SRI RADHA--THE DIVINE MYSTERY -

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Jaya Sri Radhe!

 

premNaH san-madhurojjvalasya hRidayaM shRingAra-lIlA-kalA

vaichitrI-paramAvadhir bhagavataH pUjyaiva kApIshatA

IshAnI cha shachI mahA-sukha-tanuH shaktiH svatantrA parA

shrI-vRindAvana-nAtha-paTTa-mahiSI rAdhaiva sevyA mama

 

Sri Radha, the principal Queen of the Lord of Vrindavan, is the object of my

devotion.

She is the heart of the love known as erotic and effulgent,

She is the ultimate limit of the varieties of expertise in sensual pastimes,

She is worshipable to the Lord, for She possesses divine supremacy,

She is Ishani, Sachi, a supremely independent Power (Shakti), the Embodiment of

great joy.

 

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Like to share 'Sri Radha Shodasa Namavali' - 16 Auspicious Names in Sanskrit to

glorify Radharani

- from 'Brahma Vaivarta Purana' (Sri Krishna Janma Khanda)

 

1. rAdhA

2. rAsezvarI

3. rAsavAsinI

4. rasikezvarI

5. kRSNa-prANAdhikA

6. kRSNa-priyA

7. kRSNa-rUpiNI

8. kRSNa-vAmAGga-sambhUtA

9. paramAnanda-rUpiNI

10. kRSNA

11. vRndAvanI

12. vRndA

13. vRndAvana-vinodinI

14. candrAvatI

15. candra-kAntA

16. zatacandra-nibhAnanA

 

 

Radharani is also addressed with these beautiful Sanskrit names:

 

....kRSNa-prANAdhi devI tvaM goloke rAdhikA svayaM

rAse rAsezvarI tvaM vRndA vRndAvane

kRSNa-priyA tvaM bhAnDIre candrA candana kAnane

virajA caMpakavane zatazRGge ca sundarI

padmAvatI padmavane mAlatI mAlatI vane

kunda-dantI kundavane suzIlA ketakIvane

kadamba-mAlA tvaM devI kadamba kAnane!......

 

I'll try to add my English translation later..

 

dr. jaya

 

 

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> 'Radha'

> In Indian Song & Dance

>

> Who is she? How do the authors of mythological texts portray her?

> As a goddess? As a woman with earthly qualities? Or as an admirable

> mixture of the two? Some of the earliest references to her are found

> in the Brahmavaivarta Purana. The most imaginative portrayal is

> perhaps in the Vishnu Purana, which refers to the Lord's Leela and

> gives her a form which is at once divine and human.

>

> A The following verse from the Vishnu Purana refers to her as a

> beautiful woman:

>

> Ka-pi tena samayata kritapunya madalasa .. padani tasyaischaitani

> ghananyalpatanuni cha (5.13.33)

>

> Roughly translated, this verse describes her as a languid beauty,

> with a graceful gait and feet that are small and beautiful.

>

> The Padma Purana speaks of her as the " Adyaprakriti " -- the first

> among the " Prakritis " of Vishnu, who is the " Purusha " .

>

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