Monday, January 21, 2008

Tricky Seva Enriches Pastimes

Once, Sri Narada Muni prayed to Lord Krsna, "Prabhu, I want to see You sitting with Lalita on a swing."

Krsna began to laugh, wondering what trick Narada will play.

Krsna replied, "Yes to fulfill your desire I will sit with Lalita on that swing."


Narada then went to Srimati Radhika and told Her, "Krsna doesn't want You any more. He loves Lalita more than You. Come with me so You can see, there is no need of any other beloved. Krsna is sitting beside Lalita on that swing."


Srimati Radhika came to the place indicated by Sri Narada Muni and, from very far away in a kunja, She saw that Krsna was enjoying on the swing with Lalita. She became angry. She knew that Lalita was Her dear friend, and yet a transcendental jealous mood arose in her heart. That day she did not speak a word to Lalita or Krsna. Later on Lalita told Radhika that it was Narada who requested Krsna to sit on the swing with her, and then everything was understood and things were back to normal. It happened like this for the sake of enriching the pastimes.