This is the true picture of God: Jaya Radha-Madhava

krsna · July 24, 2004

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Prabhupada:(sings Jaya Radha-Madhava. Prema-dhvani)

<font color="red"> So this is the true picture of God: Jaya radha-madhava. Jaya radha-madhava kunja-vihari. He is simply enjoying, Radha-Madhava.

You have seen the picture, Radha-Krishna. So eternally engaged in enjoyment, in the association of the gopis. Gopi-jana-vallabha. And His only business is how to please the gopis.

Just like here, in this material world, the young boy who loves a young girl, he tries to please the girl always. This is natural. Because originally, the same thing is there in God. It is a pleasure. It is a pleasure for the male to please the female counterpart. That is originally created. Radha-krsna-pranaya-vikrtir ahladini-saktih.

These Radha-Krsna love affairs is the originally there. Radharani, the female counterpart, is the manifestation of ahladini-sakti, pleasure potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He has got many potencies. Parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate. </font color>

[720521LE.LA Sunday Feast Lecture, Los Angeles, May 21, 1972]

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July 24, 2004

"...His only business is how to please the gopis."

Whole Truth, all Truth, nothing but the Truth...the entire essence of Absolute Truth is expressed here by Srila Prabhupada. Devotees' only business is to help Krsna in serving the gopis', as He freely admits His inability to fully reciprocate their love. He is therefore most grateful for any of our attempts in that regard. The relationship between Radha and Krsna can only be realized through supporting Her side, under Her leadership, not imitating or trying to usurp Her or the other gopis/manjaris.

In time, by His Divine Grace and causeless mercy, pure love develops for Radhika and Her girlfriends, at which point we can actually become that which we love and our spiritual developes fully, allowing entry into their group; not simply on the transcendental plane, but in reality. Without gaining the gopis' favor, somehow or other, there is no possibility of joining Krsna's pastimes in Vrndavana, whatever connection with Him one may be desiring.