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The divine couple, Śrī Śyāmā Śyāma, are magnificently seated in the nikunja forest. All around them, mālatī, mādhavī, and various kinds of beautiful flowers are in full bloom, beautifying the entire divine abode.
Beloved Śrī Kṛṣṇa, with eyes like cakora birds, gazes constantly upon the moon-like face of Śrī Priyā Jī. Drinking the nectar of Śrī Rādhā’s immeasurable beauty, He remains forever enchanted and intoxicated by it.
Perform the ārati of the beautiful, ever-youthful divine couple. This ever-fresh rasika couple shines like twin moons within the Nikunja, dispelling all sorrow and the darkness of ignorance from the hearts of devotees.
A sakhī tells her friend: “O friend! Witness the unmatched beauty of Vṛndāvana’s forest today! In the sacred waters of Śrī Yamunā, the lotuses bloom fully, a truly enchanting sight.”
An auspicious celebration fills the divine land of Vrindavan today, where the ocean of bliss constantly rises in waves. The divine couple, Priyālāla, remain ever ecstatic in body and mind, while the cloud-like cupid roars with great thunder.
Shri Radhaju’s face glows like the full moon, resplendent with all sixteen divine qualities (kalās) of beauty and virtue. The gentle radiance of her subtle smile spreads divine bliss in all directions.
Make my mind like a Chakora bird, ever thirsting for the moon‑like toenails of Priyā (Śrī Rādhā); transform me into a cuckoo, ever singing the sweet glories of Rādhe Jū.
Beloved Shri Radhavallabh Ji is the ever-youthful divine groom. He, the Kunja Bihari, remains forever enchanted by the moon-like face of His beloved, Shri Radha, just like a chakor bird drawn to the moon.
O divine couple, Sri Shyama Shyam, when will I rest at your feet, forgetting everything? When will my chakor-like eyes be fixed upon your toenails, as radiant and luscious as the moon?
Shri Radha is the ever-flowing river of form and beauty. She is captivating and tender, with a fair complexion that radiates like gold. She is the beloved of Shri Krishna and the daughter of Kirtiji.
O friend, the natural beauty of Shridham Vrindavan is truly enchanting and eternal, untouched by the passage of time across the three realms. Free from any material imperfections, it radiates gloriously upon this earth, its land adorned with exquisite gems and jewels.
Those rasik devotees who uphold their exclusive vows, similar to the exclusive vow of the Chakora bird, fish, and Chataka bird, are eligible to walk in the path of rasa devotion. Anyone else, devoid of such firm exclusiveness, is not qualified to walk this path.
O Sri Radhey! I am always yours, in every way. Just as a fish cannot live without water, I cannot live without your glimpses.
Without the sun’s light, the lotus flowers remain closed. Without the ketaki’s fragrance, the bees suffer sorrow.
The mysterious nature of love is known only to those who truly experience it, much like the 'papiha' bird in the Ganges yearns only for the raindrops of a dark cloud of ‘Swati Nakshatra’, rejecting the sacred waters of Ganga itself.
Swami Chaturdas Ji was born on the sixth day of a bright fortnight in the month of Bhadra (Sept) in 1753 in a Chaturvedi family of Mathura in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh.
In the pure sky resembling Vrindavan, the moon of the Nand clan (Lord Krishna) and the full moonlight of the Vrishabhanu clan (Sri Radha) shine.
In the morning, Shri Radha and Shri Krishna are seated in the courtyard of an enchanting temple adorned with creeper vines. Shri Radha is adorned in the yellow garment of Shri Krishna, while Shri Krishna is adorned in the blue saree of Shri Radha.
The enchanting smile of Shri Radharaman Lal has permanently settled in my heart. Now, neither the injunctions and prohibitions of the Vedas can enchant me, nor does the decorum of society and clan hold any sway over me.
Intoxicated in love‑bliss, Bihārīlāl [Śrī Kṛṣṇa] says to Śrī Priyājī Jī — O beloved Rādhā, just look at the enchanting beauty of Vāṁśīvāṭa!
