Position 1
Sourceश्रीराधां राधिकां वन्दे, कुञ्ज-कुञ्जेषु-शोभिताम् । व्रजन्तीं सह कृष्णेन, व्रज-वृन्दावने शुभाम् ॥ १॥
śrīrādhāṃ rādhikāṃ vande, kuñja-kuñjeṣu-śobhitām | vrajantīṃ saha kṛṣṇena, vraja-vṛndāvane śubhām || 1||
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I bow to Śrī Rādhā, Rādhikā, resplendent from bower to bower, auspiciously walking with Kṛṣṇa through Vraja-Vṛndāvana.
Modern Nimbārka-lineage witness; authorial colophon identifies Rādhāsarveśvarādya Śaraṇānta
Position 2
Sourceदिव्य-सौन्दर्य सम्पन्नां, भजेऽहं मनसा सदा । राधिकां करुणापूर्णां, सर्वेश्वरीञ्च सौभगाम् ॥ २॥
divya-saundarya sampannāṃ, bhaje'haṃ manasā sadā | rādhikāṃ karuṇāpūrṇāṃ, sarveśvarīñca saubhagām || 2||
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With my mind I always worship Rādhikā, endowed with divine beauty, filled with compassion, sovereign over all, and radiant with blessed grace.
Modern Nimbārka-lineage witness; authorial colophon identifies Rādhāsarveśvarādya Śaraṇānta
Position 3
Sourceकृष्णहृदम्बुजां राधां, स्मरामि सततं हृदा । रसिकैश्च समाराध्यां, भावुकैश्च प्रपूजिताम् ॥ ३॥
kṛṣṇahṛdambujāṃ rādhāṃ, smarāmi satataṃ hṛdā | rasikaiśca samārādhyāṃ, bhāvukaiśca prapūjitām || 3||
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I ceaselessly remember in my heart Rādhā, the lotus within Kṛṣṇa's heart, perfectly worshiped by rasikas and deeply adored by loving devotees.
Modern Nimbārka-lineage witness; authorial colophon identifies Rādhāsarveśvarādya Śaraṇānta
Position 4
Sourceपरमानन्दरूपां च, भजेऽहं वृषभानुजाम् । सखिवृन्दैश्च संसेव्यां, श्रीराधां व्रजवल्लभाम् ॥ ४॥
paramānandarūpāṃ ca, bhaje'haṃ vṛṣabhānujām | sakhivṛndaiśca saṃsevyāṃ, śrīrādhāṃ vrajavallabhām || 4||
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I worship Vṛṣabhānu's daughter, the form of supreme bliss: Śrī Rādhā, beloved of Vraja and lovingly served by circles of sakhīs.
Modern Nimbārka-lineage witness; authorial colophon identifies Rādhāsarveśvarādya Śaraṇānta
Position 5
Sourceकदलीचारु-कुञ्जेषु, राजितां राधिकां प्रियाम् । देवेन्द्राद्यैः सदाऽगम्यां, भजेऽहं परमां शुभाम् ॥ ५॥
kadalīcāru-kuñjeṣu, rājitāṃ rādhikāṃ priyām | devendrādyaiḥ sadā'gamyāṃ, bhaje'haṃ paramāṃ śubhām || 5||
English translation
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I worship the supremely auspicious beloved Rādhikā, shining in beautiful plantain bowers and forever beyond the reach even of Indra and the other gods.
Modern Nimbārka-lineage witness; authorial colophon identifies Rādhāsarveśvarādya Śaraṇānta
Position 6
Sourceसनकाद्यैः सदाराध्यां, गीतां गन्धर्वकिन्नरैः । कुञ्जेश्वरीं भजे राधां, विपिने च सुसेविताम् ॥ ६॥
sanakādyaiḥ sadārādhyāṃ, gītāṃ gandharvakinnaraiḥ | kuñjeśvarīṃ bhaje rādhāṃ, vipine ca susevitām || 6||
English translation
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I worship Rādhā, queen of the bowers, always adored by Sanaka and the sages, sung by Gandharvas and Kinnaras, and beautifully served within the forest.
Modern Nimbārka-lineage witness; authorial colophon identifies Rādhāsarveśvarādya Śaraṇānta
Position 7
Sourceकोकिला-सारिका-नादैः सुस्मितां राधिकां भजे । निम्ब-कुञ्जे स्थितां राधां,दिव्यकान्तियुतां प्रियाम् ॥ ७॥
kokilā-sārikā-nādaiḥ susmitāṃ rādhikāṃ bhaje | nimba-kuñje sthitāṃ rādhāṃ,divyakāntiyutāṃ priyām || 7||
English translation
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I worship smiling Rādhikā, delighted by the calls of cuckoos and mynas, the beloved who stands in a neem-tree bower endowed with divine radiance.
Modern Nimbārka-lineage witness; authorial colophon identifies Rādhāsarveśvarādya Śaraṇānta
Position 8
Sourceउच्चारितां हृदा कीरैः, श्रुतिशास्त्रैर्भजे वराम् । दिव्यगुणान्वितां राधां, व्रजजनैश्च भाविताम् ॥ ८॥
uccāritāṃ hṛdā kīraiḥ, śrutiśāstrairbhaje varām | divyaguṇānvitāṃ rādhāṃ, vrajajanaiśca bhāvitām || 8||
English translation
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I worship exalted Rādhā, proclaimed from the hearts of parrots and by Veda and scripture, endowed with divine virtues and lovingly contemplated by the people of Vraja.
Modern Nimbārka-lineage witness; authorial colophon identifies Rādhāsarveśvarādya Śaraṇānta
Position 9
Sourceराधाष्टकञ्च सत्स्तोत्रं, युग्मभक्तिप्रदायकम् । राधासर्वेश्वराद्येन शरणान्तेन निर्मितम् ॥ ९॥
rādhāṣṭakañca satstotraṃ, yugmabhaktipradāyakam | rādhāsarveśvarādyena śaraṇāntena nirmitam || 9||
English translation
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This true Rādhāṣṭaka hymn, which grants devotion to the Divine Couple, was composed by Śaraṇānta, beginning from Rādhā-Sarveśvara.
Modern Nimbārka-lineage witness; authorial colophon identifies Rādhāsarveśvarādya Śaraṇānta