Narada Bhakti Sutras - Text, Transliteration, Translation & Commentary /90

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NARADA BHAKTI SUTRAS
 
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<p text="C">holy stories of Lord Krishna and Gopis of Brindavan.

These are allegories which contain profound spiritua!
truths.
 

truths.</p>
<p text="C">The author of the stories which depict the Leelas

of Lord Krishna is the holy sage Vyasa and the

narrator is his son, Sri Suka Deva, the greatest sage

and seer. Lord Krishna was a child. So there cannot

be any tinge of unholiness in the leelas, which is

attributed by some ignorant, dull-witted, passionate

foolish worldly-minded sensuous, worthless persons,

who are on a level with animals with deep carnal

brutal instincts.
 
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<p text="C">The Rishis of Dandaka forest wanted to embrace

Lord Rama. Lord Rama said, "&quot;You will be born as

Gopis of Brindavan. You will embrace Lord Krishna

who is no other than my own Self.&quot; This is the cause
for Ras Leela.</p>
<p text=" This is the cause
for Ras Leela.
 
C">&quot;Tatra api. Even there."&quot; Even though the Gopis

had physical attachment to Lord Krishna, the attach-

ment was of the nature of supreme devotion. It was

perfectly taintless too.
 
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<p text="C">The Gopis were absolutely unselfish. They were

not jealous. All the Gopis were united to please Lord

Krishna by their service. If the love was of a selfish

type, no Gopi would have tolerated Krishna'&apos;s loving

another Gopi.
 
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<p text="C">The Gopis did not seek a human lover but the

Lord Himself.
 
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<p text="C" merge-next="true">Why does a man undergo miseries and sufferings?

Because he has forgotten God owing to the influence
 
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