Saturday, March 30, 2024
Monday, March 25, 2024
Sunday, March 24, 2024
6 Vedanaga Gopis With Krishna
- Shiksha (śikṣā): phonetics, phonology and morphophonology (sandhi)
- Kalpa (kalpa): ritual
- Vyakarana (vyākaraṇa): grammar
- Nirukta (nirukta): etymology
- Chandas (chandas): meter
- Jyotisha (jyotiṣa): astronomy
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Asta Sakhis
http://www.vrindavan.de/varistha.htm
Quotes
http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Names_of_Gopis_(The_asta-sakhis)
Desire Tree
http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/main/search/search?q=Asta+Sakhis
Mayapaur
http://www.mayapur.com/tag/asta-sakhis/
Vrindavan
http://8vri.blogspot.com/search/label/AstaSakhis
Slides
http://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?searchfrom=header&q=Asta+Sakhis
leader
rādhācandrāvalīmukhyāḥ proktā nityapriyā braje ।
कृष्णवन्नित्यसौंदर्यवैदग्ध्यादिगुणाश्रयाः ॥
kṛṣṇavannityasauṃdaryavaidagdhyādiguṇāśrayāḥ ॥
same
The Ujjval Neelmani depicts:
haraiḥ sādhāraṇaguṇairupetāstasya vallabhāḥ ।
पृथुप्रेम्णा सुमाधुर्य सम्पदाञ्चाग्रिमाश्रयाः ॥
pṛthupremṇā sumādhurya sampadāñcāgrimāśrayāḥ ॥
celestial
Shri Krishna says to the Gopis –
na pāraye ’haṁ niravadya-saṁyujāṁ sva-sādhu-kṛtyaṁ vibudhāyuṣāpi vaḥ
या माभजन् दुर्जरगेह श्रृंखला: संवृश्च्य तद् व: प्रतियातु साधुना ॥
yā mābhajan durjara-geha-śṛṅkhalāḥ saṁvṛścya tad vaḥ pratiyātu sādhunā ॥
Thursday, March 7, 2024
younger
Campakalata ( one day younger than Radha); Complexion like the yellow campaka flower. Garments the color of a blue-jay’s. Expert at collecting fruits, flowers and roots from the forest. Expert cook and can skillfully fashion things from clay with her hands.
Citra-devi (younger than Radharani by 26 days); Complexion like saffron. Garments the color of crystal. Expert in playing music on pots filled with varying degrees of water. Especially expert at herbal gardening. She is the leader of the gopis who collect transcendental herbs and medicinal creepers from the forest. She can nicely make various kinds of nectarean beverages.
Tunga vidya (15 days younger than Radha); Complexion color of kumkuma. Wears white garments. Seva is dancing and singing, she is a celebrated music teacher expert at playing the vina and singing in the style known as marga. Expert in dancing, drama, literature and all other arts and sciences.
Indulekha (3 days younger than Radha); Has a tan complexion. Wears the color of pomegranate flower. Often serves Krishna by bringing nectar - like delicious meals. Expert at stringing various kinds of wonderful necklaces, gemology and weaving various kinds of cloth. Seva is fanning with chamara fan.