{"id":1499,"date":"2009-01-17T14:34:29","date_gmt":"2009-01-17T09:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/?p=1499"},"modified":"2009-01-17T22:14:42","modified_gmt":"2009-01-17T16:44:42","slug":"bb-74-the-supreme-love-of-the-gopis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/brihad-bhagvatamritam\/bb-74-the-supreme-love-of-the-gopis\/","title":{"rendered":"BB 7.4 – The supreme love of the Gopis"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Commentary\u2014Rukmini Devi is saying that the Gopik\u00e2s are not interested in what happens to them in the life after. They have self-surrendered to Sri Krishna <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>in anur\u00e2g<\/em>. Although they are the inherent shaktis<\/em> of the Lord, they are not bound to Him by marriage, and hence the wise extol them as \u2018parakiy\u00e2<\/em>[1]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span> <\/span>sweethearts\u2019. Sri Krishna is the Chief of all connoisseurs of ras<\/em>. He wishes to relish an inconceivably sweet prem-ras<\/em>; therefore He has made His \u2018\u00e2nandini shaktis<\/em>\u2019\u2014blissful potencies (the Gopis)\u2014feel that they have an extra-marital relationship with Him. He has used Yogam\u00e2y\u00e2 to make this happen. The women of decent families are extremely sad if they have to waver from the path of righteousness and away from their dear ones. Rather they would gladly welcome death by entering the fire or by drinking poison. Under no circumstance they can give up chastity, for they feel it is extremely shameful to do so. Extreme love forces the Vrajadevis<\/em> to cross the boundaries of Vedic injunctions, societal norms and obstacles of every type, and serve Sri Krishna. This only proves the zenith of their Sri Krishna-prem<\/em>. <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rasik-shekhar<\/span>[2]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> Sri Krishna relishes their parakiy\u00e2-bh\u00e2v<\/em> in a tremendously extraordinary manner. His relish is so unique and He never gets such ras<\/em> in anything else. This is why Rukmini Devi has said that, the Gopis are so overwhelmed by love that they serve Sri Krishna in a very confidential manner. It is very difficult for the queens to serve Him likewise. Henece the Queens and other devotees too should meditate upon the Gopik\u00e2s\u2019 bh\u00e2v<\/em> and sev\u00e2<\/em>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In Brijdh\u00e2m, the anur\u00e2g<\/em> is so astounding that both lovers have got bound by the mighty cords of deep love\u2014day after day\u2014how many different types of love-sports they have enjoyed\u2014in so many different ways! Such sweet love-dalliance is beyond the imagination of the queens. Sometimes in the deep dark night, Sri Krishna has stealthily tip-toed\u2014His heart palpitating in fear\u2014and reached the courtyard of Sri R\u00e2dhik\u00e2. There He has hidden in a lonely dark spot, and given peculiar calls. Then Srimati R\u00e2dh\u00e2r\u00e2ni has slowly risen from her bed, silently so as not to wake up Her in-laws, unbolted the door and have united with Her Beloved. Then She has tightly embraced and kissed Him. At other times, when the elders succeed in obstructing Them, the Gopis have to call-off the meeting and they are engulfed in deep sorrow. They cry in viraha<\/em>; Their hearts are shrouded by pitch black disappointment. We find that Sri Krishna has secretly reached the sanket-kunja<\/em> on the banks of the Yamun\u00e2, and is thirstily awaiting the arrival of His sweetheart. He has prepareda bed of soft leaves and flowers for Her and is gazing lovingly at her path. The dry leaves murmur and He starts up thinking His beloved has arrived. On the other hand, the Gopis too visit the banks of the Yamuna under the pretext of bringing water, and meet Him in the sanket-kunja<\/em> to make Him happy. Often in the evenings, Sri Krishna\u2019s mesmerizing flute commands the gopis to come to Him. Its mellifluous notes drives them crazy and they cross all barricades posed by the parents and relatives, and unite with Him. The Gopis meet Sri Krishna in Vrind\u00e2ban and give Him the pleasure of relishing the wonderful ras<\/em> of the r\u00e2s-leel\u00e2<\/em>. It is verily impossible for the queens who are His married wives, to give Him such remarkable sweet relish. This is why Rukmini Devi is saying, “We cannot possibly feel jealous of the Gopis.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The ancient authors of ras<\/em>-science do not accept that relation with a \u2018parodh\u00e2<\/em><\/span><\/span>[3]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u2019 can be ras-<\/em>full. However this holds good only in the case of wordly lovers, and not in the case of the lotus-eyed Vraja-beauties, since they are Sri Krishna\u2019s inherent shaktis<\/em>, and not different from Him. Sri Krishna is God Himself and is the source of all incarnations. He is also rasik-shekhar<\/em>. To relish condensed ras<\/em>, He has ordered Yogm\u00e2y\u00e2 to make His inherent potencies, the Gopis, to feel that they are \u2018parodh\u00e2<\/em>\u2019 (belong to some other husband). This has made them set aside the considerations of dharma<\/em> and adharma<\/em>. Their anur\u00e2g<\/em> has reached such a height that they have set aside all concerns for what will happen to them in this life and the next. Their love is devoid of all \u2018up\u00e2dhis<\/em>\u2019 or contaminations. As a result, this \u2018parakiy\u00e2<\/em>\u2019 (extra-marital) bh\u00e2v<\/em> is unadulterated and inconceivable. Srimad-Bh\u00e2gavatam says that, Sri Uddhav Mah\u00e2shai is the crest-jewel of all s\u00e2dhus<\/em>. When he saw the height of prem<\/em> the Vraja-beauties had for Sri Krishna, he exclaimed in joy, “The Vraja-beauties have denigrated the honorable path of the Aryans, which is impossible to forsake! Ohh! Without any doubt, it\u2019d the best way to achieve Sri Krishna and even the Shrutis are searching for this path (but failing to arrive at it).\u201d If the Shrutis are searching for this path, then it has to be supremely blissful and eternally spiritual. Thus it is clear that the parakiy\u00e2-bh\u00e2v<\/em> offers unlimited and variegated relish of erotic ras<\/em>. It is eternal, and the topmost achievable goal for any living <\/span>being<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>. )<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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[1]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> Lovers who have extra-marital relationship<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[2]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> The Chief of all connoisseurs of ras<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[3]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> A sweetheart who is married to another. This is because she is bound and marriage wil not be possible. This <\/span>signifies that the \u2018love affair\u2019 will not go into culmination, that is, marriage. So it is a hopeless case and hence devoid of ras<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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