Rādhikā Caraṇa Padma Sakala Śreyera Sadma
rādhikā-caraṇa-padma sakala-śreyera sadma
jatane je nāhi āradhilo
rādhā-padmāṅkita-dhāma bṛndābana jāra nāma
taha je nā āśroya korilo
Word for word
rādhikā-caraṇa-padma the lotus feet of Śrī Rādhā; sakala-śreyera of all thta is good; sadma the abode; jatane withcare; je which; nāhi not; āradhilaḥ worshiped; rādhā of Rādhā; padma lotus; aṅkita marked; dhāma abode; bṛndābana Vṛndāvana; jāra of whom; nāma the name; taha of You; je whioch; nā not; āśroya shelter; korilaḥ does
Translation
How can a person who in this life did not earnestly worship Śrī Rādhā's lotus feet, the abodes of all auspiciousness, did not take shelter of Śrī Rādhā's lotus abode, which bears the name Vṛndāvana...
rādhikā-bhāba-gambhira citta jeba mahā-dhīra
gaṇa-saṅge na koilo jībane
kemone se śyāmānanda rasa-sindhu-snānānanda
labhibe bujhoha eka-mane
Word for word
rādhikā for Rādhā; bhāba love; gambhira deep; citta heart; jeba who; mahā-dhīra very saintly; gaṇa multitudes; saṅge association; na not; koilaḥ does; jībane in life; kemone how?; se he; śyāmānanda of LordKṛṣṇa; rasa nectar; sindhu ocean; snāna bathing; ānanda bliss; labhibe will obtain; bujhoha please know; eka-mane with one mind
Translation
...and did not associate with the great souls who deeply love Rādhā joyfully bathe in the nectar ocean of love for Lord Kṛṣṇa? Please know this with a single heart.
rādhikā ujjwala-raser ācārja
rādhā-mādhaba-śuddha-prema bicārja
rādhikā - Śrī Rādhā; ujjwala - splendid; raseḥ - of the rasa; ācārja - the ācārya; rādhā-mādhaba - Śrī Śrī Rādhā Kṛṣṇa; śuddha - pure; prema - love; bicārja - to be considered.
Śrī Rādhā is the teacher of ujjvala-rasa. Now we will consider the topic of pure love for Śrī Śrī Rādhā Kṛṣṇa.
je dhorilo rādhā-pada parama jatane
se pāilo kṛṣṇa-pada amūlya-ratane
je - who; dhorilaḥ - holds; rādhā-pada - Śrī Rādhā's feet; parama - with great; jatane - care; se - he;pāilaḥ - attains; kṛṣṇa-pada - Lord Kṛṣṇa's feet; amūlya - priceless; ratane - jewel.
Anyone who earnestly takes shelter of Śrī Rādhā's feet will attain the priceless jewel that is Lord Kṛṣṇa's feet.
rādhā-pada binā kabhu kṛṣṇa nāhi mile
rādhāra dāsīra kṛṣṇa sarba-bede bole
rādhā-pada - Śrī Rādhā's feet; binā - without;kabhu - when; kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa; nāhi - not; mile - meets; rādhāra - ofRādhā; dāsīra - of the maidservant; kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa; sarba-bede - all the Vedas; bole - say.
Without first taking shelter of Śrī Rādhā's feet, one will never meet Lord Kṛṣṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the property of Śrī Rādhā's maidservants. This all the Vedas say.
chorato dhana-jana kalatra-suta-mita
chorato karama geyāna
rādhā-pada-paṅkaja madhurata sebana
bhakatibinoda paramāṇa
chorataḥ - renouncing; dhana - wealth; jana - and followers; kalatra - wife; suta - children; mita - friends;chorataḥ - renouncing; karama - karma; geyāna - jnana; rādhā-pada-paṅkaja - Śrī Rādhā's lotus feet; madhurata - sweet; sebana - service; bhakatibinoda - Bhaktivinoda; paramāṇa - testimony.
Renouncing wealth, followers, wife, children, and friends, and turning away from karma and jñāna, Bhaktivinoda vows to dedicate his life to the sweet service of Śrī Rādhā's lotus feet.
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Rādhikā Caraṇa Padma Sakala Śreyera Sadma was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.
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How can a person who in this life did not earnestly worship Śrī Rādhā's lotus feet, the abodes of all auspiciousness, did not take shelter of Śrī Rādhā's lotus abode, which bears the name Vṛndāvana...
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