Siddhi lalasa — Hankering for Perfection
Lyrics
kabe gaura-vane, suradhunī-taṭe, ‘hā rādhe hā kṛṣṇa’ bole’ kāṅdiyā beḍā’bo, deho-sukha chāḍi’, nānā latā-taru-tale
śwa-paca-gṛhete, māgiyā khāibo, pibo saraswatī-jala puline puline, gaḍā-gaḍi dibo, kori’ kṛṣṇa-kolāhala
dhāma-bāsī jane, pranati koriyā, māgibo kṛpāra leśa vaiṣṇava-caraṇa- reṇu gāya mākhi’, dhori’ avadhūta-veśa
gauḍa-braja-jane, bheda nā dekhibo, hoibo baraja-bāsī dhāmera swarūpa, sphuribe nayane, hoibo rādhāra dāsī
Translation
When, oh when will I wander here and there, weeping under the shade of the trees and creepers along the banks of the celestial Ganges River in Navadvipa? I will cry out "Oh Radhe! Oh Krishna!", and I will completely forget about all the so-called pleasures of this material body.
When will I be able to live so simply by begging some food from the homes of the untouchables who live here and there? I will drink the water of the Saraswati, and in ecstasy I will roll to and fro on the banks of the river, raising a loud uproar of "Krishna! Krishna!"
When will I bow down to all the inhabitants of the holy land of Navadvipa and receive a bit of their causeless mercy? I will smear the dust of the Vaisnavas' lotus feet all over my body, and I will wear the dress of a mad wandering mendicant.
When I factually observe that the transcendental land of Navadvipa is non different from Sri Vraja-bhumi, then I shall be transformed into a Vrajabasi also. Then I will see the true form of the transcendental realm opening up before my very eyes, and I will thus become one of the maidservants of Srimati Radharani.