kṛṣṇa deva bhavantaṁ vande
man-mānasa-madhukaram arpaya nija-padapaṅkaja-makarande
भावार्थO Lord Sri Krsna! I am offering a prayer unto You. Please let the bee of my mind be offered the nectarian honey of Your lotus feet.
Vaishnav Bhajan
Krsna Deva Bhavantam Vande
Composed by Rupa Goswami
yad api samādhiṣu vidhir api paśyati
na tava nakhāgra-marīcim
idam icchāmi niśamya tavācyuta
tad api kṛpādbhuta-vīcim
भावार्थAlthough Brahma in full samadhi cannot catch a glimpse of even a ray of the effulgence from the tips of Your toe-nails still, O Acyutah! Having heard of the waves of Your astonishing mercy, I long to receive Your grace.
bhaktir udañcati yady api mādhava
na tvayi mama tila-mātrī
parameśvaratā tad api tavādhika
durghaṭa-ghaṭana-vidhātrī
भावार्थO Madhava! Although I don't possess even a sesame seed of bhakti for You, still, by Your inconceivable power which makes the impossible possible, please fulfill the desires of my heart.
ayam avilolatayādya sanātana
kalitādbhuta-rasa-bhāram
nivasatu nityam ihāmṛta nindati
vindan madhurima-sāram
भावार्थHe Sanatana! Because Your lotus feet are filled with such wonderful rasa, let the bee of my mind always reside unwaveringly in that nectar which puts everything else to shame, for they are the essence of all sweetness. This is my only prayer.