Position 1
Sourceरस-वलित-मृगाक्षी मौलिमाणिक्यलक्ष्मीः प्रमुदितमुरवैरिप्रेमवापीमराली । व्रजवरवृषभानोः पुण्यगीर्वाणवल्ली स्नपयतु निजदास्ये राधिका मां कदा नु ॥ १॥
rasa-valita-mṛgākṣī maulimāṇikyalakṣmīḥ pramuditamuravairipremavāpīmarālī | vrajavaravṛṣabhānoḥ puṇyagīrvāṇavallī snapayatu nijadāsye rādhikā māṃ kadā nu || 1||
English translation
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When will Rādhikā—the radiant jewel in the crown of rasa-filled doe-eyed maidens, the swan upon the lake of delighted Kṛṣṇa's prema, and the celestial vine of exalted Vṛṣabhānu's merit—bathe me in her service?
Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī, Stāvāvalī
Position 2
Sourceस्फुरदरुणदुकूलद्योतितोद्यन्नितम्ब- स्थलमभिवरकाञ्चीलास्यमुल्लासयन्ती । कुचकलशविलासस्फीतमुक्तासरःश्रीः स्नपयतु निजदास्ये राधिका मां कदा नु ॥ २॥
sphuradaruṇadukūladyotitodyannitamba- sthalamabhivarakāñcīlāsyamullāsayantī | kucakalaśavilāsasphītamuktāsaraḥśrīḥ snapayatu nijadāsye rādhikā māṃ kadā nu || 2||
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When will Rādhikā, whose glowing red silk illumines her rising hips and makes her splendid jeweled girdle dance, while a full strand of pearls plays across the vessels of her breasts, bathe me in her service?
Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī, Stāvāvalī
Position 3
Sourceसरसिजवरगर्भाखर्वकान्तः समुद्यत्- तरुणिमघनसाराश्लिष्टकैशोरसीधुः । दरविकसितहास्यस्यन्दबिम्बाधराग्रा स्नपयतु निजदास्ये राधिका मां कदा नु ॥ ३॥
sarasijavaragarbhākharvakāntaḥ samudyat- taruṇimaghanasārāśliṣṭakaiśorasīdhuḥ | daravikasitahāsyasyandabimbādharāgrā snapayatu nijadāsye rādhikā māṃ kadā nu || 3||
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When will Rādhikā, radiant as the center of a noble lotus, the nectar of adolescence embraced by the camphor of emerging youth, with bimba-red lips flowing in a gently opening smile, bathe me in her service?
Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī, Stāvāvalī
Position 4
Sourceअतिचटुलतरं तं काननान्तर्मिलन्तं व्रजनृपतिकुमारं वीक्ष्य शङ्काकुलाक्षी । मधुरमधुवचोभिः संस्तुता नेत्रभङ्गया स्नपयतु निजदास्ये राधिका मां कदा नु ॥ ४॥
aticaṭulataraṃ taṃ kānanāntarmilantaṃ vrajanṛpatikumāraṃ vīkṣya śaṅkākulākṣī | madhuramadhuvacobhiḥ saṃstutā netrabhaṅgayā snapayatu nijadāsye rādhikā māṃ kadā nu || 4||
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When will Rādhikā, meeting the exceedingly restless prince of Vraja within the forest, her eyes filled with wary shyness as he praises her with honey-sweet words and expressive glances, bathe me in her service?
Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī, Stāvāvalī
Position 5
Sourceव्रजकुलमहिलानां प्राणभूताऽखिलानां पशुपपतिगृहिण्याः कृष्णवत्प्रेमपात्रम् । सुललितललितान्तः स्नेहफुल्लान्तरात्मा स्नपयतु निजदास्ये राधिका मां कदा नु ॥ ५॥
vrajakulamahilānāṃ prāṇabhūtā'khilānāṃ paśupapatigṛhiṇyāḥ kṛṣṇavatpremapātram | sulalitalalitāntaḥ snehaphullāntarātmā snapayatu nijadāsye rādhikā māṃ kadā nu || 5||
English translation
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When will Rādhikā, the very life of all the women of Vraja, loved by Yaśodā as deeply as Kṛṣṇa, whose inner being blossoms with intimate affection for graceful Lalitā, bathe me in her service?
Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī, Stāvāvalī
Position 6
Sourceनिरवधि सविशाखा शाखियूथप्रसूनैः स्रजमिह रजयन्ती वैजयन्तीं वनान्ते । अघविजयवरोरः प्रेयसी श्रेयसी सा स्नपयतु निजदास्ये राधिका मां कदा नु ॥ ६॥
niravadhi saviśākhā śākhiyūthaprasūnaiḥ srajamiha rajayantī vaijayantīṃ vanānte | aghavijayavaroraḥ preyasī śreyasī sā snapayatu nijadāsye rādhikā māṃ kadā nu || 6||
English translation
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When will Rādhikā, forever stringing a vaijayantī garland with Viśākhā from flowers of the forest trees, the blessed beloved resting upon sin-conquering Kṛṣṇa's noble chest, bathe me in her service?
Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī, Stāvāvalī
Position 7
Sourceप्रकटितस्वनिवासं स्निग्धवेणुप्रणादैः द्रुतगतिहरिमारात्प्राप्य कुञ्जे स्मिताक्षी । श्रवणकुहरकण्डूं तन्वती नम्रवक्त्रा स्नपयतु निजदास्ये राधिका मां कदा नु ॥ ७॥
prakaṭitasvanivāsaṃ snigdhaveṇupraṇādaiḥ drutagatiharimārātprāpya kuñje smitākṣī | śravaṇakuharakaṇḍūṃ tanvatī namravaktrā snapayatu nijadāsye rādhikā māṃ kadā nu || 7||
English translation
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When will Rādhikā, whose hidden dwelling the tender flute-call reveals, swiftly meet Hari in the bower, smiling-eyed and face lowered while his words satisfy the longing within her ears, bathe me in her service?
Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī, Stāvāvalī
Position 8
Sourceअमलकमलराजिस्पर्शवातप्रशीते निजसरसि निदाघे सायमुल्लासिनीयम् । परिजनगणयुक्ता क्रीडयन्ती बकारिं स्नपयतु निजदास्ये राधिका मां कदा नु ॥ ८॥
amalakamalarājisparśavātapraśīte nijasarasi nidāghe sāyamullāsinīyam | parijanagaṇayuktā krīḍayantī bakāriṃ snapayatu nijadāsye rādhikā māṃ kadā nu || 8||
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When will Rādhikā, delighting on a summer evening at her own lake cooled by breezes touching rows of stainless lotuses, playing with Kṛṣṇa among her companions, bathe me in her service?
Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī, Stāvāvalī
Position 9
Sourceपठति विमलचेताः मिष्टराधाष्टकं यः परिहृतनिखिलाशासन्ततिः कातरः सन् । पशुपपतिकुमारः कम्रमामोदितस्तं निजजनगणमध्ये राधिकायास्तनोति ॥ ९॥
paṭhati vimalacetāḥ miṣṭarādhāṣṭakaṃ yaḥ parihṛtanikhilāśāsantatiḥ kātaraḥ san | paśupapatikumāraḥ kamramāmoditastaṃ nijajanagaṇamadhye rādhikāyāstanoti || 9||
English translation
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The pure-hearted person who recites this sweet Rādhāṣṭaka, abandoning every other hope and filled with yearning, pleases Vraja's graceful prince; Kṛṣṇa places that person among Rādhikā's own companions.
Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī, Stāvāvalī