[Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] The Abandoned Flute !

July 25, 2005

These are very beautiful articles. I do not know if they are included in the Bhagavatam. But I have read that Bhagavatam does not speak of Radha, as such. Please correct me if I am wrong.

"PS, Vinod K (GE Energy)" <vinod.ps wrote:

!! Sri Rama Jayam !! Dear Group ! Please read this story.... I got this article from a friend of mine. --------------------------- Once gopikas came to Krishna's house, Krishna pretended to be asleep. They tried to wake him up by catching his feet, but Krishna turned the other side and continued to snore. Then they sang, "It is possible to wake up someone who is in deep sleep, but it is impossible to wake up someone who pretends to be asleep. Krishna, you don't sleep at all. If you sleep the whole world will sleep. We know that, in this world there is none who can understand Your mystery. You are smaller than an atom and mightier than the mightiest. You are present in all the 84 lakhs of species. Right from the atom to the entire cosmos you are present everywhere. How can we know you, Krishna? Please put an end to your pranks

and make us happy. We cannot be separate from you any longer. Radha before giving up her mortal coil was seated on the banks of river Yamuna. She was feeling very sad that Krishna was not with her. She intensely prayed to Him to grant her His Divine Darshan. She sang, "Sing O Krishna, speak to me to fill my Heart with bliss? Distil the essence of Vedas and make it flow into the eternal music of your flute, O Krishna". When she sang like this Krishna appeared and fulfilled her desire by playing on His flute and while listening to this Divine Melody she breathed her last. Her Jeevana Jyothi (life principle) merged in Krishna. Krishna threw the flute away and since then He never touched it again. In movies , you would find Krishna with a flute, but truly speaking after Radha's departure Krishna never touched the flute again. This is the promise given by Krishna. Every incarnation upheld the principle of Truth. Anyone may forget but God never forgets to keep up his

promise.--------------------------- Please confirm the relevance/correctness of this story ..... ?Is there any signature of such an incident in "Srimad Bhagavattam" or other equivalent texts. Hare Krishna Hare Rama