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Radharani’s 3 baths, 7 places, 8 pets, 8 yogapithas, 16 & 10 Names<\/p>\n
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Radhika’s Three Baths:<\/p>\n
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Karunyamrta – the nectar of grace<\/p>\n
Tarunyamrta – The nectar of youth<\/p>\n
Lavanyamrta – the nectar of beauty<\/p>\n
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Seven moonbeam-like Meeting Places of Radha & Krsna<\/p>\n
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1) Vrindavan (on the bank of the Yamuna river under a huge desire-tree)<\/p>\n
2) Yavat (in the woods behind Radha’s palace there)<\/p>\n
3) Radha-kunda (on the bank of Radha’s lake)<\/p>\n
4) Govardhana Hill (upon the top of the hill)<\/p>\n
5) Barshana (near the palace of Radha’s parents)<\/p>\n
6) Nanda-gram (near the palace of Krishna’s parents)<\/p>\n
7) Sanket (in a grove halfway between Nanda-gram and Barshana)<\/p>\n
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Radhika’s Pets<\/p>\n
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1) Many cows: Sunada (one who makes nice sounds), Yamuna (one like the Yamuna<\/p>\n
river), Bahula (the black one) etc.<\/p>\n
2) A She-calf: Tungi (the tall one)<\/p>\n
3) An old female monkey: Kakkhati (the staunchly determined one)<\/p>\n
4) A She-Deer: Rangini (she who is nicely-colored)<\/p>\n
5) A Chakori-Bird: Caru-candrika (one like pleasant moonbeams)<\/p>\n
6) A She-Swan (who stays in Radha-kunda) Tundikeri (the nicely-beaked one)<\/p>\n
7) A Peahen: Tundika (she who has a nice beak)<\/p>\n
8) 2 talking parrots: Suksma-dhi (she of fine intelligence) and Subhaa (the<\/p>\n
auspicious one)<\/p>\n
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Eight Yogapithas of Radha & Krsna<\/p>\n
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From Bhakti Ratnakara<\/p>\n
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1) Chandravali-duradharyam – the place that has cast Chandravali far away<\/p>\n
2) Radha-saubhagya-mandiram – the Temple of Radha’s conjugal delight<\/p>\n
3) Sri Ratna-mandapam – the Pavilion of divine jewels<\/p>\n
4) Srngara-mandapam – the Pavilion of intimate adornments<\/p>\n
5) Saubhagya-mandapam – the Pavilion of auspicious fortune<\/p>\n
6) Maha-madhurya-mandapam – the Pavilion of grand sweetness<\/p>\n
7) Samrajya-mandapam – the Pavilion of universal sovereignity<\/p>\n
8) Surata-mandapam – the Pavilion of intimate amorous love<\/p>\n
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RADHA & KRSNA ARE ONE<\/p>\n
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anadir ayam purusa eka evasti tad-eka-rupam<\/p>\n
dvidha vidhaya samaradhana tat parobhut<\/p>\n
tasmat tam radham rasikanandam veda-vido vadanti<\/p>\n
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Bhagavan, Who is adi-purusa, is one and only one. But from time beyond<\/p>\n
antiquity, because of His desire to worship Himself, He became Two. Therefore,<\/p>\n
wise men well-versed in the Vedas call Sri Radha “Rasikananda” – She who<\/p>\n
delights in relishing.<\/p>\n
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(Shyama-Rahasyopanisad)<\/p>\n
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ye radha yas ca krsno<\/p>\n
rasabdhir dehadhaikah<\/p>\n
kridanartha dvidhabhut<\/p>\n
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The combination of Radha-Krishna is an ocean of bliss. They are not separate<\/p>\n
entities. They assume separate forms for the purpose of lila. (play)<\/p>\n
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(Radha-Tapani-Upanisad)<\/p>\n
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Sixteen Names of Sri Radha<\/p>\n
Spoken by Lord Narayana in the Brahma-vaivarta Purana<\/p>\n
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1) Radha – She Who is the bestower of ultimate divine bliss<\/p>\n
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2) Rasesvari – She Who is the Godess of the rasa-dance<\/p>\n
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3) Rasa-Vasini – She Who always lives within the rasa-dance<\/p>\n
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4) Rasikesvari – She Who is the Goddess of those who relish divine mellows<\/p>\n
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5) Krsna-pranadhika – She Who is dearer to krsna than His own life<\/p>\n
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6) Krsna-priya – She Who is Krsna’s most dearly beloved companion<\/p>\n
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7) Krsna-svarupini – She Whose form resembles Krsna’s in many ways<\/p>\n
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8) Krsna-vamanga-sambhuta – She Who is generated from Krsna’s left side<\/p>\n
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9) Paramananda-rupini – She Who is the personification of supreme ecstacy<\/p>\n
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10) Krsna – She Who bestows the best form of supreme liberation<\/p>\n
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11) Vrndavani – She Who always lives in Vrindavana<\/p>\n
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12) Vrnda – She Who always lives in the company of Her girlfriends<\/p>\n
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13) Vrndavana-Vinodini – She Who enjoys many pleasures in Vrndavana<\/p>\n
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14) Chandravali – She Whose forms has many moons<\/p>\n
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15) Chandra-Kanta – She Whose effulgence is like the moon<\/p>\n
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16) Sarac-candra-prabhanana – She Whose face glows like the full moon of August<\/p>\n
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Prayer Containing Ten Names of Radha,<\/p>\n
Ananda-candrika (The Moonlight of Bliss)<\/p>\n
by Srila Rupa Goswami<\/p>\n
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radha damodara-prestha<\/p>\n
radhika varsabhanavi<\/p>\n
samasta-ballavi-vrnda-<\/p>\n
dhamillottamsa-mallika<\/p>\n
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1. Radha , 2. She who is dear to Lord Damodara, 3. His greatest worshiper,<\/p>\n
4. the daughter of King Vrsabhanu, 5. She who is the crowning garland of<\/p>\n
mallika flowers on the decorated braided hair of all the gopis,<\/p>\n
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Text 2<\/p>\n
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krsna-priyavali-mukhya<\/p>\n
gandharva lalita-sakhi<\/p>\n
visakha-sakhya-sukhini<\/p>\n
hari-hrd-bhrnga-manjari<\/p>\n
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6. the first of Krsna’s beloveds, 7. an expert singer and musician, 8.<\/p>\n
Lalita’s friend, 9. She who is delighted with the friendship of Visakha, 10.<\/p>\n
the flower blossom that attracts the black bee of Lord Hari’s heart.<\/p>\n
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Text 3 and 4<\/p>\n
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imam vrndavanesvarya<\/p>\n
dasa-nama-manorama<\/p>\n
ananda-candrikam nama<\/p>\n
yo rahasyam stutim pat het<\/p>\n
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sa klesa-rahito bhutva<\/p>\n
bhuri-saubhagya-bhusitah<\/p>\n
tvaritam karuna-patram<\/p>\n
radha-madhavayor bhavet<\/p>\n
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He who reads this confidential prayer, which bears the title<\/p>\n
Ananda-candrika (The Moonlight of Bliss), and which is beautiful with ten names<\/p>\n
of the queen of Vrndavana, becomes free of all troubles and decorated with<\/p>\n
great good fortune. He quickly becomes the object of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava’s<\/p>\n
mercy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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. 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, 6. the first of Krsna’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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31120"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31124,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31120\/revisions\/31124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Hare](\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-_jrCAfvpd2M\/V81rn6X0dnI\/AAAAAAAAekc\/Aw63dcx77r4\/s0\/2016-09-05_14-57-03.jpg\")
By Srila Rupa Goswami<\/strong><\/p>\n