Shyāma meṁ āṭha sugandhi batāya.

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2Shyāma meṁ āṭha sugandhi batāya.

3prathama sugandhi divya mukha kī jo, sanaka samādhi bhulāya.

4dūjī lepita tanu hari chandana, kī sugandhi phailāya.

5hari chandana kumkuma mishritahūṁ, ika sugandhi kahāya.

6eka hari chandana kumkuma kastūri, mishra gandha batalāya.

7banamālā meṁ guthī tulasikā, kī sugandhi ika āya.

8anya vanya phūloṁ kī mālā, ika sugandhi kahalāya.

9hari chandana-kumkuma vana pushpana, eka sugandhi suhāya.

10mukha sugandhi soṁ mili sugandhi saba, ika sugandhi bani jāya.

11yaha ‘Kṛipālu’ saugandhya ashṭa nita, shyāmā meṁ bhī bhāya.

12There are eight kinds of fragrances that emanate from the Divine body

13of Shyāmasundara. The first fragrance is that of His beautiful lotus-like

14face. This special fragrance makes Sanak, Sanandana etc. (sons of

15Brahma) forget their trance. The second fragrance is that of harichandana

16(a kind of sandal paste) with which His body is smeared. The third

17fragrance is a mixture of harichandana and kumkuma (vermillion).

18There is also the special fragrance of the tulasī leaves in His banamālā

19(garland of forest flowers). The special fragrance of these forest flowers

20mingling with the fragrance of harichandana and kumkuma produces a

21unique fragrance. All these fragrances along with the fragrance of His

22face mixed together, make a special fragrance. All these eight fragrances

23also emanate from the Divine body of Shrī Rādhā.