Symbolism in Raasa Leelas of Shri Krishna
Shri Krishna – Supreme Personality of Godhead
It is a fact that Lord Krishna is the “Supreme Personality of Godhead”. The nature of Hindu Gods and Goddesses has been discussed in my previous blogpost Understanding Hindu Gods and Goddesses. The fact that many of the saints have recognized unanimously, that Shri Krishna is the Ultimate GOD, puts at rest all arguments against him as not “Supreme Personality of Godhead”, eventhough many Hindu sacred literature specifies that he was an Avataar of Lord Vishnu. This is because Shri Krishna himself says that he is the “Supreme Personality of Godhead” in Bhagawat Gita, the sacred book of Hindus.
Now, it is a well recognized thing that whatever GOD does, it will be for good. Maybe at the time of his doing things, people may not recognize the wisdom and goodness in what GOD or Shri Krishna does, but as time progresses, people are bound to recognize the correctness and divinity in the actions of Shri Krishna.
One such thing is the Raasa Leelas of Shri Krishna with Gopikas.
Shri Krishna used to mingle with Beautiful Gopikas, he used to cajole them, he used to entertain them, he used to make them mesmerasized with the music emanating from his flute. He acted as a perfect lover for those gopikas.
Now, one might say, that this fact of Shri Krishna’s raasa leelas might be taken as an excuse, by all those people who see this an opportunity to have some innocent Gopikas and perform the same type of Raasa Leelas like Shri Krishna. That would be a folly.
It must be understood that Shri Krishna is the “Supreme Personality of Godhead”. Essentially, he is the “Father, Mother, Friend, Enemy and Lover”. And he treats each and every Living Being as a Soul. So, his entertaining of Gopikas with his Raasa Leelas should be seen as his “Mahima”, through which he cleanses the minds of those “Souls”, which will make them attain Moksha or Salvation. Ofcourse, one person or living being who comes nearer to the Lord, gets his company and manages to get the love and affection, is sure to get blessings of the Lord.
Now, it is a well recognized fact that all living beings live in this “Material World”. And God himself has permitted some rules and regulations to be followed by people, while they perform their daily chores. For example Kamasutra explicitly prohibits having sexual relations by men and women, whom they are not married with. Then how is it that Shri Krishna is doing his Raasa Leelas with a lot of women.
It is said that Lord Krishna had 40,000 wives. Vishnu Purana specifies that a man can have maximum 4 wives. So, is this not a contravention of rules and regulations, by a Human Being, Shri Krishna. Logically, all these rules and regulations should apply to him as well as he also was a human being, right ?
Well, it is written that the “Supreme Personality of Godhead” comes to this earth whenever there is decay in justice and injustice prospers. So, considering this, HE IS THE LIVING GOD.
Shri Krishna with Gopikas
It is not that he is making an attempt to trap women with his charms. He just doesnt have to do that. Its women who fall for his charm, beauty, charisma, love and affection. His whole body is so beautiful, that not only Women get mesmerized by his “Aadayein” but also all animals like COWS find warmth when they feel his loving touch.
Then, one might ask, he has the option of turning down the requests of women to be their lover right ?
Well, it must be understood that Women are dealing with GOD. Anybody who comes to god, either with good intentions or bad intentions, is bound to either reap or suffer their consequences.
God is GOOD FOR GOOD PEOPLE and BAD FOR BAD PEOPLE. How can Shri Krishna turn away a woman, for that matter, a person who is pure by mind, Shri Krishna has the obligation to shower his graces upon that person. He is Karuna Saagar.
Shri Krishna … Choose you want his Blessings or Material Wealth !
But, for all those people who are wicked and have sin in their minds, he is the great JUDGE who will make sure that they are made to pay for their wicked actions.
Eventhough, Shri Krishna appears to be engrossed in his Raasa Leelas with Gopikas, that is only for the eyes of Ignorant People. He is infact, Managing all the affairs in this UNIVERSE … and still he appears to be enjoying the Raasa Leelas with Gopikas. While doing those Raasa Leelas, he is NOT ATTACHED TO THOSE RAASA LEELAS.
May i repeat, Lord Krishna always deals with each and every living being at an “Arms Length”. It is because he recognizes that all these living beings are in the “Body of Humans or otherwise” … and are entangled in the “Bhava Saagara” or “Ocean of worldly Paap or Punya” … and ultimately all actions of Shri Krishna is just to make sure that all these souls reach their final destination … that is attaining Salvation or Moksha … and merge within himself.
You know, it is said in Bhagawad Gita, that a person should not imitate the actions of Shri Krishna. It is because, why Shri Krishna does what he does, cannot be comprehended by a normal human mind. Only great minds like Sages and Rushis are aware of what the Great Lord is doing and the consequences of such actions. So, based on this, we human beings are not permitted to have 40,000 wives ! … like Shri Krishna had !
Now, when we deal with GOD or Shri Krishna we have to be very careful. We always have to ask for his blessings. This reminds me of a chapter in Sai Satcharita, wherein Shirdi Saibaba says that one “Bhaktha” can ask any number of questions to Lord Krishna. The only condition is that those questions should not be asked “To Test the Lord”. If that is the case, then that “Bhaktha” is will eventually find himself in more and more “enganglements” in this material plane that he/she is living in.
Any question asked with a pure mind and with an urge to know, is what Shri Krishna expects.
If a question is asked with an unpure mind and to test the lord, then no wonder the lord turns into LORD PARASHURAMA … and if a question is asked with a pure mind and with an urge to know, then he is LORD MURALIDHAR !
Lord Parashurama
That is what SHIRDI SAIBABA is ! … Lord Muralidhar for good people … Lord Parashurama for the rest !
Shirdi Saibaba as Muralidhar
To conclude, people should look upon god as their saviour. Then should seek for his blessings … which is much more than any “material wishes” that they crave for.
Vamsi Krishna Karra
hie Vamsi,
did not read the entire post, but u sure r a God fearing guy.. thats gr8.
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vijay
June 3, 2008 at 11:28 am
are lord shiva and lord krishna the same
rubendiran
February 1, 2009 at 12:22 pm
jai krishna
lorina mariam thandaikal
February 14, 2009 at 11:54 am
i adore lord krishna
ranjani krishnan
February 14, 2009 at 11:55 am
Jai Sai Ram
bhoo
February 17, 2009 at 11:13 am
Om Sai ram.
Rinkoo Mantoo
March 2, 2009 at 8:01 am
Om Sai ram
Vinayak
March 6, 2009 at 11:03 am
Om Sai Ram
sukadev
March 27, 2009 at 5:35 pm
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April 18, 2009 at 11:43 am
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suruli
April 22, 2009 at 7:48 am
Jai sai RAM
suruli
April 22, 2009 at 7:50 am
I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE shri krishna. He is my lord.
Vid
May 1, 2009 at 9:09 pm
OM SAI RAM
VIJAY BISHNOI
May 7, 2009 at 11:13 am
i love him a lot.
Aprajita
May 14, 2009 at 2:50 pm
******Sabka Malik Ek Hai*******
I Love All Lords & My Mother.
Seema Verma
May 21, 2009 at 4:37 am
om sai ram
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sudipti
May 25, 2009 at 11:12 am
There is some confusion in the first paragraph. It is true that Sri Krishna is the supreme personality of Godhead, but at the same time He is the Avatar of Vishnu. We know Vishnu through His avatars that come to this World and Krishna is the greatest of all avatars. So considering Vishnu and Krishna as the same thing, we can conclude that Krishna is the Supreme God. Krishna is the higest or the Supreme form of Vishnu. He is the ultimate.
Ram was a previous janam of the same Krishna. But Ram is not Supreme amongst the avatars like Krishna.
Hamza
May 28, 2009 at 4:48 pm
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May 29, 2009 at 8:43 am
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krishna
June 3, 2009 at 4:10 am
OM SAI RAM
SHRI SAI RAM
JAI SAI RAM
SARGURU SAI RAM
HE IS PEACE MAKER, THE WORLD NEEDS PEACE SOME BAD AUTHORITY
I LOVE SAI BABA THAN MY LIFE
I HAVE NO BROTHERS, I PRAY HIM AS MY BRO
s senthuran
June 11, 2009 at 7:34 pm
sabka malik ek hai…..
rahul
June 29, 2009 at 7:06 am
jai sai ram
sai ram plz help meeee……….
sonu kushwah
June 29, 2009 at 7:08 am
Jo chaha hai wo paya hai, aur kya kahu maine toh ishwar ko dekha, joki aaj ki duniya mein asambhav hai.
Jai Baba Mohan Ram…………………………….
SACHIN BAISOYA
July 9, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Life is from Love, Love is from Heart, and Heart is from GOD, I love GOD, Always keep on speakin , Shri Krishna, Jai Shri Ram, Jai Hanuman, Om Namah Shivay, Om Vishnu Devaye Namah, Om Bramhadev aur Sabhi Devo ko mera Pranam…..!
Narendra Dayma
July 14, 2009 at 5:06 pm
I LOVE LORD KRISHNA
KRISHNANJALI
July 18, 2009 at 11:12 am
Sri krishna is soooooo nice! love him loady loads
shadow
July 18, 2009 at 3:43 pm
sairam mujhe kshema karana.me har rojo galti kar rahihu.
evarani
July 23, 2009 at 6:50 am
Hi Vamshi from Where did you get this picture of SaiBaba!!!!!!!!!!! its awesome Jai Sai Ram.
Om Sai Ram
July 26, 2009 at 9:17 pm
@ om sairam ji,
i took this sairam photo from the official website of shri saibaba sansthan shirdi logtime back.
then the durbar of sai was covered with silver sheets. now its covered with gold sheets !
jai sainath !
Vamsi
July 27, 2009 at 4:21 am
saibaba i want to live my life with thousif untill my lastbreath
sandhya
August 1, 2009 at 10:14 am
I Love My sai Baba So Much,He is every thing for me….i will always pray him to solve my and others problems…
Rohit Malhotra
August 1, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Anant Koti Brahmand Nayak Raja Dhiraja Yogiraja shree Sachidanand Sat Guru Sainath Maharaj ki Jay.
He Sai, pl. . . . always see to my little baby. I never expect anything.
Sabka Achha Karana, but Shuruat mujse karna.
Swati
August 3, 2009 at 8:37 am
love god
yogesh
August 13, 2009 at 6:20 pm
I beleived in sai ram. Iam the one of your devotee.
Jai Ram,
Sai Ram
Prajitha Kamal
September 3, 2009 at 4:32 am
BABA PUNHA YA DHARTIWAR JANMA GHYA…………
shantanu lathkar
September 21, 2009 at 1:14 pm
I belived Sai baba very. He was not only a god, he was something more
Bhaskar
September 22, 2009 at 7:44 am
Lord Krishna is the only supreme power god in the entire universe, he knew well when he want to come to rescue the people in the world who follows Dharma, he will come and save one or other way who trust him of any casts or religions.
Ravichandravansh
October 12, 2009 at 4:25 am
SAIBABA SAVE OUR FAMILY LIVES FROM A VERY BIG LORRY ACCIDENT IN MY LIFE. HE KNEW EVERYTHING PRESENT, PAST AND FUTURE OF WHOLE OF THE WORLD. I LOVE MY SAI BABA VERY MUCH AND HE IS EVERY THING FOR ME. HE IS MY AND EVERYONE PROTECTOR.
GOPALA KRISHNA
October 12, 2009 at 3:35 pm
ONCE A DAY I VISIT SAI BABA TEMPLE WITH MY FAMILY. THEREAFTER WE WENT FOR SHOPPING. AFTER COMPLETED OF OUR SHOPING WE RETURNS OUR HOME. MY WIFE FOUND SHE LOST HER SAIBABA RING IN BAZAR. WE PRAY SAIBABA AND MY WIFE PROMISED SAIBABA IF THE RING FOUND IN BAZAR I WILL READ SAI CHALISA 40 DAYS CONTINOUSLY. I ALSO PRAY VERY MUCH, I WENT FOR SEARCHING, IT WAS WONDERFUL I NEVER FORGET THAT HAPPENING. I FOUND MY WIFE RING IN BAZAR. THERE ALSO VERY MUCH CROWED.
GOPALA KRISHNA
October 12, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Lord Krishna is the Supreme and nobody in this world can ever understand the Lord until he is devoted to his service.
Prashant
October 18, 2009 at 1:14 am
Om Sairam ,aap hi sarvwyapi ,annat avinashi ho , ham sab aap ke tuchcha sewak he ham sab par hamesh apni krapadrashti banaye rakhana.Om Jay Sairam.
vishwanath chouhan
October 19, 2009 at 7:04 pm