Diving Deep into Sri Vrindavana Dhama
Srila Prabhupada has written wonderfully about Mathura-Vrindavana as follows:
"Srila Rupa Gosvami has described Mathura-mandala: 'I remember the Lord standing by the banks of the Yamuna River, so beautiful amid the kadamba trees, where many birds are chirping in the gardens. And these impressions are always giving me transcendental realization of beauty and bliss.' This feeling about Mathura-mandala and Vrindavana described by Rupa Gosvami can actually be felt even by nondevotees. The places in the eighty-four-square-mile district of Mathura are so beautifully situated on the banks of the River Yamuna that anyone who goes there will never want to return to this material world. These statements by Rupa Gosvami are factually realized descriptions of Mathura and Vrindavana. All these qualities prove that Mathura and Vrindavana are situated transcendentally. Otherwise, there would be no possibility of invoking our transcendental sentiments in these places. Such transcendental feelings are aroused immediately and without fail after one arrives in Mathura or Vrindavana."
Now that we are here in Vrindavana for three weeks we have a wonderful opportunity to dive deeply into the sweet nectarean mellows of this most sacred place of Lord Sri Krishna's most intimate and sweet transcendental pastimes.
Your servant,
Garima S.
"Krishna is blue because He is all attractive. The sky is blue because it reflects Krishna's blue color in the spiritual sky as much as the sunlight is reflected through skylight glasses."
From Srila Prabhupada’s wonderful words we can further understand that just as the sunlight comes through a window, the beautiful blue color of Krishna comes from the spiritual sky and makes the sky blue. When the blue sky is visible people become happy, and when the blue sky is covered by clouds people become unhappy. Similarly when people become awakened to Krishna consciousness they become happy, and when their Krishna consciousness is covered they remain unhappy.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
"Srila Rupa Gosvami has described Mathura-mandala: 'I remember the Lord standing by the banks of the Yamuna River, so beautiful amid the kadamba trees, where many birds are chirping in the gardens. And these impressions are always giving me transcendental realization of beauty and bliss.' This feeling about Mathura-mandala and Vrindavana described by Rupa Gosvami can actually be felt even by nondevotees. The places in the eighty-four-square-mile district of Mathura are so beautifully situated on the banks of the River Yamuna that anyone who goes there will never want to return to this material world. These statements by Rupa Gosvami are factually realized descriptions of Mathura and Vrindavana. All these qualities prove that Mathura and Vrindavana are situated transcendentally. Otherwise, there would be no possibility of invoking our transcendental sentiments in these places. Such transcendental feelings are aroused immediately and without fail after one arrives in Mathura or Vrindavana."
Now that we are here in Vrindavana for three weeks we have a wonderful opportunity to dive deeply into the sweet nectarean mellows of this most sacred place of Lord Sri Krishna's most intimate and sweet transcendental pastimes.
Krishna's Pastimes Are Going On Eternally
Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:
Question: Why is Krishna Blue?
Can you please tell why Krishna is blue?Your servant,
Garima S.
Answer: Because He is All-Attractive
Srila Prabhupada has answered your question as follows:"Krishna is blue because He is all attractive. The sky is blue because it reflects Krishna's blue color in the spiritual sky as much as the sunlight is reflected through skylight glasses."
From Srila Prabhupada’s wonderful words we can further understand that just as the sunlight comes through a window, the beautiful blue color of Krishna comes from the spiritual sky and makes the sky blue. When the blue sky is visible people become happy, and when the blue sky is covered by clouds people become unhappy. Similarly when people become awakened to Krishna consciousness they become happy, and when their Krishna consciousness is covered they remain unhappy.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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