Position 1
Sourceकृष्णाराध्यां 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
Sourceकृष्णसुखप्रदात्रीञ्च 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
Sourceगोविन्दानन्दिनीं 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.
Composed by Amaraprasāda Bhaṭṭācārya
Position 4
Sourceशरणागतसम्भर्त्रीमार्तत्राणपरायणाम् । 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.
Composed by Amaraprasāda Bhaṭṭācārya
Position 5
Sourceप्रेमस्वरूपिणीं 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.
Composed by Amaraprasāda Bhaṭṭācārya
Position 6
Sourceव्रजेश्वरीं 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
Sourceसर्वसुरनरैर्गीतां 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
Sourceमातर्नमामि 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