Srimati  Rādhika mercifully remembers Her hundreds of girlfriends who were searching for Her and Kṛṣṇa in the Rāsa night and She thus thinks: "Alas! How sweetly We are playing here! How sad that My girlfriends cannot relish this!" The līlā śakti (pastime potency) made Śrīmatī change Her mind, so that the pastimes of the Yugala … Continue reading Krishna surrenders to the kinkaris

Premāmbhoja Marandākhya Stava-rāja By Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī. VERSE 1: MAHĀBHĀVOJJVALA CINTĀ RATNODBHĀVITĀ VIGRAHĀM SAKHĪ PRAṆAYA SAD GANDHA VARODVARTANA SUPRABHĀM Her transcendental form is born from the blazing thought-jewel of mahā bhāva, She is anointed with the excellent, nicely fragrant ointment of the love of Her girlfriends, and Her bodily luster is very effulgent.     Stavāmṛta … Continue reading Premāmbhoja Marandākhya Stava-rāja (The honey-like praises oozing from the lotus flower of love), verse 1

It is the full-moon night in spring (vāsantī pūrṇimā) and when Śrī Kṛṣṇa sees the full moon rising in the sky He remembers Śrī Rādhā's face. In great secrecy He comes to Vṛndāvana and starts playing His enchanting flute there to attract the hearts and minds of the gopīs. Śrī Rādhā and the gopīs meet … Continue reading Srimati Radhika revives Her Beloved

I constantly remember the foot dust of Śrī Rādhikā, whose unlimited power instantly subdues even the Supreme Person (Śrī Kṛṣṇa), Who Himself cannot be easily seen even by the greatest devotees like Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, Śukadeva Muni, Nārada Muni and Bhīṣma. Commentary: In this verse Śrīpāda is in his sādhakāveśa (external consciousness as a … Continue reading The glories of Radhika´s foot dust

Mādhurya Kādambinī – Sri Visvanatha Cakravartipada Commentaries by Śrī Rādhākuṇḍa Mahānta Paṇḍita Śrī Ananta Dās Bābājī Mahārāja Translation by Advaita das   The two unfolding leaves called sādhana on the desire creeper of bhakti were described before. Now as hearing, chanting and other devotional processes become very smooth, suddenly many shiny petals known as anubhāvas … Continue reading PREMA – purest divine love