Shri Yugal Shatak is the collection of 100 couplets of Shri Yugal Sarkar's glory, nectar of their beauty and Shri Vrindavan Dham written by Shri Bhata Devacharya. Shri Bhata Devacharya composed this book sitting at Banshi Vata, Vrindavan. Writer: Shri Bhata Devacharya
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This unparalleled, Śrī Yugala Kiśora, is a mine of beauty from head to toe. The divine couple, Śrī Rādhā Mādhava, are naturally supremely beautiful and irresistibly enchanting to the hearts of rasikas.
Śrī Raṅgadevī Jī says to Śrī Lalitā Jī: O Lalite! Behold the eyes of Śrī Rādhā — how they shine like the graceful khanjana birds. Although Śrī Rādhā has not adorned Her eyes with collyrium, even without it, these khanjana-like glances possess the power to dispel the pangs of separation from the heart of Vṛndāvana-Bihārī, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Just as moonlight appears splendid with the moon, likewise Shri Radhika, immersed in divine bliss, shines supremely beautiful beside Shyamsundar. Today, she is swaying, overflowing with the ecstasy of love-bliss.
Shri Priyā Ju and her beloved Shri Krishna are absorbed in the sweetness of divine conjugal love and rasa. Their hearts overflow with the ocean of divine bliss. Blessed Shri Lālaji’s mind, like a bee, becomes intoxicated by drinking adharāmṛta (the nectar of the lips) of Shri Priya Ji.
Shri Krishna pleaded to the sulking Shri Radha through His longing eyes, and She silently acknowledged His plea. But when He placed His head at Her lotus feet in deep humility, Her heart melted, and She was fully pleased.
Ever-new is ‘Kishor’ (Shri Krishna), ever-new is ‘Nagari’ (Shri Radha), everything is adorned in fresh splendor. Ever-new is Vrindavan, ever-new are the blossoms, and ever-new is the king of seasons, spring (Basant).
In the sacred realm of Shri Vrindavan, where the divine couple, Shri Radha Krishn, eternally engage in their love plays (Nitya Vihar), the splendor of even the fourteen worlds pales in comparison and seems extremely insignificant.
O Radhe! The supreme God, Lord Krishna, who is beyond the reach of mind, speech, and actions and is exceedingly difficult to attain, places His head at your lotus feet. Truly, Radhe, the nature of your love is unparalleled and beyond words.
Shri Radha Krishna, the divine couple, never separate, even for a moment. Just as the reflection of eyes in a mirror merges with the eyes of the beholder, Shri Shyama Shyam are inseparably united.
To escape the rain, the divine couple stands beneath the dense groves, where even Cupid serves to ignite their nectar. When will my eyes behold such a couple (Shri Radha and Krishna), drenched in the rain and embracing each other?
O Shri Radhe, I am your devoted servant sold to you without any price, do as you wish, but please grant me the flute, I request You.
This time, Śrī Lālajī [Kṛṣṇa], anticipating the weather, brought a beautifully adorned umbrella made of vines, plants, and strings of pearls to shield Śrī Rādhā from the rain.
One day, Śrī Priyā-Priyatama sat upon the bank of Śrī Yamunā near Vaṁśīvaṭa, joyfully gazing at Their playful reflections dancing upon the water. To shield Themselves from the gentle shower of rain, They covered Themselves beneath a single black woolen wrap (kārī kamarī).
The sādhaka whose mind has been captured by the bliss-cloud of Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma naturally becomes immersed in the ocean of the beauty and sweetness of the Divine Couple Śrī Śyāma-Śyām, forgetting all awareness of himself.
When Śrī Priyā-Priyatama returns through the groves of Vṛndāvana, rain begins to fall. As Śrī Rādhā's beautiful veil becomes drenched, Śrī Lālajī (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) draws Her ever closer to His heart.
The fair and dark-hued divine Couple, Śrī Priyā-Priyatama, shine with incomparable beauty. Their intimate sakhīs continually behold Their enchanting forms and lovingly wave āratī before Them.
O Madangopal, this soul has come to Your shelter, please grant him the nectareous service of Your Lotus Feet and make him your personal servant.
Śrī Priyā-Priyatama, who eternally perform Their divine pastimes in Śrī Vṛndāvana, are our eternal objects of worship. Our solemn vow is exclusive devotion to the lotus feet of Nanda-nandana Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Vṛṣabhānu-nandinī Śrī Rādhikā.
O Śrī Rādhe! With what can Your incomparable beauty ever be compared? By the mere sidelong glances cast from the corners of Your eyes, You have so completely captivated Śrī Śyāmasundara that He has offered His very all and become entirely Yours.
The divine couple Shri Radha Krishn are relishing the nectar in the Nibhrit Nikunjas of Vrindavan. Seeing the flower garland worn on Shri Priya [Radha] Ji’s neck, Shri Shyamsundar’s heart is splashed by waves of amorous loving desires, and He pleads for the garland worn on Shri Radhika's neck.
