Song Name: Radha Damodara Prestha

Official Name: Volume 2 Ananda Candrikakhyam Radha Dasa Nama Stotram

Author: Rupa Goswami

Book Name: Stavamala

Language: Sanskrit

LYRICS:

(1)

rādhā dāmodara-preṣṭhā

rādhikā vārṣabhānavī

samasta-ballavī-vṛnda-

dhamillottaḿsa-mallikā

(2)

kṛṣṇa-priyāvalī-mukhyā

gāndharvā lalitā-sakhī

viśākhā-sakhya-sukhinī

hari-hṛd-bhṛńga-mañjarī

(3)

imāḿ vṛndāvaneśvaryā

daśa-nāma-manoramā

ānanda-candrikāḿ nāma

yo rahasyaḿ stutiḿ paṭhet

(4)

sa kleśa-rahito bhūtvā

bhūri-saubhāgya-bhūṣitaḥ

tvaritaḿ karuṇā-pātraḿ

rādhā-mādhavayor bhavet

TRANSLATION

1) 1. Radha, 2. She who is dear to Lord Damodara, 3. His greatest worshiper, 4. the daughter of KingVrsabhanu, 5. She who is the crowning garland of mallika flowers on the decorated braided hair of all the gopis,

2) 6. the first of Krsna's beloveds, 7. an expert singer and musician, 8. Lalita's friend, 9. She who is delighted with the friendship of Visakha, 10. the flower blossom that attracts the black bee of LordHari's heart.

3-4) He who reads this confidential prayer, which bears the title Ananda-candrika (The Moonlight of Bliss), and which is beautiful with ten names of the queen of Vrndavana, becomes free of all troubles and decorated with great good fortune. He quickly becomes the object of Sri Sri Radha'-Madhava's mercy.