Rasika Nāgarī Gaṇa Śiromaṇi
rasika-nāgarī- gaṇa-śiromaṇi
kṛṣṇa-preme sara-haṁsī
bṛṣabhānu-rāja śuddha-kalpa-ballī
sarba-lakṣmī-gaṇa-aṁśī
rasika - who taste nectar; nāgarī-gaṇa - of heroines; śiromaṇi - the crest jewel; kṛṣṇa-preme - love for Lord Kṛṣṇa;sara-haṁsī - a graceful female swan; bṛṣabhānu-rāja - of King Vrsabhanu; śuddha - pure; kalpa-ballī - desire vine;sarba - all; lakṣmī-gaṇa - goddesses of fortune; aṁśī - the parts.
Śrī Rādhā is the crest jewel of all amorous girls expert at tasting nectar. She is a graceful swan in the lake of pure love for Lord Kṛṣṇa. She is a pure kalpa-latā vine grown from King
Vṛṣabhānu. All goddesses of fortune are parts of Her.
rakta paṭṭa-bastra niṭamba-upari
khudra-ghaṇṭi dule tā'ya
kuca-jugopari dhuli' muktā-mālā
citta-hārī śobhā pāya
rakta - red; paṭṭa-bastra - silk cloth; niṭamba - hips; upari - over; khudra - small; ghaṇṭi - bells; dule - dangles; tā'ya - of Her; kuca - breasts; juga - pair; upari - over; dhuli' - dangling; muktā-mālā - necklave of pearls; citta - the heart; hārī - enchanting; śobhā - beauty; pāya - attaining.
On Her hips a red silk garment and small tinkling bells, and over Her breasts a necklace of pearls, beautiful Rādhā charms Lord Kṛṣṇa's heart.
sarasija-bara- karṇikā-samāna
atiśoya kāntimatī
kaiśora-amṛta tāruṇya-karpūra
miśra-smitādhara satī
sarasija - of lotus flowers; bara - the best; karṇikā - the whorl; samāna - like; atiśoya - very;
kāntimatī - splendidly beautiful; kaiśora - of youth; amṛta - the nectar; tāruṇya - of youth; karpūra - the camphor; miśra - mixed; smita - miling; adhara - lips; satī - graceful.
She is splendidly beautiful, like the whorl of the most graceful lotusflower. On Her smiling lips are the nectar of youth's beginning and the camphor of youth's fullness.
banānte āgata braja-pati-suta
parama-cañcala-bore
heri' śaṅkhākula nayana-bhaṅgite
ādarete staba kore
bana - of the forest; ante - at the end; āgata - arrived; braja - of Vraja; pati - of the king; suta - the son;parama - most; cañcala - restless and mischievous; bore - best; heri' - seeing;śaṅkhā - with anxieites; ākula - filled; nayana - eyes; bhaṅgite - crooked; ādarete - worship; staba - prayers;kore - does.
Seeing Him come from the forest's edge, She worshiped Vraja's prince with many prayers spoken by the anxious, restless, mischievous, crooked glances from the corners of Her eyes.
brajera mahilā- gaṇera parāṇa
jaśomatī-priya-pātrī
lalita-lalitā- snehete praphulla-
śarīrā lalita-gātrī
brajera - of Vraja; mahilā - of the women; gaṇera - of the multitudes; paraṇa - the life; jaśomatī-priya - dear toYasoda; pātrī - the object; lalita - playful and graceful; lalitā - of
Lalita; snehete - by the love; praphulla - blossomed;śarīrā - body; lalita - graceful; gātrī - with limbs.
She is the life of Vraja's women and the object of Yaśodā's affection. Because of graceful Lalitā's love, every limb on Her body blossoms with perfect beauty and grace.
biśākhāra sane bana-phula tuli'
gāṇṭhe baijayantī mālā
sakala-śreyasī kṛṣṇa-bakhaḥ-sthitā
parama-preyasī bālā
biśākhāra - of Visakha; sane - in the company; bana - forest; phula - flower; tuli' - picking; gāṇṭhe - strings; baijayantī - vaijayanti; mālā - garland; sakala-śreyasī - best of all; kṛṣṇa-bakhaḥ - on Kṛṣṇa's chest; sthitā - situated; parama-preyasī - most dear; bālā - girl.
Accompanied by Viśākhā, She picks forest flowers and makes a Vaijayantī garland. The best and most dear of all the gopīs, She rests on Lord Kṛṣṇa's chest.
snigdha-beṇu-rabe druta-gati jāi'
kuñje peye naṭa-bore
hasita-noyanī namra-mukhī satī
karṇa kaṇḍūyana kore
snigdha - dear; beṇu - flute; rabe - sound; druta-gati - quickly; jāi' - goes; kuñje - forest; peye - attains; naṭa-bore - the best of dancers; hasita - smiling; noyanī - eyes; namra-mukhī - bowed head;satī - saintly; karṇa - ears; kaṇḍūyana - scratching kore.
Hearing the sweet sound of the flute, She runs to the forest and finds Kṛṣṇa, the best of dancers. Her eyes smiling and Her head shyly lowered, She scratches Her ear.
sparśiyā kamala bāyu su-śītala
kore jabe kuṇḍa-nīra
nidāghe tathāya nija-gaṇa saha
tuṣāya gokula-bīra
sparśiyā - touching; kamala - lotus; bāyu - breeze; su-śītala - cool; kore - does; jabe kuṇḍa - of the lake; nīra - water; nidāghe - in summer; tathāya - there; nija-gaṇa - associates; saha - with; tuṣāya - pleases; gokula-bīra - Gokula's hero.
Touching the lotus flowers, a breeze cools Her lake in the hot summer. Accompanied by Her friends, there She pleases Gokula's hero.
bhakatibinoda rūpa-raghunāthe
kohaye caraṇa dhori'
heno rādhā-dāsya sudhīra-sampada
kabe dibe kṛpā kori'
bhakatibinoda - Bhaktivinoda; rūpa-raghunāthe - Rup and Raghunatha; kohaye - says; caraṇa - the feet;dhori' - grasping; henaḥ - like this; rādhā-dāsya - service to Śrī Rādhā; sudhīra - of the sainlty;sampada - the treasure; kabe - when; dibe - will give;kṛpā - mercy; kori' - doing.
Grasping their feet, Bhaktivinoda says to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrīla Raghunātha Gosvāmī, "When will you kindly give me direct service to Śrī Rādhā, service that is the great treasure sought by the saints?"
Frequently asked
Who wrote Rasika Nāgarī Gaṇa Śiromaṇi?
Rasika Nāgarī Gaṇa Śiromaṇi was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.
How many verses does Rasika Nāgarī Gaṇa Śiromaṇi have?
Rasika Nāgarī Gaṇa Śiromaṇi has 9 verses.