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Prarthana Paddhatih

Bhajan | Rupa Goswami

Verses

Verse 1

suddha-gangeya-gaurangim kurangi-langimeksanam

jita-kotindu-bimbasyam ambudambara-samvrtam

Verse 2

navina-vallavi-vrnda-dhammillotphulla-mallikam

divya-ratnady-alankara-sevyamana-tanu-sriyam

Verse 3

vidagdha-mandala-gurum gana-gaurava-manditam

atiprestha-vayasyabhir astabhir abhivestitam

Verse 4

cascalapanga-bhangena vyakulikrta-kesavam

gosthendra-suta-jivatu-ramya-bimbadharamrtam

Verse 5

tvam asau yacate natva viluthan yamuna-tate

kakubhir vyakula-svanto jano vrndavanesvari

Verse 6

krtagaske'py ayogye'pi jane'smin kumatav api

dasya-dana-pradanasya lavam apy upapadaya

Verse 7

yuktas tvaya jano naiva duhkhito'yam upeksitum

krpad-dyota-dravac-citta-navanitasi yat sada

Translation

Verse 1

Whose limbs are purely fair like refined gold, whose eyes have the grace of a young doe, whose face's beauty has conquered ten million moons, and who is wrapped in a garment dark as a raincloud.

Verse 2

Her hair braided as the young cowherd women braid theirs, blooming with jasmine flowers; her bodily beauty enhanced by divine ornaments of jewels and the like.

Verse 3

The guide of the circle skilled in the arts of rasa, honored with the respect due a leader, surrounded by her eight most beloved companions of the same age.

Verse 4

Who, by the movement of her restless sidelong glances, throws Kesava into agitation; whose lovely bimba-red lips are the very life-nectar of the son of Vraja's king.

Verse 5

. . . O queen of Vrndavana, bowing down and rolling about on the Yamuna's shore, this person, with an agitated heart and a choked voice, appeals to You.

Verse 6

"Though I am an offender, though unqualified, though this person is of poor intelligence — kindly grant me even the smallest fraction of the gift of your service."

Verse 7

It is not fitting for you to disregard this person in his distress, for your heart is always like butter, ever melting at the radiant warmth of mercy.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerRupa Goswami
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses7 verses

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