chinna svarṇa sadṛkṣāṅgī rakta vastrāvaguṇṭhinī nirbandha baddha veṇīkā cāru kāśmīra carcitā Her body shines like lacerated gold, She is covered by a red veil, Her braid is carefully bound and She is anointed with beautiful vermilion {3}. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: When a goldsmith cuts gold with a sword the inside of the gold shines even … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā” {Verse 3}

jayati śrīmatī kācid vṛndāraṇya vihāriṇī vidhātus taruṇī sṛṣṭi kauśala śrīr ihojjvalā All glories to some beautiful girl, who sports in Vṛndāvana, and who is the treasure of beauty of the Creator's brilliant creation of young girls in this world! Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: From this second verse onwards, Śrī Raghunātha dāsa describes the forms, qualities and … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā” {Verse 2}

BHĀVA NĀMA GUṆĀDĪNĀM AIKYĀT ŚRĪ RĀDHIKAIVA YĀ KṚṢṆENDOḤ PREYASĪ SĀ ME ŚRĪ VIŚĀKHĀ PRASĪDATU May Śrī Viśākhā, who is the beloved of the moon-like Kṛṣṇa, and who is just like Śrī Rādhikā because she is one with Her in name, feelings, attributes and many other things, be pleased with me! Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: Now Śrīla … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā” {Verse 1}

utkaṇṭhā daśaka stavena nitarāṁ navyena divyaiḥ svarair vṛndāraṇya mahendra paṭṭa mahiṣīṁ yaḥ stauti samyak sudhīḥ tasmai prāṇa-samā guṇānurasanāt saṁjāta harṣotsavaiḥ kṛṣṇo'nargham abhīṣṭa ratnam acirād etat sphuṭaṁ yacchati Śrī Kṛṣṇa will most blissfully give the desired jewel of Śrī Rādhā's personal service to any wise man who recites this new Utkaṇṭhā-daśaka with a beautiful voice, and … Continue reading Sri-Sri Utkantha Dasakam – Ten Anxious Prayers for worshipping Srimati Radharani (11)

Devotion without humility is devotion without life. Śrīman Mahāprabhu Himself explained how prema can be swiftly achieved through the practice of nāma: ye rūpe loile nāma prema upajāya; tāhāra lakṣaṇa śuno svarūpa rāma rāya tṛṇād api sunīcena taror iva sahiṣṇunā; amāninā mānadena kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ "Listen, oh Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāmānanda Rāya, how prema can … Continue reading Merciful Śrīman Mahāprabhu

prāṇebhyo'py adhika priyā muraripor yā hanta yasyā apis vīya prāṇa parārddhato'pi dayitās tat pāda-reṇoḥ kaṇāḥ dhanyāṁ tāṁ jagatī-traye parilasaj jaṅghāla kīrtiṁ hareḥ preṣṭha-varga śiro'gra bhūṣaṇa-maṇiṁ rādhāṁ kadāhaṁ bhaje O! When will I serve Śrī Rādhā, who is dearer to Kṛṣṇa than His own life, who considers a speck of Kṛṣṇa's foot dust billions of times … Continue reading Sri-Sri Utkantha Dasakam – Ten Anxious Prayers for worshipping Srimati Radharani (10)

doṅhāra nāma guṇa śuni, bhakta mukhe puni puni, parama ānanda sukha pāñu (Prema Bhakti Chandrika) If the names, qualities, lilas and so on of Śrī Rādhā-Govinda are repeatedly heard with a joyful heart from the mouth of a bhakta, resolute service to Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa is easily performed externally with body, mind and words and internally by … Continue reading The means to attain the lotus feet of the Divine Couple

In the previous verse Śrīpāda saw his Iśvarī as the nikuñja devī. Devī means 'the worshiped'. It is even more astonishing when Rasikendra Maulī (Kṛṣṇa, the king of relishers) worships Rādhikā in the kuñja as when the sakhīs and mañjarīs do it. She is called devī because even rasika śekhara serves Her. When Rādhā and … Continue reading Śyāma submits Himself to Svāminī

ULLĀSAIR JALAKELI LOLUPA MANAḤ PŪRE NIDĀGHODGAME KṢVELĪ LAMPAṬA MĀNASĀBHIR ABHITAḤ SĀYAṀ SAKHĪBHIR VṚTĀM GOVINDAṀ SARASI PRIYE'TRA SALILA KRĪḌĀ VIDAGDHAṀ KAṆAIḤ SIÑCANTĪṀ JALA-YANTRAKEṆA PAYASĀṀ RĀDHĀṀ KADĀHAṀ BHAJE VASANTĪ KUSUMOTKAREṆA PARITAḤ SAURABHYA VISTĀRIṆĀ SVENĀLAṄKṚTI SAÑCAYENA BAHUDHĀVIRBHĀVITENA SPHUṬAM SOTKAMPAṀ PULAKODGAMAIR MURABHIDĀ DRĀG BHŪṢITĀṄGĪṀ KRAMAIR MODENĀŚRU BHARAIḤ PLUTĀṀ PULAKITĀṀ RĀDHĀṀ KADĀHAṀ BHAJE When can I serve Śrī Rādhā, who … Continue reading Sri-Sri Utkantha Dasakam – Ten Anxious Prayers for worshipping Srimati Radharani (8-9)

hātaka darapaṇa, māthaka phula, nayanaka añjana mukhaka tāmbūlahātaka darapaṇa, māthaka phula, nayanaka añjana mukhaka tāmbūlahṛdayaka mṛgamada, gīmaka hāra; dehaka saravasa gehaka sārapākhīka pākha, mīnaka pāni. jīvaka jīvana hām tuhu jānituhu kaise mādhava koho tuhu moy; vidyāpati koho - duhu dohā hoy "You are the mirror in My hand, the flower in My hair, the eyeliner … Continue reading Radhika´s intense feelings towards Her Beloved Shyam