Lalitastakam

I bow to the goddess Lalita, so beautifully graced with virtues, who has made a hundred thousand of her bodies into articles of nirmanchana (arati) offered to the drops of perspiration arising on the feet of Radha and Mukunda, and who is bold on account of her uniquely exalted affection.

I bow to the goddess Lalita, so beautifully graced with virtues, whose facial beauty rebukes the splendor of the full moon's nectarean rays, whose eyes are lovely and startled like a young doe's, and who is celebrated for her skill in dressing and adorning Radha.

I bow to the goddess Lalita, so beautifully graced with virtues, whose limbs are adorned with a silk garment, ornaments and a bodice as colorful as the feathers of the dancing peacock, enemy of serpents, and whose golden fairness rebukes even the luster of gorocana pigment.

I bow to the goddess Lalita, so beautifully graced with virtues, who instructs her: "O Radhe, listen to this good advice — toward that rogue, the son of Vraja's king, show only contrariness; do not be agreeable, for that would only cheapen you."

I bow to the goddess Lalita, so beautifully graced with virtues, who, the moment she notices even the slightest deceit practiced by the son of Vraja's king toward Radha, her eyes reddening with anger, swiftly shames him with her sharp turns of speech.

I bow to the goddess Lalita, so beautifully graced with virtues, who is the very object of the cowherd-queen's parental affection, the teacher of the other sakhis in the arts of friendship, and as dear as life itself, without distinction, to both Radha and Krishna.

I bow to the goddess Lalita, so beautifully graced with virtues, who, upon seeing any young woman of Vraja pleading to be counted among Radha's own party, at once fulfills her, granting that cherished wish.

I bow to the goddess Lalita, so beautifully graced with virtues, who has determined that the delightful task of arranging Radha's meeting with the son of Vraja's king is the very best of all festivities, and who is foremost among Gokula's beloved circle of sakhis.

Whoever, with a pure heart, joyfully recites these eight verses cherishing Lalita's virtues, him Sri Radha — the resplendent wish-fulfilling creeper of the family of Kirtida's husband — lovingly draws into her own circle of companions.