(Sawaiya)
Kou Vidya Vidhi Ved Bandhyau Bal, Kou Dhan Dharma Karm Krit Paas. [1]
Kou Jam Naim Koou Brat Sanjam, Kou Jap Tap Kou Bhramat Udaas. [2]
Kou Kartik Agahan Makar Seet, Sahi Kou Baisakhi Gyaas Upas. [3]
Santat Sukhada Viharinidas Kain, Shriharidas Se Shriharidas. [4]
- Shri Biharin Dev Ji, Shri Biharin Dev Ji Ki Vani, Siddhant Ke Kavitt-Sewaiya (20)
Some remain entangled in the webs of knowledge, Vedas, and injunctions or prohibitions, while others are caught in the pursuit of wealth, religious rituals, and ceremonial practices. [1]
Some strive through self-restraint, vows, austerities, japa, and penance, while others wander aimlessly in the path of udāsīna pantha (Renounced Worship). [2]
Many endure harsh winters during Kārttika, Agrahāyaṇa, or Makara Saṅkrānti, or place their hopes in fasts like Baisākhī or Nirjalā Ekādaśī as acts of devotion. [3]
But far away from all these arduous practices lies the ever-joyous, eternal path of rasa known as Nitya Vihāra, revealed by none other than Svāmī Śrī Haridāsa Jī Mahārāja, the crown jewel among the Rasikas. [4]
Kou Vidya Vidhi Ved Bandhyau Bal, Kou Dhan Dharma Karm Krit Paas. [1]
Kou Jam Naim Koou Brat Sanjam, Kou Jap Tap Kou Bhramat Udaas. [2]
Kou Kartik Agahan Makar Seet, Sahi Kou Baisakhi Gyaas Upas. [3]
Santat Sukhada Viharinidas Kain, Shriharidas Se Shriharidas. [4]
- Shri Biharin Dev Ji, Shri Biharin Dev Ji Ki Vani, Siddhant Ke Kavitt-Sewaiya (20)
Some remain entangled in the webs of knowledge, Vedas, and injunctions or prohibitions, while others are caught in the pursuit of wealth, religious rituals, and ceremonial practices. [1]
Some strive through self-restraint, vows, austerities, japa, and penance, while others wander aimlessly in the path of udāsīna pantha (Renounced Worship). [2]
Many endure harsh winters during Kārttika, Agrahāyaṇa, or Makara Saṅkrānti, or place their hopes in fasts like Baisākhī or Nirjalā Ekādaśī as acts of devotion. [3]
But far away from all these arduous practices lies the ever-joyous, eternal path of rasa known as Nitya Vihāra, revealed by none other than Svāmī Śrī Haridāsa Jī Mahārāja, the crown jewel among the Rasikas. [4]