Goddess Radha

śrī rādhā kṛpā kaṭākṣa stotram

(Shri Radha Kripa Kataksha Stotram in English (IAST))

From Urdhvamnaya Tantra

This profound stotra originates from the Urdhvamnaya Tantra and serves as a powerful prayer for divine grace. Addressing Goddess Radha, the beloved of Lord Krishna, the verses vividly describe her transcendental beauty and her role as the source of all compassion. Chanting this hymn with deep devotion is believed to purify the heart, bestow spiritual awakening, and grant the devotee entry into the eternal pastimes of the divine couple. It is highly revered for its ability to dissolve worldly sorrows and awaken pure, selfless devotion for the supreme goddess within the soul of the seeker.

munīndra–vṛnda–vandite triloka–śoka–hāriṇi
prasanna-vaktra-paṇkaje nikuñja-bhū-vilāsini
vrajendra–bhānu–nandini vrajendra–sūnu–saṅgate
kadā kariṣyasīha māṃ kṛpākaṭākṣa–bhājanam ||1||
aśoka–vṛkṣa–vallarī vitāna–maṇḍapa–sthite
pravālabāla–pallava prabhāruṇāṅghri–komale |
varābhayasphuratkare prabhūtasampadālaye
kadā kariṣyasīha māṃ kṛpākaṭākṣa–bhājanam ||2||
anaṅga-raṇga maṅgala-prasaṅga-bhaṅgura-bhruvāṃ
savibhramaṃ sasambhramaṃ dṛganta–bāṇapātanaiḥ |
nirantaraṃ vaśīkṛtapratītanandanandane
kadā kariṣyasīha māṃ kṛpākaṭākṣa–bhājanam ||3||
taḍit–suvarṇa–campaka –pradīpta–gaura–vigrahe
mukha–prabhā–parāsta–koṭi–śāradendumaṇḍale |
vicitra-citra sañcaraccakora-śāva-locane
kadā kariṣyasīha māṃ kṛpākaṭākṣa–bhājanam ||4||
madonmadāti–yauvane pramoda–māna–maṇḍite
priyānurāga–rañjite kalā–vilāsa – paṇḍite |
ananyadhanya–kuñjarājya–kāmakeli–kovide
kadā kariṣyasīha māṃ kṛpākaṭākṣa–bhājanam ||5||
aśeṣa–hāvabhāva–dhīrahīrahāra–bhūṣite
prabhūtaśātakumbha–kumbhakumbhi–kumbhasustani |
praśastamanda–hāsyacūrṇa pūrṇasaukhya –sāgare
kadā kariṣyasīha māṃ kṛpākaṭākṣa–bhājanam ||6||
mṛṇāla-vāla-vallarī taraṅga-raṅga-dorlate
latāgra–lāsya–lola–nīla–locanāvalokane |
lalallulanmilanmanojña–mugdha–mohināśrite
kadā kariṣyasīha māṃ kṛpākaṭākṣa–bhājanam ||7||
suvarṇamalikāñcita –trirekha–kambu–kaṇṭhage
trisūtra–maṅgalī-guṇa–triratna-dīpti–dīdhite |
salola–nīlakuntala–prasūna–guccha–gumphite
kadā kariṣyasīha māṃ kṛpākaṭākṣa–bhājanam ||8||
nitamba–bimba–lambamāna–puṣpamekhalāguṇe
praśastaratna-kiṅkiṇī-kalāpa-madhya mañjule |
karīndra–śuṇḍadaṇḍikā–varohasaubhagoruke
kadā kariṣyasīha māṃ kṛpākaṭākṣa–bhājanam ||9||
aneka–mantranāda–mañju nūpurārava–skhalat
samāja–rājahaṃsa–vaṃśa–nikvaṇāti–gaurave |
vilolahema–vallarī–viḍambicāru–caṅkrame
kadā kariṣyasīha māṃ kṛpākaṭākṣa–bhājanam ||10||
ananta–koṭi–viṣṇuloka–namra–padmajārcite
himādrijā–pulomajā–viriñcajā-varaprade |
apāra–siddhi–ṛddhi–digdha–satpadāṅgulī-nakhe
kadā kariṣyasīha māṃ kṛpākaṭākṣa–bhājanam ||11||
makheśvari kriyeśvari svadheśvari sureśvari
triveda–bhāratīśvari pramāṇa–śāsaneśvari |
rameśvari kṣameśvari pramoda–kānaneśvari
vrajeśvari vrajādhipe śrīrādhike namostute ||12||
itī mamadbhutaṃ-stavaṃ niśamya bhānunandinī
karotu santataṃ janaṃ kṛpākaṭākṣa-bhājanam |
bhavettadaiva sañcita trirūpa–karma nāśanaṃ
labhettadā vrajendra–sūnu–maṇḍala–praveśanam ||13||
rākāyāṃ ca sitāṣṭamyāṃ daśamyāṃ ca viśuddhadhīḥ |
ekādaśyāṃ trayodaśyāṃ yaḥ paṭhetsādhakaḥ sudhīḥ ||14||
yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate kāmaṃ taṃ tamāpnoti sādhakaḥ |
rādhākṛpākaṭākṣeṇa bhaktiḥsyāt premalakṣaṇā ||15||
ūrudaghne nābhidaghne hṛddaghne kaṇṭhadaghnake |
rādhākuṇḍajale sthitā yaḥ paṭhet sādhakaḥ śatam ||16||
tasya sarvārtha siddhiḥ syād vāksāmarthyaṃ tathā labhet |
aiśvaryaṃ ca labhet sākṣāddṛśā paśyati rādhikām ||17||
tena sa tatkṣaṇādeva tuṣṭā datte mahāvaram |
yena paśyati netrābhyāṃ tat priyaṃ śyāmasundaram ||18||
nityalīlā–praveśaṃ ca dadāti śrī-vrajādhipaḥ |
ataḥ parataraṃ prārthyaṃ vaiṣṇavasya na vidyate ||19||
|| iti śrīmadūrdhvāmnāye śrīrādhikāyāḥ kṛpākaṭākṣastotraṃ sampūrṇam ||

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