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Nāyikāra Śiromaṇi Braje Rādhā Ṭhākurāṇī

Prādhāna-nāyikā Śrīmati Rādhikāra Sakhī-varṇaṇa — Description of the Friends of Śrī Rādhā, the Most Important Heroine

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nāyikāra śiromaṇi braje rādhā ṭhākurāṇī pañca-bidha sakhī-gaṇa tā'ra sakhī nitya-sakhī āra prāṇa-sakhī ataḥ para priyā-sakhī ei hoilo cāra
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nāyikāra of heroines; śiromaṇi the crest jewel; braje in Vraja; rādhā Rādhā; ṭhākurāṇī queen; panca-bidha five kinds; sakhī-gaṇa friends; tā'ra of Her; sakhī friends; nitya-sakhī eternal friends; āra and; prāṇa-sakhī life friends; ataḥ then; para other; priyā- sakhī dear friends; ei this; hoilaḥ is; cāra four
Translation

Queen Rādhā in Vraja is the crest jewel of all heroines. The first four kinds of Her five kinds of friends are: 1. sakhī (friends), 2. nitya-sakhī (eternal friends), 3. prana-sakhī (life friends), 4. priya-sakhī (dear friends).

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pañcama parama-preṣṭha sakhī-gaṇa madhye śreṣṭha boli saba śuno bibaraṇa kusumikā bindhyābatī dhaniṣṭhādi braja-satī sakhī-gaṇa madhyete gaṇana
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pañcama fifth; parama-preṣṭha most dear; sakhī-gaṇa friends; madhye in the midst; śreṣṭha best; boli I say; saba all; śunaḥ pleasehear; bibaraṇa description; kusumikā Kusumika; bindhyābatī Vindhyavati; dhaniṣṭhā Dhanistha; adi beginning; braja-satī girls of Vraja; sakhī-gaṇa friends; madhyete in the midst; gaṇana counted
Translation

The fifth kind of friends are the parama-preṣṭha-sakhīs (most dear friends). They are trhe best of the friends. Please hear, and I will describe all these kinds of friends. Kusumikā, Vindhyāvatī, Dhaniṣṭhā, and many others are counted among the sakhīs. They are all saintly girls in Vraja.

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śrī-rūpa rati kasturī śrī-guṇa maṇi-mañjarī prabhṛti rādhikā-nitya-sakhī prāṇa-sakhī bahu tāra basanti nāyikā āra pradhāna tāhāraśaśimukhī
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śrī-rūpa Śrī Rupa; rati Rati; kasturī Kasturi; śrī- guṇa Śrī Guna; maṇi-mañjarī Mani-manjari; prabhṛti beginning; rādhikā-nitya-sakhī Śrī Rādhā's nitya- sakhis; prāṇa-sakhī prana-sakhis; bahu many; tāra of Her; basanti Vasanti; nāyikā Nayika; āra other; pradhāna prominent; tāhāra of Her; śaśimukhī Sasimukhi
Translation

Rādhā's nitya-sakhīs include śrī Rūpa, Rati, Kasturī, Śrī Guṇa, and Maṇi-mañjarī. Rādhā's prāṇa-sakhīs include Vasantī and Nāyikā. Of them Śaśimukhī is the most improtant.

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kuraṅgākṣī mañjukeśī sumadhyā madanālasī kamalā mādhurī kāmalatā kandarpasundarī āra mādhabī mālatī āra śaśikalā rādhā-sebā-rata
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kuraṅgākṣī Kuraṅgākṣī; mañjukeśī Mañjukeśī; sumadhyā Sumadhyā; madanālasī Madanālasī; kamalā Kamalā; mādhurī Mādhurī; kāmalatā Kāmalatā; kandarpasundarī Kandarpasundarī; āra and; mādhabī Mādhabī; mālatī Mālatī; āra and; śaśikalā Śaśikalā; rādhā-sebā-rata devoted to Śrī Rādhā's service
Translation

The priya-sakhīs include Kuraṅgākṣī, Mañjukeśī, Sumadhyā, Madanālasī, Kamalā, Mādhurī, Kāmalatā, Kandarpasundarī, Mādhavī, Mālatī, and Śaśikalā. They are all devoted to serving Śrī Rādhā.

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lalitā biśākhā citrā tuṅgabidyā campalatā indulekhā raṅga-debī satī sudebīti aṣṭa-jana parama-preṣṭha sakhī-gaṇa rādhā-kṛṣṇe sebe eka mati
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lalitā Lalitā; biśākhā Viśākhā; citrā Citrā; tuṅgabidyā Tuṅgavidyā; campalatā Campalatā; indulekhā Indulekhā; raṅga-debī Raṅga-devī; satī saintly; sudebī Sudevī; iti thus; aṣṭa-jana eight people; parama-preṣṭha sakhī-gaṇa most dear friends; rādhā- kṛṣṇe Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa; sebe serve; eka with one; mati mind
Translation

Lalitā, Viśākhā, Citrā, Tuṅgabidyā, Campalatā, Indulekhā, Raṅga-devī, and Sudevī are the eight parama- preṣṭha sakhīs. With one heart they serve Śrī Śrī Rādhā- Kṛṣṇa.

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Who wrote Nāyikāra Śiromaṇi Braje Rādhā Ṭhākurāṇī?

Nāyikāra Śiromaṇi Braje Rādhā Ṭhākurāṇī was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Nāyikāra Śiromaṇi Braje Rādhā Ṭhākurāṇī?

Queen Rādhā in Vraja is the crest jewel of all heroines. The first four kinds of Her five kinds of friends are: 1. sakhī (friends), 2. nitya-sakhī (eternal friends), 3. prana-sakhī (life friends), 4. priya-sakhī (dear friends).

How many verses does Nāyikāra Śiromaṇi Braje Rādhā Ṭhākurāṇī have?

Nāyikāra Śiromaṇi Braje Rādhā Ṭhākurāṇī has 5 verses.

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