[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Poetry (mahākāvya, lyric, messenger poems, stotra, Prakrit kāvya)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya) › [Shorter narrative and descriptive poems](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda) › [Musical poems after the Gītagovinda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya) › [Gita Govinda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2) › 2.5 # Gita Govinda 2.5 Gītagovinda 2.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.1) aham iha nivasāmi yāhi rādhām anunaya mat-vacanena ca ānayethāḥ / iti madhuripuṇā sakhī niyuktā svayam idam etya punaḥ jagāda rādhām // > "I am staying here; go, conciliate Rādhā, and bring her here with my word"— > thus dispatched by the enemy of Madhu, the confidante herself went again and spoke to Rādhā: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.2) vahati malaya-samīre madanam upanidhāya / sphuṭati kusuma-nikare virahi-hṛdaya-dalanāya // tava virahe vanamālī sakhi sīdati // > While the breeze from the Malaya mountains blows, carrying Madana with it, > and clusters of flowers burst open to crush the hearts of separated lovers, > in separation from you, O friend, the garlanded one suffers! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.3) dahati śiśira-mayūkhe maraṇam anukaroti / patati madana-viśikhe vilapati vikalataraḥ ati // tava virahe vanamālī sakhi sīdati // > When the cool-rayed moon burns, he imitates death; > when the arrow of Madana falls, exceedingly agitated, he laments; > in separation from you, O friend, the garlanded one suffers! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.4) dhvanati madhupa-samūhe śravaṇam apidadhāti / manasi valita-virahe niśi niśi rujam upayāti // tava virahe vanamālī sakhi sīdati // > When swarms of bees hum, he covers his ears; > with separation stirring in his heart, night after night he undergoes agony; > in separation from you, O friend, the garlanded one suffers! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.5) vasati vipina-vitāne tyajati lalita-dhāma / luṭhati dharaṇi-śayane bahu vilapati tava nāma // tava virahe vanamālī sakhi sīdati // > He dwells in the canopy of the forest, abandoning his charming abode; > he rolls upon the bed of earth, loudly crying out your name; > in separation from you, O friend, the garlanded one suffers! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.6) bhaṇati kavi-jayadeve virahi-vilasitena / manasi rabhasa-vibhave hariḥ udayatu sukṛtena // tava virahe vanamālī sakhi sīdati // > As poet Jayadeva sings of the lover's anguish, > may Hari arise through merit in the heart rich with passion! > in separation from you, O friend, the garlanded one suffers! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.7) pūrvam yatra samam tvayā ratipateḥ āsāditāḥ siddhayaḥ tasmin eva nikuñja-manmatha-mahā-tīrthe punaḥ mādhavaḥ / dhyāyan tvām aniśam japan api tava eva ālāpa-mantra-āvalīm bhūyaḥ tvat-kuca-kumbha-nirbhara-parīrambha-amṛtam vāñchati // > There where the perfections of the lord of Rati were attained together with you before, > in that very same arbor, the great sacred ford of Manmatha, Mādhava once again, > meditating on you unceasingly and chanting the rosary of the mantras of your words, > yearns again for the nectar of embracing the fullness of your pitcher-like breasts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.8) rati-sukha-sāre gatam abhisāre madana-manohara-veśam / na kuru nitambini gamana-vilambanam anusara tam hṛdaya-īśam // dhīra-samīre yamunā-tīre vasati vane vanamālī // > Gone to the rendezvous, his dress enchanting as Madana, he is the essence of amorous pleasure; > do not delay your going, O wide-hipped woman, follow him, the lord of your heart! > In the gentle breeze on the bank of the Yamunā, the garlanded one dwells in the forest! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.9) nāma-sametam kṛta-saṅketam vādayate mṛdu-veṇum / bahu manute nanu te tanu-saṃgata-pavana-calitam api reṇum // dhīra-samīre yamunā-tīre vasati vane vanamālī // > Calling your name, signaling a meeting, he plays his sweet flute; > he highly prizes even the dust stirred by the breeze that has touched your body! > In the gentle breeze on the bank of the Yamunā, the garlanded one dwells in the forest! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.10) patati patatre vicalati patre śaṅkita-bhavat-upayānam / racayati śayanam sacakita-nayanam paśyati tava panthānam // dhīra-samīre yamunā-tīre vasati vane vanamālī // > When a bird swoops or a leaf quivers, suspecting your approach, > he prepares a bed and watches your path with anxious eyes! > In the gentle breeze on the bank of the Yamunā, the garlanded one dwells in the forest! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.11) mukharam adhīram tyaja mañjīram ripum iva keli-sulolam / cala sakhi kuñjam satimira-puñjam śīlaya nīla-nicolam // dhīra-samīre yamunā-tīre vasati vane vanamālī // > Discard your noisy, restless anklet like an enemy in the eagerness of love-play; > go, friend, to the bower dense with darkness, and wrap yourself in a dark-blue cloak! > In the gentle breeze on the bank of the Yamunā, the garlanded one dwells in the forest! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.12) urasi murāreḥ upahita-hāre ghane iva tarala-balāke / taḍit iva pīte rati-viparīte rājasi sukṛta-vipāke // dhīra-samīre yamunā-tīre vasati vane vanamālī // > On Murāri's chest adorned with a necklace, like a dark cloud with restless cranes, > you will shine like lightning on yellow silk in inverted love-play, the fruit of good deeds! > In the gentle breeze on the bank of the Yamunā, the garlanded one dwells in the forest! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.13) vigalita-vasanam parihṛta-rasanam ghaṭaya jaghanam apidhānam / kisalaya-śayane paṅkaja-nayane nidhim iva harṣa-nidānam // dhīra-samīre yamunā-tīre vasati vane vanamālī // > Bring your hips, their garments fallen, their girdle removed, uncovered > upon the bed of sprouts, O lotus-eyed woman, like a treasure that is the source of joy! > In the gentle breeze on the bank of the Yamunā, the garlanded one dwells in the forest! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.14) hariḥ abhimānī rajaniḥ idānīm iyam api yāti virāmam / kuru mama vacanam satvara-racanam pūraya madhuripu-kāmam // dhīra-samīre yamunā-tīre vasati vane vanamālī // > Hari is full of pride, and now this night is also drawing to an end; > heed my words, prepare swiftly, fulfill the desire of the enemy of Madhu! > In the gentle breeze on the bank of the Yamunā, the garlanded one dwells in the forest! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.15) śrījayadeve kṛta-hari-seve bhaṇati parama-ramaṇīyam / pramudita-hṛdayam harim atisadayam namata sukṛta-kamanīyam // dhīra-samīre yamunā-tīre vasati vane vanamālī // > As Śrī Jayadeva, devoted to Hari's service, sings this most delightful song, > bow to Hari, joyful of heart, exceedingly compassionate, desirable through good deeds! > In the gentle breeze on the bank of the Yamunā, the garlanded one dwells in the forest! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.16) vikirati muhuḥ śvāsān āśāḥ puraḥ muhuḥ īkṣate praviśati muhuḥ kuñjam guñjan muhuḥ bahu tāmyati / racayati muhuḥ śayyām paryākulam muhuḥ īkṣate madana-kadana-klāntaḥ kānte priyaḥ tava vartate // > Repeatedly he sighs; he looks repeatedly ahead toward all directions; > he enters the bower again and again, groaning frequently, sorely distressed; > he arranges the bed over and over, glancing around anxiously in confusion— > exhausted by the torment of Madana, O lovely one, your beloved waits! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.17) tvat-vāmyena samam samagram adhunā tigmāṃśuḥ astam gataḥ govindasya manorathena ca samam prāptam tamaḥ sāndratām / kokānām karuṇa-svanena sadṛśī dīrghā mat-abhyarthanā tat mugdhe viphalam vialambanam asau ramyaḥ abhisāra-kṣaṇaḥ // > Along with your reluctance, the hot-rayed sun has now completely set; > and together with Govinda's longing, the darkness has grown dense; > my plea is as protracted as the plaintive cry of the cakravāka birds; > therefore, foolish girl, delay is in vain—this is the charming moment for the rendezvous! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.18) āśleṣāt anu cumbanāt anu nakha-ullekhāt anu svāntaja- prodbodhāt anu saṃbhramāt anu rata-ārambhāt anu prītayoḥ / anya-artham gatayoḥ bhramāt militayoḥ saṃbhāṣaṇaiḥ jānatoḥ dampatyoḥ iha kaḥ na kaḥ na tamasi vrīḍā-vimiśraḥ rasaḥ // > After an embrace, after a kiss, after a scratch of fingernails, after passion is aroused, > after breathless agitation, after amorous play begins, what aesthetic flavor mixed with bashfulness > is not experienced in the darkness by the loving couple who, having gone seeking another, > met by mistake and recognized each other through their conversation? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5.19) sabhaya-cakitam vinyasyantīm dṛśam timire pathi pratitaru muhuḥ sthitvā mandam padāni vitanvatīm / katham api rahaḥ prāptām aṅgaiḥ anaṅga-taraṅgibhiḥ sumukhi subhagaḥ paśyan saḥ tvām upaitu kṛta-arthatām // > Casting fearful and startled glances along the dark path, > pausing again and again at every tree, taking slow steps, > having somehow reached the secret place, her limbs rippling with the Bodiless One— > may that fortunate youth find fulfillment as he gazes upon you, O lovely-faced woman! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2~en-mt.2.5.1) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (4) - [Rasikapriyā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2!kumbhakarna) — Kumbhakarṇa, Sanskrit - [Śrutirañjanī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2!laksmidhara) — Lakṣmīdhara, Sanskrit - [Commentary of Mānāṅka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2!mananka) — Mānāṅka, Sanskrit - [Rasamañjarī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2!sankara-misra) — Śaṅkara, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Nāgarasamuccaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.ratisastra-works.nagarasamuccaya.59.1-2) — Nāgarīdāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.gitakavya.gitagovinda-2.2.5) · Pramāṇa