The Hare Krishna Maha Mantra directs one's attention and devotion to Radha as well as Krishna. Radha is also known as Mother Hara, which is the name Hare in the vocative form within the mantra. So in chanting Hare Krishna, we are first approaching the Lord's internal potency and asking Radha to please engage us in the service of Lord Krishna. Concentrating on Krishna through His names is one form of that service. In other words, it is through Radha that one more easily attains Krishna and service to Krishna. This is the advantage of approaching Lord Krishna through Radharani.
Jivan Dhan Radha............
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Hare Krishna Maha Mantra
The Hare Krishna Maha Mantra directs one's attention and devotion to Radha as well as Krishna. Radha is also known as Mother Hara, which is the name Hare in the vocative form within the mantra. So in chanting Hare Krishna, we are first approaching the Lord's internal potency and asking Radha to please engage us in the service of Lord Krishna. Concentrating on Krishna through His names is one form of that service. In other words, it is through Radha that one more easily attains Krishna and service to Krishna. This is the advantage of approaching Lord Krishna through Radharani.
Sri Sri Radha Krishna Pastimes
| Sri Sri Radha Krishna Pastimes |
"When Srimati Radharani first saw Krishna, She suddenly became conscious of all transcendental 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.
"One day, in a joking mood, Krishna informed Radharani, 'My dear Radharani, I am going to give up Your Company.' Upon saying this, He immediately disappeared, and because of this, Radharani immediately fell down upon the ground of Vrindavana. she had practically stopped breathing, but when She smelled the flavor of the flowers on the ground, She awoke in ecstasy and got up.
"One night, Srimati Radharani was talking in a dream. “My dear Krishna”, She said, “please do not play any more jokes on Me! Please stop! And please don't touch my garments either. Otherwise I shall inform the elder persons, and I shall disclose all of Your naughty behavior. She was talking like this in a dream. She suddenly awoke and saw some of Her superiors standing before Her. Thus Radharani became ashamed and bowed Her head"
Concerning Radharani’s twelve ornaments, Subala says, "Sri Radhika wears a diamond on Her head, golden earrings on Her ears, and tiny golden bells around Her hips. A golden locket hangs around Her neck. She wears a cakri-salaka (an elaborate ornament that encircles the entire ear and fastens at the top) over Her ears, bangles on Her hands, and a necklace around Her throat. There are rings on Her fingers and a group of star-like necklaces on Her bosom. She is adorned with jewelled armlets, jewelled ankle bells and radiant toe rings. She is very beautiful wearing these twelve ornaments."
Thursday, October 27, 2011
सुनु दाता नंदकुमार हो , पतितन को सरदार
सुनु दाता नंदकुमार हो , पतितन को सरदार |
तू पतितन सुनत पुकार, चह भीख प्रेम सरकार ||
रिरियात परो तव द्वार, तू प्रेम रूप साकार |
तुक हमारिहूँ अरु निहार, चह भीख प्रेम सरकार ||
जग सुख नहीं चह रिझवार, चह मुक्ति न पांच प्रकार |
चह नहीं वईकुंठ बिहार, चह भीख प्रेम सरकार ||
इक रही पूतना नार, विष प्यायो तोहिं उर धार |
गति दिनी तुम बलिहार, चह भीख प्रेम सरकार ||
हो जानत तुम मम यार, परखत मोहिं भुजहीं पसार |
तव अति 'कृपालु' दरबार, चह भीख प्रेम सरकार ||
राधे राधे
तू पतितन सुनत पुकार, चह भीख प्रेम सरकार ||
रिरियात परो तव द्वार, तू प्रेम रूप साकार |
तुक हमारिहूँ अरु निहार, चह भीख प्रेम सरकार ||
जग सुख नहीं चह रिझवार, चह मुक्ति न पांच प्रकार |
चह नहीं वईकुंठ बिहार, चह भीख प्रेम सरकार ||
इक रही पूतना नार, विष प्यायो तोहिं उर धार |
गति दिनी तुम बलिहार, चह भीख प्रेम सरकार ||
हो जानत तुम मम यार, परखत मोहिं भुजहीं पसार |
तव अति 'कृपालु' दरबार, चह भीख प्रेम सरकार ||
राधे राधे
इनकी नजरों में माय का जाम हे तोबा तोबा
इनकी नजरों में माय का जाम हे तोबा तोबा |
जिसने देखा हुआ नाकाम हे तोबा तोबा |
दर्द देना रुलाना ही इनको अत हे ,
काम कडुवा हे मधुर नाम हे तोबा तोबा |
लगा के आग बुझाना तो जानते ही नहीं,
मुस्कुराने से इन्हें कम हे तोबा तोबा |
इनके पहलु में कहीं दिल ही नहीं हे शायद,
इसीलिए ये सब अंजाम हे तोबा तोबा |
ये बताते मुहब्बत में हे देना देना,
ये 'कृपालु' हे कृपा काम हे तोबा तोबा |
जिसने देखा हुआ नाकाम हे तोबा तोबा |
दर्द देना रुलाना ही इनको अत हे ,
काम कडुवा हे मधुर नाम हे तोबा तोबा |
लगा के आग बुझाना तो जानते ही नहीं,
मुस्कुराने से इन्हें कम हे तोबा तोबा |
इनके पहलु में कहीं दिल ही नहीं हे शायद,
इसीलिए ये सब अंजाम हे तोबा तोबा |
ये बताते मुहब्बत में हे देना देना,
ये 'कृपालु' हे कृपा काम हे तोबा तोबा |
जय व्रुन्दाविपिन बिहारी
जय व्रुन्दाविपिन बिहारी, जय श्री बरसाने वारी |
वारी वारी कुंजबिहारी, आरी वारी भानुदुलारी |
मेरो धन नंदनंदन बनवारी, तन मन धन वन पर वारी |
मेरी स्वामिनी भानुदुलारी, प्यारी बरसाने वारी |
में तो उन प्यारी पर वारी, जा पर वारी बनवारी |
जय हो, जय हो, जय हो, जय हो प्यारी |
जय हो, जय हो, जय 'कृपालु' बनवारी |
राधे राधे
वारी वारी कुंजबिहारी, आरी वारी भानुदुलारी |
मेरो धन नंदनंदन बनवारी, तन मन धन वन पर वारी |
मेरी स्वामिनी भानुदुलारी, प्यारी बरसाने वारी |
में तो उन प्यारी पर वारी, जा पर वारी बनवारी |
जय हो, जय हो, जय हो, जय हो प्यारी |
जय हो, जय हो, जय 'कृपालु' बनवारी |
राधे राधे
रंगीली महलन वारी
रंगीली महलन वारी, सोई मम वृषभानुदुलारी |
रंगीली महलन वारी, सोई बरसाने वारी |
रंगीली महलन वारी, सोई नाथबेसर वारी |
रंगीली महलन वारी, सोई नीलाम्बर वारी |
रंगीली महलन वारी, जेहि संग लाख लाख ब्रजनारी |
रंगीली महलन वारी, बनवारी जा पर वारी |
रंगीली महलन वारी, जेहि पद राज चह बनवारी |
रंगीली महलन वारी, जेहि पग चापत बनवारी |
रंगीली महलन वारी, जेहि हो 'कृपालु' उरधारी ||
रंगीली महलन वारी, सोई बरसाने वारी |
रंगीली महलन वारी, सोई नाथबेसर वारी |
रंगीली महलन वारी, सोई नीलाम्बर वारी |
रंगीली महलन वारी, जेहि संग लाख लाख ब्रजनारी |
रंगीली महलन वारी, बनवारी जा पर वारी |
रंगीली महलन वारी, जेहि पद राज चह बनवारी |
रंगीली महलन वारी, जेहि पग चापत बनवारी |
रंगीली महलन वारी, जेहि हो 'कृपालु' उरधारी ||
मेरो प्रियतम कुंज बिहारी
मेरो प्रियतम कुंज बिहारी , तन मन धन उन पर वारी |
मेरो प्राण प्राण बनवारी, विहरत नित सनद बिहारी |
मम पिय बनी गयो बनवारी, में बनी गई उनकी प्यारी |
वे व्रिन्दविपिं बिहारी, हे गई उनतेई मम यारी |
लिए मधुर भाव उर धरी, किये यार निकुंज बिहारी |
हम्रिहूँ सुधि लो बनवारी, रिरियात पारित बनवारी |
मन सुनत न नेकु हमारी, तुम सुस्नु 'कृपालु' बनवारी |
मेरो प्राण प्राण बनवारी, विहरत नित सनद बिहारी |
मम पिय बनी गयो बनवारी, में बनी गई उनकी प्यारी |
वे व्रिन्दविपिं बिहारी, हे गई उनतेई मम यारी |
लिए मधुर भाव उर धरी, किये यार निकुंज बिहारी |
हम्रिहूँ सुधि लो बनवारी, रिरियात पारित बनवारी |
मन सुनत न नेकु हमारी, तुम सुस्नु 'कृपालु' बनवारी |
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
लाडलिहिन लीला ललित रसाल |
लाडलिहिन लीला ललित रसाल |
तुत्रिन बतियाँ कहती मातु ते, पकरी चिबुक अरु भाल
मईया ! गई रही खेलत वन, संग सखिन ब्रजबाल |
इतनेहीं माहीं अनेक्नी नौतनु, आई तहाँ ततकाल |
देखन लगीं मोहिं सब इकटक, पुनि चुमेहूँ मम भाल |
पुनि कानन कछु कहीं पस्पर, भई शंक मोहिं हाल |
पुनि 'कृपालु' अस कहत चलीं भाल, जोरी लालिहीं-लाल ||
भावार्थ - श्री किशोरी जी की बाल लीला सरस से भी सरस हे | क्जिशोरी जी कीर्ति-मईया की ठोढ़ी एवं उनका ललाट पकड़कर तोतली भाषा में कहती हैं - "आरी मईया आज में ललितादिक सखियों के साथ वन में खेलने गई थी | वहां अनेक युवतियों का अचानक ही एक झुण्ड आ गया और वे सब - घुर घुर कर मुझे देखने लगीं | फिर प्रत्येक ने मेरे गाल का चुम्बन किया | पश्चात आपस में कुछ कानाफूसी की , कदाचित मेरी कोई बुराई की |'कृपालु के शब्दों में पुनः वे सब युवतियां यह कहती हुयी चली गई की लाल एवं लाली की जोरी बनी ही अनूठी रहेगी |
तुत्रिन बतियाँ कहती मातु ते, पकरी चिबुक अरु भाल
मईया ! गई रही खेलत वन, संग सखिन ब्रजबाल |
इतनेहीं माहीं अनेक्नी नौतनु, आई तहाँ ततकाल |
देखन लगीं मोहिं सब इकटक, पुनि चुमेहूँ मम भाल |
पुनि कानन कछु कहीं पस्पर, भई शंक मोहिं हाल |
पुनि 'कृपालु' अस कहत चलीं भाल, जोरी लालिहीं-लाल ||
भावार्थ - श्री किशोरी जी की बाल लीला सरस से भी सरस हे | क्जिशोरी जी कीर्ति-मईया की ठोढ़ी एवं उनका ललाट पकड़कर तोतली भाषा में कहती हैं - "आरी मईया आज में ललितादिक सखियों के साथ वन में खेलने गई थी | वहां अनेक युवतियों का अचानक ही एक झुण्ड आ गया और वे सब - घुर घुर कर मुझे देखने लगीं | फिर प्रत्येक ने मेरे गाल का चुम्बन किया | पश्चात आपस में कुछ कानाफूसी की , कदाचित मेरी कोई बुराई की |'कृपालु के शब्दों में पुनः वे सब युवतियां यह कहती हुयी चली गई की लाल एवं लाली की जोरी बनी ही अनूठी रहेगी |
Monday, October 17, 2011
Gaura Lila & Krishna Lila
Gaura Lila
Acyuta gopi Acyutananda
Akrura Gopinatha Simha -Ambikä Mäliné Ananga manjari
(vara gopi) Jahnavi mata, Vasudha devi, Nityananada Aniruddha
Vakresvar Pandit- Arjuna Pandava
Ramananda Raya Arjuna (priya-narma-sakha) Paramesvara das Thakur / Ramananda Raya
Balaram- Nityananada
Bhandan Muni -Devananda Pandit
Bhangura Sri Govinda Bhrngara Kasisvara Pandit
Bhu-sakti(Mother of the Universe) Vishnupriya devi Bindumati gopi Kavi-karnapura's mother Brahma/Prahlad -Namacarya Haridas Thakur
Brihaspati Sarvabauma Bhattacarya Campaka manjari- Narottama das Thakur
Campakalata (varistha gopi)- Raghava Gosvami
Candra Uddhava / Candrasekhar Acarya Candrahasa (dancer)
Jagadisa Pandit- Candrakanti Purnananda
Gadadhara das Pandit -Lalita sakhi
Candramukha (dancer)- Makaradhvajakara
Candravali -Sadasiva Pandit
Citra (varistha gopi) -Sri Vanamali
Citrangi gopi -Srinatha Misra Daksa (parrot)
Caitanya dasa Dama (priya-sakha) -Nagara Purusottama
Dhanistha- Raghava Pandit Duti devi(messenger of Radharani)
Sivananda Sena- Gandharva (priya-narma-sakha)
Kumudananda Pandita -Ganges River Srimati Ganga devi
Garuda Garuda -Pandita Gauraseni gopi
Narayana Vacaspati -Guna manjari
Gaurakisora das Babaji / Gopal Bhatta Gosvami
Gunacuda -Kavi Karnapura
Garga Muni -Nilambara Cakravarti
Hanuman -Murari Gupta
Indira gopi- Jiva Pandita
Indradumnya- Maharaja Prataparudra Maharaja
Indulekha sakhi -Krsnadasa Brahmacari Jaya and Vijaya Nandini and Jangali Kalakantha devi
(Gandharva dancer) Ramananda Vasu
Kalakeli devi- Madhavi devi
(Sikhi-mahiti's sister) Kalambika devi
Narayani devi -Kalavati (vara gopi)
Govinda Ghosh- Kalpavrksa tree from Vraja
Madhavendra Puri- Kamala manjari
Bhaktivinode Thakur- Kanaka manjari
Syamananda Prabhu- Karna manjari
Ramacandra Kaviraj- Kastüré Maïjaré
Kåñëadäsa Kaviräja- Katyayani devi
Srikanta Sena -Kaveri gopi
Pitambara Kirtida-devi(Wife of Maharaja Vrsabhanu)
Ratnavati-devi(Wife of Pundarika Vidyanidhi)
Krsna- Caitanya Mahaprabhu
Krsna's Flute- Vamsivadananda Thakur
Ksirodakasayi Visnu- Viracandra Prabhu
Kubja- Kasi Misra
Kulaka- Kasinatha
Kumuda-Garuda- Kusumapida (sakha) Vrindavan das Thakur Kusumasava Kholaveca Sridhara Pandit Kuvera Kuvera Pandit Lalita (varistha gopi) Gadadhara Pandit / Svarupa Damodara Gosvami / Ramananda Raya / Dhruvananda Brahmacari Lavanga Kaliya Krsna das Lila manjari (Manjulali manjari) Lokanath Gosvami Madhavi gopi Madhvacarya Madhukanta Madhava Datta Madhukantha (a singer in Vraja) Mukunda Datta Madhumati Narahari Sarakara Thakur Madhureksana gopi Balabhadra Bhattacarya Madhuvrata (a singer in Vraja) Vasudeva Datta Thakur Mahabahu sakha Mahesh Pandit Mahabala Kamalakara Pippalai Maharaja Janaka (King of Mithila) Vallabhacarya Maladhara (flute carrier) Vanamala Pandita Malli gopi Kali dasa Mani manjari Srinivasa Acarya Manjumedha manjari Gopalguru Gosvami Manohara gopi Kavicandra Nanda Maharaja
(Krsna's Father) Jagannath Misra
(Mahaprabhu's Father) Nandimukhi Saranga das Thakur Närada Muni Srivas Pandit Nayanamani manjari Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Nisatha and Ulmuka Minaketan Rama das One of the Pandavas Gopinath Pattanayaka One of the Yajnapatnis Suklambar Brahmacari Parjanya
(Krsna's paternal grandfather) Upendra Misra Partial incarnation of Lord Caitanya Bhagavanacarya Partial incarnation of Lord Caitanya Pradyumna Misra Patala devi, (wife of Sumukha) Saci devi's mother Patraka Brhacchisu Paurnamasi Govinda Acarya / Sita devi Payoda gopa Prabala, friend of Balaram Halayudha Thakura Pradyumna Raghunandana Thakur Pradyumna Misra Pradyumna Brahmacari Prema manjari Bhugarbha Gosvami Pundarikaksa Govinda Purnananda gopi
(dear friend of Balaram) Gadadhara dasa pandit Radharani Gadadhara Pandit / Caitanya Mahaprabhu Raga manjari Raghunath Bhatta Gosvami Raktaka Haridasa das Rangadevi (varistha gopi) Gadadhara Bhatta Rangalekha sakhi Sikhi Mahiti Rasa manjari Raghunath das Gosvami Rasika manjari Jagannath das Babaji Rasollasa Vasudeva Ghosh Rati/Lavanga manjari Sanatana Gosvami / Sivananda Cakravarti Ratnarekha / Kasturi manjari Krsna das Kaviraj Gosvami Ratnavali devi Baladev Vidyabhusan / Gopinatha Acarya Revati devi Jähëavä Devé Rohini Padmavati Rukmini devi Laksmipriya
(Daughter of Vallabhacarya) Rupa manjari Rupa Gosvami Sadasiva Advaita Acarya Saibya sakhi Damodara Pandit Sandipani Muni Kesava Bharati Sankarsana Visvarupa Sasirekha devi Sri Kasisvara Gosvami Sarasvati Damodara Pandit Satrajit (King) Sanatan Misra Satyabhama devi Jagadananda Pandit Sribhadra gopi Sankara Pandit Sridama (priya-sakha) Abhiram Thakur Stokakrsna (priya-sakha) Purusottama das Thakur Subahu gopa Uddharan Datta Thakur Subala (priya-narma-sakha) Gauri das Pandit Subhana from Vraj Subuddhi Raya Sudama (priya-sakha) Sundarananda Thakur Sudama Brahmana Vanamali Thakur Sudevi (varistha gopi) Ananta Acarya Gosvami Sudhakara (mridanga player) Sankara Ghosa Sukadeva Gosvami Vallabha Bhatta Sukantha devi
(Gandharva dancer) Satyaraja Sukesi gopi Makaradhvaja Sumukha (Yasoda's father) Srimati Saci-devi's father Tungavidya (varistha gopi) Prabodhänanda Sarasvaté Uddhava Sri Paramananda Puri Variyasi devi
(Krsna's paternal grandmother) Kamalavati devi Varuni devi Vasudha devi Varuthapa Rudra Pandita Vasistha Muni Ganga das Pandit and Sudarsana Vasudama (priya-sakha) Dhananjaya Pandit Vasudeva Mukunda Vibhisan / Jatila Ramacandra Puri Vicaksana (parrot) Rama das Vilasa manjari Jiva Gosvami Vinode manjari Visvanath Cakravarti Thakur Vira devi (messenger) Sivananda Sena Varida Nandai Visakha (varistha gopi) Svarupa Damodara Gosvami Visvakarma Bhaskara Thakura Visvamitra Muni Vanamali Acarya (Astrologer) Vivisvan Sriman Visvesvara Acarya Vrinda devi Sri Mukunda dasa Vrsabhanu Maharaja Pundarika Vidyanidi and
Sri Madhava Misra Yasoda-devi (Krsna's Mother) Saci devi (Mahaprabhu's Mother)
Akrura Gopinatha Simha -Ambikä Mäliné Ananga manjari
(vara gopi) Jahnavi mata, Vasudha devi, Nityananada Aniruddha
Vakresvar Pandit- Arjuna Pandava
Ramananda Raya Arjuna (priya-narma-sakha) Paramesvara das Thakur / Ramananda Raya
Balaram- Nityananada
Bhandan Muni -Devananda Pandit
Bhangura Sri Govinda Bhrngara Kasisvara Pandit
Bhu-sakti(Mother of the Universe) Vishnupriya devi Bindumati gopi Kavi-karnapura's mother Brahma/Prahlad -Namacarya Haridas Thakur
Brihaspati Sarvabauma Bhattacarya Campaka manjari- Narottama das Thakur
Campakalata (varistha gopi)- Raghava Gosvami
Candra Uddhava / Candrasekhar Acarya Candrahasa (dancer)
Jagadisa Pandit- Candrakanti Purnananda
Gadadhara das Pandit -Lalita sakhi
Candramukha (dancer)- Makaradhvajakara
Candravali -Sadasiva Pandit
Citra (varistha gopi) -Sri Vanamali
Citrangi gopi -Srinatha Misra Daksa (parrot)
Caitanya dasa Dama (priya-sakha) -Nagara Purusottama
Dhanistha- Raghava Pandit Duti devi(messenger of Radharani)
Sivananda Sena- Gandharva (priya-narma-sakha)
Kumudananda Pandita -Ganges River Srimati Ganga devi
Garuda Garuda -Pandita Gauraseni gopi
Narayana Vacaspati -Guna manjari
Gaurakisora das Babaji / Gopal Bhatta Gosvami
Gunacuda -Kavi Karnapura
Garga Muni -Nilambara Cakravarti
Hanuman -Murari Gupta
Indira gopi- Jiva Pandita
Indradumnya- Maharaja Prataparudra Maharaja
Indulekha sakhi -Krsnadasa Brahmacari Jaya and Vijaya Nandini and Jangali Kalakantha devi
(Gandharva dancer) Ramananda Vasu
Kalakeli devi- Madhavi devi
(Sikhi-mahiti's sister) Kalambika devi
Narayani devi -Kalavati (vara gopi)
Govinda Ghosh- Kalpavrksa tree from Vraja
Madhavendra Puri- Kamala manjari
Bhaktivinode Thakur- Kanaka manjari
Syamananda Prabhu- Karna manjari
Ramacandra Kaviraj- Kastüré Maïjaré
Kåñëadäsa Kaviräja- Katyayani devi
Srikanta Sena -Kaveri gopi
Pitambara Kirtida-devi(Wife of Maharaja Vrsabhanu)
Ratnavati-devi(Wife of Pundarika Vidyanidhi)
Krsna- Caitanya Mahaprabhu
Krsna's Flute- Vamsivadananda Thakur
Ksirodakasayi Visnu- Viracandra Prabhu
Kubja- Kasi Misra
Kulaka- Kasinatha
Kumuda-Garuda- Kusumapida (sakha) Vrindavan das Thakur Kusumasava Kholaveca Sridhara Pandit Kuvera Kuvera Pandit Lalita (varistha gopi) Gadadhara Pandit / Svarupa Damodara Gosvami / Ramananda Raya / Dhruvananda Brahmacari Lavanga Kaliya Krsna das Lila manjari (Manjulali manjari) Lokanath Gosvami Madhavi gopi Madhvacarya Madhukanta Madhava Datta Madhukantha (a singer in Vraja) Mukunda Datta Madhumati Narahari Sarakara Thakur Madhureksana gopi Balabhadra Bhattacarya Madhuvrata (a singer in Vraja) Vasudeva Datta Thakur Mahabahu sakha Mahesh Pandit Mahabala Kamalakara Pippalai Maharaja Janaka (King of Mithila) Vallabhacarya Maladhara (flute carrier) Vanamala Pandita Malli gopi Kali dasa Mani manjari Srinivasa Acarya Manjumedha manjari Gopalguru Gosvami Manohara gopi Kavicandra Nanda Maharaja
(Krsna's Father) Jagannath Misra
(Mahaprabhu's Father) Nandimukhi Saranga das Thakur Närada Muni Srivas Pandit Nayanamani manjari Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Nisatha and Ulmuka Minaketan Rama das One of the Pandavas Gopinath Pattanayaka One of the Yajnapatnis Suklambar Brahmacari Parjanya
(Krsna's paternal grandfather) Upendra Misra Partial incarnation of Lord Caitanya Bhagavanacarya Partial incarnation of Lord Caitanya Pradyumna Misra Patala devi, (wife of Sumukha) Saci devi's mother Patraka Brhacchisu Paurnamasi Govinda Acarya / Sita devi Payoda gopa Prabala, friend of Balaram Halayudha Thakura Pradyumna Raghunandana Thakur Pradyumna Misra Pradyumna Brahmacari Prema manjari Bhugarbha Gosvami Pundarikaksa Govinda Purnananda gopi
(dear friend of Balaram) Gadadhara dasa pandit Radharani Gadadhara Pandit / Caitanya Mahaprabhu Raga manjari Raghunath Bhatta Gosvami Raktaka Haridasa das Rangadevi (varistha gopi) Gadadhara Bhatta Rangalekha sakhi Sikhi Mahiti Rasa manjari Raghunath das Gosvami Rasika manjari Jagannath das Babaji Rasollasa Vasudeva Ghosh Rati/Lavanga manjari Sanatana Gosvami / Sivananda Cakravarti Ratnarekha / Kasturi manjari Krsna das Kaviraj Gosvami Ratnavali devi Baladev Vidyabhusan / Gopinatha Acarya Revati devi Jähëavä Devé Rohini Padmavati Rukmini devi Laksmipriya
(Daughter of Vallabhacarya) Rupa manjari Rupa Gosvami Sadasiva Advaita Acarya Saibya sakhi Damodara Pandit Sandipani Muni Kesava Bharati Sankarsana Visvarupa Sasirekha devi Sri Kasisvara Gosvami Sarasvati Damodara Pandit Satrajit (King) Sanatan Misra Satyabhama devi Jagadananda Pandit Sribhadra gopi Sankara Pandit Sridama (priya-sakha) Abhiram Thakur Stokakrsna (priya-sakha) Purusottama das Thakur Subahu gopa Uddharan Datta Thakur Subala (priya-narma-sakha) Gauri das Pandit Subhana from Vraj Subuddhi Raya Sudama (priya-sakha) Sundarananda Thakur Sudama Brahmana Vanamali Thakur Sudevi (varistha gopi) Ananta Acarya Gosvami Sudhakara (mridanga player) Sankara Ghosa Sukadeva Gosvami Vallabha Bhatta Sukantha devi
(Gandharva dancer) Satyaraja Sukesi gopi Makaradhvaja Sumukha (Yasoda's father) Srimati Saci-devi's father Tungavidya (varistha gopi) Prabodhänanda Sarasvaté Uddhava Sri Paramananda Puri Variyasi devi
(Krsna's paternal grandmother) Kamalavati devi Varuni devi Vasudha devi Varuthapa Rudra Pandita Vasistha Muni Ganga das Pandit and Sudarsana Vasudama (priya-sakha) Dhananjaya Pandit Vasudeva Mukunda Vibhisan / Jatila Ramacandra Puri Vicaksana (parrot) Rama das Vilasa manjari Jiva Gosvami Vinode manjari Visvanath Cakravarti Thakur Vira devi (messenger) Sivananda Sena Varida Nandai Visakha (varistha gopi) Svarupa Damodara Gosvami Visvakarma Bhaskara Thakura Visvamitra Muni Vanamali Acarya (Astrologer) Vivisvan Sriman Visvesvara Acarya Vrinda devi Sri Mukunda dasa Vrsabhanu Maharaja Pundarika Vidyanidi and
Sri Madhava Misra Yasoda-devi (Krsna's Mother) Saci devi (Mahaprabhu's Mother)
Radharani's Birth
Raval is the birthplace of Srimati Radharani. It is not so frequently visited place, which inspires unique mood of separation in the hearts of Her devotees.
Once King Vrisabhanu went to the Yamuna river to take bath. He saw a golden lotus flower that shone like a million suns in the middle of the river... In the middle of the lotus flower was baby Srimati Radharani... ...Lord Brahma appeared before King Vrisabhanu and told him that in his previous life he and his wife, Kirtida, had performed great austerities to get the consort of Lord Vishnu as their daughter... ...King Vrisabhanu took the child home, but found her to be blind...
...Narada Muni appeared before the king and told him that despite the child's blindness he should go ahead and perform all the auspicious birth ceremonies...
...Nanda Maharaja brought baby Krishna along for the ceremonies held by king Vrisabhanu for his daughter...
...When baby Krishna crawled before Srimati Radharani, She could smell the wonderful aroma of His body, and at that moment She opened Her eyes. The first person She saw was Her eternal consort, Sri Krishna.
Radhey Radhey
Service to Kṛṣṇa in anger
In ecstatic loving service to Kṛṣṇa in anger, Kṛṣṇa is always the object. In Vidagdha-mādhava, Second Canto, 53rd verse, Lalitāgopī expressed her anger, which was caused by Kṛṣṇa, when she addressed Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī thus: "My dear friend, my inner desires have been polluted. Therefore I shall go to the place of Yamarāja. But I am sorry to see that Kṛṣṇa has still not given up His smiling over cheating You. I do not know how You could repose all Your loving propensities upon this lusty young boy from the neighborhood of the cowherds."
After seeing Kṛṣṇa, Jaratī sometimes said, "O You thief of young girls' properties! I can distinctly see the covering garment of my daughter-in-law on Your person." Then she cried very loudly, addressing all the residents of Vṛndāvana to inform them that this son of King Nanda was setting fire to the household life of her daughter-in-law.
Similar ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa in anger was expressed by Rohiṇī-devī when she heard the roaring sound of the two falling arjuna trees to which Kṛṣṇa had been tied. The whole neighborhood proceeded immediately towards the place where the accident took place, and Rohiṇīdevī took the opportunity to rebuke Mother Yaśodā as follows: "You may be very expert in giving lessons to your son by binding Him with rope, but don't you look to see if your son is in a dangerous spot? The trees are falling on the ground, and He is simply loitering there!" This expression of Rohiṇī-devī's anger toward Yaśodā is an example of ecstatic love in anger caused by Kṛṣṇa.
Once, while Kṛṣṇa was in the pasturing ground with His cowherd boys, His friends requested Him to go to the Tālavana Forest, where Gardabhāsura, a disturbing demon in the shape of an ass, resided. The friends of Kṛṣṇa wanted to eat the fruit from the forest trees, but they could not go because of fear of the demon. Thus they requested Kṛṣṇa to go there and kill Gardabhāsura. After Kṛṣṇa did this, they all returned home, and their report of the day's activity perturbed Mother Yaśodā because Kṛṣṇa had been sent alone into such danger in the Tālavana Forest. Thus she looked upon the boys with anger.
There is another instance of anger on the part of a friend of Rādhārāṇī's. When Rādhārāṇī was dissatisfied with the behavior of Kṛṣṇa and had stopped talking with Him, Kṛṣṇa was very sorry for Rādhārāṇī's great dissatisfaction, and in order to beg forgiveness, He fell down at Her lotus feet. But even after this, Rādhārāṇī was not satisfied, and She did not talk with Kṛṣṇa. At that time, one of Her friends chastised Her in the following words: "My dear friend, You are allowing Yourself to be churned by the rod of dissatisfaction, so what can I say unto You? The only advice I can give You is that You had better leave this scene immediately, because Your misbehavior is giving me too much pain. I cannot bear to see Your behavior, because even though Kṛṣṇa's peacock feather has touched Your feet, You still appear to be red-faced."
The above attitudes of dissatisfaction and anger in devotional service are called īrṣyu.
Radhey Radhey
Mukhara & Radharani
In the village named Yavat, the old lady Mukhara (Kirtida's mother) woke up and
rose from bed. Becoming eager to shower her granddaughter Radhika with the nectar of her
affection, she went to Her bedroom.
Although she was crooked by nature, Jatila, being eager to increase her son's wealth, arrived
and told Mukhara: "0 Learned lady! Please dress and ornament my daughter-in-law and engage
Her in the worship of the Sun god, so that my son's progeny, life span and wealth of millions of
cows may increase! Paurnamasi, who knows how to increase our wealth, daily tells me that I
should never violate Queen Yasoda's order and I should neglect the advise of ignorant fools!
Therefore, 0 revered lady, ornament your granddaughter with auspiciousness, so that my son
may gain all desired wealth!"
Then Jatila told her daughter-in-law Radhika: "0 Child! Quickly get up from bed! Worship Your
parental home, take a purifying bath and collect all Your paraphernalia for worshiping the Sun
god!"
Repeatedly telling herself: "0 how amazing! Morning has broken and still my granddaughter is
sleeping", Mukhara, whose body melted of affection, entered Radha's bedroom and told Her: "0
my girl! Get up from bed now! 0 bewildered girl, have You forgotten that it is Sunday today?
Take Your bath and quickly prepare Your paraphernalia for worshiping the Sun god with
morning-oblations!"
Visakha awoke from hearing Mukhara's words and quickly got up, despite the fact that she was
still tired, saying: "My dear friend! Quickly get up! Get up!"
Because of Mukhara's and Visakha's words, bewildered Radha woke up and fell asleep time
after time. Her body, exhausted from love play, looked like a lordly swan swung by the moving
waves of a pond.
Then Sri Rati manjari, seeing her opportunity, began to serve the lotus feet of Her friend Radha,
the princess of Vrndavana.
Being repeatedly addressed by Visakha and Mukhara, Sri Radhika got up from bed. Then
Mukhara, seeing Krsna's yellow cloth on Her, said with an anxious heart: "Visakhe, look! What
is this? Yesterday-evening I saw this bright golden
cloth on Murari's chest, but now your friend is wearing it! Alas, alas! How could this happen to a
pure housewife?"
Visakha, hearing these words, cast a quick glance on the yellow cloth and anxiously thought: "0,
what is this?" Then she quickly told Mukhara: "0 naturally blind lady! The golden sunrays
coming in through the window make my friend's blue cloth look golden also! 0 bewildered old
lady! Why are you giving anxiety to pure-hearted girls?"
Meanwhile, the sakhis headed by Lalita left their own homes and quickly came to see Sri
Radhika with stumbling gait.
Even before Sri Radhika got up, the maidservants were awaiting their mistress close to the
bathing-dais.
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