Song 2

(Dhanaśī rāga-Dīrgha-chanda)

63. Queen Rukmiṇī said: "O Lord decorated with the jewels of virtues, please listen. In Your heart You cannot understand. Although You know everything else, you cannot understand My explanation of why I weep.

64. "You do not understand that power that resides in Your lotus feet. Eventually You will take Your feet from My palace and go somewhere else. That is why my heart weeps.

65. "The fragrance of Your lotus feet fills all directions. Wherever it goes it chases away old age and death. What are day, night, and passing seasons to one who spends his life drinking the honey of Your lotus feet?

66. "I fall at the feet of anyone who lovingly grasps the ruby lotus of Your feet. Weeping and my heart agitated, I tell You of that person’s glories.

67. "You are the master of all. Who in this world can be the master of You? Anyone who loves your feet and tastes the sweet nectar there I praise before You.

68. "Rādha. alone knows the sweetest nectar of love. She alone tastes the bliss of love. Day and night hearing of the nectar of Her love, how can the devotees not become filled with wonder?

69. "Brahmā and all the demigods and goddesses, including Goddess Lakṣmī who serves Your feet, all yearn to taste that nectar of love for You. Goddess Lakṣmī, whose hands are like lotus flowers and who is overcome with deep love for You, begs for the nectar of Your lotus feet.

70. "I am Goddess Ramā. I rest on Your chest. I sleep with You in the same bed. I see You face to face. Still I yearn to attain the sweetness at Your feet. Who has the power to describe the glories of Your feet?

71. "Goddess Lakṣmī yerans to attain love for Your feet. Only Rādhā, who enjoyed pastimes with You in Vṛndāvana, knows the true glory of Your feet. The path of Her good fortune never ends.

72. "Rādha. fills the world with wonder. With the ropes of Her virtues She binds You. Even now You have not turned away from Her. Your heart pines for Her. The sound of Rādhā’s name makes tears stream from Your eyes. I see that this shows the power of Rādhā’s love for Your feet.

73. "Now that You are in my house my heart is filled with joy. But I still weep, for we will be separated again. I know this shows the power of Your lotus feet.

74. "You are the devotees meditation. You are the devotees rapt thinking of You in trance. You are the devotees only friend in every situation. The devotees are Your servant. They yearn to attain Your feet. You are the wonderful great enchantment that charms them.

75. "Lakṣmī is the maidservant at Your feet. She yearns to serve You. You are her master. Her master, You pay no attention to her glorious virtues. By ignoring her it is as if You have pushed an iron spear into her heart.

76. "Anyone who thirsts to attain the honey of Your lotus feet finds an eternal ocean of honey that will never be lessened or lost. I think Lakṣmī and Sarasvatī are truly fortunate, for they serve You. They have placed themselves under Your dominion.

77. "Even from the corner of his eye a devotee will not glance at the four kinds of liberation beginning with sālokya-mukti. Plunged in the nectar of ecstatic love for You, a devotee will not desire anything but You. Even residence in Vaikuṇṭha or any other glorious place they think unimportant.

78. "Folding my palms, I beg: O master, please make me a bumblebee at the lotus flower of Your feet. I fear that You will leave me. Weeping, this sinner begs: Please do not leave my palace."

79. Please listen to Queen Rukmiṇī’s description of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet. With these words she revealed her pure love for Him. His heart overcome with love, by the Lord’s mercy Locana dāsa sings the Lord’s glories.