Jaya Radha Madhava lyrics
जय राधा माधव
Bengali lyrics with IAST diacritics, Devanagari, and English meaning.
- Author
- Bhaktivinoda Thakura
- Source
- Gitavali
- Language
- Bengali
- Occasion
- Daily program
- Verse 1
jaya rādhā-mādhava kuñja-bihārī gopī-jana-vallabha giri-vara-dhārī
jaya radha-madhava kunja-bihari gopi-jana-vallabha giri-vara-dhari
जय राधामाधव कुञ्जबिहारी गोपीजनवल्लभ गिरिवरधारी
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.
- Verse 2
yaśodā-nandana braja-jana-rañjana yāmuna-tīra-vana-cārī
yasoda-nandana braja-jana-ranjana yamuna-tira-vana-cari
यशोदानन्दन ब्रजजनरञ्जन यामुनतीरवनचारी
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!
About this song
Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s short song of Radha-Krishna in Vraja. In ISKCON it is sung after guru-puja, just before class, the way Srila Prabhupada sang it. The lines name Gokula, Vraja, Yamuna, and the son of Yasoda.
Song FAQ
When is Jaya Radha Madhava sung?
- After morning guru-puja, before Srimad-Bhagavatam class, in the ISKCON sequence. Many kirtans also open with it.
Who wrote Jaya Radha Madhava?
- Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It is in Gitavali.
Is this the same as Jaya Radhe Jaya Krishna?
- No. This is Bhaktivinoda’s “Jaya Radha-Madhava, jaya kunja-bihari.” The other is a different refrain.