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O sage! No sacred pilgrimage can ever equal Vraja (Vṛndāvana). Even Vaikuṇṭha cannot rival its greatness; what then can be said of other holy places? Beside the incomparable glory of this abode, they all appear like blind wells.
The sweet nectar of divine love-bliss that showers in Barsānā is found nowhere else in the three worlds. Indeed, that very rasa is difficult to attain even in Vaikuṇṭha.
I offer my humble obeisances to Śrī Vṛṣabhānupura, formally known as Barsānā, which is supremely exalted and extremely beautiful. This sacred abode is far more glorious than even the other divine realms of Lord Śrī Hari, such as Vaikuṇṭha.
Lord Shri Krishna says — I am hungry for the loving scoldings of Braj. Whenever I listen to the abuse “dārī ke” from their lips, I gladly give up even the bliss of Vaikuntha.
The one who is intoxicated in the love of the Beloved Lord Shri Krishna forgets all sense of physical presence. He desires neither worldly pleasures, nor Vaikuntha, nor even liberation. Lost in divine love, he becomes unaware even of his own body.
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.
Vrindavan on earth is the very embodiment of the Supreme Brahman, filled with divine bliss and eternal spiritual opulence. Abodes like Vaikuntha are merely partial expansions of it.
King Vrishabhanu’s Barsana, the birthplace of Shri Radha, is the very essence of divine bliss. Billions and trillions of Vaikuntha abodes pale in comparison and could gladly be sacrificed upon it.
Dayabai says, “O Lord, I swear by You—let me be immersed in sorrow forever, I do not long for happiness, nor do I desire even Vaikuntha. I only wish that my mind may remain constantly and solely fixed on Your lotus feet.”
The abodes of Shri Hari, such as Ayodhya and others, bestow the fruit of Vaikuntha. Such countless Vaikunthas can be sacrificed upon the sacred dust of Shri Vrindavan Dham.
O Sri Radhe, who sports in the divine groves of Vrindavan! Wherever I do not behold Your darshan—even the highest abodes like Vaikunṭha are utterly insignificant and undesirable to me.
There is no end to the bliss of Vrindavan, for it is the eternal abode of the ever-youthful divine couple, Shri Radha Krishna. Even Lord Hari, while residing in Kamalapur (the abode of Lakshmi, Vaikuntha), constantly longs to reside in the sacred land of Braj.
O Beloved (Shri Radha), my mind does not wander here or there, leaving the hope of your lotus feet. Beyond the shade of your lotus-feet, nothing else in this universe brings me peace.
One may be blessed with family—a father, mother, son, brother, and a woman who brings joy.
In the Nitya Vihāra worship of Svāmī Śrī Haridāsa Jī, the usual ritual impurities of Sūtaka (associated with childbirth) and Pātaka (associated with death) hold no significance.
My mind does not respect the fleeting pleasures of earthly kingdoms, rejecting them as mere illusions, like dreams.
May the glimpses of Shri Radha Krishna's lotus feet continuously manifest in my mind, even in the states of wakefulness, dreams, and deep sleep. Whether in Vaikuntha (heaven) or in hell, may there be no other refuge for me besides them.
Amidst child Krishna's playful pastimes in Braj, his maternal uncle Kansa kept sending demons like Shaktasur, Pootna, Trinavarta, Vyomasura, Bakasura, etc. to eliminate him.
O Radhe! Neither you nor your blissful beloved, Lord Krishna, dwell in the realm of Vaikuntha. If you exist anywhere, it is solely in Vrindavan. Therefore, I too seek shelter in that same Vrindavan.
Shri Abhairam Ji was a disciple of Jagadguru Nimbarkacharya Shri 'Shriji' Shri Nimbarkasharan Devacharya Ji. The exact date of birth of Shri Abhairam Ji is not known, but based on internal evidence and family tradition, it is believed that he was born around 1830-1835 AD.
