Secret Signs
Krishna conveyed by signs to clever Radha. [he could not speak out as her girl friends were with her] to make a pretence of milking the cows, and picking up the milkpail come to meet him in the meadow.
Nanda, his foster-father, would also be there to have the cows counted and verified, and he would bring him along too.
So they would have a chance to meet.
Radha's heart rejoiced at their mutual resolve.
But that lovely golden-hued girl, feeling abashed, hid her face in her arms.
Krishna amorously lifting it up gazed at her lovingly.
They kept their hidden love to themselves.
Says Suradasa as Krishna went on speaking sweet nothings,
Radha blushed with shame.
Translated by:
Kalaivani Retnavellu
Sant Surdas
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