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AuthorRaghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī

Aviksatmesvari Kascid Vrndavana

Sri Radhika Astottara-sata Nama Stotram

1

-2) avīkṣyātmeśvarīṁ
kācid vṛndāvana-maheśvarīm tat-padāmbhoja-mātraika-gatir
dāsy ati-kātarā patitā tat-saras-tīre rudaty
arta-ravākulam tā-chrī-vaktrekṣaṇāvāptyai
nāmāny etāni saṁjagau

Some maidservant, unable to find her mistress, has fallen on the bank of Radhakunda, crying in great anxiety, being very eager to take exclusive shelter of Her lotus feet, glorifying Her by singing the following names of Her:

2

rādhā gāndharvikā
goṣṭha-yuva-rājaika-kāmitā gāndharvā rādhikā
candra-kāntir mādhava-saṅginī

Gandharvika,

3

dāmodarādvaita-sakhī
kārttikotkīrtideśvarī mukunda-dayitā-vṛnda-dhammilla-maṇi-mañjarī

7. Damodar's unrivalled girlfriend,

4

bhaskaropāsikā vārṣa-bhānavī
vṛṣabhānujā anaṅga-mañjarī-jyeṣṭhā
śrīdāmāvarajottamā

10. Who worships the sun,

5

kīrtidā-kanyakā
mātṛ-sneha-pīyūṣa-putrikā viśākhā-savayaḥ
preṣṭha-viśākhā-jīvitādhikā

16. Kirtida's daughter,

6

prāṇādvitīya-lalitā
vṛndāvana-vihāriṇī lalitā-prāṇa-lakṣaika-rakṣā
vṛndāvaneśvarī

20. Who is none other than Lalita's very life,

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vrajendra-gṛhinī-kṛṣṇa-prāya-sneha-niketanam
vraja-go-gopa-gopālī-jīva-mātraika-jīvanam

24. Who is as dear to Mother Yasoda as Krsna,

8

snehalābhīra-rājendra-vatsalācyuta-pūrvajā
govinda-praṇayādhāra-surabhi-sevanotsukā

26. Who is the object of King Nanda's affection,

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dhṛta-nandīśvara-kṣema-gamanotkaṇṭhi-mānasā
sva-dehādvaitatā-dṛṣṭi-dhaniṣṭhā-dhyeya-darśanā

29. Who is very eager to go to Nandisvara for serving Krsna,

10

gopendra-mahiṣī-pāka-śāla-vedi-prakāśikā āyur-vardhaka-raddhānnā
rohiṇī-ghrāta-mastakā

31. Who is seen in Mother Yadosa's kitchen,

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subala-nyasta-sārūpyā
subala-prīti-toṣitā mukharā-dṛk-sudhā-naptrī
jaṭilā-dṛṣṭi-bhīṣitā

34. Who has bestowed a form equal to Hers to Subala,

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madhumaṅgala-narmokti-janita-smita-candrikā
paruṇamāsī-bahiḥ-khelat-prāṇa-pañjara-śārikā

38. Who smiles like the moonbeams after hearing Madhumangala's jokes,

13

sva-gaṇādvaita-jīvātuḥ
svīyāhaṅkara-vardhinī sva-gaṇopendra-pādābja-sparśa-lambhana-harṣiṇī

40. Who is the only life of Her friends,

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svīya-vṛndāvanodyāna-pālikī-kṛta-vṛndakā
jñāta-vṛndāṭavī-sarva-latā-taru-mṛga-dvijā

43. Who has placed Vrnda in charge of Vrndavana's gardens,

15

īṣā-candana-saṅghṛṣṭa-nava-kāśmīra-deha-bhāḥ
javā-puṣpa-prabhā-hāri-paṭṭa-cīnāruṇāmbarā

Whose body shines with fresh vermillion ground with some sandalpaste,

16

caraṇābja-tala-jyotir-aruṇī-kṛta-bhū-talā hari-citta-camatkārī
cāru-nūpura-niḥsvanā

47. Whose lotus footsoles make the surface of the earth shine crimson-red,

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kṛṣṇa-śrānti-hara-śroṇī-pīṭha-valgita-ghaṇṭikā
kṛṣṇa-sarvasva-pīnodyat-kucāñcan-maṇi-mālikā

49. The nice sounds of whose waistbells remove Krsna's fatigue,

18

nānā-ratnollasā-chaṅkha-cūḍā-cāru-bhuja-dvayā
syamantaka-maṇi-bhrājan-maṇi-bandhāti-bandhurā

51. Whose two beautiful arms are adorned with conchshell bangles inset with various jewels,

19

suvarṇa-darpana-jyotir-ullaṅhi-mukha-maṇḍalā
pakva-dāḍima-bījābha-dantākṛṣṭāghabhī-chukā

53. The shining of Whose face defeats that of a golden mirror,

20

abjarāgādi-sṛṣṭābja-kalikā-karṇa-bhūṣaṇā
saubhāgya-kajjalāṅkāktā-netra-nindita-khañjanā

55. Whose ruby earrings are shaped like lotus buds,

21

su-vṛtta-mauktika-muktā-nāsikā-ṭila-puṣpikā
su-cāru-nava-kastūrī-tilakāñcita-bhālakā

57. Whose nose, that is beautiful as a sesame flower, is adorned with a round pearl,

22

divya-veṇī-vinirdhūta-keki-piñchā-vara-stutiḥ
netrānta-śara-vidhvaṁsi-kṛta-cāṇūrajid-dhariḥ

59. Whose divine hairbraid is worshiped by peacock feathers (being defeated in beauty),

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sphurat-kaiśora-tāruṇya-sandhi-bandhura-vigrahā mādhavollāsakonmattā
pikoru-madhura-svarā

61. Who is blooming teenage beauty personified,

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prāṇāyuta-śata-preṣṭha-mādhavotkīrti-lampaṭā
kṛṣṇāpaṅga-taraṅgodyat-smita-pīyūṣa-budbudā

64. Who is more attached to Madhava's great glories than to millions of lives,

25

puñjī-bhūta-jagal-lajjā-vaidagdhī-digdha-vigrahā karuṇa-vidravad-dehā
mūrtiman-mādhurī-ghaṭā

66. Who is the very form of cleverness, embarrassing the whole world,

26

jagad-guṇavatī-varga-gīyamāna-guṇoccayā
śacy-ādi-subhaga-vṛnda-vandyamānoru-saubhagā

69. Whose glories arre loudly sung by all the great ladies of the world,

27

vīṇā-vādana-saṅīta-rāsa-lāsya-viśāradā
nārada-pramukhodgīta-jagad-ānanda-sad-yaśaḥ

71. Who is expert in singing and playing vina in the rasa dance,

28

govardhana-guhā-geha-gṛhiṇī
kuñja-maṇḍanā caṇḍāṁśu-nandinī-baddha-bhāginī-bhāva-vibhramā (30 divya-kundalatā-narma-sakhya-dāma-vibhūṣitā govardhana-dharāhlādi-śṛṅgāra-rasa-paṇḍitā

73. She is the housewife in the caves in Govardhana,

29

girīndradhara-vakṣaḥ-śrī-śaṅkhacūḍāri-jīvanam
gokulendrasuta-prema-kāma-bhūpendra-paṭṭanam

76. She is adorned with the wreath of divine Kundalata's friendship,

30

vṛṣa-vidhvaṁsa-narmokti-sva-nirmita-sarovarā
nija-kuṇḍa-jala-krīḍā-jita-saṅkarṣaṇānujā

78. She is Laksmi on the chest of the holder of Govardhan,

31

muramardana-mattebha-vihārāmṛta-dīrghikā
girīndradhāra-pārīndra-rati-yuddhoru-siṁhikā

81. Who made Her own pond after the killer of Arista mocked Her,

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sva-tanu-saurabhonmattī-kṛta-mohana-mādhavā
dor-mūloccalana-krīḍā-vyākulī-kṛta-keśavā

83. She is the ambrosial pond of enjoyment for the intoxicated elephant who defeated Mura,

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nija-kuṇḍa-taṭī-kuñja-klpta-keli-kalodyamā
divya-malli-kulollāsi-śayyā-kalpita-vigrahā

85. Who enchants Madhava with Her intoxicating bodily fragrance,

34

kṛṣṇa-vāma-bhujānyasta-cāru-dakṣiṇa-gaṇḍakā
savya-bāhu-latā-baddha-kṛṣṇa-dakṣiṇa-sad-bhujā

87. Who expands Her artful plays in the kunja on the bank of Her own pond,

35

kṛṣṇa-dakṣiṇa-cārūru-śliṣṭa-vāmoru-rambhikā
girīndradhara-dhṛg-vakṣo-mardi-su-stana-parvatā

89. Who places Her beautiful right cheek on Krsna's left arm,

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govindādhara-pīyūṣa-vāsitādhara-pallavā
sudhā-sañcaya-cārūkti-śītalī-kṛta-mādhavā

91. Whose beautiful, broad, banana-like left hip touches Krsna's right hip,

37

govindodgīrṇa-tāmbūla-rāga-rājyat-kapolikā
kṛṣṇa-sambhoga-saphalī-kṛta-manmatha-sambhavā

93. Whose leaf-like lips are scented by the nectar of Govinda's lips,

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govinda-mārjitoddāma-rati-prasvinna-san-mukhā
viśākhā-vījita-krīḍā-śrānti-nidrālu-vigrahā

95. Whose cheeks are colored by the pan from Govinda's lips,

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govinda-caraṇa-nyasta-kāya-mānasa-jīvanā
sva-prānārbuda-nirmañchya-hari-pāda-rajaḥ-kaṇā

97. The profuse perspiration from whose face is wiped off by Govinda,

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aṇu-mātrācyutādarśa-śapyamānātma-locanā
nitya-nūtana-govinda-vaktra-śubhrāṁśu-darśanā

99. Who has placed Her life, body and mind at Govinda's lotus feet,

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niḥsīma-hari-mādhurya-saundaryādy-eka-bhoginī
sāpatnya-dhāma-muralī-mātrā-bhāgya-kaṭākṣiṇī

101. Who curses Her eyes for every second that they do not see Acyuta,

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gāḍha-buddhi-bala-krīḍā-jita-vaṁśī-vikarṣiṇī
narmokti-candrikotphulla-kṛṣṇa-kāmābdhi-vardhinī

103. Who is the only enjoyer of Hari's endless sweetness and beauty,

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vraja-candrendriya-grāma-viśrāma-vidhuśālikā
kṛṣṇa-sarvendriyonmādi-rādhety-akṣara-yugmakā

105. Who takes Krsna's flute after defeating Him in a gambling match,

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idaṁ
śrī-rādhikā-nāmnām
aṣṭottara-śatojjvalam śrī-rādhā-lambhakaṁ
nāma stotraṁ cāru rasāyanam

107. Who is the moonlike resting place for all the senses of the moon of Vraja (Sri Krsna),

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yo 'dhīte parama-prītyā
dīnaḥ katara-mānasaḥ sa nātham acireṇaiva
sa-nātham īkṣate dhruvam

Whoever recites these 108 names of Sri Radha, that consists of all beautiful, nectarean Radha-nama, with great love, humility and eagerness, will certainly and swiftly behold Her Master.

Translation

1

Some maidservant, unable to find her mistress, has fallen on the bank of Radhakunda, crying in great anxiety, being very eager to take exclusive shelter of Her lotus feet, glorifying Her by singing the following names of Her:

2

Gandharvika,

3

7. Damodar's unrivalled girlfriend,

4

10. Who worships the sun,

5

16. Kirtida's daughter,

6

20. Who is none other than Lalita's very life,

7

24. Who is as dear to Mother Yasoda as Krsna,

8

26. Who is the object of King Nanda's affection,

9

29. Who is very eager to go to Nandisvara for serving Krsna,

10

31. Who is seen in Mother Yadosa's kitchen,

11

34. Who has bestowed a form equal to Hers to Subala,

12

38. Who smiles like the moonbeams after hearing Madhumangala's jokes,

13

40. Who is the only life of Her friends,

14

43. Who has placed Vrnda in charge of Vrndavana's gardens,

15

Whose body shines with fresh vermillion ground with some sandalpaste,

16

47. Whose lotus footsoles make the surface of the earth shine crimson-red,

17

49. The nice sounds of whose waistbells remove Krsna's fatigue,

18

51. Whose two beautiful arms are adorned with conchshell bangles inset with various jewels,

19

53. The shining of Whose face defeats that of a golden mirror,

20

55. Whose ruby earrings are shaped like lotus buds,

21

57. Whose nose, that is beautiful as a sesame flower, is adorned with a round pearl,

22

59. Whose divine hairbraid is worshiped by peacock feathers (being defeated in beauty),

23

61. Who is blooming teenage beauty personified,

24

64. Who is more attached to Madhava's great glories than to millions of lives,

25

66. Who is the very form of cleverness, embarrassing the whole world,

26

69. Whose glories arre loudly sung by all the great ladies of the world,

27

71. Who is expert in singing and playing vina in the rasa dance,

28

73. She is the housewife in the caves in Govardhana,

29

76. She is adorned with the wreath of divine Kundalata's friendship,

30

78. She is Laksmi on the chest of the holder of Govardhan,

31

81. Who made Her own pond after the killer of Arista mocked Her,

32

83. She is the ambrosial pond of enjoyment for the intoxicated elephant who defeated Mura,

33

85. Who enchants Madhava with Her intoxicating bodily fragrance,

34

87. Who expands Her artful plays in the kunja on the bank of Her own pond,

35

89. Who places Her beautiful right cheek on Krsna's left arm,

36

91. Whose beautiful, broad, banana-like left hip touches Krsna's right hip,

37

93. Whose leaf-like lips are scented by the nectar of Govinda's lips,

38

95. Whose cheeks are colored by the pan from Govinda's lips,

39

97. The profuse perspiration from whose face is wiped off by Govinda,

40

99. Who has placed Her life, body and mind at Govinda's lotus feet,

41

101. Who curses Her eyes for every second that they do not see Acyuta,

42

103. Who is the only enjoyer of Hari's endless sweetness and beauty,

43

105. Who takes Krsna's flute after defeating Him in a gambling match,

44

107. Who is the moonlike resting place for all the senses of the moon of Vraja (Sri Krsna),

45

Whoever recites these 108 names of Sri Radha, that consists of all beautiful, nectarean Radha-nama, with great love, humility and eagerness, will certainly and swiftly behold Her Master.