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Śrī Rādhekuñja
Kārtika 2024
(Vṛndāvana, 17 Oct – 15 Nov)

Bhajanas & kīrtanas under the guidance of

Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja
Table of Contents
Bhajanas before Maṅgala-ārati
Śrī Gurvāṣṭakam
Śrī Prabhupāda-padma-stavakaḥ
Śrī Rādhikāṣṭakam
Śrī Gāndharvā-Samprārthanāṣṭakam
Śrī Kuñja-Bihārī Aṣṭakam
Śrī Ṣaḍ-Gosvāmyaṣṭakam
Śrī Caurāgragaṇya-Puruṣāṣṭakam
Śrī Dāmodarāṣṭakam

Maṅgala-ārati & Tulasī-parikramā

Śrī Maṅgala Ārati
Vibhāvarī-Śeṣa
Udilô Aruṇa
Jīva Jāgô, Jīva Jāgô
Jaya Rādhe, Jaya Kṛṣṇa

Bhajanas between Maṅgala-ārati & Morning Class

Śrī Guru-Paramparā
Śrī Vaiṣṇava-Vandanā
Śrī-Kṛṣṇa-Caitanya Prabhu Jīve Doyā Kori’
Śrī Rādhikāṣṭakam
Selected verses of Śrī Govinda-Dāmodara Stotram
Selected Stutis for Śrīmatī Rādhārānī
Selected Stutis for Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Selected Stutis for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Noon Ārati
Śrī Madhyāhna Bhoga Ārati
Yaśomatī-nandana
Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava
Gaurīdāsa-mandire

Evening Ārati
Śrī Gaura Ārati
Śrī Yugala Ārati
Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa Prāṇa Mora
Śrī Tulasī Parikramā and Ārati
(Hari) Haraye Namaḥ Kṛṣṇa

Bhajanas after Evening Ārati

Vṛṣabhānu-sutā
Pālya-dāsī Kôri’
Dekhite Dekhite
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-virahe
Cintāmaṇi-moy
Ramaṇī-Śiromaṇi
Śrī Rādhā-Niṣṭhā
Rādhikā-caraṇa-padma
Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī-pada
Hari Bolbo Āra Madana-mohana Heribo Go
Mādhava, Bahuta Minati Kori Toya
Kothāy Go Premamayi?

Śayana-ārati
Jaya Jaya Rādhe Kṛṣṇa Govinda
Śrī Dāmodarāṣṭakam
Jay Jay Nityānandādvaita Gaurāṅga
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saṁsāra-dāvānala-līḍha-loka
sujanārbuda-rādhita-pāda-yugaṁ
kuṅkumākta-kāñcanābja-garva-hāri-gaura-bhā
vṛndāvane viharator iha keli-kuñje
indranīla-maṇi-mañjula-varṇaḥ
kṛṣṇotkīrtana-gāna-nartana-parau
vraje prasiddhaṁ navanīta-cauraṁ
namāmīśvaraṁ sac-cid-ānanda-rūpaṁ

Śrī Gurvāṣṭakam
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura

saṁsāra-dāvānala-līḍha-loka-
trāṇāya kāruṇya-ghanāghanatvam
prāptasya kalyāṇa-guṇārṇavasya
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam (1)
Just as a raincloud extinguishes a blazing forest fire by showering its rain
upon it, Śrī Gurudeva, by his rain of divine mercy, delivers the people
burning in the fire of material existence, suffering the three-fold miseries—
adhyātmika,/span>, adhibhautika, adhidaivika. I offer prayers unto the
lotus feet of Śrī Gurudeva, who manifests when Kṛṣṇa’s mercy becomes very
thick and who is an ocean of auspicious qualities.

mahāprabhoḥ kīrtana-nṛtya-gīta-
vāditra-mādyan manaso rasena
romañca-kampāśru-taraṅga-bhājo
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam (2)
Śrī Gurudeva is inspired by Mahāprabhu’s saṅkīrtana and is always
dancing, singing, and playing musical instruments. Because he is tasting
Mahāprabhu’s prema-rasa in his heart, like a madman he sometimes
exhibits ecstatic symptoms—his hairs stand on end, he shivers, and waves
of tears flow from his eyes. I offer prayers unto Śrī Gurudeva’s lotus feet.

śrī-vigrahārādhana-nitya-nānā-
śṛṅgāra-tan-mandira-mārjanādau
yuktasya bhaktāṁś ca niyuñjato ’pi
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam (3)
Always worshiping Śrī Vigraha and absorbed in śṛṅgāra-rasa, Śrī
Gurudeva daily dresses Them differently with beautiful clothes and
ornaments designed to enhance Their meetings. He cleans the temple and
performs other services for Them. He also engages his disciples in these
services. I offer prayers unto the lotus feet of Śrī Gurudeva.

catur-vidha-śrī-bhagavat-prasāda-
svādv-anna-tṛptān hari-bhakta-saṅghān
kṛtvaiva tṛptiṁ bhajataḥ sadaiva
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam (4)
Śrī Gurudeva is always satisfied to see Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s devotees relishing four
kinds of foodstuffs that have been offered, namely, those which are chewed,
sucked, licked, and drunk. Thus the devotees become satisfied by tasting
mahā-prasāda. (That is, by accepting prasāda in the mood of service,
material life is destroyed and the bliss of divine love is awakened in the
heart.) I offer prayers unto the lotus feet of Śrī Gurudeva.

śrī-rādhikā-mādhavayor apāra-
mādhurya-līlā-guṇa-rūpa-nāmnām
prati-kṣaṇāsvādana-lolupasya
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam (5)
At every moment Śrī Gurudeva is experiencing intense greed in his heart to
taste the unlimited sweetness of the holy names, forms, qualities, and
pastimes of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava in Vṛndāvana. I offer my prayers unto
the lotus feet of Śrī Gurudeva.

nikuñja-yūno rati-keli-siddhyai
yā yālibhir yuktir apekṣaṇīyā
 tatrāti-dākṣyād ati-vallabhasya
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam (6)
Śrī Gurudeva is always present with the sakhīs, planning the arrangements
for the perfection of yugala-kiśora’s amorous pastimes (rati-keli) within the
kuñjas of Vṛndāvana. Because he is so expert in making these tasteful
arrangements for Their pleasure, he is very dear to Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. I
offer prayers unto the lotus feet of Śrī Gurudeva.

sākṣād-dharitvena samasta-śāstrair
uktas tathā bhāvyata eva sadbhiḥ
kintu prabhor yaḥ priya eva tasya
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam (7)
All the scriptures proclaim Śrī Gurudeva is sākṣāt hari, the direct potency
of Śrī Hari, and is thus considered by saintly authorities to be His non-
different representative. Because Śrī Gurudeva is so dear to the Lord, being
His confidential servitor (acintya-bhedābheda-prakāśa-vigraha, the
inconceivable different and non-different worshipable manifestation of the
Lord), I offer prayers unto his lotus feet.

yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo

yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ‘pi
dhyāyan stuvaṁs tasya yaśas tri-sandhyaṁ
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam (8)
Only by the mercy of Śrī Gurudeva can one receive the mercy of Kṛṣṇa;
without his grace the living entities cannot make any advancement nor be
delivered. Meditating three times a day on the glories of Śrī Gurudeva and
reciting stava-stuti, I offer prayers unto his lotus feet.

śrīmad-guror aṣṭakam etad uccair

brāhme muhūrte paṭhati prayatnāt
yas tena vṛndāvana-nātha-sākṣāt-
sevaiva labhyā januṣo ’nta eva (9)
That person who very attentively recites this aṣṭakam to Śrī Gurudeva
during brāhma-muhūrta is sure to achieve direct service to the lotus feet of
Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the very life and soul of Vṛndāvana (vṛndāvana-nātha), upon
attaining his vastu-siddhi or pure spiritual form.
 Śrī Prabhupāda-padma-stavakaḥ
Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Gosvāmī Mahārāja

sujanārbuda-rādhita-pāda-yugaṁ
yuga-dharma-dhurandhara-pātra-varam
varadābhaya-dāyaka-pūjya-padaṁ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam (1)
O Śrīla Prabhupāda, your beautiful lotus feet are cherished by millions and
millions of the purest and most qualified devotees, and you are the most
competent personality to preach the recognized process for this era. Your
sacred lotus feet are adorable, as they openly grant fearlessness and bestow
the highest benediction to all living entities. I eternally offer my respects
unto that charming effulgence that shines forth from the radiant lotus toe-
tips of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda.

bhajanorjita-sajjana-saṅgha-patiṁ
patitādhika-kāruṇikaika-gatim
gati-vañcita-vañcakācintya-padaṁ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam (2)
You shine forth as the natural leading monarch among the highest class of
devotees due to your immensely powerful bhajana, and you are the
exclusive, ultimate aim of the truly fallen due to your far-reaching merciful
embrace. Your inconceivable lotus feet bestow full shelter for the cheaters
and the cheated.

ati-komala-kāñcana-dīrgha-tanuṁ
tanu-nindita-hema-mṛṇāla-madam
madanārbuda-vandita-candra-padaṁ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam (3)
Your divine figure is so graceful and delicate, your skin so soft, and your
towering form so radiant and golden. Your overwhelmingly beautiful
appearance mocks the pride of golden lotus stems as countless Cupids offer
their humble respects to your lotus toes, which are like glowing white petals
of the radiant moon.
 nija-sevaka-tāraka-rañji-vidhuṁ
vidhutāhita-huṅkṛta-siṁha-varam
varaṇāgata-bāliśa-śanda-padaṁ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam (4)
Like the charming moon that pleases its orbiting stars, you are surrounded
by your intimate disciples and are fulfilling their hearts’ desires. Your lion-
like roar causes the envious to tremble and quickly flee while your tender
toes gracefully bestow the ultimate benefit for the innocent.

vipulī-kṛta-vaibhava-gaura-bhuvaṁ
bhuvaneṣu vikīrtita-gaura-dayam
dayanīya-gaṇārpita-gaura-padaṁ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam (5)
You have widely spread the glories of Śrī Gaurāṅga’s holy abode, Śrī
Māyāpura-dhāma, and you have openly declared the nature of Śrī Caitanya
Mahāprabhu’s mercy throughout the universe. Your graceful personality has
planted the lotus of Gaurāṅga’s holy feet in the hearts of your deserving
servitors.

cira-gaura-janāśraya-viśva-guruṁ
guru-gaura-kiśoraka-dāsya-param
paramādṛta-bhaktivinoda-padaṁ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam (6)
As the universal holy master, you are the eternal refuge for Śrī Caitanya
Mahāprabhu’s devotees. You are always dedicated to serving your holy
master Śrīla Gaura-Kiśora, and you are the abode of utmost honor for Śrīla
Bhaktivinoda.

raghu-rūpa-sanātana-kīrti-dharaṁ
dharaṇī-tala-kīrtita-jīva-kavim
kavirāja-narottama-sakhya-padaṁ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam (7)
The intense magnitude of your devotion allows you a glorious position
within that intimate group of Raghunātha dāsa, Sanātana and Rūpa
Gosvāmīs. Your happy and elevated philosophical conceptions have
crowned and seated you along with that esteemed personalilty, Śrīla Jīva
Gosvāmī. And you share friendly relations with Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja and
Narottama dāsa, being as dear to them as their very own lives.

kṛpayā hari-kīrtana-mūrti-dharaṁ
dharaṇī-bhara-hāraka-gaura-janam
janakādhika-vatsala-snigdha-padaṁ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam (8)
You serve the living entities by mercifully revealing your divine personality
as the embodiment of hari-kīrtana, and by so doing, eliminate the offenses
that burden the earth. Your loving disposition is more affectionate than even
a father to the followers of Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu.

śaraṇāgata-kiṅkara-kalpa-taruṁ
taru-dhik-kṛta-dhīra-vadānya-varam
varadendra-gaṇārcita-divya-padaṁ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam (9)
Just like a transcendental desire tree, you fulfill all the desires of the Lord’s
unalloyed servants. Your firm and patient nature insults the tolerant
disposition of a tree, what to speak of your benevolence. The purity of your
divine lotus feet attracts the worship of the great demigods like Durga-devī
and Indra.

parahaṁsa-varaṁ paramārtha-patiṁ
patitoddharaṇe kṛta-veśa-yatim
yati-rāja-gaṇaiḥ parisevya-padaṁ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam (10)
Being the storehouse-keeper of life’s highest wealth, pure kṛṣṇa-prema, you
surpass all the other great mahā-bhāgavata devotees! Simply to rescue the
fallen souls, you accepted the dress of a renunciate. Hence, your divine
lotus feet are adorable in every respect for the greatest stalwart sannyāsīs.

vṛṣabhānu-sutā-dayitānucaraṁ
caraṇāśrita-reṇu-dharas tam aham
mahad-adbhuta-pāvana-śakti-padaṁ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam (11)
Since you are an exclusive servitor of Vṛṣabhānu-nandinī Śrīmatī Rādhikā,
my bold aspiration is to take full shelter as a minute atomic particle of that
shining dust that clings to your beautiful lotus feet. Your wonderful śakti
can deliver the whole world. I eternally offer my repects unto that charming
effulgence that shines forth from the radiant lotus toe-tips of Śrīla
Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda!

Śrī Rādhikāṣṭakam
Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī

kuṅkumākta-kāñcanābja-garva-hāri-gaura-bhā
pītanāñcitābja-gandha-kīrti-nindi-saurabhā
ballaveśa-sūnu-sarva-vāñchitārtha-sādhikā
mahyam ātma-pāda-padma-dāsya-dāstu rādhikā (1)
Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s bodily complexion snatches away the pride of a golden
lotus flower tinged with kuṅkuma, Her bodily fragrance reproaches the
fame of a fragrant lotus sprinkled with saffron powder, and She fulfills all
the desires of the Prince of Vraja, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. May that Śrīmatī Rādhikā
always bestow upon me the service of Her lotus feet.

kauravinda-kānti-nindi-citra-paṭṭa-śāṭikā
kṛṣṇa-matta-bhṛṅga-keli-phulla-puṣpa-vāṭikā
kṛṣṇa-nitya-saṅgamārtha-padma-bandhu-rādhikā
mahyam ātma-pāda-padma-dāsya-dāstu rādhikā (2)
Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s dazzling, colorful silk sārī defeats the splendour of coral;
She is a garden of all varieties of blooming flowers that attract the
maddened bumblebee Śrī Kṛṣṇa who comes to play amongst Her blossoms,
and She worships the sun-god in order to meet with Kṛṣṇa eternally. May
that Śrīmatī Rādhikā always bestow upon me the service of Her lotus feet.

saukumārya-sṛṣṭa-pallavāli-kīrti-nigrahā
candra-candanotpalendu-sevya-śīta-vigrahā
svābhimarṣa-ballavīśa-kāma-tāpa-bādhikā
mahyam ātma-pāda-padma-dāsya-dāstu rādhikā (3)
Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s softness defeats the fame of delicate budding flowers;
Her body’s coolness is worshipable for the moon, sandalwood-paste, the
lotus, and camphor; and Her touch dispels the heat of Gopī-jana-vallabha
Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s amorous desires. May that Śrīmatī Rādhikā always bestow upon
me the service of Her lotus feet.

viśva-vandya-yauvatābhivanditāpi yā ramā
rūpa-navya-yauvanādi-sampadā na yat-samā
śīla-hārda-līlayā ca sā yato ’sti nādhikā
mahyam ātma-pāda-padma-dāsya-dāstu rādhikā (4)
Although Lakṣmī-devī is honored by all the worshipable damsels of the
universe, the opulence of her great beauty and ever-fresh youthfulness is
overshadowed by that of Śrīmatī Rādhikā. Nor can Lakṣmī-devī surpass
Her by her natural loving and playful disposition. May that Śrīmatī Rādhikā
always bestow upon me the service of Her lotus feet.

rāsa-lāsya-gīta-narma-sat-kalāli-paṇḍitā
prema-ramya-rūpa-veśa-sad-guṇāli-maṇḍitā
viśva-navya-gopa-yoṣid-ālito ’pi yādhikā
mahyam ātma-pāda-padma-dāsya-dāstu rādhikā (5)
Śrīmatī Rādhikā is paṇḍitā (expert) in all the celestial arts of the rāsa-līlā,
like dancing, singing, and joking; She is adorned with supernatural prema,
enchanting beauty, wonderful dresses and ornaments, and all divine virtues;
and She is the topmost youthful maiden of Vraja. May that Śrīmatī Rādhikā
always bestow upon me the service of Her lotus feet.

nitya-navya-rūpa-keli-kṛṣṇa-bhāva-sampadā
kṛṣṇa-rāga-bandha-gopa-yauvateṣu kampadā
kṛṣṇa-rūpa-veśa-keli-lagna-sat-samādhikā
mahyam ātma-pāda-padma-dāsya-dāstu rādhikā (6)
Śrīmatī Rādhikā, by Her ever-fresh beauty, ever-fresh playfulness, and ever-
fresh wealth of affection, causes all the young maidens of Vraja, who are
bound in love to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, to tremble in anxiety; and She is immersed in
samādhi upon Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s beauty, attire, and playful pastimes. May that
Śrīmatī Rādhikā always bestow upon me the service of Her lotus feet.

sveda-kampa-kaṇṭakāśru-gadgadādi-sañcitā-
marṣa-harṣa-vāmatādi-bhāva-bhūṣaṇāñcitā
 kṛṣṇa-netra-toṣi-ratna-maṇḍanāli-dādhikā
mahyam ātma-pāda-padma-dāsya-dāstu rādhikā (7)
Śrīmatī Rādhikā in divine ecstasy manifests perspiration, hairs standing on
end, trembling, tears, and a choked voice; She is adorned with indignation,
joy, and contrariness; and She wears splendid jewel-studded ornaments that
delight Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s eyes. May that Śrīmatī Rādhikā always bestow upon me
the service of Her lotus feet.

yā kṣaṇārdha-kṛṣṇa-viprayoga-santatoditā-
neka-dainya-cāpalādi-bhāva-vṛnda-moditā
yatna-labdha-kṛṣṇa-saṅga-nirgatākhilādhikā
mahyam ātma-pāda-padma-dāsya-dāstu rādhikā (8)
Śrīmatī Rādhikā, upon being separated from Śrī Kṛṣṇa for even half a
moment, becomes distressed by the ever-arising feelings of Her own
lowliness and great restlessness; and She is relieved of all Her mental
anguish upon meeting Kṛṣṇa through the intense efforts of one of Their
messengers. May that Śrīmatī Rādhikā always bestow upon me the service
of Her lotus feet.

aṣṭakena yas tv anena nauti kṛṣṇa-vallabhāṁ

darśane ’pi śailajādi-yoṣid-āli-durlabhām
kṛṣṇa-saṅga-nanditātma-dāsya-sīdhu-bhājanaṁ
taṁ karoti nanditāli-sañcayāśu sā janam (9)
Śrīmatī Rādhikā, whose darśana is rarely attained even by Pārvatī-devī and
other goddesses, who gives great pleasure to Her sakhīs, who Herself
becomes elated upon meeting with Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and who is Kṛṣṇa’s dearest
lover, very quickly makes that person who prays to Her singing this aṣṭaka
a recipient for the nectar of Her service. (This aṣṭaka is recited in the poetic
meter known as ‘Tūṇaka’.)

Śrī Gāndharvā-Samprārthanāṣṭakam
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

vṛndāvane viharator iha keli-kuñje

matta-dvipa-pravara-kautuka-vibhrameṇa
 sandarśayasva yuvayor vadanāravinda-
dvandvaṁ vidhehi mayi devi! kṛpāṁ prasīda (1)
O Devī Rādhikā! You and Śrī Kṛṣṇa are constantly enjoying Your ambrosial
amorous pastimes in the leafy pleasure-groves of Vṛndāvana, like the
intoxicated king of elephants sporting with his queen elephant. Therefore, O
Gāndharvikā! Be pleased with me and mercifully grant me darsana of Your
and Your beloved Kṛṣṇa’s lotus-like faces.

hā devi! kāku-bhara-gadgadayādya vācā

yāce nipatya bhuvi daṇḍavad udbhaṭārtiḥ
asya prasādam abudhasya janasya kṛtvā
gāndharvike! nija-gaṇe gaṇanāṁ vidhehi (2)
O Devī Gāndharvikā! I am suffering greatly, and therefore today I throw
myself on the ground like a stick and humbly implore You with a choked
voice to be merciful to this fool and please count me as one of Your own.

śyāme! ramā-ramaṇa-sundaratā-variṣṭha-
saundarya-mohita-samasta-jagaj-janasya
śyāmasya vāma-bhuja-baddha-tanuṁ kadāhaṁ
tvām indirā-virala-rūpa-bharāṁ bhajāmi? (3)
He Śyāmā! Your Master is even more charming than Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān
and His beauty enchants the entire creation. You are always in His arm’s
embrace on His left side, and Your beauty can never be equalled, even by
that of Lakṣmī-devī. When will I properly worship Your beauty?

tvāṁ pracchadena mudira-cchavinā pidhāya

mañjīra-mukta-caraṇāṁ ca vidhāya devi!
kuñje vrajendra-tanayena virājamāne
naktaṁ kadā pramuditām abhisārayiṣye? (4)
O Devī Rādhikā! When will I become Your sakhī, and, pleasing You by
dressing Your transcendental form in a raincloud-coloured sārī and
removing the anklets from Your feet, lead You away to a gorgeous kuñja for
a nocturnal rendezvous with Śrī Nanda-nandana?

kuñje prasūna-kula-kalpita-keli-talpe
saṁviṣṭayor madhura-narma-vilāsa-bhājoḥ
 loka-trayābharaṇayoś caraṇāmbujāni
saṁvāhayiṣyati kadā yuvayor jano ’yam? (5)
O Devī! Within a kuñja You and Śrī Kṛṣṇa lie on a bed of so many kinds of
flowers that is a playground for Your sweet amorous amusement. When will
I receive the opportunity to serve the lotus feet of You and Your beloved,
who together are the very adornment of the three worlds? Oh, when will
such an auspicious day come?

tvat-kuṇḍa-rodhasi vilāsa-pariśrameṇa
svedāmbu-cumbi-vadanāmburuha-śriyau vām
vṛndāvaneśvari! kadā taru-mūla-bhājau
saṁvījayāmi camarī-caya-cāmareṇa? (6)
O Vṛndāvaneśvari! After enjoying amorous play with Śrī Kṛṣṇa on the bank
of Your kuṇḍa, Your lotus faces brilliantly decorated with drops of
perspiration, You will both relax upon a jeweled siṁhāsana beneath a desire
tree. When You are in that condition, when will I be able to soothe You by
fanning You with a cāmara?

līnāṁ nikuñja-kuhare bhavatīṁ mukunde

citraiva sūcitavatī rucirākṣi! nāham
bhugnāṁ bhruvaṁ na racayeti mṛṣā-ruṣāṁ tvām
agre vrajendra-tanayasya kadā nu neṣye? (7)
O beautiful-eyed Rādhikā! When You playfully hide in a secret place within
a kuñja and Śrī Kṛṣṇa comes to know where You are hiding and approaches
You, You will ask me, “He Rūpa Mañjarī! Why did you show Kṛṣṇa My
hiding-place?” Then I will reply, “No, no, I didn’t tell Him; it was Citra
Sakhī. Therefore please do not frown at me.” When will I speak these
entreating words to You, while seeing You standing before Kṛṣṇa and
accusing me? When will such a day come?

vāg-yuddha-keli-kutuke vraja-rāja-sūnuṁ
jitvonmadām adhika-darpa-vikāsi-jalpām
phullābhir ālibhir analpam udīryamāṇa-
stotrāṁ kadā nu bhavatīm avalokayiṣye? (8)
When You defeat Śrī Kṛṣṇa in a playful war of words, You become
immensely joyful and boast of Your victory to Your girlfriends. Then the
sakhīs will express their delight by exclaiming, “Jaya Rādhe! Jaya Rādhe!”
Oh, when will I become fortunate enough to participate in Your victory
chorus?

yaḥ ko ’pi suṣṭhu vṛṣabhānu-kumārikāyāḥ

samprārthanāṣṭakam idaṁ paṭhati prapannaḥ
sā preyasā saha sametya dhṛta-pramodā
tatra prasāda-laharīm urarī-karoti (9)
Any surrendered soul who with great faith recites these eight appeals to the
daughter of Vṛṣabhānu Mahārāja will receive direct darsana of Her
accompanied by Her beloved Śrī Kṛṣṇa and feel the waves of Her happiness
shower upon him. (This aṣṭaka is recited in the poetic meter known as
‘Vasantatilakā’.)

Śrī Kuñja-Bihārī Aṣṭakam

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

indranīla-maṇi-mañjula-varṇaḥ
phulla-nīpa-kusumāñcita-karṇaḥ
kṛṣṇalābhir akṛśorasi hārī
sundaro jayati kuñja-bihārī (1)

All glories to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who enjoys transcendental pastimes in Vṛndāvana

forest. His complexion is as splendid as sapphires. He wears kadamba
blossom earrings, and His broad chest is decorated with a garland of guñjā
berries.

rādhikā-vadana-candra-cakoraḥ
sarva-ballava-vadhū-dhṛti-cauraḥ
carcarī-caturatāñcita-cārī
cāruto jayati kuñja-bihārī (2)
All glories to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who enjoys transcendental pastimes in Vṛndāvana
forest. He is the cakora bird that drinks the moonlight of Śrī Rādhā’s face.
He steals away the composure of all the gopīs. Skillfully clapping His hands
in the rhythm known as carcarī, He dances very gracefully.
 sarvataḥ prathita-kaulika-parva-
dhvaṁsanena hṛta-vāsava-garvaḥ
goṣṭha-rakṣaṇa-kṛte giridhārī
līlayā jayati kuñja-bihārī (3)
All glories to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who enjoys transcendental pastimes in Vṛndāvana
forest. He stopped His relatives from performing the famous sacrifice. He
removed Indra’s pride, and to protect the people of Vraja He playfully lifted
Govardhana Hill.

rāga-maṇḍala-vibhūṣita-vaṁśī-
vibhrameṇa madanotsava-śaṁsī
stūyamāna-caritaḥ śuka-śārī-
śreṇibhir jayati kuñja-bihārī (4)
All glories to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who enjoys transcendental pastimes in Vṛndāvana
forest. His pastimes are glorified by the parrots. By decorating His flute
with many beautiful melodies, He glorifies the festival of His
transcendental amorous love.

śātakumbha-ruci-hāri-dukūlaḥ
keki-candraka-virājita-cūlaḥ
navya-yauvana-lasad-vraja-nāri-
rañjano jayati kuñja-bihārī (5)
All glories to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who enjoys transcendental pastimes in Vṛndāvana
forest. The luster of His silk garments eclipses the glory of gold. The top of
His head is decorated with a peacock feather. He pleases the splendid girls
of Vraja.

sthāsakī-kṛta-sugandhi-paṭīraḥ
svarṇa-kañci-pariśobhi-kaṭīraḥ
rādhikonnata-payodhara-vārī-
kuñjaro jayati kuñja-bihārī (6)
All glories to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who enjoys transcendental pastimes in Vṛndāvana
forest. He is anointed with fragrant sandal paste. His hips are decorated
with a golden belt. He is the elephant bound by the rope of the raised
breasts of Śrī Rādhikā.
 gaura-dhātu-tilakojjvala-bhālaḥ
keli-cañcalita-campaka-mālaḥ
adri-kandara-gṛhesv abhisāri
subhruvām jayati kuñja-bihārī (7)
All glories to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who enjoys transcendental pastimes in Vṛndāvana
forest. His forehead is splendid with golden dhatu tilaka. His campaka
garland sways to and fro in His pastimes. He meets the beautiful-eyebrowed
gopīs in the palatial caves of Govardhana Hill.

vibhramoccala-dṛg-añcala-nṛtya-
kṣipta-gopa-lalanākhila-kṛtyaḥ
prema-matta-vṛṣabhānu-kumārī-
nāgaro jayati kuñja-bihārī (8)
All glories to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who enjoys transcendental pastimes in Vṛndāvana
forest. His dancing sidelong glances make the gopīs drop all their
household duties. He is the charming lover of Vṛṣabhānu’s daughter, who is
mad with love for Him.

aṣṭakaṁ madhura-kuñja-bihārī-
krīḍayā paṭhati yaḥ kila hāri
sa prayāti vilasat-para-bhāgaṁ
tasya pāda-kamalārcana-rāgam (9)
He who reads these eight verses, which are beautified by the Lord’s
charming pastimes in the forest, will attain many splendid transcendental
virtues. He will become attached to the service of the Lord’s lotus feet.

Śrī Ṣaḍ-Gosvāmyaṣṭakam
Śrīla Śrīnivāsa Ācārya

kṛṣṇotkīrtana-gāna-nartana-parau premāmṛtāmbho-nidhī
dhīrādhīra-jana-priyau priya-karau nirmatsarau pūjitau
śrī-caitanya-kṛpā-bharau bhuvi bhuvo bhārāvahantārakau
vande rūpa-sanātanau raghu-yugau śrī-jīva-gopālakau (1)
I worship the Six Gosvāmīs, Śrī Rūpa, Sanātana, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa,
Raghunātha dāsa, Śrī Jīva, and Gopāla Bhaṭṭa, who were always engaged in
singing Kṛṣṇa’s name, beauty, qualities, pastimes, and dancing in the mood
of the sweetness of His līlās. The Gosvāmīs are the very embodiment of the
ocean of the nectar of divine love. They are accepted and respected by
learned and ignorant persons alike, and their activities endear them to all
because they hold no envy towards anyone. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has
fully blessed them with His mercy. Thus they are able to spread the sweet
nectar of bhakti, thereby diminishing the burden of sinful life on the earth.

nānā-śāstra-vicāraṇaika-nipuṇau sad-dharma-saṁsthāpakau
lokānāṁ hita-kāriṇau tri-bhuvane mānyau śaraṇyākarau
rādhā-kṛṣṇa-padāravinda-bhajanānandena mattālikau
vande rūpa-sanātanau raghu-yugau śrī-jīva-gopālakau (2)
I offer prayers to the Six Gosvāmīs, who are expert in extracting the essence
of all the revealed scriptures with the aim of establishing the jīva in his
eternal position of performing pure devotion. Their activities bring
auspiciousness and supreme benefit to all. Thus, they are worthy of worship
throughout the three worlds. They are especially affectionate to those who
take shelter of them, and they are so much absorbed in their service to Śrī
Rādhā-Govinda that they have become mad like bees intoxicated by the
honey of Their lotus feet.

śrī-gaurāṅga-guṇānuvarṇana-vidhau śraddhā-samṛddhy-anvitau
pāpottāpa-nikṛntanau tanu-bhṛtāṁ govinda-gānāmṛtaiḥ
ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaika-nipuṇau kaivalya-nistārakau
vande rūpa-sanātanau raghu-yugau śrī-jīva-gopālakau (3)
I offer praṇāmas to the Six Gosvāmīs, who have so much deep faith and
love for Śrī Gaurāṅga. They are always glorifying Mahāprabhu’s and
Govinda’s qualities in songs that create a cooling rain shower for the
conditioned jīvas burning up in miseries and sinful activities. Then the
purified jīvas can enter the ever-increasing ocean of divine bliss
(ānandāmbudhi). As the jīvas experience this bliss, the whole world
becomes auspicious. They rescue the jīvas from impersonal liberation by
pouring upon them the nectar of bhakti-rasa.

tyaktvā tūrṇam aśeṣa-maṇḍala-pati-śreṇīṁ sadā tuccha vat

bhūtvā dīna-ganeśakau karuṇayā kaupīna-kanthāśritau
 gopī-bhāva-rasāmṛtābdhi-laharī-kallola-magnau muhur
vande rūpa-sanātanau raghu-yugau śrī-jīva-gopālakau (4)
I worship the Six Gosvāmīs, who abandoned as insignificant their position
in the aristocracy and took on the garb of renunciation. Out of extreme
mercy for the conditioned souls, they humbly took only kaupins and old,
tattered cloth for their covering to demonstrate how a sādhaka should live.
But they were always submerged in the ecstatic ocean of the gopīs’ love
(gopī-bhāva-rasāmṛtābdhi) for Kṛṣṇa, experiencing again and again
towering waves of ānanda rising up in their hearts.

kūjat-kokila-haṁsa-sārasa-ganākīrṇe mayūrākule
nānā-ratna-nibaddha-mūla-viṭapa-śrī-yukta-vṛndāvane
rādhā-kṛṣṇam ahar-niśaṁ prabhajatau jīvārthadau yau mudā
vande rūpa-sanātanau raghu-yugau śrī-jīva-gopālakau (5)
I offer prayers to the Six Gosvāmīs, who were always engaged in
worshiping Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in the transcendental land of Vṛndāvana,
which is full of so many swans, cuckoos, parrots, peacocks and other birds
who are always calling out their sweet songs. The very splendid trees are
full of fruits and flowers and have all valuable jewels under their roots. Day
and night the Gosvāmīs were doing their bhajana in that Vṛndāvana and
bestowing upon all jīvas the highest benediction of life in the form of
bhakti.

saṅkhyā-pūrvaka-nāma-gāna-natibhiḥ kālāvasānī-kṛtau
nidrāhāra-vihārakādi-vijitau cātyanta-dīnau ca yau
rādhā-kṛṣṇa-guṇa-smṛter madhurimānandena sammohitau
vande rūpa-sanātanau raghu-yugau śrī-jīva-gopālakau (6)
I worship the Six Gosvāmīs, who passed all their time in chanting the holy
names, singing songs, and offering daṇḍavat-praṇāma, thereby humbly
fulfilling their vow to complete a fixed number daily. In this way they
utilized their valuable lives and conquered over eating and sleeping. Always
seeing themselves as completely worthless, they became enchanted in
divine rapture by remembering Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa’s sweet qualities.

rādhā-kuṇḍa-taṭe kalinda-tanayā-tīre ca vaṁśīvaṭe

premonmāda-vaśād aśeṣa-daśayā grastau pramattau sadā
 gāyantau ca kadā harer guṇa-varaṁ bhāvābhibhūtau mudā
vande rūpa-sanātanau raghu-yugau śrī-jīva-gopālakau (7)
I offer daṇḍavat-praṇāma to the Six Gosvāmīs, who had become mad in
prema (premonmāda) in the mood of separation. Sometimes they were
going to the banks of Rādhā-kuṇḍa or the Yamunā and sometimes to Vaṁśī-
vaṭa. Intoxicated in kṛṣṇa-prema, they were overwhelmed in bhāva and
jubilantly sang of Śrī Hari’s most sublime and brilliant mādhurya-rasa.

he rādhe! vraja-devike! ca lalite! he nanda-sūno! kutaḥ

śrī-govardhana-kalpa-pādapa-tale kālindī-vanye kutaḥ
ghoṣantāv iti sarvato vraja-pure khedair mahā-vihvalau
vande rūpa-sanātanau raghu-yugau śrī-jīva-gopālakau (8)
I pay tribute to the Six Gosvāmīs, who were always calling out, “He Rādhe!
O Queen of Vṛndāvana! Where are You? He Lalite! O son of Nanda
Mahārāja! Where are You? Are You seated beneath the kalpa-vṛkṣa trees of
Śrī Govardhana Hill? Or are You roaming in the forests along the soft banks
of the Kālindī?” They were always lamenting, overwhelmed and burning in
feelings of great separation as they wandered throughout all Vraja-maṇḍala.

Śrī Caurāgragaṇya-Puruṣāṣṭakam
Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura

vraje prasiddhaṁ navanīta-cauraṁ

gopāṅganānāṁ ca dukūla-cauram
aneka-janmārjita-pāpa-cauraṁ
caurāgragaṇyaṁ puruṣaṁ namāmī (1)
I offer praṇāma to that foremost of thieves—who is famous in Vraja as the
butter-thief and He who steals the gopīs’ clothes, and who, for those who
take shelter of Him, steals the sins that have accrued over many lifetimes.

śrī-rādhikāyā hṛdayasya cauraṁ

navāmbuda-śyāmala-kānti-cauram
padāśritānāṁ ca samasta-cauraṁ
caurāgragaṇyaṁ puruṣaṁ namāmī (2)
I offer praṇāma to the foremost of thieves—who steals Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s
heart, who steals the dark luster of a fresh raincloud, and who steals all the
sins and sufferings of those who take shelter of His feet.

akiñcanī-kṛtya padāśritaṁ yaḥ

karoti bhikṣuṁ pathi geha-hīnam
kenāpy aho bhīṣaṇa-caura īdṛg
dṛṣṭaḥ śruto vā nā jagat-traye ’pi (3)
He turns His surrendered devotees into paupers and wandering, homeless
beggars. Aho! Such a fearsome thief has never been seen or heard of in all
the three worlds.

yadīya nāmāpi haraty aśeṣaṁ

giri-prasārān-api pāpa-rāśīn
āścārya-rūpo nanu caura īdṛg
dṛṣṭaḥ śruto vā na mayā kadāpi (4)
Mere utterance of His name purges one of a mountain of sins—such an
astonishingly wonderful thief I have never seen or heard of anywhere!

dhanaṁ ca mānaṁ ca tathendriyāṇi

prāṇāṁś ca hṛtvā mama sarvam eva
palāyase kutra dhṛto ’dya caura
tvaṁ bhakti-dāmnāsi mayā niruddhaḥ (5)
He thief! Having stolen my wealth, my honor, my senses, my life and my
everything, where can You run to? I have caught You with the rope of my
devotion.

chinatsi ghoraṁ yama-pāśa-bandhaṁ

bhinatsi bhīmaṁ bhava-pāśa-bandham
chinatsi sarvasya samasta-bandhaṁ
naivātmano bhakta-kṛtaṁ tu bandham (6)
You cut the terrible noose of Yamarāja, You sever the dreadful noose of
material existence, and You slash everyone’s material bondage, but You are
unable to cut the knot fastened by Your own loving devotees.
 man-mānase tāmasa-rāśi-ghore
kārā-gṛhe duḥkha-maye nibaddhaḥ
labhasva he caura! hare! cirāya
sva-caurya-doṣocitam eva daṇḍam (7)
O stealer of my everything! He thief! Today I have imprisoned You in the
miserable prison-house of my heart, which is very fearful due to the terrible
darkness of my ignorance, and there for a very long time You will remain,
receiving appropriate punishment for Your crimes of thievery!

kārā-gṛhe vasa sadā hṛdaye madīye

mad-bhakti-pāśa-dṛḍha-bandhana-niścalaḥ san
tvāṁ kṛṣṇa he! pralaya-koṭi-śatāntare ‘pi
sarvasva caura hṛdayān-nahi mocayāmi (8)
O Kṛṣṇa, thief of my everything! The noose of my devotion remaining
forever tight, You will continue to reside in the prison-house of my heart
because I will not release You for millions of aeons. (This aṣṭaka is recited
in the poetic meter known as ‘Upajāti’.)

Śrī Dāmodarāṣṭakam
Spoken by Satyavrata Muni

recorded in the Padma Purāṇa

by Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa

namāmīśvaraṁ sac-cid-ānanda-rūpaṁ
lasat-kuṇḍalaṁ gokule bhrājamānam
yaśodā-bhiyolūkhalād dhāvamānaṁ
parāmṛṣṭam atyantato drutya gopyā (1)
I worship the Supreme Īśvara, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose form is eternal, full of
knowledge and bliss, His fish-shaped earrings swing and play upon His
cheeks, and He shines splendidly in Gokula. Due to breaking the yoghurt
pot, He is very fearful of Mother Yaśodā. Jumping down from the wooden
grinding mortar, He quickly runs away, but Yaśodā hastily runs after Him
and ultimately catches Him from behind.
 rudantaṁ muhur netra-yugmaṁ mṛjantaṁ
karāmbhoja-yugmena sātaṅka-netram
muhuḥ śvāsa-kampa-tri-rekhāṅka-kaṇṭha-
sthita-graiva-dāmodaraṁ bhakti-baddham (2)
I worship that Dāmodara who, afraid of the stick in His mother’s hand, cries
and time and again rubs His eyes with both His lotus hands, whose eyes
express extreme fearfulness, whose sobbing makes the jeweled and pearl
necklaces upon His neck marked with three lines shake, and whose belly is
bound only by His mother’s devotion.

itīdṛk sva-līlābhir ānanda-kuṇḍe

sva-ghoṣaṁ nimajjantam ākhyāpayantam
tadīyeśita-jñeṣu bhaktair jitatvaṁ
punaḥ prematas taṁ śatāvṛtti vande (3)
By childhood pastimes such as this, He perpetually immerses the
inhabitants of Gokula in pools of pure bliss, and through them informs the
devotees desirous of knowing His aspect of supreme opulence and majesty
that He is conquered only by those who are free from knowledge of His
aiśvarya—with great love I again and again worship that Dāmodara Śrī
Kṛṣṇa.

varaṁ deva! mokṣaṁ na mokṣāvadhiṁ vā

na cānyaṁ vṛṇe ’haṁ vareśād apīha
idaṁ te vapur nātha! gopāla-bālaṁ
sadā me manasy āvirāstāṁ kim anyaiḥ (4)
He Deva! Although You are capable of granting any boon, I do not pray to
You for liberation, eternal life in Vaikuṇṭha, or for any other benediction
[which may be obtained by executing the nine processes of bhakti]. He
Nātha! May Your form as a cowherd boy in this Vṛndāvana forever remain
manifest in my heart—besides this what is the use of any other benediction?

idaṁ te mukhāmbhojam avyakta-nīlair

vṛtaṁ kuntalaiḥ snigdha-raktaiś ca gopyā
muhuś cumbitaṁ bimba-raktādharaṁ me
manasy āvirāstām alaṁ lakṣa-lābhaiḥ (5)
He Deva! May Your lotus-like face which is framed by Your cascading,
glossy black curling locks, which is kissed by Mother Yaśodā over and over
again, and which is beautified by lips as red as ripe bimba-fruits, always
remain visible in my heart—millions of other attainments are useless to me.

namo deva! dāmodarānanta! viṣṇo!

prasīda prabho! duḥkha-jālābdhi-magnam
kṛpā-dṛṣṭi-vṛṣṭyāti-dīnaṁ batānu-
gṛhāṇeśa! mām ajñam edhy akṣi-dṛśyaḥ (6)
Obeisances to You, O Deva! O Bhakta-Vatsala Dāmodara! O Ananta, who
are endowed with limitless potency! O all-pervading Viṣṇu! O my master!
O supremely independent Iśa! Be pleased with me! I am sinking deeply into
an ocean of sorrow—favor me by showering the rain of Your merciful
glance upon this surrendered soul who am so pitifully fallen and grant me
Your direct darśana.

kuverātmajau baddha-mūrtyaiva yadvat

tvayā mocitau bhakti-bhājau kṛtau ca
tathā prema-bhaktiṁ svakāṁ me prayaccha
na mokṣe graho me ’sti dāmodareha (7)
He Dāmodara! Although You were bound to the mortar with ropes tied by
Mother Yaśodā, You mercifully liberated the two sons of Kuvera who were
cursed by Nārada to stand as trees and gifted them with Your own prema-
bhakti. In the same way please bestow upon this insignificant soul that same
prema-bhakti. This is my sole longing—I have no desire whatsoever for any
other type of liberation.

namas te ’stu dāmne sphurad-dīpti-dhāmne

tvadīyodarāyātha viśvasya dhāmne
namo rādhikāyai tvadīya priyāyai
namo ’nanta-līlāya devāya tubhyam (8)
O Dāmodara! I offer praṇāma to the effulgent rope binding Your waist. I
also offer praṇāma to Your belly which is the source of the Brahman
effulgence and the mainstay of the entire universe. Time and again I offer
praṇāma to Śrīmatī Rādhikā, Your dearmost beloved, and I also offer my
praṇāmas hundreds of times unto Your wondrous, unlimited pastimes.
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vibhāvarī-śeṣa, āloka-praveśa
udilô aruṇa pūraba bhāge
jīva jāgô, jīva jāgô
jaya rādhe, jaya kṛṣṇa, jaya vṛndāvana

~ Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa Maṅgala-ārati ~

Śrī Maṅgala Ārati

Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja

maṅgala śrī guru-gaura maṅgala mūrati

maṅgala śrī rādhā-kṛṣṇa-ĵugala-pirīti (1)
Glories to the auspicious forms of Śrī Guru and Gaura, and all glories to Śrī
Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa’s auspicious amorous love.

maṅgala niśānta-līlā maṅgala udaye

maṅgala ārati jāge bhakata-hṛdaye (2)
All glories to Their auspicious niśānta-līlā which heralds the end of night
and Their auspicious awakening, bringing auspiciouness to all! Glories to
maṅgala-arati, which awakens a sphūrti of that niśānta-līlā within the
devotees’ hearts!

tomāra nidrāya jīva nidrita dharāya

tava jāgaraṇe viśva jāgarita haya (3)
While You sleep, the jīvas lie sleeping deep in their ignorance, but upon
Your rising, the whole world awakens! [Meaning, if You manifest in their
hearts, then all tattva and all siddhānta will be revealed to them.]

śubha dṛṣṭi karô ebe (prabhu) jagatera prati

jāguka hṛdaye mora sumaṅgalā rati (4)
(Prabhu!) Shower Your kind glance upon the world now. Awaken in my
heart that most auspicious rati.

mayūra-śukādi sāri katô pikarāja

maṅgala jāgara-hetu kôriche virāja (5)
The peacocks, male and female parrots, and cuckoos (by Vṛndā-devī’s
order) are singing, heralding Your auspicious awakening.

sumadhura dhvani kare ĵatô śākhī-gaṇa

maṅgala śravaṇe bāje madhura kūjana (6)
Sitting on the branches of the trees, all the birds sing their supremely sweet
morning melodies that resound throughout the forest. Those sweet, soft,
auspicious sounds come and grace everyone!

kusumita sarovare kamala-hillola

maṅgala saurabha bahe pavana-kallola (7)
In the pond, which is filled with many varieties of flowers, the lotuses sway
in the center. The breezes spread their auspicious aromas in all directions,
bringing pure delight and joy to all.

jhā̃jhara kā̃sara ghaṇṭā śaṅkha karatāla

maṅgala mṛdaṅga bāje parama rasāla (8)
Large cymbals, gongs, bells, conches, karatālas and auspicious mṛdaṅgas
resonate the supreme rasa.

maṅgala ārati kare bhakatera gaṇa

abhāgā keśava (śrī keśava dāsa) kare nāma-saṅkīrtana (9)
Performing maṅgala-ārati within the company of devotees, the unfor­tunate
Keśava (the servant of Srī Keśava) sings nāma-saṅkīrtana.

Vibhāvarī-Śeṣa
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

vibhāvarī-śeṣa, āloka-praveśa,
nidrā chāḓi’ uṭhô jīva
 bôlô’ hari hari, mukunda murāri,
rāma-kṛṣṇa hayagrīva (1)
Night is over; the light of dawn is coming – Arise, O soul, give up your
sleep! Chant the names of Hari! Mukunda! Murāri! Rāma! Kṛṣṇa! and
Hayagrīva!
Hari steals all our anarthas, sins, and miseries. Mukunda easily gives
liberation and more than that, prema-sukha. His smiling face is beautiful
like the very fragrant white kunda flower. Murāri killed the Mura demon‚
who represents all the bad things in our heart. Rāma–Kṛṣṇa’s expansion as
His elder brother Balarāma. Kṛṣṇa—the attractor of all living beings.
Hayagrīva–the incarnation of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa with the head of a horse who
gave the Vedas and Upaniṣads.

nṛsiṁha vāmana, śrī madhusūdana,

vrajendra-nandana śyāma
pūtanā-ghātana, kaiṭabha-śātana,
jaya dāśarathi-rāma (2)
Nṛsiṁha, Vāmana, Śrī Madhusūdana, the son of Nanda Mahārāja, Śyāma!
He is the killer of Pūtanā and Kaiṭabha! All glories to the son of King
Daśaratha, Lord Rāma!
Nṛsiṁha removes obstacles to devotion, thus allowing love and affection to
develop in the devotee’s heart. Vāmana cheated Bali Mahārāja and returned
the kingdom to the demigods. Bali surrendered himself to Vāmanadeva,
who helps the devotees achieve ātma-nivedana, full surrender. Śrī
Madhusūdana removes all attachment to the material world and always
tastes madhu, the nectar of the lips of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Vrajendra-
nandana Śyāma always stays in Vraja and beautifies (śyāma) His abode.
Pūtanā-ghātana removes impurities from the heart of the jīva. Kaiṭabha-
śātana destroys duplicity.

yaśodā-dulāla, govinda-gopāla,
vṛndāvana-purandara
gopī-priya-jana, rādhikā-ramaṇa,
bhuvana-sundara-vara (3)
He is the darling son of Yaśodā (yaśodā-dulāla), He supports, nourishes and
gives pleasure to the cows, their pastures, all gopas and gopīs (govinda-
gopāla), the King (Indra) of Vṛndāvana (vṛndāvana-purandara), the
dearmost beloved of the gopīs (gopī-priya-jana), always giving pleasure to
Rādhikā and She to Him (rādhikā-ramaṇa), He is the unsurpassed beauty of
the entire world (bhuvana-sundara-bara)!

rāvaṇāntakara, mākhana-taskara,
gopī-jana-vastra-hārī
vrajera rākhāla, gopa-vṛnda-pāla,
citta-hārī vaṁśī-dhārī (4)
To Rāvāṇa, who stole Sita, thinking that Bhagavān is without potency, He is
death personified (rāvāṇāntakara); to the elderly gopīs, a butterthief,
stealing their love and affection in the form of their butter (mākhana-
taskara); He is the thief of the garments of the very young gopīs who are
His very own potency (gopī-jana-vastra-hārī); He is the protector and
maintainer of Vraja (vrajera-rākhāla); guardian of the gopas (gopa-vṛnda-
pāla); He steals the hearts of all with His flute (citta-hārī vaṁśī-dhārī).

yogīndra-vandana, śrī nanda-nandana,

vraja-jana-bhaya-hārī
navīna nīrada, rūpa manohara,
mohana-vaṁśī-bihārī (5)
He is always worshiped by the great yogīs, Śukadeva, Nārada, Vyāsa
(yogīndra-vandana); the beautiful son of Nanda Mahārāja (śrī nanda-
nandana); He removes the fears of the residents of Vraja (vraja-jana-
bhaya-hārī); He is like a fresh rain-cloud (navīna nīrada); enchanting the
minds of the Vrajavāsīs with His beauty (rūpa-manohara); He wanders
about, playing the flute and charming everyone (mohana-vaṁśī-bihārī)!

yaśodā-nandana, kaṁsa-nisūdana,
nikuñja-rāsa-vilāsī
kadamba-kānana, rāsa-parāyaṇa,
vṛndā-vipina-nivāsī (6)
He is Yaśodā’s sweet, soft little boy (yaśodā-nandana), and on the other
hand the killer of Kaṁsa (kaṁsa-nisūdana). He performs His confidential
loving affairs in the pleasure-groves of Vṛndāvana (nikuñja-rāsa-vilāsī). He
is devoted to enjoying rāsa (rāsa-parāyaṇa) in the kuñjas in the vast
kadamba garden (kadamba-kānana). He dwells in the Vṛndāvan forest
(vṛndā-vipina-nivāsī).

ānanda-vardhana, prema-niketana,
phula-śara-ĵojaka kāma
gopāṅganā-gaṇa-citta-vinodana,
samasta-guṇa-gaṇa-dhāma (7)
He enhances the ocean of bliss (ānanda-varddhana); He is the divine abode
of pure love (prema-niketana); He is the transcendental Cupid who incites
the beautiful gopīs’ kāma, or divine lust, with five flowered arrows (phula-
śara-yojaka kāma); giving pleasure to the gopīs’ hearts (gopāṅganā-gaṇa-
citta-vinodana); He is the abode of all good qualities (samasta-guṇa-
dhāma)!

yāmuna-jīvana, keli-parāyaṇa,
mānasa-candra-cakora
nāma-sudhā-rasa, gāo kṛṣṇa-ĵaśa,
rākhô vacana mana mora (8)
Yamunā is the life of Kṛṣṇa because He performs rāsa-līlā on her banks,
and He is the life of Yamunā because He does jala-keli (frolics) in her
waters (yāmuna-jīvana); He is always absorbed in amorous pastimes (keli-
parāyaṇa); He is the moon of the gopīs’ minds, which are like cakora birds
who subsist only upon moonlight (mānasa-candra-cakora). “O mind,
always remember these words (rākha-vacana mana mora) and sing Kṛṣṇa’s
glories (gāo kṛṣṇa-jaśa

~ Pañca-tattva Maṅgala-ārati ~

Udilô Aruṇa
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

udilô aruṇa pūraba bhāge, dvija-maṇi gorā amani jāge,

bhakata-samūha lôiyā sāthe, gelā nagara-vrāje (1)
When the red-tinged sun began to rise on the eastern horizon, Śrī Gaurāṅga,
the jewel amongst brāhmaṇas, at once awoke and took His devotees out
into the villages of Navadvīpa.

‘tāthai tāthai’ bājalô khol, ghana ghana tāhe jhā̃jhera rola,

preme ḍhala-ḍhala sonāra aṅga, caraṇe nūpura bāje (2)
‘Tāthai tāthai’ the mṛdaṅgas resounded; the karatālas played in time.
Overflowing with prema, Śrī Gaurāṅga’s golden form swayed gracefully,
causing His anklebells (nūpuras) to jingle at His feet.

mukunda mādhava yādava hari, bôlô re bôlô re vadana bhôri’,

miche nida-vaśe gelô re rāti, divasa śarīra-sāje (3)
“Mukunda! Mādhava! Yādava! Hari! Everyone, chant! Chant! Fill your
mouths with the holy names of the Lord! Oh, you pass your nights in vain,
captivated by sleep, and your days decorating your body.

emôna durlabha mānava-deha, pāiyā ki karô, bhābônā keha,

ebe nā bhajile yaśodā-suta, carame pôḓibe lāje (4)
“You have achieved this rare human birth! What are you doing? Don’t you
care for this gift? Now, if you don’t worship the son of Yaśodā, ultimately,
at the time of death you will fall into a shameful condition.

udita tapana hôile asta, dina gelô bôli’ hôibe byasta,

tabe kenô ebe alasa hôi’ nā bhajô hṛdaya-rāje (5)
“With every rising and setting of the sun, a day passes and is lost. Then why
are you still idle; why are you not worshiping the Lord in the heart?

jīvana anitya jānahô sāra, tāhe nānā-vidha vipada bhāra,

nāmāśraya kôri’ ĵatane tumi, thākahô āpana kāje (6)
“Understand this essential fact—material life is temporary and filled with
many dangers and woes. You should earnestly take shelter of the holy
names, and perform only the bare necessities required to maintain your
life.”

kṛṣṇa-nāma-sudhā kôriyā pāna, juḓāo ‘bhakativinoda’ prāṇa,

nāma binā kichu nāhikô āra, caudda bhuvana-mājhe (7)
Desiring to shower benedictions upon all living beings, these sweet holy
names have descended to this worldly plane. They shine like the sun in the
sky of the heart, destroying the darkness of ignorance.

jīvera kalyāṇa-sādhana-kāma, jagate āsi’ e madhura nāma,

avidyā-timira-tapana-rūpe, hṛd-gagane virāje (8)
Drink the pure nectar of kṛṣṇa-nāma and thus give relief to Bhaktivinoda’s
burning heart. There is nothing except nāma in all the fourteen worlds.

Jīva Jāgô, Jīva Jāgô

Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

jīva jāgô, jīva jāgô, gorācā̃da bôle

katô nidrā ĵāo māyā-piśācīra kole (1)
Śrī Gaurācānda is calling, “Wake up! Wake up, sleeping souls! How long
will you sleep in the lap of the witch Māyā?”

bhajibô bôliyā ese’ saṁsāra-bhitare

bhuliyā rahile tumi avidyāra bhare (2)
“You have come into this material world saying you will worship the Lord,
but, having forgotten Him, you have become filled with ignorance.”

tomāre lôite āmi hôinu avatāra

āmi binā bandhu āra ke āche tomāra (3)
“Just to rescue you, I have descended! Who else is your friend but Me?

enechi auṣadhi māyā nāśibāra lāgi’

harināma-mahāmantra lao tumi māgi’ (4)
“I have brought you the harināma mahā-mantra—the medicine to destroy
the disease of māyā. Take these holy names, I beg you!”

bhakativinoda prabhu-caraṇe pôḓiyā

sei harināma-mantra lôilô māgiyā (5)
Falling at the lotus feet of Śrīman Mahāprabhu, Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has
begged for and accepted this harināma-mantra.
 ~ Tulasī Parikramā ~

Jaya Rādhe, Jaya Kṛṣṇa

Kṛṣṇadāsa

jaya rādhe, jaya kṛṣṇa, jaya vṛndāvana

śrī govinda, gopīnātha, madana-mohana (1)
All glories to Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa and the divine forest of Śrī Vṛndāvana.
All glories to the three presiding Deities of Vṛndāvana—Śrī Govinda,
Gopīnātha, and Madana-Mohana.

śyāma-kuṇḍa, rādhā-kuṇḍa, giri-govardhana

kālindī yamunā jaya, jaya mahāvana (2)
All glories to Śyāma-kuṇḍa, Rādhā-kuṇḍa, Govardhana Hill, and the
Yamunā River (Kālindī). All glories to the great forest known as Mahāvana,
where Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma displayed all of Their childhood pastimes.

keśī-ghāṭa, vaṁśī-vaṭa, dvādaśa-kānana

ĵā̃hā saba līlā kôilô śrī nanda-nandana (3)
All glories to Keśī-Ghāṭa, where Kṛṣṇa killed the Keśī demon. All glories to
the Vaṁśi-Vaṭa tree, where Kṛṣṇa attracted all the gopīs to come by playing
His flute. Glories to all of the twelve forests of Vraja. At these places the
son of Nanda, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, performed all of His pastimes.

śrī nanda-yaśodā jaya, jaya gopa-gaṇa

śrīdāmādi jaya, jaya dhenu-vatsa-gaṇa (4)
All glories to Kṛṣṇa’s divine father and mother, Nanda and Yaśodā. All
glories to the cowherd boys, headed by Śrīdāma, the older brother of
Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Anaṅga Mañjarī. All glories to the cows and calves
of Vraja.

jaya vṛṣabhānu, jaya kīrtidā-sundarī

jaya paurṇamāsī, jaya ābhīra-nāgarī (5)
All glories to Rādhā’s divine father and mother, Vṛṣabhānu and the
beautiful Kīrtidā. All glories to Paurṇamāsī, the guru of the cowherd
community. (She is the mother of Sāṅdīpani Muni, grandmother of
Madhumaṅgala and Nāndī-mukhī, and the beloved disciple of Devarṣi
Nārada.) All glories to the damsels of Vraja.

jaya jaya gopīśvara vṛndāvana-mājha

jaya jaya kṛṣṇa-sakhā baṭu dvija-rāja (6)
All glories, all glories to Gopīśvara Śiva, who resides in Vṛndāvana in order
to protect the holy dhāma. All glories, all glories to Kṛṣṇa’s (funny) young
brāhmaṇa friend, Madhumaṅgala.

jaya rāma-ghāṭa, jaya rohiṇī-nandana

jaya jaya vṛndāvana-vāsī ĵatô jana (7)
All glories to Rāma-ghāṭa, where Baladeva peformed His rāsa dance. All
glories to Balarāma, the son of Rohiṇī. All glories, all glories to all the
residents of Vṛndāvana.

jaya dvija-patnī, jaya nāga-kanyā-gaṇa

bhaktite ĵā̃hārā pāilô govinda-caraṇa (8)
All glories to the wives of the proud Vedic brāhmaṇas. All glories to the
wives of the Kālīya serpent. Through pure devotion they all obtained the
lotus feet of Govinda.

śrī rāsa-maṇḍala jaya, jaya rādhā-śyāma

jaya jaya rāsa-līlā sarva-manorama (9)
All glories to the circular arena of the rāsa dance. All glories to Rādhā and
Śyāma. All glories, all glories to the divine rāsa dance, which is the most
beautiful of all of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes.

jaya jaya ujjvala-rasa sarva-rasa-sāra

parakīyā-bhāve ĵāhā vrajete pracāra (10)
All glories, all glories to śṛṅgāra-rasa, which is the essence and most
excellent of all rasas and is propagated in Vraja as parakīyā-bhāva.

śrī jāhnavā-pāda-padma kôriyā smaraṇa

dīna kṛṣṇadāsa kahe nāma-saṅkīrtana (11)
Remembering the lotus feet of Nityānanda Prabhu’s consort, Śrī Jāhnavā
Devī, this very fallen and lowly servant of Kṛṣṇa sings the saṅkīrtana of the
holy name.
 Bhajanas between Maṅgala-ārati &
Morning Class
~ Quicklinks ~
kṛṣṇa hoite catur-mukha, hoy kṛṣṇa-sevonmukhaṁ
vṛndāvana-vāsī jata vaiṣṇavera gaṇa
śrī kṛṣṇa caitanya prabhu jīve doyā kori’
rasa-valita-mṛgākṣī-mauli-māṇikya-lakṣmīḥ
vikretu-kāmākhila-gopa-kanyā
yat-kiṅkarīṣu bahuśaḥ khalu kāku-vāṇī
aṅga-śyāmalima-chaṭābhir abhito
namas trikāla-satyāya

Śrī Guru-Paramparā
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Prabhupāda

kṛṣṇa hoite catur-mukha, hoy kṛṣṇa-sevonmukha,

brahmā hoite nāradera mati
nārada hoite vyāsa, madhva kohe vyāsa-dāsa,
pūrṇaprajña padmanābha gati (1)
In the beginning of creation Śrī Kṛṣṇa spoke the science of devo­tional
service to four-faced Lord Brahmā, who in turn passed these teachings on to
Nārada Muni, who accepted Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva as his disciple.
Vyāsa transmitted this knowledge to Madhvācārya, who is also known as
Pūrṇaprajña Tīrtha and who was the sole refuge for his disciple
Padmanābha Tīrtha.

nṛhari mādhava-baṁśe, akṣobhya paramahaṁse,

śiṣya boli aṅgīkāra kore
akṣobhyera śiṣya jaya-tīrtha nāme paricaya,
tãra dāsye jñānasindhu tore (2)
Following in the line of Madhvācārya were Nṛhari Tīrtha and Mādhava
Tīrtha, whose principal disciple was the great paramahaṁsa Akṣobhya
Tīrtha. He in turn accepted as his disciple Jayatīrtha, who passed his service
down to Jñānasindhu.

tãha hoite dayānidhi, tãra dāsa vidyānidhi,

rājendra hoilo tãha ha’te
tãhāra kiṅkora jaya-dharma nāme paricaya,
paramparā jano bhālo mate (3)
From him the line came down to Dayānidhi, then to his disciple Vidyānidhi,
then in turn it was introduced to Rājendra Tīrtha, whose servant was the
renowned Jayadharma, also known as Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha. In this way the
guru-paramparā is properly understood.

jayadharma-dāsye khyāti, śrī puruṣottama jati,

tā ha’te brahmaṇya-tīrtha sūri
vyāsatīrtha tā’ra dāsa, lakṣmīpati vyāsa-dāsa
tãha haite mādhavendra purī (4)
The great sannyāsī Śrī Puruṣottama Tīrtha was a renowned disciple in the
service of Jayadharma; from Śrī Puruṣottama the line descended to the
powerful Brahmaṇyatīrtha, then to Vyāsatīrtha. He was succeeded by Śrī
Lakṣmīpati, who passed the line down to Śrī Mādhavendra Purī.

mādhavendra purī-bara, śiṣya-bara śrī-īśvara

nityānanda śri-advaita vibhu
īśvara-purīke dhanya, korilen śri-caitanya,
jagad-guru gaura mahāprabhu (5)
Śrī Iśvara Purī was the most prominent sannyasa disciple of the great Śrī
Mādhavendra Purī, whose disciples also included the avatāras Śrī
Nityānanda Prabhu and Śrī Advaita Ācārya. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the
Golden Lord and spiritual preceptor of all the worlds, made Isvara Purī
greatly fortunate by accepting him as dīkṣā-guru.

mahāprabhu śrī-caitanya, rādhā-kṛṣṇa nahe anya,

rūpānuga janera jīvana
viśvambhara priyaṅkara, śrī-svarūpa dāmodara,
śrī-gosvāmī rūpa-sanātana (6)
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa combined, is the very
life of the rūpānuga Vaiṣṇavas who follow Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī. Śrī Svarūpa
Dāmodara Gosvāmī, Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmīs were the
dearmost servants of Viśvambhara (Śrī Caitanya).

rūpa-priya mahājana, jīva, raghunātha hana,

tãra priya kavi kṛṣṇadāsa
kṛṣṇadāsa-priya-bara, narottama sevā-para,
jãra pada viśvanātha-āśa (7)
Dear to Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī were the great saintly personalities, Śrī Jīva
Gosvāmī and Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, whose intimate disciple was
the great poet Śrī Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja. The dearmost of Kṛṣṇadāsa was Śrīla
Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura, who was always engaged in guru-sevā. His lotus
feet were the only hope and aspiration of Śrī Viśvanātha Cakravartī
Ṭhākura.

viśvanātha-bhakta-sātha, baladeva jagannātha,

tãra priya śrī-bhaktivinoda
mahā-bhāgavata-bara, śrī-gaurakiśora-bara
hari-bhajanete jãra moda (8)
Prominent among the associates of Śrī Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura was
Śrī Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa. After him the line descended to Śrīla
Jagannātha dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja, who was the beloved śikṣā-guru of Śrī
Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura. Bhaktivinoda was the intimate friend of the great
mahā-bhāgavata Śrīla Gaura Kiśora dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja, whose sole
delight was hari-bhajana.

śrī vārṣabhānavī-barā, sadā sevya-sevā-parā

tãhāra dayita-dāsa-nāma (9)
The most distinguished Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, whose
initiated name was Śrī Vārṣabhānavī Dayita dāsa, was always engaged in
divine service to Hari, Guru, Vaisnava.

prabhupāda-antaraṅga, śrī svarūpa-rūpanuga

śrī keśava bhakati-prajñāna
 gauḍīya-vedānta-vettā, māyāvāda-tamohantā
gaura-vāṇī-pracārācāra-dhāma (10)
An internal and intimate disciple of Prabhupāda following in the line of
Svarūpa Damodara and Rūpa Gosvāmī was Śrī Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava
Gosvāmī. Having full knowledge of Vedānta philosophy according to the
Gauḍīya sampradaya, Śrīla Keśava Mahāraja annihilated the darkness of all
māyāvāda arguments. He has served Navadvīpa Dhāma so much, and his
life is an example for both practicing and preaching Mahāprabhu’s message.

tãra pradhān pracārako, śrī bhaktivedānta nāmo

patita-janete doyā-dhāma (11)
His foremost disciple-preacher was Śrī Bhaktivedānta Svāmī Prabhupāda,
who has spread the message of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu throughout the
world and is thus a reservoir of mercy and compassion for all fallen souls.

keśava priya mahājana vāmana nārāyaṇa haña

gaura-vāṇī tādera prāṇa-dhana (12)
Most dear to Śrī Keśava Gosvāmī were the saintly personalities Śrī Vāmana
Gosvāmī and Śrī Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī, whose life and soul are the teachings
of Mahāprabhu.

ei saba harijana, gaurāṅgera nija-jana

tãdera ucchiṣṭe mora kāma (13)
It is my desire to honor the remnants (ucchiṣṭa)—their mahāprasāda and
their instructions—from the lotus mouths of all these personal associates of
Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Śrī Vaiṣṇava-Vandanā
Śrī Devakīnandana dāsa Ṭhākura

vṛndāvana-vāsī jata vaiṣṇavera gaṇa

prathame vandanā kori sabāra caraṇa (1)
First of all I offer glorifications to the feet of all of the Vaiṣṇavas of
Vṛndāvana.
 nīlācala-vāsī jata mahāprabhura gaṇa
bhūmite paḍiyā vandoṅ sabāra caraṇa (2)
Praising of all of Mahāprabhu’s Nīlācala associates, I prostrate at their feet.

navadvīpa-vāsī jata mahāprabhura bhakta

sabāra caraṇa vandoṅ hoiyā anurakta (3)
I pray for loving attachment to the lotus feet of all of Mahāprabhu’s
Navadvīpa bhaktas.

mahāprabhur bhakta jato gauḓa-deśe sthiti

sabhāra caraṇa vandõ koriyā praṇati (4)
I offer praṇāmas at the feet of all of Mahaprabhu’s Gauḍadeśa (Bengal)
devotees.

je-deśe je-deśe baise gaurāṅgera gaṇa

ūrddhva-bāhu kori vandoṅ sabāra caraṇa (5)
With upraised arms I pray to the feet of all of Gaurāṇga’s bhaktas, in
whichever country they may reside.

hoiyāchena hoibena prabhura jata dāsa

sabāra caraṇa vandoṅ dante kori’ ghāsa (6)
Holding a straw between my teeth, I submit at the feet of all the servants of
Mahāprabhu that were or will be.

brahmaṇḍa tārite śakti dhare jane jane

e veda purāṇe guṇa gāya jebā śune (7)
I have heard their glorification in the Vedas and Purāṇas, which proclaim
that each one of His devotees has the śakti to deliver an entire universe.

mahāprabhura gaṇa saba patita pāvana,

tāi lobhe mui pāpī loinu śaraṇa (8)
(Hearing of their glory) I have come with great eagerness to surrender to
Mahāprabhu’s bhaktas, who are all patita-pāvana for sinners like me.
 vandanā korite mui kata śakti dhari
tamo-buddhi-dośe mui dambha mātra kori (9)
What power do I have to glorify them? But out of my ignorance and
unmitigating pride I do so anyway, thinking myself so qualified.

tathāpi mūkera bhāgya manera ullāsa

doṣa kṣami’ mo-adhame koro nija dāsa (10)
Even though I am dumb and unable to express their greatness, still my heart
is joyful due to my great good fortune (that the Vaiṣṇavas have accepted me
as their own and Śrī Gurudeva has given me harināma full of blissful
pastimes). Forgive the faults of this fallen soul and make me your servant.

sarva-vāñchā siddhi haya yama-bandha chuṭe

jagate durlabha hoiyā prema-dhana luṭe (11)
They award the perfection of all desires, including freedom from death, and
even that rarest treasure not found in this world—prema!

manera vāsanā pūrṇa acirāte hoya

devakīnandana dāsa ei lobhe koya (12)
All of one’s pure, heartfelt desires will be fulfilled without delay.
Devakīnandana dāsa, intensely eager for this, glorifies and prays to the
Vaiṣṇavas.

Śrī-Kṛṣṇa-Caitanya Prabhu Jīve Doyā Kori’

—Six-fold Unconditional Surrender—

Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

śrī kṛṣṇa caitanya prabhu jīve doyā kori’

sva-pārṣada svīya dhāma saha avatārī’ (1)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Prabhu, being merciful to all the living beings,
descended with His own divine abode and personal associates.
 atyanta durlabha prema koribāre dāna
śikhāya śaraṇāgati bhakatera prāṇa (2)
To bestow freely that rarest treasure of prema-bhakti, spontaneous love, He
taught śaraṇāgati, the life and soul of the devotees:

dainya, ātma-nivedana, goptṛtve varaṇa

‘avaśya rakṣibe kṛṣṇa’—viśvāsa-pālana (3)
Humility, full self-dedication, accepting Him as one’s only maintainer and
guardian, having complete conviction that Kṛṣṇa will surely protect us;

bhakti-anukūla-mātra kāryera svīkāra

bhakti-pratikūla-bhāva-varjanāṅgīkāra (4)
Accepting things favorable for devotional service, and rejecting the
unfavorable.

ṣaḍ-aṅga śaraṇāgati hoibe jāhāra

tāhāra prārthanā śune śrī nanda-kumāra (5)
The prayers of one who submits unconditionally to this six-fold surrender
are heard by Śrī Nanda-kumāra.

rūpa-sanātana-pade dante tṛṇa kori’

bhakativinoda paḍe duhó pada dhori’ (6)
With a straw in his teeth Bhaktivinoda prostrates before Śrī Rūpa and
Sanātana Gosvāmīs, embracing the lotus feet of both.

kāṅdiyā kāṅdiyā bole—“āmi to’ adham

a śikhāye śaraṇāgati koro he uttama” (7)
Lamenting, he cries out, “I am so low and fallen! Teach me unconditional
surrender and make me a first-class Vaiṣṇava!”

Śrī Rādhikāṣṭakam
Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī

rasa-valita-mṛgākṣī-mauli-māṇikya-lakṣmīḥ
pramudita-mura-vairi-prema-vāpī-marālī
 vraja-vara-vṛṣabhānoḥ puṇya-gīrvāṇa-vallī
snapayati nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu (1)
Śrīmatī Rādhikā is the brilliant jewel in the crown of rasika maidens. She is
the swan that floats upon the pond of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s joy-filled prema, and is
the paramount wish-fulfilling creeper of Vṛṣabhānu Mahārāja’s piety. When
will that Śrīmatī Rādhikā bathe me in Her service?

sphurad-aruṇa-dukūla-dyotitodyan-nitamba-
sthalam abhi-vara-kāñci-lāsyam ullāsayantī
kuca-kalasa-vilāsa-sphīta-muktā-sara-śrīḥ
snapayati nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu (2)
Around Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s shapely hips which are exquisitely covered with
a radiant, reddish silken cloth, an excellent golden chain sings and dances;
and upon Her water-pot-like breasts rests a magnificent pearl necklace.
When will that Śrīmatī Rādhikā bathe me in Her service?

sarasija-vara-garbhākharva-kāntiḥ samudyat-
taruṇima-ghanasārāśliṣṭa-kaiśora-sīdhuḥ
dara-vikasita-hāsya-syandi-bimbādharāgrā
snapayati nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu (3)
Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s effulgence is like that of the whorl (kārnikā) of an
exquisite budding lotus flower; Her pre-adolescence is like nectar mixed
with the fleetingly fragrant camphor of Her early teen age, and Her slightly
smiling bimba-fruit-like lips display a touch of hāsya-rasa (humor). When
will that Śrīmatī Rādhikā bathe me in Her service?

ati-caṭulataraṁ taṁ kānanāntar milantaṁ

vraja-nṛpati-kumāraṁ vīkṣya śaṅkā-kulākṣī
madhura-mṛdu-vacobhiḥ saṁstutā netra-bhaṅgyā
snapayati nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu (4)
Unexpectedly meeting the whimsical Prince of Vraja in the forest, Śrīmatī
Rādhikā beholds Him with apprehensive eyes. Then, with Her sweet, soft
words and crooked glances, She elicits an intimate exchange with Him.
When will that Śrīmatī Rādhikā bathe me in Her service?
 vraja-kula-mahilānāṁ prāṇa-bhūtākhilānāṁ
paśupa-pati-gṛhiṇyāḥ kṛṣṇa-vat prema-pātram
sulalita-lalitāntaḥ sneha-phullāntarātmā
snapayati nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu (5)
Śrīmatī Rādhikā is the very life of all the Vraja maidens. Like Śrī Kṛṣṇa,
She is the fortunate recipient of Śrī Yaśodā’s affection, and Her heart is
bursting with the charming intimate affection of Lalitā-sakhī. When will
that Śrīmatī Rādhikā bathe me in Her service?

niravadhi sa-viśākhā śākhi-yūtha-prasūnaiḥ

srajam iha racayantī vaijayantīṁ vanānte
agha-vijaya-varoraḥ preyasī śreyasī sā
snapayati nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu (6)
Śrīmatī Rādhikā embodies the supreme auspiciousness; She resides in Śrī
Vṛndāvana always accompanied by Viśākhā-sakhī with whom She prepares
vaijayantī garlands made from the flowers of the various trees and is
therefore most dear to the wonderful chest of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the subduer of the
Agha demon (Agha-vijaya). When will that Śrīmatī Rādhikā bathe me in
Her service?

prakaṭita-nija-vāsaṁ snigdha-veṇu-praṇādair
druta-gati-harim ārāt prāpya kuñje smitākṣī
śravaṇa-kuhara-kaṇḍūṁ tanvatī namra-vaktrā
snapayati nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu (7)
With the sound of His charming flute, Śrī Kṛṣṇa reveals His presence within
a kuñja, and She quickly runs to Him. Catching sight of Him, with smiling
half-closed eyes, She lowers Her head and, on some pretext, scratches Her
ear. When will that Śrīmatī Rādhikā bathe me in Her service?

amala-kamala-rāji-sparśi-vāta-praśīte
nija-sarasi nidāghe sāyam ullāsinīyam
parijana-gaṇa-yuktā krīḍayantī bakāriṁ
snapayati nija-dāsye rādhikā māṁ kadā nu (8)
On summer nights in the waters of Her own kuṇḍa, cool due to the gentle
breeze that caresses the many spotless lotuses there, She very joyfully
engages Śrī Kṛṣṇa in water-sports in the company of Lalitā and Her other
sakhīs. When will that Śrīmatī Rādhikā bathe me in Her service?

paṭhati vimala-cetā mṛṣṭa-rādhāṣṭakaṁ yaḥ

parihṛta-nikhilāśā-santatiḥ kātaraḥ san
paśupa-pati-kumāraḥ kāmam āmoditas taṁ
nija-jana-gaṇa-madhye rādhikāyās tanoti (9)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa will become so pleased with that person of pure heart and mind
who, abandoning all hopes and aspirations other than rādhā-dāsya, humbly
recites this pure Rādhikāṣṭakam that He will grant them entrance into
Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s eternal entourage. (This aṣṭaka is recited in the poetic
meter known as ‘Mālinī’.)

Selected verses of
Śrī Govinda-Dāmodara Stotram
Śrīla Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura

vikretu-kāmākhila-gopa-kanyā
murāri-pādārpita-citta-vṛttiḥ
dadhy-ādikaṁ moha-vaśād avocad
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (3)
The gopīs of Vraja had offered the core of their hearts at the lotus feet of Śrī
Kṛṣṇa. Thus, when they tried to sell their yoghurt, milk and other dairy
products, they forgot to call out “Yoghurt, yoghurt”, but in a state of
madness called out “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava”.

ulūkhale sambhṛta-taṇḍulāṁś ca
saṁghaṭṭayanto musalaiḥ pramugdhāḥ
gāyanti gopyo janitānurāgā
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (4)
While threshing their stock of rice with their mortars and pestles, the gopīs,
their hearts enchanted by anurāga for Śrī Kṛṣṇa, would sing “O Govinda,
Dāmodara, Mādhava”.
 kācit karāmbhoja-puṭe niṣaṇṇaṁ
krīḍāśukaṁ kiṁśuka-rakta-tuṇḍam
adhyāpayām āsa saroruhākṣī
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (5)
One of the lotus-eyed girls taught her pet parrot, who was perched in the
hollow of her lotus-like hand and who had a beak as red as the blossoms of
the kiṁśuka tree, to sing “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava”.

gṛhe gṛhe gopa-vadhū-samūhaḥ

pratikṣaṇaṁ piñjara-sārikāṇām
skhalad-giraṁ vācayitum pravṛtto
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (6)
Indeed, in each and every home in Vraja the gopas’ wives were always
engrossed in training their caged she-parrots to chant with a faltering voice
“Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava”.

paryyaṅkikā-bhājam alaṁ kumāraṁ

prasvāpayantyo ’khila-gopa-kanyāḥ
jaguḥ prabandhaṁ svara-tāla-bandhaṁ
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (7)
In the demanding task of putting their children to sleep, the gopīs would
tirelessly sing “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava”, while clapping in rhythm.

rāmānujaṁ vīkṣaṇa-keli-lolaṁ
gopī gṛhītvā navanīta-golam
ābālakaṁ bālakam ājuhāva
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (8)
Taking a handful of fresh butter, the gopī Yaśodā called out to her son
Kṛṣṇa, the younger brother of Rāma, “O Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava”, as
her eyes danced playfully from one cowherd boy to another.

vicitra-varṇābharaṇābhirāme
’bhidhehi vaktrāmbuja-rāja-haṁsi
sadā madīye rasane ’graraṅge
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (9)
O my tongue, O queen of swans whose face resembles a blossoming lotus,
you always delight in decorating yourself with astonishing syllables.
Therefore, with your delightful tip, kindly always call out “Govinda,
Dāmodara, Mādhava”.

krīḍantam-antar-vrajam ātmajaṁ svaṁ

samaṁ vayasyaiḥ paśu-pāla-bālaiḥ
premnā yaśodā prajuhāva kṛṣṇaṁ
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (11)
Yaśodā-maiyā lovingly called out to her son Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who was playing
somewhere in Vraja with the cowherd boys His own age, “Govinda!
Dāmodara! Mādhava!”

yaśodayā gāḍham ulūkhalena

go-kaṇṭha-pāśena nibadhyamānaḥ
ruroda mandaṁ navanīta-bhojī
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (12)
While tightly binding Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who had eaten fresh butter, to the grinding
mortar with a rope used for tying cows, Yaśodā-maiyā wept gently, softly
saying “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava”.

nijāṅgane kaṅkana-keli-lolaṁ
gopī gṛhītvā navanīta-golam
āmardayat pāṇi-talena netre
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (13)
With a handful of butter, Yaśodā Gopī approached Kṛṣṇa, who was in the
courtyard absorbed in playing with the jingling bracelets around his wrists.
With her other hand Yaśodā-maiyā covered His eyes and lovingly called, “O
my dear Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava”.

gṛhe gṛhe gopa-vadhū-kadambāḥ

sarve militvā samavāya-yoge
puṇyāni nāmāni paṭhanti nityaṁ
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (14)
Coming from each and every home in Vraja, a multitude of gopīs would
regularly assemble to recite Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s purifying names, such as
“Govinda”, “Dāmodara” and “Mādhava”.

mandāra-mūle vadanābhirāmaṁ
bimbādhare pūrita-veṇu-nādam
go-gopa-gopī-jana-madhya-saṁsthaṁ
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (15)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose face is very charming and who was standing at the root of
a large kadamba tree among the assembled cows, gopas and gopīs, placed
His flute to His crimson lips, which resemble bimba fruits. The sound that
echoed out was “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava”.

utthāya gopyo ’para-rātra-bhoge

smṛtvā yaśodā-suta-bāla-kelim
gāyanti proccair dadhi manthayantyo
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (16)
Upon waking, the gopīs would churn yoghurt while remembering the
pleasurable childhood pastimes of Yaśodā-maiyā’s son from the previous
blissful night. In doing so, they would loudly sing “Govinda, Dāmodara,
Mādhava”.

jagdho ’tha datto navanīta-piṇḍo

gṛhe yaśodā vicikitsayantī
uvāca satyaṁ vada he murāre
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (17)
Once Kṛṣṇa ate some butter and then gave some to the monkeys. Doubting
that Śrī Kṛṣṇa was a thief, Yaśodā-maiyā inquired, “O Murāri, O Govinda,
O Dāmodara, O Mādhava, tell me the truth. Did You steal butter?”

abhy arcya gehaṁ yuvatiḥ pravṛddha

prema-pravāhā dadhi nirmamantha
gāyanti gopyo ’tha sakhī-sametā
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (18)
After tending to her household chores Yaśodā-maiyā, whose heart always
overflows with intense love for Śrī Kṛṣṇa, began to churn yoghurt,
surrounded by her gopī friends. Together they sang “Govinda, Dāmodara,
Mādhava”.
 kvacit prabhāte dadhi-pūrṇa-pātre
nikṣipya manthaṁ yuvatī mukundam
ālokya gānaṁ vividhaṁ karoti
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (19)
Once at dawn, as Yaśodā-devī was about to place the churning rod in a pot
of yoghurt, she gazed upon her child, Mukunda. At once she became
overwhelmed with love and sang this wonderful song, “O my Govinda, O
my Dāmodara, O my Mādhava”.

krīḓā-paraṁ bhojana-majjanārthaṁ
hitaiṣiṇī strī tanujaṁ yaśodā
ājūhavat prema-pariplutākṣī
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (20)
(Without having even bathed or eaten,) Kṛṣṇa was absorbed in play.
Overwhelmed with affection, mother Yaśodā, who thought only of her son’s
welfare, called out, “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava! (Come, take your bath
and eat something.)”

vṛndāvane gopa-gaṇāś ca gopyo

vilok ya govinda-viyoga-khinnām
rādhāṁ jaguḥ sāśru-vilocanābhyāṁ
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (23)
In Śrī Vṛndāvana, the gopas and gopīs, seeing Śrī Rādhā morose from Her
separation from Govinda, sang with tears in their eyes “Govinda,
Dāmodara, Mādhava.”

prabhāta-sañcāra-gatā tu gāvas
tad rakṣaṇārthaṁ tanayaṁ yaśodā
prābodhayat pāṇi-talena mandaṁ
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (24)
At dawn the cows began to wander away. In order to protect them, Yaśodā
Maiyā woke her son. Gently stroking Him with the palm of her hand, she
sang, “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava.”

pravāla-śobhā iva dīrgha-keśā

vātāmbu-parṇāśana-pūta-dehāḥ
 mule tarūṇāṁ munayaḥ paṭhanti
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (25)
The sages’ hair, having grown very long, has become as beautiful as freshly
sprouted leaves. Their bodies have become pure by consuming only leaves,
water and air, and as they sit at the roots of trees they chant “Govinda,
Dāmodara, Mādhava.”

evaṁ bruvāṇā virahāturā bhṛśaṁ

vraja-striyaḥ kṛṣṇa-viṣakta-mānasāḥ
visṛjya lajjāṁ ruruduḥ sma susvaraṁ
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (26)
The damsels of Vraja, whose hearts are deeply attached to Kṛṣṇa, were
suffering very much from their imminent separation from Him. [As Akrūra
began to drive the chariot], they abandoned all shame and with sweet
voices, wept as they cried “O Govinda, O Dāmodara, O Mādhava.”

gopī kadācit maṇi-piñjara-sthaṁ

śukaṁ vaco vācayituṁ pravṛttā
ānanda-kanda vraja-candra kṛṣṇa
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (27)
One time, a gopī [Śrī Rādhā] began to train Her male parrot, who was
perched in his jewelled cage, to say, “O origin of all bliss, O moon of Vraja,
Kṛṣṇa, Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava.”

go-vatsa-bālaiḥ śiśu-kāka-pakṣaṁ
badhnantam ambhoja-dalāyatākṣam
uvāca mātā cibukaṁ gṛhītvā
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (28)
When Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose eyes are wide like lotus petals, bound His cowherd
friend’s topknot to the tail of a calf, Yaśodā Maiyā held Kṛṣṇa’s chin and
said, “O Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava, what are You doing?”

prabhāta-kāle vara-vallavaughāv
go-rakṣaṇārthaṁ dhṛta-vetra-daṇḍāḥ
ākārayām āsur anantam ādyaṁ
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (29)
At dawn a host of excellent cowherds carrying cane staffs came out of their
homes and called to the limitless and primeval Lord, “Govinda, Dāmodara,
Mādhava, let’s go cowherding.”

jalāśaye kāliya-mardanāya
yadā kadambād apatan murāriḥ
gopāṅganāś cukruśur etya gopā
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (30)
When Murāri jumped from the kadamba tree into the poisonous lake to
subdue the black serpent Kāliya, the gopas arrived there along with their
wives and together they loudly lamented, “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava.”

sarovare kāliya-nāga-baddhaṁ
śiśuṁ yaśodā-tanayaṁ niśamya
cakrur luṭhantyaḥ pathi gopa-bālā
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (33)
When the cowherd boys heard that Yaśodā’s little son was being held
captive in Kāliya’s coils within the poisonous lake, they rolled about on the
path crying, “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava.”

cakrande gopī nalinī-vanānte

kṛṣṇena hīnā kusume śayāna
praphulla-nīlotpala-locanābhyāṁ
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (35)
Left alone by Kṛṣṇa, one gopī [Śrī Rādhā] laid crying on a bed of flowers
near the lotus flower forest. Her eyes appeared to be fully bloomed blue
lotus petals, and She wept “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava.”

mātā-pitṛbhyāṁ parivāryamāṇā
gehaṁ praviṣṭā vilalāpa gopī
āgatya māṁ pālaya viśvanātha
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (36)
One gopī, completely trapped inside her home by her mother and father,
lamented, “O Viśvanātha, master of the universe, come save me! O
Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava.”
 vṛndāvana-sthaṁ harim āśu buddhvā
gopī gatā kvāpi vanaṁ niśāyām
tatrāpy adṛṣṭvātibhayād avocat
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (37)
When, in the middle of the night, one gopī came to know that Śrī Hari was
in the midst of the Vṛndāvana forest, she went there at once. But when she
could not find Him, she fearfully cried out, “Govinda, Dāmodara,
Mādhava.”

sā nīrajākṣīm avalokya rādhāṁ

ruroda govinda-viyoga-khinnām
sakhī praphullotpala-locanābhyāṁ
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (39)
As one sakhī beheld the lotus-eyed Śrīmatī Rādhīkā’s sorrow due to
separation from Govinda, she began to weep. Tears fell profusely from her
eyes, which resembled blossoming blue lotuses, and she sang, “O Govinda,
Dāmodara, Mādhava.”

jihve rasa-jñe madhura-priyā tvaṁ

satyaṁ hitaṁ tvāṁ paramaṁ vadāmi
āvarṇayethā madhurākṣarāṇi
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (40)
O my tongue, you are familiar with all varieties of tastes and you are partial
to what is sweet. Now I am speaking the highest truth for your benefit, “Just
absorb yourself in chanting and relishing these exquisitely sweet names:
Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava.”

ātyantika-vyādhi-haraṁ janānāṁ
cikitsakaṁ veda-vido vadanti
saṁsāra-tāpa-traya-nāśa-bījaṁ
govinda-dāmodara-mādhaveti (41)
To completely remove all the diseases of the people, those conversant with
Vedic wisdom declare: “The medicine which destroys the very seed of your
bondage to this world of birth, death and the threefold miseries of life is
this: ‘Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava.’”
 antarjale grāha-gṛhīta-pādo
visṛṣṭa-vikliṣṭa-samasta-bandhuḥ
tadā gajendro nitarāṁ jagāda
govinda dāmodara mādhaveti (46)
When, within the water, the leg of Gajendra, the mighty king of elephants,
was seized by a powerful crocodile in his jaws, the elephant experienced
intense pain. Abandoned by all his friends and relatives, he kept crying out
in despair, “ He Govinda! He Dāmodara! He Mādhava!”

haṁsa-dhvajaḥ śaṅkha-yuto dadarśa

putraṁ kaṭāhe prapatantam enam
puṇyāni nāmāni harer-japantaṁ
govinda dāmodara mādhaveti (47)
King Haṁsa-dhvaja, accompanied by his priest Śaṅkha, saw that his son
Sudhanva, whom he had punished by placing him in a pot of burning oil,
was softly chanting the holy names of Śrī Hari – “Govinda, Dāmodara,
Mādhava.”

saṁsāra-kūpe patito ‘tyagādhe

mohāndha-pūrṇe viṣayābhitapte
karāvalambaṁ mama dehi viṣṇo
govinda dāmodara mādhaveti (50)
I have fallen into the deep well of material existence which is filled with the
intensely burning poison of sense gratification and covered with the
darkness of delusion. O all-pervading Viṣṇu! Please give me the support of
Your lotus hand and protect me. He Govinda! He Dāmodara! He Mādhava!

tvām eva yāce mama dehi jihve

samāgate daṇḍa-dhare kṛtānte
vaktavyam evaṁ madhuraṁ subhaktyā
govinda dāmodara mādhaveti (51)
O tongue, I beseech you, when Yamarāja, who wields the rod of
punishment, arrives at the time of my death, then with great love and
devotion just sing these extremely sweet names: “Govinda! Dāmodara!
Mādhava!”
 bhajasva mantraṁ bhava-bandha-muktyai
jihve rasa-jñe sulabhaṁ mano-jñam
dvaipāyanādyair munibhiḥ prajaptaṁ
govinda dāmodara mādhaveti (52)
O my tongue, O relisher of divine nectar! In order to get liberation from the
bondage of repeated birth and death, just chant this mantra, which
captivates the mind, which is so easily available, and which the exalted
sages headed by Vedavyāsa always chant with great earnestness: “Govinda,
Dāmodara, Mādhava.”

gopāla vaṁśī-dhara rūpa-sindho

lokeśa nārāyaṇa dīna-bandho
ucca-svarais tvaṁ vada sarvadaiva
govinda dāmodara mādhaveti (53)
. O tongue, incessantly and loudly call out these names: “ He Gopāla! He
Vaṁśīdhara! He Rūpa-sindhu! He Lokeśa! He Nārayaṇa! He Dīna-bandhu!
He Govinda! He Dāmodara! He Mādhava!”

jihve sadaivaṁ bhaja sundarāṇi

nāmāni kṛṣṇasya mano-harāṇi
samasta- bhaktārti -vināśanāni
govinda dāmodara mādhaveti (54)

(54)

O tongue, incessantly serve these beautiful names of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, which steal
the mind and thoroughly destroy all the sufferings of the devotees:
“Govinda! Dāmodara! Mādhava!”

govinda govinda hare murāre

govinda govinda mukunda kṛṣṇa
govinda govinda rathāṅga-pāṇe
govinda dāmodara mādhaveti (55)
O my tongue, always sing Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s names: “He Govinda, Govinda, Hari,
Murāri! Govinda, Govinda! He Mukunda! He Kṛṣṇa! Govinda, Govinda!
He Rathāṅga-pāṇe! He Govinda! He Dāmodara! He Mādhava!”
 sukhāvasāne tv idam eva sāraṁ
duḥkhāvasāne tv idam eva geyam
dehāvasāne tv idam eva jāpyaṁ
govinda dāmodara mādhaveti (56)
After all happiness has come and gone, this alone remains as the essence;
when all suffering has passed by, sing only this; and at the moment of
giving up the material body, this alone should be chanted: “Govinda!
Dāmodara! Mādhava!”

śrī-kṛṣṇa rādhā-vara gokuleśa

gopāla govardhana-nātha viṣṇo
jihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
govinda dāmodara mādhaveti (58)
O my tongue, always just drink these nectarean names: “O Śrī Kṛṣṇa! He
Rādhā-nātha! He Gokulapati! He Gopāla! He Govardhana-giridhārī! He
Viṣṇu! He Govinda! He Dāmodara! He Mādhava!”

gopī-janāhlāda-kara vrajeśa
go-cāraṇāraṇya-kṛta-praveśa
jihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
govinda dāmodara mādhaveti (61)
O my tongue, always just drink the nectarean names of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who
gives pleasure to the minds and hearts of the gopīs, who is the Lord of
Vraja, and who wanders in the forest grazing cows: “Govinda! Dāmodara!
Mādhava!”

śrī-yādavendrādri-dharāmbujākṣa
go-gopa-gopī-sukha-dāna-dakṣa
jihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
govinda dāmodara mādhaveti (64)
O tongue, always just drink the nectarean names of Śrī Kṛṣṇa: “O Śrī
Yadupate! He Giridhārī! He Kamala-locana! O You who is expert in giving
happiness to the cows, gopas and gopīs! He Govinda! He Dāmodara! He
Mādhava!”
 dharā-bharottāraṇa gopa-veṣa
vihāra-līlā-kṛta-bandhu-śeṣa
jihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
govinda dāmodara mādhaveti (65)
O tongue, just drink incessantly this nectar of the names of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who
took the attire of a cowherd boy in order to remove the burden of the earth
and who became Śeṣaśāyī Kṛṣṇa, with Anantadeva as his companion, just to
enact delightful pastimes. He Govinda! He Dāmodara! He Mādhava!

bakī-bakāghāsura-dhenukāre
keśī-tṛṇavārtta-vighāta-dakṣa
jihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
govinda dāmodara mādhaveti (66)
O tongue, always just drink the nectarean names of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who very
easily vanquished great demons like Pūtanā, Bakāsura, Aghāsura,
Dhenukāsura, Keśī, and Tṛṇāvartta: He Govinda! He Dāmodara! He
Mādhava!

śrī-kṛṣṇa govinda hare murāre

he nātha nārayaṇa vāsudeva
jihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
govinda dāmodara mādhaveti (70)
O tongue, always just drink these nectarean names: “O Śrī Kṛṣṇa! He
Govinda! He Hari! He Murāri! He Nātha! He Nārāyaṇa! He Vāsudeva! He
Govinda! He Dāmodara! He Mādhava!”

vaktuṁ samartho ‘pi na vakti kaścid

aho janānāṁ vyasanābhimukhyaṁ
jihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
govinda dāmodara mādhaveti (71)
Although all persons are quite capable of engaging their tongues in chanting
śrī harināma, which is always easily available and supremely sweet, they
have become a to chanting Bhagavān’s names because of their addiction to
sense gratification and their habitual perversity. What greater cause of
sorrow is there than this? Nonetheless, O my tongue, always just drink the
nectar of these holy names: “He Govinda! He Dāmodara! He Mādhava!”
 Selected Stutis for Śrīmatī Rādhārānī
yat-kiṅkarīṣu bahuśaḥ khalu kāku-vāṇī
nityaṁ parasya puruṣasya śikhaṇḍa-mauleḥ
tasyāḥ kadā rasa-nidher vṛṣabhānu-jāyās
tat-keli-kuñja-bhavanāṅgana-mārjanī syām?
(Śrī Rādhā-rasa-sudhā-nidhi 8 ~ Śrī Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī)

The eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead, who wears a peacock feather

in His hair, falls at the feet of Her maidservants and propitiates them with
many humble and grief-stricken words to be allowed to enter Her kuñja.
Oh, how successful my life would be if I could become even one stick in
the broom used by the sakhīs to sweep that kuñja where an endless ocean of
rasa in the form of the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu Mahārāja engages in
delightful amorous play.

yo brahma-rudra-śuka-nārada-bhīṣma-mukhyair
ālakṣito na sahasā puruṣasya tasya
sadyo vaśī-karaṇa-cūrṇam ananta-śaktiṁ
taṁ rādhikā-caraṇa-reṇum anusmarāmi
(Śrī Rādhā-rasa-sudhā-nidhi 4 ~ Śrī Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī)

I constantly remember the footdust of Śrī Rādhikā, whose unlimited power

instantly subdues even the Supreme Person, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who cannot even be
seen by the greatest devotees like Nārada, Brahmā, and Śiva.

yasyāḥ kadāpi vasanāñcala-khelanottha-

dhanyāti-dhanya-pavanena kṛtārtha-mānī
yogīndra-durgama-gatir madhusūdano ‘pi
tasyā namo ‘stu vṛṣabhānu-bhuvo diśe ‘pi
(Śrī Rādhā-rasa-sudhā-nidhi 2 ~ Śrī Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī)

Obeisances to the direction of Śrī Vṛṣabhānu’s daughter. When the slightest

playful breeze which has touched the tip of Śrīmatī’s garment touches Lord
Madhusūdana, He is greatly blessed. He thinks, “Oh, My life has returned”.

pādābjayos tava vinā vara-dāsyam eva

nānyat kadāpi samaye kila devi yāce
sākhyāya te mama namo ‘stu namo ‘stu nityaṁ
 dāsyāya te mama raso ‘stu raso ‘stu satyam
(Śrī Rādhā-rasa-sudhā-nidhi 16 ~ Śrī Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī)

O most beautifully resplendent Goddess! I shall never ask You for anything
other than the service of Your lotus feet as Your maidservant. Again and
again, from a distance, I offer my obeisances to the desire to become Your
sakhī (companion on an equal level). Again and again I desire to relish the
sweet nectar of Your service as a dāsī.

hā devi kāku-bhara-gadgadayādya vācā

yāce nipatya bhuvi daṇḍavad udbhaṭārtiḥ
asya prasādam abudhasya janasya kṛtvā
gāndharvike nija-gaṇe gaṇanāṁ vidhehi
(Śrī Gāndharvā-samprārthanāṣṭakam 2 ~ Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī)

O Devī Gāndharvike! In utter desperation I throw myself on the ground like

a stick and with a choked voice humbly implore You to please be merciful
to this fool and count me as one of Your own.

anāradhya rādhā-padāmbhoja-reṇum
anāśritya vṛndāṭavīṁ tat-padāṅkam
asambhāṣya tad-bhāva-gambhīra-cittān
kutaḥ śyāma-sindho rasasyāvagāhaḥ
(Sva Saṅkalpa-prakāśa-stotra 1 ~ Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī)

Without worshiping the pollen of Śrī Rādhā’s lotus feet, without taking
shelter of Vṛndāvana, which bears Her footprints, and without respectfully
greeting the great souls whose hearts are filled with deep love for Her, how
will one be able to plunge into the nectar ocean of love for Lord Kṛṣṇa?

bhajāmi rādhām aravinda-netrāṁ

smarāmi rādhāṁ madhura-smitāsyām
vadāmi rādhāṁ karuṇa-bharārdrāṁ
tato mamānyāsti gatir na kāpi
(Stavavali, Śrī Viśakhanandadabhidha Stotram 131 ~ Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī)

I worship Rādhā who has lotus eyes, I remember Rādhā who has a sweet
smile, and I speak of Rādhā who has melted with compassion. There is
nothing else for me. She is my life and soul.
 mahā-bhāva-svarūpā tvaṁ kṛṣṇa-priyā-varīyasi
prema-bhakti-prade devi rādhike tvāṁ namāmy aham
(~)

O Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, You are the exalted form of mahā-bhāva, therefore

You are the most dear to Kṛṣṇa. O Goddess, You alone are able to bestow
pure love for the Supreme Lord; therefore I offer my humble obeisances
unto You.

rādhe vṛndāvanādhīśe karuṇāmṛta-vāhini

kṛpayā nija-pādābja-dāsyaṁ mahyaṁ pradīyatām
(Arcana Paddhati)

O Rādhe, queen of Vṛndāvana, vessel of nectarean mercy! Please bestow

upon me the service of Your lotus feet.

vande nanda-vraja-strīṇāṁ / pāda-reṇum abhīkṣṇaśaḥ

yāsāṁ hari-kathodgītaṁ / punāti bhuvana-trayam
(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.47.63)

I repeatedly offer my respects to the dust from the feet of the women of
Nanda Mahārāja’s cowherd village. When these gopīs loudly chant the
glories of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the vibration purifies the three worlds.

tavaivāsmi tavaivāsmi
na jīvāmi tvayā vinā
iti vijñāya devi tvaṁ
naya māṁ caraṇāntikam
(Vilāpa-kusumāṅjali 96 ~ Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī)

I am Yours! I am Yours! I cannot live without You! O Queen, please

understand this and bring me to Your feet.

Selected Stutis for Śrī Kṛṣṇa

aṅga-śyāmalima-chaṭābhir abhito mandī-kṛtendīvaraṁ
jāḍyam-jāguḍa-rociṣām-vidadhatam-paṭṭāmbarasya śriyā
vṛndāraṇya-vilāsinam-hṛdi lasad-dāmābhir āmodaraṁ
rādhā-skandha-niveśitojjvala-bhujam- dhyāyema dāmodaram
(Stava-mālā, Rādhā-Dāmodara Dhyānam ~ Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī)
His dark bodily lustre embarrasses the blue lotus flowers and the splendor
of His silken garments leaves the glory of yellow kuṅkuma stunned. He
enjoys transcendental pastimes in Vṛndāvana forest and, with a brilliant and
fragrant flower garland upin His chest, He rests His magnificent arm on
Rādhā’s shoulder. Meditate on that Dāmodara.

phullendīvara-kāntim indu-vadanaṁ barhāvataṁsa-priyaṁ

śrīvatśaṅkam udāra-kaustubha-dharaṁ pītāmbaraṁ sundaram
gopīnāṁ nayanotpalārcita-tanuṁ go-gopa-saṅghāvṛtaṁ
govindaṁ kala-veṇu-vādana-paraṁ divyāṅga-bhūṣaṁ bhaje
(Śrī Śāradākāra, Padyāvali 46 ~ Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī)

I worship Lord Govinda, whose complexion is the color of a blooming blue

lotus flower, whose His face is like the moon, who is fond of wearing a
peacock feather crown, who bears the mark of Śrīvatsa, who wears a great
Kaustubha gem, who is dressed in yellow garments, whose handsome form
is worshiped with offerings of the lotus flowers that are the gopīs’ glances,
who is accompanied by a host of Surabhi cows and gopas, who is fond of
sweetly playing the flute, and whose transcendental body is decorated with
glittering ornaments.

kasturī-tilakaṁ lalāṭa-paṭale vakṣaḥ-sthale kaustubhaṁ

nāsāgre vara-mauktikaṁ kara-tale veṇuḥ kare kaṅkaṇam
sarvāṅge hari-candanaṁ sulalitaṁ kaṇṭhe ca muktāvalī
gopa-strī-pariveṣṭito vijayate gopāla-cūḍāmaṇiḥ
(Śrī Gopāla-sahasra-nāma 28)

His forehead is decorated with musk tilaka, upon His chest rests the
Kaustubha jewel, an exquisite pearl adorns the tip of His nose, His lotus
hand holds the flute, bracelets adorn His wrists, His entire form is anointed
with candana, a necklace of pearls graces His charming neck, and He is
surrounded by cowherd maidens—all glories unto He who is the crest-jewel
of cowherd boys!

barhāpīḍaṁ naṭa-vara-vapuḥ karṇayoḥ karṇikāraṁ

bibhrad vāsaḥ kanaka-kapiśaṁ vaijayantīṁ ca mālām
randhrān veṇor adhara-sudhayāpūrayan gopa-vṛndair
vṛndāraṇyaṁ sva-pada-ramaṇaṁ prāviśad gīta-kīrtiḥ
(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.21.5 ~ Veṇu-gīta)
Wearing a peacock-feather ornament upon His head, blue karṇikāra flowers
on His ears, a yellow garment as brilliant as gold, and the Vaijayantī
garland, Lord Kṛṣṇa exhibited His transcendental form as the greatest of
dancers as He entered the forest of Vṛndāvana, beautifying it with the marks
of His footprints. He filled the holes of His flute with the nectar of His lips,
and the cowherd boys sang His glories.

śyāmaṁ hiraṇya-paridhiṁ vanamālya-barha-

dhātu-pravāla-naṭa-veṣam anavratāṁse
vinyasta-hastam itareṇa dhunānam abjaṁ
karṇotpalālaka-kapola-mukhābja-hāsam
(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.23.22 ~ Mathurā-brāhmanīs)

His complexion was dark blue and His garment golden. Wearing a peacock
feather, colored minerals, sprigs of flower buds, and a garland of forest
flowers and leaves, He was dressed just like a dramatic dancer. He rested
one hand upon the shoulder of a friend and with the other twirled a lotus.
Lilies graced His ears, His hair hung down over His cheeks, and His lotus-
like face was smiling.

naumīḍya te ’bhra-vapuṣe taḍid-ambarāya

guñjāvataṁsa-paripiccha-lasan-mukhāya
vanya-sraje kavala-vetra-viṣāṇa-veṇu-
lakṣma-śriye mṛdu-pade paśupāṅgajāya
(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.14.1 ~ Lord Brahmā)

Lord Brahmā said: My dear Lord, You are the only worshipable Lord, the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore I offer my humble
obeisances and prayers just to please You. O son of the king of the
cowherds, Your transcendental body is dark blue like a new cloud, Your
garment is brilliant like lightning, and the beauty of Your face is enhanced
by Your guñjā earrings and the peacock feather on Your head. Wearing
garlands of various forest flowers and leaves, and equipped with a herding
stick, a buffalo horn and a flute, You stand beautifully with a morsel of food
in Your hand.

athāpi te deva padāmbuja-dvaya-

prasāda-leśānugṛhīta eva hi
jānāti tattvaṁ bhagavan-mahimno
 na cānya eko ’pi ciraṁ vicinvan
(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.14.29 ~ Lord Brahma)

My Lord, if one is favored by even a slight trace of the mercy of Your lotus
feet, he can understand the greatness of Your personality. But those who
speculate to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead are unable to
know You, even though they continue to study the Vedas for many years.

tad astu me nātha sa bhūri-bhāgo

bhave ’tra vānyatra tu vā tiraścām
yenāham eko ’pi bhavaj-janānāṁ
bhūtvā niṣeve tava pāda-pallavam
(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.14.30 ~ Lord Brahma)

My dear Lord, I therefore pray to be so fortunate that in this life as Lord

Brahmā or in another life, wherever I take my birth, I may be counted as
one of Your devotees. I pray that wherever I may be, even among the
animal species, I can engage in devotional service to Your lotus feet.

yūyaṁ nṛ-loke bata bhūri-bhāgā

lokaṁ punānā munayo ’bhiyanti
yeṣāṁ gṛhān āvasatīti sākṣād
gūḍhaṁ paraṁ brahma manuṣya-liṅgam
(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.10.48 ~ Śrī Nārada Muni )

Nārada Muni continued: My dear Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, all of you [the

Pāṇḍavas] are extremely fortunate, for the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, lives in your palace just like a human being. Great saintly
persons know this very well, and therefore they constantly visit this house.

śyāmasundara śikhaṇḍa-śekhara
smera-hāsa muralī-manohara
rādhikā-rasika māṁ kṛpā-nidhe
sva-priyā-caraṇa-kiṅkarīṁ kuru
(Śrī Rādhā-prārthanā 2 ~ Śrī Viṭṭhalācārya)

He Śyāmasundara! O Śikhaṇḍa-śekhara (whose head is adorned with

peacock feathers)! Your face is always graced with a playful smile, Your
flute-playing is enchanting, and You are so expert in relishing rasa with
Śrīmatī Rādhikā. Because You are an ocean of mercy, I am appealing to You
to please make me a kiṅkarī (maidservant) at the feet of Your beloved.

aho bhāgyam aho bhāgyaṁ

nanda-gopa-vrajaukasām
yan-mitraṁ paramānandaṁ
pūrṇaṁ brahma sanātanam
(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.14.32 ~ Lord Brahma)

How greatly fortunate are Nanda Mahārāja, the cowherd men and all the
other inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi! There is no limit to their good fortune,
because the Absolute Truth, the source of transcendental bliss, the eternal
Supreme Brahman, has become their friend.

nandaḥ kim akarod brahman

śreya evaṁ mahodayam
yaśodā ca mahā-bhāgā
papau yasyāḥ stanaṁ hariḥ
(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.8.46 ~ Mahārāja Parīkṣit)

Having heard of the great fortune of mother Yaśodā, Parīkṣit Mahārāja

inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī: O learned brāhmaṇa, mother Yaśodā’s
breast milk was sucked by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. What past
auspicious activities did she and Nanda Mahārāja perform to achieve such
perfection in ecstatic love?

Selected Stutis for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

namas trikāla-satyāya
jagannātha-sutāya ca
sa-bhṛtyāya sa-putrāya
sa-kalatrāya te namaḥ
(Caitanya-bhāgavata, Ādi 1.2)

O Lord who exists eternally in the three phases of time, O son of

Jagannātha Miśra, O Lord accompanied by Your servants, sons, and wives,
I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
 vande śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyaṁ
bhaktānugraha-kātaram
yena kenāpi santuṣṭaṁ
bhakta-dattena śraddhayā
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya 10.1)

Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu,

who is always pleased to accept anything given with faith and love by His
devotees and is always ready to bestow mercy upon them.

vande śrī kṛṣṇa-caitanyaṁ

bhagavantaṁ kṛpārṇavam
prema-bhaktivinānārthaṁ
gauḍeṣvavatatāra yaḥ
(~)

viśvambharāya gaurāya
caitanyāya mahātmane
śacī-putrāya mitrāya
lakṣmīśāya namo namaḥ
(~)

I offer my humble obeisance again and again to that great soul who is
known as Viśvambhara (maintainer of the universe), Gaura, Caitanya, Śacī-
putra, the Husband of Lakṣmī and the Friend of All.

śrīman navadvīpakiśoracandra
hā nātha viśvambhara nāgarendra
hā śrī śacīnandana cintacaura
prasīda he viṣṇupriyeśa gaura
(~)

ānanda-līlā-maya-vigrahāya
hemābha-divya-cchavi-sundarāya
tasmai mahā-prema-rasa-pradāya
caitanya-candrāya namo namas te
(Caitanya-bhāgavata, Madhya 28.200)
Obeisances unto Him, Śrī Caitanya-candra, the giver of the mellow of the
highest love of Godhead, who is the embodiment of blissful pastimes, and
who is so beautiful, having a dazzling luster, like gold.

vairāgya-vidyā-nija-bhakti-yoga-
śikṣārtham ekaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇaḥ
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-śarīra-dhārī
kṛpāmbudhir yas tam ahaṁ prapadye
(Caitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka 6.74 ~ Śrī Kavi-karṇapūra;
Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya 6.254)

Let me take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who
has descended in the form of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu to teach us real
knowledge, His devotional service and detachment from whatever does not
foster Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He has descended because He is an ocean of
transcendental mercy. Let me surrender unto His lotus feet.

jayati jayati devaḥ śrī-sacigarbha-janma

jayati jayati bhakti-premadanaikadharma
jayati jayati meruspardhigauraṅgadhāmā
jayati jayati dhanyāḥ kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmā
(~)

saṁsāra-duḥkha-jaladhau patitasya kāma-

krodhādi-nakra-makaraiḥ kavalī-kṛtasya
durvāsanā-nigaḍitasya nirāśrayasya
caitanya-candra mama dehi padāvalambam
(Śrī Caitanya-candṛāmṛta 54 ~ Śrī Prabhodānanda Sarasvatī)

O Caitanya-candra! Trapped in the evil net of material existence, I have

fallen into an ocean of misery where I am being devoured by the crocodiles
and sharks of lust, anger, greed, and so forth. Please give this destitute
person, who is chained to wicked desires, shelter at Your feet.

anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau

samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasāṁ sva-bhakti-śriyam
hariḥ puraṭa-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandīpitaḥ
sadā hṛdaya-kandare sphuratu vaḥ śacī-nandanaḥ
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi 1.4)
May the Supreme Lord who is known as the son of Śrīmatī Śacī-devī be
transcendentally situated in the innermost chambers of your heart.
Resplendent with the radiance of molten gold, He has appeared in the Age
of Kali by His causeless mercy to bestow what no incarnation has ever
offered before: the most sublime and radiant mellow of devotional service,
the mellow of conjugal love.

rādhā kṛṣṇa-praṇaya-vikṛtir hlādinī śaktir asmād

ekātmānāv api bhuvi purā deha-bhedaṁ gatau tau
caitanyākhyaṁ prakaṭam adhunā tad-dvayaṁ caikyam āptaṁ
rādhā-bhāva-dyuti-suvalitaṁ naumi kṛṣṇa-svarūpam
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi 1.5)

The loving affairs of Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are transcendental manifestations
of the Lord’s internal pleasure-giving potency. Although Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa
are one in Their identity, They separated Themselves eternally. Now these
two transcendental identities have again united, in the form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Caitanya. I bow down to Him, who has manifested Himself with the
sentiment and complexion of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī although He is Kṛṣṇa
Himself.

śrī-rādhāyāḥ praṇaya-mahimā kīdṛśo vānayaivā-

svādyo yenādbhuta-madhurimā kīdṛśo vā madīyaḥ
saukhyaṁ cāsyā mad-anubhavataḥ kīdṛśaṁ veti lobhāt
tad-bhāvāḍhyaḥ samajani śacī-garbha-sindhau harīnduḥ
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi 1.6)

Desiring to understand the glory of Rādhārāṇī’s love, the wonderful

qualities in Him that She alone relishes through Her love, and the happiness
She feels when She realizes the sweetness of His love, the Supreme Lord
Hari, richly endowed with Her emotions, appeared from the womb of
Śrīmatī Śacī-devī, as the moon appeared from the ocean.
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bhajô bhakata-vatsala śrī gaurahari
yaśomatī-nandana
jaya rādhā-mādhava jaya kuñja-bihārī
devādi-deva gauracandra a

~ Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa Noon Ārati ~

Śrī Madhyāhna Bhoga Ārati

Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

bhajô bhakata-vatsala śrī gaurahari

śrī gaurahari sohi goṣṭha-bihārī,
nanda-yaśomatī-citta-hārī (1)
Just worship Śrī Gaurahari, who is always affectionate towards His
devotees. He is none other than Kṛṣṇa, who roamed with the cows from
forest to forest and who stole the hearts of Nanda and Yaśodā.

belā ha’lô dāmodara, āisô ekhôna

bhoga-mandire bôsi’ karahô bhojana (2)
Yaśodā Maiyā calls, “O Dāmodara, it is very late. Please come right now.
Sit down to take Your meal in the dining pavilion.

nandera nirdeśe baise giri-vara-dhārī

baladeva-saha sakhā baise sāri sāri (3)
Upon Nanda Baba’s order, Kṛṣṇa, who lifted Govardhana Hill, sits down
with Baladeva and Their friends in rows to take lunch.

śuktā-śākādi bhāji nālitā kuṣmāṇḍa

ḍāli ḍālnā dugdha-tumbī dadhi mocā-khaṇḍa (4)
They are served a feast of śuktā (bitter vegetable stew) and various kinds of
green leafy vegetables, then nice fried things, and a salad made of jute
leaves. They are also served pumpkin, baskets of fruit, squash cooked in
milk with sugar (luk-lauki), thick yoghurt, and banana-flower fritters.

mudga-baḓā māṣa-baḓā roṭikā ghṛtānna

śaṣkulī piṣṭaka kṣīra puli pāyasānna (5)
Then they are given fried mung and urad dahl patties, capātīs, and rice with
ghee. Next, sweets made with milk, sugar and sesame, rice-flour pancakes,
thick condensed milk, sweet rolls and sweet rice.

karpūra amṛta-keli rambhā kṣīra-sāra

amṛta rasālā, amla dvādaśa-prakāra (6)
There is amṛta-keli scented with camphor, which is so tasteful and more
than sweet. There is sweet rice cooked with bananas, and also amṛta-rasālā,
juicy nectarean sweets. They are also served twelve kinds of sour chutneys
made with tamarinds, tomatoes, limes, lemons, oranges and pomegranates.

luci-cini sarapurī lāḍḍu rasābalī

bhojana karena kṛṣṇa ha’ye kutūhalī (7)
There are purīs with sugar, purīs filled with cream, lāḍḍus, and dahl patties
boiled in sugar-water. Kṛṣṇa very joyfully eats all of the preparations.

rādhikāra pakka anna vividha vyañjana

parama ānande kṛṣṇa karena bhojana (8)
In supreme bliss, Kṛṣṇa takes the rice, various curried vegetables, and
sweets cooked by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

chale-bale lāḍḍu khāya śrī madhumaṅgala

bagala bājāya āra deya haribolô (9)
Kṛṣṇa’s funny brāhmaṇa friend Madhumaṅgala, who is very fond of
lāḍḍus, gets them by hook or by crook. As he eats a lāḍḍu, he makes a
funny sound by slapping his hand under his armpit and calls out, “Give me
more! Haribol!”

rādhikādi-gaṇe heri’ nayanera koṇe

tṛpta ha’ye khāya kṛṣṇa yaśodā-bhavane (10)
Beholding Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Her sakhīs out of the corners of His eyes,
Kṛṣṇa takes His lunch at Yaśodā Maiyā’s house with great satisfaction.
[Break here to offer to Gurudeva and the Vrajavāsīs]

bhojanānte piye kṛṣṇa suvāsita vāri

sabe mukha prakṣālaya ha’ye sāri sāri (11)
After lunch Kṛṣṇa drinks rose-scented water. Then all the sakhās, standing
in lines, wash their mouths.

hasta-mukha prakṣāliyā ĵatô sakhā-gaṇe

ānande viśrāma kare baladeva sane (12)
After washing their hands and mouths, all the sakhās take rest in great bliss
with Baladeva.

jāmbula rasāla āne tāmbūla-masālā

tāhā kheye kṛṣṇacandra sukhe nidrā gelā (13)
Then the sakhās Jāmbula and Rasāla bring Kṛṣṇa spiced betel nuts. After
chewing them, Kṛṣṇacandra happily goes to sleep.

viśālākṣa śikhi-puccha cāmara ḍhulāya

apūrba śaĵāya kṛṣṇa sukhe nidrā ĵāya (14)
While Kṛṣṇa contentedly sleeps on His beautiful bed, His servant Viśālākṣa
cools Him with a peacock-feather fan.

yaśomatī-ājñā peye dhaniṣṭhā-ānīta

śrī kṛṣṇa-prasāda rādhā bhuñje ha’ye prīta (15)
Upon Yaśodā Maiyā’s request, Dhaniṣṭha brings the remnants of food left
on Kṛṣṇa’s plate to Śrīmatī Rādhikā, who takes them with great delight.

lalitādi sakhī-gaṇa avaśeṣa pāya

mane mane sukhe rādhā-kṛṣṇa-guṇa gāya (16)
Receiving Her remnants, Lalitā-devī and all the other sakhīs happily sing
the glories of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa within their minds.
 hari-līlā eka-mātra ĵā̃hāra pramoda
bhogārati gāya sei bhakativinoda (17)
Ṭhākura Bhaktivinoda, who finds joy only in the pastimes of Hari, sings
this Bhoga-ārati song!

Yaśomatī-nandana
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

yaśomatī-nandana, vraja-vara-nāgara,
gokula-rañjana kāna
gopī-parāṇa-dhana, madana-manohara,
kālīya-damana-vidhāna (1)
Kṛṣṇa is Yaśodā Maiyā’s beloved son, and the topmost lover in Vrajabhumi.
As Kāna (an affectionate name for Him) He delights Gokula and is the
wealth of the life of the gopīs. He is an inveterate thief, stealing the hearts
of all, and He crushed the Kālīya serpent.

amala harināma amiya-vilāsā

vipina-purandara, navīna-nāgara-vara,
vaṁśī-vadana, suvāsā (2)
These spotless holy names are filled with all of Kṛṣṇa’s sweet pastimes. He
is the King (purandara—Indra) of all the forests of Vraja. He is the ever-
fresh and ever-youthful lover, always wearing very beautiful garments,
attracting the gopīs with His bodily fragrance, and holding the flute to His
mouth.

vraja-jana-pālana, asura-kula-nāśana,
nanda-godhana-rākhoŵālā
govinda, mādhava, navanīta-taskara,
sundara nanda-gopālā (3)
He always protects the Vrajavāsīs, destroys the demons, and tends Nanda
Bābā’s cows. As Govinda He gives pleasure to the cows, the land, gopas,
gopīs, and the senses. As Mādhava He is the husband of the topmost
Lakṣmī—Srīmatī Rādhikā. He’s always stealing butter (the prema of the
Vrajavāsīs) to increase the Vrajavāsīs’ love for Him and He is the beautiful
son of Nanda Bābā.

yāmuna-taṭa-cara, gopī-vasana-hara,
rāsa-rasika kṛpāmaya
śrī rādhā-vallabha, vṛndāvana-naṭavara,
bhakativinoda āśraya (4)
Roaming along the banks of Yamunā, He stole the clothes of the very young
gopīs. He is the enjoyer of the rāsa dance and is full of mercy. He is most
beloved to Śrīmatī Rādhikārāṇī and is the most expert dancer in Vṛndavāna.
Bhaktivinoda wants to take shelter of this Kṛṣṇa!

Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

jaya rādhā-mādhava jaya kuñja-bihārī

gopī-jana-vallabha jaya giri-vara-dhārī
yaśodā-nandana, braja-jana-rañjana
yamunā-tīra-vanacārī
All glories to Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava! All glories to Kuñja-Bihārī, who is the
gopīs’ dearmost beloved. He lifted Govardhana Hill and is the darling son
of Yaśodā Maiyā. He wanders in the forests along the banks of the Yamunā,
where He enjoys with the many different gopīs (vanacārī) in their own
groves.

~ Pañcha-tattva Noon Ārati ~

Gaurīdāsa-mandire
Śrī Gaurīdāsa Paṇḍita

devādi-deva gauracandra gaurīdāsa-mandire

nityānanda-saṅge gaura ambikāte vihare (1)
The Lord of lords, Śrī Gauracandra, along with Nityānanda Prabhu is
pleasurably engaged in His pastimes in Gaurīdāsa Paṇḍita’s house in
Ambikā Kālanā.
 cāru-aruṇa-guñjā-hāra hṛt-kamale ĵe dhare
viriñci-sevya-pāda-padma lakṣmī-sevya sādare (2)
Gaurasundara adorns Himself with a very beautiful, red guñjā-mālā, which
falls over His lotus heart. Brahmā and Lakṣmī worship His lotus feet with
great respect.

tapta-hema aṅga-kānti prātaḥ-aruṇa-ambare

rādhikānurāga prema-bhakti vāñchā ĵe kare (3)
His body shines brilliantly like molten gold, and His cloth is saffron like the
rising sun. He desires the prema-bhakti of Śrīmatī Rādhikā, which is full of
anurāga.

śacī-suta gauracandra ānandita antare

pāṣaṇḍa-khaṇḍa nityānanda saṅge raṅge vihare (4)
The son of Śacī, Gaurasundara, who is so joyful inside, is roaming about
with Nityānanda Prabhu, defeating the atheists.

nityānanda gauracandra gaurīdāsa-mandire

gaurīdāsa karata āśa sarva-jīva uddhāre (5)
Nityānanda and Gaurasundara are both staying in the house of Gaurīdāsa,
who hopes that They will deliver all jīvas.
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jaya jaya gorācā̃dera āratiko śobhā
jaya jaya rādhā-kṛṣṇa-ĵugala-milana
rādhā-kṛṣṇa prāṇa mora
namo namaḥ tulasī kṛṣṇa-preyasī
(hari) haraye namaḥ kṛṣṇa yādavāya namaḥ

~ Pañca-tattva Evening Ārati ~

Śrī Gaura Ārati

Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

jaya jaya gorācā̃dera āratiko śobhā

jāhnavī-taṭa-vane jaga-mana-lobhā (1)
All glories, all glories to the beautiful ārati of Śrī Gaurāṅga being
performed in a forest on the banks of the Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā), attracting the
minds and hearts of all.

dakṣiṇe nitāicā̃da, bāme gadādhara

nikaṭe advaita, śrīnivāsa chatra-dhara (2)
On the right of Gaurāṅga is the moonlike Nityānanda Prabhu (nitāi-cānda),
on the left is Gadādhara Paṇḍita, and on the sides are Advaita Prabhu and
Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita, who holds an umbrella [over the Lord’s head].

bôsiyāche gorācā̃da ratna-siṁhāsane

ārati karena brahmā-ādi deva-gaṇe (3)
Śrī Gaurāṅga is seated on a jeweled throne. Brahmā is performing the ārati
along with other demigods.

narahari-ādi kôri’ cāmara ḍhulāya

sañjaya-mukunda vāsu-ghoṣa-ādi gāya (4)
Narahari Sarakāra Ṭhākura and others fan with cāmaras as many others like
Sañjaya Paṇḍita, Mukunda Daṭṭa, and Vāsudeva Ghoṣa sing songs.

śaṅkha bāje, ghaṇṭā bāje, bāje karatāla

madhura mṛdaṅga bāje parama rasāla (5)
The sounds of the conch, bell, and karatālas mix with the sweet rhythm of
the mṛdaṅgas, producing the most relishable ambrosia for the ears.

bahu-koṭī candra ĵini’ vadana ujjvala

gala-deśe vana-mālā kare jhalamala (6)
Śrī Gaurāṅga’s brilliant face conquers the glow of many millions of moons,
and the garland of forest flowers about His neck splendorously shines.

śiva-śuka-nārada preme gada-gada

bhakativinoda dekhe gorāra sampada (7)
Śiva, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, and Nārada Muni’s voices have become choked
up with prema. Thus, Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura beholds the glories of Śrī
Gaurāṅga.

~ Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa Evening Ārati ~

Śrī Yugala Ārati

Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

jaya jaya rādhā-kṛṣṇa-ĵugala-milana

ārati karôye lalitādi sakhī-gaṇa (1)
All glories, all glories to the amorous rendezvous of Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa
Yugala! All sakhīs led by Lalitā and her group perform ārati for Their
pleasure.

madana-mohana-rūpa tri-bhaṅga-sundara
pītāmbara śikhi-puccha-cūḓā manohara (2)
In His beautiful three-fold bending Madana-mohana form, He is so
attractive, even to Cupid. With His yellow silk dhoti and crown decorated
with peacock feathers, He captivates the minds of all.
 lalita-mādhava-bāme vṛṣabhānu-kanyā
nīla-vasanā gaurī rūpe guṇe dhanyā (3)
To the left of the amorous and charming Śrī Mādhava is the beautiful
daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu, Śrīmatī Rādhikā, dressed in a deep blue sārī.
Her complexion is the color of molten gold and Her beauty and qualities are
matchless.

nānā-vidha alaṅkāra kare jhalamala

hari-mano-vimohana vadana ujjvala (4)
She is adorned with various sparkling, shimmering ornaments (alaṅkāras),
enchanting the mind of Hari with Her radiant face.

viśākhādi sakhī-gaṇa nānā rāge gāya

priya-narma-sakhī ĵatô cāmara ḍhulāya (5)
Viśākhā leads all the sakhīs in singing various rāgas (melodious songs
according to the appropriate time of the day), as all the other priya-narma-
sakhīs soothe Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa with cāmara fans.

śrī rādhā-mādhava-pada-sarasija-āśe
bhakativinoda sakhī-pade sukhe bhāse (6)
At the feet of the damsels of Vraja-dhāma lies an ocean of joy. There
Bhaktivinoda Thākura swims, hoping to attain the lotus feet of Śrī Rādhikā
and Mādhava.

Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa Prāṇa Mora

Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura

rādhā-kṛṣṇa prāṇa mora ĵugala-kiśora

jīvane-maraṇe gati āra nāhi mora (1)
The youthful Divine Couple—Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa—are my life and soul. In
life or death I have no other refuge but Them.

kālindīra kūle keli kadambera vana

ratana-vedīra upar bôsā’bô du’jana (2)
In a keli-kadamba forest on the banks of Yamunā I will seat Yugala-Kiśora
on a jeweled throne.

śyāma-gaurī-aṅge dibô (cuŵā) candanera gandha

cāmara ḍhulābô kabe heribô mukha-candra (3)
I will anoint dark Śyāma and golden Gaurī with sandal paste scented with
cuwā, and then fan Them with a cāmara. Oh, when will I behold Their
moonlike faces?

gā̃thiyā mālatīra mālā dibô dõhār gale

adhare tuliyā dibô karpūra tāmbūle (4)
I will string garlands of malati flowers and place them around Their necks
and then place tāmbūla (betel) flavored with camphor in Their lotus
mouths.

lalitā viśākhā ādi ĵatô sakhī-vṛnda

ājñāya kôribô sevā caraṇāravinda (5)
On the order of Lalitā, Viśākhā and the other sakhīs, I will serve Their lotus
feet.

śrī kṛṣṇa-caitanya-prabhur dāser anudāsa

sevā abhilāṣa kare narottama dāsa (6)
Narottama dāsa, servant of the servant of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu,
yearns for the sevā of Śrī Yugala-Kiśora.

~ Tulasī Parikramā ~

Śrī Tulasī Parikramā and Ārati

Śrīla Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja

namo namaḥ tulasī kṛṣṇa-preyasī (namo namaḥ)

(vraje) rādhā-kṛṣṇa nitya-sevā—’ei abhilāṣī’ (1)

O Śrīmatī Tulasī-devī! Desiring to enter the eternal service of Śrī Rādhā and
Kṛṣṇa, I repeatedly offer praṇāma to you, who are so dear to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
 ĵe tomāra śaraṇa laya’, sei kṛṣṇa-sevā pāya
‘kṛpā kôri’ karô tā’re vṛndāvana-vāsī (2)
One who takes shelter of you attains the service of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Being
merciful, you make him a resident of Vṛndāvana.

tomāra caraṇe dhôri, more anugata kôri’

gaurahari-sevā-magna rākhô divā-niśi (3)
Allow me to catch hold of your lotus feet. May you make me your intimate
follower, and day and night keep me immersed in the service of Śrī
Gaurahari.

dīner ei abhilāṣa, māyāpure dio vāsa

aṅgete mākhibô sadā dhāma-dhūli-rāśi (4)
I am fallen but I desire that you make me a resident of Māyāpura where I
will always smear the dust of the dhāma on my body.

tomāra ārati lāgi’, dhūpa, dīpa, puṣpa māgi

mahimā bākhāni ebe—hao more khuśī (5)
Performing your ārati with incense, ghee lamp, and flowers, I will derive
great happiness from describing your glories.

jagatera ĵatô phula, kabhu nahe samatula

sarva-tyaji’ kṛṣṇa tava (patra) mañjarī-vilāsī (6)
Of all the flowers within the universe, none is your equal for Śrī Kṛṣṇa,
putting aside all of them, performs pastimes only with your leaves and
mañjarīs.

ogo vṛnde mahārāṇī! (kṛṣṇa-bhakti pradāyinī!)

tomāra pādapa-tale, deva-ṛṣi kutūhale
sarva-tīrtha la’ye tā̃’rā hana adhivāsī (7)
O Vṛnda Mahārāṇī! Bestower of kṛṣṇa-bhakti! All the demigods, sages, and
holy places joyfully reside at your feet.

śrī keśava ati dīna, sādhana-bhajana-hīna

tomāra āśraye sadā nāmānande bhāsi (8)
Although extremely fallen and devoid of sādhana-bhajana, Śrī Keśava
takes shelter of you and thus always floats in the bliss of the holy name.

(Hari) Haraye Namaḥ Kṛṣṇa

Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura

(hari) haraye namaḥ kṛṣṇa yādavāya namaḥ

yādavāya mādhavāya keśavāya namaḥ (1)
Kṛṣṇa is Himself Hari and He is also Yādava. He is in the dynasty of both
Nanda Bābā and of Vasudeva; all are Yādavas, the dynasty of Yadu. So my
daṇḍavat praṇāma to the lotus feet of svayaṁ Hari who is Yādava Kṛṣṇa.
Namaḥ means giving up all kinds of worldly relations, upādhis, and
offering our everything to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.

gopāla govinda rāma śrī madhusūdana

giridhārī gopīnātha madana-mohana (2)
That same Kṛṣṇa is Gopāla, He who supports and nourishes the cows, their
pastures, all gopas, and gopīs. He is also Govinda, who gives pleasure to all
these things. He is Rāma, who plays in the hearts of all beings, especially
the heart of Śrīmatī Rādhikā. He is Madhusūdana because He cuts off all
kinds of āsakti, worldly attachments (as in the Madhu demon), and He also
tastes the madhu, that is, the love and affection of all the gopīs and
especially of māhābhāva svarūpā Śrīmatī Rādhikā. Giridhārī lifts
Govardhana Mountain and saves all the Vrajavāsīs. He is Gopīnātha
because He is the heart and soul of all the gopīs. He is also Madana-
Mohana because He attracts and controls all beings, and He steals the hearts
of the Vrajavāsīs and gopīs. Thus He is Gopāla, Govinda, Rāma,
Madhusūdana, Giridhārī, Gopīnātha, Madana-Mohana, so I offer my
daṇḍavat praṇāma to this selfsame Kṛṣṇa.

śrī caitanya, nityānanda, śrī advaita goptā

hari, guru, vaiṣṇava, bhāgavata, gītā (3)
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, Śrī Advaita Prabhu,
Advaita Ācārya can give us the service of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa Yugala. Without
any cause, all of them can mercifully protect us from worldly attachments,
anarthas and aparādhas, and They can engage us in Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa’s sevā.
So I am offering namaskāra at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya, Nityānanda,
Advaita Prabhu and at the lotus feet of Śrī Hari, the dīkṣā-guru, the śikṣā-
guru, the Vaiṣṇavas, and also the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Śrīmad
Bhagavad-gīta. Both sītā and goptā mean protector, or guardian. Sītā, the
wife of Advaita Ācārya, is very favorable for Mahāprabhu sevā and can
give kṛṣṇa-prema. Narottama dāsa originally wrote goptā, because there is
no female’s name given, but later someone else changed it.

śrī rūpa, śrī sanātana, bhaṭṭa-raghunātha

śrī jīva, gopāla-bhaṭṭa, dāsa-raghunātha (4)
I do vandanā, or offer prayers and glorifications, to Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrī
Sanātana, Bhaṭṭa Raghunātha, Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa and Dāsa
Raghunātha.

ei chaya gosā̃ir kôri caraṇa vandana

ĵāhā hôite vighna-nāśa abhīṣṭa-pūraṇa (5)
By the causeless mercy of the Ṣaḍ Gosvāmīs, the obstacles to devotion can
be removed and service to my abhīṣṭa Śrī Yugala can be attained, that is, all
my desires can be fulfilled.

ei chaya gosā̃i ĵā̃’ra, mui tā̃’ra dāsa

tā̃’ sabāra pada-reṇu mora pañca-grāsa (6)
I am a servant of that Caitanya Mahāprabhu who is the iṣṭadeva, or
worshipable Lord, of the Six Gosvāmīs. Their lotus foot dust is my pañca-
grāsa, my life and soul. We take pañca-grāsa, five kinds of foodstuffs, or
mahā-prasāda, by which we maintain our five life airs. In the same way,
the dust of the lotus feet of these Ṣaḍ Gosvāmīs is our life and soul,
maintaining our five prāṇas.

tā̃’dera caraṇa sevi bhakta-sane vāsa

janame janame haya ei abhilāṣa (7)
Birth after birth, I have one desire, that I can serve the lotus feet of the Six
Gosvāmīs. I also pray that I may always live in the association of the pure
Vaiṣṇavas.
 ei chaya gosā̃i ĵabe vraje kôilā vāsa
rādhā-kṛṣṇa-nitya-līlā kôrilā prakāśa (8)
When the Six Gosvāmīs lived in Vraja, they revealed the pastimes of Rādhā
and Kṛṣṇa.

ānande bôlô hari, bhajô vṛndāvana

śrī guru-vaiṣṇava-pade majāiyā mana (9)
All should chant, “Haribol! Haribol!” and do bhajana of Vṛndāvana, living
in Vraja and always serving Vṛndāvana. How? By majāiyā-mana, by
always absorbing the heart in the service of Guru and Vaiṣṇavas.

śrī guru-vaiṣṇava-pāda-padma kôri’ āśa

nāma-saṅkīrtana kahe narottama dāsa (10)
Hoping to attain the cherished service of the lotus feet of Guru and
Vaiṣṇavas, Narottama Ṭhākura is doing nāma-saṅkīrtana.
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śrī-rūpa-mañjarī-pada
hari bolbo ār madana-mohan heribo go
mādhava, bahuta minati kori toya
kothāy go premamayi rādhe rādhe

Vṛṣabhānu-sutā
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

vṛṣabhānu-sutā-caraṇa-sevane,
hôibô ĵe pālya-dāsī
śrī rādhāra sukha, satata sādhane,
rahibô āmi prayāsī (1)
For serving the lotus feet of the daughter of King Vṛsabhānu, I will become
Her maidservant and constantly strive to bring Her all happiness.

śrī rādhāra sukhe, kṛṣṇera ĵe sukha,

jānibô manete āmi
rādhā-pada chāḓi’, śrī kṛṣṇa-saṅgame,
kabhu nā hôibô kāmī (2)
I know that Rādhikā’s happiness is Kṛṣṇa’s sole pleasure, so I will never
desire to abandon Her lotus feet to enjoy separately with Kṛṣṇa.

sakhī-gaṇa mama, parama suhṛt,

ĵugala-premera guru
 tad-anugā ha’ye, sevibô rādhāra,
caraṇa-kalapa-taru (3)
The sakhīs are my supreme well-wishers and gurus regarding the loving
affairs of the Divine Couple. Under their guidance, I will serve Śrī Rādhā’s
lotus feet which are like wish-fulfilling trees.

rādhā-pakṣa chāḓi’, ĵe-jana se-jana,

ĵe-bhāve se-bhāve thāke
āmi tô’ rādhikā-pakṣa-pātī sadā,
kabhu nāhi heri tā̃’ke (4)
I am always in Rādhikā’s entourage and never look upon the faces of those
who leave Her, no matter who they are or what their mood is.

Pālya-dāsī Kôri’
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

pālya-dāsī kôri’, lalitā sundarī,

āmāre lôiyā kabe
śrī rādhikā-pade, kāle milāibe,
ājñā-sevā samarpibe (1)
When will beautiful Lalitā foster me as an aspiring maidservant? Then later
she will place me at the lotus feet of Śrī Rādhikā, and oversee my sevā to
Her.

śrī rūpa mañjarī, saṅge ĵābô kabe,

rasa-sevā-śikṣā-tare
tad-anugā ha’ye, rādhā-kuṇḍa-taṭe,
rahibô harṣitāntare (2)
When will Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī take me with her to the banks of Śrī Rādhā-
kuṇḍa to learn rasa-sevā, how to stimulate romantic moods? I will live
there under her guidance, and pass my time feeling great delight within my
heart.

śrī viśākhā-pade, saṅgīta śikhibô,

kṛṣṇa-līlā rasamaya
 śrī rati-mañjarī, śrī rasa-mañjarī,
hôibe sabe sadaya (3)
At the lotus feet of Śrī Viśākhā I will learn music and songs that are all
abounding in the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes. All of the other sakhīs in our
group, including Śrī Rati Mañjarī and Śrī Rasa Mañjarī, will also deal most
affectionately with me.

parama ānande, sakale miliyā,

rādhikā caraṇe rabô
ei parākāṣṭa, siddhi kabe habe,
pābô rādhā-padā-sava (4)
Feeling supreme bliss we will all meet together and stay at the lotus feet of
Śrī Rādhikā. When, oh when will I achieve this topmost perfection,
whereby I will receive the intoxicating honey flowing from the lotus feet of
Śrī Rādhā?

Dekhite Dekhite
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

dekhite dekhite, bhulibô vā kabe,

nija-sthūla-paricaya
nayane heribô, vraja-pura-śobhā,
nitya cid-ānanda-maya (1)
When will I forget my gross bodily identity and with my own eyes behold
the exquisite beauty of Vraja, full of eternal spiritual bliss and cognizance?

vṛṣabhānu-pure, janama lôibô,

ĵāvaṭe vivāha ha’be
vraja-gopī-bhāva, hôibe svabhāva,
āna-bhāva nā rahibe (2)
I shall take birth in Bṛṣabhānu Mahārāja’s town and will marry in the
nearby village of Yāvaṭa. My sole disposition and nature will be that of a
vraja-gopī—no other idea will remain.
 nija-siddha-deha, nija-siddha-nāma,
nija-rūpa-sva-vasana
rādhā-kṛpā-bale, labhibô vā kabe,
kṛṣṇa-prema-prakaraṇa (3)
When will I obtain, by the power of Rādhā’s mercy, my perfected spiritual
body, my eternal name and dress embellishing my real form—true initiation
into the realm of kṛṣṇa-prema?

yāmuna-salila, āharaṇe giyā,

bujhibô ĵugala-rasa
prema-mugdha ha’ye, pāgalinī-prāya,
gāibô rādhāra ĵaśa (4)
As I go to draw water from the Yamunā, I will understand the confiden­tial
mellows of Yugala-Kiśora’s loving affairs. Being overwhelmed by prema, I
will sing Śrī Rādhikā’s glories just like a madwoman.

Śrī Kṛṣṇa-virahe
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

śrī kṛṣṇa-virahe, rādhikāra daśā,

āmi tô’ sahite nāri
ĵugala-milana, sukhera kāraṇa,
jīvana chāḓite pāri (1)
I am absolutely unable to tolerate Śrī Rādhikā’s pitiable condition when She
is suffering in separation from Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and I am fully prepared to
immediately give up my life for the sake of Their happy reunion.

rādhikā-caraṇa, tyajiyā āmāra,

kṣaṇeke pralaya haya
rādhikāra tare, śata-bāra mari,
se duḥkha āmāra saya (2)
When will I be able to serve Rādhikā’s lotus feet? Alas, I beg you all, O
residents of Vraja, please be merciful to me now. When will you take me
into the forests of Vraja?
 e henô rādhāra, caraṇa-ĵugale,
paricaryā pā’bô kabe
hā hā vraja-jana, more dayā kôri’,
kabe vraja-vane la’be (3)
When shall I attain the service of Śrī Rādhā’s lotus feet? O residents of
Vraja, when will you be merciful to me and take me into the forests of
Vraja?

vilāsa-mañjarī, anaṅga-mañjarī,
śrī rūpa-mañjarī āra
āmāke tuliyā, lahô nija-pade,
dehô more siddhi-sāra (4)
O Vilāsa Mañjarī! O Anaṅga Mañjarī! O Rūpa Mañjarī! Please lift me up
and bring me very close to your lotus feet, thereby granting me the ultimate
perfection.

Cintāmaṇi-moy
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

cintāmaṇi-moy, rādhā-kuṇḍa-taṭa,
tāhe kuñja śata śata
prabāla-vidruma-maya taru-latā,
muktā-phale abanata (1)
The banks of Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa are made of billions of conscious, ecstatic
desire-fulfilling touchstones, and surrounding the lake are hundreds and
hundreds of beautiful transcendental gardens and kuñjas. All the trees and
creepers in those gardens are made of coral and rubies, and the fruits they
produce are diamonds and pearls. And their branches are bending down to
the ground due to being overburdened with millions of these lovely gems.

svānanda-sukhada-kuñja manohara,
tāhāte kuṭira śobhe
bôsiyā tathāya, gābô kṛṣṇa-nāma,
kabe kṛṣṇa-dāsya lobhe (2)
My beautiful small cottage shines brightly within that most enchanting
garden called Svānanda-sukhada-kuñja. Living there, I will sing Kṛṣṇa’s
holy name, and I will anxiously await that time when I will get to serve
Him and His associates.

emôna samaya, muralīra gāna,

pôsibe e dāsī kāne
ānande mātibô, sakala bhulibô,
śrī kṛṣṇa-vaṁśīra gāne (3)
Absorbed in that way, the songs of a transcendental flute will suddenly
enter this maidservant’s ear. Becoming madly excited by such a sound, I
will forget everything and will only listen spellbound to those wonderful
songs of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s flute.

rādhe rādhe bôli’, muralī ḍākibe,

madīya īśvarī-nāma
śuniyā camaki’, uṭhibe e dāsī,
kemône kôribe prāṇa (4)
The low, deep vibration of His long muralī will call out, “Rādhe... Rādhe...”
– the very name of my only worshipable Mistress! Startled with wonder by
hearing that sound, this maidservant will then quickly jump up, with an
anxious heart, wondering how she will keep her life.

Ramaṇī-Śiromaṇi
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

ramaṇī-śiromaṇi, vṛṣabhānu-nandinī,
nīla-vasana-paridhānā
chinna-puraṭa jini, varna-vikāśini,
baddha-kavarī hari-prāṇā (1)
Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the crest jewel of all beautiful young maidens. She is
the beloved daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu and is very fond of wearing blue
colored garments. The ever-blossoming attractiveness of Her complexion
conquers the effulgence of molten gold, and into Her braided hair She
twists up the breath of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s life.
 ābharaṇa-maṇḍitā, hari-rasa-paṇḍitā,
tilaka-suśobhita-bhālā
kañculikāchāditā, stana-maṇi-maṇḍitā,
kajjala-nayanī rasālā (2)
Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is adorned with twelve types of golden ornaments which
dazzle like a host of shining suns. She is fully qualified in the science of
pleasing Kṛṣṇa, and the tilaka of Her great fortune shines on Her beautiful
forehead. Her jewel-like breasts are covered with the exquisite blouse of
Her affection and sweet anger for Kṛṣṇa. Her eyes are artistically anointed
with the black kajjala of Her tricky behavior with Her beloved.

sakala tyajiyā se rādhā-caraṇe,

dāsī ho’ye bhaja parama-jatane (3)
Give up everything and become an unpaid maidservant at the lotus feet of
Rādhārāṇī. Just worship Her and serve Her with great care and attention.

saundarya-kiraṇa dekhiyā jāhāra,

rati-gaurī-līlā garva-parihāra (4)
Beholding just one effulgent ray of Her beauty, Rati (wife of Kāmadeva),
Gaurī (wife of Lord Śiva), and Līlā (śakti of Nārāyaṇa) abandon all their
pride.

śacī-lakṣmī-satyā saubhāgya bolane,

parājita hoya jāhāra caraṇe (5)
Her good fortune is such that Śacī (wife of Indra), Lakṣmī, and Satyābhāma
are defeated at Her lotus feet.

kṛṣṇa-vaśīkāre candrāvalī-ādi,
parājaya māne hoiyā vivādī (6)
Candrāvalī and the other gopīs all compete with Rādhārāṇī for Kṛṣṇa’s
favor. Yet all accept their defeat before Her, for She alone controls Kṛṣṇa.

hari-dayitā rādhā-caraṇa preyāsī,

bhakativinoda śrī-godruma-vāsī (7)
Ṭhākura Bhaktivinoda is most dear to Śrī Hari and a resident of Godruma,
fully surrendered to lotus feet of Śrī Gaurasundara. Yet he is satisfied only
when taking shelter of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s lotus feet.

Śrī Rādhā-Niṣṭhā
Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura

rādhikā caraṇa-reṇu, bhūṣaṇa kôriyā tanu,

anāyāse pābe giridhārī
rādhikā-caraṇāśraya, ĵe kare se mahāśaya,
tā̃’re muĩ ĵā̃o bôlihāri (1)
Ornament your body with the dust of Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s lotus feet and you
will easily attain Giridhārī. I congratulate such a great soul who takes
shelter of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s lotus feet and I say to him, “Well done!
Bravo! Excellent!”

jaya jaya rādhā-nāma, vṛndāvana ĵā̃’ra dhāma,

kṛṣṇa-sukha-vilāsera nidhi
henô rādhā-guṇa-gāna, nā śunilô mora kāṇa,
vañcita kôrilô more vidhi (2)
All glories, all glories to She whose name is Rādhā, whose divine abode is
Vṛndāvana, and who is a treasury of pastimes that bring joy to Kṛṣṇa. Alas!
If my ears have not heard Rādhā’s glories, then destiny has cheated me.

tā̃’ra bhakta-saṅge sadā, rasa-līlā prema-kathā,

ĵe kare se pāya ghanaśyāma
ihāte vimukha ĵei, tā’ra kabhu siddhi nāi,
nāhi ĵenô śuni tā’ra nāma (3)
A person who stays in the company of the devotees who are always
discussing Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa’s rasa-filled loving pastimes (rasa-līlā prema
kathā) is sure to attain Ghanaśyāma, who is dark like a monsoon raincloud.
A person averse to this will never attain perfection—let me not even hear
his name.

kṛṣṇa-nāma-gāne bhāi, rādhikā-caraṇa pāi,

rādhā-nāma-gāne kṛṣṇacandra
 saṅkṣepe kahinu kathā, ghucāo manera byathā,
duḥkhamaya anya kathā-dvandva (4)
O brother, by chanting Kṛṣṇa’s name you will attain Rādhā, and by chanting
Rādhā’s name you will attain Kṛṣṇacandra. Now I have briefly told you
how to dispel all the sufferings in your heart. Whatever contradicts these
words will only lead to pain and conflict.

Rādhikā-caraṇa-padma
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

rādhikā-caraṇa-padma, sakala śreyera sadma,

ĵatane ĵe nāhi ārādhilô
rādhā-padāṅkita-dhāma, vṛndāvana ĵā’ra nāma,
tāhā ĵe nā āśraya kôrilô (1)
One who has failed to worship with great care Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s lotus feet,
which are the abode of all auspiciousness; who has not taken shelter of
Vṛndāvana-dhāma, which is decorated with Her beautiful lotus footprints;

rādhikā-bhāva-gambhīra-citta ĵebā mahādhīra,

gaṇa-saṅga nā kôilô jīvane
kemône se śyāmānanda, rasa-sindhu-snānānanda,
labhibe bujhahô eka-mane (2)
Who in this life has not associated with Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s devotees whose
moods, like Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s, are very deep and grave, and whose hearts
and intelligence are fixed in Her worship — how will such a person ever
experience the bliss of bathing in the ocean of śyāma-rasa? Please
understand this most attentively!

rādhikā ujjvala-rasera ācārya

rādhā-mādhava-śuddha-prema vicārya (3)
Śrīmatī Rādhikā is the ācārya of the mellows of amorous love (ujjvala-
rasa). The pure love between Rādhā and Mādhava is meant to be discussed
and contemplated.
 ĵe dhôrilô rādhā-pada parama ĵatane
se pāilô kṛṣṇa-pada amūlya-ratane (4)
Those who place Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s lotus feet in their hearts and worship
them with great care obtain the priceless jewel of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.

rādhā-pada binā kabhu kṛṣṇa nāhi mile

rādhāra dāsīra kṛṣṇa, sarva-vede bôle (5)
Without taking shelter of the lotus feet of Rādhā, one can never meet Kṛṣṇa.
The Vedic scriptures declare that Kṛṣṇa is the property of the maidservants
of Śrī Rādhā.

choḓata dhana-jana, kalatra-suta-mita,

choḓata karama-geyāna
rādhā pada-paṅkaja-madhurata-sevana,
bhakativinoda paramāṇa (6)
Abandoning wealth, followers, wife, sons, and friends, and giving up
materialistic activities and speculative knowledge, one should become
absorbed in the sweetness of service to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s lotus feet. This
is Bhaktivinoda’s solemn declaration.

Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī-pada

Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura

śrī-rūpa-mañjarī-pada, sei mora sampada,

sei mora bhajana-pūjana
sei mora prāṇa-dhana, sei mora ābharaṇa,
sei mora jīvanera jīvana (1)
The lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī are my dearmost treasure. They are the
topmost object of my worship and inner devotional practices. Her lotus feet
are my most cherished wealth, more dear than my own life. They are the
exquisite ornament of my life, and indeed are the very essence of my
existence.

sei mora rasa-nidhi, sei mora vāñchā-siddhi,

sei mora vedera dharama
 sei vrata, sei tapah, sei mora mantra-japah,
sei mora dharama-karama (2)

Her lotus feet are the treasure house of rasa. They bestow the perfection of
my desires (precious service to Śrīmatī Rādhikā – sva-bhakti-śrīyam) and
they are the conclusion of all the Vedas. Her lotus feet fulfill the goal of my
vows and austerities, my harināma-japa, my actions, and my spiritual
practices – all performed with the aim to please Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī.

anukūla habe vidhi, se-pade hôibe siddhi,

nirakhibô e dui nayane
se rūpa-mādhurī-rāśi, prāṇa-kuvalaya-śaśī,
praphullita habe niśi-dine (3)
When Mahāprabhu is pleased with me, then by His mercy I will attain
perfection, and with these two eyes I will behold Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī’s lotus
feet. Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī’s beauty is full of sweetness like the moon. Just as
on a moonlit night the kumuda lotus comes to full blossom, my heart will
fully bloom night and day in the rays of her moon-like beauty.

tuŵā adarśana-ahi, garale jāralô dehī,

cira-dina tāpita jīvana
hā hā prabhu karô dayā, dehô more pada-chāyā,
narottama lôilô śaraṇa (4)
Your absence from my vision is like snake poison spreading throughout my
body, gradually consuming my strength. For the rest of my life my soul will
be burning. Narottama dāsa laments, “Alas, Prabhu! O Rūpa Gosvāmī!
Please give me the shade of your lotus feet. There I am taking shelter.”

Hari Bolbo Āra Madana-mohana Heribo Go

Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura

hari bolbo ār madan-mohan heribo go

ei rūpe vrajer pathe calibo go (1)
I will chant the names of Hari and behold Madana Mohana. In such a state I
will travel the path to Vraja.
 jābo go vrajendra-pur, ha’bo gopīkār nūpur,
tāṅdera caraṇe madhur-madhur bājibo go
vipine vinoda khelā, saṅgete rākhāler melā,
tāṅdera caraṇera dhūlā mākhibo go (2)
Upon entering the sacred land of Vraja, I shall become an ankle-bell on the
feet of the gopīs and make a sweet ringing sound. I will watch the cowherd
boys as they joyfully play in the forest of Vṛndāvana and smear the dust
from their feet on my body.

rādhā-kṛṣṇer rūpa mādhurī, heribo du nayana bhori,

nikuñjera dwārī dwārī rohibo go
tomarā saba vrajavāsī, purāo manera abhilāṣi,
kabe śrī-kṛṣṇera vaṁśī śunibo go (3)
I will gaze upon Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa’s sweet beauty to my eyes’ satisfaction
and I will stand guard at the gate of the nikuñja. O residents of Vraja! Please
fulfill my desires. Oh, when will I hear the sweet sound of Kṛṣṇa’s flute?

ei deho antima kāle, rākhibo śrī-yamunāra jale,

jaya rādhā govinda bole bhāsibo go
kohe narottama dāsa, nā pūrilo abhilāṣa,
kabe hāma vraja-vāsa koribo go (4)
At the time of giving up my body, I will simply place it in the waters of the
Yamunā and float while chanting, “Jaya Rādhā-Govinda.” Narottama dāsa
laments, “My desires have not been fulfilled. Oh, when will I attain
residence in Vraja?”

Mādhava, Bahuta Minati Kori Toya

Śrī Vidyāpati

mādhava, bahuta minati kori toya, dei tulasī tila,

deho samarpinu, doyā jāni nā chāḍabi moya (1)
O Mādhava, with this offering of a Tulasī leaf and sesame seeds, I beseech
You and pledge my body in Your service. I know Your compassion is such
that You will not reject me.
 gaṇaite doṣa, guṇaleśa nā pāobi, yab tuhū korobi vicāra
tuhū jagannātha, jagate kahāosi, jaga-bāhir nahi mui chāra (2)
While considering this appeal, You will only be able to count my faults. You
will not find even a trace of good qualities in me. You are known
throughout the creation as Jagannātha. Therefore do I, a worthless soul
living within this universe, not have the right to accept You as my master?

kiye mānuṣa paśu, pakhī ye janamiye, athavā kīṭa - pataṅge

karama-vipāke, gatāgati punaḥ punaḥ, mati rahu tuyā parasaṅge
(3)

Birth after birth, as a result of my karma, I repeatedly come and go,

sometimes as a human, sometimes as an animal and sometimes as a bird,
worm or insect. But in whatever birth I take, may my mind always remain
fixed on Your narrations.

bhaṇaye vidyāpati, atiśoya kātara, taraite iha bhava-sindhu

tuyā pada-pallava, kari avalambana, tila eka deho dīna-bandhu (4)
With great remorse, the poet Vidyāpati humbly prays, “O Mādhava, O
friend of the fallen, please give this insignificant person shelter at the tender
blossoms of Your lotus feet. In this way I may cross over this ocean of
material existence.”

Kothāy Go Premamayi?
Śrīla Gaura-kiśora dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja

kothāy go premamayi rādhe rādhe

rādhe rādhe go, jay rādhe rādhe
Where is She who is full of prema? All glories to Śrī Rādhā.

dekhā diye prāṇa rākhô, rādhe rādhe

tomār kāṅgāl tomāy ḍāke, rādhe rādhe
O Rādhā! Please give me Your darśana and save my life. Your wretched
beggar calls out to You, “Rādhe! Rādhe!”
 rādhe vṛndāvana-vilāsinī, rādhe rādhe
rādhe kānu-mana-mohinī, rādhe rādhe
O Rādhā, You enjoy pleasure pastimes in the forest of Vṛndāvana wherein
You enchant the mind of Kṛṣṇa.

rādhe aṣṭa-sakhīr śiromaṇi, rādhe rādhe

rādhe vṛṣabhānu-nandini, rādhe rādhe
O Rādhā, You are the crest-jewel among Your eight principal sakhīs. O
Rādhā, daughter of Vṛṣabhānu Bābā.

(gosā̃ī) niyam ka’re sadāi ḍāke, rādhe rādhe

Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was alway calling out, “Rādhe! Rādhe!”

(gosā̃ī) ek-bār ḍāke keśī-ghāṭe,

ābār ḍāke vaṁśī-vaṭe, rādhe rādhe
…sometimes at Keśī Ghāṭa, sometimes at Vaṁśī Vaṭa.

(gosā̃ī) ek-bār ḍāke nidhuvane,

ābār ḍāke kuñjavane, rādhe rādhe
…sometimes in Nidhuvan, sometimes in Sevā Kuñja.

(gosā̃ī) ek-bār ḍāke rādhā-kuṇḍe,

ābār ḍāke śyāma-kuṇḍe, rādhe rādhe
…sometimes at Rādhā Kuṇḍa, sometimes at Śyāma Kuṇḍa.

(gosā̃ī) ek-bār ḍāke kusum-vane,

ābār ḍāke govardhane, rādhe rādhe
…sometimes at Kusuma Sarovara, sometimes at Girirāja Govardhana.

(gosā̃ī) ek-bār ḍāke tālavane,

ābār ḍāke tamālvane, rādhe rādhe
…sometimes at Tālavan, sometimes at Tamālvan.

(gosā̃ī) malin vasan diye gāy,

vrajer dhūlāy gaḓāgaḓi ĵāy, rādhe rādhe
Raghunātha dāsa wears simple cloth which appears to be dirty because he is
always rolling on the earth crying out, “Rādhe! Rādhe!”

(gosā̃ī) mukhe rādhā rādhā bôle,

bhāse nayanera jale, rādhe rādhe
Calling out “Rādhe! Rādhe,” his eyes are bursting with a flood of tears.

(gosā̃ī) vṛndāvane kuli kuli

kẽde beḓāy, rādhā bôli’, rādhe rādhe
He wanders throughout the lanes of Vṛndāvana, crying out, “Rādhe!
Rādhe!”

(gosā̃ī) chāpānna daṇḍa rātri-dine

jāne nā rādhā-govinda bine, rādhe rādhe
He knows nothing but Rādhā-Govinda throughout the day and night (56
daṇḍas—one daṇḍa equals twenty-four minutes). Rādhe! Rādhe!

(tār par) cāri daṇḍa śuti’ thāke

svapne rādhā-govinda dekhe, rādhe rādhe
He takes rest for only four daṇḍas (1h 36min). At that time in his dreams he
receives darśana of Rādhā-Govinda. Rādhe! Rādhe!
 Śayana-ārati
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jay jay rādhe kṛṣṇa govinda
namāmīśvaraṁ sac-cid-ānanda-rūpaṁ
jay jay nityānandādvaita gaurāṅga

~ Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa Śayana-ārati ~

Jaya Jaya Rādhe Kṛṣṇa Govinda

jay jay rādhe kṛṣṇa govinda
rādhe govinda, rādhe govinda (1)
All glories to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, who give pleasure to the cows, gopas and
gopīs.

jay jay śyāmasundara, madana-mohana, vṛndāvana-candra

jay jay rādhā-ramaṇa, rāsa-bihārī, śrī gokulānanda (2)
All glories to Kṛṣṇa, who has a beautiful dark complexion, who enchants
Cupid, and who is the moon of Vṛndāvana. All glories to He who revels
with Rādhā, who relishes rāsa-līlā, and who is the joy of the land of
Gokula.

jay jay rāseśvarī, vinodinī, bhānu-kūla-candra

jay jay lalitā-viśākhā ādi ĵatô sakhī-vṛnda (3)
All glories to Rādhā, who is the mistress of the rasa dance, the embodiment
of Kṛṣṇa's pleasure, and the moon of the dynasty of Vṛṣabhānu Mahārāja.
All glories to all of the sakhīs, headed by Lalitā and Viśākhā.

jay jay śrī rūpa-mañjarī, rati-mañjarī, anaṅga

jay jay paurṇamāsī yogamāyā, jaya vīrā-vṛnda (4)
All glories to Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī, Rati Mañjarī and Anaṅga Mañjarī. All
glories to Paurṇamāsī Yogamāyā and all glories to Vīrā-devī's group of
messengers who serve Yugala Kiśora.
 sabe mili’ karô kṛpā āmi ati manda
(tomrā) kṛpā kôri’ dehô’ ĵugala-caraṇāravinda (5)
May all of You together bestow mercy upon me—I am so low and
unfortunate. By Your mercy I will attain the service of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa
Yugala-kiśora.

Śrī Dāmodarāṣṭakam
Spoken by Satyavrata Muni

recorded in the Padma Purāṇa

by Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa

namāmīśvaraṁ sac-cid-ānanda-rūpaṁ
lasat-kuṇḍalaṁ gokule bhrājamānam
yaśodā-bhiyolūkhalād dhāvamānaṁ
parāmṛṣṭam atyantato drutya gopyā (1)
I worship the Supreme Īśvara, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose form is eternal, full of
knowledge and bliss, His fish-shaped earrings swing and play upon His
cheeks, and He shines splendidly in Gokula. Due to breaking the yoghurt
pot, He is very fearful of Mother Yaśodā. Jumping down from the wooden
grinding mortar, He quickly runs away, but Yaśodā hastily runs after Him
and ultimately catches Him from behind.

rudantaṁ muhur netra-yugmaṁ mṛjantaṁ

karāmbhoja-yugmena sātaṅka-netram
muhuḥ śvāsa-kampa-tri-rekhāṅka-kaṇṭha-
sthita-graiva-dāmodaraṁ bhakti-baddham (2)
I worship that Dāmodara who, afraid of the stick in His mother’s hand, cries
and time and again rubs His eyes with both His lotus hands, whose eyes
express extreme fearfulness, whose sobbing makes the jeweled and pearl
necklaces upon His neck marked with three lines shake, and whose belly is
bound only by His mother’s devotion.

itīdṛk sva-līlābhir ānanda-kuṇḍe

sva-ghoṣaṁ nimajjantam ākhyāpayantam
 tadīyeśita-jñeṣu bhaktair jitatvaṁ
punaḥ prematas taṁ śatāvṛtti vande (3)
By childhood pastimes such as this, He perpetually immerses the
inhabitants of Gokula in pools of pure bliss, and through them informs the
devotees desirous of knowing His aspect of supreme opulence and majesty
that He is conquered only by those who are free from knowledge of His
aiśvarya—with great love I again and again worship that Dāmodara Śrī
Kṛṣṇa.

varaṁ deva! mokṣaṁ na mokṣāvadhiṁ vā

na cānyaṁ vṛṇe ’haṁ vareśād apīha
idaṁ te vapur nātha! gopāla-bālaṁ
sadā me manasy āvirāstāṁ kim anyaiḥ (4)
He Deva! Although You are capable of granting any boon, I do not pray to
You for liberation, eternal life in Vaikuṇṭha, or for any other benediction
[which may be obtained by executing the nine processes of bhakti]. He
Nātha! May Your form as a cowherd boy in this Vṛndāvana forever remain
manifest in my heart—besides this what is the use of any other benediction?

idaṁ te mukhāmbhojam avyakta-nīlair

vṛtaṁ kuntalaiḥ snigdha-raktaiś ca gopyā
muhuś cumbitaṁ bimba-raktādharaṁ me
manasy āvirāstām alaṁ lakṣa-lābhaiḥ (5)
He Deva! May Your lotus-like face which is framed by Your cascading,
glossy black curling locks, which is kissed by Mother Yaśodā over and over
again, and which is beautified by lips as red as ripe bimba-fruits, always
remain visible in my heart—millions of other attainments are useless to me.

namo deva! dāmodarānanta! viṣṇo!

prasīda prabho! duḥkha-jālābdhi-magnam
kṛpā-dṛṣṭi-vṛṣṭyāti-dīnaṁ batānu-
gṛhāṇeśa! mām ajñam edhy akṣi-dṛśyaḥ (6)
Obeisances to You, O Deva! O Bhakta-Vatsala Dāmodara! O Ananta, who
are endowed with limitless potency! O all-pervading Viṣṇu! O my master!
O supremely independent Iśa! Be pleased with me! I am sinking deeply into
an ocean of sorrow—favor me by showering the rain of Your merciful
glance upon this surrendered soul who am so pitifully fallen and grant me
Your direct darśana.

kuverātmajau baddha-mūrtyaiva yadvat

tvayā mocitau bhakti-bhājau kṛtau ca
tathā prema-bhaktiṁ svakāṁ me prayaccha
na mokṣe graho me ’sti dāmodareha (7)
He Dāmodara! Although You were bound to the mortar with ropes tied by
Mother Yaśodā, You mercifully liberated the two sons of Kuvera who were
cursed by Nārada to stand as trees and gifted them with Your own prema-
bhakti. In the same way please bestow upon this insignificant soul that same
prema-bhakti. This is my sole longing—I have no desire whatsoever for any
other type of liberation.

namas te ’stu dāmne sphurad-dīpti-dhāmne

tvadīyodarāyātha viśvasya dhāmne
namo rādhikāyai tvadīya priyāyai
namo ’nanta-līlāya devāya tubhyam (8)
O Dāmodara! I offer praṇāma to the effulgent rope binding Your waist. I
also offer praṇāma to Your belly which is the source of the Brahman
effulgence and the mainstay of the entire universe. Time and again I offer
praṇāma to Śrīmatī Rādhikā, Your dearmost beloved, and I also offer my
praṇāmas hundreds of times unto Your wondrous, unlimited pastimes.

~ Pañcha-tattva Śayana-ārati ~

Jay Jay Nityānandādvaita Gaurāṅga

jaya jaya nityānandādvaita gaurāṅga
nitāi gaurāṅga jaya jaya nitāi gaurāṅga (1)
All glories, all glories to Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, Śrī Advaitacandra Prabhu
and Śrī Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu. May Nitāi and Gaurāṅga always be
victorious.

(jaya) yaśodā-nandana śacī-suta gauracandra

(jaya) rohiṇī-nandana balarāma nityānanda (2)
All glories to the son of Yaśodā, who has come as Gauracandra, the beloved
son of Mother Śacī. All glories to the dearmost son of Rohiṇī-devī, Śri
Balarāma, who is non-different from Nityānanda Prabhu.

(jaya) mahā-viṣṇur avatāra śrī advaita-candra

(jaya) gadādhara, śrīvāsādi gaura-bhakta-vṛnda (3)
All glories to Śrī Advaitacandra, the incarnation of Mahā-Viṣṇu. All glories
to Śrī Gadādhara Pandita, Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura and the multitude of Śrī
Gaurasundara’s devotees.

(jaya) svarūp, rūpa, sanātana, rāya-rāmānanda

(jaya) khaṇḍa-vāsī narahari, murāri, mukunda (4)
All glories to Svarūpa Dāmodara, Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī, and
Rāya Rāmānanda. All glories to the residents of Khaṇḍa, Narahari, Murāri
and Mukunda.

(jaya) pañca-putra saṅge nāce rāya-bhavānanda

(jaya) tina-putra saṅge nāce sena-śivānanda (5)
All glories to Rāya Bhavānanda, who dances ecstatically along with his five
sons. All glories to Śivānanda Sena, who is also engaged in Mahāprabhu’s
transcendental dance along with his three sons.

(jaya) dvādaśa-gopāla āra cauṣaṭṭi-mahānta

(tomrā) kṛpā kôri’ dehô gaura-caraṇāravinda (6)
All glories to the twelve Gopālas (Kṛṣṇa’s cowherd friends) and the sixty-
four Mahāntas. All of you are Mahaprabhu’s dear associates. Please be
merciful towards me and bestow upon me the treasure of Gaurasundara’s
lotus feet.