हित्वा रूपपदाम्बुजं भवति यो राधाङ्घ्रिदास्योत्सुक-
स्तुङ्गं गेहमसौ तनोति न कथं रम्ये स्थले सैकते ।
बाहुभ्यां त्रिदिवं स्पृशेन्न हि कथं नो वा कथं च्छादयेत्
तूर्णं भूरिरजोभिरम्बरमणिं पङ्गुं न किं चालयेत् ॥
hitvā rūpa-padāmbujaṁ bhavati yo rādhāṅghri-dāsyotsukas
tuṅgaṁ geham asau tanoti na kathaṁ ramye sthale saikate |
bāhubhyāṁ tridivaṁ spṛśen na hi kathaṁ no vā kathaṁ cchādayet
tūrṇaṁ bhūri-rajobhir ambara-maṇiṁ paṅguṁ na kiṁ cālayet ||
(Govardhana Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī)
“Does one who becomes strongly desirous
Of service to the feet of Rādhā
But disregards the lotus feet of Rūpa
Not [in effect] build a lofty house
In a pleasant spot on a sand-bank?
Can one not touch the heavens with one’s arms?
Can one not cover the sun with a bunch of dust?
Can one not make a lame person walk?”
Commentary
The poet aims to convey by these rhetorical questions that if someone thinks they can attain the service of Rādhā without the grace of Śrī Rūpa, then one has to wonder if the person has any common sense at all since by venturing to attain and serve Śrī Rādhā while disregarding Śrī Rūpa one embarks upon an utterly unfeasible pursuit that cannot but backfire.