Verses from Srila Rupa Gosvami's Padyavali selected
The Padyavali, an anthology of verses on the subject of devotion to Krsna, was compiled by Srila Rupa Gosvami, one of the chief disciples of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The work contains 392 verses gleaned from the writings of over 125 authors, including both Rupa Gosvami's contemporaries and previous Vaisnava poets.
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nayanam galad-asru-dharaya
vadanam gadgada-ruddhaya gira
pulakair nicitam vapuh kada
tava nama-grahane bhavisyati
My dear Lord, when will My eyes be beautified by filling with tears that constantly glide down as I chant Your holy name? When will My voice falter and all the hairs on My body stand erect in transcendental happiness as I chant Your holy name? Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
9
naiva divya-sukha-bhogam arthaye
napavargam api natha kamaye
yantu karna-vivaram dine dine
krsna-keli-caritamrtani me
O Lord, I do not pray for heavenly happiness. I do not even aspire for liberation. Simply let, day after day, the nectar of Lord Krsna's transcendental pastimes flood my ears. Sri Kaviratna
10.
aho ahobhir na kaler viduyate
sudha-su-dhara-madhuram pade pade
dine dine candana-candra-sitalam
yaso yasoda-tanayasya giyate
One who daily sings the glories of Yasoda's son, Krsna, which are as cooling as sandalwood and camphor, is not troubled by the days of Kali-yuga. For him at every step there is a torrential flood of the sweetest nectar. Sri Kaviratna
12
tvat-kathamrta-pathodau
viharanto maha-mudah
kurvanti krtinah kecic
catur-vargam trnopamam
O Lord, the saintly devotees, who happily play in the nectar ocean of the narration of Your glories, consider the four purusarthas [material piety, economic development, sense gratification, and liberation] to be as insignificant as a blade of grass. Sri Sridhara Svami
13
tatraiva ganga yamuna ca tatra
godavari tatra sarasvati ca
sarvani tirthani vasanti tatra
yatracyutodara-katha-prasangah
The Ganges, Yamuna, Godavari, and Sarasvati rivers, as well as all holy places of pilgrimage, reside where the transcendental topics of the infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead are narrated. author unknown
14
amsalambita-vama-kundala-dharam mandonnata-bhru-latam
kincit-kuncita-komaladhara-putam saci-prasareksanam
alolanguli-pallavair muralikam apurayantam muda
mule kalpa-taros tri-bhanga-lalitam dhyayej jagan-mohanam
His handsome form gracefully bending in three places, His beautiful earrings reaching to His shoulders, the creepers of His eyebrows slightly raised, His glance crooked, His delicate lips slightly pursed, and His flower-blossom fingers moving restlessly, Lord Krsna happily enchants the entire world as He fills His flute with music under a kalpa-vrksa tree. In this way one may meditate on Lord Krsna. author unknown
15
adhare vinihitam vamsam
campaka-kusumena kalpitottamsam
vinatam dadhanam amsam
vamam satatam namami jita-kamsam
A garland of campaka flowers resting on His gracefully sloping shoulders, Lord Krsna places the flute to His lips. I eternally offer my respectful obeisances to that Lord Krsna, who was victorious over Kamsa. Sri Purusottamadeva
16
vyatyasta-pada-kamalam lalita-tri-bhangi
saubhagyam amsa-virali-krta-kesa-pasam
pinchavatamsam urari-krta-vamsa-nalam
avyaja-mohanam upaimi krpa-visesam
His loosened hair crowned with a peacock feather arid flowing over His shoulders, His handsome form bending in three places, and His feet crossing as He dances, the merciful and charming Lord Krsna plays His flute. Such is the Lord whom I worship. Sri Narada