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RADHA KRIPA KATAKSA Stava Raja( Spoken by Lord Siva in conversation to Gauri in the Urdhvamnaya-tantra)

munindra vrnda vandite tri loka soka harini prasanna vaktra pankaje nikunja bhu vilasini

vrajendra bhanu nandini vrajendra sunu sangate

kada karisyasiha mam krpa kataksa bhajana

Adored by the host of great sages, She drives away the grief of the three spheres. Her face like a lotusblooms with joy. Delighting in love's games in secret groves, She is the daughter of King Vrsabhanu andlives in the heart of the son of the King of Vraja. O when will She shower upon me Her sidelong glanceof over-flowing grace?

asoka vrksa vallari vitana mandapa sthite pravala bala pallava prabharunanghri komal

varabhaya sphurat kare prabhuta sampad alayekada karisyasiha mam krpa kataksa bhajana

She rests upon a flower throne beneath a canopy of creepers and boughs of Ashoka. Her lotus feet arelustrous red like coral, yet as soft as new-sprouted leaves. Her hand is eager to give the blessing of fearlessness. She is the abode of abundant opulences. O when will She shower upon me Her sidelongglance of overflowing grace?

ananga ranga mangala prasanga bhangura bhruvamsa vibhramam sa sambhrama drg anta bana patanaih

nirantaram vasi krta pratita nanda nandanekada karisyasiha mam krpa kataksa bhajana

By charming movements Her arched eyebrows are the colourful stage of the play of love. By castingthe arrow-noose of Her rolling and love-laden sidelong glance, She perpetually holds captive theunswerving allegiance of Sri Nanda-nandana. O when will She shower upon me Her sidelong glance of over-flowing grace?

tadit suvarna campaka pradipta gaura vigrahemukha prabha parasta koti saradendu mandale

vicitra citra sancarac cakora sava locanekada karisyasiha mam krpa kataksa bhajana

As lightning's radiant illumination, or gold, or the blossoms of the champa is the fairness of Her limbs. The shining brilliance of Her face defeats the glory of a million moons of Sharad. Like young Chakoras,Her restless eyes skip to and fro, as if bewildered by strange and dazzling scenes at each new moment.O when will She shower upon me Her sidelong glance of over-flowing grace?

madonmadati yauvane pramoda mana mandite priyanuraga ranjite kala vilasa pandite

ananya dhanya kunja rajye kama keli kovidekada karisyasiha mam krpa kataksa bhajana

In exceedingly intoxicating youth, Her delightful sulking mood is Her bejeweled ornament. Dyed in Her

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darling's dedication, She is fully skilled in all the arts of making love. In sanctified groves, incomparable,She is learned in the study of all love's novelties. O when will She shower upon me Her sidelongglance of over-flowing grace?

asesa hava bhava dhira hira hara bhusite prabhuta satakumbha kumbha kumbhi kumbha sustani

prasasta manda hasya curna purna saukhya sagarekada karisyasiha mam krpa kataksa bhajana

The infinite and calm ocean of the sentiments of loving gestures adorns Her neck in the shape of adiamond necklace. Her well developed breasts are like golden water pots or the cranial globes of anelephant. Her slow, enchanting smile glows with a silent bliss like a sea full of mirth. O when will Sheshower upon me Her sidelong glance of over-flowing grace?

mrnala bala vallari taranga ranga dorlatelatagra lasya lola nila locanavalokane

lalal lulan milan manojna mugdha mohanasrayekada karisyasiha mam krpa kataksa bhajanam

Her slender arms, creeper-slim, rhythmically wave and flow like lotus fibres in a current of water. Likethedancing top of the swaying vine, Her blue lotus eyes flash with enthralling glances. Her playful andalluring movements entice lovely meetings and fascinate Mohan Himself to take refuge in Her charms.O when will She shower upon me Her sidelong glance of over-flowing grace?

suvarna malikancita tri rekha kambu kanthagetri sutra mangali guna tri ratna dipta didhiti

sa lola nila kuntala prasuna guccha gumphi tekada karisyasiha mam krpa kataksa bhajana

On Her neck, graceful as a lovely conch, its beauty enhanced by three lines, She wears a goldennecklace.Three lustrous jewels sparkle and swing from three cords, decreeing all fortune andauspiciousness. Her luxuriant black tresses, artfully woven with clusters of flowers, flow in wavestowards Her heels. O when will She shower upon me Her sidelong glance of over-flowing grace?

nitamba bimba lambamana puspa mekhala gune prasasta ratna kinkini kalapa madhya manjulekarindra sunda dandika varoha saubhagorukekada karisyasiha mam krpa kataksa bhajana

The fullness of Her rounded hips is girdled with a wreath of flowers of excellence. A splendid waist-bandof costly gems emits a soft melodious sound like the tinkling of bells, applauding Her beauty. Hergraceful thighs are slopy like the tapering trunk of the tusker-king. O when will She shower upon meHer sidelong glance of over-flowing grace?

aneka mantra nada manju nupuraravas khalat samaja raja hamsa vamsa nikvanati gaurave

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vilola hema vallari vidambi caru cankramekada karisyasiha mam krpa kataksa bhajana

Her jingling anklets sweetly resound as the divine and timeless chanting of many mantras, and in theirmelody is heard all the enchantment of the warbling of a flock of noble swans. The elegant movementof Her limbs is like the bewitching dance of golden creepers.O when will She shower upon me Her

sidelong glance of over-flowing grace?

ananta koti visnu loka namra padma jarcitehimadri ja puloma ja virinca ja vara prade

apara siddhi vrddhi digdha sat padanguli nakhekada karisyasiha mam krpa kataksa bhajana

Before whom Laksmi, the goddess of millions of unlimited Vaikunthas, stoops to bow with all humility;from whom Sati, Saci and Sarasvati receive favours; endless riches, supernatural powers, perfectionand liberation are attained within the light of Her small toe-nail. O when will She shower upon me Hersidelong glance of over-flowing grace?

makhesvari kriyesvari svadhesvari suresvaritri veda bharatisvari pramana sasanesvari

ramesvari ksamesvari pramoda kananesvarivrajesvari vrajadhipe sri radhike namo stu te

O Goddess Supreme, who presides over all sacrifices, rites and oblations and over the hosts of demigods andsaintly persons. O Goddess Supreme, who provides the force to the Vedic utterances and to allarguments of

law and logic; O Supreme Mistress of Laksmi and Bhu; O Queen of the celestial gardens of delight;Queen of Vraja, O Sovereign Mistress of Vrndavana, Srimati Radhika, I prostrate before Thee!

itidam adbhutam stavam nisamya bhanu nandinikarotu santatam janam krpa kataksa bhajanambhavet tadaiva sancita tri rupa karma nasanam

bhavet tada vrajendra sunu mandala pravesanam

May the Daughter of King Vrsabhanu, thus, on hearing this wonderful hymn of Her glories, be pleased

to always shower on Me Her sidelong glance of over-flowing grace. Then may the threefold forms of karma, accumulated over many births, be immediately annihilated and may I be granted entrance intothe eternal realm of King Nanda's divine son.

PHALA STUTI

The aspiring devotee who recites this hymn on the full-moon day, on the eighth day of the waxingmoon, and on the tenth, eleventh and thirteenth days of the waxing and waning moons, achieves thefruition of his desires and, by the grace of Sri Radhika's compassionate sidelong glance, bhakticharacterized by prema sprouts in his heart.

The aspirant who recites this hymn one hundred times, while immersed in the waters of Sri Radha-kunda, either up to his waist, up to his navel, up to his chest, or up to his neck, achieves the perfection

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of his desired ends and whatever he speaks comes true, he is endowed with full spiritual opulence andgets the direct, personal darshan of Srimati Radharani.

Being pleased with him, Srimati Radhika immediately grants him the greatest benediction and he getsto seewith his own eyes Her darling sweet Lord, Sri Syamasundara. The Lord of Vraja, in His turn, grants that

devotee an entrance into His eternal sports. For the Vaisnavas there is no greater goal to be achievedthan this.

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