Raas Leela– 'The Dance of Passion', the joyful dance of Krishna and the gopis has been immortalized in legend. Raas dance is part of the traditional story of Krishna described in Hindu scriptures such as the Bhagavata Purana and literature such as the Gita-Govinda, where he dances with Radha and her sakhis.
Divine Dancing
To understand raasleela, the dance of celebration, what is first necessary to know is that the whole of life is a meeting of contradictory forces, and that all its happiness comes from this union of the opposites. The very mystery and ecstasy of life lies hidden in this unio mystica. To begin with, it is good to understand the metaphysical meaning of the celebration that our universe is. And then, together, we will go into the life of Krishna, a complete miniature of this celebrating universe. Raise your sights and look at whatever is happening all around in this vast universe of ours. Is it anything other than a dance, a celebration, an abounding carnival of joy? It is all celebration, whether it is clouds gliding in the heavens or rivers rushing to the seas or seeds on their way to becoming flowers and fruit, or bees humming or birds on the wing or love affairs between men and women. It is all a panorama of play and dance and celebration. Raas has a universal meaning; it has a cosmic connotation and significance.
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