Radha Cinta Nivesana Yasya

Krsna

Kirtana

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Song Name: Radha

Cinta

Nivesana

Yasya

Official Name: Radha

Vinoda

Vihari

Tattvastakam

Author: Bhakti

Prajnana

Kesava

Goswami

Book Name: None

Language: Sanskrit

 

LYRICS:

(1)

rādhā-cintā-niveśena

yasya

kāntir

vilopitā

śrī-kṛṣṇa-caraṇam ́ vande

rādhālińgita-vigraham

 

(2)

sevya-sevaka-sambhoge

dvayor

bhedah ̣ kuto

bhavet

vipralambhe

tu

sarvasya

bhedah ̣ sadā

vivardhate

 

(3)

cil-līlā-mithunam ́ tattvam ́ bhedābhedam

acintyakam

śakti-śaktimator

aikyam ́ yugapad

vartate

sadā

 

(4)

tattvam

ekam ́ param ́ vidyāl

līlayā tad dvidhā

sthitam

gaurah ̣

kṛṣṇah ̣ svayam ́

hy

etad

ubhāv

ubhayam

āpnutah ̣

 

(5)

sarve

varṇāh ̣ yatrāviṣṭāh ̣ gaura-kāntir

vikāśate

sarva-varṇena

hīnas

tu

kṛṣṇa-varṇah ̣

prakāśate

 

(6)

saguṇam ́ nirguṇam ́ tattvam

ekam

evādvitīyakam

sarva-nitya-guṇair

gaurah ̣ kṛṣṇau

rasas

tu

nirguṇaih ̣

 

(7)

śrī

kṛṣṇam ́

mithunam ́ brahma

tyaktvā

tu

nirguṇam ́ hi tat

upāsate

mṛṣā

vijñāh ̣ yathā

tuṣāvaghātinah ̣

 

(8)

śrī

vinoda-vihārī

yo

rādhayā

milito

yadā

tadāham ́ vandanam ́ kuryām ́

sarasvatī-prasādatah ̣

 

(9)

iti

tattvāṣṭakam ́

nityam ́ yaḥ paṭhet

śraddhayānvitah ̣

kṛṣṇa-tattvam

abhijñāya

gaura-pade

bhaven

matih ̣

 

TRANSLATION

I worship the lotus feet of that form of Sri Krsna

when, due to being thoroughly immersed in separation from Srimati

Radhika (who is displaying mana , Her mood of jealous anger), His own dark complexion vanishes and He assumes Her bright, golden luster or, I worship the lotus feet of Sri Krsna

as He is embraced by Srimati

Radhika

(after Her mana has broken).

 

When Sri Krsna ( sevya – who always takes service from sevaka *) and Srimati

Radhika ( sevaka – who is always doing seva

to sevya ) meet together and enjoy each other, how can there be any distinction between Them ? But in vipralambha

Their feelings of separateness perpetually intensify. [* Sevya is bhokta

Bhagavan – who is always enjoying. Sevaka is bhogya

– who is enjoyed. At time of meeting there is no bheda , difference, between Them – They are abheda , non-different whereas in separation Their mood of difference especially increases.]

 

By the influence of acintya-sakti , the Divine Couple,

sakti (potency) and saktiman

(the possessor of potency) who perform unlimited transcendental pastimes, are forever simultaneously different and non-different. [Para- tattva is never without sakti . When sakti-saktiman

are one svarupa , in one body, then

gaura-tattva is manifest, and when They are separate in two bodies, Krsna as lila-purusottama

enjoys lila with Srimati

Radhika .]

 

Although the Supreme Truth is one, His pastimes appear in two forms: those ofSyamasundara

Krsna and Sri Gaurasundara , both of whom are directly Svayam

Bhagavan

(and whose contradictory qualities are fully harmonized by acintya-sakti ). [The usage of the word varna

(complexion) in verse 5 and the word guna (quality) in verse 6 establishes sri-gaura-tattva to be as worshipable as sri-krsna-tattva :]

 

Wherever all the colours are combined, a golden hue ( gaura-kanti ) is manifest for example, although all colours are present in the sun, its hue is golden. On the other hand, in the absence of all colour , black ( syama-kanti ) is manifest (and according to the opinion of modern scientists, black is actually devoid of colour ).

 

There is no difference between the supreme truth manifest as saguna (possessed of transcendental attributes – gaura-kanti ) and nirguna (devoid of material attributes – syama-kanti ). They are one and the same. Sri Gaurasundara possesses all eternal divine qualities and Sri Krsna is the embodiment of rasa which is completely devoid of mundane qualities.

 

Sri Krsna and Sri Gauranga

are both the supreme Brahman. Those who abandon serving Them to worship the formless Brahman never attain factual liberation and are precisely like those who try to extract rice by beating empty husks – all they obtain is their fruitless, hard labor.

 

By the mercy of my Gurudeva

Srila

Sarasvati

Prabhupada , I worship Sri Vinoda-bihari and Srimati

Radhika as They meet and take Their darsana at that time.

 

Whoever daily recites this astakam with great faith will fully comprehend Krsna-tattva and become immersed in meditation upon the lotus feet of Sri Gaurasundara .

 

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UPDATED: July 7, 2009