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Tl7T
|| r Kaka ||

E Ei ig gh ht t V Ve er rs se es s i in n g gl lo or ri if f i ic ca at t i io on n o of f


S Sr ri i S Sr ri i R Ra ad dh ha a- -K Kr ri is sh hn na a


(rpad Vallabhcrya)



Text 1
T!T 9PP4l ll
ll 9PP4l (|-
=l4++ + |+t4
llT!T |6PP+
ka premamay rdh
rdh premamayo hari |
jvanena dhane nitya
rdhka gatirmama || 1 ||


Krishna is filled with Radha's love,
Radha is filled with Krishna's love;
In life it is the only wealth,
Radha and Krishna - They are my refuge.








|| kaka ||

Text 2
T!TF4 |4T ll
ll4l- |4T (|-
=l4++ + |+t4
llT!T |6PP+
kasya dravia rdh
rdhy dravia hari |
jvanena dhane nitya
rdhka gatirmama || 2 ||

Krishna is the wealth of Radha,
Radha is the wealth of Krishna;
In life it is the only wealth,
Radha and Krishna - They are my refuge.


Text 3
T !T 9lTP4l ll
ll 9lTP4l (|-
=l4++ + |+t4
llT!T |6PP+
ka pramay rdh
rdh pramayo hari |
jvanena dhane nitya
rdhka gatirmama || 3 ||

Krishna is filled with Radha's life,
Radha is filled with Krishna's life;
In life it is the only wealth,
Radha and Krishna - They are my refuge.

|| kaka ||

Text 4
T!T 4lP4l ll
ll 4lP4l (|-
=l4++ + |+t4
llT!T |6PP+
ka dravmay rdh
rdh dravmayo hari |
jvanena dhane nitya
rdhka gatirmama || 4 ||

Krishna is filled with Radha's essence,
Radha is filled with Krishna's essence;
In life it is the only wealth,
Radha and Krishna - They are my refuge.


Text 5
T!T ( |F6l ll
ll ( |F6l (|-
=l4++ + |+t4
llT!T |6PP+
ka gehe sthit rdh
rdh gehe sthito hari |
jvanena dhane nitya
rdhka gatirmama || 4 ||

Krishna's abode is Radha's home,
Radha's abode is Krishna's home;
In life it is the only wealth,
Radha and Krishna - They are my refuge.
|| kaka ||

Text 6
T !T|l |F6l ll
ll| |F6l (|-
=l4++ + |+t4
llT!T |6PP+
kacitt sthit rdh
rdhcitta sthito hari |
jvanena dhane nitya
rdhka gatirmama || 6 ||

Krishna resides in the heart (mind) of Radha,
Radha resides in the heart (mind) of Krishna;
In life it is the only wealth,
Radha and Krishna - They are my refuge.


Text 7
+ll4l l ll
9l6l4l l (|-
=l4++ + |+t4
llT!T |6PP+
nlmbar dhar rdh
ptmbar dharo hari |
jvanena dhane nitya
rdhka gatirmama || 7 ||

Krishna is clad in (silk) garments of yellow,
Radha is clad in (silk) garments of blue;
In life it is the only wealth,
Radha and Krishna - They are my refuge.
|| kaka ||

Text 8
4-(l4+Hl ll
T!Tl 4-(l4+H-
=l4++ + |+t4
llT!T |6PP+
vndvanevar rdhau
ko vndvanevara |
jvanena dhane nitya
rdhka gatirmama || 8 ||

Krishna is the King of Vrindavana,
Radha is the Queen of Vrindavana;
In (all) life It is the only (eternal) wealth,
Radha and Krishna - They are my (sole) refuge.


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|| iti r vallabhcryakta kaka sampram ||

Thus ends the ei ght stanza hymn kaka
composed by rpad Val l abha-crya




By Vallabha- Acharya
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|| r Kaka ||



E Ei ig gh ht t V Ve er rs se es s i in n g gl lo or ri if f i ic ca at t i io on n o of f


S Sr ri i S Sr ri i R Ra ad dh ha a- -K Kr ri is sh hn na a



Val l abha-achar ya ( 1479-1531) A f amous 16th century sage-phi l osopher of
I ndi a and great devotee of Lord Kri shna. He w as born i n Champaran near
Rai pur i n the I ndi an state of Chhatti sgarh.
Val l abha Achar y a
Val l abha i s regarded as an acharya and guru w i thi n
the Vai shnava tradi ti ons of Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Wi thi n I ndi an Phi l osop hy he i s k now n as the w ri ter
of si xteen ' stotras' ( tracts) and produced several
commentari es on the Bhagavata Purana, w hi ch
descri bes the many l i l as ( pasti mes) of the avatar,
Kri shna.

Many of hi s pi eces i nvol ve prai se of Lord Kri shna,
especi al l y i n the f orm of a boy. Some w ork s i ncl ude
Vyasa Sutra Bhashya, Jai mi ni Sutra Bhasya, Bhagavata
Ti k a Subodhi ni , Pushti Praval a Maryada and
Si ddhanta Rahasya, al l i n Sansk ri t. He has w ri tten many book s i n Bri j
Bhasha as w el l .
Val l abha Acharya occupi es a uni que pl ace i n I ndi an
cul ture as a schol ar, a phi l osopher and devoti onal
( bhak ti ) preacher. He i s especi al l y k now n as a l over
and a propagator of Bhagavata Dharma, teachi ng
the path of Pushti -Marga, or the "path of grace",
establ i shi ng the w orshi p of Sri Nathji .
Shr i Nathj i i s the for m of Lor d Kr i shna w hen
he l i f ted the Govardhana Hi l l . He i s show n w i th hi s
l ef t hand rai sed and the ri ght hand cl osed i n a f i st
and resti ng on hi s hi p. Hi s f ol l ow ers w orshi p hi m
both as Shri Radhanath or the Lord of Radha and as
the mi schi evous chi l d Bal a-Kri shna.
Sr i Nat hj i - Kr i shna
Val l abha emphasi zed, that Shree Kri shna i s the
personi f i cati on of the Supreme Personal i ty of Godhead, w ho p revai l s
everyw here and w ho resi des i n everyones heart as the Supersoul as w el l .