Gita Govinda, Eighth Canto: Vilakshya Lakshmipatih in English (IAST) - Sanskrit Text & Transliteration

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Read Gita Govinda, Eighth Canto: Vilakshya Lakshmipatih in English (IAST) script — full lyrics with English meaning and transliteration. Composed by the 12th-century poet Jayadeva, the Gita Govinda is a masterpiece of Sanskrit devotional literature focusing on the divine love between Lord Krishna and Radha. This eighth canto, Vilakshya Lakshmipatih, depicts the intense emotional dialogue between the repentant Krishna and the heartbroken Radha. Through exquisite lyrical verses, Jayadeva illustrates the complexity of divine longing and reconciliation. Chanting or reflecting upon these verses helps devotees transcend worldly attachments, fostering a deep sense of surrender, emotional purification, and an intimate, mystical connection with the playful yet sublime presence of Lord Krishna.

gītagovindaṃ aṣṭamaḥ sargaḥ - vilakṣya lakṣmīpatiḥ

(Gita Govinda, Eighth Canto: Vilakshya Lakshmipatih in English (IAST))

Jayadeva

Language:Sanskrit

Translation:English

Composed by the 12th-century poet Jayadeva, the Gita Govinda is a masterpiece of Sanskrit devotional literature focusing on the divine love between Lord Krishna and Radha. This eighth canto, Vilakshya Lakshmipatih, depicts the intense emotional dialogue between the repentant Krishna and the heartbroken Radha. Through exquisite lyrical verses, Jayadeva illustrates the complexity of divine longing and reconciliation. Chanting or reflecting upon these verses helps devotees transcend worldly attachments, fostering a deep sense of surrender, emotional purification, and an intimate, mystical connection with the playful yet sublime presence of Lord Krishna.

|| aṣṭamaḥ sargaḥ ||

|| vilakṣyalakṣmīpatiḥ ||
atha kathamapi yāminīṃ vinīya smaraśarajarjaritāpi sā prabhāte |
anunayavacanaṃ vadantamagre praṇatamapi priyamāha sābhyasūyam || 49 ||

|| gītaṃ 17 ||
rajanijanitagurujāgararāgakaṣāyitamalasaniveśam |
vahati nayanamanurāgamiva sphuṭamuditarasābhiniveśam ||
harihari yāhi mādhava yāhi keśava mā vada kaitavavādaṃ tāmanusara sarasīruhalocana yā tava harati viṣādam || 50 ||
kajjalamalinavilocanacumbanaviracitanīlimarūpam |
daśanavasanamaruṇaṃ tava kṛṣṇa tanoti tanoranurūpam || 2 ||
vapuranuharati tava smarasaṅgarakharanakharakṣatarekham |
marakataśakalakalitakaladhautalipireva ratijayalekham || 3 ||
caraṇakamalagaladalaktakasiktamidaṃ tava hṛdayamudāram |
darśayatīva bahirmadanadrumanavakisalayaparivāram || 4 ||
daśanapadaṃ bhavadadharagataṃ mama janayati cetasi khedam |
kathayati kathamadhunāpi mayā saha tava vapuretadabhedam || 5 ||
bahiriva malinataraṃ tava kṛṣṇa mano'pi bhaviṣyati nūnam |
kathamatha vañcayase janamanugatamasamaśarajvaradūnam || 6 ||
bhramati bhavānabalākavalāya vaneṣu kimatra vicitram |
prathayati pūtanikaiva vadhūvadhanirdayabālacaritram || 7 ||
śrījayadevabhaṇitarativañcitakhaṇḍitayuvativilāpam |
śṛṇuta sudhāmadhuraṃ vibudhā vibudhālayato'pi durāpam || 8 ||
tadevaṃ paśyantyāḥ prasaradanurāgaṃ bahiriva priyāpādālaktacchuritamaruṇacchāyahṛdayam |
mamādya prakhyātapraṇayabharabhaṅgena kitava tvadālokaḥ śokādapi kimapi lajjāṃ janayati || 50 ||

|| iti gītagovinde khaṇḍitāvarṇane vilakṣyalakṣmīpatirnāma aṣṭhamaḥ sargaḥ ||

|| aṣṭamaḥ sargaḥ ||

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