We have come from Radha Krsna lila!

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> > ciradrsta-prana-priya-sakham ivavapya sa tu mam

> > kare dhrtva vama-sva-kara-kamalena prabhu-varah

> > vicitram samprasnam vidadhad akhilams tan vraja-janan

> > samanandya sriman avisad ibha-gami vraja-varam

> >

> > cira - for a long time; adrsta - not seen; prana - life; priya - dear;

> > sakham - friend; iva - as if; avapya - attaining; sah - He; tu - indeed;

> > mam - me; kare - by the hand; dhrtva - taking; vama-sva-kara-kamalena -

> > in His own left lotus hand; prabhu-varah - the Lord; vicitram -

> > wonderful; samprasnam - question; vidadhat - placing; akhilan - all; tan

> > - them; vraja - of Vraja; janan - the people; samanandya - delighting;

> > sriman - handsome; avisat - entered; ibha - as an elephant; gami -

> > walking; vraja-varam - to Vraja.

> >

> > "Having attained me, a friend more dear than life He had not seen for a

> > long time, taking my hand in His left lotus hand, asking me wonderful

> > questions, bringing happiness to all the people of Vraja, and walking as

> > gracefully as an elephant, the handsome Lord entered the village of

> > Vraja."

> >

> > Please look at the words 'cira adrsta'. They mean that originally

> > Sarupa, or Gopa Kumara, was in the spiritual world with Krsna, but then

> > he left His company for a long time, and now he is back there again.

 

One thing puzzles me. We may have fallen and suffered in the material world

for millions & millions of milleniums and gone back. But for Krishna that

time is only very very insignificant. It should be almost as if we just went

and came back in a blink of an eyelid. Nobody missed us. But then why

Sanatana Goswami used the word 'cira adrsta' i.e we left Krsna's company for

a long time.

 

Your servant,

Nayana-ranjana Dasa