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REAL NOURISHMENT
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

A LIVING CORPSE
rmad Bhgavatam 10.60.45

BEGGAR OF PREMA (PART ONE)

Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami

REAL NOURISHMENT

A LIVING CORPSE

Translation and purport to r Caitanyacaritmta madhya 25.278 by

rmad Bhgavatam 10.60.45

His Divine Grace

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
ye ll-amta vine
khya yadi anna-pne,
tabe bhaktera durbala jvana
yra eka-bindu-pne utphullita tanu-mane,
hse, gya, karaye nartana

Men become strong and stout by

eating sufficient grains, but the
devotee who simply eats ordinary
grains but does not taste the transcendental pastimes of Lord
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and
Krishna gradually becomes weak
and falls down from the transcendental position.
However, if one drinks but a drop of the nectar
of Krishnas pastimes, his body and mind begin
to bloom, and he begins to laugh, sing and dance.
PURPORT
All the devotees connected with the
Krishna consciousness movement must read
all the books that have been translated (the
Caitanya-caritmta, rmad Bhgavatam,
Bhagavad-gt and others); otherwise, after
some time, they will simply eat, sleep and
fall down from their position. Thus they will
miss the opportunity to attain an eternal,
blissful life of transcendental pleasure.

tvak-maru-roma-nakha-kea-pinaddham antar
mssthi-rakta-kmi-vi-kapha-pitta-vtam
jvac-chava bhajati knta-matir vim h
y te padbja-makarandam ajighrat str

Rukmini said to Krishna: A woman who

fails to relish the fragrance of the honey of
Your lotus feet becomes totally befooled, and
thus she accepts as her husband or lover a
living corpse covered with skin, whiskers,
nails, head-hair and body-hair and filled
with flesh, bones, blood, parasites, feces,
mucus, bile and air.
PURPORT
Here Lord Krishnas chaste wife makes a
quite unequivocal statement about material
sense gratification based on the physical
body. Srila Viswanath Chakravarti comments as follows on this verse: On the authority of the statement sa vai pati
syd
akuto-bhaya
svayam He indeed should
become ones husband who can remove all
fear. Sri Krishna is the real husband for
all women at all times. Thus a woman who
worships someone else as her husband simply worships a dead body.
Srila Viswanath Chakravarti comments further: Rukmini thus considered that although
the sweetness of Lord Krishnas lotus feet is
well known, and although He possesses an

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eternal body full of knowledge and bliss,
foolish women reject Him. An ordinary
husbands body is covered on the outside
by skin and hair; otherwise, being filled
with blood, feces, flesh, bile and so on, it
would be overwhelmed with flies and other
vermin attracted by its bad smell and other
offensive qualities.
Those who have no practical experience
of the beauty and purity of Krishna or of
Krishna consciousness may be confused by
such uncompromising denunciations of material, bodily gratification. But those who
are enlightened in Krishna consciousness
will be enlivened and enthused by such
absolutely truthful statements.

Translation and purport from Bhaktivedanta Book Trust edition.

BEGGAR OF PREMA
Part One
Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja
One day, Srimati Radharani decorated Her
kuja very nicely. Her aa-sakhs, eight
intimate friends, are there, headed by Lalita
and Vishakha. They decorated Radharanis
forest grove with various fragrant flowers
like mdhav, mlat, jui, sapalika, belli and
mallik. Such a nice fragrance was
emanating from them that many bumblebees
were humming around. A cuckoo was
singing, Cooh! Cooh! The peacocks were
dancing and raising their feathers. All the
trees and creepers in Vrindavana have very
nice flowers and leaves. A cool breeze was
blowing. There was such a pleasant
atmosphere. Radharanis intimate girl
companions were there at the door of the
kuja. They were all waiting. Radharani was
inside, waiting eagerly for Krishna to come.
The blowing of the breeze moved some
leaves and produced the sound kus-kus!
It was as if that breeze was carrying the
sound of Krishnas footsteps. Oh! My
beloved is coming. Krishna is coming. But
Krishna was not coming.
In this way, Srimati is waiting. She was in
such anxiety that every moment seemed to
be a great yuga. Oh, Krishna is not
coming. Radharanis mood is leftist, vmyabhva, and Her vmya-bhva increased more
and more. All the sakhs were there, and
Vishakha especially saw the condition of her

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sakh, Radharani. Therefore She sent one
dti, girl messenger, Go and see whether
Krishna is coming or not. So that dti went
out, and on the way she met aibya, one of
the dtis of Chandravali. Chandravalis
mood is rightist, whereas Radharanis mood
is leftist. The two are opposite. aibya, out
of pride, said, Krishna is in the kuja of my
sakh, Chandravali.
When that dti returned to Radharanis
kuja, she reported the news to Vishakha.
Krishna is in Chandravalis kuja. Then
Vishakha became exceedingly angry and
her eyes turned red-hot, Unreliable person!
Unreliable person! Lalita, being a bit softer,
tried to pacify her angry friend, but
Vishakha was not listening. Immediately
Vishakha went inside the kuja and reported
to Srimati Radha, Krishna is in
Chandravalis kuja! Then Radharanis
leftist mood rapidly grew to the topmost
degree, abhimn-sakh.
In Vraja, only Radharani relishes the last
limit of mdhurya-rasa. Only Radharani can
say, Ka mra! Ka mra! Krishna
belongs to Me! Krishna belongs to Me! No
one else can say this. Krishna only belongs
to Radharani and no one else. He is
Radhas Krishna.
govindnandin, rdh, govinda-mohin
govinda-sarvasva, sarva-knt-iromai
Radha is the one who gives pleasure to
Govinda, govindnandin. She is also the enchantress of Govinda, govinda-mohin. She is
the be-all and end-all of Govinda, govindasarvasva, and the crest jewel of all His consorts,
sarva-knt-iromai.

This is Radha. So only Radharani, who is

the be-all and end-all of Govinda, says,
K
a mra! Ka mra! Krishna
belongs to Me! Krishna belongs to Me! But
what does Chandravali say? Chandravalis
mood is rightist, therefore she says, mi
tomra!, O Krishna, I belong to You.
Radharani says, Krishna belongs to Me,
but Chandravali says, O Krishna, I belong
to You. This is the difference between the
leftist and rightist mood.
The moment Radharani heard that Krishna
was in Chandravalis kuja, Her leftist mood
rapidly heightened to the topmost degree.
This is called abhimna, sulkiness and anger.

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In anger, She bit Her upper lip and said, If
Krishna comes, dont allow that ungrateful
person to enter My kuja! Unreliable person!
Radharani speaks in this way, but what does
She really want? She always thinks of
Krishna and cannot tolerate the acute pangs
of separation from Him, even for a moment,
but She says, Dont allow that ungrateful
Krishna to come to My kuja! This is mna.
Externally She rejects Krishna, but internally
She wants Him. Krishna is there in the heart
of Radharani. The heart of Radharani is satprema-darpaa, the mirror of pure love. So
Krishna is there, and He is laughing.

Harsh Words
Saying, Yes, we wont allow that
ungrateful wretch Krishna into the kuja of
our sakh, we wont allow Him, Vishakha
and Lalita went outside to guard the
gateway of the kuja. Then Krishna came,
running breathlessly. Approaching the
entrance to Radharanis kuja, He saw the
two strong doorkeepers. Lalita and
Vishakha stopped Him and said, No
admittance. Get out from here! Unreliable
person! Our pra-sakh, dearmost friend,
decorated this kuja so nicely. Where were
You? Why are You coming here now?
Krishna was in a very humble mood. In a
mild way, He began to petition them with
folded hands. Please, please excuse Me. I
am a great offender. Please report to your
sakh that I am here and I am begging to be
excused. But Vishakha and Lalita would
not allow Him to enter. Vishakha was very
angry, but Lalita, being a bit softer, went
into the kuja.
Radharani was just shedding tears,
hanging down Her head. The whole
ground, wet with the tears from Her eyes,
had turned to mud and She was writing
something on the ground with the finger of
Her left hand. Seeing Lalita, Radharani
asked, Has My pra-vallabha come? Has
the Lord of My heart, Krishna, arrived yet?
Then the next moment, out of sulkiness, She
said, Why should Krishna come to Me? I
am very ill-fated. There are so many
beautiful ladies ready to give Him pleasure.
Angels of heaven are there and they are all
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pleasure. So be it! Let Him accept their
worship and be happy! I dont know why
a humble woman like Me gave everything
to Him. I gave Him My life and soul, and
loved Him with all My heart. I dont know
why! Now I am burning in this blazing fire
of separation. Let Me be burnt to ashes, but
let Him be happy.
Radharani had become like a madwoman.
When Lalita saw Her condition she was
unable to say anything, so she returned to
the gateway of the kuja. Seeing Lalita,
Krishna said, O Lalita, you see, I am a great
offender. I know your sakh, Srimati, has
developed great sulkiness. I realize that. But
I have this faithif you allow Me to enter
into the kuja, I am sure that when your
sakh sees My Syamasundar form, all Her
sulkiness will vanish in a moment. Then,
in a very angry mood, Vishakha said, You
cheater! What are You saying? Seeing Your
Syamasundar form You think my prasakh will forget everything and become
Your maidservant? Get out from here! Get
out! Vishakha can be very cutting
sometimes. Dont You feel ashamed to say
such a thing? What is this? Are You greedy
for Her love, or is She greedy for Your
beautiful Syamasundar form? I think You
have forgotten that although You are
madana-mohana, the enchanter of Cupid, my
sakh is madana-mohana-mohin, the
enchantress of Madana-mohan. Is our sakh
greedy for Your beauty or are You greedy
for Her love? All I know is that one day You
will have to cry and cry and cry. I tell You,
Krishna, You will have to cry for Her love.
Now get out from here! Vishakha spoke
these harsh words to Krishna.
Krishna became disappointed. He could
not understand what to do, so He left and
went to the bank of the Yamuna. There He
removed all His nice garments and
ornaments. Throwing them away and
rolling in the sand, Krishna began to cry.
Now Krishna is morose. Only these words
came out from His mouth, rdhe puro
madhuripu kmam, rdhe puro madhuripu
kmam, O Radhe, please fulfill the desire
of the enemy of Madhu-daitya. Although
Krishna is self-satisfied, tmrma, still He
desires to be with Radharani.

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Only One Hope
Paurnamasi is yogamy and she arranges
all the lls in Vrajabhmi. The activities of
yogamy are so wonderful that sometimes
even Krishna cannot understand them.
Although
Paurnamasi-devi
knows
everything, still, when she saw the condition
of Krishna she said, My dear boy. What has
happened to You?
After Krishna had revealed everything
before Paurnamasi, she said, These things
are not unknown to me. I have already sent
Vrinda-devi to make some arrangement for
Your union with Srimati Radharani.
Just then, Vrinda-devi appeared there at the
bank of the Yamuna. Seeing Krishnas
condition, Vrinda-devi thought, Krishna is
ll-maya.What a wonderful ll He has
manifested! If there is nitya-milana, eternal
union, then Radha and Krishna will never
be separated from one another. If there is
eternal union, where is viraha? Where is
separation? Now Krishna is feeling such acute
pangs of separation from Radharani, and
Radharani has developed a sulkiness that
Krishna does not know how to break. Krishna
is the life and soul of Radharani. But
Radharani has developed sulkiness and has
thrown Him out, even though She cannot
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tolerate one moment of separation from Him.
I find this incomprehensible. Still, by
Paurnamasis order and inspiration I will
become an instrument in this wonderful ll.
If I can be an instrument in uniting Radha
and Krishna, then I will consider my life to
be successful.
Then Vrinda-devi appeared before
Krishna. I am Vrinda-devi, she said. I
have come under the direction of
Paurnamasi, who has told me everything. I
know that You have become so morose
because Radharani has refused to see You. I
understand that there is nothing You can do
to meet with Radharani and break Her
sulkiness. There is but one means, though.
If You do what I say, then there is hope.
Krishna agreed, Certainly I will do
whatever you say. I cannot understand what
to do. I am simply bewildered.
Vrinda said, All right. But I am telling
You, You have to give up this gopa-vea, this
dress of a cowherd boy. You have to give it
up. And You have such nice curling hair on
Your head, but You have to shave it off. No
more nice curling hair. Yes. Give up Your
peacock feather. No more peacock feather.
And dont stand in this way, tri-bhaga, bent
in three places. Give up all these things. As
for this blackish bodyno! All these things
You have to give up. And take off Your yellow
garment. Put on a saffron garment and
become a beggar, bhiku. You have to throw
away Your mohana-mural, too. No more
enchanting flute. Instead, I will give You an
instrument, a khajan [tambourine]. I will
teach You a very nice song and You have to
sing it while playing on that khajan. Then,
singing and playing, go to Radhas kuja. If
You do this then there is some hope that You
may meet Radharani.
As soon as Vrinda-devi had spoken these
words, Krishna immediately took on that form.
Krishna appeared with a shaved head and a
saffron color garment; a beggar in sannysavea with a complexion like molten gold. By
His desire that form appeared immediately,
because His will is supreme. By His mere
willing, creation and annihilation take place.
So now Krishna is in bhiku-vea, the dress of
a beggar. (Continued in the next issue.)
From Chapter 2 of Embankment of Separation, Gopal Jiu Publications, 1998.