munindra-vrnda-vandite tri-loka-soka harini
prasanna-vaktra-pankaje nikunja-bhu-vilasini
vrajendra-bhanu-nandini vrajendra-sunu-sangate
kada karisyasiha mam krpa-kataksa-bhajanam
"Oh You who are adorned by the leaders of multitude of sages!
Oh You who takes away the miseries of the three worlds! Oh You
whose face joyfully blooms like a lotus flower! Oh You who
delights in playing love-sports throughout the secret forest
bower-houses! Oh most charming daughter of Vrsabhanu,
beloved of the King of Vraja, Sri Krsna! Oh You who are always
associated with the King of Vraja Sri Krsna! When? Oh, When
will You make me the object of Your side-long glance of
causeless mercy?"
asoka-vrksa-vallari-vitana-mandapa-sthite
pravala-vala-pallava-prabharunanghri-komale
varabhaya-sphurat-kare prabhuta-sampadalaye
kada karasyasiha mam krpa-kataksa-bhajanam
"O You who dwells in a pavilion with a canopy of creepers
spread over the branches of asoka trees! Oh You whose soft
delicate feet radiate the pink-coral color of freshly sprouted tree-
buds! Oh You whose upraised hand bestow the benediction of
fearlessness! Oh You who are the source of divine opulences!
When? Oh, When will You make me the object of Your side-long
glance of causeless mercy?"
ananga-ranga-mangala-prasanga-bhangura-bhruvam
savibhramam-sasambhramam drganta-vana-patanaih
nirantaram vasi-krta-pratita-nanda-nandane
kada karisyasiha mam krpa-kataksa-bhajanam
"Oh You, with the bow of Cupid, Your delightful auspicious
crooked bending eyebrows, You shoot Your arrow messages of
love from the corners of Your eyes, which cause the charming
son of Nanda to be struck with amorous delusions of noble
submission to you for all eternity! Oh, When will you make me
the object of Your side-long glance of causeless mercy."
tadit-suvarna-campaka-pradipta-gaura-vigrahe!
mukha-prabha-prasta-koti-saradendu-mandale!
vicitra-citra-sancarac-cakora-sava-locane
kada-karisyasiha mam krpa-kataksa-bhajanam?
"Oh You, whose golden form is brilliantly effulgent like
lightning and campaka flowers! Oh You whose effulgent face
eclipses the beauty of millions of full autumn moons! Oh You
whose restless eyes are like cakora partridges moving to and fro!
Oh, When will You make me the object of Your side-long
glance of causeless mercy?"
madonmati-yauvane! pramoda-mana-mandite!
priyanuraga-ranjite! kala-vilasa-pandite!
ananya-dhanya-kunja-rajya-kama-keli-kovide!
kada karisyasiha mam krpa-kataksa-bhajanam?
"Oh You Who are an extremely joyful love-happy youth! Oh
You who are decorated with the great happiness of love-
intoxicated jealousy, pouting and anger! Oh You who has
extreme pure loving affection for Your beloved Sri Krsna! Oh
You, the most expert in all the various acts of amorous love! Oh
You, the most learned in arranging amorous pastimes of pure
love in super opulent secret bower houses in the best of forests!
When? Oh, When will make me the object of Your side-long
glance of causeless mercy?"
asesa-hava-bhava-dhira-hira-hara-bhusite!
prabhuta-sata-kumbha-kumbha-kumbhi-kumbha-sustani!
prasasta-manda-hasya-curna-purna-saukhya-sagare!
kada karisyasiha mam krpa-kataksa-bhajanam?
"Oh You who are decorated with the diamond necklace of a
limitless variety of feminine charms like artistic amorous
gestures, ecstatic loving moods, and gentle mannerisms! Oh
You, whose incomparable ecstatic love makes Your perfect
breasts very plump like golden water jugs or like the temple
mounds of a young elephant! Oh You whose enchanting mild
sweet smile is like a line of flower pollen on the ocean of joy!
When? Oh when, will you make me the object of Your side-long
glance of causeless mercy?"
mrnala-vala-vallari-taranga-ranga-dor-late
latagra lasya-lola-locanavalokane
lalal-lulan-milan-manoyna-mugdha-mohanasrite
kada karisyasiha mam krpa-kataksa-bhajanam
"Oh You whose arms are like fresh creepers of lotus stems
playfully swaying in waves of the river of Your youthful
pastimes! Oh you whose seductive very dark-blue (nila) eyes are
like the tip of a creeper blown by a gentle breeze! Oh You whose
playfull sports and alluring movements so enchant Mohan Krsna
that He appears hypnotized by You into wonderful meetings! Oh
When will You make me the object of your sidelong glance of
causeless mercy?"
suvarna-malikancita-tri-rekha-kambu-kanthage
tri-sutra-mangali-guna-tri-ratna-dipti-didhite
salola-nila-kuntala-prasuna-gucha-gumphite
kada karisyasiha mam krpa-kataksa-bhajanam
"Oh You smooth conchshell like neck, marked with three lines
is decorated with a pure gold necklace! Oh You whose three
strand necklace of woven jasmine garlands decorated with
diamonds, emeralds, and pearls radiates splendid effulgence!
Oh You whose every dark blue (nila) braids of hair are
interwoven the bunches of flowers! When oh when will you
make me the object of Your side long glance of causeless
mercy?"
nitamba-bimba-lambamana-puspa-mekhala-gune
prasasta-ratna-kinkini-kalapa-madhya-manjule
karindra-sunda-dandikavaroha-saubhagoruke
kada karisyasiha mam kataksa-bhajanam
"Oh You whose round hips are decorated with a belt of
dangling flowers! Oh You whose charmingly thin waist is
decorated by a belt of tiny tinkling jeweled bells! Oh you, whose
beautifully shaped legs taper gracefully from Your thigh like the
trunk of the king of elephants! When, oh When will You make
me the object of Your side-long glance of causeless mercy?"
aneka-mantra-nada-manju-nupura-rava-skhalat
samaja-raja-hamsa-vamsa-nikvanati-gauravane
vilola-hema-vallari-vidambi-caru-cankrame
kada karisyasiha mam krpa-kataksa-bhajanam
"Oh You whose captivating anklebells make the sounds of
various kinds of divine mantras resembling a group of royal
swans singing! Oh You whose extreme superexcellent
movements put to shame the swaying of a golden creeper! Oh,
when will You make me the object of Your side-long glance of
causeless mercy?"
ananta-koti-vimu-loka-namra-padmakarcite
himadrija-pulomaja-virincija-vara-prade
apara-siddhi-vrddhi-digdha-sat-padanguli-nakhe
kada-karisyasiha mam krpa-kataksa-bhajanam
"Oh You who is humbly worshipped by all the Lord Brahmas
in unlimited millions of universes created by Lord Visnu! Oh
You who is the bestower of benedictions to the daughter of the
Himalayas, Parvati (Siva's wife), the daughter of Puloma, Saci
(Indra's wife), and to Brahma's wife, Sarasvati! Oh You Whose
toenails glow with the radiance of boundless mystic perfections
and opulences! When oh, When will you make me the object of
Your side-long glance of causeless mercy?"
makhesvari kriyesvari svadhesvari suresvari
triveda-bharatisvari-pramana-sasanesvari
ramesvari ksamesvari pramoda-kananesvari
vrajesvari vrajadhipe sri radhike namo'stu te
"O Goddess, Leader of Vedic sacrifices! Oh Goddess leader of
pious activities! Oh Goddess Leader of spontaneous devotional
service! Oh Goddess Leader of all the demigods and Goddesses!
O Goddess, leader of all knowledge in the three Vedas! Oh
Goddess leader of enforcing scriptural principles! Oh Goddess
Leader of all Goddesses of fortune! Oh Goddess Leader of
forgiveness! Oh Goddess Leader of the pleasure forest of
Vrindavana! Oh Goddess Leader of Vraja! Oh One and only
authority who regulates entrance into Vraja! Oh Sri Radhika! I
offer my most respectful obeisances unto You!"
May Sri Vrsabhanu-nandini, upon hearing my astonishing
prayer recited, bestow Her most merciful side-long glance upon
the speaker. At that time one will feel all the effects of past,
present and future karma completely destroyed and gain
entrance into the assembly of Nanda-nandan's Krsna's eternal
loving devotees. That aspiring devotee who chants this prayer
on the full moon day, waxing eight lunar day, tenth lunar day,
eleventh lunar day (ekadasi), and thirteenth lunar day will find
that his mind and intelligence become pure, each and every
desire will be fullfilled without fail, and by the most merciful
sidelong glance of Sri Radha, one will obtain pure ecstatic love
(prema). The aspiring devotee who recites this prayer one
hundred times while in the waters of Sri Radha Kunda up to the
thighs, navel, chest or neck attains complete perfection in
religiosity, economic development, fulfillment of desires, and
liberation - the power by which everything spoken will come
true, and great opulence from attaining transcendental majesty.
At that time one gets to meet Sri Radhika face to face, seeing Her
even with one's own present eyes and Sri Radhika becomes so
pleased that She instantly bestows the greatest benediction of
being able to see her own beloved Shyamasundara Krsna with
one's present eyes. Then Lord Krsna, the Lord of Vraja-dhama,
grants one entrance into His eternal ecstatic pastimes, which is
the only goal for which true Vaisnavas hanker.
Translated by: Jana Janmadi Dasa on Radha-Astami day
(c) Copyright 1994 & 1995
All rights reserved. Janajanmadi Dasa
(Jeffrey Balawajder) 1994 & 1995.
Reprinted from Krsna Prema Vani, Oct 1995, with permission. Copyright, Hari Nama Mission, Badger, California.