Jaya Shree Radhe!
sri govinda, gopinatha, madana-mohan
syama-kunda, radha-kunda, giri-govardhan
kalindi jamuna jaya, jaya mahavan
kesi-ghata, bamsi-bata, dwadasa-kanan
jaha saba lila koilo sri-nanda-nandan
sri-nanda-jasoda jaya, jaya gopa-gan
sridamadi jaya, jaya dhenu-vatsa-gan
jaya brishabhanu, jaya kirtida sundari
jaya paurnamasi, jaya abhira-nagari
jaya jaya gopiswara vrindavana-majh
jaya jaya krishna-sakha batu dwija-raj
jaya rama-ghata, jaya rohini-nandan
jaya jaya vrindavana-basi jata jan
jaya dwija-patni, jaya naga-kanya-gan
bhaktite jahara pailo govinda-caran
sri-rasa-mandala jaya, jaya radha-syam
jaya jaya rasa-lila sarva-manoram
jaya jayojjwala-rasa sarva-rasa-sar
parakiya-bhave jaha brajete pracar
sri-jahnava-pada-padma koriya smaran
dina krishna-dasa kohe nama-sankirtan
(1) All glories to Radha and Krishna and the divine forest of Vrindavana. All glories to the three presiding Deities of Vrindavana—Sri Govinda, Gopinatha, and Madana-mohana.
(2) All glories to Syama-kunda, Radha-kunda, Govardhana Hill, and the Yamuna River (Kalindi). All glories to the great forest known as Mahavana, where Krishna and Balarama displayed all of Their childhood pastimes.
(3) All glories to Kesi-ghata, where Krishna killed the Kesi demon. All glories to the Vamsi-vata tree, where Krishna attracted all the gopis to come by playing His flute. Glories to all of the twelve forests of Vraja. At these places the son of Nanda, Sri Krishna, performed all of His pastimes.
(4) All glories to Krishna’s divine father and mother, Nanda and Yasoda. All glories to the cowherd boys, headed by Sridama, the older brother of Srimati Radharani and Ananga Manjari. All glories to the cows and calves of Vraja.
(5) All glories to Radha’s divine father and mother, Vrishabhanu and the beautiful Kirtida. All glories to Paurnamasi, the mother of Sandipani Muni, grandmother of Madhumangala and Nandimukhi, and beloved disciple of Devarshi Narada. All glories to the young cowherd maidens of Vraja.
(6) All glories, all glories to Gopisvara Siva, who resides in Vrindavana in order to protect the holy dhama. All glories, all glories to Krishna’s funny brahmana friend, Madhumangala.
(7) All glories to Rama-ghata, where Lord Balarama performed His rasa dance. All glories to Lord Balarama, the son of Rohini. All glories, all glories to all of the residents of Vrindavana.
(8) All glories to the wives of the proud Vedic brahmanas. All glories to the wives of the Kaliya serpent. Through pure devotion they all obtained the lotus feet of Lord Govinda.
(9) All glories to the place where the rasa dance of Sri Krishna was performed. All glories to Radha and Syama. All glories, all glories to the divine rasa dance, which is the most beautiful of all Lord Krishna’s pastimes.
(10) All glories, all glories to the mellow of conjugal love, which is the most excellent of all rasas and is propagated in Vraja by Sri Krishna in the form of the divine parakiya-bhava [paramour love].
(11) Remembering the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda’s consort, Sri Jahnava Devi, this very fallen and lowly servant of Krishna sings the sankirtana of the holy name.
Official Name: Sri Vraja Dhama Mahimamrta (The Nectarean Glories of Vraja-dhäma)
Author: Krsnadasa Kaviraja Goswami
Replies
Śrī Vraja-dhāma-mahimāmṛta (The Nectarean Glories of Vraja-dhāma)
Text One
jaya rādhe, jaya kṛṣṇa, jaya vṛndāvan
śrī govinda, gopīnātha, madana-mohan
All glories to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa and the divine forest of Vṛndāvana! All glories to the three presiding Deities of Vṛndāvana—Śrī Govinda, Gopīnātha, and Madana-mohana!
Text Two
śyama-kunḍa, rādhā-kuṇḍa, giri-govardhan
kālindi jamunā jayav, jaya mahāvan
All glories to Śyāma-kuṇḍa and Rādhā-kuṇḍa, Govardhana Hill, and the Yamunā River (Kālindī)! All glories to the great forest known as Mahāvana, where Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma displayed Their childhood pastimes!
Text Three
keśī-ghāṭa, baṁśi-baṭa, dwādaśa-kānan
jāhā saba līlā koilo śrī-nanda-nandan
Glories to Keśī-ghāṭa, where Kṛṣṇa killed the Keśī demon! All glories to the Vaṁśī-vaṭa tree, to which Kṛṣṇa attracted all the gopīs by playing His flute! Glories to all twelve forests of Vraja! At these places the son of Nanda, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, performed His pastimes.
Text Four
śrī-nanda-jaśodā jaya, jaya gopa-gaṇ
śrīdāmādi jaya, jaya dhenu-vatsa-gaṇ
All glories to Kṛṣṇa’s father and mother, Nanda and Yaśodā! All glories to the cowherd boys, headed by Śrīdāmā! All glories to the cows and calves of Vraja!
Text Five
jaya bṛṣabhānu, jaya kīrtidā sundarī
jaya paurṇamāsī, jaya ābhīra-nāgarī
All glories to Rādhā’s father and mother, Vṛṣabhānu and the beautiful Kīrtidā! All glories to Paurṇamāsī, the mother of Sāndīpani Muni, grandmother of Madhumaṅgala, and beloved disciple of Devarṣi Nārada! All glories to the young cowherd maidens of Vraja!
Text Six
jaya jaya gopīśwara vṛndāvana-mājh
jaya jaya kṛṣṇa-sakhā baṭu dwija-rāj
All glories, all glories to Gopīśvara Śiva, who resides in Vṛndāvana to protect the holy dhāma! All glories, all glories to Kṛṣṇa’s funny brāhmaṇa friend, Madhumaṅgala!
Text Seven
jaya rāma-ghāta, jaya rohiṇī-nandan
jaya jaya vṛndāvana-bāsī jata jan
All glories to Rāma-ghāṭa, where Lord Balarāma performed His rāsa dance! All glories to Lord Balarāma, the son of Rohiṇī! All glories, all glories to all the residents of Vṛndāvana!
Text Eight
jaya dwija-patnī, jaya nāga-kanyā-gaṇ
bhaktite jāhārā pāilo govinda-caraṇ
All glories to the wives of the proud Vedic brāhmaṇas! All glories to the wives of the Kāliya serpent! Through pure devotion they all obtained the lotus feet of Lord Govinda.
Text Nine
śrī-rasa-maṇḍala jaya, jaya rādhā-śyām
jaya jaya rāsa-līlā sarva-manoram
All glories to the place where Śrī Kṛṣṇa performed His rāsa dance! All glories to Rādhā and Śyāma! All glories, all glories to the divine rāsa dance, the most beautiful of all Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes!
Text Ten
jaya jayojjwala-rasa sarva-rasa-sār
parakīyā-bhāve jāhā brajete pracār
All glories, all glories to the mellow of conjugal love, which is the most excellent of all rasas and which Śrī Kṛṣṇa propagates in Vraja in the form of parakīyā-bhāva (paramour love)!
Text Eleven
śrī-jāhnavā-pāda-padma koriyā smaraṇ
dīna kṛṣṇa-dāsa kohe nāma-saṅkīrtan
Remembering the lotus feet of Lord Nityānanda’s consort, Śrī Jāhnavā Devī, this very fallen and lowly servant of Kṛṣṇa sings the saṅkīrtana of the holy nam