Guru & Gurupadmam

A Divine Romance

Krishna's love affair with Radha is perhaps the most controversial in the Epics...

She had a steady job, a family, a husband... she left all that and went after Krishna!
She was older than Krishna, that fact alone disqualifies her.

In fact there are certain sects of Hindus who do not believe that she even existed, because the entire romance is a slap in the face of all traditions and systems.
But there is a secret here: Radha means longing, Krishna fulfillment.

So she has to be older than Him.
First there has to be longing, only then can fulfillment dawn.
She had all this family and job etc., which she left for Krishna...
This means that all of us have the Longing for the Divine, but we try to fill that with material things, and it never gets filled... it only intensifies.

When Krishna (the Divine) comes into our lives then we need to let go of all that, just as Radha did and soak in the Bliss of being with the Divine!

If we turn the word Radha around, it become Dhara, which means to flow away.
Opposite of flowing away is flowing towards.
Radha means flowing towards... and flowing towards whom?
Govind! Go in Sanskrit stands for Knowledge. Go-vind is the Giver of Knowledge.
So instead of our mind flowing away into the maya of the world, flow towards Govind... the Giver of Knowledge!
This is what Radhe Govind means!

Gopal means the protector of Knowledge, the preserver of Knowledge.
Go can also mean "way" and so Go-pal becomes the one who protects you on the "way", on the path...
Radhe Gopal, is Go to the one who will protect you, take care of you on your journey through Life...
Radhe Govind, Radhe Gopal, Radhe Krishna!

How the epics have guarded these great secrets in simple beautiful stories!

And How very fortunate we all are that we have Guruji to decode these secrets for us and make them applicable and relevant even in this age of the technology!

http://bawandinesh.blogspot.com/2008/08/divine-romance.html

The Story of Radha and Lord Krishna

Krishna was relaxing with his many wives, Rukmini his head wife threw a tantrum… 

All the time i hear Radhe Krishna, Radhe Govind… she is not even married to you… how come no one sings about Rukmini, or for that matter any of the other of your wives?!
Whats wrong with us?

Krishna listened patiently and then suddenly held his head and complained of a head ache. 

Now Rukmini felt sorry, and became all loving and docile again… but the head ache refused to go… 

Each wife had her own suggestion about what to do… some pressed feet, others did some aroma therapy, still others made pastes from herbs… 16000+ cures were presented, none worked, his head ache only grew worse…

Narada the travelling Muni then made an appearance (Besides being a Muni, he was also something of a doctor) and he examined Krishna, felt his pulse, etc. and then proclaimed that Krishna was suffering from a very rare type of a headache … one that could only be cured by a Beloved of Krishna putting his or her foot on Krishna’s head… 

Krishna was in bed moaning softly, and the wives and the courtiers of the palace had a conference…
They were all beloved of Krishna, but none dared to put their foot on the Lord’s head, doing so would mean an eternity in Hell!
And they were pondering and wondering what to do…

… and the news reached Radha in Vrindavan about Krishna’s ill health and she rushed to his palace and when appraised of everything, asked immidiately to be taken to Krishna, she would happily put her foot on His head…
Rukmini, the other wives and the rest of the palace was aghast at her quick decision… 
Rukmini herself told her that if she Radha did that, she would burn in hell forever…

If my Lord gets even one second of relief from his pain, then i will willingly go to hell forever said Radha as she ran to her Krishna and put her foot on his head, curing Him completely…

An abashed Rukmini along with all the other wives touched Radha’s feet and realised how deep her love for Krishna was… and why people for centuries to come will sing Radhe Krishna!!

May our love for Guruji be like Radha’s love for Krishna!

Ex: http://bawandinesh.name/radha

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