; rākhoha - save; prāṇa - life; boliyā - saying; kāndaye - weeps; kānane - in the forest; kāna - Kṛṣṇa.
Calling out, "Rādhā! Please let Me see You! Please save My life!", Kṛṣṇa weeps in the forest.
nirjana kānane rādhāre dhari'
miliyā paraṇa jurāya hari
nirjana - secluded; kānane - in the forest; rādhāre - of Rādhā; dhari' - holding; miliyā - meeting; paraṇa - life; jurāya - cools; hari - Kṛṣṇa.
Meeting in a secluded forest, Kṛṣṇa embraces Rādhā. Now His feverish life has become cool.
bole tuṅhu binā kāhāra rāsa
tuṅhu lāgi' mora baraja-bāsa
bole - says; tuṅhu - You; binā - without;kāhāra - how?; rāsa - rasa dance; tuṅhu - You; lāgi' - taking; mora - ofMe; baraja-bāsa - home in Vraja.
Kṛṣṇa says, "How can there be a rāsa dance without You? I stay in Vraja only for Your sake."
e heno rādhikā- caraṇa-tole
bhakatibinoda kāndiyā bole
e henaḥ - in this way; rādhikā- - of Śrī Rādhā; caraṇa-tole - the soles of nthe feet; bhakatibinoda - Bhaktivinoda; kāndiyā - weeping; bole - says.
Standing before Śrī Rādhā's feet, Bhaktivinoda says,
tuyā gaṇa-mājhe āmāre gaṇi
kiṅkorī koriyā rākho āpani
tuyā - of You; gaṇa-mājhe - among teh associates; āmāre - me; gaṇi - counting; kiṅkorī - maidservant;koriyā - making; rākhaḥ - keep; āpani - own.
"Counting me among Your entourage, please make me Your maidservant."
Frequently asked
Who wrote Śata Koṭi Gopī Mādhaba Mana?
Śata Koṭi Gopī Mādhaba Mana was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.
How many verses does Śata Koṭi Gopī Mādhaba Mana have?
Śata Koṭi Gopī Mādhaba Mana has 8 verses.