Srimati Radharani’s Appearance Day
Fasting till noon today.
Includes: Class, Abhisekh, Kirtan, Katha (Class) and Feast.
radhe jaya jaya madhava-dayite
gokula-taruni-mandala-mahite
damodara-rati-vardhana-vese
hari-niskuta-vrnda-vipinese
vrsabhanu-dadhi-nava-sasi-lekhe
lalita-sakhi guna-ramita-visakhe
karunam kuru mayi karuna-bharite
sanaka-sanatana-varnita-carite
radhe jaya jaya madhava-dayite
The 16 Names of Shri Radha
(Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Shri Krishna Janm Khanda 17.220-240:)
Radha – She who is the bestower of ultimate divine bliss.
Rasesvari – She Who is the Goddess of the rasa dance.
Rasa-Vasini – She Who always lives with the rasa dance.
Rasikesvari – She Who is the Goddess of those who relish divine mellows.
Krsna-Pranadhika – She Who is dearer to Krishna than His own life.
Krsna-Priya – She Who is Krishna’s most dearly beloved companion.
Krsna-Svarupini – She Whose form resembles Krishna is so many ways.
Krsna-Vamanga-sambhuta – She Who is generated from Krishna left side.
Paramananda Rupini – She Who is the personification of supreme ecstasy.
Krsna – She Who bestows the best form of supreme liberation.
Vrindavani – She Who lives in Vrindavana.
Vrinda – She Who always lives in the company of Her girlfriends.
Vrindavana-Vinodini – She Who enjoys many pleasures in Vrindavana.
Chandravali – She Whose form has many moons.
Chandra-Kamta – She Who effulgence is like the moon.
Sarac-chandra-Prabhanana – She Whose face glows like the full moon of August.