'ra' sabdoccaranad eva sphito bhavati madhavah'dha' sabdoccarata pascad dhavatyeva sa-sambhramahSimply by vibrating the sound 'Ra', Sri Krishna's ecstatic jubiliation fully blooms; simply upon hearing the sound 'dha', He chases after vibrator with great awe and reverence. (Brahma Vaivarta Purana)'ra' sabdam kurvatas trasto dadami bhaktim uttamam'dha' sabdam kurvatah pascat yami sravana lobhatah(Lord Sri Krishna proclaims): ''The moment I hear the sound 'Ra' from anyone's lips, I grant them My supreme prema-bhakti. But the next moment when I hear the sound 'dha', I completely lose Myself and become intoxicated in Radha-nama. Because of My great longing to hear the name of My Beloved, I run after the devotees who chant Radha-nama.''radhety evam ca samsiddha ra-karo dana-vacakahdha nirvanam ca tad-datri tena radha prakirtitaThe holy name of Radha is fully accomplished in perfection as follows: the syllable 'Ra' denotes dana, bestowal of a gift, and the syllable 'dha' indicates nirvana, liberation. Thus, She Who mercifully bestows liberation into the eternal kingdom of painlessness is called 'Radha.' (Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Sri Krishna-janma-khanda)sa radheti sada hrdi sphuratu me vidya-para dvayaksaraLet the name of Sri Radha, in which the two divine syllables are embodied and which personifies para-vidya (the ultimate truth) eternally shine in my heart. (Radha-Rasa-Sudha-Nidhi 96 by Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati)
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