Song Name: Krsna Deva
Bhavantam Vande
Author: Rupa Goswami
Book Name: Stavamala
(Section: Volume 6 Song 24)
(refrain) krsna deva! bhavantam vande
man-manasa-madhukaram arpaya nija-pada-pankaja-makarande
(1)
yadyapi samadhicu vidhir api pasyati na tava nakhagra-maricim
idam icchami nisamya tavacyuta! tad api krpadbhuta-vicim
(2)
bhaktir udancati yadyapi madhava! na tvayi mama tila-matri
paramesvarata tad api tavadhika-durghata-ghatana-vidhatri
(3)
ayam avilolatayadya sanatana! kalitadbhuta-rasa-bharam
nivasatu nityam ihamrta-nindini-vindan madhurima-saram
TRANSLATION
Refrain: O Lord Sri Krsna! I am offering a prayer unto You. Please let the bee of my mind be offered the nectarian honey of Your lotus feet.
1) Although Brahma in full samadhi cannot catch a glimpse of even a ray of the effulgence from the tips of Your toe-nails still, O Acyutah! Having heard of the waves of Your astonishing mercy, I long to receive Your grace.
2) O Madhava! Although I don't possess even a sesame seed of bhakti for You, still, by Your inconceivable power which makes the impossible possible, please fulfill the desires of my heart.
3) He Sanatana! Because Your lotus feet are filled with such wonderful rasa, let the bee of my mind always reside unwaveringly in that nectar which puts everything else to shame, for they are the essence of all sweetness. This is my only prayer.
Author: Rupa Goswami
Book Name: Stavamala
(Section: Volume 6 Song 24)
(refrain) krsna deva! bhavantam vande
man-manasa-madhukaram arpaya nija-pada-pankaja-makarande
(1)
yadyapi samadhicu vidhir api pasyati na tava nakhagra-maricim
idam icchami nisamya tavacyuta! tad api krpadbhuta-vicim
(2)
bhaktir udancati yadyapi madhava! na tvayi mama tila-matri
paramesvarata tad api tavadhika-durghata-ghatana-vidhatri
(3)
ayam avilolatayadya sanatana! kalitadbhuta-rasa-bharam
nivasatu nityam ihamrta-nindini-vindan madhurima-saram
TRANSLATION
Refrain: O Lord Sri Krsna! I am offering a prayer unto You. Please let the bee of my mind be offered the nectarian honey of Your lotus feet.
1) Although Brahma in full samadhi cannot catch a glimpse of even a ray of the effulgence from the tips of Your toe-nails still, O Acyutah! Having heard of the waves of Your astonishing mercy, I long to receive Your grace.
2) O Madhava! Although I don't possess even a sesame seed of bhakti for You, still, by Your inconceivable power which makes the impossible possible, please fulfill the desires of my heart.
3) He Sanatana! Because Your lotus feet are filled with such wonderful rasa, let the bee of my mind always reside unwaveringly in that nectar which puts everything else to shame, for they are the essence of all sweetness. This is my only prayer.
