Shri Manohar Das ji
vastu
prastuta-venu-nada-lahar-inirvana-nirvyakulam |
srasta-srasta-niruddha-nivi-vilasad-gopi-sahasravritam
hasta-nyasta-natapavargam
akhilodaram kisorakriti ||2||
Dark-hued Krishna
In a state of frenzied madness Shri
Billavmangalji is progressing on the way to Vrindavan. Initially inspired by
Chintamani, thereafter getting diksha by siddh (spiritually realized) saint
Shri Somagiri, then acquiring spiritually instruction from shiksha-gurush ca
bhagavan shikhi-pishcha-maulih Krishna,
as well as the madhurya of having attained Krishna’s darshan,
Billavmangalji raves about all these experiences. A new lila or divine play is pouring out from
his heart every second. He has lost consciousness of his mind and body.
Beauteous Krishna is Addressed as Vastu by Billavmangal ji
Billavmangalji is not walking on the path
leading to the holy city but having assumed the sakhi bhava he is already in
Vrindavan. Lila cannot manifest outside Vrindavan therefore asti or does it actually exist is
initially uttered from his mouth. He sees Krishna’s svarupa in Shri Vrindavan
and says that vastu, an unparalleled
miraculous divine entity is present here. Someone asks where is it? He answers
can’t you see it is right here in front. Why did he say entity and not person?
Reason being he is dazzled the moment he beholds Krishna-he does not know what
to say. Because he has seen Krishna the first time- never has he had such an
experience. A completely divine-forever new entity, this is what he feels. He is conscious of a new svarupa, a new
beauteous form, all the shringara is fresh…everything is fresh and new…therefore
some inexpressible object -and that too not far away but very close, right in
front-these words pour out from his mouth. The melodious sound of the flute
play is flowing from His mouth-that sound is not some musical note of a
particular raga-it is an object which has attained the state of purna nirvana [1](brahma
anand)
The flute play is making his heart restless,
making it ardently long for Krishna. That which is sthai or indelible and nitya
or eternal has been called vastu in
the Shrimad Bhagwat. Therefore the word vastu
must have been spontaneously uttered from highly learned Billavmangal ji’s
mouth.
Passionately Drawn by Lord Krishna's Flute Play
The
emanating flute sound has made even rishis-munis who have attained the state of
nirvana, self-realized souls who have attained the state of brahma anand[2]
and yogis of fulfilled desires[3]
ardently long for dark-hued Krishna. nirvana-nirvyakulam-it is not as if the sound of the flute play
reached out to just these people but penetrating through
the entire Brahmand[4] and all the fourteen bhuvanas or cosmological
regions, it reached right up to Shiv Loka and Brahma Loka. Shiva forgot about His samadhi [5]. Not
being able to refrain himself, he left Shiv Loka, headed towards Vrindavan and
got immersed in raas and rasa.
Lord Krishna's Flute Play Mesmerizes the Cosmos
When
Krishna’s melodious flute play reached the ears of Indra and other devas, the
devangnas, apsaras, kinnars ardently longed for Him along with the devas.
Supreme Lover Krishna began to manifest in front of them.Devas sat on their
vimanas and following the flute play, flooded the vault of the sky. Penetrating
the sky, they were mesmerized on seeing blue-hued Krishna. The devangnas
swooned on inhaling the body fragrance of Krishna. The flowers they had plucked
from Nandanvan fell from their hands and began to be showered on Krishna
because their limbs had relaxed. Dark-hued Krishna accepted these flowers as
per their respective bhavas. They began to experience the joy of Krishna in
this bhava dasha or state of love flowing towards the Lord (bhavgrahi janardhan). Sound of the flute
play overturned the fourteen bhuvanas but this was just its outward effect it
had. Let us hear this from the mouth of Shri Billavmangal ji about how it
affected the gopis for whom it was played.
Gopis' Love for Krishna
Sunat chalin
brajvadhu, geet dhuni kau marag gahi,
Bhavan
bhiti,drum-kunj-punj,kithun atki nahin|
Naad-amrit kau
panth rangeelo, suchham bharee,
Tihi vrajtiya
bhale chaleen, aan kou nahin adhikari |
(Nand Das)
Acquiring the Gopi Rupa,Shri Lilashukh Resides in Vrindavan
The
path of the gopis is beyond mundane lust, pure prema laden with rasa is
all that exists. It is even beyond the heart-so how could the gopis
know the state of their bodies-nothing
could stop them. Shri Lilashuk is himself steeped in the gopi deha and gopi
bhava. Having acquired the gopi rupa, the form of a Braja milkmaid, he resides
in Vrindavan and gives a description:
Gopis Passionately Drawn by Krishna's Flute Play
srasta-srasta-niruddha-nivi-vilasad-gopi-sahasravritam
When
gopis heard the flute sound they headed towards the flute play in infinite
numbers-every limb of the gopis’ loosened, but they continued running in
delicious anguish. The drawstrings of their dhotis became loose due to the
speedy gush of prema, the ecstasy of hearing Krishna’s flute play. Their hands
moved to hold up their dhotis but they were helpless-theirs minds were not
working. Their hearts had been passionately drawn and had reached the Supreme
Lover. Therefore Lilashuk is describing the sensuousness of their slipping
drawstrings, which depicts their state of ardent longing. Immersed in religious
rapture, he is drowning in the ocean of love. Just imagine! What a state?
Supreme Lover Krishna Surrounded by Thousands of Gopis
The Maha Rasa
The
Maha rasa, whose svarupa is rasa, whose beauty is rasa, whose lila is rasa-
everything is just rasa, the highest taste.
Lilashuk
now sums up the situation:
Every Youthful Krishna Grants Moksha
Ever youthful Lord Krishna in whose hands it is to grant
moksha to those who seek refuge in him, is the storehouse of such generosity.
[1]
Purna nirvana: state of eternal bliss, in reunion with the Ultimate Being
[2]
Brahma anand: [2]( anand or pure bliss
is an eternal aspect of Brahman which we experience when we unite with Him),
purnakam (of fulfilled desires)
[3]
Purnakama: yogis of fulfilled desires
[4]
Brahamanda: One
of the earliest ideas of an "egg-shaped cosmos" comes from some of
the Sanskrit scriptures. The term for is
derived from two words- 'Brahm'
(ब्रह्म) meaning 'cosmos' or
'expanding' and 'anda' (अण्ड) meanind 'egg'. Certain
Puranas such as the Brahmanda Purana speak of this in detail.
[5]
Samadhi: profound meditation
[6]
Sampoorna prema: He is full of love
[7]
Brajendra Nandan: the son of the King of Braj
[8]
Nirvikar: blemishless
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