Now today is our Radhastami ceremony. I must speak now something about
Radharani, and then I shall go up, reach my apartment at twelve. In the
meantime, you can observe the ceremonies. So, so far Radharani, Radharani,
today is the birthday of Srimati Radharani. Radharani is the pleasure potency
of Krishna. Krishna is the Supreme Brahman. Just try to understand. Krishna
is the Supreme Brahman. Param brahma param dhama pavitram paramam bhavan
[Bg. 10.12]. So when param brahma wants to enjoy... That enjoying spirit
is there in the param brahma. Otherwise we cannot have this enjoying spirit.
Because we are part and parcel, therefore we have got that enjoying spirit;
but that is materially contaminated. But the fact is there, because Krishna,
He is enjoying, this enjoying spirit we have got also, but I do not know
how to enjoy. We are trying to enjoy in the matter, in the dull matter.
That is spiritual. So brahman, brahman sukhanubhutya. People are trying
to feel what is brahma-sukha, pleasure of brahmanubhava. That is not material
pleasure. So many yogis, they have given up their family life, their kingdom,
and meditating to achieve that Brahman pleasure. Actually, the idea is
Brahman pleasure. So many brahmacaris, so many sannyasis, they are trying
to achieve that Brahman pleasure, and in order to achieve that Brahman
pleasure they are neglecting, they are kicking off all this material pleasure.
Do you think that Brahman pleasure is ordinary, this material pleasure?
To achieve a portion of Brahman pleasure, if they are kicking off all this
material pleasure... Don't talk of ourselves. We are ordinary men. In the
history we have got instances, that of Bharata Maharaja. Bharata Maharaja,
under whose name this planet is called Bharatavarsa. That Bharata Maharaja
was the emperor of the whole world. And as emperor he had his beautiful
wife, young children. But at the age of twenty-four years, just young man,
he gave up everything. All right. This is very old story, of course, but
you know Lord Buddha. He was also a prince. He was also prince, not ordinary
man, and he was ksatriya, and he was always enjoying with beautiful women.
That is the palace pleasure accustomed in every, in Oriental countries,
that in the palace there are many beautiful girls, they're always dancing
and giving pleasure to the kings and the prince. So Lord Buddha was also
in such pleasure, but he gave up everything and began to meditate.
There are many hundreds of instances in Indian history that to realize
the Brahman pleasure they gave up everything. They gave up everything.
That is the way. Tapasya means voluntarily accepting something severe for
realizing the supreme pleasure. That is called tapasya. So if, for tasting
a little Brahman pleasure, all materialistic pleasures are to be given
up, do you think that the Supreme Brahman, Lord Krishna, is enjoying this
material pleasure? Is it very reasonable? This Krishna, He's enjoying laksmi-sahasra-sata-sambhrama-sevyamanam
[Bs. 5.29]. Hundreds and thousands of goddess of fortune are engaged in
His service. Do you think these laksmis are material women? How Krishna
can take pleasure in the material women? No. This is mistake. Ananda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhavitabhis
tabhir ya eva nija-rupataya kalabhih [Bs. 5.37]. In the Brahma-samhita
you'll find that He expands His ananda-cinmaya-rasa, the mellow of transcendental
pleasure potency. And these gopis are expansion of His pleasure potency.
And Radharani is the center. Radharani is the center. So Radharani is not...
Don't take that Radharani is an ordinary woman like we have our wife or
sister or mother. No. She is the pleasure potency. And the birth of Radharani
was not from the womb of any human being. She was found by her father in
the field. While father was plowing, he saw one little nice child is lying
there, and he had no children, so he caught it and presented to the queen,
"Oh, here we have got a very nice child." "How you got?" "Oh, in the field."
Just see. Radharani's janma is like that. So this janma is today and Radha,
this name is sometimes not found in Bhagavata. So the atheistic class of
men protest this Radharani's name is not in the Srimad-Bhagavatam. How
this name came, Radharani? But they do not know how to see it. There is
anayaradhyate. There are many gopis, but there is mention that by this
particular gopi He is served more pleasingly. Krishna accepts this gopi's
service more gladly. Anayaradhyate. Aradhyate. This aradhate, this word,
aradhyate means worshiping. From this word aradhyate, Radha has come. But
Radha's name are there in other Puranas. So this is the origin.
So Radha, so Radha and Krishna. Krishna is the enjoyer and He wants
to enjoy. So He's the Supreme Brahman. He cannot enjoy anything, atmarama,
He can enjoy it in Himself. Therefore Radharani is the expansion of His
pleasure potency. Krishna hasn't got to seek external things for His pleasure.
No. He is in Himself full, atmarama. So Radharani is expansion of Krishna.
Krishna is the energetic, and Radharani is the energy. Just like energy
and energetic, you cannot separate. Fire and the heat you cannot separate.
Wherever there is fire there is heat, and wherever there is heat there
is fire. Similarly, wherever there is Krishna there is Radha. And wherever
there is Radha there is Krishna. They are inseparable. But He is enjoying.
So Svarupa Damodara Gosvami has described this intricate philosophy of
Radha and Krishna in one verse, very nice verse. Radha krishna-pranaya-vikrtir
hladini-saktir asmad ekatmanav api bhuvi pura deha-bhedam gatau tau [Cc.
Adi 1.5]. So Radha and Krishna is the one Supreme, but in order to enjoy,
They have divided into two. Again Lord Chaitanya joined the two into one.
Chaitanyakhyam prakatam adhuna. That one means Krishna in the ecstasy of
Radha. Sometimes Krishna is in ecstasy of Radha. Sometimes Radha is in
ecstasy of Krishna. This is going on. But the whole thing is Radha and
Krishna means the one, the Supreme.
So Radha-Krishna philosophy is a very great philosophy. It is to be
understood in the liberated stage. Radha-Krishna philosophy is not to be
understood in the conditioned stage. But when we worship Radha-Krishna
in our conditional stage, actually we worship Laksmi-Narayana. You have
seen that picture, this viddhi-marg and raga-marg. Radha-Krishna worship
is on the platform of pure love, and Laksmi-Narayana worship is on the
regulative principles. So long we do not develop our pure love, we have
to worship on the regulative principles. One has to become a brahmachari,
one has to become a sannyasi, one has to perform the worship in this way,
in the morning he has to rise, he has to offer. So many rules and regulations.
There are at least sixty-four rules and regulations. So we shall introduce
them gradually as you develop. So in the viddhi-marg, when you have no
love for God or Krishna, we have to follow the regulative principles and
automatically..., there is practice. When practicing. Just like you practice
this mridanga playing. In the beginning it is not in order, but when you
become well versed in the practice, the sound will come so nice. Similarly,
when we are engaged by regulative principles in the worship of Radha-Krishna,
that is called viddhi-marg. And actually when you are on the love platform,
then that is called raga-marg. So without viddhi-marg, if anyone wants
to learn the raga-marg immediately, that is foolishness. That is foolishness.
Nobody can pass M.A. examination without going through the regulative principles
of primary schools and colleges. So therefore I do not, I mean to say,
indulge in the discussions of Radha and Krishna so easily. Rather go on
with the regulative principle at the present moment. Gradually, as you
become purified, as you become on the transcendental platform, you'll understand
what is Radha-Krishna. Don't try to understand Radha-Krishna very quickly.
It is a very big subject. If we want to understand Radha-Krishna very quickly,
then there will be so many prakrita-sahajiyas. In India there are prakrita-sahajiya.
Just like Radha-Krishna dancing. Radha-Krishna has become a plaything.
The painting Radha-Krishna, Krishna is kissing Radha, Radha is kissing.
These are all nonsense. Radha-Krishna philosophy has to be understood by
the liberated person, not by the conditioned soul. So we shall await for
the fortunate moment when we are liberated, then we shall understand radha-krishna-pranaya-vikrtir.
Because Krishna and Radha, They are not on the material field. Try to understand.
This is Jiva Gosvami's analysis, that Krishna is the Supreme Brahman. The
Supreme Brahman cannot accept anything material. So Radha is not in the
material field.
Now there is a very nice song. I shall sing if you can play on the harmonium.
Yes. This is a Rupa Gosvami's song. (sings)
radhe jaya jaya madhava-dayite
gokula-taruni-mandala-mahite
damodara-rati-vardhana-vese
hari-niskuta-vrnda-vipinese
vrsabhanu-dadhi-nava-sasi-lekhe
lalita-sakhi guna-ramita-visakhe
karunam kuru mayi karuna-bharite
sanaka-sanatana-varnita-carite
radhe jaya jaya madhava-dayite
This song was sung by Rupa Gosvami. He is the real person, actual person, to understand Radha and Krishna. So he says, "All glories to Radharani." Radhe jaya jaya madhava-dayite. "She's so dear to Krishna." Krishna, everyone is trying to love Krishna, but Krishna is trying to love somebody. Now how great She is. Just try to understand. Everyone, the whole world, the whole universe, all living entities, they are trying to love Krishna. Krishna-prem. Lord Chaitanya describes, prema-pumartho mahan. And Rupa Gosvami described that "You are distributing krishna-prem." So krishna-prem is so valuable, but Krishna is after Radharani. Just see how Radharani is great. Just try to understand the greatness of Radharani. Therefore She is so great, and we have to offer our respect. Radhe jaya jaya madhava-dayite. How She is? Gokula-taruni-mandala-mahite. Taruni, taruni means young girls. You'll see the pictures, they are all young girls. But of all the young girls, She is the most beautiful. She is enchanting to the young girls also. She is so beautiful. Gokula-taruni-mandala-mahite. Damodara-rati-vardhana-vese. And She always dresses Her so nicely that Damodara, Krishna, becomes attracted by Her beauty. Hari-niskuta-vrnda-vipinese. And She is the only lovable object of Krishna, and She is the queen of Vrndavan. This queen of Vrndavan... You'll find in Vrndavan, if you go to Vrndavan, everyone is worshiping Radharani. Rani means queen. They are always speaking, "Jaya Radhe!" Radharani. All the devotees in Vrndavan, they are worshiper of Radharani. Hari-niskuta-vrnda-vipinese. Vrsabhanu-dadhi-nava-sasi-lekhe. And She appeared as the daughter of King Vrsabhanu, and Her companion, Lalita-sakhi and Visakha-sakhi, and the devotees... So on behalf of the pure devotees of Krishna, Rupa Gosvami is praying, karunam kuru mayi karuna-bharite. "Oh, my worshipable Radharani, You are full of mercy. So I am begging of Your mercy because You are so merciful, very easily You offer, bestow Your mercy. So I am begging Your mercy." Karunam kuru mayi karuna-bharite, sanaka-sanatana-varnita-carite. Now somebody may say, "Oh, you are so great, learned scholar, you are so great saintly person, and you are begging mercy from an ordinary girl? How is that?" Therefore Rupa Gosvami says, "Oh, this is not ordinary girl." Sanaka-sanatana-varnita-carite. "This girl's description is possible to be made by great saintly persons like Sanaka-Sanatana. She is not ordinary."
So the lesson is that we should not treat Radharani as ordinary girl, or Krishna as ordinary man. They are the Supreme Absolute Truth. But in the Absolute Truth, there is the pleasure potency, and that is exhibited in the dealings of Radha and Krishna. And Radha's expansion all the gopis, and Krishna is the Supreme Lord.
Thank you very much. Chant Hare Krishna. You can chant? Can you chant?
Janardana? All right, you can chant. What is that? No, I have explained
that one sloka from this Rama-carita-manasa. Chant Hare Krishna. (end)