Lord Krishna

gītagovindaṃ pañcamaḥ sargaḥ - sākāṅkṣa puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ

(Gitagovinda Fifth Canto: Sakanksha Pundarikaksha in English (IAST))

Jayadeva

This segment of the Gitagovinda, composed by the 12th-century poet Jayadeva, depicts the intense longing of Lord Krishna for Radha during the Viraha phase. As Krishna expresses his separation and remorse, a messenger Sakhi conveys his message to Radha. This lyrical masterpiece, characterized by its deep aesthetic beauty and Bhakti sentiment, serves as a bridge between human love and divine realization. Chanting or meditating upon these verses helps the devotee cultivate intense devotion and emotional surrender, assisting them in overcoming the worldly suffering caused by separation from the divine presence in the heart.

|| pañcamaḥ sargaḥ ||

|| sākāṅkṣapuṇḍarīkākṣaḥ ||
ahamiha nivasāmi yāhi rādhāṃ anunaya madvacanena cānayethāḥ |
iti madhuripuṇā sakhī niyuktā svayamidametya punarjagāda rādhām || 31 ||
|| gītaṃ 10 ||
vahati malayasamīre madanamupanidhāya |
sphuṭati kusumanikare virahihṛdayadalanāya ||
tava virahe vanamālī sakhi sīdati || 1 ||
dahati śiśiramayūkhe maraṇamanukaroti |
patati madanaviśikhe vilapati vikalataro'ti || 2 ||
dhvanati madhupasamūhe śravaṇamapidadhāti |
manasi calitavirahe niśi niśi rujamupayāti || 3 ||
vasati vipinavitāne tyajati lalitadhāma |
luṭhati dharaṇiśayane bahu vilapati tava nāma || 4 ||
raṇati pikasamavāye pratidiśamanuyāti |
hasati manujanicaye virahamapalapati neti || 5 ||
sphurati kalaravarāve smarati maṇitameva|
tavaratisukhavibhave gaṇayati suguṇamatīva || 6 ||
tvadabhidhaśubhadamāsaṃ vadati nari śṛṇoti |
tamapi japati sarasaṃ yuvatiṣu na ratimupaiti || 7 ||
bhaṇati kavijayadeve virahavilasitena |
manasi rabhasavibhave harirudayatu sukṛtena || 8 ||
pūrvaṃ yatra samaṃ tvayā ratipaterāsāditaḥ siddhaya-stasminneva nikuñjamanmathamahātīrthe punarmādhavaḥ |
dhyāyaṃstvāmaniśaṃ japannapi tavaivālāpamantrāvalīṃ bhūyastvatkucakumbhanirbharaparīrambhāmṛtaṃ vāñchati || 32 ||
|| gītaṃ 11 ||
ratisukhasāre gatamabhisāre madanamanoharaveśam |
na kuru nitambini gamanavilambanamanusara taṃ hṛdayeśam ||
dhīrasamīre yamunātīre vasati vane vanamālī || 1 ||
nāma sametaṃ kṛtasaṅketaṃ vādayate mṛduveṇum |
bahu manute nanu te tanusaṅgatapavanacalitamapi reṇum || 2 ||
patati patatre vicalati patre śaṅkitabhavadupayānam |
racayati śayanaṃ sacakitanayanaṃ paśyati tava panthānam || 3 ||
mukharamadhīraṃ tyaja mañjīraṃ ripumiva keliṣulolam |
cala sakhi kuñjaṃ satimirapuñjaṃ śīlaya nīlanicolam || 4 ||
urasi murārerupahitahāre ghana iva taralabalāke |
taṭidiva pīte rativiparīte rājasi sukṛtavipāke || 5 ||
vigalitavasanaṃ parihṛtarasanaṃ ghaṭaya jaghanamapidhānam |
kisalayaśayane paṅkajanayane nidhimiva harṣanidānam || 6 ||
harirabhimānī rajaniridānīmiyamapi yāti virāmam |
kuru mama vacanaṃ satvararacanaṃ pūraya madhuripukāmam || 7 ||
śrījayadeve kṛtahariseve bhaṇati paramaramaṇīyam |
pramuditahṛdayaṃ harimatisadayaṃ namata sukṛtakamanīyam || 8 ||
vikirati muhuḥ śvāsāndiśaḥ puro muhurīkṣate praviśati muhuḥ kuñjaṃ guñjanmuhurbahu tāmyati |
racayati muhuḥ śayyāṃ paryākulaṃ muhurīkṣate madanakadanaklāntaḥ kānte priyastava vartate || 33 ||
tvadvāmyena samaṃ samagramadhunā tigmāṃśurastaṃ gato govindasya manorathena ca samaṃ prāptaṃ tamaḥ sāndratām |
kokānāṃ karuṇasvanena sadṛśī dīrghā madabhyarthanā tanmugdhe viphalaṃ vilambanamasau ramyo'bhisārakṣaṇaḥ || 34 ||
āśleṣādanu cumbanādanu nakhollekhādanu svāntaja-prodbodhādanu sambhramādanu ratārambhādanu prītayoḥ |
anyārthaṃ gatayorbhramānmilitayoḥ sambhāṣaṇairjānato-rdampatyoriha ko na ko na tamasi vrīḍāvimiśro rasaḥ || 35 ||
sabhayacakitaṃ vinyasyantīṃ dṛśau timire pathi pratitaru muhuḥ sthitvā mandaṃ padāni vitanvatīm |
kathamapi rahaḥ prāptāmaṅgairanaṅgataraṅgibhiḥ sumukhi subhagaḥ paśyansa tvāmupaitu kṛtārthatām || 36 ||
rādhāmugdhamukhāravindamadhupastrailokyamaulisthalī nepathyocitanīlaratnamavanībhārāvatārāntakaḥ|
svacchandaṃ vrajasubdarījanamanastoṣapradoṣodayaḥ kaṃsadhvaṃsanadhūmaketuravatu tvāṃ devakīnandanaḥ|| 36 + 1 ||
|| iti śrīgītagovinde'bhisārikavarṇane sākāṅkṣapuṇḍarīkākṣo nāma pañcamaḥ sargaḥ ||

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