Sacred Writings:
Devotional Compositions of
Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
The sacred writings of Rasik Saints are the greatest treasure of a seeker of divine love.
Although it is possible for anyone to compose a kirtan - from an illiterate person to a
scholarly poet - when a Saint writes any composition that is intended for use in devotional
meditation, it is imbued with Divine grace.
This special grace of the Saint is absent from any other kind of composition, even if that
composition is about a Divine subject or includes the names of God.
If we use a Saint's bhajans, kirtan or pad kirtan in our practice of bhakti yoga meditation,
we are giving ourselves the best possible chance for awakening and evolving our devotional potential.
These devotional compositions that are used in kirtan or chanting could be extremely simple and include only one name of God,
such as "Radhey", "Ram", "Shyam", and so on. Pad kirtan is more complex and descriptive, evoking a specific aspect of
devotional philosophy and experience of grace.
It is impossible to convey the incomparable uniqueness of these sacred writings. Their true
value is experienced in your practice of bhakti yoga meditation.
Prem Ras Madira - Nectar of Divine Love
The pad kirtan or devotional songs available on this site are from
Prem Ras Madira (the Nectar of Divine Love) - a collection of
1008 pad kirtan composed by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj that represents
all the scriptural philosophy of selfless devotion in an extremely simple
and sweet form, easily understood by all. This sacred writing is an unequalled
work of devotional literature.
Prem Ras Madira is divided into madhuris that reveal leelas (pastimes)
of all types of relational feelings for Radha Krishna. The pads are written in
the Hindi dialect of Braj Bhasha, the language of the holy land of Braj.
The word madhuri means 'sweetness', giving an indication of the kind of sweet
feeling that can be experienced when you reflect deeply on the devotional meaning
of a particular pad, and also the quality of bliss you will receive by doing so.
An example of pads from each of the madhuris is below:
Siddhant Madhuri
The sweetness of spiritual philosophy
Dainya Madhuri
The sweetness of humbleness
Dham Madhuri
The sweetness of Radha Krishna's Divine abode
Prem Madhuri
The sweetness of Divine love
Shri Krishna Bal Leela Madhuri
The sweetness of Krishna's childhood leelas
Shri Radha Bal Leela Madhuri
The sweetness of Radha's childhood leelas
Shri Krishna Madhuri
The sweetness of Krishna's personality
Shri Radha Madhuri
The sweetness of Radha's personality
Yugal Madhuri
The sweetness of the Divine couple, Radha Krishna
Leela Madhuri
The sweetness of the different pastimes of Radha Krishna
Mahasakhi Madhuri
The sweetness of the eight foremost eternal Divine associates of Radha
Nikunj Madhuri
The sweetness of Radha Krishna's pastimes in the kunjas or forest bowers of Vrindaban
Milan Madhuri
The sweetness of Divine meeting
Maan Madhuri
The sweetness of Divine resentment
Murali Madhuri
The sweetness of Krishna's flute
Hori Madhuri
The sweetness of Holi, the festival of colors
Viraha Madhuri
The sweetness of Divine separation
Rasiya Madhuri
The sweetness of folk songs sung in the style of Braj
Prakeern Madhuri
The sweetness of general songs of Radha Krishna
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