Shri Ramsakhiji Maharaj was a disciple of Shri Charandas of the Shuka sect, a rasik saint of Vrindavan.
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The sakhīs repeatedly offer their very lives for Śrī Yugala, waving water over Them and drinking it—a loving and auspicious ritual in which water is waved over the beloved ones so that no obstacle or inauspiciousness may ever touch Them.
The sakhīs are performing the ārati of the divine couple. After adorning the divine Couple in complete ornamentation, when they hold a mirror before Them and show Them Their appearances, the Beloved and His Dear One, Sri Radha, begin to smile gently. Beholding the reddish hue of betel upon Their lips and the sweetness of Their gentle smiles, the sakhīs become utterly captivated by Them.
Śrī Priyā Jī (Śrī Rādhā) guides Her beloved Śrī Kṛṣṇa in the graceful art of dance, at times playfully holding a small stick to gently discipline Him. As Lāḍilī Jī makes Him dance, Śrī Kṛṣṇa dances exactly as She directs, fully under Her command.
O sakhī, behold this incomparable beauty of Śrī Vṛndāvana, the very essence of all beauty. So enchanting is this abode that even the divine couple, two moons, Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, become astonished and, while gazing upon it, lose all awareness of themselves.
The name spoken by all as “Rāma” overflows with the supreme essence of divine rasa in the vision of rasika devotees. Within “Rā” resides Śrī Rādhikā, and within “Ma” dwells Manamohana Lāla, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself.
The dust of Sri Vrindavan is the very root of all auspiciousness. That sacred dust, upon which sages meditate, whose touch even Brahmā and other gods find supremely rare.
Lālajī (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) forever remains under the loving control of His Priyājī (Śrī Rādhā). In that same divine mood and rasa, all the sahacarīs remain completely absorbed, just as fish are ever immersed in water.
Glory to Shri Radharani, the crown jewel among all the all-skillful sakhis like Lalita. O my Swamini! Please show your mercy and pay me heed — kindly place your lotus feet upon my head.
O ever-youthful divine couple, Sri Ladli Lal, please hear my humble plea. Grant me residence in Shri Vrindavan, and the blessing of sweeping the bowers of Your forest.
May my two Kunja Biharis (Radha and Krishna) live eternally! May they forever engage in their divine pastimes in the sacred lanes of Shri Vrindavan, to which I offer myself wholeheartedly.
Shri Vrindavan Dham is the divine abode of supreme bliss, where the eternal love-play (Nitya Vihar) of the divine couple, Sri Radha Krishna, unfolds endlessly.
May the glimpses of Shri Radha Krishna's lotus feet continuously manifest in my mind, even in the states of wakefulness, dreams, and deep sleep. Whether in Vaikuntha (heaven) or in hell, may there be no other refuge for me besides them.
Both beloveds [Sri Radha Krishna] are playing Holi in the grove. Sri Radha is throwing fistfuls of gulala (colored powder), and pouring a pitcher filled with colors.
Shri Radha resides within the syllable 'Ra' and Manmohana Shyam (Krishna) resides within 'M', and thus the name 'Ram' represents a complete yugal (pair) name, fulfilling every heartfelt desire.
Contemplate upon the form of the ever-youthful divine couple, Sri Radha Krishna, while residing in Vrindavan. Sing the praises of Radhavallabh with a melodic resonance.
O, beloved Lord Krishna, kindly listen to my plea! May you grant me the privilege of residing in the sacred realm of Vrindavan and bestow your grace upon me by providing me service of your Kunj Mahal [palace of bowers] such as brooming.
If, by great fortune, a living being attains residence in Vṛndāvana, then he should make this causeless mercy fruitful by completely abandoning worldly affairs and engaging his mind day and night with firm devotion in the worship of the rasa of Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, thereby attaining supreme bliss.
Today, intoxicated in the love of each other, the captivating duo [divine couple Śrī Rādhā Kṛṣṇa], are singing together and maidens are swinging them slowly, being enraptured in the divine love‑bliss.
By the grace of Śrī Rādhā’s divine lotus feet, all loving desires are fulfilled. Although Śrī Hari and Śrī Rādhā appear as two because of Their divine pastimes (līlā), in reality They are one indivisible essence.
All glories to Kishori Shri Radha, the ever-youthful Queen. O Goddess, You are the mine of causeless mercy.
