Raga: Desh
Tala: Ãdi

Swamigal's Song:

Pallavi

Bhava Bhaktim dehi me Radhe!
Gopi Bhava Bhaktim dehi me Radhe!       (Bhava Bhaktim)

Charanam

Gopi janãnãm agraganye!
Kãmita palate Kalãvatisute!       (Bhava Bhaktim)

Rãsa mandala pradhãneshwari!
Rasika bhaktajana Hrdayeshwari!       (Bhava Bhaktim)

Madhumati veena vãdana priye!
Madhuramuralidhara Priya Sriye!       (Bhava Bhaktim)

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The Translation:

Pallavi

Hey! Radhe!
Bestow me with 'bhava' bhakti
Hey! Radhe!
Bestow me with 'Gopi'¹ bhava bhakti

Charanam

Foremost of the Gopis!
Oh! Daughter of Kalavathi
and
Bestower of all wishes !

The very soul of 'Rãsa Mandala'!²
Dweller of the hearts of the rasika-bhaktas!³
Lover of the madhumathi Veena!⁴
Dearest possession of charming Muralidhara!
(Bestow me with 'Gopi bhava' bhakti)

1. In devotion there are different kinds of attitude towards the Lord, that of the Gopis of the Brindavan being considered the highest.

2. The divine dance court of Lord Krishna and the innumerable 'Gopis' on the banks of the river Yamuna.

3. Devotees who possess a fine sense of appreciation

4.'Madhumathi' is the name of Radha's veena