480th Appearance day of Sri Radha Raman dev

 
480th Appearance day of Sri Radha Raman dev

Gopal Bhatta Goswami was an expert Bhagawatam katha speaker. He used to serve his 12 shaligram shilas and would recite Bhagwatam Daily. One day, he saw devotees who came from puri and Navadwip brought so many gifts for the deities of Vrindavan like silk clothes, ornaments, peacock feathers, paraphernalia...etc. everyone recieved the gifts because they had deities but Gopal bhatt got nothing much because he had only his Bhagawatam and 12 shaligram shilas which don't need much paraphernalia except Jamuna water and Tulsi leaves. He was very sad and wished to have a deity to serve.

On Narsimha Chaturdashi day in the evening, just like Prahalad, he offered heartfelt prayers to Lord Narayan to appear from a pillar. Similarly Sri Gopal Bhatt Goswami prayed with the same emotion and degree for Krishna to appear for him. While praying he distressfully sobbed and gradually fell asleep. 

Next morning when he got up, he was absolutely shocked and astonished that one of his shilas named "Damodar shila" was now transformed into a magnificent outstanding Tribhanga (three fold bending) deity of Krishna with all the same features!!!

Krishna had now manifested for Gopal Bhatta Goswami just like he appeared for Prahalad Maharaja! News spread everywhere, all the devotees including Rupa and Sanatan Goswami came for the darshan and thus Gopal Bhatt Goswami named this absolutely striking self manifested deity as "Sri Radha Raman" The one who gives Pleasure to Radha rani!!! Radha Raman dev ki jai!

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Krsna teaches the parrot to recite a mantra.

When Krsna saw Rādhārani cooking for Him, He became very agitated and became eager to hear Sri Rādhikā nāma kīrtana. Since it was impossible in His parental home, He engaged a young parrot in performing this kīrtana on the pretext of teaching him recital.

He made a parrot sit on His arm, which was like a sapphire rod, and caressed him with His soft lotus like hand. Feeding him ripe pomegranate seeds, that resembled His own gem-like teeth,He said: " Oh, king of the parrots! Recite!"
"dhāradhara vapu nārāyano'smān sa prasīdatu"

May Narayana, whose body is like a mountain, protect us! But this young parrot could not remember so many syllables. Merciful Krsna then caressed the parrot and told: "Alright, if you cannot recite the complete verse, then just say dhārādhara!

Then the young parrot began to repeat the sweet syllables dhāra dhāra rādha rādha rādha. Parrot kept chanting the name of Rādhārānī. Krsna rewarded him with pomegranate seeds and joined the chanting - Rādhā Rādhā.
(from Srī Krsna Bhavanamrta Mahakavya)