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Rādhāṣṭakams · Witness 4 of 7 · 8 positions

Amaraprasāda Bhaṭṭācārya's Rādhāṣṭakam

Unit 4 of 7Position 1Position 88 source entries

Position 1

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कृष्णाराध्यां जगतसेव्यां जगद्गुरु जगतप्रसूम् । नमामि मातरं राधां कृष्णाराधनतत्पराम् ॥ १॥

kṛṣṇārādhyāṃ jagatasevyāṃ jagadguru jagataprasūm | namāmi mātaraṃ rādhāṃ kṛṣṇārādhanatatparām || 1||

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I bow to Mother Rādhā, worshiped by Kṛṣṇa and served by the world, teacher and mother of the world, wholly intent upon the worship of Kṛṣṇa.

Composed by Amaraprasāda Bhaṭṭācārya

Position 2

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कृष्णसुखप्रदात्रीञ्च कृष्णप्राणप्रियां शुभाम् । राधां कृष्णमयीं दिव्यां कृष्णहृदि स्थितां भजे ॥ २॥

kṛṣṇasukhapradātrīñca kṛṣṇaprāṇapriyāṃ śubhām | rādhāṃ kṛṣṇamayīṃ divyāṃ kṛṣṇahṛdi sthitāṃ bhaje || 2||

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I worship the auspicious, divine Rādhā, who gives happiness to Kṛṣṇa, is dearer to him than life, is filled with Kṛṣṇa, and abides within his heart.

Composed by Amaraprasāda Bhaṭṭācārya

Position 3

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गोविन्दानन्दिनीं राधां गोविन्दमोहिनीं पराम् । गोविन्द हृद वन्दे सर्वकान्तशिरोमणिम् ॥ ३॥

govindānandinīṃ rādhāṃ govindamohinīṃ parām | govinda hṛda vande sarvakāntaśiromaṇim || 3||

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I bow to Rādhā, who delights Govinda and supremely enchants him, who dwells in Govinda's heart and is the crown jewel of every beloved.

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Position 4

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शरणागतसम्भर्त्रीमार्तत्राणपरायणाम् । ज्ञानभक्तिप्रदां देवीं राधां वन्दे जगद्द्गुरुम् ॥ ४॥

śaraṇāgatasambhartrīmārtatrāṇaparāyaṇām | jñānabhaktipradāṃ devīṃ rādhāṃ vande jagaddgurum || 4||

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I bow to goddess Rādhā, teacher of the world, who sustains those taking refuge, is devoted to rescuing the afflicted, and grants spiritual knowledge and devotion.

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Position 5

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प्रेमस्वरूपिणीं श्यामां महाभावमयीं पराम् । ज्ञानमयीं जगद्धात्रीं भजामि राधिकां सदा ॥ ५॥

premasvarūpiṇīṃ śyāmāṃ mahābhāvamayīṃ parām | jñānamayīṃ jagaddhātrīṃ bhajāmi rādhikāṃ sadā || 5||

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I always worship Rādhikā, the dark and supreme embodiment of prema, filled with mahābhāva, made of wisdom, and bearer of the world.

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Position 6

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व्रजेश्वरीं सखोसेव्यां वृन्दावनविहारिणीम् । देवीं वृन्दावनेश्वरीं प्रपद्येऽहं सदानतः ॥ ६॥

vrajeśvarīṃ sakhosevyāṃ vṛndāvanavihāriṇīm | devīṃ vṛndāvaneśvarīṃ prapadye'haṃ sadānataḥ || 6||

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Ever bowed, I take refuge in the goddess who is queen of Vraja and Vṛndāvana, served by her companions and wandering through the Vṛndāvana groves.

Composed by Amaraprasāda Bhaṭṭācārya

Position 7

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सर्वसुरनरैर्गीतां महादेवीं हरिप्रियाम् । कृष्णानुरूपसौगुण्यां श्रीराधिकामहं भजे ॥ ७॥

sarvasuranarairgītāṃ mahādevīṃ haripriyām | kṛṣṇānurūpasauguṇyāṃ śrīrādhikāmahaṃ bhaje || 7||

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I worship Śrī Rādhikā, the great goddess sung by gods and human beings, dear to Hari, whose beautiful qualities perfectly correspond to Kṛṣṇa's own.

Composed by Amaraprasāda Bhaṭṭācārya

Position 8

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मातर्नमामि राधे !त्वां करुणापूरितान्तराम् । प्रेमभक्ति प्रदानेन प्रपन्नं पाहि मां सदा ॥ ८॥

mātarnamāmi rādhe !tvāṃ karuṇāpūritāntarām | premabhakti pradānena prapannaṃ pāhi māṃ sadā || 8||

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Mother Rādhā, I bow to you whose heart overflows with compassion. Protect me always, surrendered at your feet, by granting devotion formed of prema.

Composed by Amaraprasāda Bhaṭṭācārya