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SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI : SPECIAL POETRY

Sri Radha Kunda Astakam

(By Srila Raghunath Das Goswami)

srimad-isvari-kundaya namah

Obeisances to the holy pond of the Supreme Goddess Sri Radhika.

vrsabha-danuja-nasan-narma-dharmokti-rangair
nikhila-nija-sakhibhir yat sva-hastena purnam
prakatitam api vrndaranya-rajna pramodais
tad ati-surabhi radha-kundam evasrayo me [1]

When all His girlfriends spoke jokingly about the (grave) religious implications of killing the bull demon Vrsabha, the King of Vrindavan forests, Sri Krishna, happily manifested You with His own hands. May this exquisite Radha Kunda be my only shelter.

vraja-bhuvi mura-satroh preyasinam nikamair
asulabham api turnam prema-kalpa-drumam tam
janayati hrdi bhumau snatur uchchaih priyam yat
tad ati-surabhi radha-kundam evasrayo me [2]

Situated in the land of Vraja, by the wish of the beloved of Sri Krishna (Mura’s enemy), you are created as a wish-fulfilling tree of divine love, which is very hard to attain, but you make it possible to attain it very fast for the exalted souls who lovingly bath in you within their hearts. May this exquisite Radha Kunda be my only shelter.

agha-ripur api yatnad atra devyah prasada-
prasara-krta-kataksa-prapti-kamah prakamam
anusarati yad uchchaih snana-sevanubandhais
tad ati-surabhi radha-kundam evasrayo me [3]

Here, longing to catch a merciful sidelong glance of His Goddess, Sri Krishna (Agha’s enemy), happily inaugurated the exalted service of bathing in you. May this exquisite Radha Kunda be my only shelter.

vraja-bhuvana-sudhamsoh prema-bhumir nikamam
vraja-madhura-kisori-mauli-ratna-priyeva
parichitam api namna yachcha tenaiva tasyas
tad ati-surabhi radha-kundam evasrayo me [4]

As part of the nectar existing in Sri Vraja, you embody the coveted divine love for the Lord. You have been named after the dearest, sweetest, crest-jewel Girl dwelling in Sri Vraja. May this exquisite Radha Kunda be my only shelter.

api jana iha kaschid yasya seva-prasadaih
pranaya-sura-lata syat tasya gosthendra-sunoh
sapadi kila madisa-dasya-puspa-prasasya
tad ati-surabhi radha-kundam evasrayo me [5]

By serving you, one can turn into a creeper of divine love for the Son of the King of cowherds and blossom with the flowers of divine servitude to Sri Radhika. May this exquisite Radha Kunda be my only shelter.

tata-madhura-nikunjah klpta-namana uchchair
nija-parijana-vargaih samvibhajyasritas taih
madhukara-ruta-ramya yasya rajanti kamyas
tad ati-surabhi radha-kundam evasrayo me [6]

Your intimate associates have divided among themselves the sweet secluded alcoves on your shores and called them different names. The buzzing of the bees filling your shores produces a delightful, arousing effect. May this exquisite Radha Kunda be my only shelter.

tata-bhuvi vara-vedyam yasya narmati-hrdyam
madhura-madhura-vartam gostha-chandrasya bhangya
prathayati mitha isa prana-sakhyalibhih sa
tad ati-surabhi radha-kundam evasrayo me [7]

It is on your famed, exalted shores that Sri Krishna, the Moon of Cowherds, exchanges with His beloved girlfriends many charming pastimes, sweetest talks and playful jokes. May this exquisite Radha Kunda be my only shelter.

anudinam ati-rangaih prema-mattali-sanghair
vara-sarasija-gandhair hari-vari-prapurne
viharata iha yasmin dampati tau pramattau
tad ati-surabhi radha-kundam evasrayo me [8]

Every day, the Divine Couple very happily visit your charming pond flourishing with beautiful fragrant lotuses and enjoy Their intoxicating pastimes in the company of young girls, who are engulfed in divine love for Them. May this exquisite Radha Kunda be my only shelter.

avikalam ati devyas charu kundastakam yah
paripathati tadiyollasi-dasyarpitatma
achiram iha sarire darsayaty eva tasmai
madhu-ripur ati-modaih slisyamanam priyam tam [9]

If somebody regularly studies or recites this poem in glorification of this magnificent, divine pond, their happy enthusiasm and devotion will swiftly allow them, even while still in this body, to behold the extremely charming sight of Sri Madhusudan Krishna embracing His beloved.

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