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All glories to Śrī Rādhā Rāṇī, who captivates the heart of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and whose lotus feet ever adorn my head. By sprinkling the nectar of Her grace, She has rejuvenated the withered crop of this maidservant’s life.
Renounce all else and seek only the association of holy saints, for true satsanga alone awakens devotion, spiritual wisdom, and detachment, while leading the soul to uninterrupted love for the Divine Couple, Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.
Upon whoever always keeps their mind absorbed in the lotus feet of Śrī Priyā Jī (Śrī Rādhā), the blissful Śrī Śyāmasundara showers His boundless love.
Śrī Kuñjabihārī Himself is deeply immersed in the divine love-rasa, relishing that very nectar. His every word, His every gesture, and His every glance are completely filled with love-rasa. Embodying the very essence of rasa, He gazes upon His beloved Priyā with a loving glance.
O brother! May my heart be ever absorbed by an intense longing for the name 'Rādhe-Rādhe' alone, and sitting in the cool shade of the creepers of Śrīdhāma Vṛndāvana, may I incessantly chant this supremely sacred name, just as a parrot continuously repeats a single name.
Many great saints have expressed the view that to take birth or reside in Braja, even as a tree, creeper, blade of grass, or in any other form, is itself a supreme blessing. Yet the firm conviction of the rasikas goes even further: that even the final relinquishing of this mortal body should also take place in the very lap of the transcendental dust of Braja.
Manmohana Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is the supreme captivator, who steals the hearts of all, Himself lovingly chants the name “Rādhā” constantly, day and night.
O Lalita Ladaitī, Śrī Rādhā! Many days have passed without the blessing of Your darśana. If, due to my faults, You have become displeased from me, then please forgive that offense and graciously grant me Your darśana.
Rasa (nectar) is the very sustenance of life for the rasikas. It is their food, their relishment, and their spiritual nourishment. Without the rasa of the blissful union (eternal love-plays) of Śrī Rādhā and Śrī Kṛṣṇa, they cannot survive for even a single moment.
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.
Wander through the lanes of Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma like one madly absorbed in the love of Śyāmā-Śyāma. O sakhī! Even if someone asks you something along the way, reply only by uttering “Śyāmā-Śyāma”; otherwise, remain silent.
Śrī Rādhā possesses a face of incomparable beauty, radiant like the full moon. Endowed with supreme wisdom and discernment, She is the crown jewel of all women and the very life of Her beloved Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
O most affectionate and loving Kiśorījī Jī (Śrī Rādhā)!! Please bestow Your causeless mercy upon me and grant me residence in Your supremely sacred and rasa-filled abode of Śrī Barsānā. Completely renouncing the transient relationships of this world, which are unfavorable to devotion, as well as all material desires, may I remain absorbed only in Your worship and forever dwell in Your divine palace lovingly.
Śrī Alī Kiśorī Jī says that though our ability extends only so far as to try somehow to fix this restless mind to Svāminī Śrī Rādhā Pyārī. Yet our beloved Lāḍilī Jī is so supremely compassionate and affectionate that, becoming pleased with even this small effort of ours, She lovingly draws us close and embraces us to Her neck (bosom).
Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma is absolutely enchanting, and the sacred land of Braja is supremely delightful. The Names of Śyāmā-Śyāma are supremely auspicious and enchanting, and Their divine abode is the very temple of bliss itself.
One form of Rādhā resides in Braja in the form of Brajeśvarī, the sovereign Queen of Braja; another Rādhā delights in the rāsa-līlā as Rāseśvarī, the Queen of the divine dance; and the third Rādhā eternally sports within the nikunjas as Nitya-Nikuñja-vihāriṇī, who performs vihāra eternally, lovingly adored by the crest-jewel among rasikas, Svāmī Haridāsa Jī.
O Svāminī, kindly grant me residence within Your own divine abode, Śrī Vṛndāvana. O Compassionate One, why is it that You have forgotten me from Your remembrance? Alas, O Rādhe! Why have You deprived me of the service of Your divine palace? What offense have I committed that You have kept it hidden within Your heart?
Enshrine lovingly the lotus feet of Svāmī Śrī Haridāsa Jī, the incarnation of Lalitā Sakhī, within the sacred abode of your heart, and then serve the divine Couple of fair and dark complexion as per your loving sentiments, without any hesitation.
Glory, glory to the lotus feet of Śrī Rādhā, the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu, and Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda, who ever immerse the hearts of rasika devotees in the nectar of divine love.
I have renounced, from a far distance, all worldly pursuits — the comforts of family life and endless material desires. Not only that, but after long practice, I have also become disheartened with disciplines such as japa, vows, and various spiritual practices, and have abandoned them all.
