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
o® THIF aa, fawacela-ass,
orareca Bcala-ae |
Sica qa ace faa, aifece apc “tava,
Fa-cHS Hae A AAW vs
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 Sri 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
