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Our beloved Śrī Pyārī Jū (Śrī Rādhā) is supremely enchanting, expert in the arts of love, tender-hearted, and infinitely lovable. She constantly pours ever-fresh streams of love upon her beloved.
O beloved Priyā Jū, kindly consider this prayer of mine: may your tender and rasa-filled form remain forever imprinted within my heart, day and night. May your divine form never depart from my contemplation, even if I should try to turn my mind away from it.
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.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the foremost among rasikas, and Śrī Rādhā, the crest-jewel of rasikas, are the very embodiment of rasa itself. Both are supremely skillful connoisseurs of divine love and are the very source of life and support of all rasika devotees, ever absorbed in loving jokes and laughter.
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.
Perform the ārati of the beautiful, ever-youthful divine couple. This ever-fresh rasika couple shines like twin moons within the Nikunja, dispelling all sorrow and the darkness of ignorance from the hearts of devotees.
Where the autumn season is ever-present, where the festival of Tīj is celebrated eternally, and where the joy of spring and Holī is forever experienced; where at every moment the Divine Couple performs ever-new plays of love, whose bliss knows no end—that alone is the eternal abode of Śrī Vṛndāvan.
O Swāminī, You are the infinite source of divine love-bliss. Why, then, have You hidden that supreme treasure and let my mind become entangled in the worthless chaff of mundane affairs and worldly pleasures?
O Sakhi, No matter how much someone tries to explain it, the truth is that the eternal Nitya-vihāra (love-plays) of the divine couple, Śrī Bihārī–Bihāriṇī Jū is filled with such wondrous and extraordinary rasa that no one can ever fully comprehend their depth.
Śrī Haripriyā Sakhi says: "O Sakhi! my eyes are truly satisfied only when they behold the vihāra (love-plays) of the divine couple. Through this darśana alone, all the cherished desires of my heart are fulfilled."
Swami Shri Haridās Ji Maharaj, the incarnation of Shri Lalitā Sakhi, is an unparalleled Rasika Acharya who bestows the nectar of the eternal love plays of the divine couple. By his grace, the very embodiment of rasa, Kunj Bihariṇī Lādili, Shri Radha Maharani, effortlessly appears before the devotee.
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.
Shri Priyā Ju and her beloved Shri Krishna are absorbed in the sweetness of divine conjugal love and rasa. Their hearts overflow with the ocean of divine bliss. Blessed Shri Lālaji’s mind, like a bee, becomes intoxicated by drinking adharāmṛta (the nectar of the lips) of Shri Priya Ji.
Thakurji (Shri Krishna) keeps His distance from those absorbed in injunctions, prohibitions, rituals, and outward formalities. But to a pure-hearted lover, He joyfully draws near — embracing them again and again with loving affection.
Within my body, mind, and speech, only Shri Radha dwells completely, for She is the very source of my life. She is forever immersed in the eternal Kelī sports of Nitya-Vihār with Kunja Bihārī.
My Swamini, Shri Radha Ju, has a joyful and blooming face, and My Shri Krishna is the embodiment of all happiness. May I forever, night and day, lovingly fondle and playfully adore this Divine Couple, always receiving their affection.
An ever-youthful couple like this ‘Yugala Kishor’ (Shri Radha-Krishna) has neither ever been seen nor even heard of anywhere. The beauty of each of their limbs is so astonishing that even millions of Cupids could be sacrificed upon it.
The charming son of Nanda, Shri Krishna plays His sweet flute on the banks of the Yamuna, beneath the shade of Vanshivat. His form is overflowing with rasa and supremely enchanting.
The beauty of Shri Radhika Madhava is unparalleled. The sakhis lovingly adorn them and perform their aarti with deep devotion.
In the ‘Akhand Nitya Vihara’ worship of Swami Shri Haridas Ji, Shri Radha and Shri Krishna are always perceived as eternally youthful and entirely beyond the scope of their manifest birth pastimes. Even names like “Vrishabhanu Dulari” hold no relevance here, for in this devotion, Shri Radha has no parents. She eternally resides in the Nikunj, absorbed in divine love-play. Here, Krishna is worshipped as Kunjbihari and Radha as Kunjbiharini. This path excludes Braj-based leelas such as those involving cowherds, gopis, cows, and parental figures, focusing solely on the pure, uninterrupted rasa of Nitya Vihara.
