Doha is a form of the self-contained rhyming couplet in poetry composed mainly of two lines which are snippets from the writings of Rasik Saints. Dohas in Rasik saints literature are also known as Saakhis.
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Where, at all times—whether sleeping, waking, or walking about—the most supreme and auspicious names such as ‘Śrī Rādhāvallabha’ and ‘Śrī Rādhikā’ are constantly heard, that Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana is the divine abode of rasa of Albelī Sarkar Śrī Rādhā Jū.
Even a person from a lower caste who lives in the sacred abode of Śrī Vṛndāvana and earns his livelihood by selling winnowing baskets is so supremely fortunate that no king of any other town or village can equal him, for the glory of residing in Śrīdhāma Vṛndāvana is supreme above all.
Within the secluded bower-palace of Śrī Vṛndāvana, adorned with a beautiful bed and all the enchanting arrangements for divine love-play, Śrī Priyā-Priyatama (Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa) are deeply absorbed in Their mutual love, having devoted Their exclusive refuge, thoughts, and affection entirely to one another. In Śrī Vṛndāvana, Their own divine abode, the incomparable bliss of the Divine Couple’s eternal plays of love (nitya-vihāra) is perpetually beheld.
Whoever instructs me to reside in Śrī Vṛndāvana is my true mother, my father, my kinsman, my friend, and my worshipful deity.
O Abode of Mercy, Śrī Kṛṣṇa! You have always upheld the sacred glory of Your reputation throughout the entire world as the protector of those who surrender unto You. Why then, now that my turn has come, are You delaying in bestowing Your grace upon me? Please show Your mercy and grant deliverance to me as well.
A devotee of the Lord should remain concerned only with the remembrance of Śrī Hari’s divine name and should not allow the mind to dwell upon anything else. Whatever matters one contemplates apart from the divine name of Śrī Hari ultimately become like the noose of death, binding the soul to the cycle of birth and death.
May I chant the name "Śrī Vallabha, Śrī Vallabha" constantly, for Śrī Vallabha alone is my very life-breath. Swearing by my parents, I will never forget Śrī Vallabha and shall always hold Him in my remembrance.
How can my limited intellect ever comprehend or describe the supremely enchanting love-plays of Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa’s divine rāsa-kelī? Such matchless and divine intimate līlās eternally unfold there that I feel deeply ashamed of my own inability to depict them.
This creeper of intense longing has begun to wither very rapidly. If the dark raincloud, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, accompanied by the lightning of Śrī Rādhā, does not come here to shower the water of Their grace, this creeper of longing, deeply distressed by separation, will surely be destroyed.
O Lord! For so long, I have been calling out to You in utter helplessness and humility, yet You do not seem to hear my cries. Have Your ears grown hard of hearing, or have You completely forgotten Your sacred vow to shower mercy upon the humble ones?
Beholding the lotus face of Śrī Rādhā, Nandanandana Śrī Kṛṣṇa stands utterly astonished and captivated. How mysterious are the ways of divine love that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who Himself is the moon of Vraja and the enchanter of the three worlds, becomes like a cakora bird, gazing unblinkingly upon the moonlike face of Śrī Rādhā.
Let my good name, worldly affairs, and reputation all be lost, and let my name be erased even from the realm of spiritual pursuits; yet I will never leave Śrī Dhāma Vṛndāvana to go to any other place.
Just as when many individuals with the same name live in a village, it is impossible to find a specific person merely by knowing their name without an introduction and proper identification, and after searching continuously, one ultimately becomes tired and disheartened. Similarly, merely chanting the Lord's name is not enough; until a loving, heartfelt relationship is established with a specific divine form of the Lord, true attainment of Him is impossible.
O sage! No sacred pilgrimage can ever equal Vraja (Vṛndāvana). Even Vaikuṇṭha cannot rival its greatness; what then can be said of other holy places? Beside the incomparable glory of this abode, they all appear like blind wells.
Which poet could ever describe the divine beauty of the Divine Couple, Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa? They are the captivators of the heart, as pure as the soothing moon, and the source of life for the gopīs.
O Uddhava! We maidens of Vraja are devoted entirely to the path of divine love, yet you have come here in Vraja to instruct us in the knowledge of the formless, attributeless Brahman. Such teachings we can never accept. Tell us first, where have you left our beloved Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of Sūradāsa Jī and the very life and treasure of our hearts? Far better would it be for you to bring Him back here to us.
I offer my respectful obeisances to the one who has taken a firm vow to reside until death in the glorious land of Śrī Vṛndāvana, the very source of the kingdom of supreme transcendental bliss. Recognizing such a person as worthy of being counted among Their intimate associates, the divine couple, Śrī Rādhā Kṛṣṇa, lovingly discuss: “How shall We care for this person, and what arrangements should We make for Him?”
In the vine-arbors of Śrī Vṛndāvana, the supremely delicate divine couple, Śrī Rādhā Kṛṣṇa, are eternally engaged in Their plays of love (nitya vihāra). Relishing the nectar-like sweetness of Their beauty, the bumblebees hum in intoxication (or the rasikas sing Their glories).
O sakhīs! Gather all your most intimate companions together and relish to the absolute fullest the boundless bliss of the Divine Couple’s transcendental love today! Tonight is the sacred night of Vijayādaśamī; therefore, may the Divine Couple, Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, attain supreme victory in the blissful exchanges of Their mutual love, together defeating millions upon millions of Cupids!
This rasa can be truly realized only through direct experience, for which the heart must be filled with pure and intense love. Through the grace of Śrī Hita Harivaṁśa Mahāprabhu, however, the attainment of this rasa becomes effortless and readily accessible.
