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Even a person from a lower caste who lives in the sacred abode of Śrī Vṛndāvana and earns his livelihood by selling winnowing baskets is so supremely fortunate that no king of any other town or village can equal him, for the glory of residing in Śrīdhāma Vṛndāvana is supreme above all.
O sakhī! Śrī Kṛṣṇa stands upon Charan Pahāṛī. His pītāmbara flutters in the rushing wind, and the splendour of the crown tilted upon His head appears exquisitely unique.
Within the secluded bower-palace of Śrī Vṛndāvana, adorned with a beautiful bed and all the enchanting arrangements for divine love-play, Śrī Priyā-Priyatama (Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa) are deeply absorbed in Their mutual love, having devoted Their exclusive refuge, thoughts, and affection entirely to one another. In Śrī Vṛndāvana, Their own divine abode, the incomparable bliss of the Divine Couple’s eternal plays of love (nitya-vihāra) is perpetually beheld.
Whoever instructs me to reside in Śrī Vṛndāvana is my true mother, my father, my kinsman, my friend, and my worshipful deity.
It was in this very Śrīdhāma Vṛndāvana that the gopīs observed the vow of Śrī Kātyāyanī Devī out of an intense longing to attain the playful, heart-stealing Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Śrī Rādhikā Jū, the supreme embodiment of divine virtues and beauty, has completely captivated Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the crest-jewel of rasikas. Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s body, mind, wealth, youth, ornaments, and very life—everything—are entirely dedicated to His beloved Śrī Rādhā.
Supremely blessed are those serpents of Vṛndāvana Dhāma who reside in the temples of Śrī Ṭhākurajī and make their hissing heard there.
Let my good name, worldly affairs, and reputation all be lost, and let my name be erased even from the realm of spiritual pursuits; yet I will never leave Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana to go to any other place.
The bright moonlight of the autumn season has spread everywhere—upon the lakes, over the palm and tamāla trees, upon the garlands around the neck, in the lanes of Vṛndāvana, and throughout the pastime-site of Baṁśīvaṭa.
I offer my respectful obeisances to the one who has taken a firm vow to reside until death in the glorious land of Śrī Vṛndāvana, the very source of the kingdom of supreme transcendental bliss. Recognizing such a person as worthy of being counted among Their intimate associates, the divine couple, Śrī Rādhā Kṛṣṇa, lovingly discuss: “How shall We care for this person, and what arrangements should We make for Him?”
This rasa can be truly realized only through direct experience, for which the heart must be filled with pure and intense love. Through the grace of Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa Mahāprabhu, however, the attainment of this rasa becomes effortless and readily accessible.
Let others call me immoral, noble-born or low-born, impoverished, disgraced, or a woman who has forsaken the honour and traditions of her family. Their words matter not to me in the slightest.
Just as a grand celebration manifested in Śrī Vṛndāvana and Śrī Gokula upon the arrival of Śrī Uddhava, will such celebration and divine happiness ever manifest in my heart as well?
Śrī Vṛndāvana alone is the seed of pure prema-bhakti, and Śrī Vṛndāvana alone is its fully blossomed flower. Śrī Vṛndāvana alone is the wish-fulfilling tree (kalpavṛkṣa) that fulfills all desires, and it is the very source and foundation of divine love-bliss.
O my foolish mind! If you truly seek supreme happiness and lasting peace, why not turn away from the fleeting pleasures and futile entanglements of this world and devote yourself to the constant remembrance of Śrī Rādhikā’s divine name?
The lakes of Śrī Vṛndāvana are beautiful, its forests are enchanting, and its secluded bowers are dense where Śrī Rādhā eternally resides with Her beloved Śrī Lāla Jī (Śrī Kṛṣṇa). These very bowers are the loving abode and resting place of Their divine Nitya-Vihāra. For this reason, Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana holds a place of supreme love and affection in the hearts of the rasikas.
This Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma is completely permeated with Śrī Rādhā, where throughout all eight watches of the day, only the resonance of the name "Rādhā Rādhā" echoes.
O ever-youthful and graceful Śrī Rādhā! You are the very embodiment of an unfathomable ocean of compassion. Please bestow such grace upon me that I may develop supreme faith in the sacred dust of Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma, so that this dust becomes supremely sweet and blissful to me.
This is the very same sacred land of Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana, which was once the place of penance of Maharṣi Saubhari, situated closely along the banks of Yamunā Jī.
We have no understanding of the scriptures; we did not understand them before, nor do we truly understand them even now. But those great souls who have grasped their innermost essence, the path of single-minded and exclusive bhajana, have shown us what to do. We shall simply walk the path they have revealed.
