The Supreme Magician

This Vastu is thoroughly skilled in the art of hypnotism. The words ‘srasta-srasta-niruddha-nivi–vilâsad-gopi- sahasrâvritam’ mean that this ‘Vastu’ is so skilled in the art of hypnotism that just as the Gopis are engaged in serving their husbands or elders or doing their household chores, the flute starts playing. As soon as they hear the enchanting melody of the flute, they are mesmerised and their skirt-strings slacken.

In Chaitanya-Charitâmrita we read –

“Sri Krishna’s sweet lips radiate sweet smiles that are fragrant like camphor. Such nectarine lips pour forth Amritam into the flute, thus intoxicating the three worlds. The sweetness of the lips travels through the pores of the flute and resonate in the sky in the form of sweet notes.

That sound travels in all directions. It pierces the Universe and reaches Vaikuntha. It forcibly enters everyone’s ears.

It intoxicates all and forces them to come near it, especially the young maidens.

The song is very audacious. It shatters the chastity of a chaste woman and snatches her from her husband’s lap. It attracts even the Laxmis of Vaikuntha, what to speak of the Gopis. It slackens their skirt-strings in front of their husbands, makes them forsake all household chores and forcibly drags them to Krishna.

– (C.C. Madhya.21.118-121)

(to be continued)