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Invitation to join divine_light:

 

"Krishna's Lila = Krishna's Invitation"

 

The Immortal Flute Calls through Ages:

 

The blessed women of Braja

Heard Shri Krishna’s flute.

It created a surge of desire in them.

Some of them who were not directly before Krishna

Began to sing of His praises

In the company of other Svaminis. (Bhagavat 10/18/3)

 

The call of the flute spiritually awakens the Svaminis and creates a desire to

make dalliance with Shri Krishna. Under the spell of that great longing, they

speak and sing of Shri Krishna in the company of others who are also addicted to

lila.

 

Shri Krishna never does anything without a specific plan. He sounds the flute

for the explicit purpose of arousing within the Svaminis a desire to sport with

Him. The song of the flute is divine and through its call Shri Krishna is able

to enter their hearts. The blessed women of the village, as well as the women of

the forest, are no longer interested in listening to anything else; not even to

the words of the righteous scriptures.

 

The song is spiritual, otherwise how could the Gopis, who are in their homes and

out of the normal hearing range of anyone playing a flute in a distant forest,

hear?

 

If the above interests you then may we join to sing Hari Nam (Universal Lord)

and Radha Nam (Universal Mother): "Ram Krishna Hari, Radha Krishna Hari..." What

clarion call can be more inviting than the call of the immortal flute of

Krishna!

 

Krishna is adorned with a peacock feather and

His ears are graced with flowers,

Krishna’s clothes are the color of bright gold.

He wears a Vaiyanti forest garland

And appears as the actor-husband.

He is the Svaminis choice,

Their Lord and husband.

 

He fills the holes of His flute

With the nectar from His lips.

The song of His praise sounds

As He enters Vrindavan

Surrounded by His cowlad friends.

His lotus feet appear splendid

And create dalliance wherever

They touch the ground. (Bhagavat 10/18/5)

 

Hari has taken on a body.

He fills the holes of His flute

With His essence, His breath.

His passage into Vrindavan

Is with a body and it is

Embellished with attributes.

Perfect Brahman is sporting, making lila.

 

In union Hari is apparent.

His lila of love

Is rich with outer form.

He emanates it within the world

With all the necessary divine ingredients and partners.

 

Only then is Ras for them

Balanced and replete.

 

The lila of Hari’s name, was brought forth when He played the flute. Krishna’s

flute has seven openings. When He fills those holes with His essence, a

threefold elixir arises.

 

"Devabhoga"

A ras that is experienced by the gods.

 

"Bhagavatbhogya"

A ras that is experienced by Krishna.

 

"Sarvabogya"

A ras enjoyed by none.

 

"Devabhoga" is the nectar that is enjoyed by the divinities of Vrindavan. The

gods are the cows and cowlads as well as the other blessed residents of

Vrindavan. They reside within the lila abode and join in the games.

 

"Bhagavatbhogya" is the nectar that Hari Himself enjoys. He can only take

pleasure in the flavor of Vrindavan after the sound of His flute enters the

Svaminis’ ears and fills their hearts. This makes them worthy of being enjoyed

by God. The call of the flute made everything in Vrindavan divine, then it was

tasted by Shri Krishna.

 

"Sarvabhogya", what is enjoyed by none, has a special meaning. The call of the

flute is fluid and enabled Hari’s form to pass easily through the channels of

the flute into the ears of the Svaminis. Then it pervaded their hearts and

senses and made them aware of His presence. Although that nectar was directly

enjoyed by none, it transformed the Svaminis and made them worthy.

 

These three types of nectar arose due to the presence of Krishna’s yearning lip

upon the flute. Although it appears that the flute was between the Svaminis and

Hari, they experienced Him directly. That ras was not a leftover already enjoyed

by another. The Svaminis are qualified to hear the call directly. Whoever heard

the call became spiritually accomplished or, lila-ready. They became bhaktas and

bliss arose and flowed through them, all around them.

 

They became overjoyed

And experienced something

Beyond liberation.

The bliss they savored

Was essential-

The source of all rapture.

 

This ras is unattainable through any discipline. In order to join them with

Brahman and His sound, the flute appeared and through its holes poured Krishna

devoid of form. He became a current of sound and filled Vrindavan with His

wonder. It was all accomplished through those seven holes and the breath of

Hari.

 

For that song to appear, Krishna did not even have to touch the flute. The

nectar was transferred directly from Him to the Svaminis. The flute only

appeared as the medium. The connection was from Hari to their ears and then into

their hearts. The song enabled them to sing of His excellence. It was an

empowerment, transforming them and making them lila- worthy.

 

To be enjoyed by Him

They attained divine form, for

Krishna only likes

What is sublime and delightful.

 

It is only when

Ras completely engulfs the soul

That the blessed one

Can come face to face with Hari.

 

What can be more engaging in life after life than Krishna Rasamrit! Krishna is

the primordial Mother - the Mother of all Mothers, the Friend-lover forever, the

Brahman Supreme.

 

Let's merge in Her-Him in Radha's rasphody.

 

Radhe..Radhe..

 

Subhashish

 

 

Subhashish Das