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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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.
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.
