viśākhā narma sakhyena sukhitā tad gatātmikā viśākhā prāṇa dīpālī nirmañchya nakha candrikā She's very happy with Viśākhā's intimate friendship, Her life is dedicated to Viśākhā, and the moon-like splendour of Her nails is worshipped by the wicks of Viśākhā's life-airs (heart)." Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: The river of Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī's poetry, which is filled … Continue reading “Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā”{verse 17}

VERSES 9-16: vṛṣabhānu kulotkīrti vardhikā bhānu-sevikā kīrtidā khani ratna śrīḥ śrī jita śrīḥ śriyojjvalā (9) anaṅga mañjarī jyeṣṭhā śrīdāmānandadānujā mukharā dṛṣṭi pīyūṣa varti naptrī tad āśritā (10) paurṇamāsī bahiḥ khelat prāṇa pañjara śārikā subala praṇayollāsā tatra vinyasta bhārakā (11) vrajeśyāḥ kṛṣṇavat prema pātrī tatrāti bhaktikā ambā vātsalya saṁsiktā rohiṇī ghrāta mastakā (12) vrajendra caraṇāmbhoje'rpita bhakti … Continue reading “Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā”{verse 9 – 16}

VERSE 8: smita leśa lasat pakka cāru bimbāphalādharā madhurālāpa pīyūṣa saṣjīvita sakhī-kulā Her slightly smiling lips resemble ripe and sweet Bimba-cherries and Her sweet prattling is like nectar that revives Her girlfriends. Stavāmṛta kaṇā vyākhyā: The great love for Kṛṣṇa that Rādhā carries in Her heart is reflected (pratibimba) on Her red lips, therefore they … Continue reading “Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā”{verse 8}

From the first day of the bright lunar quarter of the month of Bhādra, a band is sitting down at the Lion Gate of Vṛṣabhānu Mahārāja's town, making it as beautiful as Nandīśvara (at the time of Kṛṣṇa's birthday). On the third day of the light lunar quarter of Bhādra is the birthday of Tungavidyā … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī Līlā

Śrīmati is the ocean of playfulness, which means Her frolics with Her beloved Śyāmasundara. She keeps Śyāmasundara immersed in the waves of the ocean of Her pastimes when She meets Him. When the waves of mādana rasa swell in the ocean of Śrī Rādhā's pastimes, even Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the transcendental youthful Cupid of Vṛndāvana, does … Continue reading Śrīmati is the ocean of playfulness

Śrī Rādhā is the ocean of amṛta cchabi rūpa. She is the very form of glowing nectar and Her form is like a vast ocean. She is mahābhāva personified and mahābhāva is compared to nectar. It is the deepest possible love for Kṛṣṇa, and Rādhā's form reveals this beauty and tastefulness to the utmost, therefore … Continue reading Śrī Rādhā is the ocean of amṛta cchabi rūpa (the very form of glowing nectar)

Śrīmatī is the ocean of "lāvaṇya". Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī defines lāvaṇya as follows in his 'Ujjvala Nīlamaṇi': muktāphaleṣu chāyāyās taralatvam ivāntarā pratibhāti yad aṅgeṣu lāvaṇyam tad ihocyate "The luster that gushes out of each bodily limb like the luster shining out from inside pearls, is called lāvaṇya." Śrīmati is the ocean of lāvaṇya, or elegance. … Continue reading Śrīmatī is the ocean of “lāvaṇya”

Śrī Rādhā is the ocean of deep compassion, always showering Her devotees with the nectar-stream of Her mercy. Those who have been touched by the nectar of that compassion, can testify. Śrīla Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī says: karuṇā vidravad dehā - "Her body melts with compassion". Normally, a person's heart melts with compassion, but only in … Continue reading Śrī Rādhā is the ocean of deep compassion

Śrī Rādhā is the ocean of vātsalya. Vātsalya means love for the poor and the fallen. Just as Śrī Rādhā is an inexhaustible storehouse of amorous rasa, She is also a great ocean of vātsalya-affection. The writers of the rasa śāstras (aesthetic scriptures) say that the vātsalya rasa is not compatible with the madhura rasa, … Continue reading Śrī Rādhā is the ocean of vātsalya

Śrīmatī is the only ocean of anurāga. ānurāga means mahā-bhāva. ānurāga is ever-fresh and ever-astonishing. Śrīmatī thinks Kṛṣṇa's sweetness is ever fresh and She always has more taste for His sweetness, so She always relishes it. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī writes in His 'Ujjvala Nilamaṇi' (Sthāyibhāva 104): ko'yam kṛṣṇa iti vyudasyati dhṛtim yas taṇvi karṇaṁ viśan … Continue reading Śrīmatī Rādhā is the only ocean of anurāga (mahā-bhāva)