{"id":1086,"date":"2008-12-03T21:55:54","date_gmt":"2008-12-03T16:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2008-12-04T14:04:41","modified_gmt":"2008-12-04T08:34:41","slug":"kk-36-in-krishna-prem-moonlight-seems-like-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/excerpts-from-sri-krishna-karnamritam\/kk-36-in-krishna-prem-moonlight-seems-like-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"KK 36 – In Krishna-prem moonlight seems like fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

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adheera \u2013 vimba \u2013 adhara \u2013 vibhramena<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

harsh\u00e2rdra \u2013 venu \u2013 swara \u2013 sampada cha,<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

anena kenapi mano-harena<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

h\u00e2 hanta h\u00e2 hanta mano dunoshi.<\/span><\/em><\/strong>36.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Alas! Alas! How You are scorching my heart with Your indescribable mischievous, alluring, mesmerizing rosy lips and by the exultant resonance of Your flute! .36.<\/span><\/p>\n


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rila Kavir\u00e2j Gosw\u00e2mip\u00e2d has explained this verse in the mood of Vraja. He says that Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2r\u00e2ni has attained the state of divine madness because of Sri Krishna\u2013viraha<\/em>. <\/span>She is constantly remembering how Sri Krishna had sent Her to the sanket-kunja <\/em>with His eye-signal. In this state, She felt as if Sri Krishna has appeared in front of Her and He is saying \u2013 the memory of the past has agitated Your mind. How can You blame me for this? Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2 became more anxious when She heard these teasing words. In this frame of mind, she is complaining to Sri Krishna. Sri Lil\u00e2shuk is echoing her sentiments in this verse. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Srila Rupa Gosw\u00e2mi has defined \u2018unm\u00e2d\u2019<\/em> (Divine lunacy) as follows \u2013<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“The learned men call it \u2018unm\u00e2d\u2019<\/em> when the person suffering from it makes grave blunders in all situations, shows ill-will towards his loved one and sighs deeply. He expresses the pangs of separation.\u201d – [U.N.]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Rupa Gosw\u00e2mi has described Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2r\u00e2ni\u2019s \u2018unm\u00e2d\u2019<\/em> during purva-r\u00e2g<\/em> as follows.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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One day during purva\u2013r\u00e2g<\/em> (actual meeting of R\u00e2dh\u00e2-Krishna) Vish\u00e2kh\u00e2 showed Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2r\u00e2ni a picture of Sri Krishna. When She saw it, She became absent minded. <\/span>When Her sakhis<\/em> questioned Her She replied \u2013 O my friends! A handsome youth sporting peacock feathers on His chud\u00e2, <\/em>and as brilliant as an emerald, was staring at me from that picture. It seemed as if He was coming out of that picture, smiling at me. Ohh! The moonlight is scorching me like fire and I feel the fire as cool as moonlight.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The moonlight kindles passion. Hence, it appears like fire, while the sweetheart wants to die by entering the fire and thus gain peace, so the fire appears to be as cool as moonlight.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Mah\u00e2jan has described the \u2018unm\u00e2d\u2019<\/em> of Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2, when She suffers from viraha,<\/em> in the following manner-<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“phagune ganaite gunagan tor,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

phuti kusumito bhelo kanana or.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

phuladhanu lei kusuma shararaj,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

phukari roye dhani parihari l\u00e2j.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

phukari koholun hari ithe nahi chhanda,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

pheri na herobi rai mukha chanda.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

phorala duhun koro marakata balai,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

pharala nayana saghana jala galai.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

phuyala kabari sambari nahi bandhe,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

phani-pati-daman boli ghana kande.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

phutala hridaya nidarunaleho,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

phutakarahi dhani tejaba deha.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

pheri na herobi sahachari brinda,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

phalaba ki na bujhala d\u00e2s gobinda.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Meaning \u2013 “It was the month of Ph\u00e2lgun (spring season) and the garden was loaded with flowers. Oh how I miss You! The Love-god is poised with his flower-tipped arrows and You are not here! In this manner the Precious One (Srimati R\u00e2dh\u00e2r\u00e2ni) was wailing unembarrassed. She was saying loudly, “I tell You, there is no pleasure for me here. Now You will never get to see R\u00e2i\u2019s face again (She will die in Your absence).\u201d Then She broke Her emerald-studded bangles, since they reminded Her of Shy\u00e2m. She shed such torrential tears that they got torn off. Her hair that the sakhis<\/em> had tied with flowers, loosened and She could not control it. She only repeated the name of Phanipati-daman[1]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em> <\/span>and lamented. Her heart ripped in love for Her Mohan. The Precious One declared She would forsake Her body and that Her sakhis<\/em> would never see Her again. Poet Govinda d\u00e2s is worried whether this will really happen.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In this \u2018unm\u00e2d<\/em>\u2019 state, Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2r\u00e2ni is feeling as if She is seeing Sri Krishna in front of Her, and She is saying \u2013 You Cheat ! I am forever feeling as if I can see Your rosy lips that seem to be sending me some silent message. You may say that it is my mistake. But I am not mistaken. I am really seeing You. (\u2018anena<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 indicates actually seeing).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Krishna may tell Her \u2013 \u2018If You are really seeing that I am sending You silent messages, then please proceed towards the flower-grove.\u2019 To this, Srimati replied \u2013 \u2018Your rosy lips are such that no one can make out whether one is really seeing them or is mistaken. They are like a mirage. They only steal our hearts and we achieve nothing in return. \u2019.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Krishna\u2019s sweetness is indeed very strange. The thirstier you are, the more you will relish, and the more you relish, the thirstier you become! This love-thirst is never satisfied. You may relish Sri Krishna\u2019s sweetness forever and ever and yet you feel as if you have not tasted anything. Relishing Sri Krishna\u2019s sweetness is like seeing a fantasy!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Srimati also said, \u2018the strain of Your flute is making my heart weep. Its rich melody is scorching and agitating my heart! You can never understand how much I am suffering. Alas! Alas! How I am burning! You happy lady-killer! You are never afraid of murdering women, are You?\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In the siddha<\/em> state, Sri Lil\u00e2shuk said, O Krishna! Your rosy lips are a mirage; the rich melody of Your flute is m\u00e2y\u00e2<\/em> (illusion) since although it is alluring it only scorches the heart. We, who are in the sweet mood of Vraja, cannot understand whether Your sweetness is nectarine or poisonous.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“b\u00e2hye bish-jw\u00e2l\u00e2 hoy, bhitare \u00e2nandamoy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

krishna \u2013 premer adbhut charit.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Meaning \u2013 “Sri Krishna\u2019s sweetness makes the devotee burn externally, but his heart fills with bliss. Such is the strange property of Krishna-prem<\/em>\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In the s\u00e2dhak<\/em> state, Sri Lil\u00e2shuk is saying that \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In this world, people are full of tension when they face cold, heat, hunger, thirst etc. They are sad when they are separated from their dear ones. However, Lil\u00e2shuk has no relation with the material world and therefore he is not worried of material calamities. He is beyond all mundane joy and sorrow. He considers even Mukti<\/em> (liberation) as worthless. Now he only wants to become Sri Krishna\u2019s servant and is greedy to behold His holy feet. When he has Sri Krishna\u2019s darshan,<\/em> he is happy. When he cannot see Him, he is sad. All day and night, he is immersed in relishing Sri Krishna\u2019s sweetness. When he cannot see Him, he remembers the sweetness of every part of Sri Krishna\u2019s body and he is agitated. His sorrow is made up of prem-ras<\/em>. Hence, even this sorrow is infinitely blissful!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The loving devotees must always immerse themselves in the joy of relishing Sri Krishna\u2019s sweetness and in the sorrow of not obtaining Him actually.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Srila Bhatta Gosw\u00e2mip\u00e2d has explained, Srila Lil\u00e2shuk is swinging between joy and sorrow. Sometimes he is happy due to Leel\u00e2<\/em>–Kishor<\/em> Sri Krishna\u2019s darshan<\/em> and sometimes he is sad because of His disappearance. His joyous mind is telling his sorrowful mind to wait patiently for His merciful glance. O mind! Why are you sad? <\/span>He has said \u2018H\u00e2 hanta! H\u00e2 hanta!<\/strong>\u2019 (alas! alas!) twice. This means he is extremely sad. <\/span>When we get His darshan<\/em> in meditation, we get so much bliss that we cannot compare even infinitesimal portion of it with any other happiness. It is inexpressible, indescribable. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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We cannot compare divine joy and sorrow to anything material. <\/span>In Sri Brihad\u2013Bh\u00e2gavat\u00e2mritam, we find that Sri Gopakum\u00e2r, the loving devotee is telling Janasharm\u00e2 – <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“O Janasharm\u00e2! I used to cry in distress and call out <\/span>\u2018O my Lord!\u2019 <\/span>most piteously. All day and night. I have spent a long time in this manner. I did not realize whether I did this to obtain joy or immense sorrow. I could never decide whether I was living inside a scorching forest fire or whether inside the supremely sweet, clean and cool water of the Yamun\u00e2. Sometimes I would feel as if Madan-Gop\u00e2l had cheated me. Therefore, all happiness would desert me and I would feel extremely sad.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Really, a loving devotee\u2019s life is full of such divine joy and sorrow. <\/span>It is as if sometimes he is in brightness and the next moment he is cast in the dark!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The poet feels as if he has seen \u2018adheera-vimba-adhara-vibhramena\u2019<\/em> – <\/strong>His rosy lips quivering while playing the flute.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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How is Sri Krishna\u2019s flute?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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It is \u2018harsha-\u00e2rdra-venu-swara-sampada-cha<\/em><\/strong>\u2019, which means – its melody is ras<\/em>-full and joyous. It is rich with the six notes and 22 Shrutis. Hence, it is supremely captivating.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Srila Chaitanyad\u00e2s Gosw\u00e2mip\u00e2d has explained \u2013<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Lil\u00e2shuk is saying -“O Adheera<\/em> (Restless One)! You are agitating me with the illusion of Your rosy lips! <\/span>You are so captivating that I cannot describe it. The strain of Your flute is rich with mellifluous notes (sweet tune). Therefore, it is heart stealing. 36.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> The One Who had delivered K\u00e2liya-n\u00e2g<\/em> or Sri Krishna <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The loving devotees must always immerse themselves in the joy of relishing Sri Krishna\u2019s sweetness and in the sorrow of not obtaining Him actually.
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