The pleasure fatigue Rādhā-Mādhava opened Their eyes simultaneously and glanced playfully at each other. However, the impulse of desire disrupted Their mutual vision and made Them very unhappy. Kṛṣṇāhnika-kaumudī 1.29 The Divine Couple’s ankle bells, bangles and other ornaments chimed sweetly and Their limbs shone with attraction. Their faces, surrounded by scattered locks of hair, … Continue reading Daily Meditations (3)

The birds awaken Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa The birds perched on the branches just outside the kuñja. Although eager to sing, they silently waited for Vṛndā’s command. On her signal, they filled the grove with their blissful chirping. A swarm of bees, greedy for honey, entered the kuñja and made a humming sound like Cupid’s auspicious … Continue reading Daily Meditations (2)

Benefits of reading/hearing Sri Govinda-līlāmṛta: "All glories to Sri Govinda Lilamrta, the immortal nectar pastimes of Sri Govinda, that defeats the nectar of the demigods, or the desire for liberation, bestows a wonderful sacred thirst whenever it is drunk through words or with the mind, curing the disease of material life and deluding one with … Continue reading Daily Meditations (1)

YAT KIṄKARĪṢU BAHUŚAḤ KHALU KĀKUVĀṆĪ NITYAṀ PARASYA PURUṢASYA ŚIKHAṆḌA-MAULEḤ TASYĀḤ KADĀ RASANIDHER VṚṢABHĀNUJĀYĀS TAT KELIKUÑJA BHAVANĀṄGANA MĀRJANĪ SYĀM When can I become the broom for sweeping the courtyard of the cottage in the playgrove of Mahārāja Vṛṣabhānu's daughter, Who is an ocean of rasa and to Whose maidservants the Supreme Male Person, Who wears a … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhi, verse 8

TAN NAḤ PRATIKṢAṆA CAMATKṚTA CĀRU LĪLĀ LĀVAṆYA MOHANA MAHĀ MADHURĀṄGA BHAṄGI RĀDHĀNANAṀ HI MADHURĀṄGA KALĀ NIDHĀNAM ĀVIRBHAVIṢYATI KADĀ RASA SINDHU SĀRAM When will Śrī Rādhā's moon-like face, that is like the matchless quintessence of the ocean of nectar, and whose ever astonishing playful elegance causes Mohana (enchanting Kṛṣṇa) to stand in His sweet threefold bending … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhi, verse 7

divya pramoda rasa sāra nijāṅga saṅga pīyūṣa vīci nicayair abhiṣecayantī kandarpa koṭi śara mūrchhita nandasūnu sañjīvanī jayati kāpi nikuñja devī Glory to some nikuñja devī (bower goddess) Who revives the son of Mahārāja Nanda (Kṛṣṇa), Who has fainted out of affliction caused by millions of Cupid's darts, with the nectar-waves of Her bodily contact, which … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhi, verse 6

ādhāya mūrdhani yadā purudāra gopyāḥ kāmyaṁ padaṁ priyaguṇair api picchamauleḥ bhāvotsavena bhajatāṁ rasa kāmadhenuṁ tāṁ rādhikā caraṇa reṇum ahaṁ smarāmi I remember the foot-dust of Śrī Rādhikā, which is held on the heads by the very generous gopīs of Vraja who desire the position which, with all its beloved attributes, is even desired for by … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhi, verse 5

yo brahma rudra śuka nārada bhīṣma mukhyair ālakṣito na sahasā puruṣasya tasya sadyo vaśīkaraṇa cūrṇam ananta śaktim tāṁ rādhikā caraṇa reṇum anusmarāmi I constantly remember the foot-dust of Śrī Rādhikā, whose unlimited power instantly subdues even the Supreme Person (Śrī Kṛṣṇa), Who Himself cannot be easily seen even by the greatest devotees like Lord Brahmā, … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhi, verse 4

brahmeśvarādi sudurūha padāravinda śrīmat parāga paramādbhuta vaibhavāyāḥ sarvārtha sāra rasavarṣi kṛpārdra dṛṣṭes tasyā namo'stu vṛṣabhānu bhuvo mahimne I offer my obeisances to the glories of Mahārāja Vṛṣabhānu's daughter (Śrī Rādhikā), the beautiful dust of Whose lotus-feet is hardly attained by Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and others and whose merciful glance, which is endowed with the … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhi, verse 3

VERSE 2: yasyāḥ kadāpi vasanāñcala khelanottha dhanyāti dhanya pavanena kṛtārtha mānī yogīndra durgama gatir madhusūdano'pi tasyā namo'stu vṛṣabhanu bhuvo diśe'pi Even Lord Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa), who is hard to attain even by the best of yogīs, feels Himself greatly blessed when He is touched by even the slightest playful breeze coming from the tip of Śrī … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhi, verse 2