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In the sacred courtyard of Braja, a magnificent divine swing-festival has been lovingly arranged. As this wondrous celebration unfolds within the secluded bowers of Śrī Vṛndāvana, even Lord Śiva is swept away by the flood of divine bliss and begins to dance His ecstatic Tāṇḍava.
The sakhīs repeatedly offer their very lives for Śrī Yugala, waving water over Them and drinking it—a loving and auspicious ritual in which water is waved over the beloved ones so that no obstacle or inauspiciousness may ever touch Them.
Śrī Rādhā and Śrī Kṛṣṇa are both seated on a swing in the kunja, swinging together. At this time, all the trees and creepers of the forest are laden with blossoms, and dense clouds gathering in the sky are showering a beautiful rain.
In the secluded groves of Śrī Vṛndāvana, tender new leaves and blossoming flowers adorn every bower, while a cool, gentle, and fragrant threefold breeze blows softly.
The beloved Śrī Kuñjabihārī, filled with intense yearning, says to Śrī Rādhā, the beloved of His life, "O Pyārījū! What kind of enchanting arrow of attraction have You shot at Me, that this youthful Śyāma, who wanders in the dense nikunjas, has become completely and utterly subservient to You in every way?".
O Śrī Rādhā! Please bestow such mercy upon me that I may attain eternal residence in Śrī Vṛndāvana. Granting me a place within Your own kunja-palace, please bless me with Your personal service.
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.
On the banks of Śrī Yamunā Jī, the creepers and trees are adorned with freshly blossoming flowers. In the sky, a radiant rainbow shines amidst the dark rainclouds.
I was immersed in the ocean of this world of ignorance, absorbed in sense pleasures, just as a fish continuously dwells in the waters of a pond, while the death-like heron, with focused attention, sits poised to make me His prey, counting every hour and moment.
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.
Even Lord Śeṣa, Lord Śiva, the Sun god, Lord Gaṇeśa, and the Vedas themselves cannot fully comprehend His limitless glories.
The form of Śrī Gopāla Jī, the very source of all bliss, is supremely enchanting. He eternally delights in loving pastimes within the rasa-filled groves of Śrī Vṛndāvana.
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.
O Lāḍilī, Śrī Rādhā! You alone are the greatest blessings of my life. I wander through the groves of Sevākuñja searching for You, wondering when pure love for You will arise within my heart.
O Śyāmasundara! The forest garland that You once gifted me in that bower on the sacred banks of the Yamunā is now serving to bind my departing life-breaths. Indeed, that very token bestowed by You has become the sole sustenance of my life in Your separation.
Sevākuñja alone is our eternal grove-abode, where the constant service of Śrī Priyā-Priyatama is our highest goal. Such service is performed in the mood of ‘tat-sukha’ — finding happiness only in the happiness of the divine Couple. This sentiment alone is supremely pure, radiant, and forever filled with rasa. Our lineage is “Acyuta,” meaning that our entire being and identity belong solely to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Brahmā says, one should live in the lanes of Braja in such a way that one sustains oneself through the remnants of food left upon the leaf-plates of the Brajavāsīs and cowherds.
Through this couplet, Dayābāī Jī expresses the divine experience of beholding Śyāmā-Śyāma in Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma. She says, lost in the burning pain of separation, she cried out again and again, calling “Śyāmā-Śyāma,” until one day, in a secluded kuñja, the divine Couple, Lāḍilī Lāl, revealed Themselves to her. In that single moment, her life transformed into complete fulfillment.
In the ever-new nikunjas, the youthful skillful Queen, Śrī Rādhā, and the ever-new, wise Lover, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, are together. Today, the ocean of love has overflowed its bounds, as the two meet each other in supreme bliss.
O Śyāmā! My only hope lies in Your lotus feet. O Rādhe, the Queen of Śrī Vṛndāvana, pray keep me close to You. Grant me a place where the lovely banks of the Yamunā shine and where Your own private bower, Sevākuñja, resides.
