Reading and singing the verses of Shyama Shyam Geet (a collection of
1008 divine verses composed by Shree Maharaj Jee) has been such a
joyous experience and I am not able to resist sharing them with you
all. Here is a translation of the first 30 verses.
Shyama Shyam Naam Roop Leela Gun Dhama, Gao Roke Roopdhyan Yukta Aathoyama
(Chant on the divine names, forms, pastimes, qualities and abodes of
RadhaKrishna 24 hours, shedding tears and forming Their divine picture
in mind.)
1. Radhrani, who is the daughter of Vrishbhanu constantly chants
Shyam, Shyam. Krishna, who is the son of Nand Maharaj chants Radhe,
Radhe every moment. Gopis of Braj partake of the sweet nectar of the
names of Shyama and Shyam day and night.
2. O, soul! Give up carelessness and remember Radha and Krishna every
moment. No one knows when death will snatch this human form from you.
3. O, fool, why do you keep saying "Main(I)", "Main(I)" like a goat,
the wolf in the form of death personfied is preparing to send you to
the abode of Yama.
4. O soul! Chant the name of Radha Krishna alone, discarding all
material desires upto the abode of Brahma, liberation and even for the
opulences of Vaikuntha.
5. O, soul! just saying "Shyama", "Shyam" with your tounge without
attaching your mind to the form of Radha Krishna will not do. Only,
when, with full concentration, you chant the divine name of the most
attractive Radha Krishna, the rememberance of their nectarean name
will act and only then your heart will actually melt.
6. Devotion merely by the senses such as tounge will not lead you to
the real goal. If you multiply zero with a billion, the result will
still be zero. The meaning is, the mind will get purified only when
the mind is connected to the beloved. The union of mind is the real
devotion. If the senses are also involved, it is well and good, but
their actions are not really important.
7. Singing the names of the Lord, his pastimes and qualities is like
body. Fixing mind on the form of Radha Krishna is like soul. Like the
body is dead without attachment of mind to the form of Radha Krishna,
the chanting of God's names and divine pastimes without fixing our
mind on him will not be beneficial.
8. Radha Krishna are pleased only when we chant their names in love.
Without love, even if we chant 24 hours, it cannot lead us to obtain
the bliss of Radha Krishna.
9. Prem (Love) alone is the outcome of all devotional endeavours.
Also, tone needs to ensure that this love has no material
contamination.
10. Acquisition of material opulences and even liberation is nothing
but ignorance. Real knowledge is to know Radha Krishna sothat we can
obtain their love.
11. Shyamsundar is always subservient under devotee's love. There is
no such condition that he needs to be called by a specific name.
Yashoda would just call Kanhiaya as Lala, Lala.
12. Love is the prime element. All names are equal. Every name if
chanted lovingly as per one's choice is capable of taking one to the
upholder of the name. The cowherd boys call their friend "Kanua".
Gopis call Shyamsundar as "Langar".
13. All the opulence or power of the Lord is present in his name and
abode. If a soul believes in this 100% and calls the Lord shedding
tears, the Lord comes running.
14. When the demoniac forces increased their grip on the mother
earth, then the Celestial Gods met at a place and cried out to the
Lord with their prayers. At that time, the omnipotent Lord appeared
before the Celestial Gods, leaving His abode.
15. For those who are completely surrendered, RadhaKrishna giving up
their work of noting the soul's actions, instead, get sold to them.
That is to say, that RadhaKrishna become their servants. However, for
those, who are not surrendered, RadhaKrishna, seated in their hearts,
keep an account of all their pious and non-pious actions.
16. Seated in everyone's heart, ShriRadha, remains, equally disposed.
The souls experiences joy or suffering based on its actions.
17. No one knows the actions of their previous lives. Shri Radha knows
them and grants fruits accordingly without asking.
18. Those having completely surrendered their mind and intellect,
remember ShriRadha, She carries the entire responsibilities of the
souls in the same manner as a mother looks after her newborn baby.
19. The Swamini ShriRadha, seated in the hearts of the devotees
provides what the soul desires and preserves what the soul posseses,
however, seated in the hearts of the sinners, She keeps an account of
their sinful actions.
20. Those having abandoned their dependence on any other support and
performing exclusive devotion considering RadhaKrishna as the only
shelter, constantly remember them, RadhaKrishna also remembers such
souls constantly.
21. The soul is under Maya since eternity. By the grace of
RadhaKrishna alone, the soul rids itself of the eternal bondage of
Maya.
22. Soul is a part of the power of God. Maya, too, is a divine power.
Maya, the soul and the manifestation of God that is ShriRadha, all
three, were always there, are always there and will always be there.
23. The followers of the path of knowledge say that only God is truth,
Maya is a myth. However, this statement of such seekers of knowledge,
is a reflection of their delusion. Just by dismissing Maya as myth,
one cannot free oneself from its influence. Without the merciful
glances of Shri Radha, a billion efforts are also futile in ridding
oneself from the clutches of Maya.
24. Attainment of all-blissful ShyamSundar is impossible by saadhna
alone. Whom the beloved gets attracted to and accepts as eternally
wedded is the blessed one.
25. Oh ShriRadhey, you are also in knowledge and being your part I am
also in knowledge, however the difference is such that your power of
knowledge is infinite while mine is infinitesimal.
26. Oh Shyama, Maya is your servant and you are the controller of
Maya. However, I am a part of yours but I am subservient to Maya.
27. Oh Shyama, though Maya is with you also and I am also within Maya
but while Maya is your servant, she has kept me as her servant.
28. Oh Shyama, both you and I have no begining and that which is
beginingless is also eternal,
29. Oh Shyama, you are unborn and I am also unborn. Both of us reside
in the heart but the difference is I am a doer of karmas whereas you
only keep a record of the karmas.
30. It is futile to expect to acquire knowledge just by bookish
knowledge. As long as this mind does not learn to become like a
honeybee constantly trying to pick up the nectar from the flowers, the
poison like objects of the world will keep attracting our senses.
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