Bhakthi rathnakara-Meera 1.9 Meera goes to Dvaraka

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Bhakthirathnakara-

Meera 1.9. Meera goes to Dvaraka

 

Meera

spent her days happily in Brindavan and felt that she had found the

purpose of her life. She imagined herself as a gopi and as Yasodha and

practically lived with Krishna in her mind.

She woulfd wake up Kirishna in her role of Yasodha singing, `jaago bansi vaarey

lalanaa,jaago mere pyaare.' Like agopi she called Krishna to come to her house,

`mere ghar aavo sundar shyam,' heard his music at the banks of Yamuna and lost

her heart, `muraliya baajaa jamaanaa theer,' she envisaged the scene of the

gopis selling butter etc. calling out Krishna instead of their wares, `sira dhara maṭakiyaa ḍole re "koyee Syaama manohara lo re! more koyee

Syama manohara lo re."

This reminds us of the words of Leela suka that

the gopi selling butter and curds called out govinda dhamodhra madhava etc.

vikrethukaama kila gopakanyaa

muraaripaadhaarpithachitthavrtthi

dhaDHyaadhikam mohavaSaath avochath

govindadhaamodharamaadhavethi

 

The gopi wishing to sell curds etc., with her mind

engrossed in the thought of Murari(Krishna) called

out `govindha dhaamodhara maadhava, instead of saying curds, milk etc.

Still she was pining to get the darsan of Giridhari

in Brindavan crying `darsan ke maim pyaasee.' Some vaishnavas , followers of

Chaithanya took her to their mutt and showed the idol of Chaithabnya and told

her that it was her Krishna. Meera burst out

into the song, `kaha chaaḍi vahu mohan murali?kaha chaaḍi saba

gopi? mora mundaayi gora kati

bandhee, maane na maanee gopee!' saying , "why have you discarded your peacock

feather and pithambar? Where are the gopis? Why are you appearing with shaven

head and ochre robes?"

Then the idol changed into Krishna

appeared in front wearing peethambara , peacock feather etc. She stayed there

singing bajans for some time and then went to see jivagoswami who was the head of

the devotees in Brindavan. He refused to see her saying that he never allows

women in his asram. Then Meera laughed and said that only then she came to know

that there was another male besides Krishna in Brindavan as Krishna

was only purusha and all the rest are women in Brindavan. Goswami came out and

prostrated to her regretting his folly.

Once, repentant Rana came to Brindhavan and entreated

Meera to return to Chithore but she told him that her life as the queen of

Chithore is over and she had become the dasi of Giridhar. Rana left with the new-found

jnana.

One day a group of sadhus came to Brindavan

singing the glory of the Lord and enquired after Meera. When they found her

they asked her to go with them to Dvaraka as the temple doors were closed and

would not open unless a true devotee comes there. Meera took it as the command

of the Lord and set out to Dvaraka.