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Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the crest-jewel among rasikas, eternally dances, illuminated by a supremely brilliant effulgence. Sweetly uttering the rhythmic sound "theī-theī," He steals the hearts of all the young maidens of Vraja and shatters the pride of millions of Cupids.
Śrī Rādhikā Jū, the supreme embodiment of divine virtues and beauty, has completely captivated Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the crest-jewel of rasikas. Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s body, mind, wealth, youth, ornaments, and very life—everything—are entirely dedicated to His beloved Śrī Rādhā.
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.
Śrī Rādhārānī, who bestows the supreme rasa upon all rasikas, is Herself the very embodiment of rasa and the essence of divine love-bliss. She alone is the sole life and soul of all rasikas and the supreme Svāminī of all the sakhīs.
This Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma is completely permeated with Śrī Rādhā, where throughout all eight watches of the day, only the resonance of the name "Rādhā Rādhā" echoes.
To behold Lāla Jī (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) alone in the puruṣa-bhāva (male beloved), and Śrī Priyā Jī (Śrī Rādhā) in triyā-bhāva (the intimate mood of a sakhī or sahacarī), and then, with completely selfless love and 'tatsukha-bhāva' (finding happiness only in their happiness), to lovingly serve the Divine Couple in Their eternal Nitya-Vihāra (love-plays), is the supreme form of worship.
The sahacarīs have come and arranged a wondrous ārati for Priyā-Lāla, in which the mind itself is the ceremonial plate, love is the wick, and the countless loving desires to serve Lāḍilī-Lāla in this vihāra shine as the ghee and camphor.
O beloved! There is an enchanting spell in your very glance. Ever since I beheld your charming face, I have forgotten my body, mind, and wealth.
Supremely benevolent, Śrī Rādhā is like a white jasmine flower, around whom Śyāmasundara, like a bumblebee, forever hovers to drink Her rasa. This Divine Couple, who eternally shine together upon the banks of the Yamunā in Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana, are the very life and soul of the rasikas.
The curly locks of hair adorning the lotus face of Śrī Kṛṣṇa spread an extraordinary charm. To attract and ensnare the fish-like minds of the rasikas, these curling locks are like exceedingly sharp hooks.
Today, this sweet nectar of the assembly of companion-maids in the Raṅga Mahala naturally feels exceedingly dear to the heart, where the fair-complexioned, incredibly innocent and delicate young princess, Śrī Rādhā, rejoicing at the sight of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, has embraced Him.
Wealth, youth, family and relatives, knowledge, and strength- all these are merely the fundamental causes of pride. Śrī Kānta Kiśora Jī says that on the strength of these, one can never attain the blissful 'keli' of Śrī Vṛndāvana.
The rasikas beheld Śrī Yugala Sarkāra through the eyes of the Vānīs (devotional words), and with their eyes becoming speech, they described the incomparable sweetness of the divine couple's beauty.
In the lake of divine play that is Śrī Vṛndāvana, Śrī Priyā-Lāla are sporting together like two beautiful swans. They relish the sweet nectar of each other’s lips, while the rasikas, who enhance the beauty of that lake like lotuses, continuously gaze upon Their loving pastimes.
Śrī Priyā-Priyatama are mutually savoring the divine fragrance of each other's limbs, which awakens waves of transcendental love and desire within Their hearts, and beyond this divine rasa, They possess no awareness of the external world.
All glories to Śrī Rādhāvallabha Lāla, who eternally resides on the banks of the Yamunā Jī in Śrī Vṛndāvana.
People often distance themselves from the rasika saints and great souls whose sacred association they should constantly seek, while their minds cling like a magnet to those materialistic people who are immersed in worldly desires—the very association from which they ought to remain distant.
One whose heart is constantly filled with this earnest longing, “Whether or not I attain anything else in this world, without Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana this very life is meaningless,” is truly worthy of reverence. One should seek out the sacred dust of such a person’s feet and place it upon one’s head again and again.
The beauty of the eternally youthful Śrī Rādhā is unparalleled and immeasurable, appearing ever-new at every moment. Beholding Her Form, even the crest-jewel among Rasikas, Śrī Śyāmasundara, stands spellbound and completely motionless, like a painted portrait.
