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Yoga / Hindu : Vaishnava (Krishna/Rama)
Muslim / Sufi
16th Century

About Rasakhan

Timeline (1534 - 1619)

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English version by
Shyamdas

Enchanted

Themes
  Flute
  Lover and Beloved
  Smile
  Sound
 

 

I put my fingers in my ears
     to block the sound
          whenever Krishna gently plays His flute!

Declares Raskhan,
     "It happens when enchanter Mohan
          climbs to the rooftop
               to call His cows.

"I issue a warning to all the people of Braja.
     Tomorrow, I will not be able to console them.

"O, friend! Having glimpsed His smile,
     I cannot...
          I cannot...
               I will not
                    control my love."



- from "Treasury of Love: The Poems of Rasakhan" translated by Shyamdas. (Available from http://www.shyamdas.com/books.htm)

 

 

 

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