TO HAVE A DARSANA OF KRISHNA

“Which Krishna? The killer of Kamsa? The killer of other demons? No. That Krishna who is going cow herding with the cowherd boys and so many lakhs and lakhs of cows. That Krishna who is playing on His flute. To have a darsana of that Krishna.”

aksanvatam phalam idam na param vidamah
sakhyah pasun anavivesayator vayasyaih
vaktram vrajesa-sutayor anuvenu-justam
yair va nipitam anurakta-kataksa-moksam
(SB 10.21.7)

“The gopis began to speak among themselves: O sakhis! We think that for those who have eyes, there is but one thing which is a suitable object of vision. Success of the eyes lies in beholding this object alone; we know of no other. And what is that most precious object of attainment for the eyes? It is the vision of the two sons of Maharaja Nanda, Sri Krishna and Baladeva, accompanied by the gopas, as They enter the forest taking the cows, or as They bring them back to Vrindavana. They hold Their flutes to Their lips and look upon us with mild smiles and amorous sidelong glances filled with love. At that time, we drink the sweetness of Their faces.”

Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja: Murwillumbah, Australia, January 21, 2001

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