The Gopis said to the Uddhavji:
(Shree Krishna has sent the message to complete his unfinished task. At first he slew our hearts and took them with him to Mathura and now with this message of his, he calls for our life and soul.)
The Gopis said, “O Uddhavji! How much solace should we show as a weaker sex? Moreover, you are here with such a merciless message. Shree Krishna has already taken our hearts away; only the vital air remains in our bodies. Now what would he do by extracting the vital air from us? Let him kill us in the manner he had killed earlier his aunt, wrestlers and his maternal uncle. Why does he betray us by staying away?” The Gopis are not speaking this but it is their devotional love that speaks for them.
Do devotion and service with good intention. The thrill of devotional fervour should prevail in your rituals of pooja and worship. Tears of blissful joy should appear in your eyes during pooja. Devotional service is not a mechanised process, but a love soaked occasion – an exciting celebration. If a devotee enjoys his devotional service then the devotion would surely touch the heart of God. Devotional service should begin with meditational concentration.
Don’t talk during pooja. Attach your mind to God. Love the image of God as you love your body. Sense of servitude and love generates humbleness. Do service with love. Offer a prayer at the end of pooja. Pray to God to protect you from your inner enemies.
Bhakta Prahlad prayed to Bhagwan, “O Lord! O My Mastar! You have protected me, but I don’t accept it as true protection. You have protected my mortal body and therefore such protection is of no use to me. I don’t care whether the body is saved or not. It is therefore better if you protect Me – my consciousness, from my inner enemies – my sense organs and mind. This shall be protection in its truest sense. Help me to do your constant devotion.”
True devotees are neither happy nor sad if they are protected physically. The ways of devotee are unique and unparalleled. They do devotion without any expectation. They fear only their inner enemies, because the sense organs and the mind are the real obstacles in their devotional ways. There should be no hindrance in devotion. All the cognitive senses should be soaked in the nectar of devotional fervour. This is the core teaching of Sneh Gita.
(No man hits a woman, despite the many faults in her. Krishna is well educated and wise. Why is he not giving thought to us?)
The Gopis said, “Man does not kill a woman, despite her faults and crimes. Krishna is well educated and wise. Why does he not think this way? A butcher kills an animal to benefit from the skin and meat of the animal, but nothing from us will be of use to our killer. Why does he stay away from us during his killer attacks.”
(We will die in unfulfilled pleasure, but our faith and desire will stay with Him. We shall not be separated from the Lord of Nishkulanand Muni.)
The Gopis said, “O Uddhava! We are hopeful to live with Shree Krishna. We wish to play with him, we wish to help him to have meals and we aspire for many good things in his blissful company. We hate to be separated from him. O Hari! Please fulfil our wishes.”
(O Krishna! We are hopeful to meet you. Our soul and vital air are in your possession. We are sad when we can’t see you. We long to see your face.)
The Gopis said, “O Krishna! We desire to do your darshan. We convulse in the thirst of your vision:
(His charmful face is most pleasurable. A pleasant smile appears on his sweet lips. I am so excited to hug my Lord with a warm and hearty embrace.)
“O Shree Hari! Your charmful face is most pleasurable. O Dear God! Please come soon to hug us. All our aspirations and desires dwell at the lotus feet of Shree Hari. Let there be constant chant of Shree Krishna’s name in our speech and words. May our eyes engage themselves in blissful darshan of Shree Krishna.” The Gopis dislike their separation from God.
Attach yourself to God
The lotus flower blooms in water. The lotus flower looks fresh and its leaves look green and shiny, when the stem of the plant is attached to the earth. If it is detached from the land, the flower will die and the leaves will be decayed. The water sustaining the flower becomes the killer, when the plant is uprooted.
Why does it decay? It decays due to the detached stem. This is the state of all living beings. A soul fades and dies when it is separated from God. The soul separated from God will be unhappy and sad. Be attached to God and enjoy eternal pleasures. There will be nothing to worry about if you are attached well to God.
A rusted and damaged carriage still reaches Delhi if it is attached firmly to an engine. But an air-conditioned and new carriage is still unable to move an inch, if it is not connected to an engine. Even the poorest soul attains Akshardham, if it is attached firmly to an engine, such as God.
Even a most educated person, a minister or even a king are like an unattached carriage and will not go anywhere, if their stem like souls are not attached to God. Such unattached souls will be consigned to the Loka of Yama.
Sneh Gita is a unique scripture. It warns confused souls to stay connected at all costs. Attach yourself to God.