Name of Radharani

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Hare Krishna, _/\o_

 

few quotes below.

 

 

Elevation to Krishna Consciousness, ch. 5:

 

We should try humbly to understand and offer Her our obeisances,

saying, "R€dh€r€Š…, You are so dear to KŠa. You are the daughter of

King Vabh€nu, and You are KŠa's beloved. We offer our respectful

obeisances unto You. R€dh€r€Š… is very dear to KŠa, and if we

approach KŠa through the mercy of R€dh€r€Š…, we can easily attain

Him. If R€dh€r€Š… recommends a devotee, KŠa immediately accepts him,

however foolish he may be. Consequently in Vnd€vana we find that

devotees chant R€dh€r€Š…'s name more often than KŠa's. Wherever we

go in India we will find devotees calling, "Jaya R€dhe." We should be

more interested in worshiping R€dh€r€Š…, for however fallen we may be,

if somehow or other we can please Her, we can very easily understand

KŠa. If we try to understand KŠa by the speculative process, we

will have to spend many lifetimes of speculation; but if we take to

devotional service and just try to please R€dh€r€Š…, then KŠa can be

very easily realized. R€dh€r€Š… is such a great devotee that She can

deliver KŠa.

 

Lecture - SB 6.1.62, Vrindavana, August 29, 1975:

 

And R€dh€r€Š… is so great that She attracts KŠa. Therefore She is

the greatest. In the Vnd€vana, therefore, people are accustomed to

chant R€dh€r€Š…'s name more than KŠa's name—"Jaya R€dhe." Yes. If

you want KŠa's favor, you just try to please R€dh€r€Š…. So this is

the way.

 

Lecture - SB 7.9.11-13, Hawaii, March 24, 1969:

 

Just like we say, "R€dh€-KŠa." R€dh€-KŠa. So R€dh€'s name is

first. Why? Nobody can be better devotee than R€dh€r€Š…. So as soon as

R€dh€'s name is there, KŠa is more pleased. So that is the way. So

if we glorify the devotees, the character of the devotees, before the

Lord, He's more pleased than to glorify Himself, He directly.

 

Radhastami, London, August 29, 1971:

 

Therefore in Vnd€vana you'll find all the devotees, they're chanting

more R€dh€r€Š…'s name than KŠa's. Wherever you'll go, you'll find

the devotees are addressing, "Jaya R€dhe." You'll find still in

Vnd€vana. They are glorifying R€dh€r€Š…. They're more interested,

worshiping R€dh€r€Š…. Because however fallen I may be, if some way or

other I can please R€dh€r€Š…, then it is very easy for me to

understand KŠa. Otherwise,

manuy€Š€ˆ sahasreu

kacid yatati siddhaye

yatat€m api siddh€n€ˆ

kacid vetti m€ˆ tattvataƒ

[bg. 7.3]

If you go by the speculative process to understand KŠa, it will take

many, many lives. But if you take devotional service, just try to

please R€dh€r€Š…, and KŠa will be gotten very easily. Because

R€dh€r€Š… can deliver KŠa. She is so great devotee, the emblem of

mah€-bh€gavata.

 

Prema Bhakti Candrika 9.10:

 

kŠa-n€ma-g€ne bh€i r€dhik€-caraŠa p€i

r€dh€-n€ma-g€ne kŠacandra

sa‰kepe kahila kath€ gh™c€o manera byath€

d™ƒkha-maya anya kath€-dwandwa

SYNONYMS

kŠa-n€ma—the holy names of KŠa; g€ne—by chanting; bh€i—O dear

brothers; r€dhik€-caraŠa—the lotus feet of ®r… Radhik€; p€i—attain;

r€dh€-n€ma—the holy name of R€dh€; g€ne—by chanting; kŠacandra—the

moonlike KŠa; sa‰kepe—in brief; kahila kath€—I have thus explained;

gh™c€o—destroy; manera byath€—pains of the mind; d™ƒkha-maya—full of

miseries; anya kath€—mundane topics; dwandwa—duality.

TRANSLATION

O brother, simply by chanting the names of KŠa, one can receive the

lotus feet of R€dhik€, and by chanting the names of R€dhik€, one can

receive the lotus feet of KŠa. Thus, I have briefly explained

everything by which you will be relieved from the pains of your heart.

All other topics are full of miseries and dualities.

 

The Gaudiya Vaisnava Samadhis in Vrindavana - Mahanidhi Swami, ch. 5:

 

“Once Sri Radha Krishna Dasaji, a Vaisnava scholar and previous

mahanta of Radha-kunda, told me (Gopalcandra Ghosh), 'Gopalaji, one

day we were very much in anxiety about some property dealings

concerning Radha-kunda. During this time I had a most unusual

experience. At midnight, while I was chanting japa in my kutir by the

side of Radha-kunda, I saw one sadhu in babaji dress coming out from

inside of Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami's samadhi mandir.

'After bathing in Radha-kunda he looked directly at me, smiling ever

so slightly. Then he entered the samadhi and vanished. Overwhelmed, I

paid my dandavats. While lying before the entrance to Sri Raghunatha

Dasa Gosvami's samadhi, I heard someone say to me from inside the

samadhi, “Don't worry, everything will turn out correctly. Just always

chant Radharani's name, and if you're doing this work for Her service

then you will get victory. And if you think, 'this is my property, I

am the mahanta,' and claim ownership, then you can't stay in

Vrndavana.'“

 

 

Your servant, bh. Jan

 

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