"The merciful glance of Śrī Rādhā showers the quintessence of all human goals of life". That quintessence is love of Kṛṣṇa and Śrī Rādhikā showers it all around. Caitanya Caritāmṛta says (Ādi 7): kṛṣṇa viṣayaka prema pañcama puruṣārtha;  yāra āge tṛṇa tulya cāri puruṣārtha pañcama puruṣārtha premanāndāmṛta sindhu;  mokṣādi ānanda yāra nahe eka bindu pañcama … Continue reading The merciful glance of Śrī Rādhā

Even for Kṛṣṇa the amazing foot-dust of Śrī Rādhā is rarely attained! It is said that Kṛṣṇa personally assumed the form of the poet Jayadeva to write the famous line "dehi pādapallavam udāram - Give Me Your generous lotus-feet" of 'Gīta Govinda'. The purport to the 201st verse of 'Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhi' is: One day … Continue reading The lotus feet of our Svamini

Radhe Radhe! Although I was nearly 2 years out of any “discussion” or “debate”, I can still see that there is fighting going on over the differences between one parivar and the other or even worse, between followers of the same parivar. Been there, done that, gained nothing. The following verses from Srila Rupa Goswamipada´s … Continue reading Our common ground

শ্রীগুরু-চরণপদ্ম,        কেবল ভকতি সদ্ম, বন্দোঁ মুই সাবধান মতে । যাঁহার প্রসাদে ভাই,        এ ভব তরিয়া যাই, কৃষ্ণপ্রাপ্তি হয় যাহা হতে ॥ ৩ ॥ śrī-guru-caraṇa-padma,        kebala bhakati sadma, bandoṅ mui sābadhāna mate | yāṅhāra prasāde bhāi,        e bhaba tariyā yāi, kṛṣṇa-prāpti haya yāhā hate || 3 || The lotus feet of Śrī Guru are the abode … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī-Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā, verse 3

श्रीचैतन्य-मनोऽभीष्टं स्थापितं येन भूतले । सोऽयं रूपः कदा मह्यं ददाति स्वपदान्तिकम् ॥ २ ॥ śrī-caitanya-mano’bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitaṁ yena bhūtale | so’yaṁ rūpaḥ kadā mahyaṁ dadāti svapadāntikam || 2 ||          When will Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmipāda, who has established within this world the most cherished object of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s heart, give me a place at his … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī-Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā, verse 2

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}

VERSE 68: VIPAKṢA LAKṢA HṚT KAMPA SAMPĀDAKA MUKHA ŚRIYĀ VAŚĪKṚTA BAKĀRATI MĀNASĀ MADANĀLASĀ The beauty of Her face controls Kṛṣṇa's mind and gives hundreds of thousands of Her rival-gopīs, like Madanālasā, a heart-attack. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: The strong desire for loving service that Kṛṣṇa awakens in premamayī Rādhārānī's heart through śṛṅgāra rasa is called madana … Continue reading “Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā”{verses 68 – 70}

VERSE 65: ŚARAT SAROJA ŚUBHRĀṀŚU MAṆI-DARPAṆA MĀLAYĀ NIRMAÑCHITA MUKHĀMBHOJA VILASAT SUṢAMĀ KAṆĀ Even a drop of the shining beauty of Her lotus-like face is worshipped by the autumnal lotus, the autumn-moon and a string of jewel mirrors. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: Actually nothing can compare to Rādhikā's shining beautiful lotusface, we have repeatedly mentioned that, but … Continue reading “Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā”{verses 65 – 67}

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