Shri Jugal Priya, a rasik devotee of Vrindavan
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This body will surely be destroyed one day and turn to ashes, after which not even a trace of your existence will remain in this world, and the entire world will forget you. When the appointed hour of death arrives, it will not take even a moment for this web of worldly illusion to shatter.
With great effort, one should abandon the association of sinful souls who are turned away from the Lord (bhagavad-vimukha), because their words pierce the heart like sharp arrows. One should remain extremely cautious, even of accidentally meeting, seeing, or touching them, because such association (asat-saṅga) inevitably becomes a great obstacle on the path to attaining the Lord.
O Lord, You fully understand the suffering of helpless and shelterless souls. I stand at Your doorway calling out to You, yet even after hearing my cries, You remain silent. Have You become displeased after seeing the faults within my heart, or do You think I have come to You with selfish intentions?
Now nothing feels pleasing to me apart from the divine līlās of Braj. Supreme perfection of life lies in residing in the sacred foothills of Girirāj Ji alone.
O Lord, Protector of the humble! I am in your shelter—now my honor lies solely in Your hands.
O friend! My heart has found its true treasure in the divine names of the Divine Couple. All the pleasures and riches of this world are false—they do not accompany the soul at the time of death. [1]
O Beloved, step into the temple of my heart, where I shall forever keep you inside.
O beloved, the union with you is unique. Your words are unique, your actions are unique, and your way of being is unique; I sacrifice myself to all of these. The way you walk, turn, and bow is uniquely endearing.
Who would not be enchanted by the nectar of Vrindavan? With its lush green trees and creepers, Govardhan Hill, and Yamuna, how could it not be delightful?
When will I be blessed to perform the service of sweeping the enchanting Shri Shyama Shyam's Kunj palace with broom? Where, Whenever the gems, rubies, pearls, and other jewels from Shri ShyamaShyam's ornaments break, I will search for them.
O Sakhi, I am enchanted only by the divine couple Shri Radha Krishna's name. All the happiness and wealth of this material world is an illusion, neither it comes with us by birth nor it goes with us after death.
Exercise caution around Bagula Bhakt (heron-devotees), as they symbolize hypocrites. Just like a heron standing on one leg may seem as if doing meditation, however, it swiftly transforms into a predator when a fish approaches, making the unsuspecting prey.
I take shelter exclusively at the lotus feet of Sri Radha. Her lotus feet are such that even Shri Radharaman Lal [Krishn] remains wholly surrendered to it.
Glory to Shri Radha, the one who dwells in the Kunjas! O Sri Radha, please grant me access to reside in Vrindavan without delay. I wish to be colored in the nectar of Vrindavan by dwelling amidst the lush vines and trees of Vrindavan, by the Yamuna river, surrounded by the holy dust of the land, and in the close association of Rasik saints.
Now I wish to reside in Vrindavan alone and perform devotional bhajan being intoxicated in the love of God. I will not contemplate, even in the dreams, about this material world which is an ocean of miseries.
