Lord Krishna

gītagovindaṃ daśamaḥ sargaḥ - catura caturbhujaḥ

(Gita Govinda Tenth Sarga - Chatur Chaturbhuja in English (IAST))

Jayadeva

This segment of Jayadeva's masterpiece, the Gita Govinda, focuses on the poignant reconciliation between Lord Krishna and Radha. As the divine lovers bridge the gap of Radha's pride and Krishna's longing, the verses capture the essence of Madhura Bhakti. Through the beautiful Ashtapadi, the text depicts the intimate emotional landscape of the divine couple. Chanting or meditating upon these verses is considered a path to attaining spiritual grace, purifying the heart of ego, and fostering a deep, transcendental devotion toward the divine play of the Supreme Lord and his eternal consort.

|| daśamaḥ sargaḥ ||

|| caturacaturbhujaḥ ||
atrāntare masṛṇaroṣavaśāmasīm-niḥśvāsaniḥsahamukhīṃ sumukhīmupetya |
savrīḍamīkṣitasakhīvadanāṃ dinānte sānandagadgadapadaṃ harirityuvāca|| 53 ||
|| gītaṃ 19 ||
vadasi yadi kiñcidapi dantarucikaumudī harati daratimiramatighoram |
sphuradadharasīdhave tava vadanacandramā rocayatu locanacakoram ||
priye cāruśīle muñca mayi mānamanidānaṃ sapadi madanānalo dahati mama mānasaṃ dehi mukhakamalamadhupānam || 1 ||
satyamevāsi yadi sudati mayi kopinī dehi kharanakhaśaraghātam |
ghaṭaya bhujabandhanaṃ janaya radakhaṇḍanaṃ yena vā bhavati sukhajātam || 2 ||
tvamasi mama bhūṣaṇaṃ tvamasi mama jīvanaṃ tvamasi bhavajaladhiratnam |
bhavatu bhavatīha mayi satatamanorodhini tatra mama hṛdayamatiratnam || 3 ||
nīlanalinābhamapi tanvi tava locanaṃ dhārayati kokanadarūpam |
kusumaśarabāṇabhāvena yadi rañjayasi kṛṣṇamidametadanurūpam || 4 ||
sphuratu kucakumbhayorupari maṇimañjarī rañjayatu tava hṛdayadeśam |
rasatu raśanāpi tava ghanajaghanamaṇḍale ghoṣayatu manmathanideśam || 5 ||
sthalakamalagañjanaṃ mama hṛdayarañjanaṃ janitaratiraṅgaparabhāgam |
bhaṇa masṛṇavāṇi karavāṇi padapaṅkajaṃ sarasalasadalaktakarāgam || 6 ||
smaragaralakhaṇḍanaṃ mama śirasi maṇḍanaṃ dehi padapallavamudāram |
jvalati mayi dāruṇo madanakadanāruṇo haratu tadupāhitavikāram || 7 ||
iti caṭulacāṭupaṭucāru muravairiṇo rādhikāmadhi vacanajātam | jayati padmāvatīramaṇajayadevakavi-bhāratībhaṇitamatiśātam || 8 || parihara kṛtātaṅke śaṅkāṃ tvayā satataṃ ghana-stanajaghanayākrānte svānte parānavakāśini | viśati vitanoranyo dhanyo na ko'pi mamāntaraṃ stanabharaparīrambhārambhe vidhehi vidheyatām || 54 || mugdhe vidhehi mayi nirdayadantadaṃśa-dorvallibandhanibiḍastanapīḍanāni | caṇḍi tvameva mudamañca na pañcabāṇa-caṇḍālakāṇḍadalanādasavaḥ prayāntu || 55 || vyathayati vṛthā maunaṃ tanvi prapañcaya pañcamaṃ taruṇī madhurālāpaistāpaṃ vinodaya dṛṣṭibhiḥ | sumukhi vimukhībhāvaṃ tāvadvimuñca na muñca māṃ svayamatiśayasnigdho mugdhe priyi'hamupasthitaḥ || 56 || bandhūkadyutibāndhavo'yamadharaḥ snigdho madhūkaccavi-rgaṇḍaścaṇḍi cakāsti nīlanalinaśrīmocanaṃ locanam | nāsābhyeti tilaprasūnapadavīṃ kundābhadānti priye prāyastvanmukhasevayā vijayate viśvaṃ sa puṣpāyudhaḥ || 57 || dṛśau tava madālase vadanamindusandīpakaṃ gatirjanamanoramā vidhutarambhamūrudvayam | ratistava kalāvatī ruciracitralekhe bhruvā-vaho vibudhayauvanaṃ vahasi tanvī pṛthvīgatā || 58 || || iti śrīgītagovinde māninīvarṇane caturacaturbhujo nāma daśamaḥ sargaḥ ||

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