Śrī Mādhava

he kṛṣṇa karuṇā-sindho dīna-bandho jagat-pate
gopeśa gopikā-kānta rādhā-kānta namo ‘stu te

O my dear Kṛṣṇa, O ocean of mercy, O friend of the distressed and the source of creation, O master of the cowherd men and the lover of the gopīs, especially Rādhārāṇī, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

Śrīmatī Rādhikā fulfills all the desires of Lord Kṛṣṇa. This is the meaning of “sarva-kānti.”Lord Kṛṣṇa enchants the world, but Śrī Rādhā enchants even Him. Therefore She is the supreme goddess of all.
(CC Adi 4.94 – 4.95)

Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī has explained the various meanings of the word mādhava as follows: Mādhava normally indicates Kṛṣṇa to be “the Lord, who is the consort of the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī.” This name also implies that Lord Kṛṣṇa descended in the dynasty of Madhu. Since the spring season is also known as Mādhava, it is understood that as soon as Lord Kṛṣṇa entered the Vṛndāvana forest, it automatically exhibited all the opulences of spring, becoming filled with flowers, breezes and a celestial atmosphere. Another reason Lord Kṛṣṇa is known as Mādhava is that He enjoys His pastimes in madhu, the taste of conjugal love. Lord Kṛṣṇa would loudly sound His flute as He entered the forest of Śrī Vṛndāvana, thus giving inconceivable bliss to all the residents of His hometown, Vraja-dhāma. These simple pastimes of playfully entering the forest, playing on the flute and so forth were performed daily in the spiritual land of Vṛndāvana.
(SB 10.15.2 purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda)

Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time I descend Myself.
(Bhagavad-gita 4.7)

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jaya radha-madhava radha-madhava radhe
(jayadever prana-dhana he)
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All glories to Radha and Madhava, the treasure of Jayadeva Gosvami’s heart!
(Jaya Radha Krsna Giti)

Information – It wasn’t until 1980, however, that Prabhupäda’s desire to see life-sized deities in Mäyäpur would come to fruition. Jananiväsa Prabhu takes up the story: “Big Rädhä-Mädhava were installed on Gaura-pürnimä of that year (1980). The temple was in the Lotus Building then, and They were worshipped there until 1986 (View Photo Album), when the first four gopis (Sri Lalita, Sri Champakalata, Sri Chitra, Sri Tungavidya) arrived. The other four (Sri Vishaka, Sri Indulekha, Sri Rangadevi and Sri Sudevi) arrived in 1992.”
“Then he made a gesture with his hands, the same gesture as Rādhārāṇī, and he said, ‘Rādhārāṇī will be dancing, because when She is dancing, Kṛṣṇa can never leave Her.’ He then gave the dimensions for Radha-Madhava and the other deities. He said, ‘Kṛṣṇa will be six feet four inches. Rādhārāṇī should be five foot ten inches.’ (‘He’ refers to Srila Prabhupada)
(‘Article Full of Abundant Grace’ by Braja Sevaki dasi, Mayapur Magazine 2006)

Vṛndāvana means Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa’s activities, pastimes. So that is the destiny of life. That is the real goal. As Śrī Caitanya . . . Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says, that manuṣya janama pāiyā, rādhā-kṛṣṇa nā bhajiyā, jāniyā śuniyā viṣa khāinu. One who has got this human form of life, if he does not understand what is Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, his life is spoiled. Jāniyā śuniyā viṣa khāinu: knowingly they’re eating poison. Because by coming in contact with Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa they can go back to home, back to Godhead, and there will be no more janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vyādhi (BG 13.9). Such opportunity is human life, simply to understand Rādhā Kṛṣṇa. And therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is mahā-vadānyāvatāra, because He is teaching about the love of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa and teaching everyone kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te, real destination of life, how to achieve kṛṣṇa-prema, and He’s personally teaching. Namo mahā-vadānyāya. Rūpa Gosvāmī understood it: “Here is namo mahā-vadānyāya, most magnanimous incarnation.” Similarly, Locana dāsa Ṭhākura has sung:
parama karuṇa, pahū dui-jana
nitāi-gauracandra
saba avatāra, sāra śiromaṇi
kevala ānanda-kanda
Kevala ānanda-kanda, parama-karuṇa: “There are many incarnation, but no better incarnation, no magnanimous incarnation, like Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Nityānanda Prabhu.” Nityānanda Prabhu is always . . . vrajenda-nandana yei, śaci-suta haila sei, balarāma haila nitāi.
(740301 – Lecture CC Adi 07.01 – Mayapur)

The blessed Lord Śiva becomes all the more blessed by bearing on his head the holy waters of the Ganges, which has its source in the water that washed the Lord’s lotus feet. The Lord’s feet act like thunderbolts hurled to shatter the mountain of sin stored in the mind of the meditating devotee. One should therefore meditate on the lotus feet of the Lord for a long time.
(SB 3.28.22)