Premambhoja Maranda Stava Raja

I glorify her whose form is manifest from the wish-fulfilling jewel of blazing mahabhava, whose radiance shines from being anointed with the excellent fragrant paste of her sakhis' loving affection;

who is bathed by the waves of the nectar of mercy, by the stream of the nectar of youthfulness, and by the floods of the nectar of loveliness, eclipsing the goddess Indira herself;

whose limbs are veiled by the silken garment of shyness, who is anointed with the saffron paste of loveliness, whose body is patterned with brilliant dark musk designs;

who shines resplendent with these nine finest ecstatic symptoms: trembling, tears, hairs standing on end, paralysis, perspiration, faltering voice, reddening, madness, and stupor;

who is adorned with finely wrought ornaments, garlanded with flowers that are her own virtues, perfumed with the fine fragrance of garments expressing her calm-yet-impassioned heroine's nature;

whose braided hair conceals her jealous anger, who is radiant with the tilaka of good fortune, whose ears delight upon hearing the fame of Krishna's name;

whose lips are reddened with the betel of deep attachment, whose eyeliner is the very darkness of love's playful deceit, who is scented with the camphor of the smile flowing from her joking speech;

who playfully reclines upon the couch of pride within her fragrant inner chamber, her restless, tremulous eyes stirred by the many moods of love;

whose breasts are concealed, bound by the bodice of loving anger; whose fame, like an excellent vina, withers the faces and hearts of her rival women with envy;

who playfully rests her lotus hand on the shoulder of the sakhi beside her; the dark one (Shyama), who distributes the honey of fragrant love for dark Krishna;

Bowing to you, holding a straw between his teeth, this person begs: "Please revive this greatly suffering one with the sprinkling of the nectar of your service."

The merciful never abandon even a wicked person who has come for shelter; therefore, O Gandharvika, ah, do not abandon this one, who is not even so bad as that!

Whoever recites this king of prayers named "Premambhoja-maranda," composed as a means to obtain Sri Radhika's mercy, attains service unto her.