Lord Shiva's Love for Baby Krishna - Prema Rasa Madira

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This picture has inspired me to share a 'pada' from 'Sri Krishna Bala

Lila Madhuri' of 'Prema Rasa Madira' composed by Jagadguru Sri

Kripaluji Maharaj.

 

I have selected this 'bala-lila (childhood pastime)' of Lord Krishna

with Bhagavan Shankar for the devotional contemplation by Lord's

devotees in perfect harmony.

 

A similar 'pada' was also written and sung by the Rasik Saint

Suradasji of Sri Vallabha Sampradaya.

 

"dwaar ek jogi 'alakh' pukaar,

 

chandra bhaala, gala munDa maala-bhala, sashi ganga jala dhaar,

ripu ananga, prati anga bhujangani, ranga shubhra balihaar,

 

naam shambhu, aru Thaamva bataavata, giri kailaas mamjhaar,

ghar te nikri, mahari yashumati ati, poochati kari satkaar,

 

"sunahu amangala-bhesha! bhaye mama, mangala maya sukumaar,

yaa te jo chaahahu so maangahu, manina motiyana thaar",

 

jogi kaha, "maiyaa! mai jogi, mohim na chaahiya samsaar,

ihai bheekh de maaya! kripa kari, lakhaum laala ek baar",

 

maiyaa kaha, "mama laala Daraigo, jogi! tohim nihaar",

"sunu maiyaa! yaha laala tihaari saguna-brahma-avataar",

 

"tuma to jogi! 'alakh, alakh' kaha, puni kimi 'lakha' karataar",

"maiyaa 'alakha' na kahyau, kahyau haum, 'aa lakha nandakumaar',"

 

lyaayim laala, yashumati bhori, hari-hara-driga bhaye chaar,

lakhi 'kripaalu' yehi madhura-milan kaham, koTi praana davum vaar!"

 

 

Lord Krishna's holy birth is being celebrated in Gokula Vrindavan with

great joy and grandeur. Mother Yashoda is overwhelmed by ecstatic

maternal love for her darling child.

 

A gopi maiden brings the news that there is a strange looking 'Yogi'

called 'Shambhu' waiting at the entrance door of their courtyard,

loudly chanting with delight, "alakh!", "alakh!" - (meaning-

'O Formless Absolute Brahman! O God imperceptible to eyes!)

 

The messenger gopi gives some more details of this supreme Yogi to

Mother Yashoda.

 

"The Yogi is brilliant white in color, with crescent moon decorating

his forehead, matted locks of his hair drenched in Ganga waters, his

 

neck adorned with a garland of skulls and his limbs are embraced by

poisonous snakes. His abode is Mount Kailas and he is the enemy of

Cupid, god of beauty and mundane love."

 

Mother Yashoda is very happy to receive the unique Yogi Maharaj and

serves him with great respect and hospitality. She encourages him to

ask for whatever treasure he would like to have as alms, and insists

him to recieve as much gold, precious diamonds and pearls as he

pleases because of the auspicious occasion of her child's birthday

festivities.

 

But Shankar Bhagavan being totally detached from the material world

replies that he is a renounced mendicant and worldly riches and gifts

are of neither use nor value to him. He simply begs for the alms of

the blessed vision of her precious divine child, Sri Krishna.

 

But mother Yashoda becomes very disturbed with this request and

worried about the consequences.

 

She says to Lord Shiva that her infant Son, Krishna is at very tender

age and delicate. Fearing that He would be scared to death to see the

inauspicious, terrible form of Yogi Maharaj as described above, she

tries to avoid showing her darling baby boy.

 

But Lord Shiva, understanding her hesitation, assures that her new

born Child is NO ordinary Son but the incarnation of Supreme

Personality of God Himself and full of transcendental attributes!

 

Ofcourse naive Yashoda who is blinded by divine love does not believe

Lord Shiva and moreover she doubts his very own words.

 

The reluctant mother clevery reminds Shivaji,

 

"Yogiraj Shambhu Shankar! Until now You have been meditating upon the

impersonal Brahman and chanting the sacred syllables 'alakh!' 'alakh!'

(O Formless Absolute Brahman! O God imperceptible to eyes!)

 

How is that you have realized that my cute, little Baby is the Divine

incarnation of Bhagavan?

 

Please do not try to confuse me with your words."

 

Then wise Shankar ji tricks mother Yashoda saying that he has been

proclaiming loudly the word "aa lakh!aa lakh!" and not "alakh!"

 

("Aa lakh" means - "come on, have a look!")

 

He adds that since the same Absolute Brahman Whom Yogis and Jnanis

realize as Formless and Attributeless has descended on earth appearing

in His Supreme Personal form of Lord Krishna and performing blissful

lilas of Divine Love with His intimate devotees, he has been shouting

all along inviting everyone to 'COME and HAVE A LOOK' at the Blessed

Lord, the Personified Bhrahman!!

 

After listening to the high praises of her son by Yogi Raj and

believing in the good fortune of her precious child, innocent mother

Yashoda humbly brings Baby Krishna and shows Him to Lord Shiva.

 

Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva fondly look at each other with deep

familiarity of Their close eternal relationship, both of Them being

lost in the divine rapture of rendezvous!

 

In the concluding verse, the Rasik saint-poet exclaims- "I would

sacrifice thousands of my lives just to have one glimpse of the

overwhelming spiritual ecstasy of my Lordships, "Hari and Hara"

absorbed in Their Divine Union!"

 

Jaya Sri Radhey!

 

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