Sakhi vrnde vijnaptih — Prayer to the Gopis
Lyrics
(1) rādhā-kṛṣṇa prāṇa mora jugala-kiśora jīvane maraṇe gati āro nāhi mora (2) kālindīra kūle keli-kadambera vana ratana-bedīra upara bosābo du’jana (3) śyāma-gaurī-aṅge dibo (cūwā) candanera gandha cāmara ḍhulābo kabe heri mukha-candra (4) gāthiyā mālatīr mālā dibo dohāra gale adhare tuliyā dibo karpūra-tāmbūle (5) lalitā viśākhā-ādi jata sakhī-bṛnda ājñāya koribo sebā caraṇāravinda (6) śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-prabhur dāser anudāsa sevā abhilāṣa kore narottama-dāsa
Translation
1) The divine couple, Sri Sri Radha and Krishna, is my life and soul. In life or death I have no other refuge but Them. 2) In a forest of small kadamba trees on the bank of the Yamuna, I will seat the divine couple on a throne made of brilliant jewels. 3) I will anoint Their dark and fair forms with sandalwood paste scented with cuya, and I will fan Them with a camara whisk. Oh, when will I behold Their moonlike faces? 4) After stringing together garlands of malati flowers I will place them around Their necks, and I will offer tambula scented with camphor to Their lotus mouths. 5) With the permission of all the sakhis, headed by Lalita and Visakha, I will serve the lotus feet of Radha and Krishna. 6) Narottama dasa, the servant of the servant of Sri Krishna Caitanya Prabhu, longs for this service to the divine couple.