Saturday, September 19, 2015

Appearance of Lalita Sakhi (Lalita Shasti)

Today is Lalitā Śasti, the divine appearance day of Śrīmatī Lalitā Sakhi.
This transcendental song by Śrīla Rūpa Goswāmī beautifully describes her:
Song Name: Radha Mukunda Pada Sambhava
Official Name: Volume 6 Lalitastakam
Author: Rupa Goswami
Book Name: Stavamala
Language: Sanskrit

LYRICS:
(1)
rādhā-mukunda-pada-sambhava-gharma-bindu-
nirmañchanopakaraṇī-kṛta-deha-lakṣām
uttuńga-sauhṛda-viśeṣa-vaśāt pragalbhāḿ
devīḿ guṇaiḥ sulalitāḿ lalitāḿ namāmi
(2)
rākā-sudhā-kiraṇa-maṇḍala-kānti-daṇḍi-vaktra-
śriyaḿ cakita-cāru-camūru-netrām
rādhā-prasādhana-vidhāna-kalā-prasiddhāḿ
devīḿ guṇaiḥ sulalitāḿ lalitāḿ namāmi
(3)
lāsyollasad-bhujaga-śatru-patatra-citra-paṭṭ
āḿśukābharaṇa-kañculikāñcitāńgīm
gorocanā-ruci-vigarhaṇa-gaurimāṇaḿ
devīḿ guṇaiḥ sulalitāḿ lalitāḿ namāmi
(4)
dhūrte vrajendra-tanaye tanu suṣṭhu-vāmyaḿ
mā dakṣiṇā bhava kalańkini lāghavāya
rādhe giraḿ śṛṇu hitām iti śikṣayantīḿ
devīḿ guṇaiḥ sulalitāḿ lalitāḿ namāmi
(5)
rādhām abhi vraja-pateḥ kṛtam ātmajena
kūṭaḿ manāg api vilokya vilohitākṣīm
vāg-bhańgibhis tam acireṇa vilajjayantīḿ
devīḿ guṇaiḥ sulalitāḿ lalitāḿ namāmi
(6)
vātsalya-vṛnda-vasatiḿ paśupāla-rājñyāḥ
sakhyānuśikṣaṇa-kalāsu guruḿ sakhīnām
rādhā-balāvaraja-jīvita-nirviśeṣāḿ
devīḿ guṇaiḥ sulalitāḿ lalitāḿ namāmi
(7)
yāḿ kām api vraja-kule vṛṣabhānu-jāyāḥ
prekṣya sva-pakṣa-padavīm anurudhyamānām
sadyas tad-iṣṭa-ghaṭanena kṛtārthayantīḿ
devīḿ guṇaiḥ sulalitāḿ lalitāḿ namāmi
(8)
rādhā-vrajendra-suta-sańgama-rańga-caryāḿ
varyāḿ viniścitavatīm akhilotsavebhyaḥ
tāḿ gokula-priya-sakhī-nikuramba-mukhyāḿ
devīḿ guṇaiḥ sulalitāḿ lalitāḿ namāmi
(9)
nandann amūni lalitā-guṇa-lālitāni
padyāni yaḥ paṭhati nirmala-dṛṣṭir aṣṭau
prītyā vikarṣati janaḿ nija-vṛnda-madhye
taḿ kīrtidā-pati-kulojjvala-kalpa-vallī
TRANSLATION
1) I offer pranama unto the haughty Sri Lalita-devi who engages in wiping away the glittering drops of perspiration from the lotus feet of Sri Radha and Madhava, who is perpetually immersed in the most elevated, intimate mellows of divine love, and who is the charming repository of qualities such as beauty, sweetness, and gravity.
2) I offer pranama unto Sri Lalita-devi whose beautiful face mocks the brilliance of the full moon, whose eyes are ever-restless like those of a startled doe, who is famous for her extraordinary expertise in the art of dressing Srimati Radhika, and who is the repository of unlimited feminine qualities.
3) I offer pranama unto Sri Lalita-devi whose limbs are adorned with a blouse as brilliantly colored as the multi-colored tail-feather of an ecstatically-dancing peacock, whose hair partition is decorated with shimmering red vermillion, who wears various necklaces and other jeweled ornaments, and whose upper body is beautifully adorned with an immensely attractive bodice. Her golden complexion defeats that of even gorocana (a bright yellow pigment employed in painting, dyeing, and tilaka) and she possesses innumerable good qualities.
4) I offer pranama unto Sri Lalita-devi, the charming treasure-house of all good qualities, who instructs Srimati Radhika in this way: "O Kalankini (unchaste one)! Radhe! Listen to my beneficial words! Vrajendra-nandana is very guileful. Don't display Your mood of gentle submission to Him; instead, in all circumstances always be contrary."
5) I offer pranama unto the abode of all good qualities, the supremely charming Sri Lalita-devi, who upon hearing Sri Krsna speak even a few crafty words to Srimati Radhika, immediately becomes furious and embarrasses Krsna by speaking sarcastic words such as, "You are so truthful and simple-hearted, and such a chaste lover!"
6) I offer pranama unto the supremely charming Sri Lalita-devi, who possesses the aggregate of divine qualities. She is the receptacle for Srimati Yasoda-devi's parental affection, the guru of all the sakhis who instructs them on the matter of friendship, and the very life of both Srimati Radhika and the younger brother of Baladeva.
7) I offer pranama unto the supremely charming Sri Lalita-devi, the treasure-house of all good qualities. Upon seeing any young maiden anywhere in Vraja and discerning that she is inclined towards her priya-sakhi Srimati Radhika, Lalita immediately fulfils all of that maiden's internal desires and satisfies her completely.
8) I offer pranama unto Sri Lalita-devi, the embodiment of all divine virtues and the foremost of the sakhis of Gokula. Her primary task is providing enjoyment for Sri Radha-Govinda by arranging for Them to meet, and she has more longing to perform this merry task than she does to enjoy the entirety of other types of festivals.
9) If a person with a cheerful and pure heart recites this astaka in praise of Lalita-devi, who is superbly ornamented with the qualities of beauty, grace and charm, Srimati Radhika, the effulgent wish-fulfilling creeper in the family of Vrshabanu Maharaja, affectionately draws that person toward Her and adopts her among Her group of sakhis.
All glories to Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedānta Swāmī Prabhupāda!

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