Doha is a form of the self-contained rhyming couplet in poetry composed mainly of two lines which are snippets from the writings of Rasik Saints. Dohas in Rasik saints literature are also known as Saakhis.
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In the nikunja-dhāma of Śrī Haridāsī (Svāmī Śrī Haridās Jī), Śyāmā-Kunjabihārī, possessing the fair and dark forms, are eternally absorbed in Their constant divine pastimes. Here, They remain in an unbroken trance of conjugal pastimes (yugala-vihāra) that is never interrupted, day or night.
We offer our respectful obeisances unto Śrī Rādhikā, the sustainer of the universe, by whose golden radiance even the dark-hued form of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, shining like a blue sapphire, appears bright. By the intensity of Her divine effulgence, even the darkest bumblebees, crows, and cuckoos appear fair-complexioned.
Even the divine, wish-fulfilling cow Kāmadhenu, who fulfills all desires, harbors the deep longing, “Why did I not become an ordinary cow of Vraja? If I were a cow of Vraja, Śrī Rādhā would hold the milking pail with Her own hands, and Śrī Mohana Himself would come to milk me with great love and affection.”
Within the dense kuñjas of Śrī Vṛndāvana, the rasa-filled, fragrant, and cooling breeze gently blows. The transcendental plays of divine love that unfold in Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana are such that nowhere throughout the three worlds can a rasa-līlā of such incomparable sweetness be found.
O Lord! For me, You alone are my sole refuge and my everything, yet for You, there are countless souls and loving devotees like me. Therefore, O source of my life, my beloved! Do whatever You wish, but bestow such grace that this vow of my selfless love may be sustained forever.
Without the name of God, all spiritual endeavors such as yoga, yajña, and penance become fruitless. Śrī Guru Chaunā Jī says that just as a semar tree, even when nurtured with great care, yields only cotton from within when its fruit ripens, offering no edible fruit, in the same way, spiritual practices devoid of the divine Name prove to be utterly in vain.
O Kiśorī Jī (Śrī Rādhā)! Your incomparable beauty transcends every limit and defies every restraint. The very remembrance of You steals away all my awareness, leaving me utterly absorbed in You, continuously piercing the innermost core of my heart with the arrows of divine love.
In Śrī Rādhā's separation, Śrī Kṛṣṇa continually calls out Her holy name, "Rādhā, Rādhā," never allowing it to leave His lips even for a single moment. Renouncing all rest, His only longing now is to behold once again the nectar-filled sidelong glance of His beloved Priyājī.
Śrī Dāmodara Dāsa says, “If, overcome by the craving for material wealth, I ever turn my back upon Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana and depart for some other place, then I deserve to gouge out my own eyes.”
Śrī Nāgarīdāsa Jī says that he was blessed with the complete and intimate association of Śrī Viṭṭhalavipula Deva Jī and Śrī Bihārin Deva Jī. Through the influence and grace of such exclusive rasika saints, an unwavering love for Śrī Priyā-Priyatama blossomed, and thus his heart remains immersed in bliss.
Sins committed elsewhere are destroyed at a holy pilgrimage site, but a sin committed at a holy pilgrimage becomes as firmly fixed as vajra-lepa (adamantine coating).
The ignorant beings remain constantly absorbed in fleeting worldly relationships and accumulating material possessions, yet continually abandon the causeless love of Śrī Śyāmasundara, his one and only true well-wisher. Completely turning away from the supreme spiritual goal, he turns his back upon it and directs his vision, all his endeavors, and the entire pursuit of his life solely toward fulfilling his selfish desires.
In that Śrī Vṛndāvana where Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra eternally and blissfully performs His pastimes, and where an uninterrupted flow of tireless, divine love-pastimes ever exists, may my mind always remain deeply attached, like a humming bee hovering over the lotus feet of Śrī Rādhā Mahārānī.
O Lord! You are Dīnabandhu, the friend of the destitute, and I am destitute. This is a beautiful, pre-established bond between You and me; therefore, please do consider this relationship of ours. O merciful Lord! Hearing this earnest petition of mine, please bestow Your grace upon me.
The eyes, speech, mind, and ears of a Virahiṇī gopī have all gone to her beloved Śyāmasundara. Within the confines of her body, only a few life-breaths remain, sustained solely by the hope that her Beloved will return one day.
You may worship Lord Brahmā, Lord Śaṅkara, or the formless Supreme Brahman according to your faith. But I offer my worship solely to the supremely sacred abode of Śrī Vṛndāvana, which is completely pervaded by the divine bliss and transcendental love of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Dayābāī says that the Holy Name of Śrī Hari is the boat that carries one across the ocean of material existence (bhava-sāgara), and the Guru is its helmsman. If one genuinely performs the true association of a saint, then crossing this ocean of worldly existence does not take even a moment of delay.
Deluded by ignorance, I lay fallen in the deep well of material existence. But my causelessly merciful Śrī Rādhā Jū lifted me out from there with Her gracious arms and placed me under the soothing shelter of Her own abode, Śrī Vṛndāvana.
Śrī Nārāyaṇa Svāmī teaches, “O jīva! Before looking at the faults of others, first look deeply into your own heart and recognize your own faults. After you have completely purified yourself, if you still find time, then you may concern yourself with others' faults. Truly, one who is sincerely engaged in correcting himself has neither the time nor the right to criticize anyone else.”
Our ever-youthful Laḍalī Jī, Śrī Rādhā, is adorned with ever-fresh beauty at every single moment, eternally enjoying playful Rāsa dance with Śyāmasundara. May the love-bliss of both continue to increase forever with ever-new loving sentiments, and may Your nitya-vihāra always remain overflowing with unfathomable rasa and supreme bliss.
