by Damodara Rao Dasu

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nijagAda sA yadunandanE - mangaLa kouSika - ChApu

SlOkam adha sahasA supreetam suratAntE sAnitAnta khinnAngee
rAdhA jagAda sAdara mida mAnandEna gOvindam ||
After union with Krishna, Radha spoke with him. He heard her delightfully.
C 1 kuru yadunandana chandana SiSira tarENa karENa payOdharE
mrugamada patra kamatra manObhava mangaLa kalaSa sahOdarE
nijagAda sA yadunandanE kreeDati hrudayA nandanE||nija ||
Oh Krishna, your hands are cool like sandalwood paste. Please draw figures on my breasts which are like Manmadha's sacred 'Kalasas'. Krishna enjoyed the fun.
C 2 alikula ganjana manjanakam ratinAyaka sAyaka mOchanE
tvadadhara chumbana lambita kajjala ujvalayA priya lOchanE||nijagAda ||
My glances are like Manmadha's arrows. My black eye-liner was spoilt by your kissing. Beautify my eyes with the eye-liner again.
C 3 nayana kuranga taranga vikAsa nirAsakarE Sruti manDalE
manasija pASa vilAsadharE SubhavESa nivESaya kunDalE ||nijagAda||
My glances move fast like deer. Hangings on my ears appear like Cupid's reins controlling my looks. Please decorate my ears with hangings.
C 4 bhramara nichayam rachayanta mupari ruchiram suchiram mama sammukhE
jita kamalE vimalE parikarmaya narmajanaka malakam mukhE||nijagAda ||
Please set right my front-locks which are black like swarm of bees on my lotus-like face.
C 5 mrugamada rasavalitam lalitam kurutilaka maLika rajaneekarE
vihita kaLanka kaLam kamalAnana viSramita Srama SeekarE||nijagAda ||
There are sweat drops on my moon-like face. Please decorate my face with musk mark more beautiful than crescent moon.
C 6 mama ruchirE chikurE kuru mAnada manasija dhvaja chAmarE
ratigalitE lalitE kusumAni SikhanDi SikhanDaka DAmarE||nijagada ||
My tresses are tangled in bed. They look like 'Chamara' whisks on Manmadha's flag. Please decorate my hair which is beautiful like peacock feathers with fragrant flowers.
C 7 sarasaghanE jaghanE mama Sambara dAraNa vAraNa kandarE
mani rasanA vasanAbharaNAni SubhASaya vAsaya sundarE||nijagAda ||
Oh Krishna, decorate my loins with gem-studded waist-cord ,ornaments and garment beautifully.
C 8 Sri jayadEva vachasi ruchirE hrudayam sadayam kuru manDanE
hari charaNa smaraNAmruta nirmita kali kalusha jvara khanDanE||nijagAda ||
Poet Sri Jayadeva composed this song meditating upon lotus feet of Krishna. It dispels all evils of Kali yuga. Oh Krishna, accept my offering heartily.