Sons of Maharaja Nanda

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aksanvatam phalam idam na param vidamah

sakhyah pasun anavivesayator vayasyaih

vaktram vrajesa-sutayor anuvenu-justam

yair va nipitam anurakta-kataksa-moksam

(SB 10.21.7)

 

["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." ]

 

Vrajesa-sutayor anuvenu-justam. There are two sons of Nanda Baba - Rama and

Krsna. Although Rama is a son of Vasudeva, He never thinks, "I am the son of

Vasudeva." Rather, he always thinks, "I am the son of Nanda and Yasoda."

 

Anuvenu justam. Krsna is somewhat behind. And what is Rama doing? Oh, He has

gone ahead of all the others. He is at the front of all the cows and cowherd

boys. Why? He's rasika. He knows, "If I'm with Krsna, the gopis will be

unhappy. They may die in separation. So I should give them a chance." He

therefore goes ahead.

 

There is another meaning to this verse. The gopi is telling her sakhi, "Oh,

just come on with me."

 

The other gopi is replying, "Oh, I cannot go. I fear my mother-in-law, my

husband, and my other relatives. They will chastise me. I cannot go."

"Oh, let them do so. No harm."

 

"But I cannot go. I feel so much shame. I cannot go."

 

"If, even from a distance, you will see that very beautiful Krsna playing on

His flute and smiling, then all kinds of hesitations, all kinds of shame,

all kinds of obstacles, will automatically go. Don't fear. On the other

hand, if Krsna goes ahead and passes away from this lane without our seeing

Him, then what to do? Come on."

 

There is a hidden meaning. Anuvenum justam, vrajesa-sutayor. Vrajesa means

the king of Vraja. In Vrndavana, in Vraja, there are two Vrajesas. One is

Nanda Baba and the other is Vrsabhanu Baba. Vrsabhanu Baba has so much more

wealth. Nanda Baba has nine lakhs of cows. How many does Vrsabhanu Maharaja

have? He has eleven lakhs of cows. He is much, much more wealthy - because

Laksmi is there. Who is Laksmi? She who is the Laksmi of Laksmi of Laksmi is

there. Sri Radha.

 

Vrsabhanu Maharaja is therefore more wealthy. Krsna is also wealthy only

because of Radhika. Otherwise He is like zero. He is not wealthy at all. So

Radhika is there. She is the daughter of Vrajendra, Vrajesa, and Krsna is

the son of Vrajesa. Together, Radha and Krsna are Vrajesa sutayo.

 

Anuvenu justam. What is the meaning? First Krsna played on the flute, and

then Srimati Radhika said, "Oh, You have done wrong. Let Me do it." She

forcibly took that flute, and then began to play and to teach Krsna. This is

the meaning. So if anyone, with these eyes, is seeing Krsna and Radhika

playing on the flute, her eyes are actually successful.

 

That sakhi was told, "From your groves, from your windows, you can see." She

was not ready to go, but she saw Krsna from a distance. When she saw Him,

she forgot her chastity and everything else. Absorbed, she quickly ran away

to see Him.

 

Who are these gopis? They are none other then Krsna Himself. Krsna has come

in two parts, Radha and Krsna, and all the gopis are bodily manifestations

of Radhika. These gopis have descended to this world to show something, so

that we can learn something from them. We should follow this high class of

associates of Krsna. Be attached like these gopis. All other attachments

should quickly go away.

 

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