Srila Rupa Gosvami's Sri Hamsaduta

kuhükaëöhair äëòävadhi saha niväsät paricitä
visåjyante sadyaù kalita-nava-pakñair bali-bhujaù
vayam-we; tyaktäù-abandoned; svämin-O lord; yat-because; iha-here; tava-Your; kimwhat?;
düñaëam-crime; idam-this; nisargaù-abandonment; çyämänäm-of the beautiful
gopés; ayam-this; atitaräm-greatly; duñpariharaù-difficult to avoid; kuhükaëöhaiù-by the
cuckoos; aëòa-egg; avadhi-up until; saha-with; niväsät-from the dwelling; paricitäùunderstood;
visåjyante-spread about; sadyaù-immediately; kalita-produced; navayoung;
pakñaiù-wings; bali-bhujaù-crows.
Lord, how are You at fault to leave us? As soon as their young wings are able,
cuckoos leave the crows they have lived with since they were eggs. It is natural for
the cuckoos to leave.
Text 73
ayaà pürvo raìgaù kila viracito yasya tarasä
rasäd äkhyätavyaà parikalaya tan-näöakam idam
mayä påñöavyo 'si prathamam iti våndävana-pate
kim äho rädheti smarasi kåpaëaà varëa-yugalam
ayam-this; pürvaù-raìgaù-introduction; kila-indeed; viracitaù-constructed; yasya-of
which; rasät-from love; äkhyätavyam-to be described; parikalaya-please understand;
tat-of Him; näöakam-drama; idam-this; mayä-by me; påñöaù-asked; asi-you are;
prathamam-of the first time; iti-this; våndävana-of Våndävana; pate-O lord; kimwhether;
äho-or; rädhä-Rädhä; iti-thus; smarasi-You remember; kåpaëam-pitiable;
varëa-syllables; yugalam-pair.
The preface has been quickly done. Now please hear the drama itself. O Lord of
Våndävana, first I will ask a question: {.sy 168}Do You remember the two wretched
syllables Rädhä?"
Text 74
aye kuïja-droëé-kuhara-gåhamedhin kim adhunä
parokñaà vakñyante paçupa-ramaëé-durëiyatayaù
pravéëä gopénäà tava caraëa-padme 'pi yad iyaà
yayau rädhä sädhäraëa-samucita-praçna-padavém
aye-O!; kuïja-in the grove; droëé-kuhara-in the valley; gåha-in the cottage; medhinresident;
kim-what?; adhunä-now; parokñam-absence; vakñyante-will describe; paçuparamaëé-of
the beautiful gopés; durniyatayaù-misfortune; pravéëä-expert; gopénäm-of the
gopés; tava-Your;