{"id":1137,"date":"2008-12-07T15:14:19","date_gmt":"2008-12-07T09:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/?p=1137"},"modified":"2008-12-07T19:00:45","modified_gmt":"2008-12-07T13:30:45","slug":"kk-403-srila-gopal-bhattas-definition-of-krishna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/excerpts-from-sri-krishna-karnamritam\/kk-403-srila-gopal-bhattas-definition-of-krishna\/","title":{"rendered":"KK 40.3 – Srila Gopal Bhatta’s definition of ‘Krishna’."},"content":{"rendered":"

What is \u2018mati<\/em>\u2019?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>“When someone is able to arrive at the right conclusion that is in accordance with the scriptures, it is called \u2018mati<\/em>\u2019.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“\u00e2shlishya va padarat\u00e2m pinashtu m\u00e2m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

adarshan\u00e2n-marm\u00e2hatang karotu v\u00e2,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

yath\u00e2 tath\u00e2 v\u00e2 vidadh\u00e2tu lampato,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

mat-pr\u00e2na-n\u00e2thastu sa eva n\u00e2parah<\/span><\/em>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Meaning \u2013 (Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2 said) – “O sakhi<\/em>! I am the maidservant of Sri Krishna\u2019s lotus-feet. He may embrace me and make me His Own or hurt me terribly by not giving me darshan<\/em>, or may enjoy Himself with any other woman like a debauchee. He may do whatever He likes \u2013 and yet I will consider Him to be the Lord of my soul forever and ever, and nothing else.\u201d (Sriman-Mah\u00e2prabhu has spoken this verse and has explained it so wonderfully in a poetic manner that the reader must look it up in the 20th<\/sup> chapter of the Antya-leel\u00e2 of Sri Chaitanya-Charit\u00e2mrita.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In the bh\u00e2v <\/em>of mati<\/em> Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2r\u00e2ni said, “O Krishna, O Shy\u00e2msundar – You are attractive to the whole world – You have stolen my heart. I am discarding m\u00e2n<\/em>, please give me darshan<\/em>.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Saying this Srimati started crying loudly -“H\u00e2 Krishna! H\u00e2 Krishna!\u201d Immediately Sri Krishna appeared before Her and said, “No, no, my beloved, don\u2019t cry. I have not gone away \u2013 I was just there. If I have offended You, please do forgive me.\u201d Hearing His entreaty, She again became hot. Now She assumed the bh\u00e2v <\/em>of the adhir\u00e2-madhy\u00e2<\/em><\/strong> beloved.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Who is adhir\u00e2-madhy\u00e2<\/em> beloved?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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“A sweetheart Who sends away Her lover using strong words is called \u2018adhir\u00e2-madhy\u00e2<\/em>\u2019.\u201d \u2013 (U.N.5.37)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Example-<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Srimati R\u00e2dh\u00e2r\u00e2ni said) – “Ohe Enemy of Kamsa! You don\u2019t have to ring the bells of Your lies! Keep Your lies to Yourself! These cunning milkmaids have brainwashed You completely. The garland You are wearing is giving You away, since only they wear such garlands on their high raised bosom. Better get out of here quickly! You dare not remain here a moment longer!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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So in this mood of adhir\u00e2<\/em> beloved, Srimati, trembling in anger, said – “You fickle One! You Who run behind others\u2019 wives! You Who are locked in embrace with milkmaids! I don\u2019t want You!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Krishna disappeared. As soon as She lost His darshan<\/em> Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2\u2019s mind was again clouded with misery. She became helpless and did not know what to do. She cried out -“O Ocean of mercy! Please come – O! Please come at least once! I am mad \u2013 ignorant \u2013 foolish \u2013 impatient – I say so many foolish things in anger and amarsha<\/em>. Should You take all this to heart and discard me so? I am always committing offences, I know. Please forgive me and give me darshan<\/em>. You are an ocean of mercy. O kind one! Please have mercy on me, give me darshan <\/em>and save my life!”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The merciful Sri Krishna immediately appeared and said -“O my darling! Can <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I ever discard You? Whatever You may say, I am always Yours. You are simply showing m\u00e2n<\/em>, thereby torturing Yourself and then You are insulting me. Please be happy with me. When She heard Sri Krishna\u2019s beseeching words Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2 Who was full of bh\u00e2v<\/em>, expressed a mood called avahitth\u00e2<\/em>1<\/sup> that follows amarsha<\/em>. She assumed the bh\u00e2v <\/em>of a dhira-pragalbh\u00e2<\/em> beloved. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Who is dhira-pragalbh\u00e2<\/em>?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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“A beloved who is indifferent to love-making and carefully conceals her feelings, is called dhira-pragalbh\u00e2.<\/em>\u201d – (U.N.5.53)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Example-<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Once when P\u00e2li (a Gopi<\/em>) showed m\u00e2n<\/em>, Sri Krishna knit a garland with His own hands and told P\u00e2li, “My dear! See, I have made such a wonderful garland for you, please wear it.\u201d P\u00e2li said, “I am observing some austerity, so I am unable to put on Your garland now.\u201d After some time Sri Krishna again implored her -“Dear, do speak soothing words with me.\u201d P\u00e2li said, “The Brahmins who are very strict and well-versed in ras<\/em> have instructed me to keep a vow of silence. Hence I am incapable of speaking clearly.\u201d Sri Krishna said, “Alright dear! If by talking you will be breaking your vow, then please do not do so. But at least sit silently near me for some time.\u201d P\u00e2li replied, “O great sweet-talker! Who does not wish to sit near You? But my wicked father-in-law is calling me; otherwise I would have surely sat with You.” In this manner, P\u00e2li expressed great anger through her politeness.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Here Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2 has assumed the mood of dhira-pragalbh\u00e2 <\/em>beloved. She said -“O my Lord! We are Brijw\u00e2sis; You have always protected the Brijw\u00e2sis, Who will be so foolish as not to talk to You? But I have been instructed by the Brahmins to hold a vow of silence. Hence if I don\u2019t speak with You, please do forgive me.” When She spoke thus, Sri Krishna disappeared. Now Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2 became extremely agitated. She thought Shy\u00e2msundar would never return any more. She became playful. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Definition of \u2018playfulness\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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“When the mind is full of both love and grudge, it gives rise to playfulness.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

– (U.N.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In this mood, Srimati decided, at this moment if my sweetheart returns I shall not let Him go. I will put my arms round Him and say – \u2018Now I won\u2019t let You go.\u2019 In this bh\u00e2v<\/em> She called out, “O Raman! Please come once. You are my sweetheart, please return just once.\u201d When Srimati was calling out like this Her desire to obtain Sri Krishna reached a zenith. She extended Her arms and rushed forward to embrace Her sweetheart but drew a blank. The vision had gone. Then She started crying bitterly and said – O the Pleasure of my eyes! Whither are You? Alas Alas! Please give me darshan <\/em>– just once – please save me by giving me darshan.<\/em> O my Delight! When will You appear before me?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sriman-Mah\u00e2prabhu had relished this verse in the mood of Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2 in His divine love-crazy state. Srila Kavir\u00e2j Gosw\u00e2mip\u00e2d has described it in the second chapter of Madhya Leel\u00e2 in Sri Chaitanya Charit\u00e2mrita–<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“The Lord was ecstatic with love and full of Krishna-vision. Immersed in this bh\u00e2v<\/em> He expressed pranay<\/em> and m\u00e2n<\/em>. He rolled on the earth and glorified Krishna, sometimes He expressed arrogance and sometimes m\u00e2n<\/em>. At times He criticized Krishna while the next moment He would praise Him.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Mah\u00e2prabhu said) \u2013 “You are the Master of all, and forever engaged in Divine sports, You may sport with all the women of the world. Nevertheless, You are my darling; my heart is ever absorbed in You. I am fortunate that You have come to me. You attract all the women of the world and cause pleasure to all of them. You are \u2018Krishna\u2019 (the Supreme Attractor) – You attract everyone, who can do m\u00e2n<\/em> with You?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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You are very playful; You cannot stay in one place. This is not Your fault. You are an Ocean of mercy, and my soul mate. I am never angry with You. You are the soul of Vrajadh\u00e2m, and the Protector of Brijw\u00e2sis. You are so busy and have no time. You are my delightful lover and You come to me to give me happiness, this is but an indulgence of vidagdha<\/em>. O Pleasure of my eyes! You are my sole Treasure and life! Please do not discard me so. Alas! Alas! Please give me darshan<\/em> again.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sriman-Mah\u00e2prabhu spoke in this manner and expressed all the symptoms of ecstasy such as stupefaction, shivering, perspiration, paleness, tears, hoarseness and goose bumps. He laughed, cried, danced, sang, ran here and there and fell unconscious on the earth.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 (Sri Chaitanya-Charit\u00e2mrita \u2013 Madhya.2.56-62)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In the siddha<\/em> deha<\/em> (as Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2\u2019s sakhi<\/em>), the poet is begging Sri Krishna to fulfil Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2\u2019s prayer. As Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2\u2019s sakhi<\/em>, she is expressing the feelings of amarsha<\/em> etc. When the Krishna-vision disappears, she again prays to Him to meet Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2 and shows feelings such as outsukya.<\/em> Now you may ask, that only sakhis<\/em> (which means, in siddha-swarup<\/em> alone) express bh\u00e2vs<\/em> such as amarsha<\/em> and outsukya<\/em>, then how come Lil\u00e2shuk is expressing such bh\u00e2v<\/em>s in the s\u00e2dhak<\/em> state? Srila Kavir\u00e2j Gosw\u00e2mip\u00e2d replies –<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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As a rule one can reach only till the state of prem<\/em> in the s\u00e2dhak<\/em> body, however by Sri Krishna\u2019s mercy Sri Lil\u00e2shuk had attained anur\u00e2g<\/em> (which is a high stage of love) while he was still in the s\u00e2dhak<\/em> body. He expressed great thirst for Sri Krishna and hence it was possible for Lil\u00e2shuk to express all those bh\u00e2vs<\/em> in the s\u00e2dhak<\/em> body itself. As a s\u00e2dhak,<\/em> he is expressing humility and outsukya<\/em>. So he is praying to Sri Krishna by calling out “O Lord! O darling!\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Srila Bhatta Gosw\u00e2mip\u00e2d said, “O Ocean of mercy! If You have come here, why are You not coming before me?\u201d The poet is full of a great longing for His darshan<\/em>. Hence he is begging Him, “O Lord! O You who are ever engaged in Divine sports! When will You give me darshan<\/em>?\u201d (meaning, when will You give me darshan<\/em> while performing sweet pastimes with Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2 and the other Gopis<\/em>). When will You become a \u2018pada<\/em><\/strong>\u2019<\/em> or emblem for my eyesight? (\u2018pada<\/em>\u2019 also means \u2018emblem\u2019) This means – “When will You anoint my eyes with the sweet ras <\/em>of Your Divine love-sports? O Darling! O Extremely kind-hearted One!\u201d What if Sri Krishna asks, “Who will receive my kindness?\u201d So the poet is saying, “Bhuvanaikobandho<\/em><\/strong>\u201d, meaning, “You are the one and only Friend of each and every living entity \u2014 You help everyone without any selfish motive.\u201d Sri Krishna may say, “But don\u2019t you think it is very difficult to be friends with everybody at the same time, since the living entities of this world are all engaged in fighting with each other?\u201d So the poet says, “But You are \u2018Krishna\u2019; You attract everyone and give them pleasure. You are sachchid\u00e2nanda<\/em>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Srila Bhatta Gosw\u00e2mip\u00e2d has explained \u2018Krishna\u2019 as \u2013<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“\u2018Krishi\u2019 means \u2018eternal\u2019 and \u2018na\u2019 means \u2018bliss\u2019. Together the word \u2018Krishna\u2019 means \u2018The One Who is eternal and blissful\u2019 Who is none other than The Supreme Brahman. Whoever is eternal and blissful, He has to be conscious. Hence the eternal, conscious and blissful Supreme Brahman is none other than Krishna.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2018Chapal<\/em>\u2019<\/strong> means \u2018restless\u2019. It shows that He is restless to protect His devotees. In Mah\u00e2bh\u00e2rat (5.58.21) we see –<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“Draupadi has called out to me – \u2018H\u00e2 Govinda!\u2019 <\/span>And has put me in debt! This debt is increasing in my heart and refuses to go away!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Krishna is the only One Who is capable of showing complete mercy<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/span>This proves how much Sri Krishna cares for His devotees. He blows away everyone\u2019s every sorrow. Hence the poet is saying – “O One and only Ocean of mercy! We need mercy that will destroy all our misery; You are the Ocean of that mercy. You are most capable in this matter. Kind people may want to help others in sorrow. But they are not always capable of doing so. This only makes them sad.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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When a kind person is not able to help one in sorrow, he only feels sad. Sri Krishna alone is an expert in protecting the entire creation. Hence we can call only Him as krip\u00e2may<\/em> (merciful).\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Krishna alone has the majesty to fulfil all the requests of all living beings. The poet is addressing Him as \u2018O Raman\u2019 meaning, \u2018You cause pleasure, and hence you are \u2018Raman\u2019. He is expressing the desire to get His darshan <\/em>\u2013 “O delight of my eyes! You are so delightful that You soothe my eyes. Life becomes worthwhile when You appear before our eyes.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Srip\u00e2d Chaitanyad\u00e2s Gosw\u00e2mi says – When the Krishna-vision disappeared, Sri Lil\u00e2shuk uttered this verse in great humility. “O my Lord! You are always engaged in playing, so You are unable to feel my sorrow.\u201d In extreme misery, he is crying -“Alas! Alas! When will You give me darshan<\/em>?\u201d He is showing the reason why Sri Krishna will give him darshan<\/em> – “O my Darling! You can feel the sorrow of Your dear one so I cannot give up the hope that You will give me darshan<\/em>.\u201d What sort of a Darling are You? “You are the one and only selfless Friend in the whole universe. You are the Universal Friend, and I am surely not out of this universe. Moreover, You are \u2018Krishna\u2019, which means You attract everyone with Your beauty, name and qualities. You draw everyone close to You and make him Your own – hence You are the true Universal Friend. Then why am I not able to obtain You? Because You are \u2018chapal\u2019<\/em>,<\/strong> (One Who never remains still, or moves freely.) But why do I still hope to obtain You? Because You are \u2018karunaikasindho\u2019<\/em><\/strong> (One and only Ocean of mercy). And after all, You are my Master! O Raman! You are my most desirable Sri Sri<\/strong> R\u00e2dh\u00e2raman<\/strong>!! You are coupled with Srimati R\u00e2dh\u00e2r\u00e2ni – hence You are the delight of our eyes \u2014 exciting \u2014 the harbinger of supreme bliss!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A very expert explanation indeed<\/span>! 40.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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