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- Read on →: anārādhya rādhā-padāmbhoja-renum
anārādhya rādhā-padāmbhoja-renum
anāśritya vṛndāṭavīṁ tat-padāṅkām |
asambhāṣya tad-bhāva-gambhīra-cittān
kutaḥ śyāma-sindhau rasyasyāvagāhaḥ ||
(Stavāvalī: Sva-saṅkalpa-prakāśa-stotra: 1)“Without worshiping the pollen of the lotus of Śrī Rādhā, without taking shelter of Vṛndāvana, which bears her footprints, and without conversing with those whose hearts are deeply immersed in her bhāva, how can one swim in the rasa of the ocean of Śyāma?”
- Read on →: rādhikā caraṇa-reṇu bhūṣaṇa kariyā tanu
rādhikā caraṇa-reṇu bhūṣaṇa kariyā tanu
anāyāse pābe giridhārī |
rādhikā-caraṇāśraya ye kare se mahāśaya
tāre mui yāi balihārī ||
(Prema-bhakti-candrikā: 108)“By decorating one’s body with Rādhikā’s foot-dust, one will easily attain Giridhārī. One who takes shelter of Rādhikā’s feet is a great soul. I become speechless before him.”
- Read on →: bhajāmi rādhām aravinda-netrāṁ
bhajāmi rādhām aravinda-netrāṁ
smarāmi rādhāṁ madhura-smitāsyām |
vadāmi rādhāṁ karuṇā-bharārdrāṁ
tato mamānyāsti gatir na kāpi ||
(Stavāvalī: Viśākhānandābhidha-stotram, 131)“I worship Rādhā of lotus eyes. I meditate on Rādhā of sweet smiling face. I speak of Rādhā, melted [at heart] with an abundance of compassion. I have no object other than her whatsoever.”
- Read on →: dhyāyaṁs taṁ śikhi-piccha-maulim aniśaṁ tan-nāma saṅkīrtayan
dhyāyaṁs taṁ śikhi-piccha-maulim aniśaṁ tan-nāma saṅkīrtayan
nityaṁ tac-caraṇāmbujaṁ paricaraṁs tan-mantra-varyaṁ japan |
śrī-rādhā-pada-dāsyam eva paramābhīṣṭaṁ hṛdā dhārayan
karhi syāṁ tad-anugraheṇa paramodbhutānurāgotsavaḥ ||
(Rādhā-rasa-sudhā-nidhi: 259)“I meditate on he who wears a peacock feather tiara, incessantly chant his name, daily serve his lotus feet, and repeat his supreme mantra, holding at heart my supreme object of desire, the service of Śrī Rādhā’s lotus feet. When will the supremely wonderful festival of divine love arise [in my heart] by his grace?”