suddhabhakti

  It is related in the Adi-Purana how Radha-kunda and Syama-kunda first appeared in the spiritual world. One day in Goloka Vrndāvana, Their Lordships Śrī Śrī Rādha and Kṛṣṇa were sitting in a forest kuñja on a jeweled throne attended by the gopis. Deeply absorbed in the pleasure of Rādhārāṇi's company, Kṛṣṇa suddenly began to manifest symptoms of intense love. So intense were Krsna's feelings, that He began to take on the mood of Rādhārāṇī. As that mood increased even further, Kṛṣṇa took on Rädha's very own form. In that form and mood, The Lord began shedding tears and calling out the name of Kṛṣṇa again and again; then out of desperation, ran into the nearby forest in search of Himself. Seeing Krsna in Her own form and mood, disappear into the nearby forest, Radharani also entered into a mood of intense love. So intense were Her feelings that She took on the mood and form of Krsna. Shedding torrents of tears, She began crying out the name of Rådhå over and over again. Obse...

  Shri Radha-Kundashtakam Shrila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami Text 1 vrishabha-danuja-nashan narma-dharmokti-rangair nikhila-nija-sakhibhir yat sva-hastena purnam prakatitam api vrindaranya-rajnya pramodais tad ati-surabhi-radha-kundam evashrayo me After the killing of Arishtasura, Shrimati Radhika and Her sakhis exchanged many joking words with Shri Krishna concerning the necessary atonement for one who has committed the offence of killing a bull. As a result, the Queen of Vrindavana, Shrimati Radhika, and Her sakhis joyfully excavated and filled Shri Radha-kunda with their own hands. May that immensely fragrant Radha-kunda be my shelter. Text 2 vraja-bhuvi mura-shatroh preyasinam nikamair asulabham api turnam prema-kalpa-drumam tam janayati hridi bhumau snatur uccaih priyam yat tad ati-surabhi-radha-kundam evashrayo me In the land of the hearts of those who bathe in Radha-kunda, a desire tree of the superlative prema, which is not attainable even for Krishna’s principal queens in Dvar...

SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM PRAYERS CANTO 3 CHAPTER 33 TEXT 3-8 PRAYERS BY DEVAHUTI ŚB 3.33.2 devahūtir uvāca athāpy ajo ’ntaḥ-salile śayānaṁ bhūtendriyārthātma-mayaṁ vapus te guṇa-pravāhaṁ sad-aśeṣa-bījaṁ dadhyau svayaṁ yaj-jaṭharābja-jātaḥ Translation Devahūti said: Brahmā is said to be unborn because he takes birth from the lotus flower which grows from Your abdomen while You lie in the ocean at the bottom of the universe. But even Brahmā simply meditated upon You, whose body is the source of unlimited universes.   ŚB 3.33.3 sa eva viśvasya bhavān vidhatte guṇa-pravāheṇa vibhakta-vīryaḥ sargādy anīho ’vitathābhisandhir ātmeśvaro ’tarkya-sahasra-śaktiḥ Translation My dear Lord, although personally You have nothing to do, You have distributed Your energies in the interactions of the material modes of nature, and for that reason the creation, maintenance and dissolution of the cosmic manifestation take place. My dear Lord, You are self-determined and are the Supreme Personalit...

  SRIMAD BHAGAVATHAM PRAYERS BY CHITRAKETU CANTO 6 / CHAPTER 16 / TEXT 34 TO 48 TEXT 34 citraketur uvāca ajita jitaḥ sama-matibhiḥ sādhubhir bhavān jitātmabhir bhavatā vijitās te ’pi ca bhajatām akāmātmanāṁ ya ātmado ’ti-karuṇaḥ Citraketu said: O unconquerable Lord, although You cannot be conquered by anyone, You are certainly conquered by devotees who have control of the mind and senses. They can keep You under their control because You are causelessly merciful to devotees who desire no material profit from You. Indeed, You give Yourself to them, and because of this You also have full control over Your devotees. TEXT 35 tava vibhavaḥ khalu bhagavan jagad-udaya-sthiti-layādīni viśva-sṛjas te ’ṁśāṁśās tatra mṛṣā spardhanti pṛthag abhimatyā My dear Lord, this cosmic manifestation and its creation, maintenance and annihilation are all but Your opulences. Since Lord Brahmā and the other creators are nothing but small portions of a portion of You, their partial power to create does not ...