115 Glossary Articles Found
I was immersed in the ocean of this world of ignorance, absorbed in sense pleasures, just as a fish continuously dwells in the waters of a pond, while the death-like heron, with focused attention, sits poised to make me His prey, counting every hour and moment.
‘Bhāva’, the inner sentiment of the heart, is a subtle truth whose true essence is understood only by a rare soul through personal experience. Śrī Rūpamādhurī Jī says that the happiness and sorrow experienced in this world arise fundamentally from one’s own inner bhāva.
If one has not wholeheartedly worshipped the sacred dust of Śrī Rādhā’s lotus feet, nor taken refuge in the holy dust of Śrī Vṛndāvana marked by Her divine footprints, and has not been blessed with the association of the rasikas of Vṛndāvana absorbed in the rasa of Śrī Rādhā, then it is utterly impossible for such a person to immerse in the ocean of rasa that is Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Among the five primary rasas (devotional moods), the Śṛṅgāra rasa is the most supreme and excellent. One should cultivate the sahacarī bhāva within one’s heart and serve the ever-youthful divine couple, Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa selflessly.
The Holy Name of Lord Hari is even greater than Hari Himself. O foolish one, why do you hesitate to accept this truth? Consider the evidence—King Mucakuṇda was granted direct darśana of the Lord, yet he was instructed to continue his austerities.
Sahjobai says that this world is like an unfathomable ocean of material existence, in which the dense darkness of ignorance constantly pours down like rain. The only means that can safely carry the soul across is the ship of the Divine Name of the Lord.
Whoever resides in Shri Dham Vrindavan, though burdened with sins as vast as mountains, finds them effortlessly destroyed by the divine power of Vrindavan.
Who is this, wandering through Śrī Dhām Vṛndāvana, crying out "Rādhe Rādhe" in deep longing?
O beloved Mohan! Please think of me as well. O darling son of Nanda, my beloved! Without You, there is no one else I seek.
O ever-youthful divine couple, Sri Ladli Lal, please hear my humble plea. Grant me residence in Shri Vrindavan, and the blessing of sweeping the bowers of Your forest.
Sri Vrindavan Dham, the personal abode of Priya-Priyatam (Sri Radha-Krishna), forever showers only the bliss of Yugal rasa. Begamdas says, without attaining sakhi-bhav (the mood of a confidential companion of Sri Radha), no one can enter that sacred rasa.
My mind is now bound at the lotus feet of the Divine Couple. I have wasted countless lives entangled in the webs of karma and dharma.
One should do the darshan of those rasikas who are absorbed solely in the devotion of the Divine Couple, Shri Radha-Krishna, and allow the heart, filled with longing, to be deeply satisfied.
By the grace of whose sacred lotus feet, one eternally resides in the divine land of Braj and beholds the intimate līlās of the divine couple, Rāmaṇ‑Bihārī and Bihārīṇī.
Hari Ji, please now take hold of my arm and lift me out of this ocean of material existence. In this world, I have no true well-wisher, instead, I am trapped in a web of worldly entanglements.
Whether at home or in the forest, always remain immersed in ‘Maanasi Seva’ (serving the Divine Couple through the mind). With pure bhava (emotions), see yourself as their Sahachari (intimate attendant) and experience the bliss of Nikunj Seva (service in their sacred grove).
Only by great fortune does one attain residence in Shri Vrindavan. Only those whom Shri Radha graces can renounce the world and arrive here.
One may practice yoga, perform yajñas (sacrificial rituals), engage in penance, and follow strict vows, but without true devotion to Govinda (Sri Krishna) and the continuous chanting of God’s name, no one can be freed from the bondage of worldly existence.
If you wish to perform the Lord’s aarti, do it this way: let your heart be the vast plate, and place within it the lamp of love.
I humbly bow to the lotus feet of Sri Krishna, the moon of Braj and beloved son of Nanda, whose grace has granted me the ability to compose “Radha Shat” (Radha Sudha Shatak). May I be forever liberated from the bondage of worldly existence.
