{"id":586,"date":"2008-09-06T13:28:22","date_gmt":"2008-09-06T07:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/?p=586"},"modified":"2008-09-06T13:28:35","modified_gmt":"2008-09-06T07:58:35","slug":"kk-91-the-eros-in-vrajadham-is-not-lust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/excerpts-from-sri-krishna-karnamritam\/kk-91-the-eros-in-vrajadham-is-not-lust\/","title":{"rendered":"KK 9.1 – The eros in Vrajadham is NOT ‘lust’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Verse \u00a0<\/span>9<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n
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pallavaruna \u2013 pani \u2013 pankaja \u2013 sangi \u2013 venurav\u00e2kulm<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/span>phulla \u2013 patala \u2013 patali \u2013 pariv\u00e2di \u2013 pada \u2013 saroruham, <\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

ullasach\u2013madhura-adhara\u2013dyuti\u2013manjari sarasa\u2013\u00e2nanam <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

vallavi\u2013kuchakumbha\u2013kumkuma\u00a0 <\/span>pankilam prabhum\u2013\u00e2shraye.9.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

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He maddens the hearts of Gopis by creating notes with His hands that are shaped like lotus petals, and they are rosy like the budding leaves. His lotus\u2013feet put blooming roses to shame; His lotus\u2013face is radiant with joyous splendour of His sweet lips and He is adorned with the kumkum<\/span>1<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> smeared on the bosom of young damsels. He bestows worthiness to the unworthy \u2013 I seek shelter of That generous Master.9.<\/span><\/p>\n


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rip<\/span>\u00e2<\/span>d <\/span>Lil\u00e2shuk<\/span> was inspired by the sweetness of Sri Krishna sporting in the R\u00e2s <\/em>dance. Due to overwhelming love<\/span>,<\/span> he felt the sweetness of R\u00e2s\u2013rasik2<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em> Sri Krishna accompanied by Srimati <\/span>R\u00e2dh\u00e2r\u00e2ni<\/span> to be most wonderful.\u00a0 <\/span>He thus expressed his thirst for more in the following two prayers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Why does the poet call Sri Krishna \u2018prabhu\u2019 or Master?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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During R\u00e2s<\/em>–leel\u00e2,<\/em> one Sri Krishna was capable of fulfilling the desires of one hundred crores of Gopis<\/em> \u2013 So He is known as \u2018Master\u2019.\u00a0 <\/span>While describing the Mah\u00e2r\u00e2s<\/em>, Srip\u00e2d Shukamuni has said \u2013<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“The festival of R\u00e2s <\/em>comprising of circles of Gopis <\/em>began and Bhagav\u00e2n<\/em> Sri Krishna Who is complete with inconceivable potencies entered between every alternate Gopi<\/em> and embraced them so that each and every Gopi<\/em> felt that Sri Krishna was dancing with her alone.\u201d-\u00a0 <\/span>[S.B. 10.33.3]<\/span><\/p>\n

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The R\u00e2s<\/em>–leel\u00e2<\/em> manifests the divine potencies of Sri Krishna, such as omniscience, omnipresence etc. Sri Bhagav\u00e2n<\/em> understood the innermost desires of the Gopis<\/em> and hence “kritva tavantam \u2013 \u00e2tm\u00e2n\u00e2m yavatir \u2013 gopa \u2013 yoshit\u00e2h.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Meaning :- “During the R\u00e2s<\/em>-dance, Sri Krishna manifested as many forms as there were Gopis<\/em> and sported with them\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

– (R\u00e2s<\/em>\u2013vih<\/em><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/em>r<\/span><\/em>)\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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So we see that as soon as Sri Bhagav\u00e2n<\/em> wished to sport simultaneously with all the Gopis<\/em>, in order to fulfil their desire, His potency Yogm\u00e2y\u00e2 who can make the impossible possible, did the needful. Here, although His opulence was manifested, it did not eclipse the mood of sweetness. The Gopis<\/em> too, upon beholding the infinite forms of Sri Krishna, simply thought that He was a great expert in dancing!\u00a0 <\/span>This is why Sri Lil\u00e2shuk said \u2013 <\/span><\/p>\n

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How is the \u2018Master\u2019?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

He is “pallav\u00e2runa \u2013 p\u00e2ni \u2013 pankaja \u2013 sangi \u2013 venu \u2013 rava \u2013 \u00e2kulam\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Meaning: – His very beautiful lotus-hands are rosier than budding leaves and they play on the flute whose joyous erotic notes agitate the Gopis<\/em>. The \u2018erotism\u2019 felt by the Gopis<\/em> refers to their extreme desire to serve Sri Krishna in a sweet mood.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pritisandarbha3<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> states \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Eros in Vrajadh\u00e2m is NOT lust<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0<\/span>“The feeling that the Vraja-beauties have for their beloved Sri Krishna has been designated as \u2018smara\u2019<\/em> or \u2018eros\u2019.\u00a0 <\/span>It is very much different from the \u2018eros\u2019 or \u2018lust\u2019 of the material world.\u00a0 <\/span>Ordinarily \u2018lust\u2019 means desire. However, \u2018priti<\/em>\u2019 (love) refers to serving the object of \u2018priti<\/em>\u20194<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> and giving Him pleasure. Hence, although love and lust appear to be similar, love gives pleasure to the object of love, while the aim of lust is to gratify one\u2019s own senses.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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“I do not consider my own sorrow; I only want Him to be joyful.\u00a0 <\/span>If by inflicting sorrow on me, He gains great pleasure, then that sorrow will be my greatest happiness.\u201d – (C.C. \u2013 Antya. 20.43)<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is the internal beauty of the Vrajadevis\u2019<\/em> eros. The resounding flute that is the eternal companion of Sri Krishna\u2019s lotus hands causes erotic exultation in the Vrajadevis<\/em>. This makes them anxious. In the beginning of R\u00e2s<\/em>–leel\u00e2<\/em>, Srip\u00e2d Shukamuni has expressed this erotic exultation of the Vrajadevis<\/em> brought about by the song of the flute \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n

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“When the Vrajadevis<\/em> heard the song of Sri Krishna\u2019s flute that brings about erotic exultation, their hearts were attracted to Sri Krishna and with earrings swinging to and fro, they rushed towards their Beloved.\u201d – [S.B.10.29.4]<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Mah\u00e2jans too have described how the flute drove the Vrajadevis<\/em> mad \u2013 <\/span><\/p>\n

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“The sweet resounding song of the flute puts nectar to shame. All the ladies of respectable families heard it and lost their hearts. It forced into their ears and beckoned them with promises of abundant happiness. The tender and lovely R\u00e2dhe was overcome with ecstasy. She lost all bodily consciousness.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>All the damsels who were present told Her sweetly, \u2018There, there, just listen to those notes, how it wrenches the heart!\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

(They said) \u2013 We cannot bear it. The music of the flute pierces the very core of the heart. The maidens of Vraja have become mad and lost their honour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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(to be contd.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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1<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> saffron<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> connoisseur of the R\u00e2s<\/em> dance<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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3<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/span>A text on divine Love composed by Srila Jiva Gosw\u00e2mi<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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4<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/span>In this case, Sri Krishna <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Verse \u00a09 pallavaruna \u2013 pani \u2013 pankaja \u2013 sangi \u2013 venurav\u00e2kulm \u00a0phulla \u2013 patala \u2013 patali \u2013 pariv\u00e2di \u2013 pada \u2013 saroruham, ullasach\u2013madhura-adhara\u2013dyuti\u2013manjari sarasa\u2013\u00e2nanam vallavi\u2013kuchakumbha\u2013kumkuma\u00a0 pankilam prabhum\u2013\u00e2shraye.9. \u00a0 Translation \u00a0 He maddens the hearts of Gopis by creating notes with … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-excerpts-from-sri-krishna-karnamritam","category-verse-9"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":588,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586\/revisions\/588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}