{"id":1252,"date":"2008-12-20T17:36:05","date_gmt":"2008-12-20T12:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/?p=1252"},"modified":"2008-12-20T17:45:56","modified_gmt":"2008-12-20T12:15:56","slug":"kk-512-only-if-we-meditate-on-our-siddha-swarup-in-sadhana-we-can-achieve-it-in-the-transcendental-realm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/excerpts-from-sri-krishna-karnamritam\/kk-512-only-if-we-meditate-on-our-siddha-swarup-in-sadhana-we-can-achieve-it-in-the-transcendental-realm\/","title":{"rendered":"KK 51.2 – Only if we meditate on our siddha-swarup in sadhana, we can achieve it in the transcendental realm."},"content":{"rendered":"

In the siddha-swarup<\/em> Lil\u00e2shuk said, “I am absorbed in Sri Krishna\u2019s sweetness while He is sporting with Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Let us relish Sri Krishna-Vallabh\u00e2 purport. Sri Lil\u00e2shuk is saying that, Sri Krishna\u2019s playfulness and all other activities are sweeter than sweet. So the poet has described Him as \u2018madhurima<\/em><\/strong>\u2019<\/em>. Sri Bhagav\u00e2n<\/em> is full of Divine ras.<\/em> Although He is the embodiment of ras<\/em>, some incarnations manifest some of the ras<\/em>. None of the incarnations contains all the ras.<\/em> But Sri Krishna is the very embodiment of the nectarine ras<\/em>. All the ras <\/em>are fully manifested in Him. He has certain qualities that bring forth these ras<\/em>. We do not find this in any other Divine form. These qualities are His personal treasure. Our Gosw\u00e2mis have named these qualities as \u2018m\u00e2dhuri<\/em>\u2019. Sri Krishna is sweetness personified. Hence, each and every part of His body is sweet! The devotee who has realizes this has sung \u2013 <\/span><\/p>\n

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“adharam madhuram vadanam mahuram<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

hridayam madhuram gamanam madhuram<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

madhur\u00e2dhipateh-akhilam madhuram.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Sri Lil\u00e2shuk is a worshipper in the sweet mood. So he is saying, \u2018I want to remain absorbed in that sweetness\u2019. He is praying eagerly in three verses. In this verse he is saying \u2013 “I will remain absorbed in that supremely effulgent \u2018dev\u2019. \u2018Dev<\/em>\u2019 is defined as \u2018divyati dyotate iti deva\u2019<\/em>, meaning, \u2018Dev<\/em> is One Who has effulgence\u2019. Here we may ask, \u2018Does Sri Lil\u00e2shuk want to merge into Sri Krishna\u2019s effulgence as the gy\u00e2ni<\/em>s want?\u2019 No, he does not. He wants that Sri Krishna, absorbed in ras,<\/em> will perform Leel\u00e2 <\/em>with rapt attention. He wants to lose himself in that Leel\u00e2<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How does the poet describe Sri Krishna? \u2018ahimakara-kara-nikara-mridu-mudita-laxmi-sarastara-sarasiruha-sadrisha-drishi\u2019. <\/em><\/strong>\u2018ahimakara<\/strong><\/em>\u2019 means \u2018one whose rays are not cool, that is, the sun.\u2019 \u2018ahimakara<\/strong><\/em>\u2019 also means \u2018those sunrays that are neither hot nor cold. These rays have touched the lotus and made it look serene. \u2018mudita<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 means \u2018exultant\u2019 or \u2018bloomed\u2019. \u2018laxmi-sarasrata-sarasiruha<\/em><\/strong>\u2019<\/em> means \u2018the lotus (sarasiruha)<\/em><\/strong> that is full of ras (sarasa-tara<\/strong><\/em>) and hence is beautiful (laxmi<\/strong>)\u2019. Sri Lil\u00e2shuk has lost his heart to such beautiful lotus like eyes. Here we should note that when subjected to the midday sun, the lotus, in spite of containing honey, appears dried and rough. On the other hand, very early in the morning, the lotus is not bloomed at all. Hence, the lotus is at its best when touched by the sunrays that are not too hot or cold. Then it is bloomed as well as soft and serene. The poet has compared Sri Krishna\u2019s beautiful eyes to such lotus.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The poet has also described Sri Krishna as \u2018vraja-yuvati-rati-kalaha-vijayi-hija-lila-mada-mudita-vadana-shashi-madhurimani\u2019<\/em><\/strong>. Meaning \u2013 “Sri Krishna fights a battle of love with the Gop\u00e2ngan\u00e2s.<\/em> He tries to hold them in tight embrace, which breaks their necklace, and He attempts to kiss and strike them playfully with lotuses. Sri Krishna has won victory in this battle. Hence His moon-like face is sparkling with pride and joy.\u201d The kohl from the Gopis\u2019<\/em> eyes has tainted His face during the rati-kalaha<\/em> (battle of love). So His face is moon-like (since the moon too has dark marks on it). As He embraces the soft Vrajab\u00e2l\u00e2s<\/em>, He becomes more and more full of ras.<\/em> When the devotee meditates on those Leel\u00e2s<\/em> with the Vrajab\u00e2l\u00e2s<\/em>, His heart too softens and becomes full of Divine ras<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is a very special Kaliyug, for in this age Sri Sri Gour\u00e2nga Mah\u00e2prabhu has opened up the casket containing a very deep secret that is the mode of worshipping Sri Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2-Krishna. He has brought this good news for humanity that was hitherto unavailable even for men with pure consciousness, having long life and performing very difficult austerities in the other yugas.<\/em> He has brought with Him the practise (s\u00e2dhan\u00e2<\/em>) of Vraja<\/em>–ras <\/em>for the sinful and trouble-ridden humankind of Kaliyug. Sriman-Mah\u00e2prabhu has spread this priceless treasure (this message) through Sri Rupa, San\u00e2tan and the other Gosw\u00e2mis who are His eternal and loving associates. This treasure is \u2018R\u00e2g\u00e2nug\u00e2<\/em> bhakti<\/em>\u2019. Srila Rupa Gosw\u00e2mip\u00e2d has written in Bhaktirasmrita-sindhu about the process of R\u00e2g\u00e2nug\u00e2 bhakti<\/em> \u2013 <\/span><\/p>\n

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tad-bh\u00e2v-lipsuna kary\u00e2 vraja-loka-anusarata:\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Meaning \u2013 “Those who wish to gain rati<\/em> (passionate love) for Sri Krishna in Vrajadh\u00e2m, must perform sev\u00e2<\/em> in this body, as a s\u00e2dhak<\/em> and in siddha-swarup <\/em>through meditation (since only the siddha-swarup<\/em> is qualified to serve the Divine), following in the footsteps and under the authority of the Vraja lokas<\/em>.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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Here \u2018Vraja lokas\u2019<\/em> means the residents of Vraja such as Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2, Vish\u00e2kh\u00e2, Rupa manjari and the Gosw\u00e2mis, such as Sri Rupa and San\u00e2tan. In siddha-swarup<\/em>, we must do sev\u00e2<\/em> under the domination of Sri Rupa manjari etc. while in s\u00e2dhak<\/em> deha<\/em> we must serve under the command of Sri Rupa, San\u00e2tan and other Gosw\u00e2mis. Sriman-Mah\u00e2prabhu Himself has said \u2013 <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“bahye antare ihar duito sadhan,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

bahya-s\u00e2dhak-dehe kore shraban kirtan.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

mane nija siddha-deha koriya bhaban,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

rarti dine kore braje krishnera seban.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

nija-abhishta krishna-preshtha pacche to lagiya,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

nirantar seba kore antarmana hoiya.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Meaning \u2013 “In this body the s\u00e2dhak<\/em> must perform all external sev\u00e2<\/em> such as hearing, taking the Holy Name, worshipping and glorifying while he must meditate on his siddha-swarup<\/em> that is given to him by his Sri Gurudev and must serve Sri Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2-Krishna all day and night in his mind. As the s\u00e2dhak<\/em> meditates on the Divine pastimes in this manner, his innermost mind gradually becomes absorbed in the lotus-feet of his worshipped Lordships.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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When he attains success in his s\u00e2dhan\u00e2<\/em>, the s\u00e2dhak<\/em> leaves this body and actually gains sev\u00e2<\/em> of Sri Sri Yugalkishor in the realm of Leel\u00e2s<\/em>, in his siddha-swarup <\/em>on which he had been meditating all along. Then he feels blessed. Srila Narottam d\u00e2s Th\u00e2kur Mah\u00e2shay has written \u2013 <\/span><\/p>\n

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“Sri Rupa manjari (Sri Rupa Gosw\u00e2mi) is our leader. The siddha-swarup<\/em> of the other Gosw\u00e2mis are as followers \u2013 Sri Rati manjari (Srila Raghun\u00e2th d\u00e2s Gosw\u00e2mi), Lavanga manjari (Srila San\u00e2tan d\u00e2s Gosw\u00e2mi), Manjul\u00e2li (Srila Lokan\u00e2th Gosw\u00e2mi), Sri Rasa manjari (Srila Raghun\u00e2th Bhatta Gosw\u00e2mi) and Kasturik\u00e2 (Srila Krishna d\u00e2s Kavir\u00e2j Gosw\u00e2mi). They all get together and perform loving sev\u00e2<\/em> eagerly and with great joy. Under their guidance, I too shall pray for loving sev\u00e2<\/em>. They will merely gesture and I will understand what to do. I will bounce with beauty and talents, and always be full of deep love. In this manner, I shall live amongst the sakhis<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In Vrind\u00e2van both of Them (R\u00e2dh\u00e2 and Krishna) are sitting with the sakhis<\/em> surrounding Them. It is the time for ras<\/em>-celebration. O when will the sakhi<\/em> gesture to me and I will sway the fly-brush? And lift t\u00e2mbul<\/em> to Their beautiful moon like faces?<\/span><\/p>\n

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All day and night, I shall meditate on the sev\u00e2<\/em> unto the lotus feet of the Divine Couple, with deep love in my heart. Whatever I shall meditate upon now, in s\u00e2dhan\u00e2<\/em>, I shall get in siddha-deha,<\/em> for this is the process of R\u00e2g\u00e2nug\u00e2 Bhakti<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If I covet that treasure (sev\u00e2<\/em> unto the lotus feet of the Divine Couple) now during devotional practice (s\u00e2dhan\u00e2<\/em>), then alone I shall get it in siddha-deha<\/em>. It is only a matter of practice and perfection. When we have become perfect in the meditation of siddha-deha<\/em>, we attain a stage called \u2018prem-bhakti\u2019.<\/em> Until then we are in the process of practicing and it is called \u2018s\u00e2dhan\u00e2<\/em>\u2019. This, in essence, is true bhakti<\/em>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The living being is Sri Krishna\u2019s \u2018tatasth\u00e2-shakti\u2019<\/em><\/strong>. Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2- Krishna\u2019s sev\u00e2 <\/em>in Vrajadh\u00e2m is the highest goal that the living being can attain and this is possible only through R\u00e2g\u00e2nug\u00e2 Bhakti<\/em>. There is nothing higher than this. 51.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In Vrind\u00e2van both of Them (R\u00e2dh\u00e2 and Krishna) are sitting with the sakhis surrounding Them. It is the time for ras-celebration. O when will the sakhi gesture to me and I will sway the fly-brush? And lift t\u00e2mbul to Their beautiful moon like faces?<\/p>\n

All day and night, I shall meditate on the sev\u00e2 unto the lotus feet of the Divine Couple, with deep love in my heart. Whatever I shall meditate upon now, in s\u00e2dhan\u00e2, I shall get in siddha-deha, for this is the process of R\u00e2g\u00e2nug\u00e2 Bhakti.<\/p>\n

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