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Shri Radha's Appearance

Shri Radha's Appearance

Eternal Age: 14 years-2 months-15 days.

Complexion: Molten Gold.
Cloth: Blue like rainclouds.

Shrimati Radharani is the eternal consort of Lord Krishna. Five thousand years ago, when Lord Krishna came to this planet to perform His pastimes, Shrimati Radharani also appeared. The following is adapted from a lecture by His Holiness Varshana Swami:

"On a half-moon night in the month of Bhadra, King Vrishabhanu came to the Jamuna to bathe and found himself engulfed in a golden aura, the golden aura of pure love. It was emanating from a lotus, which had a baby girl standing on its whorl. When the king returned to the palace with the baby, Queen Kirtida was delighted. She was also shocked that the girl was blind.


"Lord Krishna's mother, Yashoda, heard that her best friend Kirtida had a baby, so she came to visit along with her husband and her son. Krishna crawled up to the cradle and pulled Himself up and looked in. At that moment, Shrimati Radharani's eyes fluttered and opened wide and blossomed like lotuses. It seems that she did not want to see anything of this world, only the form of Shri Krishna. Everyone was delighted.


"Shrimati Radharani is the mother of the universe, the spiritual mother of all souls. And the concept of mother is the most sacred symbol—that of purity, selflessness, caring, sharing, nurturing, and love. That is why our sacred mantra is the holy names. It is the holy names in the vocative. Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.


"'Hare' means 'Radhe.' It is a plaintive, desperate cry for the mother. 'Radhe! Please wake us up from this nightmare of mortal life! Remind us of the father we have forgotten and take us home!'"

"Hare" means crying out to Radhe in the following mood of Shrila Raghunatha dasa Goswami:

tvad-alokana-kalahi-*
damsair eva mrtam janam
tvat-padabja-milal-laksa-
bhesajair devi jivaya

TRANSLATION
O Shri Radharani, the queen of Vrndavana, with the medicine of the red lac from Your lotus feet, please bring back to life this person now dead from the bites of the black snake of not seeing You. (Vilapa-kusmanjali)

tavaivaasmi tavaivaasmi
na jivaami tvayaa vinaa
iti vijnaaya devi tvam
naya mam caranaantikam

"I am certainly Yours alone! I am Yours alone! I cannot live without You! O Shri Radhadevi, please understand this and pull and bring me to Your lotus feet."

In Krishna consciousness, devotees carefully worship Shrimati Radharani as the bestower of devotional service to Krishna, by attentively chanting Her name in the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, by worshiping Her deity form, and by following and preaching the Holy Names and the Instructions of the most merciful Shri Gauranga Mahaprabhu, who is the combined form of Shri Radha and Shri Krishna.





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Shrimati Radharani's glorious birth

Shrimati Radharani's
glorious birth

Shri Radha Krishna Gannodesha Dipika by Shrila Rupa Goswami.

TEXT 209

Shrimati Radharani's glorious birth occured on the eighth day of the bright moon in the month of Bhadra. Although generally not full on that day, the moon appeared full to celebrate Radharani's appearance in this world.

Ideally one should either total fast or fast from grains etc. for the full Shri Radhashtami Tithi from sunrise to sunrise next day. But some fast only till noon on Radhashtami stating that Shri Radha appeared at noon so they can have a feast at noon.


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Lalita Madhava by Shrila Rupa Goswami



Shri Radha's Appearance
Glorious Birth
Brahma Vaivarta Purana

Lalita Madhava
Barsana Pastime
Vishakha Appearance
Shrila Prabhupada

Lalita Madhava

by Shrila Rupa Goswami

How Radharani appeared as the daughter of King Vrshabhanu in the material world.

Scene 1

4 Gargi: What is this "sweet nectar?"
5 Paurnamasi: It is Brahma's words "O Mount Vindhya, to fulfil your desire you will have two daughters that will give you a son-in-law who will defeat Lord Siva and whose virtues will fill the world with wonder."
6 Gargi: Why did Mount Vindhya desire a daughter and not a son?
7 Paurnamasi: He had become the rival of king Himalaya, who is the father of Gauri and very proud of the opulence of his son-in-law, (Siva).
8 Gargi: He could not tolerate the glory of his own family. In ancient times He tried to defeat Mount Meru. He could not rise again after he bowed down to offer respects to Agastya Muni.
Note: Mount Vindhya grew taller and taller until he challenged even his relative, Mount Meru. Agastya Muni visited Mount Vindhya. The mountain bowed down to offer respects. Agastya asked Mount Vindhya to remain in that position until he returned. Agastya never returned and Vindhya could not raise his head again. In this way Mount Vindhya's pride was humbled.
9 Paurnamasi: Yes. The intelligent are like that.
10 Gargi: How did Radha go from Mount Vindhya to Gokula?
11 Paurnamasi: She was taken by Putana, the kidnapper of children.
12 Gargi: (with fear) Witches that steal children generally eat their victims. This girl is very fortunate to be saved.
13 Paurnamasi: O daughter, Kamsa ordered her to kill any extraordinary small boys and kidnap any small girls.
14 Gargi: Why did the king ask her to do those two things?
15 Paurnamasi: (He was pushed) by the words of Devaki's demigoddess daughter.
16 Gargi: What were those words?
17 Paurnamasi: She said to Kamsa: "This same person who in your previous birth severed your head with a cakra raised in battle, the same person who the sages know as He whose two lotus feet are worshipped by the demigods, the same person who pleases His loving devotees (by showering them) with oceans of the nectar of bliss, the same person who is the root from which the universe (has sprouted) has now appeared (in this world) at the time of the moon's rising."
18 She said: "Today or the day after, eight sublimely sweet saktis will appear on this earth. Two sisters, who are like great palaces of beautiful transcendental qualities, will also appear. When He defeats Siva, Lord Krishna, the king of kings, will accept the hand of both the girls (in marriage)."
19 Gargi: What happened to the second sister?
20 Paurnamasi: When Vindhya's chief priest chanted a demon-killing mantra, Putana's heart became struck with fear. As she was hastily flying over Vidarbha province the first of her victims dropped from her and fell into a river's current.
21 Gargi: My father (Sandipani Muni) is omniscient. Why then, has he said that, (as a result of) a benediction granted by Durvasa Muni, Shrimati Radharani appeared from (King) Vrsabhanu's chest?
22 Paurnamasi: Requested by Brahma, Lord Hari's yogamaya potency removed these two infant girls from the wombs of the wives of Candrabhanu and Vrsabhanu and placed them in the womb of Vindhya's wife.
23 Gargi: (With astonishment) did the two fathers know what happened?
24 Paurnamasi: Certainly they understood. Why would Durvasa Muni not help them?
25 Gargi: How do you know all this?
26 Paurnamasi: (I learned this) by the mercy of my spiritual master's (Narada's) instructions, which have also made me attached to Radha.
27 Gargi: Is it true that when the witch Putana was killed you took Radha from her lap?
28 Paurnamasi: (I took) not only Radha, but five other girls also.
29 Gargi: Who were they?
30 Paurnamasi: They were 1. Radha's moon-faced friend Lalita, 2. Candravali's beautiful friend Padma, 3. Bhadra, who acts auspiciously, 4. auspicious Saibya, and 5. splendid and cheerful Syama.
31 Gargi: How were these girls placed among the gopis?
32 Paurnamasi: Swiftly and secretly I gave these five infant girls to five gopis in different parts (of Vrndavana). In a secret place I happily gave virtuous Radha to Yasoda's nurse, Mukhara, and said: "O elderly one, here is your son-in-law Vrsabhanu's daughter."
33 Gargi: This must be the way Radha's second close friend Visakha, appeared in Gokula (Vrndavana).
34 Paurnamasi: No. No. Jatila found her floating in the Yamuna.
35 Gargi: I did not know that. Who found the Vindhya's first daughter as she was floating in the river's current?
36 Paurnamasi: Bhismaka.





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