3:36 a.m. ti 6:00 a.m Śr Rūpa Gosvāmī’s sūtra: 1.10) As the night ends, Śrī Vṛnda-devī becomes apprehensive on observing Śrī Yugala Kishora’s precarious situation. She signals for a variety of forest birds to begin chirping; and with the selected poetry of the parrots (both pleasing and piercing=, Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa arise.The sakhīs and mañjarīs…
Verse 5-9 The sinns of the listeners will be destroyed Verse 5 These nectarean pastimes of Govinda are truly amazing. Though constantly drunk through the ears, tongue and mind, they cause one to become thirstier and thirstier. Strange indeed. And though they drive away the disease of material life, they drive us blind, mad and…
Niśānta līlā Verse 4 The eigth dayly periods of the pastimes of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa राघा कृष्ण अष्टकाल लीला রাধা কৃষ্ণ অষ্টকাল লীলা 1. निशान्त – niśānta – নিশান্ত – end of night (3:36-6:00) 2. प्रातः – prātaḥ – প্রাতঃ – early morning (6:00 – 8:24) 3. पूर्वाह्न – pūrvāhna – পূর্বাহ্ন – mid-morning (8:24 – 10:48) 4. मध्याह्न – madhyāhna – মধ্যাহ্ন – midday (10:48…
Nishanta lila Vers 2-3 The reasons for the advent of Sri Caitanya I offer my obeisances unto Sri Krishna Chaitanya whose activities are most amazing. He has come to relieve the peoples’ bhava roga (material disease) with the intoxicating medicine of his own prema-amrita! Rasa-tarangini Tika: This verse explains Lord Gauranga’s parama karuna feature. The…
Niśaṅta līlā – निशांत लीला Vers 1 Vers 2-3 The reasons for the advent of Sri Caitanya Verses 4 The eigth dayly periods of the pastimes of Rādhā-Krishna Verses 5-9 The sinns of the listeners will be destroyed Vers 10 Govinda Sthali – the scene Vers 10 Seva Verses 11-18 The Birds Begin Chirping Verses…
Introduction 3 Owing to the parama karuna (high mercy) of Sri Chaitanya and his followers, the priceless gift of Rādhā-Govinda lila has been made available to the fallen people of this age. In Caitanya-caritämrita, Srila Krishna Das states: When you realize that Krishna expects something more than vaidhi bhakti, and that by only following rules…
Introduction 2 Govinda-lilamrita is amazing because as one unceasingly hears, recites or contemplates it, the fascination of one’s ears, tongue, and mind simply keep on increasing! And although these lilas are the maha-ushadha (great medicine) that cures the bhava roga (material disease), they also produce effects that appear like a disease, namely bewilderment, blindness and…
Introduction Govinda-lila-amrita 1 translation and comments Jagadananda Das / Gadadhara Prana Das Sri Govinda-lilamrita is a lila smaran paddhati presenting Sri Chaitanya Deva’s mano’bhistha or inner desire to distribute Vraja prema bhakti. In Bhakti-rasāmrita-sindhu, Sri Rupa Goswami advises:Lord Vishnu (Sri Krishna) should always be remembered and never be forgotten; all shastric rules and prohibitions are…
गोविनद लीलामृत – Govinda līlāmṛta सर्व मंगल मांगल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थ साधिके शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरी नारायणी नमोस्तुते।। माता रानी आपकी सभी मनोकामनाएं पूर्ण करें। sarva maṅgala māṅgalye śive sarvārtha sādhike śaraṇye tryambake gaurī nārāyanī namostute mātā rānī āpakī sabhī mano kāmanaeṅ purna kareṅ May I bow to you – astu namas te three-eyed, golden Narayani –…