Aruna Kamala Dale Sesa Bichaiba

arūṇa-kamala-dale śeṣa bichāiba basāiba kiśora-kiśorī alakābhṛta-mukha- paṅkaja manohara marakata-śyāma hema-gaurī

When will I scatter red lotus petals before the charming youthful Divine Couple, whose lotus faces are nicely decorated with curling locks of hair, and who appear like a dark emerald accompanied by glittering gold?

prāṇeśvari kabe more habe kṛpa diṭhi ājñāya āniya kabe bibidha phula-bara śunaba racana duṅhu miṭhi

O queen of my life, when will you place Your merciful glance upon me? When, directly hearing the orders of the Divine Couple, will I bring them various flowers and sweet candies?

mṛgamada tilaka sa-sindūra banāyaba lepaba candana-gandhe gānthi mālatī-phula hāra parāoba dhāoyāba madhukara-vṛnde

When will I anoint the Divine Couple with tilaka markings made of musk and red sindura? When will I anoint Their bodies with sandalwood paste? When will I string a garland of jasmine flowers for Them, and then have to flee from the swarm of bumble-bees eager to claim the honey of those flowers?

lalitā kabe more bījana deoyaba bījana māruta mande śrama-jala sakala miṭaba duṅhu-kalebara heraba parama ānande

When, on Lalita's order, will I gently fan the Divine Couple, banishing the perspiration from Their transcendental bodies? When, will I see the Divine Couple, my heart filling with spiritual bliss?

narottama dāsa āśa pada-paṅkaja sevana mādhurī-pāne ho-oba hena dina nā dekhiye kona cihna duṅhu-jana heraba nayāne

Narottama dasa hopes that some day he will be able to drink the sweet honey of the service of the lotus feet of the Divine Couple. Will that day ever be? I do not see any indication that I will become able to directly see the Divine Couple with my own eyes.