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September12,2010
TheAsuras whowere slain by theSupreme Lord actually are the symbols of
anarthas in our hearts. In the 10th Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatham it is
mentioned that in all the philosophies of the world whether it is monism or
SankhyaYoga,theonlypersonwhoistrulyglorifiedisLordSriKrishna.Eventhen
Yosada Mai considers Lord Krishna as her innocent, mischievous son and
punishesHimfromtimetotime.TherearetwotypesofLilasthattheLordindulges
in. they areMadhurya Leela and AiswaryaLeela.Thus the Lord conquers the
heart.
TherewasacertaingentlemanwhotoldSrilaPrabhupadathathisGuruMaharaja
wasactuallytheLord.WhenSrilaPrabhupadaaskedthegentlemanwhyhefelt
so,thegentlemanrepliedthatwhenhisGurumeditatedheusedtolevitateinair.
SrilaPrabhupadasmiledand replied, forthatmatterevena cockroachlevitates.
TherewasanotherpersonwhotoldPrabhupadathathisGuruwasGodandhe
wantedSrilaPrabhupadatomeethim.WhenSrilaPrabhupadawasintroducedto
thisguru,Prabhupadawassurprisedtoseethattheguruhadafracturedhand.
WhenSrilaPrabhupadainquiredastohowGodcouldhaveafracturedhand?Pat
camethereplyfromtheGurusdevoteethatMyGuruwhoisnoneotherthanthe
SupremeLord,hadhishandsfracturedwhenheslainKamsawithhishandsinthe
previousYuga!!Thisistheheightofignoranceamongstthemasses.
OncetheLordandhisassociateswenttostealbutterfromthehouseoftheGopis.
TheLordhadadear associate calledMadhumangalwhowasquiteplumpand
enjoyed gulpingup large quantitiesofbutter and curdat the placeoftheft.He
wouldgenerallybethelasttoevacuatetheplaceofplunderandmanyatimeshe
wouldbeintroublebecauseofhisgluttony.OnonesuchoccasionMadhumangal
wascaughtbytheGopisduringhisactofstealingandwashavinghishairpulled
bytheGopis.TheLordandhisassociateswatchedtheentireepisode.TheLord
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jumpedintohelphisdearfriendMadhumangal.HeshoutedattheGopissaying
that Madhumangal was a Brahmin and the Gopis had committed Aparadh by
reproachingMadhumangalandthat therecouldbegrievousconsequencesasa
resultofthisact.TheLordseeminglycursedtheGopisthattheywouldseehellfor
theirheinousact.ImmediatelytheGopisrelentedandfellatthefeetoftheLord
andbeggedpardon.TheLordsaidthattheonlywaytoatoneforthissinwasto
askMadhumangalhimselfastowhatcouldbethebestpossiblewaytocleanse
thesinsaccumulatedbytheGopiswhileinsultinghim.Madhumangalimmediately
tookadvantageofthesituationanddemandedtheGopistofeedhimanother1000
sweets to appease his hunger. Thus the Supreme Lord moves about as a
mischievousandthemostdotedchildinBrajaDhama.
Ononesuchoccasion,theLordwithhisfriendsenteredthehouseofaGopito
stealbutter.Asameasureofprotection,theGopihadattachedbellsalloverthe
placesothatifthechildrentriedtostealbutter,thebellswouldringandraisea
signal. When the Lord and the associates saw this arrangement, the Lord
immediatelysummonedthepresidingdeityofthebellsandorderedhimthatthe
bellsshouldnotringevenif thechildrenenteredthehouseandstolebutter.The
deityagreedtothecommandoftheLord.TheLordandhisfriendswerenowable
toeasilybreakopenthehouseandreachthepotsofbutter.NowastheLordtook
handfulofbutterandwasabouttoputitinhismouth,allthebellsstartedringing.
TheLordwasangeredandsummonedthedeityofthebells.WhentheLordasked
thedeitywhyhehaddisobeyedHisorder,thedeityofthebellsrepliedthathewas
thoroughly confused with the commands of the Lord. He said that on earlier
occasions,thedeitywasorderedbytheLordthatitwasmandatoryforthebellsto
ringatthetimeofBhogaandnowtheLordhadorderedthatthebellsshouldnot
ringastheLordandHisassociatesstolebutter.Thedeityofthebellswasbound
byalltheordersgivenbytheLordtilldateandthereforehehadabidedbyallthe
ordersoftheLord.TheLordthusrobstheheartofhisdeardevoteesbyhisBalya
Leelas.
OncetheLordtoldRadharanithatshewasHistopmostdevoteeandunlessany
devoteehad themercy of theRadharani it was not possible for himor her to
accessthemercyoftheLord.SrimatiRadharaniwasthedearmosttotheLord.
TheLordwentaheadandtoldherthattheaffectionofRadharaniwassointense
thatevenYasodamayiwouldhave tofallatRadharanis feet.Radharaniwould
not believewhat theLordsaid since she felt thatYasodaMayiwas asuperior
devoteeascomparedtoherself.
OnceYasodaMayi saw thatatnightfallKrishnaand theGopiswereperforming
Raas. Yasodamayi immediatelyapproached the Gopis and reprimanded them
andtoldthemthattheyshouldnotdisturbKrishnasinceHewouldbeveryhungry
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and tired after grazing the cows at Govardhan the whole day. Radharani
immediately jumped in and told Yasoda mayi that anyone who is dark in
complexionandwhosportsapeacockfeatherandcontrolspeoplewithHiseyesis
notYasodaNandanKrishna.ShetoldYasodaMayithatonewhoisplayingwith
theGopisisRadharanisKrishnaandYasodamayisKrishnaisactuallysleeping
inthehouse.TheonewhoisYasodaNandanonlyknowshowtorearcowsand
nothingelse.Yasodamayiwasstartledandshecouldnotbelievethattherecould
betwoKrishnaswhoweresoidenticalinlookandmannerisms.Sheimmediately
rushedtoherhouseandfoundthathersonwassleepingpeacefullyafteralong
andtireddayofcowgrazing.
YasodaMayinowcamebacktoRadharaniwithasuggestion.ShetoldRadharani
thatmyson Yasodanandan isalsoa greatdancer and thatweshould havea
competitionamongstthetwoKrishnasatherhouse.Radharanisaidthatifthetwo
Krishnas danced together it will be very difficult to decipher which Krishna
belongedtoYasodaandwhichonebelongedtoRadharani.YasodaMayireplied
that she wouldmake some difference in their appearance so that it would be
easier todecipher.RadhaRani then cast acrescentmoon over theheadofHer
KrishnasothatHecouldbedifferentiatedeasily.HoweverRadharanifeltthatthe
riskfactoroflosingKrishnainthedancewasstillveryhigh.Intheendsheobliged
and they went to Yasoda Mayis house to organize the spectacle. The two
Krishnasstarteddancingwithgreatgaietyandelegance.Everybodywasenjoying.
Asthedancereacheditszenith,bothKrishnasmergedintoone.ThisKrishnawas
havingthecrescentonHishead.RadhaRanithensaidthatthedancehasended
and that shewas leavingwithHerKrishna.Yasodamayi couldnotbelieve her
eyes,shedidnotknowwhatwashappeningandshepleadedRadharanitopart
withherKrishna.RadharanitoldYasodaMayithatshehadwarnedherbeforethe
act andnowsheashelplessandshecouldnotdomuchtohelpYasodaMayi.
YasodaMayifellatRadharanisfeetandatthattimetheLordwinkedatRadharani
andcommunicatedtoherthatShewouldnotbelievethatYasodaMayicouldever
fallatHerfeetandtheLordthroughthisLeelamadeithappenindicatingthatthere
isnootherdevoteesuperiortoRadharaniandevenYasodamayiwassubservient
toRadharaniintermsofunalloyeddevotiontotheSupremeLord
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