Srimati Lalita-devi's Appearance Day Ki Jai!

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Mother's Name: Saradi

 

Father's Name: Visoka

 

Husband's Name: Bhairava

 

Complexion: Like gorochana, a type of yellow pigment

 

Cloth: Sikhi-piccha, like peacock feathers

 

Grove: Her kunja to the North of Radha-kunda, named Lalitanandada, is colored

tadid i,e, like lightening, with many ruby-studded features.

 

Service: Her special seva is serving tambula, betel-nuts.

 

Age: In the Nikunja-lila, her eternal age is 14 years, 8 months, 27 days; she

is the eldest sakhi, being 27 days older than Srimati Radharani.

 

Birthday: Sravana Sukla Ekadasi, the 11th day of the waxing moon in the month

of Sravana.

 

Mood: Her bhava is khandita, or a jealous heroine who chastises her beloved.

This pure mood is never manifest in relation to herself, however but only when

there is a delay in the meeting of the Divine Couple.

 

Temperament: Vama-prakhara, contrary and hot-tempered to enhance the pastimes

of Radha & Krsna.

 

Favourite Instrument: Vina

 

Favourite Tune: Raga bhairava-kalingada

 

Maidservant: Her chief assistant is Sri Rupa-manjari.

 

Girlfriends: Her 8 closest sakhis are Ratna-prabha, Rati-kala, Subhadra,

Bhadra-rekhika, Sumukhi, Dhanishtha, Kala-hamsi, Kalapini.

 

Special Talents:

(1) The leader of all the sakhis of Srimati Radharani

(2) Very magnanimous like her father

(3) The instigator of most pastimes

(4) Always displays contrariness to Krsna's suggestions

(5) Frequently becomes angry and speaks outrageously insolent retorts to

increase the intensity of the loving affairs between Radha & Krsna.

(6) Brilliant in composing and and understanding riddles

(7) Unparalleled in fashioning things with flowers including awnings, dancing

areans, umbrellas, couches, bowers

(8) Expert in permorming magic tricks and juggling.

 

Identity in Gaura-lila:

 

148-150 Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami has also confirmed that the goddess of

fortune, who appeared in Vrndavana and was very dear to Lord Krsna, has now

appeared as Sri Gadadhara Pandita, who is filled with love for Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. Lalita-gopi always follows Srimati Radharani, and therefore she is

known as Anuradha (Radha's follower). When Srimati Radharani appeared as

Gadadhara Pandita, Lalita followed her, entering the body of Gadadhara Pandita.

Therefore, Gadadhara Pandita is the incarnation of both Srimati Radharani and

Lalita-gopi. This is described in the following statement of

Caitanya-candrodaya-nataka.

 

151. "Gadadhara, the best of the brahmanas, is the incarnation of both Srimati

Radharani and Lalita-gopi. These two are the transcendental potencies of the

Lord, and since the Lord is in one sense not different from His potencies, it

may be said that He is present wherever His potencies go. For this reason it

may be said that Lord Hari is also present in the body of Gadadhara Pandita.

Gadadhara is therefore the incarnation of three persons: Srimati Radharani,

Lalita-gopi, and Lord Hari."

 

152. Some say that Dhruvananda Brahmacari is the incarnation of Lalita-gopi.

This opinion is also correct, for Lalita-gopi appeared as both Gadadhara

Pandita and Dhruvananda Brahmacari.

 

122-124 From all this we may conclude that Ramananda Raya is the incarnation of

Lalita-gopi, Arjuniya-gopi, and Pandava Arjuna.

 

(From Gaura Gannodesa Dipika by Srila Kavi Karnapura)

 

Some say that Svarupa Damodar Goswami is an incarnation of Lalita-devi.

 

Prayer:

 

gorocana-ruci-manohara-kanti-deham

mayura-puccha-tulita-cchavi-caru-celam

radhe! tava priya-sakhim ca guru sakhinam

tambula-bhakti-lalitam lalitam namami

 

Whose enchanting complexion is just like yellow gorocana pigment

Whose lovely dress is the aura of peacock tail-feathers

O Radhe! Who is Your dear girlfriend and the guru of all the gopis

Who is so graceful in her devoted service of betel nuts

 

I humbly bow at the lotus feet of that Srimati Lalita Devi.

 

Srimati Lalita-devi's Appearance Day Ki Jai!

 

>From Sri Radha Krsna Gannodesa Dipika by Srila Rupa Goswami