VERSE 7: prakaṭita nija vāsaṁ snigdha veṇu praṇādair drutagati harim ārāt prāpya kuñje smitākṣī śravaṇa kuhara kaṇḍūṁ tanvatī namra vaktrā snapayati nija dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu When will Śrī Rādhikā, who quickly runs to the place where Śrī Hari indicates His whereabouts by playing His enchanting flute, Whose eyes smile when She finds Him … Continue reading Śrī Śrī Rādhikāṣṭakam (Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī) – Verse 7

Recently, AGAIN, several Vaishnavas claimed that my Gurudeva, Radhakund Mahanta Sri Srimat 108 Ananta das Babaji Maharaja is giving siddha pranali right at the moment of DIKSHA. This is completely wrong and has no evidence at all. I know that some of my godbrothers reveived siddha pranali pretty shortly after diksha, some of them waited … Continue reading Another misconception

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysffUcE0QyU Baba: Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur and AC Bhaktivedanta Swami… They are also in one place (MEANING: They have their rightful place in Gaudiya Vaishnavism) … Because there is school and there is college. Higher and higher. Therefore, harinama chanting and sankirtana is for everyone. Everyone needs this for heart-cleaning. And then higher is the college, … Continue reading Respect ALL Vaishnavas

VERSE 6: niravadhi saviśākhā śākhi yūtha prasūnaiḥ srajam iha racayantī vaijayantīṁ vanānte aghavijayi varoraḥ preyasī śreyasī sā snapayati nija dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu When will Śrī Rādhikā, Who is the beloved at Kṛṣṇa's excellent chest, Who is the source of all auspiciousness for Kṛṣṇa, and Who picks flowers from the trees of the forest … Continue reading Śrī Śrī Rādhikāṣṭakam (Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī) – Verse 6

VERSE 5: vraja kula mahilānāṁ prāṇa bhūtākhilānāṁ paśupapati gṛhiṇyāḥ kṛṣṇavat prema-pātram sulalita lalitāntaḥ sneha phullāntarātmā snapayati nija dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu When will Śrī Rādhikā, who is the very life of all the Vraja-gopīs, who is loved by the cowherd queen (Yaśodā) as much as Kṛṣṇa is, and whose heart blossoms of the very … Continue reading Śrī Śrī Rādhikāṣṭakam (Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī) – Verse 5

ati caṭulataraṁ tāṁ kānanāntar milantaṁ vraja nṛpati kumāraṁ vīkṣya śaṅkākulākṣī madhura mṛdu vacobhiḥ saṁstutā netra bhaṅgyā snapayati nija dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu When will Śrī Rādhikā, who looks at the whimsical prince of Vraja (Kṛṣṇa) with anxious, fearful eyes when She meets Him in the forest, and who praises Him with soft, sweet words … Continue reading Śrī Śrī Rādhikāṣṭakam (Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī) – Verse 4

sarasija vara garbha kharva kāntiḥ samudyat taruṇima ghanasārāśliṣṭa kaiśora sīdhuḥ dara vikasita hāsya syandi bimbādharāgrā snapayati nija dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu When will Śrī Rādhikā, whose bright luster belittles that of the whorl of the best of lotus flowers, whose nectarean adolescence is scented with the camphor of youthfulness, and whose Bimbafruit-like lips show … Continue reading Śrī Śrī Rādhikāṣṭakam (Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī) – Verse 3

sphurad aruṇa dukūla dyotitodyan nitamba sthalam abhivara kāñcī lāsyam ullāsayantī kuca kalasa vilāsa sphīta muktāsara śrīḥ snapayati nija dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu When will Śrī Rādhikā, whose buttocks are adorned with a brightly shining crimson garment and an excellent sash of blissfully dancing bells, and whose pitcher-like breasts are beautified by a string of … Continue reading Śrī Śrī Rādhikāṣṭakam (Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī) – Verse 2