The daily pastimes/loveplay of Shri Radha and Krishna have been written and composed in the poetic epic 'Kelimal’, written by Swami Haridas, an incarnation of Lalita Sakhi, who himself had witnessed the blissful leelas of Sri Radha Krishna at Nidhivan and then put it into words. Writer: Swami Shri Haridas
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The beautiful youthful Couple, Śrī Śyāmā-Śyāma, have emerged from the dense nikunja and are standing together. Their bodies are gracefully merged into one another, and their minds are absorbed in one another. Their beauty radiates in both directions, as though lightning had emerged from dense, dark clouds.
O Rādhe! The droplets of sweat adorning the delicate limbs of your rasa-filled form are not ordinary drops— they shine like a garland of transcendental pearls. Many precious pearls may be found in this world, but this transcendental beauty is absolutely priceless. I lovingly sacrifice my body, mind, and all that I possess again and again.
O beloved, please promise Me that You will never enter into loving sulk (māna). Do not, even in Your heart, hold māna; do not speak with harshness, nor through Your actions frighten Me by raising Your brows.
Śrī Kuñjabihāriṇī Jū (Śrī Rādhā) wears around her neck a simple necklace of two strands of pearls. O sakhī! My gaze cannot move away from her, even for a moment.
O PyariJu! I swear by You, who else knows the art of braiding hair as I do? No one can arrange white, yellow, and red flowers between the strands as beautifully as I can.
O Kunja-biharini Shri Radhe! You are the crest jewel among the kings of fine arts. In dance and music, You are unmatched. From You, countless ragas and raginis spring forth, their sweet notes resonating in both high and low tones.
O Sakhi! Come, let us witness the Vasanta Utsav (spring festival) of the divine couple, Sri Shyama Kunjbihari. Behold how Shri Dham Vrindavan overflows with fresh waves of bliss!
O Pyariju (Sri Radha), your wrists are adorned with four bangles on each arm. A precious diamond necklace adorns your neck, with pearls dangling from your nose ring.
O Priyaju, your sidelong glances are piercing Shri Lal Ji’s (Shri Krishna’s) heart with such deep agony. What more can be said now? What is there left to express?
Lalji (Shri Krishna) says to Shri Radha, "O Pyari Ju! Seeing your moon-like face, the lotus of desire in the lake of my heart has blossomed."
Rasika Sri Kunjbihari, the lover of Sri Radha, earnestly says: Listen, Oh Radha, I swear by you; I have not gone anywhere.
Sri Krishn says to Sri Radha - Oh beloved! Your eyelashes are like arrows, and your eyebrows are like a bow, the impact of which no one can escape. When these arrows are unleashed simultaneously, abundant nectar showers forth, as if the clouds of Indra’s anger seem to rain fiercely.
Listen! Hari has arranged a circle of raas dance in the forest grove, and His flute produces a captivating, beautiful sound.
Oh beloved, we are the companions in this one bower. What purpose does sulking serve us? No one here is our wellwisher who comprehends our profound agony.
On the circular stage, ever-youth divine couple dances together in the most wondrous ways.
Shyam [Krishn] is happily dancing with the peacocks and pleasing Shyama [Radha].
Shri Krishn says to Shri Radha, I have such a desire to unite heart with heart, to bring the body together with the body! But then what would I look at, oh beloved?
The divine couple Shri Radha Krishn is seated in the Nikunj Mahal [palace of ever-new bower]. Suddenly Shri Radha, while seeing Her reflection, says [to Her reflection]:
In the Kunj mahal, Shri Lalji [Krishn] is wrapped around the feet of Shri Pyariju [Radha]. Shri Lalji says to Shri Radhika:O, beloved! How many collections of beauty [image] do you possess? Your each and every limb showers many kinds of ‘Keli’ [love-play] splendor.
Shri Kunjbihari [Sri Krishn who dwells in the Kunjas] remembers [divine nectar of] the fair-complexioned Shri Radhika, who is decored with blue and red [clad]. The longer He was denied the pleasure [of Keli], the more He is suffering.
