Let us 'dye' ourselves in the color of Krishna Prema ! Happy Holi!

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On this Auspicious day of 'holi' festival, let me wish all Rasika

premis in this group a Happy holi!

 

A favorite verse of mine goes like this

 

The radiance of my beloved is of such a red hue

That all I see is crimson everywhere.

I went to see that radiance,

And I have turned crimson myself!

 

What is this 'redness' ? Not the color 'red' for 'red' stands

for 'passion' or rajo guna.

 

Here 'redness' stands for the 'illumination' of the heart due to

Krishna prema!

 

Nandalala is the 'lal' (darling) of nanda. His radiance also is red

like the 'blazing sun' - whoever has Krishna Prema , his heart is

full of 'redness' or illumination.

 

YES!Love of GOD 'dyes' your heart- ignorance is destroyed and

illumination is restored.

 

A Kabir poem celeberates this divine ecstasy in this way...

 

Sahib Hai Rangrej Chunri Mori Rang Daari

syaahi Rang Churaye ke re

Diyo Majitha Rang

Dhoye Se Chhute Nahin Re

Din Din Hote Surang

Bhav Ke Kundi Neh Ke Jal Mein

Prem Rang Dayee Bore

Dukh Deh Mael Lutaye De Re

Khoob Rangi JhakJhore

Sahib Ne Chunri Rangi Re

Preetam Chatur Sujaan

Sab Kutch Un Par Vaar Dun Re

Tan Man Dhan Aur Pran

Kahat Kabir Rangrej Piyare

Mujh Par Huye Dayal

Seetal Chunri Orike Re

Bhayee Haun Magan Nihaal

 

 

The Master is an expert Dyer, He has colored my veil

Removing the dark stains, he gave that color of love

By washing which fades not but becomes brighter by the day

Using water of affection in the tub of feelings, He poured the color

of love

Rinsing away the bodily sorrows and dirt, the Expert dyed it deftly

The Master who dyed the veil is expert, beloved and great

I surrender everything to Him – Body, Mind, Wealth and Life

Says Kabir, The Beloved Dyer is benevolent on me

Covered with this cool veil, My being is blissfully fulfilled.

 

 

Kabir, in this song, points how a spiritual or inward-directed

coloring is the only reality that actually grows in its beauty and

luster with time. The veil, in this song, represents the sheaths of

perception that cover our innermost being. These sheaths, in turn,

are the mechanism of how we perceive reality. The coloring of

spirituality (given to us by the Guru) indeed permeates all these

sheaths. While normally our perceptions are covered by a myriad of

worldly colors, the spiritual coloring, on the other hand, is unique,

one-pointed and singular. That is, it replaces our dispersed

perspective by a single color of love for God. This oneness removes

confusion and cleanses the root of all maladies. And once an

unalloyed clarity emerges even this color disappears, making us the

display the glorious radiance of our inner being in all its purity

and joy.

 

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That is why no use wearing saffron colred robes and calling oneself

a 'yogi' - BEACAUSE THE ROBES MAY BE DYED BUT WHAT ABOUT THE MIND? if

the mind is still full of vasanas and lust?

 

The Rasik Saint Lilasuka Bilvamangala had expressed 'REDNESS' in a

different way to describe Lord Krishna's beauty :

 

" pallavAruNa pANipaGkaja saGgi veNu ravAkulaM

phulla pATala pATalI parivAdi pAda saroruham,

ullasan madhurAdhara dyuti maJjarI sarasAnanaM

vallavI kuca kumbha kuGkuma paGkilaM prabhum Azraye "

 

(Sri Krishna Karnamritam 1.9)

 

I take sole refuge in my Beloved Lord,

 

Whose transcendental body has 'REDDISH' glow due to the smearing of

auspicious KUMKUMA (saffron) paste covering the sacred bosoms of the

Gopi maiden,

 

Whose tender, newly-sprouting-leaves like 'REDDISH' Lotus hands are

restless playing the Divine flute,

 

Whose delicate, 'RED' Lotus-feet reproach the beauty of blooming

bouquets of red roses,

 

Whose Blissful face is spreading the brilliant beams of Nectar with

sweet smiling 'CRIMSON' lips!

 

Happy Holi to all of you! This is the season of love ! Love for the

Divine!IT iS MURALI MANOHARA'S FLUTE that brings a 'glow' to ouee

cheeks, a smile to our lips. a spring in our step and a dance in our

hearts!

 

Bolo Krishna Prema ki jai!

 

ps Radhesyam is the One who makes your life 'colorful' full of

Ecstacy and Bliss!

 

Hari BOL!