Boboji's Yugal Sarkar
The
metaphorical search of the impassioned soul for union with Lord
Krishna is centerd within earthly Vrindavana or perhaps that region
in the heart wherein god is ultimately found.
Bhaktimati Usha Bahenji
'In
Braj Vaibhav Ki Apoorv Shri Bhaktimati Usha Bahenji,' the pivotal
concept of madhurya defines the love of Krishna and an important
Vaishnava concept of shringara
bhakti
evolves. Whether it is in the pleasure of belonging or
the pathos of longing, participating in the innocent lilas
of
Krishna or being charmed by His flute, she in equal measure reflects
the madhurya
of Krishna.
She
becomes a paradigm of the perennial quest of mankind for a divine and
transcendental love. This intense attraction to Vrindavana is
apparent in Bobo as she was fondly called. Bhaktimati Usha
Bahenji lived in Vrindavana for over half a century, inspiring
educated youth to live lives of celibacy and tapa.
Shunning self-publicity, she led a life of stern simplicity and
attained great heights of spiritual realization.
Ambala Cantt
Kusum Sarovar, Vrindavan
In
the course of passionately being drawn to Vrindavan an interesting
incident took place on 30th July 1954, on her thirtieth birthday.
While she was wondering over the meaning of nila
parivestita,
a saintly figure dropped in all of a sudden, uttering jaya
jaya radhika madhava,
creating a peculiar vibration in the room. On being asked the siddha
replied mystically that he was Charan Sakha (friend of the feet) and
that he lived at Kusuma Sarovara in Vraja where Uddhava also lived.
It was by the bidding of Lord Krishna that he had come to Ambala.
Saint Usha Bahenji Leaves for Vrindavana
He
narrated various lilas
or divine plays of Lord Krishna and kept them spell-bound. He visited
Ushaji's house for years and his mystic revelations had a tremendous
impact on her. Deciding to leave for Vrindavan her chosen destination
permanently on 17th November,1959, Ushaji left behind her parents,
friends, students institution and job. She soon became a paradigm of
the seeker for ultimate reality.
Shri Radha-Krishna
The
English version of 'Braj Vaibhab Ki Apoorv Shri Bhaktimati Usha
Bahenji (Poojya Bobo)' is available on this site. Her seva
to the
Yugal Sarkar or the living presence of Shri Radha-Krishna,
makes Boboji attend selflessly without expectation of rewards and
she soon enough develops an all-consuming intimacy with them.
Everyone is A Nayika Searching for Krishna
Her
devotional practices require the devotee to savour the shringara
rasa
of Radha by smarana
or a concentrated internal practice of imaginative recollection by
living through the countless legends of the playful dalliance of
Radha and Krishna. For both the bhakta
and the rasika,
madhurya
is the key to understanding and celebrating the love of Radha and
Krishna and in so doing get a glimpse of one's transcendent self. As
madhurya
translates into ananda
comes
the realization that everyone is ultimately a nayika
searching for Krishna and worshippers come to find the god within
themselves.
3 comments:
Boboji ke janam din ki sabhi readers ko bahut-bahut badhai.Beautiful pictures cover all about Boboji.Unko shat-shat naman.
Minakshi !
Beautifully written article.
Remembering Bobo Ji.
Radhey Radhey ����
Where is Usha Behenji's ashram in Vrindavan? Also, you give western calendar dates for her appearance and disappearance. Do you celebrate these dates, or only the tithis?
I would like to visit your temple and learn more about "Bobo". Please write to me at vrindavantoday@gmail.com.
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