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Śrī Śrī Rādhikā Aṣṭottara-Śata-Nāma-Stotraṁ

The 108 Names of Śrīmatī Rādhāraṇī

by Śrīla Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmi

Some maidservant, unable to find her mistress, has fallen on the bank of Rādhākunda, crying in great anxiety, being very eager to take exclusive shelter of Her lotus feet, glorifying Her by singing the following names of Her:

1. Rādhā = Rādhā

2. Gāndharvikā = Gāndharvikā, she who is expert in singing and dancing

3. Goṣṭha-yuva-rājaika-kāmitā = The only girl desired by the prince of Vraja,

4. Gāndharvā rādhikā = Who is worshipped by the Gāndharvā-angels,

5. Candra-kāntir = Whose luster is like the moon,

6. Mādhava-saṅginī = Who accompanies Mādhava.

7. Dāmodarādvaita-sakhī = Dāmodar's unrivalled girlfriend,

8. Kārttikotkīrtideśvarī = The queen who bestows fame on the Kārtika month,

9. Mukundadayitā-vṛnda-dhammilla-maṇimañjarī = The crest jewel of Mukunda's ladyfriends.

10. Bhaskaropāsika = Who worships the sun,

11. Vārṣa-bhānavī = Who belongs to King Vṛṣabhānu.

12. Vṛṣabhānujā = Who is born from King Vṛṣabhānu,

13. Anaṅga-mañjarī = Anaṅga Mañjarī's older sister,

14. Jyeṣṭhā śrīdāmā = Śrīdāmā's younger sister,

15. Varajottama = The greatest (fem.)

16. Kīrtidā-kanyakā = Kīrtidā's daughter,

17. Mātṛ-sneha-pīyūṣa-putrikā = Who is the nectarean object of Her mother's affection,

18. Viśākhā-savayaḥ = Who is of the same age as Viśākhā,

19. Preṣṭha-viśākhā-jīvitādhikā = Who is dearer than life to Viśākhā.

20. Prāṇādvitīya-lalitā = Who is none other than Lalitā's very life,

21. Vṛndāvana-vihāriṇī = Enjoys in Vṛndāvana

22. Lalitā-prāṇa-lakṣaika-rakṣā = Who saves Lalitā's life lakhs of times,

23. Vṛndāvaneśvari = Queen of Vṛndāvana.

24. Vrajendra-gṛhinī-kṛṣṇa-prāya-sneha-niketanam = Who is as dear to Mother Yaśodā as Kṛṣṇa,

25. Vraja-go-gopa-gopālī-jīva-mātraika-jīvanam = Who is the only life of the life of the cows, cowherdsmen and cowherdgirls of Vraja.

26. Snehalābhīra-rājendra = Who is the object of King Nanda's affection,

27. Vatsalācyuta-pūrvajā = Who gets parental affection from Balarām,

28. Govinda-praṇayādhāra-surabhi-sevanotsukā = Who is the object of Govinda's love (Govinda is eager to serve His surabhi cows).

29. Dhṛta-nandīśvara-kṣema-gamanotkaṇṭhi-mānasā = Who is very eager to go to Nandīśvara for serving Kṛṣṇa,

30. Sva-dehādvaitatā-dṛṣṭi-dhaniṣṭhā-dhyeya-darśanā = Who is regarded as non-different from her by Dhaniṣṭhā and seen in her meditations, (Dhaniṣṭhā is Yaśodā's maidservant).

31. Gopendra-mahiṣī-pāka-śāla-vedi-prakāśikā = Who is seen in Mother Yaśoda's kitchen.

32. Āyur-vardhaka-raddhānnā = Whose cooked grains increase Kṛṣṇa's life.

33. Rohiṇī-ghrāta-mastakā = Whose head is smelt by Rohiṇī.

34. Subala-nyasta-sārūpyā = Who has bestowed a form equal to Hers to Subala,

35. Subala-prīti-toṣitā = Who is very fond of Subala,

36. Mukharā-dṛk-sudhā-naptrī = Who is nectar in Mukharā's eyes,

37. Jaṭilā-dṛṣṭi-bhīṣitā = Who is afraid to see Her mother-in-law, Jaṭilā.

38. Madhumaṅgala-narmokti-janita-smita-candrikā = Who smiles like the Moonbeams after hearing Madhumaṅgala's jokes.

39. Paurṇamāsī-bahiḥ-khelat-prāṇa-pañjara-śārikā = The she-parrot of Whose heart is caught in Paurṇamāsī's cage.

40. Sva-gaṇādvaita-jīvātuḥ svīyāhaṅkara-vardhinī = Who is the only life of Her friends,

41. Sva-gaṇopendra-pādābja = Who increases the pride of Her relatives.

42. Sparśa-lambhana-harṣiṇī = Who is very happy to touch Upendra's feet with Her friends.

43. Svīya-vṛndāvanodyāna-pālikī-kṛta-vṛndakā = Who has placed Vṛndā in charge of Vṛndāvana's gardens,

44. Jñāta-vṛndāṭavī-sarva-latā-taru-mṛga-dvijā = Who is known by all the Vines, trees, deer and birds of Vṛndāvana.

45. Īṣā-candana-saṅghṛṣṭa-nava-kāśmīra-deha-bhāḥ = Whose body shines with fresh vermillion ground with some sandalpaste.

46. Javā-puṣpa-prabhā-hāri-paṭṭa-cīnāruṇāmbarā = Whose silken dress shines more reddish than the java flower.

47. Caraṇābja-tala-jyotir-aruṇī-kṛta-bhū-talā = Whose lotus footsoles make the surface of the earth shine crimson-red,

48. Hari-citta-camatkārī cāru-nūpura-niḥsvanā = Who astonishes Hari's mind with the sweet sound of Her anklebells.

49. Kṛṣṇa-śrānti-hara-śroṇī-pīṭha-valgita-ghaṇṭikā = The nice sounds of whose waistbells remove Kṛṣṇa's fatigue,

50. Kṛṣṇa-sarvasva-pīnodyat-kucāñcan-maṇi-mālikā = The pearl necklace on whose firm, raised breasts is everything to Kṛṣṇa.

51. Nānā-ratnollasā-chaṅkha-cūḍā-cāru-bhuja-dvayā = Whose two beautiful arms are adorned with conchshell bangles inset with various jewels.

52. Syamantaka-maṇi-bhrājan-maṇi-bandhāti-bandhurā = On Whose wrist the beautiful Syamantaka jewel shines.

53. Suvarṇa-darpana-jyotir-ullaṅhi-mukha-maṇḍalā = The shining of Whose face defeats that of a golden mirror.

54. Pakva-dāḍima-bījābha-dantākṛṣṭāghabhī-chukā = Whose teeth, that shine like ripe pomegranate seeds, attract the parrot-like Aghabhit (Kṛṣṇa).

55. Abjarāgādi-sṛṣṭābja-kalikā-karṇa-bhūṣaṇā = Whose ruby earrings are shaped like lotus buds,

56. Saubhāgya-kajjalāṅkāktā-netra-nindita-khañjanā = Whose wagtail-like eyes are anointed with beautiful eyeliner, giving great joy to the eyes.

57. Su-vṛtta-mauktika-muktā-nāsikā-ṭila-puṣpikā = Whose nose, that is beautiful as a sesame flower, is adorned with a round pearl,

58. Su-cāru-nava-kastūrī-tilakāñcita-bhālakā = Whose forehead is adorned with beautiful tilak made of fresh musk.

59. Divya-veṇī-vinirdhūta-keki-piñchā-vara-stutiḥ = Whose divine hairbraid is worshiped by peacock feathers (being defeated in beauty),

60. Netrānta-śara-vidhvaṁsi-kṛta-cāṇūrajid-dhariḥ = The arrows of Whose glances destroy the patience of Kṛṣṇa, Who defeated the Cāṇūra wrestler.

61. Sphurat-kaiśora-tāruṇya-sandhi-bandhura-vigrahā = Who is blooming teenage beauty personified.

62. Mādhavollāsakonmattā = Who pleases Mādhava.

63. Pikoru-madhura-svarā = Who maddens Mādhava with Her sweet, cuckoo-like voice.

64. Prāṇāyuta-śata-preṣṭha-mādhavotkīrti-lampaṭā = Who is more attached to Mādhava's great glories than to millions of lives,

65. Kṛṣṇāpaṅga-taraṅgodyat-smita-pīyūṣa-budbudā = Whose nectarean smiles provide bubbles on the waves of Kṛṣṇa's glances.

66. Puñjībhūta Jagallajjā-vaidagdhī-digdha-vigrahā = Who is the very form of cleverness, embarrassing the whole world.

67. Karuṇa-vidravad-dehā mūrtiman = Whose body melts in kindness,

68. Mādhurī-ghaṭā = Who is abundant sweetness personified.

69. Jagad-guṇavatī-varga-gīyamāna-guṇoccayā = Whose glories are loudly sung by all the great ladies of the world.

70. Śacyādi-subhaga-vṛnda-vandyamānoru-saubhagā = Who is incessantly praised by beautiful ladies like Śacī.

71. Vīṇā-vādana-saṅīta-rāsalāsya-viśāradā = Who is expert in singing and playing vinā in the rasa dance.

72. Nārada-pramukhodgīta-jagad-ānanda-sad-yaśaḥ = Whose pure glories are sung by sages headed by Nārada, giving joy to the world.

73. Govardhana-guhā-geha-gṛhiṇī = She is the housewife in the caves in Govardhana.

74. Kuñja-maṇḍanā = She decorates the kuñja,

75. Caṇḍāṁśu-nandinī-baddha-bhāginī-bhāva-vibhramā = She has a sisterly relationship with Yamunā, (Yamunā is the daughter of the sun and Rādhā is the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu, the sun in Taurus).

76. Divya-kundalatā-narma-sakhya-dāma-vibhūṣitā = She is adorned with the wreath of divine Kundalatā's friendship.

77. Govardhana-dharāhlādi-śṛṅgāra-rasa-paṇḍitā = She is the professor in amorous rapture, giving joy to the holder of Govardhana.

78. Girīndradhara-vakṣaḥḥ = She is Lakṣmī on the chest of the holder of Govardhan,

79. Śrī-śaṅkhacūḍāri-jīvanam = She is the life of the enemy of Śaṅkhacūḍa,

80. Gokulendrasuta-prema-kāma-bhūpendra-paṭṭanam = She is the settlement of Cupid for the love of the son of Gokulendra.

81. Vṛṣa-vidhvaṁsa-narmokti-sva-nirmita-sarovarā = Who made Her own pond after the killer of Ariṣṭa mocked Her.

82. Nija-kuṇḍa-jala-krīḍā-jita-saṅkarṣaṇānujā = Who defeats Saṅkarṣaṇa's younger brother in sports in Her own pond.

83. Muramardana-mattebha-vihārāmṛta-dīrghikā = She is the ambrosial pond of enjoyment for the intoxicated elephant who defeated Mura,

84. Girīndradhāra-pārīndra-rati-yuddhoru-siṁhikā = She is a powerful lioness fighting amorous sports with the king of lions, the holder of the best of mountains.

85. Sva-tanu-saurabhonmattī-kṛta-mohana-mādhavā = Who enchants Mādhava with Her intoxicating bodily fragrance,

86. Dor-mūloccalana-krīḍā-vyākulī-kṛta-keśavā = Who agitates Keśava by playfully showing Her armpit.

87. Nija-kuṇḍa-taṭī-kuñja-klpta-keli-kalodyamā = Who expands Her artful plays in the kuñja on the bank of Her own pond,

88. Divya-malli-kulollāsi-śayyā-kalpita-vigrahā = Who makes a bed of divine jasmine flowers there with joy.

89. Kṛṣṇa-vāma-bhujānyasta-cāru-dakṣiṇa-gaṇḍakā = Who places Her beautiful right cheek on Kṛṣṇa's left arm,

90. Savya-bāhu-latā-baddha-kṛṣṇa-dakṣiṇa-sad-bhujā = Who holds Kṛṣṇa's right arm with Her left vine-like arm.

91. Kṛṣṇa-dakṣiṇa-cārūru-śliṣṭa-vāmoru-rambhikā = Whose beautiful, broad, banana-like left hip touches Kṛṣṇa's right hip.

92. Girīndradhara-dhṛg-vakṣo-mardi-su-stana-parvatā = Whose nice, mountain-like breasts are being massaged by the Holder of Govardhana.

93. Govindādhara-pīyūṣa-vāsitādhara-pallavā = Whose leaf-like lips are scented by the nectar of Govinda's lips.

94. Sudhā-sañcaya-cārūkti-śītalī-kṛta-mādhavā = Whose beautiful words distribute nectar, cooling Mādhava off.

95. Govindodgīrṇa-tāmbūla-rāga-rājyat-kapolikā = Whose cheeks are colored by the pan from Govinda's lips,

96. Kṛṣṇa-sambhoga-saphalī-kṛta-manmatha-sambhavā = Who realizes Kṛṣṇa's fancies of amorous enjoyments.

97. Govinda-mārjitoddāma-rati-prasvinna-san-mukhā = The profuse perspiration from whose face is wiped off by Govinda.

98. Viśākhā-vījita-krīḍā-śrānti-nidrālu-vigrahā = Who is being fanned by Viśākhā when She falls asleep after playing with Kṛṣṇa.

99. Govinda-caraṇa-nyasta-kāya-mānasa-jīvanā = Who has placed Her life, body and mind at Govinda's lotus feet.

100. Sva-prānārbuda-nirmañchya-hari-pāda-rajaḥ-kaṇā = Who worships the dust of Hari's lotus feet with billions of hearts.

101. Aṇu-mātrācyutādarśa-śapyamānātma-locanā = Who curses Her eyes for every second that they do not see Acyuta.

102. Nitya-nūtana-govinda-vaktra-śubhrāṁśu-darśanā = Who beholds Govinda's ever-fresh moonlike face.

103. Niḥsīma-hari-mādhurya-saundaryādy-eka-bhoginī = Who is the only enjoyer of Hari's endless sweetness and beauty.

104. Sāpatnya-dhāma-muralī-mātrā-bhāgya-kaṭākṣiṇī = Who can only blink at the fortune of Her co-wife, the Muralī flute.

105. Gāḍha-buddhi-bala-krīḍā-jita-vaṁśī-vikarṣiṇī = Who takes Kṛṣṇa's flute after defeating Him in a gambling match.

106. Narmokti-candrikotphulla-kṛṣṇa-kāmābdhi-vardhinī = Who increases the ocean of Kṛṣṇa's desires by the full moonbeams of Her joking words.

107. Vraja-candrendriya-grāma-viśrāma-vidhuśālikā = Who is the moonlike resting place for all the senses of the moon of Vraja (Śrī Kṛṣṇa),

108. Kṛṣṇa-sarvendriyonmādi-rādhety-akṣara-yugmakā = The two syllables of Whose name Rā-dhā madden all of Kṛṣṇa's senses.

idam sri radhika namnam astottara satojjvalam

sri radhalambhakam nama stotram caru-rasayanam

yo dhite parama pritya dinah katara-manasah

sa natham acirenaiva sa natham iksate dhruvam

Whoever recites these 108 names of Śrī Rādhā, that consists of all beautiful, nectarean Rādhā-nāma, with great love, humility and eagerness, will certainly and swiftly behold Her Master.

iti srimad raghunatha dasa gosvami viracita stavavalyam

sri radhika-stottara-sata nama stotram sampurnam

Thus ends Śrīman Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmi's Śrī Rādhikā's 108 names-prayer.