Shri Maharaj Ji reveals an intimate pastime of Shri Radha in which She assumes the form of a fair-complexioned cowherd boy. English translation provided below:
Dekho dekho aali lali aaju bani gore gwal
(O Sakhi! Look, Kishori Ji has become a fair-complexioned cowherd boy!)
Chhalne ki Sochi vaane chhaliya nandlaal
(She has decided to trick the Trickster Shyamsundar)
Sir baandhi vasi paag jaisi baandhe nandlal
(She has tied a ‘pagri’ on Her head, just like Shyamsundar)
Sir mor mukut tirachhe janu laal
(Her peacock-crown is slightly tilted, just like Shyamsundar’s)
Khol Dayi veni latakari pyari ghungharal
(She has opened Her braid, revealing Her black curly hair)
Kesar ko tilak lagayo nij bhal
(She has applied a saffron tilak on Her forehead)
Kajarari akhiyan diya kaajar dar
(She has applied colleriyum in Her eyes, which already possess natural colleriyum)
Shruti kundal jhalamala jhalakata gal
(The light from Her earrings is shimmering on Her cheeks)
Nasa besar halakati janu lal
(A ‘besar’ is dangling from Her nose, just like Shyamsundar’s)
Chanchal chitavani ati saras rasal
(Her mischievous glances are extremely blissful)
Muri mridu musakani mohi brajbal
(When She looks back and smiles, it forcibly attracts the Gopis)
Kar kankana angurina mundri rasal
(The bracelets on Her wrists and rings on Her arms are extremely beautiful)
Gar rang birangi manimaya mal
(She is wearing necklaces of various coloured gems)
Gar sohati ati vaijantimaal
(Her neck is beautified with a ‘vaijantimala’ garland)
Gal panch pushpa sohati banmal
(She is adorned with a ‘banmala’ garland)
Gal bhal dukool pat gunjmal
(Her ‘peetamabar’ is spread out and She is further beautified with a ‘gunjmala’ (garland of wild flowers))
Kati kinkini runa-jhuna dhun hai rasal
(Her waistlet is producing a sweet jingling sound)
Kati tat peetambar kachhani lal
(She is wearing a ‘peetambar’ and a red ‘kachhani’ on Her waist)
Layi khosi kachhani murali rasal
(She has tucked Her flute into Her ‘kachhani’)
Paga manimaya noopur dhuni hai rasal
(He anklets on Her feet are producing extremely sweet sounds)
Dou kandh lakuti kamari rasal
(She has a stick (used for herding cows) and a ‘Kamari’ (black blanket worn by Shyamsundar) on each of Her shoulders)
Bhayee khari janu Lalit tribhangi lal
(She is standing beautifully bent in three places, just like Shyamsundar)
Nakh shikh shringar kiye janu lal
(She is adorned exactly like Shyamsundar, from head to toe)
Gaj matt lajavani chalat chal
(Her gait is putting even an intoxicated elephant to shame!)
Nandlal saris sab chal dhal
(Her gait and physical behaviour is exactly like that of Shyamsundar!)
Lakhi lakhi lalitadika bhayeen nihal
(Her friends Lalita, etc are overjoyed at this sight)
Puni pul-ling vakyana seekh haal
(Kishori Ji has learnt to speak in a masculine way)
Ika sakhi bani gayi puni nandlal
(One of Her friends has dressed up as Shyamsundar (to practice Her speech))
Sanvad kiye puni gwal lal
(Kishori Ji and Her friend are now conversing with each other)
Abhinaya seekhyo imi gore gwal
(In this way, Kishori Ji has learnt the skilled art of acting)
Sakhi kaha laga saachunhun gore gwal
(Her friends says that Kishori Ji really appears to be a fair-complexioned cowherd boy!)
Aba chalahu laal dhig kaha Brajbal
(The Gopis now tell Her to go to Shyamsundar)
Aba nahi pahichan nandlal
(Shyamsundar will not recognize You!)
Bani sanvari chhalyo tohin nandlal
(Remember when Shyamsundar dressed up as a dark-complexioned Gopi to trick you?)
Tumahun chhalu ab bani gore gwal!
(Now its Your turn to trick Him by becoming a fair-complexioned cowherd boy!)
Nita chhalat phirat bhorin brajbal
(That Shyamsundar is always tricking innocent Gopis)
Phal paya chhalan ko aaju lal
(Today He will receive the fruit of His actions!)
Bali bali ‘Kripalu’ bali gore gwal!
(The poet-saint Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj says, “I sacrifice everything on this fair-complexioned cowherd boy!)
Recorded in Rangeeli Mahal Barsana, 1998