leela

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1. Lila Hain Anant Naam Rup - Shri Charanadas, Bhakti Sagar

   He whose pastimes, names, forms, and potencies are infinite, and whose depths no one has ever been able to fathom.

2. Kunvari Chaal Sakhi Dekhi Kai - Shri Hita Dhruvdas, Bayalees Leela, Rang Hulas (43)

   Beholding the graceful gait of Śrī Rādhā, Śrī Kṛṣṇa forgot His own gait. Gazing upon the nectar-filled glance of Her large, enchanting eyes, He stood utterly motionless, like a painted image.

3. Shri Radha Ras Mohini - Shri Priya Sakhi (Sri Brahm Gopal Goswami), Shri Hari Leela (6)

   Śrī Rādhā Mahārāṇī is the very source of Rasa — She who, with Her nectar, has enchanted even Mohanalāla, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself, the enchanter of all. Śrī Kṛṣṇa continuously drinks the nectar of Her rasa, yet is never fully satisfied. Śrī Priyā Sakhī says that by Her causeless grace, She eternally nourishes both the rasikas and Śrī Kṛṣṇa by bestowing ever-new divine rasa upon them.

4. Atihin Lalachi Lal Piya - Shri Dhruvdas, Bayalees Leela, Prem Lata (34)

   Lāl Jī (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) remains intensely eager to relish the beauty of Śrī Rādhā. He gazes upon her constantly, yet never finds satisfaction. Beholding her forest-like beauty, His eyes become so deeply entangled that they refuse to turn away.

5. Pyari Nit Aise Hi Tumen Niharu - Shri Narayan Swami, Braj Vihar, Prem Pariksha Leela (21)

   O Pyārī Jū! I wish to gaze upon You like this forever. To ward off the evil eye from your moon-like face, I would break a blade of grass and offer mustard and salt in loving devotion.

6. Aur Kahan Te Sumariye - Shri Madhuri Das, Utkantha Madhuri (112)

   The rāsa-vilāsa pastimes of the divine Couple are so unfathomable that they are beyond my comprehension. What to speak of remembering them in their fullness — here, such a state arises that even the mere utterance of the syllable “Rā” from the name “Rādhā” causes horripilation and trembling within the body in divine ecstasy.

7. Kahau Daan Kabhi Bhayo - Shri Dhruvdas, Bayalees Leela, Daan Lila (06)

   Śrī Lalitā Jī addresses Śrī Kṛṣṇa, “Tell me — when was the practice of collecting tax ever established in Vṛndāvana? Do you not feel even a little shame in speaking such words? Know this well —this sacred forest belongs solely to Śrī Rādhā Jū; here, our Queen Śrī Rādhā alone holds supreme sovereignty. By what right, then, do you demand a tax here?”

8. Jai Jai Madho Mana Mohini Shriradhike - Shri Priya Sakhi (Sri Brahm Gopal Goswami), Hari Leela (01)

   All glory again and again to Śrī Rādhikā, who captivates the heart of Mādhava. You are the eternal, nectarean stream flowing from the unfathomable ocean of divine rasa — all glory to You.

9. Aaj Sakhi Nirakh Roop Bhari Nain - Shri Hita Dhruvdas, Bayalees Leela, Padyavali (91)

   O sakhī! Behold the exquisite beauty of the Divine Couple today until your eyes are fully satiated. Within the bower of creeping vines, the supreme divine couple has prepared Their bed and is conversing in the softest of tones.

10. Prannath Ya Jagat Mein - Shri Narayan Swami, Braj Vihar, Raas Panchadhyayi Leela (11)

    A gopī says: O Lord of my life (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)! In this world, that woman (or the soul) is truly most unfortunate who, having abandoned You, still yearns for the fleeting pleasures of worldly kin and family.

11. Vrindavan Mahima Aparampar - Shri Radhacharan Das, Vrindavan Virudavali (32)

    The glory of Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma is immeasurable. Here, Śyāmasundara is the enjoyer who relishes divine rasa, Śrī Śyāmā Jī (Rādhā) is the very embodiment of that rasa, and Vṛndāvana is the very foundation of their love-plays.

12. Chalo Lal Khelen Basant Mili - Shri Narayan Swami, Braj Vihar, Vasant Leela (15)

    Kiśorī Jī (Śrī Rādhā) says to Lāl Jī (Śrī Kṛṣṇa): O Beloved! Come, let us go and play vasanta (spring) season plays together on the banks of Śrī Yamunā. In the forest bowers, the new season has arrived, and fresh flowers have blossomed everywhere.

13. Koti-Koti Rasana Jo Rom - Shri Hita Dhruvdas, Bayalees Leela, Shringar Sabha Mandal (126)

    How could my limited intellect ever have the power to describe the divine beauty of Śrī Priyājī (Śrī Rādhā)? With just a single glance from the corner of Her eyes, even the Supreme Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself, becomes enchanted and, overwhelmed in divine ecstasy, rolls at Her lotus feet.

14. Bainu Mai Baaje Bansivat - Shri Hita Harivansh Mahaprabhu, Shri Hit Chaurasi (64)

    O Sakhī! Śrī Kṛṣṇa plays the sweet melody of the flute at Vaṁśīvaṭa. Along the supremely sacred and beautiful banks of the Yamunā in Śrī Dhām Vṛndāvana, spring ever prevails.

15. Param Pran Dhan Kunj Mein Karat Vihar Vishal - Shri Priya Sakhi (Sri Brahm Gopal Goswami), Shri Hari Leela (36)

    The divine couple, Śrī Rādhā Mādhava, the supreme treasure of life, the moonlike embodiments of the ocean of bliss, are eternally engaged in the plays of love (nitya vihāra) within the groves of Śrī Dhām Vṛndāvan.

16. Roop Ki Rasi Kishor Kishori - Shri Dhruvdas, Bayalees Leela, Shringar Shat (3.44)

    The treasure of beauty, the divine couple, Śrī Lāḍilī-Lāl, are adorned in the nectarine sports of love, Kelī līlā, within the groves of Vṛndāvan, skilled in every art of divine love and tenderer than the softest blossom.

17. Suni Lai Meri Baat Jugal Charan Chitt Laaiye - Shri Hita Dhruvdas, Bayalees Leela, Khyal Hullas (23)

    Shri Dhruv Dasji says that I am going to speak the most confidential philosophy, and listen very carefully. Fix your mind on the lotus feet of the divine couple, Sri Shyama Shyam, and ensure you do not lose this golden opportunity of human birth, else you will surely have to repent forever in the future.

18. Manmohan Sam Sundar Ko Hai - Shri Narayan Swami, Braj Vihar, Prem Pariksha Leela (4)

    There is no one as beautiful as the enchanter Sri Krishna. From my experience, none can match His loveliness.

19. Viharat Kunj Kutir Dou - Shri Priya Sakhi (Sri Brahm Gopal Goswami), Shri Hari Leela (2)

    By the sacred, rasa-filled banks of Śrī Yamunā, in the charming bower-cottages, the divine couple Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa engage in Their eternal Nitya-vihāra. There, an unending, blissful play of love unfolds—a sweet battle where both are undefeated warriors, and the rasa of loving exchange never ends.

20. Leela Nitya Vihar Ko Brahmadik Lalchat - Shri Saras Madhuri

    O Sakhī! What to speak of demigods, humans, or sages— even the great personalities like Brahmā and others eagerly long to taste the eternal love-play of the divine couple (Nitya-vihāra-rasa).