Poem for May 25



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 365

One evening one of the gopis
fainted, and then a second, and
gradually all the gopis fainted.
O handsome Krishna, one gopi
tried to write a love letter to You,
but she became overwhelmed and
was unable to complete the
first word “svasti” (greetings).

– Sri Shacipati