{"id":612,"date":"2008-09-10T14:02:02","date_gmt":"2008-09-10T08:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/?p=612"},"modified":"2008-09-10T14:02:02","modified_gmt":"2008-09-10T08:32:02","slug":"kk-111-govinda-forsakes-three-hundred-crores-of-gopis-to-sport-with-ishwari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/excerpts-from-sri-krishna-karnamritam\/kk-111-govinda-forsakes-three-hundred-crores-of-gopis-to-sport-with-ishwari\/","title":{"rendered":"Kk 11.1 &#8211; Govinda forsakes three hundred crores of Gopis to sport with Ishwari"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 3pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small; font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Verse<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>11<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; mso-element: para-border-div; mso-border-alt: double-wave windowtext 5.25pt; border: windowtext 5.25pt double; padding: 0cm;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 3pt;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS;\">hridaya mama hridya vibhram\u00e2nan<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 3pt;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS;\">hridayan harsha &#8211; vish\u00e2la \u2013 lola \u2013 netram,<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 3pt;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS;\">tarun\u00e2m vrajab\u00e2l\u00e2 \u2013 sundarin\u00e2n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 3pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">taratang kinchana dh\u00e2m sannidh\u00e2tam .<\/span><\/em><span lang=\"EN-GB\">11.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">Translation<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: &quot;Lucida Calligraphy&quot;;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: &quot;Lucida Calligraphy&quot;;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">The One Who knows the heart of the charming bewildered Vraja-beauties, Who is the restless gem (precious wealth) residing in the hearts of the Vrajadevis, Who has large naughty eyes, Who is young \u2013 may That inexpressible dense brilliance pervade my heart.11.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><br style=\"mso-ignore: vglayout;\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"mso-element: dropcap-dropped; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-element-linespan: 3;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8; padding: 0cm;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 39pt; text-align: justify; mso-element: dropcap-dropped; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-element-linespan: 3; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 49pt; font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-text-raise: -4.5pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">J<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">ust as Sri Krishna is the chief of \u2018<em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">rasikas<\/em>\u2019, the Gopis too <!--more-->are supreme \u2018<em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">vidagdha<\/em>\u2019. It means that Sri Krishna is made of <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">ras<\/em>, while the Vraja-Gopis are replete with the infinite <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">ras<\/em>&#8211;<em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">vaidagdhi<\/em> that enables \u2018Shring\u00e2r-rasa-r\u00e2j\u2019 Sri Krishna to relish sweet <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">ras<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">During the <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">R\u00e2s<\/em>&#8211;<em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">leel\u00e2<\/em> <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">Rasik-chud\u00e2mani<\/em><a style=\"mso-footnote-id: ftn1;\" name=\"_ftnref1\" href=\"#_ftn1\"><span class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\"><span style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\"><span class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> Sri Krishna increased the Gopis\u2019 longing. After this He was to desert all of them and sport in various manners with Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2r\u00e2ni in seclusion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u2018Sri Krishna is embracing some Gopi, kissing another one and sporting with a third\u2019. &#8211; (Gita-Govindam) <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">Sri Lil\u00e2shuk was inspired with such a vision of Sri Krishna\u2019s dalliance with the Gopis that He was intensely curious to behold such pastimes and said, &#8220;May That inexpressible dense brilliance pervade my heart.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">Now, Sri Krishna has deserted all the other Vraja-beauties in order to sport with Srimati R\u00e2dh\u00e2r\u00e2ni in seclusion. Here \u2018<strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">hridaya\u2019<\/strong> (in the heart) refers to some private place or a place where Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2\u2019s intimate friends are present. <strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">It is the heartfelt desire of all the <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">sakhi-manjaris<\/em> who are followers of Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2r\u00e2ni, that Sri Krishna should desert the three hundred crores of Gopis during the <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">R\u00e2s<\/em>&#8211;<em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">leel\u00e2<\/em> and sport with Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2 in seclusion<\/strong>. They love to relish the beauty and pastimes of Sri Krishna when He is solely under the command of their mistress. When Sri Krishna deserted all the Gopis during R\u00e2s-<em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">leel\u00e2<\/em> and was sporting with Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2r\u00e2ni in privacy, Her <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">sakhis<\/em> were very eager to behold the dalliance of the Divine Couple. Therefore, they asked the does \u2013 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">&#8220;O friend doe! Did Sri Krishna come here, accompanied by His beloved? You must have felt extreme joy on beholding His all-alluring form! Is this why your eyes have enlarged so much? We feel as if He must be somewhere near because this place is so fragrant with the sweet scent of His garland. It is sweet-smelling and more colourful because of the saffron from the breasts of His beloved\u201d. \u2013 (S.B.10.30.11)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">In the Vaishnav\u2013toshani explanation of this verse it is written \u2013 &#8220;All the words of this <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">shlok<\/em> indicate that they are spoken by a beloved <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">sakhi<\/em> in the passionate mood. Hence, it is clear that Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2\u2019s <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">sakhis<\/em> are impatient to behold Sri Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2-Krishna sporting with each other. Therefore they are enquiring about Them from the doe\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">(to be continued)<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"mso-element: footnote-list;\">\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n<div id=\"ftn1\" style=\"mso-element: footnote;\">\n<p class=\"MsoFootnoteText\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><a style=\"mso-footnote-id: ftn1;\" name=\"_ftn1\" href=\"#_ftnref1\"><span class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\"><span class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small; font-family: Verdana;\"> the crest jewel of all rasik<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now, Sri Krishna has deserted all the other Vraja-beauties in order to sport with Srimati R <a href=\"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/excerpts-from-sri-krishna-karnamritam\/kk-111-govinda-forsakes-three-hundred-crores-of-gopis-to-sport-with-ishwari\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/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":[26,69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-excerpts-from-sri-krishna-karnamritam","category-verse-11"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612","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=612"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":613,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612\/revisions\/613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}