Boboji's Yugal Sarkar
The metaphorical search of the
impassioned soul for union with Lord Krishna is centred 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.
Pujya Bobo is Passionately Drawn to Vrindavan
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 Cant
Ushaji was born in the city of
Ambala on 30th of July, 1925. Her parents Shri Manamohan and Syama brought her
up with loving care. Educated in a reputed school, she went on to take up the
job of teaching and subsequently became principal of Sanatan Dharm Girls School
in the city. But these felicities did not bind her down to Ambala. Right from
the start she intensely felt as if she belonged to Vrindavana and by a matter
of chance she was born elsewhere.
Kusum Sarovar, Vrindavan
n 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 Kusum 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 Vrindavan
rrating
various lilas or divine plays of Lord Krishna, Sakha ji 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 Ultimately a Nayika Searching for Krishna
er 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.
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