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O Svāminī (Śrī Rādhā)! I have accepted You alone as the worshipful Deity of my lineage and my one and only Mistress. You alone do I constantly enshrine within my eyes and in the depths of my heart.
The radiant brilliance of the crescent ornament adorning Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s forehead, the graceful tilt of His crown, and the captivating movements of Their restless eyes and expressive eyebrows are a delight to behold. As They swing, the flower garlands adorning Their hearts gently sway in the breeze, creating a scene of exquisite beauty.
Śrī Kānta Rasika Jī says that one may give extensive discourses on Śrī Bhagavad Gītā and Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa, but if one’s heart is as hard as stone, one cannot understand the true mystery of this rasopāsanā. Only rasika devotees, whose hearts are filled with pure love, can enter this realm (the eternal Vṛndāvana) of the ‘Ananya Rasikas’ (exclusive rasikas).
All glories to Śrī Rādhikā-Ramaṇa! The eternally youthful Kiśorī, Śrī Rādhikā Mahārāṇī, bestows Her intimate maidservant-bhāva upon those who reside in Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma and grants them the boundless nectar of divine love.
Śrī Nāgarīdāsa wonders when, far removed from the clamor and distractions of the world, he will attain the association of deeply experienced rasika saints in some confidential and secluded kunja of Vraja—those exalted souls who relish the sweet nectar of the eternal nikunja-līlās of Śrī Yugala Sarakāra, and in whose company he will have the good fortune of hearing the most confidential, nectar-filled discussions of the ever-fresh nikunjas.
Today, the eternal youthful Couple, Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, are blossoming like the spring season itself. Fair-complexioned Kiśorī Jī has placed Her arm upon the shoulder of Śyāmasundara, and He appears beautifully sheltered within the embrace of Her arms.
The supremely delicate Kiśorī Jī (Śrī Rādha) is resting upon a bed together with Her priytama Lāl Jī (Śrī Kṛṣṇa). Deeply embraced, they are absorbed in divine loving pastimes within this most secluded nikunja, free from all hesitation or reserve.
I offer my repeated salutations unto the supremely sacred Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma, where attaining even the position of a tiny blade of grass is extremely rare for divine beings such as Lord Brahmā. Yet this divine abode is ever eager to grant supreme support and shelter to insignificant souls like ourselves.
Our beloved Lāḍilī Jī (Śrī Rādhā) is an unfathomable lake of divine beauty, within which the various limbs of Her form eternally bloom like lotuses in natural grace — Her two lotus hands, two lotus feet, lotus-like navel, two lotus eyes, lotus face, and Her beautifully elevated lotus-like bosom — these ten lotus-like splendors forever remain fully blossomed.
Who is there to speak, and who is there to hear? Lāl Jī (Śrī Kṛṣṇa), knows nothing apart from Śrī Rādhā. Without His beloved and only Svāminī, Śrī Rādhikā, the whole world appears empty and meaningless to Him.
The lotus feet of Śrī Rādhā Māhārānī are softer even than lotus petals and more vibrant than the deep radiance of a blooming rose. Their reddish splendor puts to shame even the tender hue of fresh mango leaves.
Rasika-śiromaṇi Śyāmasundara and the fair-complexioned Śrī Rādhā, eternally engage in various rasa-filled plays of love (nitya vihāra) together within secluded groves of Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma.
Glory, glory to the lotus feet of Śrī Rādhā, the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu, and Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda, who ever immerse the hearts of rasika devotees in the nectar of divine love.
In the rasa-upāsanā of Svāmī Haridāsa Jī, the divine couple are so completely absorbed, through body, mind, thought, and every pore of Their being, that nothing other than uninterrupted nitya-vihāra (love-play) pleases Them, not even the hearing of Their own Names. For Śyāmā-Kuñjabihārī, nitya-vihāra alone is the very life and soul.
The divine couple are not confined within the limits of philosophical doctrines such as Dvaita, Advaita, Dvaitādvaita, or Viśiṣṭādvaita. They stand beyond all the logical debates of the Vedas, completely independent and immersed in divine rasa. For the rasikas, this supremely beloved pair of Śyāmā-Śyāma alone is the sole object of worship and the very source of life.
Nandalāla, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Himself adorns His beloved Śrī Rādhā. Repeatedly, with His own hands, He knots garlands of pearls and gently arranges Her earrings and flowing locks.
My life in this world has found true fulfillment, for the supreme Śrī Nityavihāriṇī Jū, Śrī Rādhā Herself, has become the very source of my life. By attaining Śyāmā Pyārī, the crest-jewel of rasikas, I have attained the highest bliss.
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.
This unparalleled, Śrī Yugala Kiśora, is a mine of beauty from head to toe. The divine couple, Śrī Rādhā Mādhava, are naturally supremely beautiful and irresistibly enchanting to the hearts of rasikas.
O Lāḍilī Jī (Śrī Rādhā), I have now come to understand Your true nature and glory. O Kiśorī Jī, You are supremely generous and the inexhaustible treasure of divine love-bliss.
