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AuthorRaghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī

Rasa Valita Mrgaksi Mauli

Radhikastakam

1

rasa-valita-mṛgākṣī-mauli-māṇikya-lakṣmīḥ pramudita-muravairi-prema-vāpi-marālī vraja-vara-vṛṣabhānoḥ
puṇya-girvāṇa-vallī snapayatu
nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu

When will Sri Radhika, who is a splendid ruby in the crown of all nectarean doe-eyed girls, a swan swimming in the lake of love for jubilant Lord Krsna, and a celestial vine sprouted from Vraja's exalted King Vrsabhanu, bathe me in Her service?

2

sphurad-aruṇa-dukūla-dyotitodyan-nitamba- sthalam
abhi vara-kāñcī-lāsyam ullāsayantī kuca-kalasa-vilāsa-sphīta-muktā-sara-śrīḥ snapayatu
nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu

When will Sri Radhika, who makes the sash of bells dance on Her hips splendid with red silk, and whose necklace of large pearls plays on the waterpots of Her breasts, bathe me in Her service?

3

sarasija-vara-garbhākharva-kāntiḥ
samudyat- taruṇima-ghanasārāśliṣṭa-kaiśora-sīdhuḥ dara-vikasita-hāsya-syandi-bimbādharāgrā snapayatu
nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu

When will Sri Radhika, who is as splendid as a great lotus whorl, who is new nectar mixed with the camphor of youth, and whose bimba fruit lips blossom with a gentle smile, bathe me in Her service?

4

ati-caṭulataraṁ
taṁ kānanāntar milantaṁ vraja-nṛpati-kumāraṁ
vīkṣya śaṅkā-kulākṣī madhura-mṛdu-vacobhiḥ
saṁstutā netra-bhaṅgyā snapayatu
nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu

When will Sri Radhika, who, accidentally meeting restless Krsna in the outskirts of the forest, stared at Him with suspicious eyes as He cast amorous glances at Her and flattered Her with many sweet and gentle words, bathe me in Her service?

5

vraja-kula-mahilānāṁ
prāna-bhūtākhilānāṁ paśupa-pati-gṛhiṇyāḥ
kṛṣṇa-vat-prema-pātram su-lalita-lalitāntaḥ-sneha-phullāntarātmā snapayatu
nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu

When will Sri Radhika, who the girls of Vraja love as much as their own lives, who the gopa queen Yasoda loves as much as Lord Krsna, and who makes the heart of charming Lalita blossom with love, bathe me in Her service?

6

niravadhi
sa-viśākhā śākhi-yūtha-prasūnaiḥ srajam
iha racayantī vaijayantīṁ vanānte agha-vijaya-varoraḥ-preyasī
śreyasī sā snapayatu
nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu

When will Sri Radhika, who in the company of Visakha at the forest's edge strings a Vaijayanti garland from the flowers of many trees, and who is the beautiful beloved resting on Lord Krsna's handsome chest, bathe me in Her service?

7

prakaṭita-nija-vāsaṁ
snigdha-veṇu-praṇādair druta-gati-harim
ārāt prāpya kuñje smitākṣī śravaṇa-kuhara-kaṇḍūṁ
tanvatī namra-vaktrā snapayatu
nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu

When will Sri Radhika, who smelling the fragrance of Lord Krsna and hearing the sweet sounds of His flute, ran to Him in the forest grove and, scratching Her ears, approached Him with smiling eyes and lowered face, bathe me in Her service?

8

amala-kamala-rāji-sparśa-vāta-praśīte nija-sarasi
nidāghe sāyam ullāsinīyam parijana-gaṇa-yuktā
krīḍayantī bakāriṁ snapayatu
nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu

When will Sri Radhika, who on a summer evening happily plays with Lord Krsna by Her own lake cooled by breezes touching the many splendid lotuses, bathe me in Her service?

9

paṭhati
vimala-cetā miṣṭa-rādhāṣṭakaṁ
yaḥ parihṛta-nikhilāśā-santatiḥ
kātaraḥ san paśupa-pati-kumāraḥ
kāmam āmoditas taṁ nija-jana-gaṇa-madhye
rādhikāyās tanoti

Pleased with any person who, abandoning all hope of material happiness and overwhelmed with love, reads this sweet Sri Radhastaka with a pure heart, the prince of Vraja of His own accord places him among Sri Radha's personal associates.

Translation

1

When will Sri Radhika, who is a splendid ruby in the crown of all nectarean doe-eyed girls, a swan swimming in the lake of love for jubilant Lord Krsna, and a celestial vine sprouted from Vraja's exalted King Vrsabhanu, bathe me in Her service?

2

When will Sri Radhika, who makes the sash of bells dance on Her hips splendid with red silk, and whose necklace of large pearls plays on the waterpots of Her breasts, bathe me in Her service?

3

When will Sri Radhika, who is as splendid as a great lotus whorl, who is new nectar mixed with the camphor of youth, and whose bimba fruit lips blossom with a gentle smile, bathe me in Her service?

4

When will Sri Radhika, who, accidentally meeting restless Krsna in the outskirts of the forest, stared at Him with suspicious eyes as He cast amorous glances at Her and flattered Her with many sweet and gentle words, bathe me in Her service?

5

When will Sri Radhika, who the girls of Vraja love as much as their own lives, who the gopa queen Yasoda loves as much as Lord Krsna, and who makes the heart of charming Lalita blossom with love, bathe me in Her service?

6

When will Sri Radhika, who in the company of Visakha at the forest's edge strings a Vaijayanti garland from the flowers of many trees, and who is the beautiful beloved resting on Lord Krsna's handsome chest, bathe me in Her service?

7

When will Sri Radhika, who smelling the fragrance of Lord Krsna and hearing the sweet sounds of His flute, ran to Him in the forest grove and, scratching Her ears, approached Him with smiling eyes and lowered face, bathe me in Her service?

8

When will Sri Radhika, who on a summer evening happily plays with Lord Krsna by Her own lake cooled by breezes touching the many splendid lotuses, bathe me in Her service?
9

Pleased with any person who, abandoning all hope of material happiness and overwhelmed with love, reads this sweet Sri Radhastaka with a pure heart, the prince of Vraja of His own accord places him among Sri Radha's personal associates.