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O my beloved Śrī Rādhā Jū! You are the very embodiment of divine, incomparable beauty. Even millions of radiant autumn full moons would surrender all their splendour before the divine brilliance of Your supremely enchanting lotus face.
During the divine Rāsa, Śrī Kṛṣṇa becomes completely immersed in the ocean of divine sweetness upon beholding the extraordinary beauty and loveliness of His beloved Śrī Rādhā.
All glories to Śrī Rādhā, the beloved daughter of Śrī Vṛṣabhānu Jī! All glories to the charming daughter of Kīrti Jī! All glories to Śrī Jī, who adorns Her head with a beautiful candrikā and drapes Her divine form in blue garments.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa says—O beloved Śrī Rādhā! Your face is like a nectar-filled lake, in which Your two eyes shine like two blue lotuses. My mind, becoming like an intoxicated bumblebee, has gone to dwell within those blue-lotus eyes, even taking up residence within Their very pupils.
O all the creepers, vines, and trees of Śrī Vṛndāvana! Please collectively bestow such grace upon me that the supremely tender and beloved Śrī Rādhā may become intimately affectionate with me and shower me with abundant love (or that I may do so with Her).
Knowing me to be a sakhī of His beloved Śrī Rādhā, Śrī Lāla Jī (Śrī Kṛṣṇa), the crest-jewel among the lovers, most affectionately places His arms around my neck and lovingly engages in the intimate plays of love with me.
Today, I sacrifice myself upon the nikuñjas of Braja, where an immeasurable abundance of rasa is showering, where beloved Śrī Kṛṣṇa experiences supreme bliss as He gazes upon the moon-like face of His beloved Śrī Rādhā, beautifully adorned with divine languor.
How supremely blessed and auspicious is this day, for today our beloved Śrī Rādhā, dearer than life itself, has appeared. With Her divine appearance, all the purposes and cherished desires of our lives have been fulfilled.
O Śrī Rādhā Pyārī Jū! Please bestow such grace upon me that I may attain the association of rasika saints. Through the sacred influence of their company, may the pure Rādhā-kiṅkarī (servant of Sri Radha's lotus feet) bhāva awaken within my heart, and may my mind remain constantly drenched in the rasa of divine love.
O Priyā Jī! I am ruined in every possible way; now, please uphold Your vow and inherent nature of redeeming the fallen. I have wasted my countless lifetimes sleeping in the slumber of ignorance, so please cast Your merciful glance upon me now.
The supreme personal abode has directly manifested in Brajamaṇḍala, where all the demigods and even the demons have assumed physical bodies to reside, seeking the shelter of this sacred land.
When will that day come when, amidst the creepers of Śrī Vṛndāvana, I will call out aloud, “Śrī Rādhikā! Śrī Rādhikā!” and my gait and intellect will become completely motionless in the supreme rasa of Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma?
O Kiśorī Jī! I know not when the seed of divine love will sprout in the garden of my heart, and when You will bless me with the association of nectar-drenched Rasika lovers.
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.
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 beloved Priyā Jī! This auspicious state of Your loving union is completely natural and effortless. May Your joyful union with Your beloved Priyatama remain forever unshakeable; this very happiness is the sole foundation of our life and breath.
Śyāmā Pyārī (Śrī Rādhā) is the foremost leader and crown-jewel among all the sakhīs. She is very innocent, fair-complexioned, completely immersed in divine rasa, and supremely generous.
Śrī Vṛṣabhānu-dulārī Śrī Rādhā, accompanied by Her sakhīs led by Lalitā, has arrived in a beautiful flower garden with immense joy. This lovely garden, adorned with a variety of blossoms such as mālatī, kunda, nivārī, and roses, is scattering its sweet fragrance in all directions.
Filled with intense restlessness, Śrī Kṛṣṇa repeatedly gazes toward the very path upon which Śrī Rādhā’s lotus feet have fallen. His cakora-like eyes are intensely eager to behold the moon-like face of His beloved Śrī Rādhā.
