Kṛṣṇa lectures the gopīs on Vedic morality, every word of it double-edged
Kṛṣṇa lectures the gopīs on Vedic morality, every word of it double-edged
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"This forest is full of wild animals, so don't stay here, you should return to your homes … Every word that Kṛṣṇa said has double meanings: he's teasing them and he's trying to pass time, because he's wondering when will Rādhikā arrive."
They left home, husbands and the night road for His sake, and the first thing they hear is a question: is there some trouble in the village, is that why you came? Then the sermon on a woman's duty: the forest is full of beasts, the night is dark, go back and serve your families. From outside the scene looks like refusal. But every word here carries a double sense: dharma is what sounds aloud, and underneath it waiting. Gurudeva points to the heart of it: He is teasing them and passing the time, because He is waiting for Rādhikā to arrive. The whole scene rests on the one who is not yet in it.
When you hear "go away," look at who is being waited for.