Way to evoke Krishna Consciusness

Bhagwan Shri Krishna in Bhagwad Gita said that attaining him is easiest throgh Bhakti yoga. Bhakti yoga is the love for Krishna, pure transcendental love. The way to evoke trans through god’s name can be by chanting, devotional services like prayers or even a simple act like lighting an incense stick everyday for the lord. In Bhagwad Gita, it is said that if one if unable to evoke bhakti for Krishna naturally, he should dedicate all the work that he performs to Krishna’s lotus feet. If he is unable to do even that, he should dedicate the fruits of his labour to his lotus feet and renouce all desires for the result of one’s work and do impersonal service in lord’s name. Shri Krishna says that to such devotees, he soon bestows his blessings and evokes bhakti in their mortal hearts. So the key is to keep your mind fixed on Shri Krishna and think about him while doing anything. And if you find yourself thoughtful over what result your work shal concieve, remind yourself that you are dedicating everything to him, so you work to the best of your ability to serve him, and whatever result it produces, it shall ornament His lotus feet.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Ram Hare Ram Ram Ram Hare Hare

Story of Shri Krishna and Pootna

There was once a monster named pootna who used to kill little children. She had the ability to walk upon the skies and change her looks according to her wishes. Oneday while passing near the house of Shri Krishna, she changed herself to a beautiful young woman and entered the house. She looked breathtakingly beautiful and had ornamented her hair with aromatic flowers and she was wearing beautiful ornaments and clothes. She had big breasts and curvy hips. She had a beautiful smile and sweet face. When people of Vraj saw this young lady with lotus in her hands, they thought the goddess of wealth (Lakshmi) had hereself come to meet Lord Krishna.

In this way, when she entered the room of baby Krishna, she saw that the child was asleep in its cot. Shri Kishna, who knows the heart of every soul in the universe and beyond, came to know of Pootna’s intent and pretended to sleep peacefully. Like a sword hidden inside a velvet cover, the heart of Pootna inside her beautiful exterior was full of hatred for Krishna. She picked up Krishna in her arms and pushed her nipples into the mouth of Krishna to feed her. Her nipples were smeared with poison which would immediately kill anyone. But Shri Krishna started sucking milk from her breasts and his anger started sucking ut the life of Pootna. She started crying ‘Leave me, leave me!! Now stop drinking (milk) ! Her eyes rolled up and she became covered with sweat. The pain in her breast caused here to change back into here real self and started shouting loudly. Her shriek caused earthquake and volcanic eruptions. Soon, her body became lifeless and she fell down on the doorstep of Lord Krishna.

Raas Leela and Disappearance Of Shri Krishna

Lord Shri Krishna is the god of even the highest of the yogis and even Lord shiva. When he heard the pain in the words of Gopis, his heart filled with compassion for them. Krishna, who is the self-Satiated and has no need of anything external complied with the Gopis, and started his leela (play) with them. Having coloured himself with the hues of the Gopis, he started laughing and playing with them. When Krishna laughed, his shining teeth looked like petals of little white flowers. The Gopis became overjoyed at his joyful demeanour and their faces lit up from happiness. They surrounded him from all sides and stood like petals around a flower. It looked as if the moon was standing in heaven surrounded by his celestial wives (stars). Encircled by gopis, the lord, with necklace of wild flowers around his neck, started to walk around the Vrindavan and the Gopis, singing and chanting his names, followed him everywhere.
They reached the serene banks of yamuna, whose waters shined like a jewel in the moonlight. Here, lord Krishna started playing with the gopis. He embraced them, gently pressed their hands, fondled their braids, carresed their buttocks, pressed their breasts and gently loosened the waist band of their dresses. After that he started making love with them and playing with their bodies. This aroused the divine love juices (Divya Kaam ras) of the Gopis for Shri Krishna and he satisfied the Gopis in every way they liked. When ommnipresent lord entertained their wishes in this way, they felt proud of themselves to be caressed by lord Krishna. They felt that they were the most highest of the women in the entire world. When lord Krishna realised that ego has taken over his devotees and they have started considering themselves to be the highest of all, he decided to teach them a lesson and to make them forget their arrogance, he dissapeared from the middle of the Gopis.

Shri Krishna’s Raas Leela with Gopis

 It was a beautiful night of Sharad (Season). Numerous aromatic  flowers had blossomed making the Vrindavan forest divine. Shri  Krishna anted to start his Raas Leela (Illusionary Play of Love) with  his power of intoxication of love. As soon as this desire came to his  mind, a luminous and cool moonlight started spreading slowly over  every tree and living being of Vrindavan. It felt as if a lover has come  to make love to his beloved after a long time. It was a night of full  moon. The entire forest of Vrindavan was immersed in love. Every  corner of the forest was drowned in the elixir of divine love and  beauty.
Shri Krishna started to play his love tunes on his divine flute. The Gopis, whose hearts were already filled with love of Krishna, lost all fear, shame, patience and they ran towards the place where the lord was playing. The gopis, who were busy in milking the cows, left them and ran, their ear-rings swinging as a result of their speed. Those who were making food, feeding their children or serving their husbands, left everything and ran towards their beloved Krishna. Some did not even have time to put proper clothes on their body in their hurry to meet their lover Krishna. Some Gopis were stopped by their husbands, brothers and friends, but nobody could stop them. Those who were trapped in their homes, just closed their eyes and instantly their souls met with Krishna’s as soon as they meditated on his wonderful forms, divine gentleness and illusions (leela). The fire of detachment from krishna burned every desire and attachment that were present in their innocent hearts.

When all the Gopis had encircled Krishna it looked like a sapphire encircled by yellow pearls in as beautiful necklace.
Shri Krishna welcomed all of them and Said :

‘Tell me O divine lovers of mine, what can I do to please you? Is everything alright in Vraj (the village) ? Tell me, what was the need to come to me at this hour of night ? The night time is extremely frightening with dangerous animals roaming around in the woods. Therefore, I request all of you to return to your homes and tend to your family,cows and other things you have left behind to meet me. The time of the night is not good for ladies to walk around in the forest. See, O beloveds, the soft moon-light is enhancing the beauty of Vrindavan which is the now full of colourful flowers and the emotion of love is in full bloom in the hearts of all animals. See O see, the tender breeze touches the cool waters of Yamuna like a painter a drawn a night scene using the moon light as colour. Look at the tender breeze touching the young green leaves of the trees as if a mother is caressing her child. But dear Gopis, Now you have seen all this. So don’t delay and please return to your homes and tend to your family and cows who are eagerly waiting for you to retury to them. Those women, who want to achieve the hight place in the spiritual realm must not leave their husbands for any other man, even if he (husband) is poor, angry, old, stupid or devoid of luck! For ladies of good families, serving a man who is not her husband is condemnable from all aspects; she loses her place in heaven and falls in all her spiritual endeavours. One gets ill repute in this world and never gets release from the cycle of birth and deaths. Therefore I request you to return to your homes immedately.’

Upon hearing these harsh words of Lord Krishna, the Gopis became sad and angry at him. Their dreams were shattered. Their overflowing eyes moistened their cheeks. Their tear drops flowed down to their breasts and moistened them too Their hearts were broken to such extent that they found it difficult to speak. They had left everything behind, broken all ties and sacrificed every inch of their souls to Shri Krishna. They pacified themselves somehow and said to Krishna :

‘Our greatest lord! You know everything that dwells in the heart of every living body. You should not speak such hurtful words to us. We have left everything behind to surrender our souls to your lotus feet. We have no doubt that you are not dependant on anybody and you work according to your moods and what power do our little souls have on you! But still, like a merciful god loves his detached devotee, please accept us as yours. Dear ShyamSunder, you are the knower of all religious. Your saying of ‘serving your husband, your children is your true duty’ is right and we have no doubt in it. But merciful Lord! you are the only lovable being of every living thing that dwells this universe. What use is of temporary husbands and brothers! Therefore supreme Lord Krishna! Have mercy on us! Dont break the innocent hearts of ourselves who have born in our hearts, a desire to be caressed by your hands from time immemorial. Till now our hearts were attached with bonds of this material world. But now in a few moments, you have taken everything that was left in us! And you did this with no difficualty because lord! You are nothing but embodiment of Love and Joy! You speak of returning to Vraj, but O lord we are unable to go one step away from you. Our feet are refusing to lift and we do not have control on our bodies anymore. If you refuse yo accept us, we swear we shall commit suicide by drowning in the river yamuna and ultimately our souls shall meet with yours. Your beutiful face, adorned by vibrant ornaments, your lust-filled lips filled with elixir and arms, which protect the helpless who has come to your shelter and your breasts which even the most divine godess lusts to behold, you stand in front of us in the divine beauty playing the tunes of immortal joy. Our chests are burning with the desire to be one with you. Have mercy on us and keep your lotus-hands on our busts and free us from this ever growing desire for your divine touch!’ …To be Continued