Lord Jagannatha, Balarama & Srimati Subhadra Devi

His Holiness Sri Swarup Das Baba Maharaj explains the appearance of Lord Jagannatha.

In Dvaraka there were 16,000 queens of Sri Krishna. One night, when He was with them, Sri Krishna cried out, “Ha Radhe! Ha Radhe!” and wept. Seeing Him crying like this, the Queens, headed by Rukmini and Satyabhama, were all astonished and, wanting to understand, inquired from Mother Rohini about the cause of this behaviour. They knew that Mother Rohini had previously been in Sri Vrndavana, so no one else but she could answer their questions. Mother Rohini said: “Although I know about the Vrndavana pastimes, being a mother, I am not aware of my son’s (nephew’s) intimate pastimes. If I would describe Krishna and Balarama’s Rasa-Lila and other pastimes and They would accidentally overhear me there would be no limit to my embarrassment!” The Queens were so eager to hear from her that Rohini decided to close the doors of the room and post Subhadra-devi outside so that she could discretely reveal Sri Balarama and Krishna’s pastimes inside.

While Mother Rohini began to relate Krishna and Balarama’s pastimes the two Brothers in the royal assembly became restless and headed towards the inner quarters of the palace. Wherever and whenever the pastimes and qualities of Sri Krishna are being discussed Krishna will always come, leaving behind all other activities. When Balarama and Krishna appeared in the inner chambers They were stopped by Subhadra devi, and thus They both stood outside of the door and listened to the descriptions of Their pastimes by Rohini devi.

First: When the descriptions of Krishna’s Rasa-Lila began the three (Krishna, Balarama, and Subhadra) showed all the signs of ecstatic love on Their bodies.

Second: When the descriptions started of Srimati Radharani’s Prema Vaicittya (feelings of separation even in union) the hands and feet of Sri Balarama gradually began to contract.

Third: When the descriptions started of Srimati Radharani’s Vilasa (loving pastimes) Sri Krishna’s hands and feet gradually began to contract. In the same way, the hands and feet of Srimati Subhadra devi also began to contract and she became completely motionless. The Sudarsana-disc remained completely frozen at Sri Krishna’s side when he heard the descriptions of these Lilas.  At that time Devarsi Narada came there and became astonished as he watched all this going on from a distance.

Fourth: When mother Rohini began to describe Srimati Radharani’s condition of love-in-separation everyone regained Their original bodily condition. Then Sri Krishna saw Devarsi Narada. Narada Rsi told Sri Krishna with folded hands: “Please show me again that amazing form of ecstasy that You just assumed!” Then Sri Krishna told Narada Rsi: “Mother Rohini is in the inner chambers, discussing the Vraja-Lila with the Queens! I have attained such a condition simply by hearing about the Rasa and other pastimes.” Narada Rsi said: “O Lord, please bless me that the four of You will be revealed to the whole world in the form that I just saw!” Following the words of Narada Rsi Sri Jagannatha, Sri Balarama, Srimati Subhadra-devi and Sudarsana Cakra became manifest to the world. On the left side of Srimati Subhadra-devi  Sri Jagannatha Devaji and on Her right side Sri Balaramaji were hearing the Lila-Katha, that’s why the deity of Sri Jagannathadevaji is on the left side of Srimati Subhadra-devi and Sri Balaramaji in on the right side, while Sudarsana Cakra is below the deities in a molten form.

In the first Parardha of Lord Brahma Sri Caturvyutha Bhagavan Sri Nila Madhava mercifully advented Himself in a deity-form in Sankha-ksetra Nilacala to redeem the low and the fallen souls. In the second Parardha, when one Yuga of the Manu-conjunction had passed, Satya Yuga began. At that time there was a king named Indradyumna, who hailed from the solar dynasty, who was a great devotee of Lord Visnu and who had established his kingdom in the Malava-district of Avanti Nagari. He had become very eager to see the Supreme Lord in Person. Then one Vaisnava was sent into the court of Sri Indradyumna by the Lord and told him about Sri Nila Madhava. Hearing this news the king sent different Brahmanas in different directions to search for Sri Nila Madhava, but all of them returned to the capital unsuccessfully. The only successful courier was the court priest Sri Vidyapati. After many wanderings, he came to an unvedic territory named Sabara. In that Sabara-community he took shelter of the house of a Sabara named Visvavasu, where he found a lone virgin girl named Lalita, who was Visvavasu’s daughter. When the man came home and found this brahmana in his house he ordered his daughter to serve the guest. Later, on the special request of the Sabara, Vidyapati accepted the hand of the girl in marriage.

Vidyapati used to see the Sabara going out every night and returning home the next day at noontime, his body smelling of perfumes like sandal paste, camphor, and musk. Vidyapati asked his wife Lalita-Sundari what was going on and Lalita told him that her father was going out every day to render puja to Sri Nila Madhava.

Vidyapati’s bliss knew no bounds, now that, after searching for so long, he had finally found Sri Nila Madhava. Lalita had disobeyed the order of the Sabara by telling her husband about Sri Nila Madhava. Vidyapati now became very eager to see Sri Nila Madhava. Finally, after many earnest requests by his daughter, Visvavasu agreed to show Sri Nila Madhava to Vidyapati, on the condition that he would allow his eyes to be blindfolded. Visvavasu’s daughter had bound some mustard seeds in the fold of her husband’s dhoti, which Vidyapati dropped one by one on the road. When Vidyapati had arrived before Sri Nila Madhava the Sabara released the blindfold from his eyes. When Vidyapati saw the amazing form of Sri Nila Madhava he began to dance in ecstasy and offer praises to the Lord. The Sabara left Vidyapti with Sri Nila Madhava and went off to look for roots and forest-flowers as paraphernalia for the puja. Meanwhile, the Brahmana saw that a crow had fallen asleep and had dropped in a nearby pond, thus drowning and instantly attaining a four-armed form with which it ascended to Vaikuntha (attaining Sarupya Mukti). Seeing this, the brahmana climbed into a nearby tree and wanted to jump from it into the pond to give up his life in a similar way, but then a voice in the sky said: “O Brahmana! You should first go to king Indradyumna and tell him that you have seen Sri Nila Madhava!”

The Sabara had meanwhile collected his roots and forest flowers and began to offer puja to Sri Nila Madhava, but then Sri Nila Madhava told him: “I have accepted your roots and forest flowers for so long, now I desire to accept the royal service rendered to Me by My devotee Kind Indradyumna!”

Thinking: “I will now be deprived of the service of Sri Nila Madhava!” the Sabara kept his son-in-law locked in his house, but after being repeatedly petitioned he released the Brahmana, who went to King Indradyumna and told him that he had found the deity of Sri Nila Madhava. The king blissfully set off with many people to bring Sri Nila Madhava. The king followed the mustard-seeds that were dropped by Vidyapati and that had meanwhile sprouted, but when he came to the end of the trail he did not find Sri Nila Madhava, so with his generals, he besieged the village of the Sabaras and had the Sabara taken prisoner. Then a voice in the sky told the king: “Let go of the Sabara! Build a temple on the blue mountain of Niladri; there you will see Me as Daru Brahma, transcendence in wood. You will not see My form of Sri Nila Madhava!”

Sri Indradyumna brought stones to build the temple from a place called Baulmala and had a road built for that purpose from there all the way to Nilakandara. After arranging for the stones to be brought over this road, he had the temple built in the Sankha-Nabhi-Mandala and had a small village, named Rama-Kṛṣṇapura, established there. The foundation of the temple is 60 cubits deep and, is 120 cubits above the ground. On the summit of the temple, he had a jug placed and on top of that a disc. The whole temple was adorned with gold. Sri Indradyumna Maharaja wanted Lord Brahma to inaugurate the temple, but a lot of time passed in waiting for him to arrive. In this time the temple that was built by Sri Indradyumna became covered over by the sand from the ocean. Meanwhile men like Suradeva, and after that Gala Madhava, established their kingdoms there. Gala Madhava had the temple dug out of the sand. Meanwhile, Sri Indradyumna returned from the abode of Lord Brahma and claimed before Gala Madhava that he was the builder of the temple, but Gala Madhava said that he had built the temple. The crow named Bhūșạņḍi, who stayed in a nearby Kalpa-Banyan-tree, had witnessed the whole affair, for he had been there already for ages, chanting the holy names of Lord Rama, and he testified that the temple had been built by Sri Indradyumna Maharaja, but that it had become covered over by sand in his absence and excavated by Kind Gala Madhava. Gala Madhava denied the truth and remained on the western side of the temple, on the outside, following the indication of Lord Brahma. Sri Indradyumna prayed to Lord Brahma for permission to build a temple and establish a most redeeming holy place here, but Sri Brahma replied: “I am not able to establish a temple or a holy place myself; these places are the manifestations of the innate potency of the Lord and the Lord cannot be installed, since He is self-manifest. By the Lord’s grace Sri Jagannatha and His holy abode are dwelling within the material world; but I will bind a flag to the summit of the temple – anyone who sees this summit from a distance and offers prostrated obeisances to it will easily attain liberation!”

Sri Daru Brahma: Having been unable to see Sri Nila Madhava, Sri Indradyumna Maharaja sat down on a Kusa-seat, vowing to fast until death. Then Sri Jagannatha told him in a dream: “Don’t worry! I will appear as Daru Brahma, floating in a place called Samudra Bāṅkimāhāna!” The King went there with his soldiers and officers and beheld Sri Daru Brahma there, marked with a conch shell, disc, club, and, lotus flower. Although the King engaged powerful men and elephants to move Daru Brahma, he was unable to do so. The Sri Jagannatha deva told the king in a dream: “Bring My previous servant Visvavasu, who served Me in My form of Sri Nila Madhava, here and place a golden chariot in front of Daru Brahma.”

The king commenced the work following the orders he received in his dream. Vasu the Sabara was placed on one side of Sri Daru Brahma and the brahmana Vidyapati on the other side. Everyone then began to perform Harinama sankirtana everywhere. The king held the lotus feet of Sri Daru Brahma and prayed to Him to mount the chariot, and when Sri Daru Brahma had mounted the chariot the king took Him to the designated place, where Lord Brahma commenced the sacrifice. Sri Nrsimhadeva was also present on the sacrificial altar. It is said that wherever this temple is, such a sacrifice is being performed. On the western side of the Mukti, Mandapa Nrsimhadeva resides and He is named ‘Adi Nrsimhadeva’ there.

Sri Indradyumna Maharaja called for many expert sculptors to help reveal the divine image of Sri Daru Brahma, but none of them was able to touch it. Their chisels were all broken. Finally, the Lord came there Himself in the disguise of an old sculptor, introducing Himself as Ananta Mahārāṇā, and promised to reveal the divine image behind closed doors within 21 days. Meanwhile, all the other artists that had been called by the king were engaged in making three chariots on the order of the old sculptor, who himself took Daru Brahma inside the temple and stayed alone with Him behind closed doors, insisting that the king not open the gates before 21 days had passed. The king, though, became very anxious because after two weeks of waiting he still did not hear the sounds of any chisels or other instruments. Although his ministers repeatedly forbade him to do so, the king forcibly pushed open the doors of the temple, being urged by the queen. Inside he did not find the old sculptor, he only saw that Daru Brahma had manifest Himself in three images. And when he came before the images he saw that the lotus-fingers and lotus-feet of the Lord had not become manifest yet. An intelligent minister than told the king: “This old sculptor was no one else but Sri Jagannatha Himself! Because your majesty has opened the gates of the temple a week too early Sri Jagannatha has manifested Himself in this way!” The king, considering himself a great offender, vowed to commit suicide. He lay down on a bed of Kusa-grass, and when half the night has passed Sri Jagannatha granted him His audience in a dream, saying: “I am eternally established in Sri Nilacala under the name of Sri Purusottama in the form of Daru Brahma. Within this material world, I have descended along with My abodes in 24 different forms. Although I have no material hands and feet I accept the articles that My devotees serve Me with transcendental hands and feet, and with these limbs, I traverse all the worlds for their welfare! This is the eternal promise of the Vedas, but you have caused Me to break this promise and hence, for the sake of performing a sweet pastime, I have descended in this form! Premanjana cchurita bhakti vilocanena. The devotees that crave for My sweetness see Me as Syamasundara, who keeps His flute to His mouth! Because you desire to serve Me in My majestic aspect You can adorn Me with golden and silver hands and feet, but you should know that My body is itself the ornament of all its ornaments!” Hearing these words of Sri Jagannatha in his dream the king felt blessed and prayed as follows: “May the descendants of the old sculptor who made this image of Yours remain alive for centuries and always remain engaged in making these three chariots!” Sri Jagannatha smiled slightly and said: “So be it.” Then Sri Jagannatha-deva also told the king: “That descendant of that Visvavasu, who served Me in My form of Nila Madhava, and who are known as Dayitās, will remain engaged in My service forevermore. The descendants of the brahmana Vidyapati’s wife will remain My priests and the Sabari-sons of Vidyapati will be cooking My meals and will be known as Sūyāra (soup-cookers).”

Sri Indradyumna Maharaja told Sri Jagannatha-deva – “Please grant me the boon that the gates of Your temple will remain closed for just three hours a day and that they will be open for the rest of the day so that all the people of the world will be able to see You! Food will be offered to You throughout the day so that Your leaf-like hands will never remain dry!” Sri Jagannatha-deva agreed by saying: tathāstu (so be it!). Now ask for a boon for your own sake!”  The king said: “I want to remain without descendants so that none of my heirs will later claim Your temple as his personal property. Please bless me with this boon!” Sri Jagannatha deva than said: tathāstu and granted the king this boon.

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Pancanga Worship – 4. Sri Yamuna-Patala & 5. Sri Yamuna-Paddhati  (The Names and Worship of Sri Yamuna)

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Sri Mandhata said: “O tiger among sages, you are filled with transcendental knowledge. Please describe to me the Yamuna-Patala and the Yamuna-Paddhati, which fulfill all desires.”

Sri Saubhari said: “I will now describe to you the Yamuna-Patala and the Yamuna-Paddhati. One who performs them, hears them, or chants them becomes liberated even in this life.”

First one says Om, then the Maya-bija, then the Rama-bija, and then the Kama-bija. Then one takes the word Kalindi, places the word devi after it, places these words in the dative case, and then adds the word namah. This is the mantra that one chants.

The mantra then becomes, “Om hrim shrim klim kalindyai devyai namah”.

They who chant this eleven-syllable mantra attain perfection. They attain all their desires.

In a sacred circle, one should draw a sixteen-petal lotus flower. In the whorl of the lotus one should write the words Sri Krishna and Kalindi.

On the petals, one should write the names Jahnavi, Viraja, Krishna, Candrabhaga, Sarasvati, Gomati, Kauciki, Veni, Sindhu, Godavari, Vedasmrti, Vetravati, Satadru, Sarayu, Rsi-kulya, and Kakudmini. Then an exalted person should worship the lotus flower.

Then one should write the names Vrndavana, Govardhana, Vrnda, and Tulasi in the four directions. Then one should worship the lotus with these names.

Then one should chant the mantra:-

“om namo bhagavatyai kalinda-nandinyai surya-kanyakayai yama-bhaginyai shri-krishna-priyayai yuthi-bhutayai svaha”

(Obeisances to goddess Yamuna, the daughter of Mount Kalinda, the daughter of the sun-god, the sister of Yamaraja, the gopi-beloved of Sri Krishna).

Then, offering sixteen articles one should carefully offer worship.

Please know that what I have just spoken is the Patala. Now I will speak to you the Paddhati.

One should live as a brahmacari brahmana, keeping a vow of silence, eating leaves and barley, sleeping on the ground, controlling one’s mind, and chanting mantras.

One should free oneself from lust, anger, bewilderment, and hatred, and with great devotion, one should chant mantras.

During Brahma-Muhurta one should meditate on goddess Yamuna and at sunrise one should bathe in the Yamuna.

At midday and sunset, one should again offer obeisances to the Yamuna. When this vow of worshiping the Yamuna is completed, one should stand at the Yamuna’s shore.

Then one should worship one million exalted Brahmanas along with their sons. One should offer them fragrant flowers and delicious foods.

Then one should offer them garments, ornaments, and golden cups. In this way, one should offer them daksina. Then one’s observance of this vow is properly completed.

O noble-hearted king, in this way I have described to you the Yamuna-Paddhati. Please follow this vow in all respects.

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Pancanga Worship – 3. Sri Yamuna Sahasranama

Sri Yamuna Sahasranama (A Thousand Names of Sri Yamuna)

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The thousand transcendental names of Shri Yamuna, names that bring all perfection, names that make Lord Krishna into one’s submissive servant.

Yamuna – Om. Shri Yamuna

Kalindi – is the daughter of Mount Kalinda

Krishna – She is dark

Krishnarupa – has a dark form

Sanatani – is eternal

Krishna-vamamsa-sambhuta – was born from Lord Krishna’s left shoulder

Paramananda-rupini – has a form of transcendental bliss

Goloka-vasini – resides in Goloka

Cyama – is dark

Vrndavana-vinodini – enjoys pastimes in Vrndavana

Radha-sakhi – is Radha’s friend

Rasa-lila – dances in the rasa-lila

Rasa-mandala-mandani – is an ornament in the rasa-dance circle

Nikunja-vasini – stays in the forest groves

Valli and ragga-valli – is graceful as a flowering vine

Manohara – is beautiful

Cri-rasa-mandali-bhuta – stays in the rasa-dance circle

Yuthi-bhuta – is a gopi

Hari-priya – is Lord Krishna’s beloved

Goloka-tatini – stays in Goloka

Divya – is glorious

Nikunja-tala-vasini – stays in the forest

Dirgha – is long

Urmi-vega-gambhira – filled with great waves and currents

Puspa-pallava-vahini – decorated with flowers and leaves

Ghana-cyama – is dark as a cloud

Megha-mala – is dark as a garland of clouds

Balaka – is the home of many cranes

Padma-malini – is garlanded with many lotus flowers

Paripurnatama – is the most perfect

Purna – is perfect

Purna-brahma-priya – is the perfect Supreme Personality of Godhead’s beloved

Para – is transcendental

Maha-vegavati – is very powerful

Saksan-nikunja-dvara-nirgata – stands at the entrance to Vrndavana forest

Maha-nadi – is a great river

Manda-gatir – is gentle

Viraja-vega-bhedini – eclipses the Viraja river

Aneka-brahmanda-gata – is present in many universes

Brahma-drava-samakula – is filled with spiritual water

Ganga-micra – joins with the Ganga

Nirmalabha and Nirmala – is pure

Saritam vara – is the best of rivers

Ratna-baddhobhaya-tati – has jewel shores

Hamsa-padmadi-sagkula – is filled with swans, lotuses, and many other beautiful birds and flowers

Nadi – is a flowing river

Nirmala-paniya – has pure and sacred water

Sarva-brahmanda-pavani – purifies all the universes

Vaikuntha-parikhi-bhuta and parikha – is a moat surrounding the spiritual world

Papa-harini – removes sins

Brahmaloka-gata, brahmi, svarga and svarga-nivasini – stays in the spiritual world

Ullasanti – is splendid and playful

Protpatanti – is filled with great waves

Meru-mala – is glorious as a garland of Mount Merus

Mahojjvala – is very glorious

Cri-gaggambhah-sikharini – is more sacred than the Ganga

Ganda-caila-vibhedini – flows with such force that she breaks great boulders

Decan punanti – purifies the lands where she flows

Gacchanti and vahanti – flows swiftly

Bhumi-madhya-ga – flows on the earth

Martanda-tanuja – is the sun-god’s daughter

Punya – is sacred

Kalinda-giri-nandini – is Mount Kalinda’s daughter

Yama-svasa – is Yamaraja’s sister

Manda-hasa – smiles gently

Su-dvija – has beautiful teeth

Racitambara – wears beautiful garments

Nilambara – wears blue garments

Padma-mukhi – has a lotus face

Caranti – walks gracefully

Caru-darcana – is beautiful to see

Rambhoru – has thighs graceful as banana trees

Padma-nayan – has lotus eyes

Madhavi – is Lord Krishna’s beloved

Pramadottama – is the best of beautiful women

Tapac-caranti – is austere

Su-croni – has beautiful hips

Kujan-nupura-mekhala – wears tinkling anklets and belt

Jala-sthita – stays in the water

Cyamalaggi – has dark limbs

Khandavabha – is sweet as khandava-candy

Viharini – is playful

Gandivi-bhasini – spoke to Arjuna

Vanya – is filled with sacred water

Cri-krishnam varam icchati – desires Lord Krishna as her husband

Dvarakagamana – stays in Dvaraka

Rajni, Pattarajni and Maha-rajni – is Lord Krishna’s queen

Paraggata – attained the Supreme Personality of Godhead as her husband

Ratna-bhusa – wears jewel ornaments

Gomati – is glorious

Tira-carini – is a great river

Svakiya – is Lord Krishna’s wife

Sukha – is happy

Svartha – has attained her desires

Sva-bhakta-karya-sadhini – fulfills the desires of they who worship her

Navalagga – has a youthful form

Abala, Mugdha and Varagga – is a beautiful girl

Vama-locana – has beautiful eyes

Ajata-yauvana – is eternally young

Dina – is humble

Prabha-kanti, dyuti, cchavi, and su-cobha – is glorious

Parama – is transcendental

Kirti – is famous

Kucala – is beautiful and auspicious

Ajnata-Yauvana – is a girl whose eternal youth cannot be understood by conditioned souls

Navodha – is a new bride

Madhyaga and Madhya – is sometimes proud and sometimes gentle

Praudhih, Praudha, and Pragalbhaka – is sometimes proud

Dhira and Dhairya-dhara –  is sometimes peaceful and thoughtful

Adhira – is sometimes wildly passionate

Jyestha and Crestha – is the most exalted

Kulaggana – is saintly

Ksana-prabha, Cancalarca, Vidyut, Saudamini, and Tadit – is splendid as a lightning flash

Svadhina-patika and Svadhina-bhartrka – dominates her husband

Laksmih – is beautiful

Pusta – is glorious

Kalahantarita – sometimes quarrels with Krishna and refuses to see Him

Bhiru – is shy

Iccha, Protkanthita, and Akula – yearns to see Krishna

Kasipu-stha and Divya-cayya – reclines on a splendid pillow

Govinda-hrta-manasa – is a girl whose heart has been captured by Lord Govinda

Khandita, vipralabdha, viraharta, virahini, and prosita-bhartrka – is sometimes separated from Krishna

Akhanda-cobhadhya – is very beautiful

Abhisarika – meets Krishna again

Nari – is Krishna’s beloved

Manini – is glorious

Manada – gives all honor to others

Prajna – is intelligent

Mandara-vana-vasini – lives in a mandara forest

Jhagkarini and jhanat-kari – wears tinkling ornaments

Ranan-manjira-nupura – wears tinkling anklets

Mekhala and kanci – wears a sash

Amekhala – sometimes does not wear a sash

Kancani and kancanamayi – has a golden complexion

Kancuki – wears a beautiful bodice

Kancuka-mani – wears a jewel bodice

Crikanthadhya – has a beautiful neck

Maha-mani – is splendid as a great jewel

Cri-harini – wears a beautiful necklace

Padma-hara – wears a lotus garland

Mukta – is splendid as a pearl

Mukta-phalarcita – wears a pearl necklace

Ratna-kagkana-keyura – wears jewel bracelets and armlets

Sphurad-agguli-bhusana – wears beautiful rings on her fingers

Darpana and darpani-bhuta – is proud

Dusta-darpa-vinacini – destroys the demons’ pride

Kambu-griva – has a neck graceful as a conchshell

Kambu-dhara – wears conchshell ornaments

Graiveyaka-virajita – wears a splendid locket

Tatagkini – wears beautiful earrings

Danta-dhara – has beautiful teeth

Hema-kundala-mandita – wears golden earrings

Cikha-bhusa – wears an ornament in her hair

Bhalapuspa – is decorated with a bhalapuspa

Nasa-mauktika-cobhita – is beautiful with a nose-pearl

mani-bhumi-gata – resides in a realm made of jewels

Devi – is a goddess

Raivatadri-viharini – enjoys pastimes on Mount Raivata

Vrndavana-gata and vrndaranya-nivasini – stays in Vrndavana forest

Vrnda – is the leader of many gopis

Vrndavana-lata – stays among the flowering vines in Vrndavana forest

Madhvi – is sweet and charming

Vrndaranya-vibhusana – is decorated with the forest ornaments of Vrndavana

Saundarya-lahari – is splashed by waves of beauty

Laksmi – is glorious

Mathura-tirtha-vasini – stays in the holy place of Mathura

Vicranta-vasini – stays at Vicranta-tirtha

Kamya and Ramya – is beautiful

Gokula-vasini – stays in Gokula

Ramana-sthala-cobhadhya – is very beautiful as she stays in Ramana-sthala

Mahavana-maha-nadi – is a great river flowing through Mahavana

Pranata – is meek and humble

Pronnata and pusta – is exalted

Bharati and bharatarcita – is eloquent

Tirtha-raja-gatir – stays at the king of holy places

Gotra – was born in the most exalted family

Ganga-sagara-saggama – flows to the place where the Ganga meets the ocean

Saptabdhi-bhedini – flows into the seven seas

Lola – is restless and fickle

Sapta-dvipa-gata balat – forcibly touches the seven continents

Luthanti – rolls about in the ground in ecstasy

Cailan bhidyanti – breaks the greatest mountains

Sphuranti – is glorious

Vegavattara – is the most powerful and swift

Kancani – has a golden complexion

Kancani-bhumih and kancani-bhumi-bhavita – resides in a realm of gold

Loka-drstir – is now visible in this world

Loka-lila – enjoys pastimes in this world

Lokalokacalarcita – is worshiped on Mount Lokaloka

Cailodgata – resides on a mountaintop

Svarga-gata – resides in the spiritual world

Svargarca and svarga-pujita – is worshiped in the spiritual world

Vrndavani – resides in Vrndavana

Vanadhyaksa – is the goddess of Vrndavana

Raksa – is the great protector

Kaksa – wears a beautiful sash

Tati-pati – wears beautiful garments

Asi-kunda-gata – stays at Asi-kunda

Kaccha – wears a beautiful sash

Svcacchanda – is independent

Ucchalita – is exalted

Adi-ja – was present at the beginning of creation

Kuhara-stha – flows even in the lower realms

Ratha-prastha – travels on an chariot

Prastha – travels widely

Cantatara – is most peaceful

Atura – yearns to attain Krishna

Ambu-cchata and cikarabha – is filled with water

Dardura and darduri-dhara – nourishes a host of towns and villages

Papagkuca – is a hook to chase sins away

Papa-simhi – is a lion to chase sins away

Papa-druma-kutharini – is an ax to cut down the tree of sins

Punya-saggha and punya-kirtih – is pure and sacred

Punya-da and punya-vardhini – brings sanctity and purification

Madhor-vana-nadi – flows through Madhuvana

Mukhya – is great

Atula – is peerless

Talavana-sthita – flows through Talavana

Kumudvana-nadi – flows through Kumudvana

Kubja – flows in a winding course

Kumudambhoja-vardhini – nourishes many lotuses and water lilies

Plava-rupa – is filled with water

Vegavati – flows swiftly

Simha-sarpadi-vahini – nourishes lions, snakes, and many other wild animals

Bahuli and bahula – appears in many forms

Bahuda – is generous

Bahvi – is great

Vana-vandita – is worshiped by all forests

Radha-kunda-kalaradhya – worships Radha-kunda

Krishna-kunda-jalacrita – takes shelter of Syama-kunda

Lalita-kunda-ga – stays at Lalita-kunda

Ghanta – flows with a sound like the tinkling of bells

Vishakha-kunda-mandita – is decorated with Vishakha-kunda

Govinda-kunda-nilaya – is the home of Govinda-kunda

Gopa-kunda-taraggini – is the home of Gopa-kunda

Sri-ganga – is also known as Shri Ganga

Manasi-ganga – is known as manasa-ganga

Kusumambara-bhavini – is decorated with flower-garments

Govardhini – flows by Govardhana Hill

Go-dhanadhya – nourishes the cows

Mayuri – nourishes many peacocks

Vara-varnini – is glorious

Sarasi – has many lakes

Nila-kanthabha – has a complexion like Lord Siva’s

Kujat-kokila-potaki – is filled with warbling baby cuckoos

Giriraja-prasu – is the daughter of the king of mountains

Bhuri – is great

Atapatra – is a great parasol

Atapatrini – holds a parasol

Govardhanagka – carries the mark of Govardhana Hill

Go-danti – nourishes the cows

Divyausadhi-nidhi – has a great treasury of splendid transcendental plants

Srti – flows gracefully

Paradi and Paradamayi – brings one to the farther shore of the ocean of repeated birth and death

Naradi – delivers the living entities

Caradi – is splendid in the autumn

Bhrti – is decorated with splendid ornaments

Sri-krishna-caranagka-stha – bears the footprints of Lord Krishna

Kama – is beautiful

Kamavanacita and kamatavi – flows by Kamavana

Nandini – is blissful

Nanda-grama-mahi-dhara – flows by Nandishvara Hill

Brhat-sanu-dyutih-prota – is a great mountain-peak of glory

Nandishvara-samanvita – flows by Nandishvara Hill

Kakali – is filled with the warbling of birds

Kokilamayi – is filled with cuckoos

Bhandira-kuca-kaucala – brings happiness to the grass of Bhandiravana

Lohargala-prada – is filled with dark waves

Kara – is active

Kacmira-vasanavrta – is filled with the fragrance of kunkuma

Barhisadi – flows by Barhisadi-pura

Sonapuri – flows by Sonapura

Suraksetra-pura – flows by Suraksetra

Adhika – is exalted

Nanabharana-cobhadhya – is splendid with many ornaments

Nana-varna-samanvita – assumes many different features

Nana-nari-kadambadhya – is glorified by the women of Vraja

Nana-ragga-mahiruha – has shores decorated with many trees

Nana-loka-gata – gives shelter to the people

Abhyarci – is glorious

Nana-jala-samanvita – is filled with water

Stri-ratna – is the jewel of women

Ranta-nilaya – is the home of many jewels

Lalana-ratna-rajini – is splendid with many jewel like women

Raggini, ragga-bhumadhya, ragga, and ragga-mahiruha – provides a place for Lord Krishna’s rasa-dance

Raja-vidya – knows the king of knowledge

Raja-guhya – knows the great secret of all knowledge

Jagat-kirti – is glorified throughout the universes

Ghana – is dark as a monsoon cloud

Aghana – is filled with water

Vilola-ghanta – is decorated with tinkling bells

Krishnagga – stays by Lord Krishna’s side

Krishna-deha-samudbhava – was born from Lord Krishna’s body

Nila-pagkaja-varnabha – is dark as a blue lotus

Nila-pagkaja-harini – is decorated with blue lotuses

Nilabha – has a dark complexion

Nila-padmadhya – is splendid with blue lotuses

Nilambhoruha-vasini – is the home of many blue lotuses

Nagavalli – nourishes many betelnut plants

Nagapuri – became the home of the Kaliya serpent

Nagavalli-dalarcita – is worshiped with betelnut leaves

Tambula-carcita – chews betelnuts

Carca – is anointed with fragrances

Makaranda-manohara – is sweet as honey

Sa-kesara, kesarini, and keca-pacabhicobhita – has beautiful hair

Kajjalabha, kajjalakta, kajjali, and kalitanjana – wears black mascara

Alakta-carana – decorates her feet with red lac

Tamra – has a dark complexion

Lala – is affectionate

Tamri-krtambara – wears dark garments

Sinduritalipta-vani – marks her hair with red sindura

Sucri – is beautiful

Crikhanda-mandita and patira-pagka-vasana – is anointed with sandal paste

Jata-mamsi – has beautiful hair

Srag-ambara – wears splendid garlands and garments

Agari – is glorious as the moon

Aguru-gandhakta – is fragrant with aguru

Tagaracrita-maruta – is the home of breezes bearing the scent of tagara

Sugandhi-taila-rucira – is fragrant with scented oil

Kuntalali and su-kuntala – has beautiful hair

Cakuntala – is the home of many birds

Apamsula and pativratya-parayana – is devoted and faithful to Lord Krishna

Surya-Prabha – is glorious like the son

Surya-kanya – is the sun-god’s daughter

Surya-deha-samudbhava – was born from the sun-god

Koti-surya-pratikaca – is glorious as millions of suns

Suryaja and surya-nandini – is the sun-god’s daughter

Samjna – is transcendental knowledge personified

Samjna-suta – is Samjna’s daughter

Sveccha – is independent

Samjna – is above the realm of mere knowledge

Moda-pradayini – brings happiness to others

Samjna-putri – is Samjna’s daughter

Sphurac-cchaya – is glorious

Tapati and tapa-karini – is austere

Savarnyanubhava – is like Shri Krishna

Devi – is a goddess

Vadava – is a brahmani

Saukhya-dayini – gives happiness

Canaiccaranuja – is the younger sister of Sanaiccara

Kila – is glorious

Candra-vamca-vivardhini – increases the glory of the moon-god’s dynasty

Candra-vamca-vadhu – married into the moon-god’s dynasty

Candra – is glorious like the moon

Candravali-sahayini – is Candravali’s friend

Candravati, candra-lekha, and candrakanta – is glorious like the moon

Anuga – is a faithful follower of Lord Krishna

Amcuka – is dressed in splendid garments

Bhairavi – can become ferocious

Piggala – has a dark complexion

Acagki – is fearless

Lilavati – is playful

Agarimayi – is fragrant with agara

Dhana-cri – is wealthy and glorious

Deva-gandhari – is splendid and fragrant

Svar-mani – is a celestial jewel

Guna-vardhini – is virtuous

Vraja-malla – enjoys wrestling pastimes in Vraja

Bandha-kari – binds Lord Krishna with ropes of love

Vicitra – is wonderful

Jaya-karini – is victorious

Gandhari – sings in the raga gandhara

Manjari – sings in the raga mannjari

Todi – sings in the raga todi

Gurjari – sings in the raga gurjari

Asavari – sings in the raga asavari

Jaya – sings in the raga jaya

Karnati – sings in the raga karnati

Ragini – sings in the raga ragini

Gauri – sings in the raga gauri

Vairati – sings in the raga vairati

Gaura-vatika – sings in the raga gaura-vatika

Catuc-candra – sings in the raga catuc-candra

Kala – sings in the raga kala

Heri – sings in the raga heri

Tailaggi – sings in the raga tailaggi

Vijayavati – sings in the raga vijayavati

Tali and tala-svara – sings with graceful rhythms

Gana – sings beautifully

Kriya-matra-prakasini – sings expertly

Vaicakhi – sings in the ragas vaicakhi

Cancala –  cancala

Caru – an oblation

Macari – macari

Ghughati – ghughati

Ghata – ghata

Vaihagari – vaihagari

Sorathi – sorathi

Ica – ica

Kaidari – kaidari

Jala-dharika – jala-dharika

Kamakara-cri – sings in the ragas kamakara-cri

Kalyani – Kalyani

Gauda-kalyana-micrita – gauda-kalyana-micrita

Raja-sanjivini – raja-sanjivini

Hela – hela

Mandari – mandari

Kama-rupini – kama-rupini

Saraggi – sings in the ragas saraggi

Maruti – Maruti

Hodha – hodha

Sagari – sagari

Kama-vadini – kama-vadini

Vaibhasi – vaibhasi

Maggala – maggala

Candri – is glorious like the moon

Rasa-mandala-mandana – is an ornament for the rasa-dance circle

Kama-dhenu – is like a Kamadhenu cow

Kama-lata – is like a desire-vine

Kamada – fulfills all desires

Kamaniyaka – is beautiful

Kalpa-vrksa-sthali – is the home of many desire trees

Sthula – is great

Sudha-saudha-nivasini – is the home of many nectar palaces

Goloka-vasini – resides in Goloka

Cubhru – has beautiful eyebrows

Yasti-bhrd – carries a staff

Dvara-palika – protects the gateway

Crggara-prakara – decorates Lord Krishna

Crgga – is exalted

Svaccha – is pure

Cayyopakarika – decorates the Lord’s bed

Parsada – is the Lord’s companion

Su-sakhi-sevya – is served by many gopi friends

Cri-vrndavana-palika – protects Shri Vrndavana

Nikunja-bhrt – protects the forest of Vrndavana

Kunja-punja – flows through many forests

Gunjabharana-bhusita – is decorated with gunja

Nikunja-vasini – resides in the forest

Prosya – is sometimes separated from Lord Krishna because He has gone to a foreign country Govardhana-tati-bhava – flows near Govardhana Hill

Vishakha – is dear to Vishakha

Lalita – is dear to Lalita

Rama – is a goddess

Niruja – never becomes ill

Madhu-madhavi – enjoys pastimes with Lord Krishna in the springtime

Eka – is without equal

Naika-sakhi – has many friends

Cukla – is splendid

Sakhi-madhya – is surrounded by many friends

Maha-manah – has a noble heart

Cruti-rupa – is like the personified Vedas

Rsi-rupa – is like a sage

Maithilah – is like the girls of Mithila

Kaushala striyah – is like the girls of Kaushala

Ayodhya-pura-vasinyah – is like the girls of Ayodhya

Yajna-sitah – is like the Yajna-sitas

Pulindakah – is like the Pulindas

Rama-vaikuntha-vasinyah – is like the girls of Rama-vaikuntha

Cvetadvipa-sakhi-janah – is like the girls of Svetadvipa

Urdhva-vaikuntha-vasinyah – is like the girls of Urdhva-vaikuntha

Divyajita-padacritah – is like the girls of Divyajita

Sri-lokacala-vasinyah – is like the girls of Lokaloka

Sri-sakhyah – is like the friends of the goddess of fortune

Sagarodbhavah – is like the girls born from the ocean of milk

Divya – is like the divya-gopis

Adivya – is like the adivya-gopis

Divyagga – is like the girls of Svargaloka

Vyapta – is like the girls that stay in many places at once

Tri-guna-vrttayah – is like the tri-guna-vrtti-gopis

Bhumi-gopyah – is like the bhumi-gopis

Deva-naryah – is like the demigoddesses

Latah – is like the flowering vines that became gopis

Ausadhi-virudhah – is like the plants that became gopis

Jalandharyah – is like the Jalandharis

Sindhu-sutah – is like the daughters of the ocean

Prthu-barhismati-bhavah – is like the prthu-barhismati girls that became gopis

Divyambara – is like the divyambara gopis

Apsarasah – is like the apsaras that became gopis

Sautalah – is like the girls of Sutalaloka that became gopis

Naga-kanyakah – is like the snake-girls that became gopis

Param dhama – is the beloved of He who is the Supreme Abode

Param brahma – is the beloved of He who is the Supreme Brahman

Paurusa – is the beloved of the Supreme Person

Prakrtih para and tata-stha – is the transcendental potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Guna-bhu – is virtuous

Gita – is glorified in song

Gunagunamayi – has virtues that are beyond the touch of the three modes of material nature  Guna – is virtuous

Cid-ghana – is spiritual

Sad-asan-mala – is the beloved of He who stands at the beginning of the string of causes and effects

Drsti – has transcendental vision

Drcya – is beautiful

Gunakari – is virtuous

Mahat-tattvam – is the beloved of He who is the origin of the mahat-tattva

Ahagkaro – is the beloved of He who is the origin of the false-ego

Manah – is the beloved of He who is the origin of the mind

Buddhi and pracetana – is the beloved of He who is the origin of the intelligence

Cetah – is the beloved of He who is the origin of the mind

Vrtti – is the beloved of He who is the origin of action

Svantaratma – is the beloved of He who is the Supersoul in everyone’s heart

Caturthi – is the beloved of He who stands beyond wakefulness, dream, and dreamless sleep  Catur-aksara  – is the beloved of He who is designated by the sacred syllable Om

Catur-vyuha and Catur-murti – is the beloved of He who expands as Vasudeva, Sagkarsana, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha

Vyoma-vayu – is the beloved of he who stays in the spiritual sky

Ado jalam – is the beloved of He who stays is the ocean at the bottom of the material universe

Mahi – is the beloved of He who is the origin of the earth

Cabda – is the beloved of He who is the origin of sound

Rasa – is the beloved of He who is the origin of taste

Gandha – is the beloved of He who is the origin of smell

Sparca – is the beloved of He who is the origin of touch

Rupam – is the beloved of He who is the origin of form

Anekadha – is the beloved of He who  appears in many forms

Karmendriyam – is the beloved of He who is the origin of the working senses

Karmamayi – is the beloved of He who is the origin of action

Jnanam – is the beloved of He who is the origin of knowledge

Jnanendriyam – is the beloved of He who is the origin of the knowledge-acquiring senses

Dvidha – is the beloved of He who appears in two features

Tridha – is the beloved of He who appears in three features

Ahibhutam – is the beloved of He who appears as the adhibhautika-purusa

Adhyatmam – is the beloved of He who appears as the adhyatma-purusa

Adhidaivam – is the beloved of He who appears as the adhidaiva-purusa

Adhisthitam – is the beloved of He who is the original creator

Jnana-cakti – is the beloved of He who is the master of knowledge

Kriya-cakti – is the beloved of He who is the master of pious deeds

Sarva-devadhidevata – is the beloved of He who is the master of all the demigods

Tattva-saggha – is the beloved of He who is the supreme truth

Virag-murti – is the beloved of He who is the universal form

Dharana and dharanamayi – is the beloved of He who is the supreme object of meditation

Cruti – is the beloved of He who is the object of the Sruti-castra

Smrti – is the beloved of He who is the object of the Smrti-castra

Veda-murti – is the beloved of He who is the Vedas personified

Samhita – is the beloved of He who is glorified by the samhitas

Garga-samhita – is the beloved of He who is glorified by the Garga-samhita

Paracari – is the beloved of He who appeared as Paracara’s son

Srsti and vidhatrka – is the beloved of He who is the original creator

Parahamsi – is the beloved of He who is the original paramahamsa

Yajnavalki – is the beloved of He who is worshiped by Yajnavalkya

Bhagavati – is the beloved of the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Crimad-bhagavatarcita – is the beloved of He who is worshiped in Shrimad-Bhagavatam

Ramayanamayi – is the beloved of He who is glorified in the Ramayana

Ramya – is the beloved of He who is the most handsome

Purana-purusa-priya and purana-murti – is the beloved of He who the ancient Supreme Person  Punyagga – is pure and sacred

Castra-murti – is the Vedas personified

Mahonnata – is exalted

Manisa – is wise and thoughtful

Dhisana and vani – is eloquent

Buddhi, dhih, cemusi, and mati – is intelligent

Gayatri and veda-savitri – chants the gayatri mantra

Brahmani and brahma-laksana – is transcendental

Durga – is difficult to approach

Arpana – is a great devotee of Lord Krishna

Sati and Satya – is saintly

Parvati – is born from a mountain

Candika – is sometimes ferocious

Ambika – is sometimes filled with maternal love

Arya – is noble-hearted

Daksayani and daksi – is expert

Daksa-yajna-vighatini – is dear to she who destroyed the Daksa-yajna

Pulomaja – is dear to Puloma Muni’s daughter

Caci and indrani – is dear to Saci

Devi – is a goddess

Deva-vararpita – was offered in marriage to Lord Krishna, the master of the demigods

Vayuna dharini – is the object of Vayu’s meditation

Dhanya – is glorious

Vayavi and vayu-vega-ga – flows as swiftly as the wind

Yamanuja – is Yamaraja’s younger sister

Samyamani – sometimes visits Samyamani-pura

Samnja – is dear to Samjna

Chaya – is dear to Chaya

Sphurad-dyuti – is glorious

Ratna-devi and ratna-vrnda – is splendid with many jewels

Tara – is splendid as a star

Tarani-mandala – is the daughter of the Sun-god

Ruci – is glorious

Canti – peaceful

Ksama – patient

Cobha – beautiful

Daya – merciful

Daksa – expert

Dyuti – splendid

Trapa – shy

Tala-tusti – satisfied with a handful

Vibha – glorious

Pusti – exalted

Santusti – satisfied

Pusta-bhavana – glorious

Catur-bhuja – sometimes has four arms

Caru-netra – has beautiful eyes

Dvi-bhuja – sometimes has two arms

Asta-bhuja – sometimes has eight arms

Abala – is delicate

Cagkha-hasta – holds a conchshell in her hand

Padma-hasta – holds a lotus in her hand

Cakra-hasta – holds a cakra in her hand

Gada-dhara – holds a club

Nisagga-dharini – carries a quiver of arrows

Carma-khadga-pani – holds a sword and shield in her hands

Dhanur-dhara – holds a bow

Dhanus-tagkarani – shoots many arrows with a loud sound

Yodhi – is a great warrior

Daityodbhata-vinacini – destroys the demonic armies

Ratha-stha – rides on a chariot

Garudarudha – rides on Garuda

Cri-krishna-hrdaya-sthita – stays in Lord Krishna’s heart

Vamci-dhara – is the beloved of Lord Krishna, who plays the flute

Krishna-vesa – stays by Lord Krishna

Sragvini – is decorated with a garland of flowers

Vana-malini – is decorated with a garland of forest flowers

Kirita-dharini – wears a crown

Yana – travels to many places

Manda-manda-gati and gati – walks gracefully

Candra-koti-pratikaca – is splendid as millions of moons

Tanvi – is slender

Komala-vigraha – is delicate

Bhaismi, bhisma-suta, bhima, rukmini, and rukma-rupini – is dear to Rukmini

Satyabhama – is dear to Satyabhama

Jambavati – is dear to Jambavati

Satya – is dear to Satya

Bhadra – is dear to Bhadra

Sudaksina – is dear to Sudaksina

Mitravinda – is dear to Mitravinda

Sakhi-vrnda – is dear to the gopis

Vrndaranya-dhvaja – is a flag decorating Vrndavana

Urdhvaga – is exalted

Crggara-karini – is expert at decorating Radha and Krishna

Crgga, crgga-bhuh, and crgga-da – is exalted

Khaga – is a goddess

Titiksa – is tolerant

Iksa – had beautiful eyes

Smrti – is thoughtful

Spardha – competes to attain Lord Krishna

Sprha – yearns to attain Lord Krishna

Craddha – trusts Lord Krishna

Sva-nirvrti – is happy

Ica – is a goddess

Trsna – thirsts to attain Lord Krishna

Bhida – is sometimes separated from Lord Krishna

Priti – loves Lord Krishna

Himsa – is sometimes ferocious

Yacna – begs to attain Lord Krishna

Klama – is sometimes fatigued

Krsi – is attracted to Lord Krishna

Aca – hopes to attain Lord Krishna

Nidra – sometimes sleeps

Yoga-nidra – sleeps in a mystic trance

Yogini and yogadanuga – is a yogini

Nistha – has faith in Lord Krishna

Pratistha – takes shelter of Lord Krishna

Samiti – is peaceful

Sattva-prakrti – is situated in transcendental goodness

Uttama – is exalted

Tamah-prakrti – sometimes appears to they who are in the mode of darkness

Durmarsi – sometimes is ferocious

Rajah-prakrti – sometimes appears to they who are in the mode of passion

Anati – is humble

Kriya – sometimes is active

Akriya – sometimes is inactive

Krti – is saintly

Glani – destroys the impious

Sattviki – sometimes appears to they who are in the mode of goodness

Adhyatmiki – is spiritual

Vrsa – is religion personified

Seva-cikha-mani – is the crest-jewel of devotees

Vrddhi – is exalted

Ahuti – calls out to Lord Krishna in her prayers

Piggalodbhava – has a dark complexion

Naga-bhasa – is a river that speaks the language of snakes

Naga-bhusa – is a river decorated with snakes

Nagari and nagari – is a graceful and beautiful gopi

Naga – is a river with many trees on its shore

Nau, nauka, and bhava-nau – is a boat to cross the ocean of repeated birth and death

Bhavya – is the proper object of meditation

Bhava-sagara-setuka – is a bridge to cross the ocean of repeated birth and death

Manomayi – is thoughtful

Darumayi – is a river with many trees on its shore

Saikati and sikatamayi – is a river with many beaches

Lekhya – is a gopi decorated with colorful designs and pictures

Lepya – is anointed with fragrances

Manimayi – is decorated with jewel ornaments

Pratihema-vinirmita – is decorated with gold ornaments

Caila and caila-bhava – is the daughter of Mount Kalinda

Cila – is virtuous

Cikarabha – is filled with spray from its turbulent waves

Cala – sometimes flows swiftly

Acala – sometimes is almost motionless

Asthita – sometimes is restless

Su-sthita – sometimes is peaceful

Tuli – is an expert painter

Vaidiki – is learned in the Vedas

Tantriki – is learned in the Tantras

Vidhi – is learned in the rules of religion

Sandhya – meets Lord Krishna at a rendezvous

Sandhyabhra-vasana – dresses for a rendezvous with Lord Krishna

Veda-sandhi – is learned in the Vedas

Sudhamayi – is sweet as nectar

Sayantani – meets Lord Krishna in the evening

Cikha – is splendid as a burning flame

Avedhya – is eternal and can never be harmed

Suksma – is transcendental

Jiva-kalakrti – is a jiva-kala expansion of Lord Krishna

Atma-bhuta – is born from Lord Krishna

Bhavita – is the proper object of meditation

Anvi – is transcendental

Prahvi – is humble

Kamala-karnika – is beautiful as the whorl of a lotus

Nirajani – offers arati to Lord Krishna

Maha-vidya – is very learned

Kandali – has many newly blossoming flowers by her shores

Karya-sadhani – fulfills the devotees’ desires

Puja – is the proper object of worship

Pratistha – is a goddess

Vipula – is great

Punanti – is sacred and purifying

Para-laukiki – brings one to the spiritual world

Cukla-cakti – is the Lord’s spiritual potency

Mauktiki – gives liberation

Pratiti – has faith in Lord Krishna

Paramecvari – is the beloved of the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Viraja – is supremely pure

Usnik – is glorified with prayers written in the meter usnik

Virad-veni – is the hair of the Lord’s universal form

Venuka and venu-nadini – expertly plays the flute

Avartini – is a river that has many whirlpools

Vartikada and varta – is a messenger

Vrtti – is active in Lord Krishna’s service

Vimanaga – travels in airplanes

Rasadhya, rasini, rasa, and rasa-mandala-vartini – is expert in the rasa-dance

Gopa-gopicvari – is a leader of the gopas and gopis

Gopi – is a gopi

Gopi-gopala-vandita – is worshiped by the gopas and gopis

Go-carini – herds the cows

Gopa-nadi – is a river that helps the gopas

Gopananda-pradayini – gives happiness to the gopas

Pacavyada – nourishes the cows

Gopa-sevya – is served by the gopas

Kotico go-ganavrta – is a place where millions of cows meet

Gopanuga and gopavati – is a place where many gopas meet

Govinda-pada-paduka – is a place where Lord Krishna places His feet

Vrsabhanu-suta and radha – is a friend of Vrsabhanu’s daughter

Sri-krishna-vaca-karini – has brought Lord Krishna under her dominion

Krishna-pranadhika – is a girl for whom Lord Krishna is more dear than life

Cacvad-rasika – eternally enjoys nectar pastimes with Lord Krishna

Rasikecvari – is a queen of they who enjoy nectar pastimes with Lord Krishna

Avatoda – is a friend of the Avatoda river

Tamraparni – is a friend of the Tamraparni river

Krtamala – is a friend of the Krtamala river

Vihayasi – is a friend of the Vihayasi river

Krishna – is a friend of the Krishna river

Veni – is a friend of the Veni river

Bhimarathi – is a friend of the  Bhimarathi river

Tapi – is a friend of the Tapi river

Reva – is a friend of the Reva river

Mahapaga – is a friend of the Mahapaga river

Vaiyasaki – is a friend of the Vaiyasaki river

Kaveri – is a friend of the Kaveri river

Tuggabhadra – is a friend of the Tuggabhadra river

Sarasvati – is a friend of the Sarasvati river

Candrabhaga – is a friend of the Candrabhaga river

Vetravati – is a friend of the Vetravati river

Rsikulya – is a friend of the Rsikulya river

Kakudmini – is a friend of the Kakudmini river

Gautami – is a friend of the Gautami river

Kauciki – is a friend of the Kauciki river

Sindhu – is a friend of the Sindhu river

Bana-gagga – is a friend of the Bana-gagga river

Atisiddhida – is a friend of the Atisiddhida river

Godavari – is a friend of the Godavari river

Ratnamala – is a friend of the Ratnamala river

Ganga – is a friend of the Ganga river

Mandakini – is a friend of the Mandakini river

Bala – is a friend of the Bala river

Svarnadi – is a friend of the Svarnadi river

Jahnavi – is a friend of the Jahnavi river

Vela – is a friend of the Vela river

Vaisnavi – is a friend of the Vaisnavi river

Maggalalaya – is auspicious

Bala – is youthful

Visnu-padi – is a place where Lord Krishna places His feet

Prokta – is described in the scriptures

Sindhu-sagara-saggata – is a friend of the holy place Sindhu-sagara

Ganga-sagara-cobhadhya – is glorious like Ganga-sagara

Samudri – flows into the ocean

Ratnada – is full of jewels

Dhuni – is a beautiful river

Bhagirathi, svar-dhuni, bhuh, and Sri-vamana-pada-cyuta – is a friend of the Ganga

Laksmi – is glorious

Rama – delightful

Ramaniya – beautiful

Bhargavi – is a friend of Bhrgu Muni’s daughter

Visnu-vallabha – is dear to Lord Vishnu

Sita and Janaki – is a friend of Sita

Arci – is glorious as a flame

Mata – is like the mother of the world

Kalagka-rahita – is sublimely pure

Kala – is a kala expansion of Lord Krishna

Krishna-padabja-sambhuta – was born from Lord Krishna’s lotus feet

Sarva – has all glories

Tri-patha-gamini – travels through the three worlds

Dhara and visva-bhara – nourishes the worlds

Ananta – is limitless

Bhumi – flows on the earth

Dhatri – maintains the earth

Ksamamayi – is very tolerant

Sthira – is steady and peaceful

Dharitri, Dharani, and Urvi – maintains the earth

Cesa-phana-sthita – stays under Sesa’s hoods

Ayodhya and Raghava-puri – stays in Ayodhya

Kauciki – is worshiped by Visvamitra

Raghuvamsaja – worships Lord Ramacandra

Mathura and Mathuri – flows by Mathura

Pantha – flows in a beautiful course

Yadavi – flows by the city of the Yadavas

Dhruva-pujita – is worshiped by Dhruva

Mayayuh – gave a long life to Mayasura

Bilva-niloda – has waters dark as bilva leaves

Ganga-dvara-vinirgata – flows from Haridwar

Kucavarta-mayi – flows by Kucavarta

Dhrauvya – is worshiped by Dhruva

Dhruva-mandala-madhya-ga – flows through Dhruvaloka

Kaci, Civa-puri, and Varanasi – flows by Varanasi

Cesa – is perfect

Vindhya – flows by the Vindhya Hills

Siva – is auspicious

Avantika – flows by Avantika-pura

Devapuri – flows by Devapuri

Projjvala – is splendid

Ujjayini – flows by Ujjayini

Jita – is victorious

Dvaravati, Kuca-bhuta, and Kucasthali – flows by Dvaraka

Dvara-kama – fulfills all desires

Maha-puri – flows by many great cities

Sapta-puri – flows by seven cities

Nandi-grama-sthala-sthita – flows by Nanda-grama

Salagrama-siladitya – is a friend of the Gandaki river, where the Salagrama-cilas are manifest  Cambhala-grama-madhyaga – flows by Sambhala-grama

Vamca-gopalini – worships the flutist Krishna

Ksipta – has renounced the material world

Hari-mandira-vartini – is a palace for Lord Krishna’s pastimes

Barhismati – flows by Barhismati-pura

Hastipuri – flows by Hastinapura

Cakra-prastha-nivasini – flows by King Indra’s residence

Dadimi – nourishes many pomegranate trees

Saindhavi – flows to the ocean

Jambu – is a friend of the Jambu river

Pauskari and Puskara-prasu – is a friend of Puskara-tirtha

Utkalavarta-gamana – flows through Orissa

Naimisi and Naimisavrta – flows by Naimisaranya

Kurujaggala-bhu – flows through Kurujaggala

Kali – has a dark complexion

Haimavati – is born from the Himalayas

Arbudi – is dark as a cloud

Budha – is wise

Cukara-ksetra-vidita – flows by Sukara-ksetra

Cveta-varaha-dharita – is maintained by Lord Sveta-varaha

Sarva-tirthamayi and Tirtha – contains all holy places within her waters

Tirthanam Tirtha-karini – makes the holy places sacred

Harini sarva-dosanam – removes all sins

Dayini sarva-sampadam – gives all good fortune

Vardhini tejasam – brings glory and power

Saksat – has directly appeared in this world

Garbha-vasa-nikrntani – ends the need to again be born in a mother’s womb

Goloka-dhama-dhanini – is the opulence of Goloka

Nikunja-nija-manjari – is a graceful flower to decorate her own transcendental forest

Sarvottama – is the greatest

Sarva-punya – is supremely sacred

Sarva-saundarya-crgkhala – has all beauty

Sarva-tirthopari-gata – is the best of all holy places

Sarva-tirthadhidevata – is the deity worshiped by all holy places

Crida – gives beauty, glory, and wealth

Crisa – is the queen of beauty, glory, and wealth

Cri-nivasa – is the abode of beauty, glory, and wealth

Cri-nidhih and Cri-vibhavana – is a treasury of beauty, glory, and wealth

Svaksa – has beautiful eyes

Svagga – has beautiful limbs

Catananda – has a hundred blisses

Nanda – is filled with happiness

Jyoti – is splendid and

Ganecvari – is a leader of the gopis

These thousand sacred names of Shri Yamuna bring fame and fulfill all desires. They remove the greatest sins. They increase the span of life.

A person who once recites these names need not fear thieves at night. A person who twice recites these names need not fear highwaymen.

A brahmana who chants these names ten times as he devotedly meditates on Shri Yamuna, if he is diseased becomes free of his disease, if he is imprisoned becomes released from prison, if he wishes a son begets a son, if he wishes knowledge, becomes a learned scholar, and becomes free from bewilderment, paralysis, being under others’ control, forced exile, being attacked by others, withering away, panic, madness, and suffering. He attains great wealth. He attains whatever he desires in his heart.

By hearing these thousand names a brahmana attains great Brahmanical power, a Kshatriya becomes king of the world, a Vaisya becomes the master of great wealth, and a Sudra becomes pure in heart.

A person who, when he worships the Lord recites these thousand names of Shri Yamuna is never touched by sin as a lotus leaf is never touched by water.

A person who for one year every day recites these names one hundred times and every day performs the Yamuna-Patala, Yamuna-Paddhati, Yamuna-Stava, and Yamuna-Kavaca becomes king of the seven Dvipas.

A person who, devoted to Shri Yamuna and free of material motives, recites these prayers, attains the three goals of life, becomes saintly, and becomes liberated even in this world.

A person who recites these thousand names goes to Goloka, the beautiful realm filled with flowering vines by the Yamuna’s shore, the sound of intoxicated bees, and the charming pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

In my next article, I will explain Pancanga Worship – 4. Sri Yamuna-patala & 5. Sri Yamuna-paddhati

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Pancanga Worship – 2. Sri Yamuna-Stava (Prayers to Sri Yamuna)

Pancanga method of worshiping the Yamuna

2) Sri Yamuna-Stava (Prayers to Sri Yamuna)

Before reading my below article, I would like to request my viewers to read my other article first “The Story of the Women of Barhishmati-Pura, the Apsaras, and the Women of Sutala and Nagendra”

Sri Mandhata said: “O Saubhari, O tiger among sages, please kindly tell me the transcendental Yamuna-Stava, which brings all perfection.”

Sri Saubhari said: “O noble-hearted one, please hear the Yamuna-Stava, which grants all perfection and brings the four goals of life.”

Obeisances to Sri Yamuna, who was born from Sri Krishna’s left shoulder! Obeisances to Sri Yamuna, who has a spiritual form like that of Lord Krishna! O Sri Yamuna, obeisances to you! Obeisances to you!

To a person that is lusty, foolish, polluted with many sins, and fond of quarreling with the devotees, Sri Yamuna, who is filled with many buzzing bees, gives residence in the transcendental abode of Goloka.

O Yamuna, you have a spiritual form like that of Sri Krishna. In your whirlpools, Lord Matsya appears. In your waves, Lord Kurma appears. In each drop of your water, Lord Krishna is splendidly manifest.

I offer my respectful obeisances unto you, who are playful, who are dark as a monsoon cloud, who were born from Lord Krishna’s left shoulder, who move swiftly, who are also named Viraja, who carry all waters, who break the coverings of the universe, who break great mountains and fortresses, who flow through the earth, who have beautiful shores, and who are a garland decorating the earth.

O Yamuna, when it is heard on this earth, your holy name destroys a great mountain of sin. When your name is spoken it again destroys a great host of sins. May your holy name stay in the circle of my words. In the city of your brother, Yamaraja, who is the son of the sun-god, you are known by the name Pracanda.

Sri Yamuna is a rope to pull one out of the blind well of sense gratification. Sri Yamuna is a snake to eat the rat of sin. Sri Yamuna is a beautiful crown of flowers on the usnik poems that are the hair on the head of the Lord’s universal form. Sri Yamuna gives wealth and good fortune to the people of this world. Even in Goloka, Sri Yamuna is dear, rare, glorious, and without any rival.

O Yamuna, O place where the gopis, gopas, and cows enjoy pastimes, O glory of Lord Krishna, by your shores is a great tumult of swiftly moving waves, by your shores is a great forest filled with the buzzing of bees and the calls of the peacocks, by your shores is a host of cooing cuckoos. May Sri Yamuna, who is decorated with the flowering vines of Vraja, protect me.

Even if they have as many tongues as there are hairs on their bodies or grains of sand on the beach, or even if they are as powerful as Lord Sesa, the most exalted devotees still cannot properly describe all your virtues.

A person who at sunrise hears or recites these prayers glorifying Sri Yamuna attains transcendental auspiciousness. A person who regularly hears and remembers these prayers attains the supreme transcendental abode, where the Supreme Personality of Godhead enjoys pastimes in the forests by the Yamuna’s shore.

In my next article, I will explain Pancanga Worship – 3. Sri Yamuna Sahasranama

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Pancanga Worship – 1. Sri Yamuna-Kavaca (The Sri Yamuna Armor)

Pancanga method of worshiping the Yamuna.

1. Sri Yamuna-Kavaca (The Sri Yamuna Armor)

Before reading my below article, I would like to request my viewers to read my another article first “The Story of the Women of Barhishmati-Pura, the Apsaras, and the Women of Sutala and Nagendra”

Sri Mandhata said: “O fortunate one, please give to me the supremely splendid Kavaca of Sri Yamuna, Lord Krishna’s queen. I will always keep it very carefully.”

Sri Saurabhi said: “O noble-hearted king, please hear the Yamuna-Kavaca, which protects one from all dangers and brings to one the four goals of life.”

One should meditate on dark, four-armed, beautiful, lotus-petal-eyed Yamuna, who is seated on a chariot. Then one should meditate on the Yamuna-Kavaca.

A Brahmana should bathe, face the east, refrain from conversation, offer the Sandhya prayers, sit in the svastika-asana posture on a kusa mat, tie his hair with kusa grass, and recite the following words.

May Yamuna always protect my head. May Krishna always protect my eyes. May Syama always protect my eyebrows. May Nakavasini always protect my nose.

May Paramananda-Rupini always protect my cheeks. May Krishna-Vamamsa-Sambhuta always protect my ears.

May Kalindi always protect my lips. May Surya-Kanyaka always protect my chin. May Yama-Svasa always protect my neck. May Maha-Nadi always protect my chest.

May Krishna-Priya always protect my back. May Tatini always protect my arms. May Sucroni always protect my loins. May Caru-Darcana always protect my hips.

May Rambhoru always protect my thighs. May Agghri-Bhedini always protect my knees. May Rasecvari always protect my ankles. May Papa-Praharini always protect my feet.

May Paripurnatama-Priya always protect me from everything that is inside, outside, above, below, in the eight directions, and in the entire universe.

A pauper who ten times recites with devotion this very wonderful Yamuna-Kavaca becomes wealthy.

A wise Brahmacari who eats little and for three months recites this Kavaca attains a great kingdom.

What is not attained by a person who within three months chants this Kavaca 110 times with devotion?

A person who rises early and recites this Kavaca attains the result of all pilgrimages. At the end of his life, he goes to Sri Goloka, the supreme abode, which even the great yogis cannot attain.

In my next article, I will explain Pancanga Worship – 2. Sri Yamuna-stava

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The Story of the Women of Barhishmati-Pura, the Apsaras, and the Women of Sutala and Nagendra

In the Garga Samhita, Sri Narada Muni explains to Sri Bahulashva, the story of the Women of Barhishmati-Pura, the Apsaras, and the Women of Sutala and Nagendra

In Vraja lived a righteous and wealthy gopa named Nanda, who had been the king of Shonapura. He had five thousand wives.

He had many daughters. Some had previously been born from the milk-ocean and had been the goddess of fortune’s friends, and now were born as gopis by Lord Matsya’s benediction, and others had been the plants the sprouted when the earth was milked.

Some had been the women of Barhishmati-Pura. They remembered their previous birth. Others had been apsaras and became gopi by the blessings of Narayana Rishi

Some had been the women of Sutalaloka and became gopis by the blessings of Lord Vamana. Others had been the daughters of the king of the Nagas and they became gopis by the spiritual blessings of Lord Shesha.

Durvasa Muni gave them the wonderful Krishna-Pancanga method of worship. Following it, they worshiped the Yamuna and attained Lord Krishna as their husband.

Once, during the month of Caitra (March-April), Lord Krishna, who is more charming than Kamadeva, enjoyed a swing festival with these gopis in a Kadamba Kalpa-Vriksha tree in a beautiful and secluded place in beautiful Vrindavana forest, a place filled with trees and Madhavi vines, buzzing bees, cooing cuckoos and cranes, and a gentle breeze from the nearby Yamuna.

As the Yamuna was filled with waves, these gopis, deeply in love with Krishna, enjoyed pastimes on a swing.

As Kamadeva shines with Rati by His side, so in Vrindavana forest, Lord Krishna shone with Kirti’s daughter Radha, who was more beautiful and glorious than millions of moons, by His side.

All these gopis attained Nanda’s son, Lord Krishna, the perfect Supreme Personality of Godhead, as their lover. Who can describe the austerities they must have performed?

During the beautiful month of Caitra (March-April), by the Yamuna’s shore, the beautiful gopis that had been the daughters of the Naga-king attained Lord Balarama, as their lover.

Shri Narada Muni said: “Now I have told you the beautiful and sacred story of the gopis, a story that removes all sins. What more do you wish to hear?”

Shri Bahulashva said: “O sage, please describe to me the Pancanga method of worshiping the Yamuna that Durvasa gave to the gopis and that they followed to attain Lord Krishna.”

 Shri Narada said: “Simply by hearing this ancient story one becomes free of all sins.”

As glorious Mandhata, the king of Ayodhya was hunting, he wandered into Saubhari Muni’s auspicious ashrama, which was in beautiful Vrindavana forest by the Yamuna’s shore. Bowing down before his son-in-law, the respectful king spoke to Saurabhi.

Shri Mandhata said: “O Lord, O best of the all-knowing, You are like a second sun that lights up the darkness of the worlds. Please tell me how in this life I may attain a great kingdom and in the next life a spiritual form like that of Lord Krishna.”

Shri Saubhari said: “I will describe to you the Pancanga method of worshiping the Yamuna. This worship brings all perfection. It gives one a spiritual form like that of Lord Krishna. This worship brings one a kingdom that lasts for as long as the sun rises and shines in the sky. This worship makes Lord Krishna into one’s submissive servant.”

The wise know that the five parts of Pancanga Worship are : –

1. Sri Yamuna-Kavaca,

2. Sri Yamuna-Stava,

3. Sri Yamuna Sahasra-Nama,

4. Sri Yamuna-Patala,

5. Sri Yamuna-Paddhati.

In my next articles, I will explain each one in detail.

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The Story of the Jalandharis

In the Garga Samhita, Sri Narada Muni explains to Sri Bahulashva, the story of the births and deeds of the Jalandharis that became gopis, a story that again and again removes the people’s sins.

On the shore of seven rivers there was a great city named Ranga-pattana. Sixteen miles around, it was filled with all opulences. A gopa named Rangoji was the king of that city. He was very powerful and wealthy, and He had many children and grandchildren.

Once, at the year’s end, Rangoji, overcome with pride and foolishness, did not pay his annual tribute to emperor Dhritarashtra. When the gopa-king Rangoji would not even go to meet him, emperor Dhritarashtra sent an army of ten thousand soldiers.

They bound Rangoji with ropes and took him to Hastinapura. How many years was he in prison? Although he was beaten in prison, he was unafraid. He was so greedy he still would not give any money to emperor Dhritarashtra.

One night the gopa-king Rangoji escaped from the prison and returned to his own city.

Then Dhritarashtra sent three Akshauhini divisions to recapture Rangoji.

Although wounded by a flood of arrows, he continued to fight, again and again shooting his bow. Even after his enemies broke his armor and bow and killed his soldiers, for how many days did Rangoji fight?

When all was hopeless, he sent a messenger to Kamsa, the king of the Yadus.

The messenger went to Mathura, entered the royal assembly, with folded hands and bowed head offered obeisances to King Kamsa, and in a voice choked with emotion spoke the following words.

“O king, a righteous gopa named Rangoji is the ruler of the city Ranga-Pattana. His army defeated, he is now distressed and without a shelter. Now he takes shelter of you. You remove the troubles of they who suffer in this world. Your virtues are sung everywhere. Having defeated the demigods and demons, you rule the earth. You are like Indra, the king of the demigods.”

“As a Cakora bird thinks of the moon, as a lotus flower thinks of the sun, as a Cataka bird thinks of the autumn rains, as a hungry man thinks of food, and as a thirsty man thinks of water, so King Rangoji, frightened in battle, thinks of you.”

After hearing these words, Kamsa, the friend of the distressed, decided to go there with ten million demons.

Burning with passion, Kamsa climbed on Kuvalayapida elephant, who was black and enormous like the Vindhya mountains, who gushed with streams of rut, whose face was decorated with designs drawn with gomutra, musk, and red sindura, whose feet were covered with a network of chains, and who trumpeted like thunder.

Accompanied by Canura, Mustika, Keshi, Vyomasura, Aristasura, and a host of other demons, Kamsa quickly traveled to Ranga-pattana.

Armed with arrows, swords, and tridents, the armies of the Yadus and Kurus fought a gory battle. The sky became dark with a great shower of arrows. Then, as a fire enters a forest, so Kamsa, armed with a great club, penetrated the Kuru army.

As King Indra with his thunderbolt knocks down a great mountain, so Kamsa with his thunderbolt club, knocked many armored warriors to the ground. Kicking them with his feet, Kamsa destroyed many chariots. Kicking them with his heel, Kamsa killed many horses. He beat many elephants and many he overturned, their feet kicking in the air. Grabbing them at the root of their forelegs, powerful Kamsa picked up many jewel-saddled elephants, whirled them around, and threw them into the sky.

Vyomasura picked up many bell-decorated elephants and threw them in the faces of the enemy army.

In its horns the powerful demon Aristasura picked up many great chariots and their horses, whirled them around, and threw them in all directions. Kicking them with its hind legs, the great demon Keshi threw many powerful horses to the ground.

When they saw the fearsome nature of this battle, the remaining Kuru soldiers became frightened and fled in the ten directions.

Taking Rangoji and his family with him, the demon-king Kamsa triumphantly entered Mathura as the drums played a slow march.

Hearing of their own defeat, the Kurus were overcome with anger. Seeing that things were now favorable for the demons, everyone became silent.

Then the powerful demon-king Kamsa gave to Rangoji a beautiful city named Barhishat, which stood on the outskirts of Vraja.

The gopa-king Rangoji made his home there. There, by Lord Krishna’s benediction, the Jalandharis were born from his many wives.

Decorated with beauty and youth, they were married to various gopas. They loved Lord Krishna as their paramour.

During the month of Caitra (March-April), and in the beautiful and sacred forest of Vrindavana, Lord Krishna enjoyed a great rasa dance with them.

We can have paramour relationship with Lord Krishna only. The living entity is the fragmental part and parcel of the Supreme Lord – eternally. We must follow in the footsteps of Lord Ramachandra to live an ideal and perfect life. We must follow the instructions given by Lord Krishna to live an ideal and perfect life, we should never try to imitate Lord Krishna.

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