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Rādhā Bhajane Jadi Mati Nāhi Bhelā

Glorification & Praise (Stuti, Mahimā)

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rādhā-bhajane jadi mati nāhi bhelā kṛṣṇa-bhajana taba akāraṇa gelā

Word for word

rādhā-bhajane worship of Rādhā; jadi if; mati mind; nāhi not; bhelā is; kṛṣṇa-bhajana worship of Kṛṣṇa; taba your; akāraṇa suddenly; gelā goes

Translation

If you do not wish to worship Rādhā, then the worship of Kṛṣṇa will suddenly flee from you.

2

ātapa rohita sūraya nāhi jāni rādhā-birahita mādhaba nāhi māni

Word for word

ātapa sunlight; rohita without; sūraya sun; nāhi not; jāni I know; rādhā-birahita without Rādhā; mādhaba Kṛṣṇa; nāhi not; māni I know

Translation

I know the sun does is never without sunlight. I know Kṛṣṇa is never without Rādhā.

3

kebala mādhaba pūjaye sa ajñānī rādhā anādara koro-i abhimānī

Word for word

kebala alone; mādhaba k; pūjaye worship; sa that; ajñānī fool; rādhā Rādhā; anādara without worship; koro-i does; abhimānī proud

Translation

Anyone who worships Kṛṣṇa without Rādhā is a fool. Anyone who disrespects Rādhā is arrogant.

4

kabaṅhi nāhi korobi tāṅkora saṅga citte icchasi jadi braja-rasa-raṅga

Word for word

kabaṅhi at any time; nāhi not; korobi will do; tāṅkora of him; saṅga association; citte in the heart; icchasi youdesire; jadi if; braja of Vraja; rasa nectar; raṅga pastimes

Translation

Please never associate with such persons, if in your heart you wish to taste the nectar of Vraja.

5

rādhikā-dāsī jadi hoya abhimāna śīghra-i mila-i taba gokula-kāna

Word for word

rādhikā-dāsī Rādhā's maidservant; jadi if; hoya is; abhimāna idea; śīghra-i quickly; mila-i meet; taba ofyou; gokula-kāna Gokula's Kṛṣṇa

Translation

If you think of yourself as Rādhā's maidservant, you will quickly meet Gokula's Kṛṣṇa.

6

brahmā śiba nārada śruti nārāyaṇī rādhikā-pada-raja pūjaye māni'

Word for word

brahmā Brahma; śiba Siva; nārada Narada; śruti theVedas; nārāyaṇī Laksmi; rādhikā-pada Rādhā's feet; raja dust; pūjaye worship; māni' honoring

Translation

Brahmā, Śiva, Nārada, Lakṣmī, and the Vedas personified all worship the dust of Rādhā's feet.

7

umā ramā satyā śacī candrā rukmiṇī rādhā-abatāra sabe - āmnāya-bāṇī

Word for word

umā Paravati; ramā Laksmi; satyā Satyabhama; śacī Saci; candrā candravali; rukmiṇī Rukmini; rādhāabatāra incarnations of Śrī Rādhā; sabe all; āmnāya of the Vedas; bāṇī the words

Translation

Pārvatī, Lakṣmī, Satyabhāmā, Śacī, Candrāvalī, and Rukmiṇī are all incarnations of Śrī Rādhā. This the Vedas say.

8

heno rādhā-paricarjā jāṅkara dhana bhakatibinoda tāṅ'ra māgaye caraṇa

Word for word

henaḥ like this; rādhā-paricarjā worship of Rādhāt; jāṅkara of whom; dhana wealth; bhakatibinoda Bhaktivinoda; tāṅ'ra of him; māgaye begs; caraṇa the feet

Translation

Bhaktivinoda begs to stay at the feet of persons whose only treasure is the worship of Śrī Rādhā.

About Rādhā Bhajane Jadi Mati Nāhi Bhelā

Closes Sri Radhastaka by warning that if the mind, mati, does not turn, nahi bhela, toward worship of Radha, devotion remains incomplete — making explicit the section's underlying argument that approaching Krsna without Radharani leaves the picture only half finished.

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Frequently asked

Who wrote Rādhā Bhajane Jadi Mati Nāhi Bhelā?

Rādhā Bhajane Jadi Mati Nāhi Bhelā was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.

What is the meaning of Rādhā Bhajane Jadi Mati Nāhi Bhelā?

If you do not wish to worship Rādhā, then the worship of Kṛṣṇa will suddenly flee from you.

How many verses does Rādhā Bhajane Jadi Mati Nāhi Bhelā have?

Rādhā Bhajane Jadi Mati Nāhi Bhelā has 8 verses.

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