distributing Srila Prabhupadas books under the shade of Radha Gokulanandas lotusfeet

[Paramananda das]

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Paramananda Das Sri Sri Radha and Gokulananda in Santa outfit , no one would have dared do such a thing in Srila Prabhupadas presence , I choose to not see the Santa outfit ,just that it is another beautiful outfit of Radha Gokulananda then I will not have to see any fault in anyone ,and They look transcendentally splendid

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  Paramananda Das and yes Srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakura has written a beautiful prayer to Radha Gokulananda : Author: Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
  Book Name: Stavamrta Lahari
  
  Language: Sanskrit
  
  LYRICS:
  
  (1)
  
  koṭi-kandarpa-sandarpa-vidhvaḿsana-
  
  svīya-rūpāmṛtāplāvita-kṣmā-tala
  
  bhakta-lokekṣaṇaḿ sakṣaṇaḿ tarṣayan
  
  gokulānanda govinda tubhyaḿ nāmaḥ
  
  (2)
  
  yasya saurabhya-saulabhya-bhāg gopikā-
  
  bhāgya-leśāya lakṣmyāpi taptaḿ tapaḥ
  
  ninditendīvara-śrīka tasmai muhur
  
  gokulānanda govinda tubhyaḿ nāmaḥ
  
  (3)
  
  vaḿśikā-kaṇṭhayor yaḥ svaras te sa cet
  
  tāla-rāgādimān śruty-anubhrājitaḥ
  
  kā sudhā brahma kiḿ kā nu vaikuṇṭha-mud
  
  gokulānanda govinda tubhyaḿ nāmaḥ
  
  (4)
  
  yat pada-sparśa-mādhurya-majjat-kucā
  
  dhanyatāḿ yānti gopyo ramāto'py alam
  
  yad yaśo dundubher ghoṣaṇā sarva-jid
  
  gokulānanda govinda tubhyaḿ nāmaḥ
  
  (5)
  
  yasya phelālavāsvādane pātratāḿ
  
  brahma-rudrādayo yānti naivānyake
  
  ādharaḿ śīdhum ete'pi vindanti no
  
  gokulānanda govinda tubhyaḿ nāmaḥ
  
  (6)
  
  yasya līlāmṛtaḿ savathākarṣakaḿ
  
  brahma-saukhyād api svādu sarve jaguḥ
  
  tat-pramāṇaḿ svayaḿ vyāsa-sūnuḥ śuko
  
  gokulānanda govinda tubhyaḿ nāmaḥ
  
  (7)
  
  yat ṣaḍ-aiśvaryam apy ārya-bhaktātmani
  
  dhyātam udyac-camatkāram ānandayet
  
  nātha tasmai rasāmbhodhaye koṭiśo
  
  gokulānanda govinda tubhyaḿ nāmaḥ
  
  (8)
  
  gokulānanda-govinda-devāṣṭakaḿ
  
  yaḥ paṭhen nityam utkaṇṭhitas tvat-padoḥ
  
  prema-sevāptaye so'cirān mādhurī-
  
  sindhu-maj-janmanā vāñchitaḿ vindatām
  
  TRANSLATION
  
  1) Flooding the world with the nectar of Your handsomeness, a million times You drown the happiness of material love and at every moment increase the devotees thirst to see You with their eyes. O Govinda, O Gokulananda, I bow down before You.
  
  2) Your handsomeness rebukes the blue lotus. The goddess of fortune performed severe austerities to attain a fragment of the good fortune of the gopis, who easily attained Your fragrance. O Govinda, O Gokulananda, I bow down before You.
  
  3) The tala-raga and other melodies sung by Your voice and flute shine in the ear. What is nectar in comparison? What is impersonal Brahman? What is the happiness of Vaikuntha? O Govinda, O Gokulananda, I bow down before You.
  
  4) The breasts plunged into nectar by the touch of Your feet, the gopis attain a good fortune much greater than the goddess of fortune's. The sound of the dundubhi drums of Your fame conquers all. O Govinda, O Gokulananda, I bow down before You.
  
  5) Brahma, Siva and the other demigods taste the remnants of Your meals. They do not find nectar in the remnants from any other lips. O Govinda, O Gokulananda, I bow down before You.
  
  6) Everyone proclaims that the all-attractive nectar of Your pastimes is greater than the impersonal Brahman. Vyasa's son Sukadeva Gosvami is a testament to this. O Govinda, O Gokulananda, I bow down before You.
  
  7) Your six wonderful opulences delight the hearts of the saintly devotees who meditate on them. O Lord, O ocean of nectar, O Govinda, O Gokulananda, I bow down before You millions of times.
  
  8) May he who regularly reads this Gokulananda-Govindadevastaka and yearns to attain pure love and service for Your feet find his desire to plunge his heart in the ocean of Your sweetness fulfilled.

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  Paramananda Das Srila Prabhupada really loved Sri Sri Radha Gokulananda and Their darshan are very special to me, I recall on my second bookdistribution marathon in 1981 chanting over 40 rounds in front of their picture and then went on bookdistribution in my hometown Vejle, Denmark and distributed 120 times 3 books,  360 books ,it was a set of 3 small books in Danish , Isopanisad , Krsna books and Satsvarupa Swamis Vedic philosophy and religion

  (for 2 years I used to chant my rounds in front of Their Lordships pictures every morning)

and many years later I distributed Srila Prabhupadas books in England and Ireland sometimes from Bhaktivedanta Manor also and these Deities means a lot to me, may they be kind and always bless me with love for Their Lotusfeet

 

And in Vrindavana we have the original Radha Gokulananda that are the Deities of Srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakura ,who build this temple , this is also where the Samadhis of Srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakura, Srila Narottama das Thakura and Srila Lokanth das Goswami are and the Govardhana sila worshipped by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu  in Jagannath Puri ,where He used to bath that Govardhana sila in tears of seperation from Sri Sri Radha Gokulananda ,Lord Gauranga later gave this Govardhana sila to Srila Raghunath das Goswami ,though it was most dear to Lord Caitanya that saw the Govardhana sila as Vrajendra Nandana Sri Krsna Himself .

your servant

Paramananda das