KK 16.4 – Srila Bhatta Goswami’s relish of the sweet feet

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Srila Bhatta Goswâmipâd says, in the previous verse Sri Lilâshuk has prayed to the lotus-feet of Sri Krishna to sport in his heart. Now by glorifying those supremely beautiful feet, he is expressing his innermost bhâv. It is absolutely impossible to describe the sweetness of Sri Krishna’s beautiful feet. The emotional poet is considering it his great fortune to get an inspiration of just a speck of the brilliance of one billionth of the sweetness of Sri Krishna’s feet and is glorifying them with great effort. –”mani-nupura vâchâlam vande tacch–charanam vibhoh”. You may ask the word ‘vâchal’ (talkative) is a word used in bad sense. How can it be used in reference to the Divine Being?” Well, in material context, it is a bad word. However, when anything and everything comes in contact with the supremely beautiful Divine lotus-feet –  it becomes tremendously attractive and absolutely sweet!

 

The anklets become intoxicated on drinking the nectar of Sri Krishna’s lotus-feet. Therefore, like sugary honey-bees, they are humming sweetly.

 

“yadvâ mani-maya – nupura – vâchâlam – bhushanam”.

 

Meaning:- “Sri Krishna’s feet beautify even the gem-studded anklets”.

 

It means gem-studded anklets look best when they are on Sri Krishna’s feet. We also learn from this verse that Sri Krishna’s clothes, ornaments, garlands – all are conscious – and even they relish the sweet ras of Sri Krishna !16.

 

(to be contd……….)

4 thoughts on “KK 16.4 – Srila Bhatta Goswami’s relish of the sweet feet”

  1. “However, when anything and everything comes in contact with the supremely beautiful Divine lotus-feet – it becomes tremendously attractive and absolutely sweet!” ………… When will this fallen jeeva come in contact with those lovely feet so that she can get at least one gazillionth the sweetness of anything sweet ? SIGH !!!
  2. Radhe Radhe!
    We also learn from this verse that Sri Krishna’s clothes, ornaments, garlands – all are conscious – and even they relish the sweet ras of Sri Krishna !
    Just like the flute! Krishna is always surrounded by devotees, even when alone! 😀 All are in shant-rasa though (even when flute & ornaments do make sound they’re in shant-rasa 🙂 )!
  3. No V’jeet – nothing in Braj is in shanta ras, since “no seva-desire” is the characteristic that distinguishes shanta-ras from other ras, the reason that Goursundar doesn’t concede it as a ‘ras’ at all !! For that matter he doesn’t concede even “dasya” to ve a ‘ras’. Ras starts from only sakhya bhaav, acc to Him,a s is clear from His Roy-Ramananda samvaad. So these arrticles are all great souls is daasya-bhaav, couls also be in other bhaavs, since hte body-structure is immaterial for expressing various bhaavs for Kanhaiya. But definitely not in ‘shanta ras’. Radhe Radhe !
  4. Radhe Radhe! Thanks! You’re absolutely right! The flute also speaks—it’s great fortune over…gopis! 😆 Well, we haven’t heard it speaking when it gets stolen LOL!

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