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By Kamlesh Tripathi
By Kamlesh Tripathi
Most Gopis (radha and her sakhis) in
their previous lives were great female Rishis (Sage). They were
extremely proficient in the study of Vedas. When, Sri Krishna was earlier born
as Lord Ram in Ayodhya, all the Rishis wanted to have sensual pleasure
with him. Lord Ram had then given a vardaan (blessing) that when he is
born as Krishna he will fulfill their wishes. Therefore, to have sensual
pleasure with Sri Krishna was an old time wish of the Gopis. And for making Sri
Krishna their husband they even went up to Devi Katyayani. There are many such examples
like this that establish the fact of Sri Krishna’s supremacy. He was certainly not
tied down to the systems and procedures of the physical and mortal world. To
bless his devotees in various life situations he used to undertake various jobs
and roles. But he could do this only because he was the supreme force. Ordinary
and common people should only follow the great teachings of Lord Krishna as
spoken and written in Bhagwad Gita. They should never imagine or dare to
imitate Krishna by doing the raasleela (Dance of divine love).
If Sri Krishna could perform raasleela,
he could also lift the Goverdhan mount with his little finger. Or he could even
kill the ferocious female demon Pootna which was not possible by any ordinary
human being. And he had that supreme might to carry out such tasks. Such
instances only decorate his personality. In the same manner even raasleela
was an uncommon task, that couldn’t have been performed by an ordinary person. Mythology
says even Arjun kept doing his duty as advised by Sri Krishna to keep him
happy. Doing his duty alone was in his prowess even when Arjun was a great warrior.
Krishna desired he should fight his enemies for the sake of mankind which he
did to please him. First Arjun was not ready to fight. But later when Krishna
exhorted him he changed his mind and decided to fight. Ordinary people only need
to follow righteousness and Dharma in the form of karma. They should not
abandon their karma at any cost. And by trying to emulate raasleela they
are only inviting their own disaster. In the same manner Lord Shiva after Samudra
Manthan (churning of the sea) drank the poison that came out of it. This
was in the interest of humanity and since then his throat went blue. But if an
ordinary person drinks poison to copy Shiva he will surely die.
So it goes without saying. Whatever Sri
Krishna did with the Gopis in the raasleela was on account of the age
old Vardaan that carried no personal benefit for him.
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