Vidyāpati: Bangīya Padābali; Songs of the Love of Rādhā and Krishna
Translated by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy and Arun Sen
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The opening
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Krishna: Some damsel I saw, supremely fair— A moon unstained, that slowly rose, Or a golden vine.
Eyes twin lotus-blooms, dyed with sūrm, The playground of waves of love— Twin timid partridges, snared by Nature With nought but a rope of collyrium!
A garland of ivory-pearls caressed the burden Of her mountain breasts— Kāma pouring celestial streams from a brimming conch On a golden Shambhu!
The sacrificer of a hundred offerings on a sacred shore Were blest by such reward! Vidyāpati says: It is Gokula’s lord. The herd-girls’ darling.
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About this edition
- The words
- Ananda K. Coomaraswamy and Arun Sen's English translation, copied word for word.
- Copied from
- Left out
- The printed table of contents (the app makes its own)
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 2 places