akhila-rasÄmá¹›ta-mÅ«rtiḥ
prasá¹›mara-ruci-ruddha-tÄrakÄ-pÄliḥ
kalita-Å›yÄmÄ-lalito
rÄdhÄ-preyÄn vidhur jayati
akhila-rasa-amá¹›ta-mÅ«rtiḥ - the reservoir of all pleasure, in which exist all the mellows of devotional service, namely Å›Änta, dÄsya, sakhya, vÄtsalya and mÄdhurya; prasá¹›mara - spreading forth; ruci - by His bodily luster; ruddha - who has subjugated; tÄrakÄ - the gopÄ« named TÄrakÄ; pÄliḥ - the gopÄ« named PÄli; kalita - who has absorbed the minds of; Å›yÄmÄ - the gopÄ« named ÅšyÄmÄ; lalitaḥ - and the gopÄ« named LalitÄ; rÄdhÄ-preyÄn - dearmost to ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī; vidhuḥ - Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; jayati - all glories to.
“ ‘Let Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, be glorified! By virtue of His expanding attractive features, He subjugated the gopÄ«s named TÄrakÄ and PÄli and absorbed the minds of ÅšyÄmÄ and LalitÄ. He is the most attractive lover of ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī and is the reservoir of pleasure for devotees in all transcendental mellows.’
Everyone has a particular transcendental mellow by which he loves and serves Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is the most attractive feature for every kind of devotee. He is therefore called akhila-rasÄmá¹›ta-mÅ«rti, the transcendental form of attraction for all kinds of devotees, whether the devotee be in the Å›Änta-rasa, dÄsya-rasa, sakhya-rasa, vÄtsalya-rasa or mÄdhurya-rasa.
This is the opening verse of the Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu, by ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ«.
