Simply engage yourself in Krishnas service. That will protect you from any attack of maya. Maya can take Krishnas place in our heart as soon as there is a slackness on our part. Otherwise, if Krishnas seated always, maya has no opportunity to occupy the seat.
by H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
Los Angeles ISKCON recently Celebrated the 40th Installation Anniversary of Sri Sri Rukmini-Dvarakadhisha over the Janamastami weekend. The joyful festival spanned over two days and attracted a large number of devotees from all parts of the world.
The history of Sri Sri Rukmini-Dvarakadhisha coming to Los Angeles is quite interesting. These Deities were originally meant for the San Francisco temple (New Jagannath Puri) and were shipped there. At the same time Los Angel
जरा सोचिये राधा रानी ना होती तो कृषण अवतार न होता कृषण अवतार ना होता तो वृन्दावन ना होता वृन्दावन ना होता तो कृषण लीला ना होती कृषण लीला ना होती तो चेतान्या प्रभु का अवतार ना होताचेतान्या प्रभु का अवतार ना होता तो कृषण लीला का विस्तार ना होताकृषण लीला का विस्तार ना होता तो कलयुग में पतितो का उद्धार ना होतायदि राधा रानी ना होती तो ये संसार ना होताजय जय श्री राधेश्री राधा रानी के प्रकट दिवस की आप सब को बधाई हो
Radha-Krishna philosophy is a very great philosophy. It is to be understood in the liberated stage. Radha-Krishna philosophy is not to be understood in the conditioned stage. But when we worship Radha-Krishna in our conditional stage, actually we worship Laksmi-Narayana.
By H.D.G Srila Prabhupada
Srimat Radharani's Lotus Feet
When people see a picture Radha & Krishna, they often ask, “Who is that girl with Krishna?” The answer is that She is Srimati Radharani, Krishna’s pleasure potency. The devotees of the Krishna consciousness movement humbly try to glorify Srimati Radharani because by Her mercy one can advance wonderfully in Krishna consciousness.
What Is the Pleasure Potency?
Everyone naturally wants to enjoy, yet no one is fully independent in finding enjoyment. To satisfy our desires, we need the association of
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Twenty Five Qualities Of Srimati Radharani…
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 flavor 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. S
Who is qualified for Raganuga Bhakti
and for hearing Radha Krishna's pastimes?
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Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura writes in Prema Pradipa Tenth Ray:
ei rupa sabhaa ami taha vyakti karile anadhikarir pakse visesa amangala haite pare / ucchisthita satya-samuha ucchapadasta na haile labhya hay na / yemata samasta vijnanasa stre kramasah ucchajnaner udaya haya, tadrupa bhakti-sastrer u ucchadhikara-krame gudha-tattve prapti haiya thake /
"If I explain this topic (Radha Krishna's Pastimes) in the assembl
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Rupa Goswami prays to Srimati Radharani in his Catu-puspanjalih [Stavamala] as follows:
"O Queen of Vrndavana, Sri Radha, I worship You. Your fair complexion is more resplendent than molten gold, the color of Your sari the hue of a blue lotus flower. Your beautiful braided hair is long and raven-black, its coiffure studded with many brilliant gems, like the shining black hood of a cobra.”
"Even the beautiful lotus in full bloom or the ris
Dhani Dhani Radhika ke Charan
The lotusfeet of Sri Radhika are my only treasure
(from Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi)
alam visaya varta ya naraka koti bibhatsaya
vrtha sruti kathasramo bata bibhemi kaivalyatah
paresa bhajanon mada yadi sukadayah tatah kim
parantu mama radhika pada rase mano majjatu
May my mind always float in the ocean of divine nectar emanating from the lotus feet of Srimati Radharani. No more fear of millions of hells. Studying of the scriptures has become simply troublesome. Mergin
Krishna's love for Radha - an excerpt from Sri Prema-samput
by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
1. rase mayaiva vijahara vihaya sarvastatrapi
mam yadamucat srnu tasya tattvam
premambudhervrajapurandaranandanasya
mam eva manturadhikam na kadapi mantuh
Srimati Radharani says to a sakhi “During the rasa dance, Sri Krsna gave up the company of all the other gopis and sported with Me alone, but after that He left Me as well, and I will tell You why. There is no fault in Vrajendra-nandana Sri Krsna, wh
Catu-puspanjalih [Stavamala]
Rupa Goswami prays to Srimati Radharani in his Catu-puspanjalih [Stavamala] as follows:
"O Queen of Vrndavana, Sri Radha, I worship You. Your fair complexion is more resplendent than molten gold, the color of Your sari the hue of a blue lotus flower. Your beautiful braided hair is long and raven-black, its coiffure studded with many brilliant gems, like the shining black hood of a cobra.
"Even the beautiful lotus in full bloom or the rising full moon offers no compariso
Radharani came out from Her inner chamber with a veil over Her head because She never looks at the face of any male person except krsna. That is why She is the most chaste woman throughout creation; she only looks at one person. A devotee is also like that, a chaste devotee only wants to look at one person, krsna. He doesn’t make eye to eye contact with people in this world. Even in vedic society if a woman is chaste to her husband, her husband is her prananatha, she won’t make eye to eye contac
Krsna praises the beauty of Radharani
(Ujjvala-nilamani by Rupa Gosvami)
Your curling locks of hair make these tilaka decorations drawn in musk useless and redundant. Your eyes are so beautiful that they make the two lotus flowers on Your ears wilt by comparison. The waves of the beauty of Your splendid smile has crushed Your necklace into dust. O Radharani what is the use of You wearing all these decorations. You are already splendidly decorated by the beauty of Your limbs. These other decoration
- Sri Radhika Stotra -
The 108 Names of Radharani
by Srila Raghunatha Dasa Goswami
aviksatmesvari kascid vrndavana-mahesvarim
tat padamboja-matraika 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 gandharvik
Srimati Radharani Talks to a Bumblebee
(by Krishna-kripa dasa)
based on Srila Prabhupada's Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Srimati Radharani is the eternal consort of Lord Krishna. Five thousand years ago, when Lord Krishna came to this planet to perform His pastimes, Srimati Radharani also appeared. The following is adapted from a lecture by His Holiness Varshana Swami:
“On a half-moon night in the month of Bhadra, King Vrishabhanu came to the Jamuna to bathe and found himself engulfed in a golden aura, the golden aura of pure love. It was emanating from a lotus, which had a baby girl standing on its whorl. When the
