Text 61]
The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers
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nārāyaṇa-hṛdi sthiti, tabu pāda-sevāya mati, sevā kare ‘dāsī’-abhimānī
SYNONYMS
kānta-sevā-sukha-pūra —the service of the Lord is the home of happiness;  saṅgama haite su-madhura —sweeter than direct union;  tāte —in that;  sākṣī —evidence;  lakṣmī ṭhākurāṇī —the goddess of fortune;  nārāyaṇa-hṛdi —on the heart of Nārāyaṇa;  sthiti —situation;  tabu —still;  pāda-sevāya mati —her desire is to serve the lotus feet;  sevā kare —renders service;  dāsī-abhimānī —considering herself a maidservant.
TRANSLATION
“Service to My lover is the home of happiness and is more sweet than direct union with Him. The goddess of fortune is evidence of this, for although she constantly lives on the heart of Nārāyaṇa, she wants to render service to His lotus feet. She therefore considers herself a maidservant and serves Him constantly.”
TEXT 61
এই রাধার বচন, বিশুদ্ধপ্রেম-লক্ষণ, আস্বাদয়ে শ্রীগৌর-রায় । ভাবে মন নহে স্থির, সাত্ত্বিকে ব্যাপে শরীর, মন-দেহ ধরণ না যায় ॥ ৬১ ॥
ei rādhāra vacana, viśuddha-prema-lakṣaṇa, āsvādaye śrī-gaura-rāya bhāve mana nahe sthira, sāttvike vyāpe śarīra, mana-deha dharaṇa nā yāya
SYNONYMS
ei —this;  rādhāra vacana —the statement of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī;  viśuddha-prema-lakṣaṇa —the symptoms of pure love of Kṛṣṇa;  āsvādaye —tastes;  śrī-gaura-rāya —Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  bhāve —because of this ecstasy;  mana nahe sthira —the mind is not steady;  sāttvike —the symptoms of transcendental love;  vyāpe —spread over;  śarīra —the body;  mana-deha —mind and body;  dharaṇa —sustaining;  nā yāya —is not possible.
TRANSLATION
These statements by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī show the symptoms of pure love for Kṛṣṇa tasted by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. In that ecstatic love, His mind was