Kunkumakta Kancanabja

TRANSLATION

1) Her splendorous golden complexion steals the pride of a golden lotus flower anointed with a tinge of
red kunkum. Her sweet fragrance mocks the fame of the aroma of a lotus flower sprinkled with
saffron powder. She is fully qualified to fulfill all the desires of the son of the king of the cowherd men.
May Sri Radhika bestow upon me the service of Her own lotus feet.

2) Her amazing and colorful silken garments make the splendor of red coral feel ashamed. She is a
garden of blossoming flowers where the maddened bumble-bee named Krsna performs amorous
pastimes. She worships the Sun-god daily in order to attain the continual association of Her beloved
Krsna. May Sri Radhika bestow upon me the service of Her own lotus feet.

3) Her charming youthful delicacy negates the fame of the freshly-sprouted leaves. Her refreshing form
is worthy of being served by the cooling moon, sandalwood paste, lotus flowers, and camphor. When
She touches the master of the gopis, She dispels the burning heat of His lusty desires. May Sri
Radhika bestow upon me the service of Her own lotus feet.

4) Although the goddess of fortune, Laksmi Devi, is adored by other youthful goddesses, who
are themselves, glorified throughout the universe, still she is nowhere near Sri Radhika in the matter
of beauty, praiseworthy youthfulness, or other divine feminine opulences. There is no one in the material
or the spiritual worlds superior to Radhika in the expression of naturally loving pastimes. May Sri
Radhika bestow upon me the service of Her own lotus feet.

5) She is very learned in many transcendental arts, such as performing in the rasa dance, singing,
and joking. She is decorated with many divine qualities, such as loving nature, exquisite beauty,
and wonderful garments and ornaments. Even among the cowherd damsels of Vraja, who are praised
by the entire universe, She is the best in every way. May Sri Radhika bestow upon me the service of
Her own lotus feet.

6) She possesses the opulences of eternal youthful beauty, eternal pastimes, and eternal love for
Krsna. Her ecstatic feelings of love for Krsna cause the gopis, who are also in love with Krsna, to
tremble. She is always attached to meditating on Sri Krsna’s beautiful form, ornaments, garments,
and pastimes. May Sri Radhika bestow upon me the service of Her own lotus feet.

7) She is graced with eight ecstatic symptoms (sattvika-bhava), such as trembling, perspiring, standing
up on bodily hairs, tears, faltering of the voice, and so forth. She is adorned with different
ecstatic emotional ornaments, such as impatience, joy, contrariness, and so forth. She is decorated
with beautiful jewels that give total delight to the eyes of Krsna. May Sri Radhika bestow upon me
the service of Her own lotus feet.

8) If She is apart from Krsna, for even half a moment, She becomes stricken with wretched
suffering, restlessness, and a multitude of other ecstatic symptoms of separation. When She regains
the association of Krsna after some effort, then all of Her anguish immediately vanishes. May Sri
Radhika bestow upon me the service of Her own lotus feet.

9) It is very difficult for Parvati and other exalted goddesses to attain even a glimpse of Srimati
Radharani, who is dear to Lord Krsna. But if someone glorifies Her by reciting these eight verses, then
She who is delighted by Krsna’s continuous association will grant the sweet nectar of Her personal
service to that person, who thereby enters the assembly of Her similarly delighted girlfriends.

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