jayati śrīmatī kācid vṛndāraṇya vihāriṇī vidhātus taruṇī sṛṣṭi kauśala śrīr ihojjvalā All glories to some beautiful girl, who sports in Vṛndāvana, and who is the treasure of beauty of the Creator's brilliant creation of young girls in this world! Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: From this second verse onwards, Śrī Raghunātha dāsa describes the forms, qualities and … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā” {Verse 2}

BHĀVA NĀMA GUṆĀDĪNĀM AIKYĀT ŚRĪ RĀDHIKAIVA YĀ KṚṢṆENDOḤ PREYASĪ SĀ ME ŚRĪ VIŚĀKHĀ PRASĪDATU May Śrī Viśākhā, who is the beloved of the moon-like Kṛṣṇa, and who is just like Śrī Rādhikā because she is one with Her in name, feelings, attributes and many other things, be pleased with me! Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: Now Śrīla … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā” {Verse 1}

utkaṇṭhā daśaka stavena nitarāṁ navyena divyaiḥ svarair vṛndāraṇya mahendra paṭṭa mahiṣīṁ yaḥ stauti samyak sudhīḥ tasmai prāṇa-samā guṇānurasanāt saṁjāta harṣotsavaiḥ kṛṣṇo'nargham abhīṣṭa ratnam acirād etat sphuṭaṁ yacchati Śrī Kṛṣṇa will most blissfully give the desired jewel of Śrī Rādhā's personal service to any wise man who recites this new Utkaṇṭhā-daśaka with a beautiful voice, and … Continue reading Sri-Sri Utkantha Dasakam – Ten Anxious Prayers for worshipping Srimati Radharani (11)

Devotion without humility is devotion without life. Śrīman Mahāprabhu Himself explained how prema can be swiftly achieved through the practice of nāma: ye rūpe loile nāma prema upajāya; tāhāra lakṣaṇa śuno svarūpa rāma rāya tṛṇād api sunīcena taror iva sahiṣṇunā; amāninā mānadena kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ "Listen, oh Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāmānanda Rāya, how prema can … Continue reading Merciful Śrīman Mahāprabhu