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S'rî
Râdhikâshthakam Text
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Krishnadâsa Kavirâja /Anand
Aadhar Prabhu S'rî
Râdhikâshthakam (from
Govinda
Lilâmrita) Intro: (1)
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I F II G 7 C) Her
splendrous golden complexion steals the pride
of a golden lotus flower anointed with a
tinge of red kunkum. Her sweet fragrance
mocks the fame of the aroma of a lotus flower
sprinkled with saffron powder. She is fully
qualified to fulfill all the desires of the
son of the king of the cowherd men. May Sri
Radhika bestow upon me the service of Her own
lotus feet. 2) Her amazing
and colorful silken garments make the
splendor of red coral feel ashamed. She is a
garden of blossoming flowers where the
maddened bumble-bee named Krsna performs
amorous pastimes. She worships the Sun-god
daily in order to attain the continual
association of Her beloved Krsna. May Sri
Radhika bestow upon me the service of Her own
lotus feet. 3)
Her
charming youthful delicacy negates the fame
of the freshly-sprouted leaves. Her
refreshing form is worthy of being served by
the cooling moon, sandalwood paste, lotus
flowers, and camphor. When She touches the
master of the gopis, She dispels the burning
heat of His lusty desires. May Sri Radhika
bestow upon me the service of Her own lotus
feet. 4)
Although
the goddess of fortune, Laksmi Devi, is
adored by other youthful goddesses, who are
themselves glorified throughout the universe,
still she is nowhere near Sri Radhika in the
matter of beauty, praiseworthy youthfulness,
or other divine feminine opulences. There is
no one in the material or the spiritual
worlds superior to Radhika in the expression
of naturally loving pastimes. May Sri Radhika
bestow upon me the service of Her own lotus
feet. 5)
She is very
learned in many transcendental arts, such as
performing in the rasa dance, singing, and
joking. She is decorated with many divine
qualities, such as loving nature, exquisite
beauty, and wonderful garments and ornaments.
Even among the cowherd damsels of Vraja, who
are praised by the entire universe, She is
the best in every way. May Sri Radhika bestow
upon me the service of Her own lotus feet.
6) She
possesses the opulences of eternal youthful
beauty, eternal pastimes, and eternal love
for Krsna. Her ecstatic feelings of love for
Krsna cause the gopis, who are also in love
with Krsna, to tremble. She is always
attached to meditating on Sri Krsna's
beautiful form, ornaments, garments, and
pastimes. May Sri Radhika bestow upon me the
service of Her own lotus feet. 7)
She is
graced with eight ecstatic symptoms
(sattvika-bhava), such as trembling,
perspiring, standing up on bodily hairs,
tears, faltering of the voice, and so forth.
She is adorned with different ecstatic
emotional ornaments, such as impatience, joy,
contrariness, and so forth. She is decorated
with beautiful jewels that give total delight
to the eyes of Krsna. May Sri Radhika bestow
upon me the service of Her own lotus feet.
8)
If She is
apart from Krsna, for even half a moment, She
becomes stricken with wretched suffering,
restlessness, and a multitude of other
ecstatic symptoms of separation. When She
regains the association of Krsna after some
effort, then all of Her anguish immediately
vanishes. May Sri Radhika bestow upon me the
service of Her own lotus feet. 9) It is very
difficult for Parvati and other exalted
goddesses to attain even a glimpse of Srimati
Radharani, who is dear to Lord Krsna. But if
someone glorifies Her by reciting these eight
verses, then She who is delighted by Krsna's
continuous association will grant the sweet
nectar of Her personal service to that
person, who thereby enters the assembly of
Her similarly delighted girlfriends.
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