Bada Hari Das _ Radhe Shyam Meditation

Vrajananda Jay Govinda Jay Gopal

MADHAVA 24 HORAS KIRTAN NUEVA VRINDAVANA 2010

Saci Suta das and Hari Bhajan das Maha mantra 1 at South Africa

Saci Suta das and Hari Bhajan das Maha mantra Kirtan 2 at South Africa

“Who is Krishna Chaitanya, and what is His significance?”

If we turn to academic sources for an answer, we will find considerable historical data. A New History of India, by Stanley Wolpert, states, “In Bengal the most popular of all bhakti Hindu preachers was the teacher Chaitanya.” In A History of Indian Philosophy, the respected Surendranath Dasgupta writes, “The religious life of Chaitanya unfolds unique psychological symptoms of devotion which are perhaps unparalleled in … history… .” And the Encyclopaedia Brittannica refers to Lord Chaitanya’s “profound and continuing effect on the religious sentiments of his Bengali countrymen.” The Brittanica also states that Lord Chaitanya propagated “the community celebration [sankirtana] of Krishna as the most powerful means of bringing about the proper bhakti attitude.”

From the historical records about Lord Chaitanya, we certainly see a picture of a God-conscious saint who appeared in India during the sixteenth century. But we have to seek further—into the devotional Vedic literature—to understand the full, spiritual significance of Lord Chaitanya and the bhakti movement that He inaugurated.

We should consult the biographies of Lord Chaitanya, especially the Chaitanya-bhagavata, by Vrindavana dasa Thakura, and the Chaitanya-charitamrita, by Krishnadasa Kaviraja. Both of these works were compiled in the sixteenth century and are filled with first-hand accounts of Lord Chaitanya’s acts and teachings. They also give us an accurate picture of the social and religious setting in which Lord Chaitanya lived. The Chaitanya-charitamrita is especially valuable, because the author quotes extensively from the Sanskrit Vedic scriptures to authoritatively and logically establish the divinity of Lord Chaitanya.

One of the opening verses of Chaitanya-charitamrita boldly asserts that Lord Chaitanya is none other than the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna Himself:

What the Upanishads describe as the impersonal Brahman is but the effulgence of His body, and the Lord known as the Supersoul (Paramatma) is but His localized plenary portion. He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna Himself, full with six opulences [wealth, fame, strength, beauty, knowledge, and renunciation]. He is the Absolute Truth, and no other truth is greater than or equal to Him.

Lord Chaitanya's Moon Is Rising (2010)

 The traditional Bhajan Radha Raman Performed by Gaudiya Vaisnava bhajan artist Chakrini Devi Dasi. 

The song lyrics and English translation follow...

JAI JAI RADHA RAMANA HARI BOL 
 
Jai Jai Radha Ramana Hari Bol Jai Jai Radha Ramana Hari Bol

Hari Bol Hari Bol Hari Bol Hari Bol Hari Bol Hari Bol  

Hari Bol Hari Bol Hari Bol Hari Bol Hari Bol Hari Bol  

Jai Jai Radha Ramana Hari Bol Jai Jai Radha Ramana Hari Bol

Translation:

Victory!  Victory!  to Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Ramana (Radha and Krishna)
Chant the holy names of Radha Krishna - chant the holy names of Radha Krishna - chant the Holy names of Radha Krishna.

(Ramana is a name of Lord Krishna meaning lover of Radha.)

Chakrini Devi Dasi

Radha Raman: Chakrini Devi Dasi:

RADHA GIRI VARA DHARI
By Krsna Dasa:

(1)
jaya rādhā girivaradhārī
śri nanda-nandana vṛṣabhānu dulārī
vṛṣabhānu dulārī rādhe vṛṣabhānu dulārī
 
(2)
mora mukaṭa mukha murali jori
veṇī virāje mukhe hāsi ṭhori
 
(3)
inaki sohe gole vanamālā
unaki motima mālā ujālā
 
(4)
pītāmbara jagajana mana mohe
nila urhani bane unaki sohe rādhe
 
(5)
aruṇa caraṇe maṇi mañjīra bāoye
śri kṛṣṇa dāsa tahi mano bhāoye
 
TRANSLATION

1) All glories to Srimati Radharani and Giri Vara Dhari! He is the son of Nanda Maharaja. She is the darling of Maharaja Vrisabhanu.
 
2) He wears a peacock feather in His crown and a shining flute is placed on His lips. Her long braids appear brilliant and She ahs a gentle smile on Her face.

3) Wearing a garland of forest flowers, His neck is splendorous. Wearing a shimmering pearl necklace, Her neck is splendorous.

4) His yellow garments enchant the minds of everyone within the universe. Her blue garments display a brilliant effulgence.

5) Jeweled ankle bells resound on Their reddish lotus feet. The mind of Krsna Dasa is illuminated by Their splendorous presence.

Radha Girivaradhari ~ Chakrini Devi Dasi:

the Sanskrit prayer "Sri Nanda Nandanastam" performed by accomplished bhajan artist Chakrini Devi Dasi.

SRI NANDA NANDANASTAKAM:
Unknown author:

(1)
sucāru-vaktra-maṇḍalaḿ sukarṇa-ratna-kuṇḍalam
sucarcitāńga-candanaḿ namāmi nanda-nandanam
 
(2)
sudīrgha-netra-pańkajaḿ śikhi-śikhaṇḍa-mūrdhajam
anańga-koṭi-mohanaḿ namāmi nanda-nandanam
 
(3)
sunāsikāgra-mauktikaḿ svacchanda-danta-pańktikam
navāmbudāńga-cikkaṇaḿ namāmi nanda-nandanam
 
(4)
kareṇa veṇu-rañjitaḿ gati-karīndra-gañjitam
dukūla-pīta-śobhanaḿ namāmi nanda-nandanam
 
(5)
tri-bhańga-deha-sundaraḿ nakha-dyuti-sudhākaram
amūlya-ratna-bhūṣaṇaḿ namāmi nanda-nandanam
 
(6)
sugandha-ańga-saurabham uro-virāji-kaustubham
sphurac-chrīvatsa-lāñchanaḿ namāmi nanda-nandanam
 
(7)
vṛndāvana-sunāgaraḿ vilāsānuga-vāsasam
surendra-garva-mocanaḿ namāmi nanda-nandanam
 
(8)
vrajāńganā-sunāyakaḿ sadā sukha-pradāyakam
jagan-manaḥ pralobhanaḿ namāmi nanda-nandanam
 
(9)
śrī-nanda-nandanāṣṭakaḿ paṭhed yaḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ
tared bhavābdhiḿ dustaraḿ labhet tad-ańghri-yugmakam

TRANSLATION 
1) I offer pranama to Nandanandana, whose face is extremely delightful, in whose beautiful ears hang jeweled earrings, and whose entire body is anointed with fragrant candana.

2) I offer pranama to Nandanandana, whose eyes are more beautiful than the fully bloomed lotus, whose head is beautifully adorned with an arrangement of peacock feathers, and who enchants millions of Cupids.

3) I offer pranama to Nandanandana, from whose beautiful nose hangs an elephant-pearl, whose teeth are immensely effulgent, whose bodily complexion is more beautiful and lustrous than a fresh rain cloud.

4) I offer pranama to Nandanandana, whose lotus hands hold the flute, whose lingering gait defeats even that of an impassioned elephant, and whose dark limbs are beautified by a yellow shawl.

5) I offer pranama to Nandanandana, whose threefold-bending posture is exquisitely elegant, the effulgence of whose toe-nails put to shame even the moon, and who wears invaluable jewels and ornaments.

6) I offer pranama to Nandanandana, whose body exudes an especially beautiful fragrance, and whose broad chest is adorned with the kaustubha jewel and the mark of srivatsa.

7) I offer pranama to Nandanandana, the expert lover of Vrindavana who performs immaculate pastimes and who is attired in clothes which are suitable for those pastimes, and who pulverized the pride of Indra.

8) I offer pranama to Nandanandana, who as the lover of the Vraja gopis perpetually delights them and who enchants the minds of all living entities.

9) Whoever regularly recites this (Sri Nanda-nandanastakam) will easily cross the seemingly insurmountable ocean of material existence and attain eternal residence at the lotus feet of Krishna.

Sri Nandanastakam ~ Chakrini Devi Dasi:

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