Rasa Ki Saakhi is the compilation of the Rasa couplets written by Shri Rasik Dev of Haridasi sect, in His Granth Shri Rasik Dev Ju Ki Vani.
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To behold Lāla Jī (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) alone in the puruṣa-bhāva (male beloved), and Śrī Priyā Jī (Śrī Rādhā) in triyā-bhāva (the intimate mood of a sakhī or sahacarī), and then, with completely selfless love and 'tatsukha-bhāva' (finding happiness only in their happiness), to lovingly serve the Divine Couple in Their eternal Nitya-Vihāra (love-plays), is the supreme form of worship.
With a gentle smile adorning her lotus-like face and a captivating sidelong glance, that beautiful maiden, Shri Radha, captured my heart and stole my very soul forever.
My relationship with Rasik Bihari is such that He never separates from me, even for a moment, which makes me wonder when He would go to perform the play of Raas in the forest.
When Śrī Rādhā assumes loving sulking (māna) during the pastimes of divine vihāra, Rasikavara Śrī Lāl Jī turns toward Her and seeks to pacify Her with sweet and nectarean words, while offering humble prayers through the silent gestures of His eyes.
Sakhī-bhāva is a divine spiritual sentiment that cannot arise until one becomes completely free from material contamination. In that state, the soul first becomes detached from all worldly attachments and no longer identifies as male, female, or neuter.
Our beloved Bihārī-Bihāriṇī never remain separated from one another, not even for a single moment, nor do They ever sit apart. In Their eternal nitya-vihara, the only expression of loving sulking is the slightest playful concealment revealed through the corners of Their eyes.
Śrī Rasika Deva Jī has no concern for life or death, nor any attraction to worldly relationships. His heart is wholly absorbed in fair and dark-hued Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. Whether countless people come or depart makes no difference to him.
The bottle of my heart is filled from head to toe with the fragrant perfume of Śrī Rādhā. Drawn by its irresistible fragrance, dark-hued Śrī Kṛṣṇa, like a bumblebee, remains forever enchanted and attached to it.
