ULLĀSAIR JALAKELI LOLUPA MANAḤ PŪRE NIDĀGHODGAME KṢVELĪ LAMPAṬA MĀNASĀBHIR ABHITAḤ SĀYAṀ SAKHĪBHIR VṚTĀM GOVINDAṀ SARASI PRIYE'TRA SALILA KRĪḌĀ VIDAGDHAṀ KAṆAIḤ SIÑCANTĪṀ JALA-YANTRAKEṆA PAYASĀṀ RĀDHĀṀ KADĀHAṀ BHAJE VASANTĪ KUSUMOTKAREṆA PARITAḤ SAURABHYA VISTĀRIṆĀ SVENĀLAṄKṚTI SAÑCAYENA BAHUDHĀVIRBHĀVITENA SPHUṬAM SOTKAMPAṀ PULAKODGAMAIR MURABHIDĀ DRĀG BHŪṢITĀṄGĪṀ KRAMAIR MODENĀŚRU BHARAIḤ PLUTĀṀ PULAKITĀṀ RĀDHĀṀ KADĀHAṀ BHAJE When can I serve Śrī Rādhā, who … Continue reading Sri-Sri Utkantha Dasakam – Ten Anxious Prayers for worshipping Srimati Radharani (8-9)

hātaka darapaṇa, māthaka phula, nayanaka añjana mukhaka tāmbūlahātaka darapaṇa, māthaka phula, nayanaka añjana mukhaka tāmbūlahṛdayaka mṛgamada, gīmaka hāra; dehaka saravasa gehaka sārapākhīka pākha, mīnaka pāni. jīvaka jīvana hām tuhu jānituhu kaise mādhava koho tuhu moy; vidyāpati koho - duhu dohā hoy "You are the mirror in My hand, the flower in My hair, the eyeliner … Continue reading Radhika´s intense feelings towards Her Beloved Shyam

VERSE 7: PĀRĀVĀRA VIHĀRA KAUTUKĪ MANAḤ PŪREṆA KAṀSĀRIṆĀ SPHĀRE MĀNASA JĀHNAVĪ JALABHARE TARYĀṀ SAMUTTHĀPITĀM JĪRṆĀ NAUR MAMA CET SKHALED ITI MIṢĀC CHĀYĀDVITĪYĀṀ MUDĀ PĀRE KHAṆḌITA KAÑCULĪṀ DHṚTA KUCĀṀ RĀDHĀṀ KADĀHAṀ BHAJE One day Kaṁsāri (Kṛṣṇa) desires to have some fun by playing in the vast Mānasa Gaṅgā-lake, so He takes Śrī Rādhikā on the boat … Continue reading Sri-Sri Utkantha Dasakam – Ten Anxious Prayers for worshipping Srimati Radharani (7)

VERSE 6: MITRĀṆĀṀ NIKARAIR VṚTENA HARIṆĀ SVAIRAṀ GIRĪNDRĀNTIKE ŚULKĀDĀNA MIṢEṆA VARTMANI HAṬHĀD DAMBHENA RUDDHĀÑCALAM SĀRDDHAṀ SMERA SAKHĪBHIR UDDHURA GĪRĀṀ BHAṄGYĀ KṢIPANTĪṀ RUṢĀ BHRŪ-DARPAIR VILASAC CAKORA NAYANĀṀ RĀDHĀṀ KADĀHAṀ BHAJE On the road near Govardhana Hill Hari and His friends suddenly proudly stopped Her on the pretext of collecting tax. When Hari then tugged at the … Continue reading Sri-Sri Utkantha Dasakam – Ten Anxious Prayers for worshipping Srimati Radharani (6)

Question: Hare Krishna! Dear Tarun Govinda das, in your nice blog I oftentimes read that your tradition (Nityananda parivar) recommends to meditate or contemplate on Sri Sri Radha Krishna´s lila during the chanting of the Maha-Mantra after having heard about these lilas or read about them in the books of our acaryas. In our tradition … Continue reading Chanting and remembering

bhajāmi rādhām aravinda-netrāṁ smarāmi rādhāṁ madhura smitāsyām bhajāmi rādhām aravinda-netrāṁ smarāmi rādhāṁ madhura smitāsyām vadāmi rādhāṁ karuṇā bharārdrāṁ tato mamānyāsti gatir na kāpi (Śrī Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī , Viśākhānandada Stotram 131) "I worship lotus-eyed Rādhā, I remember the sweetly smiling face of Rādhā and I speak of Rādhā, who is filled with compassion. In this … Continue reading The All-In-All

The ultimate goal of all the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas' sādhanā is to attain the confidential nikuñja-sevā of Śrī-Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava. Although the ācāryas are eternal maidservants in the Vraja-nikuñjas, they have descended along with Śrīman Mahāprabhu to teach the world how to perform rāga-bhajana. By giving a perfect example they have made the practising devotees in this … Continue reading The ultimate goal of all the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas

Mañjarī bhāva sādhakas desire only Śrī Rādhā's service, and this service automatically includes the service of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Actually, there are no greater servants of Kṛṣṇa than the mañjarīs, for they serve Him with the ingredient of mādanākhya mahābhāva! Their greatest service paraphernalia in Govinda's service is their Śrī Rādhārāṇī, who is dearer to them … Continue reading The highest step a sādhaka can ascend to on the staircase of relish in the kingdom of bhāva sādhana

Unswerving faith in the words of the saints, the spiritual master and the scriptures is called śraddhā. This śraddhā qualifies the devotee to commence bhajana or devotional practice. A person who doubts the words of the saints, the spiritual master or the scriptures can’t experience anything tanglible as a result from his devotional practice, therefore … Continue reading Fixed determination

On Jaṭilā’s order Śrī Rādhārāṇī leaves Her village Yāvaṭa to go and worship the sungod with Her girlfriends, but instead She goes to Rādhākuṇḍa to meet Kṛṣṇa there. With Her left hand She holds the hand of Her friend Kundalatā and with Her right hand She twirls around Her play-lotus. In this way the Rādhā-Surataraṅginī … Continue reading Śrī Rādhā meets Her Beloved