Lord Krishna

gītagovindaṃ ṣaṣṭaḥ sargaḥ - kuṇṭha vaikuṇṭhaḥ

(Gita Govinda, Sixth Sarga: Kuntha Vaikuntha in English (IAST))

Jayadeva

This segment is part of the immortal Gita Govinda by the 12th-century poet Jayadeva. It depicts the poignant longing of Radha as she waits for Krishna in the groves of Vrindavan. The composition serves as a masterwork of Bhakti literature, exploring the intensity of divine separation and the yearning of the soul for the Supreme Being. Chanting or meditating upon these verses is believed to cultivate profound devotional love, emotional purity, and a deep spiritual connection with Lord Krishna, guiding the devotee toward the realization of the transcendental union between the individual self and the Divine.

|| ṣaṣṭhaḥ sargaḥ ||

|| kuṇṭhavaikuṇṭhaḥ ||
atha tāṃ gantumaśaktāṃ ciramanuraktāṃ latāgṛhe dṛṣṭvā |
taccaritaṃ govinde manasijamande sakhī prāha || 37 ||
|| gītaṃ 12 ||
paśyati diśi diśi rahasi bhavantam |
tadadharamadhuramadhūni pibantam ||
nātha hare jagannātha hare sīdati rādhā vāsagṛhe - dhruvam || 1 ||
tvadabhisaraṇarabhasena valantī |
patati padāni kiyanti calantī || 2 ||
vihitaviśadabisakisalayavalayā |
jīvati paramiha tava ratikalayā || 3 ||
muhuravalokitamaṇḍanalīlā |
madhuripurahamiti bhāvanaśīlā || 4 ||
tvaritamupaiti na kathamabhisāram |
haririti vadati sakhīmanuvāram || 5 ||
śliṣyati cumbati jaladharakalpam |
harirupagata
iti timiramanalpam || 6 || bhavati vilambini vigalitalajjā | vilapati roditi vāsakasajjā || 7 || śrījayadevakaveridamuditam | rasikajanaṃ tanutāmatimuditam || 8 || vipulapulakapāliḥ sphītasītkāramanta-rjanitajaḍimakākuvyākulaṃ vyāharantī | tava kitava vidhatte'mandakandarpacintāṃ rasajaladhinimagnā dhyānalagnā mṛgākṣī || 38 || aṅgeṣvābharaṇaṃ karoti bahuśaḥ patre'pi sañcāriṇi prāptaṃ tvāṃ pariśaṅkate vitanute śayyāṃ ciraṃ dhyāyati | ityākalpavikalpatalparacanāsaṅkalpalīlāśata-vyāsaktāpi vinā tvayā varatanurnaiṣā niśāṃ neṣyati || 39 || kiṃ viśrāmyasi kṛṣṇabhogibhavane bhāṇḍīrabhūmīruhi bhrāta ryāhi nadṛṣṭigocaramitassānandanandāspadam| radhāyāvacanaṃ tadadhvagamukhānnandāntikegopato govindasyajayanti sāyamatithiprāśastyagarbhāgiraḥ|| 40 || || iti gītagovinde vāsakasajjāvarṇane kuṇṭhavaikuṇṭho nāma ṣaṣṭhaḥ sargaḥ ||

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