Kothaya Go Premamayi Radhe Radhe
Where are you, O loving Radha? Radhe Radhe — Radhe Radhe, all glories to Radhe Radhe!
Show yourself and save this life — Radhe Radhe. Your poor beggar calls out to you — Radhe Radhe.
O Radha, who enjoys pastimes in Vrindavana — Radhe Radhe. O Radha, who enchants the mind of Kanu — Radhe Radhe.
O Radha, crown-jewel of the eight chief sakhis — Radhe Radhe. O Radha, daughter of Vrsabhanu — Radhe Radhe. The gosai calls her name always, as his fixed rule — Radhe Radhe.
Once he calls at Kesi-ghata, again he calls at Vamsi-vata — Radhe Radhe. Once he calls in Nidhuvana, again he calls in the kunja-forest — Radhe Radhe.
Once he calls at Radha-kunda, again he calls at Syama-kunda — Radhe Radhe. Once he calls in Kusuma-vana, again he calls at Govardhana — Radhe Radhe.
Once he calls in Tala-vana, again he calls in Tamala-vana — Radhe Radhe. With soiled cloth on his body, he rolls about in the dust of Vraja — Radhe Radhe.
With his mouth he speaks "Radha, Radha," and floats in the tears of his own eyes — Radhe Radhe. Through the lanes of Vrindavana he wanders, weeping aloud, calling "Radha" — Radhe Radhe.
Through all fifty-six dandas of day and night, he knows nothing but Radha and Govinda — Radhe Radhe.
For the remaining four dandas he lies down to sleep, and even in dream he sees Radha and Govinda — Radhe Radhe.
About Kothaya Go Premamayi Radhe Radhe
Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji — who would later initiate Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati — is remembered for a life of solitary bhajan wandering Vraja's holy sites calling out Radha's name, and this song reads as a self-portrait of exactly that practice. It names one holy place after another where the singer calls, and in its final two verses divides the whole day into fifty-six dandas spent crying "Radhe Radhe" and only four dandas of sleep, in which even his dreams show him Radha and Govinda.
- Composer
- Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji · Read biography
- Verses
- 10
Frequently asked
Who wrote Kothaya Go Premamayi Radhe Radhe?
Kothaya Go Premamayi Radhe Radhe was composed by Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji.
What is the meaning of Kothaya Go Premamayi Radhe Radhe?
Where are you, O loving Radha? Radhe Radhe — Radhe Radhe, all glories to Radhe Radhe!
How many verses does Kothaya Go Premamayi Radhe Radhe have?
Kothaya Go Premamayi Radhe Radhe has 10 verses.
Can I download Kothaya Go Premamayi Radhe Radhe as a PPT or PDF?
Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Kothaya Go Premamayi Radhe Radhe — verse and translation on each slide — is available to download in both PowerPoint (.pptx) and PDF formats from this page, for use in kirtan or temple programs.