Revenge

 

When Gopis taught lesson to Lord Krsna and His friends, when They harrassed Gopis for curd and butter and broke their pots....!!

The Sankari Khor leela of Vrindavan, Sankari means a narrow passage from which only one person can move.. This is a place in Vrindavan dham between two mountains, one called Brahma and other Vishnu( Who are there in the form of mountains to enjoy the braj leela of Lord Krsna).

This also indicates that Pathway to Pure Love is too narrow, from which only one person can move.. When I was there my beloved (Hari) was not there, but when my beloved is there, I am not there.... ( I indicates the false ego.)

At this Sankari Khor, Shri Krishna and His gopa friends would become tax collectors and demand milk, yoghurt and butter as toll-tax from the gopis. When the gopis refused to give any tax, Krishna would forcibly plunder and relish their milk products.. And after that they would break their pots.. The gopis, being tired of these daily encounters, decided one day to retaliate strongly.

They decided that on a chosen day they would all hide in the caves and dense kunjas on the hill on both sides of the narrow pathway. A few gopis would then cross Sankari-khor carrying pots of milk, yoghurt and butter on their heads. The plan was that the moment Krishna and His sakhas would stop them and try to plunder their load, the gopis would signal through a whistle to their friends hiding nearby, who would at once descend from their hideouts. Then, under the leadership of Lalita, they would teach Krishna and His sakhas a good lesson.

And so it happened that the next day thousands and thousands of gopis divided into groups and hid themselves in the dense kunjas and large caves around Sankari-khor. Then, as usual, a few gopis placed pots of milk and yoghurt on their heads and made their way towards Sankari-khor. Krishna, Madhu-mangal and the other sakhas obstructed their path and forcibly began to plunder their milk and yoghurt. At once, these gopis signalled the gopis who were hiding, and a wonderful pastime took place. Five to ten gopis forcefully caught hold of Krishna.. and others of other sakhas.

They then tied the tuft of hair (their choti, Including of lord Krsna) on the back of their heads to the branches of the trees and asked them, "What pleasure is there in plundering our yoghurt? Will you ever do it again?" Madhumangal folded his hands and prayed at the feet of Lalita. "Please spare me. I was very hungry. I am a simple brahmana boy who fell under the influence of that fickle Krishna. I shall never behave like this again. The gopis thus taught the sakhas a lesson.

After that it was Krsna's turn, Sakhis tied his tuft of hair on the branch of tree, put the pot of butter, curd, ghee, milk and honey one by one in turn, asking Him to give tax and than the leader Lalita Sakhi aimed a stone at the pots on Krishna's head, breaking it and drenching His whole body. It was like doing His abhishekam in this leela... though it looked like teaching Him(Krsna) lesson!! In all this leelas, Only Love for Krsna is Supreme Goal...Devotees are devotees and Supreme Lord is Supreme Lord

Braja dham leela sthali... Sankari Khor, Barsana!!
Vrindavan pastimes