1. Ananga Manjari (Jahnava/Vasudha) [Radha]
The 13 years old younger sister of Shri Radha, Ananga Manjari, has a complexion the color of a golden springtime ketaki flower and wears garments the color of a blue lotus just like Nityananda. Her kunja is above the center of Radha Kunda and connected to the northern bank by a crystal foot bridge. In the center is a dazzling jewelled temple in the shape of a sixteen petaled lotus. Many flowers, swans and other objects carved from gems. Krsna feels great bliss in the beautiful kunja. Ananga Manjari is exquisitely beautiful and therefore it is very appropriate that she is named after Ananga [Cupid]. Her nature is vama-madhya. She is especially dear to Lalita, Vishakha, and Rupa. In gaura-Lila she appears as both Jahnava and Vasudha.
2. Rupa Manjari (Rupa) [Lalita/Svarupa]
In the northern part of Sri Lalita Sakhiās kunja lies Rupollasa Kunja, where the very beautiful and graceful Sri Rupa Manjari resides. She is the foremost among the gopis known as priya-narma-sakhis. Her complexion is the color of gorochan (bright yellow), and she delights in wearing a dress the color of peacock feathers. Her age is 13 years 6 months. The panditas call her Rangana-malika. Her home is in Yavat, and she is vama-prakhara. In age, she is one day younger than Lavanga Manjari. In gaura-lila she appears as Srila Rupa Gosvami.
3. Vilasa Manjari (Jiva) [Vishakha/Ramananda Raya]
In the southeast part of Sri Visakhaās kunja lies the very beautiful Vilasanandada Kunja, where Sri Vilasa Manjari always remains as one of Sri Rupa Manjariās sakhis. She has a bodily color like that of a golden ketaki flower, and her dress is the color of a bumblebee. Her nature is vama-mrdvi, and she is 4 days younger than Sri Rasa Manjari, making her age 12 years, 11 months and 26 days. In gaura-lila she is known as Sri Jiva Gosvami.
4. Rasa Manjari (Raghunath Bhatta) [Chitra/Govindananda]
In the western part of Sri Chitraās kunja lies Rasananda Kunja, where the beautiful Rasa Manjari always resides. She is famous as being in all respects the life of Sri Rupa Manjari. Her dress is like the feathers of a swan, and her complexion is like a fully blossomed campaka flower. She is rich in qualities much like those of Sri Lavanga Manjari. Because she has taken shelter of Sri Rupa Manjari, she has become very dear to her. She serves as a messenger between Radha and Krsna, and she is very clever in arranging Their meeting. Her age is 13 years, and in gaura-lila, she is known as Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami.
5. Rati Manjari (Raghunath Das) [Indulekha/Vasu Ramananda]
In the southern part of Sri Indulekhaās kuƱja lies Ratyambuja KuƱja, where the beautiful Sri Rati Manjari always resides. Her dress is covered with stars, her complexion is like lightning, and she is daksina-mrdvi in nature. The panditas also call her Tulasi. Her age is 13 years 2 months. In Kali-yuga, in gaura-lila, she is known as Raghunatha dasa Gosvami.
6. Guna Manjari (Gopal Bhatta) [Champakalata/Shivananda]
In the northeastern part of Sri Champakalataās kunja lies the beautiful Gunanandaprada Kunja, where Sri Guna Manjari always resides. Her complexion is bright like lightning, and she wears a fine silk dress the color of a red jaba flower. She is famous for her strong desire to make Rupa Manjari happy. She is three days younger than Sri Tulasi (Rati Manjari) and is the delight of Sri Krsna. She is described as being daksina-prakhara in nature. Her age is 13 years, 1 month and 27 days. In gaura-lila she is known as Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami.
7. Kasturi Manjari (Krishnadas) [Rangadevi/Govindananda Ghosh]
In the southwest corner of Sri Rangadeviās kunja lies one more kunja, which is known as Kausturyanandada Kunja, the residence of Sri Kasturi Manjari. She wears a dress that resembles crystal, and her complexion is like pure gold. Her age is 13 years, and her nature is vama-mrdvi. In Kali-yuga, in gauranga-lila, she is known as Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.
8. Lavanga Manjari (Sanatana) [Tungavidya/Vakreshwar]
In the eastern part of Sri Tungavidyaās kunja lies Lavanga-sukhada Kunja, which is very enchanting to all the beautiful-eyed gopis. In that kunja, Sri Lavanga Manjari always blissfully resides. In age, she is one day older than Sri Rupa Manjari, and she is very famous for her pleasant nature. Her complexion is like lightning, and she wears a dress marked with stars. She gives much happiness to Sri Krsna, and her nature is always daksina-mrdvi. Her age is 13 years 6 months and 1 day. In Kali-yuga, in gaura-lila, she is known as Sri Sanatana Gosvami.
9. Manjulali Manjari (Lokanath) [Sudevi/Vasudev Ghosh]
In the northern part of Sri Sudeviās kunja lies the beautiful Lilanandaprada Kunja, where the charming Sri Manjulali Manjari always resides. She is full of pleasant qualities and is very dear to Sri Rupa Manjari. Her dress is red like a jaba flower, and her complexion is like molten gold. She is also known as Sri Lila Manjari. Her nature is vama-madhya, and her age is 13 years, 6 months and 7 days. In gaura-lila she is known as Sri Lokanath Gosvami.
10. Nayana-Mani Manjari (Bhaktisiddhanta) is under Ananga By Nityanandaās Mercy
11. Who is Ananga Manjari?
Ananga MaƱjarÄ« is the upa-maƱjarÄ« of Lalita DevÄ« and RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ« is the mukhya-maƱjarÄ« of Lalita DevÄ«. Both of them are serving the lotus feet of ÅrÄ«mati Lalita DevÄ«, who is the principle sakhi of RÄdhÄ.
ÅrÄ«mati JÄhnavÄ DevÄ«, who is none other than Ananga MaƱjarÄ«, is the topmost maidservant of ÅrÄ«mati RÄdhÄrani. She is the younger sister of RÄdhÄrani and the topmost among all the maƱjarÄ«s, including RÅ«pa MaƱjarÄ«, Mani MaƱjarÄ«, and Guna MaƱjarÄ«. All these maƱjarÄ«s, along with Ananga MaƱjarÄ«, serve in the nikunja-sevas of RÄdhÄ and Kį¹į¹£į¹a. Ananga MaƱjarÄ« is the mÄdhurya-svarÅ«pa of adi-guru ÅrÄ« Nityananda Baladeva.
12. Bhaktivinoda is Rupanuga via Ananga
Bhaktivinoda į¹¬hÄkur, you can read in Navadvipa-bhÄva-taranga and also in his Gita-mala, is Kamala MaƱjarÄ«, the eternal maidservant of her Supreme Goddess, ÅrÄ«mati Ananga Manjari. And it is Ananga MaƱjarÄ« who introduces her, Kamala MaƱjarÄ«, Bhaktivinoda į¹¬hÄkur, to RÅ«pa MaƱjarÄ«, RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ«.
13. Bhaktisiddhantaās Ananga-Ecstasy
Nayana-Mani MaƱjarÄ«, just as Bhaktivinoda į¹¬hÄkur as Kamala MaƱjarÄ«, her Supreme Goddess is Ananga-MaƱjarÄ«. So similarly, Nayana-Mani MaƱjarÄ«ās Supreme Goddess is also Ananga MaƱjarÄ«. One time, in Calcutta, at the Bagbazaar Math, BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« į¹¬hÄkur was speaking to a group of scholars from the Calcutta university and began by explaining to them that our line of disciplic succession is very, very sublime. Our line is coming from Radhika to Lalita DevÄ«. He was explaining this to some scholars.
Our line is coming from ÅrÄ«mati Radhika to Lalita DevÄ« to Rupa and Ananga. And as soon as he said āAnanga MaƱjarÄ«,ā incessant tears poured from his eyes and he became completely choked up, incapable of speaking; he just couldnāt control it. He said only, āOur line is very exaltedā ā like that. Then he just folded his hands and said, āPlease excuse meā and got up, went to his room, locked the door, and did not come out for three days. He didnāt eat, sleep, or anything. So ÅrÄ«mati Ananga MaƱjarÄ« is also the life and soul of ÅrÄ«la BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« į¹¬hÄkur. By her grace, he gained the feet of ÅrÄ«mati RÅ«pa MaƱjarÄ«.
14. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatiās Eternal Age
Nayana-Mani MaƱjarÄ«, she is a beautiful kisori-gopÄ« ā twelve years, three months, and fifteen days old. That is her eternal age. She has a bodily lustre and is pinkish in color. ÅrÄ«la PrabhupÄda also said that his bodily color, in his spiritual svarÅ«pa, is gaura-rata ā golden with a reddish hue, with reddish highlights. So bodily color, Perhaps this is why BhaktisiddhÄnta turned vivarna, whitish and then reddish-pinkish, because it was coming out, shining through.
15. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatiās Svarupa
Nayana-Mani MaƱjarÄ«ās nature, like Ananga MaƱjarÄ«ās and all the maƱjarÄ«sā in her line, is vama-madhyam. Vama means ācontraryā and madhya means āintermediately so.ā Prakara means āharshly soā and mrti means āvery softly so.ā RÄdhÄrani is vama-madhya; She has the capacity to be a little harsh when She needs to be. And She can also be soft. That is the beauty of the madhya-position. Kamala MaƱjarÄ« ā Bhaktivinoda į¹¬hÄkur in his MaƱjarÄ«-svarÅ«pa ā and BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« į¹¬hÄkur are also vama-madhya.
16. Bhaktivinoda Thakurās Nitya-Seva
And Nayana-Mani MaƱjarÄ«ās seva ā we should know something about what seva she does, and by extension, Kamala MaƱjarÄ«, Bhaktivinoda į¹¬hÄkurās seva as Kamala MaƱjarÄ«, his antara-vraja-svarÅ«pa ā is karpura-seva. She makes camphor for the pleasure of RÄdhÄ and Kį¹į¹£į¹a.
17. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatiās Nitya-Seva
And BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« į¹¬hÄkur in his vraja-mÄdhurya-svarÅ«pa as Nayana-Mani MaƱjarÄ« ā what does he, or she, do? Alakatak-seva, painting the soles of the feet of ÅrÄ«mati RÄdhÄrani with lacquer. Every maidservant of ÅrÄ«mati RÄdhÄrani can do so many varieties of sevas, but that is her main seva, which she desires most. And her kuƱja is meghambuja-kuƱja. Her nivasa, her place of residence, is Yavat.
