Jaya Radha Jaya Krsna Jaya Vrindavana

                                                 Hari Katha by Sripad BV Vana Maharaja

Vrindavan is the most important place of pilgrimage on earth. It is located ninety miles southeast of Delhi, India. It was in Vrindavan that 5,000 years ago Lord Sri Krishna displayed the transcendental pastimes He eternally manifests in the spiritual sky. His magnificent activities with His cowherd boyfriends, damsel friends, the cows, and others are all full of the most sublime happiness. Anyone can visit the sites of His pastimes and enjoy great transcendental bliss.


This song describes the locations and persons involved with those pastimes.

jaya radhe, jaya krsna,
jaya vrndavan,
sri govinda, gopinatha, madana-mohan

All glories to Radha and Krishna and the divine forest of Vrindavan. All glories to the three presiding Deities of Vrindavan: Sri Govinda, Gopinatha, and Madana-mohana.


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


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.


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 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.


sri-nanda-jasoda 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


jaya brsabhanu, jaya
kirtida sundari,
jaya paurnamasi, jaya abhira-nagari


All glories to Radha’s divine father and mother, Vrishabhanu 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.


jaya jaya gopiswara vrndavana-majh,
jaya jaya krsna-sakha
batu dwija-raj


All glories, all glories to Gopisvara Shiva, who resides in Vrindavan in order to protect the holy dhama. All glories, all glories to Krishna’s funny brahmana friend, Madhumangala.

jaya rama-ghata, jaya rohini-nandan,
jaya jaya vrndavana-
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 of the residents of Vrindavan.


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


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.


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.



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].


sri-jahnava-pada-padma koriya smaran
dina krsna-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.