Introduction to the Ashtapadi: This Ashtapadi by Sri Jayadeva throws lights on Sri Krishna’s frolicking and playing with damsels in the Brindavan garden. This Ashtapadi is said actually to be a one-to-discussion between Raadha and her friend.
Ragam – Panthuvarali
Talam – Adi
anEka nArI pariramba sambrama, spuranmanOhAri vilAsa lAlasam, murAri mArAd upadarsayanthyasou sakhI samaksham punarAha radhikAm
1. chandana charchitha neelakaLEbara, peethavasana vanamAlee
kELichalan maNikuNtala maNditha, gaNdayuga smitha Saali (Radhe)
Haririha mugdhavadhoo nikarE, Vilaasini vilasathi kELibarE (Radhe)
2. peenapayOdhara baara barENa, harim parirabhya sarAgam
gOpavadhoor aNugAyathi kAchith, udhanchitha panchama rAgam
3. kApi vilAsa vilOla vilOchana, khElana janitha manOjam
dhyAyathi mugdha vadhooradhikam, madhusoodhana vadhana sarOjam
4. kApi kapOlathalE miLithA, lapi-thum kimapisruthi moolE
chAru chuchumba nithambhavathi, dhayitham pulakair anukoolE
5. kELikalA kuthukEna cha kAchith, amum yamunAvana koolE
manjuLa vanjuLa kunjagatham, vichakarsha karENa dukoolE
6. karathala thaaLa tharaLa valayA vali, kalitha kalasvana vamsE
rAsarasE saha nruthyaparA, hariNAyuvathi prasa samsE
7. slishyathi kaamapi chumbathi kAmapi,kAmapi ramayathi raamaam
pasyathi sasmitha chaarutharaam, aparaam anugachchathi vaamaam
8. sree jayadEvabhaNithamidam athbhutham, kEsava kELi rahasyam
brindAvanavipinE charitham(Radhe), vithanOthu subhAni yasasyam
In this song poet Jayadeva sings about secrets of joyful sports of love of Krishna and Gopikas in Brundavana. Let this auspicious song bestow happiness and bliss to all devotewes.
vislEshAm anuranjanEna janayan Anandam indIvara
srENi syAmaLa kOmaLai: upanayan angai: anangOthsavam
svachchandam vraja sundarI bhirabhitha: prathyangam Alingitha:
srungAra: sakhi mUrthi mAniva madhou mugdhou hari: kreedathi
adhyOthsanga vasadbujanga kavalak lEsA divEsA chalam
prAlEya plavanEChaya anusarathi sreekanta sailAnila:
kinchith snigdarasAla mouli mukulAnyA lOkya harshOdayat
hunmIlanthi kuhU: kuhUrithi kaLOththAla: pikAnAm gira:
rAsOllA sabharENa vibramabruthAm AbeeravA mabruvAm
abhyarNam parirabhya nirbharamura: prEmandhaya radhaya
sAdhu thvathvadanam sudhAmayamithi vyAhruthya gItha sthuthi-
vyAjAth udbadachumbitha: smitha manOharI hari: pAthu va:
ithi , sree jayadeva kruthou geetha govindE MahavaKavye, sAmoda dAmOdarO nAma pradhama: sarga:
- Ashtapadhi 1- Pralayapayodijale – Raga Sowrashtram
- Ashtapadhi 2 - Shrutha Kamala – Bhairavi
- Ashtapadhi 3 - Lalitha Lavanga – Usaini / Vasantha
- Ashtapadhi 4 - Chandana Charcharitha– Pantuvarali
- Ashtapadhi 5 - Sanchara – Thodi
- Ashtapadhi 6 - Nibhruta nikunja gruham
- Ashtapadhi 7 - Maamiyam – Bhupalam
- Ashtapadhi 8 - Nindathi chandanam – Sowrashtram (also Dwijavanthi)
- Ashtapadhi 9 - Sthanavini – Bilahari
- Ashtapadhi 10 - Vahathi – Anandabhairavi
- Ashtapadhi 11 - Rathi sukha – Kedaragowla
- Ashtapadhi 12 - Pashyathi Dishi Dishi Naatha hare – Dheerasankarabharanam
- Ashtapadhi 13 - Kathithasamaye – Ahiri (Neelambari)
- Ashtapadhi 14 - Smarasamaro – Saranga
- Ashtapadhi 15 - Samudhita – Saveri
- Ashtapadhi 16 - Anilatarala – Punnagavarali
- Ashtapadhi 17 - Rajanijanitha – Arabhi
- Ashtapadhi 18 - Harirabhi – Yadukulakamboji
- Ashtapadhi 19 - Vadasiyadi – Mukhari
- Ashtapadhi 20 - Virachita – Kalyani
- Ashtapadhi 21 - Manjutara – Ghanta
- Ashtapadhi 22 - Radha vadana (Kalyana Ashtapadhi) – Raga Madhyamavati
- Ashtapadhi 23 - Kisalayashayana – Nadhanamakriya
- Ashtapadhi 24 - Kuruyadu – Suruti / Chakravaham