Kaliya Damana Dina Naha

kaliya-damana dina-naha kalindi-kula kadamba chaha

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.

kata kata braja naba bala pekhalu janu thira bijarika mala

(Lord Krsna says:) How many girls of Vraja have I seen? Still, this one girl is splendid like a garland of unmoving lightning flashes,

tohe kaho subala sangati tabadhari hama na jani diba rati

O friend Subala, I tell you: from that moment I no longer know whether it is day or night.

tahi dhani mani du-i cari tahi mano-mohini eka nari

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.

so rahu majhu mane pathi manasija dhume ghuma nahi dithi

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.

anukhana tahita samadhi ko jane kaichana biraha-biyadhi

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.

dine dine ksina bhela deha gobinda-dasa kaha aiche naba-leha

Day after day my body becomes more thin and emaciated. Govinda dasa says: These are the signs of new love.