sarva-jshatve ca maugdhye ca sarva-bhaumam idam mahah |
nirvishan nayanam hanta nirvana-padam ashnute ||83||
Simple Meaning:
Krishna,
the personification of glory, has attained excellence both in His
ominiscience and enchantment. Having entered my eye, He is enjoying
supreme bliss.
The Rasa-laden Commentary:
Lord Krishna is Omniscient
Lord
Krishna is omniscient, He knows the subtlest of man's thoughts. He is
sarvavyapi
or omnipresent. Even on knowing everything Krishna is enchanted by
His loving devotees.
He
is SarvAntaryami or all-knowing. He resides in everyone's hearts, is
the Soul of everyone. However, steeped in prema rasa that very
Omniscient Being is enchanted and eagerly desirous for His
intoxicated beloveds.
Krishna Manifests in Braj
A Young Girl of Ahir Carrying Buttermilk
tahi
ahir ki chohariyan,chachiya bhari chach pe nach nachavain
which
means:
'Such
a One (Bala Krishna) is made to run by the young girls of Ahir for a
glass of buttermilk.'
The
person who calls out to Him with purity, He bestows nirvana or
eternal bliss on him.
Lord Krishna is Contained in Billavmangalji's Eyes
Shri
Billavmangalji says that that very sovereign Glory is contained
in my eyes. The One who is the apple of the Braj beauties' eyes, the
One who becomes tender emotionally, is heart-stealing and fickle, has
entered my eyes. He is the zenith of glory and madhurya or sweet
love.
Krishna is Human & Divine at The Same Time
Both
these opposing features can reside only in Krishna and in none else.
His Name, form, gunas, lilas, abodes and parikar are all beyond the
restraints of lokas and Vedas. By taking refuge in Yogmaya's illusive
powers all His tasks are done.
Lord
Krishna has Himself said in the Bhagvad Gita
janma karma cha me divyam (4:9)
'I appear to be a person
Like any one else
Like any one else '
Chakravarti Samrat Krishna
Shri
Billavmangalji says that it is so astonishing that the Omniscient and
enchanted Chakravarti Samrat, the glorious Krishna, has entered my
eyes which means He is perceptible and is bestowing supreme bliss in
the form of nirvana on me.
Krishna Having Meals with His Cowherd Friends
Because
of being fond of loving pastimes Krishna sometimes behaves like the
Omniscient Lord and at times behaves like a mere mortal in love with
the gopis. The 'Brahma Mohan' and other lilas are best examples of
this concept. Amazed by the Lord’s simplicity and His close
association with cowherds Brahma doubts the powers of the Almighty
and thus decides to provoke Him. When Brahma sees Krishna having
meals with the group of cowherd boys he doubts if He is actually the
Supreme Being?So he steals the calves and cowherd boys. Lord Krishna
searches for them in every forest like an ordinary cowherd boy.
Krishna Expands Himself as the Cowherd Boys & Calves
Due
to the power of Omniscience Krishna Himself expands as the many
calves and cowherd boys and tastes the cows's affection for their
calves and the gopis affection for the cowherd boys. In order to
convince Brahma that all these cows, calves and boys are not the
original the cows, calves, and boys who were playing with Him,
Krishna transforms into Visnu forms. The grandeur of infinite
Vaikunths can also be seen in this Braj region.
When
Brahma is unable to see these grand Visnu forms Krishna takes pity on
him and He sees Krishna playing the part of a small cowherd boy,
searching out His friends, cows and calves, just as He was doing one
year before, after their disappearance.
Krishna is a Mere Mortal in Love with the Gopis
His
omnisicience and Krishna mortalized with an innocence both of the
enchanter and the enchanted have been simultaneously expressed in
these lilas. Even on being fearless and immortal He experiences fear.
Similarly, even though He is omniscient Krishna behaves like an
ordinary mortal.There is a certain joyous ambiguity between His
divinity and humanity. A mere mortal in love with the gopis of
Vrindavan, Krishna forgets that He is essentially divine. Smitten by
the intense love of His beloveds Lord Krishna forgets His godliness.
Kitana sunder varnan hai unki dohari leela ka
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pics!!