Shri Lalit Kishori Dev is a Rasik Saint of Vrindavan Dham, a disciple of Swami Rasik Dev Ji of Swami Shri Haridas Sampradaya and seventh among the eight acharyas of Swami Shri Haridas Parampra. He resided in Tatiya Sthan at Vrindavan.
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Rasa (nectar) is the very sustenance of life for the rasikas. It is their food, their relishment, and their spiritual nourishment. Without the rasa of the blissful union (eternal love-plays) of Śrī Rādhā and Śrī Kṛṣṇa, they cannot survive for even a single moment.
One form of Rādhā resides in Braja in the form of Brajeśvarī, the sovereign Queen of Braja; another Rādhā delights in the rāsa-līlā as Rāseśvarī, the Queen of the divine dance; and the third Rādhā eternally sports within the nikunjas as Nitya-Nikuñja-vihāriṇī, who performs vihāra eternally, lovingly adored by the crest-jewel among rasikas, Svāmī Haridāsa Jī.
Enshrine lovingly the lotus feet of Svāmī Śrī Haridāsa Jī, the incarnation of Lalitā Sakhī, within the sacred abode of your heart, and then serve the divine Couple of fair and dark complexion as per your loving sentiments, without any hesitation.
My life in this world has found true fulfillment, for the supreme Śrī Nityavihāriṇī Jū, Śrī Rādhā Herself, has become the very source of my life. By attaining Śyāmā Pyārī, the crest-jewel of rasikas, I have attained the highest bliss.
O Lāḍilī Jī (Śrī Rādhā), I have now come to understand Your true nature and glory. O Kiśorī Jī, You are supremely generous and the inexhaustible treasure of divine love-bliss.
Śrī Harirāma Vyāsa Jī, through deep contemplation among the assembly of rasikas in Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma, concluded that there is no path equal to the uninterrupted nitya-vihāra upāsanā of the divine couple, revealed by the incomparable master, Śrī Svāmī Haridāsa Jī. This path, in which the couple is exclusively and unceasingly worshipped in the state of their intimate love-plays, is utterly unparalleled.
Śrī Kuñjabihārinī (Śrī Rādhā) remains ever intoxicated in the nectar of love. Her form is endowed with unparalleled radiance. Merely a slight glance enslaves Śrī Kṛṣṇa under Her control.
Where the autumn season is ever-present, where the festival of Tīj is celebrated eternally, and where the joy of spring and Holī is forever experienced; where at every moment the Divine Couple performs ever-new plays of love, whose bliss knows no end—that alone is the eternal abode of Śrī Vṛndāvan.
Swami Shri Haridās Ji Maharaj, the incarnation of Shri Lalitā Sakhi, is an unparalleled Rasika Acharya who bestows the nectar of the eternal love plays of the divine couple. By his grace, the very embodiment of rasa, Kunj Bihariṇī Lādili, Shri Radha Maharani, effortlessly appears before the devotee.
Through the divine grace of the divine Couple, their eternal love-play (nitya-vihār) is now effortlessly available to me. Both beloveds are united through body and mind, and with every passing moment, their love deepens ever more.
Before creation began, and even after the universe dissolves, the one eternal and unchanging realm upon Earth remains Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham. Those who dwell there ceaselessly, without any offenses, are dearly loved by Śrī Swāmī Haridās Jī Mahārāj, who bestows upon them the supreme nectar of the eternal love-plays (nitya-vihāra-rasa) of Priyā Priyatama.
Nitya Vihāriṇī, Shri Radha is the treasure of supreme bliss and the unfathomable ocean of happiness. Overflowing with divine love, She is effortlessly enchanting and always remains near Her beloved Kuṃjabihārī.
Thakurji (Shri Krishna) keeps His distance from those absorbed in injunctions, prohibitions, rituals, and outward formalities. But to a pure-hearted lover, He joyfully draws near — embracing them again and again with loving affection.
Some describe Lord’s form as Vaikunthanath, some despicable Him as ‘Brahma’ (impersonal). Others describe Him as Lord of Ayodhya, Shri Ram, while some proclaim Him as Lord Shri Krishna.
Within my body, mind, and speech, only Shri Radha dwells completely, for She is the very source of my life. She is forever immersed in the eternal Kelī sports of Nitya-Vihār with Kunja Bihārī.
The forest-bower queen, Kuñjabihāriṇī (Śrī Rādhā), is a treasure house of divine beauty and rasa.
In the ‘Akhand Nitya Vihara’ worship of Swami Shri Haridas Ji, Shri Radha and Shri Krishna are always perceived as eternally youthful and entirely beyond the scope of their manifest birth pastimes. Even names like “Vrishabhanu Dulari” hold no relevance here, for in this devotion, Shri Radha has no parents. She eternally resides in the Nikunj, absorbed in divine love-play. Here, Krishna is worshipped as Kunjbihari and Radha as Kunjbiharini. This path excludes Braj-based leelas such as those involving cowherds, gopis, cows, and parental figures, focusing solely on the pure, uninterrupted rasa of Nitya Vihara.
I place my faith in Lalita incarnation, Swami Shri Haridasji. His compassion is such that whoever he blesses, he elevates them to his own status. That is, just as he serves Shri Priya-Priyatam, he bestows exactly the same privilege of seva upon his chosen recipients. The foundation of his very life is the eternal divine love-play (nitya-vihār) of the Yugal Jori. [1]
Whatever Shri Radha does is perfect and for the highest welfare of the soul, while we, with our limited intellect, are capable only of average or selfish acts. The one who realizes this truth in every circumstance and makes Shri Radha’s wish his own in complete surrender becomes truly dear to Shri Hari.
The supreme love-dharma of Swami Sri Haridas ji, the continuous and exclusive devotion to the eternal love-plays (nitya-vihara-rasa) of the Divine Couple (Sri Radha Krishn), stands like a Mount Sumeru. In comparison to this, all other various practices appear as insignificant as small hills.
