Surdas Madanmohan is regarded as a follower of the Gaudiya tradition and a devoted disciple of Sanatan Goswami. He dedicated his entire life to the service and worship of Madanmohan Ji, composing devotional verses and residing in Vrindavan. His era is believed to date to around the 16th century.
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O Śrī Rādhā! Listen attentively to the melody of the flute; within the nikunja, Śrī Śyāmasundara is singing of Your virtues alone. Whenever the breeze arrives after touching Your sacred limbs, He steps forward to meet it and lovingly embraces it to His heart.
Sūradāsa Madanamohana Jī says that the thirteen lakh rupees collected at Sandīlā were offered in the service of saints and for feeding them, after which he left for Vṛndāvana. It is said that, as a revenue officer under Emperor Akbar, he sent boxes filled with stones and pebbles to the royal treasury, placing this dohā inside them. Akbar later forgave him, seeing his honesty, and summoned him back, but Sūradāsa Jī, detached from royal service, chose to remain in Śrī Vṛndāvana.
Through the power of pure love alone, the maidens of Braja have brought Manmohana, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, entirely under their control. For this reason, the mode of love practiced in Braja is unique and unparalleled in the entire universe.
Śrī Madanagopāla, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, stands as the bridegroom, and Śrī Rādhā appears as His ever-new bride. The beauty of this divine Couple shines so gracefully, appearing as if a golden vine is gracefully entwining itself around a newly blossomed tamāla tree.
Behind walks Śrī Lalitā, while ahead moves her Śyāmā Jū (Śrī Rādhā) and in front, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself leads, gently spreading flowers along the path.
