VERSES 1-2: AVIKSHYATMESVARIM KACID VRINDAVANA MAHESVARIM TAT PADAMBHOJA MATRAIKA GATIR DASYATI KATARA PATITA TAT SARAS TIRE RUDATY ARTA RAVAKULAM TAC CHRI VAKTREKSHANAVAPTYAI NAMANY ETANI SAMJAGAU     Not seeing her goddess, the Queen of Vrindavana, a certain maidservant, who considers Her lotus feet the only goal of Her life became very anxious, fell down at the shore … Continue reading Sri Radhikashtottara Sata nama stotram – 108 NAMES OF SRI RADHIKA, verses 1 -3

PRAPADYA VRiNDAVANA MADHYAM EKAH KROSANN ASAV UTKALIKAKULATMA UDGHATAYAMI JVALATAH KATHORAMVAShPASYA MUDRAM HRiDI MUDRITASYA O Lord Sri Krishna! O Goddess Sri Radhike! This fallen soul has taken shelter of Vrndavana and cries pitifully for Your audience. I will now open my severely burning heart and show the marks my burning tears have made there! From the … Continue reading Hide your love to let it grow

In the first verse of his "Sri Sri Sikshastakam", Sriman Mahaprabhu has glorified the chanting of Sri Krishna’s names in seven specific ways. First of all He says: 1) ceto darpana marjanam: The chanting of Sri Krishna’s holy name cleanses the mirror of the heart. Because the hearts and minds of non-devotees are stained and … Continue reading The Holy Name is the all-in-all

The Lord's mercy removes the sadhakas' complete lack of qualification.The compassion of Kripabdhe or Kripa-jaladhi Srimati Radharani overrules even that of the Supreme Lord, because although it is known that Sri Krishna's heart can melt of compassion, Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami proclaims that Sri Radha's body even melts of compassion. It is an extraordinary feature … Continue reading It is all about MERCY

The heart and mind of any bhavuka (sensitive) devotee who hears, chants and remembers the ecstatic condition of Srila Raghunatha with a loving attitude will also swiftly depart for the abode of intimate nikunja-pastimes within the inconceivable abode of bliss, of this there is no doubt. The gross body is bound to its own environment, … Continue reading Raghunatha Das Goswami’s mercy

The Gosvamis are the Lord's eternal associates. Sri Krishna's eternal associates are a manifestation of His svarupa sakti, His innate energy. mata pita sthana griha sayyasana ara; e sab krishnera suddha sattvera vikara (C.C.): "Krishna's mother, father, area of residence, house, bed and sittingplace are all transformations of suddha sattva (pure existence, or transcendence)." These … Continue reading Following the Goswamis of Vrindavana