Krsna Deva Bhavantam Vande
Volume 6 Song 24
(kṛṣṇa)
deva! bhavantaṁ vande man-mānasa-madhukaram
arpaya nija-pada-paṅkaja-makarande
Refrain: O Lord Sri Krsna! I am offering a prayer unto You. Please let the bee of my mind be offered the nectarian honey of Your lotus feet.
yadyapi
samādhiṣu vidhir api paśyati na tava nakhāgra-marīcim idam
icchāmi niśamya tavācyuta! tad api
kṛpādbhuta-vīcim
Although Brahma in full samadhi cannot catch a glimpse of even a ray of the effulgence from the tips of Your toe-nails still, O Acyuta! Having heard of the waves of Your astonishing mercy, I long to receive Your grace.
bhaktir
udañcati yadyapi mādhava! na tvayi mama tila-mātrī parameśvaratā
tad api tavādhika-durghaṭa-ghaṭana-vidhātrī
O Madhava! Although I don't possess even a sesame seed of bhakti for You, still, by Your inconceivable power which makes the impossible possible, please fulfill the desires of my heart.
ayam
avilolatayādya sanātana! kalitādbhuta-rasa-bhāram nivasatu
nityam ihāmṛta-nindini-vindan madhurima-sāram
He Sanatana! Because Your lotus feet are filled with such wonderful rasa, let the bee of my mind always reside unwaveringly in that nectar which puts everything else to shame, for they are the essence of all sweetness. This is my only prayer.
Translation
Refrain: O Lord Sri Krsna! I am offering a prayer unto You. Please let the bee of my mind be offered the nectarian honey of Your lotus feet.
Although Brahma in full samadhi cannot catch a glimpse of even a ray of the effulgence from the tips of Your toe-nails still, O Acyuta! Having heard of the waves of Your astonishing mercy, I long to receive Your grace.
O Madhava! Although I don't possess even a sesame seed of bhakti for You, still, by Your inconceivable power which makes the impossible possible, please fulfill the desires of my heart.
He Sanatana! Because Your lotus feet are filled with such wonderful rasa, let the bee of my mind always reside unwaveringly in that nectar which puts everything else to shame, for they are the essence of all sweetness. This is my only prayer.
Notes
This song can be rendered in Raga Misra Gara in Rupak Tala.