GOPIS IMMERSED IN KRISHNA FOLLOW HIS PASTIME -II

Itiunmatvachogopyah Krisharhanvesharhkatrah I

Leela Bhagwanstasta   hianuchakakartadatmika II (14)

Thus Gopis maddened in Lord Krishna’s devotion searched for him but not finding him anywhere, immersed in his divine love went to imitate those pastime which they remembered.

Gopis forgot themselves and started acting as if they are Krishna themselves and some of them acted as him and other one started acted as subject.

GOPIS ACT AS SHE DEMON PUTNA AND INFANT KRISHNA

Kasyanshchitputnayanitya krisharhantyaapibat satnam I

Tokyitiva      rudatyanya          padahanchhatkayatim II (15)

Some Gopi posed as She Demon Putna and other became infant Krishna and drank milk from her breast. Someone crying like child Krishna kicked another Gopi posing cart like.

Comments: Gopis were so immersed in devotion to Lord Krishna that they always remembered Krishna pastime acts.

Lord Krishna explains the qualities of his devotees in chapter 12 of Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta.

In reply to Arjun’s query as to who is better of the devotees whether one who worships him in personal form or one who worships him in impersonal form, Lord Krishna replies in verse 2:

            Mayyaveshya   mano     ye  mam   nityyukta  upaste I

           

             Shardhya paryopetaste  mey      yukttamah    matah II (2)

Lord Shri Krishna says: Those who surrender themselves unto me and fix their total devotion on me and worship me with deep faith, with their minds completely absorbed in me, I consider them most devoted to me.

Gopis are ideal example of devotion unto Lord Krishna.

GOPIS IMMERSED IN KRISHNA FOLLOW HIS PASTIME

Itiunmatvachogopyah krisharhanvesharhkatrah I

Leela bhagwanstasta    hianuchakrustadatimika II (14)

The cowherd women frenzied to find out their beloved Lord Krishna speaking in barmy manner fully immersed in Him indulged themselves in acts of his pastime.

Comments: After asking from all kind of Vrindavan divine vegetation cowherd women were so engrossed in hysterical search of their beloved that they were seemingly immersed in Lord Krishna pastime started acting like Krishna.

In following verses all acts performed by Krishna are enacted by gopis who completely absorbed in Krishna as they have left every thing for him whereas embodied self soul while meditation on Lord put forth bundle of demands before their Lord for seeking their material welfare.

Eternal love is complete surrender to Lord. It is his sweet will to make or mar life in a body. 

EXPRESSION OF DEVOTION IN CREEPERS

 While passing by the creepers happily embracing master trees cowherd women see it expression of touch by Lord Krishna in verse 13 of chapter 30 of Shrimad Bhagwatam:

Prichhetma lata bahunapiashilashta    vanaspate I

Noonam   tatkarajsprishta bibhritiutpulkaniyaho II (13)

Oh friends! Please ask these creepers who are very passionately embracing their beloved master trees but this eruption of their joy seems to be out come of touch finger tips of passing Lord Krishna .

Comments: Gopis are Krishna eternal devotion incarnate.

In chapter six of Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta Lord Krishna, while deliberating on Yoga, states that he who sees me every where and everything in me I don’t disappear from him nor does he disappear from my sight.

Sarvbhutasthatamanm     sarvbhutani chatmani       I

ikshyate yogyuktatma   sarvatra samdarshanh        II

Yo mam paashayati savatra sarvam ch mayi pashayati I

Tasyaham  na parhashyami sa ch me na parhshayati     II

Sarvbhutsithitam yo mam bhajtiekatvamasithitah         I

sarvatha vartamano       sa     yogi  mayi vartate           II

atamoupmyen sarvatra samam pashayati yoarjun       I

sukham va  yadi va  dukham sa yogi  parmo matah   II (6.29-32)

The Yogi is united with all pervading infinite Consciousness, who sees same self every where, all beings in self and Self in all beings.

He who sees Me in all beings and all beings existing in Me, never loses my sight nor do lose his sight.

Yogi who is established in union with Me and worships Me as residing in all beings, abides in Me, no matter what he does.

Arjun! who looks on all as one, like one self in him, looks upon  the joy and sorrow of all with a similar eye- such Yogi is deemed to be highest of all.

Supreme self is one supreme consciousness all pervading.

That is same self seated in all beings.

How to know and feel it?

He who waking state enjoys, through all organs, sense objects with ever changing attributes in the outside world, who in dream experiences similar to them in his heart, and who withdraws from them at the time of profound sleep, are one and same atman/self/ consciousness- the witness – of all three states and ruler of organs.

This is proved from memory of all these states.

The witness of all these states is one, since a man remembers his experiences in waking and dream states and also his ignorance in dreamless sleep, the unchanging witness of these is atman/self.

Individual percepting sees only one self in all beings whether inanimate and animate. Yogi seeing this is always imbibed to Lord Krishna.

In such state self is always with him and he is always in sight of self as self alone exists, prevails in all modifications what ever may be the form.

Yogi who has attained this state, what ever acts he does acts in self / Lord as all activities are also caused in self.

This yogi sees self being cause of all pleasure and pain in all being does not differentiate his pleasure or pain from that of other beings.

These cowherd women are living devotion of Lord Krishna. Their love for Krishna is eternal.

They see upsurge of love in creepers expressed in form of embrace of trees due to touch of Lord Krishna while passing by them.

Highest form of devotion in Gopis as Lord Krishna says in Shrimad Bhagwadf Geeta

ADDRESSING BOWING TREES

The cowherd women when proceeded further in Vrindavan, they came across somewhat bending trees as if they have just wished some one commnading respect. At this the cowherds women asked those trees if they have confronted  Lord having lotus in one hand and having other hand on the shoulder of his sweet heart

Bahum priyans updhaye griheetpadmo
              Ramanujastulsikaalikuleirmadahdheih I
Anviyeman ieh vastarvah pararham kim
             vaabhinandati charan pararhyavlokane II (12)

Oh dear trees! Carrying blue lotus in his hands followed by swarm bees humming on
on Tulsi garland  worn by him, putting other hand on the shoulder of his
sweetrrheart, ourLord Krishna might have gone this way as you all appear to have bowed to
him in salutation.

Did he reciprocated to it or not ?

Comments: All time beautiful sum up of the inner feelings of loving cowherds who
see the bent up  trees as if have bowed in salutation to Lord Krishna
expressing their sincerity.
Since these gopis still found trees in bowing gesture so they again
ask them as to whether their gesture shown towards Kriushna has been
reciprocated or not.

Cowherd women of Vrindavan are DEVOTION incarnate, They have nothing of their own. Their every activitiy mental, physical is directed for the happiness of Lord Krishna.

No where they have desored for themselves. Lord Krishna rebukes them for comingt in the late hours in Vrindavan. Asks them to go back.Tells them what is their material duty towards husbands, their relations and children and coaxes them to go to Vraj but Gopis never think of anything other than Krishna.

They have completely surrendered to Krishna.They percept Krishna every where. Asking trees and other non descript existence about Krishna is impeccable testimony of Gopis devotion to Lord.

GOPIS SEEKING SHE DEER HELP

 After asking trees, plants in Vribdaban, trees on the bank of Yamuna, Mother Earth, they now ask happy looking she deers as to whether they have seen Lord Krishna going that side.
At that place,there appears fragrance emanating from kumkum  smeared Vaijayanti Mala caused by embracing of his dear one, by the Lord: 

Apieirhpatniupgatah priyeyeh gatreisatanvan

                 Drisham sakhi sunrivrito achyut vah I

Kantaangsangkuchkumkumranjitayah

                  Kundsrajah kulpatireh vati gandhah II (11)

Gopis addressing happily situated she deers asked them, Oh deer wives! Oh friends! Have you seen Achyutah going here from accompanied by his wife, air filled with fragrance of breast kumkum smeared lotus is depicting his presence here just moments ago.  

Comments: Entrance in Divine play of Lord Krishna with his eternal power depicting itself in forms of Gopis can only be attained by grace of Lord Krishna himself.

Inverse 17 of chapter 33 of Ras Lila Shri Shuk compares this dance as if a child playing himself with its own reflections in a mirror.

Eivam parishavangkarabhimarsh

                                Snigdheeiksharhamoudyamvilashaseih I

Reme ramesho vrajsundaribhir-

                     -yathaarbhakah savpratibimbamvibhramah II (33.17)

Thus the Lord of Goddess of fortune played with cowherd women by touches of hands, embracing, by putting broad playful smiles, affectionate glances, just as an innocent boy plays with his own reflection in a mirror.

                     

GOPIS ENQUIRING EARTH ABOUT THE REASON OF HER HAPPINESS

Kim te Kritam kshiti tapo bat Keshvaanghri

           -sparshoutsavoutpulkitangrureiheirvibhasi I

Apianghrisambhav urukram vikarmad

            Va aaho     varahvapush    parirambheirh II (10)

Oh mother earth! What kind of austerity you have done that you have been touched by Lord Krishna’ spine-tingling feet which expression is better expressed by the presence of these blooming flowers, plants and trees upon you.

Or it may have been possible due to touch of Vaman Deva which Lord incarnate to salvage the lost glory of Demigods at the behest of Bali from whom he demanded three steps of earth sacrificed by Bali but He measured the three sphere in two steps and Bali had to sacrifice his head for the third step.

May it be the result of Varah Deva touch while keeping you on incisor during your liberation from the clutches of Hrirhayakshya from water body?