The Gopis Glorify the Song of Krsna's Flute

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The Gopis Glorify the Song of Krsna's Flute

 

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Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 The Summum Bonum Chapter 21

 

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase Srimad Bhagavatam

 

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Thus the Vrndavana forest was filled with transparent

autumnal waters and cooled by breezes perfumed with the fragrance of lotus

flowers growing in the clear lakes. The infallible Lord, accompanied by His

cows and cowherd boyfriends, entered that Vrndavana forest.

 

The lakes, rivers and hills of Vrndavana resounded with the sounds of maddened

bees and flocks of birds moving about the flowering trees. In the company of

the cowherd boys and Balarama, Madhupati [sri Krsna] entered that forest, and

while herding the cows He began to vibrate His flute.

 

 

 

Krishna and Balarama are milking cows.

 

When the young ladies in the cowherd village of Vraja heard the song of Krsna's

flute, which arouses the influence of Cupid, some of them privately began

describing Krsna's qualities to their intimate friends.

 

 

 

Lord Sri Krishna with the Gopis on a boat

 

The cowherd girls began to speak about Krsna, but when they remembered His

activities, O King, the power of Cupid disturbed their minds, and thus they

could not speak.

 

Wearing a peacock-feather ornament upon His head, blue karnikara flowers on His

ears, a yellow garment as brilliant as gold, and the Vaijayanti garland, Lord

Krsna exhibited His transcendental form as the greatest of dancers as He

entered the forest of Vrndavana, beautifying it with the marks of His

footprints. He filled the holes of His flute with the nectar of His lips, and

the cowherd boys sang His glories.

 

 

 

Lord Sri Krishna in the rasa dance with the Gopis

 

O King, when the young ladies in Vraja heard the sound of Krsna's flute, which

captivates the minds of all living beings, they all embraced one another and

began describing it.

 

The cowherd girls said:O friends, those eyes that see the beautiful faces of

the sons of Maharaja Nanda are certainly fortunate. As these two sons enter the

forest, surrounded by Their friends, driving the cows before Them, They hold

Their flutes to Their mouths and glance lovingly upon the residents of

Vrndavana. For those who have eyes, we think there is no greater object of

vision.

 

Dressed in a charming variety of garments, upon which Their garlands rest, and

decorating Themselves with peacock feathers, lotuses, lilies, newly grown mango

sprouts and clusters of flower buds, Krsna and Balarama shine forth

magnificently among the assembly of cowherd boys. They look just like the best

of dancers appearing on a dramatic stage, and sometimes They sing.

 

 

 

Lord Gauranga in five aspects.

 

My dear gopis, what auspicious activities must the flute have performed to

enjoy the nectar of Krsna's lips independently and leave only a taste for us

gopis, for whom that nectar is actually meant! The forefathers of the flute,

the bamboo trees, shed tears of pleasure. His mother, the river on whose bank

the bamboo was born, feels jubilation, and therefore her blooming lotus flowers

are standing like hair on her body.

 

O friend, Vrndavana is spreading the glory of the earth, having obtained the

treasure of the lotus feet of Krsna, the son of Devaki. The peacocks dance

madly when they hear Govinda's flute, and when other creatures see them from

the hilltops, they all become stunned.

 

 

 

Blessed are all these foolish deer because they have approached Maharaja

Nanda's son, who is gorgeously dressed and is playing on His flute. Indeed,

both the doe and the bucks worship the Lord with looks of love and affection.

 

Krsna's beauty and character create a festival for all women. Indeed, when the

demigods' wives flying in airplanes with their husbands catch sight of Him and

hear His resonant flute-song, their hearts are shaken by Cupid, and they become

so bewildered that the flowers fall out of their hair and their belts loosen.

 

Using their upraised ears as vessels, the cows are drinking the nectar of the

flute-song flowing out of Krsna's mouth. The calves, their mouths full of milk

from their mothers' moist nipples, stand still as they take Govinda within

themselves through their tear-filled eyes and embrace Him within their hearts.

 

O mother, in this forest all the birds have risen onto the beautiful branches

of the trees to see Krsna. With closed eyes they are simply listening in

silence to the sweet vibrations of His flute, and they are not attracted by any

other sound. Surely these birds are on the same level as great sages.

 

 

 

Sri Sri Radha Krishna sporting in water

 

When the rivers hear the flute-song of Krsna, their minds begin to desire Him,

and thus the flow of their currents is broken and their waters are agitated,

moving around in whirlpools. Then with the arms of their waves the rivers

embrace Murari's lotus feet and, holding on to them, present offerings of lotus

flowers.

 

In the company of Balarama and the cowherd boys, Lord Krsna is continually

vibrating His flute as He herds all the animals of Vraja, even under the full

heat of the summer sun. Seeing this, the cloud in the sky has expanded himself

out of love. He is rising high and constructing out of his own body, with its

multitude of flower-like droplets of water, an umbrella for the sake of his

friend.

 

The aborigine women of the Vrndavana area become disturbed by lust when they

see the grass marked with reddish kunkuma powder. Endowed with the color of

Krsna's lotus feet, this powder originally decorated the breasts of His

beloveds, and when the aborigine women smear it on their faces and breasts,

they feel fully satisfied and give up all their anxiety.

 

Of all the devotees, this Govardhana Hill is the best! O my friends, this hill

supplies Krsna and Balarama, along with Their calves, cows and cowherd friends,

with all kinds of necessities -- water for drinking, very soft grass, caves,

fruits, flowers and vegetables. In this way the hill offers respects to the

Lord. Being touched by the lotus feet of Krsna and Balarama, Govardhana Hill

appears very jubilant.

 

My dear friends, as Krsna and Balarama pass through the forest with Their

cowherd friends, leading Their cows, They carry ropes to bind the cows' rear

legs at the time of milking. When Lord Krsna plays on His flute, the sweet

music causes the moving living entities to become stunned and the nonmoving

trees to tremble with ecstasy. These things are certainly very wonderful.

 

Thus narrating to one another the playful pastimes of the Supreme Personality

of Godhead as He wandered about in the Vrndavana forest, the gopis became fully

absorbed in thoughts of Him.

 

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