Shri Ramray was a great Rasika saint of Vrindavan Dham who was a disciple of Shri Nityanand Prabhu. Their lineage is considered to be descended from Shri Jayadeva, the author of Gita Govind. Shri Ramrai was born to Jayadeva in the fourteenth generation. He was born in Lahore, but he left for Vrindavan at a young age. He authored Aadi Vani which is written in Braj language.
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First, one must cultivate the sahacarī bhāva within the heart and stand at the entrance of the kuñja in a state of inner contemplation. There, one should lovingly serve the auspicious divine Couple, Śrī Rādhā Kṛṣṇa, in various ways while joyfully singing Their glories.
A sakhi (companion) says to Sri Radha— O beloved Pyārījū! Look, I have prepared such a beautiful bīrī (betel leaf) for you. Through this, the nectar-like redness of your lips will deepen further, adding a deeper red hue to your already red lips.
O Pyārījū! I am trying every possible way to appease your sulking, but I am now completely helpless. Even while residing in your very own capital, Vrindavan, I keep devising new ways every moment to please You, but all My efforts end in vain.
Just the touch of Vrindavan’s sacred dust brings sweetness, fills the heart with joy, and is the very source of all happiness. Thus, residing on the Yamuna’s banks in Vrindavan is the highest fulfillment of life.
Chant the name “Vrindavan,” perform the devotion of Vrindavan, for across the three worlds, there is no place more glorious than Vrindavan.
One must physically reside in Vrindavan, for residing in Vrindavan is the most priceless treasure of this life. The mind, too, must dwell in Vrindavan, constantly contemplating the rasa-filled pastimes of the divine couple, Shri Radha Krishna, that occur in this sacred land.
One who immerses themselves in the nectarean ocean of Shri Vrindavan’s divine rasa never again experiences the threefold material miseries—daihika (intrinsic), daivika (superhuman), and bhautika (extrinsic).
Whoever remembers Vrindavan, at that very moment, Shri Radha, along with her beloved Shri Krishna, mercifully accepts and blesses them.
Shri Krishna says to Shri Radha - O Pyariju! Your habit of sulking brings me unbearable pain. Even the slightest movement of your raised eyebrows leaves me devoid of all awareness of myself.
The devoted Rasikas always lovingly fondle Rapturous Sri Radha, who is none other than the embodiment of Shri Krishn’s divine love and bliss, who dispels countless obstacles and distractions of all beings, uninterrupted.
In the morning, Shri Radha and Shri Krishna are seated in the courtyard of an enchanting temple adorned with creeper vines. Shri Radha is adorned in the yellow garment of Shri Krishna, while Shri Krishna is adorned in the blue saree of Shri Radha.
Lord Krishn proclaims that Shri Vrindavan Dham is extremely dear to Shri Radhika, and thus, it is as dear to me as my very life.
Sri Vrindavan, the King of Forests, belongs to the one and only Sri Radha Ju, where the land is studded with gems and the creepers shimmer like gold.
Whatever pleases Shri Shyamsundar, Shri Radha naturally does, and whatever pleases Shri Radha always, Shri Shyamsundar does.
Shri Krishna has decorated Shri Radha (with His adornments today); Sakhis are overdelighted looking at that.
Shri Ram Ray Ji appeared in the Saraswat Brahmin clan in the city of Lahore, situated on the banks of river Ravi, in the afternoon on the 11th day of the bright fortnight in the month of Vaishakh (April-May) in 1483.
O mind! Develop love for Shri Vrindavan Dham. You have obtained this human form after climbing from other species and having aimlessly suffered in the 8.4 million species of life.
