kamam santu sahasrashah katipaye sarasya-dhaureyakah,
kamam va kamaniyata-parimala-svarajya-baddha-vratah |
naivaivam vividamahe na ca vayam deva priyam brumahe,
yat satyam ramaniyata-parinatis tvayy eva param gata ||100
Simple
Meaning:
The Ineffable Beauty of Krishna
There
may be thousands of learned eminent men, the finest bearers of
relishable beauty, and there may be thousands of them who are
God-realized souls and are steady in the glorious fragrance of
attractive beauty. Neither shall we quarrel with them nor speak well
of them. But the truth is that the charm and ineffable beauty which
has reached its zenith in Your beauteous form, can not be found in
anyone else.
The
Rasa-laden Commentary:
Shri Banke Bihari Lal in Vrindavan
Lord
Krishna tells Lilashuk that there are so many charming Rasik Shekhars
who are knowledgeable in the madhur bhava, by neglecting them you
are singing my glories. Hearing this Shri Lilashuk humbly replies that
there are thousands of men loaded with juiciness in this mundane
world, there may be thousands of men steeped in rasa, the glorious
fragrance of attractiveness but I have nothing to do with them. I do
not oppose the fact that Your other incarnations or svarupas
are lovely and beautiful or not-but I have implicit faith in
this Vrindavan Bihari form of Yours.
Shri Rama, an Incarnation of Lord Narayana
Although
loveliness, tenderness and softness have been evidently visible in
the Shri Rama incarnation of Lord Vishnu but it is totally bound by
conventional norms (maryada).
Shri Rama & Ma Sita
The
sakhis of Shri Sita were infatuated by the form of Shri Ram. Our most
dear svamini Sita who very well knows the heartfelt desires, tender and
ardent longings of the sakhis' hearts-the beloved of Awadh Bihari, who
loves dallying in Pramod Van, granted them the boon that their wishes would be fulfilled. During the pleasant moments of
a beautiful morning the Svamini, melting with affection, looked at
Awadh Kishore, the beloved of Her heart, with a love-laden glance and
smiled. Awadh Kishore, the assayer of feelings, nestled this gaze in
His heart and smiled. Getting acceptance in this mutual exchanges of
glances,Kishori ji was delighted and thrilled. Shri Rama was
enchanted by Her generosity. That silent granting of a boon by svamini Sita was
successfully fulfilled by Shri Ram manifesting as Shri Vrindavan
Bihari on the soil of Braj. Here there are no social constraints,
there is unrestrained romantic dalliance and amorous love play.
Shri Narayana
As
compared to other incarnations of Narayana, the madhuri
of Shri Krishna, the darling son of Nanda, is far more astonishing
and steeped in rasa, the nectarous essence of His love.
Braj
gopis do have darshan and behold the four armed form of Narayana but
not even the slightest passion is aroused in their hearts.
Dark-hued Krishna
In
comparison to the beauty and madhurya of Shri Narayana,
the sweet ineffable beauty of Krishna is more powerful. Through His
joy-giving energy, dark-hued Krishna passionately draws the minds of
everyone, this is an unusual trait of Lord Krishna's svarupa.
Shuk-Sarika & Creepers are Ecstatic on Seeing Krishna
The
gopis describe Krishna's handsomeness in these words:
trailokya-saubhagam
idam ca nirikshya rupam
yad go-dvija-druma-mrigah pulakany abibhran
yad go-dvija-druma-mrigah pulakany abibhran
(Srimad-Bhagavatam
10.29.40):
"O
Krishna, enchanted by this form of Yours, even shuk-sarika( parrot
and cuckoo) and other birds sitting on branches close their eyes
thinking about you, Malati-madhavi, mallika and other creepers become
stunned in ecstasy when they gaze at your form. On the pretext of
blossoming their flowers further they express their being stunned in
ecstasy when they gaze at Your form, the most handsome in all the
three worlds.
When
this is the condition of immovable beings then what can we say about
the gopis?
Assuming
the gopi bhava Shri Lilashuk exults,"O Krishna!Loveliness and
charm has reached the peak in Your form, this is the eternal truth."
Shri
Roop Goswamipada says in 'Ujjvala Nilamani':
santu
bhureenni ramyanni prarthyam syadidmaiv mai
|
iti
yo nirnnayo dheerairabhimanah sa uchyate ||
There
may be many objects of beauty in this world, but among them only one
specific person is the object of my desire. Such determination is
called abhimana by the wise.
Shri
Tulsidas has also said:
as
abhimaan jai jani bhore Main sewak sitapati more.
Shri Radha-Krishna
Shri
Radha Rani's utterance also expresses such faith,"My friend, any
of these men who does not wear a peacock-feather on His head, does
not place a flute to His lips, and does not decorate His body with
mineral pigments, I do not consider as important as a blade of
grass."
(Ujjaval
Nilamani)
In addition, Shreel
Chaitanya Das Goswami Pada says that the zenith of ineffable beauty
is found in this very human form of Shri Krishna, the darling son of
Nanda.
Bahut sunder! Lilasukji explained Sh.Krishna'roop the most beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAur kitana sunder varnan hai Seetaji ki udarta ka....vo bhi Sh. Ramnavmi ke avsar par yon achanak.