Stava Mala: The Garland of Devotional Prayers
Author- Srila Rupa Gosvami
Complied by Srila Jiva Gosvami
Commentary by Srila Baldeva Vidyabhusana
Translated by His Holiness Bhanu Swami
devacaryam yam viduh sat-kavitve para?arya? tattva-vade mahantah | sngarartha-vyanjane vyasa-sunum sa sri-rupah p?tu no bhrtya-vargan ||


Whom the great souls know as the acarya in poetry, as Vyasadeva in discussions on tattva, and as Sukadeva in explaining the meaning of rasa, may that Rupa protect us, the servants.


Stava Mala, Verse 2


yah ko'pi susthu vrsabhanu-kumarikayah samprarthanastakam idam pathati prapannah sa preyasa saha sametya dhrta-pramoda tatra prasada-laharim urarikaroti ||


Radha along with Krsna will be pleased with a surrendered person who recites the eight prayers to her and will agree to bestow a wave of mercy to him.


Stava Mala, Gandharva-prarthanastakam, Verse 9


May Sri Rupa, king of poets, who, very strong, makes difficult poems, give me a wealth of intelligence.


Stava Mala, Citra-kavitvani


sri-rupa-devah karunaika-sindhuh stavalim etam yadi nakarisyat | bhakta yathavad vraja-raja-sunor nav?gamisyan guna-rupa-lilah |


If Rupa Gosvami, an ocean of mercy, had not written the series of stavas, the devotees would not understand sufficiently the qualities, form and pastimes of Krsna.