Shri Hita Rooplal, a Rasik saint of Vrindavan Dham from Shri Radha Vallabh Sect.
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Adorned in a veil (chūnarī) of exquisite colors, Śrī Rādhā is swinging upon the swing. Her beloved Lāla Bihārī gently pushes the swing with love and repeatedly offers his very being to Her. Waves of Śrī Rādhā’s unparalleled beauty spread their radiance in every direction.
Those rare, most fortunate souls who are drenched in the nectar of divine love (prema-rasa) of God, their eyes remain intoxicated with love. Under the influence of that divine love, they lose all awareness of worldly relationships.
True lovers always remain without a head (i.e., without ego), for they have surrendered everything, including their head, to their Beloved. With tear-filled eyes and an ever-longing heart, they live each moment immersed in singing the virtues of their beloved.
Shri Hit Rupalal Goswami Ji says that an aspirant should first focus on His sakhi bhava (sentiment) before beginning rasa devotion. By realizing His guru’s grace, He should see Himself as an ever-youthful Sahchari in His mind.
All glories to Vrishbhanu’s enchanting daughter, Sri Radha. She is the beloved of Sri Krishna, the foremost among connoisseurs, and the embodiment of truth, consciousness, and bliss (Satchitaanand) who fulfills all the loving desires.
Oh, charming Lady Sri Radha, you are truly blessed, for your husband is the eternal supreme being.
Consider this bliss to be rarely achieved in this world. Comprehend the nectar of the 'Nitya Vihar' (eternal love-play) Keli pastimes in Vrindavan through the mode of love.
Both lovers, dwell within the temple, engrossed in a secret love-bliss. The maidens are embellished all around, as the belovedes are enhancing the nectar in a mysterious way.
At dawn, perform the Mangal Aarti of the divine couple Shri Shyama Shyam whose limbs are satiated with beauty and nectar. Fill your eyes with such a divine glimpse of the couple forever.
The queen of Vrindavan, Kunj Biharini (Shri Radhika), reigns supreme in the most glorious abode named Vrindavan, where Shri Kunj Bihari [Krishn] servers Her with the hope that She will cast a merciful glance at Him once.
The personal abode of Śrī Priyā-Priyatama is effulgent, immortal, blissful, beautiful, filled with transcendental rasa, and the source of supreme happiness. That divine abode is known as Śrī Vṛndāvana.
On the far bank of Śrī Yamunā lies the supremely pure and sacred Māna-sarovara. There, the confluence of the Gaṅgā and Yamunā is manifest in a direct and astonishing manner.
O Sri Kunjbihari [Krishn], please bless me with your sight. Please bestow such a grace upon me that my eyes may behold your virtuous beauty.
That Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma, revered even by Lord Brahmā and the other celestial beings and beyond comparison with any other place, is where Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself gathers flowers to braid Śrī Rādhā's hair.
O Sakhi, Have you seen my dearest Shri Radha in the lanes of Braj? O, Shri Radhika, the life of beloved Krishn! Please don't mind my faults! why did you go away in the vines, Oh Shri Radha, the bestower of bliss, please bless me with your darshan.
In Śrī Vṛndāvana, there is an extremely sacred place named ‘Baṛā Rāsa-Maṇḍala,’ where Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa Mahāprabhu served Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. At this very place, during a Rāsa-līlā, when the anklet of Śrī Rādhārānī broke, Śrī Harirāma Vyāsa jī broke his sacred thread (janeū) and offered it at Her lotus feet.
Goswami Shri Rooplal Ji was born on the 7th day of the darker fortnight in the month of Vaishakh in 1681 in the family of Shri Hita Harivanshji Maharaj. His father was Goswami Shri Harilalji and his mother was Shri Krishna Kunvari.
Even Prayāga, the king of all holy places, endowed with the merit of millions of sacred pilgrimages, seeks refuge at every step within the pleasure groves of Śrī Vṛndāvana. Therefore, one should renounce all the mirage-like pursuits of this world, take shelter of Śrī Vṛndāvana, and relish its divine rasa.
Lovingly serve the sacred lanes of Braja and deepen your affection for the residents of Braja. Then Śrī Rādhārāṇī bestows Her mercy and grants entrance into the nectar of the nikunja pastimes.
My mind, completely enchanted, lingers at each and every spot in Vṛndāvana. How can I ever describe the divine glories of such an astonishing land of Śrī Vṛndāvana?
