Dvitiya Kunja Vihary Astaka
BhajanRupa Goswami
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(1) avirata-rati-bandhu-smeratā-bandhura-śrīḥ kavalita iva rādhāpańga-bhańgī-tarańgaiḥ mudita-vadana-candraś candrakāpīḍa-dhārī mudira-madhura-kāntir bhāti kuñje-vihārī (2) tata-suṣira-ghanānāḿ nādam ānaddha-bhājāḿ janayati taruṇīnāḿ maṇḍale maṇḍitānām taṭa-bhuvi naṭa-rāja-krīḍayā bhānu-putryā vidadhad atula-cārīr bhāti kuñje-vihārī (3) śikhini kalita-ṣaḍje kokile pañcamāḍhye svayam api nava-vaḿśyoddāmayan grāma-mukhyam dhṛta-mṛgamada-gandhaḥ suṣṭhu gāndhāra-saḿjñaḿ tri-bhuvana-dhṛti-hārir bhāti kuñje-vihārī (4) anupama-kara-śākhopatta-rādhāńgulīuko laghu laghu kusumānāḿ paryaṭan vāṭikāyām sa-rabhasam anugītaś citra-kaṇṭhībhir uccair vraja-nava-yuvatībhir bhāti kuñje-vihārī (5) ahiripu-kṛta-lāsye kīcakārabdha-vādye vraja-giri-taṭa-rańge bhṛńga-sańgīta-bhāji viracita-pricaryaś citra-taurya-trikeṇa stimita-karaṇa-vṛttir bhāti kuñje-vihārī (6) diśi diśi śuka-sārī-maṇḍalair gūḍha-līlāḥ prakaṭam anupaṭhadbhir nirmitāścarya-pūraḥ tad ati-rahasi vṛttaḿ preyasī-karṇa-mūle smita-mukham abhijalpan bhāti kuñje-vihārī (7) tava cikura-kadambaḿ stambhate prekṣya kekī nayana-kamala-lakṣmīr vandate kṛṣṇasāraḥ alir alam alakāntaḿ nauti paśyeti rādhāḿ su-madhuram anuśaḿsan bhāti kuñje-vihārī (8) madana-tarala-bālā-cakravālena viṣvag- vividha-varakalānāḿ śikṣayā sevyamānaḥ skhalita-cikura-veśe skandha-deśe priyāyāḥ prathita-pṛṭhula-bāhur bhāti kuñje-vihārī (9) idam anupama-līlā-hāri kuñje-vihāri- smaraṇa-padam adhīte tuṣṭa-dhīr aṣṭakaḿ yaḥ nija-guṇa-vṛtayā śrī-rādhyārādhitas taḿ nayati nija-padābjaḿ kuñja-sadmādhirājah
(1) Lord Krishna is very beautiful, His face always graced by charming, amorous smiles. He looks as if He is being devoured by the waves of Radha’s sidelong glances. His jubilant face resembles the moon, His head is decorated with a peacock feather, and His complexion is as charming as a monsoon cloud. In this way the Lord shines with great splendor as He enjoys pastimes in the forest of Vrndavana. (2) Encircled by beautifully attired gopis on the Yamuna’s shore, Krishna has them begin playing orchestral music on wind instruments, string instruments, and drums. Then that King of Dancers gracefully dances in their midst. In this way the Lord shines with great splendor as He enjoys pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana. (3) When the peacock sings the first note of the musical scale and the cuckoo the fifth, Krishna plays the most beautiful gandhara melody on His flute, thus destroying the composure of everyone in the three worlds. In this way Lord Krishna, fragrant with musk, shines with great splendor as He enjoys pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana. (4) With His matchlessly beautiful fingers Krishna grasps Radha’s fingers, and together they stroll about in a luxuriant flower garden as the young girls of Vraja sing in wonderfully melodious voices. In this way the Lord shines with great splendor as He enjoys pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana. (5) As Krishna dances in the dancing arena near the slopes of Govardhana hill, the peacocks worship Him with their dancing, the bumblebees with their singing, and the bamboos with their instrumental music as they sound in the wind. With His senses completely absorbed in this simultaneous dancing, singing, and instrumental music, the Lord shines with great splendor as He enjoys pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana. (6) By reciting descriptions of the confidential pastimes of Radha and Krishna, flocks of male and female parrots have revealed these pastimes publicly and created a wonderful flooding river of nectar. Krishna smiles as he whispers the parrots’ words in the ear of His beloved. In this way He shines with great splendor as He enjoys pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana. (7) Krishna very sweetly flatters Radha: “Look! Seeing Your beautiful hair, this peacock has become stunned. This black deer is bowing down to offer respect to the beauty of Yourlotus eyes. And this bumblebee is praising Your curling hair.” In this way the Lord shines with great splendor as he enjoys pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana. (8) The multitude of gopis, who are trembling with amorous desire, serve Krishna by instructing Him in the varous details of the best art—the art of love. Following their expert instructions, He has placed His broad arm on His beloved’s shoulders where Her hair has fallen. In this way the Lord shines with great splendor as He enjoys pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana. (9) These eight prayers, which are the abode of the remembrance of Kunja-vihari, are very beautiful because they are filled with descriptions of His unparalleled pastimes.Kunja-vihari, who is worshiped by the supremely virtuous Radha and who is the king of Vrndavana forest, leads the delighted reader of these verses to His lotus feet.