Shri Hita Harivansh Mahaprabhu, the Rasik Shiromani saint of Shri Vrindavan Dham, is revered as an incarnation of Shri Krishna’s flute. He was a direct disciple of Shri Radharani and served as the principal Acharya of the Shri Radhavallabh Sampradaya, dedicated to the Sahcharia bhava of Nikunj Rasopasna.
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O Pyārī Rādhe, today Your eyes are extremely playful and intoxicated with love. Through the devotion of Your love and Your golden form, You have completely brought Rasikalāla Śrī Kṛṣṇa under Your control.
Even Brahmā, Śiva, and other gods, after taking shelter of the mood of the gopīs, could not obtain even a single particle of dust from Her lotus feet. Such a supreme Queen of love, Śrī Rādhā, the treasure of the great ocean of nectar, now appears like an ordinary gopī due to the powerful flow of time. O Destiny — I bow to you.
O Sakhī! Śrī Kṛṣṇa plays the sweet melody of the flute at Vaṁśīvaṭa. Along the supremely sacred and beautiful banks of the Yamunā in Śrī Dhām Vṛndāvana, spring ever prevails.
From just a single ray of light shining from the jeweled nails of Her lotus feet, countless waves of divine love and bliss arise like endless oceans of nectar. Should Sri Radha ever bestow even the slightest merciful glance upon me, then all worldly and even spiritual opulences, including liberation, become utterly insignificant to me.
That intimate service, unattainable even by Lakṣmī, denied to the Lord’s closest companions like Sridama, and far beyond the reach of great personalities like Brahmā, Nārada, Śiva, and the Sanaka sages, the treasure which only the gopīs of Vṛndāvana like Lalitā attains through the mood of a sakhi — how shall I ever attain that most confidential festival of serving Śrī Rādhā Mādhava in their secret pastimes?
Whoever sought the shelter of Shri Harivansh Mahaprabhu Ji, their name was personally written by the Divine Couple, Shri Radha-Krishna, in the register of their own devotees.
Shri Harivansh Ji, a Rasik Acharya, is exclusively devoted to the lotus feet of Shri Radha. His entire devotion is centered upon the lotus feet of Shri Radha. He never wavers, nor does he seek anything beyond serving the divine feet of Swamini Shri Radha. Eternally, he resides in the sacred Nikunj bowers, engaged in the divine couple’s eternal love plays.
Baad Gram, situated in Mathura, holds significance as the birthplace of Shri Hita Harivansh Mahaprabhu, the esteemed founder of the Radhavallabh sect.
When will I, holding the supremely compassionate lotus feet of Shri Radha in my heart, completely renounce the injunctions and prohibitions of this world, and when will all-blissful Govinda recognize me as a blessed servant devoted solely to Shri Radha, and teach me the art of love in the secluded groves?
O Radhe! You are intoxicated in the nectar of Sri Mohan. O the ever-new bride! Why are you hiding the secret of that solitary meeting from me? You are hesitant because of first love, right?
If you attempt to cook the mustard oil residue in a golden vessel adorned with diverse gems and filled with nectar, set it atop the stove, ignite a fire using sandalwood, what else could you be, if not a fool (i.e. seeking false material happiness from this rare human body)?
Sri Hita Sajani says to Sri Radha - Oh, beauty personified! Your beloved calls you in Sri Vrindavan, eagerly awaiting your presence. You are like lightning, and your beloved is like an ever-new cloud. Why don’t you unite with your beloved, oh enchantress!
Shri Lalji (Krishn), the amorous deity of Vrindavan, constantly seeks the benevolence of Shri Radhika, and thus tenderly engages in adoration towards Shri Radha's maidens through heartfelt compliments. From your lotus feet, a ceaseless stream of profound nectar and bliss flows, O enchanting daughter of King Vrishbhanu! I forever adore your sacred lotus feet.
O Priya [Radha], how can I describe the captivating beauty of your eyes? They possess a charm that surpasses even the pride of a wagtail bird in its mischievous gaze, the grace of a fish in its fluid movement, and the innocence of a deer.
Oh, Sri Radha, the embodiment of grace, dwelling in the enchanting groves of Vrindavan! When will you cast your glance of grace on me, as I aspire for the privilege of serving as your devoted maid, the privilege that the maidens of Braj, who celebrate a festival of love that constantly mesmerizes even Laksmi, Sukadeva, Narada, and various other enlightened beings, leaving them awestruck, attained by Your mercy.
Perform the Aarti of Madan Gopal [Lord Krishn]. Devarshi Narada, Vedavyasa, Shukadeva Paramhansa, etc chant His glories faithfully, then why don’t you effortlessly drink the nectar from the ocean of bliss [Krishn]?
O Shri Radhey! Today you seem completely engulfed with love. There is a sense that you have spent the whole night alone with your beloved Mohan [Krishn], the enchanter.
Shri Radha, who is the heart of the sweetest and most splendid love, who is the pinnacle of transcendental amorous love pastimes, who is the governor and worshipful goddess of Supreme Lord Krishna, who is the supreme goddess, whose fraction is Durga and Sachi, whose form is full of bliss, who is a supremely independent power, who is the Queen Consort of the King of Vrindavan, is the only object of my worship.
O Sakhi! behold the beautiful form of Shri Krishn who is the treasure house of tenderness, and whose smile enchants even ‘Kaamdev’ (Cupid). Every limb of Him, from head to toe, is so captivating that it seems they have crossed the pinnacle of beauty.
Due to the strength of the bhajan bestowed upon them by their spiritual master, there are some very rare intelligent devotees [ananya rasikas] who neither mark their shoulders with the conch, chakra, and other Vaishnava symbols, nor mark tilaka on their forehead, and nor they wear the splendid tulsi necklace. They are not aware of all these external things, but are immersed in some inmost ‘Radha Rasa’.
