Explanation of ‘vishaya-vish-âmisha – grasana – gridhnu’
‘There is an external meaning of the verse ‘vishaya-vish-âmisha–grasana–gridhnu’. It refers to the worldly pleasures such as money, wealth, women etc.These material objects are indeed poisonous or tortuous. We shall never get peace if we partake of these material objects. It will only result in pain. Srila Narottam dâs Thâkur Mahâshay has said –
“bishay garalmay, tate mâno sukhachay,
sei sukha duhkha kori mâno.
gobinda bishay-ras, sanga koro tânr dâs,
prema-bhakti satyo kori jâno.”
Meaning: – “Worldly pleasures are poisonous. Consider such pleasures to be harbingers of sorrow. Real ras exists in Lord Govinda (Krishna) alone. Always associate with His servants (devotees). Know love and devotion to be the Ultimate Truth.”
Importance of association
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Money, wealth and women are extremely aginising. Still, waylaid men consider these pleasurable. Because of associating with these worldly objects, the living entity keeps on moving in the cycle of birth and death. The living entity is conditioned to be addicted to material objects since infinity. He is greedy for ras. You cannot stop him from desiring ras. He will be able to give up this very poisonous lowly ras only if it is replaced by some sweet nectarine ras of very high quality. A fortunate devotee who is engaged in practising prem-bhakti sâdhanâ gets the opportunity of relishing this ras only when he associates with great Krishna-devotees. Then he forsakes the lethal ordeal inflicted by worldly objects and becomes afloat in the ocean of nectar.
Sri Lilâshuk is saying – even if this worldly venom is distressful, it is ‘âmish’ or forbidden fruit. Medini-Kosh dictionary states “‘Âmish’ also means ‘tempting’”. If Sri Krishna mercifully appears in my heart that is so engrossed in worldly objects, then alone it is possible to have a ‘sphurti’. Otherwise He is out-of-reach for a fallen soul as myself, “May such an inexpressible Splendour be forever enthroned in my heart” – this is Sripâd Lilâshuk’s humble prayer.
