VERSE 6: KĪRTIDĀ KANYAKĀ MĀTṚ SNEHA PĪYŪṢA PUTRIKĀ VIŚĀKHĀ SAVAYĀḤ PREṢṬHA VIŚĀKHĀ JĪVITĀDHIKĀ 16) Kīrtidā kanyakā (Queen Kīrtidā's daughter) 17) Mātṛ sneha pīyūṣa putrikā (Her mother's beloved nectar-daughter) 18) Viśākhā Savayā (Viśākhā's girlfriend) 19) Preṣṭhā Viśākhā Jīvitādhikā (Who is dearer than life to Viśākhā) Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: Śrīmatī's sixteenth and seventeenth name are Kīrtidā kanyakā … Continue reading 108 NAMES OF ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ – Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, verses 6 – 8

VERSE 5: BHĀSKAROPĀSIKĀ VĀRṢABHĀNAVĪ VṚṢABHĀNUJĀ ANAṄGA MAÑJARĪ JYEṢṬHĀ ŚRĪDĀMĀVARAJOTTAMĀ 10) Bhāskaropāsikā: She worships the sun 11 and 12) Vārṣabhānavī and Vṛṣabhānujā: She's the daughter of king Vṛṣabhānu 13) Anaṅga Mañjarī Jyeṣṭhā: She's the older sister of Anaṅga Mañjarī 14) Śrīdāmāvarajā: She's Śrīdāma's younger sister and 15) Uttamā: She's the Greatest Girl. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: In … Continue reading 108 NAMES OF ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ – Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, verse 5

VERSE 4: DĀMODARĀDVAITA SAKHĪ KĀRTIKOTKĪRTIDEŚVARĪ MUKUNDA DAYITĀ VṚNDA DHAMMILLA MAṆI MAÑJARĪ 7) Dāmodarādvaita sakhī: Dāmodara's unrivalled girlfriend 8) Kārtikotkīrtideśvarī: The greatest bestower of fame on the Kārtika-month, and the goddess of Kārtika. 9) Mukunda dayitā vṛnda dhammilla maṇi mañjarī: The jewelbud on the braids of all of Mukunda's beloveds. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: In this verse … Continue reading 108 NAMES OF ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ – Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, verse 4

Śrī Rādhikāṣṭottara Śata nāma stotram - Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī 108 NAMES OF ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ VERSE 3: RĀDHĀ GĀNDHARVIKĀ GOṢṬHA-YUVARĀJAIKA KĀMITĀ GĀNDHARVĀRĀDHIKĀ CANDRAKĀNTIR MĀDHAVA SAṄGINĪ 1) Rādhā 2) Gāndharvikā 3) Goṣṭha yuvarājaika kāmitā (the only girl desired by the prince of the pastures) 4) Gāndharvārādhikā (the girl who is worshipped by the Gāndharvā-angels) 5) Candrakānti 6) Mādhava … Continue reading 108 NAMES OF ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ – Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, verse 3

Śrī Rādhikāṣṭottara Śata nāma stotram - Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī 108 NAMES OF ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ VERSES 1-2: AVĪKṢYĀTMEŚVARĪṀ KĀCID VṚNDĀVANA MAHEŚVARĪM TAT PADĀMBHOJA MĀTRAIKA GATIR DĀSYATI KĀTARĀ PATITĀ TAT SARAS TĪRE RUDATY ĀRTA RAVĀKULAM TAC CHRĪ VAKTREKṢAṆĀVĀPTYAI NĀMĀNY ETĀNI SAṀJAGAU Not seeing her goddess, the Queen of Vṛndāvana, a certain maidservant, who considers Her lotus feet the … Continue reading 108 NAMES OF ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ – Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, verses 1 – 2

Śrī Śrī Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā, verse 5 শ্রীগুরু করুণাসিন্ধু, অধম জনার বন্ধু, লোকনাথ লোকের জীবন । হা হা! প্রভু! কর দয়া, দেহ মোরে পদছায়া, এবে যশঃ ঘুষুক ত্রিভুবন ॥ ৬ || śrī guru karuṇā sindhu, adhama janāra bandhu, lokanātha lokera jīvana hā hā prabho! koro doyā, deho more pada-chāyā, ebe yaśaḥ ghusuk tri-bhuvana (6)    “Śrī Guru, … Continue reading Śrī Guru-tattva, part 4

Śrī Śrī Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā, verse 5 cakṣu dāna dilo yei, janme janme prabhu sei, divya jñāna hṛde prokāśito prema bhakti yāhā hoite, avidyā vināśa yāte vede gāy yāhāra carito (5) "He who opened my eyes is my Lord, birth after birth. He revealed divine knowledge within my heart. From him ecstatic loving devotion emanates, he destroys … Continue reading Śrī Guru-tattva, part 3

Recently I meditated a lot about these two very wonderful verses: Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu || 1.2.294 ||  kṛṣṇaṁ smaran janaṁ cāsya preṣṭhaṁ nija-samīhitam | tat-tat-kathā-rataś cāsau kuryād vāsaṁ vraje sadā ||294|| Remembering the Vṛndāvana form of Kṛṣṇa and His dear associates who have inclinations for service similar to one’s own, absorbing oneself in hearing topics … Continue reading The power of a balanced external and internal spiritual life

Nowadays, it is very often said that we are not allowed to imagine our spiritual form BEFORE reaching the stage of ASAKTI. Krishna's form is spiritual. Our siddha deha is spiritual. So, are we also forbidden to imagine or meditate on the forms of Sriman Mahaprabhu? Radha? Krishna? At one point we have to start … Continue reading A glimpse of divine reality