Ambudanjanendra Nila

His abundantly beautiful complexion belittles the splendor of combined rainclouds, black eye cosmetics, and sapphires. His garments appear effulgent like a rising sun tinted like kuṅkum powder and enhanced by shining bolts of lightning. His perfectly-formed limbs are anointed with sandalwood paste mixed with camphor and saffron. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of the cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

He wears shark-shaped earrings that dance very expertly upon His cheeks. The beauty of the orb of His face destroys the pride of a multitude of moons and lotus flowers. He causes the knot of His own secret ecstatic love-moods to increasingly tighten amongst the gopīs. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

He is eternally engaged in designing ever-fresh variations of His youthful form, mode of dress, and loving pastimes. He is surrounded by the assembly of His cowherd boyfriends, who excel in giving Him delight by their playful joking words. Even a single brilliant ray of splendor from His personal pleasure-forest defeats the heavenly Nandana gardens of Lord Indra. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

He is delighted by the friendship of His devotees, whose consciousness is decorated with the golden ornaments of pure love for Him. He is praised by the great demigods who protect various planets in the universe and who offer obeisances to Him by touching their foreheads to the ground. He honors the brāhmaṇas with great reverence at specific times of the day. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

He easily removed the pride of Indra as well as the violent anger of Kāliya, and He killed the demons Kaṁsa and Vatsāsura. With the rainfall of these variegated pastimes, He nourishes the chātaka birds who are His devotees. By performing His pastimes of heroic nature, He delights the residents of His own cowherd community. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

He satisfies Śrī Rādhikā and the other gopīs with the nectar of the sportive rāsa dance performed in the groves of Vṛndāvana. During the various intrigues of those amorous pastimes, He devises many different playful jokes to sustain the assembly of gopīs. He thus delights the minds of all the people in the universe by the glory of His loving pastimes. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

By revealing His pastimes of the festive rāsa dance, He also shows the eternal path of His own pure devotional service. By His amazing beauty and fascinating mode of dress, He churns the minds of a vast multitude of cupids. Through the outer corners of His eyes, He casts sidelong glances, aimed at the gopīs, that give hints of a host of affectionate ecstatic moods. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

He becomes excited with desire by suddenly touching Śrī Rādhikā while She is busy picking flowers. Then He becomes jubilant when He sees Her charming face decorated with the contrariness of pure love. Verily He is the sandalwood paste that decorates Rādhikā's breasts. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

It is very difficult for Lakṣmī Devī and other exalted gods and goddesses to attain even a glimpse of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is very dear to Śrī Rādhikā. But if someone glorifies Him by reciting these eight verses with full attention, then He who is delighted by the intimate association with Rādhikā's limbs will become pleased with that person and engage them in the service of His own lotus feet within the cowherd forests of Goloka Vṛndāvana.