{"id":1571,"date":"2009-01-24T12:15:23","date_gmt":"2009-01-24T06:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/?p=1571"},"modified":"2009-01-24T19:31:49","modified_gmt":"2009-01-24T14:01:49","slug":"bb-77-the-residents-of-dwaraka-are-not-qualified-even-to-hear-about-braja-prem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/excerpts-from-sri-krishna-karnamritam\/verse-3\/bb-77-the-residents-of-dwaraka-are-not-qualified-even-to-hear-about-braja-prem\/","title":{"rendered":"BB 7.7 – The residents of Dwaraka are not qualified even to hear about Braja-prem !"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sri Krishna said, “Moreover when they can not see me, they are sometimes stupefied due to the blazing fire of viraha<\/em>, at times they are almost dead, and at other times they become lunatic. Thus they attain all sorts of sweet bh\u00e2v<\/em>. When they see darkness or the tamal tree, they mistake them to be me, so they hug and kiss these things. Now, with whom can I discuss these subjects? Who is here to realize such bh\u00e2v<\/em>? No one in Dw\u00e2rak\u00e2 is qualified to hear all this, because they do not possess that sort of prem<\/em>. Thus, whether I am present in Braj, or absent \u2013 both amount the same. It is pointless for me to go there. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Then you may ask\u2014why did You marry us? Listen, I\u2019ll tell you the reason. O Satyabh\u00e2m\u00e2 \u2013 you who have done m\u00e2n<\/em>! Earlier, although I was separated from the Gopis, I had no wish to marry. However, Rukmini Devi wanted to commit suicide if I refused to marry her. She had sent a me a letter crying pathetically to save her. The envoy carrying the letter too conveyed the same plea. As a result I had kidnapped her and accepted her hand in marriage. But after seeing her, the painful memory of the Gopis caused me enormous grief. I was extremely agitated and wanted some respite from that sorrow. There were sixteen thousand and one hundred Gopis who had performed the \u2018K\u00e2ty\u00e2yani vrata<\/em>\u2019 to obtain me as their husband; you all too numbered the same. Therefore I married you.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Brijw\u00e2sis<\/em> are highly captivating; when I lived in Braj, I used to be constantly immersed in pleasure-sports with them. I did not even realize when night would fall, and the dawn would break. Forget the Brijw\u00e2sis<\/em>, do you know how I looked then? I used look stunning, and my attire and flute-song were so extraordinary! These qualities would lovingly mesmerize all the moving and non-moving in the entire creation! Now, it\u2019s still the same old me \u2013 but I have not been able to make the Y\u00e2davs get the same bh\u00e2v<\/em> as that of the Brijw\u00e2sis<\/em>. You have done m\u00e2n<\/em> \u2013 but then, you belong to such a high status, don\u2019t you? So now it is very difficult for me even to attempt at breaking your m\u00e2n<\/em> with the help of the flute, since you think you are very respectable. This has made me so embarrassed that I have abandoned the flute, although it was so dear to me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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(Commentary \u2013 Satyabh\u00e2m\u00e2\u2019s m\u00e2n is very easy to break, unlike that of the Gopis. The queens are not interested in behaving in a manner contrary to the Lord\u2019s liking, since They scare in awe of Him and treat Him with reverence. These feelings cause hindrance in the path of pure prem<\/em>. Only the Vraja-beauties possess such carefree love for Sri Krishna, and so they are able to show invincible m\u00e2n<\/em>. Consequently, Sri Krishna does not need the help of the mighty flute to break Satyabh\u00e2m\u00e2\u2019s m\u00e2n<\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Chaitanya-Charit\u00e2mrita states \u2013 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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braje gopiganer m\u00e2n rosher nid\u00e2n<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Meaning – “In Braj, the m\u00e2n<\/em> of the Gopis is a fountainhead of ras<\/em>.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Here in Dw\u00e2rak\u00e2, Sri Krishna is the King of Kings, while the flute is a toy belonging to a Gopa boy. Therefore, it is most unbecoming for a \u2018King of Kings\u2019 to break the m\u00e2n<\/em> of a queen with the help of a flute. He would become a laughing stock for the public. In fact, only Brijdh\u00e2m has sole monopoly over the flute. Its sweetness is the extraordinary wealth of Braj alone! This is why He has abandoned the flute. After all, Sri Krishna expresses His greatness in the proper place.)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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(contd……………………)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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