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Shyama Shyam I)ham Vrindaban

(Maharas leela is an extensive leela of Radha Krishn and the Gopis
that revealed all the aspects of Divine love during Their singing,
dancing and playing near Kalindi in Vrindaban. About 5,000 years
ago this leela had happened on this earth planet when, on a particular
Sharad Poomima night, Shree Krishn Divinely extended the length
of that night to about 180 times, and, all the time, uncountable millions
of Gopis ceaselessly danced and played with Him. They were so
engrossed in that Bliss that that length of time felt very little to them.
Radha and Krishn were in the center of the field of maharas and
Lalita etc. Gopis were around Them. This pad is the description of a
small section of the first part of the maharas leela when Radha Rani
revealed the Bliss of the maan and pranaya state of Divine love.)
Shyama Shyam c;lh3m Radha Krishn are outpouring the
Vrindaban, saras prem- supreme Bliss of raas in Vrindaban.
ras vipin bahavat.

Yamini sharac;l, sang With uncountable Gopis of Braj, on the

Brajbh3mini, abhiramini Sharad Poomima night, Shree Krishn is
c;lhuni benu bajavat. playing soul-catching notes on His flute.

Jehi suni, taji anhac;l Hearing that, gyani Saints abandoned

c;lhuni gyani, jani samac;lhi
upac;lhi bhulavat.
their relishment of the Divine sound,
anabad nad, and relinquished their
samadhi state, considering them to be
an obstacle in the enjoyment of the
sound of Krishn's flute.

J)ivya vilas raas ras Radha and Krishn are Both singing and
khelat, Lal Ladli nachat dancing, and, at the same time, They
gavat· are also doing the Divine leelas of
intimate nature.

Urjhat ut kundal alkani, (Suddenly, during the movement of the

it, besar banm3lhil} urjhavat. dance as They come close together,

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Hiya hulas ka~hu has
Yugalvar, Lal Yugal nij
kar surjhavat.
Piya tanu lakhi pratibimb
Priya nij, jani an tiya
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maan badhavat. •
Uthi risaya chaliJ:l katu
subhaya Lali, kar "hari
chibuk bhrikuti ballavat. •
Lai Lalita
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sakhi ati
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sabheet Piya, sajal nayan
kar jori manavat.
Phiri baitheen mukh mori
kahati, "Ur, "hari kou
tiya ab mo dhiJ:lg avat."
Their adornments entangled and They
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came to a standstill.) That side,
Krishn's ear-ornament got entangled
with the tresses of Radha Rani, and on
this side, Radha's besar got entangled
with Krishn's banmala.
This rejoiced halt thrilled Their hearts,
and Both, Lal and Lali, (standing very
close,) are unentangling each other's
ornament with Their hands.
(Krishn's peetambar had slipped down
from His chest during this period and
so, the natural shiny glow of Krishn's
body showed the reflection of Radha's
face on it as Her face was quite close
to His chest.) When Radha noticed the
female figure on Krishn's body (out of
Her extreme innocent lovingness) She
considered it to be some other woman,
and then She did maan.
Lali Radha became irritated. She
moved away and sat at another place,
holding Her chin on Her palm and
arching Her eyebrows in anger.
(Krishn had no clue of this sudden
happening. He thought probably some
of His actions might have annoyed
Her.) So, taking Lalita with Him,
Krishn comes to Radha and, with
folded hands and tears in His eyes and
with a trembling heart, He propitiates
Her to be appeased.
Radha moved Her body, and turning Her
face to the other side, She angrily says,
"Holding some other woman in Your
heart You are again coming to me."
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Bad asmanjas kahi na Perplexed, Giridhar Krishn is in a fix .

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jaya ka~hu, thadho He doesn't know what to do now. With
Giri4har 4rig barsavat. trickling tears, He is simply standing.
(Lalita had to think fast. She discovered
that the shiny glow of Krishn's body
holds the reflection of the person
standing close by. She thought that
Radha would have seen the faint
outline of Her own face on Krishn's
chest and would have thought that
Krishn was dancing with Her and
remembering some other woman in His
heart, and that could be the reason of
Her maan.)
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Lalita bu4hi-ballal odhni, (Knowing this she quickly took off her
odhi, Lal 4uti 4eh choonari.) With the help of Lalita, Krishn •
duravat.
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used her pink choonari to hide the glow
of His body.

Lakhi 'Kripalu' tir~he Radha, looking sidelong to Krishn (and

4rig Radhey, hal}si nij not seeing that image again), felt happy.
Priyatam kanth lagavat. She smiled, got up, and lovingly hugged
Her beloved Krishn. •

(This simple looking leela of Radha Krishn contains many such

aspects, ecstasies and states of Vrindaban Bliss that are beyond the
Divine intellect of even Brahma and Shiv. So, they should never be
argued on an intellectual basis. They are only for the devotional \

remembrance of the devotees. In one single pad, the liberal

Graciousness of Radha Krishn, the Bliss and the charming effects of
the flute, Radha's personal Grace, the loving leelas, the thrilling
excitement of raas Bliss, the innocent naiveness of Radha Rani, the
revelation of maan Bliss, Krishn's dependency and Radha's
supremacy in Vrindaban leelas, Krishn's dedicated love for His soul
Radha Rani, the lee la-enlivening personal aides of Radha Rani, the
pranaya Bliss, and Radha's extreme love for Krishn, all of these have
been imbued.)

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