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Catu Puspanjali

Bhajan | Rupa Goswami

Verses

Verse 1

nava-gorocana-gauri pravarendrivarambaram

mani-stavaka-vidyoti-veni-vyalangana-phanam

Verse 2

upamana-ghatamana-prahari-mukha-mandalam

navendu-nindi-bhalodyat-kasturi-tilaka-sriyam

Verse 3

bhru-jitananga-kodandam lola-nilalakavalim

kajjalojjvalata-rajac-cakori-caru-locanam

Verse 4

tila-puspabha-nasagra-virajad-vara-maulikam

adharodbhuta-bandhukam kundali-bandhura-dvijam

Verse 5

sa-ratna-svarna-rajiva-karnika-krta-karnikam

kasturi-bindu-cibukam ratna-graiveyakojjvalam

Verse 6

divyangada-parisvanga-lasad-bhuja-mrnalikam

balari-ratna-valaya-kalalambi-kalavikam

Verse 7

ratnanguriyakollasi-varanguli-karambujam

manohara-maha-hara-vihari-kuca-kutmalam

Verse 8

romali-bhujagi-murdha-ratnabha-taralascitam

vali-trayi-lata-baddha-ksina-bhangura-madhyamam

Verse 9

mani-sarasanadhara-visphara-sroni-rodhasam

hema-rambha-madarambha-stambhanoru-yugakrtim

Verse 10

janu-dyuti-jita-ksulla-pita-ratna-samudrakam

saran-niraja-nirajya-masjira-viranat-padam

Verse 11

rakendu-koti-saundarya-jaitra-pada-nakha-dyutim

astabhih sattvikair bhavair akuli-krta-vigraham

Verse 12

mukundanga-krpapangam anangormi-tarangitam

tvam arabdha-sriyanandam vande vrndavanesvari

Verse 13

ayi prodyan-maha-bhava-madhuri-vihvalantare

asesa-nayikavastha-prakatyadbhuta-cestite

Verse 14

sarva-madhurya-visjoli-nirmaschita-padambuje

indira-mrgya-saundarya-sphurad-anghri-nakhascale

Verse 15

gokulendu-mukhi-vrnda-simantottamsa-masjari

lalitadi-sakhi-yutha-jivatu-smita-korake

Verse 16

catulapanga-madhurya-bindunmadita-madhave

tata-pada-yasah-stoma-kairavananda-candrike

Verse 17

apara-karuna-pura-puritantar-mano-hrade

prasidasmin jane devi nija-dasya-sprha-jusi

Verse 18

kaccit tvam catu-patuna tena gosthendra-sununa

prarthyamana-capalanga-prasada draksyase maya

Verse 19

tvam sadhu madhavi-puspair madhavena kalavida

prasadhyamanam svidyantim bijayisyamy aham kada

Verse 20

keli-visramsino baka-kesa-vrndasya sundari

samskaraya kada devi janam etam nideksyasi

Verse 21

kada bimbosthi tambulam maya tava mukhambuje

arpyamanam vrajadhisa-sunur acchidya bhoksyate

Verse 22

vraja-raja-kumara-vallabha-kula-simanta-mani prasida me

parivara-ganasya te yatha padavi me na daviyasi bhavet

Verse 23

karunam muhur arthaye param tava vrndavana-cakravartini

api kesaripor yatha bhavet sa catu-prarthana-bhajanam janah

Verse 24

imam vrndavanesvarya jano yah pathati stavam

catu-puspasjalim nama sa syad asyah krpaspadam

Translation

Verse 1

Fair as fresh gorocana pigment, clad in the finest of garments; her braided hair, adorned with a cluster of gems, gleams like the coiled hood of a serpent.

Verse 2

Her round face defeats every object proposed for comparison; her forehead, shaming even the new moon, bears the beauty of a rising musk tilaka.

Verse 3

Her eyebrows conquer even Cupid's own bow; her row of dark, restless curls frames eyes as lovely as a cakori bird, made brilliant with collyrium.

Verse 4

The tip of her nose, radiant as a sesame flower, is graced with a fine pearl; her lips outshine the bandhuka flower, and her teeth are lovely as a row of jasmine buds.

Verse 5

Her ears are adorned with jewelled, golden lotus-pod earrings; a dot of musk marks her chin, and a jewelled necklace shines at her throat.

Verse 6

Her lotus-stem arms are radiant, embraced by divine armlets; bracelets set with rainbow-hued gems hang gracefully at her wrists.

Verse 7

Her lotus hands, with lovely fingers, gleam with jewelled rings; her bud-like breasts are adorned with a captivating, magnificent necklace.

Verse 8

A line of fine down, like a small serpent, bears a jewel-bright, trembling ornament at its head; her slender, graceful waist is bound by three delicate folds.

Verse 9

A jewelled girdle-belt holds back her broad, swelling hips; her two thighs, shaped like golden plantain trunks, humble even the pride of that tree.

Verse 10

The radiance of her knees defeats even a small ocean of yellow gems; her feet, worshipped as if by autumn lotuses, ring sweetly with anklets.

Verse 11

The brilliance of her toenails conquers the beauty of millions of full moons; her whole form is thrown into disarray by the eight sattvika transformations of love.

Verse 12

Whose sidelong glance shows mercy upon Mukunda's own limbs, and who is rippling with the waves of Cupid -- to you, O queen of Vrindavana, whose beauty has just begun to bloom in bliss, I offer my obeisances.

Verse 13

O you whose inner being is overwhelmed by the rising sweetness of maha-bhava, whose wondrous conduct manifests every possible state of a heroine,

Verse 14

whose lotus feet are drenched with the outpouring of all sweetness, whose radiant toenails possess a beauty even the goddess of fortune herself seeks,

Verse 15

who are the crown-jewel ornament in the parted hair of all the moon-faced women of Gokula, whose budding smile is the very life of the assembly of sakhis headed by Lalita,

Verse 16

O queen a drop of the sweetness of whose restless sidelong glance maddens Lord Madhava, O moonlight of bliss for the white lotuses of Your father's fame.

Verse 17

whose lake-like heart is filled to the brim with a flood of boundless mercy -- O goddess, be pleased with this person of mine, who longs only for your own personal service.

Verse 18

Will I ever see you, entreated by that clever, flattering son of the king of the cowherds, mercifully granting him the favour of your own restless limbs?

Verse 19

When shall I fan you, sweating, as the skillful Madhava properly adorns you with madhavi flowers?

Verse 20

O beautiful goddess, when will you assign this humble servant the task of arranging anew your hair, loosened from your sport with the enemy of Baka?

Verse 21

O bimba-lipped one, when, as I offer betel to your lotus mouth, will the son of the king of Vraja snatch it away and enjoy it himself?

Verse 22

O crown-jewel among the beloveds of the prince of Vraja, be pleased with me, so that my path may never grow distant from your circle of attendants.

Verse 23

Again and again I beg for your supreme mercy, O empress of Vrindavana, that this person might become an object of the flattering entreaties even of the enemy of Kesi, Krishna, himself.

Verse 24

Whoever recites this hymn to the queen of Vrindavana, named Catu-puspanjali, a flattering handful of flowers, becomes an object of her mercy.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerRupa Goswami
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses24 verses

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