Rūpa Gosvāmī

sarvādbhuta-camatkāra-līlā-kallola-vāridhiḥ

sarvādbhuta-camatkāra-līlā-kallola-vāridhiḥ
atulya-madhura-prema-maṇḍita-priya-maṇḍalaḥ |
tri-jagan-mānasākarṣi-muralī-kala-kūjitaḥ
asamānordhva-rūpa-śrī-vismāpita-carācaraḥ ||
līlā premṇā priyādhikyaṁ mādhuryaṁ veṇu-rūpayoḥ |
ity asādhāraṇaṁ proktaṁ govindasya catuṣṭayam ||
­(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.1.41–43)

“[Kṛṣṇa is:] He who is an ocean of waves of līlā that are astounding and amazing to all; (2) he who has a circle of dear ones adorned with incomparable sweet prema; (3) he the melodious coos of whose flute are attractive to the hearts of [everyone throughout] the three worlds; (4) he by the beauty of whose unequalled and unsurpassed figure [all] moving and inert beings are enchanted. (1) Līlā, (2) a superiority with respect to dear ones by virtue of [their superlative] prema, (3–4) the sweetness (mādhurya) of his flute and of his figure—in this way the four extraordinary qualities of Govinda [found in no other form of Śrī Bhagavān] are stated.”

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smerāṁ bhaṅgī-traya-paricitāṁ sāci-vistīrṇa-dṛṣṭiṁ

smerāṁ bhaṅgī-traya-paricitāṁ sāci-vistīrṇa-dṛṣṭiṁ
vaṁśī-nyastādhara-kiśalayām ujjvalāṁ candrakeṇa |
govindākhyāṁ hari-tanum itaḥ keśi-tīrthopakaṇṭhe
mā prekṣiṣṭhās tava yadi sakhe bandhu-saṅge’sti raṅgaḥ ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.239; cited in Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.5.224)

“O friend! If you enjoy in the company of kinsmen, then from here do not look towards the figure of Hari known as Govinda near Keśi Tīrtha smiling with the vaṁśī fixed on the sprouts of lips as he casts sidelong glances in a threefold posture and shines with the eye of a peacock feather [decorating his diadem].”

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dadhi-mathana-ninādais tyakta-nidraḥ prabhāte

dadhi-mathana-ninādais tyakta-nidraḥ prabhāte
nibhṛta-padam agāraṁ ballavīnāṁ praviṣṭaḥ |
mukha-kamala-samīrair āśu nirvāpya dīpān
kavalita-navanītaḥ pātu māṁ bāla-kṛṣṇaḥ ||
(Padyāvalī: 143)

“Awakened at daybreak by the sounds of yoghurt-churning, he enters the homes of the gopīs on silent feet, quickly extinguishes the lamps with puffs of air from his lotus mouth, and devours their fresh butter. May child Kṛṣṇa protect me.”

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gokulānanda govinda goṣṭhendra-kula-candramaḥ

gokulānanda govinda goṣṭhendra-kula-candramaḥ |
prāṇeśa sundarottaṁsa nāgarāṇāṁ śikhāmaṇeḥ ||
vṛndāvana-vidho goṣṭha-yuvarāja manohara |
ity ādyā vraja-devīnāṁ preyasī praṇayoktayaḥ ||
(Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi: 15.257-258)

“‘O Bliss of Gokula! O Govinda! O Moon of the royal family of Vraja! O Lord of the heart! O Crown of all handsome men! O Crest-jewel of lovers! O Moon of Vṛndāvana! O Prince of Vraja! O Captivator of the mind!’ and so forth are affectionate addresses of the devīs of Vraja for their lover.”

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sudhānām cāndrīṇāṁ mādhurīmonmāda-damanī

sudhānām cāndrīṇāṁ mādhurīmonmāda-damanī
dadhānā rādhādi-praṇaya-ghana-sāraiḥ surabhitām |
samantāt santāpodgama-viṣama-saṁsāra-saraṇī-
praṇītāṁ te tṛṣṇāṁ haratu hari-līlā-śikhariṇī ||
(Vidagdha-mādhava: 1.1)

“Bearing the fragrance of the camphor of Rādhā and others’ love, may the śikhariṇī of Hari’s līlā, the subduer of the pride of the sweetness of the moon’s nectars, completely remove your thirst arising from [travelling along] the rugged, distressing path of saṁsāra [just as śikhariṇī subdues the mania produced by an excess of vāta and aches produced by an excess of pitta].”

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bhavatīm abhivādya cāṭubhir

bhavatīm abhivādya cāṭubhir
varam ūrjeśvari varyam arthaye |
bhavadīyatayā kṛpāṁ yathā
mayi kuryād adhikāṁ bakāntakaḥ ||
(Stava-mālā: Utkalikā-vallariḥ, 20)

“O Ūrjeśvarī [i.e., O Rādhā, presiding goddess over Kārtika], I salute you, and with endearing words I pray for this finest benediction: may Bakāntaka [i.e., Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the killer of Bakāsura], bestow greater grace upon me on account of [my] being your own.”

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yadu-pateḥ kva gatā mathurā-purī

yadu-pateḥ kva gatā mathurā-purī
raghu-pateḥ kva gatottara-kośalā |
iti vicintya kurusva manaḥ sthiraṁ
na sad idaṁ jagad ity avadhāraya ||
(Unknown source; said to be alluded to by Rūpa Gosvāmī)

”Where has the Mathurā-purī of Yadupati gone? Where has the Northern Kośalā of Raghupati gone? Reflecting on this, steady the mind. This world is not eternal. Be certain of this.’”

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śrī-caitanya-mano’bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale

śrī-caitanya-mano’bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale |
so’yaṁ rūpaḥ kadā mahyaṁ dadāti sva-padāntikam ||
(Prema-bhakti-candrikā: 2)

“When will he, this Śrī Rūpa by whom the cherished object of Śrī Caitanya’s heart has been established on the surface of the earth, bestow upon me nearness to his feet?”

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