Krsna's flute.

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Hare Krsna.PAMHO.AGTSP.AGTGM.

 

Krsna's flute.

 

As far as His flute is concerned,it is said that the vibration of

this wonderful instrument was able to break the meditation of the greatest

sages.Krsna was thus challenging Cupid by advertising His transcendental

glories all over the world.

 

There are three kinds of flutes used by Krsna.One is called venu,one

is called murali,and the third is called vamsi.Venu is very small,not more

than six inches long,with six wholes for whistling.Murali is about eighteeh

inches long with a whole at the end and four holes on the body of the

flute.This kind of flue produces a very enchanting sound.The vamsi flute is

about fifteen inches long,with nine holes on its body.Krsna used to play on

these three flutes occasionally when they were needed.Krsna has a longer

vamsi,which is called mahananda,or sammohini.When it is still longer it is

called akarsini.When it is even longer it is called anandini.The anandini

flute is pleasing to the cowherd boys and is technically named vamsuli.These

flutes were sometimes bedecked with jewels.Sometimes they were made of

marble and sometimes of hollow bamboo.When the flutes is made of jewels it

is called sammohini.when made of gold,it is called akarsini.

(The Nectar of Devotion.Chapter 26.)

 

All glories to HDGSP.All glories to Guru and Gauranga

 

YHS Ramananda Gaura das

Krsnapremavati dd.