A humble plea indicates a mood of sincere surrender and devotion, particularly when the devotee feels that he is the most wretched person with out any shelter to protect him. Humbly pray to Radha-Krsna to overcome deceit.
Srila Rupa Gosvami writes in his Sri Gandharva-samprathana-astakam:
(1)
vrindavane viharator iha keli-kunje
matta-dvipa-pravara-kautuka-vibhramena
sandarshayasva yuvayor vadanaravindadvandva
dvandvam vidhehi mayi devi! kripam prasida
O Devi Radhika! You and Shri Krishna are constantly enjoying Your ambrosial amorous pastimes in the leafy pleasure-groves of Vrindavana, like the intoxicated king of elephants sporting with his queen elephant. Therefore, O Gandharvika! Be pleased with me and mercifully grant me darshana of Your and Your beloved Krishna’s lotus-like faces.
(2)
ha devi! kaku-bhara-gadgadayadya vaca
yace nipatya bhuvi dandavad udbhatartih
asya prasadam abudhasya janasya kritva
gandharvike! nija-gane gananam vidhehi
O Devi Gandharvika! I am suffering greatly, and therefore today I throw myself on the ground like a stick and humbly implore You with a choked voice to be merciful to this fool and please count me as one of Your own.
(3)
shyame! rama-ramana-sundarata-varishthasaundarya-
mohita-samasta-jagaj-janasya
shyamasya vama-bhuja-baddha-tanum kadaham
tvam indira-virala-rupa-bharam bhajami?
O Shyama! Your Master is even more charming than Narayana Bhagavan and His beauty enchants the entire creation. You are always in His arm’s embrace on His left side, and Your beauty can never be equalled, even by that of Lakshmi-devi. When will I properly worship Your beauty?
(4)
tvam pracchadena mudira-cchavina pidhaya
manjira-mukta-caranam ca vidhaya devi!
kunje vrajendra-tanayena virajamane
naktam kada pramuditam abhisarayishye?
O Devi Radhika! When will I become Your sakhi, and, pleasing You by dressing Your transcendental form in a raincloud-colored sari and removing the anklets from Your feet, lead You away to a gorgeous kunja for a nocturnal rendezvous with Shri Nandanandana?
(5)
kunje prasuna-kula-kalpita-keli-talpe
samvishtayor madhura-narma-vilasa-bhajoh
loka-trayabharanayosh caranambujani
samvahayishyati kada yuvayor jano ’yam?
O Devi, within a kunja You and Shri Krishna lie on a bed of so many kinds of flowers which is a playground for Your sweet amorous amusement. When will I receive the opportunity to serve the lotus feet of You and Your beloved, who together are the very adornment of the three worlds? Oh, when will such an auspicious day come?
(6)
tvat-kunda-rodhasi vilasa-parishramena
svedambu-cumbi-vadanamburuha-shriyau vam
vrindavaneshvari! kada taru-mula-bhajau
samvijayami camari-caya-camarena?
O Vrindavaneshvari, after enjoying love-sports with Shri Krishna on the bank of Your kunda, Your lotus faces brilliantly decorated with drops of perspiration, You will both relax upon a jewelled simhasana beneath a desire tree. When You are in that condition, when will I be able to soothe You by fanning You with a camara?
(7)
linam nikunja-kuhare bhavatim mukunde
citraiva sucitavati rucirakshi! naham
bhugnam bhruvam na racayeti mrisha-rusham tvam
agre vrajendra-tanayasya kada nu neshye?
O beautiful-eyed Radhika, when You playfully hide in a secret place within a kunja and Shri Krishna comes to know where You are hiding and approaches You, You will ask me, “O Rupa-manjari, why did you show Krishna My hiding-place?” Then I will reply, “No, no, I didn’t tell Him; it was Citra Sakhi. Therefore please do not frown at me.” When will I speak these entreating words to You, while seeing You standing before Krishna and accusing me? When will such a day come?
(8)
vag-yuddha-keli-kutuke vraja-raja-sunum
jitvonmadam adhika-darpa-vikasi-jalpam
phullabhir alibhir analpam udiryamanastotra
m kada nu bhavatim avalokayishye?
When You defeat Shri Krishna in a playful war of words, You become immensely joyful and boast of Your victory to Your girlfriends. Then the sakhis will express their delight by exclaiming, “Jaya Radha! Jaya Radha!” Oh, when will I become fortunate enough to participate in Your victory chorus?
(9)
yah ko ’pi sushthu vrishabhanu-kumarikayah
samprarthanashtakam idam pathati prapannah
sa preyasa saha sametya dhrita-pramoda
tatra prasada-laharim urari-karoti
Any surrendered soul who with great faith recites these eight appeals to the daughter of Vrishabhanu Maharaja will receive direct darshana of Her accompanied by Her beloved Shri Krishna and feel the waves of Her happiness shower upon him. (This ashtaka is recited in the poetic meter known as “Vasantatilaka.”)
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