Sri Radha-prarthana

Composed by Sri Vithalacarya

krpayati yadi radha badhitasesa-badha

kim aparam vasistam pusti-maryada-yorme

yadi vadati ca kincit smera-hasodita-srir-

dvija-vara-mani-panktya mukti-suktya tada kim (1)

If Srimati Radhika will be merciful to me, then all the obstacles to my devotion will be removed. There will be nothing more for me to attain because I will have received the fruits offered by the paths of both vaidhi-marga and raga-marga. And if She will speak to me while smiling gently, I will see Her brilliant rows of teeth which are like lines of priceless jewels. Having seen them one time, the ideal of gaining liberation from material existence will be rendered insignificant.

syamasundara sikhanda-sekhara smera-hasa murali-manohara

radhika-rasika mam krpa-nidhe sva-priya-carana-kinkarim kuru (2)

Hey Syamasundara! O Sikhanda-sekhara! Your face always holds a playful smile, Your flute-playing is enchanting, and You are so expert in relishing rasa with Srimati Radhika. Because You are an ocean of mercy, I am appealing to You to please make me a kinkari (maidservant) at the feet of Your beloved.

prananatha-vrsabhanu-nandini-sri-mukhabja-rasalola-satpada

radhika-pada-tale krta-sthitim tvam bhajami rasikendra-sekhara

(3)

You are the Lord of the life of the daughter of Vrsabhanu and are always greedy to taste the nectar of Her lips. O Rasika-sekhara, foremost of those who are rasika! I don¼t desire anything other than to always reside at the feet of Srimati Radhika.

samvidhaya dasane trnam vibho prarthaye vraja-mahendra-nandana

astu mohana tavati-vallabha janma-janmani madisvari priya (4)

Hey Nanda-nandana! O all-pervading Prabhu! O You who enchants my mind, and indeed, the minds of all! Taking a piece of straw in my teeth, my humble entreaty to You is that She who is the love of Your life will remain my dear worshipable goddess birth after birth.