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Even the Supreme Brahman Himself cannot fathom the limit of the eternal love-plays of Śrī Vṛndāvana, where the flowers and fruits, overflowing with divine love-rasa, continuously sway in bliss—beholding which the heart of Śrī Brajajīvana remains ever blissful.
Knowing me to be a sakhī of His beloved Śrī Rādhā, Śrī Lāla Jī (Śrī Kṛṣṇa), the crest-jewel among the lovers, most affectionately places His arms around my neck and lovingly engages in the intimate plays of love with me.
One should cultivate the supreme love, through single-minded prema-bhakti, for that sacred Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana where Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, casting aside all His lordship and divine opulence, willingly remains completely under its sway.
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.
O beloved Priyā Jī! This auspicious state of Your loving union is completely natural and effortless. May Your joyful union with Your beloved Priyatama remain forever unshakeable; this very happiness is the sole foundation of our life and breath.
The ever-youthful divine Couple, Śrī Śyāmā-Śyāma, who captivate the hearts of all, eternally relish the supremely divine nectar of nitya-vihāra within the secluded groves of Śrī Vṛndāvana, accompanied by Their intimate circle of sahacharīs.
Filled with intense restlessness, Śrī Kṛṣṇa repeatedly gazes toward the very path upon which Śrī Rādhā’s lotus feet have fallen. His cakora-like eyes are intensely eager to behold the moon-like face of His beloved Śrī Rādhā.
O source of my very life, Śrī Rādhā! You alone are my entire wealth and my greatest treasure. You alone are the object of my love, the guide of my mind, my supreme destination, and my eternal Svāminī (Proprietress) and nurturer.
Alas! Will I ever behold with these very eyes the divine rāsa-vilāsa of Priyā-Priyatama? Will there ever come such a blessed time when I may reside forever in Śrī Vṛndāvana, and thereby all the longings of my heart find fulfillment?
Again and again, Śrī Kṛṣṇa lovingly touches Śrī Rādhā’s lotus feet with His hands and repeatedly offers Himself at Her feet. With deep humility and earnest pleading, He says, “O beloved, please now give up this loving sulk.”
In the ever-new nikunjas, the youthful skillful Queen, Śrī Rādhā, and the ever-new, wise Lover, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, are together. Today, the ocean of love has overflowed its bounds, as the two meet each other in supreme bliss.
Perform the ārati of the beautiful, ever-youthful divine couple. This ever-fresh rasika couple shines like twin moons within the Nikunja, dispelling all sorrow and the darkness of ignorance from the hearts of devotees.
In the divine līlā-places of Barsānā, such as Vilāsgarh, Dāngarh, and Māngarh, the love-laden clouds of fair-complexioned Śrī Rādhā are forever showering. There, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, like a chataka bird longing for that rain, constantly drinks the flowing stream of Her love-bliss.
Śyāmasundar is always under the control of love—this truth is well known throughout the three worlds. Without pure love, Nanda Mahārāja’s son, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, can never be attained.
Overflowing with divine love and beauty, carrying joy and delight in their hearts, the divine couple, Śrī Rādhā Krishna, immersed in the nectar of yugala rasa, perform their enchanting plays of love (vihāra) in the land of Braj.
Some describe Lord’s form as Vaikunthanath, some despicable Him as ‘Brahma’ (impersonal). Others describe Him as Lord of Ayodhya, Shri Ram, while some proclaim Him as Lord Shri Krishna.
Shri Vrindavan Dham is an unparalleled treasure of beauty and sweetness, beyond the comprehension of even the Vedas, where ever youthful Rasika Shyamsundar engages in eternal love-filled pastimes.
Śrī Rādhā, with lotus‑like eyes and radiant beauty, adorns with Śrī Kṛṣṇa; even millions of celestial maidens pale before Her divine charm.
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.
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.
