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?

GOPIS PRAISING OTHER TREES SEEKING THEIR HELP TO LOCATE KRISHNA

Chutpriyalpanasasnakobidar

                          Jambuarkbilvbakulaamarkadambaneepa I

Yeanye parathbhavaka Yamunoutakulah

            Shansantu Krisharhpadavim rahitatmanam na II (9)

Oh mango creeper! Priyal! Asana! Kovidar! Jamboo! Ark! Bilva! Bakul! Amara! Kadamab!Neepa and others of you who have born and live for the sake of those who live on the banks of Yamuna, please tell bewildered we, the path that has been followed by Krishna while going to this side.

Comments: Lord Krishna being the innermost consciousness amongst all the embodied souls remains within embodiment till the evolutes resulting body do not exhaust. He had not gone away from Gopis as he was still within them.

Ego of embodiment is separating us from self realization. Once we leave this ego of being embodiment and seeking pleasure from sense objects we are likely to be subjected to transmigration. Gopis too were still attached to outer objects. Lord Krishna is the witness seated deep in the heart of all embodiments.

Even heart surgeons operating upon heart patients can not see Him. They only see palpitation in heart and not any other mode of preserving God lying there. Such is the wonderful three folded mystic power of Lord Krishna that he in form of consciousness is invisible to material eyes. Even Gopis are searching Him in Vrindavan forest. 

GOPIS ASKING FEMALE TREES WHEREABOUTS OF KRISHNA

Gopis could not found any response from male trees. When the saw very dear female plant Tulsi which always froeruns in the worship of Lord Krishna and it is very dear to Him, Gopis asked herand then enquired from ather female trees which were foud excited  at the time of Krishna go missing.

Kachchittulsi                   kalyarhi         Govindpriye I

Sah       tavallikulvibhrad drishteteattipriyoachyutah II (7)

Oh Tulsi! You are very dear to Lord and you always desire welfare of all embodied souls, Lord does not shed you even your presence

carries swarms of bees around Him.

Malitiyadarshi        kavchchitmallike     jati   youthke I

Preeti    janyan   yatah        karsparshein      Madhavah II (8)\

Oh Malti! Adarshi! Mallike! Jati! Yithike! Did Madhava generated pleasure in your embodiments by his mere tender touch.

GOPIS SEARCHING KRISHNA AMONG VRINDAVAN TREES

Though Lord Krishna is the source of all the universe. Moment earlier He had been dancing with young cowherds women but now he had gone away leaving all of them moaning like mad and crazy women in search of Lord Krishna. They ask different kind of masculine trees as if they have seen Lord going that way ? 

Drashto vah kashchitashvathah plaksh nyoghar no manh I

Nandsunurgato  hatva                 premhasaavlokaneh II (5)

Oh Ashvathah! Plaksh! Banyan tree! Have you seen son of Nanda  having stolen our mind and heart by making loving smiles and attractive glances, going from this side

Kachchit kurbakashoknagpunaggchampakah I

Ramanujo            manininamito          darapharsimitah II (6)

Oh Kurbak! Ashok! Nagkeshar! Punag and Champa! Have you seen younger brother of Balram who by his attractive glances steals the pride of haughty girls, passing through this side?  

Thirtieth Chapter

GOPIS SEARCHING LORD KRISHNA IN VRINDAVAN 

Antarhite  bhagwati       sahasaeiv              vrajangna I

Atapayantastamachaksharhah karirhy eiv yoothpam II(1)

Supreme Self disappearing so suddenly, were the young cowherd women of Vraja were remorseful like cow elephants suddnely missing bull elephant from amongst them.

Comments: - Gopis are expression of Lord Krishna Himself. This is divine play and Lord Krishna is playing with himself in others forms like a innocent child playing with its own reflections in different mirrors. This is clear from following verse17 in chapter 33 of Maharas Leela.

Evam parishavangkarabhimarsh

                   -snigdheiksharhoudyamvilashaseih I

Reme ramesho vrujsundribhir

            -yatharbhakah savpartibimbvibhramah II (33.17)

By embraces, touching of His hands, affectionate glances and broad playful smiles, Lord Of Fortune Goddess enjoyed the company of Gopis as small child play with his own reflections. This whole universe is expression of Lord then what there can be doubt divinity incarnate play with its own reflections.

Gatyaanuragsimitvibhrameikshatirmanoramalalpvibhramah I

Akshpitchitah parmada Ramapatestastavicheshta     jagrhustadatmika II (2)

Their overwhelmed, affectionate smiles, playful glances, charming talk and other games of enticement of Lord Krishna (Husband of Goddess of fortune) cowherd women enacted those acts of Lord.

Gatisimitpreksharhahbhashrhadishu

                                  priyah priyasay pratiroorhmurtayah I

asavaham      tavayiablaastadatmika

                               nayavedishu      krishanvibhramah II (3)

The cowherd women enacted same playful beholding, glances, talking and other activities of their Lord Krishna pretending Him to be acting through their bodies.

 

gayantya uchhcheirmumueiv sanhata

                           vichikyurunmadakvad vaanad vanan I

parpachhurakashvadantar bahirbhuteshu

                          santam          pursham      banaspatim II (4)

All cowherd women together singing aloud about Lord they wander here and there in the forest making enquiry about from trees for the Supreme self who is always seated in all embodiments, saint, men, women just as space.

Comments: Lord Krishna is the Supreme Self Omnipresent, Omniscient and all pervading. Example of space is very easy to grasp. Look at your body. Every part of this body has space as must ingredient. Our heart, lungs, nerves, mind, bones, ear, nose, eyes, mouth, reproductive organs, intestine, Gallbladder, Kidney, hands and feet rather every part of body has space but we don’t feel its presence but once a space in any of the parts is blocked we panicky rush for medical aid. Lord Krishna is present in all embodiments as a divine CONSCIOUSNESS..

Cowherd women are trying to locate Lord Krishna amongst Vrindavan creepers and trees.  

LORD DANCES WITH GOPIS BUT DISAPPEARS

Shri Shuk Uvach;

Itti vikalvitam   tassam shrutva yogeshwareshvareh I

Parhsaya   sadayam       gopiratamramoapiariramat II (42)

On hearing thus wailing and downhearted sweat hearts Lord of lords smiled out of pity. Though being all time satisfied in self and being their innermost witness of all Gopis, started playing with  them.

Tabhi sametabhirudarcheshtha priyekshrhoutphallmukhbhirachyut

Udarhasduvijdadhitirvyavrocheitarhalkah        idobhirvritah II (43)

Lord Krishna made his movements in rhythm tic to that of Gopis movements in dance. With Gopis all around him he appeared like deer like spotted moon surrounded by stars and infallible that Lord showing his love for Gopis to which they responded, by  reflecting face blossomed with his broad smiles showing his jasmine like teeth,

Upgeeyeman           udgayan                     vanitashatyuthapah I

Malam      vibhrad    vaijayantim vicharanmandayan vanam II (44)

Commanding thousand and thousand cowherd women singing together with Lord Krishna wearing Vaijaanyati Mala, by which he beautified forest he walked through and moved about, lead Gopis in divine dance.

                                             

Nadyah                      pulinavshya         gopibhihimbalukam I

reme                                 tattaralananadkumudamodvayuna II (45)

Together with Gopis Lord Krishna arrived at the river bank which was full of fragrance of lotus carried by wind.

Bahuparsarparirambhhkaralkoru

                                 Neevisatanalbhannaramnakhagrepateih I

Kshvelyaavlokehasteirbrajsundrirham

                           -uttambhayan      Rattipatim ramyanchakar II (46)

Throwing his arms around Gopis and touching their belt, thighs and breasts with his hands and stroking them with his fingertips, glancing to encharm them, chatted and laughed.

Eivam      bhagvatah           Krishallabhmana   mahatmanah I

atamanam   menire  strirham  maniniabhyiadhikam   bhuvi II (47)

Finding Lord Krishna by their side the Gopis considered themselves superior to other women because of drawing the special attention of Super Soul. So they become somewhat proudly.

tassam    tat     sobhagmadam  veekshya  manam ch  Keshav I

parshamay           parasadaye                  tatreeivaantrdheeyat II (48)

Observing Gopis being intoxicated with false pride and ego of being attended to by Himself joining their play, Lord Krishna out of His kind grace, to make Gopis shed their pride, disappeared.

GOPIS FURTHER STATE THEIR HEART FELT LOVE

Veekshyalkavritmukham tav kundalshri

                   Gandasathaladhrasudham        hasitavlokam I

Dattaabhaym ch bhujdandyugam vilokya vakshyam

                           Shriereikshararham  ch bhavam dasyah II (39)

Perception of your hair locked face, beauty of you earrings studded cheeks and nectar of your smiling lips, glances of your pair of fearlessness evoking arms and the chest permanent abode of Goddess of fortune, we have been enslaved to you.

 

Ka straying te kalpadayatmoorchhitein

                     Sammohitaharyacharitan na chalettrilokyam I

Treiloksobhagamidam ch nirikshy roopam

                     Yadgodvijdrummrigah    pulakanyavibhran II

There can be no woman in three spheres, who would not be bewildered by the mode of your melodies drawn on your flute and perception of your glance ensuring welfare of three worlds and seeing to which calves, trees, animals become stunned out of joy.

Vyaktim bhavan vrajabhayartiharoabhijato

                  Devo     yatha     adipurushah     surlokgopta I

Tanno nidhehi karpnakjamarttbandho

                  Taptsatneshu       ch shirsu      ch kinkrirheem II (41)

As you as Godhead protects all the demigods and their spheres, likewise you have, by your grace, appeared to protect the Vraja from fear of demons.
Oh protector of distressed! We are your maid servants! Put your lotus hands on our burning breasts and heads

GOPIS EXPRESS THEIR ANGUISH OVER LORD KRISHNA' ASSERTIONS

Gopyo Uchu:

Maeivam vibhoarhati bhavan gaditum nrinshas

                        Santayaje sarvishyanstavpadmoolam I

Bhakta bhajasv duravagrah maa santyajasman

             Devo yathaadipurushahbhajate mumukshun II (31)

Talking cruel like this does not behoove you Almighty for whom we have renounced all worldly sensual comforts, you should reciprocate our devotion with that like Godhead, the primeval person reciprocate the devotion by person desiring liberation.

Yatpatyaapatyasuhridamanuvritirang

      Strirham savdharam itti dharamvida tavyouktam I astaveivametadupdeshpade tavyieshe preshtho

                       Bhavanstavanubhrita kil bandhuratma II (32)

"Women has duty to look after the welfare of husbands, off springs and relations", as this spoken by you the knower of righteousness, is proper at its place but from this point of your view we should surrender unto you who is as Godhead most dear  to all embodied beings as their self soul and what is the use of attachment with all these relations.

 Kurvanti hi tvayi ratti kushala  sav atman

                       nitypriye   Pattisutadibhirarteideh kim I

tannah parsed parmeshwar maa sam chhindya

     

                 asham bhritam tavayi chiradarvindnetr II (33)

Experts surrender their innermost love to you as you are dear to them as their own innermost self, what they are to do with husbands, off springs and relations?

As such be pleased with us don’t destroy our long cherished desire to touch you, as we have been devoted to you from the core of our hearts since long.

chitam sukhen bhavtaaphritam griheshu

                       yannirvishatiyut      karavapi grihkritye I

Padyo na chalastav padmoolad

                       yam katham vrajamatho karvamkim vaII (34)  

With our hearts easily stolen by you, whatever house hold we conduct while at home, our feet don’t move from your  feet dust here then how we may go to Vraja and what to do there ?

Sinchang nastavadhraamritpurkerh

                                   hassaavlokkalgeetatajhrichhagniI

No ched virahajagnyiupyuktdeha dhyanein

                      yam  padyoh padvim sakhe te II (35)

If you don’t extinguish the heart burning generated through your smile looking glances, melodious songs rising from your lips through flute, we will finish these bodies burning generated by your separation while in meditating.

yarhyambujakshyam tav padtalam Ramaya

                       dattksharham   kinchuitaranyjanpriyasy I

asprksham tatparbhriti naanysamakshang sthatum

                                      tavayabhiramita bat paryamah II (36)

Oh Lotus Eyed! Oh dear to all dwellers of forest !Yours feet which The Goddess of fortune never leaves, we shall now touch those feet, filled with that joy we shall not be able to stand in the direct presence of any other person.

Shriryatpadamajrajashchakrame tulsya labdhava

                                       Padam kil na bhrityiajushtam I

Yasyah savveeksharhkriteanyesurparyastadvad

                          Vayam tavya      padrajah     parpannah II (37)

Goddess of fortune finding Tulsi Devi on your bosom does not leave those feet (She foregoes your bosom to seek the dust of your feet) and for whose glance Demi Gods are constantly making effort, we are surrendered unto those feet.

                      

Tannah parsed vrijardan tavanghrimoolam prapta

                               Visrijy            vastitavdupasanashah I

Tavatsundersimitnirksharhteeverkamtaptatmanam

                                Purshbhusherh        dehi      dasyam II

Oh protector of people of Vraja ! Be merciful to us for attaining the dust of your feet, we renounced our homes, we with intense desire to see your lotus feet, Oh Gem of all the people! Please allow us to serve you.

                                   

HARSH WORDING DOES NOT DEVIATE GOPIS

Lord Krishna tries to dislodge Gopis by telling them their pious duty to serve their husbands, relatives and look after their children and it is absolutely improper for them to come to that place at that odd hours.Moreover when they have seen the beautiful forest studded by lovely Moon night and vegatation irrigated and developed byYamuna water, they ought to got to their homes.

He has also said that He can be more easily attained by meditation than being very near as the Gopis had always wished.

Following three verses are depiction of the sorrow state which the Gopis plunged into on hearing Lord Krishna; 

Shri Shuk Uvach:

Itti vipriyamakararhya gopyo         Govindbhashito I

Visharhah bhagansankalpachintamapurdurtayayam II (28)

Cowherd women, thus, hearing such unpleasant assertion made by Lord Krishna felt themselves very dejected, their strong desires for embracing Lord vanished and they were stung by anxieties unfeasible to satisfy.

Kritva mukhaniyav shuchah shavseinshushyad

Bimbadhrarhi chararhein  bhuvam likhantya I

Asreirupattamshbhi kuchkumkummrijanty

                            Urudukhbharah     sam tushrheem II (29)

They hang their faces in sorrow, hot life air emanating from their nostrils drying their sweet lips, they stood scratching the earth, tears  coming from their eyes spoiling their washing  Kumkum on their breasts, their heart full of sorrow and which made them silent.

                                                                                                     

Preshth priyetrameiv pratibhashmarham

              Krisharham tadarthamvinivartitsarvkamah I

Netre vimrijaya rudtouphate sam kinchitsanrambh

                                     -gadgadgiroabruvatanurakta II (30)

Lord Krishna talking like a cruel lover for whose sake they had renounced every material comfort, they wiped their eyes, arresting their crying, they spoke with their choked voice.

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MEDITATION PRAISED BY LORD KRISHNA

Sharvarhad darshanad  dhayanmayyo bhavoanukeertanad I

Na     tatha      sannikarsherh    pratiyat    tatto      grihan  II (27)

Instead of being very near to me, listening to my playful tales, paying obeisance to deity of mine or meditation and chanting my names and verses lead to liberation.

Comments: Lord Krishna has laid down principles of attaining Him and liberation from transmigration:

One should take interest in listening to his playful tales which automatically attracts the listener to him. If one starts hearing to these pastimes of Lord Krishna, there is no scope for such person to leave Krishna as they are spiritually so fascinating that one can not leave them once he adopts this path

KRISHNA TELLING DUTY OF WOMEN TOWARDS MATERIAL RELATIONS

In next three verses Lord Krishna tries to dislodge the Gopis from the path of their eternal love for him by telling that from material nature point of view it is the pious duty of women to take care of their husbands, relations and off springs.  

Bhartuh shururham strirham paro dharmo himayaya I

Tadbandhunam ch kalyaryah prajanam chanuposharham  II(24)

Keeping the material nature, serving husbands is the foremost duty of wives, it is also duty to serve better the relations and look after the off springs.

Comments: Lord Krishna has revealed the material duties of women. While in embodiment of women, self souls have been advised to faithfully serve their husbands, mothers, fathers and other material relations apart from child care.

Lord Krishna has condemned any type of spurious retaliation by women.

Lord says;

Dusheelo durbhago vridho jadho rogiadhanoapi va I

Patih stribhih na hatavyo            lokeapsubhirpatki II (25)

Not being unfaithful, a cruel, unfortunate, old, dud, sick and poor husband is not to be rejected by woman who desires heaven.

Asvargamayashasy ch phalgu krichhirham bhayavaham I

Jugupsitam    ch    sarvatra  oppatayam      kulstriyah II (26)

Adultery has been condemned and its consequences are frightening, it neither leads to heaven and has been deplored in scriptures, as such this is to be shunned by women of all classes.

By asserting these verses Lord Krishna tests the devotion of Gopis towards Him. In foregoing verses the different scenes of departing cowherd women have been stated. They were so fascinated by devotion to Lord that they were merely undergoing the remainder of their attachment with material evolutes in their present bodies which they had with the consent of Lord Krishna to share his divine play otherwise they had attained liberation in their previous material spectre. 

It is stated as such  in following verse:

Yatpadpankajparagnisheivtripta 

                           Yogparbhavvidhootsarvkarambandhah I

Svairam charanti munyoapi  na

      Nahyamanatasyeichhyaatvapushah kut eiv bandhah II (35)

By whose feet service the liberated souls always find satisfaction and by surrender unto Him they become desire less and liberated from circle of transmigration, they have obtained bodies of Gopis in consonance with Lord’ desire to make them part of play, how such souls can face bondage.