Aspiring for the Dust of Srimad Rupa Goswami’s Lotus Feet

Aspiring for the Dust of Srimad Rupa Goswami’s Lotus Feet Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Maharaj

(VINA) 10-10-99.

Srimad Rupa-pada-rajah Prarthana Dasakam

1. srimac-caitanyapadau cara-kamalayugau netra-bhrngau madhu dyau gaude tau payayantau vraja-vipina-gatau vyajayuktau samutkau bhatau sabhratrkasya svajana-gana-pater yasya saubhagya-bhumnah sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte

Srila Rupa Goswami is the mine of the most precious treasure, the leader of the associates of Lord Caitanya (the Divine Succession being known as the Rupanuga Sampradaya, ‘the followers of Sri Rupa’). In the company of his brothers, he was resplendent in (the province of) Gauda, causing the fervent twin bumblebees in the form of the lotus eyes of Sri Caitanyadeva to drink nectar, as the Lord’s lotus feet moved on the pretext of visiting Vrndavana. When will that Srimad Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his holy feet?

2. pita-sri-gaura-padambuja-madhu-madironmatta-hrd-bhrnga-rajo rajyaisvaryam jahau yo jana-nivaha-hitadatta-citto nijagryam vijnapya svanujena vraja-gamana-ratam canvagat gauracandram sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte

At Sri Ramakeli Dhama, the king of bees – the heart of Sri Rupa – became intoxicated drinking the honey-wine of the lotus feet of Sri Gauracandra, and sacrificed its life (in Hari-kirtana) for the benefit of all the people of the world, summarily abandoning a life of kingly opulence. After informing his elder brother Sri Sanatana, Sri Rupa and his younger brother Sri Vallabha followed the footsteps of Sri Caitanyadeva, whose heart was absorbed in going (from Nilacala) to Sri Vrndavana. When will that Sri Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his holy lotus feet?

3. vrndaranyat prayage hari-rasa-natanair nama-sankirtanais ca lebhe yo madhavagre jana-gahana-gatam prema-mattam janams ca

bhavaih svair madayantam hrta-nidhir iva tam krsna-caitanyacandram sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte

Sri Caitanyadeva returned from Vrndavana to Prayaga Dhama and performed Nama-sankirtana, surrounded by crowds of hundreds of thousands. Intoxicated with divine love, dancing, He melted the hearts of hundreds of faithful souls with His astonishing transcendental ecstasies. Sri Rupa, as though regaining his most precious treasure, thus found Sri Caitanyadeva in the direct presence of the Deity Sri Bindu Madhava. When will that Sri Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his holy lotus feet?

4. ekantam labdha-padambuja-nija-hrdaya-prestha-patro mahartir dainyair-duhkhasru-purnair dasana-dhrta-trnaih pujayamasa gauram svantah krsnan ca ganga-dinamani-tanaya-sangame sanujo yah

sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte

At the sacred spot on the confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna, Sri Rupa achieved intimate union with the lotus feet of the dearmost Lord of his life – the Lord who is Krsna within and Gaura without. In grave humility, with straw in mouth and with tears of sorrow, he along with his younger brother worshiped Sri Gaura-Krsna in intense love. When will that Sri Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his holy lotus feet?

5. svasya prema-svarupam priya-dayita-vilasanurupaika-rupam

dure bhu-lunthitam yam sahaja-sumadhura-sriyutam sanujan ca drstva devo ‘titurnam stuti-bahu-mukham aslisya gadham raranje sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte

Sri Caitanyadeva saw Sri Rupa and his younger brother rolling on the ground some distance away. Seeing His endeared one, His favorite, His love divine personified in natural beauty and charm, His exclusive alter ego in divine pastimes, the Lord swiftly approached Sri Rupa, profusely singing his glories, and embraced him in ecstasy. When will that Sri Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his holy lotus feet?

6. kaivalya-prema-bhumav-akhila-rasa-sudha-sindhu-sancara-daksam jnatvapy evan ca radha-pada-bhajana-sudham lilayapayayad yam saktim sancarya gauro nija-bhajana-sudha-dana-daksam cakara

sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte

Sri Gaurahari knew that (as an eternal associate of the Lord) Sri Rupa was already proficient in wandering throughout the ambrosial ocean of all mellows, in the land of unalloyed love (in Vraja- rasa). Nonetheless, to expand His own pastimes, the Lord enabled him to drink the sweet ecstasy of servitude unto Sri Radha, and empowered him with the skill to distribute the nectar of His personal devotional service. When will that Srimad Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his lotus feet?

7. gauradesac ca vrnda-vipinam iha parikramya nilacalam yo

gatva kavyamrtaih svair vraja-yuva-yugala-kridanarthaih prakamam ramananda-svarupadibhir api kavibhis tarpayamasa gauram

sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte

When on the order of Sri Gauranga, Sri Rupa visited Sri Purusottama Ksetra after completing the circumambulation of Sri Vraja Mandala, He highly gratified Sri Caitanyadeva and the sagacious devotee assembly headed by Sri Svarupa Damodara and Sri Ramananda Raya by his ambrosial poetry on the pastimes of the Divine Couple of Vraja. When will that Srimad Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his lotus feet?

8. lila-samgopane sri-bhagavata iha vai jangame sthavare ‘pi sammugdhe sagrajatah prabhu-viraha-hrta-praya-jivendriyanam yas casid asrayaika-sthalam iva raghu-gopala-jivadi-varge

sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte

When the manifest lila of the Supreme Lord Sri Caitanyadeva was withdrawn, all beings including the immobile entities were mortified, deeply afflicted in sorrow. Sri Rupa and his elder brother were the only shelter for even the intimate devotees of the Lord, headed by Raghunatha, Gopal Bhatta, and Sri Jiva, who had almost lost their lives in the Lord’s separation. When will that Srimad Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his lotus feet?

9. sri-murteh sadhu-vrtteh prakatanam api tal-lupta-tirthadikanam

sri-radha-krsna-padambuja-bhajanamayam raga-margam visuddham granthair yena pradattam nikhilam iha nijabhista-devepsitan ca

sa sri rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte

By writing many, many books, he gave the world all the most cherished desires of his worshipful Lord Sri Caitanyadeva, principally – revealing the service of the Deity, establishing the pure code of conduct in devotion, revealing the lost holy places, and revealing the path of spontaneous devotion (Raga-marga) in transcendental loving service to Sri Radha-Govinda. When will that Srimad Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his holy lotus feet?

10. lila-samgopa-kale nirupadhi-karuna-karina svaminaham yat padabje ‘rpito yat pada-bhajanamayam gayayitva tu gitam

yogyayogyatva-bhavam mama khalu sakalam dusta-buddher agrhnan sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte

Just prior to the withdrawal of his manifest lila, my causelessly merciful Divine Master, Srila Saraswati Thakura, handed me over to the holy feet of that Divine Personality by having me sing the glorious prayer unto his lotus feet (Sri Rupa-manjari-pada). Despite my lowliness, when will – disregarding all my various qualifications and disqualifications – Srimad Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his holy lotus feet?

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