{"id":778,"date":"2008-09-29T13:06:38","date_gmt":"2008-09-29T07:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/?p=778"},"modified":"2008-09-30T10:34:11","modified_gmt":"2008-09-30T05:04:11","slug":"chapter-14-what-is-vatsalya-ras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/how-to-realize-ras\/chapter-14-what-is-vatsalya-ras\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 14 – What is vatsalya ras?"},"content":{"rendered":"

V\u00e2tsalya-bhakti-ras<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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“The devotee in v\u00e2tsalya-ras<\/em> has 4 ras-<\/em>qualities \u2013 <\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the qualities of the sh\u00e2nta<\/em>-devotee<\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the sev\u00e2<\/em> of the servant \u2013 as a parent the sev\u00e2<\/em> comprises of love, care and protection.<\/span><\/p>\n

3.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the qualities of the sakh\u00e2<\/em>, namely, no self-consciousness and no awe and reverence,<\/span><\/p>\n

4.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>love is much more in this ras,<\/em> hence the devotee scolds and beats Sri Krishna. He considers himself as the protector and thinks he is responsible for Him.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Since the devotee in v\u00e2tsalya-ras<\/em> has all the above qualities, this ras <\/em>is as delicious as nectar.\u201d \u2013 (C.C.Madhya.19.185-187)<\/span><\/p>\n

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V\u00e2tsalya-rati <\/em>is the permanent (sth\u00e2yi-bh\u00e2v<\/em>) of the devotee in v\u00e2tsalya-ras<\/em>. Sri Krishna is the subject of this ras.<\/em> How is He?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“He is soft, dark and serene like a garland of fresh blue lotuses. His eyes are shaped like lotus-petals and their corners are playing restlessly. His thick black eyelashes resemble black bees hovering around the lotus (His eyes). When Vrajeshwari Mother Yashod\u00e2 saw her beautiful son playing in the dust of Vraja, she wet her body with milk that flowed involuntarily from her breasts.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 (B.R.S. 3.4.3)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thus Sri Krishna, Who is dark, handsome, endowed with excellent qualities, soft, sweet-spoken, simple, innocent, well-mannered, respectful and kind, is the subject of this ras.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Queen of Vraja (Yashod\u00e2-m\u00e2t\u00e2), Rohini-m\u00e2t\u00e2, the Aunties, the Gopis<\/em> whose sons Brahm\u00e2ji had stolen, Devaki, her co-wives, Kunti, Vasudev, S\u00e2ndipani Muni (His teacher) and other elders are the shelter of this ras<\/em>. This list is arranged in descending order of love. <\/span><\/p>\n

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What excites v\u00e2tsalya ras<\/em>? The child-form, childish beauty and attire, babyish pranks, sweet speech, smile and leel\u00e2s<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What are the reactions of a devotee in this ras? <\/em>She kisses Sri Krishna\u2019s forehead, caresses Him, blesses Him, and commands Him. She bathes Him, cares for Him and instructs Him about His welfare. A devotee in v\u00e2tsalya ras <\/em>also displays 9 types of silent reactions – 8 of them being stupefaction etc. and an additional one \u2013 milk flowing from the breasts. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The passing moods are \u2013 joy, strong emotion, eagerness.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The sth\u00e2yi-bh\u00e2v<\/em> of the devotee mingles with v\u00e2tsalya-rati <\/em>and becomes v\u00e2tsalya<\/em>–ras<\/em>. An example of this ras<\/em> \u2013 <\/span><\/p>\n

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Yashod\u00e2 and Rohini were so full of love for Gop\u00e2l that milk would flow spontaneously from their breasts. He would get covered with dirt from head to toe \u2013 this was His anga-r\u00e2g<\/em><\/span><\/span>1<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> – yet they would pick up both beautiful babies (Krishna and Balar\u00e2m) onto their laps. <\/span>Then they would breast-feed Them. When the babies would suckle, the mothers would gaze lovingly at Their enchanting smile that revealed few tiny teeth. They would be immersed in supreme bliss.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 (B.R.S. 108.23)<\/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><\/a> Beautiful colorful decoration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Queen of Vraja (Yashod\u00e2-m\u00e2t\u00e2), Rohini-m\u00e2t\u00e2, the Aunties, the Gopis whose sons Brahm\u00e2ji had stolen, Devaki, her co-wives, Kunti, Vasudev, S\u00e2ndipani Muni (His teacher) and other elders are the shelter of this ras. This list is arranged in descending order of love. <\/p>\n

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