Dohavali refers to a collection of "Dohas," which are a form of traditional Indian poetry consisting of couplets.
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O all the creepers, vines, and trees of Śrī Vṛndāvana! Please collectively bestow such grace upon me that the supremely tender and beloved Śrī Rādhā may become intimately affectionate with me and shower me with abundant love (or that I may do so with Her).
The darśana of Nitya-Vihāra is exceedingly rare, and to experience its touch is rarer still. Those whose hearts remain drawn toward ordinary pleasures merely cherish a fruitless hope of attaining it. In other words, to attain this Nitya-Vihāra, one must become its exclusive and single-minded worshipper.
The curly locks of hair adorning the lotus face of Śrī Kṛṣṇa spread an extraordinary charm. To attract and ensnare the fish-like minds of the rasikas, these curling locks are like exceedingly sharp hooks.
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.
O sakhī! Today, attain the true fruit of your eyes and relish the bliss of the blessed fortune. Sing the most auspicious songs of celebration for Śrī Priyā Jī, who, though eternally unborn, has graciously made Her divine appearance upon this earth.
O Śrī Gurudeva and Śrī Lāḍilī-Lālajī! Please fulfil this longing of mine, that Your divine lotus feet may forever dwell within my heart, continually filling it with bliss, and may You illumine my intellect with Your divine light.
Immersed in love, the tongue constantly chants the delightful name 'Rādhā-Rādhā'. Śrī Rādhā is the very abode of divine love, and She alone fulfills all desires.
One should always place upon one’s head the sacred dust of the feet of those rasikas who remain forever immersed in the rasa of the Divine Couple. Śrī Dhruvadāsa Jī says that those who have thoroughly understood this secret have truly made their human life successful.
Our divine couple, Śyāmā-Kuñjabihārī, the foremost among rasikas, are unborn and eternally ever-youthful, ceaselessly performing Nitya-Vihāra in the ever-fresh nikuñjas of Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana. Śrī Lalita Kiśorīdeva Jī says, “Following the rasa tradition of Śrī Svāmī Haridāsa Jī Mahārāja, I exclusively worship the eternal keli of the divine couple with single-minded devotion.”
O Lord of Braj, Śrī Kṛṣṇa! Please do not look at the account of my deeds; that is, do not pay attention to my faults. Instead, graciously take my hand and hold it firmly within Your lotus hand. The meaning is that my deeds are so unworthy that my deliverance can never be possible on their strength. But if, out of Your grace, You accept me as Your own and hold my hand, only then can my deliverance be possible.
When Śrī Rādhe Jū casts an enchanting sidelong glance from Her half-open eyes, it resembles a graceful banner advancing forward, while its flowing end flutters beautifully behind.
Kabīradāsa Jī says, This human body is destined to perish one day, so while the opportunity still remains, make use of it for your highest spiritual good. If you truly seek your welfare, either perform selfless service to the saints or sing the glories of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Whenever a devotee graces one’s home with their presence, one should lovingly offer four priceless jewels— an honourable seat, refreshing water, gentle and affectionate words, and food according to one’s capacity.
The birds, deer, and trees, assuming their exceedingly rasa-filled and divine forms, constantly render service to the supremely sacred Śrī Vaṁśīvaṭa, which appears to shine as though it were the emperor of the entire Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma.
What does one truly gain even by becoming a king if one has never tasted the bliss of devotion to Śrī Hari, the very essence of all happiness? Such a person merely bears the fruitless burdens of worldly life, labouring in vain for this transient world.
Wealth, youth, family and relatives, knowledge, and strength- all these are merely the fundamental causes of pride. Śrī Kānta Kiśora Jī says that on the strength of these, one can never attain the blissful 'keli' of Śrī Vṛndāvana.
The Vedas and Purāṇas, as well as Brahmā and Śiva, continually contemplate and describe His divine glory. Enshrine within your heart the lotus feet of that supremely glorious Nandakiśora, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
The rasikas beheld Śrī Yugala Sarkāra through the eyes of the Vānīs (devotional words), and with their eyes becoming speech, they described the incomparable sweetness of the divine couple's beauty.
How can I possibly describe the divine beauty and magnificence of the divine couple? Indeed, words utterly fail to capture it. Both, in the same tender, ever-youthful age, are filled with enchanting loveliness, and their beautiful, delicate forms overflow with sweetness.
I offer my obeisances to the supremely divine dust of Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana—that supremely sacred dust, out of deep longing for which Śrī Kṛṣṇa assumed the form of a vatsa and wandered from forest to forest, day and night, relishing its taste with His tongue.
