Afternoon Bhajan— Attachment to Kåñëa
5th Verse of Çré Çikñäñöaka
ayi nanda-tanuja kiìkaraà
patitaà mäà viñame bhavämbudhau
kåpayä tava päda-paìkaja-
sthita-dhülé-sadåçaà vicintaya
O Nandanandan, inspite of my being your eternal servant, due to predicament of my own deeds, I am drowned in the terrible ocean of births and deaths. Out of compassion kindly think me as dust particle of your Lotus Feet.
Bhaktivinode Thäkur’s Bengali hymn (invoking Kåñëa’s grace)
I am your eternal servant. By forgetting you I am entangled by your illusory energy and have been drowned in the ocean of births and deaths. Kindly please consider me as dust particle of your Lotus Feet. I am your eternal servant, engage me in your service.
Indication of afternoon eternal pastimes of Rädhäkåñëa
çré rädhäm präpta-gehäà nija-ramaëa-kåte klåpta nänopahäräm
susnätäà ramya-veçäà priya-mukha-kamaläloka-pürëa-pramodäm
çré kåñëaà caiväparähëe vrajam anucalitaà dhenu-våindair vayasyai
çré rädhäloka-tåptaà pitå-mukha-militaà mätå-måñöaà smarämi
Govindalélämåta 19/1
I remember such Srémati Rädhäräni who has returned from Rädhäkuëòa to Jävaö in the afternoon and is engaged for preparing various good dishes of different names— ‘Amåtkelé’, ‘Karpurkelé’ etc. for presentation to beloved Çré Kåñëa. Rädhäräni also takes bath nicely, dresses herself with good garments, to satisfy Çré Kåñëa and very anxiously waits on the path for the return of Kåñëa from pasture and is extremely delighted to see the Lotus Face of Çré Kåñëa [It is to be very carefully noted here that whatever Rädhäräni is doing is not to satisfy her or to satisfy other persons, her ultimate target is to satisfy Kåñëa and Kåñëa alone. Means is justified by the end.]
Kåñëa’s pastimes in the afternoon— Kåñëa with cows or calves and cowherd boys, returns from the grazing ground of the cows— Braja Dhäm and on seeing Rädhäräni on the way, is extremely delighted. [Kåñëa is attracted by the pure love of Rädhäräni.] After returning to the house, Kåñëa meets His father Nanda Mahäräja and other father-like milkmen as well as mother Yañodä and other mother-like milkwomen. All gopa-gopés are extremely delighted to get Kåñëa back and to see Him. Yañodä Devi out of affection embraces and cleanses Kåñëa. I remember such Kåñëa in the afternoon.