Subject: 108 names of Sri Radha
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SRI SRI RADHIKA ASTOTTARA SATA NAMA STOTRAM
by Srila Raghunatha Dasa Goswami
aviksatmesvari kascid vrndavana-mahesvarim
tat padamboja-maka gati dasyati katara
patita tat-saras tire ruda tyartha-ravakulam
tac chri-vaktreksanavaptyai namanyetani sanjagau
Some maidservant, unable to find her mistress, has fallen on the bank of
Radhakunda, crying in great anxiety, being very eager to take exclusive
shelter of Her lotus feet, glorifying Her by singing the following names of
Her:
radha gandharvika a-kamita
gandharva radhika candrakantir madhava-sangini
1. Radha, 2. Gandharvika by the prince of Vraja, 4. Who is worshipped by the
Gandharva-angels, 5. Whose luster is like the moon, 6. Who accompanies
Madhava.
damodaradvaita-sakhi kartikotkirtidesvari
mukunda dayita-vrnda dhammilla mani-manjari
7. Damodar's unrivalle queen who bestows fame on the Kartika month, 9. The
crestjewel of Mukunda's ladyfriends.
bhaskaropasika varsabhanavi vrsabhanuja
ananga manjari jyestha sridama varajottama
10. Who worships the sun, 11. Who belongs to King Vrsabhanu, 12. Who is born
from King Vrsabhanu, 13. Ananga Manjari's older sister, 14. Sridama's
younger sister, 15. The greatest (fem.)
kirtida-kanyaka matr-sneha-piyusa-putrika
visakha-savayah prestha visakha jivitadhika
16. Kirtida's daughter, 17. Who is the nectarean object of Her mother's
affection, 18. Who is of the same age as Visakha, 19. Who is dearer than
life to Visakha.
pranadvitiya lalita vrndavana viharini
lalita prana-laksaika-raksa vrndavanesvari
20. Who is none other than Lalita's very life, 21. Enjoys in Vrndavana, 22.
Who saves Lalita's life lakhs of times, 23. Queen of Vrndavana.
vrajendra-grhini krsna-praya-sneha-niketanam
vraja go-gopa-gopali jiva-matraika-jivanam
24. Who is as dear to Mother Yasoda as Krsna, 25. Who is the only life of
the life of the cows, cowherdsmen and cowherdgirls of Vraja.
snehalabhira-rajendra vatsalacyuta-purva-ja
govinda pranayadhara surabhi sevanotsuka
26. Who is the object of King Nanda's affection, 27. Who gets parental
affection from Balaram, 28. Who is the object of Govinda's love (Govinda is
eager to serve His surabhi cows).
dhrta nandisvara-ksema gamanotkanthi-manasa
sva-dehadvaitata drsta dhanistha dhyeya-darsana
29. Who is very eager to go to Nandisvara for serving Krsna, 30. Who is
regarded as non-different from her by Dhanistha and seen in her meditations,
(Dhanistha is Yasoda's maidservant).
gopendra-mahisi paka-sala-vedi prakasika
ayur-varddha-karaddhana rohini gTRa-mastaka
31. Who is seen in Mother Yasoda's kitchen, 32. Whose cooked grains increase
Krsna's life, 33. Whose head is smelt by Rohini.
subala nyasta sarupya subala priti-tosita
mukhara-drk sudha-naptri jatila drsti-bhasita
34. Who has bestowed a form equal to Hers to Subala, 35. Who is very fond of
Subala, 36. Who is nectar in Mukhara's eyes, 37. Who is afraid to see Her
mother-in-law, Jatila.
madhumangala narita-smita-candrika
paurnamasi bahih khelat prana-panjara sarika
38. Who smiles lmoonbeams after hearing Madhumangala's jokes, 39. The
she-parrot of Whose heart is caught in Paurnamasi's cage.
sva ganadvaita jivatuh sviyahankara-vardhini
sva ganopendra padabja sparsa-lambhana harsini
40. Who is the oiends, 41. Who increases the pride of Her relatives, 42. Who
is very happy to touch Upendra's feet with Her friends.
sviya vrndavanodyana paliki krta-vrndaka
jnata vrndatavi sarva lata-taru-mrga-dvija
43. Who has placed Vrnda in charge of Vrndavana's gardens, 44. Who is known
by all the vines, trees, deer and birds of Vrndavana.
isac candana samghrsta nava-kasmira-deha-bhah
java-puspa pritha-hari patta cinarunambara
45. Whose body shines with fresh vermillion ground with some sandalpaste,
46. Whose silken dress shines more reddish than the java flower.
caranabja-tala-jyotir arunakrta-bhutala
hari citta camatkari caru nupura nihsvana
47. Whose lotus ke the surface of the earth shine crimson-red, 48. Who
astonishes Hari's mind with the sweet sound of Her anklebells.
krsna-sranti-hara sroni pitha-valgita ghantika
krsna sarvasva pinodyat kucancan mani-malika
49. The nice sounds of whose waistbells remove Krsna's fatigue, 50. The
pearl necklace on whose firm, raised breasts is everything to Krsna.
nana-ratnollasad sankha-cuda caru bhuja-dvaya
syamantaka-mani bhrajan mani-bandhati-bandhura
51. Whose two beautiful arms are adorned with conchshell bangles inset with
various jewels, 52. On Whose wrist the beautiful Syamantaka jewel shines.
suvarna darpana- ullanghi mukha-mandala
pakka dadima bijabha dantakrstaghabhic chuka
53. The shining of Whose face defeats that of a golden mirror, 54. Whose
teeth, that shine like ripe pomegranate seeds, attract the parrot-like
Aghabhit (Krsna).
abja-ragadi srstasana
saubhagya kajjalankakta netranandita khanjana
55. Whose ruby earrings are shaped like lotus buds, 56. Whose wagtail-like
eyes are anointed with beautiful eyeliner, giving great joy to the eyes.
suvrtta mauktikamukta nasika tilapuspika
sucaru nava-kasturi tilakancita-bhalaka
57. Whose nose, that is beautiful as a sesame flower, is adorned with a
round pearl, 58. Whose forehead is adorned with beautiful tilak made of
fresh musk.
divya veni vinirdhuta keki-pincha-vara-stutih
netranta-sara vidhvamsakrta canurajid dhrtih
59. Whose divine hairbraid is worshiped by peacock feathers (being defeated
in beauty), 60. The arrows of Whose glances destroy the patience of
Krsna, Who defeated the Canura wrestler.
sphurat kaisora-tarunya sandhi-bandhura-vigraha
madhavollasakonmatta pikoru madhura-svara
61. Who is blooming teenage beauty personified, 62. Who pleases Madhava, 63.
Who maddens Madhava with Her sweet, cuckoo-like voice.
pranayuta-sata prestha madhavotkirti-lampata
krsnapanga-tarangodyat smita-piyusa-budbuda
64. Who is more attached to Madhava's great glories than to millions of
lives, 65. Whose nectars provide bubbles on the waves of Krsna's glances.
punjibhuta jagallajja vaidagdhi-digdha-vigraha
karuna vidravad deha murtiman madhuri-ghata
66. Who is the vm of cleverness, embarrassing the whole world, 67. Whose
body melts in kindness, 68. Who is abundant sweetness personified.
jagad-gunavati-varga giyamana gunoccaya
sacyadi subhaga-vrnda vandyamaTR-saubhaga
69. Whose glories are loudly sung by all the great ladies of the world, 70.
Who is incessantly praised by beautiful ladies like Saci.
vina-vadana sangita rasalasya visarada
narada pramukhodgita jagad anandi sad-yasah
71. Who is expert in singing and playing vina in the rasa dance, 72. Who
pure glories are sung by sages headed by Narada, giving joy to the world.
govardhana-guha geha grhini kunja-mandana
candamsu-nandini baddha bhagini-bhava-vibhrama
73. She is the housewife in the caves in Govardhana, 74. She decorates the
kunja, 75. She has a sisterly relationship with Yamuna (Yamuna is the
daughter of the sun and Radha is the daughter of Vrsabhanu, the sun in
Taurus).
divya kundalata narma sakhya-dama-vibhusita
govardhanadharahladi srngara-rasa-pandita
76. She is adorneine Kundalata's friendship, 77. She is the professor in
amorous rapture, giving joy to the holder of Govardhana.
girindra-dhara vaksah srih sankhacudari-jivanam
gokulendra-suta-prema kama-bhupendra-pattanam
78. She is Laksm holder of Govardhan, 79. She is the life of the enemy of
Sankhacuda, 80. She is the settlement of Cupid for the love of the son of
Gokulendra.
vrsa-vidhvamsa nti sva-nirmita sarovara
nija kunda-jala-krida jita sankarsananuja
81. Who made Her own pond after the killer of Arista mocked Her, 82. Who
defeats Sankarsana's younger brother in sports in Her own pond.
mura-mardana mattebha vihara-mrta-dirghika
girindra-dhara-parindra rati-yuddhoru simhika
83. She is the ambrosial pond of enjoyment for the intoxicated elephant who
defeated Mura, 84. She is a powerful lioness fighting amorous sports with
the king of lions, the holder of the best of mountains.
sva tanu-saurabhonmatti krta mohana madhava
dor-muloccalana krida vyakuli-krta kesava
85. Who enchants cating bodily fragrance, 86. Who agitates Kesava by
playfully showing Her armpit.
nija kunda-tati kunja klrpta keli kalodyama
divya malli-kulollasi sayyakalpita vigraha
87. Who expands Her artful plays in the kunja on the bank of Her own pond,
88. Who makes a bed of divine jasmine flowers there with joy.
krsna vama-bhuja nyasta caru daksina gandaka
savya bahu-lata baddha krsna daksina sad-bhuja
89. Who places Her beautiful right cheek on Krsna's left arm, 90. Who holds
Krsna's right arm with Her left vine-like arm.
krsna daksina caruru slista vamoru-rambhika
girindra-dhara drg-vaksor mardi-sustana-parvata
91. Whose beautiful, broad, banana-like left hip touches Krsna's right hip,
92. Whose nice, mountain-like breasts are being massaged by the Holder of
Govardhana.
govindadhara piyusa vasitadhara-pallava
sudha-sancaya carukti sitali-krta madhava
93. Whose leaf-like lips are scented by the nectar of Govinda's lips, 94.
Whose beautiful words distribute nectar, cooling Madhava off.
govindodgirna tambula raga rajyat kapolika
krsna sambhoga saphali-krta manmatha sambhava
95. Whose cheeks are colored by the pan from Govinda's lips, 96. Who
realizes Krsna's fancies of amorous enjoyments.
govinda marjitoddanmukha
visakha vijita krida-santi nidralu-vigraha
97. The profuse perspiration from whose face is wiped off by Govinda, 98.
Who is being fanned by Visakha when She falls asleep after playing with
Krsna.
govinda-carana-nyasta kaya-manasa jivana
svapranarbuda nirmanchya hari pada-rajah kana
99. Who has placed Her life, body and mind at Govinda's lotus feet, 100. Who
worships the dust of Hari's lotus feet with billions of hearts.
anumatracyutadarsa sayyamanatma locana
nitya-nutana govinda vaktra-subhramsu-darsana
101. Who curses Her eyes for every second that they do not see Acyuta, 102.
Who beholds Govinda's ever-fresh moonlike face.
nihsima hari-madhurya saundaryadyeka-bhogini
sapatnya dhama murali-matra bhagya kataksini
103. Who is the only enjoyer of Hari's endless sweetness and beauty, 104.
Who can only blink at the fortune of Her co-wife, the Murali flute.
gadha buddhi-bala krida jita vamsi-vikarsini
narmokti candrikotphulla krsna kamabdi-vardhini
105. Who takes Krsna's flute after defeating Him in a gambling match, 106.
Who increases the ocean of Krsna's desires by the full moonbeams of
Her joking words.
vraja-candrendridhu-salika
krsna sarvendriyonmadi radhetyaksara-yugmaka
107. Who is the moonlike resting place for all the senses of the moon of
Vraja (Sri Krsna), 108. The two syllables of Whose name Ra-dha madden
all of Krsna's senses.
idam sri radhika namnam astottara satojjvalam
sri radhalambhakam nama stotram caru-rasayanam
yo dhite parama pritya dinah katara-manasah
sa natham acirenaiva sa natham iksate dhruvam
Whoever recites these 108 names of Sri Radha, that consists of all
beautiful, nectarean Radha-nama, with great love, humility and eagerness,
will certainly and swiftly behold her Mistress.
iti srimad raghunatha dasa gosvami viracita stavavalyam
sri radhika-stottara-sata nama stotram sampurnam.
Thus ends Srimad Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami's Sri Radhika's 108
names-prayer.
Sri Sri RadhaVallabha Ki Jaya ! Srimati RadhaRani Ki Jaya.
vande 'ham sri-guroh sri-yuta-pada-kamalam sri-gurun vaisnavams ca
sri-rupam sagrajatam saha-gana-raghunathanvitam tam sa-jivam
sadvaitam savadhutam parijana-sahitam krsna-caitanya-devam
sri-radha-krsna-padan saha-gana-lalita-sri-visakhanvitams ca
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master and unto the feet of all Vaisnavas. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Srila Rupa Gosvami along with his elder brother Sanatana Gosvami, as well as Raghunatha Dasa and Raghunatha Bhatta, Gopala Bhatta, and Srila Jiva Gosvami. I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Krsna Caitanya and Lord Nityananda along with Advaita Acarya, Gadadhara, Srivasa, and other associates. I offer my respectful obeisances to Srimati Radharani and Sri Krsna along with Their associates Sri Lalita and Visakha.
he krsna karuna-sindho
dina-bandho jagat-pate
gopesa gopika-kanta
radha-kanta namo 'stu te
O my dear Krsna, You are the friend of the distressed and the source of creation. You are the master of the gopis and the lover of Radharani. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
tapta-kancana-gaurangi
radhe vrndavanesvari
vrsabhanu-sute devi
pranamami hari-priye
I offer my respects to Radharani, whose bodily complexion is like molten gold and who is the Queen of Vrndavana. You are the daughter of King Vrsabhanu, and You are very dear to Lord Krsna.
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Radha means one who worships Krsna the best By chanting the name of Radharani it frees one of offenses and drawns Krsna's attention. Indeed we need the mercy of Radharani to get the mercy of Krsna. Don't forget the mercy is there for everyone of us! Take advantage and pray to and serve Srimati Radharani and Krsna with all of your hearts.
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From Srila Prabhupada's lectures:
Actual aim of life is to satisfy Lord Visnu, and Krsna is the origin of Visnu-tattva. And He is pleased through Radharani. Therefore we don't Krsna alone. No. Radha-Krsna. First Radharani. So that day is today. First you have to worship Radharani. If you go through Radharani... Therefore in Vrndavana you will see all devotees, they will address one another, "Jaya Radhe." Still. Because they know that "If Radharani is pleased, if I can please Radharani..." Radharani is presented, the original pleasure potency, always absorbed in thought of Krsna. So anyone who comes before Radharani to serve Krsna, oh, She becomes so pleased, "Oh, here is a devotee of Krsna." She immediately recommends, "Krsna, oh, here is a devotee. He is better than me." This is Radharani. I may be a, not devotee. I may be most fallen rascal. But if I try to reach Krsna through Radharani, then my business is successful. Therefore we should worship Radharani first. That is our business. Instead of offering directly one flower to Krsna, you just put it in the hands of Radharani: "My mother Radharani, Jagan-mata, if you kindly take this flower and offer it to Krsna." "Oh," Radharani says, "oh, you have brought a flower?" Krsna said, patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati, but don't offer Krsna directly. Just offer through Radharani. It will be very much appreciated by Radharani. So this is our philosophy, to please Krsna through Radharani, and just today is the auspicious day of Radharani appearance. So we should offer puspanjali and pray to Radharani that "Radharani, kindly be merciful and tell about me to Your Krsna. To Your Krsna. Krsna is Yours." Krsna, Radha-Krsna. Krsna is not independent. Krsna is
Radharani's property. So you have to approach Krsna through Radharani. That is, today is the auspicious day. Worship Radharani very nicely and be happy. Thank you very much. Hare Krsna. (end)
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Who is Srimati Radharani
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Sri Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is stated in the
Svetasvatara Upanishad (6.8) "The Supreme Lord has multipotencies,
which act so perfectly that all consciousness, strength and activity are
being directed solely by His will". The material world, where we are now
living, is called bahir-anga-sakti, the external energy of Krishna. Krishna
explains in the Bhagavad-Gita (9.10): "Under My superintendence the
material energy is working". Apart from the material, external energy,
there is another energy - the internal energy. By the internal energy
the spiritual world is being manifested. As the material world is
manipulated under the external energy, the spiritual world is conducted by the
internal potency. That internal potency, called the Hladini Sakti, is
Srimati Radharani.
In CC Adi 1.5 it is said "The loving affairs of Sri Radha and Krishna
are transcendental manifestations of the Lord's internal pleasure-giving
potency. Although Radha and Krishna are one in Their identity, They
separated Themselves eternally". Srimati Radharani, as the highest
devotee of Sri Krishna, derives the greatest pleasure in serving Him. She is
the origin of all the Gopis and of all the Goddesses of Fortune (Lakshmi
devi) who are engaged in the service of the Lord. She is the mainstay, the
ideal and the ultimate refuge of all devotees embarking on the path of
devotional service. Without first getting the mercy of Srimati Radharani
it is impossible to even approach Sri Krishna.
The Hare Krishna maha-mantra is in fact a prayer to Srimati Radharani.
The word `Hare' is derived from `Hara' which denotes the internal energy or
Hladini Sakti of Krishna. This is none other that Srimati Radharani.
When one is chanting the maha-mantra, one is saying: "O Krishna ! O Radha !!
Please engage me in your devotional service". Krishna is difficult to
approach directly, but He is bhakta-vatsala, always eager to please His
devotees. Thus the mood of a devotee is to invoke the compassion of
Srimati Radharani Who then recommends the devotee to Sri Krishna. Since
Krishna is easily pleased by Srimati Radharani, He then readily accepts
the devotee in His service.
Vrindavan Lila
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When the Lord descends, He is invariably accompanied by His loving
associates. Five thousand years when Sri Krishna descended in His
original form, as a cowherd boy in Vrindavan, Srimati Radharani accompanied Him
in Her original form. She appeared exactly two weeks after the appearance
of Sri Krishna on the eighth day of the waning moon (ashtami). Srimati
Radharani was found on a lotus flower by Vrashabhanu and his wife Kirtida
near the village of Barsana, a few miles away from Nandagrama. It is
said that Srimati Radharani first opened Her eyes only when Sri Krishna
appeared before Her. Until that time Her eyes were closed.
Understanding the mellows of the relationship between Krishna and Radha
is impossible from the mundane perspective. Understanding madhurya-rasa
(devotion at the platform of intimacy), which is the highest level of
relationship of a devotee with Krishna, is only possible in the most
elevated stages of bhakti where there is not even a tinge of material
contamination. Therefore Svarupa Damodara Gosvami has written: "The
loving affairs of Radha and Krishna are not ordinary, material loving affairs,
although they appear like that. Rascals and fools misunderstand Krishna
to be an ordinary man. They do not know Krishna's transcendental nature.
They try to imitate Krishna's rasa-lila, His dancing with the Gopis".
There is no offense greater than this. Devotees starting on the path of
bhakti must carefully avoid such offenses. They must simply pray to
Srimati Radharani, as their most compassionate Mother, for mercy, for
bhakti and for an opportunity to serve Sri Krishna.
control even Krsna by them. Her transcendental qualities are as follows:
(1) She is sweetness personified;
(2) She is a fresh young girl;
(3) Her eyes are always moving;
(4) She is always brightly smiling;
(5) She possesses all auspicious marks on Her body;
(6) She can agitate Krsna by the fiavor of Her person;
(7) She is expert in the art of singing;
(8) She can speak very nicely and sweetly;
(9) She is expert in presenting feminine attractions;
(10) She is modest and gentle;
(11) She is always very merciful;
(12) She is transcendentally cunning;
(13) She knows how to dress nicely;
(14) She is always shy;
(15) She is always respectful;
(16) She is always patient;
(17) She is very grave;
(18) She is enjoyed by Krsna;
(19) She is always situated on the highest devotional platform;
(20) She is the abode of love of the residents of Gokula;
(21) She can give shelter to all kinds of devotees;
(22) She is always affectionate to superiors and inferiors;
(23) She is always obliged by the dealings of Her associates,
(24) She is the greatest amongst Krsna's girl friends;
(25) She always keeps Krsna under Her control.
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