Haribol Prabhus
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila
Prabhupada!
Below is my English rendition of the Sri Radhikastaka.
Your servant,
Dravida dasa
Sri
Radhikastaka
from the
Govinda-lilamrta,
by Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja
Her gold
complexion
steals the pride of golden lotus tinged with red.
Her fragrance mocks the
scent of lotus
bloom with saffron powder spread.
Her
skill in satisfying Sri
Hari is perfect and complete . . .
May Radhika bestow on me
the service of Her
lotus feet.
Her
wondrous silken
garments shame the splendor rubies can display.
She is a blooming garden
where the bee of Krishna
loves to play.
She
worships Surya every
day so She and Madhava can meet . . .
May Radhika bestow on me
the service of Her
lotus feet.
Eclipsed
by Radha’s
tenderness, the fame of budding blossoms dims.
The moon, the lotus,
sandal paste, and
camphor serve Her cooling limbs.
When Krishna
burns with love’s desires, Her soothing touch dispels the
heat . . .
May Radhika bestow on me
the service of Her
lotus feet.
Though
youthful goddesses
adored by all adore the goddess Sri,
She
lacks Sri Radha’s beauty, youth, and every other quality.
So when
it comes to
lovers’ sports, with Radha no one can compete . . .
May Radhika bestow on me
the service of Her
lotus feet.
In arts
like dancing,
singing, joking Radha is by far the best.
She shines with countless
traits divine,
like love and gorgeous form and dress.
Among
the famous gopis of
Vrndavan, She’s supremely
sweet . . .
May Radhika bestow on me
the service of Her
lotus feet.
Eternal
pastimes, beauty,
youth, and love for Krishna make Her
rich.
The loving gopis tremble just to see that love, at highest
pitch.
Her
meditation on Sri Krsna’s
form and pastimes is complete . . .
May Radhika bestow on me
the service of Her
lotus feet.
Perspiring,
trembling,
hairs on end, and crying, falt’ring of the voice,
Impatience, joy, and
guile--these signs of
rapture make Her friends rejoice.
For
Krsna’s eyes these
many gemlike ecstasies provide a treat . . .
May Radhika bestow on me
the service of Her
lotus feet.
Apart
from Krishna
for a moment, Radha feels anxiety
And restlessness and
other moods--the
highest kind of ecstasy.
But when
She meets Him
with some effort, all Her sufferings retreat . . .
May Radhika bestow on me
the service of Her
lotus feet.
Exalted
goddesses like Parvati
can hardly ever see
Sri Krsna’s lover,
Radhika. But if a humble
devotee
Recites
these verses,
then Sri Radha, who enjoys with Sri Hari,
Will pour the nectar of
Her service down on
him eternally.
