ambudAJjanendra-nIla-nindi-kAnti-DambaraH
kuGkumodyad-arka-vidyud-aMzu-divyad-ambaraH
zrImad-aGga-carcitendu-pItanAkta-candanaH
svAGghri-dAsyado stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaH

His abundantly beautiful complexion belittles the splendor of combined rainclouds, black eye cosmetics, and sapphires.His garments appear effulgent like a rising sun tinted like kunkum powder and enhanced by shining bolts of lightning.His perfectly-formed limbs are anointed with sandalwood paste mixed with camphor and saffron. May Sri Krishna, the Son of the king of the cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

gaNDa-tANDavAti-paNDitANDajeza-kuNDalaz
candra-padma-SaNDa-garva-khaNDanAsya-maNDalaH
ballavISu vardhitAtma-gUDha-bhAva-bandhanaH
svAGghri-dAsyado stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaH

He wears shark-shaped earrings that dance very expertly upon His cheeks. The beauty of the orb of His face destroys the pride of a multitude of moons and lotus flowers. He causes the knot of His own secret ecstatic love-moods to increasingly tighten amongst the gopis. May Sri Krishna, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

nitya-navya-rUpa-veza-hArda-keli-ceSTitaH
keli-narma-zarma-dAyi-mitra-vRnda-veSTitaH
svIya-keli-kAnanAMzu-nirjitendra-nandanaH
svAGghri-dAsyado stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaH

He is eternally engaged in designing ever-fresh variations of His youthful form, mode of dress, and loving pastimes. He is surrounded by the assembly of His cowherd boyfriends, who excel in giving Him delight by their playful joking words.Even a single brilliant ray of splendor from His personal pleasure-forest defeats the heavenly Nandana gardens of Lord Indra. May Sri Krishna, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

prema-hema-maNDitAtma-bandhutAbhinanditaH
kSauNi-lagna-bhAla-loka-pAla-pAli-vanditaH
nitya-kAla-sRSTa-vipra-gauravAli-vandanaH
svAGghri-dAsyado stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaH

He is delighted by the friendship of His devotees, whose consciousness is decorated with the golden ornaments of pure love for Him. He is praised by the great demigods who protect various planets in the universe and who offer obeisances to Him by touching their foreheads to the ground. He honors the brahmanas with great reverence at specific times of the day. May Sri Krishna, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

lIlayendra-kAliyoSNa-kaMsa-vatsa-ghAtakas
tat-tad-Atma-keli-vRSTi-puSTa-bhakta-cATakaH
vIrya-zIla-lIlayAtma-ghoSa-vAsi-nandanaH
svAGghri-dAsyado stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaH

He easily removed the pride of Indra as well as the violent anger of Kaliya, and He killed the demons Kamsa and Vatsasura. With the rainfall of these variegated pastimes, He nourishes the chataka birds who are His devotees. By performing His pastimes of heroic nature, He delights the residents of His own cowherd community. May Sri Krishna, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

kuJja-rAsa-keli-sIdhu-rAdhikAdi-toSaNas
tat-tad-Atma-keli-narma-tat-tad-Ali-poSaNaH
prema-zIla-keli-kIrti-vizva-citta-nandanaH
svAGghri-dAsyado stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaH

He satisfies Sri Radhika and the other gopis with the nectar of the sportive rasa dance performed in the groves of Vrindavana. During the various intrigues of those amorous pastimes, He devises many different playful jokes to sustain the assembly of gopis. He thus delights the minds of all the people in the universe by the glory of His loving pastimes. May Sri Krishna, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

rAsa-keli-darzitAtma-zuddha-bhakti-sat-pathaH
svIya-citra-rUpa-veza-manmathAli-manmathaH
gopikAsu netra-koNa-bhAva-vRnda-gandhanaH
svAGghri-dAsyado stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaH

By revealing His pastimes of the festive rasa dance, He also shows the eternal path of His own pure devotional service. By His amazing beauty and fascinating mode of dress, He churns the minds of a vast multitude of cupids. Through the outer corners of His eyes, He casts sidelong glances, aimed at the gopis, that give hints of a host of affectionate ecstatic moods. May Sri Krishna, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

puSpa-cAyi-rAdhikAbhimarza-labdhi-tarSitaH
prema-vAmya-ramya-rAdhikAsya-dRSTi-harSitaH
rAdhikorasIha lepa eSa hAri-candanaH
svAGghri-dAsyado stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaH

He becomes excited with desire by suddenly touching Sri Radhika while She is busy picking flowers.
Then He becomes jubilant when He sees Her charming face decorated with the contrariness of pure love. Verily He is the sandalwood paste that decorates Radhikas breasts. May Sri Krishna, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

aSTakena yastvanena rAdhikA-suvallabhaM
saMstavIti darzane pi sindhujAdi-durlabham
taM yunakti tuSTa-citta eSa ghoSa-kAnane
rAdhikAGga-saGga-nanditAtma-pAda-sevane

It is very difficult for Laksmi Devi and other exalted gods and goddesses to attain even a glimpse of Sri Krishna, who is very dear to Sri Radhika. But if someone glorifies Him by reciting these eight verses with full attention, then He who is delighted by the intimate association with Radhika's limbs will become pleased with that person and engage them in the service of His own lotus feet within the cowherd forests of Goloka Vrindavana.