Jaya Radha Madhava
Bhaktivinod Thakur has written this song “Jaya Radha Madhava”. The official name for this song is Jaya Radha Krsna Giti. Bhaktivinoda Thakura glories Shree Krishna and Sri Radha, Vrindavan and all the inhabitants of the Vrindavana Dham, Yamuna river, Yasoda, Govardan Hill. Hari Govinda has performed many pastimes in Vrindavava just for the pleasure of Sri Radhey and the Braj Vasis. This song is sung by Srila Prabhupada before commencing his lectures.
(1)
jaya rādhā-mādhava kuñja-bihārī
gopī-jana-vallabha giri-vara-dhārī
(2)
yaśodā-nandana braja-jana-rañjana
yāmuna-tīra-vana-cārī
TRANSLATION
1) Krsna is the lover of Radha. He displays many amorous pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana, He is the lover of the cowherd maidens of Vraja, and the holder of the great hill named Govardhana.
2) He is the beloved son of mother Yasoda, the delighter of the inhabitants of Vraja, and He wanders in the forests along the banks of the River Yamuna!
