HAPPY RADHASHTAMI

Watch this video where Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj sings and explains the beautiful leela of Radha Rani's appearance in the house of Mother Keerti.

Happy Radhastami!

बरसाने वारी राधे, भोरी भारी प्यारी राधे |
All glories to the simple, innocent, and beautiful Radha Rani of Barsana.

सुकुमारी प्यारी राधे, वारी वारी प्यारी राधे |
I sacrifice myself upon the gentle and delicate Radha Rani.

Who is Shri Radha Rani? What is our relationship with Her? 

Find out in this short and beautiful 2012 lecture by Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj.

Happy Radhashtami!

  kīrtī ghara prakaṭīñ kīrtī kumārī
Shree Radha Rani has manifested herself in the palace of queen Keerti.

brahmādika svastyayana paṭha kara, astuti kari śhruti chāri
To celebrate this most auspicious occasion, Lord Brahma and other celestial gods are reciting the Vedic hymns and all the four Vedas in their incarnate forms are singing glories through their sacred texts.

nāradādi viradāvali gāvata, kahi jai bhānudulari
Sage Narad and others are singing her praises and proclaiming loudly, “All glories to the darling daughter of king Vrishbhanu.”

tāṇḍava nṛitya śhivaśhaṅkara, sudhi budhi deha bisāri
Lord Shankar is jubilantly performing his ‘tandav’ dance, completely oblivious of his body.

umā ramā brahmāṇī ādika, ārati kuñvari utāri
Uma (Parvati, wife of Lord Shankar), Rama (Mahalakshmi, wife of Lord Vishnu) and Brahmani (wife of Lord Brahma) are performing the arati of the daughter of Keerti.

lakhata ‘kṛipālu’ gyānijana ikaṭaka, puni puni kahi balihāri
Says Shree ‘Kripalu’, “The gyanis (worshipers of impersonal, formless God) are looking at Radha Rani spellbound. Out of ecstasy, they repeatedly shout, ‘Balihaar’ (We sacrifice ourselves on this personal form of God that is the source of supreme divine bliss).”

Shree Maharajji sings and explains the divine appearance of Radha Rani.  

Watch the video with English Subtitles.