Rakhi Hriday Priya Prem Sudha Ras - Shri Nagri Dev Ju Ki Vani, Siddhant Ke Pad (18)

Rakhi Hriday Priya Prem Sudha Ras - Shri Nagri Dev Ju Ki Vani, Siddhant Ke Pad (18)

(Sawaiya)
Rakhi Hriday Priya Prem Sudha-Ras, Sar Durai Dikhavat Bur.
Kari Vishai Tan Maya Prapanch, Kripa Binu Vastu Lahai Kyon Moor. [1]
Shri Guru Prem Prasann Base Ban, Dharm Ananya Maha Man Soor.
Shri Nagaridas Ko Dai Sukh Sang, Shri Biharini Jani Parayo Gar Koor. [2]

- Shri Nagri Dev, Nagri Dev Ju Ki Vani, Siddhant Ke Pad (18)

In this pada, the devotee humbly cries out to Śrī Nityavihāriṇī Jū, Śrī Rādhā —
O Swāminī, You are the infinite source of divine love-bliss. Why, then, have You hidden that supreme treasure and let my mind become entangled in the worthless chaff of mundane affairs and worldly pleasures? This is an absolute truth that without Your grace, this ignorant soul can never attain Your divine love. [1]

Only that devotee who, obedient to Śrī Gurudeva’s command, resides in Śrī Dhām Vṛndāvana with exclusive devotion truly walks this rare path and becomes a true saint. Śrī Nāgarīdev Jī prays, therefore, immerse me in Your rasa, grant me Your association, and accept even a fallen, hard-hearted soul like me who is in the shelter of Your lotus feet. [2]