Shri Kishori Ali resided in Gahvar van after achieving the darshan and grace of Shri Radharani at Barsana. His guru was Shri Vanshi Ali who established Lalita Sect.
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Exalted Rasika Ācāryas such as Svāmī Śrī Haridāsa Jī, Śrī Viṭṭhala Vipula Jī, Śrī Bihārinadāsa Jī, and Śrī Harirāma Vyāsa Jī regarded the supremely sacred dust of Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana as the very source of their lives, and through its grace, they attained the supreme divine rasa.
At the doorway of Śrī Vṛṣabhānu Jī, joyous songs and music of celebration are resounding, for beloved Śrī Rādhā Jū has appeared in the home of Mahārānī Kīrti, and everyone has received an abundant treasure in the form of gifts and precious jewels.
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.
Renounce all else and seek only the association of holy saints, for true satsanga alone awakens devotion, spiritual wisdom, and detachment, while leading the soul to uninterrupted love for the Divine Couple, Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.
Many great saints have expressed the view that to take birth or reside in Braja, even as a tree, creeper, blade of grass, or in any other form, is itself a supreme blessing. Yet the firm conviction of the rasikas goes even further: that even the final relinquishing of this mortal body should also take place in the very lap of the transcendental dust of Braja.
Our beloved Svāminī, Śrī Rādhā, is an eternal youthful princess, forever immersed in the nectar of divine love. She is supremely charming, shy, enchanting, and eternally youthful.
Śrī Rādhā possesses a face of incomparable beauty, radiant like the full moon. Endowed with supreme wisdom and discernment, She is the crown jewel of all women and the very life of Her beloved Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Śrī Alī Kiśorī Jī says that though our ability extends only so far as to try somehow to fix this restless mind to Svāminī Śrī Rādhā Pyārī. Yet our beloved Lāḍilī Jī is so supremely compassionate and affectionate that, becoming pleased with even this small effort of ours, She lovingly draws us close and embraces us to Her neck (bosom).
Glory, glory to the lotus feet of Śrī Rādhā, the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu, and Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda, who ever immerse the hearts of rasika devotees in the nectar of divine love.
My heart is absorbed in Śrī Rādhā, the beloved daughter of Vṛṣabhānu. She glorifies Mother Kīrtī’s lineage, removes all sorrow, and resides in the exalted land of Barsānā.
Gosvāmī Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa Himself declares in one of his verses that without taking refuge in the divine dust of Śrī Vṛndāvana, true, eternal happiness cannot be attained.
Without Śrī Hita Harivaṃśa Gusāīṃ, who else truly knows the secret of worshipping Śrī Rādhā? And without Śrī Svāmī Haridāsa, who else can hold the Divine Couple (Jugala Rūpa) eternally within the heart?
O Bihārī Jī, You are so extremely mischievous. While performing Your countless playful līlās, have You somehow forgotten me in playful deception?
Give up worldly pleasures and make such an effort that you may attain residence in Śrī Dhām Vṛndāvan, the capital city of rasik devotees, in the association of rasikas. Then, there among the vines and leaves, behold the divine plays of love of the divine couple, Śrī Śyāmā–Śyām.
Whoever, though sinful, bowed their head and uttered Your name, You lovingly accepted them into Your intimate circle of sakhīs and granted them the honor of divine service.
All sacred pilgrimage sites, such as Purī, Mathurā, and Dvārakā, are revered as holy because they bear the footprints of the Lord. But Śrī Vrindavan Dhām is uniquely blessed because it is directly imprinted with divine rasa (nectar). Therefore, it is known as Rasa‑dhām.
O Shri Radhe! The longing to behold Your divine form has become extremely intense in my heart. Please, O supreme Queen, cast Your merciful glance upon me now.
Shri Radha, dearer than life itself, the sovereign Queen of my soul, is lovingly playful and eternally youthful. She is “Alaka Laḍaitī” — worthy of all affection. She is the very embodiment of supreme generosity and compassion.
I call myself a devotee, but in truth, I have not yet lived up to that sacred name. Instead of seeking the company of Rasik saints, I kept running after the world and those who turned away from God.
May Shri Radha, who is the guru of Krishn, supremely radiant, glorified in countless ways, who performs Vihāra (love-plays) along the banks of Yamunā, who embodies the very essence of Krishn, whose long arms embrace His neck, who is His dearest beloved, always dwell in my heart.
