The Glories of Srimati Radharani

Today as I was practicing my bhajan I began to think about the glories of Srimati Radharani, the Queen of Vraja. Sri Radha has unlimited transidental qualities and is praised in song and dance. She is so mericiful and is forever the beloved of Sri Gaura-Sundara for whom our hearts are constantly yearning.

As Sri Krishn's beloved, that most merciful lord has promised Srimati Radharani that her name shall always come before his own. To this divine and enchanting couple I bow down again and again.



Radharani ki jai, maharani ki jai
bolo barsane vari ki jai jai jai

Thakurani ki jai, hari priya ki jai
vrsabhanu-dulari ki jai jai jai

Gaurangi ki jai, hemangi ki jai
vrajaraja-kumari ki jai jai jai

Vraja-rani ki jai, vraja devi ki jai
gahvara vana vari ki jai jai jai

Translation:

1. All glories to Radharani! All glories to the greatest of all Queens. Sing the glories of Radharani, who lives in Barsana.

2. All glories to Radha Thakurani (Queen Radha), who is the beloved of Sri Hari. All glories to the beloved daughter of King Vrsabhanu.

3. All glories to Radharani who has a fair complexion and golden limbs.

4. All glories to the Queen of Vraja. All glories to the goddess of Vraja. All glories to Radha who wanders in the Gahvara forest.


rādhe jaya jaya mādhava-dayite
gokula-taruṇī-maṇḍala-mahite


(1)
dāmodara-rati-vardhana-veśe
hari-niṣkuṭa-vṛndā-vipineśe


(2)
vṛṣabhānūdadhi-nava-śaśi-lekhe
lalitā-sakhi guṇa-ramita-viśākhe


(3)
karuṇāḿ kuru mayi karuṇā-bharite
sanaka-sanātana-varṇita-carite


Translation:

(Refrain) O Radha! O beloved of Madhava! O You who are worshiped by all the young girls of Gokula! All glories unto You! All glories unto You!



(1-3) You who dress Yourself in such a way as to increase Lord Damodara's love and attachment for You! O queen of Vrndavana, which is the pleasure grove of Lord Hari! O new moon that has arisen from the ocean of King Vrsabhanu! O friend of Lalita! O You who make Visakha loyal to You due to Your wonderful qualities of friendliness, kindness, and faithfulness to Krsna! O You who are filled with compassion! O You whose divine characteristics are described by the great sages Sanaka and Sanatana! O Radha, please be merciful to me!