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From: chechu
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Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 1:22 AM
Subject: [divya_desam] The great Sloka
Pranams
One Sloka that eveybody should feel and enjoy!!!
Prayers to Sri Sri Radha-Krishna
tato vrindavanam dhayet
paramananda-vardhanam
sarvartu-kusumopetam
patatri-gana-naditam
bhramad-bhramara-jhankara
mukhari-krita-din-mukham
kalindi-jala-kallola-
sangi-martua-sevitam
nana-pushpa-latalbaddha-
vriksha-sandaish cha manditam
kamalotpala-kahlara-
dhuli-dhusaritantaram
tan-madhye ratna-bhumim cha
suryayuta-sama-prabham
tatra kalpatarudyanam
niyatam prema-varshinam
manikya-shikharalambi
tan-madhye mani-mandapam
nana-ratna-ganaish chitram
sarvartu-suvirajitam
nana-ratna-lasac-chitra-
vitanair upashobhitam
ratna-torana-gopura-
manikyacchadananvitam
koti-surya-samabhasam
vimuktam shat-tarangakaih
tan-madhye ratna-khachitam
svarna-simhasanam mahat
kamalotpala-kahlara-
dhuli-dhusaritantaram
"Vrindavana-dhama is a place of ever-increasing joy. Flowers and fruits of all
seasons grow there, and that transcendental land is full of the sweet sound of
various birds. All directions resound with the humming of bumblebees, and it is
served with cool breezes and the waters of the Jamuna. Vrindavana is decorated
with wish-fulfilling trees wound with creepers and beautiful flowers. Its
divine beauty is ornamented with the pollen of red, blue and white lotuses. The
ground is made of jewels whose dazzling glory is equal to a myriad of suns
rising in the sky at one time. On that ground is a garden of desire trees,
which always shower divine love. In that garden is a jeweled temple whose
pinnacle is made of rubies. It is decorated with various jewels, so it remains
brilliantly effulgent through all seasons of the year. The temple is beautified
with bright-colored canopies, glittering with various gems, and endowed with
ruby-decorated coverings and jeweled gateways and arches. Its splendor is equal
to millions of suns, and it is eternally free from the six waves of material
miseries. In that temple there is a great golden throne inlaid with many
jewels. In this way one should meditate on the divine realm of the Supreme
Lord, Sri Vrindavana-dhama." (Gautamiya Tantra 4)
divyad-vrindaranya-kalpa-drumadhah-
shrimad-ratnagara-simhasana-sthau
shri-shri-radha-shrila-govinda-devau
preshthalibhih sevyamanau smarami
"I mediate on Shri Shri Radha and Govinda, who sit on an effulgent throne
underneath a desire tree in a temple of jewels in Vrindavana. They are being
served by Their most confidential associates, the gopis."
(Chaitanya-charitamrita, Adi-lila, 1.16)
sat-pundarika-nayanam
meghabham vaidyutambaram
dvi-bhujam jnana-mulradhyam
vana-malinam ishvaram
divyalankaranopetam
sakhibhih pariveshtitam
chid-ananda-ghanam krishnam
radhalingita-vigraham
shri krishnam shri-ghana-shyamam
purnananda-kalevaram
dvi-bhujam sarva-devesham
radhalingita-vigraham
"I meditate on the Supreme Lord, Shri Krishna, who possesses beautiful lotus
eyes, whose color is that of a new cloud, whose clothes are like lightning, who
possesses two arms and a beautiful forest garland, and whose hand is indicating
divine knowledge by exhibiting the jnana-mudra. That Krishna is decorated with
glittering ornaments and is surrounded by all the cowherd friends of Shrimati
Radharani. While being embraced by Shrimati Radharani Herself, His form is
intensified consciousness and bliss. Shri Krishna, who is intensely
bluish-black, in His two-armed form, is the Lord of all the demigods, and His
body is full of transcendental bliss."
samsara-sagaran natha
putra-mitra-grihanganat
goptarau me yuvam eva
prapanna-bhaya-bhanjanau
"O Radha-Krishna, You are my protectors from the ocean of material existence
which is characterized by sons, friends, household and land. Therefore You are
known as the destroyers of the fear of those who are surrendered unto You."
yo 'ham mamasti yat-kinchid
iha loka paratra cha
tat sarvam bhavato 'dyaiva
charaneshu samarpitam
"O Your Lordships, myself and whatever little bit is mine in this world and in
the next, all that I now offer unto Your lotus feet."
aham apy aparadhanam
alayas tyakta sadhanaha
agatis cha tato nathau
bhavantau me para gatih
"O Your Lordships, I am certainly the abode of many offenses, and am completely
devoid of the practice of devotional service; neither do I have any resort or
shelter. Therefore, I am taking You as my ultimate goal."
tavasmi radhika-natha
karmana manasa gira
krishna-kante tavaivasmi
yuvam eva gatir mama
sharanam vam prapanno 'smi
karuna-nikarakarau
prasadam kuru dasyam bho
mayi dushte 'paradhini
"O Lord of Shrimati Radharani, I am Yours; my actions, mind and words. O lover
of Shri Krishna, Shrimate Radharani, I belong to You alone. You both are my
only shelter. O Radha and Krishna, ocean of mercy, I am taking shelter of You.
Please be pleased upon me and make me Your servant, although I am such a fallen
offender."
mat-samo nasti papatma
naparadhi cha kashcana
parihare 'pi lajja me
kim bruve purushottama
yuvatinam yatha yuni
yunam cha yuvatuu yatha
mano 'bhiramate tadvan
mano me ramatam tvayi
"O Purushottama, there is no sinful person or offender who is equal to me. How
can I describe my shame? Just as the minds of young ladies take pleasure in a
young man, and the minds of young men take pleasure in a young woman, kindly
let my mind take pleasure in You alone."
bhumau skhakita-padanam
bhumir evavalambanam
tvayi jataparadhanam
tvam eva sharanam prabho
"Just as the ground is the only support for those whose feet have slipped, so
also You alone are the only shelter, even for those who have committed offense
to You."
govinda-vallabhe radhe
prarthaye tvam aham sada
tvadiyam iti janatu
govindo mam tvaya saha
"O Shrimati Radharani, the dearest of Lord Govinda, this is always my request
to You--please let Lord Govinda, along with Yourself, consider me to be one of
Your assistants."
radhe vrindavanadhishe
karunamrita-vahini
kripaya nija-padabja-
dasyam mahyam pradiyatam
"O Shrimati Radharani, O Queen of Vrindavana, You are a river flowing with the
nectar of mercy. Please be kind upon me, and give me a little service at Your
lotus feet."
Two Peerless Mantras From the Sri Sanatkumara-samhita
In the Sri Sanatkumara-samhita, from the ancient Skanda Purana, we find a
conversation between the great sage Sri Narada and Lord Sadashiva, the master
of the demigods. Starting at text number 26 to text 30, Narada Muni asks Lord
Sadashiva, "O master please tell what method the people of Kali-yuga may adopt
to easily attain the transcendental abode of Lord Hari [Krishna]. O Lord, what
mantra will carry the people from this world of birth and death? So everyone
may benefit, please tell it to me. O Lord, of all mantras what mantra needs no
purashcharana, no nyasa, no yoga, no samskara, and no other thing? A single
utterance of the Lord's holy name gives the highest result. O master of the
demigods, if I am competent to hear it, please kindly tell me the Lord's holy
name."
In texts 31-35 , Lord Sadashiva gives his answer: Lord Sadashiva said: "O
fortunate one, your question is excellent. O you who wish for the welfare of
all, I will tell you the secret chintamani [wish-fulfilling] jewel of all
mantras. I will tell you the secret of secrets, the most confidential of all
confidential things. I will tell you what I have not told either the goddess or
your elder brothers. I will tell you two peerless Krishna mantras that are the
crest-jewels of all mantras. One mantra is:
"'Gopijana-vallabha-charanau sharanam prapadye.' (I take shelter of the feet of
He who is the gopi's beloved) This mantra has three compound words, five
individual words and sixteen syllables.
"The second mantra is: 'Namo gopijana-vallabhabhyam.' (Obeisances to the divine
couple, who are dear to the gopis) This mantra has two words and ten syllables.
In texts 36-41, Lord Sadashiva continues: "One who either with faith or without
faith once chants this five-word mantra resides among Lord Krishna's
gopi-beloveds. Of this there is no doubt. In chanting these mantras there is no
need of purshcharana, nyasa, ari-shuddhi, mitra-shuddhi, or other kinds of
purification. In chanting these mantras there is no restriction of time or
place. All, from the lowest outcaste to the greatest sage, are eligible to
chant this mantra. Women, shudras, and all others are eligible. The paralyzed,
mute, blind, and lame are eligible. The Andhras, Hunas, Kiratas, Pulindas,
Pukkashas, Abhiras, Yavanas, Kankas, Khashas, and all others born from sinful
wombs are also eligible. They who are overcome with pride and ego, who are
intent on committing sins, who are killers of cows and brahmanas, and who are
the greatest of sinners, are also eligible. They who have neither knowledge nor
renunciation, they who have never studied the shruti-shastra and other
scriptures, and all others, whoever they may be, are also eligible to chant
these mantras."
Then in texts 42-48 Lord Sadashiva explains who is not eligible and who should
not be told these sacred mantras or the purpose of them: "Anyone who has
devotion to Lord Krishna, the master of all masters, is eligible to chant these
mantras, but they who have no devotion, even they may be the greatest of sages,
are not eligible. They who have performed many yajnas, given charity, visited
all holy places, been devoted to speaking the truth, accepted the renounced
order, traveled to the farther shore of the Vedas and Vedangas, devotedly
served the brahmanas, taken birth in good families, and performed austerities
and vows, but are not devoted to Lord Krishna, are not eligible to chant these
mantras. Therefore these mantras should not be spoken to one who is not devoted
to Lord Hari, nor to one who is ungrateful, proud, or faithless, nor to an
atheist or a blasphemer. One should not speak these mantras to one who does not
wish to hear them, nor to one who has not stayed for one year in the speaker's
ashrama. One should carefully give these mantras to one who is free from
hypocrisy, greed, lust, anger, and other vices, and who is sincerely devoted to
Lord Krishna. The sage of this mantra is Lord Sadashiva. The meter is Gayatri.
The Deity is Lord Krishna, the beloved of the gopis. The purpose is to attain
service to dear Lord Hari."
In text 53 Lord Sadashiva says: "By once chanting this mantra one attains
success. Of this there is no doubt. Still, for the purpose of chanting japa one
should chant this mantra ten times daily."
In texts 54-77 of the Sri Sanatkumara-samhita, Lord Sadashiva describes the
most nectarean meditation of the mantras, after which he continues with many
additional topics in regard to the pastimes of Radha and Krishna and the
importance of the land of Vrindavana:
"O best of brahmanas, now I will tell you the meditation of this mantra. I
meditate on two-armed Lord Krishna, who is dark like a monsoon cloud, dressed
in yellow garments, garlanded with forest flowers... crowned with a peacock
feather, and garlanded with lotus whorls, whose face is splendid like ten
million moons, whose eyes move restlessly... whose forehead is marked with
tilaka of sandal paste and musk... who is splendid with earrings like two
rising suns, whose perspiration-anointed cheeks are like two glistening
mirrors... who with raised eyebrows playfully glances at His beloved's face,
the tip of whose graceful raised nose is decorated with a glistening pearl...
whose bimba-fruit lips are splendid in the moonlight of His teeth, whose hands
are splendid with bracelets, armlets, and jewel rings... who holds a flute in
His left lotus hand, whose waist is splendid with a graceful belt, whose feet
are splendid with graceful anklets... whose eyes are restless with the nectar
of amorous pastimes, who jokes with His beloved, making Her laugh again and
again... and who stays with Her on a jewel throne under a kalpa-vriksha tree in
Vrindavana forest. In this way one should meditate on Lord Krishna and His
beloved."
"On the Lord's left side one should meditate on Sri Radha, who is dressed in
blue garments, who is splendid like molten gold... who with the edge of Her
garment covers Her graceful lotus smile, whose restless chakori-bird eyes dance
on Her beloved's face... who with Her forefinger and thumb places betel nuts
and crushed betel leaves in Her beloved's lotus mouth... whose full, raised
breasts are decorated with a glistening pearl-necklace, whose waist is slender,
whose broad hips are decorated with tinkling ornaments... who is decorated with
jewel earrings, finger rings, toe rings, bracelets, armlets, and tinkling
golden anklets... whose limbs are graceful with the best of beauty, who is
always in the prime of youth, and who is always plunged in the nectar of bliss.
O king of brahmanas, Her friends, whose age and qualities are like Hers,
devotedly serve Her with chamaras, fans, and other articles."
"Please hear, O Narada, and I will tell you the meaning of these mantras. The
material world is manifested by the Lord's maya potency and other external
potencies. The spiritual world is manifested by the Lord's chit potency and
other internal and everlasting spiritual potencies. The protector of these
potencies is said to be the gopi Sri Radha, who is Lord Krishna's beloved. The
transcendental goddess Sri Radha is the direct counterpart of Lord Sri Krishna.
She is the central figure for all the goddesses of fortune. She is the pleasure
potency of Lord Krishna. The wise say that She is the pleasure potency of Lord
Krishna. Durga and the other goddesses in the world of the three modes are a
million-millionth part of one of Her expansions. She is directly Goddess
Maha-Lakshmi and Lord Krishna is Lord Narayana. O best of sages, there is not
the slightest difference between Them. O best of sages, what more can I say?
Nothing can exist without them. This universe made of spirit and matter
together is Their potency. She is Durga and Lord Hari is Shiva. Lord Krishna is
Indra and She is Shachi. She is Savitri and Lord Hari is Brahma. She is
Dhumorna and Lord Hari is Yama. O Narada, please know that everything is Their
potency. Even if I had many hundreds of years, I could not describe all Their
glories."
Sarvam Srikrishnarpanamasthu
Ohm That Sath
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