Shri Nagridev Ju Ki Vani

Shri Nagridev Ju Ki Vani is the compilation of Rasa and Sidhanatha couplets by Shri Nagri Dev, Rasik saint of Vrindavan from Rasik Parampara of Swami Shri Haridas.

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1. Ye Dou Viharat Anand Udit - Shri Nagri Dev Ju Ki Vani, Saakhi (20)

   The divine Couple, Śyāmā-Kuñjabihārī, are engaged in Their eternal nitya vihāra. Their hearts are overflowing with unparalleled bliss, and their mutual love seems to pervade their every limb like a fragrant anointing paste. Beholding this divine love-play, the maidservant, Śrī Nāgarī Dāsī, is unable to contain that bliss, and the influence of that ever-fresh bridal pollen of divine love spreads through every limb and every pore of her being.

2. Rakhi Hriday Priya Prem Sudha Ras - Shri Nagri Dev Ju Ki Vani, Siddhant Ke Pad (18)

   O Swāminī, You are the infinite source of divine love-bliss. Why, then, have You hidden that supreme treasure and let my mind become entangled in the worthless chaff of mundane affairs and worldly pleasures?

3. Ab Kou Kaho Koor Kutil Yah - Sri Nagri Dev Ju Ki Vani, Saakhi (16)

   O brother! Let people call us cruel, miserly, cunning, lustful, or even mute — we no longer concern ourselves with such worldly opinions. By the divine grace of Shri Swami Haridas Ji, we remain absorbed in lovingly beholding the eternal Nitya-Vihār (love-plays) of the divine couple uninterruptedly, like one who drinks milk straight from the udder of a cow with undivided focus.

4. Bipul Biharinidasi Tain Ab Chhin Chhin Man Anand - Sri Nagri Dev Ju Ki Vani, Saakhi (19)

   Through the company of Shri Beethalvipuldev Ji and Shri Biharindev Ji, my heart remains drenched in streams of rasa. By their grace alone, I constantly behold the sweet and playful lilas of the eternal Bride and Bridegroom, Shri Radha Krishn.

5. Shri Guru Sandhi Subhav Na Paavat - Shri Nagri Dev Ju Ki Vani, Saakhi (11)

   Without comprehending the principle and nature of Swami Sri Haridas, the bestower of supremely divine Nitya Vihara nectar, deceitful people merely sing praises of worldly fame. How can one attain this eternal rasa of the divine couple without firm and exclusive devotion?

6. Bakhanat Prem Pratap Mahaatam - Shri Nagri Dev Ju Ki Vani, Siddhant Ke Pad (28)

   Śrī Nāgarideva Jī advises—O brother, you speak of love, but you mix it with grandeur and splendor. This exposes your claim to being a true rasika (connoisseur of divine love) as false, exposing its immaturity upon closer examination.

7. Kunj Pulin Kautik Ghanau Mili Khelat Ras Rasi - Shri Nagri Dev Ju Ki Vani, Saakhi (18)

   In the sacred land of Shri Vrindavan, by the serene banks of the Yamuna, within the enchanting Nikunja groves, the divine couple revels in their eternal, ever-new, wondrous love plays, overflowing with boundless love. O Nagaridas! Alongside the devoted Sahcharis of Sri Bihari Biharin, immerse your heart and mind ceaselessly in the vision of this unparalleled rasa.

8. Rog Bhog Sukh Deh Dukh - Nagri Dev Ju Ki Vani, Saakhi (14)

   Bodily pleasures and pains, illnesses and enjoyments, as well as sensations of cold and heat, are all transient. Therefore, O Nagaridas, let go of these worldly distractions and continually devote your mind to the worship of the divine couple, Sri Shyama Shyam.

9. Kai Khanaun Kai Sovnaun - Nagri Dev Ju Ki Vani, Saakhi (13)

   O brother, you are spending your time merely eating, drinking, sleeping, and waking up again. Understand this well: without performing the devotion of the Lord exclusively and constantly through the mind, you cannot break free from the entanglements of this worldly existence.

10. Viharat Vipin Bharat Rang Dhuraki - Nagri Das Ju Ki Vani, Shringar Ras Ke Pad (48)

    In the divine abode of Shri Vrindavan, Shri Radha, immersed in the perpetual love-play of ‘Nitya Vihar’, joyfully showers Lal (Shri Krishna) with vibrant hues of love. Brimming with ecstasy, she gracefully scatters gulal, a powder crafted from flower pollen, into the sky with her delicate hands.

11. Naadi Nrity Nipun Bahu Baandi - Nagri Dev Ju Ki Vani, Saakhi (12)

    While numerous individuals skilled in debating and arguments are easy to find, discovering a genuine connoisseur of nectar (a Rasika devotee) is exceedingly rare. Oh, Nagaridas! Countless intelligent people departed without embracing the essence of true nectar, as they failed to perform exclusive and unwavering devotion in the mode of Sahchari Bhava.

12. Lok Ved Marajad Gahain Na Lahai - Shri Nagri Dev Ju Ki Vani, Siddhant Ke Pad (16)

    Śrī Nāgrīdev declares: Vṛndāvana's rasa aspirant clinging to worldly norms and Vedic rules brings disgrace upon this path.

13. Ati Nirpeksh Sang Sangrah- Shri Nagridev Ju Ki Bani, Saakhi (3)

    By liberating your mind from all kinds of associations and material possessions, and dedicating it solely to the divine nectar of 'Nitya Vihar', revealed by Swami Haridas, One can then taste the pure bliss of serving Sri Biharini Ju [Sri Radha] in the intimate palace of the divine couple.

14. Hira Kaun Lalichat Livasi - Shri Nagridev Ju Ki Bani, Saakhi (7)

    Various individuals from diverse faiths find themselves captivated by the brilliance of this diamond called "Nitya Vihar," however, they are not fully aware of the form of this nectar. To attain entry into the eternal Nitya Vihar, one must embrace the concept of "Anany Dharma" – an unwavering and exclusive devotion to this profound nectar.

15. Yahai Upades Upai Shribiharinidasi - Nagri Das Ju Ki Vani (5)

    The supremely divine ‘Nitya Vihar’ Rasa [eternal love-play of the divine couple] can only be realized through the grace of the master (Shri Biharin Dev) because no one other than the “Nitya Siddhas” (eternally realized beings) knows its essence.

16. Chatrik Jyon Ghan Chand Chakor - Shri Nagri Dev Ju Ki Vani, Siddhant Ke Pad (29)

    In this pad, Śrī Nāgrīdās explains the ideology of love followed by the Ananya Rasika saints. He says that just as the chataka bird lives solely on the raindrops falling during the autumn asterism Svātī, and chakora feeds only on moonbeams, in the same way, the exclusive Rasika saints live gazing at the divine love-play of the divine couple in Vṛndāvana.

17. Aap Kahavat Rasik Kripan Mati - Shri Nagri Dev, Nagri Das Ju Ki Vani (9)

    Some people in this world call themselves ‘Rasikas’, but their thoughts and principles are full of miserliness as they are trapped in following the Karmas, Dharmas, injunction/prohibition, who are unable to get rid of attachment and enmity both, and are only engaged in the pursuit of sense gratification like a coward. Such fraudsters are like heron-devotees who deceive others by externally disguising themselves like Rasikas but their hearts are untouched by pure love, as a result, they do not have unwavering faith in Sri Radha Krishn.

18. Nity Vihar Saar Sabko, Ati Durlabh Agam Apar - Shri Nagri Das, Nagri Das Ju Ki Vani (4)

    O, brother! The essence of all the spiritual nectars is the supreme nectar ‘Nitya Vihar Rasa’ which is extremely rare, inaccessible, measureless and cannot be attained without following the exclusive (single-minded) faith (devotional path) (i.e. The exclusive nectar of the eternal love-play of the divine couple Nitya Bihari and Nitya Biharini resides here). Then, Who would discuss the happiness of material pleasures?

19. Shrinagridas Anany Dhan, Dharm Sudridh Ur Dhari - Shri Nagri Das, Nagri Das Ju Ki Vani (15)

    O Nagridas, When one follows this exclusive path of supreme treasure (of Rasiks) wholeheartedly, then this divine wealth (of divine couple Shri Radha Krishn) dwells permanently in the heart, after which such happiness is attained that one sleeps with His legs stretched out (meaning one becomes carefree).

20. Lai Karuvo Kaupeen Kamari - Shri Nagridev Ju Ki Bani (2)

    With a simple karūvā (water pot) in hand, a kaupīna (loincloth) upon the body, and a kāmarī (blanked) as your only covering — meaning, having truly renounced all worldly desires — when you wander with love through the kuñjas of Vṛndāvana and along the banks of Śrī Yamunā, only then will the rasa-filled divine Couple, Śrī Bihārī-Bihāriṇī Jī, reveal Themselves to you. Śrī Nāgarideva Jī declares that only in such a state does one attain the intimate service of that transcendental couple.