Govinda lilamrita Nisantha lila

Nishanta lila – Verses 98-105 Krishna’s speach Verse 98″ Just look! The sun’s proud mistress, the lotus, addresses the lily: ‘Your husband the moon is the chief of the brahmin community, the destroyer of peoples’ sins, and peaceful by nature. But after drinking the varuni wine of the western sky, he was dispossessed of his…

Riddles of Madhumangal Verse 29-32 As the sakhas see Krishna coming, one of them touches his hand, another touches his chador and someone else touches his body. And they surround him and look upon him with loving joy. Yashomati tells Krishna: “Oh child! Go to the goshala and let the calves drink their mother’s milk….

Pūrvāhna Līlā पुरवाह्न लीला Chapter 5 (The mid-morning pastimes, 8:24 a.m. To 10:48 a.m.) Gauracandrika – Śri Krishna’s Goṣṭha Yatra hari-vana-gati-līlāṁ vyākulī-bhūta-goṣṭhāṁ smṛti-viṣaya-gatāṁ yaḥ kārayāmāsa sākṣāt tad-anukaraṇa-kārī bhakta-vṛndasya madhye tam aham iha bhajāmi gauracandraṁ hi nityam When Krishna enters the forest with the sakhas for Goṣṭha-vihara, the Vrajavasis pathetically watch as he leaves them. And…

Paurnamasi Yashoda Sakhas Paurnamasi and Yashoda’s Conversation Verse 4-5 Seeing Paurnamasi’s timely arrival, Mother Yashoda thought: “Aha! Tapasya personified is entering my home!” And she joyfully greeted her: “O Bhagavati, come in! I trust that your arrival was untroubled this morning. O saintly one! I offer my pranams to you!” Verse 6-7 Paurnamasi then embraced…

Verses 77-80 Decorating Rādhā I Painting Rādhā’s forehead Verse 76 karpūrāguru-kāśmī ra-paṅka-miśrita-candanaiḥ | samālipya viśākhā’syāḥ pṛṣṭ haṁbāhu-kucāv uraḥ ||76|| Vishakha prepares a body powder of camphor, aguru, kunkum and chandana; then she anoints Rādhā’s arms, chest, breasts and back with this fragrant mixture. Verse 77 kastūrī -patra-vallī -samudaya-khacitaṁpārśvayor ākapolaṁ bhāle śrī khaṇòa-bindūtkara-vṛ tam abhitaḥ kāma-yantrābhidhānam…

Nishanta lila Verse 61-70 Krishna displays the rati-chinas on his chest to the sakhis Verse 61 Thereafter, Sri Radhika devi sees the sakhis approaching with their beautiful faces enhanced with wide smiles and restless roaming eyes. Then she removes herself from Krishna’s lap to increase his ananda two fold! Rasa-tarangini Tika: Overtaken by surprise and…