Eight Prayers Glorifying Sri Vrnds-Devi by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
ganeya-campeya-tadid-vinindi-
rocih-pravaha-snapitayma-vrnde
bandhuka-bandhu-dyuti-divya-vaso
vrnde names te caranaravindam
you are bathed by streams of splendor that rebuke gold, lightning, and the campaka flower. Your splendid garments are friend to the bandhuka flower. O Vrnda, I bow to your lotus feet
bimbadharoditvara-manda-hasyanasagra-
mukta-dyuti-dipitasye
vicitra-ratnabharana-sriyadhye!
vrnde! namas te caranaravindam
your face is splendid with a pearl decorating the tip of your nose and a wonderful gentle smile on your bimba-fruit lips. You are decorated with wonderful jewel ornaments, O Vrnda, I bow to your lotus feet.
samasta-vaikuntha-siromanau srikrsnasya
vrndavana-dhanya-dhamni
dattadhikare vrsabhanu-putrya
vrnde! namas te caranaravindam
Vrsabhanu's daughter Radha made your guardian of Krsna's opulent and auspicious abode of Vrndavana, the crest jewel of all Vaikunthaplanets. O Vrnda, I bow to your lotus feet.
tvad-ajshaya pallava-puspa-bhrngamrgadibhir
madhava-keli-kushjah
madhvadibhir bhanti vibhusyamana
vrnde! namas te caranaravindam
By your order the groves where Madhava enjoys pastimes are splendidly decorated with blossoming flowers, bumble-bees, deer, honey, and other things. O Vrnda, I bow to your lotus feet.
tvadiya-dutyena nikushja-yunor
atyutkayoh keli-vilasa-siddhih
tvat-saubhagam kena nirucyatam tad
vrnde! namas te caranaravindam
Because you become Their messenger the eager and youthful Divine Couple enjoyed the perfection of transcendental pastimes in the forest. O Vrnda, I bow to your lotus feet.
rasabhilaso vasatis ca vrnda-vane
tvad-isanghri-saroja-seva
labhya ca pumsam krpaya tavaiva
vrnde! namas te caranaravindam
By your mercy people attain residence in Vrndavana, the desire to serve your masters lotus feet, and the desire to assist in the rasa dance. O Vrnda, I bow to your lotus feet.
>tvam kirtyase satvata-tantra-vidbhir
lilabhidhana kila krsna-saktih
tavaiva murtis tulasi nr-loke
vrnde! namas te caranaravindam
They who are learned in the Satvata-tantra glorify you. You are Krishna's pastime-potency. The tulasi plant is your form in the world of men. O Vrinda, I bow to your lotus feet.
bhaktya vihina aparadha-laksaih
ksiptas ca kamadi-taranga-madhye
krpamayi! tvam saranam prapanna
vrnde! namas te caranaravindam
O merciful one, they who have no devotion and they whom millions of offenses have thrown into the waves of lust and other vices take shelter of you. O Vrinda, I bow to your lotus feet.
vrndastakam yah srnuyat pathed va
vrndavanadhisa-padabja-bhrngah
sa prapya vrndavana-nitya-vasam
tat-prema-sevam labhate krtarthah
A person who is like a bumble bee at the lotus feet of Vrndavana's king and queen, and who reads or hears this Vrndastaka, will eternally reside in Vrndavana and attain loving service to the divine couple.