Poem for May 17



Acarya's Writing

Padyavali, Anthology of Devotional Poetry
Srila Rupa Gosvami

Radha-sakhya eva krishna-sandeshah
A Letter to Krishna from Radha’s Gopi-friend

Verse 357

The gentle breeze blowing
from the place where You stay
makes the hairs of Her body
stand up. She satisfies Her eyes
by showing them the beautiful
picture of Your transcendental
form. Her ears are sprinkled with
the nectar of Your name. Her
words filled with songs in the
fifth raga, day and night
this slender girl stays by the window
overlooking the path
where You might return.

– Sri Trivikama