Rādhikā-tāpanī 1
Sourceब्रह्मवादिनो वदन्ति, कस्माद्राधिकामुपासते आदित्योऽभ्यद्रवत् ॥ १ ॥
brahmavādino vadanti, kasmādrādhikāmupāsate ādityo'bhyadravat || 1 ||
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The knowers of Brahman asked, ‘Why is Radhika worshipped?’ Then Aditya’s illumination came upon them.
Rādhikā-tāpanī 2
Sourceश्रुतय ऊचुः—सर्वाणि राधिकाया दैवतानि सर्वाणि भूतानि राधिकायास्तां नमामः ॥ २ ॥
śrutaya ūcuḥ—sarvāṇi rādhikāyā daivatāni sarvāṇi bhūtāni rādhikāyāstāṃ namāmaḥ || 2 ||
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The Shrutis said: The divinity in all the gods belongs to Radhika, and all beings belong to Radhika. We bow to her.
Rādhikā-tāpanī 3
Sourceदेवतायतनानि कम्पन्ते राधाया हसन्ति नृत्यन्ति च सर्वाणि राधादैवतानि । सर्वपापक्षयायेति व्याहृतिभिर्हुत्वाथ राधिकायै नमामः ॥ ३ ॥
devatāyatanāni kampante rādhāyā hasanti nṛtyanti ca sarvāṇi rādhādaivatāni | sarvapāpakṣayāyeti vyāhṛtibhirhutvātha rādhikāyai namāmaḥ || 3 ||
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The abodes of the gods tremble through Radha; they laugh and dance, and all the deities belong to Radha. Having offered with the sacred utterances for the destruction of every sin, we then bow to Radhika.
Rādhikā-tāpanī 4
Sourceभासा यस्याः कृष्णदेहोऽपि गौरो जायते देवस्येन्द्रनीलप्रभस्य । भृङ्गाः काकाः कोकिलाश्चापि गौरास्तां राधिकां विश्वधात्रीं नमामः ॥ ४ ॥
bhāsā yasyāḥ kṛṣṇadeho'pi gauro jāyate devasyendranīlaprabhasya | bhṛṅgāḥ kākāḥ kokilāścāpi gaurāstāṃ rādhikāṃ viśvadhātrīṃ namāmaḥ || 4 ||
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By her radiance even the body of Krishna—the God who shines like blue sapphire—becomes fair; bees, crows, and cuckoos too become fair. We bow to that Radhika, sustainer of the universe.
Rādhikā-tāpanī 5
Sourceयस्या अगम्यतां श्रुतयः सांख्ययोगा वेदान्तानि ब्रह्मभावं वदन्ति । न यां पुराणानि विदन्ति सम्यक् तां राधिकां देवधात्रीं नमामः ॥ ५ ॥
yasyā agamyatāṃ śrutayaḥ sāṃkhyayogā vedāntāni brahmabhāvaṃ vadanti | na yāṃ purāṇāni vidanti samyak tāṃ rādhikāṃ devadhātrīṃ namāmaḥ || 5 ||
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The Shrutis, Sankhya, Yoga, and the Vedantas declare her inaccessible nature and her being Brahman; even the Puranas do not fully know her. We bow to that Radhika, sustainer of the gods.
Rādhikā-tāpanī 6
Sourceजगद्भर्तुर्विश्वसम्मोहनस्य श्रीकृष्णस्य प्राणतोऽधिकामपि । वृन्दारण्ये स्वेष्टदेवीं च नित्यं तां राधिकां वनधात्रीं नमामः ॥ ६ ॥
jagadbharturviśvasammohanasya śrīkṛṣṇasya prāṇato'dhikāmapi | vṛndāraṇye sveṣṭadevīṃ ca nityaṃ tāṃ rādhikāṃ vanadhātrīṃ namāmaḥ || 6 ||
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She is dearer than life to Shri Krishna, sustainer of the world and enchanter of the universe; in Vrinda’s forest she is forever our chosen Goddess. We bow to that Radhika, sustainer of the forest.
Rādhikā-tāpanī 7
Sourceयस्या रेणं पादयोर्विश्वभर्ता धरते मूर्ध्नि रहसि प्रेमयुक्तः । स्रस्तवेणुः कबरीं न स्मरेद्यल्लीनः कृष्णः क्रीतवत्तु तां नमामः ॥ ७ ॥
yasyā reṇaṃ pādayorviśvabhartā dharate mūrdhni rahasi premayuktaḥ | srastaveṇuḥ kabarīṃ na smaredyallīnaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ krītavattu tāṃ namāmaḥ || 7 ||
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The sustainer of the universe, filled with love in solitude, places the dust of her feet upon his head. Absorbed in her, Krishna forgets his fallen flute and loosened hair and becomes as if purchased by her. We bow to her.
Rādhikā-tāpanī 8
Sourceयस्याः क्रीडां चन्द्रमा देवपत्न्यो दृष्ट्वा नग्ना आत्मनो न स्मरन्ति । वृन्दारण्ये स्थावरा जङ्गमाश्च भावाविष्टां राधिकां तां नमामः ॥ ८ ॥
yasyāḥ krīḍāṃ candramā devapatnyo dṛṣṭvā nagnā ātmano na smaranti | vṛndāraṇye sthāvarā jaṅgamāśca bhāvāviṣṭāṃ rādhikāṃ tāṃ namāmaḥ || 8 ||
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Seeing her play, the moon and the unveiled wives of the gods lose awareness of themselves; in Vrinda’s forest the motionless and moving beings are overwhelmed with feeling. We bow to that Radhika.
Rādhikā-tāpanī 9
Sourceयस्या अङ्के विलुण्ठन् कृष्णदेवो गोलोकाख्यं नैव सस्मार धामपदम् । सांशा कमला शैलपुत्री तां राधिकां शक्तिधात्रीं नमामः ॥ ९ ॥
yasyā aṅke viluṇṭhan kṛṣṇadevo golokākhyaṃ naiva sasmāra dhāmapadam | sāṃśā kamalā śailaputrī tāṃ rādhikāṃ śaktidhātrīṃ namāmaḥ || 9 ||
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Reclining in her lap, Lord Krishna does not even remember the abode called Goloka. Kamala and the Daughter of the Mountain are portions of her. We bow to that Radhika, bearer of the powers.
Rādhikā-tāpanī 10
Sourceस्वरैर्ग्रामैश्च त्रिभिर्मूर्च्छनाभिर्गीता देवी सखिभिः प्रेमबद्धा । ब्राह्मीं निशां यातनोदेकशक्त्या वृन्दारण्ये राधिका तां नमामः ॥ १० ॥
svarairgrāmaiśca tribhirmūrcchanābhirgītā devī sakhibhiḥ premabaddhā | brāhmīṃ niśāṃ yātanodekaśaktyā vṛndāraṇye rādhikā tāṃ namāmaḥ || 10 ||
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The Goddess, bound by love, was sung by her friends with notes, the three scales, and melodic movements. By her power alone Radhika extended the night of Brahma in Vrinda’s forest. We bow to her.
Rādhikā-tāpanī 11
Sourceक्वचिद् भूत्वा द्विभुजा कृष्णदेहा वंशीरन्ध्रैर्वादयामास चक्रे । यस्या भूषां कुन्दमन्दारपुष्पैर्मालां कृत्वानुनयेद्देवदेवः ॥ ११ ॥
kvacid bhūtvā dvibhujā kṛṣṇadehā vaṃśīrandhrairvādayāmāsa cakre | yasyā bhūṣāṃ kundamandārapuṣpairmālāṃ kṛtvānunayeddevadevaḥ || 11 ||
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Once she became two-armed, assuming Krishna’s form, and played through the holes of the flute. The God of gods made a garland of kunda and mandara flowers as her ornament and sought to please her.
Rādhikā-tāpanī 12
Sourceयेयं राधा यश्च कृष्णो रसाब्धिर्देहेनैकः क्रीडनार्थं द्विधाभूत् । देहो यथा छायया शोभमानः शृण्वन् पठन् याति तद्धाम शुद्धम् ॥ १२ ॥
yeyaṃ rādhā yaśca kṛṣṇo rasābdhirdehenaikaḥ krīḍanārthaṃ dvidhābhūt | deho yathā chāyayā śobhamānaḥ śṛṇvan paṭhan yāti taddhāma śuddham || 12 ||
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This Radha and Krishna, the ocean of rasa, are one in body and became two for the sake of play, as a body appears beautiful with its shadow. One who hears or recites this goes to their pure abode.
Rādhikā-tāpanī 13
Sourceवसिष्ठं च बृहस्पतिं चार्वागध्यापयति यजमानस्य बार्हस्पत्यं च ॥ १३ ॥ इत्यथर्ववेदीया श्रीराधिकातापनीयोपनिषत् ।
vasiṣṭhaṃ ca bṛhaspatiṃ cārvāgadhyāpayati yajamānasya bārhaspatyaṃ ca || 13 || ityatharvavedīyā śrīrādhikātāpanīyopaniṣat |
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Vasishtha taught it to the eloquent Brihaspati, and Brihaspati taught it to his patron; therefore it is called Barhaspatya. Thus ends the Atharvavedic Shri Radhika-tapaniya Upanishad.