Sri Rupa Manjari

(by Narottama dasa, Bengali, 16th century)

Sri-rupa-manjari-pada, sei mora sampada
Sei mora bhajana-pujana
Sei mora prana-dhana, sei mora abharana
Sei mora jivanera jivana

Sei mora rasa-nidhi, sei mora vancha-siddhi
Sei mora vedera dharama
Sei brata, sei tapa, sei mora mantra- japa,
Sei mora dharama-karama

Ha ha rupa koro doya, deho more pada-chaya
Narottama loilo sarana

Sri Rupa Manjari/synapsis
Narottama dasa pays tribute to Sri Rupa Manjari, an eternal maid-servant of Sri Krishna, thus expressing the highest aspiration of the Vaishnava tradition: “The lotus feet of Sri Rupa Manjari are my real wealth, the object of my service and worship, and the treasure of my heart.”…