Tvam Upayanta Sakhi Vanamalī
1.21.16
tvam upayanta sakhi vanamalī
sakala-śubhakara-vara-guna-śalī
O gopi-friend, Kṛṣṇa, who wears a garland of forest flowers, who is a mine of auspciciousness, and who possesses all good qualities, will certainly marry you.
Vraja's King Nanda will happily bring this joyful news.
Hearing this, Your mother and father will become very happy. They will give you a very opulent dowry.
Kṛṣṇa will hide the happiness in His heart. He will joke with His friends and pretend to be angry.
On the auspicious wedding day indicated by the astrologers He will dress in very opulent clothing.
His beautiful dark complexion and His golden-colored silk dhoti will make Him seem like the origin of the handsomeness of dark rainclouds and golden lightning flashes.
He will wear another wonderfully splendid yellow garment on His chest.
bhajam - possessing.
He will wear the most splendid of all crowns. He will have jewels in His hair. He will be decorated with splendid tilaka.
His cheeks will be decorated with earrings. His handsome red lips will defeat the splendor of betelnuts.
He will wear a jewel necklace. He will hold in His hand a veil to cover your lips.
His glorious hands will be decorated with aṅgadas, kaṅkanas and rings, and encircled by āvāpaka bracelets.
On His chest He will wear a jewel necklace holding the regal Kaustubha gem. He will wear a garland of forest flowers and many other garlands also.
He will wear splendid anklets and a glistening jeweled belt.
No one has ever seen anything as splendid as the garments and ornaments He will wear on that day.
His transcendental body will also be an ornament. It will proudly think: "I am myself the best of all ornaments."
His friends will travel to the wedding on a jeweled chariot.
The friends on the chariot will sing and shower Him with flowers.
Accompanied by the music of a hundred instruments, the sounds from the chariot will make Him very happy.
O friend, when you hear these tumultous sounds you will become overwhelmed. The sedate composure in your heart will become broken.
When He comes to the door You will faint in happiness.
Your gopi-friends will then approach, sweetly singing with bimba-fruit lips.
There will be singing and instrumental music as He
approaches.
Your friends will offer ārati and nirmañchana to Him with their glances. They will shower Him with flowers.
O beautiful girl, when dark-complexioned Kṛṣṇa is led to the splendid wedding-pavilion you will become filled with happiness.
O beautiful girl, then the gopa-king Nanda and his associates will be worshiped, and then there will be a great festival of joking words.
After the preliminary rituals have been nicely performed they will bring you into His presence.
When they place you before your husband you will become filled with love for Him and your limbs will become slackened.
Then your father will take your delicate hand, place it in the hand of your husband, and sprinkle you both with water.
O beautiful-faced girl, who can know the happiness you will feel then?
What more need I say? It is as if I now directly see the beautiful ceremony of His accepting your hand in marriage.
Frequently asked
Who wrote Tvam Upayanta Sakhi Vanamalī?
Tvam Upayanta Sakhi Vanamalī was composed by Jiva Goswami. It appears in Gopala Campu.
What is the meaning of Tvam Upayanta Sakhi Vanamalī?
tvam upayanta sakhi vanamalī sakala-śubhakara-vara-guna-śalī O gopi-friend, Kṛṣṇa, who wears a garland of forest flowers, who is a mine of auspciciousness, and who possesses all good qualities, will certainly marry you.
How many verses does Tvam Upayanta Sakhi Vanamalī have?
Tvam Upayanta Sakhi Vanamalī has 30 verses.