Chota Radha Madhava & Mahaprabhu

Information – The Chota Radha Madhava Deities on the altar are taken out in procession during festivals, such as Jhulana-yatra (the swing festival) and the boat festival. These deities have been worshipped in Mayapur since 1972.

Information – It was that same year, 1972, that small Radha- Madhava came to Māyāpur. “There were three sets of deities made, paid for by one of the Birlas,” Bhavananda says. “One set is in Boston, and these Deities here in Māyāpur, small Rādhā-Mādhava, were the ones Śrila Prabhupāda took on pandals. These Deities were the ones he sang Jaya Rādhā- Madhava to for the first time, then he said, ‘Keep Them here always.’ We built Them a little shed and Jananivāsa started worshipping Them.”
(‘Article Full of Abundant Grace’ by Braja Sevaki dasi, Mayapur Magazine 2006)

Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī has explained the various meanings of the word mādhava as follows: Mādhava normally indicates Kṛṣṇa to be “the Lord, who is the consort of the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī.” This name also implies that Lord Kṛṣṇa descended in the dynasty of Madhu. Since the spring season is also known as Mādhava, it is understood that as soon as Lord Kṛṣṇa entered the Vṛndāvana forest, it automatically exhibited all the opulences of spring, becoming filled with flowers, breezes and a celestial atmosphere. Another reason Lord Kṛṣṇa is known as Mādhava is that He enjoys His pastimes in madhu, the taste of conjugal love.
(SB 10.15.2 purport)

Bhaktivinod Thakur has written this song “Jaya Radha Madhava”. The official name for this song is Jaya Radha Krsna Giti. Bhaktivinoda Thakura glories Shree Krishna and Sri Radha, Vrindavan and all the inhabitants of the Vrindavana Dham, Yamuna river, Yasoda, Govardan Hill. Hari Govinda has performed many pastimes in Vrindavava just for the pleasure of Sri Radhey and the Braj Vasis. This song is sung by Srila Prabhupada before commencing his lectures.

(1)
jaya rādhā-mādhava kuñja-bihārī
gopī-jana-vallabha giri-vara-dhārī
(2)
yaśodā-nandana braja-jana-rañjana
yāmuna-tīra-vana-cārī

TRANSLATION
1) Krsna is the lover of Radha. He displays many amorous pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana, He is the lover of the cowherd maidens of Vraja, and the holder of the great hill named Govardhana.
2) He is the beloved son of mother Yasoda, the delighter of the inhabitants of Vraja, and He wanders in the forests along the banks of the River Yamuna!

For further reading, please refer to:

Lecture Purport to Jaya Radha-Madhava

This is actual picture of Kṛṣṇa, rādhā-mādhava giri-vara-dhārī. Original Kṛṣṇa this is. Rādhā-mādhava giri-vara-dhārī. Vraja-jana-vallabha. His business is to please the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana. That’s all. He has no other business. And the vraja-jana also, they have no other business than to please Kṛṣṇa. That’s all. This is original Kṛṣṇa. Vraja-jana-vallabha giri-vara-dhārī. And first business is Rādhā-Mādhava.
(710214 – Lecture Purport to Jaya Radha-Madhava – Gorakhpur)