Anuccheda 63 No One Falls from Vaikuṇṭha (3) No one falls down from that abode (tato’skhalanam). atho vibhūtiṁ mama māyāvinas tām aiśvaryam aṣṭāṅgam anupravṛttam śriyaṁ bhāgavatīṁ vāspṛhayanti bhadrāṁ parasya me te 'śnuvate tu loke (Srimad Bhagavatam, 3.25.37) Sri Kapiladeva says:Thereafter, they do not hanker after any opulence stored for them by My maya, nor for the … Continue reading No One Falls From Vaikuntha – Bhagavat Sandarbha (Anuccheda 63)

mudā gopendrasyātmaja-bhuja-pariṣvaṅga-nidhaye sphurad-gopī-vṛndair yam iha bhagavantaṁ praṇayibhiḥ bhajadbhis tair bhaktyā svam abhilaṣitaṁ prāptam acirād yamī-tīre gopīśvaram anudinaṁ taṁ kila bhaje I daily worship Gopīśvara Sadāśiva, who was devotedly worshipped on the bank of the Yamunā by the loving gopīs who desired the jewel-like embrace of the arms of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the prince of Vraja, and … Continue reading Glorious Gopīśvara Sadāśiva

VERSE 3: śrīmat kuṇḍataṭī kuḍuṅga-bhavane krīḍā-kalānāṁ guruṁ talpe mañjula malli komala dalaiḥ klṛpte muhur mādhavam jitvā māninam akṣa saṅgara vidhau smitvā dṛgantotsavair yuñjānāṁ hasituṁ sakhīḥ param aho rādhāṁ kadāhaṁ bhaje "O! When can I serve Śrī Rādhā, who smiles and engages Her sakhīs, with a festival of sidelong glances, in ridiculing Mādhava, the teacher of … Continue reading Sri-Sri Utkantha Dasakam – Ten Anxious Prayers for worshipping Srimati Radharani (3)

Sri Sri Vilapa Kusumanjali VERSE 97: sva kuṇḍaṁ tava lolākṣi sapriyāyāḥ sadāspadam atraiva mama saṁvāsa ihaiva mama saṁsthitiḥ O Lolākṣi (restless eyed girl)! Your lake is always the dwelling place of You and Your Beloved. Here only I will live and here alone I will stay! Explanations: In the previous verse Śrī Raghunātha desired to … Continue reading Glorious Radhakund!

In Krishna-lila, Nityananda Prabhu is Sri Balarama. Sri Balarama is assisting Sri Krishna in His enjoyment as Master of Lilas. Everything in the spiritual world which assists in or enhances Krishna´s lila is an expansion of Sri Balarama. Krishna Das Kaviraja Goswami says: „Nityananda is Balarama, Krishna´s elder brother. Just as Sri Krishna of Vrindavana … Continue reading Nityananda-tattva

A grief-filled supplication at the feet of Śrīmati Rādhikā tavaivāsmi tavaivāsmi na jīvāmi tvayā vinā iti vijñāya devi (radhe) tvaṁ naya māṁ caraṇāntikam (Vilāpa-kusumāñjali 96, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī) I am Yours! I am Yours! I cannot live without You! O Devi (Rādhikā), please understand this and bring me to Your lotus feet. Śrīmatī Rādhikā is my … Continue reading Glorious Radha-dasyam

VERSE 2: yasyah kanta-tanullasat-parimalenakrishṭa uccaih sphurad- gopi-vrinda-mukharavinda-madhu tat pritya dhayann apy adah muncan vartmani bambhramiti madato govinda-bhringah satam vrindaranya-varenya-kalpa-latikam radham kadaham bhaje Although the Govinda-bee very much loves to drink the honey (of love) that oozes from the beautiful lotus faces of the gopīs, He suddenly leaves them and wanders here and there over the … Continue reading Sri-Sri Utkantha Dasakam – Ten Anxious Prayers for worshipping Srimati Radharani (2)

Śrī-Śrī Utkaṇṭhā Daśakam - Ten Anxious Prayers (Śrīla Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī) VERSE 1: chinna-svarna-vinindi-cikkana-rucim smeram vayah-sandhito ramyam rakta-sucina-paṭṭa-vasanam veshena vibhrajitam udghurnac-chiti-kanṭha-pincha-vilasadvenim mukundam manak pashyantim nayanancalena muditam radham kadaham bhaje "When will I serve Śrī Rādhā, whose complexion rebukes the splendor of molten gold, who is a smiling girl in Her puberty, who is beautifully dressed … Continue reading Sri-Sri Utkantha Dasakam – Ten Anxious Prayers for worshipping Srimati Radharani (1)