{"id":1560,"date":"2016-10-19T15:28:43","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T09:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/?p=1560"},"modified":"2023-09-13T19:38:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:08:59","slug":"radhikastava","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/radhikastava\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Radhikastava"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Srimati Radharani is the dearmost consort of Lord Sri Krishna. Listen to the song \u2018Radhikastava\u2019 on Her wonderful qualities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radhikastava was composed by Srila Rupa Goswami (one of the direct disciples of Sri <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/childhood-pastimes-chaitanya-mahaprabhu\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"Chaitanya Bala Lila: Childhood Pastimes of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu\">Chaitanya<\/a> Mahaprabhu), praying to Srimati Radharani to shower mercy upon him. She is the bestower of \u201cLove\u201d for Lord Sri Krishna. By Her kind mercy, we can attain Krishna-prema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Text One<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>radhe jaya jaya madhava-dayite<\/em><br><em>gokula-taruni-mandala-mahite<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O Radha! O beloved of Madhava!&nbsp;O You who are worshiped by all the young girls of Gokula!&nbsp;All glories unto You! All glories unto You!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Text Two<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>damodara-rati-vardhana-vese<\/em><br><em>hari-niskuta-vrnda-vipinese<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O You who&nbsp;dress Yourself in such a way as to increase&nbsp;Lord Damodara\u2019s&nbsp;love and attachment&nbsp;for You!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Text Three<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>vrsabhanudadhi-nava-sasi-lekhe<\/em><br><em>lalita-sakhi guna-ramita-visakhe<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O Queen of Vrindavana, which is the pleasure grove of Lord Hari! O new moon who has arisen from the ocean of King Vrishabhanu!&nbsp;O friend of Lalita! O You who make Vishaka loyal to You due to&nbsp;Your wonderful qualities of friendliness, kindness, and faithfulness to Krishna!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Text Four<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>karunam kuru mayi karuna-bharite<\/em><br><em>sanaka-sanatana-varnita-carite<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O You who are filled with compassion! O You whose divine characteristics are described by the great sages Sanaka and Sanatana!&nbsp;O Radha, please be merciful to me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Links:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/sri-radhashtami\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radhashtami<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/radhikastaka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radhikastaka<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/radhashtami-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recipes for Radhashtami<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srimati Radharani is the dearmost consort of Lord Sri Krishna. Listen to the song \u2018Radhikastava\u2019 on Her wonderful qualities. Radhikastava was composed by Srila Rupa Goswami (one of the direct disciples of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu), praying to Srimati Radharani to shower mercy upon him. She is the bestower of \u201cLove\u201d for Lord Sri Krishna. 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