All the śāstras and mahā-jana vāṇīs loudly proclaim (with the loud sounds of the Dundubhī-drum of glory) the glories of serving the bhaktas. In Śrīmad Bhāgavata, Śrī Vidura Mahāśaya tells Śrī Maitreya Muni — yat sevayā bhagavataḥ kūṭasthasya madhudviṣaḥ ratir āso bhavet tīvraḥ pādayor vyasanārdanaḥ (3.7.19) "O Muni! By serving all these devotees of the … Continue reading THE GLORIES OF SERVING THE BHAKTAS

VERSE 80: RĀDHA DĀSYAM APĀSYA YAḤ PRAYATATE GOVINDA SAṄGĀŚAYE SO'YAṀ PŪRṆA SUDHĀ RUCEḤ PARICAYAṀ RĀKĀṀ VINĀ KĀṄKṢATI KIṀ CA ŚYĀMARATI PRAVĀHA LAHARĪ BĪJAṀ NA YE TĀṀ VIDUS TE PRĀPYĀPI MAHĀMṚTAMBUDHIM AHO BINDUṀ PARAṀ PRĀPNUYUḤ rādhā dāsyam - Rādhā's service; apāsya - giving up; yaḥ - who; prayatate - endeavours; govinda saṅga - Govinda's company; āśaye … Continue reading RĀDHA DĀSYAM – our goal

The more the devotee experiences, the more the devotee's devotional hope increases. When devotion appears in the heart the devotee feels himself unqualified, but he is also bound by strong hopes for attaining the beloved: kva jano'yam atīva pāmaraḥ kva durāpaṁ rati bhāgbhir apy adaḥ iyam ullalayaty ajarjarā gurur uttarṣa dhurā tathāpi mām (Utkalikā Vallari … Continue reading Hope

Śrī Raghunātha dāsa perceives Śrī Rādhā's pastime of going to Nandīśvara to cook for Kṛṣṇa in the early morning. He is himself not the controller of these visions - they come to him spontaneously. When the pastimes manifest themselves spontaneously he relishes them and when they vanish he prays. He is not able to decide … Continue reading Radhika is on Her way to cook for Her Beloved

Kṛṣṇa, longing to meet His lover Radhika, walked along a hidden path leading to Radha-kuṇḍa. Govinda-lilamṛta 7.1 The fresh, attractive groves surrounding Radha-kuṇḍa were unparalleled in their profound beauty and wealth of colorful flowers blooming blissful, jewel creepers. One grove featured an excellent highly ornamented bed, surrounded by pleasing items for the pleasure of Radha-Madhava. … Continue reading Radha goes to Radha-kuṇḍa

Actually, without Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī's mercy Kṛṣṇa can never be attained - vinā rādhā prasādena Kṛṣṇa-prāptir na jāyate. Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura sings: rādhikā caraṇa reṇu, bhūṣaṇa koriyā tanu, anāyāse pābe giridhārī rādhikā caraṇāśraya, ye kore se mahāśaya, tāre mui yāi bolihārī "Anyone who decorates one's body with Rādhikā's footdust easily gets Giridhārī. I praise any … Continue reading Radhika´s mercy, the means and the goal and the most special prasadam

Whoever falls in an ocean of nectar becomes immortal and nectarean. By the special mercy of Śrīman Mahāprabhu, Śrīla Raghunātha Dāsa similarly has become filled with prema by falling in the ocean of service to Śrī Rādhikā, Who is sacred love personified. He is fully absorbed in his identification as Rādhā's maidservant. A vision comes … Continue reading The nectar of Radhika´s leftover prasadam

The ārati is over now. Svāminī is surrounded by Her girlfriends, sitting on a jewel-studded sofa. She makes jokes with Her girlfriends, but these are not ordinary jokes: nirbhara narma goṣṭhīm. It is a very funny conversation. While Śrīmatī is absorbed in such a joking discussion Śyāmalā-sakhī comes before Her with a new sakhī. Seeing … Continue reading Naughty Krishna deceives Radhika

Śrīla Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī now does not see Rādhākuṇḍa anymore, he sees Śrī Rādhikā chewing pān on Her jewelled sofa in Yāvata. How sweetly She's sitting there, chewing pān and floating in the nectar of laughter and joking with Her girlfriends! Now there will be ārati. In the summer ārati is done with a plain … Continue reading Arati-ceremony for Śrīmati Rādhikā