Verse Text
yathā vā, stavāvalyāṁ śrī-rādhikāṣṭake (14.7) –
prakaṭita-nija-vāsaṁ snigdha-veṇu-praṇādair
druta-gati harim ārāt prāpya kuṣje smitākṣī |
śravaṇa-kuhara-kaṇḍuṁ tanvatī namra-vaktrā
snapayati nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu ||153||
Translation
From Stavāvalī, Śrī-rādhikāṣṭaka: When Kṛṣṇa revealed his whereabouts in the grove by the sound of His flute, Rādhā, coming quickly to the grove with smiling face, remained waiting with head hung down, eager to hear Kṛṣṇa’s words. When will that Rādhā engage me in her service?
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
In his book Stavāvalī, Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī has prayed for the mercy of Rādhārāṇī, who was so captivated by the flute vibrations of Kṛṣṇa that She immediately asked information of His whereabouts from residents in the Vṛndāvana forest. Upon first seeing Kṛṣṇa, She was filled with such ecstatic love and pleasure that She began to scratch Her ears.