{"id":729,"date":"2008-09-25T13:34:53","date_gmt":"2008-09-25T08:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/?p=729"},"modified":"2008-09-25T13:34:53","modified_gmt":"2008-09-25T08:04:53","slug":"kk-143-srila-gopal-bhattas-relish-of-sri-govindas-sweetness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/excerpts-from-sri-krishna-karnamritam\/kk-143-srila-gopal-bhattas-relish-of-sri-govindas-sweetness\/","title":{"rendered":"KK 14.3 – Srila Gopal Bhatta’s relish of Sri Govinda’s sweetness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Srila Bhatta Gosw\u00e2mip\u00e2d has written that Srip\u00e2d Lil\u00e2shuk is so full of love and anxiety that he has become intolerant of everything that is not connected to Krishna. Hence, in this verse he is praying to immerse his mind in the nectarine ocean of Sri Krishna Chandra. May my mind be immersed in the flood of joy! A single drop of that joyful ocean is capable of drowning the entire creation; in comparison, a s\u00e2dhak<\/em> is very insignificant in deed. \u2018Anuplavatam<\/strong>\u2019 means \u2013 “may my mind be immersed in it again and again\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The question may arise \u2013 “Since this joy is as vast as an ocean, is it the same as the bliss of attaining Brahman?\u201d The poet answers \u2013 “No. It is m\u00e2dhurya \u2013 v\u00e2ridhi \u2013 mad ambu taranga –\u00a0 <\/span>bhangi \u2013 shring\u00e2ra \u2013 sankulita \u2013 shita \u2013 kishora \u2013 vesham<\/strong>\u201d which means, “This joy is the soothing Kishor\u2013form that is a panacea for every ailment \u2013 this joy is the One Who is bejewelled with the agitated waves of maadhurya-vaaridhi1<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em>; therefore it is higher.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sweetness is synonymous with that which attracts the mind. Sweetness is that which we can relish, but cannot express in words. In principle, although Sri N\u00e2r\u00e2yan and Sri Krishna are non-different, Sri Krishna has greater amount of ras. Ras is a property of sweetness, so ras and sweetness are one and the same. Realising sweetness amounts to the realisation of ras.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(to be continued)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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1<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/span>the ocean of sweetness<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sweetness is synonymous with that which attracts the mind. Sweetness is that which we can relish, but cannot express in words. In principle, although Sri N\u00e2r\u00e2yan and Sri Krishna are non-different, Sri Krishna has greater amount of ras. Ras is a property of sweetness, so ras and sweetness are one and the same. Realising sweetness amounts to the realisation of ras. <\/p>\n

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