The light that emanates from Śrī Rādhā’s toenails will illuminate the heart of any devotee who develops such an indescribable devotion. Kṛṣṇa will come to anyone who meditates on Śrī Rādhikā’s lotus feet and who hears and chants about Her, without even being called!

śrī rādhe śrī rādhe vāṇī yei dike yāra mukhe śuni, sei dike dhāya mora mana – “Wherever I hear the words ‘Śrī Rādhe Śrī Rādhe!’ from anyone’s mouth, in that direction My mind runs!”

Even the king of lovers, Lāljī (Kṛṣṇa), will be astonished by it! Even He will have to come down. Śrīmad Bhāgavata (1.2.17) says that Śrī Kṛṣṇa sits in the hearts of those who hear and sing about Him and cleanses all material contamination from these hearts, making them worthy places for Him to sit:

śṛṇvatāṁ sva kathā kṛṣṇaḥ puṇya śravaṇa kīrtanaḥ hṛdy antaḥ stho hy abhadrāṇi vidhunoti suhṛt satām

Svāminī’s heart is even softer! According to the mahājanas (previous teachers) She says: āmāra kothā bole yei āmāra mata hoy sei, bosiyā kohinu vṛndāvane “Anyone who speaks about Me is as I want him/her to be (is pleasing Me very much). This I said, sitting in Vṛndāvana!” Actually, without Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s mercy Kṛṣṇa can never be attained. Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura sings:

rādhikā caraṇa reṇu, bhūṣaṇa koriyā tanu, anāyāse pābe giridhārī rādhikā caraṇāśraya, ye kore se mahāśaya, tāre mui yāi bolihārī

“Anyone who decorates one’s body with Rādhikā’s footdust easily gets Giridhārī. I praise any great soul who takes shelter of Rādhikā’s lotus feet!”

jaya jaya rādhā nāma, vṛndāvana yāra dhāma, kṛṣṇa sukha vilāsera nidhi, heno rādhā guṇa gāna, na śunilo mora kāna, vañchita korilo more vidhi

“Glory, glory to the holy name of Rādhā, that resides in Vṛndāvana, and that is the jewel of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes! Fate has deprived me by not letting me hear the glorification of Rādhā!”

tāra bhakta saṅge sadā, rasa līlā prema kathā, ye kore se pāy ghanaśyāma ihāte vimukha yei, tāra kabhu siddhi nāi, nāhi yeno śuni tāra nāma

“Anyone who associates with Rādhā’s devotees and speaks about Her rasa, Her pastimes and Her love, will attain Ghanaśyāma (Kṛṣṇa), but anyone who is against this will never attain perfection. Let us not even hear these people’s names.”

kṛṣṇa nāma gāne bhāi, rādhikā caraṇa pāi, rādhā nāma gāne kṛṣṇa candra. saṅkṣepe kohinu kothā, ghucāo monera byathā, duḥkhamaya anya kathā dhanda

“O brother! When you sing Kṛṣṇa’s name you will get Rādhikā’s lotus feet and when you sing Rādhā’s name you will get Kṛṣṇa-candra. I told you this shortly, so now extinguish the pain in your mind. All other topics are simply miserable!”

Srila Ananta das Babaji