22.001
Sourceश्रीराधिकायै नमः । नवगोरोचनागौरी प्रवरेन्द्रीवराम्बराम् । मणिस्तवकविद्योतिवेणीव्यालाङ्गणाफणाम् ॥ १॥
śrīrādhikāyai namaḥ | navagorocanāgaurī pravarendrīvarāmbarām | maṇistavakavidyotiveṇīvyālāṅgaṇāphaṇām || 1||
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Obeisance to Śrī Rādhikā. She is fair as fresh gorocanā pigment and wears excellent blue-lotus cloth; clusters of jewels shine upon her braid like gems on the expanded hood of a serpent in its arena.
22.002
Sourceउपमानघटमानप्रहारिमुखमण्डलाम् । नवेन्दुनिन्दिभालोद्यत्कस्तुरीतिलकश्रियम् ॥ २॥
upamānaghaṭamānaprahārimukhamaṇḍalām | navendunindibhālodyatkasturītilakaśriyam || 2||
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The circle of her face strikes and shatters every assembled comparison; upon her forehead, which rebukes the new moon, rises the splendor of a musk tilaka.
22.003
Sourceभ्रूजितानङ्गकोदण्डां लोलनीलालकावलिम् । कज्जलोज्ज्वलताराजच्चकोरीचारुलोचनाम् ॥ ३॥
bhrūjitānaṅgakodaṇḍāṃ lolanīlālakāvalim | kajjalojjvalatārājaccakorīcārulocanām || 3||
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Her brows conquer Love's bow, and rows of dark-blue curls sway about her; her lovely cakora-bird eyes shine with black collyrium and radiant pupils.
22.004
Sourceतिलपुष्पाभनासाग्रविराजद्वरमौलिकाम् । अधरोद्भूतबन्धूकां कुन्दालीबन्धुरद्विजाम् ॥ ४॥
tilapuṣpābhanāsāgravirājadvaramaulikām | adharodbhūtabandhūkāṃ kundālībandhuradvijām || 4||
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At the tip of her nose, lovely as a sesame blossom, an excellent pearl gleams; a bandhūka flower seems to arise from her lower lip, and rows of jasmine buds are humbled by her beautiful teeth.
22.005
Sourceसरत्नस्वर्णराजीवकर्णिकाकृतकर्णिकाम् । कस्तूरीबिन्दुचिबुकां रत्नग्रैवेयकोज्ज्वलाम् ॥ ५॥
saratnasvarṇarājīvakarṇikākṛtakarṇikām | kastūrībinducibukāṃ ratnagraiveyakojjvalām || 5||
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Jeweled golden lotuses serve as ornaments at her ears; a dot of musk marks her chin, and a necklace set with jewels illumines her throat.
22.006
Sourceदिव्याङ्गदपरिष्वङ्गलसद्भुजमृणालिकाम् । बलारिरत्नवलयकलालम्बिकलाविकाम् ॥ ६॥
divyāṅgadapariṣvaṅgalasadbhujamṛṇālikām | balāriratnavalayakalālambikalāvikām || 6||
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Her lotus-stalk arms shine in the embrace of celestial armlets; jeweled bracelets worthy of Indra hang with delicate, artful ornaments.
22.007
Sourceरत्नाङ्गुरीयकोल्लासिवराङ्गुलिकराम्बुजाम् । मनोहरमहाहारविहारिकुचकुट्मलाम् ॥ ७॥
ratnāṅgurīyakollāsivarāṅgulikarāmbujām | manoharamahāhāravihārikucakuṭmalām || 7||
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Excellent fingers gleaming with jeweled rings adorn her lotus hands; a captivating great necklace plays upon the budding flowers of her breasts.
22.008
Sourceरोमालिभुजगीमूर्धरत्नाभतरलाञ्चिताम् । वलित्रयीलताबद्धक्षीणभङ्गुरमध्यमाम् ॥ ८॥
romālibhujagīmūrdharatnābhataralāñcitām | valitrayīlatābaddhakṣīṇabhaṅguramadhyamām || 8||
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Her trembling navel shines like the jewel upon the hood of the female serpent formed by her line of fine body-hair; three vine-like folds bind her slender, gently bending waist.
22.009
Sourceमणिसारसनाधारविस्फारश्रोणिरोधसम् । हेमरम्भामदारम्भस्तम्भनोरुयुगाकृतिम् ॥ ९॥
maṇisārasanādhāravisphāraśroṇirodhasam | hemarambhāmadārambhastambhanoruyugākṛtim || 9||
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Her broad hips are the support of a jeweled girdle; the form of her two thighs checks the first proud growth of golden plantain trees.
22.010
Sourceजानुद्युतिजितक्षुल्लपीतरत्नसमुद्रकाम् । शरन्नीरजनीराज्यमञ्जीरविरणत्पदाम् ॥ १०॥
jānudyutijitakṣullapītaratnasamudrakām | śarannīrajanīrājyamañjīraviraṇatpadām || 10||
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The brilliance of her knees conquers small caskets of yellow gems; her feet resound with anklets that seem to worship the autumn lotuses.
22.011
Sourceराकेन्दुकोटिसौन्दर्यजैत्रपादनखद्युतिम् । अष्टाभिः सात्त्विकैर्भावैराकुलीकृतविग्रहाम् ॥ ११॥
rākendukoṭisaundaryajaitrapādanakhadyutim | aṣṭābhiḥ sāttvikairbhāvairākulīkṛtavigrahām || 11||
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The radiance of her toenails triumphs over the beauty of millions of full moons; her whole form is overwhelmed by the eight sāttvika transformations.
22.012
Sourceमुकुन्दाङ्गकृपापाङ्गामनङ्गोर्मितरङ्गिताम् । त्वामारब्धश्रियानन्दां वन्दे वृन्दावनेश्वरि ॥ १२॥
mukundāṅgakṛpāpāṅgāmanaṅgormitaraṅgitām | tvāmārabdhaśriyānandāṃ vande vṛndāvaneśvari || 12||
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O queen of Vṛndāvana, I bow to you, whose gracious sidelong glance ornaments Mukunda's limbs, who is made wave-filled by the surges of Love, and in whom splendor and bliss begin.
22.013
Sourceअयि प्रोद्यन्महाभावमाधुरीविह्वलान्तरे । अशेषनायिकावस्थाप्राकट्याद्भुतचेष्टिते ॥ १३॥
ayi prodyanmahābhāvamādhurīvihvalāntare | aśeṣanāyikāvasthāprākaṭyādbhutaceṣṭite || 13||
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O you whose heart is overwhelmed by the sweetness of rising mahābhāva, whose astonishing actions reveal every condition of the heroine—
22.014
Sourceसर्वमाधुर्यविञ्जोलीनिर्माञ्छितपदाम्बुजे । इन्दिरामृग्यसौन्दर्यस्फुरदङ्घ्रिनखाञ्चले ॥ १४॥
sarvamādhuryaviñjolīnirmāñchitapadāmbuje | indirāmṛgyasaundaryasphuradaṅghrinakhāñcale || 14||
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—whose lotus feet are ceremonially worshiped by the swaying fly-whisks of every sweetness, at the edge of whose toenails flashes a beauty sought even by Indirā—
22.015
Sourceगोकुलेन्दुमुखीवृन्दसीमन्तोत्तंसमञ्जरि । ललितादिसखीयूथजीवातुस्मितकोरके ॥ १५॥
gokulendumukhīvṛndasīmantottaṃsamañjari | lalitādisakhīyūthajīvātusmitakorake || 15||
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—you are the crest-flower upon the parted hair of all the moon-faced women of Gokula; the bud of your smile is the very life of the groups of friends headed by Lalitā—
22.016
Sourceचटुलापाङ्गमाधुर्यबिन्दून्मादितमाधवे । तातपादयशःस्तोमकैरवानन्दचन्द्रिके ॥ १६॥
caṭulāpāṅgamādhuryabindūnmāditamādhave | tātapādayaśaḥstomakairavānandacandrike || 16||
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—a single drop of the sweetness of your restless sidelong glance maddens Mādhava; you are the moonlight that delights the night-blooming lilies of the gathered fame at your father's feet.
22.017
Sourceअपारकरुणापूरपूरितान्तर्मनोह्रदे । प्रसीदास्मिन् जने देवि निजदास्यस्पृहाजुषि ॥ १७॥
apārakaruṇāpūrapūritāntarmanohrade | prasīdāsmin jane devi nijadāsyaspṛhājuṣi || 17||
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O Goddess, your inner heart-lake is filled by an immeasurable flood of compassion. Be gracious to this person who longs for your own service.
22.018
Sourceकच्चित् त्वं चाटुपटुना तेन गोष्ठेन्द्रसूनुना । प्रार्थ्यमानचपालाङ्गप्रसादा द्रक्ष्यसे मया ॥ १८॥
kaccit tvaṃ cāṭupaṭunā tena goṣṭhendrasūnunā | prārthyamānacapālāṅgaprasādā drakṣyase mayā || 18||
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Will I one day see you grant the favor of your restless limbs when that clever flatterer, the son of the cowherd king, entreats you?
22.019
Sourceत्वां साधु माधवीपुष्पैर्माधवेन कलाविदा । प्रसाध्यमानां स्विद्यन्तीं बीजयिष्याम्यहं कदा ॥ १९॥
tvāṃ sādhu mādhavīpuṣpairmādhavena kalāvidā | prasādhyamānāṃ svidyantīṃ bījayiṣyāmyahaṃ kadā || 19||
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When will I fan you as perspiration rises while Mādhava, skilled in every art, expertly adorns you with mādhavī flowers?
22.020
Sourceकेलिविस्रंसिनो बककेशवृन्दस्य सुन्दरि । संस्काराय कदा देवि जनमेतं निदेक्ष्यसि ॥ २०॥
kelivisraṃsino bakakeśavṛndasya sundari | saṃskārāya kadā devi janametaṃ nidekṣyasi || 20||
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O beautiful Goddess, when will you direct this servant to rearrange the mass of your hair after it has fallen loose in play?
22.021
Sourceकदा बिम्बोष्ठि ताम्बूलं मया तव मुखाम्बुजे । अर्प्यमाणं व्रजाधीशसूनुराच्छिद्य भोक्ष्यते ॥ २१॥
kadā bimboṣṭhi tāmbūlaṃ mayā tava mukhāmbuje | arpyamāṇaṃ vrajādhīśasūnurācchidya bhokṣyate || 21||
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O bimba-lipped one, when will the son of Vraja's king snatch away and enjoy the betel I am placing into your lotus mouth?
22.022
Sourceव्रजराजकुमारवल्लभाकुलसीमन्तमणि प्रसीद मे । परिवारगणस्य ते यथा पदवी मे न दवीयसी भवेत् ॥ २२॥
vrajarājakumāravallabhākulasīmantamaṇi prasīda me | parivāragaṇasya te yathā padavī me na davīyasī bhavet || 22||
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O crest-jewel of the families of the prince of Vraja's beloveds, be gracious to me, so that the path into the company of your attendants may no longer be far away.
22.023
Sourceकरुणां मुहुरर्थये परं तव वृन्दावनचक्रवर्तिनि । अपि केशरिपोर्यथा भवेत् स चटुप्रार्थनभाजनं जनः ॥ २३॥
karuṇāṃ muhurarthaye paraṃ tava vṛndāvanacakravartini | api keśariporyathā bhavet sa caṭuprārthanabhājanaṃ janaḥ || 23||
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O sovereign of Vṛndāvana, again and again I beg for your supreme compassion, so that this person may also become an object of the flattering pleas of Keśī's enemy.
22.024
Sourceइमं वृन्दावनेश्वर्या जनो यः पठति स्तवम् । चाटुपुष्पाञ्जलिं नाम स स्यादस्याः कृपास्पदम् ॥ २४॥
imaṃ vṛndāvaneśvaryā jano yaḥ paṭhati stavam | cāṭupuṣpāñjaliṃ nāma sa syādasyāḥ kṛpāspadam || 24||
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The person who reads this hymn to the queen of Vṛndāvana, called the Offering of Flowers of Loving Flattery, will become a resting place for her mercy.
22.025
Sourceइति श्रीरूपगोस्वामिविरचितस्तवमालायां श्रीचाटुपुष्पाञ्जलिः समाप्ता ।
iti śrīrūpagosvāmiviracitastavamālāyāṃ śrīcāṭupuṣpāñjaliḥ samāptā |
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Thus ends the Śrī Cāṭu-puṣpāñjali in the Stava-mālā composed by Śrī Rūpa Goswāmī.