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MAITHIL CIIEESTOMATHT. 
[Extra No. 
(16.) 
Bukminiwife of Krishn laments his absence in the spring time amid the 
cowher desses. 
1. O friend, 0 friend, the king of seasons hath arrived. 
2. The groves are adorned with the soft low song of the cuckoo 
and blooming with fresh lotuses. 
3. Many are the brilliant creepers with their wanton flowers made 
tuneful by the swarms of bees. 
4. At such a moment my lord remainethfar away careless (of love). 
What can I say for his wisdom P 
5. How can Jadubal (Krishn), lord as he is of the daughter of a 
king, sport with the damsels of the cowherds. 
6. Is that darkness in which he was enveloped by the daughters of 
the cowherds everlasting? Surely those days are passed. 
7. Jadupati (Krishn) hath deserted me, and hath done what might 
have been expected of him, for (as his complexion is dark) so must his 
heart be. 
8. The (dark) cuckoo deserteth its own dear ones, and the (dark) crow 
deserteth the young leaf, even though it has known it long. 
9. Be firm. Before long thou wilt meet thy lord, and the (sun of) 
thy separation will set. 
10. Harkh Nath the poet singeth and King Lakshmisvar STh under- 
standeth the meaning. 
