Sri Gopâl Bhatta Goswâmi has explained in His Krishna–Vallabhâ purport that, Sri Lilâshuk is saying, our eyes can search only those objects that are within the visible range, but alas! He is so far away, how can I search for Him? Let us find some way to seek out Him Who is ‘jagan-madhurima-paripak-udrekam’, which means, ‘He Who is the essence of all that is completely sweet in this world.’ Those who know Him, they suggest that the only way to get His darshan is to do sâdhanâ with a lot of bhâv. Prem is the only way to get Sri Krishna’s darshan. If we do not have prem, then even if we actually meet Him, it is as good as not meeting Him. When He was manifest in this world, even the asuras had got His darshan, but they had not relished even one drop of joy from the Ocean of Joy (Sri Krishna). Instead, they were burning with anger, envy and violence. Hence, prem is the only means to relish Sri Krishna’s sweetness.

“The Fifth ‘purushârtha’ is ‘prem’. It is priceless and enables us to relish Krishna’s sweetness. A devotee bewitches Krishna with his prem. It fetches Krishna-sevâ for the devotee and he becomes blissful.”                           – [Sri Chaitanya-Charitâmrita]

The poet is describing Krishna as ‘bahula-jaladach-chhaya-chouram’, which means, ‘He has stolen the splendour from the dense clouds and is now roaring in happiness’. Sri Krishna’s flute-song is the joyous rumbling of the fresh and dense Krishna-clouds (dark clouds). We can compare Him to fresh, dark clouds in every respect.

Sriman-Mahâprabhu is lamenting –

“What do I do O sakhi? Krishna is like a wondrous cloud, while my eyes are like the châtak birds. They will die of thirst in His absence.

His golden-yellow dress is like a static lightning and the pearl-necklace round His neck resembles cranes in flight. The peacock-feathers adorn His crown like a rainbow; there is yet another bow – the brilliant ‘Vaijayanti’ garland^[1]. When He plays the sweet flute the peacocks dance in glee. His ‘lâvanya’ sparkles like the moonlight of the unblemished moon; such an extraordinary full moon has risen in Vrindâvan. He appeared as a brilliant cloud that nourishes the universe at all times with the shower of nectarine pastimes. Nevertheless it is my misfortune that bad luck carried this precious cloud far away from me like a thunderstorm, and the châtak died of thirst.”

Another explanation for the same words is like this –

‘Bahula-jalada’, that is ‘the dark clouds’ have stolen the shadow of His splendour^[2] from Him and are now simply roaring in the sky in happiness. It appears as if they are celebrating their victory! The truth is that, the dark clouds are material while Sri Krishna’s brilliance is eternal and conscious. Although the poets compare His magnificence with fresh clouds, we cannot compare it with anything material. All comparisons are useless. So the Mahâjan has written –

“kubalaya neela-ratano dalita-anjano

megho-punja jini borono suchhândo.”

Meaning – “His beautiful complexion is like a blue-lotus, sapphire, mascara or dense clouds.”

The real story is that – when Sri Krishna’s beauty is reflected (say, in a mirror) the dense clouds try to steal a little bit of bluish splendour from it, but of course, they don’t succeed, and only get defamed in the process.

‘mada-shikhi-shikhâ-lilottamsam’ means ‘His crown is decorated with many colourful flowers and is topped with peacock-feathers.’

‘manogya-mukha-ambujam’ means ‘His lotus-face is supremely amazing and captivating’. ‘kamalâ-apânga-udagra-prasanga-jadam’ means ‘Kamalâ is the One Who can relish the infinite joy of Krishna-prem completely and She is none other than Sri Râdhâ. It is only Sri Râdhâ Who has the supreme most prem for Sri Krishna, so the joy She derives from Sri Krishna-prem is also the topmost. He is stupefied by a slight sidelong glance from Sri Râdhâ. This proves that when Sri Râdhâ lowers Her face with a shy smile and casts a slight furtive glance at Him, He is spellbound – which is a symptom of ecstasy.’

Srila Chaitanyadâs’ special comment – ‘Dear devotees, Sri Râdhâ’s side-long glance has made Him motionless, now He cannot run away – so it is easy – let’s go and grab Him’. 47.

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