Mahaprabhu's Dancing On Radhastami

One day, with a smile, the son of Mother Saci told Pundarika Vidyanidhi Prabhu, "Tomorrow we shal observe the birthday ceremony of Sri Radhika in your house." Vidyanidhi was overjoyed hearing this news. He rushed to his house to arrange everything for the festival. The next day, Prabhu came to the house of Vidyanidhi with His associates and followers, sat down in their midst, and performed the janma-abhiṣeka, bathing ceremony of Sri Radhika on Her birthday. What can I say about the emotions Mahaprabhu exhibited at that time?

āju gorācānda gaṇa-saha gopaveśe
tile tile adhika vibhola se nā rase

Today, Goracanda, accompanied by His
associates and donning a cowherd's
dress, gradually became completely
overwhelemed with rasa.

hāṣe laha laha cāhe gadādhara pāne
vahaye ānanda vāri dhāra du' nayane

He laughed and rocked to and fro'
while glancing towards Gadadhara
with tears of bliss streaming
from His two eyes.

mukunda mādhava vāsu ullāsa hiyāya
rādhikā janama carita sabhe gāya

Greatly delighted, Mukunda, Madhava and
Vasu sing the pastimes of Radhika's birth.

bāje khola karatāla bhuvana-maṅgala
nāce paṅhu dharaṇī karaya ṭalamala

The sounds of the khol and the
karatalas filled the world with
auspiciousness, while the dancing of
myriad feet made the earth tremble.

gaurīdāsa ādi nāce bhāra kari' kāndhe
dekhite se gopa-veśa kebā thire bāndhe

Gauridasa and others dance
while carrying pots on their
shoulders. Seeing their cowherd
dress, who can sit quietly?

kata sāthe nāce puṇdarīka vidyānidhi
chaḍāiyā navanī haladī dudha dadhi

Among them, Pundarika Vidyanidhi dances
and snatches away butter, haldi, milk and yoghurt.

nitāi advaita śrīvāsādi raṅga dekhi'
bhāse sukha samudre phirāte nāre āṅkhi

Seeing the playful pastimes of
Nitai, Advaita, Srivasa and the
others, everyone floated in an ocean of
happiness and couldn't take their eyes away.

kī nārī puruṣa dhāya ei raṅge dekhite
dāṇḍāiyā aṅgane cāhaye cāribhite

Whether woman or man, everyone rushed to see
this playfulness and stood inside the courtyard.

dekhi' goparūpera mādhurī anupama
keha kahe, - 'nāce i'ki kanakera kāma'

Seeing the cowherd boy's form
full of matchless sweetness,
someone said, 'What is this
dancing golden treasure?'

deva-gaṇa nācaye kusuma vṛṣṭhi kari'
jaya jaya diyā raṅge nāce narahari

The devas dance and rain down flowers. Rejoicing and
exclaiming 'jaya! jaya!' Narahari dances with sheer delight.

- Adapted from Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu #134, originally from Bhakti-ratnakara 12.3178-3213.