The descent of Radha-Krishna to Golak Dham Brindaban :: Download
- Chapter 2 -
Dr Mohendra Irengbam *
Krishna Temple (R) next to an old mosque (L) in Mathura (1980).
Mathura is 15 km away from Brindaban. 30 mts by road.
Second Chapter
CHRONICLE OF THE BIRTH OF SHREE KRISHNA
Beckoning to Nard, Narayan exclaimed, “Oh, great rishi! Shree Krishna leela is sweeter than Amrit [nectar, a drink which will bestow eternal life]. It so happened that, eons ago, in Golak, Radha had an awful quarrel with ShreeDam, a companion and a great devotee of Krishna.
In the heat of the moment during an altercation, Radha looked at ShreeDam with scornful eyes and cursed him that he be born again as a Daitya [demon]. True to her words, when the time was ripe, he was reborn as Shankhachurd daitya [one of the three families of demons].
Hearing Radha’s profanity, ShreeDam, with a grain of tension and a shadow of treachery in his expression, responded to Radha after a staccato exchange. He pronounced indignantly and in smoldering fury: “Hear me, Radha. This is a travesty. As you have without any compelling reason, sworn at me, I also curse you, that you be born as a human and live as a gopi woman in Braj country on Earth.”
When she heard ShreeDam’s curse, Shreemati Radhika was petrified. She could not move or think anything straight. She had gone completely white and began to shake like a leaf. Not knowing what to do, she sent for her Lord Govind [Cow-finder, another name of Krishna]. She reported the incident to him amidst uncontrollable sobbing.
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