अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्य ज्ञानाञ्जन-शलाकया । चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥ १ ॥ I lie prostrate at the lotus feet of Śrī Gurudeva, who has opened my eyes, once blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the collyrium stick of knowledge. Maṅgalācaraṇa Sudhā-Kaṇikā-Vyākhyā: (Drop of Nectar Commentary) अद्वैतप्रकटीकृतो नरहरिप्रेष्ठः स्वरूपप्रियो नित्यानन्द-सखः सनातनगतिः श्रीरूप-हृत्केतनः । लक्ष्मी-प्राणपतिर्गदाधररसोल्लासी जगन्नाथभूः साङ्गोपाङ्ग-सपार्षदः … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī-Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā, verse 1

VERSE 71: KUṬILA BHRŪ CALAC CAṆḌA KANDARPODDAṆḌA KĀRMUKE NYASTĀPĀṄGA ŚARA KṢEPAIR VIHVALĪKṚTA MĀDHAVA Her restless arched eyebrows are like the powerful bow of Cupid, from where She fires arrow-like glances that agitate Mādhava. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, who is the most expert poet to describe Śrī Rādhikā's sweetness, now describes Her extraordinary … Continue reading “Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā”{verses 71 – 72}