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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.
At Kurukṣetra, Śrī Rādhā says to one of Her sakhīs, “O sakhī! Even in this meeting with beloved Śrī Kṛṣṇa, I do not experience the slightest happiness here. How wondrous it is that My heart longs intensely only to return to the banks of the Yamunā in Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana, where the enchanting melody of His flute fills the groves".
One should never associate with a worldly brāhmaṇa who is averse to the Lord; in comparison, even the association of a Vaiṣṇava devotee of Lord Hari, though born as an outcaste, is far superior. This is because meeting such a devotee fills the heart with supreme happiness and bliss, as if one has met Śrī Gopāla Himself.
Just as a warrior ordinarily equips both hands with weapons, sādhakas too rely upon the strength of numerous spiritual disciplines and practices. But Śrī Bihārin Deva Jī declares, “I possess only one support, one strength: the single-minded worship of Nitya-Vihāra. My heart knows no other aspiration; forever and always, it yearns only for the divine Nitya-Vihāra.”
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?
In the nikunja-dhāma of Śrī Haridāsī (Svāmī Śrī Haridās Jī), Śyāmā-Kunjabihārī, possessing the fair and dark forms, are eternally absorbed in Their constant divine pastimes. Here, They remain in an unbroken trance of conjugal pastimes (yugala-vihāra) that is never interrupted, day or night.
O beloved Kiśorī Jī! May You ever reside within my eyes. You dwell in the nikunja bower of Śrī Vṛndāvana, where Lalitā and the other sakhīs constantly remain by Your side, dedicated to Your service.
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 perform His Tāṇḍava dance in divine ecstasy.
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.
