Deva Hare Bhava Karunya Sali

Deva Hare Bhava Karunya Sali

Rupa Goswami has written this song “Deva Hare Bhava Karunya Sali”. The official name of this song is Volume 6 Song 9. This song is taken from the book Stavamala. In this song, Rupa Goswami describes the state of Srimati Radha in separation from Lord Krsna to Him and requests him to be merciful towards Her.

(Refrain)
deva hare bhava kāruṇya-śālī
sā tava niśita-katākṣa-śarāhata-hṛdayā jīvati kṛśa-tanur ālī
(1)
anadhigatākasmika-gada-karaṇam arpita-mantrauṣadhi-nikurambam
avirata-rudita-vilohita-locanam anuśocati tām akhila-kuṭumbam
(2)
hṛdi valad-avirala-sañjvara-paṭalī-sphutad-ujjvala-mauktika-samudāyā
śītala-bhūtala-niścala-tanur iyam avasīdati samprati nirupā;yā
(3)
goṣṭha-janābhaya-sattra-mahā-vrata-dīkṣita bhavato mādhava bālā
katham arhati tāḿ hanta sanātana viṣama-daśāḿ guṇa-vṛnda-viśālā

TRANSLATION

(Refrain) O Lord Hari, please be merciful. Her heart wounded by the sharp arrows of Your sidelong glance, my friend is barely alive.

1) All Her family, the actual cause of the disease, administers mantra medicines and constantly cries with reddened eyes,

2) The splendid pearls on Her breast move to and fro in the fever of Her anxiety. She has fainted and Her motionless body now lies helpless on the cold floor.

3) O Madhava, O Lord initiated with a great vow to perform the sacrifice for removing the fears of the Vrajavasis, O eternal Lord, why should this virtuous girl suffer so much?