“Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā”{verses 61 – 64}

VERSE 61:

ṚTAU ŚARADI RĀSAIKA RASIKENDRAM IHA SPHUṬAM
VARĪTUṀ HANTA RĀSA ŚRĪR VIHARANTĪ SAKHĪ ŚRITĀ

Aha! In the autumn She clearly accepts the only enjoyer of the Rāsa-dance (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) as Her husband and then enjoys the Rāsa-dance with Him and Her girlfriends as the Rāsa Śrī, the goddess of fortune of the Rāsa-dance!

Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā:

As soon as Śrī Raghunātha dāsa remembers the Rāsa-dance, the crown jewel of all transcendental pastimes, he cries out:
“Aho! Śrī Rādhikā clearly accepts Rāsa Rasika Śrī Kṛṣṇa as Her husband in the autumn , and enjoys the Rāsa-dance with Him and Her girlfriends as Rāsa Śrī, or Rāseśvarī, the queen of the Rāsa dance!”

Without Śrī Rādhikā Kṛṣṇa cannot enjoy the Rāsa-dance, even if there are billions of other gopīs present for Him.

tāhā vinā rāsa līlā nāhi bhāya cite
(C.C.).

Therefore, because Śrī Rādhā and Her sakhīs give Śrī Kṛṣṇa the full relish of the Rāsa-dance in the autumn Śrī Rādhā is called Rāsa Śrī, the entire fortune of the Rāsa-dance, and because She is totally subservient to the love of Her girlfriends She is called sakhī śritā here.

 

VERSE 62:

HEMANTE SMARA YUDDHĀRTHAM AṬANTAṀ RĀJA NANDANAM
PAURUṢEṆA PARĀJETUṀ JAYA ŚRĪR MŪRTI DHĀRIṆĪ

In the Hemanta-season She wanders around with the prince (of Vraja) for the sake of an erotic battle and then She defeats Him with masculine power, assuming the form of the goddess of victory.

Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā:

Now it is described how Śrī Rādhā gives Śyāmasundara the matchless bliss of rati rasa (erotic flavour). Pauruṣeṇa means through masculine power.

In other words, Rādhikā takes the male role during this erotic battle and thus defeats prince Kṛṣṇa in viparīta vilāsa (reverse pastimes). Thus She assumes the form of Jaya-Śrī, the goddess of victory.

 

VERSES 63-64:

SARVATAḤ SAKALA STAVYA VASTUTO YATNATAŚ CIRĀT
SĀRĀN ĀKṚṢYA TAIR YUKTYĀ NIRMĀYĀDBHUTA ŚOBHAYĀ (63)
SVA ŚLĀGHĀṀ KURVATO PHULLA VIDHINĀ ŚLĀGHITĀ MUHUḤ
GAURĪ ŚRĪ MṚGYA SAUNDARYA VANDITA ŚRĪ NAKHA PRABHĀ (64)

For a long time the Creator carefully selected the essence of all beautiful and wonderful things that are praiseworthy for everyone at all times and created Śrī Rādhikā with them. Then He began to praise Her with a blooming heart, thereby actually praising himself. Her beauty is sought for by Gaurī (Lord Śiva’s consort) and Śrī (the goddess of fortune) and the splendor of Her beautiful nails is praised by them.

Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā:

In the next few verses Śrī Raghunātha dāsa describes Śrī Rādhā´s beauty, sweetness, flavours, fortune and love.

First he describes Her sweetness, saying: “For a long time the Creator carefully selected the essence of all beautiful and wonderful things that are praiseworthy for everyone at all times and created Śrī Rādhikā with them”.

Of course, Śrī Rādhārānī was never created by Brahmā; Her body is made of mahā bhāva, the essence of prema.

premera svarūpa deha prema vibhāvita;
kṛṣṇera preyasī śreṣṭhā jagate vidita
(C.C.)

“She is the very form of love, and Her body is made of that love. She is known in the world as Kṛṣṇa’s most dearly beloved.”

It is therefore only a worldly saying that the Creator has made Her. Śrī Rādhā and Mādhava’s pastimes are supernatural, but to increase the sweetness of these pastimes they appear as worldly to the viewer’s eye. That is why everyone who sees Śrī Rādhārāṇī’s matchless sweetness says that the Creator collected the most beautiful and sweet things of the whole world for a long time and with great effort to create Śrīmatī with. An example is given about Rādhikā’s sweet eyes, for instance, in Govinda Līlāmrta (11.100):

nayana yuga vidhāne rādhikāyā vidhātrā jagati madhura sārah sañcitāḤ sad guṇā ye
bhuvi patita tad aṁśais tena sṛṣṭānya sārair bhramara mṛga cakorāmbhoja mīnotpalāni

“The Creator collected the essence of all the sweet and good things of the world to make Rādhikā’s eyes and the leftover parts fell down to earth to become the blackbees, deer, Cakora-birds, plain lotuses and blue lotus flowers!”

Śrīpāda Raghunātha says: “With great effort Lord Brahmā took the most sweet and beautiful objects of the world and used it to create Śrī Rādhā. Then the Creator began to praise Her with a blooming heart, thereby actually praising himself. Her beauty is sought for by Gaurī (Lord Śiva’s consort) and Śrī (the goddess of fortune) and the splendor of Her beautiful nails is praised by them”.

Actually Śrī Rādhārānī is the origin of all the transcendental śaktis like Gaurī and Lakṣmī, and She can enchant even Kṛṣṇa, the embodiment of supreme sweetness.

She is the crown jewel of all divine consorts and the embodiment of mahābhāva, therefore it is no wonder that even the most beautiful ladies like Gaurī and Lakṣmī seek Her beauty and praise the splendor of Her toenails!