Krishna’s flute is wonderful, but more than that, the flute-player Krishna is wonderful! Speaking of Verse 10.12.8 from Srimad Bhagavatam, Guru maharaja explains that the Lord has three types of flutes. Depending upon the length and number of holes, the flutes are called as Venu, Bansi or Murali. The Lord uses different flutes to enchant different parties. Sometimes His flute playing is meant to call the Gopis for Rasa dance. Other times He plays flute atop a tree to assemble the cows dispersed in the forest. But the interesting part of His flute playing is that the sound can be heard only by the party for whom it is being played. If Krishna plays flute for the gopis, only gopis would be able to hear it, and no one else. If He plays flute for the cows, only the cows would be able to hear it, and no one else. We don’t have that potency. (pointing to the instrumentalists sitting on the stage), our music cannot be restricted for any one party. But when the supreme Lord Krishna plays flute, He can choose and restrict His audience. For example, when the gopis hear the sound of Krishna’s flute, they abruptly leave their household chores in the middle and run out. Other family members can’t comprehend suddenly what happened to the gopis and where they are going. Sometimes the roti is cooked half way on the stove and the gopi hears Krishna’s flute. She runs out leaving the husband waiting for the roti to arrive in his plate. But the husband can’t hear the flute. Only Krishna can do this. For cows, Krishna sits atop a tree and plays flute to keep a check on the number of 9 hundred thousand cows herding with Him. Before returning home, He calls each and every one of the cow by her name – through the sound of His flute. He calls all of them one by one – Chandrika, Dhavali, Ivali..When He playes flute for Chandrika cow, only Chandrika is able to hear her name through the sound of Krishna’s flute. She gets delighted to hear her name being called by Krishna and comes running towards Him. Then He calls Dhavli, Ivali and every other cow in the same way. Thus no cow is left behind. Krishna’s flute is wonderful, but more than that, the flute-player Krishna is wonderful!
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 02:33:13 +0000
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