Stutimaṇḍala

Monday, August 04, 2008

radha_stuti

Radha Stuti at Stutimandal

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Sample: Rādhā is the queen of rasa-dance; She is enticing, Rama (Laksmī), the beloved of Krsna, and She is situated on the chest of Krsna. She is the Goddess of the life of Krsna and She brings forth (manifests) Mahavisnu. She is all-pervading Visnumāyā, and She is true, eternal and pure.[1--2]

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Thursday, May 22, 2008

dudha_prasanga

Doodh Prasang by Soordas at Stutimandal

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Sample: (Krsna says) O Mother! I will drink milk only on the condition that it will taste very nice; bring the milk which I milched out of the cow — feed me with only that milk.[1]

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Friday, May 09, 2008

haalaru_re

Krishna in Swing of Yashoda by Soordas at Stutimandal

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Sample: O Kanhaiyā! Swing in the swing. The carpenter has meticulously made and brought the swing and showed its working on the ground. O Kānhā! I am lost in Your charms; swing in the swing.[1]

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

nisadina_barasata

Nisadin Barsat Nain by Soordas at Stutimandal

Sample: Our eyes are watery, day and night; ever since Śyāma left Vraja, the season of rain has dawned on us. (The eyes are shedding tears like rain drops, continuously.) The kājala-pigments don’t stay in eyes for long; they flow with tears and our hands and cheeks become dark due to it.[2]

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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

uluukhal_bandhan

Ulookhal Bandhan by Soordas at Stutimandal

Sample: [Yaśodā says] ‘I have tied You (Kṛṣṇa) now and I will see who sets You free.’ Yaśodā said, ‘You have bothered me a lot,’ and tied the hand of Kṛṣṇa to a wooden-mortar.[1]

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Thursday, October 25, 2007

madhurashtakam

Madhurashtakam by Vallabacharya at Stutimandal

Sample: His lips are a delight, His body is a delight, His eye is a delight, His smile is a delight, His chest is a delight, His gait is a delight; everything about the ruler of Madhurāpurī is delightful.[1]

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Tuesday, September 04, 2007

vamsi_vaadana

Vamshi Vaadana at Stutimandal

Sample: Dear Gopāla is singing nicely in the Rāga Naṭa. O friend! Let us go to see Him, so that the eyes receive the best sight. He is standing below the tree of Harasṛṅgāra at the bank of river Yamunā.[1]

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