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)

VERSE 18: KVACIT PADMĀ ŚAIBYĀDIKA VALITA CANDRĀVALĪM URU PRIYĀLĀPOLLĀSAIR ATULAM API DHINVANN AGHAHARAḤ KADĀ VĀ MAT PREKṢĀ LAVA KALITA VAILAKṢYA BHARATAḤ KVA RĀDHETY ĀJALPAN MALINAYATI SARVĀḤ PARAM IMĀḤ When will Candrāvalī, with her friends like Padmā and Śaibyā, all become greatly morose when I come inside their kuñja where they are sweetly and blissfully prattling … Continue reading Sva Sankalpa Prakasa Stotram, verse 18 – 21 (Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami)

Manjari-bhava. Wow…two single words…but what an upheaval these two simple words can create. “Manjari-bhava? Aha. Sahajiya.” “Manjari-bhava? Nope. You are not qualified.” “Manjari-bhava? THAT is nowhere in any literature of the Goswamis of Vraja.” “Manjari-bhava? Is that even bona-fide?” Let us try to examine these two simple words and what they become if we put … Continue reading The ocean of nectar called manjari-bhava

Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the combined form of the king of all transcendental tastes and the embodiment of mahā-bhāva. After fulfilling His three special desires, He also relishes the mood of the maidservants of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī . This unique mood is the gift that was never before bestowed on the world and the special mercy of … Continue reading Had Śri Caitanya Mahāprabhu not come…