Siddhant Ke Pada is the compilation of the philosophical Padas written by Shri Biharin Dev in His Vani. Writer: Shri Biharin Dev
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O bee-like mind! You keep wandering from place to place—listen to me now. I will tell you something wise: if you somehow develop true love for the divine lotus feet of Śrī Śyāma-Śyām, you will experience unfathomable bliss.
O Hari! You embraced me in such a way that wherever You saw obstacles in my life, You Yourself removed them time and again.
O brother! heed this truth — pride in anything is never good. Without the Lord’s will, no one can attain anything. So why let your heart feel sorrow or joy over gains or losses, whether yours or another’s?
Shri Banke Bihari Ji, the Lord of all and the one who resides within every being, knows the innermost thoughts of every heart. He is fully aware of even the subtlest emotions and intentions that arise in the mind.
I now find pleasure in begging for food from residents of Braj only. It possesses such divine potential that if consumed, it can burn away pride and ignorance like a straw in a fire.
O Brother! There is no one worthy of association left in the world today. Many spiritual seekers hold rosaries and chant deity names, yet their intentions and love stray elsewhere, even deceiving Shri Hari Himself. What benefit is there in such associations?
My mind is fixed in Shri Vrindavan. By the grace and strength of Swami Shri Haridas and Shri Vitthal Vipul Dev, my mind doesn’t go anywhere else, renouncing this personal palace of the divine couple, even by mistake.
Shri Banke Bihari [Lord Krishn] has said this million and million times that He Himself resides everywhere and in the heart of all, then, whom should we hate?
Who can be compared to the supreme among all, Shri Radha Maharani, who showers Nitya Vihar nectar? Although, on the basis of the name of Shri Radha, One naturally considers Shri Radha’s other nectars to be the same, however, Sri Radha’s various nectars are very subtle and there are many distinctions.
If a person, with a sincere heart, accepts the shelter of Shri Banke Bihari Ji, even once, He [Banke Bihariji] takes all his future responsibilities upon himself and bestows bliss upon Him by holding His hand forever.
Loving anything else except devotional 'bhajan' is not good for the welfare of the soul. Who can achieve happiness by putting his mind at two places [meaning: One can either love God or this world]?
Who can be compared to the supreme among all, Shri Radha Maharani?
Brajwasis are the only resort of my life, who are the very special devotees of Shri Radha Krishn. The soul treasure of their lives is none other than Shri Radha Maharani, and dwell eternally at Shri Vrindavan.
My mind is happy when it is attached to only one place [in Shri Radha Krishna]. Every moment, while waking, sleeping, or even in dreams, it doesn’t go anywhere else except Shri Bihari Biharin [Radha Krishn].
By the grace of the dust of the lotus feet of topmost Premi Rasiks (i.e dust of Shri Vrindavan Dham), my mind has been totally enamored towards one and only Nityabiharini Rani who is ever-new, ever-young, fair-complexioned and her name is "Radha".
Oh King of Braj, I have accepted from the bottom of my heart that you have an enormous grace upon me.
Shri Biharin Dev says the Brajwasis (residents of Braj Dham) has accepted me now as their very own.
By the grace of the dust of the lotus feet of topmost Premi Rasiks (i.e dust of Shri Vrindavan Dham), my mind has been totally enamored towards one and only Nityabiharini Rani who is ever-new, ever-young, fair complexioned and her name is "Radha". Day and night, while sleeping or awake, the eyes behold the charming beauty of each part of her body.
The soul of my life are the Brajwasis (the residents of Braj Dham) who are the dearest devotees of Shri Radha Krishn, whose treasure of life is one and only, Shri Radharani, who plays in wonderful nectar of ever-new pastimes in Vrindavan.
Oh my mind, remember and chant the glories of one and only Shri Kunj Bihari, who is the ocean of all the happiness, whose glimpses have been radiant all over the universe, the one who always stays near to the lovely sweetheart of Priyatam, Shri Radharani.
