VMA 2.9 : Serve that pair of effulgent lights
divya-svarṇa-sunīla-ratna-subhagaṁ līlā-sa-nālāruṇām- bhoja-śrī-muralīdharaṁ pṛthula-sad-veṇī-subarhojjvalam| saṁvītojjvala-śoṇa-pīta-vasanaṁ kandarpa-līlā-mayaṁ śrī-vṛndāvana-kuñja eva kim api jyotir-dvayaṁ sevyatām|| There is a pair of effulgent lights existing only in the groves of Vrindavan: one has the beauty of divine gold, the other of a brilliant sapphire; one twirling a long-stemmed lotus, the other holding a flute; one with thick, splendid braids, the other with a brilliant peacock-feather crown; one covered in red garments, the other in yellow. Serve them, who are always absorbed in the Divine Eros. Commentary: Many years ago I was studying the works of Prabodhananda Saraswati and testing the hypothesis that it was he who had authored the Rādhā-rasa-sudhā-nidhi ( Part 1 , Part 2 ). I can tell you that this is something of a sensitive issue in the Vrindavan world where the followers of Hit Harivansh would rather die than believe anyone other than he is the...