Shri Kumbhandas was one of the original 84 disciples of Shri Vallabhacharyaji in early 1500. He lived in a village named Jamunavata located in Braj. He was the Astachap poet of Pushtimarg or Vallabh Sampraday.
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O Śrī Rādhā! How wondrously must the Creator have fashioned Your incomparable face! To create its extraordinary beauty, Lord Brahmā set aside all his other creations throughout the three worlds, devoted his entire attention to Your face, and fashioned it with the utmost care and effort.
Śrī Rādhā and Śrī Kṛṣṇa are both seated on a swing in the kunja, swinging together. At this time, all the trees and creepers of the forest are laden with blossoms, and dense clouds gathering in the sky are showering a beautiful rain.
O sakhī, my heart has now gone away with Śrī Kṛṣṇa. No one else is to blame for this — my eyes betrayed me, which has placed me under the spell of Śyāmasundara.
O Sakhi! The beauty of Shri Radhika, who resides in the heart of beloved Giridhar (Shri Krishna), is supremely enchanting. The radiance of even one of her limbs surpasses that of millions of moons and suns. [1]
In the fragrant bower-palace, the Divine Couple, Shri Radha Krishna, sit gracefully. Krishna wears a golden pagaḍī (turban) upon His head, a yellow cloth around His waist, and dazzling earrings swing from His ears. [1]
I have attained this state of divine love through dancing. In Vrindavan’s rasa play, bliss is ever-increasing.
O Bhāminī (beautiful lady), I ponder deeply, yet cannot find any suitable comparison for your divine form.
Sri Radha and Giridhar (Krishna) form an unparalleled enchanting couple. It’s as if they stole the beauty of millions of Cupids and Rati (Kamdeva’s consort).
Devote yourself wholeheartedly to Sri Krishna, the son of Nanda. Gazing upon Shyamsundara's tender and graceful form brings bliss to the heart.
Beloved Shri Krishn, accompanied by Shri Radha, gracefully sways in a captivating swing. The maidens of Braj surround them on all sides, gently swaying the swing.
O Shri Radhe! your eyes are the pinnacle of indescribable sweetness and beauty! My heart whispers that I am incapable to divert my gaze from the captivating allure of your eyes.
Shri Radha, the wisest among all, who is the treasure of beauty, is manifested. Her manifestation is a source of great joy for all maidens, who are left speechless by the depth of her divine beauty that defies any comparison.
O Albeli [unique] Sri Radha, You are most lovable. You always remain enshrined in the heart of Shri Krishn, the Upholder of Giriraj Ji.
O Sakhi! I only sing the glories of Shri Krishn, the upholder of Giriraj Ji. I only follow this vow and there is nothing appealing to me except singing His glories.
Shri Kumbhandas Ji says [in the mood of a Sakhi], "When Shri Krishn, the enchanter of the mind, returns with His cows in the evening, His beautiful form captures my mind. I was sitting in my house, but as soon as I saw Shri Krishn, I got lost and even forgot to keep the veil on my head. "
Shri Kumbhandas Ji was born on the 11th day in the month of Chaitra (March-April) in year year 1499 in a village called Jamunavata near Govardhan. He was born in a royal Kshatriya clan.
O, most charming Young Lady Sri Radhika, You are the pinnacle of all prosperity and good fortune. I will sacrifice millions of moons on your lovely face. I am thinking that millions of lotus eyes Khanjan birds and millions of deers could be sacrificed on Your bewitching eyes.
Hey friend, the rainy season is upon Braj now. Frogs, peacocks, and sparrows are all singing in the Nikunj forest bowers of Braj, and lines of ducks are in flight up above the treetops.
Shri Radha says to Her Sakhi: O, friend, drizzling rain suddenly began to fall on me. I was sleeping overjoyed with love for my beloved when a crack of thunder woke me up.
Sri Radhika, the embodiment of the nectar of pure love, is fully immersed in the bliss and playful mood.
