VERSE 34: vilokayatī govinde smitvā cāru mukhāmbujam puṣpākṛṣṭī miṣād ūrdhve dhṛta dormūla cālanā When slightly smiling Govinda sees Her beautiful lotus-face, She lifts Her armpits on the pretext of picking flowers. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: In Ujjvala Nīlamaṇi these movements are named svayaṁ dautyā, being one's own messenger by using physical expressions: aṅgulī sphoṭanaṁ vyja sambhramādy … Continue reading “Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā”{verse 34}

VERSE 33: madanonmādi govindam akasmāt prekṣya hāsinī lapantī rudatī kamprā ruṣṭā daṣṭādharāturā When She suddenly sees Govinda intoxicated by lusty desires She smiles, speaks, cries, shivers and angrily bites Her lips. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: In the following verses Śrī Raghunātha draws a sweet picture of all the different emotions the embodiment of mahā bhāva, Śrīmatī … Continue reading “Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā”{verse 33}

Practice of devotional service in 'MAÑJARĪ BHĀVA', that is, in the mode of single - minded servitude to Śrī Rādhā, the chief consort of Kṛṣṇa, is the special hitherto unoffered, generous contribution of Śrī Mahāprabhu in this dark age of Kali. We have said that in Śrīmad Bhāgavatam there is large description of the moods … Continue reading PRACTICE OF DEVOTIONAL SERVICE IN MAÑJARĪ BHĀVA

HARIṆĪ HARIṆĪ NETRĀ RAṄGIṆĪ RAṄGIṆĪ PRIYĀ RAṄGIṆĪ DHVANINĀGACCHAT SURAṄGA DHVANI HĀSINĪ (31) She is called Hariṇī (golden girl) and Hariṇī-netrā (doe-eyed girl), Raṅgiṇī (playful girl) and Raṅgiṇī priyā (dear to Raṅginī), She comes when she hears Raṅgiṇī (calling Her) and She laughs when She hears 'Suraṅga'. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: In the Medinī Koṣa-dictionary it is … Continue reading “Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā”{verses 31 – 32}

By Madan Gopal Das Babaji Above the tall, wide entrance gate, the Hindi sign reads “Moksa Dhama Radha Kunda”. Following the divine form of Pandita Sri Ananta Das Babaji Maharaja, our raga-marga mentor and friend for 31 years, we and thousands of grateful ones entered the cremation ground to observe the last rites of this … Continue reading A Tribute To 108 Pandita Sri Ananta Das Babaji Maharaja

GOVARDHANA GUHĀ LAKṢMĪ GOVARDHANA VIHĀRINĪ DHṚTA GOVARDHANA PREMĀ DHṚTA GOVARDHANA PRIYĀ (28) She is the goddess of fortune in the caves of Govardhana Hill, She enjoys at Govardhana, She loves the holder of Govardhana Hill and She is His beloved. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhya: Śrī Rādhārānī is the origin of all the goddesses of fortune, who … Continue reading “Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā”{verses 28 – 30}

KṚṢṆA PĀDĀRAVINDODYAN MAKARANDAMAYE MUDĀ ARIṢṬAMARDI KĀSĀRE SNĀTRĪ NIRBANDHATO'NVAHAM (26) With great care and joy She daily bathes in the lake of Ariṣṭamardi (Kṛṣṇa, the killer of Ariṣṭāsura), which is also known as Śyāmakuṇḍa and which is filled with the honey that oozes from Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: In the Ādi Varāha Purāṇa it … Continue reading “Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā”{verses 26 – 27}

ĀYUR GO ŚRĪ YAŚO DĀYI PĀKĀ DURVĀSASO VARĀT ATAḤ KUNDALATĀ NĪYAMĀNĀ RĀJÑYĀḤ SAMĀJÑAYĀ (24) Because of the boon bestowed upon Her by Durvāsā Muni, everything She cooks increases the lifespan, sensual power, fortune and fame. Therein lies the reason Kundalatā takes Her to Kṛṣṇa's abode, on Queen Yaśodā's order. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: Because of Durvāsa … Continue reading “Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā”{verses 24 – 25}

gokule kṛṣṇacandrasya sarvāpacchānti pūrvakam dhīra-lālitya vṛddhy-arthaṁ kriyamāṇa vratādikā (22) guru go vipra satkāra ratā vinaya sannatā tad āśīḥ śata vardhiṣṇu saubhāgyādi guṇāṣcitā (23) In Gokula She protects Kṛṣṇa-candra from all calamities and She takes different vows to increase Kṛṣṇa's playful loveliness. She is always devoted to Her superiors, the cows and the brāhmaṇas, and She … Continue reading “Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā”{verses 22 – 23}