Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa has written this song “jayati te ‘dhikam janmana vrajah”. The official name of this song is Gopi Gitam (The Gopīs’ Songs of Separation). This song has been spoken by Satyavrata Muni in a conversation with Nārada Muni. This song is taken from the book Bhagavata Purana (Section: Canto 10 Chapter 31 Verses 1 to 19). This song is sung by the gopis of Vraja in separation from Lord Krishna, wherein they glorify Lord Krishna, who has enchanted their hearts.
(1)
gopya ucuh
jayati te 'dhikam janmana vrajah
srayata indira sasvad atra hi
dayita drsyatam diksu tavakas
tvayi dhrtasavas tvam vicinvate
(2)
sarad-udasaye sadhu-jata-sat-
sarasijodara-sri-musa drsa
surata-natha te 'sulka-dasika
vara-da nighnato neha kim vadhah
(3)
visa-jalapyayad vyala-raksasad
varsa-marutad vaidyutanalat
vrsa-mayatmajad visvato bhayad
rsabha te vayam raksita muhuh
(4)
na khalu gopika-nandano bhavan
akhila-dehinam antaratma-drk
vikhanasarthito visva-guptaye
sakha udeyivan satvatam kule
(5)
viracitabhayam vrsni-dhurya te
caranam iyusam samsrter bhayat
kara-saroruham kanta kama-dam
sirasi dhehi nah sri-kara-graham
(6)
vraja-janarti-han vira yositam
nija-jana-smaya-dhvamsana-smita
bhaja sakhe bhavat-kińkarih sma no
jalaruhananam caru darsaya
(7)
pranata-dehinam papa-karsanam
trna-caranugam sri-niketanam
phani-phanarpitam te padambujam
krnu kucesu nah krndhi hrc-chayam
(8)
madhuraya gira valgu-vakyaya
budha-manojshaya puskareksana
vidhi-karir ima vira muhyatir
adhara-sidhunapyayayasva nah
(9)
tava kathamrtam tapta-jivanam
kavibhir iditam kalmasapaham
sravana-mańgalam srimad atatam
bhuvi grnanti ye bhuri-da janah
(10)
prahasitam priya-prema-viksanam
viharanam ca te dhyana-mańgalam
rahasi samvido ya hrdi sprsah
kuhaka no manah ksobhayanti hi
(11)
calasi yad vrajac carayan pasun
nalina-sundaram natha te padam
sila-trnańkuraih sidatiti nah
kalilatam manah kanta gacchati
(12)
dina-pariksaye nila-kuntalair
vanaruhananam bibhrad avrtam
ghana-rajasvalam darsayan muhur
manasi nah smaram vira yacchasi
(13)
pranata-kama-dam padmajarcitam
dharani-mandanam dhyeyam apadi
carana-pańkajam santamam ca te
ramana nah stanesv arpayadhi-han
(14)
surata-vardhanam soka-nasanam
svarita-venuna susthu cumbitam
itara-raga-vismaranam nrnam
vitara vira nas te 'dharamrtam
(15)
atati yad bhavan ahni kananam
truti yugayate tvam apasyatam
kutila-kuntalam sri-mukham ca te
jada udiksatam paksma-krd drsam
(16)
pati-sutanvaya-bhratr-bandhavan
ativilańghya te 'nty acyutagatah
gati-vidas tavodgita-mohitah
kitava yositah kas tyajen nisi
(17)
rahasi samvidam hrc-chayodayam
prahasitananam prema-viksanam
brhad-urah sriyo viksya dhama te
muhur ati-sprha muhyate manah
(18)
vraja-vanaukasam vyaktir ańga te
vrjina-hantry alam visva-mańgalam
tyaja manak ca nas tvat-sprhatmanam
sva-jana-hrd-rujam yan nisudanam
(19)
yat te sujata-caranamburuham stanesu
bhitah sanaih priya dadhimahi karkasesu
tenatavim atasi tad vyathate na kim svit
kurpadibhir bhramati dhir bhavad-ayusam nah
(1) The gopīs said: O beloved, Your birth in the
land of Vraja has made it exceedingly glorious, and thus Indirā, the
goddess of fortune, always resides here. It is only for Your sake that
we, Your devoted servants, maintain our lives. We have been searching
everywhere for You, so please show Yourself to us.>
(2) O Lord of love, in beauty Your glance excels the whorl of the finest, most perfectly formed lotus within the autumn pond. O bestower of benedictions, You are killing the maidservants who have given themselves to You freely, without any price. Isn't this murder?
(3) O greatest of personalities, You have repeatedly
saved us from all kinds of danger from poisoned water, from the
terrible man-eater Agha, from the great rains, from the wind demon, from
the fiery thunderbolt of Indra, from the bull demon and from the son of
Maya Dānava.
(4) You are not actually the son of the gopī Yaśodā,
O friend, but rather the indwelling witness in the hearts of all
embodied souls. Because Lord Brahmā prayed for You to come and protect
the universe, You have now appeared in the Sātvata dynasty.
(5) O best of the Vṛṣṇis, Your lotuslike hand, which
holds the hand of the goddess of fortune, grants fearlessness to those
who approach Your feet out of fear of material existence. O lover,
please place that wish-fulfilling lotus hand on our heads.
(6) O You who destroy the suffering of Vraja's
people, O hero of all women, Your smile shatters the false pride of Your
devotees. Please, dear friend, accept us as Your maidservants and show
us Your beautiful lotus face.
(7) Your lotus feet destroy the past sins of all
embodied souls who surrender to them. Those feet follow after the cows
in the pastures and are the eternal abode of the goddess of fortune.
Since You once put those feet on the hoods of the great serpent Kāliya,
please place them upon our breasts and tear away the lust in our hearts.
(8) O lotus-eyed one, Your sweet voice and charming
words, which attract the minds of the intelligent, are bewildering us
more and more. Our dear hero, please revive Your maidservants with the
nectar of Your lips.
(9) The nectar of Your words and the descriptions of
Your activities are the life and soul of those suffering in this
material world. These narrations, transmitted by learned sages,
eradicate one's sinful reactions and bestow good fortune upon whoever
hears them. These narrations are broadcast all over the world and are
filled with spiritual power. Certainly those who spread the message of
Godhead are most munificent.
(10) Your smiles, Your sweet, loving glances, the
intimate pastimes and confidential talks we enjoyed with You all these
are auspicious to meditate upon, and they touch our hearts. But at the
same time, O deceiver, they very much agitate our minds.
(11) Dear master, dear lover, when You leave the
cowherd village to herd the cows, our minds are disturbed with the
thought that Your feet, more beautiful than a lotus, will be pricked by
the spiked husks of grain and the rough grass and plants.
(12) At the end of the day You repeatedly show us
Your lotus face, covered with dark blue locks ofhair and thickly
powdered with dust. Thus, O hero, You arouse lusty desires in our minds.
(13) Your lotus feet, which are worshiped by Lord
Brahmā, fulfill the desires of all who bow down to them. They are the
ornament of the earth, they give the highest satisfaction, and in times
of danger they are the appropriate object of meditation. O lover, O
destroyer of anxiety, please put those lotus feet upon our breasts.
(14) O hero, kindly distribute to us the nectar of
Your lips, which enhances conjugal pleasure and vanquishes grief. That
nectar is thoroughly relished by Your vibrating flute and makes people
forget any other attachment.
(15) When You go off to the forest during the day, a
tiny fraction of a second becomes like a millennium for us because we
cannot see You. And even when we can eagerly look upon Your beautiful
face, so lovely with its adornment of curly locks, our pleasure is
hindered by our eyelids, which were fashioned by the foolish creator.
(16) Dear Acyuta, You know very well why we have
come here. Who but a cheater like You would abandon young women who come
to see Him in the middle of the night, enchanted by the loud song of
His flute? Just to see You, we have completely rejected our husbands,
children, ancestors, brothers and other relatives.
(17) Our minds are repeatedly bewildered as we think
of the intimate conversations we had with You in secret, feel the rise
of lust in our hearts and remember Your smiling face, Your loving
glances and Your broad chest, the resting place of the goddess of
fortune. Thus we experience the most severe hankering for You.
(18) O beloved, Your all-auspicious appearance
vanquishes the distress of those living in Vraja's forests. Our minds
long for Your association. Please give to us just a bit of that
medicine, which counteracts the disease in Your devotees' hearts.
(19) O dearly beloved! Your lotus feet are so soft
that we place them gently on our breasts, fearing that Your feet will be
hurt. Our life rests only in You. Our minds, therefore, are filled with
anxiety that Your tender feet might be wounded by pebbles as You roam
about on the forest path.
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