prāṇebhyo'py adhika priyā muraripor yā hanta yasyā apis vīya prāṇa parārddhato'pi dayitās tat pāda-reṇoḥ kaṇāḥ dhanyāṁ tāṁ jagatī-traye parilasaj jaṅghāla kīrtiṁ hareḥ preṣṭha-varga śiro'gra bhūṣaṇa-maṇiṁ rādhāṁ kadāhaṁ bhaje O! When will I serve Śrī Rādhā, who is dearer to Kṛṣṇa than His own life, who considers a speck of Kṛṣṇa's foot dust billions of times … Continue reading Sri-Sri Utkantha Dasakam – Ten Anxious Prayers for worshipping Srimati Radharani (10)

doṅhāra nāma guṇa śuni, bhakta mukhe puni puni, parama ānanda sukha pāñu (Prema Bhakti Chandrika) If the names, qualities, lilas and so on of Śrī Rādhā-Govinda are repeatedly heard with a joyful heart from the mouth of a bhakta, resolute service to Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa is easily performed externally with body, mind and words and internally by … Continue reading The means to attain the lotus feet of the Divine Couple

In the previous verse Śrīpāda saw his Iśvarī as the nikuñja devī. Devī means 'the worshiped'. It is even more astonishing when Rasikendra Maulī (Kṛṣṇa, the king of relishers) worships Rādhikā in the kuñja as when the sakhīs and mañjarīs do it. She is called devī because even rasika śekhara serves Her. When Rādhā and … Continue reading Śyāma submits Himself to Svāminī