राधेति नाम नवसुन्दरसीधुमुग्धं
कृष्णेति नाम मधुराद्भुतगाढदुग्धम् ।
सर्वक्षणं सुरभिरागहिमेन रम्यं
कृत्वा तदेव पिब मे रसने क्षुधार्ते ॥
rādheti nāma nava-sundara-sīdhu-mugdhaṁ
kṛṣṇeti nāma madhurādbhuta-gāḍha-dugdham |
sarva-kṣaṇaṁ surabhi-rāga-himena ramyaṁ
kṛtvā tad eva piba me rasane kṣudhārte ||
(Stavāvalī: Abhīṣṭa-sūcana, 10)
“The name ‘Rādhā’ is fresh, beautiful, charming nectar, and the name ‘Kṛṣṇa’ is sweet, wonderfully condensed milk. O my hunger-stricken tongue! Enrich these with the fragrant camphor of rāga (love) and drink them at every moment.”