{"id":680,"date":"2008-09-19T18:00:01","date_gmt":"2008-09-19T12:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/?p=680"},"modified":"2008-09-19T18:00:01","modified_gmt":"2008-09-19T12:30:01","slug":"kk-133-sri-krishnas-sweetness-and-the-gopi-bhaav","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/excerpts-from-sri-krishna-karnamritam\/kk-133-sri-krishnas-sweetness-and-the-gopi-bhaav\/","title":{"rendered":"KK 13.3 &#8211; Sri Krishna&#8217;s sweetness and the Gopi-bhaav"},"content":{"rendered":"<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 pondered a little and said \u2013 &#8220;The beauty of this Kishor-Shekhar<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-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; 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> is ever new. This means that the next time you see Him, His eyes will appear more beautiful than what You saw previously.<!--more--><\/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\">The beauty of His eyes is ever increasing! The loveliness that I saw a moment ago has now increased a hundredfold! In awe, Sri Lil\u00e2shuk said \u2013 <strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">I have seen these eyes just a moment ago and as I continue to behold the sweetness of the eyes, they are expressing thousands of \u2018l\u00e2litya\u2019<a style=\"mso-footnote-id: ftn2;\" name=\"_ftnref2\" href=\"#_ftn2\"><span class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\"><span style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\"><span class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; 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>2<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong> May such a Nava-kishor Sri Krishna with His beautiful eyes flow in our hearts in the form of nectarine love. <\/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\">Srila Kavir\u00e2j Gosw\u00e2mip\u00e2d has written, it is the nature of deep love to feel that the sweet form of the dear one seems new with every moment. Srimad- Bh\u00e2gavatam also says \u2013 &#8220;anusabhavinavam\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u2013 (S.B.10.44.14)<\/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\">It is the natural for Sri Krishna\u2019s sweetness to increase continually with every moment, and it is also normal that the Gopis find His sweetness enhancing speedily with time ! After all, such is Gopi-bhaav.<\/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;The <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">bh\u00e2v<\/em> of the Gopis is like a mirror. Krishna\u2019s sweetness is reflected in it and it appears novel at every moment. Their <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">bh\u00e2v<\/em> and His sweetness compete with each other and both increase in magnitude. None is daunted. Their magnificence thus appears new all the time\u201d. \u2013 (C. C. \u2013 Madhya.21.99)<\/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-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; 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;\"> Paragon of adolescent beauty<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ftn2\" style=\"mso-element: footnote;\">\n<p class=\"MsoFootnoteText\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><a style=\"mso-footnote-id: ftn2;\" name=\"_ftn2\" href=\"#_ftnref2\"><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-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small; font-family: Verdana;\"> beauty and attractiveness<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The beauty of His eyes is ever increasing! The loveliness that I saw a moment ago has now increased a hundredfold! 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