Agradev Aagya Deyi Bhaktan Ko Jas Gaau - Shri Nabhadas
My revered Gurudev, Sri Agradev, has instructed me to sing the glories of the devotees, for there is no greater means than this to cross the ocean of worldly existence.
Sant Nabhadas, also known as Nabhaji, was a 16th-century saint, poet, and devotee who is best known as the author of Bhaktamal, a divine scripture that beautifully narrates the lives of great saints and devotees across India. He was an important figure in the Bhakti movement, which emphasized devotion (bhakti) to God over ritualistic practices.
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My revered Gurudev, Sri Agradev, has instructed me to sing the glories of the devotees, for there is no greater means than this to cross the ocean of worldly existence.
Describing the glory of Swami Srhi Haridas Ji, Nabhaji says, Swamiji’s unwavering principle was to constantly chant the names of the Yugal (Divine Couple) and remain immersed in the service of Shri Shyama Kunj Bihari.
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.
The devotee, devotion, the Lord, and the Guru—though spoken of as four, in reality, Their essence is one and the same. By bowing down to Their feet, countless obstacles are destroyed.
In his journey days, wherever Shankaracharya was going to take a seat, before this, his followers were digging that much part of the land and smear it and water it so as to make the soil pious. But when he moved towards Braj, then the spiritual master denied them for the digging of land. The disciples suspected that what happened to the master? Immediately he seated on the land and lied down in the soil of Braj and told now there's no need to spray water. Disciples asking that, oh lord what happened to you then in his reply he sang a very beautiful "Govindastakam".