In the vast tapestry of Hindu spirituality, few figures capture the essence of divine love as profoundly as Radha, the eternal consort of Lord Krishna.
Her devotion, purity, and unwavering love serve as an inspiration for seekers on the path of bhakti (devotion).
One of the most cherished devotional hymns dedicated to Radha is the Radha Chalisa, titled "Jai Vrashbhan Kumari Shri Shyama." Let's embark on a journey to explore the depths of this sacred composition and uncover the essence of Radha's divine love.
राधा चालीसा - जय वृषभान पूज्य श्री श्यामा हिंदी में
॥ दोहा ॥
श्री राधे वुषभानुजा,
भक्तनि प्राणाधार ।
वृन्दाविपिन विहारिणी,
प्रानावौ बारम्बार ॥
जैसो तैसो रावरौ,
कृष्ण प्रिया सुखधाम ।
चरण शरण निज दीजिये,
सुन्दर सुखद ललाम ॥
॥ चौपाई ॥
जय वृषभान कुंवारी श्री श्यामा ।
कीरति नंदिनी शोभा धामा ॥
नित्य विहारिणी श्याम अधर ।
अमित बोध मंगल दातार ॥
रास विहारिणी रस विस्तारिन ।
सहचरी सुभाग यूथ मन भावनी ॥
नित्य किशोरी राधा गोरी ।
श्याम प्राण धन अति जिया भोरी ॥
करुना सागरी हिय उमंगिनी ।
ललितादिक सखियाँ की संगनी ॥
दिनकर कन्या कूल विहारिणी ।
कृष्ण प्रण प्रिय हिय हुल्सवानी ॥
नित्य श्याम तुम्हारो गुण गावें ।
श्री राधा राधा कही हर्शवाहीं ॥
मुरली में नित नाम उचारें ।
तुम कारण लीला वपु धरें ॥
प्रेमा स्वरूपिणी अति सुकुमारी ।
श्याम प्रिय वृषभानु दुलारी ॥
नावाला किशोरी अति चाबी धामा ।
द्युति लघु लाग कोटि रति कामा ॥10
गौरांगी शशि निंदक वदना ।
सुभाग चपल अनियारे नैना ॥
जावक यूथ पद पंकज चरण ।
नूपुर ध्वनी प्रीतम मन हारना ॥
सन्तता सहचरी सेवा करहीं ।
महा मोड़ मंगल मन भरहीं ॥
रसिकन जीवन प्रण अधर ।
राधा नाम सकल सुख सारा ॥
अगम अगोचर नित्य स्वरूप ।
ध्यान धरत निशिदिन ब्रजभूपा ॥
उप्जेऊ जासु अंश गुण खानी ।
कोटिन उमा राम ब्रह्मणि ॥
नित्य धाम गोलोक बिहारिनी ।
जन रक्षक दुःख दोष नासवानी ॥
शिव अज मुनि सनकादिक नारद ।
पार न पायं सेष अरु शरद ॥
राधा शुभ गुण रूपा उजारी ।
निरखि प्रसन्ना हॉट बनवारी ॥
ब्रज जीवन धन राधा रानी ।
महिमा अमित न जय बखानी ॥ 20
प्रीतम संग दिए गल बाहीं ।
बिहारता नित वृन्दावन माहीं ॥
राधा कृष्ण कृष्ण है राधा ।
एक रूप दौऊ -प्रीती अगाधा ॥
श्री राधा मोहन मन हरनी ।
जन सुख प्रदा प्रफुल्लित बदानी ॥
कोटिक रूप धरे नन्द नंदा ।
दरश कारन हित गोकुल चंदा ॥
रास केलि कर तुम्हें रिझावें ।
मान करो जब अति दुःख पावें ॥
प्रफ्फुल्लित होठ दरश जब पावें ।
विविध भांति नित विनय सुनावें ॥
वृन्दरंन्य विहारिन्नी श्याम ।
नाम लेथ पूरण सब कम ॥
कोटिन यज्ञ तपस्या करुहू ।
विविध नेम व्रत हिय में धरहु ॥
तू न श्याम भक्ताही अपनावें ।
जब लगी नाम न राधा गावें ॥
वृंदा विपिन स्वामिनी राधा ।
लीला वपु तुवा अमित अगाध ॥ 30
स्वयं कृष्ण नहीं पावहीं पारा ।
और तुम्हें को जननी हारा ॥
श्रीराधा रस प्रीती अभेद ।
सादर गान करत नित वेदा ॥
राधा त्यागी कृष्ण को भाजिहैं ।
ते सपनेहूं जग जलधि न तरिहैं ॥
कीरति कुमारी लाडली राधा ।
सुमिरत सकल मिटहिं भाव बड़ा ॥
नाम अमंगल मूल नासवानी ।
विविध ताप हर हरी मन भवानी ॥
राधा नाम ले जो कोई ।
सहजही दामोदर वश होई ॥
राधा नाम परम सुखदायी ।
सहजहिं कृपा करें यदुराई ॥
यदुपति नंदन पीछे फिरिहैन ।
जो कौउ राधा नाम सुमिरिहैन ॥
रास विहारिणी श्यामा प्यारी ।
करुहू कृपा बरसाने वारि ॥
वृन्दावन है शरण तुम्हारी ।
जय जय जय व्र्शभाणु दुलारी ॥ 40
॥ दोहा ॥
श्री राधा सर्वेश्वरी,
रसिकेश्वर धनश्याम ।
करहूँ निरंतर बास मै,
श्री वृन्दावन धाम ॥
॥ इति श्री राधा चालीसा ॥
Radha Chalisa - Jai Vrashbhan Kumari Shri Shyama In English
DOHA
SHRIRADHE VRISHABHANUJA, BHAKTANI PRANAADHAR |
VRINDAVIPIN VIHARINNI, PRANNAVOM BARAMBAR ||
JAISO TAISO RAVAROU, KRISHNA-PRIYA SUKHADHAM |
CHARAN SHARAN NIJ DIJIYE, SUNDAR SUKHAD LALAM ||
CHOUPAI
JAI VRISHABHAN KUNVARI SHRI SHYAMA |
KIRATI NANDINI SHOBHA DHAMA ||
NITYA VIHARINI SHYAM ADHARA |
AMIT BODH MANGAL DATARA ||1||
RAAS VIHARINI RAS VISTARINI |
SAHACHARI SUBHAG YUTH MAN BHAVNI ||2||
NITYA KISHORI RADHA GORI |
SHYAM PRANNADHAN ATI JIYA BHORI ||3||
KARUNA SAGARI HIYA UMANGINI |
LALITADIK SAKHIYAN KI SANGANI ||4||
DINKAR KANYA KUUL VIHARINI |
KRISHNA PRANA PRIY HIY HULSAVANI ||5||
NITYA SHYAM TUMHARO GUN GAVEN |
SHRI RADHA RADHA KAHI HARSHAVAHIN ||6||
MURALI MEIN NIT NAAM UCHAREIN |
TUM KARANN LILA VAPU DHAREIN ||7||
PREMA SVAROOPINI ATI SUKUMARI |
SHYAM PRIYA VRASHABHANU DULARI ||8||
NAVALA KISHORI ATI CHABI DHAMA |
DHYUTI LAGHU LAAG KOTI RATI KAAMA ||9||
GOURANGI SHASHI NINDAK VADANA |
SUBHAG CHAPAL ANIYARE NAINA ||10||
JAVAK YUTH PAD PANKAJ CHARANA |
NOOPUR DHVANI PRITAM MAN HARNA ||11||
SANTATA SAHACHARI SEVA KARHIN |
MAHA MOD MANGAL MAN BHARAHIN ||12||
RASIKAN JEEVAN PRANA ADHARA |
RADHA NAAM SAKAL SUKH SAARA ||13||
AGAM AGOCHAR NITYA SVAROOPA |
DHYAN DHARAT NISHIDIN BRAJABHOOPA ||14||
UPJEOO JASU ANSH GUN KHANI |
KOTIN UMA RAMA BRAHMANI ||15||
NITYA DHAM GOLOK BIHARINI |
JAN RAKSHAK DUKH DOSH NASAVANI ||16||
SHIV AJ MUNI SANAKADIK NAARAD |
PAAR NA PAAYN SESH ARU SHARAD ||17||
RADHA SHUBH GUN ROOPA UJARI |
NIRAKHI PRASANNA HOT BANVARI ||18||
BRAJ JEEVAN DHAN RADHA RANI |
MAHIMA AMIT NA JAY BAKHANI ||19||
PREETAM SANG DIYE GAL BAAHIN |
BIHARATA NIT VRINDAVAN MAAHIN ||20||
RADHA KRISHNA KRISHNA HAI RADHA |
EK ROOP DOUU-PREETI AGAADHA ||21||
SHRI RADHA MOHAN MAN HARNI |
JAN SUKH PRADA PRAFULLIT BADANI ||22||
KOTIK ROOP DHARE NAND NANDA |
DARASH KARAN HITH GOKUL CHANDA ||23||
RAAS KELI KAR TUMHEN RIJHAVEN |
MAAN KARO JAB ATI DUKH PAAVEN ||24||
PRAFFULLIT HOTH DARASH JAB PAAVEN |
VIVIDH BHANTI NIT VINAY SUNAVEN ||25||
VRINDARANNYA VIHARINNI SHYAM |
NAAM LETH PURAN SAB KAMA ||26||
KOTIN YAGYA TAPASYA KARUHU |
VIVIDH NEM VRAT HIY MEN DHARHU ||27||
TAUU NA SHYAM BHAKTAHI APNAVEN |
JAB LAGI NAAM NA RADHA GAAVEN ||28||
VRINDA VIPIN SVAMINI RADHA |
LEELA VAPU TUVA AMIT AGADHA ||29||
SVAYAM KRISHNA NAHIN PAVAHIN PAARA |
AUR TUMHEN KO JANANI HAARA ||30||
SHRIRADHA RAS PREETI ABHEDA |
SAADAR GAAN KARAT NIT VEDA ||31||
RADHA TYAGI KRISHNA JO BHAJIHAI |
TE SAPNEHUN JAG JALADHI NA TARIHAI ||32||
KIRATI KUMARI LAADALI RADHA |
SUMIRAT SAKAL MITAHIN BHAV BADA ||33||
NAAM AMANGAL MOOL NASAVANI |
VIVIDH TAAP HAR HARI MAN BHAVANI ||34||
RADHA NAAM LEY JO KOI |
SAHAJAHI DAMODAR VASH HOYI ||35||
RADHA NAAM PARAM SUKHDAYI |
SAHAJAHIN KRIPA KAREN YADURAI ||36||
YADUPATI NANDAN PEECHE PHIRIHAIN |
JO KOUU RADHA NAAM SUMIRIHAIN ||37||
RAAS VIHARINI SHYAMA PYARI |
KARUHU KRIPA BARSANE VAARI ||38||
VRINDAVAN HAI SHARAN TUMHARI |
JAI JAI JAI VRSHABHANU DULARI ||39||
DOHA
SHRI RADHA RASIKESHVAR GHANSHYAM |
KARUHUN NIRANTAR VAAS MAI SRI VRINDAVAN DHAM ||40||
Unveiling the Essence of Radha Chalisa
The Radha Chalisa is a forty-verse hymn that extols the virtues and divine attributes of Radha, celebrating her role as the ultimate symbol of devotion and love.
Composed in the poetic form of chalisa, it is a devotional offering to Radha, invoking her blessings and grace upon the devotees.
Each verse of the chalisa is imbued with profound philosophical insights and mystical symbolism, offering glimpses into the divine love between Radha and Krishna.
Jai Vrashbhan Kumari Shri Shyama: The Divine Consort of Krishna
The title "Jai Vrashbhan Kumari Shri Shyama" beautifully encapsulates the essence of Radha's identity and her relationship with Krishna. "Jai" signifies victory or triumph, indicating Radha's exalted status as the queen of devotion.
"Vrashbhan Kumari" refers to Radha's lineage as the beloved daughter of King Vrishbhanu, symbolizing her noble and divine heritage.
"Shri Shyama" alludes to Radha's divine form as the dark-complexioned, enchanting goddess, whose beauty captivates the heart of Krishna.
Embracing Radha's Divine Love
The Radha Chalisa - Jai Vrashbhan Kumari Shri Shyama invites devotees to immerse themselves in the ocean of Radha's divine love and experience its transformative power. Through heartfelt recitation and contemplation of the chalisa, one can awaken the dormant love for the Divine within their hearts and establish a deep connection with Radha-Krishna.
As we chant the verses of the Radha Chalisa, let us offer our salutations to Radha, the epitome of divine love, and seek her blessings to guide us on the path of devotion and spiritual awakening. May her grace fill our lives with joy, peace, and eternal love.
In conclusion, the Radha Chalisa - Jai Vrashbhan Kumari Shri Shyama stands as a timeless ode to the boundless love between Radha and Krishna, inviting devotees to partake in the divine ecstasy of their union. Let us revel in the glory of Radha's divine love and surrender ourselves at the feet of the eternal goddess of devotion. Jai Shri Radhe!