KRISHNA'S ADVICE TO GOPIS

Taa drishtvaantikamayata bhagwan vrajyoshitah I

Avadad vadtam shreshtho vachah pesheirvimoyan I (17)

Seeing cowherd women having come very near, Lord spoke in a very professional pleasing manner.

Swagtam   mahabhagah    priyam kim karvarhi va I

Vrajesaanamayam kashchid brutagamanam kararham II

You are all most welcomed; tell me as to what dear of you I should do. I think Vraja is alright, if so please tell me as to why you all have rushed to this place in these odd hours at night?

Rajenyaeshan ghor roopa ghortattavnishevitahI

Pratiyat vajram neh satheyam stribhi sumadhyamah II (19)

This time of night is frightening and full of fearsome creatures, so you must go to Vraja. Oh slender Women you should not hang around this place at these odd hours.

Matrah pitrah putrah  bhratrah patayashch va I

Vichinvanti  hiapashyanto  ma kridhivam bandhusadhavsam II (20)

Not finding you at home, mothers, fathers, sons, brothers and husbands shall be perturbed so you should not cause them this worry.

Comments: This is very important revelation to show that the cowherd women who joined Lord Krishna were actually His devotees since many births, scriptures having incarnated themselves in form of cowherd women to seek association of Lord Krishna to know of him, all old and young having all material blood relation of mothers, fathers, sons, brothers and husbands but die to special kindness of Lord Krishna they attained His association of touching and playing with him in eternal game of RAS LILA

Drishtam vanam kusmitam rakeshkarranjitam I

Yamunanilleeleijattarupallavshobhitam I (21)

Now you have seen this forest studded with moon light and Yamuna water irrigated trees full of leaves.

Tad yat ma chiram goshtham shushreshdhavam pateen satih

 Krandati vatsa balashch tan payayat duhahyt II (22)

So you all go and serve your husbands, your children and calves are crying, go and feed them and  milking for them.

Athva      madabhisnehad      bhavatyo       yantritashya I

Agatta hiuppannam  vah priyante mayyi jantavah II (23)

Or you have come here due to your eternal love for me, even then you shuold go back as coming or going either way self souls are dear to me.

QUESTION OF KING PARIKSHIT ANSWERED

Rajo Uvach:

Krishanam Vidu param kantam na Barahamtaya muneh I

Gurhparvahoparmastasm     gurhdhiyan              katham II

Oh holy Saint, they knew Lord Krishna merely as their beloved one and not the Supreme Truth, then how the Gopis attained transcendence from their material bodies caused by flow of evolutes.

King Parikshit is representative of human beings and a natural doubt arises in the ordinary mind as to how Gopis desiring Lord Krishna to be their husband, attained instant liberation and joined the divine play with their eternal form. In next some verses sage Shuk has removed all doubts.

Shri Shuk Uvach:

Ukatam purastadetatte chedyah sidhim yathja gattah I

Duvishannapi hrikeshah    kimuttaadhyokshajpriyah II (13)

I have already told you as to how Shishupal achieved transcendent state though he had always opposed Lord Krishna and was inimical to him.

Where can be doubt in be lovers of Lord Krishna achieving transcendent state?

Nrirham nrishreshyasarthay         vyaktirbhagwato nrip I

Avyavasyasyaparmeyasay  nirgurhasya  gurhatmanh II (14)

Lord Krishna appeared in human form for the salvation of self souls. Otherwise He is only one eternal, unparallel omnipresent.

Kamam krodham bhayam sahekayam soharadameiv ch II

Nityo       harou    vidadhato   yanti   tanmayam te hi II (15)

They, who constantly exhibit their lust, anger, fear, affection, and goodwill towards Supreme Self Lord Krishna, attain liberation by absorption in Him.

It is essential that self souls surrender unto Lord Krishna. The self soul is eternal servitor to Lord Krishna and is mere tiny player in divine drama but out of ego of material body it has been undergoing unending transmigration which has been created for elevation of self soul to its original state. Self soul is always pure but its identification with mind has been sole reason of transmigration. Once mind completely surrendered to Lord Krishna by way of love, hate, lust, fear, affection, anger, it leads to liberation. But all these relations turned towards material world lead to transmigration.

Na cheiv vismayah      karyo   bhavta      bhagwatayaje I

Yogeshvaroeshvar       krishne      yat   etat vimuchyate II

Sage Shuk tells king Parikshit that a devotee like him should not express astonishment over the fact that Lord Krishna had liberated her devotees like Gopis in such a manner.

LORD KRISHNA IN FULL MOON NIGHT IN AUTUMN

Nishamya geetam tadanagvardhanam

                  Varajstriya krishangrheet mansa I

Ajagmuranyoanyamalakshtoudyamah

                      

                            Yatra ch kanto   javlol kundalah II (4)

On hearing cupid arousing song played on divine flute by infinite divinity incarnate Lord Krishna, the cowherd women with their minds completely infatuated to Him went to that place stealthily, each concealing her movement from others, to go there.  Speedy movement made in their endeavor was exposed by their hasty swinging earrings.

Comments: The flute played by the Lord Of universe was so enchanting that it drifted the hearts of cowherd women and they could no longer stop at the places where they were at that moment. There is very simple and rustic language description of leaving Gopis in verse 6 to 10. Lord Krishna himself makes the surrender of devotees possible by his grace. He never lets his devotee go astray once surrendered unto him.

Duhantyohabhiyayu kashchit   doham hitva       samutusukah I

Payoadhshrityah                    sanyamavanudhsyahapra yayuh II (5)

Some of them, out of curiosity, hastily left cow milking while others left milk kept on fireplace while still others left  cooking ‘lapsi’ (an eatable made from butter milk)without waiting it being completed.

Parveshyantahtadhitva       payantyah shishun payah I

Shrushantyah pateen kashchitantyoapasya bhojanam II (6)

Still others left serving food, others left feeding their children, some were serving their husbands but  left them and even some of them left eating 

Limpantyah parmrijantyoanya anjantyah kashch lochane I

Vyatiastvastrabharhah kashchid krishnantikam yayuh II (7)

S0me left oiling their bodies and others left their make up of bodies while others left making up eyes while still others went to Lord Krishna in their clothes and ornaments in complete disarray.

Comments: This appears to be the high point of detachment with material body. This is depiction of eternal love of self souls with Supreme Self. This is total servitude of self soul to omnipresent.

Ta varyamarha      patibhih     pitribhirbhartribandhubhih I

Govindaphrihitatmano        na     nayvartant   mohitah II (8)

Being forbidden from going by husbands, fathers, brothers and relatives, cowherd women their hearts completely surrendered to Lord Govind did not looked back.

Antrgrihgattah kashchid   gopiyohalabdhvinigamah I

Krishanam  tadbhavanyuktah dadhyurmilitlochana II (9)

Those Gopis who could not manage to leave their residences finding no outlet to get away, they closed their eyes, meditating, connected their love to Lord Krishna.

Dusahpreshthvirahteevratapdhutahashubha I

Dhyanpraptaachyutashnirvritya ksheerhmangalah II (10)

They encountered extremely intolerable intense agony of separation of Lord Krishna, got rid of all bad minding. Meditating on Lord Krishna the embraced on infallible one and their good minding too were scrapped.

(Attachment with material evolutes, Goodness, Passion and Ignorance are the cause of transmigration of self soul from one body to another. Gopis lost all their minding bad and good to attain divine self to enable them to join Lord’s play)

Tameiv          parmatmanam      jarbudhyaapi   sangatah I

Juhurgurhmayam  deham sadyah parksheerhbandhanah II

Though cowherd women considered Supreme Soul being in form to be their paramour but nevertheless His direct association, their bond with material nature was immediately annihilated, they all attained Lord Krishna by shedding their material bodies.

(They were bodily present within the four walls of their residences but they were able to join divine Ras Lila played by Lord Krishna in eternal form of self soul)

CHAPTER 29 OF FIRST PART CANTO TEN BHAGWAT MAHAPURARH

           LORD KRISHNA IN FULL MOON NIGHT IN AUTUMN

Bhagwanapi     taa   ratri   shardoutphalmallika I

Veekshy rantum manashchakre yogmayaupashritah II (1)

Lord finding that night of Autumn full of blooming lotus,  reached ‘mind’ and desiring to play over reached His divine potency Yog Maya.

Tadoduraja kukabhah kareirmukham

     

             Prachya vilimpannarurhein shantameih I

Sa charshmarhamchhucho mrijan prirya

                    

                            Priyayay eiv deeraghdarshanahII (2)

King of stars, Moon with its hand full of rays painted East direction vermillion thus giving comforts to all those who longed for him and it was signify a manner of a lover approaching his beloved , by showering with heart felt love after a long spell of separation.

Drishtva kumudvantamakhandmandalam

                         

                    Ramaanananabham navkumkumarurham I

Vanam ch tadkomalgobhiranjitam

            

                   Jaggo kalam vamdrisha   manoharam II (3)

Seeing the entire directions filled with reddish gamut of  blooming lotus flowers reflecting like the glimpse of vermillion face of Goddess of fortune, forest imbibed by beautiful gentle Moon rays, He sweetly played on flute enchanting of Gopis’eyes.

Comments: The spectrum of the Vrindavan was made so beautifully attractive by the presence of fully blooming lotus flowers all around during full moon autumn night that it looked reddened like the divine and beautiful red face of Goddess of fortune. Seeing that moon decorated autumn season flowers studded night, Lord Krishna started playing on his flute attracting cowherd women instantly.