I Worship Lust, Greed, Deceit, Pride and Falsities

 

दानकेलिकलौ लुप्तधर्ममर्यादयोर्भजे ।​

राधामाधवयोः कामलोभदम्भमदानृतम् ॥​

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dāna-keli-kalau lupta-​

dharma-maryādayor bhaje​

rādhā-mādhavayoḥ kāma-​

lobha-dambha-madānṛtam​

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Translation: I worship the lust, greed, deceit, pride and falsities of Rādhā and Mādhava, who have lost all sense of worldly religiosity while displaying their loving quarrel in the pastime of exacting dāna (tax).​

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— Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī's introductory verse in his commentary to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Dāna-keli-kaumudī. Verse Translated by Hari Pārṣada Dāsa. 03-Oct-2021. _/\ò_