Viśvanātha Cakravartī

hitvānyāḥ kila vāsanā bhajata re vṛndāvanaṁ premadaṁ

hitvānyāḥ kila vāsanā bhajata re vṛndāvanaṁ premadaṁ
rādhā-kṛṣṇa-vilāsa-vāridhi-rasāsvādaṁ na cet vindatha |
tyaktuṁ śaknutha na spṛhām api punas tatraiva hṛd-vṛttayo
viśraddhāḥ śrayata mamaiva satataṁ saṅkalpa-kalpadrumaṁ ||
(Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma: 104)

“Oh! Forsake other vāsanās [i.e., proclivities, desires] and worship the bestower of prema, Vṛndāvana. O movements of my heart [i.e., thoughts], if you do not have taste for the rasa of the ocean of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa’s play, and you also cannot give up desire [for that rasa], then with firm śraddhā [or, even without śraddhā], always take shelter in this desire-tree of resolve (Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma) [since by reciting this text and thereby attaining firm resolve, full taste for that rasa will surely be attained].”

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vṛndāvana-sthira-carān paripālayitri

vṛndāvana-sthira-carān paripālayitri
vṛnde tayo rasikayor ati-saubhagena |
āḍhyāsi tat kuru kṛpāṁ gaṇanā yathaiva
śrī-rādhikā-parijaneṣu mamāpi siddhyet ||
(Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma: 102)

“O Protectress of all mobile and stationary beings in Vṛndāvana!
O Vṛndā!
You are richly endowed
With the wealth [i.e., paraphernalia] for the enjoyment (rati)
Of the Rasika Couple [Śrī Rādhikā and Śrī Kṛṣṇa].
Therefore,
Please bestow grace [upon me]
So that counting of me too
Among the attendants of Śrī Rādhikā
Shall come to be.”

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vṛndāvanīya-sura-pādapa-yogapīṭha

vṛndāvanīya-sura-pādapa-yogapīṭha
svasmin balād iha nivāsayasi svayaṁ yat |
tan me tvadīya-tala-tasthuṣa eva sarva-
saṅkalpa-siddhim api sādhu kuruṣva śīghram ||
(Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma: 101)

“O yogapīṭha beneath the desire trees of Vṛndāvana! Since you yourself have forcibly made me reside here, may you also quickly and finely fulfill all the resolves of I who [thus now] reside at your base.”

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vṛndāvanīya-mukuṭa vraja-loka-sevya

vṛndāvanīya-mukuṭa vraja-loka-sevya
govardhanācala-guro hari-dāsa-vārya |
tat-sannidhi-sthiti-yuṣo mama hṛc-chilāsv apy
etā manoratha-latāḥ sahasodbhavantu ||
(Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma: 99)

“O crown of Vṛndāvana! O you who are worshipable to the people of Vraja! O Govardhana! O guru of mountains! O best of Hari’s servants! Even in the midst of the rocks of the heart of I who remain situated near you, may these creepers of my desire quickly flourish.”

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rādhāṅga-śaśvad-upagūhanatas tad-āpta-dharma-dvayena

rādhāṅga-śaśvad-upagūhanatas tad-āpta-
dharma-dvayena tanu-citta-dhṛtena deva |
gauro dayānidhir abhūr ayi nanda-sūno
tan me manoratha-latāṁ saphalī-kuru tvaṁ ||
(Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma: 95)

“O Deva! As a result of continuously embracing Rādhā’s figure, you have become golden and an ocean of grace by virtue of cherishing in your body and heart these two qualities acquired from her [viz., her being golden and gracious]. Ayi Son of Nanda! Therefore, may you please make the creeper of my desire fruitful.”

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vṛndāvane sura-mahīruha-yogapīṭhe

vṛndāvane sura-mahīruha-yogapīṭhe
siṁhāsane sva-ramaṇena virājamānām |
pādyārghya-dhūpa-vidhu-dīpa-catur-vidhānna-
srag-bhūṣaṇādibhir ahaṁ paripūjayāni ||
(Saṅkalpa-kalpa-druma: 52)

“When you are present with your beloved on the throne at the yogapīṭha beneath the desire trees in Vṛndāvana, I shall worship you with pādya, arghya, incense, a camphor lamp, the four types of foods, garlands, ornaments, and so forth.”

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svalpāpi rucir eva syād bhakti-tattvāvabodhikā

svalpāpi rucir eva syād bhakti-tattvāvabodhikā |
yuktis tu kevalā naiva yad asyā apratiṣṭhatā ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.1.45)

“Even just a little ruci [i.e., ‘taste’] shall be an illuminator of the nature of bhakti. Pure reasoning, however, is certainly not, because of its inconclusiveness.”

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na caivaṁ vismayaḥ kāryo bhavatā bhagavaty aje

na caivaṁ vismayaḥ kāryo bhavatā bhagavaty aje |
yogeśvareśvare kṛṣṇe yata etad vimucyate ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.29.16)

“You should also not be so amazed by Bhagavān, the Unborn, the Master of the masters of yoga, Kṛṣṇa, because of whom this [entire world] is liberated.”

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yad yad iṣṭatamaṁ loke yac cātipriyam ātmanaḥ

yad yad iṣṭatamaṁ loke yac cātipriyam ātmanaḥ |
tat tan nivedayen mahyaṁ tad ānantyāya kalpate ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.11.41; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 8.119, 10.513, Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.199, Bhakti Sandarbha: 295)

“[Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa:] Whatever is most desired in the world and whatever is most dear to oneself—offer that to me. This leads to the infinite.”

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sat-puṇḍarīka-nayanaṁ meghābhaṁ vaidyutāmbaram

sat-puṇḍarīka-nayanaṁ meghābhaṁ vaidyutāmbaram |
dvi-bhujaṁ jñāna-mudrāḍhyaṁ vana-mālinam īśvaram ||
gopa-gopī-gavāvītaṁ sura-druma-talāśritam |
divyālaṅkaraṇopetaṁ rakta-paṅkaja-madhyagam ||
kālindī-jala-kallola-saṅgi-māruta-sevitam |
cintayaṁś cetasā kṛṣṇaṁ mukto bhavati saṁsṛteḥ ||
(Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad: 1.9–11; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 3.107–109, Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha: 153, Sārārtha-darśinī-ṭīkā on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.87.2)

“Excellent lotus eyes,

The luster of a cloud,

Cloth like lightning,

Two-arms,

Endowed with the posture of wisdom,

Wearing a forest garland,

Capable,

Surrounded by gopas, gopīs, and cows,

Situated at the base of a sura-tree,

Endued with divine ornaments,

Centered on red lotus [seat],

Attended by breezes

Bearing [the mist from] the waves

Of the waters of the Kālindī—

Meditating with the heart on Kṛṣṇa [in this way],

One becomes liberated from saṁsāra.”

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