Contents
Radha’s Prem -Swami Sivananda
Synopsis
Scene 2
|
|
This scene is illustrative of the qualities of Para Bhakti—absolute effacement of the ego and complete self-surrender. A Supreme Bhakta never for a moment stops to think about himself, but has the joy of his beloved Lord—and that alone—before him. He loses himself in the service of his Lord—an ideal Karma Yogin. There is complete oneness between him and his Lord—the peak of Adwaita. Sri Radha’s attitude towards Krishna is taken to illustrate this; and an incident in their life is narrated. To remove the jealousy which the other Ranis entertain towards Radha, Sri Krishna pretends that he has intense pain in the stomach and wants the Charanamrita of a Bhakta, the only medicine. None except Radha (who forms the ideal for a Bhakta to emulate) is willing to give this medicine to Krishna. Every one thinks of his or her own happiness, in this world or in the other; but Radha has the only aim of removing the Lord’s pain and so, unmindful of her friends’ remonstrances, gives the “medicine”! Scene 3The third scene brings the Sakara and Nirakara Dhyanins nearer each other—in fact they merge into each other. The wide gulf of superstitious belief against Sakara or Nirakara Upasana is bridged. It is shown, again by means of intelligent reasoning, how one is as essential as the other in the different stages of the evolution of man and how one smoothly leads to the other. |
 |
