Syamananda Sataka (verses 31-35)

These 101 slokas in honor of Syamananda Prabhu were written by Sri Rasikananda.

31

atha saubhagya-lakshmi-nidhih

vaidagdhi-nikuramba-keli-

vasatim madhurya-kallolinim

lavanyamrita-dhorinim

parivalac-caturya-lila-rasam

lalityotkara-satkriti-pravilasat-

pratyanga-bhangi-sata-

prakatyadbhuta-madhuri-

parimalakrishta-priyantar-drisam

He is an ocean of glorious good fortune.

… a gopi who is the abode of playfulness and intelligence, a gopi who is a river flowing with waves of sweetness, a gopi who is a flood of the nectar of exquisite beauty, a gopi filled with the sweet nectar of graceful pastimes, a gopi whose every splendid limb is worshiped by the glory of charming playfulness, whose every limb creates hundreds of waves of sweetness, waves whose fragrance attracts her lover’s eyes and heart,…

32

vidyut-kunkuma-ketaki-kanaka-

sad-gorocana-campaka-

sphita-sri-hari-tala-panka-sushama-

sampad-vidambi-dyutim

bibhranam bhramaranjanambuda-

tamah pronmilad-indivara-

sreni-manjulam ambaram

viracayat kantanga-sanga-bhramam

… a gopi whose glorious fair complexion mocks lightning, kunkuma, ketaki flowers, gold, gorocana, campaka flowers, and splendid haritala paste, a gopi whose blue garments are more glorious than black bees, mascara, monsoon clouds, darkness, and blossoming blue lotus flowers, a gopi overcome by the touch of her lover’s limbs,…

33

santaptaika-maha-nidhih

sandra-snigdha-su-kuncitasita-

kacam jaijhyac-catakollasad-

dhammilla-dyuti-manjari-

parimalam pinchavatamsojjvalam

rocirbhir mukha-mandalasya

madhuraih kandarpa-kallolibhir

manadhyam upamana-pungava-

ghatam hasyaspadam kurvatim

He is A Great Ocean of Splendor

… a gopi beautiful with curly, thick, glistening black hair, a gopi fragrant with the flower buds decorating her splendid curly braids, a gopi opulent with the splendor of her round face and with waves of amorous playfulness, a gopi who is the abode of smiles,…

34

navyendu-pratimalika-pravilasat-

sindura-bindu-cchavim

vyalolalaka-bhringa-raji-lalita-

vyakosa-vaktrambujam

bhru-valli-dyuti-ninditatanu-

dhanuh sautirya-saroddhatim

sasvan-mara-madalasam vikiratim

drishtim priye mohinim

. . a gopi whose half-moon forehead is glorious with glistening red sindura dots, a gopi whose blossoming lotus face is graceful with black-bee locks of curly hair, a gopi whose glorious vine eyebrows mock the great powers of Kamadeva’s bow[1], a gopi whose passionate, languid, amorous glances enchant and bewilder her beloved,…

35

khelat-khanjana-yugma-vibhramatara-

spardhi-kshanendivaram

kama-kshmapati-sayaka-

pratibhatapangavaloka-cchatam

rajat-kajjala-locanancala-lasac-

caturya-punja-sphurat-

kandarpengita-caruta-nava-

sudha-pronmadita-preyasam

… a gopi whose playful khanjana bird[2] eyes mock the blue lotus flowers, a gopi whose glistening sidelong glances defeat Kamadeva’s archers, a gopi whose glistening mascara-decorated eyes expertly speak from their corners the ever-new nectar of many beautiful amorous hints, hints that arouse her beloved’s passionate desires,…

[1] Kamadeva is the God of love.

[2] The khanjana bird is a white-browed wagtail or large pied wagtail.

This is a section of the book “Syamananda, the Joy of Radharani (English)”.

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