Srila Govinda
dasa Thakura's
PADAVALI
Song 1 (Bandana-raga)
1. campaka sona kusuma kanakacala
jitala gaura-tanu-labani re
unnata gima sima nahi anubhaba
jaga-mana-mohana bhanani re
2. (Refrain) jaya saci-nandana tribhubana-bandana
kali-yuga-kala-bhujaga-bhaya-khandana re
3. bipula pulaka kula akula kalebara
gara gara antare prema-bhare
lahu lahu hasani gada gada bhasani
kata mandakini nayane jhare
4. nija-rase nacata nayana dhulayata
gayata kata kata bhakatahim meli
yo rase bhasi abasa mahi-mandala
gobinda-dasa tahim parasa na bheli
1. Lord Gaura's handsome form defeats the golden mountain
and the golden campaka flowers. His neck
is long. His glory has
no end. He charms the world's hearts.
2. (Refrain) Glory to Saci's son! The three worlds bow
before Him. He breaks into shards
everyone's fear of the black
snake that is Kali-yuga.
3. The hairs of His body stand erect. His heart is overcome
withthe ecstasy of spireitual love. He
gently, gently smiles. He
speaks broken words in a choked voice.
How many celestial
Gangas flow from His eyes?
4. Tasting the nectar of ecstatic spiritual love, He
dances. His eyes move restlessly. How
many devotees gather around
Him and sing? He makes the circle of the
earth float in the nectar
of ecstatic spiritual love. Govinda dasa
alone was not touched
by that flood of nectar.
Song 2 (Beloyara-raga)
1. (Refrain) jaya jaga-tarana-karana
dhama
ananda-kanda nityananda nama
2. dagamaga locana- kamala dhulayata
sahaje athira gati jiti matoyara
bha-iya abhirama bali ghana ghana daka-i
gaura prema-bhare cala-i na para
3. gada gada adha madhura bacanamrta
lahu lahu hasa-bikasita ganta
pasanda khandana sri-bhuja-mandana
kanaka-khacita abalambana danda
4. kali-yuga kala bhujangama damsala
dagadhala sthabara jangama dekhi
prema-sudha-rasa jaga bhari barikhala
gobinda-dasake kamhe upekhi
1. (Refrain) Glory to the Lord who delivers the worlds, the
Lord who is the root of all bliss, the
Lord who bears the name
Nityananda!
2. Tears stream from His restless lotus eyes. He is restless
and unsteady. "Brother
Abhirama!", He calls. Overcome
with ecstatic spiritual love for Lord
Gaura, He has no power to
walk.
3. His half words spoken in a choked voice are sweeter than
nectar. A gentle gentle smile blossoms
on His face. He breaks all
sins into pieces. His glorious arms are
decorated with a golden
staff.
4. Seeing the moving and unmoving beings burning with
poison, bitten by the fangs of the black
snake that is Kali-yuga,
He showers everyone with a monsoon of
the nectar-antidote of
ecstatic spiritual love. Only Govinda
dasa does not receive that
antidote. Only Govinda dasa is
forgotten.
Song 3 (Gauri-raga)
1. nanda-nandana gopijana-ballabha
radha-nayaka nagara syama
so saci-nandana nadiya-purandara
sura-muni-gana-mano-mohana dhama
2. jaya nija-kanta- kanti-kalebara
jaya jaya preyasi-bhaba-binoda
jaya braja-sahacari- locana-mangala
nadiya-badhujana-nayana-amoda
3. jaya jaya sridama- sudama-subalarjuna-
prema-prabardhana naba-ghana-rupa
jaya ramadi-sundara- priya-sahacara
jaya jaya mohana gaura anupa
4. jaya ati-bala balarama-priyanuja
jaya jaya nityananda-ananda
jaya jaya saj-jana- gana-bhaya-bhanjana
gobinda-dasa-asa-anubandha
5. (Refrain) jaya jaya sri-sri-nibasa
guna-dhama
dina-hina-tarana prema-rasayana
aichana madhurima nama
6. kancana-barana harana tanu su-lalita
kausika basana biraje
prema nama kahi kahata bhagabate
aiche barana tanu saje
7. nija nija bhakata parisada sangati
prakatahi caranarabinda
nirabadhi badane nama birajita
radhe krsna gobinda
8. yugala-bhajana-guna- lila-aswadana
grantha kalpa-taru hate
tuya bine adhame sarana ko deyaba
gobinda-dasa anathe
1. Lord Krsna, who is Nanda's son, the gopis' beloved,
Radha's lover, a hero of amorous
pastimes, and dark in
complexion, now has become Saci's
son. He is the ruler of
Nadiya. He charms the hearts of the
demigods and sages.
2. Glory to the Lord, whose bodily complexion is now like
that of His beloved! Glory, glory to the
Lord, who enjoys
pastimes of feeling the ecstatic
spiritual love His beloved
feels! Glory to the Lord who brought
auspicious bliss to the
vraja-gopis' eyes and who now delights
the eyes of the girls in
Nadiya!
3. Glory, glory to the Lord whose form is dark like a new
raincloud and who is the ecstatic friend
of Sridama,
Sudama, Subala, and Arjuna! Glory to the
Lord who was the dear
and glorious companion of Balarama and a
host of gopa boys!
Glory, glory to the Lord who now
manifests a fair form charming
and peerless!
4. Glory, glory to the Lord who was Balarama's dear younger
brother! Glory, glory to the Lord who
now delights Nityananda!
Glory, glory to the Lord who breaks into
pieces the fears of the
saintly devotees! Glory to the Lord
whose association Govinda
dasa yearns to attain!
5. (Refrain) Glory, glory to the Lord who is the goddess of
fortune's shelter, who is the abode of
all virtues, and whose
sweet holy name carries the
nectar-elixir of spiritual love, an
elixir that rescues the poor fallen
souls!
6. Glory to the Lord whose graceful form is now more
splendid than gold, who is gloriously
arrayed in silken garments.
Describing the glories of the holy name,
He speaks from Srimad-
Bhagavatam. His form is now fair.
7. He is accompanied by His devotees. Now His lotus feet are
visible in this world. Without stop the
holy names
Radhe! Krsna! Govinda!" are
gloriously manifest in His
mouth.
8. He relishes the nectar of the divine couple's qualities,
pastimes, and devotional service. The
kalpa-taru tree of
scriptures He holds in His hand. O
Supreme Lord, but for You who
will give shelter to fallen helpless
Govinda dasa?
Song 4
1. (Refrain) jaya re jaya re jaya thakura narottama
prema-bhakati-maharaja
yamke mantri abhinu kalebara
ramacandra kabiraja
2. prema-mukuta-mani bhusana bhababali
angahi anga biraja
nrpa asana khetura maha baithata
sangahi bhakata-samaja
3. sanatana-rupa-krta grantha bhagabata
anudina karata bicara
radha-madhaba yugala ujjwala-rasa
paramananda sukha sara
4. sri-sankirtana bisaya-rase unamata
dharmadharma nahi mana
yoga-dana-brata adi bhaye bhagata
royata karama geyana
5. bhagabata sastra-gana yo de-i bhakati-dhana
taka gauraba apa
sankhya mimamsaka tarkadika yata
malina dekhi paratapa
6. abhakata caura durahi bhagi rahu
niyade nahi parakasa
dina hina jane deyala bhakati-dhane
bancita gobinda-dasa
1. (Refrain) Glory, glory, glory to Narottama dasa
Thakura, a great king of spiritual love
and devotion, a king
whose prime minister is youthful
Ramacandra Kaviraja!
2. King Narottama's crown is studded with the jewels of
ecstatic spiritual love. On his body the
ornaments of devotional
ecstasies glisten. In Khetura-grama he
sits on a royal throne.
The devotees are his royal assembly.
3. Day after day he studies, discusses, and lectures on
Srimad-Bhagavatam and the books
Rupa and Sanatana wrote. In
the glistening nectar pastimes of the
divine couple, of Sri
Sri Radha and Madhava, he finds the
sweetest bliss.
4. Tasting the nectar of sankirtana, he becomes wild with
bliss. He does not consider what is
materially pious and what is
materially impious. Frightened, he flees
from non-devotional
yoga, charity, and vows. In the presence
of frutiive actions and
impersonal speculations, he weeps.
5. The treasure of devotion described in the Bhagavata
scriptures is the great goal he strives
to attain. Seeing the
impure ideas of the followers of
sankhya, mimamsa, material
logic, and other non-devotional
philosophies, he burns with
unhappiness.
6. He stays far away from the thieves that are the opponants
of devotional service. He will not come
near them. To the poor
fallen people he gives the treasure of
devotional service. Only
to Gocinda dasa he did not give that
treasure. Only Govinda
dasa was cheated.
Song 5 (Suha-i-raga)
1. jaya jaya yadu-kula-jalanidhi-candra
braja-kula gokula ananda-kanda
2. jaya jaya jaladhara syamara anga
helana kalpa-taru lalita tri-bhanga
3. sudha-i sudhamaya murali-bilasa
jaga-jana-mohana madhurima hasa
4. abani bilambita bani bana-bala
madhukara jhankaru tatahi rasala
5. taruna aruna ruci pada arabinda
nakha-mani nichani dasa gobinda
1. Glory, glory to the Lord who is like a moon risen from
the ocean of the Yadu dynasty, to the
Lord who is the bliss of
Gokula's pastures!
2. Glory, glory to the Lord whose limbs are dark like a
monsoon cloud, the Lord whose graceful
form bends in three
places like a bending kalpa-taru tree!
3. His pastime is to play nectar melodies on His flute. The
sweetness of His smile enchants everyone
in the world.
4. He lingers in the forest of new flowers. He is like a mango tree
where black bees hum.
5. The lotus flowers of the soles of His feet glisten with a
charming new redness. Govinda dasa
worships the jewels that are
the nails of His toes.
Song 6 (Sri-raga)
1. (Refrain) jaya jaya
jaga-jana-locana-phanda
radha-ramana brndabana-canda
2. abhinaba nila jalada tanu dhala dhala
pincha mukuta sire sajani re
kancana basana ratanamaya abharana
nupura ranarani bajani re
3. indibara-yuga subhaga bilocana
ancala cancala kusuma-sare
abicala kula ramani-gana manasa
jara jara antare madana-bhare
4. bani bana-mala ajanu-lambita
parimale ali-kula mati rahu
bimbadhara pare mohana murali
ga-ota gobinda-dasa-pahu
1. (Refrain) Glory, glory to the Lord who is Radha's
lover, the Lord who is like a trap to
catch the eyes of the
world's people, the Lord who is like a
moon shining in
Vrndavana!
2. His form glistens like a dark
new raincloud. A peacock-
feather crown adorns His head. His
garments are golden. His
ornaments are made of jewels. His
anklets jangle.
3. His graceful eyes are two blue lotus flowers. The
restless glances from His eyes' corners
are arrows of flowers,
arrows that wound the saintly gopis'
amorous hearts.
4. A forest-flower garland hangs to His knees. Its fragrance
makes the black bees wild with bliss.
Placing the flute to His
bimba-fruit lips, Govinda dasa's master
plays enchanting
melodies.
Song 7 (Sri-raga)
1. dheaja-vajrankusa-pankaja-kalitam
vraja-vanita-kuca-kunkuma-lalitam
2. (Refrain) vande
girivaradhara-pada-kamalam
kamala-kamalancitam amalam
3. manjula-mani-nupura-ramaniyam
acapala-kula-ramani-kamaniyam
4. ati-lohitam atirohita-bhasam
madhu-madhupi-krta-govinda-dasam
2. (Refrain) I offer my respectful obesiances to Lord
Giridhari's splendid and pure lotus
feet, which the goddess of
fortune worships with offerings of lotus
flowers, . . .
1. . . . lotus feet marked with the auspicious signs of the
flag, thunderbolt, elephant-goad, and
lotus, lotus feet
gracefully marked with kunkuma from the
vraja-gopis' breasts, . . .
3. . . . lotus feet charming with graceful jewel anklets,
lotus feet the saintly and beautiful
gopis always yearn to attain, . . .
4. . . . reddish lotus feet eternally described in graceful
prayers, lotus feet that have
transformed Govinda dasa into a
bumblebee thirsting for their honey.
Song 8 (Tudi-raga)
1. sajala jalada anga manohara
chataye cahila nahe
isata hasiya manera akuti
aruna nayane kahe
2. aju ki pekhalu binoda nagara
keli-kadambera tale
rupa nirakhite ankhira laja
bhasila ananda-jale
3. baula-mala diya kuntala taniya
ma-ura-pucchera chande
rangini locana khanjana bandhite
patila bisama phande
4. makara-kundala sange dolaye
ganda darapana-bhane
bhale se madana tahe bimbita
gobinda-dasa anumane
1. His charming limbs dark like monsoon clouds were so
effulgent I could not even look upon
them. His gently smiling
reddish eyes spoke of the desires hidden
in His heart.
2. Who is it I saw today? He was a playful boy under a keli-
kadamba tree. My eyes were shy to gaze
on His handsome form. I
floated in an ocean of bliss.
3. He wore a garland of bakula flowers. A peacock feather
decorated His hair. His reddish eyes
were like restless kanjana
birds. I fell into the terrible trap He
had carefully set.
4. Shark-shaped earrings swung to and fro on His glistening-
mirror cheeks. Kamadeva was reflected on
His forehead. Govinda
dasa thinks of Him in this way.
Song 9 (Sindhuda-raga)
1. matta-ma-ura-sikhandika-mandita
cudaye malati mala
parimale mati panti mata madhukara
gunjare tahi rasala
2. (Refrain) sajani pekhalu
baraja-kisora
piba-ite badana-sudhakara-madhuri
matala nayana-cakora
3. nila jalada tanu bhanu madana dhanu
nayana-kamala panca bana
jara jara antara kulabati-gauraba
samsaya rahala parane
4. madana makara yanu manimaya kundala
talamala dolata kane
hera-ite jaga-mana-mina garasaye
gobinda-dasa paramane
1. He was crowned with the feather of a wild peacock. The fragrance of
His jasmine garland made the buzzing black bees wild
with bliss.
2. (Refrain) O gopi friend, today I saw a handsome teenage
boy in Vraja. The cakora birds of my
eyes became wild to taste
the sweetness of the moonlight of the
moon of His face.
3. His form was a dark monsoon cloud. His eyebrows were
the archer Kamadeva's two bows. From His
lotus eyes Kamadeva
fired his five arrows. The saintly
gopis' hearts were gravely
wounded. Their lives are now in doubt.
4. His glistening jewel earrings shaped like Kamadeva's
sharks swing to and fro from His ears.
The fish of the gopis'
hearts gaze at that shark. Now that
shark devours those small
fish. Govinda dasa thinks in this way.
Song 10 (Gandhara-raga)
1. (Refrain) kaliya-damana dina-naha
kalindi-kula kadamba chaha
2. kata kata braja naba bala
pekhalu janu thira bijarika mala
3. tohe kaho subala sangati
tabadhari hama na jani diba rati
4. tahi dhani mani du-i cari
tahi mano-mohini eka nari
5. so rahu majhu mane pathi
manasija dhume ghuma nahi dithi
6. anukhana tahita samadhi
ko jane kaichana biraha-biyadhi
7. dine dine ksina bhela deha
gobinda-dasa kaha aiche naba-leha
1. (Refrain) Krsna, who is the Lord of the poor and meek
and the hero that vanquished Kaliya,
stays in a kadamba tree's
shade on the Yamuna's banks.
2. (Lord Krsna says:) How many girls of Vraja have I
seen? Still, this one girl is splendid
like a garland of unmoving
lightning flashes,
3. O friend Subala, I tell you: from that moment I no longer
know whether it is day or night.
4. In that place were two or four beautiful girls splendid
like glistening jewels. But only one of
those girls cast a spell
on My heart.
5. I keep that girl in my heart. My heart is filled with
the smoke of Kamadeva's flames. Lost in
the smoke, I cannot see
the directions.
6. Moment after moment I am rapt in thinking of this girl. I
know nothing but Her. I am overcome by
the fever of separation
from Her.
7. Day after day my body becomes more thin and emaciated.
Govinda dasa says: These are the signs
of new love.
Song 11 (Baradi-raga)
1. nisasi niharasi phutala kadamba
kara-tale badana saghana abalamba
2. (Refrain) ksane tanu modasi kari kata
bhanga
abirala pulaka mukula bharu anga
3. e dhani mohe na karu aru chanda
janala bhetali syamara chanda
4. bhaba ki gopasi gopata na raha-i
maramaka bedana badane saba kaha-i
5. yatane nibarasi nayanake lola
gadagada sabade kahasi adha bola
6. ana chale anga nayana chale pantha
saghane gatagati karasi ekanta
7. dure rahu gurujana-gauraba laja
gobinda-dasa kaha padala akaja
1. You stare. You sigh. With your sighs the kadamba trees
burst into bloom. Your head rests in
your hands.
2. Sometimes you bend your body into how many awkward
postures? Like budding flowers, the
hairs of your body always
stand erect.
3. (Refrain) O beautiful gopi, you did not tell me
anything. Still, I know what has
happened. You must have met the
dark moon Krsna.
4. Why do you try to hide your feelings? You cannot hide
them. The expression on your face
proclaims the pain in your
heart.
5. You struggle to supress the signs of what you feel. Your
eyes are restless. You speak half words
in a choked voice.
6. On some pretext you carefully watch the path. Your
purpose in watching is only one.
7. Far away you have thrown all shyness and all respect for
your elders and superiors. Govinda dasa
says: Alas! This girl
has fallen into mischief.
Song 12 (Gandhara-raga)
1. dhala dhala sajala jalada tanu sohana
mohana abharana saja
aruna nayana gati bijuri camaka jiti
dagadhala kulabati-laja
2. (Refrain) sajani ya-ite pekhalu kana
tabadhari jaga-bhari bharala kusuma-sara
nayane na heriye ana
3. majhu mukha darasi bihasi tanu moda-i
bigalita mohana bamsa
na janiye kona manoratha akula
kisalaya-dale karu damsa
4. ataye se majhu mana jwalatahi anukhana
dolata capala parana
gobinda-dasa micha-i asoyasa
tabahu na milala kana
1. His form was glorious like a monsoon cloud. He was
charming with graceful ornaments. The
glance from his reddish
eyes defeats lightning. That glance burned
this saintly girl's
shyness into ashes.
2. (Refrain) O gopi-freiend, I saw Krsna. If I attain Him I
will have the whole world. He struck me
with the flower-arrow of
His glance. Now my eyes see none but
Him.
3. When He saw my face, He smiled. His body trembled, and He
dropped His charming flute. He bit a
budding twig. What desire
filled Him? I do not know.
4. Since that time my heart burns at every moment.
My restless life-breath trembles.
Govinda dasa says: Your hope
is false. Krsna weill not meet with you
yet.
Song 13 (Dhanasi-raga)
1. cudaka cuda mayura-sikhandaka
mandita malati-maleee
saurabha unamata bhramari bheramara kata
caudike karata jhankare
2. (Refrain) sajani ko kahe kama ananga
keli kadamba tale so rati-nayaka
pekhalu nata-bhara-bhanga
3. katahu bisama sara nayana tuna bhara
sancaru bhana kamane
nagari nari marama maha hana-i
lekha-i na para-i ane
4. sruti-mule cancala manimaya kundala
dolata makara-akara
gobinda-dasa ataye anumanala
madana-mohana abatara
1. He wore a peacock-feather crown. His jasmine garland was
surrounded by black bees. Intoxicated by
the scent of His
garland, how many humming bees filled
the four directions?
2. (Refrain) O gopi-friend, was that person I saw Kamadeva
Himself? A hero of playful pastimes, He
gracefully danced under a
kadamba tree.
3. Moving ythe archer's bows of His eyebrows and emptying
the two quivers of His eyes, how many
flower-arrows did He fire?
Many playful girls' hearts were wounded.
Those girls could not
gaze on anyone but Him.
4. Shark-shaped jewel earrings swung from His ears. Govinda
dasa says: I think that person must have
been more enchanting
than Kamadeva himself.
Song 14 (Sri-raga)
1. marakata-darapana barana ujora
hera-ite prati anga ananga agora
2. na bhujalum ki kahala aruna nayana
hanala ata-e kusuma-sara bana
3. e sakhi kahe bhetalum nanda-nandana
madira gahana dahana bhela candana
4. taikhane dakhina pabana bhela bama
saha-i na pariye himakara-nama
5. sahaja seja kamala-dala pati
kulabati yubati le-u nija sati
6. tamhi rahala mana locana lagi
dhairaja laja dure gela bhagi
7. ki phala ekala bikala-parana
gobinda-dasa kaha milaba kana
1. He is splendid like a sapphire mirror. His limbs eclipse
even Kamadeva.
2. I do not knowe of any eyes like His reddish eyes, eyes
that shoot Kamadeva's arrows.
3. O gopi-friend, whom did I meet? It was Nanda's son.
Because of Him a palace has now become a
wild forest and a
blazing fire has become cooling sandal
paste.
4. Because of Him the southern wind now blows from the
north. Because of Him I cannot bear the
glistening moonlight.
5. Please mnake a bed from lotus leaves and petals. This
pious girl will rest upon it.
6. My thoughts rest in Him. My eyes yearn for Him. <y
shyness and my peaceful composure are
now thrown far away.
7. What fruit will come from the gerat disorder in this
girl's life? Govinda dasa says: She will
meet Krsna.
Song 15 (Suha-i-raga)
1. yamhi yamhi nikasa-i tanu-tanu-jyoti
tamhi tamhi bijuri camaka-mati hoti
2. yamhi yamhi aruna carana cali cala-i
tamhi tamhi thala-kamala-dala thala-i
3. dekhalum ko dhani sahacari meli
hamari jibana sane karatahim kheli
4. yamhi yamhi bhangura-bhana-bilola
tamhi tamhi uchalala kalindi-kalola
5. yamhi yamhi tarala drg-ancala pada-i
tamhi tamhi nila utapala bana bhara-i
6. yamhi yamhi heriye madhurima hasa
tamhi tamhi kunda kumuda parakasa
7. gobinda dasa kahe mugadhala kana
cinalahim ra-i cina-i nahi jana
1. Wherever Your glorious slender form shines, that place
becomes like a wonderful lightning
flash.
2. Wherever Your reddish feet walk, that place becomes like
lotus petals.
3. Who is the fortunate girl I glance at, the girl that
accompanies Me? I enjoy pastimes with
that girl. That girl is My
very life.
4. Wherever Your restless graceful eyebrows are raised, that
place becomes like the rising waves of
the Yamuna.
5. Wherever You cast restless glances from the corners of
Your eyes, that place becomes like a
forest of blue lotus
flowers.
6. Wherever You gaze at Me with sweet smiles, that place
becomes like a place filled with jasmine
flowers and water-
lilies.
7. Govinda dasa says: Charming Krsna sees these
comparisons. Radha does not.
Song 16 (Dhanasi-raga)
1. (Refrain) sundari tuhu badi hrdaya
pasana
tuya lagi madana- saranale pidita
jiba-ite samsaya kana
2. baithali taru-tale pantha nehara-i
nayane galaye ghana lora
ra-i ra-i kari saghane japaye hari
tuya bhabe taru deya kora
3. sitala nalini-dala tahe malayanila
agore lepa-i anga
camaki camaki hari uthata kata beri
hanata madana-taranga
4. calaha bipine dhani ramani-siromani
jhata kari bhetaha kana
gobinda-dasera bani turite calaha dhani
kanu bhela bahuta nidana
1. (Refrain) O beautiful girl, Your heart is like stone.
Because of You Krsna is tormented, is
wounded by Kamadeva's
flaming arrows. Because of You Krsna's
very life is now in doubt.
2. Sitting under a tree, Krsna watches the pathway. Tears
glide from His eyes. "Radha!
Radha!" is the japa He
chants. He is overcome with love for
You.
3. Bearing the fragrance of lotus petals, the cooling Malaya
breeze anoints His body. Again and again
He is startled. How many
times does He stand up? Kamadeva's waves
toss Him to and fro.
4. O beautiful girl, run to the forest. O crest jewel of all
beautiful girls, go and meet Krsna.
Govinda dasa says: O
beautiful girl, quickly go. Krsna is on
the verge of death.
Song 17 (Kamoda-raga)
1. gaura barana tanu sohana mohana
sundara madhura su-thama
anupama aruna kirana jini ambara
sundara caru bayana
2. (Refrain) pekhalu gaurangacandra
bibhora
kali-yuga kalusa- timira-ghora-nasaka
nabadwipa canda ujora
3. bhabahi bhora ghora duhum locana
mocana bhaba-nada-bandha
naba naba prema-bhara bara tanu sundara
uyala bhakata gana sanga
4. lahu lahu hasa bhasa mrdu bolata
sohata gati ati manda
dina jane nija bija saba de-i tarala