ETERNAL DIVINE LOVERS
Devotion Bhakti
All the forms of God and Goddesses known as almighty powers are naturally self-submitted to Radha Krishna. Almighty forms of God have Their Blissful form of Divine regality which a Saint experiences in Vaikunth. It is somewhat like a king to his subject’s relationship and preferences. The loving form of Radha Krishna is the ocean of unlimited Divine Bliss. It reveals such a ‘love’ that is beyond imagination. It is so marvelous that even Goddess Maha Lakchmi cannot describe it. That makes it exceptionally special and great. Just think, if the sandalwood tree bears a flower, how deep and exciting would be its fragrance? This is the excellence of Radha Krishna love as compared to the Blissfulness of Vaikunth.
The Upnishads say that ahladini power is the supreme power of God Krishn that holds all the powers within itself. He is called poorntam purushottam brahm, the supreme personality of God. Thus, all the forms of God reside within Krishna, whereas all the forms are absolute and are Divinely one. Also, all the forms are the various forms of Krishna Himself representing Their respective Divine powers with varying Blissful elegance. Thus, there is an absolute oneness with definite Blissful differences in all the forms of God. This simultaneous non-differential difference is the natural feature of God Krishna which is established by the yogmaya, Radha, Who is the essence and life force ofahladini power.
The concentrated essence of ahladini power is called the ‘Divine love power’, like the concentrated perfume of rose flowers in an essence form. This is the power that manifests the loving leelas of Krishna. The absolute essence of the Divine love, and absolute culminated state of all the exciting, loving and thrilling aspects of the Divine love power isMahabhao. That Mahabhao is Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani, the supreme Queen of Divine Vrindaban. Her eight personal aides, Lalita etc., are the expansion of Her own personality.
So, Radha Krishn are the absolute supreme brahmin two forms. Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani is the supreme para shakti. The Puranas describe the superiority of Radha upon leela purushottamKrishna by saying that Radha is the ‘soul’ and ‘life breath’ of Krishna and thus She is the origin of Krishna’s all-greatness. However, Radha and Krishna are one; whatever is Radha, the same is Krishna.
The Divine beauty of Radha and Krishna is beyond imagination. Vaishnab Acharyas revealed thousands of chantings and pads that describe the Gracious beauty of Their Divine form. The following are English translations of two of Divine chantings explaining the exceeding beauty of Radha, and Krishna’s supreme form and exquisite decorations.
Roop Agadhey Radhey, Radhey Meri Radhey…
The beauty of Radha is boundless. My Radhey is wearing a golden crown studded with precious jewels. The glittering chandrika on Her crown is decorated with a fine chain of pearls. Radha Rani is wearing a red bindi on Her forehead and Her ears are adorned with ear-pendants. Her lotus eyes are decorated with collyrium and She looks very innocent. Radha is wearing a shiny nose ring and nose pearl in Her nose. Her sweet smile is heart-enticing. The fancy bracelets and rings on Her hands are fascinating and Her palms are decorated with henna. My Radhey is wearing an attractive blue blouse. Bead chains of sparkling pearls and precious gems are glorifying Her neck. She is wearing elegant bangles on Her wrists and Her delicate waist is decorated with an ornate waistband. Anklets are glorifying Her lotus feet and Her toes are bejeweled with cute little toe rings. Radhey’s toenails are glittering like ten precious jewels and Her lotus feet are decorated with javak (a liquid red color used to adorn the feet). Shree Kripaluji Maharaj says that the amazing Divine beauty of my Radhey is so fascinating that it entices the heart of Manmohan Krishn.
Wari Banwari Par Wari, Wari Wari Wari…
A devotee says: I adore Banwari Krishna. The Divine body of Krishn has the bluishness of the alsi flower. The beauty of millions of Kamdev’s could be sacrificed on the beauty of each pore of Krishn’s body. Whose heart would not be captivated by looking at the black curly hair of Krishna? I adore His peacock feather diadem and yellow silken clothing. Even God Shiv and Shukdeo are drowned in His love when they see Krishna. The beauty of thousands of Ratis (wife of Kamdev) can be sacrificed on His sweet smile. I adore the beauty of Krishn’s golden ear-pendants and nose-pearl, the beautiful bangles that adorn His wrists, and the beautiful kaustubh jewel that adorns His chest. The beauty of His elegant peetambar (yellow silken shawl) and the prettykachni (silken scarf tied around His waist), the jeweled waistband around His waist, and jingle-bells of the anklets on His feet, are heart enticing. Shree Kripaluji Maharaj says that I adore the Divine glow of Krishna’s toenails.
A Gopi is saying that her Both beloveds Radha and Krishna reside in her heart. Vrishbhanu Nandini Radha has a fair complexion and Krishn has a bluish complexion. They are standing in a beautiful nikunj with Their arms around each other.
That side, Radha is elegantly dressed up in blue, and Krishn is in yellow on this side. That side, Radha Rani is fully adorned with all the sixteen steps of beautification and decorations, and, on this side, Krishn is neatly dressed up in His glorious natvar style. (The personality of Krishn is like chabi, the plain Divine beauty, and of Radha is likeshringar, the loving, charming and exciting adornments of that Divine beauty.) That side, beautiful Krishn beautifies the heart of all-adorned Radha Rani, the shringar, and, on this side, all-adorned Radha Rani adorns the heart of beloved Krishn, the chabi. (It means that Krishn is in the heart of Radha and Radha is in the heart of Krishn.)
The Gopi says, "Those who always watch the loving beauty of Both Divine beloveds, Radha Krishn, are really the most lucky ones in the universe."
(Krishn used to go to the Yamuna river in the morning to give Hisdarshan to the Gopis who have received His love, and also to impart His love to other Gopis who have not yet received His Divine love. This paddescribes one of the scenes of the loving beauty of Krishna.)
Krishn has just come and He is standing near the river Yamuna. He is standing in His tribhangi pose. The twist of His crown and the bend of His neck, waist and feet is exceedingly eye-pleasing. The elegance of the entwining of the peetambar with the stick which He is holding is envying millions of Kamdevas. His pretty flute is neatly tucked in Hiskachni which He is elegantly wearing around His waist and on the top of His yellow dhoti. Glancing here and there He is lovingly looking at theGopis which they very much admire.
A shy Gopi (who couldn't lift her veil and see Krishna face to face out of her blushingness) is lovingly watching the heart-exciting reflection of Krishn in the Yamuna river (and is slowly getting drowned in His love).
(A devotee says:) O my mind! Always remember the all-adorned beautiful Bhanu Nandini Radha Rani in your heart. (You must know, that) all-virtuous brahm Shyam Sundar also remembers Her day and night.
Radha Rani wears a small elegant gold chandrika which is suspended in the middle of Her gold crown. (They are uniquely studded and ornamented with radiant precious jewels like diamond, sapphire, ruby and emerald, etc. of various shades and sizes.) Under the crown there is a continuous line of intercrossing mini loops of extremely small and fine pearls.
She has a fair complexion and, on Her head and around the upper part of Her body She wears choonari which is decorated with very fine elaborate golden embroidery and has a wide border. On the lower part of Her body She wears a blue color silken or velvet long lavishing skirt (with a very wide border of golden work, ornated with little jewels and sparkling materials. The middle of the skirt is spangled and adorned with fancy little patterns of exquisite embroidery).
(Delicately designed and excessively jeweled) ear-pendants are flashing on Her ears, Her hair is braided and decorated with fragrant flowers, and Her eyebrows are naturally shaped like a bow without any doing. A tiny ornament, a nose pearl (made out of one single and slender pearl and suspended from the middle of the nostrils with a fine link), appears to be playing with Her upper lip, and Her loving smile is catching the heart, mind and soul of everyone with its sweet fascination.
Anklets on Her lotus feet (with tiny and round jingle bells and jeweled with multicolor sparkling jewels) enliven the grace of Her superbly elegant gait (with their delicate soft, melodious resonance when She walks,) and they make the winner of the honor of having the beautiful walk, the hans bird, run away with shame. (The devotee again says:) O my mind! (What are you waiting for?) After hearing the kindness and the lovingness of such a Swamini, Radha Rani, why don’t you rush and cling to Her lotus feet forever.
The sweet nectar of Radha Krishna Love is showering in Divine Vrindaban. The beauty of sapphire-complexioned Krishn, Who is the crown jewel of all the rasikSaints and Who is wearing an elegant kaustubh jewel necklace, is charming. And the beauty of Radha, Who has a heart-enticing gait and Who is the crest jewel of all the Goddesses, is more charming than Krishn Who is the stealer of Gopis’ hearts.
With Their fascinating gestures and movements, Both, Radha and Krishn, are dancing with heart-captivating elegance and singing in a sweet melodious voice. While doing raas, Radha Krishn delight each other by Their loving frolics and smiles, and They entice the heart of the Gopis with Their Blissful actions.
A Gopi says, "Out of all the visions, I take the most pleasure in seeing Radha Krishn when They put Their arm around each other (and looking into the eyes of each other when They look towards us)."
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