Position 1
Sourceकुङ्कुमाक्तकाञ्चनाब्ज गर्वहारि गौरभा पीतनाञ्चिताब्जगन्धकीर्तिनिन्दसौरभा । वल्लवेशसूनु सर्ववाञ्छितार्थसाधिका मह्यमात्मपादपद्मदास्यदाऽस्तु राधिका ॥ १॥
kuṅkumāktakāñcanābja garvahāri gaurabhā pītanāñcitābjagandhakīrtinindasaurabhā | vallaveśasūnu sarvavāñchitārthasādhikā mahyamātmapādapadmadāsyadā'stu rādhikā || 1||
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Her golden radiance steals the pride of a golden lotus anointed with kuṅkuma; her fragrance rebukes the fame of a saffron-scented lotus. She fulfills every desire of the cowherd king's son. May Rādhikā grant me service to her own lotus feet.
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī
Position 2
Sourceकौरविन्दकान्तनिन्दचित्रपत्रशाटिका कृष्णमत्तभृङ्गकेलि फुल्लपुष्पवाटिका । कृष्णनित्यसङ्गमार्थपद्मबन्धुराधिका मह्यमात्मपादपद्मदास्यदाऽस्तु राधिका ॥ २॥
kauravindakāntanindacitrapatraśāṭikā kṛṣṇamattabhṛṅgakeli phullapuṣpavāṭikā | kṛṣṇanityasaṅgamārthapadmabandhurādhikā mahyamātmapādapadmadāsyadā'stu rādhikā || 2||
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Her patterned silk sari shames the splendor of coral. She is a flowering garden where the intoxicated bee Kṛṣṇa plays, and she worships the sun to gain Kṛṣṇa's constant company. May Rādhikā grant me service to her own lotus feet.
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī
Position 3
Sourceसौकुमार्यसृष्टपल्लवालिकीर्तिनिग्रहा चन्द्रचन्दनोत्पलेन्दुसेव्यशीतविग्रहा । स्वाभिमर्शवल्लवीशकामतापबाधिका मह्यमात्मपादपद्मदास्यदाऽस्तु राधिका ॥ ३॥
saukumāryasṛṣṭapallavālikīrtinigrahā candracandanotpalendusevyaśītavigrahā | svābhimarśavallavīśakāmatāpabādhikā mahyamātmapādapadmadāsyadā'stu rādhikā || 3||
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Her tenderness eclipses the fame of newly opened leaves. Her cooling form is served by moonlight, sandalwood, lotus, and camphor, and her touch dispels the heat of desire in the Lord of the gopīs. May Rādhikā grant me service to her own lotus feet.
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī
Position 4
Sourceविश्ववन्द्ययौवताभिवन्दतापि या रमा रूपनव्ययौवनादिसम्पदा न यत्समा । शीलहार्दलीलया च सा यतोऽस्ति नाधिका मह्यमात्मपादपद्मदास्यदास्तु राधिका ॥ ४॥
viśvavandyayauvatābhivandatāpi yā ramā rūpanavyayauvanādisampadā na yatsamā | śīlahārdalīlayā ca sā yato'sti nādhikā mahyamātmapādapadmadāsyadāstu rādhikā || 4||
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Even Lakṣmī, honored by all the world's worshipful young women, cannot equal her wealth of beauty and ever-new youth. No one surpasses her character, loving heart, or play. May Rādhikā grant me service to her own lotus feet.
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī
Position 5
Sourceरासलास्यगीतनर्मसत्कलालिपण्डिता प्रेमरम्यरूपवेशसद्गुणालिमण्डिता । विश्वनव्यगोपयोषिदालितोऽपि याऽधिका मह्यमात्मपादपद्मदास्यदाऽस्तु राधिका ॥ ५॥
rāsalāsyagītanarmasatkalālipaṇḍitā premaramyarūpaveśasadguṇālimaṇḍitā | viśvanavyagopayoṣidālito'pi yā'dhikā mahyamātmapādapadmadāsyadā'stu rādhikā || 5||
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She is expert in the noble arts of rāsa dance, song, and loving jest, adorned with prema, enchanting form and dress, and hosts of virtues. She excels all the ever-fresh cowherd girls in the universe. May Rādhikā grant me service to her own lotus feet.
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī
Position 6
Sourceनित्यनव्यरूपकेलिकृष्णभावसम्पदा कृष्णरागबन्धगोपयौवतेषु कम्पदा । कृष्णरूपवेशकेलिलग्नसत्समाधिका मह्यमात्मपादपद्मदास्यदाऽस्तु राधिका ॥ ६॥
nityanavyarūpakelikṛṣṇabhāvasampadā kṛṣṇarāgabandhagopayauvateṣu kampadā | kṛṣṇarūpaveśakelilagnasatsamādhikā mahyamātmapādapadmadāsyadā'stu rādhikā || 6||
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Her ever-new form, play, and wealth of feeling for Kṛṣṇa make the young women of Vraja tremble with attachment to him. She is perfectly absorbed in Kṛṣṇa's beauty, dress, and play. May Rādhikā grant me service to her own lotus feet.
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī
Position 7
Sourceस्वेदकम्पकण्टकाश्रुगद्गदादिसञ्चिता मर्षहर्षवामतादि भावभूषणाञ्चिता । कृष्णनेत्रतोषिरत्नमण्डनालिदाधिका मह्यमात्मपादपद्मदास्यदाऽस्तु राधिका ॥ ७॥
svedakampakaṇṭakāśrugadgadādisañcitā marṣaharṣavāmatādi bhāvabhūṣaṇāñcitā | kṛṣṇanetratoṣiratnamaṇḍanālidādhikā mahyamātmapādapadmadāsyadā'stu rādhikā || 7||
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She is filled with sweat, trembling, horripilation, tears, and a faltering voice, and adorned by moods of indignation, joy, and loving contrariness. Her jewel ornaments delight Kṛṣṇa's eyes. May Rādhikā grant me service to her own lotus feet.
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī
Position 8
Sourceया क्षणार्धकृष्णविप्रयोगसन्ततोदिता- नेकदैन्यचापलादिभाववृन्दमोदिता । यत्नलब्धकृष्णसङ्गनिर्गताखिलाधिका मह्यमात्मपादपद्मदास्यदाऽस्तु राधिका ॥ ८॥
yā kṣaṇārdhakṛṣṇaviprayogasantatoditā- nekadainyacāpalādibhāvavṛndamoditā | yatnalabdhakṛṣṇasaṅganirgatākhilādhikā mahyamātmapādapadmadāsyadā'stu rādhikā || 8||
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Even half a moment apart from Kṛṣṇa awakens in her endless waves of humility, restlessness, and other feelings; when hard-won union with him comes, every affliction departs. May Rādhikā grant me service to her own lotus feet.
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī
Position 9
Sourceअष्टकेन यस्त्वनेन नौति कृष्णवल्लभां दर्शनेऽपि शैलजादियोषिदालिदुर्लभाम् । कृष्णसङ्गनन्दतात्मदास्यसीधुभाजनं तं करोति नन्दतालिसञ्चयाशु सा जनम् ॥ ९॥
aṣṭakena yastvanena nauti kṛṣṇavallabhāṃ darśane'pi śailajādiyoṣidālidurlabhām | kṛṣṇasaṅganandatātmadāsyasīdhubhājanaṃ taṃ karoti nandatālisañcayāśu sā janam || 9||
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Whoever praises Kṛṣṇa's beloved with this hymn—she whose vision is difficult even for Pārvatī and the goddesses—is swiftly placed among her joyful companions and made a vessel for the nectar of her service, delighted by Kṛṣṇa's company.
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī