Guest guest Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Jai shri Radhe!! Radha is the manifest form of devotion unto Krishna. In response to the question, "How devoted should one be?"’ the Naradbhaktisutra writes, "Like the gopis (wives of the cowherds) of Vraj." Krishna Himself sent His great friend Uddhav to the gopis to teach him what devotion meant. The incident goes as follows - ‘Once to illustrate the devotion of the gopis, Sri Krishna pretended that He had intense headache, which did not respond to any medicine. Then He told, “Krishna’s pain will vanish with the application of mud beneath anyone’s feet. However, the one giving the mud beneath his feet will die. Proclaim this and then bring the mud that anyone gives.” No one was prepared to give the mud from under their feet. On entering Gokul, when Uddhav asked this question to the first gopi that he met, she replied, “If the mud under my feet will relieve Krishna’s headache then I am prepared even to go to hell.” ‘ The devotion of the gopis is an illustration of ultimate devotion. Radha among them was like a jewel in the crown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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