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1. Thade Ri Mohan Charan Pahadi - Shri Hit Vrindavan Das Ji

   O sakhī! Śrī Kṛṣṇa stands upon Charan Pahāṛī. His pītāmbara flutters in the rushing wind, and the splendour of the crown tilted upon His head appears exquisitely unique.

2. Kirati Ki Kamana Chadhaya Chitt - Shri Kant Kishor, Shri Kant Kishor Ji Ki Vani (11)

   Those who sing of the divine loving pastimes of Śrī Rādhā Kṛṣṇa in the secluded forest bowers, yet secretly harbour ambitions for fame and wealth, or who renounce their homes and worldly possessions while still longing for bodily comforts, pleasures, and adornments, remain inwardly consumed by worldly desires.

3. Kaha Buddhi Kaha Kahi Sakun - Shri Charanadas

   How can my limited intellect ever comprehend or describe the supremely enchanting love-plays of Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa’s divine rāsa-kelī? Such matchless and divine intimate līlās eternally unfold there that I feel deeply ashamed of my own inability to depict them.

4. Karau Kripa Nav Nagari Adbhut - Shri Albeli Ali, Vinay Kundaliyan (18)

   O ever-youthful and graceful Śrī Rādhā! You are the very embodiment of an unfathomable ocean of compassion. Please bestow such grace upon me that I may develop supreme faith in the sacred dust of Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma, so that this dust becomes supremely sweet and blissful to me.

5. Hamein Shastra Ki Samajh Na Pari Hain - Shri Nagaridas (Maharaj Savant Singh) Ji Ki Vani, Chhutak Pad (153)

   We have no understanding of the scriptures; we did not understand them before, nor do we truly understand them even now. But those great souls who have grasped their innermost essence, the path of single-minded and exclusive bhajana, have shown us what to do. We shall simply walk the path they have revealed.

6. Braj Ki Bali Aju Nikunjan - Shri Hathi Ji, Shri Radha Sudha Shatak (80)

   Today, I sacrifice myself upon the nikuñjas of Braja, where an immeasurable abundance of rasa is showering, where beloved Śrī Kṛṣṇa experiences supreme bliss as He gazes upon the moon-like face of His beloved Śrī Rādhā, beautifully adorned with divine languor.

7. Radha-Radha Rat Rahi Rasana Prem - Shri Ali Madhuri Ji, Shri Nikunj Keli Madhuri, Shri Radha Prem Svarupani Varnan (1)

   Immersed in love, the tongue constantly chants the delightful name 'Rādhā-Rādhā'. Śrī Rādhā is the very abode of divine love, and She alone fulfills all desires.

8. Biharat Dou Rasikavar Sahaj - Shri Lalit Kishori Dev Ju Ki Vani, Siddhant Ki Sakhi (559)

   Our divine couple, Śyāmā-Kuñjabihārī, the foremost among rasikas, are unborn and eternally ever-youthful, ceaselessly performing Nitya-Vihāra in the ever-fresh nikuñjas of Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana. Śrī Lalita Kiśorīdeva Jī says, “Following the rasa tradition of Śrī Svāmī Haridāsa Jī Mahārāja, I exclusively worship the eternal keli of the divine couple with single-minded devotion.”

9. Paundhi Piya Sang Vrishbhanu Kumari - Shri Chhit Svami Ji Ki Vani (157)

   Śrī Vṛṣabhānu's loving daughter, Śrī Rādhā, is resting with Her beloved Śrī Kṛṣṇa and, while gazing upon the incomparable beauty of Her source of life, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, She has embraced Him closely around His neck.

10. Dhan-Jovan-Jan-Jnaan-Bal Sab - Shri Kaant Kishor, Kaant Rasik Ji Ki Vani, Doha (2)

    Wealth, youth, family and relatives, knowledge, and strength- all these are merely the fundamental causes of pride. Śrī Kānta Kiśora Jī says that on the strength of these, one can never attain the blissful 'keli' of Śrī Vṛndāvana.

11. Priya Syaam-Sang Jagi Hai Sobhit - Shri Viththal Vipul Dev Ji, Shri Vitthal Vipul Dev Ju Ki Bani (9)

    Śrī Priyā Jī remained awake the entire night beside Her beloved Śyāmasundara, and upon Her golden, radiant cheeks remain the delicate marks of His teeth.

12. Viharini Tumarohi Vistar Rahat - Shri Ali Madhuri Ji, Shri Nikunj Keli Madhuri

    O Śrī Vihāriṇī Jī (Śrī Rādhā)! This entire play of divine pastimes is solely the expansion of Your own being. Śrī Bihārī Jī, the crest-jewel of rasikas, ever gazes toward the gesture of Your eyebrows, constantly creating ever-fresh pastimes in accordance with Your command.

13. Shriharivansh Charan Binu Bal - Shri Hit Chaturbhujadas Ji

    Whose true wealth is the eternal pastimes of Lāḍalī-Lāla and Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana—other than the lotus feet of such a Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa Mahāprabhu, whose strength and shelter should I ever seek?

14. Viharati Nitya Vilas Sukh Shri - Shri Ali Madhuri Ji, Shri Nikunj Keli Madhuri

    The ever-youthful divine Couple, Śrī Śyāmā-Śyāma, who captivate the hearts of all, eternally relish the supremely divine nectar of nitya-vihāra within the secluded groves of Śrī Vṛndāvana, accompanied by Their intimate circle of sahacharīs.

15. Namo Krishn Jai Nitya Vihari - Shri Govind Sharan Devacharya, Shri Govindsharan Devacharya Ji Ki Vani (3)

    Obeisance to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who engages in Nitya Vihār within the divine nikunjas, who is ever-united with His beloved Śrī Rādhā, forever resplendent, engaged in ever-fresh love-plays.

16. Radhe Ju Rang Bhini Rajakunvari - Shri Kishori Ali

    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.

17. Jay Jay Jamuna Sab Sukhakari - Shri Roop Madhuri Ji Ki Vani, Padavali (141)

    All glories to Śrī Yamunā Jī, the giver of all happiness! O Mother Yamunā, You are supremely merciful, the very embodiment of compassion, the source of all auspiciousness, and the remover of all misfortune.

18. Lal Sang Lai Paudhi Lalana - Shri Roop Rasik Devacharya, Nitya Vihar Padavali (65)

    The supremely delicate Kiśorī Jī (Śrī Rādha) is resting upon a bed together with Her priytama Lāl Jī (Śrī Kṛṣṇa). Deeply embraced, they are absorbed in divine loving pastimes within this most secluded nikunja, free from all hesitation or reserve.

19. Raha Keli Sukha Sthane - Sanat Kumar Samhita, Sri Radha Strotam (2)

    O, who is the abode (source) of the bliss of the most confidential Kelī pastimes, who increases the love of the sakhīs, who is faultless, who always enhances the bliss and glory of Śrī Kṛṣṇa—O Śrī Rādhike, please be pleased with me.

20. Bhuja Paraspar Ansh De - Shri Ali Madhuri Ji, Shri Nikunj Keli Madhuri, Shrinikunj Prakash Ashtayam Mansi Sewa

    With their arms gently resting upon each other’s shoulders, Śrī Rādhā and Śrī Kṛṣṇa smile gently. From every limb of the Priyā-Priyatama, a divine radiance of bliss overflows.