Srila Rupa Gosvami's Sri Hamsaduta

You live in pure waters. You find happiness among the lotus stems. Your heart is
pure. For this reason I, a very unhappy woman, take shelter of you. A request to a
saintly person is never fruitless.
Note: Here begins Lalitä's appeal to the swan.
Text 10
ciraà vismåtyäsmän viraha-dahana-jväla-vikaläù
kalävän sänändaà vasati mathuräyäà madhuripuù
tad etaà sandeçaà sva-manasi samädhäya nikhilaà
bhavän kñipraà tasya çravaëa-padavéà saìgamayatu
ciram-for a long time; vismåtya-having forgotten; asmän-us; viraha-of separation;
dahana-burning; jväla-fire; vikaläù-distressed; kalävän-artistic; sa-änandam- cheerfully;
vasati-resides; mathuräyäm-in Mathurä; madhu-of the Madhu demon; ripuù-the enemy
(Çré Kåñëa); tat-that; etam-this; sandeçam-letter; sva-own; manasi-in the mind;
samädhäya-having placed; nikhilam-entire; bhavan-you; kñipram-quickly; tasya-His;
çravaëa-padavém-ears; saìgamayatu-please bring.
Forgetting us who are tormented by the flames of separatuion from Him, artistic
Kåñëa happily lives in Mathurä. Please place this message in your heart and at once
put it on the path to His ears.
Text 11
nirasta-pratyühaà bhavatu bhavato vartmani çivaà
samuttiñöa kñipraà manasi mudam ädhäya sadayam
adhastäd dhävanto laghu laghu samuttäna-nayanair
bhavantaà vékñantäà kutuka-taraläù gopa-çiçavaù
nirasta-cast off; pratyüham-obstacles; bhavatu-may be; bhavataù-your; vartmani-on the
path; çivam-auspicious; samuttisöa-arise; kñipram-quickly; manasi-in the mind; mudamdelight;
ädhäya-having placed; sa-with; dayam-mercy; adhastät-below; dhavantaùrunning;
laghu laghu-quickly; samuttäna-expanded; nayanaiù-with eyes; bhavantam-to
you; vékñantäm-seeing; kutuka-with curiosity; taraläù- trembling; gopa-of the cowherd
men; çiçavaù-sons.
May all obstacles be cast aside. May your path be easy. Placing happiness and
mercy in your heart, rise at once! The the running and playing gopa boys will gaze
at you with wide-open eyes.