Radhastami Ahead!!!

On the occasion of Radhastami 2012, I am starting this blog for the pleasure of Vaishnavas and all those who love food. This blog contains about feasting love and loving feast!!! It contains the recipes that I enjoyed trying, the practical tips to keep the kitchen clean, my personal experiences in cooking,  the ingredient 'LOVE' in cooking, offering bhoga to the Lord, serving the food, and much more!!

Dear friends so let me start with with glorifying Srimati Radharani, who is the best cook in Goloka Vrindavan, who cooks for the pleasure of Lord Krishna. Let me post one interesting pastime about Srimati Radharami today...............

SRIMATI RADHARANI

rasa-lasya-gita-narma-sat-kalali-pandita

prema-ramya-rupa-vesa-sad-gunali-mandita

visva-navya-gopa-yosid-alito ‘pi yadhika

mahyam atma-pada-padma-dasya-dastu radhika  

(Sri Radhikastakam 5)

Sri Radhika is expert in all the most astonishing arts of the rasa-lila, such as dancing, singing and joking. She is adorned with prema, enchanting beauty, dresses and ornaments and decorated with all virtues. Sri Radhika is the foremost gopi in Vraja mandala. May Srimati Radhika always bestow upon me the service of her lotus feet.

Srimati Radharani is very artistic. She is expert in all the arts including cooking. In Vrindavan Srimati Radharani has the service of cooking for Krishna. It is Nandagram where Krishna and Balaram live with Mother Yashoda and Nanda Maharaj. She cooks everyday for Krishna.  Like to know how Radharani got this service? She got a benediction from Dusvasa muni.

One day sage Durvasa Muni came to Vrindavan. He was known for his anger and everyone use to flew away from him. When he saw Radharani, he at once felt divine love gushing out of his heart. Radharani reached him with great respect. She gave him all hospitality. Radharani cooked a wonderful feast for Durvasa muni and served him with great care and affection. Pleased with her service Durvasa muni gave her benediction that whatever Radharani will cook will taste like pure nectar and anyone who eats anything cooked by Radharani will never become sick. 

When Mother Yashoda came to know about this, she made Radharani to cook for Krishna. Actually Radharani cooked with so much love and affection that the ingredient 'LOVE' made everything taste nectar. She is so expert in cooking that she never repeat any recipe. Whatever she cooks is a new recipe! So variegated recipes that every recipes tastes excellent and yet very different than any recipe made before. 

I pray to Srimati Radharani for Her mercy upon me so that I could serve all Vaishnavas (devotees) in Her spirit and serve Her in the spirit of servant of the servant of the servant.....

Srimati Radharani Ki Jai!!