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To behold Lāla Jī (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) alone in the puruṣa-bhāva (male beloved), and Śrī Priyā Jī (Śrī Rādhā) in triyā-bhāva (the intimate mood of a sakhī or sahacarī), and then, with completely selfless love and 'tatsukha-bhāva' (finding happiness only in their happiness), to lovingly serve the Divine Couple in Their eternal Nitya-Vihāra (love-plays), is the supreme form of worship.
O Śrī Rādhā Pyārī Jū! Please bestow such grace upon me that I may attain the association of rasika saints. Through the sacred influence of their company, may the pure Rādhā-kiṅkarī (servant of Sri Radha's lotus feet) bhāva awaken within my heart, and may my mind remain constantly drenched in the rasa of divine love.
It is well known to all that Śrī Hari is the Lord even of all lords, yet Śrī Rādhā is the sovereign of that very Supreme Lord, Śrī Hari. Śrī Kṛṣṇa, casting aside all His splendor and prestige, continually begs for love from His Svāminī, Śrī Rādhā, and concealing all His sovereignty, He remains completely surrendered to Her love.
Śrī Harivyāsa Devācārya says that an aspirant on the path of rasopāsanā should not outwardly dress like a sakhī but rather cultivate sakhī-bhāva within the heart upon rising in the morning. Through this deeply contemplated mood of a sakhī, one should lovingly identify with one’s eternal spiritual identity, that is, one’s eternal service-form (or the guru-bestowed siddha form) situated within the divine nikunjas. This alone is the prescribed means of entering one’s eternal service as an intimate sakhī.
All glories to Śrī Rādhikā-Ramaṇa! The eternally youthful Kiśorī, Śrī Rādhikā Mahārāṇī, bestows Her intimate maidservant-bhāva upon those who reside in Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma and grants them the boundless nectar of divine love.
Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana is supremely sweet and the bestower of all happiness. Any person who resides here with deep devotion naturally becomes a treasure-house of divine rasa.
Our beloved Svāminī, Śrī Rādhā, is an eternal youthful princess, forever immersed in the nectar of divine love. She is supremely charming, shy, enchanting, and eternally youthful.
‘Bhāva’, the inner sentiment of the heart, is a subtle truth whose true essence is understood only by a rare soul through personal experience. Śrī Rūpamādhurī Jī says that the happiness and sorrow experienced in this world arise fundamentally from one’s own inner bhāva.
Śrī Śyāmasundara lovingly applies mahāvara to the lotus feet of His beloved Śrī Rādhā.
First, one must cultivate the sahacarī bhāva within the heart and stand at the entrance of the kuñja in a state of inner contemplation. There, one should lovingly serve the auspicious divine Couple, Śrī Rādhā Kṛṣṇa, in various ways while joyfully singing Their glories.
Among the five primary rasas (devotional moods), the Śṛṅgāra rasa is the most supreme and excellent. One should cultivate the sahacarī bhāva within one’s heart and serve the ever-youthful divine couple, Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa selflessly.
Śrī Śyāmā (Rādhā) remains eternally youthful, the peerless empress of beauty, embodying perfect form and virtues. Utterly enchanting, gracefully sovereign among all queens.
The name ‘Rādhā’ originates from the root ‘Rādh’, which means to increase or to uplift. Therefore, devotees consider Shri Radha to possess divine qualities even greater than those of Brahman. Shri Radha herself is ever-growing and constantly increases the devotional sentiments (rasa and bhava) of her devotees.
O mind! Perform the bhajana of Vrindavan ceaselessly. The bliss found here is the highest of all nectars. Don't waste your time on worldly pleasures; they are nothing compared to this divine bliss.
Sri Radhika Maharani always remains under the loving control of Her devotees. Sri Krishna Himself is Her foremost devotee; thus, under the influence of His Bhakti, She performs divine pastimes in the same loving mood as Him. According to the bhāva of each devotee, Swāminījī reciprocates with that very rasa, worshipping them with the same tender feeling of love.
The vow of ‘Ananyta’ (exclusive devotion) is as subtle and sharp as the edge of a sword. If the mind wavers here and there and slips into worldly attachments, even though Hari is the well-wisher of all, He does not uphold such wavering devotion.
While describing the signs of a true premi bhakta, Sahajo Bai says that sometimes he stands motionless, deeply absorbed in bhava-samadhi (ecstasy) and loses all outer awareness. At other times, the force of divine love lifts him into spontaneous singing. Sometimes he closes his eyes and sinks into deep contemplation, and at other times he returns to his external consciousness.
Seek refuge in Shri Vrindavan. Day and night, love the lotus feet of the Yugala Bihari (Shri Radha-Krishna).
Devotees of Yugala Rasa renounce not only worldly pleasures but also the six types of liberation (Sālokya, Sāmīpya, Sārūpya, Sāyujya, Sārṣṭi, and Kaivalya). Immersed in selfless love for the Divine Couple, they become free from the cycle of birth and death effortlessly, gaining the supreme fortune of serving Them in Their eternal realm. Such devotees behold the love plays of the divine couple, with their eyes filled with devotion.
The divine pastimes of Sri Radha Krishna in sacred places like Gahvar Van and Sankari Khor can be truly realized only by a heart free of deceit and filled with pure devotion; to one without bhāva, they appear as mere ordinary sites.
