surdas's poems: 12

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radhe krishna!

namo venkateshaya

hari hari

 

dear bhaagavatas,

so far we saw through surdas's anubhavam of balakrishna. his awakening,

having breakfast, going to tend the herds, and doing all sorts of

leelas...much to the delight of yasoda, nanda the gopas and gopis...and us

of course.

 

now we shall go on to see the madhurya leelas of our kannan. and the

entering of srimati radharani, krishna's beloved....

 

'I thought maybe he was in Brahma, the Unmanifest. I heard the Puranas sing

of him. Hearing the Veda speak of him my desire to see him increased

fourfold. I heard about him, but I never could know what his nature and his

form were. When I got tired of searching for him, and no one could tell me

where he could be found; I saw him sitting in a cottage in an arbor,

pressing Radha's feet.'

 

THE FIRST MEETING OF RADHA AND KRISHNA

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Krishna went playing in the lanes of Braj, a yellow silk garment round his

waist, holding a top and a string to spin it with, a crown of

peacock-feathers adorning his head his ears with charming ear-rings decked,

his teeth flashing brighter than the sun's rays, his limbs anointed with

sandalwood-paste.

 

On the Yamuna bank he chanced to see Radha; a tika mark of turmeric on her

brow, dressed in a flowing skirt and blue blouse, her lovely long wreathed

hair dangling behind, a stripling, fair, of beauty unsurpassed with he a

bevy of fair milkmaids:

 

Krishna's eyes met her's; love woke in his heart, says Suradasa, bewitched

by her, he gazed and gazed.

 

KRISHNA APPROACHES RADHA

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Krishna said, 'O fair beauty, who are you? Where do you live? Whose daughter

are you? I never yet saw you in the lanes of Braj.' Radha said, 'What need

have I to come this way? I keep playing by my door. But I hear that some son

of Nanda is in the habit of stealing butter and curds.' Krishna said, 'Look,

why should I appropriate anything that's yours? Come, let's play together.'

Suradasa says: By his honied words, Krishna, the crafty prince of amorists,

beguiled Radha and put her at ease.

 

 

RADHA AND KRISHNA MAKE A DATE

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Thus did Radha and Krishna feel in their hearts the transports of first

love. Their eyes spoke to each other the language of deep love and there was

no need for words. Their love of several lifetimes which lay buried deep

manifested itself Krishna said, 'Come some day to Braj at Nanda's house.

That's where I live. When you come call for me there. My name is Kanhaiya

(Krishna). You say you live far away, but how can that be, when we here can

hear the sounds of your village? Swear by Vrishabhanu, your father, that

you'll come to meet me every day both in the morning and in the evening. You

impress me by your artlessness, that's why I'm befriending you.' Says

Suradasa, thus in their clever guile the lovers (Radha and Krishna)

outsmarted each other.

 

adiyal shall continue in the next posting. and i leave u with radhakrishna

on ur minds and in ur hearts...

 

lottsa krishna premai

kalaivani

radhika ramanam bhaje

namo narayanaya

hari hari

 

 

 

 

 

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