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krsna · September 10, 2004

THE BHAJAN OF SRIMATI RADHARANI

From the Teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Srimati Radharani’s earrings are the name, fame and qualities of Lord Krishna. The glories of Lord Krishna’s name, fame and qualities are always inundating Her speech.

— Cc. madhya 8.179

The female parrot said, “Srimati Radharani’s affection, Her exquisite beauty and good behavior, Her artistic dancing and chanting, and Her poetic compositions are all so attractive that they attract the mind of Krishna, who attracts the mind of everyone in the universe.”

— Govinda-līlāmta 13.30, quoted in Cc. madhya 17.212

[srimati Radharani thought:] “Since I have heard the name of a person called Krishna, I have practically lost My good sense. Then, there is another person who plays His flute in such a way that after I hear the vibration, intense madness arises in My heart. And again there is still another person to whom My mind becomes attached when I see His beautiful lightning-like effulgence in His pic-ture. Therefore I think that I am greatly con-demned, for I have become simultaneously attached to three persons. It would be better for Me to die because of this.”

— Vidagdha-mādhava 2.9, quoted in Cc. antya 1.142

In the same Krsna Karnamrta there is an-other statement about the chanting of Radharani. It is said by one of the associates of Radharani, “O Lord Govinda, the girl who is the daughter of King Vrishabhanu is now shedding tears, and She is anxiously chant-ing Your holy name — ‘Krishna! Krishna!’”

— Nectar of Devotion, chapter 18

She enchanted all of Her friends in such a way that they became stone-like and dull. At the same time, the nearby stones began to melt away in ecstatic love.

— Nectar of Devotion, chapter 27

One day Srimati Radharani was churning yogurt for Krishna. At that time, the jeweled bangles on Her hands were circling around, and She was chanting the holy name of Krishna. All of a sudden, She thought, “I am chanting the holy name of Krishna, and My superiors — My mother-in-law and My sister-in-law — may hear Me!” By this thought, Radharani became overanxious. This is an instance of feeling guilty because of devotion to Krishna.

— Nectar of Devotion, chapter 29

When Srimati Radharani first saw Krishna, She suddenly became conscious of all tran-scendental happiness, and the functions of Her different limbs were stunned. When Lalita, Her constant companion, whispered into Her ear the holy name of Krishna, Radharani immediately opened Her eyes wide. This is an instance of alertness caused by hearing the sound of Krishna’s name.

— Nectar of Devotion, chapter 30

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krsna · September 19, 2004

Radharani Ki Jai! Maharani Ki Jai!

(1)

rAdhAraNI kI jai, mahAraNI kI jai.

bolo barSANe vArI kI jai jai jai

(2)

ThAkuraNI kI jai, harI pyArI kI jai

vRSabhAnu-dulArI kI jai jai jai

(3)

gaurAGgI kI jai, hemAGgI kI jai

vrajarAja-kumArI kI jai jai jai

(4)

vrajA-ranI kI jai, vraja devI kI jai

gahvara vana vArI kI jai jai jai

(1) All glories to RAdhArANI! All glories to the greatest of all Queens. Sing the glories of RAdhArANI, who lives in BarSANA.

(2) All glories to RAdhA ThAkuraNI [Queen RAdhA], who is the beloved of zri Hari. All glories to the beloved daughter of King VRSabhAnu.

(3) All glories to RAdhArANI who has a fair complexion and golden limbs.

(4) All glories to the Queen of Vraja. All glories to the goddess of Vraja. All glories to RAdhA who wanders in the Gahvara forest.

krsna · September 19, 2004

GItAvalI

Eight Prayers in Glorification of zrImatI RAdhArANI

By Srila Bhaktivinod Thakura

Song 1

rAdhikA-caraNa-padma, sakala zreyera sadma,

jatane je nAhi ArAdhilo

rAdhA-padmAGkita dhAma, bRndAbana jAr nAma,

tAhA je nA Azroy korilo

He who has failed to carefully worship the lotus feet of zrImatI RAdhikA,

which are the abode of all auspiciousness; he who has not taken shelter in the

transcendental abode known as VRndAvana, which is decorated with the

beautiful lotus flower named RAdhA...

rAdhikA-bhAva-gambhIr, citta jebA mahAdhIr,

gaNa-saGga nA koilo jIvane

kemone se zyAmAnanda, rasa-sindhu-snAnAnanda,

labhibe bujhoha eka-mane

...he who in this life has not associated with the devotees of RAdhikA, who

are very wise and whose devotion for RAdhA is very deep-how will such a

person ever experience the bliss of bathing in the ocean of Lord zyAma's

sublime mellows? Please understand this most attentively.

rAdhikA ujjvala-raser AcArya

rAdhA-mAdhava-zuddha-prem vicArya

zrImatI RAdhikA is the exemplary teacher of the brilliant mellows of conjugal

love. This pure love between RAdhA and MAdhava is worthy of discussion and

contemplation.

je dharilo rAdhA-. parama jatane

se pailo kRSNa-. amUlya-ratane

He who has grasped hold of the lotus feet of RAdhA with great care obtains

the lotus feet of KRSNa, which are like priceless jewels.

rAdhA-. vinA kabhu kRSNa nAhi mile

rAdhAr dAsIr kRSNa sarva-vede bole

Without taking shelter of the lotus feet of RAdhA, one can never personally

meet Lord KRSNa. The Vedic scriptures declare that KRSNa is the property of

the maidservants of zrI RAdhA.

choData dhana-jan, kalatra-suta-mita,

choData karama geyAn

rAdhA-.-paGkaja, madhurata sevan,

bhakativinoda paramAn

Abandoning wealth, followers, wife, sons, and friends, and giving up

materialistic activities and intellectual knowledge, being absorbed in the

sweetness of service to the lotus feet of zrImatI RAdhArANI-this is

Bhaktivinoda's conviction.

krsna · September 19, 2004

Jaya Radhe Jaya Radhe Radhe

by Hari Vyasa Devacarya

(refrain)

jaya rAdhe jaya rAdhe rAdhe jaya rAdhe jaya zrI-rAdhe

jaya kRSNa jaya kRSNa kRSNa jaya kRSNa jaya zrI-kRSNa

(1)

syAmA gorI nitya-kisorI prItama-jorI zrI-rAdhe

rasika rasIlo chaila-chabIlo guNa-garabIlo zrI-kRSNa

(2)

rAsa-vihArini rasa-bisatArini piya-ura-dhArini zrI-rAdhe

nava-nava-raGgI navala-tribhaGgI syAma-su-aGgI zrI-kRSNa

(3)

prAna-piyArI rUpa-ujyArI ati-sukuGvArI zrI-rAdhe

maina-manohara mahA-moda-kara suGdara-bara-tara zrI-kRSNa

(4)

sobhA-sainI mobhA-mainI kokila-bainI zrI-rAdhe

kIrati-vantA kAmini-kaGtA zrI-bhagavaGtA zrI-kRSNa

(5)

caGdA-badanI kuGdA-raDanI sobhA-sadanI zrI-rAdhe

parama-udArA prabhA-apArA ati-sukuGvArA zrI-kRSNa

(6)

haMsA-gavanI rAjati-ravanI krIDA-kavanI zrI-rAdhe

rUpa-rasAlA naina-bisAlA parama-kRpAlA zrI-kRSNa

(7)

kaGcana-belI rati-rasa-relI ati-alabelI zrI-rAdhe

saba-sukha-sAgara saba-guNa-Agara rUpa-ujAgara zrI-kRSNa

(8)

ravanI-ramyA tara-tara-tamyA guNa-agamyA zrI-rAdhe

dhAma-nivAsI prabhA-prakAsI sahaja-suhAsI zrI-kRSNa

(9)

zaktyAhlAdini ati-priya-vAdini ura-unmAdini zrI-rAdhe

aGga-aGga-tauna sarasa-salauna subhaga-suthauna zrI-kRSNa

(10)

rAdhA-nAmini guNa-abhirAmini hari-priya-svAminI zrI-rAdhe

hare-hare-hari hare-hare-hari hare-hare-hari zrI-kRSNa

(1) O zrI RAdhe! You are a fresh young maiden with slender waist, endowed with the luster of new adolescence; You possess the fairest golden complexion; You are eternally situated in the sweet blossoming of divine youth; You are the only perfect match for Your most Beloved. O zrI KRSNa! You are the true relisher of transcendental mellows; You are sweet and relishable in every aspect; You are so effulgent that You represent the topmost superexcellence of pure enchantment; You are situated in great pride due to full awareness of Your own transcendental qualities.

(2) O zrI RAdhe! You are the sportive Princess of the ecstatic rAsa-dance festival, which You organize every night. You are the distributor of pure ecstatic rasa-mellows to all other living entities; You love to embrace the chest of Your Lover. O zrI KRSNa! You are the connoisseur of newer and newer playful sports. You like to stand in a three-fold bending posture that

always appears ever-fresh; Your body is perfectly exquisite in both proportion and deep dark complexion.

(3) O zrI RAdhe! You are the most dear loving friend of everyone’s life; You manifest a brilliant splendor of sheer beauty; You are extremely soft and delicate due to Your fresh youth. O zrI KRSNa! You are the enchanter of the mind of Cupid; You are the giver of great transcendental bliss to all living entities; Your beauty surpasses the best by far.

(4) O zrI RAdhe! You are the manifestor of wonderful beauty while You are gracefully reclining on a flower bed; You radiate the luster of the transcendental Cupid, Lord KAmadeva; Your speech sounds just like the soft, gentle cooing of the cuckoo bird. O zrI KRSNa! You are honored by Your own glorious fame; You are the lover of lusty young gopIs; Your position is the highest amongst all the different forms of Godhead.

(5) O zrI RAdhe! You are the possessor of a spotless moon-face; Your teeth look just like small round jasmine flowers; You are the very abode of majestic beauty and splendor. O zrI KRSNa! You are the most supremely magnanimous personality; Your bodily aura radiates out into unlimited eternity; You are naturally endowed with the softness of extremely youthful charms.

(6) O zrI RAdhe! You are fond of walking like a majestic swan; You are the most radiant lover; You are the instigator of many fun sports and contests. O zrI KRSNa! You are the embodiment of the most relishable type of beauty; Your lotus eyes are large and wide; You are the topmost merciful personality.

(7) O zrI RAdhe! You are just like a golden creeper wound around the zyAma tamAla-tree; You are completely full to the brim with the ecstatic mellows of purely divine love; Your unique activities are conducted in complete privacy. O zrI KRSNa! You are the ocean of all types of happiness; You are the mine of all good qualities; You radiate a famous aura of glorious beauty.

(8) O zrI RAdhe! You are the most charming mistress of Your beloved; You are naturally situated at the topmost level of successive greatness; Your divine qualities are imperceptible to ordinary senses or minds. O zrI KRSNa! You area permanent resident of the holy abode of zrI Vraja; You radiate a most influential aura; You naturally wear a pleasant smile.

(9) O zrI RAdhe! You are the very potency of divine pleasure; Your speech is such that whoever hears it becomes lovingly attached to it; Your breasts are crazed with the wildest desire to be satisfied by Your Beloved. O zrI KRSNa! You are endowed with such bodily limbs that each and every aspect of them is very captivating; Your beauty is indeed saturated with an all-pervading, overflowing rasa-current; Your chest is beautifully endowed with majestic divine opulences.

(10) O zrI RAdhe! You arecelebrated with the most blessed name of “RAdhA”; You please everyone with your good qualities; You are the only worshipable Queen for Haripriya [the author, Hari VyAsadeva]. Hare Hare Hari, Hare Hare Hari, Hare Hare Hari, zrI KRSNa.