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guruḥ śāstraṁ śraddhā rucir anugatiḥ siddhir iti me

guruḥ śāstraṁ śraddhā rucir anugatiḥ siddhir iti me
yad etat tat sarvaṁ caraṇa-kamalaṁ rājati yayoḥ |
kṛpā-mādhvīkena snapita-nayanāmbhoja-yugalau
sadā rādhā-kṛṣṇāv aśaraṇa-gatī tau mama gatiḥ ||
(Bhakti Sandarbha: 340)

“Guru, śāstra, śraddhā,
Taste (ruci), service (anugati), and attainment (siddhi)—
Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa,
Whose lotus feet manifest as all of these to me,
Whose lotus eyes are always moistened
With the nectar of grace,
And who are the shelter of the refugeless,
Are ever my shelter.”

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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?”

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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.”

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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.”

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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?”

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prema-bhaktau yadi śraddhā mat-prasādaṁ yadīcchasi

prema-bhaktau yadi śraddhā mat-prasādaṁ yadīcchasi |
tadā nārada bhāvena rādhāyārādhako bhava ||
(Bhaviṣyottara Purāṇa; cited in Gaura-govindārcana-smaraṇa-paddhati: 189)

[Śrī Kṛṣṇa:] “O Nārada, if you have śraddhā in prema-bhakti and you desire my grace, then with bhāva become a worshiper of Rādhā.”

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ayi praṇaya-śālini praṇaya-puṣṭa-dāsyāptaye

ayi praṇaya-śālini praṇaya-puṣṭa-dāsyāptaye
prakāmam atirodanaiḥ pracura-duḥkha-dagdhātmanā |
vilāpa-kusumāñjalir hṛdi nidhāya pādāmbuje
mayā bata samarpitas tava tanotu tuṣṭiṁ manāk ||
(Vilāpa-kusuñjali: 104)

“Ayi affectionate one, may this Vilāpa-kusumāñjali [i.e., this flowering offering of lamentation]—offered by me as I hold your lotus feet to my heart and call [out to you], burned by profuse sorrow and [thus] crying intensely, for the sake of attaining servitude enriched with affection unto you as desired—produce in you some slight satisfaction.”

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hā devi kāku-bhara-gadgadayādya vācā

hā devi kāku-bhara-gadgadayādya vācā
yāce nipatya bhuvi daṇḍavad udbhaṭārtiḥ |
asya prasādam abudhasya janasya kṛtvā
gāndharvike nija-gaṇe gaṇanāṁ vidhehi ||
(Stava-mālā: Gāndharvā-prārthanāṣṭakam, 2)

“Hā! O Devī! Today, filled with intense heartache, I fall prostrate in obeisance on the ground [before you] and pray [to you] with a faltering voice filled with sorrow: O Gāndharvikā! Please bestow your grace upon this foolish fellow and count him within your own retinue.” 

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apāra-karuṇā-pūra-pūritāntar-mano-hrade

apāra-karuṇā-pūra-pūritāntar-mano-hrade |
prasīdāsmin jane devi nija-dāsya-spṛhā-juṣi ||
(Stava-mālā: Cāṭu-puṣpāñjali, 17)

“O you the deep lake of whose inner heart is filled with a boundless flood of compassion! O Devī! Please be gracious to this person, who cherishes longing for your service.”

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