Syamananda Sataka (verses 56-60)
These 101 slokas in honor of Syamananda Prabhu were written by Sri Rasikananda.
56
sasvad-rasa-parisramakula-
vapur-goparavindekshana-
vincholi-ruci-manjaribhir
abhito gaurayita-jyotisha
praudha-nanda-vidhayi-lola-
lahari-sreni-bhujalingita-
sri-gopisa-tanu-cchavi-dvi-
gunita-sri-sampad-amodaya
… the Yamuna filled with a white splendor of newly-blossomed flowers, flowers that delight the lotus-eyed gopis exhausted from the rasa dance, the Yamuna whose splendor and sweet fragrance is doubled when Lord Krishna’s form is embraced by the arms of her restless blissful waves,…
57
keli-srasta-vikasi-citra-
sumano-damali-vahi-sthira-
srotobhir nayanavalim nava-
navanandam nayantya muhuh
srimat-krishna-tad-angana-
ghana-rasa-kridotsava-sphitaya
rasa-praskhalitanga-raga-
pulinodara-sriya veshtitam
… Vrindavana surrounded by the Yamuna, the Yamuna again and again delighting every eye with newer and newer bliss by carrying in its streams the colorful blossomed sumanah flowers fallen during many pastimes, the Yamuna filled with many festivals of sweet pastimes enjoyed by Krishna and His gopi beloveds, the Yamuna with banks gloriously anointed with cosmetics fallen from the gopis during the rasa dance,…
58
kantaih kalpa-mahiruhair
vratatiibhih phulla-prasunavali-
smerabhir madhu-sampad-asru-
jharibhih kantabhir alingitaih
unmilat-pulakabha-kuntala-
kula-bhrajishnubhih koraka-
sreni-manjula-manda-hasa-
lalitair amulam ullasibhih
… Vrindavana splendid with glorious kalpa-vriksa trees embraced by kalpa-lata vines, vines smiling with fully-blossomed flowers, vines shedding streams of tears with oozing honey, vines with the hairs of their bodies erect with partly-blossomed flowers, vines gently laughing with graceful new buds,…
59
asincan-makaranda-gandha-
lahari-lubdha-dvirephakula-
pretyagrotkaca-suna-pallava-
bharenanamra-sakhotkaraih
su-snigdha-cchadanojjvalair
nava-bhavad-gucchavali-manjulair
udyan-nutana-manjari-vilasitais
citrair varair akulam
… Vrindavana filled with many trees, trees with bending branches, branches with hairs standing erect with new flower blossoms, blossoms that with their sweet fragrance and pollen attract swarms of greedy black bees, trees with glorious leaves, trees with many clusters of beautiful flowers, trees colorful with many wonderful buds,…
60
pronmilan-nalini-lavanga-
latika-sat-ketaki-mallika-
vasanti-nava-malika-nava-
vadhu-dakshinyato mantharaih
kalindi-lahari-kanotkara-
samutsari-prasarancitair
gopi-yutha-dukula-lolana-
paraih samsevitam marutaih
… Vrindavana graced with many gentle breezes, breezes bearing the fragrance of blossoming lotus, lavanga, ketaki, mallika, vasanti, and nava-malika flowers, breezes that delight the gopis, breezes carrying the spray from the Yamuna’s waves, breezes that make the gopis’ garments flutter,…
This is a section of the book “Syamananda, the Joy of Radharani (English)”.
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