Actually, without Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī's mercy Kṛṣṇa can never be attained - vinā rādhā prasādena Kṛṣṇa-prāptir na jāyate. Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura sings: rādhikā caraṇa reṇu, bhūṣaṇa koriyā tanu, anāyāse pābe giridhārī rādhikā caraṇāśraya, ye kore se mahāśaya, tāre mui yāi bolihārī "Anyone who decorates one's body with Rādhikā's footdust easily gets Giridhārī. I praise any … Continue reading Radhika´s mercy, the means and the goal and the most special prasadam

Whoever falls in an ocean of nectar becomes immortal and nectarean. By the special mercy of Śrīman Mahāprabhu, Śrīla Raghunātha Dāsa similarly has become filled with prema by falling in the ocean of service to Śrī Rādhikā, Who is sacred love personified. He is fully absorbed in his identification as Rādhā's maidservant. A vision comes … Continue reading The nectar of Radhika´s leftover prasadam

The ārati is over now. Svāminī is surrounded by Her girlfriends, sitting on a jewel-studded sofa. She makes jokes with Her girlfriends, but these are not ordinary jokes: nirbhara narma goṣṭhīm. It is a very funny conversation. While Śrīmatī is absorbed in such a joking discussion Śyāmalā-sakhī comes before Her with a new sakhī. Seeing … Continue reading Naughty Krishna deceives Radhika

Śrīla Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī now does not see Rādhākuṇḍa anymore, he sees Śrī Rādhikā chewing pān on Her jewelled sofa in Yāvata. How sweetly She's sitting there, chewing pān and floating in the nectar of laughter and joking with Her girlfriends! Now there will be ārati. In the summer ārati is done with a plain … Continue reading Arati-ceremony for Śrīmati Rādhikā