Radharani’s 3 baths, 7 places, 8 pets, 8 yogapithas, 16 & 10 Names
Radhika’s Three Baths:
Karunyamrta – the nectar of grace
Tarunyamrta – The nectar of youth
Lavanyamrta – the nectar of beauty
Seven moonbeam-like Meeting Places of Radha & Krishna
1) Vrindavan (on the bank of the Yamuna river under a huge desire-tree)
2) Yavat (in the woods behind Radha’s palace there)
3) Radha-kunda (on the bank of Radha’s lake)
4) Govardhana Hill (upon the top of the hill)
5) Barshana (near the palace of Radha’s parents)
6) Nanda-gram (near the palace of Krishna’s parents)
7) Sanket (in a grove halfway between Nanda-gram and Barshana)
Radhika’s Pets
1) Many cows: Sunada (one who makes nice sounds), Yamuna (one like the Yamuna river), Bahula (the black one) etc.
2) A She-calf: Tungi (the tall one)
3) An old female monkey: Kakkhati (the staunchly determined one)
4) A She-Deer: Rangini (she who is nicely-colored)
5) A Chakori-Bird: Caru-candrika (one like pleasant moonbeams)
6) A She-Swan (who stays in Radha-kunda) Tundikeri (the nicely-beaked one)
7) A Peahen: Tundika (she who has a nice beak)
8) 2 talking parrots: Suksma-dhi (she of fine intelligence) and Subhaa (the auspicious one)
Eight Yogapithas of Radha & Krishna
From Bhakti Ratnakara
1) Chandravali-duradharyam – the place that has cast Chandravali far away
2) Radha-saubhagya-mandiram – the Temple of Radha’s conjugal delight
3) Sri Ratna-mandapam – the Pavilion of divine jewels
4) Srngara-mandapam – the Pavilion of intimate adornments
5) Saubhagya-mandapam – the Pavilion of auspicious fortune
6) Maha-madhurya-mandapam – the Pavilion of grand sweetness
7) Samrajya-mandapam – the Pavilion of universal sovereignity
8) Surata-mandapam – the Pavilion of intimate amorous love
Radha and Krishna are one
anadir ayam purusa eka evasti tad-eka-rupam
dvidha vidhaya samaradhana tat parobhut
tasmat tam radham rasikanandam veda-vido vadanti
Bhagavan, Who is adi-purusa, is one and only one. But from time beyond antiquity, because of His desire to worship Himself, He became Two. Therefore, wise men well-versed in the Vedas call Sri Radha “Rasikananda” – She who delights in relishing.
(Shyama-Rahasyopanisad)
ye radha yas ca krsno
rasabdhir dehadhaikah
kridanartha dvidhabhut
The combination of Radha-Krishna is an ocean of bliss. They are not separate entities. They assume separate forms for the purpose of lila. (play)
(Radha-Tapani-Upanisad)
Sixteen Names of Sri Radha
Spoken by Lord Narayana in the Brahma-vaivarta Purana
1) Radha – She Who is the bestower of ultimate divine bliss
2) Rasesvari – She Who is the Godess of the rasa-dance
3) Rasa-Vasini – She Who always lives within the rasa-dance
4) Rasikesvari – She Who is the Goddess of those who relish divine mellows
5) Krishna -pranadhika – She Who is dearer to Krishna than His own life
6) Krishna -priya – She Who is Krishna ’s most dearly beloved companion
7) Krishna -svarupini – She Whose form resembles Krishna ’s in many ways
8) Krishna -vamanga-sambhuta – She Who is generated from Krishna ’s left side
9) Paramananda-rupini – She Who is the personification of supreme ecstacy
10) Krishna – She Who bestows the best form of supreme liberation
11) Vrndavani – She Who always lives in Vrindavana
12) Vrnda – She Who always lives in the company of Her girlfriends
13) Vrndavana-Vinodini – She Who enjoys many pleasures in Vrndavana
14) Chandravali – She Whose forms has many moons
15) Chandra-Kanta – She Whose effulgence is like the moon
16) Sarac-candra-prabhanana – She Whose face glows like the full moon of August
Prayer Containing Ten Names of Radha,
Ananda-candrika (The Moonlight of Bliss) by Srila Rupa Goswami
radha damodara-prestha
radhika varsabhanavi
samasta-ballavi-vrnda-
dhamillottamsa-mallika
1. Radha , 2. She who is dear to Lord Damodara, 3. His greatest worshiper,
4. the daughter of King Vrsabhanu, 5. She who is the crowning garland of
mallika flowers on the decorated braided hair of all the gopis,
Text 2
krishna -priyavali-mukhya
gandharva lalita-sakhi
visakha-sakhya-sukhini
hari-hrd-bhrnga-manjari
6. the first of Krishna ’s beloveds, 7. an expert singer and musician, 8.
Lalita’s friend, 9. She who is delighted with the friendship of Visakha, 10.
the flower blossom that attracts the black bee of Lord Hari’s heart.
Text 3 and 4
imam vrndavanesvarya
dasa-nama-manorama
ananda-candrikam nama
yo rahasyam stutim pat het
sa klesa-rahito bhutva
bhuri-saubhagya-bhusitah
tvaritam karuna-patram
radha-madhavayor bhavet
He who reads this confidential prayer, which bears the title Ananda-candrika (The Moonlight of Bliss), and which is beautiful with ten names of the queen of Vrndavana, becomes free of all troubles and decorated with great good fortune. He quickly becomes the object of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava’s mercy.
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