Sri Sri Krishna Candrastakam
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(1) ambudāñjanendranīla-nindi-kānti-ḍambaraḥ kuńkumodyad-arka-vidyud-aṁśu-divyad-ambaraḥ śrīmad-ańga-carcitendu-pītanākta-candanaḥ svāńghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ (2) gaṇḍa-tāṇḍavāti-paṇḍitāṇḍajeśa-kuṇḍalaś candra-padma-ṣaṇḍa-garva-khaṇḍanasya-maṇḍalaḥ ballavīṣu vardhitātma-gūḍha-bhāva-bandhanaḥ svāńghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ (3) nitya-navya-rūpa-veṣa-harda-keli-ceṣtitaḥ keli-narma-sārma-dāyi-mitra-vṛnda-veṣtitaḥ svīya-keli-kānanāṁśu-nirjitendra-nandanaḥ svāńghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ (4) prema-hema-maṇḍitātma-bandhutābhinanditaḥ ksauṇi-lagna-bhāla-lokapāla-pāli-vanditaḥ nitya-kāla-sṛṣḍa-vipra-gauravāli-vandanaḥ svāńghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ (5) līlayendra-kāliyoṣṇa-kaṁsa-vatsa-ghātakas tat-tad-ātma-keli-vṛṣti-puṣta-bhakta-cātakaḥ vīrya-śīla-lilāyātma-ghosa-vāsi-nandanaḥ svāńghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ (6) kuñja-rāsa-keli-sīdhu-rādhikādi-toṣaṇas tat-tad-ātma-keli-narma-tat-tad-āli-poṣaṇaḥ prema-śīla-keli-kīrti-viśva-citta-nandanaḥ svāńghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ (7) rāsa-keli-darśitātma-śuddha-bhakti-sat-pathaḥ svīya-citra-rūpa-veṣa-manmathalī-manmathaḥ gopīkasu netra-koṇa-bhāva-vṛnda-gandhanaḥ svāńghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ (8) puṣpa-cāyi-rādhikābhimarṣa-labdhi-tarṣitaḥ prema-vāmya-rāmya-rādhikāsya-dṛṣti-harṣitaḥ rādhikorasīha lepa eṣa hari-candanaḥ svāńghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ (9) aṣḍakena yas tv anena rādhikā-suvallabhaṁ saṁstavīti darśane 'pi sindhujādi-durlabham taṁ yunakti tuṣta-citta eṣa ghoṣa-kānane rādhikāńga-sańga-nanditātma-pāda-sevane
saffron. May Sri Krishna, the Son of the king of the cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet. 2) He wears shark-shaped earrings that dance very expertly upon His cheeks. The beauty of the orb of His face destroys the pride of the multitude of moons and lotus flowers. He causes the knot of His own secret ecstatic love-moods to increasingly tighten amongst the gopis. May Sri Krishna, the Son of the king of the cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet. 3) He is eternally engaged in designing ever-fresh variations of His youthful form, mode of dress, and loving pastimes. He is surrounded by the assembly of His cowherd boyfriends, who excel in giving Him delight by their playful joking words. Even a single brilliant ray of splendor from His personal pleasure-forest defeats the heavenly Nandana gardens of Lord Indra. May Sri Krishna, the Son of the king of the cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet. 4) He is delighted by the friendship of His devotees, whose consciousness is decorated with golden ornaments of pure love for Him. He is praised by great demigods who protect various planets in the universe and who offer obeisances to Him by touching their foreheads to the ground. He honors the brahmanas with great reverence at specific times of the day. May Sri Krishna, the Son of the king of the cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet. 5) He easily removed the pride of Indra as well as the violent anger of Kaliya, and He killed the demons like Kamsa and Vatasura. With the rainfall of these variegated pastimes, He nourishes the chataka birds who are His devotees. By performing His pastimes of heroic nature, He delights the residents of His own cowherd community. May Sri Krishna, the Son of the king of the cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet. 6) He satisfies Sri Radhika and the other gopis with the nectar of the sportive rasa dance performed in the groves of Vrndavana. During the various intrigues of those amorous pastimes, He devises many playful jokes to sustain the assmebly of gopis. He thus delights the minds of all people in the universe by the glory of His loving pastimes. May Sri Krishna, the Son of the king of the cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet. 7) By revealing His pastimes of festive rasa dance, He also shows the eternal path of His pure devotional service. By His amazing beauty and fascinating mode of dress, He churns the minds of a vast multitude of cupids. Through the outer corners of His eyes, He casts sidelong glances, aimed at the gopis, that give hints of a host of affectionate ecstatic moods. May Sri Krishna, the Son of the king of the cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet. 8) He becomes excited with desire by suddenly touching Sri Radhika while She is busy picking flowers. Then He becomes jubilant when He sees Her charming face decorated with the contrariness of pure love. Verily He is the sandlewood paste that decorates Radhika’s breasts. May Sri Krishna, the Son of the king of the cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet. 9) It is very difficult for Laksmi Devi and other exalted gods and goddesses to attain even a glimpse of Sri Krishna, who is very dear to Sri Radhika. But if someone glorifies Him by reciting these eight verses with full attention, then He who is delighted by the intimate of association with Radhika’s limbs will become pleased with that person and engage them in the service of His own lotus feet within the cowherd forests of Goloka Vrndavana.