||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya ||

Chapter -212 – The legend of Lord Krishna – 63

Ithi Gopya: Pragayanthya: Pralanpanthyashcha Chithradha | Rurudhu: Su Swaram Rajan Krishnadharshana Lalasa: || Thasama Virabhu Shauri: Smayamana  Mukhambhuja: | Peethambaradhara: Srangi Sakshath Manmatha Manmatha: ||

Shuka Bhramam speaks “ Oh ! Rajan, in this way, the female of cowherds who were completely soaked in the thoughts of various pastimes of Krishna, shed tears of the grief of separation from Krishna, and eagerly waited to see him.  Suddenly, Lord Krishna whose appearance excelled the beauty of Manmatha appeared before them, he was attired in majestic yellow silk garment, and his lustrous face has the resemblance of a fully blossomed lotus flower.  The female of cowherds surrounded Krishna, like a pack of honey bees on the flower.  They rushed to Krishna as if they have regained their life once again; they embraced him, massaged his feet, kissed him, one of the females looking at him all angry, some of them looking at him with extreme passion, one of the females looking at Krishna like a Yogi and drank his beauty with her eyes.  They forgot all their grief of separation, the moment they attained the presence of Krishna.  They all moved to the river banks of Kalindi and seated around Krishna, they spread their garments on the sand bed and arranged a beautiful bed for Krishna, one of the females took the head side of Krishna, another one seated on the leg side, keeping Krishna’s leg on her lap, another woman keeping his hands on her lap, and all of them massaging his body parts. The chief of the female cowherds asked “Oh! Bhagavan, Is that inappropriate to express your love to the people who showered love? We have abandoned everything and took shelter in you, why did you abandon us?  ”

Bhagavan speaks “Oh! Dear Ladies, listen to me carefully, there are several ways of expression of love.   Some people express their love with a selfish motive to remain loved, it is not real love and it is a conditional love. There are people who express their love without any condition; it is purely out of compassion like parents, they shower unconditional love for everyone.  There is one of a kind of people who do not express their love to anyone, this kind of people may  find love in themselves or they have experienced all that and contended in their life or selfish natured or adamant to express their love.”

Na Aham  Thu Sakhyo Bhajathoapi Janthoon Bhajamyameeshamanuvriththi Vriththaye | Yadha Dhano Labdhane Vinashte  Thacchinthayanyanibhritho Na Veda ||

Bhagavan continues “ Oh! Dear Ladies, I do not fall into any of the above categories of the people.  You should not forget to contemplate upon me; your devotion should not be irregular, it should be persistent, I always shower love on you to cultivate the constant remembrance of me.  Whenever you get attracted to the worldly matters, I have to disappear from you until you recall me.  You have remembered me again, like the wealthiest man who lost all the richness, remember his past glories and continues to live.  I have abandoned you to bring back that devotion in you, you have discarded all the worldly matters and bondage, and you have completely surrendered to me, you have searched for me all through the woods, even though my continuous presence as a soul in you.  I have never abandoned you, I was always with you.  You have discarded all the worldly attachments and matters; you have performed a great sacrifice and completely surrendered to me.  I do not think I could do anything to compensate your great sacrifices, even If I take various incarnations I could not compensate that great sacrifices of you all, because you have cut off from the powerful chain of worldly bondage with the sharp sword of your devotion.”