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O Lord! For me, You alone are my sole refuge and my everything, yet for You, there are countless souls and loving devotees like me. Therefore, O source of my life, my beloved! Do whatever You wish, but bestow such grace that this vow of my selfless love may be sustained forever.
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.
May I perform the sacred āratī before my worshipful deity Śrī Rādhikā and beloved Lāl Jī (Śrī Śyāmasundara), while continually beholding with my eyes the incomparable sweetness of the divine ornaments adorning Their effortlessly beautiful limbs and Their unparalleled beauty.
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.
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.
O Kiśorī Jī! Please grant me eternal residence in Your supremely sacred abode of Barsānā. O ever-youthful Princess Śrī Rādhā, the glorious ornament of Kīrtī Jī’s noble lineage! Kindly hear my prayer and, out of Your causeless mercy, accept me as Your own maidservant.
Fair-complexioned Śrī Rādhikā is the cherished garland adorning the heart of Her beloved Śrī Kṛṣṇa. She enchants even the heart of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who captivates the minds of all, and is supremely merciful and generous.
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.
The moment the divine couple, Priyā‑Priyatama, arrived and stood before the sakhīs at vaṃśīvaṭa, they were left utterly mesmerised by their beauty. Their eyes forgot even to blink, as though wholly entranced by a spell.
A pure devotee of the Lord gladly does whatever the Lord wishes, accepts all circumstances, happiness, and sorrow alike as His grace, and remains content wherever the Lord chooses to keep him. Such a surrender is the mark of a true servant and the highest form of spiritual practice.
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.
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.
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.
The sacred dust of Śrī Rādhā Jū’s lotus feet alone is my complete treasure and wealth. Through mind, speech, and actions, I remain exclusively devoted to my Śyāmā Mahārāṇī.
My heart is captivated by the one and only Manmohana, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Some engage in japa, others perform austerities, some observe vows, while others wander into forests to sit absorbed in samādhi.
‘Bhāva’, the inner sentiment of the heart, is a subtle truth whose true essence is understood only by a rare soul through personal experience. Śrī Rūpamādhurī Jī says that the happiness and sorrow experienced in this world arise fundamentally from one’s own inner bhāva.
This divine Couple, Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, is intensely eager to drink the nectar of divine love, each surpassing the other in that longing. It is their firm vow that they never remain separated from one another, even for a single moment.
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.
O Śrī Rādhā Mahārāṇī, whose eyes are as graceful as a deer, who bestows bliss and is the very embodiment of supreme happiness — O my Svāminī, who performs Her loving pastimes in Govardhana, in the forests of Vṛndāvana, and along the banks of Yamunā — kindly reside forever within my heart.
O brother, do not even in a dream contemplate the thought of going to any other place or land. Where else can one find such a supremely divine place as Śrī Vṛndāvana, where the divine Couple eternally perform Their nitya-vihāra? Therefore, never lose this most blessed fortune of residing in this holy land.
