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Jaya Rādhā-Govinda

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JAYA RĀDHĀ-GOVINDA
jaya rādhā-govinda rādhā-govinda rādhe*
rūpa-gosvāmīr prāṇa-dhana he
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jaya rādhā-madanamohana rādhā-madanamohana rādhe*
sanātaner prāṇa-dhana he
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jaya rādhā-dāmodara rādhā-dāmodara rādhe*
jīva-gosvāmīr prāṇa-dhana he
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jaya rādhā-ramaṇa rādhā-ramaṇa rādhe*
gopāla-bhaṭṭer prāṇa-dhana he
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jaya rādhā-gokulānanda rādhā-gokulānanda rādhe*
lokanāther prāṇa-dhana he
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jaya rādhā-gopīnātha rādhā-gopīnātha rādhe*
madhupaṇḍiter prāṇa-dhana he
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jaya rādhā-śyāmasundara rādhā-śyāmasundara rādhe*
śyāmānander prāṇa-dhana he
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jaya rādhā-giridhārī rādhā-giridhārī rādhe*
dāsa-gosvāmīr prāṇa-dhana he
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These are the names of the famous seven temples of Vṛndāvana and the ācāryas who founded them. Śrī Lokanātha, Śrī Maḍhupaṇḍita and Śyāmānanda Gosvāmī were associates of Śrīnivāsa Ācārya, and their history is in a book called the Bhakti-rātnakara. Prāṇa-dhana means "the lord of one's life." The Deities of Rādhā-Govinda, Gopīnātha, etc., are the Lords of Their ācāryas' lives. The Gosvāmīs and ācāryas were all perfectly realized souls, and as such their vision of the Deity was not obstructed by any material conception. Thus they could hear the Deity speaking to them and see the Deity's pastimes.
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