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 Radhastami September 3 or 4 (find your local day and time at http://www.vaishnavacalendar.com)

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.

Wish.

 “What if my wish never comes true?” asked Rabbit. 

“Don't worry yourself about that.” said Bear. “Make yourself so busy with life that you forget about it.” 

“What's the point of making a wish then?” asked Rabbit. 

“Because a wish can bring a sense of hope to a difficult time.” said Bear. “By saying your wish out loud or with conviction in your heart, you’re giving it life. And while you're out there living, your wish is there, conspiring in the background to come true.” 

“But what if it still doesn’t come true?” Rabbit asked again.  

“Well,” said Bear, “hopefully a long time from now you'll remember your wish and trace its journey through all your life's experiences; the ups and downs, the places you went, the people you met and how you grew. In the end maybe you’ll discover that that exact wish didn’t come true...” 

“That’s sad to think about.” Rabbit interrupted.  

“Is it?” asked Bear. “What if that wish was just the start of a journey to something even better? To destinations and possibilities, you never could have imagined? Life isn’t a straight path; it has many twists and turns and side journeys. While that exact wish might not come true, many others might in its place, bringing you right where you’re meant to be.”

To show up.

 No matter what you are facing you must show up for life. Being there performing at your best. 

Problems will be there yet one has to show up.

Just imagine a performer no matter what he or she shows up and performs. In life too one must show up and  move on.  When you see the larger picture it's immaterial what is in the background what you perform is ultimately your contribution. So perform forgetting everything else. The money the possession the achievements do not count here your showing up and your acceptance of what life challenges you is that which is counted. So show up for life.

 showing up means actually experiencing life.  “It is called presence—-being (body, mind, and soul) where you are and feeling it.” Showing up is about being where you are, appreciating what you have, what you are doing, what you can do, and not wasting your energy focusing on all the things you don’t have, you haven’t done, or you wish you could achieve.

*🤩

 😀 *World Happiness Day !* 😀

1. *Today I donated my watch, phone and  R500 to a poor guy. You don't know the happiness I felt as I saw him put his knife back in his pocket.😬*

2. *I miss times when I was working at the zoo. My boss fired me just because I left the lion's gate open. I mean who would steal a lion?🤭*

3. *I was in a cab today and the cab driver said, "I love my job, I'm my own boss. Nobody tells me what to do.“ Then I said, "turn left".🤨*

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*EVER WONDER- WHY🤔....*

*🙄Why do supermarkets make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get to the Pharmacy for their prescriptions   while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front?🤔*

*🙄Why do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and yet get a diet coke?🤔*

*🙄Why do banks leave vault doors open and then chain the pens on  the counter tops?🤔*

 *🙄Why do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in our driveways and put our useless junk in the garage?🤔*

*🙄Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darkens our skin?🤔*

*🙄Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?😵‍💫*

🙄Why don't you ever see the headline *'Psychic Wins Lottery'?🫢*

🙄Why is *'abbreviated'* such a long word?🧐

🙄Why is it that doctors and attorneys call what they do *'practice'?😇*

*🙄Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavoring, and dish washing liquid made with real lemons?*🤪

*🙄Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?*😔

🙄Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called the *rush hour?*😏

*🙄Why didn't Noah swat those two damned mosquitoes?🤔*

*🙄Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections? 🤔*

🙄You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes?

*Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff??*😉

🙄Why don't sheep shrink when it rains, whereas Sweaters of Wool, does?🤪

🙄Why are they called apartments *when they are all stuck together?*😏

🙄If flying is so safe, *why do they call the airport the terminal?*😠

😜 😋 *We all need to smile every once in a while.* 😜

 *A Day Without Laughter* is a

*DAY Wasted !*🤩

Yenta.

 

Enta Nerchina (ఎంత నేర్చిన)

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ఎంత నేర్చిన ఎంత జూచిన

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అనుపల్లవి

సంతతంబు శ్రీ కాంత స్వాంత

సిద్ధాంతమైన మార్గ చింత లేని వా(రెంత)

చరణం

పర హింస పర భామాన్య ధన

పర మానవాపవాద

పర జీవనాదులకనృతమే

భాషించేరయ్య త్యాగరాజ నుత (ఎంత)

Pallavi: 

enta nErcina enta jUcina

enta vAralaina kAnta dAsulE

Meaning: No matter how (enta) erudite (nErcina) one is and how much (enta) one has observed (jUcina) (the World), and

howsoever high and mighty one be (enta vAralaina), all are slaves (dAsulE) 

 (kAnta).

Anupallavi: 

santatambu SrI kAnta svAnta

siddhAntamaina mArga cinta lEni vAr(enta)

Meaning: Those (vAru) who do not (lEni) always (santatambu) have the thought (cinta) of the established (siddhAntamaina) path (mArga) of Lord vishNu – the beloved (kAnta) of lakshmI (SrI) – being one's Indweller (svAnta), no matter how erudite one is and how much one has observed the World, and howsoever high and mighty one be, are slaves of 

CaraNam:

para himsa para bhAm(A)nya dhana

para mAnav(A)pavAda

para jIvan(A)dulak(a)nRtamE

bhAshincEr(a)yya tyAgarAja nuta (enta)

Meaning: O Lord (ayya) praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja! People speak (bhAshincEru) (bhashincErayya) only untruth (anRtamE) for – causing injury (himsa) to others (para), coveting others’ (para) wives (bhAma) and others’ (anya) (bhAmAnya) wealth (dhana), speaking ill (apavAda) of other (para) people (mAnava) (mAnavApavAda), and for dependence on others (para) for their subsistence (jIvana) etc (Adulaku) (jIvanAdulakanRtamE); no matter how erudite one is and how much one has observed the World, and howsoever high and mighty one be, all are slaves.

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