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By Giriraj Das<\/p>\n
sharad-vikaca-pankaja-shriyam ativa-vidveshakam In my heart I place the splendid feet of Radha\u2019s Lord, feet that eclipse the glory of autumn lotuses, are served by hosts of bumblebee sages, are marked with lightning and lotus and decorated with glistening golden anklets, and break the three sufferings of the devotees.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n (Garga Samhita, Canto 1, chapter 1, verse 2)<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n <\/u> <\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Radharani\u2019s Birth<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Then, placing Her glorious transcendental form in (the womb of) King Vrishabhanu\u2019s wife, Shri Radha descended into a great palace in a garden by the Yamuna\u2019s shore.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n In the month of Bhadra (August-September), on a Monday<\/span><\/span> that was the eighth day of the bright fortnight of the moon, at midday, when the sky was covered with clouds, (to celebrate Radha\u2019s descent) the demigods scattered flowers that had blossomed in the Nandana gardens.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n Because of Radha\u2019s descent the rivers became very pure and clear, the directions became auspicious and happy, and graceful, gentle, cooling breezes carried the pollen of lotus flowers.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n Gazing at her daughter beautiful as hundreds of moons, the gopi Kirti became happy. To bring auspiciousness she gave two hundred thousand cows in charity to please the brahmanas.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n (Garga Samhita, Canto 1, chapter 8, verse 6-9)<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n <\/u> <\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Who exactly is Radharani?<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Today is Radharani\u2019s appearance day. So we should try to understand Radharani\u2019s feature. Radharani is the pleasure potency, hladini-shakti. \u00c4nandamayo \u2018bhy\u00e4s\u00e4t (Ved\u00e4nta-s\u00fctra 1.1.12). In the Ved\u00e4nta-s\u00fctra the Absolute Truth is described as \u00e4nandamaya, always in pleasure potency. That \u00e4nandamaya potency\u2026 Just like \u00e4nanda. When you want \u00e4nanda, pleasure, you cannot have it alone. Alone, you cannot enjoy. When you are in the circles of friend or family or other associates, you feel pleasure. Just like I am speaking. The speaking is very pleasing when there are many persons here. I cannot speak alone here. That is not \u00e4nanda. I can speak here at night, dead of night, nobody here. That is not \u00e4nanda. \u00c4nanda means there must be others. So because Krishna, the Absolute Truth, is \u00e4nandamaya, therefore eko bahu sy\u00e4m, He has become many. We are also Krishna\u2019s part and parcel, to give pleasure to Krishna. And the chief pleasure potency is Radharani.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n (Srila Prabhupada Lecture, London, 29th August 1971)<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n <\/u> <\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n We approach Krishna through the mercy Radharani<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Actual aim of life is to satisfy Lord Vishnu, and Krishna is the origin of Vishnu-tattva. And He is pleased through Radharani. Therefore we don\u2019t keep Krishna alone. No, Radha-Krishna. First Radharani. So that day is today. First you have to worship Radharani.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n Therefore in Vrindavan you will see all devotees, they will address one another, \u201cJaya Radhe.\u201d Still. Because they know that \u201cIf Radharani is pleased, if I can please Radharani \u2026\u201d Radharani is presented, the original pleasure potency, always absorbed in thought of Krishna. So anyone who comes before Radharani to serve Krishna, oh, She becomes so pleased, \u201cOh, here is a devotee of Krishna.\u201d She immediately recommends, \u201cKrishna, oh, here is a devotee. He is better than Me.\u201d This is Radharani . I may be a, not devotee. I may be most fallen rascal. But if I try to reach Krishna through Radharani , then my business is successful. Therefore we should worship Radharani first. That is our business. Instead of offering directly one flower to Krishna, you just put it in the hands of Radharani : \u201cMy mother Radharani, Jagan-mata, if you kindly take this flower and offer it to Krishna.\u201d \u201cOh,\u201d Radharani says, \u201cOh, you have brought a flower?\u201d Krishna said, patra\u00e0 pu\u00f1pa\u00e0 phala\u00e0 toya\u00e0 yo me bhakty\u00e4 prayacchati [Bg. 9.26], but don\u2019t try to offer Krishna directly. Just offer through Radharani. It will be very much appreciated by Radharani.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n So this is our philosophy, to please Krishna through Radharani, and just today is the auspicious day of Radharani appearance. So we should offer pushpanjali and pray to Radharani that \u201cRadharani , kindly be merciful and tell about me to Your Krishna. To Your Krishna. Krishna is Yours.\u201d Krishna , Radha-Krishna. Krishna is not independent. Krishna is Radharani\u2019s property. So you have to approach Krishna through Radharani. That is, today is the auspicious day. Worship Radharani very nicely and be happy.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n ( Srila Prabhupada lecture, London 5th September 1973)<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n Radharani\u2019s position: always feeling the separation.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n As Radharani is always in feelings of separation of Krishna, similarly, in the position of Radharani, Lord Caitanya was feeling separation of Krishna. That is the teachings of Lord Caitanya, feelings of separation, not meeting<\/b>. The process of devotional service taught by Caitanya Mah\u00e4prabhu and His disciplic succession is how to feel separation from Krishna. That is Radharani\u2019s position, always feeling the separation.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n The Gosvamis, they also, when they were in Vrindavan, they never said that \u201cI have seen Krishna.\u201d Although they were the most perfect, they never said that \u201cI have seen Krishna.\u201d Their prayers were like this: he r\u00e4dhe! vraja-devike! he nanda-suno! kuta\u00f9. He r\u00e4dhe, Radharani, he r\u00e4dhe! vraja-devike! ca. Radharani does not remain alone. He (She) remains always with His (Her) friends, vraja-dev\u00e9, Lalita or Vishakha and other damsels of Vrindavan. So the Gosvamis are praying, in their mature stage, when they were living at Vrindavan, they were praying in this way, he r\u00e4dhe! vraja-devike! ca lalite! he nanda-suno! kuta\u00f9: \u201cWhere, Radharani, where You are? Where are Your associates? Where You are, Nanda-suno, the son of Nanda Mah\u00e4r\u00e4ja, Krishna? Where you are, all?\u201d They were searching after. They never said, \u201cI have seen Krishna dancing with the gopis. Last night I saw.\u201d (laughter) This is sahajiy\u00e4. This is not mature devotee. They are called sahajiy\u00e4. They take everything very cheap\u2014Krishna very cheap, Radharani very cheap\u2014as if they can see every night. No. The Gosvamis do not teach us like that. They\u2019re searching after. He r\u00e4dhe! vraja-devike! ca lalite! he nanda-suno! kuta\u00f9, \u00e7r\u00e9-govardhana-p\u00e4dapa-tale k\u00e4lind\u00e9-vanye kuta\u00f9: \u201cAre you there under the Govardhana Hill or on the banks of the Yamun\u00e4?\u201d K\u00e4lind\u00e9-vanye kuta\u00f9. Gho\u00f1ant\u00e4v iti sarvato vraja-pure khedair mah\u00e4-vihvalau. Their business was crying like this, \u201cWhere You are? Where You are, Radharani? Where you are, Lalita, Vishakha, the associates of Radharani? Where You are, Krishna? Are You near Govardhana Hill or on the bank of the Yamuna?\u201d Gho\u00f1ant\u00e4v iti sarvato vraja-pure. So throughout the whole tract of Vrindavan they were crying and searching after Them, khedair mah\u00e4-vihvalau, as if madman. Khedair mah\u00e4-vihvalau. Vande r\u00fcpa-san\u00e4tanau raghu-yugau \u00e7r\u00e9-j\u00e9va-gop\u00e4lakau.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n So we have to follow the footprints of the Gosvamis, how to search out Krishna and Radharani, Vrindavan, or within your heart<\/b>. That is the process of Caitanya Mah\u00e4prabhu\u2019s bhajana: feeling of separation, vipralambha, vipralambha-sev\u00e4\u2026..Not that very easily, \u201cWe have seen Krishna or seen Radharani in rasa-lila.\u201d No, not like that. Feel the separation. The more you feel separation from Krishna, you should understand that you are advancing. Don\u2019t try to see Krishna artificially. Be advanced in separation feeling, and then it will be perfect.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n (Srila Prabhupada Lecture, London, 29th August 1971)<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n All glories to the appearance day of Srimati Radharani.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n All glories to Srila Prabhupada.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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calad-dyuti-pada-dvayam hridi dadhami radha-pateh<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\nGiriraj Das: Radharani is the pleasure potency, hladini-shakti. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-thoughts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31174","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=31174"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31176,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31174\/revisions\/31176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}