Pushpaguchchapriyo Madhviras Pan Kutuhalah. Manojgarvajanakah Sarango Raagnayakah. - Sage Narada, Raag Nirupanam (82) Sarang is the son of Kaushik. He is fond of flower bunches and excited to drink the juice of madhvi flowers. He makes the cupid to be proud of him and he is the leader of Raagas. Raag Sarang or Vrindavani Sarang is a raag of Shringar Ras or romantic love. It is sung in afternoon. It belongs to Kaafi Thaat.
135 Padas Found
The divine couple, Śrī Śyāmā Śyāma, are magnificently seated in the nikunja forest. All around them, mālatī, mādhavī, and various kinds of beautiful flowers are in full bloom, beautifying the entire divine abode.
O sakhī! The beloved son of Nanda, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, has taken residence within my heart. Ever since He cast even the slightest glance towards me, turned around, and smiled sweetly, my entire life has been filled with happiness and bliss.
Today, the abode of supreme bliss has appeared in the home of King Vṛṣabhānu, for in the palace of Mother Kīrti, a beloved daughter has taken birth, and there is no other girl in this world so divine and beautiful as She.
Perform the *āratī* of the youthful Divine Couple, the sovereign Lords of the *nikuñja*. Gaze upon the incomparable beauty of this ever-fresh Lāḍilī Jī and Her charming Lāl Jī, and let your eyes be completely satisfied.
May I perform the sacred āratī before my worshipful deity Śrī Rādhikā and beloved Lāl Jī (Śrī Śyāmasundara), while continually beholding with my eyes the incomparable sweetness of the divine ornaments adorning Their effortlessly beautiful limbs and Their unparalleled beauty.
All glories to Śrī Rādhikā-Ramaṇa! The eternally youthful Kiśorī, Śrī Rādhikā Mahārāṇī, bestows Her intimate maidservant-bhāva upon those who reside in Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma and grants them the boundless nectar of divine love.
How can my insignificant words ever describe this supremely divine bliss of love? The intimate manner in which the divine couple, Śrī Rādhā-Mohana, eternally relish Their amorous love-plays (nitya-vihāra) upon the beautiful banks of the Yamunā in the sacred abode of Śrī Vṛndāvana is entirely beyond the power of speech.
Brahmā says, one should live in the lanes of Braja in such a way that one sustains oneself through the remnants of food left upon the leaf-plates of the Brajavāsīs and cowherds.
Where could I possibly go, leaving this sacred realm of Vṛndāvana? For a fallen and lowly soul like me, there is no refuge other than the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Brahmā, offering his prayers, says— O Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa), make me the dust of Śrī Vṛndāvana. This is that divine dust upon which You walk with Your lotus feet while tending the cows from forest to forest every day.
Śrī Rādhā approaches with gently swaying arms. She keeps Her lotus-like face partly veiled and does not fully reveal it; even the tilaka upon Her forehead has been partly erased.
O Sakhī! In this festival of Holi, there is no place left for shyness or restraint. The divine Rasiya (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) wanders about playing His tambourine (ḍaphalī), singing songs filled with playful and teasing jests.
O Śrī Rādhe! Your beloved Śrī Kṛṣṇa sings only Your glories without cease. He chants none but Your holy name and sheds tears heavily in the agony of separation. Divine passion has so tormented Kṛṣṇa that he is utterly restless, wholly agitated in your devotion.
O friend! A graceful, dark cloud–like form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa delights in loving play within this Vṛndāvana. Every limb is adorned with splendid ornaments, the sweet flute rests upon His lips, and even the charm of His very shadow enchants the heart.
O Śyāmajū (Śrī Rādhā), boundless ocean of compassion, Your divine splendor enchants even Śrī Kuñjabihārī, the crown-jewel among rasikas.
O Sakhi, No matter how much someone tries to explain it, the truth is that the eternal Nitya-vihāra (love-plays) of the divine couple, Śrī Bihārī–Bihāriṇī Jū is filled with such wondrous and extraordinary rasa that no one can ever fully comprehend their depth.
O dear friend! The divine couple, Śrī Śyāma‑Śyām, are joyfully swinging on a swing. In the ever‑fresh, blossoming forest‑temple of nikuṃja, the most magnificent and graceful, Śrī Rādhā, is lovingly engaged in sweet love‑play with Her beloved, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
In a flower-adorned arbor, our beloved Lālji (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) is seated. The beautiful Śyām embodies the pinnacle of charm, His garlands captivating the heart.
O PyariJu! I swear by You, who else knows the art of braiding hair as I do? No one can arrange white, yellow, and red flowers between the strands as beautifully as I can.
Seek refuge in Shri Vrindavan. Day and night, love the lotus feet of the Yugala Bihari (Shri Radha-Krishna).
