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In the sacred courtyard of Braja, a magnificent divine swing-festival has been lovingly arranged. As this wondrous celebration unfolds within the secluded bowers of Śrī Vṛndāvana, even Lord Śiva is swept away by the flood of divine bliss and begins to dance His ecstatic Tāṇḍava.
The sakhīs repeatedly offer their very lives for Śrī Yugala, waving water over Them and drinking it—a loving and auspicious ritual in which water is waved over the beloved ones so that no obstacle or inauspiciousness may ever touch Them.
The exceedingly clever and beautiful sakhī, Śrī Lalitā Jī, stands holding a vīṇā in her hands, singing in sweet melodies. Lying upon Their bed, Śrī Śyāmā-Śyāma listen to this sweet strain, which only heightens Their desire to hear this music even more.
Śrī Nāgarīdāsa Jī says that he was blessed with the complete and intimate association of Śrī Viṭṭhalavipula Deva Jī and Śrī Bihārin Deva Jī. Through the influence and grace of such exclusive rasika saints, an unwavering love for Śrī Priyā-Priyatama blossomed, and thus his heart remains immersed in bliss.
Those rasika saints who are deeply immersed in the sweet beauty and nectar of Śrī Śyāmā-Śyāma, dyed in the color of the abundance of supreme love, and who, having renounced all worldly relations and conquered their minds, have become completely detached ascetics.
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 divine glimpse of the lotus faces of Śrī Śyāmā-Śyāma, the yearning of Their every limb for mutual union, and the gentle smile upon Their lips are utterly captivating. Making the nectar of love of Their eternal pastimes (nitya-vihāra) Their constant sustenance, this supremely wise Divine Couple (Śyāmā-Śyāma Sujāna) playfully sports at every moment in Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana.
Śrī Kuñjabihārī Himself is deeply immersed in the divine love-rasa, relishing that very nectar. His every word, His every gesture, and His every glance are completely filled with love-rasa. Embodying the very essence of rasa, He gazes upon His beloved Priyā with a loving glance.
The very moment the syllable "Rā" falls upon my ears, my heart becomes overwhelmed with divine love and begins to yearn intensely. Namra Sakhī says that upon that supremely sacred name 'Rādhā,' I lovingly offer my body, mind, actions, words, life-breath, and my entire being in complete self-surrender.
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.
Glory to Śrī Barsānā Dhāma, which is an inexhaustible treasure-house of divine nectar. This wondrous home of the cowherd Śrī Vṛṣabhānu spreads the fame and glory of Śrī Kīrtidā Jī in all directions.
The mind of a worldly person is effortlessly absorbed in idle talk and joking, yet when the time comes to worship Śrī Hari, it procrastinates and makes excuses. Śrī Harirāma Vyāsa Jī says that, seeing such disregard for devotion, Bhakti herself turns away from that person's very doorstep, calling out as she sorrowfully departs.
Oh sakhī! Without beholding the dark-complexioned Śrī Kṛṣṇa, I find not a moment of peace. My heart remains restless at every moment, for my eyes thirst constantly to gaze upon His incomparable beauty.
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.
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.
O sakhī! Listen, for a shower of divine love is about to begin. I have just come from Their home, where I heard the joyful news that our beloved Śrī Rādhā and Śrī Kṛṣṇa are about to celebrate Their auspicious wedding.
Śrī Harivyāsa Devācārya says that an aspirant on the path of rasopāsanā should not outwardly dress like a sakhī but rather cultivate sakhī-bhāva within the heart upon rising in the morning. Through this deeply contemplated mood of a sakhī, one should lovingly identify with one’s eternal spiritual identity, that is, one’s eternal service-form (or the guru-bestowed siddha form) situated within the divine nikunjas. This alone is the prescribed means of entering one’s eternal service as an intimate sakhī.
In the courtyard of Svāmī Śrī Haridāsa Jī, the incarnation of Lalitā Sakhī—that is, in the sacred realm of Śrī Nidhivana, auspicious songs of celebration resound, showering bliss in every direction.
Surging from all four directions, dark clouds drenched in the loving passion of Kāmadeva have gathered in the sky. Within those clouds, lightning filled with the nectar of beauty flashes, bathing the entire forest in an exquisitely lush and vibrant splendor.
All glories to Śrī Govindadeva Jī eternally, and all glories to Gopīnāth Brahmacārī.
