Listening to the narrative of the Lord again and again you lend it a new charm, to a loving pupil the preceptor sometimes shares even the hidden treasure so willingly. comparing it to the topic of a young woman to an assembly of gallants the story of Sri Krishna appears quiet new to a devout who is already a devotee of the Lord in Thought Word and Deed.
A simple meal shared with the Lord What a sight it might have been seated together in a number circles round Krishna all facing him with blooming eyes the radiant sight a wonder to the beholder. The cowherd boys some using either petals or large leaves or barks or fruits for plate their mid day meal spread before them each describing the exquisite taste of his meal laughing and enjoying. beholding the Lord bearing the flute between his belly and lion cloth on the right side and his cane and horn under the left arm pit the Lord look radiant for they could not take their eyes off him for he was holding in his right hand the fist full of rice with curd and also a pickle stuck between his fingers.
The calves who were grazing near by on the lush grass were no where to be seen the cowherd boys looked frightened but the Lord assured them that he would soon get the calves back.
With the morsel of food still in his hand the Lord went a hunting for the missing calves into the mountain caves not finding the calves there he returns to find the cowherds also missing. He of course knows what has happened and Lord then to delight the mothers of the cowherd boys the Lord through his maya takes the form of all his friends the same size with the same accompaniments of horn flutes whistles and what not the little boys carried in their pockets, he also takes the form of all the calves etc. returning to their homes with the exact no of their cattle and running home to meet their parents. The parents too welcome the children as if long lost with so much affection this goes on for one full year. A few days before the end of the year Balarama is wonder struck at the great bonding and happiness between the people of Vraja and realizing that it is Lord Krishna his brother in all the forms.
At the end of a year which is one day for Brahma he comes to watch what has been happening in Vraja Bhoomi and is wonder struck to see Krishna as usual playing with his mates the calf grazing near by he doubts if this is the real scene or the one at his place where he has put all the boys and calves to sleep, then suddenly a thick black cloud appears which covers the whole space and Brahma gets to view the many numbers (one for each cowherd boy and calf) of Lord Krishna with four hands dressed exactly as he his with Pitambara flute Koustuba peacock feather conch and disc etc wisdom dawns on him and he realizes his fault he falls at the Lords feet asking forgiveness and he then beholds the lord with the Morsel of curd rice in his hand with the pickle struck between his fingers the boys all come back and the game comes to an end each having learned his lessons Brahma extolling the Lord in faltering voice and trembling body. Reading and imagining the above itself is an experience worth a blessing.
A simple meal shared with the Lord What a sight it might have been seated together in a number circles round Krishna all facing him with blooming eyes the radiant sight a wonder to the beholder. The cowherd boys some using either petals or large leaves or barks or fruits for plate their mid day meal spread before them each describing the exquisite taste of his meal laughing and enjoying. beholding the Lord bearing the flute between his belly and lion cloth on the right side and his cane and horn under the left arm pit the Lord look radiant for they could not take their eyes off him for he was holding in his right hand the fist full of rice with curd and also a pickle stuck between his fingers.
The calves who were grazing near by on the lush grass were no where to be seen the cowherd boys looked frightened but the Lord assured them that he would soon get the calves back.
With the morsel of food still in his hand the Lord went a hunting for the missing calves into the mountain caves not finding the calves there he returns to find the cowherds also missing. He of course knows what has happened and Lord then to delight the mothers of the cowherd boys the Lord through his maya takes the form of all his friends the same size with the same accompaniments of horn flutes whistles and what not the little boys carried in their pockets, he also takes the form of all the calves etc. returning to their homes with the exact no of their cattle and running home to meet their parents. The parents too welcome the children as if long lost with so much affection this goes on for one full year. A few days before the end of the year Balarama is wonder struck at the great bonding and happiness between the people of Vraja and realizing that it is Lord Krishna his brother in all the forms.
At the end of a year which is one day for Brahma he comes to watch what has been happening in Vraja Bhoomi and is wonder struck to see Krishna as usual playing with his mates the calf grazing near by he doubts if this is the real scene or the one at his place where he has put all the boys and calves to sleep, then suddenly a thick black cloud appears which covers the whole space and Brahma gets to view the many numbers (one for each cowherd boy and calf) of Lord Krishna with four hands dressed exactly as he his with Pitambara flute Koustuba peacock feather conch and disc etc wisdom dawns on him and he realizes his fault he falls at the Lords feet asking forgiveness and he then beholds the lord with the Morsel of curd rice in his hand with the pickle struck between his fingers the boys all come back and the game comes to an end each having learned his lessons Brahma extolling the Lord in faltering voice and trembling body. Reading and imagining the above itself is an experience worth a blessing.
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