The Nectarian Glories of Sri Vraja-dhama

SRI VRAJA~DHAMA MAHAMANTRA

( The Nectarian Glories of Sri Vraja-dhama )

1
Jaya Radhe, Jaya Krishna, Jaya Vrindavana
Sri Govinda ,Gopinatha, Madana-Mohan.
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-Mohan.

(2)
Syama-kunda, Radha-kunda, Giri-Govardhan
Kalindi Jamuna jaya, jaya Mahavan.

Syama-kunda, Radha-kunda, Giri-Govardhan
Kalindi Jamuna jaya, jaya Mahavan

All glories to Syama-kund, Radha-kund, Govardhana hill, and the Yamuna River (Kalindi). All glories to the great forest known as Mahavan, where Krishna and Balarama displayed all of their childhood pastimes.

3
Kesi-ghata, bamsi-bata, Dwadasa-kanan
jaha saba lila koilo Sri Nanda-Nandan.

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

(4)
Sri-Nanda-Yasoda jaya, jaya gopa-gan
Sridamadi jaya, jaya dhenu-vatsa-gan

All glories to Krishna's divine father and mother, Nanda and Yasoda. All glories to the cowherd boys, headed by Sridama, the older brother of Srimati Radharani and Ananga Manjari. All glories to the cows and calves of Vraja.

(5)
jaya Brishabanu, jaya kirtida sundari
jay purnamasi, jaya abhira-nagari

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.

(6)
jaya jaya Gopiswara Vrindavana-majh
jaya jaya Krishna-sakha batu dwija-raj.
All glories, all glories to Gopisvara Siva, who resides in Vrindavana in order to protect the holy dharma. All glories, all glories to Krishna's funny Brahmana friend, Madhumangala.


(7)
jaya Rama-ghata, jaya Rohini-Nandan
jaya jaya Vrindavana-basi jata jan.

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 the residents of Vrindavana.

(8)
jaya dwija-patni, jaya naga-kanya-gan
bhaktite jahara pailo Govinda-caran.


(8)
All glories to the wives of the proud Vedic brahmanas. All glories to the wives of the kaliya serpent. Through pure devotion they all obtained the lotus feet of Lord Govinda.

(9)
Sri-rasa-mandala jaya, jaya Radha-Syam
jaya jaya rasa-lila sarva-manoram

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.


(10)
jaya jayojjwala-rasa sarva-rasa-sar
parakiya-bhave jaha brajete pracar

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).

(11)
Sri-jahnava-pada-padma koriya smaran
dina Krishna-dasa kohe nama-sankirtan

Remembering the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda's consort Sri Jahnava Devi, this very fallen and lowly servant of Krishna sings the sankirtana of the holy name.