Syamananda Sataka (verses 41-45)

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

41

antar-mugdha-manoja-keli-

rabhasa-vyamugdha-radhapati-

sri-hastambuja-citritam su-

lalitam kasturika-patrakam

mukta-hara-vihara-manjula-

rucor vakshojayoh pitayoh

phullam nila-saroja-dama dadhatim

kanthe ca krishnarpitam

… a gopi whose fair pearl-necklace decorated breasts are inscribed with graceful pictures drawn in musk by amorous Krishna’s glorious hand, a gopi on whose neck is a blue-lotus garland placed by Krishna’s hand…

42

krishnorah-parirambha-sangi-

taralodara-tvishoddyotitah

preyo-drig-vara-mina-keli-griha-

sad-romali-kalindikam

unmilan-nava-yauvanarnava-

milat-kaisora-kallolini-

kallolabha-bali-trayi-latikaya

citra-sriya sobhitam

… a gopi effulgent in the Kaustubha jewel’s[1] light as Krishna embraces her to His chest, a gopi whose belly is decorated with a line of black hairs, hairs that are a black Yamuna river where the fish of Krishna’s glances play, , an ocean where the wave-filled rivers of childhood flow, a gopi splendid with very wonderful beauty,…

43

caru-kshama-sumadhyamam

prithutara-sroni-rasan-mekhalam

sac-camikara-rambhikotkara-

mada-prollunthanoru-dvayim

pratyagra-sthala-pankajaruna-

java-pushpavali-srimusha

rucy-alaktaka-raga-ramya-rucina

svanghri-dvayenancitam

… a gopi whose waist is graceful and slender, a gopi whose broad hips are decorated with a tinkling belt, a gopi whose thighs uproot the pride of the golden banana trees, a gopi whose every limb is glorious like red roses or lotus flowers, a gopi whose feet are gracefully anointed with red lac,…

44

gacchantya kalahamsa-raja-

padavim cittam harantya balan

nanascarya-vibhanga-citra-padaya

lila-lasac-chri-bhrita

gatya nupura-nihkvanair

lalitaya vismapayantim harim

padambhoja-nakhancala-dyuti-

dhutanantendu-lakshmi-madam

… a gopi whose swanlike steps charm the heart, a gopi who with her wonderful, colorful, graceful, playful, splendid, beautiful gestures and with the tinkling of her anklets fills Lord Krishna with wonder, a gopi whose effulgent nails on her lotus feet rob limitless moons of the pride they hold in their own beauty,…

45

trailokyadbhuta-saubhagam

pratilava-pratyagra-vesamalam

sarvascarya-camakritakhila-kala-

panditya-saraspadam

vasanti-vara-keli-kunja-nilayam

govinda-netrotsavam

sringaramrita-dirghikam vrajapati-

sri-gaura-vaksho-manim

… a gopi whose good fortune fills the three worlds with wonder, a gopi whose splendor is newer and newer at every moment, a gopi who is the abode of very wonderful skill in all the arts, a gopi whose home is in a grove of vasanti flowers, a gopi who is a festival of bliss for Lord Krishna’s eyes, a gopi who is a nectar lake of transcendental amorous pastimes, a gopi who is a topaz on the graceful chest of Vraja’s prince,…

[1] This divine jewel called Kaustubha came up in the middle of ghee and stayed in the breast of Visnu, spreading its rays everywhere. (Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Chapter 18, Stanza 37). This happened during the churning of the ocean by the demigods and demons. The Kaustubha is also mentioned in the Agni Purana and in the Ramayana of Valmiki.

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