Sri Krishna-Vallabhâ
Let us relish Sri Krishna-Vallabhâ purport. Once again, Sri Lilâshuk is praying so that his heart should be lost in Sri Krishna in every manner. He is saying, ‘may my heart be lost to that divinely sporting Sri Krishna.’ He has described Sri Krishna as ‘kara-kamala-dala-kalita-lalita-tara-vamshi-kala-ninada-galad-amrita-ghana-sarasi’, meaning, ‘Sri Krishna’s hands are like lotus and His fingers are like its petals. He is holding the flute from which pleasing notes are cascading like nectar and forming a deep lake.’ This means the poet is describing Sri Krishna when He is playing the flute. So here, this verse is resounding Sri Krishna’s nectarine form, that His hands are like lotuses and that His flute sounds nectarine. He has also described Sri Krishna as sahaja-ras-bhara-bharita-dara-hasita-vithi-satata-bahad-ahara-mani-madhurimani, meaning, ‘Sri Krishna is naturally overflowing with sweet ras and His ruby-like lips are radiant with constantly flowing smile.’ Bhatta Goswâmipâd has explained that, in the previous verse Sri Krishna had desired victory in the battle of love against the young maidens of Vraja. His desire has been fulfilled. So in this verse He is joyously celebrating His victory by playing the flute. Seeing Him happy, the Vraja-beauties are full of love-anger. So Sri Krishna is smiling softly! This is a very expert and ras-full explanation indeed!
Sri Chaitanyadâs Goswâmipâd says, Sri Lilâshuk once again has a sphurti of Sri Krishna playing the flute and so he has recited this verse. Sri Krishna’s fingers that resemble lotus-petals are playing on the flute that is pouring forth pleasing notes like a shower of nectar and they are creating a deep lake. His rosy lips are radiating soft smiles. I am losing my heart to such a Divine Being. When the Vrajabâlâs behold Sri Krishna’s sweet lips, they feel as if the nectar from His sweetly smiling lips is entering the pores of the flute and that is why its song is transforming every object into nectar. Sriman-Mahâprabhu has lamented in the mood of Sri Râdhâ –
“Sri Krishna’s soft and radiant smile is nectar mingled with camphor. It enters the flute and then intoxicates all universes. It resonates in the sky and fills all quarters with nectarine sound vibrations. It rushes in all directions and piercing the Brahmânda, it enters the Vaikuntha planets. It forces its entry into everyone’s ears. It intoxicates and forcibly drags everyone, especially young damsels. The song of the flute is extremely audacious – it forces a chaste woman to break her marital vow and fetches her out right from her husband’s lap! It attracts even the Laxmis from Vaikuntha, what to speak of the Gopis? It loosens the skirt-strings of women right in front of their husbands, forces them (the women) to forsake all household chores, catches them and drags them in front of Krishna. It makes the women dance like puppets – by making them lose all sense of righteousness, societal norms, shame and fear. It nestles within the ears and keeps on playing eternally; it does not allow any other sound to penetrate the ears. The ears, then, do not hear anything else and the mouth speaks what it does not wish to speak. Such is the character of the flute.”
– [Sri Chaitanya-Charitâmrita.Madhya.21.118-122]
The poet, who is in the mood of a sakhi, is lost in the sweet song of the flute. 52.
As sadhaks, we hear what we should not hear (for it is detrimental to our bhajan) and we speak what we should not. But then, even the siddhas have the same problem !!! They hear what they should not and speak what they ought not to !!! Will we never get rid of this problem ? 🙂