Sakhi Vrinde Vijnapti
IDoBhakti"Sakhi Vrinde Vijnapti" is a heartfelt Vaishnav prayer offered to the confidential associates (sakhis) of Srimati Radharani, seeking their mercy and guidance to attain devotional service. It reflects deep humility and longing for spiritual connection through the grace of Radharani's companions. This song beautifully captures the essence of surrender and bhakti in the mood of Vrindavan.
Sakhi-vrinde Vijnapti
(By Narottama Dāsa Ṭhākura)
rādhā-kṛṣṇa prāṇa mora yugala-kiśora
jīvane maraṇe gati āro nāhi mora
kālindīra kule keli-kadambera vana
ratana-bedīra upara bosabo du’jana
śyāma-gaurī-aṅge diba cuwā candanera gandha
cāmara dhulābo kabe heri mukha-candra
gāṭhiyā mālatīra mālā diba doharā gale
adhare tuliyā diba karpūra-tāmbule
lalitā-viśākhādi yata sakhī-vṛnda
ājñāya kariba sevā caraṇāravinda
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-prabhura dāsera anudāsa
sevā abhilāṣa kore narottama-dāsa
Translation
(1) Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, the youthful divine couple, are my very life and soul. In life or death, I have no refuge but Them.
(2) In a grove of kadamba trees on the bank of the Yamunā, I will seat the divine couple upon a jeweled throne.
(3) I will apply scented sandalwood paste to Their dark and fair limbs and fan Them with a cāmara. When will I gaze upon Their moonlike faces?
(4) I will string garlands of mālatī flowers and place them around Their necks. I’ll offer betel leaves laced with camphor to Their lotus lips.
(5) With the permission of all the sakhīs, led by Lalitā and Viśākhā, I will serve the lotus feet of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
(6) Narottama Dāsa, servant of the servant of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Prabhu, humbly longs for this service to the divine couple.
