Radha’s Prem -Sivanand 50

Radha’s Prem -Swami Sivananda

Scene 5

Act 1

Nirmala: I thought till now that you had only the bad habit of relieving others of their possessions against their will or without their knowledge. It is only now I find that you are a liar besides being a thief. Krishna: I steal others’ property because they cannot willingly throw away their burdens and enter into the Satchidananda Bliss. I speak of things as false and deceptive which others consider true and everlasting. I am a liar to a liar and a thief to a thief. This is quite true. But, Nirmala, don’t worry about all that philosophy now. Please give me my Bansuri and I will tell you all that you need know about everything.You are my true and faithful companion, I know. Please give me my Bansuri. Nirmala: Krishna, you are dearer to me than my own life. Do you think I will make fun of you? (Lord Krishna asks every Gopi. All deny any knowledge of the flute. Then he finds that Radha was missing and asks of the Gopis about her whereabouts.) Nirmala: We do not know. Perhaps she did not come today. Or, she might have returned earlier than usual. You and she are so dear to each other that you both move in close intimacy, you alone know of her whereabouts. (Krishna began to search for Radha, singing.) Jaya Radhe, Jaya Radhe Radhe Jaya Radhe Jaya Sri Radhe. The world is a fair, a Mela for two days (Asar, Kshanabhangur, Svapnavat) The life is a play for two minutes. Therefore try to realise the Self (Jaya Radhe ......)