WELCOME BHARATAM (भारतम् स्वागतम्) --- THE VEDIC ORIGIN OF THE WORD “BHARATA“ (भारत)

The word “Bharata” (भारत) and its derivatives not only appear in a host of Puranas, Itihasas and ancient classical literature but also in the Rig Veda and other Vedas in many places. Some examples are given below:-
य इ॒मे रोद॑सी उ॒भे अ॒हमिन्द्र॒मतु॑ष्टवम् ।
वि॒श्वामि॑त्रस्य रक्षति॒ ब्रह्मे॒दं भार॑तं॒ जन॑म् ॥
--- ऋग्वेदसंहिता ३-०५३-१२
यद॒ङ्ग त्वा॑ भर॒ताः सं॒तरे॑युर्ग॒व्यन्ग्राम॑ इषि॒त इन्द्र॑जूतः ।
अर्षा॒दह॑ प्रस॒वः सर्ग॑तक्त॒ आ वो॑ वृणे सुम॒तिं य॒ज्ञिया॑नाम् ॥
--- ऋग्वेदसंहिता ३-०३३-११
त्वं नो॑ असि भार॒ताग्ने॑ व॒शाभि॑रु॒क्षभिः॑ ।
अ॒ष्टाप॑दीभि॒राहु॑तः ॥
--- ऋग्वेदसंहिता २-००७-०५
उत्ति॑ष्ठत॒ मा स्व॑प्त । अ॒ग्निमि॑च्छध्वं॒ भार॑ताः । राज्ञः॒ सोम॑स्य तृ॒प्तासः॑ । सूर्ये॑ण स॒युजो॑षसः ।
--- तैत्तिरीयारण्यकम् १-११४
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SRI SRI KRISHNAPREMI MAHARAJ JI PRARTHANA

कृष्णप्रेमनिमग्नं तं नमामि कृष्णप्रेमिनम् ।
प्रेमाचार्ययश:कीर्ति: जीयादाचन्द्रतारकम् ॥
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SRI LAKSHMI HAYAGRIVA PRARTHANA

श्रीलक्ष्मीहयग्रीव प्रार्थना
सर्वज्ञानस्वरूपाय सर्वमङ्गलमूर्तये ।
सर्वाभीष्टप्रदात्रे च हयग्रीवाय ते नम:॥
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PROTECT ME RADHAVALLABHA (राधावल्लभ पाहि माम्)

विद्या ददाति विनयं परोपदेशायैतद्धि ।
विद्वान् न केवलं वाचा उत्कृष्टं चिन्तनं मुख्यम् ॥
सम्भाषणेऽसमर्थोऽस्मि ग्रन्थरचने शक्तोऽस्मि ।
उपासने तु तृप्तोऽस्मि राधावल्लभ पाहि माम् ॥
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WHETHER IT IS PROPER TO BRING COWS FROM VRNDAVANA AND REAR THEM IN ASRAMAS AND TEMPLES OUTSIDE VRNDAVANA?

According to Vaishnava tradition, cows born at Vrndavana are so sacrosanct. It is believed that ardent Radhakrishna devotees rejoice in taking birth in the sacred land of Vrndavana in the form of trees, plants, creepers, birds, cows and other animals and species. Their main objective is to experience the bliss of Radhakrishna Prema Bhakti in any living form. Hence it may not be proper to bring cows from the divine land of Vrndavana and rear them in Asramas and Temples outside Vrndavana. According to great Vasihnava Acharyas, doing so may cause immense mental pain to the cows in view of physical separation from the punya bhumi of Radhakrishna and hence it has to be totally avoided.
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SHRI-HIT-PREMANAND-GOVIND-SHARAN-MAHARAJ-JI PRARTHANA (III)

SHRI-HIT-PREMANAND-GOVIND-SHARAN-MAHARAJ-JI PRARTHANA (III)
राधाप्रेमस्वरूपाय महाचार्याय ते नम: ।
प्रेमानन्दयश:कीर्ति: जीयादाचन्द्रतारकम् ॥
Manifestation of Radha Prem
My obeisance to the great Acharya
Let the exalted fame and glory of Pujya Sri Premanand Ji Maharaj of Vrndavana
Live till the Moon and the Stars exist in the Universe.
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WHICH ONE TO CHANT WHETHER MAHAMANTRA OR THE DIVINE NAME "RADHA" ?

A vaiṣṇava who devotionally chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa Mahāmantra which consists of sixteen divine names and thirty two syllables will surely attain the eternal and blissful abode of Rādhākṛṣṇa in Goloka.
dvātrimśadakṣaram mantramnāmaṣodaśakānvitam ।
prajapan vaiṣṇavo nityam rādhākṛṣṇa sthalam labhet॥
---Padma Purāṇa
The glory of Rādhā’s name is so great that Kṛṣṇa bestows premabhakti
instantly to one who starts saying the first syllable ‘Rā’. Kṛṣṇa goes into ecstatic raptures instantly and his joys fully bloom. When the devotee completes the second syllable ‘Dhā’ instantly Kṛṣṇa gets lovingly intoxicated, gets completely lost in trance and runs after him who chants the nectar-like Rādhānāma.
'rā' śabdoccāraṇādeva sphito bhavati mādhavaḥ ।
'dhā' śabdoccārataḥ paścād dhāvatyeva sa sambhramaḥ ॥
--- Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa
By saying “Rā’’ one gets the firm hold and by uttering “Dhā” one gets liberation . Thus by calling Rādhā one easily grabs mukti.
rā ityādānavacano dhā ca nirvāṇa vācakaḥ ।
tato’vāpnoti muktim ca tena rādhā prakīrtitā ॥
---- Brahmavaivarta PurāṇaPrakṛti Khaṇḍa XLVIII-42
By saying“Rā’’ of “Rādhā” nāma itself , one achieves bhakti of the highest order by the grace of the Supreme as he rushes to such a
devotee even before he utters “Dhā”.
'rā' śabdam kurvatas trasto dadāmi bhaktimuttamam ।
'dhā' śabdam kurvataḥ paścāt yāmi śravaṇa lobhataḥ ॥
--- Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa Śrī Kṛṣṇa Janma Khaṇḍa XV-70
As her loving worship consists of fulfilling the desires of Kṛṣṇa, she is hailed as Rādhikā by the Purāṇas.
kṛṣṇa-vāṅchā-pūrti-rūpa kare ārādhane ।
ataeva ‘rādhikā’ nāma purāṇe vākhāne ॥
--- Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi Līlā IV-87
Rādhā is full of ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.
Kṛṣṇa is full of enraptured love of Rādhā.
In life or in death.
Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are my eternal refuge.
kṛṣṇapremamayī rādhā rādhā premamayo hariḥ ।
jīvane nidhane nityam rādhākṛṣṇau gatir mama ॥
---Yugalāṣtakam
Rādhākṛṣṇa’s divine feet is our only resort.
tasyāḥ sakhīsamūhasya vallabhau prāṇa nayakau ।
rādhākṛṣṇau tayoḥpādāḥśaraṇam syādihāśraye ॥
--- Padma Purāṇa Pātāla Khaṇḍa LXXXI-62
Thus, whether one chants with devotion the Mahāmantra or the divine name “Rādhā”, both reach Goloka, the most blissful eternal abode of Śrī Rādhākṛṣṇa. In our humble opinion, the nectar like name “Rādhā” is verily the short and sweet version of Mahāmantra only .
Hence the devotees of Sri Radhakrishna are absolutely free to blissfully chant either the Mahāmantra or the divine name “Rādhā” or both as they intensely feel.
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