Śrī Govardhanāśraya-daśakam
A poem of ten verses in praise of shelter in Śrī Govardhana
By Śrīmad Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī
Govardhana
vṛndāvanīya-mukuṭa vraja-loka-sevya
vṛndāvanīya-mukuṭa vraja-loka-sevya
govardhanācala-guro hari-dāsa-vārya |
tat-sannidhi-sthiti-yuṣo mama hṛc-chilāsv apy
etā manoratha-latāḥ sahasodbhavantu ||
(Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma: 99)
“O crown of Vṛndāvana! O you who are worshipable to the people of Vraja! O Govardhana! O guru of mountains! O best of Hari’s servants! Even in the midst of the rocks of the heart of I who remain situated near you, may these creepers of my desire quickly flourish.”
Śrī Girirāja-dhāry-aṣṭakam
Eight verses in praise of the beautiful Bearer of the king of mountains
By Śrīmad Vallabhācārya
Śrī Śrī Govardhana-vāsa-prārthanā-daśakam
Ten verses in prayer for a dwelling near Śrī Govardhana
By Śrīmad Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmīpāda
tatraivotpadyate dainyaṁ tat premāpi sadā satām
tatraivotpadyate dainyaṁ tat premāpi sadā satām |
tat-tac-chūnyam ivāraṇya-sarid-giry-ādi paśyatām ||
sadā hāhā-ravākrānta-vadanānāṁ tathā hṛdi |
mahā-santāpa-dagdhānāṁ sva-priyaṁ parimṛgyatām ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.5.242–243)
[Uddhava to Nārada and Gopa Kumāra:] “There [i.e., in Bhauma Vraja], such humility (dainya) and prema always arise within the sādhus who see such forests [i.e., forests such as Vṛndāvana], waters [such as the Yamunā], mountains [such as Govardhana], and so forth as though empty, [those sādhus] whose mouths are filled with cries of “Hā! Hā!”, and who are burned by intense sorrow at heart as they search for their Beloved.”
nirupadhi-karuṇena śrī-śacī-nandanena
nirupadhi-karuṇena śrī-śacī-nandanena
tvayi kapaṭi-śaṭho’pi tvat-priyeṇārpito’smi |
iti khalu mama yogyāyogyatāṁ tām agṛhṇan
nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam ||
(Govardhana-vāsa-prārthanā-daśakam: 10)
“Although I am crooked and deceitful, I have been given to you by your dear one, the unconditionally compassionate Son of Śrī Śacī. So, may you please do not judge my fitness and unfitness, and give me a dwelling near you, O Govardhana!”
pramada-madana-līlāḥ kandare kandare te
pramada-madana-līlāḥ kandare kandare te
racayati nava-yūnor dvandvam asminn amandam |
iti kila kalanārthaṁ lagnakas tad-dvayor me
nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam ||
(Govardhana-vāsa-prārthanā-daśakam: 2)
“The Pair of fresh youths liberally enact līlās of madden love in these caves of yours. Thus, for the sake of my beholding that Pair [so engaged upon you], may you please become an intermediary and give me a dwelling near you, O Govardhana!”