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Krishna’s Friend Subal
One day Srimati Radharani made a very nice flower garland for Krishna and gave it to Vrindadevi. “You take and give this to Krishna.”
Vrindadevi thought, “ Subal Sakha is a priya-narma-sakhä. He is very dear to Krishna. If Subal Sakha takes it and gives it to Krishna, then Krishna will become very pleased.” So Vrindadevi gave the garland to Subal Sakha.
Krishna was sitting on the bank of Radha Kund. It was midday. Subal Sakha came and gave the garland to Krishna. Then he explained everything - who had prepared the garland, how it had come to his hand, and how he was handing it over.
Then Krishna said, “Oh! I was just sitting here thinking about Radharani when you brought Me Her garland. My mind is very much agitated. Please help Me, please help Me. Bring Radharani here. Please bring Radharani here. I want to meet with Her.”
Subal Sakha said, “Oh my friend, this is not a good time. It is noontime. It is quite impossible to bring Radharani here now. Oh, my friend, give up this hope. It is quite impossible.”
Krishna said, “But My dear friend, My mind is very restless and agitated. Unless you bring Radharani for Me then I will drown Myself in the Yamuna River and finish My life. I cannot survive.”
Subal thought, “Oh? My friend cannot survive? He will drown in the Yamuna? All right then, by hook or by crook, somehow I must bring Radharani and give pleasure to my friend.”
The friend’s mentality is to give pleasure. The sakhäs always understand Krishna’s mentality. They know what Krishna is thinking and how they can help Him and give Him pleasure. This is sakhya-rasa - madhura-rasa, sweet mellow. Such are the activities of the priya-narma-sakhäs. They are very dear to Krishna.
Suspicious Jatila
Subal Sakha is very expert in all these activities. He went to Yavat, Radharani’s father-in-law’s house. Radharani’s mother-in-law Jatila had just finished taking her lunch and was sitting at the doorstep facing the window of Radharani’s room. When she saw Subal, she said, “Hey! Why have you come here at noontime?” She knows, “Oh, this boy has come for some purpose. Yes. He’s a naughty boy.”
“Why are you coming here at this time?”
Then Subal, with much humility, said, “O mother! One of my calves is missing. I have searched all of the expected places, but I couldn’t find him. At last I have come here. He might be here. Mother, will you please go in and see if my calf is here? I will be freed from anxiety if I know if my calf is here or not.”
Jatila became very angry. “I ‘ve already taken my lunch. I can’t move myself. You go inside and see.”
He was expecting her to say that. It was very difficult to go inside because she was sitting at the doorstep. So he got the opportunity. All of Krishna’s léläs take place by the wonderful arrangement of Yogamaya.
Remembering Yogamaya, Subal Sakha prayed, and then entered into the inner apartment where Radharani was. He told everything to Radha. “Krishna is sitting there on the bank of Radha Kund intensely thinking of You. You have to go there, otherwise He will drown Himself in the Yamuna.”
Radharani said, “How will it be? This is an awkward time and My mother-in-law is sitting there at the doorstep. How can I go? How can I go?”
But what is impossible? If you are very anxious to do something, to give pleasure to Krishna, what is impossible? Krishna can do and undo things. Nothing is impossible for Krishna. Krishna gives the intelligence. Pure intelligence comes from Krishna. The Gétä (10.10) describes:
teñäà satata-yuktänäà bhajatäà préti-pürvakam
dadämi buddhi-yogaà taà yena mäm upayänti te
To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.
Krishna says, “One who is satata-yuktä, constantly engaged in My bhajana with préti, with love, I give him pure intelligence.”
Radharani’s Disguise
So the intelligence came what should be done. Subal Sakha has the same appearance as Radharani. Subal Sakha said, “All right Radharani, You take my garments.” He gave his dhoti, his kurta, his turban, and everything to Radharani. “You put all of this on. Now, You give me Your sari. I will put on Your sari and remain here.” They exchanged clothes.
Then how to get out? The keen eyes of Radharani’s mother-in-law Jatila and Her sister-in-law Kutila are there on Radharani. How to get out?
Now that Radharani was dressed in his clothes, Subal Sakha told Her, “Pick up a calf. Hold the calf on Your breast like this, then go out.” Subal Sakha had come to get his calf.
She did as Subal told Her. Dressed in the form of Subal Sakha , She picked up a calf, pressed it to Her breast and passed through. When She came to where Jatila was sitting, Radharani as Subal Sakha said, “Mother, I got My calf.”
“Oh, You got Your calf? All right, very good. Now go away! Get out!”
Radharani got out and went to Radha Kund and met Krishna. Happy union.
However, Subal Sakha was still inside wearing Radharani’s sari. How was he going to get out? Another problem!
Generally, at noontime, the damsels of Vrajabhumi all go to Surya Kund to offer püjä to Suryadeva. Now was that time, so all the damsels of Vrajabhumi came out from their houses.
Jatila called out, “Oh, daughter-in-law! Daughter-in-law! Aren’t You going to go to Surya Kund to offer püjä to Suryadeva?”
Imitating Radha’s voice, Subal Sakha said, “Yes, yes, mother. I am going, I am going.” In this way Subal Sakha got out of the house and went to Radha-kunda. Krishna became very happy because Subal Sakha brought Radharani before Him. Krishna looked at Subal Sakha and both of them were laughing.
This is sakhya-rasa in vraja-lélä. The sakhäs, friends of Krishna, always help Krishna and give Him pleasure according to what He wants. Such are the loving dealings among friends. This pastime is known as subala-milana.
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School for Krishna
There is a continuous competition between Srimati Radharani and Lord Krsna to see who can most increase the intensity of the love which they have between them.She increases, He increases, She increases...there's no end to it. Neither of them wants to be defeated while increasing the intensity of Their love. Similarly, the beauty of Lord Krsna increases when He sees the beauty of the milkmaids. Concomitantly, the more the milkmaids see Lord Krsna's beauty, the more their beauty increases. In this way a competition takes place between them in which no one acknowledges defeat.
Now, Krsna becomes curious. He can understand this loving competition from His own angle of vision, but He does not understand what's going on in the mind of Srimati Radharani. He gets a desire to understand what it is like to be on the other side of this loving competition, and to understand this loving exchange from Her angle of vision. He becomes very curious about the mental activities of Srimati Radharani and Her attitude of ever-increasing love for Him.
Now, for Lord Krsna, it is not such a difficult thing to study the mental attitudes of Srimati Radhika, because Her mental attitudes are out there walking around in saris. Srimati Radharani expands Her mental attitudes as Her gopi girlfriends, all of whose activities are concentrated on the pastimes of Krsna. As expansions of Her personal form and transcendental disposition, they are agents of different loving reciprocations in Krsna's pastimes.
Therefore, Srimati Radharani and Her maidservants decide to help Krsna by setting up a school for Him at Radha Kunda. Radha is the Chancellor of this incomparable school, while Lalita and Visaka are the principal department heads. It is with their help that the only student, Lord Krsna, is then able to study with all those sakhis who are the personified mental activities of Srimati Radhika.
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