Anandakhya Stotra

sri-krsna paramanando govindo nanda-nandanah tamala-syamala-rucih sikhanda-krta-sekharah

Sri Krishna, supreme bliss, Govinda, the son of Nanda, dark and lustrous as a tamala tree, wearing a crown of peacock feathers;

pita-kauseya-vasano madhura-smita-sobhitah kandarpa-koti-lavanyo vrndaranya-mahotsavah

clad in yellow silken garments, beautified by his sweet smile, possessing the loveliness of millions of Cupids, the very festival of Vrindavana forest;

vaijayanti-sphurad-vaksah kaksatta-lagudottamah kusjapitaratir gusja-pusja-masjula-kanthakah

his chest resplendent with the Vaijayanti garland, an excellent herding staff tucked at his side, delighting in the forest bowers, his throat charming with a cluster of gunja berries;

karnikaradhya-karna-sri-dhrti-svarnabha-varnakah murali-vadana-patur vallavi-kula-vallabhah

his ears graced by karnikara flowers, his complexion the hue of gold, skilled at playing the flute, the beloved of the cowherd women;

gandharvapti-maha-parva radharadhana-pesalah iti sri-krsna-candrasya nama vimsati-samjsitam

for whom the attainment of Radha is the greatest festival, ever devoted to worshipping her -- thus are told these twenty names of Sri Krishnachandra.

anandakhyam maha-stotram yah pathec chrnuyac ca yah sa param saukhyam asadya krsna-prema-samanvitah

May whoever reads or hears this poem, known as Ananda-stotra, become supremely happy and attain pure love for Lord Krsna.

sarva-loka-priyo bhutva sad-gunavali-bhusitah vraja-raja-kumarasya sannikarsam avapnuyat

becomes dear to all the world, adorned with a host of good qualities, and attains nearness to the prince of Vraja.