Both Srimad Bhagvatam and Sri Rupa Goswami glorify Mount Govardhan in a most exalted manner as the greatest devotee. The two verses below are cited in praise yet both could be seen in dasya-rasa or sakhya rasa. Raghunath Das Goswami has offered such pure madhurya prayers for the raganuga devotees, we must recite and memorise such rasik verses for our worship of Govardhan Hill. All are listed below. namaste girirajaya sri govardhana namine ashesa klesa nashaya param ananda dayine “Let us offer our obeisances to the King of Mountains. His name is Govardhan and he destroys all one’s miseries replacing them with the supreme bliss” (Preyo-bhakti-rasarnava) hantāyam adrir abalā hari-dāsa-varyo yad rāma-kṛṣṇa-caraṇa-sparaśa-pramodaḥ mānaṁ tanoti saha-go-gaṇayos tayor yat pānīya-sūyavasa-kandara-kandamūlaiḥ Of all the servants, this Govardhana Hill is the best! O my friends! This hill, blissful with the touch of the feet of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, along with their calves, cows and cowherd friends, gives respect with all kinds of necessities—water for drinking, honey, very soft grass, caves, bulbs and roots. (SB 10.21.18) • Raghunath Das Goswami’s verses on Sri Sri Govardhan highlight the madhurya-rasa mood perfect for the raganuga sadhana one should cultivate towards Govardhan Hill, as opposed to a fraternal […]