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- Read on →: Vṛtrāsura-stuti
Vṛtrāsura-stuti
Six verses illustrating the nature of pure prīti for Bhagavān spoken by Vṛtrāsura.
Excerpted from Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.11.22–27.
- Read on →: mudā gopendrasyātmaja-bhuja-pariṣvaṅga-nidhaye
mudā gopendrasyātmaja-bhuja-pariṣvaṅga-nidhaye
sphurad-gopī-vṛndair yam iha bhagavantaṁ praṇayibhiḥ |
bhajadbhis tair bhaktyā svam abhilaṣitaṁ prāptam acirād
yamī-tīre gopīśvaram anudinaṁ taṁ kila bhaje ||
(Stavāvalī: Vraja-vilāsa-stava, 87)“On the bank of Yama’s Twin,
Assuredly I daily worship him,
Gopīśvara,
The lord who
For the sake of [attaining] a jewel—
The embrace of the arms
Of the Son of the gopa’s king—
Was joyfully worshiped
With bhakti here [i.e., in Vṛndāvana]
By those shining gopīs full of love,
Who quickly attained their desired object.” - Read on →: śrīmad gopīśvaraṁ vande śaṅkaraṁ karuṇāmayam
śrīmad gopīśvaraṁ vande śaṅkaraṁ karuṇāmayam |
sarva-kleśa-haraṁ devaṁ vṛndāraṇya-rati-pradam ||
(Bhakti-ratnākara: 5.3741)“I offer obeisance to Śrīmad Gopīśvara,
Śaṅkara,
Full of compassion,
A remover of all affliction,
Refulgent,
A bestower of the rati of Vṛndāvana.” - Read on →: śrī-kṛṣṇe vaiṣṇavānān tu prema-bhaktir vivardhate
śrī-kṛṣṇe vaiṣṇavānān tu prema-bhaktir vivardhate |
kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasā-sāra-varṣi-rudrānukampayā ||
(Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 14.221)“The prema-bhakti to Śrī Kṛṣṇa of Vaiṣṇavas certainly is increased by the favor of Rudra, who showers the essence of Kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa.”