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Vraja Navina Yuva Dvandvastakam

adurvidha-vidagdhatāspada-vimugdha-veśa-śriyor amanda-śikhikandharā-kanaka-nindi-vāsas-tviṣoḥ sphurat-puraṭa-ketakī-kusuma-vibhramābhra-prabhā- nibhāṅga-mahasor bhaje vraja-navīna-yūnor yugam
Translation

Whose enchanting garments are the very abode of flawless artistry, whose garments' hue thoroughly outshines both the peacock's throat and purest gold, whose bodily splendor gleams like a radiant cloud and a shining golden ketaki flower — I worship that youthful divine pair of Vraja!

samṛddha-vidhu-mādhurī-vidhuratā-vidhānoddhurair navāmburuha-ramyatā-mada-viḍambanārambhibhiḥ vilimpad iva varṇakāvalī-sahodarair dik-tatir mukha-dyuti-bharair bhaje vraja-navīna-yūnor yugam
Translation

By the abundant splendor of Their faces — which distresses the moon's own rich sweetness, mocks the pride of the fresh lotus's loveliness, and, like streaks of brilliant pigment, seems to anoint the very horizons — I worship that youthful divine pair of Vraja!

vilāsa-kalahoddhati-skhalad-amanda-sindūra-bhāg- akharva-madanāṅkuśa-prakara-vibhramair aṅkitam madoddhuram ivebhayor mithunam ullasad vallarī- gṛhotsava-rataṁ bhaje vraja-navīna-yūnor yugam
Translation

Marked with smudges of vermilion loosened in a playful lovers' quarrel — marks like a whole array of Cupid's mighty goads — delighting like a pair of passionate elephants in the joyous festival of Their flowering bower — I worship that youthful divine pair of Vraja!

ghana-praṇaya-nirjhara-prasara-labdha-pūrter mano- hradasya parivāhitam anusaradbhir asraiḥ plutam sphurat-tanu-ruhāṅkurair nava-kadamba-jṛmbhā-śriyaṁ vrajat tad aniśaṁ bhaje vraja-navīna-yūnor yugam
Translation

The lake of Their minds, brimming from the ceaseless cascade of dense love, overflows continuously in a flood of tears, while bristling hairs of ecstasy shine upon Their bodies with the beauty of a freshly blossoming kadamba flower — I ceaselessly worship that youthful divine pair of Vraja!

anaṅga-raṇa-vibhrame kim api bibhrad-ācāryakaṁ mithaś-calad-dṛg-añcala-dyuti-śalākayā kīlitam jagaty-atula-dharmabhir madhura-narmabhis tanvator mitho vijayitaṁ bhaje vraja-navīna-yūnor yugam
Translation

Displaying some indescribable mastery in the playful battle of Cupid, pinned fast by the shaft-like brilliance of Their mutually darting glances, achieving through sweet jests feats unequaled in all the world, each ever seeking victory over the other — I worship that youthful divine pair of Vraja!

adṛṣṭa-cara-cāturī-caṇa-caritra-citrāyitaiḥ saha praṇayibhir janair viharamāṇayor kānane paraspara-mano-mṛgaṁ śravaṇa-cāruṇā carcarī- cayena rajayad bhaje vraja-navīna-yūnor yugam
Translation

Amid companions of unprecedented and wondrous cleverness, sporting together with Their loving friends in the forest, delighting the deer of each other's minds through a host of carcari songs delightful to the ear — I worship that youthful divine pair of Vraja!

maranda-bhara-mandira-prati-navāravindāvalī- sugandhini vihārayor jala-vihāra-visphūrjitaiḥ tape sarasi vallabhe salila-vādya-vidyā-vidhau vidagdha-bhujayor bhaje vraja-navīna-yūnor yugam
Translation

In a beloved lake fragrant with rows of ever-fresh lotuses brimming with honey, sporting in the water during the heat of day with exuberant splashes, Their arms skilled in the art of drumming rhythms upon the water — I worship that youthful divine pair of Vraja!

mṛṣā-vijaya-kāśibhiḥ kalita-cāturī-rāśibhiḥ glahasya haraṇaṁ haṭhāt prakaṭayadbhir uccair girā tad-akṣa-kali-dakṣayoḥ kalita-pakṣayoḥ sākṣibhiḥ kulaiḥ sva-suhṛdāṁ bhaje vraja-navīna-yūnor yugam
Translation

Amid companions, veritable heaps of cleverness, boastfully claiming false victory and loudly declaring they have seized the wager, amid the throngs of Their own dear friends who take sides as witnesses to that dice-game between the two experts — I worship that youthful divine pair of Vraja!

idaṁ valita-tuṣṭayaḥ paripaṭhanti padyāṣṭakaṁ dvayor guṇa-vikāsi ye vraja-navīna-yūnor janāḥ muhur nava-navodayaṁ praṇaya-mādhurīm etayor avāpya nivasanti te pada-saroja-yugmāntike
Translation

Those who, with joyful hearts, fully recite this astaka of verses revealing the qualities of the youthful divine pair of Vraja — having attained the ever-fresh, repeatedly arising sweetness of Their mutual love — come to dwell near the pair of Their lotus feet.

About Vraja Navina Yuva Dvandvastakam

A companion astakam by Rupa Goswami, this one glorifying Radha and Krsna together as the 'youthful pair of Vraja.' Every verse closes on the refrain bhaje vraja-navina-yunor yugam ('I worship that youthful pair of Vraja'), and the imagery ranges from Their faces outshining the moon and lotus to scenes of water-play in a lotus lake and a dice game refereed by teasing sakhis, closing with a phala-sruti promising nearness to Their lotus feet to whoever recites it.

Verses
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Frequently asked

Who wrote Vraja Navina Yuva Dvandvastakam?

Vraja Navina Yuva Dvandvastakam was composed by Rupa Goswami.

What is the meaning of Vraja Navina Yuva Dvandvastakam?

Whose enchanting garments are the very abode of flawless artistry, whose garments' hue thoroughly outshines both the peacock's throat and purest gold, whose bodily splendor gleams like a radiant cloud and a shining golden ketaki flower — I worship that youthful divine pair of Vraja!

How many verses does Vraja Navina Yuva Dvandvastakam have?

Vraja Navina Yuva Dvandvastakam has 9 verses.

Can I download Vraja Navina Yuva Dvandvastakam as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Vraja Navina Yuva Dvandvastakam — 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.