Radha Bhajane Jadi Mati
Radhikastakam Song 8
rādha-bhajane
jadi mati nāhi bhelā kṛṣṇa-bhajana
tava akāraṇa gelā
If your desire for the worship of Srimati Radharani does not come about, then your so-called worship of Krsna is completely useless.
ātapa-rohita
sūraya nāhi jāni rādhā-virahita
mādhava nāhi māni
Just as I never know the sun to be without sunlight, so I do not care to regard Madhava without Radha.
kevala
mādhava pūjaye so ajñānī rādhā
anādara koro-i abhimānī
One who worships Madhava alone is imperfect in his knowledge, and one who disrespects Radha is simply conceited and proud.
kabaṅhi
nāhi korobi tāṅkor saṅga citte
icchasi jadi braja-rasa-raṅga
You should never associate with such a person if you at all desire within your heart to participate in the eternal sportive pastimes of Vraja.
rādhikā-dāsī
jadi hoy abhimān śīghra-i
mila-i taba gokula-kān
If one considers oneself to be a humble maidservant of Radhika, then such a person very quickly meets the Lord of Gokula.
brahmā,
śiva, nārada, śruti, nārāyanī rādhikā-pada-raja
pūjaye māni'
Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, Narada Muni, the personified Vedas, and Laksmi-devi all honor and worship the dust of Radhika's lotus feet.
umā,
ramā, satyā, śacī, candrā, rukminī rādha-avatāra
sabe,--āmnāya-vānī
The Vedic scriptures declare that the goddesses Uma, Rama, Satya, Saci, Candra, and Rukmini are all personal expansions of Srimati Radharani.
heno
rādhā-paricaryā jāṅkara dhan bhakativinoda
tā'r māgaye caraṇ
Bhaktivinoda, whose only treasure is the service of such a Radha, humbly begs for Her lotus feet.
Translation
If your desire for the worship of Srimati Radharani does not come about, then your so-called worship of Krsna is completely useless.
Just as I never know the sun to be without sunlight, so I do not care to regard Madhava without Radha.
One who worships Madhava alone is imperfect in his knowledge, and one who disrespects Radha is simply conceited and proud.
You should never associate with such a person if you at all desire within your heart to participate in the eternal sportive pastimes of Vraja.
If one considers oneself to be a humble maidservant of Radhika, then such a person very quickly meets the Lord of Gokula.
Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, Narada Muni, the personified Vedas, and Laksmi-devi all honor and worship the dust of Radhika's lotus feet.
The Vedic scriptures declare that the goddesses Uma, Rama, Satya, Saci, Candra, and Rukmini are all personal expansions of Srimati Radharani.
Bhaktivinoda, whose only treasure is the service of such a Radha, humbly begs for Her lotus feet.