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Chapter 4

Shri Radhika's Bath, Dressing and Ornamentation

 Pratah Lila  cont. (6:00 a.m. - 8:24 a.m.)

          After this, the maidservants came before Shri Radhika's jeweled sofa with golden pitchers in their hands, filled with water which was cool in the summer and warm in the winter, to quickly wash Her beautiful mouth. One maidervant poured water from her jug into her palm. As Shri Radhika flushed Her closed mouth, moving…

Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi 

The Nectar Moon…

Chapter 3: Karma-yoga

"Shrila Visvanatha Chakravarti Thakura has given us a transcendental literature entitled Krishna Bhavanamrita, which is full with Krishna's pastimes. Devotees can remain absorbed in Krishna-thought by reading such books." 

(Shrila Prabhupada KB "Uddhava Visits Vrndavana")

Cast of Characters 

In Order of Appearance…

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CHAPTER 23

"The festival of the Rasa dance"

Then Shri Krishna began to sing different rhythmic story-songs and danced with the clever gopis. When Krishna candra danced with Shri Radha, Lalita and others sang, Citra and others gave the rhythms and Vrnda and her group were the audience. (1-2)

When Krishna danced alone Radhika and Her girlfriends sang…

CHAPTER 21

"Pastimes at Nightfall" (20.24-22.48)

 (Summary descriptions of the pradosa lila)

I remember Shri Radha at nightfall, being dressed by Her girlfriends in white or dark clothes according to the lunar fortnight and who goes out to meet Krishna with Her messengers in the desiretree-grove in Yrndavana, on Vrnda's indication. I also remember Shri Krishna, who witnesses artful games in the assembly of cowherders at that time, and is then carefully…

CHAPTER 20

Every day around 4 pm in Krishnas Nitya lilas ,Krsna returns with His sakhas to Nandagrama this time period is called Aparahna lila:(3.36pm to 6pm)



5. pancama-yama-kirttanam: Chanting during the fifth period: (3:36 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.)



sriradham praptageham nijaramanakrte klrpta nanopaharam

susnatam ramyavesam priyamukhakamalalokapurnapramadam/

krsnam caivaparahne vrajamanucalitam lanuvrndairvayasyai…

CHAPTER 18

"More poems of the parrots, Radha and Krishna's dice-game and worship of the sun god."

Then lsvari Radhika lovingly took one suka- parrot on Her hand and induced him to sing more. Krishna did the same with a sarika parrot. (1)

stuhi kirabhira viram niradabha sarirabham

girindra dharinam dhiram saras tira kutiragam

Radhika told the suka: "0 Kira, praise the hero of the cowherders,…

 dear devotees 

CHAPTER 16

"The parrots eulogize Krishna's tip-to-toe beauty"

After some time Radha and Krishna woke up and sat up on the bed. The sakhis that had already risen before Them saw Them and came up to Them with Subala and Madhumangala. (1)

Vrnda took her two pupils, the young learned sarika Kalokti and the suka Manjuvak and engaged them in praising the Divine Couple. (2)

tatas tau pathato namrau…

my dear Vaisnava friends 

Pranams to the readers of Govinda lilamrta 

Govinda lilamrta gives us a glimpse into reality .This material world seems so real , it is temporary and full of miseries ,the real world is with Krsna .The socalled association with neophyte devotees when not fully related to service of the Divine Couple is not much aspired for by the advanced devotees. Their real interest is to relish the pastimes of Radha Krsna ,they know this temporary body will be over soon…

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