Syamananda Sataka (verses 71-75)

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

71

piyushadhika-madhuri-

parimala-pratyakshara-vyahriti-

vyamisra-smita-lesa-sundara-

mukha-snigdhi-krita-stri-janam

abhiri-hatha-kantha-dharana-

param nagendra-sundopamam

rajat-svangada-kankanormi

dadhatam dvandvam bhuja-dandayoh

… Lord Krishna whose graceful words and gentle smiles sweeter and more fragrant than nectar make the girls of Vraja fall in love with him, Lord Krishna whose arms decorated with waves of glistening bracelets and armlets hold the gopis’ necks in the same way an elephant’s trunk holds something,…

72

bhasvan-mauktika-hara-kaustubha-

mani-srivatsa-sal-lanchanaih

srimad-gopa-vilasini-stana-

tati-patravali-mudraya

gandhonmadita-cancarika-

patala-vyakosa-nipa-sraja

rupamohitaya sriya ca vilasad-

vakshah-kapatodaram

… Lord Krishna whose splendid palace-door chest is glorious with the Srivatsa mark[1] and with a glistening pearl necklace and Kaustubha jewel, whose palace-door chest is glorious with remnants of the pictures and designs drawn on the playful gopis’ glorious breasts, whose palace-door chest is glorious with a blossoming kadamba garland that makes the black bees wild with its sweet fragrance, whose palace-door chest is the resting-place of the beautiful goddess of fortune,…

73

vyamugdha-bhramaranganavali-

lasat-tapincha-caru-sphurad-

roma-sreni-su-vigraham

tribalimat-kantodare bandhuram

gopa-stri-samudaya-netra-saphari-

jivatu-nabhi-hradam

nishkujan-mani-kanci-dama-

khacita-sroni-tati-manjulam

… Lord Krishna, the line of hairs on whose torso is like a line of black bees on a tamala tree, Lord Krishna whose belly is graceful with three folds of skin, Lord Krishna whose navel lake is home for the saphari fish[2] of the gopis’ eyes, Lord Krishna whose graceful hips are decorated with a tinkling jewel belt,…

74

gopi-citta-karindra-bandhana-mani-stambhoru-yugmam natac-

chrimad-gokula-nagari-pada-gati-spardhi-bhraman-nupuram

padagra-cchavi-madhuri-vijita-sat-kurmendu-kantim java-

pushpali-nava-pallavamrita-sarat-pankeruhanghri-dyutim

… Lord Krishna whose hips are two jewel stakes for chaining the regal elephants of the gopis’ thoughts, Lord Krishna whose anklet-clad feet rival even the beautiful gopis’ graceful steps, Lord Krishna whose toes defeat with their splendor and sweetness even the king of the turtles, Lord Krishna whose feet are more glorious than even the nectar autumn-lotus flowers and the new rose blossoms,…

75

dambholi-dhvaja-cakra-goshpada-

yava-vyomardha-rekhankusa-

cchatrendrayudha-mina-sankha-

kalasambhojankita-sri-padam

kurvanam jita-candra-darpana-

mani-sriman-nakhendu-tvisha

brahmananda-sudhambudheh

sata-satam sapurti-kallolakam

… Lord Krishna the soles of whose graceful feet are decorated with the marks of the thunderbolt, flag, cakra, cow’s hoofprint, barleycorn, sky, half-line, elephant goad, parasol, rainbow, fish, conchsell, waterpot, and lotus, Lord Krishna whose toes defeat the moon, mirrors, and jewels, Lord Krishna’s whose toes with their moonlight create hundreds and hundreds of great waves on the nectar ocean of transcendental bliss,…

[1] The Srivatsa (beloved of Sri Laksmi), is a mark on the chest of Vishnu where His eternal companion Laksmidevi resides.

[2] Lord Visnu took the form of this fish to save the Vedas. It is known as the Matsyavatara, or the incarnation in a fish form.

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

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