Krishna Leela Series - Part 60 - Lord Balarama Visits Vrndavana
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Transcript of Krishna Leela Series - Part 60 - Lord Balarama Visits Vrndavana
Lord BalaramaReturns to Vrindavana
Main extracts from Chapter 64
Krishna The Supreme Personality of Godhead
by
His Divine Grace A.C.Bhakthivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
Previous chapter
Chapter 63Story of King Nrga
•Lord Krishna•Lord Balarama
Personalities
•Yashoda•Nanda Maharaja
•Yamuna•Gopis
•Kamsa•Mushtika•Chanura
Scene
Lord Balarama was married and was residing in Dwaraka
He developed a strong desire to meet with Mother Yashoda & Nanda Maharaja
At Vrindavana
Mother Yashoda & Nanda Maharaja were very pleased to see their son Balarama grown up as an adult but
whose beauty was as enchanting as it was when He was a child.
At Vrindavana
•After meeting with Mother Yashoda & Nanda Maharaja , Balarama met with the
cowherd men
•He offered obeisances to the Elderly,shook hands with his Peers , embraced them
with a loud laugh & blessed the young.
At VrindavanaMother Yashoda & Nanda Maharaja had heard how Krishna & Balarama
together had fought and killed the evil king Kamsa his associates Chanura , Mushtika & re-lived that along with
Balarama .
They addressed Balarama as Jagadishvara at this point.
At Vrindavana
After meeting with Mother Yashoda & Nanda Maharaja , Balarama and
the residents of Vrindavana …
it was his turn to meet with the Gopis
At Vrindavana with the GopisThe Gopis shared with Balarama how they were feeling bereft after
Krsna moved out of Vrindavana . If Krishna had fogotten them for the Enlightened & Cultured Women in Dwaraka.
They said they had renounced their families & everything to please Krishna – who inturn renounced them and left Vrindavana.
yugAyitaM nimeSeNacakSuSA prAvRSAyitam
sUnyAyitaM jagat sarvaMgovinda viraheNa me
A blink of the eyes has become equal to an age, my eyes have become like monsoon clouds,
and the entire universe has become void to me in the absence of Govinda.
At Vrindavana with the GopisThe Gopis talked about how Krishna was clever and cunning to manufacture nice words during times when they had an intimate relationship.
and how he told them that …
“ My Dear Gopis –please do not worry – the service you have rendered to me is impossible
for me to repay. “
At Vrindavana with the Gopis
They talked about how they collected flowers & made garlands for Krishna and when He never came to accept these garlands , they cried in separation from
Krishna.
Gopika Geetham extract…
Madhuraya gira, valgu vakhyaya,Budha manognaya, pushkare kshana,
Vidhi kareerima, veera, muhyathi,Radara seedhuna pyayaswa na.
Oh Friend with lotus eyes, Oh Krishna,the words that fall from your mouth, Oh Krishna,
which made the wise turn in to ecstasy, Oh Krishna,have attracted us a lot, Oh Krishna.
Oh friend who is our hero, Oh Krishna,feed us the nectar from your lips, Oh Krishna,
and give us our life again, Oh Krishna.
At Vrindavana with Gopis
One Gopi shared how Krishna spoke with sweet words and attracted smile which he had perfected – by seeing which any
woman would become mad after Krishna and would give themselves to him without any hesitation.
We can in the material world can see a perverted reflection of this quality where it is shown how woman are getting enchanted by
some men.
At Vrindavana with Gopis
While talking about Krishna , the Gopis became ecstatic & they started
to experience Krishna smiling & embracing them and it appeared that
Krishna was physically present.
At Vrindavana with Gopis
Hearing the Gopis talk about separation from Krishna , Balarama wanted to pacify them and shared stories of Krishna, which made the
Gopis satisfied.
At Vrindavana with the GopisBalarama understood the ecstatic mood of the
Gopis and wanted to please them
He hence stayed in Vrindavan for 2 months – Chaitra & Vaishaka, during which he performed
the rasa dance and shared intimate pastimes with the Gopis.
At Vrindavana with the Gopis
Balarama was in a happy mood. He desired to play in the waters with the Gopis and hence called for Yamuna to
come near to Him .
Thinking that Balarama was intoxicated after drinking the Varuni honey , Yamuna
refused to come and obey his order
At Vrindavana with Yamuna
Balarama was enraged with Yamuna and used his plow to scratch the earth due to which
Yamuna had to flow in many small streams.
Realizing her mistake Yamuna asked forgiveness & moved close to where Balarama & the Gopis were. She prayed to Balarama as …
“My dear Balarama, You are the most powerful personality and are pleasing to everyone . You
hold all the planetary systems on Your head merely by Your partial expansion as Sesha. “
At Vrindavana with the Gopis in the Yamuna
Balarama then spent time with the Gopis in the Yamuna until they felt
satisfied and when He came out – He wore a beautiful blue garment and a gold necklace and He looked like the
white elephant (AirAvata) of King Indra in the heavenly planets.
At Vrindavana with the Gopis in the Yamuna
In the presence of Balarama in Vrindavana, all the Gopis and the
inhabitants of Vrindavana became as cheerful as they had been with
Krishna & Balarama as they had been before in the presence of both
brothers , Lord Krishna & Lord Balarama.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama
Hare Hare