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Even a person from a lower caste who lives in the sacred abode of Śrī Vṛndāvana and earns his livelihood by selling winnowing baskets is so supremely fortunate that no king of any other town or village can equal him, for the glory of residing in Śrīdhāma Vṛndāvana is supreme above all.
O sakhī! Śrī Kṛṣṇa stands upon Charan Pahāṛī. His pītāmbara flutters in the rushing wind, and the splendour of the crown tilted upon His head appears exquisitely unique.
Within the secluded bower-palace of Śrī Vṛndāvana, adorned with a beautiful bed and all the enchanting arrangements for divine love-play, Śrī Priyā-Priyatama (Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa) are deeply absorbed in Their mutual love, having devoted Their exclusive refuge, thoughts, and affection entirely to one another. In Śrī Vṛndāvana, Their own divine abode, the incomparable bliss of the Divine Couple’s eternal plays of love (nitya-vihāra) is perpetually beheld.
O sakhī, my mind has become so deeply absorbed in the exquisitely captivating dark form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa that it is completely submerged and lost in the incomparable splendor of His every limb.
May I chant the name "Śrī Vallabha, Śrī Vallabha" constantly, for Śrī Vallabha alone is my very life-breath. Swearing by my parents, I will never forget Śrī Vallabha and shall always hold Him in my remembrance.
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.
Just as when many individuals with the same name live in a village, it is impossible to find a specific person merely by knowing their name without an introduction and proper identification, and after searching continuously, one ultimately becomes tired and disheartened. Similarly, merely chanting the Lord's name is not enough; until a loving, heartfelt relationship is established with a specific divine form of the Lord, true attainment of Him is impossible.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s sidelong glance, filled with love-bliss, along with His charming smile, deeply captivates the heart.
The divine couple, Śrī Śyāmā Śyāma, are magnificently seated in the nikunja forest. All around them, mālatī, mādhavī, and various kinds of beautiful flowers are in full bloom, beautifying the entire divine abode.
O sakhīs! Gather all your most intimate companions together and relish to the absolute fullest the boundless bliss of the Divine Couple’s transcendental love today! Tonight is the sacred night of Vijayādaśamī; therefore, may the Divine Couple, Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, attain supreme victory in the blissful exchanges of Their mutual love, together defeating millions upon millions of Cupids!
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 Rādhā Mahārānī, who delights in the secluded forest bowers, is my one and only beloved Svāminī. She has mercifully made me Her very own intimate companion. She has granted me the vision of Her blissful form and has immersed my entire being in Her divine nectar.
The sakhīs are serving the lotus feet of the divine couple, Śrī Rādhā Kṛṣṇa, with pure love and enthusiasm. Very tenderly, they massage Their lotus feet while deeply relishing the nectarine conversation of the divine couple.
O sakhī! The beloved son of Nanda, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, has taken residence within my heart. Ever since He cast even the slightest glance towards me, turned around, and smiled sweetly, my entire life has been filled with happiness and bliss.
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.
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.
O sakhī! Today, two flashes of lightning are competing with each other. Both are amidst newly formed dark clouds, immersed in their dark hue. One is the lightning flashing amidst the dark clouds in the sky, while the other is Śrī Rādhā, who shines beautifully in the company of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose complexion resembles a dark raincloud.
The lakes of Śrī Vṛndāvana are beautiful, its forests are enchanting, and its secluded bowers are dense where Śrī Rādhā eternally resides with Her beloved Śrī Lāla Jī (Śrī Kṛṣṇa). These very bowers are the loving abode and resting place of Their divine Nitya-Vihāra. For this reason, Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana holds a place of supreme love and affection in the hearts of the rasikas.
Śrī Harirāma Vyāsa Jī says that just as a scarecrow standing in a field may appear frightening, yet in reality cannot harm anyone, similarly, the fears and obstacles of this world merely instill fear. The sādhaka who places his trust in the Lord and moves forward fearlessly, undaunted by all such fears and obstacles, attains the boundless treasure of bhakti and prema-rasa.
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.
