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Thursday, June 29, 2023

Satyabhama


Incarnation




Once Roop Goswami thought, “In order to fulfill the innermost heart’s desire of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, I will write a drama. In this drama I will explain the beauty of the union of Shri Radha and Sri Krishna in Vrindavan, and also Their separation pastimes, when Lord Krishna leaves Vrindavan and goes to Mathura and Dwarka."  


He intended to write about this, but while he was traveling towards Jagannath Puri, then Satyabhama-devi, Lord Krishna’s chief queen, appeared to him in a dream and told him, “Please don’t make only one drama. Please divide it into two parts.” 
Then, when Srila Roop Goswami finally arrived at Jagannatha Puri and met with Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, He confirmed what he had heard from Srimati Satyabhama in his dream. Sriman Mahaprabhu told him, “Don’t take Sri Krishna out of Vrindavan.”

Chaitanya-charitamrita (Antya 1.67):
krishno ’nyo yadu-sambhuto
yah purnah so ’sty atah parah
vrindavanam parityajya
sa kvachin naiva gachchati

Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu told Rupa Goswami. “The Krishna known as Yadukumara is Vasudeva Krishna. He is different from the Krishna who is the son of Nanda Maharaja. Yadukumara Krishna manifests his pastimes in the cities of Mathura and Dwaraka, but Krishna, the son of Nanda Maharaja never leaves Vrindavan at any cost. He never takes an inch of step outside Vrindavan.” 

Shri Krishna, the one who is soul beloved of Radha, he never goes out of Vrindavan, however, this mystery is known to very few people only. To give supreme pleasure to His loving associates and even to relish His own wonderful pastimes, Sri Krishna manifested in Vrindavan in his pure Madhurya form with Radharani. Therefore Rasik Saints of Vrindavan used to recite: "Humaro Murali Waaro Shyam" (The flute holder Krishna is ours only). The flute holder Krishna is only our, all in all, we don't want or try to know much about Krishna of Mathura or Dwarka. 

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