May your specific intimate loving exchanges inspire me to universal intense loving expressions

muhuś cumbitaṁ bimba-raktādharaṁ te

Your cheeks, like red fruit, soft and fair,
Were kissed with love beyond compare.
Again and again her heart would race,
To drink the joy upon your face.

(Damodarashtakam — Verse 5, Line 4)

My dear Lord, you are so kind and inclusive that every expression of love found in this world finds its pure and original form in your loving pastimes with your devotees. Your exquisite beauty and extraordinary accessibility form a heartwarming—and indeed heart-winning—combination that can soften any heart, even one only slightly open to your divine love that is beyond compare.

O all-attractive Lord, while the specific intimate expressions of love typical of particular exalted rasas, such as those of Mother Yashoda, are not accessible to me, love for you itself remains ever accessible. Through remembering your loving pastimes—and cherishing that remembrance as the greatest treasure of my life—please help me cultivate the mood of service that underlies even the most intimate expressions of love, such as Mother Yashoda’s tender kisses upon you.

O all-merciful Lord, whenever you please, reveal to me the specific mellow in which you wish to attract me. May the intimate exchanges of love I witness between you and your innermost devotees inspire within me similar feelings of love, expressed in ways suitable for my level of devotion. And one day—by your grace—may I too enter your innermost circle of love.