giri-kuñja kuṭīra nāgarau
lalite devi sadā tavāśravau
iti te kila nāsti duṣkaraṁ
kṛpayāṅgīkuru mām ataḥ svayam

O Lalitā-devi! The lovers of the nikuñja-cottage on the hill are under your loving control, so there is nothing which is hard to attain for you! Please personally accept me out of your mercy (and engage me in the Yugala-service)!

AṄGĪKĀRA (Acceptance):

Makaranda Kaṇā Vyākhyā:

In his natural humility Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī anxiously prays to the lotus-feet of the associates of the Divine Couple. The devotees who worship in the Vraja-mood should follow in his footsteps. A person who has strong aspirations to serve Rādhā and Mādhava cannot remain calm while staying in Śrī Vṛndāvana. The natural beauty of Śrī Vrndāvana will remind him so much of his beloved deity! When premamaya Śrīman Mahāprabhu simply heard the name of Śrī Vṛndāvana, even while being in another country, He became agitated by ecstatic feelings: anya deśe prema uchale ‘vṛndāvana’ nāme (C.C.).

And when He actually came there:

mayūrera kaṇṭha dekhi Kṛṣṇa smṛti hoilā;
premāveśe mahāprabhu bhūmite poḍilā
prabhuke mūrcchita dekhi sei to brāhmaṇa;
bhaṭṭācārya saṅge kore prabhu santarpaṇa
āste vyaste mahāprabhura loiyā bahirvāsa;
jala-seka kore aṅge vastrera bātāsa
prabhu karṇe ‘Kṛṣṇa nāma’ kohe ucca kori;
cetana pāiyā prabhu yān gaḍāgaḍi
kaṇṭake durgama vane aṅga kṣata hoilo;
bhaṭṭācārya kole kori prabhu suṣṭha koilo (C.C.)

“When the Lord saw the bluish necks of the peacocks He remembered Kṛṣṇa and He fainted and fell to the ground in ecstatic love. Seeing the Lord in a swoon, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya and the brāhmaṇa took care of Him. They quickly took off the Lord’s outer cloth, sprinkled Him with water and fanned Him with the cloth. They loudly chanted Kṛṣṇa’s name in the Lord’s ear, and the Lord regained consciousness and rolled around on the ground. His body was scratched by the thorns in the deep forest, so Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya embraced the Lord and consoled Him.”

nīlācale chilā yabe premāveśa mana;
vṛndāvana yāite pathe hoilo śata guṇa
sahasra guṇa prema bāḍhe mathurā darśane;
lakṣa guṇa prema bāḍhe bhrame yabe vane (C.C.)

“When the Lord was at Purī He was already overwhelmed by ecstatic love; when He went on His way to Vṛndāvana that ecstasy increased a hundred times, when He saw the city of Mathurā His ecstatic love increased a thousand times and when He rambled in the forests of Vraja His love increased a hundred thousand times.”

This eagerness comes as a result of intense bhajana: “Here is Vṛndāvana! Here You perform Your pastimes eternally! Show Yourselves to me once! My heart cannot stay in my body any longer if I cannot see You!”
In this anxious mood, the virahī bhajana niṣṭha sādhaka should stay in Vraja. Śrīpāda Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī writes: śaraṇam upayāsyāmi vikalaḥ “When can I take shelter of Vṛndāvana in an anxious mood?” For here all the birds, deer, ponds, trees and vines greatly remind one of the Yugala Kiśora:

rādhā-Kṛṣṇau parama kutukād yal latā pādapānāṁ
citvā puṣpādikam uru vidhaṁ ślāghamānau juṣāte
snānādyaṁ yat sarasi kurutaḥ khelato yat khagādyaiḥ
vṛndāraṇyaṁ parama paramaṁ tan na seveta ko vā
(Vṛndāvana Mahimāmṛtam 2.10)

“In topmost ecstasy Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa pick the many kinds of fruits and flowers from the trees and vines and praise them in many ways while engaging them in Their devotional service. They always bathe and play in the lakes and play with the birds and other creatures there. Who will not serve Vṛndāvana forest, the supreme and most beautiful abode?”

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, who is an eternal associate of the Lord, continues to relish the flavours of sādhanā. He prays to Lalitā-sakhī: “O Lalitā-devi! Rādhā and Mādhava always submit Themselves to Your words; They never want to ignore your words!”
In Ujjvala Nīlamaṇi Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī writes durlaṅgha vākya prakharā prakhyāto gauravocitā “A harsh sakhī’s words will never be disregarded; she’s always the object of everyone’s respect.” dhṛta kṛṣṇekṣaṇautsukyā lalitā bhīti māninī (Although Rādhikā is eager to see Kṛṣṇa, She is angry with Him out of fear of Lalitā).

One day Lalitā impels Rādhikā to be angry with Kṛṣṇa. Although Kṛṣṇa humbly tries to pacify His beloved Rādhā, He realises that He’s wasting His time, so He goes home empty-handed. Then Śrīmatī becomes kalahāntaritā (remorseful after picking an unreasonable quarrel). Lalitā withdraws herself into another kuñja and leaves Śrīmatī sitting alone, not being really angry with Kṛṣṇa. Even if Śrī Śyāmasundara comes to Her, Śrīmatī remains angry with Him, out of fear of Lalitā. Although She may be very eager to meet with Him again She can’t, out of fear of Lalitā. In this way Śyāmasundara is always dependent on Lalitā’s favours. The sakhīs are also all dependent on Lalitā’s words; as soon as they waver even a little Lalitā chastises them.

mugdhe tuṣṇīṁ bhava śaṭha-kalā maṇḍalākhaṇḍalena
tvaṁ mantreṇa sphuṭam iha vaśīkṛtya tenānuśiṣṭā
kuñje govardhana śikharino jāgareṇādya rādhāṁ
dṛṣṭvāpy uccaiḥ sakhi yad asi me cāṭu-vāde pravṛttā
(Ujjvala Nīlamaṇi)

Once Śrī Rādhā is māninī, and to please Her again Kṛṣṇa takes shelter of Citrā-sakhī. With many pitiful, flattering words He manages to please Citrā-sakhī and send her to Śrī Rādhā to break Her huff. When Citra approaches Śrīmatī for this purpose, though, Lalitā notices it and says: “O stupid girl! Be quiet! I understand that this king of cheaters (Kṛṣṇa) has put His spell on you and has sent you here! How amazing! All glories to your attitude! Śrī Rādhā has spent the whole night awake in a grove on the summit of mount Govardhana (vainly waiting for Kṛṣṇa to show up for Their tryst), and although you know this you are still using flattering words (to soften Her feelings towards Kṛṣṇa). So far so good! Don’t speak any humble words to me anymore! Go! Get out of here!”

Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī prays: “O Lalite! Today I am a beggar at the gate of your mercy! Although I am unqualified in all respects I will be blessed with the devotional service of Śrī-Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava by your grace! Please make this unworthy soul qualified and give him that Yugala caraṇa sevā! Give me your independent mercy and engage me in the Yugala sevā!

lalitā ādeśa pāiyā, caraṇa sevibo yāiyā,
priya sakhī saṅge harṣa mone
duhuṅ dātā śiromaṇi, ati dīna more jāni,
nikaṭe caraṇe dibe dāne
(Prārthanā)

“Receiving Lalitā’s order I will blissfully go to serve Their lotus-feet with my dear girlfriends. Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa are the crown jewels of donors. They know that I’m very fallen and They grant me a place at Their lotus-feet.”

This prayer comes forth from the siddha svarūpa, that’s why it is so sweet, and only a Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava whose siddha svarūpa has manifested can understand it.
How enchanting is such consciousness! This desire is the life-support of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas. The waves of Śrī Rūpa’s prayers keep on rolling….

he devi lalitā sakhi koro nivedana;
tomāra vacana sthita yugala ratana
sakhīra parama preṣṭha ei tava yaśa
tomāra asādhya nāi, doṅhe tava vaśa
vṛndāvana madhye nava nikuñja kuṭīre;
sevana koribo tava nikuñja nāgare
tāhāra upāya koro kṛpā kore tumi;
ei to prārthanā kore śrī rūpa gosvāmī

“O Lalitā sakhi! Please heed my call! The two jewels (Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa) are controlled by your words, and you are famous as Their dearmost sakhī. Therefore, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished by you. I will serve your Nīkuñja Nāgara (Kṛṣṇa, the amorous hero of the groves) in a new nikuñja kuṭīra in Vṛndāvana. Please help me in this! This is the prayer of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī.”