53. Gopeshwar Mahadev
Gopeshwar Mahadev
In
Srimad-Bhagavat, MahadevSankar, the god of gods, has been called the foremost
Vaishshana. He and BhagvatiParvati are always absorbed in meditation on
Krishna’s eternal eightfold daily pastimes (ast-Kaliyalila). Once, during Sri Krishna’s
manifest pastimes, Sankar desired to take darsan of Krishna’s captivating
ras-lila with his own eyes. Being eager to do so, he came directly to Vrndavan
from Kailaasparvat. At the gate outside Vrindavan, some attendant gopis stopped
him, because no male except for sri Krishna can enter the rasa. But since when
has Sankar easily agreed to anything? He asked the attendant gopis hoe he might
be admitted and they told him to satisfy BhagavatiYogamayaPaurnamasi with his
worship.
Shankar
followed their advice and after and after arduous worship he received darsan of
Yogamaya. Knowing the desire of Sankar, Purnima took his hands and dipped him
in the nearby Brahmakund. When he came out of the pond, he had been transformed
into an extremely beautiful young gopi. Purnima seated Sankar, now a gopi,
inside a kunja north-east of the rasa-Sthali. She told him to behold the
rasa-lila from there, and then she disappeared....
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