18 January 2020

Radharani nourishes devotional service.

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In Kaundinyapur a katha is going on by Sarvabhauma Prabhu. You can also join.

rādhā kṛṣṇa-praṇaya-vikṛtir hlādinī śaktir asmād
ekātmānāv api bhuvi purā deha-bhedaṁ gatau tau
caitanyākhyaṁ prakaṭam adhunā tad-dvayaṁ caikyam āptaṁ
rādhā-bhāva-dyuti-suvalitaṁ naumi kṛṣṇa-svarūpam

Translation
Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa is one. Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa is Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa’s pleasure potency combined. When Kṛṣṇa exhibits His pleasure potency, He appears to be two — Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. Otherwise, Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are one. This oneness may be perceived by advanced devotees through the grace of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. This was the case with Rāmānanda Rāya. One may aspire to attain such a position, but one should not try to imitate the mahā-bhāgavata. (CC. Ādi 1.5)

Lord Caitanya is combined form of Radha and Krisna is Lord Caitanya ekatmanapi,bhuvi purā deha-bhedaṁ gatau tau Radha Krsna is one soul for the sake of pastime, They separate and become two. Krsna is energetic and the mighty God, whereas Radha is His energy. Krsna is Radha itself. shakti shaktimatayo abhedha
There is no difference between energy and energetic. That is why both Krsna and Radha both are God.

We have a power house from which we receive electricity. That power gets manifested in the form of heat, light, a cooling effect. Like the heating, cooling and lighting cannot be separated from electricity, in the same way, Radha and Krsna are one. They complement each other. Radha and Krsna cannot be separated from each other. bhuvi purā deha-bhedaṁ gatau tau This has been explained by Krsna Das Kaviraj Goswami at the beginning of Caitanya-caritamrta.

A worshipper of Shakti is called a Shakat.
A worshipper of Ganpati is called a Ganapatya,
A worshipper of Visnu is called a Vaisnava.
A worshipper of Surya is called a Saur.

We are Vaisnavas, but we worship Radha. Radha is the energy. We are also Shakats as we worship Srimati Radharani as the energy of the Lord. Like in Bengal, worshippers of Durga are called Shakats.

There are two energies of the Lord – the external and internal. External energy (Maha Maya) is Durga and Internal energy (Yoga Maya) is Radharani. Durga protects this fort, the material world. Durg means a fort from which it is very difficult to get in and out as it is well protected and Durga or the external energy protects this fort. Worshippers of the external energy are also called Shakats. We, Gaudiya Vaisnavas, worship Radharani who is the internal energy of Lord and also known as Yoga Maya. Visnu or Param Visnu, Sri Krsna also worships Radharani. We are not recognized as Shakats, but can be called that.

Radha Krsna love each other so much and when They sometimes get separated, They miss each other very much. When Krsna enters the kunja first then He waits and searches for Radharani. If He does not find Her over there then He gets upset. It’s not that only the gopis and Radharani look out for Krsna, Krsna also searches and waits for Radharani and the gopis. Krsna becomes restless without the association of Radharani and the gopis. Krsna also chants the names of Radha. When Mother Yasoda asks Krsna to chant the mantra given by Bhaguri Muni then Krsna begins to chant the names of Radha instead.

Radhe Radhe Radhe,
Radhe Radhe Radhe,
Jai Jai Sri Radhe

One day Krsna was playing flute at Imlitala and was calling the names of Radharani through His flute. Krsna’s flute can speak and send messages like we send a sms from a mobile. The flute speaks in five melodies. Sa re ga ma pa … these melodies are sweet, but not meaningful. But when Krsna plays the flute, it’s melody is very sweet and meaningful and sends messages and calls each of the gopis, Radha and cows by their names. Krsna was so absorbed in playing the flute and calling for Radharani that His whole bodily complexion was transformed. As Krsna called Her, Radharani reached over there. When She got there, She found that Krsna was absorbed in meditation and has become golden remembering Radharani. sravanam kirtanam radhayaha smaranam

Krsna was chanting, hearing and remembering Radharani and at that time, He didn’t remain Syamsundara but became Gaurasundara. He gave this darsana 5000 years ago at Imlitala before appearing as Gaurasundara or Lord Caitanya in Kaliyuga.

bhuvi purā deha-bhedaṁ gatau tau
dhule dhule gorā chāńda
hari guna gāi
āsiyā vrndāvane
nace gaura rāy ( anonymous Bengali)

When Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu came to Vrndavan, He began to dance in kirtana and performed Vraja-mandala Parikrama. Then He began to stay at Akrura-ghata. He came to Imlitala and started to call the names of Krsna in the mood of Radha.

Krsna!Krsna!Krsna!Krsna!Krsna!Krsna!Krsna!he!
Krsna!Krsna!Krsna!Krsna!Krsna!Krsna!Krsna!he!
Krsna!Krsna!Krsna!Krsna!Krsna!Krsna!raksa!mam!

He was chanting the names of Krsna at the same place where Krsna was chanting the names of Radha and while chanting the names of Krsna, he became completely absorbed in meditation of Krsna, Gaurasundara became Shyamsundar.

In this way Radha Krsna chant remembering each other. They go into samadhi and feel intense separation from each other.

vancha-kalpatarubhyash cha
kripa-sindhubhya eva cha
patitanam pavanebhyo
vaishnavebhyo namo namaha

Translation
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Vaishnava devotees of the Lord. They are just like desire trees and can fulfill the desires of everyone, and they are full of compassion for the fallen conditioned souls. ( Vaisnav pranam mantra)

Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu has asked all fallen souls like us to chant the holy names of Radha Krsna. bolo krsna bhajo krsna karo krsna siksa

harer nāma harer nāma
harer nāmaiva kevalam
kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva
nāsty eva gatir anyathā

Translation
For spiritual progress in this Age of Kali, there is no alternative, there is no alternative, there is no alternative to the holy name, the holy name, the holy name of the Lord. ( CC Adi 7.76)

Radha chants the names of Krsna while Krsna chants the names of Radha, but we chant the names of both. When we say Hare, we are calling Radharani. When Krsna hears someone chanting the names of His Radharani then He gets pleased and excited. And when we say Krishna, Radharani gets pleased and excited when She hears the names of Krsna.

There are only 2 names in the Hare Krishna maha-mantra – 8 times Hare or Radha, 4 times Krsna and Rama making 8 times Krsna. So, this makes 8 names of Radha and 8 names of Krsna.

When we chant and They hear each other’s name being called then both of them get pleased and bestow happiness on the chanter. This way, it becomes complete. Krsna and Radha, both are sat-cit-ananda. Radha is the internal or hladini sakti of Krsna. Radharani gives bliss to Krsna and for your information, whatever pleasure we get, is also given to us by Radharani.

Krsna is sat-cit-ananda and we are part and parcel of Krsna. So we are also sat-cit-ananda. Sat is Sandhini, Cit is Samvit and Ananda is hladini. These all are potencies of Krsna. These potencies become person and the hladini potency or ananda is Radharani. Radharani gives bliss to Krsna and the jiva (soul). Radharani nourishes our devotional service. Karunamayi Radha! Radha is Vrndavaneswari!

Chant Hare Krishna and be happy and Radharani makes us happy.