Garga Samhita (English)

by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words

The Garga-samhita Verse 1.16.53, English translation, including word-by-word: This text represents a Vaishnava scripture which narrates the life Krishna, It was composed in seventeen cantos by Garga Muni: an ancient sage and priest of the Yadu dynasty having. This is verse 1 of Chapter 16 (Description of Shri Radhika’s Wedding) of Canto 1 (goloka-khanda).

Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:

इत्थं रुदन्तीं सहसा विषण्णाम्
आकाश-वाग् आह तदैव राधाम्
शोचं नु राधे इह मा कुरु त्वं
मनोरथस् ते भविया हि पश्चात्

itthaṃ rudantīṃ sahasā viṣaṇṇām
ākāśa-vāg āha tadaiva rādhām
śocaṃ nu rādhe iha mā kuru tvaṃ
manorathas te bhaviyā hi paścāt

ittham—thus; rudantīm—weeping; sahasāat once; viṣaṇṇām—despondent; ākāśafrom the sky; vāk—a voice; āha—spoke; tadāthen; eva—indeed; rādhām—to Rādhā; śocam—lamentation; nu—indeed; rādhe—O Rādhā; iha—here; mā—don't; kurudo; tvam—You; manorathaḥ—desire; te—Your; bhaviyā—will be fulfilled; hi—indeed; paścātlater.

English translation of verse 1.16.53:

As despondent Rādhā wept, a voice from the sky said, O Rādhā, don't lament.

In time Your desire will be fulfilled."

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