VERSES 16-17: ĪṢAC CANDANA SAṀGHṚṢṬA NAVA KĀŚMĪRA DEHABHĀḤ JAVĀ PUṢPA PRABHĀ-HĀRI PAṬṬA CĪNĀRUṆĀMBARĀ CARAṆĀBJA TALA JYOTIR ARUṆĪKṚTA BHŪTALĀ HARI CITTA CAMATKĀRI CĀRU NŪPURA NIḤSVANĀ 45) īṣac candana saṁghṛṣṭa nava kāśmīra dehabhāḥ: She Whose bodily luster resembles fresh vermilion mixed with a little sandalwood pulp 46) javā-puṣpa prabhāhāri paṭṭa cīnāruṇāmbarā: She Whose red, thin, silken garment … Continue reading 108 NAMES OF ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ – Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, verses 16 – 21

VERSE 13: MADHUMAṄGALA NARMOKTI JANITA SMITA CANDRIKĀ PAURṆAMĀSĪ BAHIḤ KHELAT PRĀṆA PAÑJARA SĀRIKĀ 38) Madhumaṅgala narmokti janita smita candrikā: She Who shows the moonshine of Her smile when She hears Madhumaṅgala's joking words. 39) Paurṇamāsī bahiḥ khelat prāṇa pañjara sārikā: She is a playful She-parrot playing outside of the cage of Paurṇamāsī's heart. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā … Continue reading 108 NAMES OF ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ – Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, verses 13 -15

VERSE 9: SNEHĀLĀBHĪRA RĀJENDRA VATSALĀCYUTA PŪRVAJĀ GOVINDA PRAṆAYĀDHĀRA SURABHĪ SEVANOTSUKĀ 26) Snehalābhīra rājendrā: The object of the cowherd king Nanda's great love. 27) Vatsalācyuta pūrvajā: The object of the parental affection of Acyuta's older brother (Balarāma) 28) Govinda praṇayādhāra surabhī sevanotsukā: She who is very eager to serve Govinda's beloved Surabhī-cows. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: In … Continue reading 108 NAMES OF ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ – Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, verses 9 – 12

Nowadays very often we hear the word "RUPANUGA" in circles of Gaudiya Vaishnavas.  Now, what actually does this famous word really mean? RUPA + ANUGA = Following Rupa (Sri Rupa Goswami). Srila Rupa Goswami is the most central figure for all Gaudiya Vaishnavas, of this there is absolutely no doubt. But WHO REALLY IS HE? … Continue reading Rupa Raghunatha pade – Following Sri Sri Rupa Raghunatha

VERSE 6: KĪRTIDĀ KANYAKĀ MĀTṚ SNEHA PĪYŪṢA PUTRIKĀ VIŚĀKHĀ SAVAYĀḤ PREṢṬHA VIŚĀKHĀ JĪVITĀDHIKĀ 16) Kīrtidā kanyakā (Queen Kīrtidā's daughter) 17) Mātṛ sneha pīyūṣa putrikā (Her mother's beloved nectar-daughter) 18) Viśākhā Savayā (Viśākhā's girlfriend) 19) Preṣṭhā Viśākhā Jīvitādhikā (Who is dearer than life to Viśākhā) Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: Śrīmatī's sixteenth and seventeenth name are Kīrtidā kanyakā … Continue reading 108 NAMES OF ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ – Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, verses 6 – 8

VERSE 5: BHĀSKAROPĀSIKĀ VĀRṢABHĀNAVĪ VṚṢABHĀNUJĀ ANAṄGA MAÑJARĪ JYEṢṬHĀ ŚRĪDĀMĀVARAJOTTAMĀ 10) Bhāskaropāsikā: She worships the sun 11 and 12) Vārṣabhānavī and Vṛṣabhānujā: She's the daughter of king Vṛṣabhānu 13) Anaṅga Mañjarī Jyeṣṭhā: She's the older sister of Anaṅga Mañjarī 14) Śrīdāmāvarajā: She's Śrīdāma's younger sister and 15) Uttamā: She's the Greatest Girl. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: In … Continue reading 108 NAMES OF ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ – Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, verse 5

VERSE 4: DĀMODARĀDVAITA SAKHĪ KĀRTIKOTKĪRTIDEŚVARĪ MUKUNDA DAYITĀ VṚNDA DHAMMILLA MAṆI MAÑJARĪ 7) Dāmodarādvaita sakhī: Dāmodara's unrivalled girlfriend 8) Kārtikotkīrtideśvarī: The greatest bestower of fame on the Kārtika-month, and the goddess of Kārtika. 9) Mukunda dayitā vṛnda dhammilla maṇi mañjarī: The jewelbud on the braids of all of Mukunda's beloveds. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: In this verse … Continue reading 108 NAMES OF ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ – Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, verse 4