Rasik Mohini compiles the texts dedicated to the nectar of Vrindavan Dham and Radha Krishn, written by Shri Priyadas.
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One whose heart is constantly filled with this earnest longing, “Whether or not I attain anything else in this world, without Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana this very life is meaningless,” is truly worthy of reverence. One should seek out the sacred dust of such a person’s feet and place it upon one’s head again and again.
Śrī Priyā Dāsa Jī, describing the immeasurable glory of Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma, says that even through intense spiritual discipline, one may at best achieve detachment from the body—attaining divine love remains far beyond such effort. Yet by simply residing in Vṛndāvana, without harsh austerities, the bodily ego naturally dissolves, and the bliss of divine love awakens on its own.
In the divine līlā-places of Barsānā, such as Vilāsgarh, Dāngarh, and Māngarh, the love-laden clouds of fair-complexioned Śrī Rādhā are forever showering. There, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, like a chataka bird longing for that rain, constantly drinks the flowing stream of Her love-bliss.
In Barsana, the town of King Vrishabhanu, there is a narrow alley known as Sāṅkarī Khora. Along this sacred path, Shri Radha, the charming daughter of Vrishabhanu, walks gracefully with her sakhis.
Even the Lordship itself resides in Vrindavan, dwelling like a humble servant, its source unknowable. When a soul resides here in exclusive surrender, all of creation aligns in their favor.
Among the hundred thousand aspects of devotion to Shri Hari, the rasik saints have specially emphasized sixty-four as most significant. Among these, five are especially glorified — and above all, one is supreme: residing in the forest of Vrindavan.
When one becomes captivated by Shri Vrindavan Dham and surrenders to it, all worldly attachments—wife, children, wealth, and home seem utterly insignificant.
One should renounce all sense of strength and ego, considering oneself devoid of virtues and helpless. In this way, one must always reside in Shri Dham Vrindavan, just as a fish forever dwells in water.
When the trees and creepers of Shri Vrindavan become dear to the heart, all worldly wealth and material pleasures become insignificant, and the desire for them fades away completely.
May I blissfully sway as I wander through the sacred land of Shri Vrindavan, my eyes ever restless for the divine darshan of Shri Radha-Krishna. Let me roll in its sacred dust, time and again, then rise to lovingly contemplate their forms and sing their glories.
By the grace of Shri Vrindavan Dham, the rare sight of Shri Radha Vallabh Lal becomes accessible, causing one’s body to tremble with joy.
A soul should always seek the association of rasika saints and never refrain from their association, for the divine sentiment (bhāva) that manifests in the heart through solitary spiritual practice over a very long time is awakened in a single moment through their presence.
What other land besides the sacred land of Braja possesses such extraordinary sweetness, where the source of supreme love-bliss, God Himself, sways in love-intoxication? What rasika poet could ever be capable of describing its glory? Only Brajacandra Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself truly knows it.
This human body is an exceedingly rare and precious opportunity. Therefore, renouncing everything, take shelter solely in Śrī Vṛndāvana, constantly remember the name of Śrī Vṛndāvana, and do not leave its sacred dust even for a single moment, for who knows when the blessed fortune of attaining this divine Dhāma may ever come again.
The worshipper of Vṛndāvana-rasa says that even if everything else is attained, if one does not attain Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma, a deep and unrelenting pain remains in the heart.
When the divine sweetness of Śrī Vṛndāvana overwhelms the heart, then the incomparable qualities, beauty, and form of Śrī Rādhā-Mohanlāl begin to surge within like an overflowing flood.
Prem Sarovar, situated in Barsāna, is filled with divine love and is supremely nectarine, for it is here that the tears of ecstatic love of Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa once flowed. By even a slight, devotional touch of that divine water, Priyā-Lāla comes to reside within the heart of the sādhaka.
If, by the grace of the Supreme Lord, even a little spiritual wisdom has awakened within the heart, the sādhaka should reside only in Vṛndāvana, the land of divine rasa, where even while resting asleep upon one's bed, Śrī Hari continuously infuses the heart with loving devotion.
Śrī Priyā-Priyatama manifested Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma in the heart of the land of Braja. Even the rasika saints become exhausted while describing its glories, for this divine abode captivates every heart.
As long as the mind remains attached to food, sensual pleasures, and the material enjoyments of this world, neither the trees of Śrī Vṛndāvana nor its sacred dust-laden pathways can truly become dear to the heart.
