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Namaste Sri Radhe Namaste Sri Syama

Refrain
namaste śrī rādhe namaste śrī śyāma
Translation

I offer my obeisances to You, Sri Radhe. I offer my obeisances to You, Sri Syama.

priyaḥ so ’yaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ saha-cari kuru-kṣetra-militas tathāhaṁ sā rādhā tad idam ubhayoḥ saṅgama-sukham tathāpy antaḥ-khelan-madhura-muralī-pañcama-juṣe mano me kālindī-pulina-vipināya spṛhayati
Translation

Srimati Radharani said, “My dear friend, now I have met My very old and dear friend Krsna on this field of Kuruksetra. I am the same Radharani, and now We are meeting together. It is very pleasant, but still I would like to go to the bank of the Yamuna beneath the trees of the forest there. I wish to hear the vibration of His sweet flute playing the fifth note within that forest of Vrndavana.”

su-gandhau mākanda-prakara-makarandasya madhure vinisyande vandī-kṛta-madhupa-vṛndaṁ muhur idam kṛtāndolaṁ mandonnatibhir anilaiś candana-girer mamānandaṁ vṛndā-vipinam atulaṁ tundilayati
Translation

The sweet, fragrant honey oozing from newly grown mango buds is again and again attracting groups of bumblebees, and this forest is trembling in the softly moving breezes from the Malaya Hills, which are full of sandalwood trees. Thus the forest of Vrndavana is increasing My transcendental pleasure.

kvacid bhṛṅgī-gītaṁ kvacid anila-bhaṅgī-śiśiratā kvacid vallī-lāsyaṁ kvacid amala-mallī-parimalaḥ kvacid dhārā-śālī karaka-phala-pālī-rasa-bharo hṛṣīkāṇāṁ vṛndaṁ pramadayati vṛndāvanam idam
Translation

My dear friend, this forest of Vrndavana is giving great pleasure to our senses in various ways. Somewhere bumblebees are singing in groups, and in some places mild breezes are cooling the entire atmosphere. Somewhere the creepers and tree twigs are dancing, the mallika flowers are expanding their fragrance, and an overabundance of juice is constantly flowing in showers from pomegranate fruits.

balād akṣṇor lakṣmīḥ kavalayati navyaṁ kuvalayaṁ mukhollāsaḥ phullaṁ kamala-vanam ullaṅghayati ca daśāṁ kaṣṭām aṣṭāpadam api nayaty āṅgika-rucir vicitraṁ rādhāyāḥ kim api kila rūpaṁ vilasati
Translation

The beauty of Srimati Radharani’s eyes forcibly devours the beauty of newly grown blue lotus flowers, and the beauty of Her face surpasses that of an entire forest of fully blossomed lotuses. Her bodily luster seems to place even gold into a painful situation. Thus the wonderful, unprecedented beauty of Srimati Radharani is awakening in Vrndavana.

About Namaste Sri Radhe Namaste Sri Syama

A song by Rupa Goswami. Sanatana Goswami describes the bliss of Sri Radharani after meeting Sri Krsna on the field of Kurukshetra.

Verses
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Frequently asked

Who wrote Namaste Sri Radhe Namaste Sri Syama?

Namaste Sri Radhe Namaste Sri Syama was composed by Rupa Goswami.

What is the meaning of Namaste Sri Radhe Namaste Sri Syama?

I offer my obeisances to You, Sri Radhe. I offer my obeisances to You, Sri Syama.

How many verses does Namaste Sri Radhe Namaste Sri Syama have?

Namaste Sri Radhe Namaste Sri Syama has 5 verses.

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