krishhna the thief, the scoundrel, the liar

On Lord Krishna

You Thief!

You were born in a Jail where your parents were bound with very heavy chains, but you stole out of there and cuddled innocently beside a sleeping herds-woman and your equally cunning sister exchanged places for you. You were born to free this world of all bondage.

You scoundrel!

You ate away tons and tons of butter and drank away litres of sweet milk, all stolen from the neighborhood which fostered you. But how else could you have fed the whole universe which you carried in your belly.

Your liar!

You promised that you will never wield any weapon during Mahabharatha War but you shamelessly broke the promise and charged against Bheeshma threatening to attack him with the wheel of a Chariot. Had you any choice? Your staunch devotee had promised that he will force you to take weapon during the war and saving his promise was dearer to you than keeping your own glory!

You debauch

You roamed in the banks of Kalindi and the precincts of Brindaban dancing with innocent girls who forgot all proprieties in life. But that was the union of the Jeevatman with Paramatman.

You pretender,

Krishna, you, the darkest, craftiest, ugliest boy, you taught Geetha, teaching a brother to kill his own brothers but in truth this Geetha is the most sublime treatise on the meaning of human existence transcending the limits of caste, creed, religion,nationality and more than anything else, time. The greatest tattwa given by this Bharath is Krishna and Krishna alone.

I love you Krishna.

who is Krishna? who is not Krishna?

Was all these Krishnas one and the same?

Difficult to conceive. Even a complete recluse who refused even to wear clothes, Sadasiva Brahmendra sings,

"मदशिखिपिञ्चालङ्करुत चिकुरे महनीयकपोल विजित मुकुरे श्रीरमणीकुचदुर्गविहारे सेवकजनमन्दिर मन्दारे मानस सञ्चर रे।ब्रह्मणि मानस सञ्चर रे।

madaśikhipiñcālaṅkṛta cikure mahanīyakapola vijita mukure śrīramaṇīkucadurgavihāre sevakajanamandira mandāre mānasa sañcara re|brahmaṇi mānasa sañcara re| "

"My mind you travel in the realms of Brahmam which has His hair adorned with the feathers of a peacock hen in her rut, whose cheeks compete with a fresh sprouting redleaf in colour, Who dwells in desire at the breast of SriiRamani the Lakshmi..". the greatest recluse is enchanted by the earthly beauty and the amorous beauty of that dark urchin of Brindaban,

The beauty of Krishna and Radha drives Jayadeva into raptures of devotionपश्यति दिशि दिशि रहसि भवन्तं त्वदधरमधुरमधूनिपिभन्तं।

नाथ हरे! सीदति राधा वासगृहे॥१

त्वदभिसरणरभसेन वलन्ती पतति पदानि कियन्ति चलन्ती।

नाथ हरे! सीदति राधा वासगृहे॥२॥

विहितविशदविसकिसलयवलया जीवति परमिह तवरतिकलया।

नाथ हरे! सीदति राधा वासगृहे॥३॥

मुहुरवलोकनमण्डनलीला मधुरिपुरहमिति भावनशीला।

नाथ हरे! सीदति राधा वासगृहे॥४॥

त्वरितमुपैति न कथमभिसारं हरिरितिवदति सखीमनुवारं।

नाथ हरे! सीदति राधा वासगृहे॥५॥

श्लिष्यति चुंबति जलधरकल्पं हरिरुपगत इति तिमिरमनल्पं।

नाथ हरे! सीदति राधा वासगृहे॥६॥

भवति विळम्बिनि विगळितलज्जा विलपति रोदिति वासकलज्जा।

नाथ हरे! सीदति राधा वासगृहे॥७॥

श्रीजयदेवकवेरिदमुदितं रसिकजनं तनुतामतिमुदितम्।

नाथ हरे! सीदति राधा वासगृहे॥८॥

इति श्रीजयदेवकविराजविरचिते गीतगोविन्दे अष्टपदी १२

paśyati diśi diśi rahasi bhavantaṁ tvadadharamadhuramadhūnipibhantaṁ|

nātha hare sīdati rādhā vāsagṛhe||1

tvadabhisaraṇarabhasena valantī patati padāni kiyanti calantī|

nātha hare sīdati rādhā vāsagṛhe||2||

vihitaviśadavisakisalayavalayā jīvati paramiha tavaratikalayā|

nātha hare sīdati rādhā vāsagṛhe||3||

muhuravalokanamaṇḍanalīlā madhuripurahamiti bhāvanaśīlā|

nātha hare sīdati rādhā vāsagṛhe||4||

tvaritamupaiti na kathamabhisāraṁ hariritivadati sakhīmanuvāraṁ|

nātha hare sīdati rādhā vāsagṛhe||5||

śliṣyati cuṁbati jaladharakalpaṁ harirupagata iti timiramanalpaṁ|

nātha hare sīdati rādhā vāsagṛhe||6||

bhavati viḻambini vigaḻitalajjā vialpati roditi vāsakalajjā|

nātha hare sīdati rādhā vāsagṛhe||7||

śrījayadevakaveridamuditaṁ rasikajanaṁ tanutāmatimuditam|

nātha hare sīdati rādhā vāsagṛhe||8||

iti śrījayadevakavirājaviracite gītagovinde aṣṭapadī 12

This is a very beautiful song of separation from Jayadevas Giitagovinda.. Here Radha is under the pangs of separation from Krishna at at the same time in desperation and anger mixed with love for Krishna because she had been informed by her friends that the dobonair lover is having a nice time with other girls. Radha is never pleased with such activities of Krishna but then her love for Him is eternal..So she is in a condition as if she is smouldered by the fire of separtion from Krishna.

The condition of Radha is explained to Madhava in detail by a friend and emissary who has approached the lover who has gone away in mock estrangement.

1. You Hari the master, Radha is visualizing that you are engaged in kissing and loving other girls in secret places and they are drinking the nectar of your lips. So she is sitting in her bower in utter sorrow with a broken heart.

2. You Hari the master, Radha made a brave attempt to come in search of you, but out of sorrow and tiredness she has fallen down in her place even while she was taking a few steps towards your rendezvous. Therefore she is sitting in her bower in utter sorrow with a broken heart

3.You Hari the master, Radha is being burnt by the fire of love but she is just remaining alive in her place covering herself with cooling aids like covering her body with the stalks of the lotus, just keeping alive in the desperated hope that you will come back to her and love her to hear hearts content. Therefore she is sitting in her bower in utter sorrow with a broken heart

4. You Hari the master, she has adorned herself in exquisite clothes and jewellery in the expectation that she will be receiving you in her place, and she is hallucinating that the jewellery and other adornments represent you and so she is herself Madhava..Therefore she is sitting in her bower in utter sorrow with a broken heart

5.You Hari the master, as if in a stupour she is repeatedly asking the friends why you are not coming to her and give her love.Therefore she is sitting in her bower in utter sorrow with a broken heart

6. You Hari, the master, Radha, in her hallucination is seeing you in the darkness of her abode which is resembling the blackest cloud, you the personification of the beauty of blackness and is making moke embraces and giving kisse to that darkness. Therefore she is sitting in her bower in utter sorrow with a broken heart

7. You Hari, the master, she has kept her abode clean, and has adorned herself to the greatest beauty in the expectation that she will be receiving you immediately, but now desperate that you have not yet visited her, she is shedding tears. Therefore she is sitting in her bower in utter sorrow with a broken heart

8. May this beautiful song of Jayadeva describing the vipralamba state of Radha, please the hearts of all the readers and shower on them the blessings of Hari.

(Gita Govindam)

..All mothers see in Krishna their eldest son and expects Him to take care of their lives and lives of their other children

His little elder brother

In a village there lived an indigent widow with a child of five years. The man of the house had left for God's abode when the child was just one year and what he left behind was only a thatched house, a little land and a few cattle. The lady was, through her dint of hard work, tilling the soil, rearing the cattle and eking out an income to keep the child and herself away from hunger. She would have preferred t have forty eight hours for a day to do all her chores. The child Ram was now ready to go to a gurukul to learn his first letters. The boy was enthusiastic but the gurukul was some seven miles away with a stretch of thick forest spanning three miles intervening. The boy could not travel the distance, especially the forest track for fear of the obvious dangers. The mother had no time to accompany the child lest they would starve.

So she told little Ram, " My child you can go to school from tomorrow.. Remember that you have a little elder brother who lives in the forest, rearing his own cows and happily singing on his flute. When you reach the forest area, you just call your elder brother, and he will look after you. But mind you he is a very shy boy. If you ask anything about him he will simply leave you and go away. So simply obey him and follow him."

The child had absolute faith in what his mother said. He set out to school the next morning. When he reached the precincts of the forest the child was terrified. He did not know how to proceed. He called out, "My Anna, I do not know how to go ahead, come and take me through the fores"

True to the mother's words, there appeared a dark little boy slightly older than Ram. He was surrounded by some cows and calves and he had a rustic flute which he had tucked to his hip-garment. " Young brother, I knew you will come. Now walk along with me. I will lead you through the forest path." The elder brother entertained the younger one with music, snacks and nice stories, and the child did not know the tiredness of walking so long a distance. While leaving him, the Anna said, " when you are coming back, you just call out to me, and we can happily walk back."

This happy routine continued for days. The mother was happy. Ram was a bright boy and the guru was also pleased. The class consisted of many princes and other rich students but the Guru was always kind to our little Ram.

One day it was announced that the Guru's daughter was getting married. The students were all invited for the happy function. It was the duty of the disciples to offer presents to the Guru's daughter on such occasion. Ram asked his mother what he could do. She has nothing to give. She said, "Ask your Anna"

That morning Ram unburdened his woes to his Anna. The elder brother was cheerful. " Do not worry. I shall arrange for a present."

He just filled a coconut shell with the milk from a cow he was rearing and told the young boy to give this shell with milk as the present.

The innocent Ram was happy. He carried the small coconut shell with little milk in it with great gusto and offered it as present to the marital couple. The affluent classmates around him were laughing at him. The Guru's servant openly quipped "what is to be done with this little milk in a dirty coconut shell?" The guru was kind. He instructed the servant to pour the milk into a cistern. But when the milk was poured , the flow never stopped. The cistern, and all other utensils in the house were filled with milk, but still milk was flowing.. that milk of divine aroma and taste.. The teacher was wonder-stuck. " From where did you get this cup of milk?" He asked.

The innocent boy that Ram was recounted all his story about his daily travel with his Anna, and how the elder brother had secured the present for the young child.

"What is the name of your elder brother?" Asked the Guru. The child replied that his mother had instructed him not to ask any personal questions to the Anna and so he did not know.

But the Guru knew. " That Anna of your is none other than Govinda himself. Come to the forest, let us all have a darshan of Him" The guru, his family and his sishyas all made a beeline to the forest, with Ram in the lead. As usual, Ram called out his Anna. There was no response. He repeated the address a few more times and when there was no result, Ram started crying.

Then a voice came from the forest, " My younger brother Ram , you are innocent and you did not know who I was. So I was visible to you and I played and sang with you. But now you know who I am, and all these people also know that. I cannot appear before you in person any more. But I love you so much.. Whenever you call me with love I will fulfill your wants.. But you cannot see me again."

Yes, Krishna is a wonder... He Gave us Gita, He assured us that He will appear before us whenever righteousness wanes and evil forces try to gain ascendency..

यथा यथा हि धर्मस्य घ्लानिर्भवति भारत अभ्युत्थनमधर्मस् तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहं॥

yathā yathā hi dharmasya ghlānirbhavati bhārata abhyutthanamadharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmyahaṁ|| ( bagavat gita)

He assured I am sitting in the heart of all, I am the controller of the memory, knowledge, and the loss of such faculties, I am the one who is known by all Vedaas, I am the author and executor of Vedaanta, and I am the one who knows the Vedas completely..

सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टः मत्तः स्मृतिज्ञानमपोहनम् च वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यः वेदान्तक्रित् वेदविदेवचाहं।

sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭaḥ mattaḥ smṛtijñānamapohanam ca vedaiśca sarvairahameva vedyaḥ vedāntakrit vedavidevacāhaṁ| (bagavat gita)

So who is Krishna? So who is not Krishna?

our sense organs have their limits for cognizance...they can view, hear or sense happenings only within certain limits

 

Our perception is essetially  the result of our faculties of cognizance and maybe, they have limitations...

God was, is and will be present for ever, everywhere and nowhere. Inside, outside and anywhere...

However, our sense organs have their limits for cognizance...they can view, hear or sense happenings only within certain frequency ranges or within certain parameters..

Krishna is there within those limits and is also present beyond..

We attempt to understand The Universal thing is according to our capacities..

Therefore every idea is correct when it comes to our effort in perceiving Krishna..

A realm of no wrongs..

Every being is just hungry for Him.. become one with Krishna

Whatever be the system of belief

and whoever may call it anything...

if there is any purpose for this life

that can be realized onlywhen He,

that rogue Krishna, comes and tells

" I am here.."

Every being is just hungry for Him

Maybe it will take many births and deaths many sufferings

oceans of tears

but this helpless silly human being has

to find Him

and

should become one with Krishna.

Krishna--He is just me or you He is me and you too He is everything

Krishna is not a theory

or science

or philosophy.

He is an emotion

He is a love

He is just me or you

He is me and you too

He is everything

But He is an elusive rogue..

for sure

കൃഷ്ണന്‍ ഒരു സങ്കേതം അല്ല

ശാസ്ത്രമല്ല

തത്വശാസ്ത്രം അല്ലേയല്ല

അവന്‍ ഒരു വികാരമാണ്

അവന്‍ സ്നേഹമാണ്

അവന്‍ താങ്കളോ ഞാനോ ആണ്

അവന്‍ താങ്കളും ഞാനും ഒക്കെ ആണ്

അവന്‍ എല്ലാമാണ്

പക്ഷെ അവന്‍ നമ്മില്‍നിന്നു പെട്ടെന്ന് ഒഴിഞ്ഞുമാറുന്ന ഒരു വിരുതനാണ്

കൊച്ചു കള്ളനാണ്

ഉറപ്പ്

അവന്‍ പിടിതരില്ല

Who is infinite? He or the love of Mother Yasodha?

आलोक्य मातुर्मुखमादरेण स्तन्यं पिबन्तं सरसीरुहाक्षम् ।

सच्चिन्मयं देवमनन्तरूपं बालं मुकुन्दं मनसा स्मरामि ॥ २ ॥

aalokya maaturmukham aadharena stanyam pibantam saraseeruhaksham

sacchinmayam devam ananta roopam baalam mukundam manasaa smaraami.

from Mukundaashtakam

He is drinking the nectar from the breast of his mother

and has fixed his respectful gaze on her face.with those lotus-like eyes..

He, who is the embodiment of all that is true and all that can be thought of,

He whose form is limitless

May He be pleased to permit me to think of that blissful form of His.. that child Mukunda....

The infinite is seen connected to the limitless love of the mother..

Who is infinite?

He or the love of Mother Yasodha?

ആലോക്യ മാതുര്‍മുഖം ആദരേണ

സ്തന്യം പിബന്തം സരസീരുഹാക്ഷം

സച്ചിന്മയം ദേവം അനന്തരൂപം

ബാലം മുകുന്ദം മനസാ സ്മരാമി

മുകുന്ദാഷ്ടകത്തില്‍ നിന്ന്

അമ്മയുടെ അന്പാര്‍ന്ന മുഖത്തേക്ക്

ആദരപൂര്‍വ്വം കണ്ണുപായിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്

അവളുടെ അമ്മിഞ്ഞപ്പാല്‍

നുണഞ്ഞുകുടിക്കുന്ന താമരക്കണ്ണനെ

നന്മയുടെയും ആനന്ദത്തിന്റെയും

പ്രത്യക്ഷരൂപനായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന

ആ നിത്യചൈതന്യത്തെ

പിഞ്ചുപൈതലായി നമ്മെ മോഹിപ്പിക്കുന്ന

ആ മുകുന്ദനെ അകതാരില്‍ ഓര്‍ക്കട്ടെ.

അളവില്ലാത്ത ആനന്ദം

അവന്നാണോ

ആ യശോദക്കാണോ

അല്ല അവനെക്കുറിച്ച് ചിന്തിക്കുന്ന നമുക്കാണോ ?

I love you Krishna..

where can you find a darker niche to hide ?

क्षीरसारमपहृत्य शङ्कया स्वीकृतं यदि पलायनं त्वया।

मानसे मम नितान्त तामसे नन्दनन्दन कथं न लीयसे॥

kṣīrasāramapahṛtya śaṅkayā svīkṛtaṁ yadi palāyanaṁ tvayā|

mānase mama nitānta tāmase nandanandana kathaṁ na līyase||

You thief, son of Nanda, Krishna, are you running for shelter, fearing discovery, capture and punishment after stealing butter ? If that is so why don’t you hide inside my mind, my mind which is filled with eternal darkness ?

Krishna has to find a dark corner to hide, as he has stolen butter and is afraid of being caught. He is actually running around searching for a place to hide. The poor devotee tells the Lord.. Krishna, the darkest place, where there can never be any light of enlightenment is my own mind. Why do not you occupy the dark shelter that is my dark mind?

The poet thinks that there could be no darker space to hide, than his own mind.

The poet perhaps forgets the fact that once that butter-thief occupies his mind, that space would be converted into a region of eternal brightness.

हे नन्दनन्दन You son of Nadagopa त्वया by you क्षीरसारं butter अपहृत्य having robbed, having stolen शङ्कया in fear of being found out, being caught पलायनं flight for shelter यदि if स्वीकृतं adopted चेत् if that is so त्वं you नितान्त तामसे where there is eternal, permanent darkness मम my मानसे mind कथं न why not लीयसे you stay hiding ?

ക്ഷീരസാരമപഹൃത്യ ശങ്കയാ സ്വീകൃതം യദി പലായനം ത്വയാ।

മാനസേ മമ നിതാന്ത താമസേ നന്ദനന്ദന കഥം ന ലീയസേ॥

കൊച്ചു കള്ളാ, നന്ദഗോപന്‍റെ മകനെ, കൃഷ്ണാ, നീ വെണ്ണ കട്ടെടുത്ത ശേഷം ആ കളവു കണ്ടുപിടിക്കപ്പെടുമെന്നും അടി കിട്ടും എന്നും ഭയന്ന് തൊണ്ടിമുതലുമായി ഒളിസങ്കേതം തേടി ഓടി നടക്കുകയാണല്ലേ.?

നിനക്ക് എന്നും (അറിവില്ലായ്മടെയും പാപത്തിന്‍റെയും )ഇരുട്ട് മാത്രം നിറഞ്ഞ എന്‍റെ മനസ്സില്‍ക്കയറി ഭദ്രമായി ഒളിച്ചിരുന്നൂടെ ?

ആ ഇരുട്ടില്‍ നിന്നെ ആര് കണ്ടുപിടിക്കാനാണ് ?

അജ്ഞതയുടെ അന്ധകാരം ചൂഴുന്ന സ്വന്തം മനസ്സിനേക്കാള്‍ ഇരുണ്ട ഒരു ഇടവും ഉണ്ടാവാനിടയില്ല എന്നാണ് കവി കരുതുന്നത്.

പക്ഷെ കവി ഒരു കാര്യം മറക്കുന്നു. വെണ്ണ കട്ട ആ കുട്ടിക്കുറുമ്പന്‍ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്‍റെ മനസ്സില്‍ കയറിയാല്‍ പിന്നെ അവിടമെല്ലാം അനശ്വരമായ പ്രകാശം കൊണ്ട് നിറഞ്ഞു പോവില്ലേ ?

He is just waiting there with open hands to receive us whatever and whoever we are

Perumal (Krishna the supreme one ) will never reject anything we give him..even if it is just our sin.

He is just waiting there with open hands to receive us whatever and whoever we are.

Even for a person who seems to have lost everything perumal is there.

That is why every azhvar at some stage or other calls sriman narayana as mother..

often our concentrated sin and karma prevent us from calling out the aadhimoolam ..

we seem to be like fellows swimming in Ganga dying of thirst..

just because we refuse to open our mouths.

singing, so sweetly, indeed ever so sweetly

 

गायति वनमाली मधुरं गायति वनमाली

पुष्प-सुगन्ध-सुमलय-समीरे

मुनिजन-सेवित-यमुना-तीरे (गायति…)

कूजित-शुक-पिक-खगमुख-कुञ्जे

कुटिलालक-बहुनीरद-पुञ्जे (गायति…)

तुलसीदाम-विभूषण-हारी

जलजभव-स्तुत-सद्गुण-शौरी (गायति…)

परमहंस-हृदयोत्सवकारी

परिपूरित-मुरलीरव-धारी (गायति…)

(सदाशिव ब्रहामेन्द्राः )

gāyati vanamālī madhuraṃ gāyati vanamālī

puṣpa-sugandha-sumalaya-samīre

munijana-sevita-yamunā-tīre (gāyati…)

kūjita-śuka-pika-khagamukha-kuñje

kuṭilālaka-bahunīrada-puñje (gāyati…)

tulasīdāma-vibhūṣaṇa-hārī

jalajabhava-stuta-sadguṇa-śaurī (gāyati…)

paramahaṃsa-hṛdayotsavakārī

paripūrita-muralīrava-dhārī (gāyati…)

from Sadashiva brahmendra

That fellow who has adorned himself with myriad of wild blossoms is singing, so sweetly, indeed ever so sweetly.

In the wide banks of Yamuna river, the terrain ever visited by sages of lofty minds.

The landcape which is wafted by the cool breeze flowing softly carrying all the fragrance stolen from the flowers blooming aplenty in the valley of Malaya mountain.

In the bower of flowering creepers reverberating with the sweet chirps of birds like Parrots and Cuckoos.

Where the sky is filled with huge masses of clouds resembling dark curly hairs.

That fellow who has adorned himself with myriad of wild blossoms is singing, so sweetly, indeed ever so sweetly.

He is dazzlingly attractive wearing a thick garland of Thulasi leaves around his torso

He is the darling prince of the Shoorasena race.

His immaculate, peerless glory is ever extolled by Brahma who was born on a lotus

That fellow who has adorned himself with myriad of wild blossoms is singing, so sweetly, indeed ever so sweetly.

His enticing beauty instigates a mood of reckless celebration even in the minds of a recluse (Paramahamsa) who has abandoned all worldly affairs.

That Vagrant urchin is deluging the entire universe with the unearthly music that emanates from the flute he carries with him for ever.

ഗായതി വനമാലീ മധുരം ഗായതി വനമാലീ

പുഷ്പ-സുഗന്ധ-സുമലയ-സമീരേ

മുനിജന-സേവിത-യമുനാ-തീരേ (ഗായതി…)

കൂജിത-ശുക-പിക-ഖഗമുഖ-കുഞ്ജേ

കുടിലാലക-ബഹുനീരദ-പുഞ്ജേ (ഗായതി…)

തുലസീദാമ-വിഭൂഷണ-ഹാരീ

ജലജഭവ-സ്തുത-സദ്ഗുണ-ശൌരീ (ഗായതി…)

പരമഹംസ-ഹൃദയോത്സവകാരീ

പരിപൂരിത-മുരലീരവ-ധാരീ (ഗായതി…)

സദാശിവ ബ്രഹ്മേന്ദ്ര കൃതി

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ഒത്തിരി കാട്ടുപൂക്കൾ മാലയായി അണിഞ്ഞ ആ വനമാലിയായ കണ്ണൻ മധുരതരമായ ഗാനം ഉതിർക്കുന്നു-- സ്വര്‍ഗ്ഗീയ മാധുര്യം നിറഞ്ഞ ഗാനം.

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ശൂരസേനകുലത്തിനു പേരും പുകഴും നിറയ്ക്കാൻ വന്നു പിറന്ന ഓമനയായ രാജകുമാരൻ....

അവന്‍റെ എണ്ണമറ്റ പുകഴുകൾ എന്നും ഉരുവിട്ടുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു താമരയിൽ പിറന്ന ബ്രഹ്മദേവന്‍.

ഒത്തിരി കാട്ടുപൂക്കൾ മാലയായി അണിഞ്ഞ, ആ വനമാലിയായ കണ്ണൻ മധുരതരമായ ഗാനം ഉതിര്‍ക്കുന്നു--സ്വര്‍ഗ്ഗീയ മാധുര്യം നിറഞ്ഞ ഗാനം.

പ്രപഞ്ചത്തിലുള്ള എല്ലാ വസ്തുക്കളുടെയും മനം കവർന്ന ആ പയ്യന്‍റെ അഴക്‌ കണ്ടു എല്ലാം ത്യജിച്ച ജ്ഞാനികളായ പരമഹംസന്മാർ പോലും നിയന്ത്രണങ്ങളെല്ലാം കാറ്റിൽ പറത്തി എല്ലാം മറന്നു ആഹ്ളാദിക്കുന്നു.

ആ നാടോടി ചെറുക്കൻ കയ്യില്‍ കരുതിയിരിക്കുന്ന ഓടക്കുഴലിൽ നിന്ന് അഭൌമമായ സംഗീതം ഉതിർത്ത് ഈ പ്രപഞ്ചത്തെ മുഴുവൻആ പാട്ടിന്‍റെ പ്രളയം കൊണ്ട് കീഴ്പ്പെടുത്തുന്നു.

ഒത്തിരി കാട്ടുപൂക്കൾ മാലയായി അണിഞ്ഞ ആ വനമാലിയായ കണ്ണന്‍ മധുരതരമായ ഗാനം ഉതിര്‍ക്കുന്നു-- സ്വര്‍ഗ്ഗീയ മാധുര്യം നിറഞ്ഞ ഗാനം.

that darling black boy Krishna

ഓമനക്കുട്ടന്‍ ഗോവിന്ദന്‍ ബലരാമനെ കൂടെ കൂടാതെ

കാമിനിമണിയമ്മ തന്‍ അംഗസീമനി ചെന്നു കേറിനാന്‍

അമ്മയുമപ്പോള്‍ മാറണച്ചിട്ടങ്ങുമ്മ വെച്ച് കിടാവിനെ

അമ്മിഞ്ഞാ കൊടുത്താനന്ദിപ്പിച്ചു ചിന്‍മയന്‍ അപ്പോഴോതിനാന്‍

ഒപ്പത്തിലുള്ള കുട്ടികളൊരു മുപ്പത്തിരണ്ടുപേരുണ്ട്

അപ്പിള്ളേരായ് വനത്തില്‍ മേളിപ്പാന്‍ ഇപ്പോള്‍ ഞാന്‍ അമ്മെ പോകട്ടേ

അയ്യോ എന്നുണ്ണി പോകല്ലേ ഇപ്പോള്‍ തീയുപോലുള്ള വെയിലല്ലേ

വെറുതെ എന്നമ്മേ തടയല്ലേ പോട്ടെ പരിചോടിന്നിടയ്ക്കുണ്ണുവാന്‍

നറുനെയ്യ് കൂട്ടീട്ടുരുട്ടീട്ടും നല്ലോരുറതയിര്‍ കൂട്ടീട്ടുരുട്ടീട്ടും

വറുത്തോരുപ്പേരി പതിച്ചിട്ടും ഈ രണ്ടുരുളയും എന്റെ മുരളീയും

തരിക എന്നൊന്നങ്ങലട്ടി ചാഞ്ചാടി തരസാ കണ്ണന്‍ താന്‍ പുറപ്പെട്ടു 

By Venmani Nambudiri.. Senior

This is a beautiful song, a soothing lullaby perhaps. The way Yasodha dotes on that wonderful darling black child.

Only a person having knowledge of Malayalam Language The can completely absorb and enjoy the sweetness in full. Simple.. Uncomplicated Malayalam.. Unaffected even by tough Sanskrit usages that was the wont of formative years of Malayalam literature.

A translation of sorts, though entirely inadequate--

That cute darling child Govinda, one day, climbed the laps of his mother, that excellent woman, Yasodha. Krishna for a little while had left the company of his little elder brother Balarama.

The mother’s heart brimmed with affection for her little boy. She cuddled him, held him close to her bosom, and covered him with kisses.

She fed him with her breast milk and made him happy.

The child, who is actually the one pervades of the whole universe, told his mother

Mother, I want to go to the jungle and play with a lot of boys (32 in number) who are all of my age.

They are waiting. I want to go just now.

The mother said. Oh my tiny darling, the sun is up and he is scorching us as if he is showering heat straight on us. How can you go?

The boy replied. Mother, sweet mother, do not stop me.

When I leave for playing in the jungle, I will get hungry.

So prepare for me two balls of cooked rice-- with your affection added—do mix the rice with fresh curd and newly cleared ghee, and keep chips made of plantain wafers on the surface of the balls of rice. Then mom, please give me my flute too.

Telling this in a very enticing tone, and rhythmically shaking his beautiful tiny body, the boy convinced his mother, got what he wanted and set out to the jungle for playing and feasting with his fellow tiny tots..

Beautiful imagery- translation will not do- we have to read the original-and enjoy each word-each word soaked in the sweetness of Krishna’s love for his mother and her love for the boy..

𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅

𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅

𝐊𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐚

𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚

𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐚

𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚

𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐮

𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚

𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚

𝐕𝐚𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚

𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚

𝐇𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚

𝐏𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐡𝐚

𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚

𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚

𝐕𝐚𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐚

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐲𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐚

𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐚

𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐚

𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐣𝐚

𝐍𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐡𝐚

𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐲𝐮𝐭𝐚

𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚

𝐔𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚

𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢

𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚

Rama and Krishna--A study in contrast

 

We can take Rama as a model for our life. Nevertheless, we can take only the words or Krishna as advice. Even the rarest of misconduct on the part of Rama would raise eyebrows, but the activities of Krishna would evoke only indulgent laughter.

A study in contrast.

Many people question the logic and correctness in dealing with Vali. In the remotest corner of Valmikiramayanam, we see Rama crying in frustration and even feeling sore about the damage caused by Kaikeyi. Then Rama sending Sita for the fire ordeal. Such things make us uncomfortable.

However Krishna was doing only wrong things most of the time.. Who bothers?

HE IS JUST and HE IS THE BEST- KRISHNAARPANAM

 

Our feeling of personal success or defeat arises because we think we are controlling our life and fate. We think we have some authority.

That is not right. Not right most of the time

At some stage in life, we have to leave the good and bad to the real controller, God.

Sooner we realized it, the better

True, in a day of 24 hours we may not be able to bring God to our lives even for half an hour. We are basically ignorant and arrogant-and opportunists too

However, we should find some time to discuss all our affairs with God.

We may talk to Him in words or gestures. Nevertheless, HE will just listen in silence and would give HIS orders too in silence.

Sure, after a sincere and perhaps silent dialogue with God we will surely receive the answers and solutions for all issues.

Once we leave all the good and bad in us to Him, we can trust that He will act in a fair manner.

HE IS JUST and HE IS THE BEST

KRISHNAARPANAM

the presence of Krishna would solve everything

 

 

यदि कृष्णपदे चिन्ता भक्तिस्तत्पदपङ्कजे।

विषमे दुर्गमे वापि का चिन्ता मरणे रणे॥

yadi kṛṣṇapade cintā bhaktistatpadapaṅkaje|

viṣame durgame vāpi kā cintā maraṇe raṇe||

If our mind is always engrossed in the thoughts of the hallowed pair of feet of Lord Krishna,

If we are filled with deep devotion towards the lotus feet of Lord Krishna

Then we need not worry even for a fleeting moment

About

Facing impossible situations in life

Facing problems which are normally insurmountable

Being forced to participate in a battle or war

Or even

Being coming face to face with death itself

Because the presence of Krishna would solve everything

യദി കൃഷ്ണപദേ ചിന്താ ഭക്തിസ്തത്പദപങ്കജേ।

വിഷമേ ദുര്‍ഗമേ വാപി കാ ചിന്താ മരണേ രണേ॥

നമ്മുടെ മനസ്സില്‍ നിറയെ എന്നും ഭഗവാന്‍ കൃഷ്ണന്‍റെ കാലിണകള്‍ നിറഞ്ഞു നില്‍ക്കുകയാണെങ്കില്‍

കൃഷ്ണന്‍റെ താമരപ്പൂ പോലുള്ള പാദങ്ങളില്‍ ഭക്തി എന്നും നിലനില്‍ക്കുകയാണെങ്കില് 

നമുക്ക്

അഭിമുഖീകരിക്കാന്‍ പറ്റാത്ത ജീവിതസന്ദര്‍ഭങ്ങള്‍ ഉണ്ടാവുകയില്ല.

ഒരിക്കലും കടന്നു കയറി അക്കര പറ്റാന്‍ കഴിയാത്ത ഘട്ടങ്ങളില്‍പോലും നമുക്ക് രക്ഷപ്പെടാനുള്ള വഴികള്‍ തുറന്നു കിട്ടും

യുദ്ധങ്ങളിലും സംഘട്ടനങ്ങളിലും തള്ളിവിടപ്പെടുകയാണെങ്കില്‍ അവിടെയും നമുക്ക് സംരക്ഷണം ഉറപ്പാണ്.

എന്തിന്

മരണം തന്നെ നമ്മെ വെല്ലുവിളിച്ചാലും നമുക്ക് ഒരു ആശങ്കയും ഉണ്ടാവേണ്ടതില്ല.

കൃഷ്ണന്‍റെ സാന്നിധ്യം നമ്മുടെ എല്ലാ വെല്ലുവിളികളും ആശങ്കകളും അകറ്റും.

കൃഷ്ണന് പരിഹരിക്കാന്‍ പറ്റാത്ത ഒരു പ്രശ്നവും ഈ പ്രപഞ്ചത്തില്‍ ഇല്ല.

mātuḥ stanau iva śiśooḥ amṛtāyamānau

 

मातुः स्तनौ इव शिशोः अमृतायमानौ

श्रीवेङ्कटेशचरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये

mātuḥ stanau iva śiśooḥ amṛtāyamānau

śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadye

I have been listening to Sri Venkatesa Prapatti, a part of Suprabhatam by Manavala Mamuni for how many years...? Yes, we have out of the world Divine experience listening to the rendering of M S Subbalakshmi and the rhythm of words. However, two lines stuck me like a torrent of ambrosia.

While speaking of the glory of the lotus feet of the Lord, the poet says..." I take refuge on the pair of holy feet of Sri Venkatesa, which are like the life-giving pair of source of Amrutham, like the pair of breasts of the mother for the newly born baby.

These two lines declare the ultimate in the glory of the divine feet and the glory of Motherhood for an infant, which has reached the world just now the elixir for survival is stored in the pair of breasts of its mother. No one has ever discovered or devised anything that would match that..

Just like that no one can ever think of anything greater than the safety and security that a devotee can attain by taking ultimate refuge to the lotus feet of Krishna. I love you Krishna

That is the intoxication with Krishna

 

On one midnight in a winter, the young lad, that Darling Krishna, stood reclining across the trunk of a tree in the banks of Yamuna started playing his flute. The Gopis, Gopas, the cows of Gokula and all the moving and unmoving beings around forgot themselves and whoever could move made a headway in the direction from where the song came. For them there was no stress, no strain, no thought and even no mind at that moment. That is the intoxication with Krishna Where can be any stress.

 

𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐀 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞

त्यजन्तु बान्धवाः सर्वे निन्दन्तु गुरवो जनाःI

तदापि परमानन्दो गोविन्दो मम जीवनंII

मुकुन्दमाला

ത്യജന്തു ബാന്ധവാഃ സര്‍വേ നിന്ദന്തു ഗുരവോ ജനാഃ|

തദാപി പരമാനന്ദോ ഗോവിന്ദോ മമ ജീവനം||

മുകുന്ദമാലാ

tyajantu bāndhavāḥ sar‍ve nindantu guravo janāḥ|

tadāpi paramānando govindo mama jīvanaṃ||

mukundamālā

𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞,

𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐦𝐞,

𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬

𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐀 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞.

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐮𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚..𝐊𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚, 𝐊𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐳𝐡𝐯𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐚..𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝..

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐈 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐤𝐚 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬..

𝐈𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬..

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 .

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞..

𝐈𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚, 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚, 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚..

𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝..

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠..

𝐀𝐬 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐚𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭..

𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚.. ..

𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭..

𝐘𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚, 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮

Harey Rama Harey Krishna

𝑨 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒚 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅

𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒎𝒂 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑲𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒏𝒂 - 𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑲𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒏𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂 𝑹𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒏?

𝐌𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫:

𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲

𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢, 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫. 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐦.. 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚.

𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐚𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐯𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚. 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐫, 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐲, 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨.

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭, 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐢𝐭 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚- कर्षति इति कृष्णः 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐲..

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞- 𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦  कर्षणं   𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚.

𝐄𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝, 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢, 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬, 𝐯𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐬, 𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲, 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐚.

𝐒𝐨 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬

𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚

𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭.

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𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧- 𝐌𝐨𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐚𝐦- 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.

𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭, 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝, 𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐦- 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐦- 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬

𝐒𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐦-𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐚, 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢-- 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐚, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐲, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐮, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐡𝐚

𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐢, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐦, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐒𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝.

𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐮, 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐣𝐚 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐓𝐚.

𝐀𝐤𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐚, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐚, 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦-𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐬, 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝, 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫. 𝐍𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 understanding 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧

𝐀𝐫𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐚,𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚, 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩! 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐢, 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟, 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝- 𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭-तद् विष्णोः परमं पदं

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚.. 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐦

श्रवणं कीर्तनं विष्णोः स्मरणं पादसेवनम्। अर्चनं वन्दनं दास्यं सख्यमात्मनिवेदनम्।। (श्रीमद्भा० ७। ५। २३)

𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚𝐇 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦 𝐩𝐚𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦 𝐃𝐚𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐚𝐤𝐡𝐲𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐚 𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦.

𝐊 𝐯 𝐚

विष्णोः श्रवणे in hearing the glory of Lord Vishnu

परीक्षित् king Pareekshit कीर्तने in praising Vishnu वैयासिकः the son of Vyasa..Shukabrahmam स्मरणे in ever meditating single minded प्रह्लादः Prahlada तद् अङ्घ्रि भजने in serving the feet of the Lord Vishnu लक्ष्मीः mother Lakshmi पूजने in offering worship पृथुः king Prithu अभिवन्दने in ever prostrating and paying respects अक्रूरः Akroora दास्ये in working as faithful servant कपिपतिः the leader of monkeys Hanuman सख्ये in friendship अर्जुनः Arjuna सर्वस्व निवेदने in offering all that he had बलिः Mahabali च सततं निरताः were ever engaged तेषां पदं कैवल्यं अभूत् their ultimate destination was emancipation, oneness with Vishnu, and they all attained it

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬

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𝐌𝐲 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥, 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐚, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐬, 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐬.. 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬.