Shri Vrindavan Smaran is composed by Radhavallabhi Rasik saint Shri Hita Rooplal for remembering and singing the glories of Vrindavan. Writer: Shri Hita Roop Lal
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On the far bank of Śrī Yamunā lies the supremely pure and sacred Māna-sarovara. There, the confluence of the Gaṅgā and Yamunā is manifest in a direct and astonishing manner.
That Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma, revered even by Lord Brahmā and the other celestial beings and beyond comparison with any other place, is where Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself gathers flowers to braid Śrī Rādhā's hair.
In Śrī Vṛndāvana, there is an extremely sacred place named ‘Baṛā Rāsa-Maṇḍala,’ where Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa Mahāprabhu served Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. At this very place, during a Rāsa-līlā, when the anklet of Śrī Rādhārānī broke, Śrī Harirāma Vyāsa jī broke his sacred thread (janeū) and offered it at Her lotus feet.
Even Prayāga, the king of all holy places, endowed with the merit of millions of sacred pilgrimages, seeks refuge at every step within the pleasure groves of Śrī Vṛndāvana. Therefore, one should renounce all the mirage-like pursuits of this world, take shelter of Śrī Vṛndāvana, and relish its divine rasa.
Lovingly serve the sacred lanes of Braja and deepen your affection for the residents of Braja. Then Śrī Rādhārāṇī bestows Her mercy and grants entrance into the nectar of the nikunja pastimes.
My mind, completely enchanted, lingers at each and every spot in Vṛndāvana. How can I ever describe the divine glories of such an astonishing land of Śrī Vṛndāvana?
One should aspire to reside in such a Śrī Vṛndāvana, where the three greatest Rasikas-(Rasika-Triveṇī)—namely Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa, the incarnation of the flute; Svāmī Śrī Haridāsa, the incarnation of Lalitā; and Śrī Harirāma Vyāsa Jī, the incarnation of Viśākhā—established Their eternal abode and revealed the worship of nitya-vihāra rasa.
