108 NAMES OF Radha
ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ AṢṬOTTARA ŚATA NĀMĀVAḺIḤ
Imagine Radha, Krishna’s beloved, her name a melody on your lips, igniting love within. She dances, bathed in moonlight, captivating even the heavens. Kindness and joy radiate from her, mirroring your own devotion. Sing of her beauty with the sages, each syllable a brushstroke painting her essence - a compassionate queen, a playful lover, the embodiment of surrender. Feel her love's gentle touch, erasing sorrows and kindling bhakti's flame. In her name, find the ultimate love, the ultimate joy, the ultimate liberation. Dive deep, friend, and bask in the warmth of Radha's light, guiding you towards bhakti's blissful shore.
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oṁ rādhāyai namaḥ
Salutations to Sri Radha
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oṁ gāndharvikāyai namaḥ
Salutations to Radha Gandharvika, She who is expert in singing and dancing
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oṁ goṣṭha-yuva-rājaika-kāmitāyai namaḥ
Salutations to the only girl desired by the prince of Vraja
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oṁ gāndharvā rādhikāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is worshipped by the Gandharva angels
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oṁ candra-kāntiryai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose lustre is like the moon
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oṁ mādhava-saginyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who accompanies Madhava
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oṁ dāmodarā-dvaita-sakhyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is Damodara’s unrivalled girlfriend
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oṁ kārttika-utkīrtideśvaryai namaḥ
Salutations to the queen who bestows fame on the Kartika month
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oṁ mukundadayitā-vṛnda-dhammilla maṇimañjaryai namaḥ
Salutations to the crest jewel of Mukunda’s lady friends
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oṁ bhaskaropāsikayai namaḥ
Salutations to She who worships the sun
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oṁ vārṣa-bhānavyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who belongs to King Vrshabhanu
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oṁ vṛṣabhānujāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is born from King Vrshabhanu
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oṁ anaṅga-mañjaryai namaḥ
Salutations to Ananga Manjari’s older sister
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oṁ jyeṣṭhā śrī-dāmāyai namaḥ
Salutations to Sridama’s younger sister
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oṁ varajottamayai namaḥ
Salutations to the greatest of women
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oṁ kīrtidā-kanyakāyai namaḥ
Salutations to Kirtida’s daughter
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oṁ mātṛ-sneha-pīyūṣa-putrikāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the nectarean object of Her mother’s affection
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oṁ viśākhā-savayayai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is of the same age as Visakha
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oṁ preṣṭha-viśākhā-jīvitādhikāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is dearer than life to Visakha
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oṁ prāṇādvitīya-lalitāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is none other than Lalita’s very life
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oṁ vṛndāvana-vihāriṇyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who enjoys in Vrindavana
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oṁ lalitā-prāṇa-lakṣaika-rakṣāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who saves Lalita’s life lakhs of times
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oṁ vṛndāvana-īśvaryai namaḥ
Salutations to the Queen of Vrindavan
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oṁ vrajendra-gṛhinī-kṛṣṇa-prāya sneha-niketanamyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is as dear to Mother Yashoda as Krishna
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oṁ vraja-go-gopa-gopālī-jīva-mātraika jīvanamyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the only life of the life of the cows, cowherdsmen and cowherd girls of Vraja
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oṁ snehalābhīra-rājendrayai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the object of King Nanda’s affection
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oṁ vatsalācyuta-pūrvajāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who gets parental affection from Balaram
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oṁ govinda-praṇayādhāra-surabhi sevanotsukāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the object of Govinda’s Love
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oṁ dhṛta-nandīśvara-kṣema gamanotkaṇṭhi-mānasāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is very eager to go to Nandishvara for serving Krishna
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oṁ sva-dehādvaitatā-dṛṣṭi-dhaniṣṭhā dhyeya-darśanāyai namaḥ
Salutation to She who is regarded as non different from her by Dhanistha and seen in her meditations (Dhanistha is Yashoda’s maidservant)
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oṁ gopendra-mahiṣī-pāka-śāla-vedi prakāśikāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is seen in Mother Yashoda’s kitchen
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oṁ āyur-vardhaka-raddhānnāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose cooked grains increase Krishna’s life
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oṁ rohiṇī-ghrāta-mastakāyai namaḥ
Salutation to She whose head is smelled by Rohini
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oṁ subala-nyasta-sārūpyāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who has bestowed a form equal to Hers to Subala
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oṁ subala-prīti-toṣitāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is very fond of Subala
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oṁ mukharā-dṛk-sudhā-naptryai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is nectar in Mukhara’s eyes
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oṁ jaṭilā-dṛṣṭi-bhīṣitāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is afraid to see Her mother-in-law Jatila
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oṁ madhumaṅgala-narmokti-janita smita-candrikāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who smiles like the moonbeams after hearing Madhumangala’s jokes
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oṁ paurṇamāsī-bahiḥ-khelat-prāṇa pañjara-śārikāyai namaḥ
Salutations to the She-parrot of whose heart is caught in Paurnamasi’s cage
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oṁ sva-gaṇādvaita-jīvātuḥ svīyāhaṅkara-vardhinyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the only life of Her friends
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oṁ sva-gaṇopendra-pādābjayai namaḥ
Salutations to She who increases the pride of Her relatives
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oṁ sparśa-lambhana-harṣiṇyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is very happy to touch Upendra’s feet with Her friends
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oṁ svīya-vṛndāvana-udyāna-pālikī kṛta-vṛndakāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who has placed Vrinda in charge of Vrindavana’s gardens
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oṁ jñāta-vṛndāṭavī-sarva-latā-taru mṛga-dvijāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is known by all the vines, trees, deer and birds of Vrindavana
45
oṁ īṣā-candana-saṅghṛṣṭa-nava kāśmīra-deha-bhāhyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose body shines with fresh vermillion ground with some sandalpaste
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oṁ javā-puṣpa-prabhā-hāri-paṭṭa cīnāruṇāmbarāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose silken dress shines more reddish than the Java flower
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oṁ caraṇābja-tala-jyotir-aruṇī-kṛta-bhū talāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose lotus footsoles make the surface of the earth shine crimson red
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oṁ hari-citta-camatkārī cāru-nūpura niḥsvanāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who astonishes Hari’s mind with the sweet sound of Her anklebells
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oṁ kṛṣṇa-śrānti-hara-śroṇī-pīṭha valgita-ghaṇṭikāyai namaḥ
Salutations to the nice sounds of She whose waistbells remove Krishna’s fatigue
50
oṁ kṛṣṇa-sarvasva-pīnodyat kucāñcan-maṇi-mālikāyai namaḥ
Salutations to the pearl necklace on whose firm raised breasts is everything to Krishna
51
oṁ nānā-ratnollasā-chaṅkha-cūḍā cāru-bhuja-dvayāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose two beautiful arms are adorned with conchshell bangles inset with various jewels
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oṁ syamantaka-maṇi-bhrājan-maṇi bandhāti-bandhurāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She on whose wrist the beautiful Syamantaka jewel shines
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oṁ suvarṇa-darpana-jyotir-ullaṅghi mukha-maṇḍalāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose shining face defeats that of a golden mirror
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oṁ pakva-dāḍima-bījābha dantākṛṣṭāghabhī-chukāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose teeth, that shine like ripe pomegranate seeds, attract the parrot-like Aghabhit (Krishna)
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oṁ abjarāgādi-sṛṣṭābja-kalikā-karṇa bhūṣaṇāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose ruby earrings are shaped like lotus buds
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oṁ saubhāgya-kajjalāṅkāktā-netra nindita-khañjanāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose wagtail-like eyes are anointed with beautiful eye-liner, giving great joy to the eyes
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oṁ suvṛtta-mauktika-muktā-nāsikā ṭila-puṣpikāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose nose, that is beautiful as a sesame flower, is adorned with a round pearl
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oṁ sucāru-nava-kastūrī-tilakāñcita bhālakāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose forehead is adorned with a beautiful tilak made of fresh musk
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oṁ divya-veṇī-vinirdhūta-keki-piñchā vara-stuthyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose Divine hairbraid is worshipped by peacock feathers (being defeated in beauty)
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oṁ netrānta-śara-vidhvaṁsi-kṛta cāṇūrajid-dharihyai namaḥ
Salutations to the arrows of whose glances destroy the patience of Krishna, who defeated the Chanura wrestler
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oṁ sphurat-kaiśora-tāruṇya-sandhi bandhura-vigrahyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is blooming teenage beauty personified
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oṁ mādhava-ullāsaka-unmattāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who pleases Madhava
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oṁ pikoru-madhura-svarāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who maddens Madhava with Her sweet cuckoo-like voice
64
oṁ prāṇāyuta-śata-preṣṭha mādhavotkīrti-lampaṭāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is more attached to Madhava’s great glories than to millions of lives
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oṁ kṛṣṇāpaṅga-taragodyat-smita pīyūṣa-budbudāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose nectarean smiles that provide bubbles on the waves of Krishna’s glances
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oṁ puñjībhūta jagallajjā-vaidagdhī digdha-vigrahāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the very form of cleverness embarrassing the whole world
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oṁ karuṇa-vidravad-dehā mūrtimanyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose body melts in kindness
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oṁ mādhurī-ghaṭāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is abundant sweetness personified
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oṁ jagad-guṇavatī-varga-gīyamāna guṇoccayāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose glories are loudly sung by all the great ladies of the world
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oṁ śacyādi-subhaga-vṛnda vandyamānoru-saubhagāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is incessantly praised by beautiful ladies like Sachi
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oṁ vīṇā-vādana-saṅgīta-rāsalāsya viśāradāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is expert in singing and playing Vina in the rasa dance
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oṁ nārada-pramukhodgīta-jagad ānanda-sad-yaśahyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose pure glories are sung by sages headed by Narada, giving joy to the world
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oṁ govardhana-guhā-geha-gṛhiṇyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the housewife in the caves in Govardhana
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oṁ kuñja-maṇḍanāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who decorates the kunja
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oṁ caṇḍāṁśu-nandinī-baddha-bhāginī bhāva-vibhramāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who has a sisterly relationship with Yamuna (Yamuna is the daughter of the sun and Radha is the daughter of Vrsabhanu, the sun in Taurus)
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oṁ divya-kundalatā-narma-sakhya dāma-vibhūṣitāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is adorned with the wreath of Divine Kundalata’s friendship
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oṁ govardhana-dharāhlādi-śṛṅgāra rasa-paṇḍitāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the professor in amorous rapture, giving joy to the holder of Govardhana
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oṁ girīndradhara-vakṣahyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is Lakshmi on the chest of the holder of Govardhana
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oṁ śrī-śaṅkhacūḍāri-jīvanamyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the life of the enemy of Sankhachuda
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oṁ gokulendrasuta-prema-kāma bhūpendra-paṭṭanamyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the settlement of cupid for the love of the son of Gokulendra
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oṁ vṛṣa-vidhvaṁsa-narmokti-sva nirmita-sarovarāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who made Her own pond after the killer of Arista mocked Her
82
oṁ nija-kuṇḍa-jala-krīḍā-jita saṅkarṣaṇa-anujāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who defeats Sankarsana’s younger brother in sports in Her own pond
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oṁ muramardana-mattebha vihārāmṛta-dīrghikāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the ambrosialpond of enjoyment for the intoxicated elephant who defeated Mura
84
oṁ girīndradhāra-pārīndra-rati yuddhoru-siṁhikāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is a powerful lioness fighting amorous sports with the king of lions, the holder of the best of mountains
85
oṁ sva-tanu-saurabhonmattī-kṛta mohana-mādhavāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who enchants Madhava with Her intoxicating bodily fragrance
86
oṁ dor-mūloccalana-krīḍā-vyākulī-kṛta keśavāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who agitates Keshava by playfully showing Her armpit
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oṁ nija-kuṇḍa-taṭī-kuñja-kḷṛpta-keli kalodyamāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who expands Her artful plays in the kunja on the bank of Her own pond
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oṁ divya-malli-kulollāsi-śayyā-kalpita vigrahāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who makes a bed of Divine jasmine flowers there with joy
89
oṁ kṛṣṇa-vāma-bhujānyasta-cāru dakṣiṇa-gaṇḍakāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who places Her beautiful right cheek on Krishna’s left arm
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oṁ savya-bāhu-latā-baddha-kṛṣṇa dakṣiṇa-sad-bhujāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who holds Krishna’s right arm with Her left vine-like arm
91
oṁ kṛṣṇa-dakṣiṇa-cārūru-śliṣṭa vāmoru-rambhikāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose beautiful, broad, banana-like left hip touches Krishna’s right hip
92
oṁ girīndradhara-dhṛg-vakṣo-mardi sustana-parvatāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose nice, mountain-like breasts are being massaged by the Holder of Govardhana
93
oṁ govindādhara-pīyūṣa-vāsitādhara pallavāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose leaf-like lips are scented by the nectar of Govinda’s lips
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oṁ sudhā-sañcaya-cārūkti-śītalī-kṛta mādhavāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She whose beautiful words distribute nectar, cooling Madhava off
95
oṁ govindodgīrṇa-tāmbūla-rāga-rājyat kapolikāyai namaḥ
Salutations to her whose cheeks are colored by the pan from Govinda’s lips
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oṁ kṛṣṇa-sambhoga-saphalī-kṛta manmatha-sambhavāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who realises Krishna’s fancies of amorous enjoyments
97
oṁ govinda-mārjitoddāma-rati prasvinna-sanmukhāyai namaḥ
Salutations to the profuse perspiration from whose face is wiped off by Govinda
98
oṁ viśākhā-vījita-krīḍā-śrānti-nidrālu vigrahāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is being fanned by Visakha when She falls asleep after playing with Krishna
99
oṁ govinda-caraṇa-nyasta-kāya mānasa-jīvanāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who has placed Her life, body and mind at Govinda’s Lotus Feet
100
oṁ sva-prānārbuda-nirmañchya-hari pāda-rajaḥ-kaṇāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who worships the dust of Hari’s Lotus Feet with billions of hearts
101
oṁ aṇu-mātra-acyutādarśa śapyamānātma-locanāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who curses Her eyes for every second that they do not see Achyuta
102
oṁ nitya-nūtana-govinda-vaktra śubhrāṁśu-darśanāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who beholds Govinda’s ever-fresh moonlike face
103
oṁ niḥsīma-hari-mādhurya saundaryādy-eka-bhoginyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the only enjoyer of Hari’s endless sweetness and beauty
104
oṁ sāpatnya-dhāma-muralī-mātrā bhāgya-kaṭākṣiṇyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who can only blink at the fortune of Her co-wife, the Murali flute
105
oṁ gāha-buddhi-bala-krīḍā-jita-vaṁśī vikarṣiṇyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who takes Krishna’s flute after defeating Him in a gambling match
106
oṁ narmokti-candrikotphulla-kṛṣṇa kāmābdhi-vardhinyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who increases the ocean of Krishna’s desires by the full moonbeams of Her joking words
107
oṁ vraja-candrendriya-grāma-viśrāma vidhuśālikāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the moonlike resting place for all the senses of the moon of Vraja (Sri Krishna)
108
oṁ kṛṣṇa-sarvendriya-unmādi-rādhety akṣara-yugmakāyai namaḥ
Salutations to She the two syllables of whose name Ra-dha madden all of Krishna’s senses