nama rupam vayo vesa sambandho yutha eva ca |
ajña seva parakastha palya-dasi nivasaka || 93 ||
(Sri Gaura Govindarcana Smarana Paddhatih - Sripada Dhyanacandra Gosvami)
Assim irei servir com esta identidade:
1) nama-nome = Raṅgaṇa-Mālikā (Rangana=aquela que dança, faz festa. Malika=guirlanda, jasmim)) manjari.
2) rupa-cor = morning sun-dourado suave.
3) vayas-idade =12/5.
4) vesa-roupa = jaba flower, soft red with dark red, golden or colored edge.
5) sambandha-relantionship = The relationship between the manjari and Sri Sri Radha-Krsna is that of servant and served. My eternal occupation is rendering seva to them. The manjari would not give up that relationship even in exchange for her own life. The siddha deha is my real self. For I am an eternal maidservant of Sri Radha.
6) yutha-grupo = Radha (lalita's gana).
7) ajna-order = Taking the order of her group leader on her head, she very happily renders appropriate services to Sri Sri Radha Krsna. My group leader is Sri lalita sakhi who is graceful and skilled in all the arts, she is a constant companion of sri radha. I always follow her order and consider myself her dasi. I reside in her sri kunja mandir and follow her every order.
8) seva-serviço = decorar o casal divino com flores-flower decorating - Oh Rulers of the forest love-bowers, Sri Sri Radha Krsna, Oh, will the day ever come when, in the sylvan retreat beautified with humming bees, I will have the chance to arrange for You a soft flower bed and a pillow of tender new flower buds that will withstand Cupid’s battle?
TEXT 137 - 138 (163)
FLOWER ORNAMENTS
"The flower ornaments of the divine couple are 1. flower crown, 2. flowers in the hair, 3. flower earrings, 4. flowers decorating the forehead, 5. flower necklaces, 6. flower armlets, 7. flower sashes, 8. flower bracelets, 9. flower anklets, 10. flower bodices and many other kinds of flower ornaments. Just as these ornaments may be fashioned from precious jewels, gold or other materials, in the same way they may be made of flowers." (Sri Sri Radha Krsna Ganodesa Dipika)
9) parakastha-divine ambition = The meditation shall be: Just as Sri Rupa Manjari and the other gopis are nitya-sakihs of Radha and Krsna, I, too, am a nitya-sakhi. Let me attain the seva, form and qualities like that of the nitya sakhis and by following their footsteps let me begin radha krsna's nitya seva from now. By the strenght of this firm conviction one will come to know all of the mood and mellows of yugala seva, if one is submissive to following in the footsteps of the sakhis (Lalita, Visakha Her charming, celestial singing mocks the sweetness of the cuckoo). May that Visakha mercifully train me in the art of music.
Gopal Guru Gosvami added. You must also maintain a similar submissive attitude towards the other sakhis., Campakalata, Citra, Tungavidya, Indulekha, Rangadevi, Sudevi (aprendo diferentes artes com cada uma delas) / Rupa Manjari, Rati(Tulasi) Manjari, Lavanga Manjari, Rasa Manjari, Guna Manjari, Manjulali Manjari, Vilasa Manjari, Kausturi Manjari) AND Ananga Manjari (is yuthesvari not manjari. others say she is manjari and yuthesvari).
Those who perform raganuga bhajana should know this for sure: Become fixed in Ananga Manjari, then you will get to know the intricacies of rasa, become situated among the sakhis and blissfully attain Kishor and Kishori. She is especially dear to Lalita and Visakha. The younger sister of Radha.
10) palya-dasi-mantaniner = sou uma criada protegida por...(I'm palyadasi of rupa manjari=maidservant) - The sadhaka-manjari remains always under the shelter of a nitya-sakhi (primaly of Rupa manjari, and also rati manjari, etc according her (sadhaka)nature) who is similar in nature to herself, who speaks very sweetly, and who maintains her in every respect.
I'm looked after by sri rupa manjari for she knows the essence of everything. By following her, instantly radha krsna's seva will be avaliable to me.
"When will the auspicious moment come, when Sri Rupa Manjari will accept me as her maidservant?
She will order me saying, "Quickly make arrangements for the service of Sri Sri Radha and Krishna."
(Srila Narottama dasa Thakura's Prarthana, song 18)
obs: I''m VAMA MADHYA like rupa manjari. (vama or daksina / (prakhara-madhya-mrdvi)). VAMA - de esquerda. MADHYA - nem muito ríspida e nem muito gentil.
http://bhakti-tattva.blogspot.com/2015/09/vama-daksina.html
http://bhakti-tattva.blogspot.com/2015/09/vama-daksina.html
11) nivasaka-residência = puspa-sukhada kunja in the northern part of Sri Lalita Sakhi’s kunja. Ao pé do Rupollasa Kunja (rupa manjari). Pai e mãe moram em Varsana. Eu era de outra vila (varsana) e agora moro em Yavat com esposo que é a vila dele (parakya). I am a girl who was born in the house of a vraja-gopa, and when I grew up to be a young adolescent, I was given in marriage to a youthful gopa. To eternally reside in Vrindavan is the meaning of nivasa. The sadhaka takes birth as a gopi in a particular village in Vraja. Then, after marriage she resides in her father-in-law’s house. If Krishna’s melodious flute should enter her ears, however, the allurement for Radha’s seva brings the sadhaka manjari to Radha Kund. It is here that she has a kunja and kutir as her residence. I shall take birth in Varsana and marry in Yavat village.
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Yogpeeth while doing mantra-smaran.
Meditating on our swarup We sâdhaks should serve in meditation in two swarups. In Nabadweep we are twelve year old boys while in Vrindâban we are kishoris. We should perform Yogpeeth sevâ in these two swarups. After Yogpeeth sevâ we chant the various Gâyatri mantras, all the while meditating on the particular mantra-Deity in the Yogpeeth after Nabadweep Yogpeeth-sevâ we chant the mantras of Nabadweep, and after Vrindâban Yogpeeth-sevâ we chant the Vrindâban-mantras.
Our Nabadweep-swarup: – twelve year old kishor brahmin boy. Bright-complexioned, wearing white Dhotī and upper-cloth, neatly combed thick hair, white dazzling sacred thread, fine tilak, and always happy and smiling, since we are enjoying our sevâ. We are absolutely in love with our Spiritual Master and Gourânga. Our heart is bursting with sevâ-joy.
Our Vrindâban-swarup: – manjari-swarup.
“âtmânam chintayet-tatra tâsâm madhye manoramâm,
roopa-youvana-sampannâm kishorim pramadâkritim.
nânâ-shilpa-kalâbhigyâm krishna-bhogânuroopinim,
prârthitâm-api krishnena tato bhoga-parânmukhim.
râdhikânucharim nityam tatsevanaparâyanâm,
krishnâdapyadhikam prema râdhikâyâm prakurvatim.
preetyânudivasam yatnâttayoh sangamakârinim,
tatsevana-sukhâswâda-bharena-ati-sunirvritâm.
ityâtmânam vichintyaiva tatra sevâm samâcharet,
brahma-muhurtam-ârabhya yâvat sântâ mahâ-nishâ.”
Meaning - "We should think of ourselves as an attractive kishori at the threshold of youth and voluptuously erotic. We are experts in many arts. Although Sri Krishna begs of us to enjoy with Him, we thwart His advances due to lack of interest. We are Sri Râdhikâ’s follower and are always alert to serve Her. We love Srimati Râdhârâni more than we love Sri Krishna, and we carefully and lovingly enable Ishwari to meet with Him. We are extremely satisfied simply to please Them with our sevâ. Their pleasure is our only happiness. We should think of ourselves in this manner right from the Brâhma-muhurta till the deep night.”
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Meditação no Gurudevi Manjari Svarupa (Aruna Manjari - Ananta Das Babaji):
"She is adolescent, attractive Gopi. She has a thin waist, heavy hips and high raised breasts. She is decorated with kasturi (musk)-tilak and wears various jewels. Dazzling sindoor adorns the parting of her hair, while a sindoor dot beautifies her forehead like the full moon. Her eyes are lined with kohl and Her smooth silky hair is decorated with many gem-stones. Her body is soft and beautiful, and she is full of Radha-prema.”
An example of Manjari Gurudevi Dhyana:
"My Gurudevi Manjari is a juvenile and attractive Manjari. She is full of Radha Prema. My Sri Gurudevi Manjari is one of most intimate Radha's maidservants. She is always in Sri Radha Bhava. Srimati Radhika is her life and soul. My Gurudevi Manjari is serving under the supervision of Rupa Manjari. My Gurudevi Manjari lives because of Sri Radha. She is extremely blessed because she has got the most confidential seva of the Divine Couple."
The Paddhati of Dhyanacandra does not specify that we must worship with all the details all members of the parampara. It speaks in general that we should meditate on the Manjari form of Guru, Parama Guru, etc.
guru-manjaryai vidmahe – (this part of the gâyatri indicates our elation with Guru-manjari) - All the sakhimanjaris are Sri Râdhâ’s expansions. I should know that my Sri Guru-manjari is one of them. She is always in Sri Râdhâ-bhâv. Sri Râdhâ is her life and soul. She lives because of Sri Râdhâ. She is extremely blessed because she has got the most confidential sevâ of the Divine Couple. They serve the Divine Couple so freely that they are always exultant. So we call their bhâvas “bhâvollâsâ rati” (exultant passion). Their body, heart and soul are all made up of sevâ. Sri Rupa-manjari is the chief of all manjaris. All the manjaris serve under her supervision.
Guru-manjari too is under her command. We serve the Divine Couple under the subservience of Guru-manjari. I know such Guru-manjari who is one-soul with Sri Râdhâ.
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Pratica de manhã:
levanta de manhã pranamas, dhyana, medita no siddha deha em gaura lila, navadvipa yogapitha seva, puja externo, mantra japa (guru, gaura, nityananda, advaita, gadadhara, srivasa mantras e gayatris), medita no siddha deha em krsna lila, vrndavana yogapitha seva, puja externo, mantra japa (sri guru manjari, sri krsna, sri radha, sri lalita, sri ananga manjari, sri rupa manjari mantras e gayatris).
http://gaudiyadiscussions.gaudiya.com/topic_522.html
http://www.vrindavan.de/gauranga-lila.htm
http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/profiles/blogs/asta-sakhisparamprestha-sakhis
http://gaudiyadiscussions.gaudiya.com/topic_252.html
SRI RUPA MANJARI
Age: 13 years, 6 months
Nature: Vama-madhya
Complexion: Gorocana (bright yellow)
Dress: Mayura-pincha (color of peacock-feathers)
Father: Ratnabhanu
Mother: Yamuna
Husband: Durmedhaka
Mother-in-law: Jatila
Sister: Lavanga Manjari
Service: Massaging feet
Kunja: Rupollasa-kunja (in the northern part of Lalita’s kunja)
Another name: Rangana-malika
Identity in Gaura-lila: Rupa Gosvami
Sri-rupa-manjari-pada, sei mora sampada, sei mor bhajana-pujana- my everything is Sri Rupa Goswamis holy feet. We are to discuss so many classifications and positions of rasa: santa, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya, madhura. And in madhura-rasa Radharanis camp is special. Then again there are so many gradations of sakhis. Then there is the class of the manjaris, the younger girls, and they have more freedom to approach: when Radha and Govinda are in union in a private environment, the manjaris can still approach. They have such freedom to visit Them. If any materials of service are necessary, the sakhis send the manjaris to that place. The sakhis do not approach there. In that way the manjaris enjoy the best confidence. The most secret service of both can be supplied through the manjaris. In the highest position they have free entrance, and their leader is Rupa Manjari. She is understood to be the leader of the whole group of younger girls, the manjaris, therefore in madhura-bhajan she is all-in-all. This has been taught to us by Narottama Thakur. For us - and the younger batch - she is our highest resort.
Prayers to Visakha-sakhi
''Visakha-devi satisfies the youthful Divine Couple with her affectionate and playful joking pastimes. Her sweet transcendental singing eclipses the voices of the cuckoos. I pray that Visakha-devi may become pleased with me and accept me as her student."
(VVS)
"O bestower of benedictions! O causelessly merciful Visakha! Within the society of the beautiful damsels of Vraja, you are the closest replica of Radha Herself (in the matter of form, qualities, nature and age). Therefore, overlooking my hundreds of offenses, please be kind upon me and accept me as your maidservant." (SKD)
Campakalata-sakhi: Campakalata-sakhi, with a complexion the color of a blossoming yellow campaka flower, wears garments the color of a blue jaya's feather and is one day younger than Srimati Radharani. Campakalata is secretive, expert in the art of logical persuasion, a diplomat skilled in thwarting Radha's rivals and expert at collecting forest fruits, flowers and roots. She is an artistic potter and famous as the candy cook with mistahasta (sweet hands). Of the gopis appointed as protectors of the trees, creepers and bushes of Vrndavana, Campakalata is the leader. (RKG)
Citra-sakhi: Citra-sakhi has a red complexion like kunkuma and wears crystal-colored garments. She is twenty-six days older than Srimati Radharani. Citra can read between the lines to perceive an author's hidden intentions. She is a trained gourmet cook, understanding food tastes by glancing. She expertly makes music by playing water pots. Citra-sakhi is learned in the literature of astronomy and astrology, and well-versed in the theory and practice of protecting domestic animals. A skilled gardener, Citra-devi can also blend a variety of nectar drinks. She is the leader of the gopis who collect forest herbs. (RKG)
Tungavidya-sakhi: Tungavidya-sakhi is the color of kunkuma. The fragrance of her body is like a combination of sandalwood and camphor. She is fifteen days younger than Srimati Radharani and wears white garments. Hot-tempered Tungavidya is a gopi group leader and learned in eighteen branches of Vedic knowledge. She knows the rasa-sastras, is a celebrated music teacher, and an expert singer and vina player. Tungavidya-sakhi has full faith in Krsna, and is expert at arranging the meeting of the Divine Couple. She is the leader of the gopis who fetch clear river water.
Indulekha-sakhi: Indulekha-sakhi has a tan complexion and pomegranate-colored clothes. She is three days younger than Sri Radha and displays a hot temper and contrary nature. Indulekha knows the science of palmistry and charming snakes by mantras. She is expert in stringing necklaces, gemology and weaving cloth. Indulekha carries auspicious messages that create Radha and Krsna's mutual attraction, and she is fully aware of Radha-Krsna's confidential secrets. Indulekha is the leader of all the sakhis that present ornaments and garments to the Divine Couple. (RKG)
Rangadevi-sakhi: Rangadevi has red rose-colored garments, a complexion similar to the hue of a lotus filament and qualities much like Campakalata. She is seven days younger than Srimati Radharani and possesses a vama (contrary and hot-tempered) nature. Rangadevi is an ocean of gestures, words and very fond of joking with Sri Radha while standing before Krsna.
Due to her previous austerities, Rangadevi knows a mantra which can attract Krsna. The eight most important friends of Rangadevi are expert in the use of perfumes and cosmetics, burning aromatic incense, carrying coal during winter and fanning Radha and Krsna in summer. Her friends can control the jungle lions and deer. (RKG)
Sudevi-sakhi: Sweet and charming Sudevi-sakhi, Rangadevi's sister, possesses a form and qualities so similar that she is often mistaken for her sister. Sudevi always remains beside Sri Radha, arranging Radha's hair, decorating Her eyes and massaging Her transcendental body with scented oil. Sudevi is expert in training parrots and roosters, sailing, oil body massage, starting fires, reading omens, horticulture, making leaf spittoons, playing music on bells and decorating couches. Sudevi's friends decorate Radha-Krsna's asana, act as spies by disguising themselves and moving amongst Radha's rivals to uncover their secrets. They also serve as the deities of the forests of Vrndavana, overseeing the protection of the birds and bees. Sudevi-sakhi is the leader of these empowered gopis. (RKG)
(An excerpt from Appreciating Sri Vrndavana Dhama by Mahanidhi Swami)
TILAKA
The mantras for applying tilaka are similar, with the exception that we generally replace "om" with "sri" (ie. zrI kezavAya namaH), while others just drop the "om" altogether.
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Snāna
atha snānam ācaret yathā–nady ādau pravāhābhimukhe taḍāgādiṣu
pūrvābhimukhī tīrthāni āhvayed yathā–
Then, one's bath shall be done as follows:
At a river or stream, facing in the direction of the current, or at a pond or lake, facing the easterly direction, one shall invoke the holy rivers thus:
gaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvari sarasvati |
narmade sindho kāveri jale'smin sannidhiṁ kuru || 28 ||
O Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Godāvarī, Sarasvatī, Narmadā, Sindhu, Kāverī !!! Please be present in this water.
Then, invoke the blessings of Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa:
rādhikā-sama-saubhāgya sarva-tīrtha-pravandita |
prasīda rādhikā-kuṇḍa snāmi te salile śubhe || 33
"O Śrī Rādhikā-kuṇḍa, you have obtained good fortune equal to that of Śrī Rādhā, and you are highly praised among all the holy places. I am bathing in your sacred waters. Please be gracious toward me."
(Śrī Gaura-Govindārcana-Smaraṇa-
Paddhatiḥ)
