Text 61] The Siksastaka Prayers 275

narayana-hrdi sthiti, tabu pada-sevaya mati,
seva kare ‘dasi’-abhimani

SYNONYMS

kanta-seva-sukha-pdra—the service of the Lord is the home of happiness;
sarigama haite su-madhura—sweeter than direct union; tate—in that; saksi—evi-
dence; laksmi thakurani—the goddess of fortune; narayana-hrdi—on the heart of
Narayana; sthiti—situation; tabu—still; pada-sevaya mati—her desire is to serve
the lotus feet; seva kare—renders service; dasi-abhimani—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 Narayana, she wants to render service to His
lotus feet. She therefore considers herself a maidservant and serves Him con-
stantly.”

TEXT 61

OB AAA 5a, fawacely-ae),
opaieca Bicaa-ate |

Sica qa ace faa, nifece aca *tava,

FA-CHR HA 1 ATA YS 0

ei radhara vacana, visuddha-prema-laksana,
asvadaye Sri-gaura-raya

bhave mana nahe sthira, sattvike vyape Sarira,

mana-deha dharana na yaya

SYNONYMS

ei—this; radhdra vacana—the statement of Srimati Radharani; visuddha-prema-
laksana—the symptoms of pure love of Krsna; asvadaye—tastes; Sri-gaura-raya—
Lord Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhave—because of this ecstasy; mana nahe
sthira—the mind is not steady; sattvike—the symptoms of transcendental love;
vyape—spread over; sarira—the body; mana-deha—mind and body; dharana—
sustaining; nd yaya—is not possible.

TRANSLATION

These statements by Srimati Radharani show the symptoms of pure love for
Krsna tasted by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In that ecstatic love, His mind was
