KRISHNA KARNAMRUTA-Sloka-25

 Ayi parichinu chetaha praatarambhoja netram

Kabara kalitha chanchath pincha daamaabhiraamam

Valabhi dupula nilam vallavi bhaagadeyam

Nikhila Nigama Valli moola kandam Mukundam

“What a wonderful fortune has happened to the bamboo on the banks of the great Yamuna river! It has managed to be near the ruddy nether lip of Krishna as his flute!  Not only that, it has become holy and sanctified! Will it be possible for me to attain that prestigious position on account of my “purva punya”- holy deeds performed in my previous births?” said a Gopika to herself envious of the glorious state of Krishna's flute, made of bamboo on the bank of the Yamuna! Leela Shuka imagines the predicament of a Gopika aspiring for the proximity of Krishna’s nether lip!

“O My Mind! Will you not introduce and familiarize me to Krishna?  He has beautiful eyes like the lotus that blossoms in the morning! He has adorned Himself with peacock feather garlands and looks extraordinarily handsome due to their movement in the air! Is he not superbly blue in color like the “Indranila” precious stone? Surely He is the embodiment of Fortune for all the Gopikas! He is the very source and origin of all the Vedas which are like creepers! He is the root of everything in the universe!  Kindly introduce me to that Sri Krishna!”

All Gopikas are enamored of Krishna and desire to be with Him always. But is that possible? They envy every object associated with the Lord! They are jealous of every ornament that Krishna wears. The peacock feathers, the garlands and other adornments on Krishna aggravate their envy! One Gopika wonders how an ordinary bamboo was so fortunate to shape in to a beautiful flute and occupy the ruddy nether lip of Krishna! It is difficult to digest and feel happy about the fortune of the bamboo reed! The Gopika thinks that it was because of the bamboo reed’s “purva punya” that it had the rare fortune of reaching the sweet lips of Krishna! She wonders whether she would be in a position to attain that state through her “Purva punya”. Leela Shuka envisons this plight of Gopika in his poetic imagination!

Krishna's beauty is indescribable and incomparable! Many stotras on Krishna vie with one another in describing the Divine beauty of the Lord! All forms Vishnu are described in a standard manner. Lord's eyes are compared to the beautiful lotus flower and petals. Krishna's eyes are beautiful like the lotus that blooms early in the morning at sunrise! “ Krishnam Kamala patraaksham nila jimutha sannibham”is the description in a particular stotra. Krishna can never be thought of without the peacock feathers or nament “ Barhipinchava chudaankam”. Krishna is blue in color and his hue is compared very often to the dark blue rain bearing clouds and to the blue Indraneela precious stone! Krishna is Parabrahman that the Vedas and the Upanishads glorify! He is “Ajo Nithyaha sasasvathoyam puraano na hanyathe hanyamane sareere”! He is “ Adi madhyantarahita”-  One without a beginning, middle and end! He is Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient!

Leela Shuka is languishing for the direct presence of his dear Lord Krishna! He is not fortunate so for. He feels that Krishna does not know him! He wants some one to introduce him to  Krishna! The best person would be his own Mind! Hence he requests his Mind to introduce him to Krishna! Mind is the root cause of our actions and reactions. It is also deciding factor between our attachment and detachment! “Mana Eva manushyaanaam karanam bandha mokshayoh!” If the Mind attaches itself to Krishna, Moksha becomes easy! Otherwise it is an endless life caught in the cycle of samsaara! Leela Shuka had enough of lustful existence and has genuinely turned Godward! Hence his perpetual craving for the presence of his  darling Lord Krishna!