Syamananda Sataka (verses 66-70)

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

66

visvascarya-camatkriyakhila-

kala-lilormi-pathonidhim

saundaryadya-samordhva-rupam

atula-prema-priya-mandalam

tattvam tam murali-ravamrita-

rasair visvasya vismapanam

lavanyamrita-rasim ujjvala-

rasanandadhidevam param

… Lord Krishna whose waves of graceful pastimes fill the worlds with wonder, Lord Krishna whose handsome form and qualities have no equal, Lord Krishna who is surrounded by a circle of peerless gopi beloveds, Lord Krishna whose nectar flute music fills the world with wonder, Lord Krishna who is a nectar ocean of handsomeness, Lord Krishna who is the ruler of all splendid nectar and bliss,…

67

srimad-rasa-rasotsukam nava-

ghana-syamam prasannananam

bibhranam vasanam tadid-dyuti-

haram citram ca vanya-srajam

su-smeram madhurakritim

malayajalepa-sphurad-vigraham

gopinam nayanotsavam nava-

nava-kalpati-citra-dyutim

… Lord Krishna who thirsts to enjoy a rasa-dance festival, Lord Krishna who is dark like a new monsoon cloud, Lord Krishna whose face is cheerful and pleasing, Lord Krishna who wears garments that eclipse lightning, Lord Krishna adorned with a wonderful colorful forest garland, Lord Krishna whose smile is graceful, Lord Krishna whose form is charming, Lord Krishna whose form glistens with sandal paste, Lord Krishna who is festival for the gopis’ eyes, Lord Krishna whose garments are wonderful, colorful, and always new,…

68

tiryag-daksha-lalata-patta-

militam utphulla-malli-sraja

gunjad-bhringa-manojnaya

valayitam mayura-pinchojjvalam

su-snigdham vraja-nagari-

viracitam cudam navam bibhratam

caru-sri-mukha-candramas-chavi-

lava-vyakshipta-candrayutam

… Lord Krishna who wears an ever-new crown tilted toward His right forehead, a crown fashioned by the heroine of Vraja, a crown encircled by a garland of blossoming jasmine flowers and charming with a host of humming black bees, a crown glorious with a peacock feather, a splendid crown on His handsome moonlike face, a crown that eclipses many millions of the shining moons of this world,…

69

vyalolalaka-darsaniya-tilakam

lilonnata-bhru-yugam

khela-cancala-khanjarita-patima-

vyakshepi-netrambujam

dhiranam kutilavalokana-sara-

srenibhir eni-drisam

pativratya-mahadri-setum

acalam sancalayantam balat

… Lord Krishna whose tilaka is very graceful amidst His curly locks of hair, Lord Krishna who playfully raises His eyebrows, Lord Krishna who playfully casts a glance from His lotus eyes, lotus eyes restless like khanjana birds, Lord Krishna who with the feathered arrows of many crooked glances forcibly shakes the unmoving mountain of the saintly doe-eyed gopis’ faithful dedication to their husbands,…

70

lambi-svaccha-suvritta-mauktika-

lasan-nasagram abja-dvayim

bibhranam mani-kundale ca

makarakare cale karnayoh

sinduraruna-bimba-vidruma-

maha-manikya-ramyadharam

mukta-dadima-bija-kunda-

sikhara-sri-nindi-dantavalim

… Lord Krishna the tip of whose nose glistens with a beautiful pearl, Lord Krishna whose ears are decorated with two lotus flowers and with swinging shark-shaped jewel earrings, Lord Krishna whose red lips are more charming than red sindura, bimba fruits, coral, or great rubies, Lord Krishna whose teeth rebuke the beauty of pearls, pomegranate seeds, jasmine flowers, and sikhara gems[1],…

[1] Some say that a sikhara is a type of ruby.

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

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