Aashishs Blog

I found a really sweet song that Shivarama Swami was singing in one of his podcasts and I wanted to share it. It is sung in a really sweet tune and I have included the Sanskrit translation to English below so you can follow more easily. Click Play:

Jaya Radha Jaya Krishna
Sri Vraja-dhama-mahimamrta
The Nectarean Glories of Vraja-dhama

Text One
jaya radha, jaya krishna, jaya Vrindavana
Sri govinda, gopinatha, madana-mohan


TRANSLATION
All glories to radha and krishna and the divine forest of Vrindavana. All glories to the three presiding Deities of Vrindavana-Sri Govinda, gopinatha, and Madana-mohana.


Text Two
syama-kunda, radha-kunda, giri-govardhan
kalindi jamuna jaya, jaya mahavan



TRANSLATION
All glories to syama-kunda, radha-kunda, Govardhana Hill, and the Yamuna River (Kalindi). All glories to the great forest known as mahavana, where krishna and Balarama displayed all of Their childhood pastimes.


Text Three
kesi-ghata, bamsi-bata, dwadasa-kanan
jaha saba lila koilo Sri-nanda-nandan


TRANSLATION
All glories to kesi-ghata, where krishna killed the kesi demon. All glories to the Vamsi-vata tree, where krishna attracted all the gopis to come by playing His flute. Glories to all of the twelve forests of Vraja. At these places the son of Nanda, Sri krishna, performed all of His pastimes.


Text Four
Sri-nanda-jasoda jaya, jaya gopa-gan
Sridamadi jaya, jaya dhenu-vatsa-gan


TRANSLATION
All glories to krishna's divine father and mother, Nanda and Yasoda. All glories to the cowherd boys, headed by Sridhama, the older brother of Srimati radharani and Ananga Manjari. All glories to the cows and calves of Vraja.


Text Five
jaya vrsabhanu, jaya kirtida sundari
jaya paurnamasi, jaya abhira-nagari


TRANSLATION
All glories to radha's divine father and mother, Vrsabhanu and the beautiful kirtida. All glories to paurnamasi, the mother of Sandipani Muni, grandmother of Madhumangala and Nandimukhi, and beloved disciple of Devarsi Narada. All glories to the young cowherd maidens of Vraja.


Text Six
jaya jaya gopiswara Vrindavana-majh
jaya jaya krishna-sakha batu dwija-raj


TRANSLATION
All glories, all glories to Gopisvara Siva, who resides in Vrindavana in order to protect the holy dhama. All glories, all glories to krishna's funny brahmana friend, Madhumangala.


Text Seven
jaya rama-ghata, jaya rohini-nandan
jaya jaya Vrindavana-basi jata jan


TRANSLATION
All glories to rama-ghata, where Lord Balarama performed His rasa dance. All glories to Lord Balarama, the son of rohini. All glories, all glories to all of the residents of Vrindavana.


Text Eight
jaya dwija-patni, jaya naga-kanya-gan
bhaktite jahara pailo govinda-caran


TRANSLATION
All glories to the wives of the proud Vedic brahmanas. All glories to the wives of the Käliya serpent. Through pure devotion they all obtained the lotus feet of Lord Govinda.


Text Nine
Sri-rasa-mandala jaya, jaya radha-syama
jaya jaya rasa-lila sarva-manoram


TRANSLATION
All glories to the place where the rasa dance of Sri krishna was performed. All glories to radha and syama. All glories, all glories to the divine rasa dance, which is the most beautiful of all Lord krishna's pastimes.


Text Ten
jaya jayojjwala-rasa sarva-rasa-sar
parakiya-bhave jaha brajete pracar


TRANSLATION
All glories, all glories to the mellow of conjugal love, which is the most excellent of all rasas and is propagated in Vraja by Sri krishna in the form of the divine parakiya-bhava [paramour love].


Text Eleven
Sri-jahnava-pada-padma koriya smaran
dina krishna-dasakohe nama-sankirtan


TRANSLATION
Remembering the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda's consort, Sri jahnava Devi, this very fallen and lowly servant of krishna sings the sankirtan of the holy name.