Lord Balarama Pacifies the Gopis

The gopis were in great distress when Krishna left Vrindavan. After Krishna went to Dvaraka, Lord Balarama kindly returned to Vrindavan to relieve the distress of the gopis and the other Brijabasis. This is described by Srila Prabhupada as follows in the Krishna book:

"Lord Balarama, of course, could understand the ecstatic feelings of the gopis, and therefore He wanted to pacify them. He was expert in presenting an appeal, and thus, treating the gopis very respectfully, He began to narrate the stories of Krishna so tactfully that the gopis became satisfied. To keep the gopis in Vrndavana satisfied, Lord Balarama stayed there continuously for two months, namely the months of Caitra (March–April) and Vaisakha (April–May). For those two months He kept Himself among the gopis, and He passed every night with them in the forest of Vrindavan to satisfy their desire for conjugal love. Thus Balarama also enjoyed the rasa dance with the gopis during those two months. Since the season was springtime, the breeze on the bank of the Yamuna was blowing very mildly, carrying the aroma of different flowers, especially the flower known as kaumudi. Moonlight filled the sky and spread everywhere, and thus the banks of the Yamuna appeared very bright and pleasing, and Lord Balarama enjoyed the company of the gopis there."

This from Krishna Book, Chapter 56 entitled, "Lord Balarama Visits Vrindavan."

Lord Balarama's Rasa Dance

Lord Balarama's Rasa Dance

Video For the Day: Balarama Rasayatra in Vrindavan

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: Hoping for Mukti for Thousands of Years?

Can we say that we are in maya or illusion for thousand of years of lifetimes hoping for mukti?

Akrur

Answer: Hoping for Bhukti

We have not been hankering for mukti or liberation. To the contrary we have been instead hankering for bhukti, material sense enjoyment. This is the difficulty. Instead of hankering for bhukti or mukti, we should simply hanker for bhakti, devotional service to the Supreme Lord. By this hankering we are immediately liberated and whatever material enjoyment we require is supplied by the Lord.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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