Adabhut Ek Chitai · अदभुत एक चितै
Meaning
अदभुत एक चितै धों सजनी नंदमहरके आंगन री ॥ सोमैं निरख अपनपो खोयोगई मथनियां माँगन री ॥१॥
Friend, I saw a wondrous sight in Nanda Maharaj’s courtyard. Beholding it, I lost all awareness of myself, though I had gone there only to ask for a churning-stick. ॥१॥
बालदशा मुखकमल अवलोकत कछु जननीसों बोलें री ॥ प्रकटत हँसत द्वै दतियां मानो सीपजदुरतदलओलें री ॥२॥
He was in His childhood state, and as I gazed upon His lotus-face, He spoke a few words to His mother. When He smiled, His two little teeth showed forth, like tiny pearls appearing in an opened shell. ॥२॥
सुंदर भाल तिलक गोरोचनमिल मशिबिंदुका लाग्यो री ॥ मानोमकरंद अचेरुचिसों अलिशावकसोयन जाग्यो री ॥३॥
On His beautiful forehead was a yellow gorochan tilak with a dark dot upon it. It looked as though a young bee, drawn by the sweetness of nectar, had awakened there. ॥३॥
कुंडललोल कपोलन झलकत मानो दरपनमें झांई री ॥ रही अवलोक विचार चारु छबि पर मित किनहुँन पाई री ॥४॥
His swinging earrings shimmered upon His cheeks, as though their reflection were appearing in a mirror. I kept gazing and reflecting on that lovely beauty, but no one could ever reach its limit. ॥४॥
मंजुल तारनकी चपलाई चित चतुरानन करखे री ॥ मानों शरासनसमरधरेंकर भ्रोंह चढायशरवरखें री ॥५॥
The charming restlessness of His eyes captured even the mind of four-faced Brahma. It seemed as though a warrior had lifted his bow in battle and raised his brows like arrows, ready to strike. ॥५॥
जलधि थकित जनुकागपोत ज्यों कूलन कबहूँ आयो री ॥ ना जानों किहि अंग मगन मन चाहि रही नहिं पायो री ॥६॥
Like a weary bird coming at last to the shore after being exhausted over the ocean, my mind tried to come to rest somewhere upon His form. But I do not know on which limb it became absorbed—it kept longing to behold Him fully, yet could not attain its fill. ॥६॥
कहांलों कहों बनायबनाय सखी छबि निरखतहौं वारी री ॥ सूरस्यामके एकरोमपर प्राणकरूँ बलहारी री ॥७॥
How much can I go on describing it, my friend, shaping the words again and again? I am utterly devoted to that beauty. Surdas says: I would gladly offer my very life for even a single hair of Shyam. ॥७॥
Original
अदभुत एक चितै धों सजनी नंदमहरके आंगन री ॥ सोमैं निरख अपनपो खोयोगई मथनियां माँगन री ॥१॥
बालदशा मुखकमल अवलोकत कछु जननीसों बोलें री ॥ प्रकटत हँसत द्वै दतियां मानो सीपजदुरतदलओलें री ॥२॥
सुंदर भाल तिलक गोरोचनमिल मशिबिंदुका लाग्यो री ॥ मानोमकरंद अचेरुचिसों अलिशावकसोयन जाग्यो री ॥३॥
कुंडललोल कपोलन झलकत मानो दरपनमें झांई री ॥ रही अवलोक विचार चारु छबि पर मित किनहुँन पाई री ॥४॥
मंजुल तारनकी चपलाई चित चतुरानन करखे री ॥ मानों शरासनसमरधरेंकर भ्रोंह चढायशरवरखें री ॥५॥
जलधि थकित जनुकागपोत ज्यों कूलन कबहूँ आयो री ॥ ना जानों किहि अंग मगन मन चाहि रही नहिं पायो री ॥६॥
कहांलों कहों बनायबनाय सखी छबि निरखतहौं वारी री ॥ सूरस्यामके एकरोमपर प्राणकरूँ बलहारी री ॥७॥