Shri Raghunath Das Goswami, a primary disciple of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He resided at Shri Radhakunda and performed His bhajan there in Manjari Bhava.
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O, immersed in the divine pastimes, Queen Shri Radhe! In the absence of your darshan, I suffer as if bitten by the venom of a black serpent, dying moment by moment. Please grant me life by bestowing the medicine in the form of the Mahavar (red color applied on the sole) of your lotus feet.
Even though I suffer in the agony of being separated from the divine couple, I shall not, even for a moment, leave the land of Braj, where the divine couple Shri Radha Krishn perform eternal pastimes, and I shall not, even for a moment, go to see the opulent king of the Yadus in Dwaraka, even if He Himself invites me.
O lotus-eyed Swamini (Radha)! After seeing your lake [Radha Kund] filled with sweet water and surrounded by blossoming lotuses and buzzing bees, my heart began to yearn for the nectar of direct service to You.
O My Swamini [Radha]! Even Laxmi Devi, the goddess of fortune cannot able to attain even a drop of the beauty of the top of the toenail of your lotus feet. If you do not provide me the divine vision to gaze at your form and eternal pastimes, then what purpose is this life for me which is burning in a great forest fire of sufferings?
O mind, please worship Lord Hari’s beloved Shri Radha who with the splendor of Her beauty She makes Rati, Gauri, and Lila burn with envy, with the power of Her good fortune She defeats Shachi, Lakshmi, and Satyabhama, and with Her ability to control Lord Krishn She completely eclipses Chandravali and the other pious young girls of Braj.
O Queen, I shall never leave the servitude of Your lotus feet [which is supreme for me] and ask for any other bhava [Sakhi, etc]. I offer my respectful obeisances to Your ‘Sakhi’ [friendship] bhava again and again. But, I am telling you the truth that my heart exclusively craves and desires for the sentiment of your ‘dasya’ [servant] bhava.
O mind, with utter humility and yearning, perform the devotion of Shri Krishn in Braj in such a way that He will become pleased with me. By His causeless grace, He will remove the wickedness of an evil person like me, and bestow the nectar of supreme love by conferring upon me the inspiration to worship Shri Radha.
O Shri Radhey! When will I worship your mischievous eyes by decorating it with the black collyrium, which defies the khanjana birds, and which, with the slightest movement from their corners, in a moment, tightly binds Lord Krishna whose gait is like that of an intoxicated elephant?
One who has never worshipped, even once, the dust that sprinkles from Sri Radha’s lotus feet; who never took shelter, even once, of Her abode Shri Vrindavan Dham which is marked with her dainty tread, who never ever spoken to the Rasik devotees, colored in Her love; how foolish they who think that He can plunge into the secret sea of nectar that is Shyam [Krishn]!
O Goddess Shri Radhike! Please rescue this unfortunate person, drowning in an ocean of pain. Place him on the strong boat of your mercy and carry him to the wonderful realm of Your lotus feet.
I shall wash the lotus feet of the person in this world who, lovingly salutes all the human beings, worships Lord Krishn, and who chants the name “Sri Radha” lovingly. I drink that water and every day I carry that water on my head.
I will never go near a hypocrite who worships Govinda [Krishn] alone [without Sri Radha]. This is my vow.
O ‘Radha Kunda’ [beautiful lake of Shri Radha], My Swamini Shri Radha eternally dwells and enjoys amorous pastimes with Her beloved on your shore. If you are most dear to the divine couple, then, please mercifully provide me the darshan [sight] of Shri Radha today, who is more dear to me than my life.
O beautiful faced one [Sri Radhey], when, even in a dream, will I, by decorating my head with the splendid perfumed powder of Your lotus feet, attain the goal of my life?
Oh, Queen of Vrindavan (Shri Radha)! when will I hide the flute that You won from Shri Shyamsundar in the dice game and throw it towards me?
O the most compassionate Goddess Shri Radhey, [Without You] In the hope of attaining the nectar ocean [of Your lotus feet], I am spending every moment with great difficulty. If You don't give me Your mercy now, then of what purpose to me is this life, or this land of Braj, or even Shri Krishna?
O the most compassionate Goddess Sri Radhey, when, after looking in all directions, will You take the chewed betel nuts from Your mouth and affectionately place them in mine?
O Lord, O nectar moon of Gokul, O lotus-faced cheerful Lord, O gentle smiling one, O Lord who melts with compassion, please take me to a place to lovingly serve your beloved Shri Radhika where you eternally enjoys pastimes [‘Vihar’] with Her.
I will not live in any other holy place for even a moment, even if it is governed by Krishna's living presence, even if I can lovingly relish transcendental topics of Hari there with great devotees that brings the taste of ‘rasa’. In fact, I would rather live birth after birth in Braj, even if I pass my time speaking nonsense with the
Aho! When will I wander around the slopes of Govardhana in Braj, madly calling out over and over again, “Hey Radhe! Hey Krishna!”, and when, stumbling and sometimes falling unconscious on the ground, will I sprinkle Their playland with the constant flow of my tears?
