Pyare Brajavallabh Ke Darshan - Shri Dvarakesh Ji
The divine vision of our beloved Brajavallabha alone is the embodiment of supreme joy and the abode of eternal peace for our minds.
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The divine vision of our beloved Brajavallabha alone is the embodiment of supreme joy and the abode of eternal peace for our minds.
In reply to Uddhava’s teachings on yoga, the gopīs of Braja affirm the supremacy of divine love, declaring that pure love itself is the most blissful liberation. When love for Śrī Gopāla becomes firm, Gopāla is surely attained.
Śrī Rādhā alone is the very source of life. Worldly pleasures, material prosperity, and liberation (mukti) are utterly insignificant before Her. The tongue that does not utter “Rādhā Rādhā” is worthy of being scorched, for it has abandoned its only divine purpose.
Devotion toward the lotus feet of Śrī Rādhā is like a fragrant rosebud, blooming with divine sweetness. In comparison, liberation (mukti) is merely like a dull lump of yellow clay—lifeless, without any luster, and completely devoid of the nectar of love.
Love has the power to unite two bodies into one; therefore, it stands even higher than liberation. When love awakens, all rules and restraints become irrelevant—love acknowledges no regulations.
Mukti (liberation) and bhukti (material pleasures) are hollow at their core, whereas devotion is filled with rasa and bliss. Liberation resembles stagnant water in a pond, while devotion flows alive and ever fresh, like the sacred Gaṅgā.
Shri Kishori Ji, absorbed in the nectar of the rāsa dance, enchants the rasikas with her divine charm. The radiance from Her gem-like toenails shines like the moon, and even Supreme Yogi, Lord Śiva, considering it the effulgence for Brahma (the Impersonal God), remains forever absorbed in nirvikalpa samādhi.
Even the sweeper woman of Vrindavan kicks away mukti (liberation) with her feet and walks on with no desire to accept it. What is surprising in that? After all, this is the palace of Shri Radha Herself, whom she serves as a maid.
Devotees of Yugala Rasa renounce not only worldly pleasures but also the six types of liberation (Sālokya, Sāmīpya, Sārūpya, Sāyujya, Sārṣṭi, and Kaivalya). Immersed in selfless love for the Divine Couple, they become free from the cycle of birth and death effortlessly, gaining the supreme fortune of serving Them in Their eternal realm. Such devotees behold the love plays of the divine couple, with their eyes filled with devotion.
O ever-youthful divine couple, Sri Ladli Lal, please hear my humble plea. Grant me residence in Shri Vrindavan, and the blessing of sweeping the bowers of Your forest.
Oh mind! Reside in the holy land of Barsana, where even the Supreme Brahman, Shyam himself, uses his crown as a broom to clean the land.
My sole refugee is the lotus feet of Sri Radha. Some earn virtue by visiting holy places, some perform penance, some observe fasts, some maintain silence, and others meditate on the Brahman.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the crest jewel of connoisseurs of love, is the king, and Śrī Rādhā, the crown jewel of the sakhīs, is the queen of Vṛndāvan.
In the Nitya Vihāra worship of Svāmī Śrī Haridāsa Jī, the usual ritual impurities of Sūtaka (associated with childbirth) and Pātaka (associated with death) hold no significance.
My mind does not respect the fleeting pleasures of earthly kingdoms, rejecting them as mere illusions, like dreams.
My mind has become devoted to the lotus feet of Kishori Ji. I have been sleeping in the darkness of illusion for eternity, but now I have been awakened through the grace of Rasika saints.
O Sri Radhey, I will consider my life to be successful only when I behold your lotus feet. At that time, I would feel no need to walk in the path of the Vedas, practice austerity/self-control, or follow any other kinds of spiritual practices.
The residents of Shri Vrindavan are truly fortunate, as their praises are sung by great personalities like Shukdev Ji, Uddhav Ji, Brahma Ji, Lakshmi Ji, and others.
The name of Sri Radha is the benefactor of eight Siddhis and nine treasures. Whether one seeks material gratifications, liberation, or Bhakti, it is through the strength of Sri Radha that Sri Shyamsundar graciously bestows them.
There is no place like Braj in this world, and no men and women are like the residents of Braj.