Topics of Meditation for Arousing Prema-bhakti
In spiritual bliss, I will develop intense love for the youthful Divine Couple Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, and hear the glorious topics of Their loving affairs. Worshiping and chanting the holy names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa is the abode of all transcendental mellows. I will fall at Their lotus feet in ecstasy.
Remembrance of the Lord’s pastimes is the life and soul of the devotee. Remembering the sweet loving pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa is the essence of all the processes. This is the goal of life and as well as the best means of achieving the goal.
The sweet Śyāma complexion of Kṛṣṇa is like the effulgent new rain clouds. He is wonderfully dressed and the most expert in performing conjugal pastimes. Jewelled ornaments adorn His yellow garments and a peacock feather decorates His curling Hair.
Sandalwood pulp mixed with saffron and musk is smeared upon His forehead. He stands in a most enchanting threefold bending form. His beautiful limbs are decorated with newly blossomed flowers which attract maddened bees for their honey.
The sweet attractive smile of the Lord and His expertise in conjugal pastimes capture the minds of the damsels of Braja. Gem-studded ankle bells adorn His lotus feet, His jewel-like toe-nails shine brightly like the moon.
Hearing the sweet sounds of His ankle bells, and His flute which is like the call of a male swan, the female swan Braja gopis cannot remain in their homes. Forgetting the transgression of mundane morality in their hearts, their attraction for Kṛṣṇa increases unlimitedly and they run to Him like chaste wives meeting their husbands.
The transcendental body of Govinda is eternal. His servants are eternal. The abode of Vṛndāvana is effulgent. The water of the Yamunā is crystal clear. There are eight kuñjas or groves on the banks of Yamunā.
The groves of Vṛndāvana are charming with soothing moonbeams. The six seasons beautify the forests wherein the trees fulfill all desires. The blissful personality of Kṛṣṇa is more effulgent than the full moon, and one should be eager to have a glimpse of His wonderful pastimes.
Śrī Govinda is personified bliss. He is surrounded by the gopīs and enjoys various sweet pastimes. They are overwhelmed by love, attracted and attached to each other’s beauty.
O my mind, take shelter of the lotus feet of the damsels of Braja without deviation. Do not hear useless gossips, instead fill my heart with Kṛṣṇa’s prema.
O my mind, you should know this for certain that the dualities of sin and piety are all temporary. Wealth and followers are all false. You do not know where you will go after death. You do not feel pain about this and still you continue with your sinful activities.
The state and administration of a king is just like an act of a play. It gradually vanquishes in due course of time. O my mind, it is He, the Supreme Lord who causes this show by His illusory energy. Be always afraid of falling under its control.
O mind, do not indulge in sinful activities because sinners are most fallen. Give up bad association from a distance. Although piety is the abode of material happiness, do not strive for it, rather give up the desire for piety and liberation.
Loving devotional service is the ocean of nectar. Be always drowned in that ocean. Everything else is like an ocean of salt. If you follow this process, you will achieve eternal bliss and all your lamentations will go away.
Be very careful about them. Chanting the names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa is the highest form of meditation. Do not accept any other process as the goal of life.
Do not mingle with fruitive workers, mental speculators and mixed devotees. Instead engage yourself in pure devotional service under the guidance of the residents of Braja. This is the highest treasure.
I will always desire to glorify the transcendental topics of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, considering the holy names and mantras as non-different from Them. I will fix my mind in worshipping the lotus feet of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. Then the knots of sinful desires within my heart will be undone.
I surrender myself unto the lotus feet of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa and take Their merciful shelter. I will repeatedly hear the names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa from the mouths of pure devotees and attain great happiness and satisfaction.
I will desire to see the golden complexioned Rādhā with my own eyes. I will cry to see the enchanting form and qualities of Kṛṣṇa whose complexion is like the new clouds.
The sakhīs surround Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa on all four sides, and while serving Them, feel ecstatic bliss in their hearts. Narottama dāsa desires such service being absorbed in loving transcendental mellows.